Postal History

STAMP FAIRS 2025

Please come and see me at the following stamp fairs through 2025

UK Stamp Fairs 2025

York Racecourse - Friday & Saturday 17-18 January

Westbex, Thatcham Saturday 29th March The Kennet School, Stoney Lane, Thatcham, RG19 4LL. From 10amto 4pm

Alfreton Philatelic Society - Sunday 13th April Riddings Park Community Centre, West Street, Alfreton, DE55 4EW

EuroPhilex - Birmingham NEC Wednesday to Sunday 7th - 11th May

Swinpex - Saturday 14th June Grange Leisure & Community Centre, Stratton St. Margaret, Swindon, SN3 4JY.

Philanglia - Saturday 21st June Burgess Hall, One Leisure, Westwood Rd, St. Ives PE27 6WU

MIDPEX - Saturday 5th July Warwickshire Event Centre, Nr. Leamington Spa

York Racecourse - Thursday/Friday 18th/19th July

Preston Philatelic Society Saturday 20th September, Barton Village Hall, Garstang Road, PR3 5AA

Banbury

Swinpex 2025 Swindon Philatelic Society

Saturday 14th June 2025 Grange Leisure & Community Centre,

Stratton St. Margaret, Swindon, SN3 4JY.

Discover Great Britain Postal History

At Tom George Postal History, we specialize in all aspects of Great Britain Postal History, offering a wide range of interesting items for collectors. Join us in exploring this fascinating collecting field and hunt for postal treasures.

Line Engraved - Penny Plates—Letters in four corners—Plate 225 1880—Cover addressed to Launceston franked with QV 1d red (Plate 225) tied with Callington `781’ VOS numeral. On reverse `CALLINGTON’ cds dated `19 FE 80’ with `LAUNCESTON’ arrival cds dated `FE 20 80’.

1910 - EDVII Newspaper wrapper printed `Postman's Gazette' cancelled at Glasgow and addressed to `P.O Ystalyfera Glam' a village in the Upper Swansea Valley.

Ireland 1945 OHMS Registered cover Ballykinler Camp

Cumberland—Carlisle advert cover 1867—Commercial envelope addressed to Southampton franked with QV 1d red tied with `CARLISLE / 165’ duplex dated `SP 3 67’ with time code `E’. On the front printed `CARLISLE HORSE CLOTHING AND SADDLERY CO LIMITED’ with horse illustration. Creases.

Liverpool - 1874 - Commercial transatlantic entire to New York annotated `per Atlas' franked with QV 6d Grey (SG125 / Plate 12 / uncoloured corner letters) cancelled with `EXCHANGE / LIVERPOOL / 466' duplex dated `10 FE 74'.

British Empire Exhibition registered cover with Certificate of Posting to Godmanstone, Dorset' with block of four 1924 1½d values tied with special exhibition handstamps dated `1 NO 1924'.