Lot 862
All World postal history collections in a box
Stamps & Covers of The World Including Great Britain, 30th-31st July | S25013
Auction: 30 July 2025 at 11:00 BST
Description
All World, written-up display collections (exhibited locally), including ‘The Travels of a Field Post Office 1916-19' with assorted postcards, a humorous hand-illustrated cover depicting an Arab pushing along a donkey carrying oats and titled ’The Palestine Push' owing to the 74th division's dislike of adoption of donkeys in lieu of the more favourable pack-mules, collection of Second World War POW mail, further displays concerning Mafia Mail, pre-stamp mail and markings, National Telephone stamps with mint and used examples, illustrated envelopes with rather attractive unsent cover to Dublin bearing ½d rose-red (2) used as gates in the design of man and his dog leaning against a dry stone wall with a castle behind, Great Britain 1880 Perkins Bacon Tender Essays in assorted colours, diplomatic mail, mail routes and ship letters, lot also includes three albums of world collection with strength in GB with 1d black, mixed condition, an interesting lot.