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A trio of British Commonwealth mint stamp sets presented on collector cards from The Urch Holdings Group, Bristol. The first card features a Swaziland 1933 series of ten stamps, identified by the reference SG. 11-20, showing the profile of King George V in denominations ranging from 1/2d to 10/-. The second card contains an Ascension 1922 series of nine stamps, identified as SG. 1-9, featuring the RMS St. Helena at Ascension Island in denominations from 1/2d to 3/-. The third card displays an Ascension 1924-33 series of twelve stamps, identified as SG. 10/20, depicting island scenes and a ship in denominations from 1d to 3/-. Each set is mounted on a white card with a blue oval illustration of a street scene, printed with the address 9 Christmas Steps, Bristol BS1 5BS. The cards bear printed and handwritten text including country names, series dates, and Stanley Gibbons (SG) catalogue references. The Swaziland card includes a printed LH logo and the text UH Rare Stamp Department. The Ascension cards are marked Fine Postage Stamps from The Urch Holdings Group.
Condition report:
The stamps appear to be in very fine mint condition throughout. All perforations are intact and there are no visible cancellations or postal markings (photos 2, 4, 5). The high-value denominations, including the Swaziland 10/- and Ascension 3/- values, show no signs of foxing or staining. The collector cards show minor handling wear to the edges but remain clean and legible.
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