General Auction including Antiques & Collectables, Gold & Silver
A large quantity of mixed philatelic material housed in a bulk container, featuring a primary focus on Great Britain (UK) issues alongside international material from Dubai, Kuwait, India, and Guernsey. The collection includes multiple mint blocks and strips of Queen Elizabeth II Machin definitives in various denominations, including 18p green and 24p brown. Featured postal history includes two 1984 Cattle issue Royal Mail souvenir covers featuring Highland, Hereford, Welsh Black, and Irish Moiled designs, each cancelled with Edinburgh circular date stamps (CDS) dated 27 JUL 84 and addressed to Rhuddlan, Clwyd. Supplemental material includes a Book of Stamps and Story of the Royal Mint booklet, a Stanley Gibbons Wild Flowers of Guernsey publication, and various glassine storage envelopes from the British Philatelic Bureau and Royal Mail Stamps. The lot contains a mixture of mint and postally used examples, with cancellations ranging from circular date stamps to machine wavy line cancels. Perforations appear standard for the contemporary issues presented.
Condition report:
Condition varies throughout the collection. Mint material includes never hinged (MNH) blocks and strips with original gum. Used stamps are presented both on and off paper with light to heavy cancellations. Souvenir covers show minor edge wear consistent with philatelic handling. Glassine envelopes and outer booklets show occasional creasing, toning, and storage wear. The bulk container exhibits typical wear.
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