176. 1937 envelope Lyndhurst (Hants) to Basel, Switzerland with KEdVIII ½d and KGVI 1½d Coronation and 1½d defin. cancelled Lyndhurst, Hants 30/JY/37. (*) (Ref 61129) £17.50

177. PARCEL TAG. 1938 tag headed 'Letters from London Foreign Section' with charge of '6/4' receipted with 5/- re-engraved seahorse (SG 451), 1/- photogravure and KGVI 4d cancelled London 19/DE/38. Slight creasing but unusual usage. (*) (Ref 60934) £55.00

178. LINCOLNSHIRE - GRIMSBY SHIP LETTER. 1939 envelope from Iceland to Liverpool with Iceland 5/AUR and 10/AUR x 10 cancelled Grimsby circular datestamp and Grimsby machine cancel 21.FEB.1939. On front fine strike of the boxed 'Grimsby/Ship-Letter' in black (40x15mm). Filing fold clear of stamps and handstamp. Very scarce and attractive. (*) (Ref 62609) £300.00

179. MAIL TO WINSTON CHURCHILL. 1941 envelope from Colorado addressed to 'Winston Churchill London England' with four US 3c stamps (for defense) issue cancelled APR/19/41. (*) (Ref 61081) £15.00

180. MAIL TO WINSTON CHURCHILL. 1941 envelope Pottsville (US) to 'Mr Winston Churchill 10 Downing Street London England' with US 1c x 2 and 2c cancelled Pottsville PA APR/22/1941. (*) (Ref 60326) £15.00

181. 1941 large envelope London to the USA with 2½d brown (SG 476a), 3d and 1/- tied London cancel 2/DE/1941. (*) (Ref 53705) £30.00

182. RAILWAYS. 1945 envelope originally posted 'undercover' to Manchester where it was sent on to Welwyn, Herts with KGVI 3d cancelled on arrival in Welwyn 20/APR/1945. Accompanied by a parcel and with Great Central and Midland Joint Railway 4d parcel stamp from Belle Vue affixed cancelled 18th April 1945. Very unusual. (*) (Ref 61115) £110.00

183. 1945 printed letter WITNESSING CEREMONY OF JAPANESE SURRENDER ON U.S.S.MISSOURI. 1945 envelope and letter from Captain Nicholl on board H.M.S. YORK dated 2nd Sept 1945 to Australia with GB 3d KGVI cancelled 'HMS YORK/Sept 2nd 1945/TOKYO BAY' cachet in red. Writer describes the surrender 'a short and simple affair......' A very rare and fascinating document.(A) (Ref 63847) £1250.00

184. 1946 envelope sent Registered mail from Stoke Newington, London to Winchester, USA with KGVI 3d and 2/6d yellow-green (SG 476a) cancelled cds' 15/AP/46. (*) (Ref 48902) £25.00

185. OFFICIALLY RESEALED MAIL. 1948 envelope London to Leicester with Channel Isles Liberation Anniversary 1d x 3 and 2½d cancelled London cds' 3/SP/48. Envelope refused by recipient and officially opened and resealed. Unusual. (*) (Ref 61178) £27.50

186. BANKER'S PARCEL TAG. 1948 tag London with printed address to the 'District Bank Limited ... Manchester' sent registered and express and franked with KGVI 6d Olympic Games (SG 497), 3d (SG 490) and 2/6d yellow-green (SG 476a) tied registered datestamps 6/OCT/48. Usual creasing. (*) (Ref 57599) £35.00

187. KGVI PARCEL TAG TO BUDAPEST(?) with KGVI 10/- ultramarine (SG 478a) x 6 (one with corner fault) also 1/- x 2 and 2d and 2½d with London cancels. (*) (Ref 56135) £65.00

188. 1950 parcel card Stoke on Trent to Amsterdam with KGVI 5/- red and 1/- brown tied parcel cancellations. Card dated 27.3.50 and with 'Imperial and Foreign Parcel Post' label. Scarce usage. (*) (Ref 56173) £85.00

189. 1952 envelope London to Toronto with KGVI 2/6d Festival (SG 509) cancelled London datestamp 28/AUG/1952. (*) (Ref 60663) £30.00

190. 1953 envelope, sent registered airmail, London to South Africa with KGVI 6d and 2/6d Festival (SG 509) also 1/3d QEII wilding cancelled 25/NO/53. Slight soiling and creasing. (*) (Ref 61112) £22.50