The Portfolio April 2016 Issue 7 FC009 200 100 per month 23rd April 1924 British Empire Exhibition Wembley, 1d Postcard with Empire Exhibition special slogan, handwritten address to Green Lanes London N16, near Alexandra Palace. FC011 250 over 5 months 23rd April 1924 British Empire Exhibition Wembley, 1½d Lettercard, not opened and done by stamp dealer W T Wilson of Handsworth Birmingham, Empire Exhibition special slogan postmark. FC012 250 over 5 months 23rd April 1924 British Empire Exhibition Wembley, Empire Exhibition, Palace of Engineering special postmark on 1½d Envelope, handwritten address to Croydon Surrey. FC013A 75 25 per month over 3 months 1924 British Empire Exhibition Wembley, pack of six mint colour postcards in the original Fleetway Press envelope. You had to use a coupon in the exhibition brochure to be able to get them, so now must be very hard to find. FC022M 150 over 3 months 1925 Wembley Empire Exhibition, pack of ten mint lettercards with the original band still round them, but only just, some slight foxing round the edges. 01303 278137 EMAIL: betty@buckinghamcovers.com Buckingham Covers, Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent CT19 4BF Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email Betty@Buckinghamcovers.com 1
FC029Q 300 100 per month over 3 months 10th May 1929 Postal Union Congress, matching set of 3 low values (½d, 1d and 1½d, Teymham Sittingbourne CDS postmarks. Just a shame that the one final value has gone missing. FC048E 175 35 per month over 5 months 7th May 1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V, plain typed cover, sent Airmail from Belfast to Glasgow via Hillmans Airways, Belfast CDS postmark. Produced by airmail specialist J Stephens. FC045B 700 100 per month over 7 months 7th May 1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V, typed Westminster cover cancelled with a London W1 CDS postmark, neatly opened along the bottom. FC048F 175 35 per month over 5 months 7th May 1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V, plain typed Airmail cover, West Ealing CDS, sent Airmail to Grafton, NSW, Australia. 35 per month over 5 months FC048G 175 7th May 1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V, plain typed cover, Inverness CDS, sent Airmail to Wick, cover produced by airmail specialist J Stephens. FC048H 175 35 per month over 5 months 7th May 1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V, plain typed cover, Portishead Bristol CDS postmark. Sent Airmail to Delhi, India with receiving mark ten days later on the reverse. FC048I 175 7th May 1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V, plain typed cover, sent Airmail to Athens Greece, Kirkwall CDS postmark. Though it is not addressed to him it does seem to be in the style of airmail specialist J Stephens, Athens receiving mark two days later on the reverse. 35 per month over 5 months Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4BF 2 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email Betty@Buckinghamcovers.com RCS07
35 per month over 5 months FC048J 175 7th May 1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V, plain typed cover, Cambridge CDS. Sent Airmail to Floragasse Austria, with two clear receiving marks on the reverse. FC049M 100 7th May 1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V, plain cover, handwritten address, Newton Abbott, Devon CDS postmark. FC049N 100 7th May 1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V, plain typed cover, registered with a clear Londonderry CDS postmark. FC083H 60 6th May 1940 Centenary of the Penny Black, plain cover cancelled with London CDS. Addressed to the British Pavilion at the New York World s Fair, we guess maybe made as something to sell to visitors. FC091A 75 11th June 1946 Victory, illustrated cover with Don t Waste Bread Edinburgh slogan postmark. The cover was sent to New Zealand, has an Auckland red cachet and a small refused cachet on the front, which is quite unusual and there must be a story behind it. FC049P 125 25 per month over 5 months 7th May 1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V, plain typed cover with Birmingham 108 CDS postmark. FC098B 500 26th April 1948 The Silver Wedding on King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, illustrated registered cover cancelled with Gresham House, London EC2 CDS postmark. 100 per month over 5 months www.buckinghamcovers.com You can always use our FlexiPay service. It s simple and INTEREST FREE. Divide the total by up to 12 months. We then hold your order safely for you. It is extremely popular and flexible. Talk to any of our team to find a payment plan that suits you. FlexiPay is a great way of getting covers or collections that you want but can t pay the full amount straight away. And it s much better for you than putting it on your credit card and paying interest to the bank! We prefer you to pay by credit or debit card for this service. Our minimum monthly payment is 10. www.buckinghamcovers.com 3
