Bidspirit auction | UK Mixed Collection of Commemorative

UK Mixed Collection of Commemorative Crowns, Coinage, and Ephemera - A group of items comprising numismatic specimens, philatelic material, maritime photographs, and a vintage advertising tin. The numismatic portion includes a 1951 Festival of Britain crown in its original brown card folder, two commemorative crowns in a plastic case, and a quantity of loose mixed circulation coins in base metal and silver-coloured alloys. Philatelic material includes a Cornwall Local Post 50p booklet, a Specialist Stamps 1940 Stamp Centenary commemorative packet, and several postmarked envelopes, notably an advertising cover for Nu-Swift fire extinguishers from Elland, Yorkshire, dated 14 June 1968. The lot also contains three black and white maritime photographs of passenger liners. The items are housed in a rectangular lithographed metal tin for C.W.S. Cream Crackers, manufactured in Crumpsall and Cardiff, featuring a floral motif and a yellow textured exterior. Tin length: 220 mm.