2275

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1934–36 photogravure 1/2d. to 1s. set used on the first day of each value on single cover with ''SUTTON COLDFIELD/BIRMINGHAM'' or ''BIRMINGHAM'' (10d.) c.d.s's, very fine and very scarce. S.G. 439–449. Photo.

Price Realised £2000

2276

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1936 King Edward VIII 1/2d., 11/2d. and 21/2d. on illustrated first day cover, three values on plain cover each tied by King Edward Banff c.d.s., four other King Edward VIII covers including set of four values with King Edward Banff c.d.s. and set of four on plain registered cover both used on 10th December the last day of his Reign.

Price Realised £90

2277

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1936 King Edward VIII 1/2d., 11/2d. and 21/2d. on neat illustrated first day cover to Canada also 1d. (14th Sept.) on separate illustrated cover, both in fine condition with London c.d.s. and wavy line cancel. Photo.

Price Realised £160

2278

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1936 King Edward VIII 1/2d., 11/2d. and 21/2d. on neat illustrated first day cover with Kingstanding c.d.s. Photo

Price Realised £80

2279

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1936 King Edward VIII 1/2d., 11/2d. and 21/2d. on plain registered first day cover, adhesives tied by unusual Albert Square, Manchester c.d.s. (Albert being one of the King's Christian names), some minor cover faults.

Price Realised UNSOLD

2280

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1936 King Edward VIII 1/2d., 11/2d. and 21/2d. on Canadian Pilgrimage for Unveiling Canada's Memorial illustrated first day cover, a little grubby but unusual.

Price Realised £30

2281

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1937–47 King George VI a collection of the low value definitive first day covers (19) incl. 2d. and 3d. on illustrated cover with West Norwood wavy line cancel, 4d. and 5d. on single plain envelope (flap damaged) with Windsor wavy line cancel, 7d. and 8d. on plain cover, 9d., 10d. and 1s. on separate plain registered covers, also the three values on single plain cover, 11d. on registered airmail envelope.

Price Realised £250

2282

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1939–48 5s. red corner marginal copy used first day of issue (21st Aug) with Gorran c.d.s. on plain registered cover, blue crayon line through stamp and some minor cover imperfections. Photo.

Price Realised £80

2283

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1939–48 5s. red on plain first day cover with London slogan cancel, also £1 brown used first day of issue on 51/2d. registered stationery envelope, both covers with traces of toning.

Price Realised £130

2284

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1941–51 selection of thirteen K.G.VI first day covers incl. 1941–41 pale colours set of six values on single covers each with Douglas I.O.W. c.d.s. 1950 4d. colour change three covers one on Stamp Exhibition printed envelope, 1951 Festival low value set on illustrated cover with Battersea c.d.s. (some minor staining on envelope), etc.

Price Realised £60

2285

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1951 Festival 2s.6d. to £1 plus set of five low values and commemorative pair used first day of issue on illustrated cover cancelled by Battersea c.d.s., all values apart from 5s., 10s. and £1 are on reverse, rather large pen address and some minor cover imperfections otherwise fine and rare. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

2286

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1951 Festival 2s.6d. to £1 set used first day of issue on two plain registered covers, also 2s.6d., 5s. and £1 on plain first day cover and Festival 5s., 10s. and £1 and 2s.6d. along with low value 1/2d. to 21/2d. used 4th May on two separate registered illustrated covers with Festival handstamps, some minor imperfections.

Price Realised £85

2287

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1951 Festival 2s.6d. to £1, along with the five low values and commemorative pair fine used first day of issue on plain type addressed envelope, adhesives tied by Leicester Square c.d.s.

Price Realised £80

2288

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1951 Festival of Britain illustrated first day cover with definitives and commemorative sets with rare Battersea wavy line machine cancel, fine condition but stamps on both sides. Photo.

Price Realised £90

2289

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1952–57 collection of mainly Wilding and Castle first day covers in varied condition incl. 1952–54 Tudor 11/2d. and 21/2d. on illustrated and plain covers, 5d., 8d. and 1s. on illustrated cover, also one of in each in blocks on separate illustrated covers, 3d., 6d. and 7d. on illustrated cover, also eleven values on plain card each with appropriate c.d.s., 1959 41/2d. block and pair on illustrated covers, 1955 Castle 2s.6d., 5s. and 10s. on separate plain covers, 1955–56 Edward 3d. on display cover, 1957 Graphite set on two plain covers, 1960 (6th July) Phosphor nine values on two cachet covers with Southampton S c.d.s, 1965 (17th May) 3d. and 4d. phosphor change two covers, (one is a cachet cover ), also singles on display covers, also Telegrams and postal stationery, etc. (41 items).

