Lot 200
Tristan Da Cunha 1940s-2000s mint and used collection in a philatelic album with varieties
The David Summers Collection of Bermuda and the South Atlantic | S26010
Auction: 29 April 2026 10:30 GMT
Description
1940s-2000s mint and used collection in a philatelic album. Includes, 1948 cover to South Africa franked by two 1d ‘Potato’ stamps and taxed, a facsimile sheetlet of four ‘Potato’ stamps signed by the designer, A. B. Crawford, a couple of forerunner items of postal history, 1952 set to 10s, 1954 set to 10s, 1960 set to 10s, 1963 5s wmk inverted, 1973 Anniversary 7½p wmk inverted, 1974 Lonely Island m/s wmk crown to right of CA, 1975 Sea Plants 10p wmk crown to right of CA, 1978 Paintings 20p wmk crown to right of CA, 1978 Anniversary sheetlet with wmk inverted, 1981 Inaccessible Island Rail strip of four with wmk crown to right of CA, 1982 Sharks 5p & 14p with crown to right of CA, 1986 QEII birthday 25p with silver (cypher and logo) omitted, 1988 Whaling 10p wmk crown to right of CA, 2005 birds 20p wmk crown to right of CA (2). Chiefly fine, some material slightly toned but a useful collection full of tricky watermark varieties. (Many hundreds)