Trafford Books: Books, Ephemera, Autographs, Cigarette Cards, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History., 427, Manchester

Great Britain Telegrams from 1893, mostly Greetings types from 1935 with scarcer items noted, 17 pre-1940. Also two Scandinavian. Mostly VG/VF (33)

Great Britain 1988-2000 UM collection of commem sets, plus some pairs and blocks. Face value PS359.72. Also some used items.

Great Britain 2001-2004 UM collection in stockbook including sheetlets and miniature sheets. Face value PS541.47

Great Britain First Day and Commemorative Covers, mainly modern, a few signed including Raymond Briggs, Brian Blessed and Jeffrey Archer.

Channel Islands WW2 Occupation Covers (21) including German Feldpost (5); letters (4) from German soldiers; and various loose stamps.

Channel Islands mix including EVII PPCs with FIRST TOWER cds and other village cancels; Jersey 1996 UNICEF 30p, 35p, 41p, 60p Imperf Proof pairs

Ascension 1949 11/2d Black & Rose-Carmine Perf 14, a FU example showing the 'Davit Flaw', and an UM block of four for comparison. SG40d and 40da

Ascension 1953 11/2d Black & Rose-Carmine Perf 13, a FU example showing the 'Davit Flaw' and an UM example for comparison,

Australia & States used ranges in s/book, on leaves etc, mostly QV to GV, with useful South Australia to 2s6d & Victoria to 2s,

Australia & States Covers & Cards, 1880-1954, with 18 States period;

Australia 1902-37 used collection on leaves with good selection of Postage Dues, 1913-14 to 2s, and later 'Roos to 1s (3) & 2s (4),

Bohemia & Moravia 1939-45 Covers (9) and PCs from various Labour Camps, some with camp cachets;

Falkland Islands 1980 Birds of Prey UM pairs, two of each value, and a 25p single, all with Watermark Crown to Right;

Faroe Islands 1975-93 UM collection in binder with some in Year Packs. Includes booklets and mini-sheets. A few early issues adhering but largely fine

Finland 1992-2011 Self-Adhesive booklets plus few UM mini-sheets and mint oddments, mostly 2009/2011, Cat PS676

Finland modern booklets, mini-sheets and some self-adhesives with good Thematic interest. STC PS406.

France WWI Military mail with a variety of Regimental cachets and/or Tresor et Postes cancels, two from the Levant with fine TRESOR ET POSTES / 501.

France WWI Military mail from forces in Morocco (4), Dardanelles, Salonika and Indo-China, with a variety of cancels and cachets. Fair to fine. (7)

Germany 1871-1940 Covers (14) & PPCs, including 1871 Alsace-Lorraine; 1921-22 Saar (7, two roughly opened);1923 Inflation (3),

Germany WWI Covers & PCs, mostly military mail with good variety of cancels and cachets, together with 1919 cover Bavaria to Zurich

West Germany 1950s to 2000s lightly duplicated FU ranges on about 100 pages, including unification issues. (few 1000)

West and East Germany extensive UM and FU duplicated ranges in seven large stockbooks. (1000s)

Kenya Uganda Tanganyika 1932-72 airmail covers, mainly to UK, mostly GV/GVI period at various postal rates, wide range of frankings & cancels.

Kenya 1942-45 POW Letter Sheets (4) and a cover from Italian prisoners of War, variously addressed, from camps at Nyeri, Eldoret, Mitubiri, Makindu

Libya (Italian Colony) 1927 60c Parcel-Post, two complete sheets UM, a total of 200 pairs, occasional separation, two stamps torn. SG P67