Antiques & Collectables, Coins, Watches, Gold & Silver (14% Buyers Commission)
This assortment of philatelic material features several British First Day Covers (FDCs), loose used stamps, and various items of postal history. Included are two Royal Mail FDCs from 2002: Airliners Fifty Years of Jet Travel (dated 2 May 2002) and Roll Up! Circus Roll Up! (dated 9 April 2002). Both covers bear special circular date stamp cancellations from Tallents House, Edinburgh. The Airliners set includes denominations of 2nd class, 1st class, E, 45p, and 65p. The Circus set features colourful illustrations of performers with similar denominations. A quantity of loose stamps includes United Kingdom issues from the reigns of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, featuring definitive types, a 1937 Coronation commemorative, and an 1840 to 1940 Stamp Centenary commemorative. International material includes stamps from the German Empire (Deutsches Reich) and a French colonial issue from Saint Pierre and Miquelon depicting a sled dog team. The lot further contains a partial album page for German Colonies, airmail envelopes with standard chevron borders, and social ephemera including a Christmas card from Edinburgh and an Entente joint issue philatelic pack. The stamps are primarily perforated and used, exhibiting various circular cancellations.
Condition report:
First Day Covers are housed in protective plastic sleeves and appear in well-preserved condition. Loose stamps are used with circular date stamp and machine cancellations; some examples retain paper remnants on the reverse. General toning and edge wear are present on older envelopes and ephemera. Perforations on loose stamps appear generally intact with some expected variation in centring.
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