Trafford Books: Ephemera, Books, Cigarette Cards, Photographs, Postcards, Postage Stamps and Postal History.

UK & Foreign selection in small album with many better items; includes Fry’s poster advert, German chromos, RPs of Hull Fair (2),

Australia GV Heads & ‘Roos, a collection arranged on stockleaves, sorted by watermark, plus some pages of varieties including several ‘HALE PENCE’,

All-period mix including Railway Officials (32) and Shipping. The Railway Officials include L.B. & S.C. (11, French issues, with two poster types);

All-period British Commonwealth accumulation with many useful QV to early QE2 items on stockcards, M&U,

Chelsea Football Club, a selection of team RPs for the seasons 1910-11, 1911-12, 1912-13, and 1913-14.

British C/W mainly GVI/QE2 M&U ranges neatly arranged in three 32-page stockbooks (one about half-filled), from wide range of territories,

Great Britain accumulation in carton with Covers from QV including registered mail, several QE2 Special Packs and Year Packs,

Carreras cigarette card collection in 3 albums, comprising 18 sets, 4 near-sets and a part set;the sets include "Orchids"1925 (standard and L sizes),

Railway Stations, a selection of UK interior RPs, all VG quality comprising Chapeltown, Hemsworth, Botley, Lenzie, Berry Brow,

Foreign collections of all periods in 6 albums & 4 stockbooks, M&U and UM, with chief interest in Italy, Spain, Guatemala, Austria,

Alcock and Brown, aviators. A selection of RPs, mostly PU 1911-12, sent by John Alcock to a friend in Heaton Chapel (Stockport),

Commonwealth & GB accumulation in large carton with much useful QV/GVI period on stockcards, numerous QE2 FDCs and cards,

Isle of Man 19(08?) PPC to Sulby with near fine DOUGLAS / X/ MAS datestamp for delivery on Christmas Day.

Cigarette Card collection in modern album with 8 sets and 2 part-sets; including Westminster "British Royal & Ancient Buildings" 1925

Ranges in binders & stockcards, on leaves etc, mostly GB & Canada from QV including many 1d Reds (two with O.U.S. overprints),

Cigarette & Trade Card collection in modern album, mostly in sets, fine lot; includes Rothmans "Beauties of the Cinema, 1939 (matt finish);

Preston Pot Fair 1907, three RP close-ups by G. Cross, one PU with light corner crease. Good/Fine (3)

Egypt 1900s to 1960s M&U collection on leaves with strength in Officials, Postage Dues, Postal Fiscals (salt tax) and British Forces Letter Stamps.

Germany 1927 Welfare Fund, 1927 International Labour Office, and 1929 Welfare Fund, all in fine postally used sets. Cat £545 (12)

Embroidered Silks, WWI, plus a woven silk of the R.M.S. "Mauretania", including "Lancashire Fusiliers", "Rifle Brigade", "The Royal Fusiliers"

Louis Wain cats, a selection published by Tuck (4), Hartmann (2, Manxland), Wrench, A. M. Davis, and Ernest Nister. VG/Fine (9)

LNWR Steam Locomotives in LMS livery, a collection of PC size b/w photos, with a wide range of loco types.

British C/W GV to QE2 mint and UM ranges in album with better values from a wide range of territories especially British West Indies

Isle of Man 1940-41 Covers (2) and a POW Letter Sheet to London or Bromley, with different PALACE INTERNMENT CAMP / DOUGLAS cachets,

Comic selection, all showing Isle of Man Censorship cachets on reverse, 1948 to 1985, comprising 44 with Approved cachets on reverse,