Bidspirit auction | UK & Commonwealth Philatelic Collection,

UK & Commonwealth Philatelic Collection, Isle of Man 2012 Year Set, FDCs - An extensive philatelic collection comprising multiple stockbooks, commemorative miniature sheets, a complete year collection, and various first day covers. The assembly includes The 2012 Year Collection of Isle of Man Stamps, featuring mint examples of various commemorative issues. Also present are multiple London 1980 International Stamp Exhibition miniature sheets issued by the British Post Office, face value 59 1/2p, featuring historical postal uniform designs. The collection covers numerous territories including the UK, with Machin and Wilding definitives, as well as Hungary (Magyar Posta), Singapore, Malaysia, and New Zealand. Notable postal history includes a 1963 New Zealand Christmas first day cover with a circular date stamp cancellation addressed to Bristol, England. Album tabs indicate further material from Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, and Hong Kong. Most stamps are perforated, including used examples with circular cancellations and mint never hinged (MNH) specimens in original commemorative packaging. The collection is accompanied by a Stanley Gibbons Great Britain Concise Stamp Catalogue 2012.