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‘GB Postal History KGVI 1950 – 1954 unusual usages’.
 

155. 1950 MAIL TO THE FALKLAND ISLANDS. Envelope, sent registered airmail, Kenilworth to Port Stanley, Falkland Islands with KGVI 4d, 3d Olympic Games and 1/- UPU cancelled Kenilworth datestamps 14/AP/50. No receiver as usual but very scarce commercial addressed to a shopkeeper on the Island. (*) (Ref 60881) £55.00

156. 1950 KGVI 6½d registered envelope London to the USA uprated with KGVI 1d, 2½d and 2/6d yellow-green (SG 476a) cancelled 4/OCT/50. (*) (Ref 59271) £30.00

       

157. MAIL DAMAGED BY FIRE. 1951 envelope to London with KGVI 2½d, indistinct cancel, 29/MR/51 with fire damage to envelope at foot and official Post Office label 'The Postmaster much regrets ... damaged in the post by fire in pillar box'. Unusual. (*) (Ref 57169) £75.00

158. 1951 airmail envelope from Turkey to London with 2 x Turkish 20k stamps, uncancelled, and upon arrival in London 2½d Festival of Britain added and cancelled 27/SP/1951. Presumably letter arrived in the Diplomatic Bag and the GB stamp added for local delivery in London. (*) (Ref 54262) £22.50

       

159. POSTAGE DUE. 1952 envelope Spain to London with Spanish 1pta cancelled Amorebieta REDIRECTED in England with various surcharge handstamps and 5d postage due added cancelled London 21/MR/52. (*) (Ref 60627) £12.50

160. 1952 envelope Kilburn to New York with KGVI 1½d x 2 and 4d x 3 cancelled Kilburn 3/JNE/1952. (*) (Ref 50270) £6.00

       

161. WEMBLEY/SURREY/DOGS. 1924 1½d Wembley Exhibition lettercard uprated with KGVI 1d and 6d sent registered mail from Richmond to Rotherham cancelled neat 'Athletic Ground Richmond Surrey' cds' 8/JY/52 - a temporary Post Office for use at a 'Champion Dog Show' held in Richmond. Rare. (*) (Ref 59936) £125.00

162. 1952 envelope with 15c Argentine stamp printed upon London to New York uprated with KGVI 4d and 11d definitives. Envelope slight imperfections but unusual. (*) (Ref 60738) £12.50

       

163. 1954 envelope London to New York with 1951 2/6d Festival (SG 509) tied London cancellation 19/JAN/1954. (*) (Ref 57253) £27.50

       
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