First Day Covers
1979 (06) Horses - Norwich Union Official (Full Set)
Scarce Official to find with a full set, mostly seen as single stamp versions.
This particular cover was one of the few that was NOT carried to Antwerp. read more
125.00 GBP
1979 (06) Horses - Norwich Union Official (s) - Doubled in Belgium (14F Stamp)
Excellent Norwich Union Official - Doubled in Antwerp with an 14F Stamp (the 'destination' of the 'Mercury' Royal Mail Coach)
Full set version with the UK only stamps fetch well into 3 figures, but few 'doubled' covers were serviced... read more
14.99 GBP
1979 (06) Horses - Norwich Union Official - Doubled in Antwerp (8F CEPT Stamp)
Excellent Norwich Union Official - Doubled in Antwerp with an 8F CEPT Stamp (the 'destination' of the 'Mercury' Royal Mail Coach)
Full set version with the UK only stamps fetch well into 3 figures, but few 'doubled' covers were serviced... read more
14.99 GBP
1979 (06) Horses - PAIR of Matching PO Covers - Eurocrest Glasgow & Edinburgh H/S's
Brilliant PAIR of Matching PO Covers.
Eurocrest Glasgow & Edinburgh H/S's.....
I do believe this is the first time I've ever had BOTH handstamp versions on matching covers liike this....
Cat £20 each, so £40 total cat value.... read more
16.99 GBP
1979 (06) Horses - Plain - Tattenham Corner CDS
Super Plain cover with the full set cancelled by the very scarce Tattenham Corner CDS...
If this had been an illustrated cover, it would be cat £250 !! read more
49.99 GBP
1979 (06) Horses - PO - Epsom H/S - Signed by Lester Piggott
Superb Post Office cover..........
Epsom H/S.
Signed by Lester Piggott (Former Multi-Championship Winning Jockey). read more
29.99 GBP
1979 (06) Horses - Rotary Club of Epsom Cover - Epsom H/S
Superb Rotary Club of Epsom Cover.
Epsom H/S (Carried)........... read more
9.99 GBP
1979 (06) Horses - South Wootton Community Hall Fund Raising Cover - Kings Lynn FDI
Extremely unusual South Wootton Community Hall Fund Raising Cover.
Kings Lynn FDI.
Comes with a note for provenance..... read more
9.99 GBP
1979 (06) Horses - Stamp Publicity (SP) Official
Lovely Stamp Publicity (SP) Official. read more
20.00 GBP
1979 (06) Horses - Stuart - Derby 200, Epsom H/S - Double Signed by Lester Piggott & Willie Carson
Brilliant Stuart cover with the full set cancelled by the Derby 200, Epsom H/S.
The cover has then been double signed by two Horse Racing Legends - Lester Piggott & Willie Carson... read more
39.99 GBP
1979 (06) Horses - Warwick & Warwick 'Postal History Exhibition' Official
Wonderful Warwick & Warwick 'Postal History Exhibition' Official.
This is the 'Printed Address' version - there is another one with an image of the Building on it....
Cat £30.......... read more
12.99 GBP
1979 (07) Year Of The Child - Benham BOCS (NSPCC) Official - Signed by Susan George
Excellent Benham BOCS (NSPCC) Official.
Signed by Susan George (British Film & TV Actress).
Very few covers exist signed by her......... read more
19.99 GBP
1979 (07) Year Of The Child - Benham BOCS (NSPCC) Official - Signed by the late Leslie Crowther
Superb Benham BOCS (NSPCC) Official.
Signed by the late Leslie Crowther (TV Star).
High cat value......... read more
29.99 GBP
1979 (07) Year Of The Child - Benham BOCS (SP) 1 NSPCC Official - Signed by Jenny Hanley
Excellent Benham BOCS (SP) 1 NSPCC Official.
Signed by Jenny Hanley (English actress. She was one of the presenters of the ITV children's magazine programme Magpie). read more
7.99 GBP
1979 (07) Year Of The Child - Benham BOCS 12 Official - Signed by Christopher Milne
Excellent Benham BOCS 12 Official.
Signed by Christopher Milne (English author and bookseller and the only child of author A. A. Milne. As a child, he was the basis of the character Christopher Robin in his father's Winnie-the-Pooh stories and in two books of poems). read more
1979 (07) Year Of The Child - Benham RH9 Tenterden Railway Official - Signed Susannah Hooper
Lovely Benham RH9 Tenterden Railway Official.
Signed by Susannah Hooper. read more
1979 (07) Year Of The Child - Bradbury 'Toys' Cover - Royal Tournament BF1979PS H/S
Amazing Bradbury 'Toys' Cover - Royal Tournament BF1979PS H/S.
Bradbury doesn't even show this cover and H/S variation on his web site - so few were ever done...
This cover but with other H/S's he has got priced up at £60, so I would expect this to be around that...... read more
14.99 GBP
1979 (07) Year Of The Child - Conwy Valley Railway/Llechwedd Slate Caverns Cover
Highly unsual cover - This needs a bit of explaining I think - This started out life as a single stamp Post Office cover with the Alice in Wonderland, Llandudno H/S.
Then, because the Llechwedd Slate Caverns Railway was finally opened, they added a Llechwedd Slate Cavern Railway Letter Stamp, then cancelled that.
Then it was carried on the Conwy Valley Railway (by ... read more
14.99 GBP
1979 (07) Year Of The Child - F. Warne & Co Cover - 9p Only - London WC FDI
Superb F. Warne & Co Cover (the Publishers).... so highly relevenat.....
9p Only - London WC FDI (Where they are located)....
Astonishing letter inside from the Publishers, confirming the provenance to the cover.... read more
9.99 GBP
1979 (07) Year Of The Child - Forces Royal Tournament BF1979PS Official (s)
Rarely seen Forces Royal Tournament BF1979PS Official (s).
I haven't seen a full set one of these since 2007 - they do exist, but goodness knows where they all are.... they don't appear in collections, so this single stamp vesrion my be the easiest way to get this one...
Tiny bit of toning top right corner mentioned for accuracy.... read more
5.99 GBP