19 Sep 2012 – 24 Sep 2012
5246 lots
Lot 31564 | 1884 (Nov 23) Envelope to Bombay, India, then redi
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1884 (Nov 23) Envelope to Bombay, India, then redirected to Karachi (now in Pakistan), with 1883-84 5d green tied by London cds, with Sea Post Office,…
Estimate: 120 EUR
Lot 31565 | 1885 (Jul 16) Envelope from Southampton to JAPAN w
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1885 (Jul 16) Envelope from Southampton to JAPAN with 1883-84 2 1/2d lilac pair tied by Southampton squared circle ds, Japan arrival adjacent and on reverse,…
Estimate: 60 EUR
Lot 31566 | 1885 (Aug 11) “Kennedy & Co, Family Medicines” yel
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1885 (Aug 11) “Kennedy & Co, Family Medicines” yellow advertising cover to the USA with 1883-84 2 1/2d lilac tied by London duplex, arrival bs, very fine…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 31567 | 1885 (Sep 10) “Chas. Churchill & Co. Importers of
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1885 (Sep 10) “Chas. Churchill & Co. Importers of American Manufactures” yellow advertising envelope (with images on reverse too), with 1881 1d lilac die…
Estimate: 120 EUR
Lot 31568 | 1886 (Jul 23) Entire to PENANG (Malaysia) with fou
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1886 (Jul 23) Entire to PENANG (Malaysia) with four 1881 1d lilac tied by London hooded cds, sent to Captain of SS Southwold, Penang bs, very fine and…
Estimate: 80 EUR
Lot 31569 | 1886 (Oct) Mourning envelope to Victoria (Australi
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1886 (Oct) Mourning envelope to Victoria (Australia) with 1883-84 1s green tied by Glasgow duplex, Melbourne and partial Lorne bs, minor peripheral faults,…
Estimate: 120 EUR
Lot 31570 | 1886 (Sep 11) Envelope to Germany with 1883-84 5d
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1886 (Sep 11) Envelope to Germany with 1883-84 5d green (very fresh colour) tied by London cds, arrival bs, very fine and clean cover (SG £350)
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 31571 | 1886 (Nov 15) Envelope hand illustrated with a dra
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1886 (Nov 15) Envelope hand illustrated with a dragon awakening a man and inscribed “A night mare,” with 1881 1d lilac die II tied by Penzance duplex,…
Estimate: 140 EUR
Lot 31572 | 1887 (Jul 29) Envelope to FIJI with 1883-84 6d gre
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1887 (Jul 29) Envelope to FIJI with 1883-84 6d green (very fresh colour) tied by London hooded cds, with Levuka and partial Suva bs, small portion of backflap…
Estimate: 400 EUR
Lot 31573 | 1887 (Nov 11) Hargreaves & Bardsley of Oldham Gas
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1887 (Nov 11) Hargreaves & Bardsley of Oldham Gas Burners advertising cover with 1881 1d lilac (perf. fault) tied by Oldham duplex, Sunderland bs, fine…
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 31574 | 1890 (Jul 2) Re-used wrapper originally sent 1840
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1890 (Jul 2) Re-used wrapper originally sent 1840 (Sep 10) with Hoxton penny paid hs, re-sent with 1881 1d lilac tied by Penny Postage Jubilee special…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 31575 | 1890 (Dec 13) Penny Postage Jubilee “POST OFFICE J
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1890 (Dec 13) Penny Postage Jubilee “POST OFFICE JUMBLE” satirical envelope by Harry Furniss, sent registered from Eastbourne to Germany with three 1887…
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 31576 | 1892 (Jul 6) 2d Postal stationery advertising enve
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1892 (Jul 6) 2d Postal stationery advertising envelope with Cooke Sons & Co Spinning Mills advert, sent to Germany and uprated with 1887 2 1/2d purple…
Estimate: 50 EUR
Lot 31577 | 1893 (Aug 16) Registered envelope with 1887 2 1/2d
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1893 (Aug 16) Registered envelope with 1887 2 1/2d Jubilee pair tied by “54” London numeral with clear “CRYSTAL PALACE B.O. / WESTERN ENTRANCE S.E.” exhibition…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 31578 | 1896 Envelope with 6d, 3d and 1/2d stamped-to-orde
