Booklet issues all used on cover, with 2½d light ultramarine left marginal selvedge still attached with Cyl J61 Dot in margin used Croydon Feb 1949. 1938 1½d red brown advert booklet pane complete with selvedge 'Send Your Good Wishes' SG Spec QB23(11) on large piece from parcel with address label. 12 further covers with 1½d red brown with ½ of the advert booklet pane some with selvedge. Ideal for further research. (13 covers 1 piece). {C} [...
Auction UPA 100
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Jan 07, 2026 Europe/London
UPA UPA Auction UPA 100
Wednesday Jan 07, 2026 09:00 Europe/London
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Lot #10365 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI
Group of 6½d puce Registered Letter Envelopes presented on album pages with most identified by Huggins reference number. Size F x 2 used. Size G x 2 unused & 2 used. Size H 1 unused & 2 used. In mixed condition. (9 covers). {C} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #10366 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI
Group of embossed postal stationary envelopes & newspaper wrappers neatly presented on album pages used & unused in mixed condition many identified by Huggins reference number, in mixed condition. Includes advertising covers with Hovis, Esso. North Thames Gas, Heinz, Many of the unused in excellent condition. (58 covers). {C} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £42.40)
Lot #10367 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1937
Coronation on illust. unaddressed FDC, very fine. Cat £35 {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £14.40)
Lot #10368 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1938
Empire Air Mail scheme illustratd cover 1½d rate, Newport 23 July 1938 cancel, addressed to Nauru with Nauru Central Pacific 25 Aug 1938 receiving on front. Fine & clean. {C} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.80)
Lot #10369 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1938
Empire Air Mail scheme illustratd cover 1½d rate, Newport 23 July 1938 cancel, addressed to New Hebrides with Vila receiving on front & boxed Retour cachet. Fine & clean. {C} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.80)
Lot #10370 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1938
Empire Air Mail scheme illustratd cover 1½d rate, Newport 23 July 1938 cancel, addressed to Australia with Sydney 9 Aug 1938 receiving on front. . Fine & clean. {C} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)
Lot #10371 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1938-50
MARITIME MAIL COLLECTION of cards, covers & pictures on written-up pages inc covers & cards bearing Ship cancels, Paquebot, Posted at Sea & Cards depicting ships. (15) {CC} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £47.20)
Lot #10372 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1939-45
WWII COLLECTION of Cards inc one, hand signed by Will Hay (Comedian of the time), Covers, O.H.M.S items, over a dozen Censor opened covers, postmarks, Exhibition labels, FDC's & more, neatly presented on written-up pages (60+) {CC} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £156.00)
Lot #10373 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1940
GV ½d green embossed stationary envelope uprated with 1940 Centenary ½d & ½d green & 1d scarlet SG462-63 coils with leader still attached and glued to cover, the ½d Code W roll 4 & the 1d Code X roll 5. Indistinct cds cancel but dated 16 December 1940. Hand addressed to Cork Ireland. Some light staining top edge. Remarkable cover very rare. (image available) {C} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £68.80)
Lot #10374 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1940
Red Cross sets (2) on different illust. FDCs, one with special Stamp Centenary/Red Cross Exhib/London handstamp, typed address. Cat £110 {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £22.40)
Lot #10375 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1940
Stamp Centenary on illust. FDC, special STAMP CENTENARY/RED CROSS handstamp, typed address, very fine. Cat £55 {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £15.20)
Lot #10376 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1940
Stamp Centenary on illust. Postal History Society FDC, special Adhesive Stamp Centenary Exhib/Bournemouth handstamps, printed (handwritten style) address to Robson Lowe, v. fine. Cat. £50 Bradbury (2013). {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £15.20)
Lot #10377 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1940-53
interesting group of covers incl. 1939 registered from with values to 5s (Stanley Gibbons to Kenya), 1940 Centenary plain FDC, 1948 RSW corner example v.f.u. on Dec '48 cover, 1951 Festival pair plus vals on Reg. envelope (some addressee in Kenya), KG6 3d Reg. envelope with H.M. Ship Tombstone, 1940 and 1942 incoming mail from USA and Cuba respectively with PC90 Censor labels, and 1953 2½d with Field Post Office cds from BFPO 53, fair to fine...
Lot #10378 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1941
Czech Military Field Post in Britain matching pair of colour printed cards with ½d green SG462 on one & 1d scarlet SG463 on the second. Each with special event cancel 28 Oct 1941 Anniversary of Proclamation of the Czechoslovak Republic- National Holiday. Very fine display quality items. (image available) {C} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £21.60)
Lot #10379 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1946
Peace sets (2) on different registered illust. FDC's, typed addresses, fine. Cat £130 {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £31.20)
Lot #10380 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1948
Olympics (two different), 1949 UPU and 1951 Festival (2) illust. FDCs, typed (4) or handstamped addresses, odd spot of soiling. Cat £260 {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £40.80)
Lot #10381 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1948
Olympics and 1949 UPU (light crease at bottom) on illust. FDCs, typed addressed. Cat £130 {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £28.80)
Lot #10382 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1949
UPU on illust. FDC, unaddressed, fine. Cat £80 {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £21.60)
Lot #10383 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1951
Edinburgh B A A S temporary skeleton cancel on plain registered cover with ½d pale orange (SG503) & 6d purple (SG470) tied, full clear cancel 8 Aug 1951 to left & further cancel on the large blank registration label. Used at the 1951 annual conference held in Edinburgh of the British Association for the Advancement of Science Backstamped with same skeleton. Very scarce display quality item. (image available) {C} [US7] (Start Price...
Lot #10384 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1951
Festival (3) on three different illust. FDCs, printed/handstamped addresses, fine. Cat £120 {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £28.00)
Lot #10385 - Great Britain - Covers - KGVI 1952
Roehampton London SW15 temporary skeleton cancel, 13 Aug 1952 registerd plain cover with ½d pale orange (SG503) & 2 x 4d (SG508), Large blank registration label with Roehampton A in manuscript. Addressed to Tring. Used at the National Pony Society Show. Very scarce display quality cover. (image available) {C} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £20.80)
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