Lot No. 727
| Auction No. | 36 |
| Category |
World Collections, Accumulations and Selections |
| Est. | $500 |
| Status | SOLD $400 |
World Covers & postcards all used to 1940 noting postmark interest on GB KEVII cards, 1851, 1858 & 1866 entires, both b&w & colour postcards, mourning covers & Railway TPO's plus foreign incoming to GB incl Swiss 1900 postcard struck with Newcastle Sorting Tender en route to Edinburgh with several other railway TPO cancels of KEVII to KGVI on postcards,. Continues with 1880 Continental Night Mail cover to Paris with 2½d blue Pl. 20 & 6d grey Pl. 17, various taxed cards & covers (incl 1895 mourning cover!) & 1923 cover with London, Midland & Scottish 3d Railway Parcel Stamp. Other TPO strikes on Ireland (1922), Canada, Bulgaria, Chile, France (1857 40¢ sulphuretted), Mauritius (Port Louis Railway), Serbia, NZ, Sweden, USA. The main value is in the large percentage of Railway TPO covers & viewing should delight collectors with an interest in this area, as well as the cancel types. A valuable lot with conservative reserve. (117)