First Day Covers

Absolutely stonking Henry Donant Cover - Non Phosphor Set - but cancelled with the Brighton & Hove 'Envelope' FDI Slogan.

But with the TRANSORMA Sorting Machine Trial Cachet... which is a small red 'letter' about half way down the cover - I've 'Photoshopped' the scan to show it in clearer detail and done a close up scan...

Various 'letter's' were used depending on...  read more

Code: 58164

49.99 GBP

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Excellent Henry Donant Cover with the Phosphor stamps cancelled by the lovely Albert Cross CDS.

Excellent name connection to the issue.........  read more

Code: 57904

29.99 GBP

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Excellent set of the Phosphor stamps, cancelled by the Westminster Bridge Rd CDS.

Cat £125......... (Directly opposite St Thomas Hospital in case you were wondering).........  read more

Code: 57747

69.99 GBP

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Lovely Henry Dunant Cover

Non Phosphor stamps......

Southsea CDS.

Cat £40..........  read more

Code: 62549

16.99 GBP

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Amazing Henry Dunant Cover with the Non Phophor stamps cancelled by the sought after -'The Country Code, Fasten Gates' Slogan.  read more

Code: 58293

14.99 GBP

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Lovely set of the Non Phosphor stamps on a Donant Cover cancelled with the London SW1, 'Envelope' FDI Slogan.

Superb condition...........  read more

Code: 54433

35.00 GBP

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Superb Henry Donant cover with a very clear London EC, Red Cross Century of Service Slogan on a set of the Phosphor stamps.

One of the nicest versions of this I have seen for some time!  read more

Code: 50424

100.00 GBP

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Rare Shakespeare's Birthplace Cover.

3x½d+1x2½d Pane - Stratford-Upon-Avon CDS.

Cat £100....

A rare cover to find.... most collectors & dealers missed this one...  read more

Code: 62769

49.99 GBP

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Rarely seen Australia-Canada-NZ cover.

Phosphor set of stamps cancelled with the Southampton 'T' Wavy Line Slogan.  read more

Code: 55937

29.99 GBP

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Unusual illustrated cover - BOTH the Ord & Phosphor stamps, cancelled by the Newtown CDS.  read more

Code: 57748

49.99 GBP

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Sought after HMTS Monach Cover with the Non Phophor stamp cancelled by the London W1 15th Anniversary, Declaration Of Human Rights Slogan.

Cat £60 as such..........  read more

Code: 55489

29.99 GBP

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Astonishingly scarce Standard Telephones and Cables Ltd Cover withe the Non Phosphor stamp canceleld by the London WC 'Envelope' FDI Slogan.

Open top, but that then means you can clearly note the STC 'With Complements' Card that is inside !

A5 size envelope, so the edges do have the usual creases as it went through the post, but this is rare cover....

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Code: 58167

79.99 GBP

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Superb PAIR of Matching 'Blue Ocean' Covers

Phos & Non Phosphor - one set on each cover....

Both with a London WC, First Day of Issue 'Envelope' Slogan.

Each is Cat £25, so £50 cat Value............  read more

Code: 61185

19.99 GBP

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Lovely South Eastern District Office CDS.

Extra Paris (Phos) stamp added to make up the registered postage rate.....

Cat £75.............  read more

Code: 60035

39.99 GBP

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Lovely Stuart cover with a Pair of 1/9d's - cancelled with the appropriate Chiswick CDS.

Chiswick being the location of the M4 Viaduct shown on the stamps...........

Cat £200 with the full set !!  read more

Code: 57649

29.99 GBP

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Superb and scarce 'Hall's Croft' Cover with the Non Phosphor stamps, cancelled with the very scarce 'Field Post Office 1050' CDS

The presence of the Army Field Post Office right in the town of Stratford Upon Avon was unheralded, and was the ONLY Field Post Office in Great Britain that day.

Connoisseur Covers managed to service a small number of covers here before i...  read more

Code: 51406

75.00 GBP

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Superb and scarce 'Shakespeare's Birthplace' Cover with the Non Phosphor stamps, cancelled with the very scarce 'Field Post Office 1050' CDS (this one has a 'light' CDS strike.

The presence of the Army Field Post Office right in the town of Stratford Upon Avon was unheralded, and was the ONLY Field Post Office in Great Britain that day.

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Code: 51407

75.00 GBP

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Extremely scarce Anne Hathway's Cottage Cover (The rare large version).

With BOTH the full set of Ordinary & Phosphor stamps - all appropriately cancelled with the 400th Anniversary H/S.

Not seen one of these for many years.....  read more

Code: 58190

74.99 GBP

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Extremely rare Air Mail Envelope.

Full set of the non Phosphor samps cancelled with a Field Post Office 573 CDS.........

Up till now the only Field or Forces Post Office CDS cancellations known to exist on this issue was the Field Post Office 1050 CDS......... quite probably, this 573 one may be unique....  read more

Code: 62733

24.99 GBP

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Unusual Avon Philatelic Co Ltd Cover - 400th Anniversary H/S.

Quite a long cover, which is why 99% of these have some 'bends' at one of the edges - on this one it's on the right side, which is also open.... but apart from that, this one is one of the better versions I have seen over the years !  read more

Code: 59227

14.99 GBP

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