Lot no. 10090
385th Auction
Condition
6Catalogue no.
1812/1996, Town Cancels of Jersey collection, comprising over 350 covers, picture postcards, postal receipts, and more, well-presented and written-up on pages in two large volumes, with representation from roughly 40 post offices, including many smaller ones, with Augres, Beresford St, Carrefour Selous, Cheapside, David Place, First Tower, Havre des Pas, Ponac, Rouge Bouillon, St. Mary, Stopford Road, and many more, note “Jersey Penny Post” handstamps on 1830 folded letter from Gorey and 1839 folded letter from St. Clement, 1852 blue Millbrook double split-ring cover, 1857 St. Martin's double split-ring cover,1893 cover with La Rocque c.d.s, much from the reigns of King George V and VI, including scarce registered letter ands parcel receipts from smaller offices, a scarce 1923 registered stationery cover from Rouge Bouillon, many World War II Occupation frankings including first day and registered usages, to later twentieth century, condition varies as expected in a holding of this nature, but many fine strikes, many desirable items included, the result of years of dedicated searching by the collector, a collection that would be a tremendous effort to duplicate.