Stolen items Database Stamp Fair & Auction Diary

Urgent Request for Information

** There have been reports of stolen goods from a member of the public who attended

Grosvenor's last auction on Tuesday 21 April 2015.

A briefcase containing the items is suspected to have been taken off a train in the

East Croydon area. British Transport Police and Sussex Police have been made aware.

Please see details below of missing items.

Lot 137: Australia: South Australia: Carrier Stamps: 1894 (c.) J.R. Cocking 6d.

Parcels Express stamp, scarce. Elsmore cat. $A1,000. Photo.

Lot 504: Carrier Stamps: Leeds, Marshall Bros. Parcel Express: 1895 2d. perf. 10 and

1900 2d. with “CITY”, used, scarce. Photo.

Lot 509: Carrier Stamps: London Express Parcels Delivery Company Ltd.: 1864

imperforate 1d, no control, perforated 1d. (3) with control, also printed leaflet

with scale of charges, mixed condition. (5 items)

Lot 514: Carrier Stamps: A selection comprising Mercer’s Liverpool 1912 3d. pair,

4d. strip of three used, W. Williams & Sons 1880 3d. used (scarce), A.W. White & Co.

Portsmouth 1d. mint and used, 2d. mint, Maiun Parcel Co., Manchester 2d. used, mixed

condition. (10)

Lot 517: Carrier Stamps: A selection of Tramways, incl. Birmingham & Midlands,

Brighton, Manchester Carriage, Manchester Corporation, etc., mixed condition. (97)

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Lot 137

Lot 504

If you see or hear of these lots being sold, please contact

lucie@thepts (mailto:lucie@thepts) or awilliams@grosvenor-auctions.co.uk

with details.

The buyer has requested a particularly watchful eye on eBay.

STOLEN FROM Potters Bar stamp fair Sunday 19th April 2015



  ** ***PTS Red Call***

Urgent Request for Information

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We have had reports that Bill Pipe, John Perriman and Roy Holliss t/a Cover Love

each had items stolen from the Potters Bar Stamp Fair last Sunday April 19 2015.

Bill had a group of GB Naval covers taken, John a stockbook of Bavarian Stamps and

Roy, a group of GB covers including a unique Parcel Post label franked with 7 x QV

GOVT. PARCELS 11/2 d. stamps on a label from Woolwich, a hand-illustrated [3 people

+dog] on 1d. Plate 188 QV cover from Woolwich and a small number of Parcel Post

Receipts from the Woolwich or Dartford areas.

Please keep a close eye out for the items and contact

with any information.