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Lots (616)
1908 (24 Nov) PPC of Elgin Cathedral to London bearing ½d yellow-green tied by sock on the nose ABERDEEN & ELGIN S.C / U / 24 NOV / 08 cds. Scarce canceller with U indicating UP journey.
1912 Die I 2d orange in a corner control strip of 3 unmounted mint P20 control with nice offset on reverse for bottom part of the stamp design and the entire P20 control, nice offset variety, SG N19.
1913 (6 Jan) PPC of The Ruel, Glendaruel to Perthshire bearing ½d yellow-green tied by sock on the nose G.K. & ARDRISHAIG PACKET / B/ / JAN 6 / 13 cds. Rated rare.
1913 Waterlow 10s indigo-blue very fine fresh hinged mint example showing SPECIMEN overprint (Type 26), superb centring and colour, SG 402s. Cat £1200.
1915 (5 Jan) Mourning envelope bearing 1d red Lincoln to St Neots tied LINCOLN SORTING OFFICE / WEST / 5 JA / 15 cds. Fine.
1918 (20 Aug) PPC of Devils Bridge to Herefordshire bearing 1d red tied by sock on the nose CARDIFF & YORK T.P.O. / C / 20 AUG / 18 cds. Rated scarce index C.
1929 Postal Union Congress £1 black sound used example with neat parcel cancel, corner crease otherwise sound, SG 438 Cat £550.
1929 Postal Union Congress 1d scarlet in bottom K29 control mint / Unmounted mint block of 4 showing broken wreath variety on top right stamp, gum bends and thin otherwise nice positional variety, SG Spec NCom6d Cat £200 for mint, variety is unmounted and fine.
1932 (20 Jan) Illustrated Imperial Airway airmail Croydon Aerodrome to Kimberley South Africa, bearing 1s bistre tied Aerodrome cds with typed address. Very fine.
1934 10s Re-engraved Seahorse in a nice block of 4 with lightly struck incomplete cds cancels, odd nibbled perf otherwise sound, SG 452.
1934 Re-engraved 2/6 chocolate-brown hinged mint example, thinned but well centred, SG 450 Cat £80.
1934 Three First Flight covers including 1934 (29 May) Inverness to Kirkwall First Flight and second cover vice-versa, 1934 (24 Sep) Cardiff to Liverpool FDC for 1d red pair. Very fine trio.
