The Lionheart Collection of Great Britain, Part XXV
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The Lionheart Collection of Great Britain, Part XXV
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# 1 - Great Britain Parliamentary Envelopes 1d. red on buff envelope cancell... »
Great Britain Parliamentary Envelopes 1d. red on buff envelope cancelled by clear strike of Crowned 1840 (4 May.) c.d.s, to Manchest...
£800 to £1,000
# 2 - Great Britain 1840 Mulready A163, 1840 (May 19) to Plymouth, cancelled... »
Great Britain 1840 Mulready A163, 1840 (May 19) to Plymouth, cancelled by red Maltese Cross, struck slightly away from Britannia, on...
£150 to £200
# 3 - Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plate 1a AF, good to large margins... »
Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plate 1a AF, good to large margins and showing a fragment of the lower stamp below, unused; light...
£1,500 to £2,000
# 4 - Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plate 1b IK, good to huge margins a... »
Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plate 1b IK, good to huge margins and showing a sizeable portion of the adjoining stamp at top, u...
£150 to £200
# 5 - Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plate 2 QG-RH, block of four, good... »
Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plate 2 QG-RH, block of four, good to large margins on three sides and just cut-into at right, li...
£2,000 to £2,500
# 6 - Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plate 3 QG, very close margins on t... »
Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plate 3 QG, very close margins on three, almost four sides, just touching at lower-right, unused...
£500 to £600
# 7 - Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plate 4 1840 (Sept.) part entire le... »
Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plate 4 1840 (Sept.) part entire letter to Birmingham, bearing six singles from this plate, AH, A...
£2,000 to £2,500
# 8 - Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plate 6 AD, clear to large margins,... »
Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plate 6 AD, clear to large margins, unused and regummed covering tiny thin at foot; fresh and fin...
£500 to £600
# 9 - Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plate 6 1840 part cover front to Le... »
Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plate 6 1840 part cover front to Leeds bearing horizontal strip of four, KC-KF, with good to very...
£800 to £1,000
# 10 - Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plate 10 MK, close to large margins... »
Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plate 10 MK, close to large margins, just touched at lower-right, used with red Maltese Cross. Sc...
£150 to £200
# 11 - Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plate 11 FH, good to large margins... »
Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plate 11 FH, good to large margins on three sides, and slightly uneven and just cut-into at right...
£500 to £600
# 12 - Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plates 1a to 11, a used set of four... »
Great Britain 1840 One Penny Black Plates 1a to 11, a used set of four-margined examples, with Plate 10 showing rather fine red Malt...
£1,000 to £1,200
# 13 - Great Britain 1840 Two Pence Blue Plate 1 FC-HD block of six (2x3), go... »
Great Britain 1840 Two Pence Blue Plate 1 FC-HD block of six (2x3), good to large margins all round, neat red Maltese Cross cancella...
£12,000 to £15,000
# 14 - Great Britain 1840 Two Pence Blue Plate 1 EA-EC, horizontal strip of t... »
Great Britain 1840 Two Pence Blue Plate 1 EA-EC, horizontal strip of three, good to very large margins, just touched at right, tied...
£700 to £800
# 15 - Great Britain 1840 Two Pence Blue Plate 1 TA, good to very large margi... »
Great Britain 1840 Two Pence Blue Plate 1 TA, good to very large margins, used with very fine black Maltese Cross. Photo
£200 to £250
# 16 - Great Britain 1840 Two Pence Blue Plate 2 1841 (Aug.) part entire to S... »
Great Britain 1840 Two Pence Blue Plate 2 1841 (Aug.) part entire to Salop, bearing a block of four, RA-RB, SA-SB, uneven close to v...
£1,000 to £1,200
# 17 - Great Britain 1840 Two Pence Blue Plate 2 CA-CD, horizontal strip of f... »
Great Britain 1840 Two Pence Blue Plate 2 CA-CD, horizontal strip of four (CA double letter C"), close or slightly touched at top, g...
£700 to £800
# 18 - Great Britain 1841-54 One Penny Red-Brown EF-EG, horizontal pair on de... »
Great Britain 1841-54 One Penny Red-Brown EF-EG, horizontal pair on deeply blued paper, good to large margins, large part original g...
£200 to £250
# 19 - Great Britain 1841 Two Pence Blue KC-LD, unused block of four with goo... »
Great Britain 1841 Two Pence Blue KC-LD, unused block of four with good to large margins, large part original gum; strong vertical c...
£1,500 to £2,000
# 20 - Great Britain 1841 Two Pence Blue Plate 3 OA-OD, horizontal strip of f... »
Great Britain 1841 Two Pence Blue Plate 3 OA-OD, horizontal strip of four with large, slightly uneven margins on three sides and thr...
