INTERESTING POSTAL HISTORY 'AIRMAIL' COLLECTION of cards, covers & clippings, presented on neatly written up, sleeved pages, inc Trans-Atlantic First Flight cover, BEA Helicopter Mail Service covers, leaflets, informative articles, Letter & more. (20 cards/covers & more) {CC} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 64.00)
Auction UPA 99
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UPA UPA Auction UPA 99
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The auction offers 22,519 lots to the value of £2,356,646 GBP comprising worldwide Collections, Sets, Singles, Covers, Proofs, High Values, Rarities, Topicals, FEO etc ... from the broadest range of regions including high quality classic Great Britain, British Empire, British Africa, British North America, India, Europe, British Asia, Asia with China, US and much more. Highlights once again include remarkable particularly strong in GB with High Values, British Empire plus exceptional Europe and overseas, with very good USA and many other countries too numerous to mention.
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Results / Invoices Issued : Friday 10th October 2025, 4pm onwards
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Lot #10981 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937
plus 1941-42 and 1950-52 defin sets, each also includes the wmk s/ways and wmk inverted varieties, fine and fresh, u.m. Nice lot. BB Stamps current retail price is 230. (52) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 120.80)
Lot #10982 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937
½d green group of 3 booklets panes of 6 with Cylinder Number. Wmk upright on all 3. E.22 (E trimmed off), Perf Type B3(I) m.m. with h/r good perfs all round. E29 No Dot Perf Type B3(I) u.m. trimmed perfs bottom. E2 No Dot Perf Type B4B(E) l.m.m. good perfs all round. Spec QB1 (3 panes). Cat 240 (image available) {MH} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 41.60)
Lot #10983 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937
to 1951 commems complete, Centenary and RSW hinged, others u.m. (21) Cat 51 {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 11.20)
Lot #10984 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937
to 1951 postage issues complete on SG/DAVO printed leaves, incl. all wmk types for the three definitive sets, fair to fine used. (81) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 64.00)
Lot #10985 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937
to 1951 unpicked coll. on leaves (duplicated for shades), basic issues complete, wmk varieties incl. 1937 inverted 2d (2) and 2½d (2), the 2s6d brown, 1 brown, RSW and Festival 2s6d to 1 are mint, as in the Peace 3d 'Seven Berries' variety, others fair to fine used. (157) {MX} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 71.20)
Lot #10986 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937
to 1951 postage issues complete on SG printed leaves, incl. wmk sideways defin sets (good perfs) except for 1937 ½d, the 10s dark blue is lightly hinged, all others appear u.m. Includes 1950's waterlow essays in brown and in blue. Nice lot. {UM} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 240.00)
Lot #10987 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937
to 1951 basic postage issues complete, incl. all wmk s.ways and inverted types, plus Peace 3d with 'seven berries' variety (good used), Festival 2s6d and 5s with First Day cancels of 3rd May, fine very good to fine used. {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 100.00)
Lot #10988 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937
to 1951 basic postage issues complete (no wmk varieties), couple of faintly toned perfs on 2s6d brown, o/wise h/r, fine and fresh m.m. Cat 630 {MH} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 116.80)
Lot #10989 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937
Coronation to 1941-42 defins basic postage issues complete, fine m.m. (34) Cat 482 {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 87.20)
Lot #10990 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937
½d green booklet pane of 4 wmk s/ways with selvedge & Cyl A40 (top row). Perf Type E, slightly short perfs left, l.m.m. Spec QB2a. Cat 200 (image available) {MH} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 32.80)
Lot #10991 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937
1½d red brown Advert Booklet Pane (4 plus 2 labels) with selvedge Perf Type B3(I) 'Saving is Simple'. Wmk upright. Cyl G29 misplaced over advert pane very fine l.m.m. Short perfs right. Spec QB23(9) Cat 375 (image available) {MH} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 67.20)
Lot #10992 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937
1½d red brown Advert Booklet Pane (4 plus 2 labels) with selvedge Perf Type B3A(P) 'Cashs Name Tape' numbered 441. Cyl G37 No Dot wmk upright l.m.m. full perfs all round, Spec QB23(3) Cat 250 (image available) {MH} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 40.00)
Lot #10993 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937
1½d red brown Advert Booklet Pane (4 plus 2 labels) with selvedge Perf Type B3A(P) 'Cashs Name Tape' numbered 441. Cyl G37 No Dot wmk upright m.m. full perfs all round, Spec QB23(3) Cat 250 (image available) {MH} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 36.00)
Lot #10994 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937-38
EARLY KGVI (Pre WWII) COLLECTION of Stamps inc Coronation & 1937 set, Cards, Covers, postmarks, Coronation labels, FDC's & more, neatly presented on written-up pages (40+) {CC} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 85.60)
Lot #10995 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937-41
2½d ultramarine Cylinder Number group in correct format blocks of 6 each generally very fine & all different, incls A37 2 No Dot perf type 6 & B37 2 No Dot perf type 5 each with listed variety 'Scratch on Temple' m.m. H40 30 Dot Perf 6B u.m. Cat 80. Some u.m. (21 blocks). Cat 630 {CC} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 83.20)
Lot #10996 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937-47
plus 1941-42 and 1950-52 (blocks of 4 only) values to 2½d in cylinder blocks, a couple of earlier are badly stained, m.m. (12 blocks) {MH} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 20.00)
Lot #10997 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937-47
set u.m. also used (incl. 1d x 2 with faded perf varieties), mint cylinder/control singles wmk s/ways (plus 1d u.m. x 2) and inverted sets used. (77) Cat 250 {MX} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 29.60)
Lot #10998 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937-47
cylinder blocks (8) of 4 (pos. 18/1-19/2 or Pos 17/1-18/2) for ½d to 3d, incl. couple of better, plus couple of singles, u.m./m.m. Cat. 250+ as correct blocks of 6. {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 24.80)
Lot #10999 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937-47
1d (almost complete offset on reverse) and 1941-42 ½d (offset of halves of two stamps, with perf impression on reverse), u.m. (image available) {UM} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 20.00)
Lot #11000 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937-47
watermark inverted set to 2½d, trimmed perfs on ½d, slightly yellowish gum, u.m. (5) Cat 180 (image available) {UM} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 37.60)
Lot #11001 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937-47
1d, booklet pane of 4, watermark sideways, selvedge at top, wrinkle on one, very fresh u.m. SG Spec. QB11. Cat 175 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 53.60)
Lot #11002 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937-47
1½d, WATERMARK INVERTED, block of 6 (3 x 2), average perfs, hinged on one only, u.m./m.m. Cat 90 {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 18.40)
Lot #11003 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937-47
4d, cylinder block of 6 (D38, 1 no dot), gum yellowed, u.m. {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 4.00)
Lot #11004 - Great Britain - KGVI 1937-47
11d, cylinder 1 dot block of 6, perf type 5 (E/I), lightly hinged on one stamp only, usual slight gum yellowing, u.m./m.m. Scarce. Cat 450 (image available) {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = 82.40)












