Beschreibung:

cover - 1853 - 1990, the comprehensive collection of International Exhibition items including a good deal of related ephemera, noted are items from 1853 Great Industrial (Dublin) with illustrated letterheads (2) and Illustrated London News; 1862 International (London) with duplex cancellations on 1d. stars (6) and 1862-64 4d., illustrated U5 bearing 1/- used after the close; 1865 International (Dublin); 1867 Paris with U5 (6) all showing Exhibition c.d.s.; 1871 and 1874 Annual International U5; 1876 Philadelphia unfranked and franked printed U5; 1886 Colonial and Indian with special c.d.s.on ½d. stationery card; 1893 Columbian stamps to 30c. and U5 (2); 1897 Brussels; 1899 "Philatelia" (Manchester) labels (7, one affixed to reverse of 10 Feb. U5; 1901 Glasgow; 1908 Franco-British; 1912 Jubilee International imperf. and perf. labels in various colours; 1924 Wembley 1d. overprinted "CANCELLED" and an unoverprinted sheet of sixty, a good range of U5 and cards with 1d. (3) and 1½d. on first day (23 April) U5, an unfranked registered O.H.M.S. U5 with rare Office of Engineering c.d.s., 1925 Wembley 1d. (2) on first day (9 May) postcards, two telephone service cards with "POST OFFICE EXHIBIT/GOVERNMENT PAVILION/WEMBLEY" slogans, later to 1990, other items include medallions (18) mainly of the Victorian era, exhibition catalogues, reference material, etc. An ideal opportunity to acquire a formidable collection of this most interesting field of philately (large quantity)