Bidspirit auction | UK 1970s-80s Philatelic Collection, Albums


UK 1970s-80s Philatelic Collection, Albums and First Day Covers - A large philatelic collection primarily focusing on the UK and British Commonwealth from the 1970s and 1980s. The lot comprises five red ring-bound binders with gold-toned lettering on the spines reading THE GLOBE STAMP ALBUM, numbered 2 through 6, and one tan binder titled 1985 Part I British Commonwealth published by Stanley Gibbons. A black ring-binder album is included, containing several Royal Mail mint stamp presentation packs. Visible packs include Christmas 1984 The Nativity, Famous Trains, and a Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) issue. The collection features a substantial quantity of First Day Covers (FDCs) with illustrated cachets and commemorative cancellations. Themes identified include the Royal Green Jackets, Christmas 1983, Safety at Sea, British Folk Traditions, and Information Technology Year. A slim brown commemorative album titled Churchill 1874-1974 is also present, containing stamps from that specific anniversary issue.