Vintage Postage Stamps & First Day Covers – UK, Spain, Malta & USA – Mixed Job Lot
An interesting mixed collection of vintage postage stamps, first day covers, commemorative stamps and postal envelopes from Great Britain and overseas.
The collection includes a variety of subjects, attractive stamp designs, postal cancellations and illustrated envelopes dating mainly from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Collection includes:
British Birds: Four colourful British postage stamps depicting a Kingfisher (10p), Dipper (11½p), Moorhen (13p) and Yellow Wagtail (15p), mounted on a black display card.
Spanish Postal Covers: Three envelopes featuring assorted Spanish postage stamps, cancellations and illustrated designs, including Mallorca and Spanish philatelic themes.
British First Day Covers: A selection of commemorative covers featuring British stamps and first day of issue cancellations.
William Shakespeare: Commemorative postal cover featuring a Shakespeare cancellation dated 21 July 1981.
1966 First Day Cover: British postal envelope with first day of issue cancellation dated 7 February 1966.
Airmail Envelope: Vintage blue airmail envelope bearing an Inverness cancellation dated 23 September 1968.
Loose British Stamps: Various commemorative issues, including Charles Dickens and the Declaration of Arbroath.
International Stamps: Examples from Malta and the United States, including American commemorative stamps.
The collection contains both cancelled and apparently unused stamps, together with stamps still attached to pieces of their original envelopes.
Condition:
Vintage used condition with varying degrees of age-related wear, including creases, discolouration, handling marks and general storage wear.
Some loose stamps remain attached to torn pieces of paper. The mounted British bird stamps appear generally well preserved.
The stamps have not been individually assessed for catalogue value, gum condition or philatelic grading.
An interesting assortment for stamp collectors, postal history enthusiasts or anyone looking to expand an existing collection.
Sold as one complete job lot, exactly as photographed.
Please study all photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the description.