Price Realised £400

2290

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1952–54 Tudor watermark 1/2d. 1d., 2d., 3d., 4d., 5d., 6d., 7d., 8d., 9d., 10d., 11d., 1s., 1s.3d. and 1s.6d. used first day of issue (various dates as issued) on five registered R.C.Alcock illustrated covers. Mainly good to fine.

Price Realised £210

2291

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1952–54 Tudor watermark 11/2d., 21/2d., 3d., 5d., 6d., 7d., 8d., 9d., 10d., 11d. and 1s., and 1959 41/2d. values on five illustrated covers (different designs and dated as issued). Mainly good to fine. Photo.

Price Realised £110

2292

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1955 Waterlow Castle 2s.6d. used on illustrated cover with Carrickfergus c.d.s., some minor cover bends otherwise fine. Photo.

Price Realised £150

2293

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1955 Waterlow Castle 2s.6d. to £1 set of four values used first day of issue on three plain covers, £1 value tied with two strikes of Windsor Castle c.d.s.

Price Realised £130

2294

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1955 Waterlow Castle 10s. and £1 vertical pairs (perforations are interlocking) used first day of issue on illustrated cover, some minor creasing on envelope at top otherwise fine and rare. Photo.

Price Realised £230

2295

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1957 graphite 1/2d. to 3d. and 1959 phosphor graphite 1/2d. to 41/2d. sets used first day of issue on three display covers, good to fine.

Price Realised £80

2296

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1960–67 phosphor 5d., 6d., 7d., 8d. and 1s. used first day of issue (with appropriate dates) on four (8d. and 1s. are together on one cover) display covers all with Horsmonden c.d.s. Fine and rare. Photo.

Price Realised £800

2297

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1963–65 selection of Wilding booklet panes on mainly illustrated first day covers (13) incl. 1963 (15th July) 2s. Holiday booklet two panes, 1963 (6th Sept.) reprint booklet pane, 1965 (16th August) 1d. and 3d. se-tenant panes with 1d. value to left on one pane and to the right on two panes all on separate covers, also one of each on one cover, 1965 (6th Dec.) Christmas booklet pane of 3d. , etc.

Price Realised £110

2298

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1967–70 collection of decimal Machin illustrated first day covers in an album incl. 1968 10s. Livingstone Booklet all three panes on separate covers and all three panes on one large Stampex cover, many covers with values in different combinations with Buckingham Palace and Windsor c.d.s. incl. 1969 High Values, 10d. block on uncoated paper on cover dated 1st July 1968, 1968 (10th July) Cutty Sark 1d. and 4d. booklet panes on one cover, 1968 (16th Sept.) 2s., 4s.6d. and 10s. and 1969 Cook booklet panes, 1970 (16th Nov.) PVA Gum 1s.9d. on cover, etc. (59).

Price Realised £280

2299

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1967 (6th Dec.) Castle no wmk. £1 black used first day of issue on GPO Post Office illustrated cover and with Anniversary P.O. Underground handstamp, very scarce. Photo.

Price Realised £420

2300

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1968 (4th June) 2s.6d. Castle on chalky paper on illustrated first day cover with Houndsditch c.d.s., tiny corner fault at upper right otherwise fine and scarce. Photo.

Price Realised £80

2301

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1968 (3rd July ) no wmk. 2s.6d. Castle on rare illustrated first day cover with Houndsditch c.d.s., fine apart from traces of two labels? removed on reverse. Photo.

Price Realised £110

2302

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1968 (16th Sept.) 4d. coil stamp horizontal pair on illustrated first day cover with Windsor c.d.s. Some very minor cover imperfections otherwise fine and rare. Photo.

Price Realised £80

2303

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1968 (16th Sept.) 4d. coil stamp horizontal pair on illustrated first day cover with Windsor c.d.s. , also strip of three on similar cover but with Stoke-on-Trent c.d.s.

Price Realised £90

2304

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1968 Ightham 5s. booklet two panes of 5d. on illustrated cover with pre-release date of 25th November.

Price Realised £50

2305

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1970–99 collection of High Values illustrated first day covers incl. 1970 10p., 20p. and 50p. with Buckingham Palace c.d.s., 1977 £1 to £5 with House of Lords c.d.s., 1988 Castle £1 to £5 set with Windsor Castle c.d.s., 1992 Castles £1 to £5 sets incl. Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace c.d.s., 1993 £10 (8, covers with all different cancels), 1999 Small Format £1 to £5 set in plate strips, etc. (51).