FC099U 125 25 per month over 5 months 26th April 1948 The Silver Wedding on King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, plain typed cover cancelled with Sussex slogan postmark. FC099V 125 25 per month over 5 months 26th April 1948 The Silver Wedding on King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, plain cover with Boscombe Bournemouth CDS postmark, cachet address to the Westminster Bank. FC146 75 3rd June 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II cover produced by leading Stamp dealer J Sanders of Southampton, clear Long live the Queen slogan and then a Southampton CDS cancelling the bottom two values. FC172 125 25 per month over 5 months 12th September 1957 46th Inter Parliamentary Conference, illustrated cover with Conference special Big Ben postmark, times at 6:15pm. FC099W 125 26th April 1948 The Silver Wedding on King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, plain typed cover with North Parade, Laindon, Essex CDS postmark. Their anniversary has also been typed on the left hand side, so nearly a display cover. 25 per month over 5 months FC304A 30 1st July 1964 20th International Geographical Conference cover plus the Se-tenant holiday booklet issued on the same day, Bournemouth CDS postmark. FC406A 250 over 5 months 1st September 1965 Joseph Lister Centenary, illustrated cover with Visit Shakespeare s Town Stratford special slogan postmark, typed, small ink smudge below postmark but very rare and hard to do. FC558A 75 18th August 1966 England Winners cancelled with the Diss Norfolk First Day of Issue postmark. This is one of the most famous forged postmarks, there was no First Day of Issue there. Has become very collectable now to both FDC and football collectors. Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4BF 4 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email Betty@Buckinghamcovers.com RCS07
FC675B 60 29th April 1968 British Bridges, missing phosphor on the 1/9d value. Unaddressed Connoisseur cover with Walthamstow CDS postmark. FC420P 350 1st September 1965 Commonwealth Arts Festival, illustrated cover with Visit Shakespeare s Town Stratford special slogan postmark. The postmark is quite heavy so a few ink smudges, but a very rare connected postmark. over 7 months F3026 40 30th July 1985 350th Anniversary of the Royal Mail, typed Royal Mail Cover with Buckingham Palace CDS postmark. We feel a Post Office at a Royal House must be connected for this issue. F3027 40 16th September 1986 The Royal Air Force, Royal Mail typed cover with a Buckingham Palace CDS postmark, we feel this should be listed as a connected postmark for this issue. F141Q 140 FC732S 50 28th May 1969 Cathedrals, single stamp cover, Liverpool special postmark, signed by the then Archbishop George Beck. We think very few covers were ever signed by him. Supplied with a Solemn opening cover from 1967. 70 per month 11th May 1977 The Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, registered Post Office cover cancelled with clear Buckingham Palace CDS postmark, typed. F3028 60 8th September 1987 Victorian Britain, plain handwritten registered cover (Royal Crest on the reverse), cancelled with a Windsor Castle CDS postmark. F3029 60 22nd July 1986 Royal Wedding, plain handwritten registered cover cancelled with Windsor Castle CDS postmark. Though not illustrated is covered in stamps to make up the value of registration. 25 per month F245W 125 over 5 months 21st April 1986 60th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, registered typed cover cancelled with Buckingham Palace CDS postmark. FD025B 100 9th August 1902 Royalty Colour Postcard marking the Coronation of King Edward VII and postmarked on the actual Coronation day with a London CDS postmark. The Coronation was postponed from the 26th June as he had to have an operation, not a first day but a must for any royalty collector and very few could have been done. www.buckinghamcovers.com Back Front 5