£2,000 to £2,500
1847-54 Embossed
(x) Great Britain1847-54 Embossed1/- green, Die I vertical pair from the left of the sheet, cut-to-shape at upper right and cut-into at lower right (not affecting the design), the lower stamp with very clear embossing, both with rich colour; large part original gum, a superb multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (2001). Photoprovenance:Royal Philatelic Collection, May 2001Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1847-54 Embossed1/- green, margins all around (just about clear or touched on three sides), part original gum; a small fault at top hardly detracts from the fine appearance, S.G. 55, £16,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1847-54 Embossed1/- green, clear margins all around, part original gum; a couple small imperfections noting a stain at top-left, otherwise sound, S.G. 55, £16,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1847-54 Embossed1/- green, Die I horizontal pair used with clear "466" barred numeral of Liverpool; very fine, Karl Louis Certificate (2023) and Pröschold BPP h.s. on reverse. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1847-54 Embossed1/- green, Die II, good margins, used with fine strike of "13" of the London Inland Section. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1847-54 Embossed1/- green, Die II, good margins, used with fine strike of "776" barred numeral of Taunton; fine. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1847-54 Embossed1/- green, Die II, good margins, used with central strike of "466" barred numeral of Liverpool; fine. Brandon Certificate (2021). PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1847-54 Embossed10d. brown, unused with good margins, flattened embossing and slightly soiled, but with good colour and attractive appearance. David Brandon Certificate (1989). PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1847-54 Embossed1853 (Apr.) entire to New York, bearing 10d. vertical pair (partly separated prior to use) with 2d. horizontal pair (fault at lower-right), all used with "466" barred numeral of Liverpool, with red "paid" and "5/cents" (credit) h.s., Liverpool F.R.H. (Floating Receiving House) c.d.s. (15 Apr.) on reverse. A rare 2/- franking. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1847-54 Embossed6d. mauve, watermark reversed, a marginal example from the left side of the sheet, other margins clear, unused with large part original gum; very fine, signed A. D(iena) and with Karl Louis Certificate (2023). PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1847-54 Embossed6d. dull lilac and 1/- pale green horizontal pairs, both affixed (not tied) to piece dated 16 Aug. 1856, cancelled by "42" of the London Inland Section; the piece with Lisbon receiving mark on reverse (23 Aug.). An attractive franking. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Collections and Ranges
(x) Great BritainCollections and RangesA valuable line-engraved collection on album leaves, including 1840 1d. black selection, 3-4 margins and generally 2-3 examples of each plate (one for Plate 11, three margins, with 1978 Brandon cert), some with matched 1d. reds and three used on cover; 1840 2d. blue used (4), extensive 1841 1d. red plates 12-177, well written-up with plate flaws identified, experimental and official perforations, including Plate 97 Archer trial used, Plate 17 imprimatur, also paper and lettering varieties, etc. Well worth viewing. Photo for selectionSubject to 5% tax on H...
(x) Great BritainCollections and RangesA QV mint and used selection, including 1840 1d. Mulready to Ireland, 2d. Mulready unused, 1847-54 6d. and 10d. embossed both cut square and used, a small group of used surface printed (mixed condition), including 1863-64 3d. and 6d both showing variety watermark inverted, also 1867-83 £5 orange used with neat West Central District c.d.s. but with faults including perforations trimmed at left and partially on other sides, 1884 £1 brown-lilac used with very neat East India Company c.d.s. but with two creases, 1887 Jubilee set mint (2), with ½d. vermillion...
(x) Great BritainCollections and RangesA QV-KGVI selection, including 1860 Inland Revenue Postal Fiscal 1d. dull reddish lilac on blue, large part original gum, also an example with the perfs. trimmed, 1881 1d. bluish lilac block of four overprinted "specimen", 1929 P.U.C. £1 mint (2), one with toned gum, and used (2), 1934 10/- re-engraved Seahorses in used blocks (two blocks of six, three blocks of four), 1948 R.S.W. £1 sheet of 20 unmounted mint, also 1897 Prince of Wales Hospital Fund labels including 1/- to 10/- set, the distribution envelope, and ½d. and 1d. Perkins Bacon tender essaysSu...
