Auction UPA 98

Botanical in Presentation Pack, some slight soiling, not in original cellophane cover. Cat. £125 as complete. {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £17.60)

Battle of Britain (non phosphor), cds 13th September 1965, 'BIGGIN HILL,
WESTERHAM, KENT' (single ring metal pmk). GPO registered cover (RAF planes on night patrol). Doubled with £1.33 from 2015 B.O.B. MS with special 75th Anniversary of B.O.B. handstamp, London SW1. Unaddressed. Minor creasing on corners and top edge. Cover specialist cat value £150. {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)

Battle of Hastings ERROR, 1/3d missing gold colour (Queens Head). Non phosphor set on Connossieur cover (Bayeux Tapestry), cds on FDI 14th October 1966, Hastings. Unaddressed. Minor creasing on both top corners. Gibbons did not list the error as the gold could be removed by chemical means. This example has the outline of the Queens' head visible and no evidence of damage to the cover around the stamp which is tied by the postmark to the cover...

28th February 1966 900th Anniversary of Westminster Abbey, Westminster Abbey Pictorial slogan on Connoisseur illustrated cover bearing both the Ordinary and Phosphor sets of stamps. Consider, at a time when most collectors knew little about the Ordinary sets being limited trialed in PHOSPHOR electronic sorting this little jewell dual gem was created. Booth catalogue £155= + minimal £50++ premium both Ordinary and Phosphor sets (3v) on one...

British Discovery and Invention - set of 4v on BOAC cover (The Jet Engine stamp), ordinary FDI postmark 'LONDON EC' on 19th September 1967. Very rare cover, with insert card. Corner creases and slight discolouration. (image available) {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.80)

Christmas - 3d value on New Life Souvenir postcard (17mm x 10½mm), slogan postmark 'FIRST EVER CHRISTMAS PRESENT - GOD GAVE HIS SON' with cds 'COLERAINE, LONDONDERRY' on FDI 27th November 1967. Typed address. NW & NE corners creased. Cover specialist cat value £450. (image available) {C} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £42.40)

Near complete run of FDC's from EFTA in 1967 to Christmas in 1989 missing only the Sports issue from 1977. Mainly Post Office issue with generic first day cancellation with the odd privately produced cover with appropriate postmark. Generally clean, mostly typed addresses but some unaddressed. Total of around 170 covers (& 8 PHQ's). Retail price currently £67. HEAVY/OVERSIZE LOT - OVERSEAS SHIPPING SURCHARGE APPLIES. {C} (Start Price /...

Christmas - set of 3v on official HMS Hermes cover, special handstamp 'BRITISH FORCES HMS HERMES POSTAL SERVICE 1074' on FDI 25th November 1968. Slight discolouration at left and right edges. Handwritten address. Cover specialist cat value £175. (image available) {C} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £17.60)

Ships on illust. Thames FDC, special 'Cutty Sark/Greenwich' handstamps, neat hand-written address, small corner bumps. Cat. (Bradbury 2013) £35. {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £7.20)

(3 March) 4d vermilion (centre band) booklet panes of 2 x 2 labels and block of 4 on illust. Philat. FDC, printed Philat. address CANTERBURY cds cancels, v. fine. Cat (Bradbury, 2013) £80. {C} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £22.40)

A triple First Day cover, a plain typed cover with 'BOURNEMOUTH' FDI for 17th June 1970. This is the first day for the set of four Postage Dues plus the three decimal High Values and which includes the Revised £1 Recess Printing with the margin attached which proves what it is. A very rare cover. (Buckingham Covers 'Cover Lover 165'). Retail price in '165' £1250. (image available) {C} [US7] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £243.20)