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Lot 274:
UK 1980-2021 Commemorative Stamp and First Day Cover Collection mint stamps
Description
A philatelic collection comprising multiple stockbooks and albums containing British decimal commemorative issues, miniature sheets, and first day covers. The collection includes a military interest Royal Mail First Day Cover with a cachet for Postal & Courier Services, franked with a circular date stamp reading FORCES POST OFFICE 7 10 SEP 80. The cover features a set of four stamps depicting notable figures with denominations of 12p, 13 1/2p, 15p, and 17 1/2p. A further first day cover commemorates the 80th Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, bearing a circular date stamp from Canterbury, Kent.
The stockbooks contain modern mint commemorative sets and miniature sheets protected by glassine interleaving. Included is the 2021 Only Fools and Horses set in various configurations, including a block of four and vertical strips with 1st class and £1.70 denominations. Also present is the United Kingdom A Celebration souvenir sheet featuring a Union Jack design and the Ancient Britain set depicting archaeological finds including the Battersea Shield and Skara Brae. Further thematic content includes James Bond film poster issues, working dogs, landscape definitives, and Christmas religious art series. The stamps are primarily perforated issues with decimal denominations including 1st, 2nd, 78, and £2.00 values.
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