Trafford Books: Books, Autographs, Banknotes, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History, 429, Manchester

Great Britain 1967-99 collection of Illustrated FDCs in three albums, mostly from 1983, largely printed address. (201)

Great Britain accumulation in two stockbooks, on leaves & loose, mostly QE2 with main interest in UM 1970s/90s commemorative sets,

Great Britain UM collections for the period 1984-88 and 2003, very comprehensive, both definitives and commems, including Machins to PS5

Great Britain 2008-2012 album of commemorative presentation packs (49), plus few Ill. FDCs. Fine

Channel Islands WW2 Occupation Covers, comprising commercial mail and German military (7, two philatelic), the majority Guernsey.

Channel Islands locals in stockbook for Alderney, Sark and Herm, including blocks of 4, imperf proofs, and few varieties. (Few 100)

Channel Islands 1948-1980 UM collection in album, fairly complete for Jersey & Guernsey, including 1970 Guernsey 10/- & PS1 perf 13,

Alderney 1983-2010 UM collection in Davo album, near complete, with additional leaves to 2012 and a few items awaiting mounting. VF

Australia & States 1861 to 1952 covers & cards including used (7) and unused (19) postal stationery with better items;

Australian States 1860s to 1900s mainly used ranges in two stockbooks and on stockleaves, with strength in Queensland, New South Wales,

Australia 1913-80 mainly used duplicated collection in album including 'Roos to 3d (6), 4d (2), 6d (4), 9d (9) 1s (6), 2s (11) and 5s;

Canada Postal History mix including 1880s covers (6) with QV 1c, 3c (3) or 5c adhesives; many EVII/GV period including registered mail;

Czechoslovakia 1938-39 Military PCs (12) and Covers (4) with a variety of fine POLNI POSTA datestamps, six with censor h/s.

Czechoslovakia 1939-43 Newspapers (3), Covers (3) and a wrapper, four with Bohemia & Moravia newspaper stamps, a 1939 Cover with large PZ label

Falkland Is 1950s/80s Covers (132), including Dependencies and B.A.T., including FDCs, Ships' mail, some personal mail, etc,

France WWI PCs (4) from servicemen, one of 1918 from a sailor in Dakar; and impressive censored cover to a Swiss bank with wax seals

French Colonies covers & cards, 1898-1948; including Military mail from Indo-China (2, 1898 & 1908), Algeria, Syria (2) & Morocco;

Germany 1872-1942 Covers & Cards, including 1872 fine wrapper with 1/2gr Eagle tied PLAUEN cds; various used PS Cards notably 1888 Berlin local;

Germany WWI (9) & WW2 Feldpost post cards & covers with good range of military cancels & cachets; together with a 1919 PC to a German POW

Germany 1941-44 Registered Feldpost covers, mostly to Austria, from soldiers mainly located on the Eastern Front, plus Belgium (3) and France,

Germany 1942 Feldpost cover from Ludwigsburg with cachet of the 1st POW Workers Battalion 145 and freepost label tied by Zur Beforderung Friegegelen

India 1941 First Pigeon Missive cover Kalyan to Bombay with special cancel & Bombay G.P.O. air-mail cachet. Fine

India 1942 flown cover to South Africa from a British soldier at Quetta, charged 14as. with unusual '1-I Opened by Examiners' sealing label applied

Italy & Colonies on stockleaves with interest in Sardinia & other States, Italian East Africa, Express stamps, and various Revenues.

Japan Covers & Cards from 19th Century, chiefly pre-1945, with much used postal stationery. Wide variety of postal markings. (326).