1731, “Anno Regni Georgii II. ..” , act of Parliament referring to the Penny Post.
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| Tuesday, 26 May 2026 | 10:00 CET | 1001 – 1950 | Europe and Colonies: A–S |
| Wednesday, 27 May 2026 | 10:00 CET | 1951 – 3023 | Europe and Colonies: T–Z Transit and cross-border mail Great Britain British Commonwealth: A–H |
| Thursday, 28 May 2026 | 10:00 CET | 3024 – 3978 | British Commonwealth: I–Z Overseas countries Airmail and Zeppelin mail, Thematics, Postal Stationery, Literature, Ship mail |
| Friday, 29 May 2026 | 10:00 CET | 3979 – 5199 | German Empire 1872 – 1945 Private Posts German post offices abroad and colonies |
| Saturday, 30 May 2026 | 10:00 CET | 5200 – 6473 | German Occupation WWI, German Areas and Plebiscites, Saar, Danzig, Memel, German Occupation WWII Germany after 1945: Local issues, Allied Forces issues, Soviet Occupation Zone, German Democratic Republic, Berlin, Bizone, Federal Republik of Germany German States Baden – Württemberg, North German Confederation, Alsace-Lorraine |
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Lot #2439 - Great Britain pre-philately
1768, folded envelope from Temple with triangle “PAYD / PENY / POST / TU” in black on reverse and “O' CLOCK 7 W” alongside, addressed to Burlington Gardens, red wax seal on reverse removed, tiny flaw, otherwise fine.
Lot #2440 - Great Britain pre-philately
1827, POST PAID SHIP LONDON (COWN) in red on letter from London via Rotterdam to Narva. Early Incoming Maritime Mail To The Baltics.
Lot #2441 - Great Britain pre-philately
1856, Folded envelope from Manchester DE/20 1856, ms. ‘Via Marseille’ on top left, with several transit marks including, Piccadilly, french ‘Angl. Amb. Calais’, forwarding agent ‘G. Belfante Alexandrette’ adressed to Aleppo, tiny file fold and border crease, otherwise fine and scarce forwarding agent
Lot #2445 - Great Britain stamps
1840, 1d. black, plate 6, horizontal pair, lettered LB-LC, margins good to large, cancelled with red Maltese Crosses, some light discolouration along top, otherwise a fine pair. (SG £1.250)
Lot #2450 - Great Britain stamps
1841-1873, Collection QV issues on two pages, study material for the specialist
Lot #2451 - Great Britain stamps
1864-79, 1 d. red-brown plate 115 "HD-DH" uncancelled on "Cotton Report 1868" from Liverpool to Trieste with red "PD" and ms. "via Ostend", arrival mark Trieste on reverse, unusual and fine
Lot #2452 - Great Britain stamps
1864-1900, 17 stamps unused, including Mi.16, 18, 40 Pl.1, 41 Pl.16, 44 Pl.13, Pl.14, 46 Pl.13, 47 Pl.11, 51 Pl.17, 62, 71, 74, 76, 78, 83ax, mostly with faults, regummed, crease or repaired, still fine group
Lot #2453 - Great Britain stamps
1870, ½ d. red-brown plate 13 "XC-CX", uncancelled on preprinted London circular letter, which was obviously sent privately
Lot #2456 - Great Britain stamps
1862/64, 9 d. straw, tied by duplex "545/NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE AP 23 63" to entire letter, endorsed "via Osend" and with Hamburger transit mark, to Copenhagen. A scarce reduced rate franking. Certificate Sismondo (2002)
Lot #2457 - Great Britain stamps
1865/97, QV 14 stamps with clear cancellations, tiny faults, otherwise fine and good appereance.
Lot #2459 - Great Britain stamps
1873-80, "KLEINWORT & COHEN 19/MAR/78" cachet on folded envelope from London, bearing 2½ d. rosy mauve (flaw at bottom) tied by "95" duplex d.s., vertical file fold, otherwise fine
Lot #2462 - Great Britain stamps
1902/10, Edward £1 blue green, wm. three crowns, good perforation, light cancel, fine.
Lot #2463 - Great Britain stamps
1912, Caledonian Railway Company 2 d. green with Edward 1 d. on cover to London and re-directed to Kent
Lot #2464 - Great Britain stamps
1939 (Aug 10): Crash Mail cover and content addressed from Bootle/Liverpool to St.Gallen, carried on flight from London to Zurich that crashed at Luxeuil (Haute Saône), the envelope singed by fire. The pilot, Capt. Scott landed safely and 9 passengers escaped, but the Lockheed L-14 plane caught fire and was destroyed, only part of the mail was salvaged. The letter inside was written in Sydney N.S.W. with interesting text in german about pre-...
Lot #2465 - Great Britain stamps
1939-48, 10 sh. dark blue, unused, good perfs, fine and fresh (Michel 214)
Lot #2466 - Great Britain stamps
1959, Two complete sets Bradbury and De La Rue printings, mint never hinged, very fine (Michel 335-338 I+II)
Lot #2469 - Great Britain Fieldpost
1948, POW AIR MAIL: 2 p. and 2½ p. tied to air mail cover by BANGHAZI 9/8/1948, addressed to US Zone Germany, sent by a German P.O.W. from Benghazi Cirenaica, fine and scarce
Lot #2481 - Great Britain Postal stationery
1878/92, set of 8 postal stationery cards unused, including six complete answering cards, all unused, tiny hinge remains on reverse, otherwise fine.
Lot #2482 - Great Britain Postal stationery
1890, Penny Postage Jubilee 1 d. carmine postal stationery card unused, tiny hinge remains on reverse, otherwise fine.
Lot #2483 - Great Britain cancellations
1927, “1st AIR MAIL LONDON-CONSTANTINOPLE” ms. on cover bearing 4 d. deep green and 2½ d. blue from Taunton 16.4.27 with arrival mark Istanbul 20.4.27 on reverse. 6 ½ d. rate, scarce early CIDNA Flight
Lot #2484 - Great Britain cancellations
1929, LIMASSOL 30.8.29 c.d.s. on airmail cover bearing 1 piaster to Stockholm, routing via Istanbul - Vienna - Berlin - Kalmar, flown with the French CIDNA via Vienna, on reverse transit “MALMÖ LUFTPOST 6.9.29” and arrival mark Stockholm 7.9.29, fine
Lot #2485 - Great Britain cancellations
1931, KGV 1½ d. brown and 4x ½ d. green tied to airmail cover by ROTHERHAM 16.10.31 to Tiberias / Palestine with red ms. ´By First Direct Flight / London to Tiberias´ marking on front, transitmarks of Haifa 20.10.31 and Tiberias 21.10.31 on reverse, fine.
Lot #2486 - Great Britain united kingdom - channel islands
1957/60, Lundy four Maximum Postcards, two Horses with triangle stamps, Island Map designed by John Dyke & pub. by Atlantic Coast Studios, Puffin birds, very nice
Lot #2487 - Great Britain united kingdom - channel islands
1823/56, 4 folded envelopes including early Guernsey and Jersey cancellations, envelope from Guernsey bearing "GRANDE BREATGNE PER ST MALO" to Bordeaux and St. Malo, incoming mail from Paris 1856 to Jersey, all mounted on old exhibition leaves in folder




























