Bidspirit auction | A Collection of UK Royal

A Collection of UK Royal Mail First Day Covers, 1978-1996 - A collection of UK Royal Mail First Day Covers and souvenir sheets, housed within a brown padded ring binder with gold-coloured lettering reading POST OFFICE FIRST DAY COVERS. The collection includes commemorative issues such as the 1978 CHRISTMAS set featuring carol singers, the 1979 DOGS set, and the 1984 CHRISTMAS THE NATIVITY set. Also present are regional definitive issues for SCOTLAND and NORTHERN IRELAND from 1984, alongside mid-1990s commemoratives including VE DAY 1945-1995, SCIENCE FICTION, and SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE. The covers feature various cancellations including circular date stamps from the PHILATELIC BUREAU EDINBURGH and pictorial postmarks. Most envelopes are type-addressed to MR A C EVANS in NORTHAMPTON. No maker's marks or signatures are visible on the binder or covers.