Trafford Books: Books, Ephemera, Photographs, Postcards, Postal History

Good collection in impressive vintage album with VG UK topography including many street scenes and other better with many RPs,

A good UK & Foreign collection in vintage album, with VG Military Art by Harry Payne and similar artists, plus military RPs

Collection in King George VI album, mint or used with most territories well represented including some useful Indian States;

Mainly pre-1940 mix with London & Hertfordshire views including early Wembley RPs (13, including Railway Station, Padfield Farm and 5 street scenes),

Mainly GB topography, mostly 1900s/40s, with many useful items including RPs; includes several street scenes notably Wincanton (2),

Assortment in carton with much ephemera & photos from 19th Century; includes 1880s cabinet photos of Deepcar Railway Station and Station Master,

Postcard case with mainly 1930s to 1960s duplicated remainder cards comprising some 40 different subjects; chiefly North of England topography

Foreign & C/W 1990s/2000s UM ranges in large 62 page stockbook, with many miniature sheets, thematic sets, few booklets etc.

Carton of ephemera, mid-19th Century to 1970s, with main interest in advertising including many Victorian trade cards, billheads,

The History of Wigan,

The Bookbinding Trades Journal

A collection of Photographs charting the life & career of Friedi Meerkamper and Hope Braine, 1930s Australian Professional Figure Skaters,

Storage box of mainly Isle of Man ephemera, PPCs, photos & covers, 19th Century to modern, chiefly post-1950;

Carton of Transport related items with many railway and commercial vehicle photographs, plus cruise brochures,

Great Britain Covers & PCs from 1850s, mostly 19th & early 20th Century; interest in 1d Red frankings, many Duplexes,

Model Railway titles including Catalogues for Bassett-Lowke 1927, Bond s 1935 & Mills Bros 1934;

Isle of Man topography & themes, a collection in plastic sleeves from early chromo vignettes to 1980s, chiefly pre-1940; i

19th Century Newspapers, good spread from 1800s to 1890s, notably many issues of

All-period topographical & subject accumulation, about 50% Continental size; some in plastic sleeves including useful UK street scenes

Channel Islands WW2 Covers & cards, plus seven with Liberation stamps, largely philatelic with Arms & Landscape issues, bisects,

WWI British POWs in Dulmen Camp, Germany, a selection of RPs including six autographed by different prisoners

WWI British Internees at Murren, Switzerland, all members of the King s Own Regiment, especially scenes at the Alpenruh Hotel. RPs.

Switzerland 1930 to 1950s covers in album with better frankings, Express mail (22) and registered, 1942 to Egypt undelivered and twice Censored, etc.

Edwardian to 1950s selection with many useful UK views & subjects, plus some Foreign; includes RP street scenes, country houses, military art,

Assortment with 1700s issues of The London Gazette plus newspapers of the 19th & 20th Century; many Maps with some better;