Price Realised £320

2306

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1971–2003 extensive collection of decimal definitive illustrated first day covers in eighteen albums incl. 1971 (15th July) 10p. booklet panes with two covers each with the two panes (vendor states 14.07.71 only recorded with a Glasgow h/s P.O. Official release date 15.07.07), 1971 50p. booklet with 2 blind panes on Official Esso cover, 1973 (10th Sept.) Dextrin added to PVA gum 1p., 2p., 3p., plus 3p. single band on cover with Windsor c.d.s., 1973 (14th Nov) 50p. three sets of the two panes, one with Windsor c.d.s., 1974 (22nd Mar.) 9p. with Dextrin added to standard PVA gum, unlisted 1974 )1st May) 71/2p. type 2 PVA gum, excellent range of actual booklets on f.d.i. covers, 1979 (5th Feb.) 70p. and 90p. panes one of each on separate covers with Kedleston and Crich c.d.s., 1980 (25th June) 50p. Chambon Press booklet left and right panes on two sets of covers with Chief Office London and Windsor handstamps, 1994 (27th Jul.) £1 Bank of England Tercentenary label with Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace c.d.s., 2000 £7.50 Special by Design Prestige booklet panes with Buckingham Palace c.d.s., etc. (100's).

Price Realised £1250

2307

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1971 (17th September) 25p. booklet with ''blind'' imperforate the three panes on separate illustrated first day covers with ''Chandlersford'' c.d.s., also the two Esso panes on official Esso stationary first day cover with boxed ''OFFICIALLY APPROVED ADVERTISERS COPY'' in red.

Price Realised £60

2308

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1972 (6th Dec.) Redrawn £1 on illustrated first day day with Windsor Castle c.d.s., also 1973 (1st Feb) 50p. all over phosphor on illustrated first day cover with Southampton c.d.s. Both are fine.

Price Realised £70

2309

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1973 (27th Sept.) £1 printed on contractors paper on illustrated first day cover, fine with neat hand written address, very scarce. Photo.

Price Realised £210

2310

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1973 (30th Nov.) 20p. printed on Contractors paper on Philart illustrated first day cover with Leeds c.d.s. Fine. Photo.

Price Realised £120

2311

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1974 (10th Feb.) First self adhesive labels 1/2p., 1p., 11/2p., 5p. + 3p. and 5p. + 1/2p. two sets on separate first day covers , one with London c.d.s. other Wimbledon c.d.s.

Price Realised UNSOLD

2312

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1974 (20th Feb.) 50p. printed on contractors paper fine used on Cotswold illustrated first day cover with Marshfield c.d.s. Photo.

Price Realised £130

2313

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1974–77 selection of nine Machin illustrated first day covers incl. 1974 (9th Oct) 45p. pane with Windsor c.d.s, 1974 (23rd Oct.) 35p. booklet pane three on separate covers, two (different cover designs) are with Windsor c.d.s., 1977 (13th June) 7p. and 9p. coil strips of four with Windsor pictorial handstamp, 1977 Halley Press Printing 6p., 7p., 9p. and 10p. set of four in selvage pairs, 1977 (16th Nov) 7p. and 9p. Coils strips of four with Windsor pictorial handstamp.

Price Realised £180

2314

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1976 (13th Oct.) 61/2p. and 81/2p. coil strips of four on illustrated first day cover, also similar cover (different design) with strips of five of each value, 1976 (14th July) 65p. and 85p. folded booklet panes on single illustrated first day cover, all their covers are with Windsor, Berks pictorial handstamp.

Price Realised £60

2315

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1988 (18th October) Castle £1 to £5 set in interpanneau gutter blocks used on separate illustrated first day covers, each vale with appropriate c.d.s.

Price Realised £80

2316

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1988 (18th October) Castle £1 to £5 two sets on separate illustrated first day covers, one with Buckingham Palace other Carrickfergus c.d.s.

Price Realised £55

2317

Sale number: 32

First Day Covers: Definitives: 2000 (4th Aug) Queen Mother Prestige booklet three sets of panes with Buckingham Palace c.d.s in both violet and small ring black and Windsor Castle.

Price Realised £190

1576

Sale number: 128

First Day Covers: Definitives: 1965 (Dec. 6) Wilding 3d. booklet pane of four from the 2s. booklet for Christmas Cards, cancelled by Hythe, Southampton, first day c.d.s. on illustrated unaddressed envelope, fine and scarce. Photo.

Price Realised £60