FD094H 100 18th March 1935 King George V 2½d Blue and 3d Violet on plain typed cover, sent airmail from Liverpool to Cape Town South Africa. Sent to the Houses of Parliament in South Africa with their receiving mark on the reverse. J Stephens Airmail cover. FD029C 900 100 per month over 9 months 1st January 1902 King Edward VII ½d Green, 1d Red and 2½d Blue on plain registered cover sent to New Zealand with receiving mark on the reverse on the 6th February. Also unusual as it has a registered cachet rather than a label. FD120 200 100 per month 14th September 1936 King Edward VIII 1d on Westminster stamp cover, cancelled with London WC Wavy line slogan cancel. FD173A 20 1st September 1941 ½d Pale Green on hand addressed cover with Gerard s Cross slogan postmark. A typed message on the left mentions about the pale colour. FD174E 50 FD175B 125 25 per month over 5 months 11th August 1941 Strip of three 1d Pale scarlet on plain typed cover, Gerard s Cross slogan postmark. A typed message on the left mentions about the pale colour, but maybe using three of them defeated the purpose. 28th September 1942 1½d Pale brown, typed cover with a Dumfries slogan postmark. FD177 50 21st July 1941 2½d Pale ultramarine, plain typed cover with Darlington Co Durham slogan postmark. FD178HW 100 3rd November 1941 3d Pale Violet, plain handwritten cover with Wimborne Dorset slogan postmark, opened at the top. Want to spread the payments on these amazing covers? Don t forget to ask about Flexi Pay! Call 01303 278137 for full details. Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4BF 6 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email Betty@Buckinghamcovers.com RCS07
FD220H 100 3rd May 1951 Festival of Britain, low values and the commemorative pair on illustrated registered cover with London Chief Office CDS postmark. FD214M 75 16th June 1944 Six Jersey Views and the two Arms on plain registered cover, not First Day but just ten days after D-Day, well laid out and registered. www.buckinghamcovers.com FD554 80 13th September 1972 2½p Gum Arabic Definitive, Cotswold cover with Marshfield Chippenham CDS postmark, plus cachet. ORDER FORM RETURN TO: BUCKINGHAM COVERS WARREN HOUSE SHEARWAY ROAD FOLKESTONE KENT CT19 4BF PAGE ITEM QTY CODE p The Portfolio APRIL 2016 Delivery Details ACCOUNT No (If Known) NAME ADDRESS WANT TO SPREAD PAYMENTS? If you want an expensive item, you don t have to pay for it all at once. We will spread the payment up to 12 months without interest. Tick the box and we will contact you to discuss a payment plan that suits you. UK POST & PACKING UNDER 200 2.45 PER SENDING UK SPECIAL DELIVERY OVER 200 6.95 OVERSEAS POST & PACKING UNDER 200.3.45 PER SENDING OVERSEAS SPECIAL DELIVERY OVER 200 7.95 PER SENDING TOTAL Payment Details I enclose my cheque/ Postal Orders made out to Buckingham Covers for..... I would like to pay by Credit / Debit card. I understand you will keep this number on a secure computer system and I authorise you charge it when my covers become available. POST CODE TEL No: Email: EXPIRY DATE START DATE ISSUE No SIGNATURE SECURITY CODE* *Last 3 digits on back of card. We cannot process your order without it. Alternatively you can call our small friendly Folkestone based Customer Service team (no call centres) on 01303 278137 BUCKINGHAM COVERS LTD, REGISTERED IN ENGLAND NO. 03877048 IS PART OF INTERNET STAMPS GROUP LTD, REGISTERED IN ENGLAND NO. 03497867. REGISTERED OFFICE FOR BOTH: WARREN HOUSE, SHEARWAY RD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4BF, UK. TEL. 01303 278137. 7
FD259G 185 37 per month over 5 months 2nd November 1953 4d, 1/3 and 1/6 Tudor Definitives, red and blue text in red border, Gt Portland Street Borough Office London CDS postmark. FD267U 500 250 per month Matching set of five Tudor illustrated covers, with typed addresses. There is a glue mark on the front of one, but to get a set of five with the same illustrations is very hard. 01303 278137 FD273C 350 over 7 months 1st September 1955 10/- and 1 Castle High Values, matching pair of plain typed covers, Criccieth, Caernarvonshire CDS postmark. Nice covers with good clear postmarks. FD3029 50 10th January 1990 150th Anniversary of the Penny Post, Royal Mail Handwritten registered cover, cancelled with a Windsor Castle CDS postmark. This is a very hard postmark to get as you have to work in the Castle to gain access to it. FD3028 100 18th October 1988 Castle High Values, Registered Royal Mail cover with neat handwritten address. Windsor Castle CDS postmark and as the Castle is on the 5 stamp it is very collectable. Warren House, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent Ct19 4BF 8 Tel 01303 278137 Fax 01303 279429 Email Betty@Buckinghamcovers.com RCS07