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A collection of philatelic material and ephemera comprising a variety of stamps, postal history, and collectible cards. The lot includes a commemorative coin cover for The Queen’s Golden Jubilee 1952-2002 featuring four British 1977 Silver Jubilee stamps and a central Elizabeth II coin, addressed to J. Aldous 11 Abbeydale Court GRANTHAM. Postal history is represented by a 1948 Royal Silver Wedding commemorative cover franked with a blue 2.5d stamp and postmarked 9 MAY 1948 SUFFOLK, addressed to the Petroleum Board Harbour Rd Oulton Broad Suffolk. A notable inclusion is a Bhutanese 3D lenticular stamp depicting fish, mounted on a card marked a new series of 3-dimensional stamps no. 1 and Calmic Limited Crewe Cheshire. The assortment also contains topical aircraft stamps from Liberia and Grenada, royalty-themed issues from The Gambia and Turks and Caicos Islands, a booklet titled A Guide to Sea Angling Around Plymouth by the Plymouth Sea Anglers’ Club, and a packet of Brooke Bond tea cards. A separate bag contains birthday cards dated 1992.
Condition report:
The collection shows varying degrees of age-related wear throughout the paper and card components. Toning and light foxing are visible on the mount for the Bhutanese 3D stamp (photo 3). The Plymouth sea angling guide exhibits handled edges, surface soiling, and minor creasing to the cover (photo 5). The 1948 Suffolk cover shows general handling creases and age-related discolouration to the envelope (photo 8). The stamps appear to be in mixed mint and used condition with generally intact perforations observed on the aviation topical issues (photo 7). The commemorative coin cover remains in its protective sleeve but shows minor corner wear (photo 6).
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