BRITISH EMPIRE AND COMMONWEALTH GAMES 1911-2002 A spectacular and well researched collection of covers, postcards, tickets, stamps, photographs and other items nicely displayed and written up on pages, starts with a group of four different 1911 London "Festival of Empire" forerunner to the Games ppc's, two of these with Crystal Palace slogan cancels, then continues with 1930 Hamilton, Canada, incl a ppc, and six covers, three of these printed, 1934 London incl a Games label, postcard, invitation, and large real photo of the Swimming Teams, 1938 Sydney incl four invitations, nine covers, and two telegrams, 1950 Auckland incl two covers, 1954 Vancouver incl nine covers, tickets, Roger Bannister illustrated Christmas card, and a large real photo of the UK Fencing Team, 1958 Cardiff incl two FDC's, the set on a Harrison presentation card, covers with slogan and other cancels, identity cards, and ppc's, 1962 Perth incl FDC, covers and cards, OHMS covers, and a set of match book labels, 1966 Kingston, Jamaica incl two FDC's, press pass and baggage labels, and four large real photo's, 1970 Edinburgh incl three presentation cards signed by the stamp designer Andrew Restall, Specimen FDC and press photo of stamps, the set on a German sales card with "CANCELLED" handstamps, identity card and ribbon etc, 1974 Christchurch, 1978 Edmonton, 1982 Brisbane incl matchbox covers, 1986 Edinburgh incl £2 coin in Royal Mint folder, plus more from the Games at 1990 Auckland, 1994 Victoria, Canada, 1998 Kuala Lumpur, and 2002 Manchester, these all with ranges of covers and cards. Lovely clean condition throughout. (approx 270 covers, 80 cards, 130 stamps, 7 mini-sheets, plus 125 other items) For more images, please visit https://www.sandafayre.com/itemdetails.aspx?s=591474
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