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Auction: 26019 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 1017

(x) Great Britain
Postal History
Express Mail
1902-13 a collection on pages of King Edward VII express mail covers (24) with many different labels, cachets and frankings including 1909 (26 Nov.) envelope from Liverpool to Birmingham bearing 4d., endorsed "Express Delivery" and struck with single line "express." black cachet with B.P.A. Certificate; 1907 (25 May) envelope from Warwick to London bearing 1d. block of ten (5x2), endorse "Special Sunday Delivery" and, in separate hand "Express Delivery on Sunday"; 1913 (30 April) picture post card from Hampstead to Munich endorsed 2registered and express"; 1911 (30 May) 1d. stationery envelope from Edgware Road to Earls Court bearing 1d. and 7d. alongside double ring "express" in pink with R.P.S. Certificate; 1911 (15 June) envelope from London to Zurich bearing 2½d. and 4d. endorsed "Express Letter Urgent = late fee [separate hand]"; 1905 (12 Nov.) 1d. stationery envelope from London to Hannover bearing 1½d. and 3d. A fine, varied and attractive group.

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Estimate
£600 to £800

Starting price
£480