Lot 174: Sold for £270 hammer
An Antiques & Collectables Auction to include Studio Pottery, Wednesday 13th November 2024

A large and interesting collection of stamps: six albums and a tin, including Victorian Penny Blacks, Reds and Blues, 19th century, early 20th century and later worldwide examples, including USA, Canada, South American countries, European countries, British Bechuanaland, African and African Islands, India, Hong Kong, Saint Helena, Pitcairn Islands, Malaya, Straits Settlememts, Sarawak, Pakistan, India, Australia, Norfolk Island, New Zealand, British Solomon Islands, Cook Island, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands, St Vincent, St Lucia, Jamaica, Barbados, Antigua, Philippine Islands, Lebanon, Egypt, Japan, Iran, etc, etc.

This collection of albums have been handed down to the vendor from his late Grandfather, William White, a civil servant at the Patent Office, London, before, during, and after the war. The tin containing Penny Red stamped letters and Penny Blacks were handed down from a late uncle, an auctioneer from Hampshire approx 50 to 60 years ago.