Bids to be received by Thursday 16th of March 2023 1:00 PM
Lots (1475)
1924 3d violet bottom marginal control M30 (I) single unmounted mint showing top right frame break variety, short corner otherwise sound, SG N38 var.
1924 4d grey-green fine used single showing REVENHUE for REVENUE variety, sound and clear example. SG N39 var.
1924 Block Cypher ½d green hinged mint M30 control corner marginal strip of 3 with margin folded during perforation process hence further lines of perforation in the margin, striking error, SG N33 var.
1924 ½d green in an unmounted mint horizontal strip of 5 showing watermark sideways variety, fine, SG 418a. Cat £90 for U/M.
1924-26 Wmk Block Cypher Group of fine mint vals with the complete set to 1/- plus ½d control no (C25) pair with wmk inverted and obvious exra shades of the 1d, 1½d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d & 1/-. Fresh looking lot SG 418-429 Cat £230+ (22)
1927 (21 Jun) ½d green postal stationery envelope uprated with 4 x 1d red tied PHILATELIC CONGRESS NOTTINGHAM CDS's, addr to Tangier with arrival b/s.
1928 (21 Nov) Airmail cover London to Tangier bearing double meter mark ½d x 2 London EC1, then uprated with 1d & 2½d tied LONDON STAMP EXHIBITION EC4 double ring CDS on same day, addr to Capt TA Smye C/O Postmaster British PO Tangier, arrival CDS on obv., fine.
1928-34 Two flight covers: 1928 By Flying Boat Belfast to Cheshire sent airmail bearing 2½d blue tied Belfast CDS, 1934 Cardiff First Cardiff to Liverpool Railway Air Services bearing 1½d brown tied wavy line 20 Aug 1934 machine mark and green illustrated biplane handstamp. Typed flight details on obverse, rarely found with the biplane cachet in green tying the stamp, intr duo.
1929 (10th May) Postal Union Congress set of low values on FDC airmail to Australia bearing ½d, 1d, 1½d and two 2½d values all tied LONDON FS1 10th May 1929 cancels, some wrinkles otherwise sound. Scarce Cat £675. K126c.
1929 (20 Dec) London - Karachi - Jhodpur. Fine 1st flight regd airmail cover for the Karachi - Jhodpur route extension bearing top marginal strip of 3d 3d violet and 1½d defin tied neat Wrexham CDS cancels. Jhodpur receiver for JA 6 1930 indicates a 2nd flight arrival so a connection was missed somewhere along the way. Complete with a certificate of posting and Jhodpur postmasters explanatory letter.
1929 Postal Union Congress 1½d purple-brown fine used neat wavy line cancel showing 1829 for 1929 variety, sound and clear variety, SG Ncom7c.
1929 Postal Union Congress 1d scarlet fine used part d/r CDS showing CO of Congress joined variety, sound and clear variety, SG Ncom6e.
