Worldwide Stamps and Postal History #33

Mountbatten. 1955 Envelope to F. Carr of the National Maritime Museum with an enclosed typed letter on First Sea Lord notepaper boldly signed "Mountbatten of Burma" in green ink, the cover and letter both handstamped "Confidential". Contents refer to naming a new type of destroyer.
Suggested price: GBP100-120

Bleriot/Aviators. 1909-11 Real Photo picture postcards, three taken at Dover on 25 July 1909 showing Louis Bleriot with his wife, or his aeroplane after its flight across the Channel surrounded by onlookers and a policeman. Also a card of B.C Hucks (the first Englishman to loop the loop and fly upside down) in his plane, boldly signed by him, with interesting message, "We went to see this man flying yesterday at Gloucester. It went off very...

Railways. c.1902-30 Picture postcards (c. 480), many published by railway companies including Cambrian, Caledonian, Furness, Glasgow & South Western, Great Central, Great Eastern, Great Northern, Great Western, Highland, Lancashire & Yorkshire, L.B & S.C, Midland, North Staffordshire, S.E & Chatham and L.N.W.R; also oilette and real Photo cards of trains, stations (with real photo cards of Devils Dyke, Yate, Whyteleafe,...

1840 (Aug 18) British Post Office Notice, "Mails for Egypt and the East Indies by steam vessels via Falmouth", an early notice in fine condition, 212x305mm.
Suggested price: GBP100-120

Various philatelic books including "British Empire Campaigns and Occupations in the Near East, 1914-1924, A Postal History" by John Firebrace, "The Picture Postcard & its Origins" by Frank Staff, "The Postal History of British Air Mails" by Edward Proud, "History of the Australian Military Postal Services 1914-1950" by Edward Proud, etc. (16).
Suggested price: GBP70-100

1913-65 G.B "Post Office Circulars", published weekly for distribution to Post Office staff, a virtually complete bound run for this 53 year period comprising 1913-23, 1925-36, 1938-48, 1950-53, 1955-61 and 1964-65 (just six years therefore missing, four post-war), the 1921 volume bound in blue (spine broken), the other 46 volumes uniformly bound in dark red with gold lettering, all in fine condition. The circulars contain much detailed...

Stamp Boxes. Selection of 20 boxes, various materials including wood, brass, leather, onyx, etc., mixed condition. (20).
Suggested price: GBP100-120

British Empire - Multiple Script CA. No. 3331, "C.A Stamps", consisting of 24 impressions of the Multiple Script CA watermark, used for many colonies stamps from 1921, together with 19 watermark bits produced from this die. An important pair, the die 115x115mm. (2). Photo on Page 8.
Suggested price: GBP400-500

Great Britain. No. 1831, Crown over "GvR", eight impressions, the crown much larger than that used for postage stamps, possibly used for revenues, 88x55mm, with six watermark bits produced from this die. (2).
Suggested price: GBP100-120

Great Britain - Postal Orders. Various plates with large Crown over GvR Cypher or the identical Cypher with "ONE POUND" below; Crown between large GR Cyphers; or similar Crown between E8R Cyphers; possibly used for postal orders. (4).
Suggested price: GBP120-150

Great Britain - P.O Savings Bank and National Savings Certificates. No. 1973, "National Savings Certificate & Shading", a single impression of large "GvR" Cypher, 41x47mm; No. 1625, "Crown over POSB", six impressions of a large crown over script "POSB", 86x64mm; No. 1767, "stamp bits - POSB", three impressions of small crown over block lettering "POSB", 85x48mm; and No. 2920, "National Savings" with six impressions of alternate crown and...

Australia - New South Wales. No. 276, "Stamp bits - N.S.W 20/-", six impressions of "20/- / NSW" within an oval (S.G. w54), used for the 1890 20/- postage stamp, 70x87mm.
Suggested price: GBP120-150