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Stamp auction - 4 May 2017
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Dear Customer
Welcome to our latest auction (Sale 163) initially scheduled for May then postponed owing to the pandemic. Now that lockdown has eased we can go ahead with our sale at the Britannia Hotel over two days instead of one
which will help us abide by the social distancing rules.
Viewing
We have taken two extra days at the hotel before the auction for viewing, which again will help with social distancing; we would recommend this as the best option.
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Bidding
Unfortunately we will be unable to offer our usual room bidder (boxed) lots which always prove to be popular with many of you.
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Refreshments
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If you would like any other information regarding our sale please do not hesitate to contact us. Corbitts would like to thank you for your continued support.
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This auction took place on 4 May 2017. Estimates and realised prices are shown below for information only.
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Sale 155 - World Postal History
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Description of lot
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Realised
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425
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100 YEARS OF FLIGHT modern commemorative cover collection (57) housed in two albums, with printed descriptions etc. incl. two coin covers.
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£25 to 35 |
£25.00
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426
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AIRMAIL COVERS miscellaneous range of first flight covers/cards (22) incl. Australia 1934 Nov 16th Autogyro flight Melbourne - Portland special card (scarcer non-glossy variety) posted on arrival. Bermuda 1945 Nov 8th censored OAS airmail cover to New Jersey with Naval censor cachet - scarce 'Post Office/Maritime Mail/Postage Paid' cachet (Goldup Type F1), France 1953 April 14th UAT Comet 1 Paris - Abidjan scarce official cover with cachet. Kenya 1927 Feb 15th GLADSTONES first experimental flight Kisumu - Khartoum cover Nairobi flown to Cairo by the RAF & then surface to London, further covers incl. Nigeria, S.W.A, Sweden, Tanganyika, Zanzibar etc. written up on leaves.
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£300 to 350 |
£300.00
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427
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BRITISH COMMONWEALTH album of approx 150 items, mainly QV postal stationery (majority unused, a few U), also a small range of later covers incl. New Guinea 1939 airmail covers to London, franked ½d, 1½d, 2d, 3d, 6d, 9d, 1s & 2s Bulolo Goldfields etc.
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£100 to 150 |
N/S
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428
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BRITISH COMMONWEALTH covers incl. British Solomon Is 1948 Wedding reg FDC, couple of reg covers, 1934 Tulagi to Australia & 1955 Yandina to UK, both multiple KGVI frankings, Cayman Islands 1917 to USA franked ½d + 1d block of 4 tied Grand Canyon c.d.s, Fiji 1948 Wedding FDC, 1935 reg Suva to Switzerland (2 multi franked covers), Gambia 1942 to California franked 1s & 2/6d tied Bathurst, Gilbert & Ellice 1938 Empire Air Service cacheted cover with Fanning Islands c.d.s etc. (11)
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£50 to 60 |
£110.00
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429
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BRITISH WEST INDIES 1929-86 flight covers (15) incl. Bahamas 1929 PAA first flight Nassau - Miami. Bermuda 1937 Imperial Airways first flight Hamilton - York with cachet. Grenada 1930 Nyrba first flight St. George - Port of Spain etc.
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£50 to 70 |
£110.00
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430
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FOREIGN COVERS 1899-1967 selection of covers & cards incl. 1937 Dahomey - London F.F, 1902 Tsington PPC, Iran 1941 censored to London, Egypt, Netherlands, Sudan, also Scandinavia 1903-44 mainly with Finnish 'Lion' frankings, few Sweden + D.W.I bisect etc. (43)
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£80 to 100 |
£80.00
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431
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MALTA & CYPRUS 1908 letter from Sicily to Malta with 2c cancelled CATANIA, underpaid with ½d in circle T mark & reverse MALTA c.d.s, Italian mark AVVISO DI PASSAGGIO in large letter, 1919 reg 2d envelope + 1½d franking, cancelled COSPICUA/MALTA, 1948 FOUND OPEN OR DAMAGED, CROWN SECURED LABELS with Valletta cancels, CYPRUS 1945, UNIT CENSOR marked cover, F.P.O No.12 to India. (4)
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£60 to 80 |
£100.00
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432
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SOUTH AMERICA 1928 Doolittle exploratory flight covers Buenos Aires - Montevideo, Santiago - Buenos Aires & Lima - La Paz, all cacheted & neatly presented on leaves with maps etc.
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£60 to 75 |
£60.00
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433
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TELEGRAMS SG Philatelic album containing a selection of 70 items incl. GB greetings booklets, KGVI unused 3d Airgraph etc. Others from British Commonwealth, Belgium & Germany, Sweden charity telegrams & Denmark wedding telegrams - one in silk, mainly fine. Attractive lot.
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£120 to 150 |
£120.00
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434
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WORLD COVER ASSORTMENT large accumulation in mixed condition of approx 2500 covers. Noted - a good number from Austria, Germany, Switzerland & USA + general world (excl. British Commonwealth), generally lower value items, could have odd better items. Needs careful checking.
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£1000 to 1500 |
N/S
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435
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WORLD COVERS large accumulation of mail mainly commercial to London incl. French Colonies, South Africa, K.U.T, Southern Rhodesia, Malaya, Ceylon etc. Mainly 1930's-50's with lots of interesting frankings etc. Mixed condition, viewing is a must.
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£300 to 500 |
£600.00
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