Bidspirit auction | UK 1990s Collection of Royal
UK 1990s Collection of Royal Mail Prestige Stamp Booklets - A collection of Royal Mail prestige stamp booklets featuring various commemorative themes. The group includes booklets titled Cymru Wales (£6), London Life (£5), The Story of Beatrix Potter (£6), Breaking Barriers: A Century of Great British Speed Records, Tolkien: The Centenary 1892-1992 (£6), Northern Ireland, The National Trust: One Hundred Years of Conservation, European Football Championship 96, Alias Agatha Christie (£6), and Special by Design. Each booklet contains multiple panes of unused British decimal stamps, including Machin definitive heads and commemorative issues. Visible denominations include 17p, 18p, 19p, 22p, 33p, 39p, 1st class, and 2nd class. The booklets are constructed with printed card covers and stitched or glued bindings, containing thematic text and illustrations alongside the stamp panes. The Agatha Christie booklet features a circular printed mark on the cover reading ROYAL MAIL STAMPS £6 BOOK. The Beatrix Potter booklets feature a red rectangular printed price mark reading £6.00 BOOK PRICE. The London Life booklets are printed with £5 Book of Royal Mail Stamps. The Tolkien centenary booklet bears a circular printed mark reading ROYAL MAIL BOOK OF STAMPS £6. Specific commemorative designs include Football Legends featuring Dixie Dean, various Beatrix Potter illustrations including Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck, and graphic elements relating to Agatha Christie novels such as Murder on the Orient Express.