Stamps & Autographs

1914 Postage Due 2d agate gutter block of 4 off cover with ...ton CDS. (Cat £1875 if on cover).

1914 Postage Due 5d brown on piece only with London WC CDS. (Cat £2750 if on cover)

1914 Postage Dues ½d, 1d & 2d in matching Control D14 strips of 3 off cover, each with Manchester CDS dated 15th April = 5 days before issue. Thes...

1915 (June 30th) Last Day of Validity of Queen Victoria stamps: Plain cover with 1d lilac, 1d Inland Revenue Postal Fiscal (SG F19), 1d venetian r...

1918 (June 3rd) George V 1½d brown on plain cover with London W1 CDS on First Day of Introduction of 1½d letter rate. Very scarce. Handwritten add...

1930 Edward VII Last Day Cover: 1½d Somerset House (SG 287) on plain cover with Sheffield 31st March 1930 wavy line cancel. Edward VII stamps were...

1931 (Dec 7th) England to Cape Town Air Mail cover bearing GV 6d block cypher horizontal pair with Sutton in Ashfield, Nottingham CDS. Typewritten...

1934 (Nov 19th) First Day 2d Air Mail Rate for postcards to Sudan: Plain postcard bearing ½d photogravure block of 4 cancelled with London F.S. Ai...

1934 (Nov 19th) First Day of 3d Air Mail Letter Rate to Sudan: Cover bearing ½d, 1d & 1½d photogravure cancelled with London F.S.Air Mail CDS (Fir...

1934 (Nov 19th) First Day of 6d Air Mail Letter Rate to South Africa: Cover bearing ½d, 1d & 1½d photogravure pairs cancelled with London F.S.Air ...

1934 ½d photogravure block of 4 on plain FDC with Portsmouth & Southsea CDS dated 17 Nov. = 2 days before issue. Handwritten address, bottom right...

1934 ½d photogravure on plain FDC (also with previous ½d it replaced) with Sidcup wavy line cancel dated 17 Nov = 2 days before issue. Typed addre...

1934 ½d photogravure on plain FDC with Darlington wavy line cancel dated 19 Nov 1933 = one year early in error and then cancelled again with the c...

1934 ½d photogravure on plain FDC with London EC CDS dated 17th Nov = two days before issue. Handwritten address, some creasing at left of cover.

1934 ½d photogravure on plain FDC with Sidcup wavy line cancel dated 17 Nov = two days before issue. Typed address, small tear at top centre of co...

1934 ½d photogravure strip of 3 on plain FDC with Sidcup wavy line cancel dated 18 Nov = day before issue. Handwritten address, fine. Cat £40

1934 1½d photogravure bottom left corner pair with control number on plain FDC with Chesterfield wavy line cancel. Printed address, fine.

1934 1d photogravure block of 4 on plain airmail FDC with Liverpool CDS to Berlin with red "Mit Luftpost Befordert Luftpostamp Berlin C2" cachet. ...

1934 1d photogravure on plain FDC with Harrow wavy line cancel dated 23rd Sep = one day before issue. handwritten address, fine. Cat £50

1934 1d photogravure on plain postcard with Tadworth CDS dated 18th Aug 34 = over one month before 24th Sept. issue date. Handwritten address, fin...

1935 (Dec 2nd) 4d photogravure on plain FDC also with 3 Silver Jubilee stamps with London F.S.Air Mail wavy line cancel to South Africa. Handwritt...

1935 (March 18th) 2½d & 3d in blocks of 4 on matching pair of plain FDCs with Newport Mon CDS. Handwritten addresses, fine. Cat £200

1935 2d photogravure on plain FDC with London EC wavy line cancel dated 19 Jan = two days before issue. Typed address (+ "Pre Release" handwritten...

1935 2d photogravure on plain FDC with Ripon CDS dated 19th Jan = two days before issue. Handwritten address, neatly slit open at top, fine. Cat £...

1936 Edward VIII ½d, 1½d & 2½d Display FDC with Queen Street Exeter registered CDS. Typed address, neatly slit open at top, some rust marks front ...

