£5,000 - £8,000
GB.FIRST DAY COVERS 1970 - 2022 SUPERIOR COMMEMORATIVE ISSUES COLLECTION. This very extensive collection is housed in over 100 binders and includes up to 43 different covers for each stamp set. A lifetime of dedication in seeking out the best examples and better cancellations. The first box includes 1971 'Ulster Paintings' (Londonderry, Botanic Gardens, Norwich) 1971 'Literary' (Stoke Poges) 1972 'Village Churches' (Letheringset, Festival of Berkswell) 1972 'BBC' (Pebble Mill, Manchester City UEFA) 1972 'Christmas' (Borough Jubilee, Watford) 1974 'Fire Service' (Cambridge Fire and Rescue) 1974 'Great Britons' (Dunfermline Abbey, Machynlleth, Royal Tournament) and 1974 'Christmas' (Sanquhar). See our website for images of the aforementioned covers. There is a range of issuing organisations which include Royal Mail, Cotswold, Benham, Phil Stamp and a selection from the Artisitc Covers range (from 2013 the covers are just Royal Mail). Includes many signed, military, sporting, the artistic and the unusual. Approximately 8,800 covers in 21 boxes. Lot 2553 (B) [a]
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