Sale #165

1967 PRE DECIMAL MACHIN Cylinder blocks of six (17) vals from ½d to 1/9d, also booklet panes (3). SG.723 (20 items)

1977-87 High Values £1 bright yellow green & blackish olive to £5 salmon & chalky blue, the complete set of 28 Plate number blocks of four from the upper left of the sheet with both 'dot' & 'no dot' types comprising £1 (6), £1.30 to £1.60 (2 of each), £2 (6) and £5 (6) all UM. Face value alone £249. SG.1026/1028.

Decimal booklets & panes collection in a Windsor Sovereign album, noted - several Cylinder numbers. Face value £860+.

1940 6d booklet, pale green covers ½d & 1d pane of four wmk sideways, covers a little soiled & creased, SG.BD3 (Cat. £150), 1953 2/6d Sept Composite booklet, VF, SG.F6. Cat. £260. (2)

1962 May 5s phosphor booklet, SG.H56p. Cat. £200

1937 ½d green & 1d scarlet (dark colours) first day of issue, individual crown embossed unaddressed covers, cancelled by the previously unrecorded 'Windsor Castle, Windsor Berks' c.d.s for 10th May.

1952 Tudor Crown defins ½d to 1/6d set (16 vals excl. 5d) each on an individual plain FDC, each tied by fine 'Field Post Office' c.d.s for the appropriate date. Scarce.

1955 Waterlow Castles 2/6d & 5s vals together on a plain "Express" FDC (h/stamp address), cancelled 'Boroughmuirhead Edinburgh' c.d.s's for 23rd Sept. 55. Scarce.

1957 Graphite set of six on two display FDC's Southampton 'S' machine cancels, also the 1959 Phosphor Graphite set also with Southampton 'S' machine cancels. Scarce. (4)

1969 Concorde FDC (unaddressed) with Filton, Bristol FDI h/stamp & signed by Brian Trubshaw (pilot). Superb condition.

COIN COVERS - ROYAL MINT/ROYAL MAIL types comprising 92 covers incl. 50p (11), £1 (14), £2 (16), £5 (18), Medallion types (33), better noted incl. 2009 Kew 50p, 2002 £2 Commonwealth Games (4 coin set), also over 100 face value of first class booklets, plus 2012 Olympica Winners in blocks of six on 29 FDC's.

Postage Due cover collection, mainly written up on leaves in a multi ring album, mail to or from the UK with a variety of postage due hand stamps/adhesives. Noted - incoming mail from Morocco Agencies, Wilson cover from Aitutaki, Switzerland, India, Australia, South Africa & Egypt. Tidy lot. (26)