Sale #63

Pretty Good POSTCARDS Collection (housed in defective album) of Transport incl Ships but PROBABLY 95% TRAINS, Railways, Mainly locos and trains pulling carriages in steam / rail related cards - an apparently unused postcards collection including full colour cards and monochrome 'real photographic' in places. Mainly high / fine condition - with approximately 290+/- apparently all different cards - although there could be the odd duplicate....

INDEPENDENT AFRICA (mainly) enormous collection of over 17,500 stamps in nine albums, largely covering the 1950's to 2000's, but some with earlier (i.e. Belgium Congo, Ethiopia and Liberia from 19th century), with mint and fine used issues (often both) with some unmounted mint throughout, and incl. better values, many sets, miniature sheets, airs incl. loads of high values such as former French Colonies to 500f, some imperf variants, masses...

ROYAL AIR FORCES ESCAPING SOCIETY 1971-85 special printed binder containing RAFES No. 1-36, incl. no. 1 signed DOUGLAS BADER, no. 5 Trent V.C., no. 10 Willy Coppens, no. 14 Fraser V.C., no. 15 Burton V.C., no. 17 Porteous V.C., no. 21 Gardner V.C., no. 23 Reeid, no. 25 Edwards V.C., no. 29 Cruichshank V.C., no. 31 Arnand V.C., no. 33 Richard Todd etc. (36 covers) (Start Price = £160.00) [Estimate price: £200.00]

1965 - BURT LANCASTER Guaranteed genuine signature of this famous American film actor on an american illustrated cover celebrating the 400th Anniv. of the first permanent European settlement in the new world. Superb condition and scarce.(1 cover) (image available) [US1] (Start Price = £196.00) [Estimate price: £245.00]

1981 - BENTLEY COURT, CREWE-GODFREY BROWN (Historian) & PHILLIP KNAPPER (Cover designer). Guaranteed genuine sognatures (both) on GB Illustrated cover, with special Bently Court c.d.s. Number 104 of 250 limited edition. Superb [US1] (Start Price = £8.80) [Estimate price: £11.00]

1987 - REV. RANDOLPH WISE (Dean of peterborough Cathedral).Guaranteed genuine signature on GB 'Order of the Thistle' Mary Queen of Scots illustrated cover. Superb. [US1] (Start Price = £14.40) [Estimate price: £18.00]

1990 - JOHNNIE JOHNSON-BATTLE OF BRITAIN. Guaranteed genuine signature of WWI bomber pilot, on GB 'Battle of Britain' illustrated cover, with 50th Anniv.Biggin Hill special cancels. Superb [US1] (Start Price = £32.00) [Estimate price: £40.00]

1995 - SIR CLIFF RICHARD Guaranteed genuine signature on Isle of Man 50th Anniv. 'VE Day' illustrated cover, with special Douglas First Day cancel. Superb & scarce. (image available) [US1] (Start Price = £100.00) [Estimate price: £125.00]

1997 - BRUCE FORSYTH Guaranteed genuine signature on Benham GB Enid Blyton 'Noddy' illustrated cover with specail Variety Club cancels. Superb [US1] (Start Price = £32.00) [Estimate price: £40.00]

1998 - SIR NORMAN WISDOM (Comedian) Guaranteed genuine signature on GB illustrated 'Comedians' cover, with special cancels. Superb [US1] (Start Price = £32.00) [Estimate price: £40.00]

2000 - DAME VERA LYNN D.B.E. LL.D. M.Mus (Forces 'Sweetheart') Guaranteed genuine signature on GB Lord Portal illustrated 'White Cliffs of Dover' cover with 'We shall Remember' special Whitehall cancel. Superb limited edition. [US1] (Start Price = £32.00) [Estimate price: £40.00]

2001 - ERIC KNOWLES (Antiques expert).Guaranteed genuine signature on clean Benham GB illustrated cover, with special 'Belleek Porcelain' cancel. Superb limited edition. [US1] (Start Price = £17.60) [Estimate price: £22.00]