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1896 Envelope with 6d, 3d and 1/2d stamped-to-order dies further uprated with 1881 1d lilac, 1887 4 1/2d and 1s, sent registered from Wandsworth to Geneva,…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 31579 | 1896 (Oct 9) Unusually addressed envelope sent fro
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1896 (Oct 9) Unusually addressed envelope sent from Laleham to London, with central 1881 1d lilac die II tied by Staines squared circle ds, address written…
Estimate: 40 EUR
Lot 31580 | 1897 (Jul 22) Registered envelope from London to T
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1897 (Jul 22) Registered envelope from London to THURSDAY ISLAND, Queensland, with 1887 2 1/2d purple on blue tied by Fulham registered oval ds, Thursday…
Estimate: 120 EUR
Lot 31581 | 1900 (Feb 8) Envelope to RNR Officer on SS Candia
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1900 (Feb 8) Envelope to RNR Officer on SS Candia c/o “Agents / Shanghai,” forwarded to Japan with three further attached address labels, reverse with…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 31582 | 1900 (Jul 27) “United We Stand, Divided We Fall” p
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1900 (Jul 27) “United We Stand, Divided We Fall” printed propaganda envelope with the “Shield of Israel” (printed in the USA), with 1887 3d tied by Foregate…
Estimate: 140 EUR
Lot 31583 | 1900 (Jul 3) Envelope from London to ST. HELENA wi
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1900 (Jul 3) Envelope from London to ST. HELENA with 1881 1d lilac die II paying the Empire rate, tied by London cds, St. Helena arrival cds adjacent,…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 31584 | 1901 (Feb 4) Queen Victoria mourning postcard depi
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1901 (Feb 4) Queen Victoria mourning postcard depicting her with black frame, reverse with 1881 1d lilac die II with black surround tied by Newcastle cds,…
Estimate: 50 EUR
Lot 31585 | 1899 1d “Napoleon Head” propaganda essays in orang
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1899 1d “Napoleon Head” propaganda essays in orange block of six, in the style of the KEVII 2 1/2d and 6d issues, believed to have been produced in Germany…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 31586 | INCOMING: 1870 (Jun 15) Wrapper from Denmark to En
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
INCOMING: 1870 (Jun 15) Wrapper from Denmark to England with 1864-68 2s, 4s (3) and 8s perf.13 tied by “1” target cancels, with scarce English “DENMARK…
Estimate: 1’000 EUR
Lot 31587 | INCOMING: 1871 (Aug 6) Wrapper from Denmark to Eng
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
INCOMING: 1871 (Aug 6) Wrapper from Denmark to England with 1870-71 3s pair and 8s pair perf.14×13 1/2, tied by “1” target cancels, with scarce English…
Estimate: 800 EUR
Lot 31588 | 1902-10 10s De La Rue Ultramarine mint og, faint h
Great Britain » King Edward VII
1902-10 10s De La Rue Ultramarine mint og, faint horizontal gum crease, still nice appearance (SG £850)
Estimate: 120 EUR
Lot 31589 | 1911-13 Somerset House selection incl. 1 1/2d dull
Great Britain » King Edward VII
1911-13 Somerset House selection incl. 1 1/2d dull purple & green mint nh top left corner block of 20, 2 1/2d, 5d (fault) and 10d in used blocks of four,…
Estimate: 400 EUR
Lot 31590 | 1911-13 Somerset House 10s blue in block of four,
Great Britain » King Edward VII
1911-13 Somerset House 10s blue in block of four, neat Guernsey cds, very fine (SG £3’000)
Estimate: 800 EUR
Lot 31591 | 1907 (Jun 12) Postcard from St. Leonard on Sea to
Great Britain » King Edward VII
1907 (Jun 12) Postcard from St. Leonard on Sea to JAPAN with 1902-10 1d red, Yokohama arrival and Japanese address label affixed, fine and unusual destination
Estimate: 60 EUR
Lot 31592 | 1908 (Mar 25) Mourning envelope with 1902-10 1d sc
Great Britain » King Edward VII
1908 (Mar 25) Mourning envelope with 1902-10 1d scarlet tied by Glasgow machine cancel sent to CHRISTMAS ISLAND, redirected to Singapore, with Batavia…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 31593 | 1910 (May 20) Buckingham Palace mourning card with
Great Britain » King Edward VII
