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‘GB postal history 1937 – c1953 – Edward VIII & King George VI incl. postage dues & high values’

	118. KEdVIII/ADVERTISING. 1937 envelope Birmingham to London with KEdVIII 1½d cancelled Birmingham 5/FEB/1937. At left fine printed advert in blue from 'Edward Williams' Engineers? of Birmingham. () (Ref 59050) £22.50*	119. ADVERTISING/KEdVIII. 1937 envelope, slight imperfections, Redruth to London with KEdVIII 1½d cancelled Redruth 18/FE/37. At left fine illustrated advert for self raising flour with reference to awards won at food exhibition at Olympia 1932. () (Ref 59051) £40.00*

	120. 1937 envelope (opened out) Haddington (Scotland) addressed to a Post Restante in Leipzig (Germany) cancelled Haddington 31/JY/37. Geman censor tape and letter undelivered with various cachets. () (Ref 57854) £17.50*	121. 1937 envelope from 'Canadian Pacific Steamship Lines' with 3 x KGVI ½d and Algerian 1/F/75 addressed to Warrington, stamps cancelled in London 8/AU/37. Unusual. () (Ref 57402) £12.50*

	122. ADVERTISING. 1937 window envelope from London with KGV ½d meter mark 28.9.37, at left fine illustrated sepia advert for 'An Electric Refrigerator'. () (Ref 59043) £25.00*	123. POSTAGE DUE. 1938 envelope London to Johannesburg with KGVI 1½d cancelled Golders Green 5/SEP/1938, postage underpaid with circular 'T/3d' surcharge handstamp and South African 3d postage due added and cancelled in Johannesburg 12/SEP/38. On reverse cachet 'Please advise sender that letters should be prepaid 1½d for each ½oz'. () (Ref 57958) £35.00*

	124. POSTAGE DUE. 1938 'View Letter Card of Inverness' to New Zealand with KGVI 1½d cancelled Edinburgh 25/OC/38 with manuscript 'Address Unknown' and handstamp 'Gone No Address' and returned to sender with New Zealand postage due added cancelled Remuera 12/NO/38. On reverse instructional mark re postal rates. Unusual. () (Ref 59046) £55.00*	125. 1939 envelope Saxilby (Lincoln) to Malta with KGVI 1d (SG 463) and 5d (SG 469) cancelled Saxilby 13/SP/39. () (Ref 58341) £10.00*

	126. ADVERTISING/HEREFORDSHIRE. 1939 envelope (opened out) Hereford to Sunningdale, Berks with KGVI 1½d cancelled Hereford 21/SEP/1939. At left fine illustrated advert of a cow 'Herefords make best beef'. () (Ref 59058) £25.00*	127. 1939 envelope Pevensey (Sussex) to Malta with KGVI 9d (SG 473) and 2 x 3d violet (SG 467) cancelled Pevensey 24/OC/39. () (Ref 58342) £10.00*

	128. 1940 parcel tag from 'The Amoa Chemical Company Limited' of London addressed to Lancs with KGVI ½d (damaged) and 4d tied London datestamps 29 JNE 40. () (Ref 54718) £13.50*	129. 1941 envelope, sent airmail, Newcastle-on-Tyne to New York with KGVII 2/6d brown (SG 476) unusually tied by two strikes of the 'Newcastle-on-Tyne' straight line handstamp in purple. Backstamped Blyth, Northumberland 23/MR/41. () (Ref 57520) £40.00*

	130. KGVI instructional slip from the 'Returned Letter Section Mount Pleasant' dated 3/44 enclosing 5½d in mint stamps as compensation between ordinary post and airmail after being returned from the Censor. Also 'P.C.85' reminding the sender re procedures in sending mail to enemy occupied territory. First examples we have seen. () (Ref 59110) £125.00*	131. POSTAGE DUE. 1945 envelope Macclesfield, Cheshire to Sweden with KGVI 2½d meter mark dated 5/XI/45 with postage underpaid and Swedish 15 Ore postage due added and cancelled upon arrival. Attractive usage. () (Ref 49261) £25.00*

	132. HELICOPTER MAIL. Twelve covers 1st June 1948 Peterborough to Norfolk - 'FIRST HELICOPTER AIRMAIL PETERBOROUGH TO WELLS'. Each £6.50 as a lot £50.00. () (Ref 58349) £50.00*	133. Circa 1948 parcel label from Skipton, Yorks to Sweden with KGVI 2/6d yellow-green (SG 476a), 4 x 1/- (SG 475) and 3d Olympic Games tied Skipton cds'. Unusual. () (Ref 57717) £55.00*

	134. BANKER'S PARCEL TAG. 1949 tag from London with printed address to 'District Bank Limited .... Manchester' sent registered and express mail with labels franked KGVI 1d (SG 486), 6d (SG 470) and 2/6d yellow-green (SG 476a) tied registered datestamps 20/APR/49. Usual creasing. () (Ref 57572) £35.00*	135. KING GEORGE VI MIS-SORTED MAIL. Undated front with 1d (SG 486) and 2 x 2d (SG 488) with 'HM Ship Censor' handstamp to Havant, Hants. Stamps cancelled 'Post Office Maritime Mail' in red and each additionally cancelled with London triangular 'S.W/2.' to denote mis-sorted mail. Also two singles on piece. () (Ref 57832) £20.00*

	136. GB OVERPRINTED FOR USED ABROAD - USED IN THE UK. 1952 front Belfast to Teddington with KGVI 1d un-overprinted and 1½d overprinted 'Morocco Agencies' cancelled Belfast 29/AUG/1952. () (Ref 58006) £12.50*	137. BANKERS HIGH VALUE PACKET (HVP). A good circa 1953/54 parcel tag (part missing at right) with 'St. Albans' registered label addressed to The Westminster Bank EC3 with red 'HVP' label and KGVI 1951 10/- Festival (SG 511) and KGVI 5d, 6d and 1/- definitives tied St. Albans cds'. Rare commercial usage. () (Ref 56707) £75.00*

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