(x) Great BritainCollections and RangesA KEVII duplicated mint and used selection of values to £1, including a 1/- block of four from the Somerset House printing, mounted in the margin only, 2/6d. mint (2), used (6), 5/- mint (2) and used (7), 10/- used (7), one with neat Threadneedle Street Registered oval, £1 (5), some with faults; Mixed conditionSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainCollections and RangesA QV line-engraved used selection, including 1840 1d. blacks (14), noting HL, Plate 1b variety watermark inverted, good to very wide margins, but with ironed-out vertical crease, also KB-KC, Plate 8 horizontal pair, cut-into at base, NK, Plate 9 with good to very wide margins on entire letter to London, the letter with repaired hole away from the stamp; 1840 2d. blues (2), both four margins, with one just about touched at lower-left; Mixed condition. (17)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainCollections and RangesA QV used selection, comprising 1884 wmk Crowns £1 brown-lilac (3) and 1887-92 £1 green (4), Mixed condition, with faults in places, S.G. 185, 212. (7)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainCollections and RangesAn 1855-57 and 1862-64 surface printed unused/part original gum selection, including 1855-57 1/- (2), one with Brandon cert (2013) as pale-green, 1862-64 3d. crudely reperfed, 4d. (3), 6d., 9d. (3), including 9d. bistre with Ceremuga cert (2024), 1/- (2); Also including 1855-57 6d. fine used, variety watermark inverted (S.G. 70wi); Mixed condition, with some reperfing, regumming noted. (14)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainCollections and RangesAn 1865-67 surface printed unused/part original gum selection, including 3d. wing margin, 4d. Plates 9 (2), 11, 12 (2), 13 and 14, 6d. with small tear, 9d. and 1/- both reperfed; Mixed condition. (12)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainCollections and RangesAn 1867-80 surface printed unused/part original gum selection, including 3d. Plates 4, 5 (2), 6, 7, 8(2) and 10, three with Karl Louis certs (2000), one soiled, 6d. (3), 9d. (2), 10d. (5) and one used, 1/- Plate 4. 2/- (3), one overprinted "specimen" (Type 4), 6d. (2); Mixed condition, with some faults. (25)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainCollections and RangesAn 1873-80 and 1880-83 surface printed unused/part original gum selection, including 1873-80 wmk Anchor 2½d. Plate 1 on blued paper, wmk Orb 2½d. (2) Plates 4 and 12, 3d. Plates 14, 15, 19 and 21, 6d. Plates 14 and 16, 1/- green Plates 10 and 12 (2), 1/- orange-brown, a couple small marks on face, wmk Large Garter 4d. each of the three colours, 8d. (2, one creased), 1880-83 2½d., 3d., 3d. on 3d. (2), 4d. Plates 17 (3) and 18, 6d. on 6d. (2), 1/-; Mixed condition. (30)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
King Edward VII
(x) Great BritainKing Edward VII1902-10 De La Rue½d. dull green, variety watermark inverted, very fine unmounted mint, S.G. 215wi, £2,500. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainKing Edward VII1902-10 De La Rue9d. dull purple and ultramarine, complete pane of twenty (5x4), fresh, unmounted mint and with rich colour; a light gum bend at left and small crease in the lower-left margin, but a pleasing multiple, S.G. 250, £5,500 (as singles)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainKing Edward VII1902-10 De La Rue2/6d. to 10/-, large part original gum; a couple minor imperfections, but fresh and with good colour, S.G. 260-265Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainKing Edward VII1902-10 De La Rue£1 dull blue-green, fresh, large part original gum, with small corner bend at lower-right and a couple lightly nibbled perfs., S.G. 266, £1,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainKing Edward VII1902-10 De La RueA selection of shades, including 2/6d. (5), one regummed, 5/- (3) and 10/- (3), practically all fine mint; a few gum bends, S.G. 260-265, £5,000+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainKing Edward VIIA mint selection, with 2/6d. (3), including a corner marginal in a very deep shade (mounted in the margin only), one 2/6d. very washed out and regummed, also 5/- marginal unmounted, 10/- and £1. A useful groupSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainKing Edward VII1910 2d. "Tyrian Plum" colour trial in red-purple, large part original gum, tiny thin spots at top and lower-right. B.P.A. Certificate (2016) stating "a little toned", which in our opinion is unnecessarily harsh. A good example of this very rare colour trial. No more than two or three of each of the recorded colours in private hands. S.G. 266a Colour Trial, £25,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
King George V
(x) Great BritainKing George V1913 Seahorses£1 green, large part original gum, noting small spot of gum loss at lower left; strong colour otherwise and of fine appearance, S.G. 403, £2,800. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainKing George V1913 Seahorses£1 green, used with Guernsey c.d.s; well-centered, though a couple pulled perfs. at right, S.G. 403, £1,400Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainKing George V1913 SeahorsesA mint selection to the £1 green, including 2/6d. (2) with deep sepia-brown, 5/- (2) with rose-carmine, and 10/- indigo-blue; part to large part original gum, redistributed on a couple of values, S.G. 399-403, £5,000+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainKing George V1929 P.U.C. £1 black, two examples, one overprinted "specimen" (Type 32) in red with large part original gum, the other lightly used, S.G. 438, 438s, £3,600Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainKing George V1935 Silver Jubilee 2½d. Prussian blue error of colour, large part original gum; top-right corner perf added, but a rare stamp nonetheless, copy of Brandon Certificate (2006), S.G. 456a, £10,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Line Engraved Issues