1936 Edward VIII ½d, 1½d & 2½d Display FDC with registered handstamp, the odd small rust mark, otherwise fine. Cat £125

1936 Edward VIII ½d, 1½d & 2½d Display FDC with registered handstamp, the odd small rust mark, otherwise fine. Cat £125

1936 King George V in Memoriam Display Cover with 3d photo with Windsor wavy line cancel Jan 28th = Day of Burial at St George's Chapel, Windsor. ...

1936-90s FDCs in album (approx 90)

1950s-60s covers & FDCs (36 covers)

1960s-80s collection in 2 albums, album pages & loose, many in blocks of 4 (many 100s)

1960s-80s FDCs & Event covers, many single stamp covers but incl. better handstamps (approx 800 covers)

1960s-80s in 3 albums & album pages (few 100s)

1964 Holiday booklet se-tenant pane on plain FDC with Weybridge Recorded Delivery slogan dated 30th June = day before issue. An unrecorded pre-rel...

1965 Holiday booklet (Ordinary) 3d-1d se-tenant pane (1d on right) on plain FDC with Christchurch slogan. Printed address, "F.D.C." in ink in bott...

1966-2007 collection, mostly FDI H/Ss to 1993, then Bureau to 2007, typed or label addresses, fine. (approx 400 covers)

1968 ]d-6d Defins on Connoisseur FDC with Sandringham CDS. Printed address, fine. Cat £80

1969 (Jan 6th pre-release) 10/- booklet se-tenant pane with selvedge on Philart FDC with Windsor CDS. Typed address, fine. Cat £60

1969 Investiture Connoisseur FDC with Croeso 69 Investiture Day Cardiff special H/S. Typed address, slight damage top left corner of cover, otherw...

1970-83 range, all with special handstamps or relevant FDI handstamps, incl. better, all different (approx 100 covers)

1970-83 range, all with special handstamps or relevant FDI handstamps, incl. better, all different (approx 100 covers)

1971 General Annivs. Connoisseur FDC with Rugby Football Union Centenary Twickenham special H/S. Typed address, fine. Cat £200

1971 Literary Annivs. Philart FDC with John Keats Shanklin special H/S. Typed address, fine. Cat £110

1972 (Feb 29th) George V 2d photogravure strip of 3 + 1d Wilding on plain cover with Windsor CDS & Typed "Last day of Validity for Pre-Decimal Sta...

1973 (Nov 14th) 50p booklet pair of panes with selvedge on Post Office FDC with Windsor CDS. Typed address, fine. Cat £140

1973 Inigo Jones Newmarket (Rotary Club) Official FDC. Address label, fine. Cat £150

1974 (Oct 23rd) 35p booklet pane with selvedge on Philart FDC with Windsor CDS. Typed address label, fine. Cat £100

1975-99 unsold lots from a specialised FDC auction, all described with listing & estimates. Many useful Officials, CDSs, slogans, etc. Total estim...

1978-82 Benham BOCS FDCs x 26 different. (26 covers)

1979-1989 Benham FDC collection of BLCS & Definitive FDCs, some issues with several different handstamps. (400+ covers)

1979-2000 commem sets on Royal Mail FDCs with House of Commons or Lords CDSs, all relevant issues, all different. Unaddressed, fine. STC £1047 (41...

1979-2003 commem set on Official FDCs x 74 different. Mostly scarcer Officials from near bottom of Bradbury cat listings, many just 100 or less pr...

1980 Benham small silk FDCs Year set. Cat £270 (10 sets)

1981 Disabled Oaklands P.H. School Salford Official FDC. Printed address, fine. Cat £90

1981-90 Benham small silk FDCs in 7 albums, appears complete to 1989.

1983-92 Benham silk cards FDI, appear all different (approx 60 sets)

1984 Urban Renewal laing Development & Construction Durham Official FDC. Printed address, fine. Cat £90

1990s-2000s (mainly) Benham FDCs, also some Bradbury (100+ covers)

2001-2008 Smilers sheets Benham large cards collection in 2 Royal Mail Smilers albums. Mostly 1 of 150-250. (approx 30 pairs)

2002 Queen Mother Royal Mail FDC with Windsor Castle CDS. Handwritten address, stamps overlap slightly. Cat £100