Here is an unusual group of five 1950s to recent envelopes and postcards on the subject of amateur radio from t he unusual originating of British Guiana, plus the United States and Scotland in the United Kingdom. They are mainly fine, with postal wear, bumps and creasing on the British Guiana cover.

1. A VPSYG Desmond Young of Georgetown, Demera, Br. Guiana corner printed matter card cover to Sweden. The 5-cent QEII stamp is tied by a neat but faint double ring handstamp postmark. The date is not legible but the stamp was issued in the 1950s. The envelope is not sealed.

2. A Young Ladies' Radio League printed logo 1974 cover from W3CDQ/Washington D.C. to Australia with contents written on matching note paper. The 36kc in postage is tied by a Silver Spring MD machine cancel. The hand-written four-page letter has a lot of detail about receiving transmissions and related topics. 

3. A handstamped 1 NUT Worlds Best QSL Milton VT cover with 80c postage tied by partial Milton four-bar handstamps of 1981 that was sent to Belgium. Another red handstamp for th e Paddy QSL swap club is on the reverse.

4. A BCCOA QSL service stamped cover from Newtonville NJ to Belgium. The 31c air stamp is tied by a Newstonville 4-bar handstamp of 1980. The reverse has an Esneux single ring arrival handstamp. 

5. A Portsmouth, England, modern postcard with illustrated Heather Hands DX Club of Lewis, Scotland, Viking Radio of Shetland and Crook DX & QSL Club handstamps sent to Portsmouth. 

An elusive and varied group in this popular area.

I dispatch all items via the Royal Mail and do not use couriers, which reduces paperwork and simplifies arrival. The Royal Mail now states that packets of less than about $200 will not be subject to tariffs.

 The postage costs on this item are higher than I would like and, after leaving them unchanged for several years, I have had to raise them slightly in line with the 2025 postage rates. I use good British stamps on all my mailings, which are hand cancelled at my village post office, and these should result in collectable stamps for the buyer. I advise that items costing more than $40 be sent via tracked post and cannot be responsible for such items sent by ordinary post. British buyers will pay a reduced postage rate. 

As I have some fixed-price lots, anyone who makes a purchase might want to look at them before paying. If you buy more than one item, please wait for my invoice so I can combine postage

When payment is received by teatime British time (it is usually dished up about 4:30) I normally post the item the next morning. Our village post office is closed on Saturdays, however, so if you pay on Friday the item will not go out until the following Monday.

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