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1aAF, good to large margins and showing a fragment of the lower stamp below, unused; light tone spot at top, but otherwise fine, P.T.S. Certificate (2021). PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1bIK, good to huge margins and showing a sizeable portion of the adjoining stamp at top, used red Maltese cross cancellation. An attractive example. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2QG-RH, block of four, good to large margins on three sides and just cut-into at right, light smudged red Maltese Cross cancellations; a sound multiple. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 3QG, very close margins on three, almost four sides, just touching at lower-right, unused with part original gum; slight crease otherwise fine. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 41840 (Sept.) part entire letter to Birmingham, bearing six singles from this plate, AH, AI, BG, BI, BH and NE, all except one being four margin examples, somewhat smudged red Maltese Cross cancellations; entire reduced at left, including into the Birmingham receiving mark on reverse, but an attractive and unusual franking for the up to 3oz. rate. Signed Holcombe. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 6AD, clear to large margins, unused and regummed covering tiny thin at foot; fresh and fine appearance. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 61840 part cover front to Leeds bearing horizontal strip of four, KC-KF, with good to very good margins, somewhat smudged red Maltese Cross cancellations. Slight trace of a filing fold through KF. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 10MK, close to large margins, just touched at lower-right, used with red Maltese Cross. Scarce thus. S.G. Spec AS67h, £1,500. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 11FH, good to large margins on three sides, and slightly uneven and just cut-into at right, used with clear black Maltese Cross; fine and rare. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlates 1a to 11, a used set of four-margined examples, with Plate 10 showing rather fine red Maltese Cross, and Plate 11 with close margins and slightly rounded corners. Mixed condition. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1FC-HD block of six (2x3), good to large margins all round, neat red Maltese Cross cancellations, FC-FD affected by light horizontal crease, HB with scissors cut at lower right, otherwise fine. A rare and highly desirable block. Photoprovenance:J.E. Safra, Spink, May 2014Christie's Robson Lowe, May 1992Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1EA-EC, horizontal strip of three, good to very large margins, just touched at right, tied by exceptionally fine black Maltese Cross cancellations to small piece. Karl Louis Certificate (2004). PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1TA, good to very large margins, used with very fine black Maltese Cross. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 21841 (Aug.) part entire to Salop, bearing a block of four, RA-RB, SA-SB, uneven close to very large margins, touched at right and lower-left, tied by black Maltese Cross cancellations, with receiving mark (14 Aug.) on reverse; the entire is untidy with various imperfections, but the block is unaffected. Rare. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 2CA-CD, horizontal strip of four (CA double letter C"), close or slightly touched at top, good margins other sides, black Maltese Cross cancellations. A good strip. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1841-54 One Penny Red-BrownEF-EG, horizontal pair on deeply blued paper, good to large margins, large part original gum; also BL, unused with sheet margin at right, showing ivory head. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1841 Two Pence BlueKC-LD, unused block of four with good to large margins, large part original gum; strong vertical crease between stamps causing a split at centre, and tiny split in "postage" of LD, but nevertheless a pleasing multiple. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1841 Two Pence BluePlate 3OA-OD, horizontal strip of four with large, slightly uneven margins on three sides and three stamps cut-into at top, large part original gum; fine and with rich colour. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1841 Two Pence BluePlate 3HG-HL, horizontal strip of six, close to very large margins, HK showing doubling of "H", used and tied to small piece by "316" barred diamond of Lurgan, Ireland (rated "D" in Chappell & Jones); HI with crease at base, but otherwise fine. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1854-571d. Plate 45, AD, imprimatur with sheet margin and inscription "Sheet. Plate the", good to large margins, fine. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1854-572d. deep blue, QG, unused and regummed; a lovely deep shade, Brandon Certificate (2019), S.G. 19, £3,500. