£600 - £800
Belgium: large 150+ page ‘SAFE’ ring binder, with written-up, well-presented, wide ranging collection of Brussels and Belgian-related items from mid 19th century to mid 20th century. Definitive and commemorative stamps, cinderellas, vignettes and labels, some postally used and some imperforate with paper varieties. Various postcards, business letters, trade cards, invoices on promotional paper, official invitations/correspondence and wide range of exposition/exhibition/fair coverage including agriculture, air, auto, cycle, philatelic, art and engraving. Whole sheets of stamps, cinderellas, commemoratives including 5 & 10c Brussels Exhibition 1897 (SG 96 & 98) with varieties noted, mint 1910 charity set (SG 109-116) and cover of scarce mint 1935 International Philatelic Exhibition mini-sheet, (SG MS 657) cat. £600. Various exhibition covers/postcards and promotional postmarks, postage dues and proofs seen.
From the collection of Tom Pring, a highly respected member of the Belgian Study Circle and the author of two works on Belgian issues, ‘Fine Barbe Varieties’ (2009) and ‘1893 Armoires du Royaume’ (2015). Pring was half-way through a work on the Ostend-Dover Route, which he was sadly unable to complete.
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