Stamps & First Day Covers

We recently bought a stamp dealer out of all the older First Day Covers (FDC) that he had in stock and there were thousands of them. They date from the 1960’s and 1970’s with an occasional cover from the 1980’s. But we made sure that each cover had more than one commemorative stamp on them and many of the covers have as many as four different stamps on them. Each cover has a cache on it and it was cancelled on the first day that the stamps were issued. We are bundling them into groups of ten different covers, each with more than one stamp on each and we are going to offer them at just £9.50 a bundle. That works out to less than £1.00 a cover and these are older covers. Each bundle will be different and no one knows which covers you will get, but at only 95p each we think they are very interesting.

We have just taken delivery of 20 crates containing some 31,250 First Day Covers (FDC) and even at our new location, they take up a lot of space. Most are British, a few are from the Channel Islands, and few from overseas. Normally we would sort them, so as to be able to offer them by type, but this time there are just too many and we are too busy trying to get our stock in order! Many of you have ordered our FDC packages in the past and very few were ever returned. This is in many ways a much more interesting lot and fresh to the market. Some of the covers are from the 1960s others are much more modern but all are First Day Covers. Most British commemoratives but there are also British fiscal FDCs that are scarcer and a few from other countries. We have asked staff members, who know nothing about stamps to make up packages of 10 different covers. Just count them out and make sure there are NO duplicates. That way every collector has the same chance to get some wonderful covers. We are going to offer a package of 10 different First Day Covers at a special price of just £8.95 that is less than 90p a cover! They make great gifts, and the holiday season is almost here. While they last 10 FDCs for just £8.95. We think it is good value and you will love them.

In the huge lot of First Day Covers (FDC) that we bought, there were a certain amount of non Great Britain covers. We have placed them aside and counted them into bundles of ten (10) different covers. Some are Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man all of which issue FDC’s in far smaller numbers than our Post Office. But I have also included other countries, including two from Africa. We don’t know which countries you are going to get, as we have someone who doesn’t know anything about stamps counting them out. That way, if something scarce or rare comes up, it is still included in the package. You can have ten different non GB First Day Covers at a reasonable price. If you order a great number of bundles there is some chance that there might be some slight duplication, but the more you order, the more you get.

This is a fantastic set of ten different covers issued in 2010 for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. You have ten covers each with a different full colour photo either single or together. Each cover has a first class British stamp cancelled with a special cancellation showing Buckingham Palace with the ‘Royal Mail London SW’ on it. This collection was issued by Mercury and we don’t know what each of them cost, but a first class stamp alone today cost 70p each, so the set of ten cost £7.00 in postage alone, forget the cost of the photos, envelope and handling. Our price is less then the cost of postage or just £6.60 for all ten different covers. But supplies are very limited and they are our future King and Queen!

Because King Edward VIII only served for ten months, the Post Office only got around to issuing 4 stamps with his portrait. At that time we had a presence in Morocco and so some of these unique stamps were overprinted for use in our offices in Morocco. Great combination Edward VIII mint unused stamps but overprinted for use in Morocco. The denomination being offered here is the 15c in quantities of 100. If you have never even seen these, now is the chance to not only see them but to own some at a great price.

Before the Olympics were held in London in 2012, they ran the Olympic Torch all over the country to get as many people as possible involved. Mercury issued a series of covers for each town the torch entered. Each cover has a full colour photograph of the place such as Aberystwyth, Belfast, and Taunton. There is also a special First Class stamp on each cover. The stamp alone would cost 67p today. We have twenty (20) different covers, where they are from will vary, but all 20 will be different. A nice souvenir of the Olympics. From what we understand they were issued at about £3.50 a cover, which means the 20 covers would have cost about £70.00. If you buy it from us, you'll get 20 different full colour covers with first class stamps, not for the £70.00 but for only £15.00. That works out to just 75p a cover just over the cost of the First Class Stamp.