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1854-571d. brown-rose, MA-NB, block of four, large part original gum; there is a paper hinge adherence on the reverse and a thin on one stamp. An attractive block. S.G. C8 (4). PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1861 1d. rose-red, block of six, CJ-DL, lightly stained at upper left otherwise fine and with part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (1998). S.G. 42, £1,200. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1864-79 One Penny Plate NumbersPlate 121: QE-RF block of four, variety imperforate on Dr. Perkins blued security paper, large part original gum, lightly mounted at top only, with bottom two stamps unmounted; a couple light gum creases, but an otherwise fine and attractive multiple of this rare trial printing. S.G. Spec G1i, £26,000. Photoprovenance:Dimitris BertsimasSir Gawaine BaillieSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1864-79 One Penny Plate NumbersPlate 225: OK, large part original gum; centered to right, but a fine example. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1864-79 One Penny Plate NumbersPlate 225: CJ, very well centered, used with "906" duplex of Woburn with both plate numbers visible; tiny adhesion at lower-left. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1858-76 Two Pence BlueCC-DD, block of four in deep blue, large part original gum; a light horizontal gum bend at base, otherwise fine. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1870-79½d. rose, imprimatur from Plate 4, TU, clear to large margins; without gum as prepared. S.G. Spec C4. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1870-79½d. rose, Plate 10, block of 121 (11x11) overprinted "specimen" (Type 9), natural straight edge at right, fresh original gum, unmounted except for four stamps; a small area of perf. separation at lower-right, otherwise fine. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1870-79½d. rose used selection, Plates 3-20, all with neat cancellations, including Plate 9 with plate numbers visible, Plates 8 and 13 pairs; Good to fineSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1870-741½d. lake red, Plate 1, JK, unused with part original gum; fine, P.F. Certificate (1997)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1870-741½d. Rosy MauveCI, overprinted "specimen" (Type 6), part original gum, lightly toned perf at right, otherwise fresh and fine. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1870-741½d. Rosy MauveIF, overprinted "specimen" (Type 2), without gum. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great Britain1870-741½d. Rosy MauveLA, from the left of the sheet with part marginal inscription '...re the Labels ABOVE...'; fine with large part original gum. Signed three times on reverse in pencil including by E.D(iena) and with his Certificate (1990). PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Military Telegraphs
(x) Great BritainMilitary TelegraphsBechuanaland1884 1d. to £1, set of eight, unmounted mint; very fine. S.G. MT1-8, £2,460. Photo for selectionSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainMilitary TelegraphsBechuanaland1884 1d. to 10/-, a short set of seven, unmounted mint; very fine. S.G. MT1-7, £1,510Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainMilitary TelegraphsEgypt1886 0.1 P.T. on 1d. to 100pi. on £1 set of eight, with fresh, large part original gum. S.G. MT9-16, £3,400. Photo for selectionSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainMilitary TelegraphsEgypt1887 1 dime on 1d. to 100pi. on £1 lilac and black, set of ten, with large part original gum, h.r with a few light tones, also the same set overprinted "specimen" with some faults, S.G. MT17-26, MT17s-26s, £1,735+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainMilitary TelegraphsEgypt1887 1 dime on 1d. to 100pi. on £1 lilac and black, set of ten, with large part original gum; the 10pi. to 100pi. with Enzo Diena Certificate (1988), S.G. MT17-26, £1,735Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainMilitary TelegraphsEgypt1887 1 dime on 1d. to 100pi. on £1 lilac and black, set of ten, with large part original gum, h.r., S.G. MT17-26, £1,735Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainMilitary TelegraphsArmy Telegraphs1899-1900, a selection of eight values to £1, with large part original gum, h.r; S.G. AT3-AT4, AT6, AT8-12, £725Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Mulready
(x) Great Britain1840 MulreadyA163, 1840 (May 19) to Plymouth, cancelled by red Maltese Cross, struck slightly away from Britannia, on the reverse with clear "I/my-19/1840" c.d.s; slight signs of age, but a scarce second week usage and with a few playful additions to the design in black ink. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Officials
