Lot 1098:
Sold for £180 hammer
Estimate £200-£300
A red cover album containing first day covers from the 1930s through to the 1960s, to include George V 1935 Silver Jubilee cancelled Parkstone 7th May, Coronation of George VI 1937, the Centenary of the Penny Postage 1940 cancelled 6th May, Victory cancelled 11th June 1946, 1948 George VI Silver wedding (two examples, both cancelled 26th April 1948), 1948 Olympic Games, 1951 Festival of Britain, 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1958 Commonwealth Games, 1965 Winston Churchill, 1965 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain (two examples with Biggin Hill cancels), Post Office Tower, 1966 Football World Cup cancelled 1st June 1966 and another - England 'World Champions' cancelled 18th August 1966 and various other examples. (84)
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