This is something that everyone will want, either for themselves or as a present, but there is a limit of 2 Collections per order. These are beautiful First Day Covers made up between about 2002 and 2011. But there is a hole in the middle of each cover; this was to hold a crownsized coin. Mercury who issued them made more covers than coins. They had a warehouse full and we bought them. Each package is 20 different covers the vast majority of Royal interest. You have a full cover photograph and an actual stamp cancelled with a special cancellation. Some of the stamps have a face value of over £1.00. But here is the bargain you get 20 different covers all with stamps for just £8.50, which makes them 42.5 Pence each. The stamps alone are worth more in many cases. They are colourful, yes they have a hole for a coin in them, but they are 42.5 Pence each, talk about a bargain. Limit two sets per order. Each package is different, but there will be some duplication between packages. Get them while they last…

Steve found 20 different First Day Covers ready to put coins but no coins! We have just 50 sets of 20 different FDC’s issued in some way with a Royal connection. Each cover has beautiful photograph, most are in full colour and a handsome and in some case quite a high value stamp. The stamp has been cancelled on the First Day of Issue. There are no coins, but there is a hole in each cover, which you could fill with a coin if you wanted.

Because King Edward VIII only served for ten months, the Post Office only got around to issuing 4 stamps with his portrait. At that time we had a presence in Morocco and so some of these unique stamps were overprinted for use in our offices in Morocco. Great combination Edward VIII mint unused stamps but overprinted for use in Morocco. The denomination being offered here is the 15c in quantities of 20. If you have never even seen these, now is the chance to not only see them but to own some at a great price.

While sorting out one of vault rooms, one of our favourite colleagues came across a group of Mint, never used British stamps that celebrated Christmas. There is the clown 3d, the snowman of 1 Shilling and 6 pence, the doll’s house of 9d, the hobby horse of 4d and the toy train set of 1 Shilling and sixpence. All of these stamps were issued before 1971 and all are in Mint unused condition. There are five different mint stamps and we are going to give you three sets of the five stamps for a very attractive price.

This beautiful set of three famous paintings was issued by the Post Office almost 50 years ago. There are three stamps of 4d (Master Lambton) by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 9d (Mares & Foals) by George Stubbs and 1/6 (Children coming out of school) by L. S. Lowry in Mint unused condition. At the time the face value of 31 pence would have bought you 5 copies of the Sunday Times with colour supplement (today £12.50). We bought the sets from someone who put them away in 1967. I am going to offer you a spectacular buy. I am going to offer the set of 3 Mint unused British Painting Stamps not for £12.50 a set, but rather 4 sets, a total of 12 Mint Stamps for just £4.50. These would make excellent gifts for anyone interested in art.

Because King Edward VIII only served for ten months, the Post Office only got around to issuing 4 stamps with his portrait. At that time we had a presence in Morocco and so some of these unique stamps were overprinted for use in our offices in Morocco. Great combination Edward VIII mint unused stamps but overprinted for use in Morocco. The denomination being offered here is the 15c in quantities of 50. If you have never even seen these, now is the chance to not only see them but to own some at a great price.

We offered these covers more than ten years ago and we have just found a small group that was ‘misplaced’. They are the Official World Wildlife Fund First Day Covers and they were issued all over the world between 1989-1990. Each cover has a full colour drawing of one animal and that country’s stamp with the same animal. It is affixed to the cover and cancelled with a special First Day of Issue cancellation. They are beautiful First Day Covers and helped raise a lot of money to help preserve animals world-wide. Here we offer them either in packages of 7 different First Day Covers. Supplies are very limited and they are fantastic.

This most unusual Crown Cover was issued in 2002 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of H. M. Queen Elizabeth II being our Queen. The cover shows a large black and white photograph of The Queen and the stamp from Guernsey is in full colour and shows her in a green outfit. It is the crownsized 50 Pence that caught my attention. It does not have the Queen on the reverse but rather Westminster Cathedral. The obverse has a crowned portrait of The Queen and it is from Ascension Island. This is unusual as most of the coins from Ascension are also from St. Helena. Both have small populations so they tend to combine the both. An interesting place, rather desert like and rather hard to get to. The crown is Prooflike Uncirculated and most unusual, one that I don’t think I have seen before.

In 2002 H. M. the Queen celebrated her Gold Jubilee 1952-2002. This large sized CrownCover contains a crown or $1.00 from the British Virgin Islands and two stamps from The Gambia. You have the Queen on horseback similar to the 1953 Coronation Crown with the Queen in profile on the obverse. It is in Prooflike condition and the cover has a full colour photo of the Queen and Prince Philip. The two stamps have the Queen on the edge and two different portraits in the centre. As crowns from the British Virgin Islands are not easy to find, we think you will like this large sized CrownCover, but supplies are limited.

Charles & Diana Wedding Crown (the last 25 Pence Crown ever to be struck) from 1981 with 2 stamps.

Fabulous Crown Covers with the stamp and crown coming from Cook Islands. Issued in 2011 as part of the Lifetime of Service series. The stamp and the cover have a picture of the Queen and Prince Philip travelling in a tour car and smiling. The coin has a wedding portrait and a modern portrait of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip with the lettering: QUEEN ELIZABETH II & PRINCE PHILIP A LIFETIME PARTNERSHIP

It is unusual to see £5 pieces used in coin covers. Usually, they use Crowns or crownsized coins to keep the cost down. After all you have the £5 coin, the full colour cover, and the stamp. Normally a coin cover with a £5 coin will be sold for £19.95-£24.95. But we have a nice example of celebrating the Diamond Wedding Anniversary at just £12.50 featuring a £5 piece issued by Jersey and a stamp by Gibraltar. But supplies are limited.

It was years ago that we offered this fantastic Princess Diana phonecard inside a First Day Cover. We sold out and could have sold many more than we had. We managed to buy 100 more pieces that someone had put aside almost 20 years ago. The phone card has a picture of the Princess Diana stamp that is on the First Day Cover. The face value of the stamp is $300 Guyana and the face value of the stamp is $10.00. It is beautiful and very difficult to find these days. Well worth having and we think you will love it.

This is a great offer of 12 stamps from the short reign of Edward VII, 1901-1910. There are a range of denominations from the Half Penny up to the One Shilling and the designs and colours are wonderful. The collection comes on a display card and at £23.50 for the collection they come in at just under £2 each! Supplies are quite limited for this set.

100 King Edward VIII 1/2d green overprinted 5 Centimes Morocco Agencies for use in our Moroccan Territories. Edward VIII only lasted 10 months and there were only four (4) of his stamps made, so these mint stamps are most unusual and can be used in many different ways.

500 King Edward VIII 1/2d green overprinted 5 Centimes Morocco Agencies for use in our Moroccan Territories. Edward VIII only lasted 10 months and there were only four (4) of his stamps made, so these mint stamps are most unusual and can be used in many different ways.

In 1937, Edward, The Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII, finally married Mrs. Wallace Simpson. They married in a chateau in France, we know because we bought the archives of that chateau. The only things made to commemorate that wedding some 87 years ago, were two photographic covers with French stamps. The British Royal Family shunned the wedding and no one was allowed to go. Many years ago, we bought a supply of these covers from a stamp dealer in New York City. Now, some 45 years later, we are about to run out of our supply of covers. We have seen they are priced much higher elsewhere, but we are still keeping our old price.

Edward VIII was king for less than a year in 1936 before abdicating to marry divorcee Wallis Simpson. Due to his short reign, most of the coins that were produced upon his accession were never released for circulation but a set of stamps was produced as a temporary ‘Accession’ issue in the expectation of a permanent issue following his coronation which never happened. Four values of the ‘Accession’ stamp set were issued, the ½d green, 1½d brown, 2½d blue and 1d red. After Edward VIII’s abdication, there was a delay in producing stamps for the new monarch, King George VI so Edward VIII’s stamps remained on sale for some time and many were saved for commemorative purposes by the public due to his abdication. We have these sets of four unused, mint stamps available which have very simple designs in vibrant colours and are very affordable compared to the coins from his reign.

King Edward VIII abdicated to marry Mrs. Simpson and they became the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. They were married in a French chateau and none of their British relatives attended. There were two different covers issued to mark their marriage and they have either a photograph or a drawing on them and are both franked with a French stamp dated 1937. This cover was issued with a drawing of the pair. We bought a large group years ago and now we are running out. This might well be your last chance to get one or both of these historic covers which are now 85 years old!