(x) Great BritainOfficial Stamps1840 1d. black "VR" Official, SK, three close to clear margins, touched at top-right, believed to have been used experimentally and cleaned (presumably during the trials), Brandon Certificate (2011), S.G. V1, £25,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficial StampsInland Revenue1884-885/- rose, DA, white paper, without gum, overprinted "specimen" (Type 11); fine, S.G. O9s, Spec L7(2)t, £1,600Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficial StampsInland Revenue1884-885/- rose, JA, overprinted in blue-black, part original gum with gum creasing, B.P.A. Certificate (2023), S.G. O9b, £14,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficial StampsInland Revenue1884-88£1 brown-lilac, Watermark Orbs, RA, overprinted "specimen" (Type 11), unmounted mint and well-centred; Rare. Ceremuga Certificate (2019), S.G.O12s, £9,250. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficial StampsInland Revenue1884-88£1 brown-lilac, Watermark Crowns, HD, unused, cleaned, and with some residual soiling; Rare. Wenvoe Certificate (2026), S.G.O11, £60,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficial StampsInland Revenue1884-88£1 brown-lilac, Watermark Crowns, FA, unused, well-centred, though slightly faded and with minor soiling. A small mark noted in face and a couple repaired perfs. at lower left; Rare. Wenvoe (2026) and Friedl (1962) Certificates, S.G.O11, £60,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficial StampsInland RevenueA small selection, comprising 1882-1901 6d. grey block of four used, two examples overprinted "specimen" (Type 9), 1/- dull green unused (S.G. O7) very washed out and pulled perf., with Brandon cert (2002), also S.G. O3, S.G. O13 and S.G. O15 overprinted "specimen", the latter with a thin, 1902-4 2½d. part original, disturbed gum and 1/- used (washed out), both with B.P.A. certs (2016).Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficial StampsOffice of Works1896-1902 1d. lilac (Die II), used and tied to O.H.M.S. blue envelope to Leicestershire by 'London W' single circle c.d.s., fine and rare on complete cover. S.G. O33, £1,000.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficial StampsOffice of Works1896-1902 5d. dull purple and blue, variety large stop after "O", large part original (though toned) gum, Wenvoe Certificate (2026) and signed Bloch, S.G. O34var, £4,000+ PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficial StampsOffice of Works1902-03 10d. purple and carmine, used with crisp Registered ovals. Probably the finest used example of this rare official. R.P.S. Certificate (1976), S.G. O40, £7,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficial StampsGovernment Parcels1902 1/- dull green and carmine, large part original gum; fine. Enzo Diena Certificate (1988). S.G. O78, £950Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficial StampsGovernment ParcelsA mint and used selection, including QV and KEVII values to both 1/-, 1887-90 6d. and 9d. overprinted "specimen" (Type 9), 1887-90 1/- mint (tone spots) with Sismondo cert (2007), 1891-1900 4½d. mint with Brandon cert (2022) noting small corner crease, 1902 9d. mint with P.F. cert (2016) and 1/- mint with B.P.A. cert (2010) noting vertical crease; Mixed condition in places, but a useful groupSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficial StampsBoard of Education1902-04 2½d. ultramarine, unused with part original gum. Wenvoe Certificate (2026), S.G. O85, £3,500. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficial StampsRoyal Household1902 ½d. blue-green and 1d. carmine, corner marginal blocks of four from the top-right of the sheet, with large part original gum; the ½d. with a couple gum bends and the margin of the 1d. thinned. Scarce. B.P.A. Certificates (2006) for both, S.G. O91-92, Spec. MO29, £3,800 (as blocks of four). PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainOfficial StampsA miscellaneous selection, including 1896-1901 Army Official 1d. variety "OFFICIAI" (S.G. O41a) mint, 1902 Royal Household ½d. and 1d. duplicated group including two mint sets and one used set, 1903 Admiralty Official 2½d. mint with Sismondo cert (2008) (S.G. 105), a selection of Board of Education officials including one untidy cover; Very mixed condition and with overprints offered on their merit, but still a useful groupSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Parliamentary Envelopes
(x) Great BritainParliamentary Envelopes1d. red on buff envelope cancelled by clear strike of Crowned 1840 (4 May.) c.d.s, to Manchester Square, with red received date stamp at left, missing top flap, slight soiling and wear, a very rare example used on 4th May 1840, the day before they were no longer available for use. S.G. PE5. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Surface Printed Issues
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1855-574d. carmine, paper slightly blued, overprinted "specimen" (Type 3), part original gum. S.G. 62s, £1,200Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1855-574d. carmine, paper slightly blued, with large part original gum and fresh colour. Rare this fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1979), S.G. 62a, £7,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1865-671867 1/- green, RG-RH, imperforate horizontal pair on Dr. Perkins blued security paper; a fine and scarce multiple of this paper trial. S.G. Spec J104b, £7000. Photoprovenance:"Verus", Stanley Gibbons, 2015Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-803d. rose, Plate 10, BI-EL, block of sixteen with interpanneau margin at base showing inscription "PRICE. 3 Pence per Label. 1 Shilling per Row of 4. 