Trafford Books: Books, Autographs, Banknotes, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History, 430, Manchester

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 20, 2024 - November 20, 2024
Page Size: 257 items in 11 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
202

Postal History mix including GB 1841-44 (3) with 1d imperfs cancelled '2' and '7' in Maltese Cross, the other with fine MX of Perth

1931-50 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 98.90
203

Aviation theme covers, late-1960s-1990s, with many RAF Museum and similar

late-1960s-1990s GBP 60.00 - 80.00 GBP 73.60
204

Malaria Eradication Campaign

1962 GBP 10.00 - 20.00 Not Sold
205

First Day and Commemorative covers in albums and loose, mostly GB, some Netherlands and others,

1960s to modern. GBP 20.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
206

Postal History interest including 1837-39 Free Fronts (3) signed by Thomas Marsland (M.P. for Stockport)

1837-39 GBP 20.00 - 40.00 GBP 27.60
207

World War I Military Mail, chiefly French forces, some British & American.

GBP 40.00 - 70.00 Not Sold
208

Prisoner of War and Internee mail,

1939-47 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
209

WWI & WW2 Covers, including

1918 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 80.50
210

Act of Parliament, August 1839 for the introduction of the Penny Post and the abolition of the parliamentary privileges.

1839 GBP 70.00 - 100.00 GBP 66.70
211

Great Britain QV accumulation on stockleaves with many 1d Red Plates plus various surface-printed-2s6d.

GBP 60.00 - 80.00 GBP 59.80
212

Great Britain QV-1990s M&U ranges in large stockbook and Windsor album, with much pre-decimal UM from GV.

1990s GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 80.50
213

Great Britain 1904-82 Covers & PPCs with interest in Skeleton cancels (8)

1904-82 GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 41.40
214

Great Britain 1911 First United Kingdom Aerial Post commemorative PCs posted September 8th-13th with special handstamp.

1911 GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 29.90
215

Great Britain Military & Prisoner of War mail,

GBP 70.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
217

Great Britain Military mail, WW2-1960s, plus few WW2 censored civilian items including two Cable & Wireless telegrams.

WW2-1960s GBP 20.00 - 40.00 Not Sold
218

Great Britain First Day & Commemorative Covers, including Isle of Man and Channel Islands, 1960s-2000s, plus some Poland and Czechoslovakia.

1960s-2000s GBP 120.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
219

Great Britain 1953-2007 largely mint ranges including Presentation Packs (28)

1953-2007 GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 50.60
220

Great Britain 1960s/80s mint ranges in binder with much UM,

1960s/80s GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 43.70
221

Great Britain 1960s/70s largely UM ranges in binder,

1960s/70s GBP 20.00 - 40.00 GBP 27.60
222

Great Britain 1965-92 Presentation Packs, and few mini-sheets, mostly 1970s/early-1980s,

1965-92 GBP 40.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
223

Great Britain 1967-72 High Values in UM Plate Blocks of 4,

1967-72 GBP 60.00 - 80.00 GBP 98.90
224

Great Britain QE2 mint Errors and Varieties including Machins in Imperf pairs (4), various missing phosphors, missing colour (SG 981a), major perf shifts, etc. Largely UM. Cat value exceeds PS1100. (43, multiples considered as single items).

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 166.75
225

Great Britain collection in six albums, M&U, mostly QE2 with much mint decimal-2007 comprising commemorative sets, greetings booklets, few high values and some Machins. High face value.

GBP 400.00 - 450.00 GBP 345.00
226

Great Britain 1971-88 collection of UM commemorative sets in two binders, neatly arranged on stockleaves.

1971-88 GBP 40.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
227

Great Britain & Channel Islands FDCs

1960s-2000s GBP 100.00 - 130.00 Not Sold
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD