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UPA
Lot 10585
Great Britain - Isles of Scilly CC
STRIKE MAIL Decimal Currency labels group. Outer Island Agents Local Post labels 12½p or 25p, some opt'd Gugh Island, Booklet & exploxed Booklet. (1 booklet & 10 labels)
Date
1971
UPA
Lot 10586
Great Britain - Isles of Scilly C
STRIKE MAIL COVERS GROUP bearing Outer Island Agents 5s, 10s or £1 Local Postal Service Penzance, Typeset labels, tied by black or green 'Emergency Strike Service' cachets, green 'Paid' cachets or 'For Isles of Scilly Steamship Co Ltd' violet cachets, all covers signed by Ships Master. (5 covers)
Date
1971
UPA
Lot 10587
Great Britain - Isles of Scilly C
STRIKE MAIL COVERS GROUP bearing Outer Island Agents 5s, 10s or £1 Local Postal Service Penzance, Typeset labels, tied by black 'Emergency Strike Service' cachets, green 'Paid' cachets, green or red 'Pony'cachets, Express surcharges, designer signed, Land's End Airport cachet, First Day handstamp etc. (9 covers)
Date
1971
UPA
Lot 10588
Great Britain - Isles of Scilly C
STRIKE MAIL Mini Sheet Covers group. 5s Local Post Penzance (red on orange) & Local Post Truro (lilac on green)mini sheets on covers tied by 'Paid', 'Blast Off', 'Lunar Touchdown' or 'Splashdown' cachets, Emergency Service cachets etc. (9 covers)
Date
1971
UPA
Lot 10589
Great Britain - Isles of Scilly C
STRIKE MAIL Decimal Currency Covers group. Outer Island Agents Local Post labels 12½p or 25p on covers, inc Decimal Day cachets, First Day Cachets, Private Service cachets, Emergency Service, pictorial Lobster/Pony/Girl cachets & more. (15 covers)
Date
1971
UPA
Lot 10590
Great Britain - Isles of Scilly CC
STRIKE MAIL - TYPESET LABELS & MINI SHEET COLLECTION. A used & unused assembly of Outer Island Agents - Local Postal Service Penzance labels, values to £1 inc multi value Block of 6, Gugh Island opt'd 1971 & 1972 to £1 in Blocks of 6, Apollo Mission Penzance (orange/red) & Truro (green/lilac) 5s Local Post mini sheets unused. Interesting. (90 labels & 14 m/s)
Philatelic terms
block — Block
A joined group of stamps, normally arranged in at least two rows and two columns.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
LOCALS - GUGH ISLAND SHEETLET & MINI-SHEET NHM COLLECTION on stock pages, inc perforated, rouletted & imperforate examples, surcharged & overprinted ranges, values seen to different £1. Lovely fresh condition. (64 items = 530+ stamps)
Philatelic terms
imperforate — Imperforate
A stamp produced without perforations separating it from adjoining stamps.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1972-2000s
UPA
Lot 10593
Great Britain - Isles of Scilly CC
LOCALS - GUGH ISLAND EXTENSIVE MINT COLLECTION on stock pages, chiefly NHM with many complete sets, perforated, rouletted or imperf, multiples, plate blocks, Specimen opt'd, USA Opt'd, surcharged, Booklets, miniature sheets & more. (300+ stamps, 10+ m/s & 3 booklets)
Philatelic terms
imperf — Imperforate
A stamp produced without perforations separating it from adjoining stamps.
plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1972-2000s
UPA
Lot 10594
Great Britain - Isles of Scilly CC
LOCALS - GUGH ISLAND COVERS COLLECTION on stock pages, inc perforated, rouletted & imperforate examples & 16 different 2001 'Liverpool FC' Treble Winner photo covers with autopen signatures of various players & the Manager. (25+ covers)
Philatelic terms
imperforate — Imperforate
A stamp produced without perforations separating it from adjoining stamps.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
A stamp produced without perforations separating it from adjoining stamps.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1972-2013
UPA
Lot 10596
Great Britain - Isles of Scilly C
British Airways HELICOPTER FLIGHT COVER COLLECTION, inc Photo & illustrated covers flown between Cornwall & Scilly Isles bearing various GB issues, BA labels, cachets, 5 x pilot signed etc, FDC's & more. (14 covers)
Date
1974-89
UPA
Lot 10597
Great Britain - Isles of Scilly C
COVERS & CARDS COLLECTION of St Mary's 20th Anniversary of the National Flower Arrangement Society on protective pages. GB Spring Flowers set (SG 1079/1082) as singles, Traffic Light Gutter pairs, Gutter Pairs etc on a collection of illustrated covers, inc 'Silk' types & PHQ card set, all stamps tied by Special pictorial Anniversary date stamp. (28 covers & 4 cards)
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1979
UPA
Lot 10598
Great Britain - Isles of Scilly C
POSTED AT SEA covers group on sleeved pages, each covers bearing 'PAQUEBOT' cachet in black or violet, GB, Panama or German stamps tied by St Mary's cds. (8 covers)
Date
1980-93
UPA
Lot 10599
Great Britain - Isles of Scilly C
British International Helicopters Anniversary (1964-89) cover collection, inc six illustrated covers flown between Cornwall & Scilly Isles bearing various GB issues, 4 are crew/pilot signed. (6 covers)
Date
1989
UPA
Lot 10600
Great Britain - Isles of Scilly C
POSTAL STRIKE COVERS. St Martin's (Local stamp)& HONG KONG combined covers. (6)
Date
1996
UPA
Lot 10601
Great Britain - Isles of Scilly C
POSTAL STRIKE COVERS. St Martin's (Local stamp)& GUERNSEY combined covers. (7)
Date
1996
UPA
Lot 10602
Great Britain - Isles of Scilly C
POSTAL STRIKE COVERS. St Martin's (Local stamp)& ASCENSION combined covers. (7)
Date
1996
UPA
Lot 10603
Great Britain - Isles of Scilly C
POSTAL STRIKE COVERS. St Martin's (Local stamp) & ST HELENA combined covers. (6)
Date
1996
UPA
Lot 10604
Great Britain - Isles of Scilly C
POSTAL STRIKE COVERS. St Martin's (Local stamp) & SWITZERLAND combined covers. (7)
Date
1996
UPA
Lot 10605
Great Britain - Isles of Scilly UM
EUROPA. A NHM collection of stamps & miniature sheets (perf & imperf). Lovely fresh condition (14 stamps & 16 m/s)
Philatelic terms
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
imperf — Imperforate
A stamp produced without perforations separating it from adjoining stamps.
perf — Perforation
The rows of holes or cuts between stamps that allow them to be separated; measurements describe the spacing of those perforations.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
2010-17
UPA
Lot 10606
Great Britain - Isles of Scilly CC
INTERESTING COLLECTION of (mostly 19th Century) unique Monochrome/Sepia Photographs in protective stock pages. An enigmatic assembly, chiefly by Gibson & Son Photographers (Penzance & Scilly Isles) of Scillonians & their families, mounted on thick Photographer advertising cards, others by C.J.King St Mary's, also two view photo cards & a Stereo-Scope view. Fascinating Social History. (37 photographs)
Date
c1880-1930
UPA
Lot 10607
Great Britain - Isles of Scilly CC
A 'HOLIDAY TRIP'. A set of 6 unused black & white Post cards by Gibsons of Penzance, images of holiday makers on a rough sailing to the Scilly Isles, titled from (1) 'Trouble Brewing' to (6) 'A General collapse'. Funny & in fine condition (6 cards)
Date
c1910
Lot 10608
Greece U
Hermes 40l mav=uve on blue, Athens fine print with number, 3 margins with tiny cut in the top edge, FU with large part cds.
Philatelic terms
FU — Fine Used
A used stamp described as being in fine condition, usually with an acceptable cancellation and overall appearance.
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Lot 10608