10 Shillings per Sheet of 40.", lightly mounted in the top central pair, the other stamps unmounted mint; a trivial tone spot in the margin, otherwise a fine and rare multiple. Exhibition item, S.G. 103, £22,000 (as blocks of four). Photoprovenance:Dimitris BertsimasSir Gawaine BaillieSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-802/- dull blue, Plate 1, SE-TF, block of four showing part inscription "POSTAGE TW(O)", large part original gum; a couple of very light gum wrinkles, but an attractive and exceptionally rare multiple. Exhibition item, S.G. 118, £20,000 (as a block of four). Photoprovenance:Dimitris BertsimasSir Gawaine BaillieSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-802/- brown, OD, wing margin, large part original gum with good colour; exceptionally fine and rare, S.G. 121, £26,000. PhotoOne of the rarest unused GB stamps, with just 1000 mint examples known to exist of the 77,620 originally issued. provenance:Dimitris BertsimasSir Gawaine BaillieSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-802/- brown, OI, large part original gum with good colour; reperforated at left, otherwise fine and rare, David Brandon Certificate (1989), S.G. 121, £26,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-802/- brown, MK, used abroad with "C41" duplex of the British Post Office at Guayaquil, Ecuador, rare and highly under-catalogued for this usage, S.G. Z30, £2,500. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1872-736d. chestnut, Plate 11, PE-PH, horizontal strip of four, used with four fine strikes of the c.d.s. of Enniskillen, Ireland, each with second digit of the day missing and later inserted in manuscript. Slight imperfections in wing margin at lower left, but unusualSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1872-736d. pale buff, Plate 12, BA, unused; a tiny corner crease in the lower-right perfs. hardly detracts from the fine appearance, S.G. 123, £2,500. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-83Watermark Maltese Cross5/- pale rose, Plate 1, EG, unused and regummed, with slight soiling in top margin, but otherwise of fine appearance, S.G. 217, £6,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-83Watermark Maltese Cross5/- pale rose, Plate 2, EC, unused and regummed; an attractive pale shade, P.F. Certificate (2016), S.G. 217, £10,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-83Watermark Maltese Cross5/- rose, Plate 2, CD, unused with traces of gum; a few faults, noting corner crease, but of attractive appearance, S.G. 127, £10,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-83Watermark Anchor, Blued Paper5/- rose, GF, used with indistinct barred cancellation and red crayon, small faults but well-centered, S.G. 130, £2,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-83Watermark Anchor, Blued Paper£1 brown-lilac, AB, well-centered and used with complete and very fine "galashiels/155/A/Oc 23/83" c.d.s; a very lightly toned perf at left, but a superb example of this high value and an unusual cancellation for this issue, S.G. 132, £7,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-83Watermark Anchor, Blued Paper£5 orange, CE, overprinted "specimen" (Type 9); usual crazed gum, but fine and scarce, S.G. 133s, £3,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-83Watermark Anchor, Blued Paper£5 orange, DF, overprinted "specimen" (Type 9), overall, slightly toned gum, but fine and scarce, S.G. 133s, £3,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1867-83Watermark Anchor, White Paper£5 orange, DL, well-centered and with large part original gum; a fine and attractive example of this popular high value, Ceremuga Certificate (2024), S.G. 137, £10,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1873-802½d. rosy-mauve, error of lettering LH-FL for LH-HL, London "97" numeral cancellation just clear of "F" at lower-left; a sound and attractive example of this rarely offered error. S.G. 140, £2,500. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1873-802½d., Plate 17, FB, large part original gum, a bit disturbed from hinging and with a tiny thin speck, but an otherwise fine example from this rare plate, S.G. 141, £1,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1873-80An unused selection of 2½d. rose mauve (6), with plates 4-7, 14 and 15, S.G. 141, £2,400Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1873-803d. pale rose, Plate 18, NJ-OL, block of six from the lower-right corner of the sheet showing part imprint "3 Pence 1 Shilling 10 Shilling" in lower margin; large part original gum, some perf. reinforcement in one spot not affecting the appearance of this scarce multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (1979), S.G. 144, £3,600 (as a block of four and two singles). Photoprovenance:Dimitris BertsimasSir Gawaine BaillieSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1873-806d. grey, Plate 16, PA-TD, complete pane of twenty with margins showing inscriptions "PRICE. 6 Pence per Label. 2 Shillings per Row of 4. 1 Pound per Sheet of 40", crowned "POSTAGE 6d." and partial plate number; a couple of gum bends and creases, most visible in the top margin, but otherwise a fine and rare multiple. Exhibition item, S.G. 147, £13,800 (as blocks of four and four singles). Photoprovenance:Dimitris BertsimasDr Douglas LattoSir Gawaine BaillieSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1873-801/- green, Plate 13, RB-TD, corner block of nine showing part marginal inscription "1 Shilling per Label. 4 Shillings per Row of 4. 1 Pound per Sheet of 20", large part original gum, six stamps being unmounted mint, the other three lightly mounted; a trivial tone spot in the margin, otherwise fine. Exhibition item, S.G. 150, £6,250 (as a block of four and five singles). Photoprovenance:Dimitris BertsimasSir Gawaine BaillieSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1873-80Prepared for use but not issued 8d. purple-brown, DE, unused and regummed; traces of red ink on face; signed A. D(iena), B.P.A. Certificate (2014), S.G. 156a, £9,750. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1880-831/- orange-brown, AA-ED, block of twenty (5x4) with large part original gum; a pulled perf between AA and AB, and small thin in EA, but believed to be the largest known multiple in private hands. Exhibition item, S.G. 163, £20,000 (as blocks of four and four singles). PhotoThe only other recorded block of twenty, ex Phillips, is now in an institutional collection.provenance:Dimitris BertsimasDr Douglas Latto Sir Gawaine BaillieSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1880-81½d. pale green, 1d. Venetian red, 1½d. Venetian red, 2d. pale rose and 5d. indigo complete set of five imprimaturs on gummed watermarked paper, the ½d. slightly thinned at top, otherwise a fine and fresh set. S.G. 164-169 var., S.G. Spec. £3,325. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1880-811½d. Venetian red perforated imprimatur removed from the 1885 'Before and After' Stamp Committee book. A couple faintly toned perfs. at top. A scan from the book to accompany. RareSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1881 1d. bluish lilac, 14 dots, block of six with interpanneau margin at foot; mounted on one stamp only. A fine and scarce multiple of this distinctive shade, S.G. Spec K7(2), £3,300. Photoprovenance:Dimitris BertsimasSir Gawaine BaillieSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1883-84, Blued Paper2/6d. lilac, AF, overprinted "specimen" (Type 9), large part original gum with some faint toning, fine, S.G. 175s, £625Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1883-84, Blued Paper5/- rose, GC, overprinted "specimen" (Type 9), large part original gum with slight adherence on reverse, otherwise fine, S.G. 176sSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1883-84, Blued Paper5/- rose, unused with part original gum; a couple creased perfs. at top, otherwise fine and scarce, Philatelic Expertising Certificate (2003), S.G. 176, £6,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1883-84, Blued Paper10/- cobalt, BB, large part original gum, overprinted "specimen" (Type 9), R.P.S. Certificate (2002), S.G. 177as, Spec. K13(2)t, £5,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1883-84, White Paper5/- rose, large part original gum; light gum wrinkles but of fresh appearance, S.G. 180, £1,100Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1883-84, White Paper10/- ultramarine, NB, with large part original gum and well-centered; a couple of shortish perfs. at right, otherwise fine, S.G. 183, £2,250Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1883-84, White Paper10/- pale ultramarine, BG, nicely centered, regummed, S.G. 183a, £1,600Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1883-84, White PaperA mint selection, comprising 2/6d. (4), 5/- (3) one creased, and 10/-; large part original gum, with a few imperfections, including gum bends, but still a good group. (8)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1883-84, White PaperA selection of shades, with 2/6d. (3), 5/- (2), one regummed, and 10/- (2), all fine mint, S.G. 178-183, £8000+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1883-84, White PaperA selection of used with 2/6d. (6), 5/- (2) and 10/- (4), generally good to fine appearance with c.d.s. or dated oval cancellations; faults in places. (12)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1884 Watermark Crowns£1 brown-lilac, MD, overprinted "specimen" (Type 9), hinge remainder and slightly toned gum, S.G. 185s, £2,800.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1884 Watermark Crowns£1 brown-lilac, BB, very lightly mounted mint, with the slightest of rubbing at left. A choice example with rich colour, B.P.A. Certificate (1981), S.G. 185, £18,000. Photoprovenance:Dimitris BertsimasBill GrossSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1888 Watermark Orbs£1 brown-lilac, GD, overprinted "specimen" (Type 11), regummed, well-centered and with brilliant fresh colour, S.G. 186s, £6,750. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1888 Watermark Orbs£1 brown-lilac, KA-MA, vertical strip of three, cancelled by Vigo St Regent St c.d.s. and boxed "c.h.b./g.p.o." h.s.; vertical crease at left and slight perf separation between KA and LA, a very rare multiple, Karl Louis Certificate (2016). PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1888 Watermark Orbs£1 brown-lilac, GC, used with London West-Central Office c.d.s. and G.P.O. h.s. A sound example. S.G. 186, £3,500. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1887-92 Jubilee£1 green, QD, unmounted mint; a couple light gum bends but very fresh and well-centered, Brandon Certificate (2024), S.G. 212, £5,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1887-92 Jubilee£1 green, RA, large part original gum, very lightly mounted; remarkably fresh, S.G. 212, £2,500. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
(x) Great BritainSurface Printed Issues1887-92 Jubilee£1 green, PC-PD, block of four, used with light roller cancellation; an exceptional multiple and very fine. We have sold just one other used block of four in the last 30 years, with this being the finest of the two, S.G. 212, unpriced in block of four. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
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