General Auction including Antiques & Collectables, Gold & Silver (14% Buyers Commission)
A blue The Rodney Cover Album produced by W.A. Prangnell Ltd., London, containing a collection of UK First Day Covers (FDCs) dating to 1969. The album holds multiple philatelic covers featuring various commemorative and definitive issues of the period. Identified items include a 50th Anniversary First Flight England to Australia cover with a 1/9 denomination stamp (SG 795), postmarked in Hull, Yorkshire, on 2nd April 1969; a Gandhi Centenary Year 1969 GPO cover with a 1/6 stamp (SG 807), postmarked in Sheffield on 13th August 1969; a Post Office History & Activities cover featuring a full set of four stamps (SG 808-811), postmarked 1st October 1969; and a Christmas 1969 cover featuring the three-stamp set (SG 812-814), postmarked in Sheffield on 26th November 1969. The covers are addressed to a single recipient, D. Mortimer, at addresses in Kirkella, East Yorkshire, and Worksop, Nottinghamshire. Cancellations include both pictorial and standard circular date stamps (CDS). The stamps exhibit good centering and intact perforations consistent with the era.
Album height: 24 cm
Album width: 14 cm.
Condition report:
The blue textured album shows evidence of shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The interior plastic leaves and paper support pages exhibit light ageing and occasional foxing. The First Day Covers are generally in good condition, showing light toning to the edges and occasional minor spotting. Postmarks remain clear and legible.
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