1910 (May 20) Buckingham Palace mourning card with printed handwriting of Queen Alexandria after the death of the King, faults, with picture postcard of…
Estimate: 50 EUR
Lot 31594 | 1910 (Jun 18) Envelope to Czechoslovakia franked o
Great Britain » King Edward VII
1910 (Jun 18) Envelope to Czechoslovakia franked on the reverse with 1902-10 7d strip of three tied by Faversham cds, a fine and scarce multiple (SG £195…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 31595 | 1912 (Feb 8) Envelope with KEVII 1/2d green tied b
Great Britain » King Edward VII
1912 (Feb 8) Envelope with KEVII 1/2d green tied by “1D / POSTAGE PAID” Wilkinson Trial Machine cancel in magenta, with London cds adjacent, fine and most…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 31596 | 1912 (Jun 11) Envelope to Japan with KEVII 2 1/2d
Great Britain » King Edward VII
1912 (Jun 11) Envelope to Japan with KEVII 2 1/2d blue tied by “Gt. NORTHERN / T.P.O / NIGHT MAIL DOWN” cds, with “INCONNU” (address unkown) hs, with two…
Estimate: 80 EUR
Lot 31597 | 1912 1 1/2d Bright Orange-Brown in “O 20” control
Great Britain » King George V
1912 1 1/2d Bright Orange-Brown in “O 20” control block of six, only one stamp lightly mounted, very fine, cert. Brandon (1978) (SG Spec N18(16)), plus…
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 31598 | 1918-19 Bradbury 10s dull grey-blue block of four
Great Britain » King George V
1918-19 Bradbury 10s dull grey-blue block of four with light Guernsey cds, very minor traces of soiling, fine and scarce multiple (SG £640+)
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 31599 | 1924 Empire Exhibition 1d and 1 1/2d in mint nh co
Great Britain » King George V
1924 Empire Exhibition 1d and 1 1/2d in mint nh corner marginal blocks of six, 1d mint nh corner block of four, and 1925 1d and 1 1/2d in very fine used…
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 31600 | 1929 UPU Congress £1 black in top left corner marg
Great Britain » King George V
1929 UPU Congress £1 black in top left corner marginal block of four, mint nh (mounted in margin, light gum wrinkle affecting one stamp otherwise fine…
Estimate: 2’000 EUR
Lot 31601 | 1929 UPU Congress £1 black in top right corner mar
Great Britain » King George V
1929 UPU Congress £1 black in top right corner marginal block of four, neat Guernsey cds, very fine and rare multiple (SG £2’200+)
Estimate: 1’200 EUR
Lot 31602 | 1934 Waterlow Re-engraved Seahorses 2s6d, 5s and 1
Great Britain » King George V
1934 Waterlow Re-engraved Seahorses 2s6d, 5s and 10s mint, 2s6d mint nh, very fine (SG £575)
Estimate: 120 EUR
Lot 31603 | 1912 (Oct 15) First Day Cover of Royal Cypher 1 1/
Great Britain » King George V
1912 (Oct 15) First Day Cover of Royal Cypher 1 1/2d brown, on 1/2d Downey head postal stationery card with 1d, 2d and 3d plus three different International…
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 31604 | WW1 Period envelope with KGV 1d red tied by Storno
Great Britain » King George V
WW1 Period envelope with KGV 1d red tied by Stornoway (Scotland) “SHIP LETTER” boxed hs (Robertson S1) with censor hs adjacent, a rare late usage, minor…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 31605 | WWI Envelope sent from the submarine HMS “Lucia,”
Great Britain » King George V
WWI Envelope sent from the submarine HMS “Lucia,” with “RECEIVED FROM H.M. SHIP / NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED,” with HMS “Lucia” censor cachet below, small…
Estimate: 50 EUR
Lot 31606 | 1916 (Jul 8) Envelope sent “BY KING’S MESSENGER” (
Great Britain » King George V
1916 (Jul 8) Envelope sent “BY KING’S MESSENGER” (red hs) from London to Trowbridge, with KGV 1d tied by London cds and censor hs, very fine
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 31607 | 1917 Picture postcard of Windsor Castle with viole
Great Britain » King George V
1917 Picture postcard of Windsor Castle with violet “FROM / The King & Queen / 23 OCT 1917 / WINDSOR CASTLE” boxed cachet on reverse, soiled and minor…
Estimate: 50 EUR
Lot 31608 | 1918 (May 14) Front sent by King’s Messenger with
Great Britain » King George V
1918 (May 14) Front sent by King’s Messenger with very fine “K. (crown) M. / PRIVILEGED” boxed hs, with London cds and War Office cachet below, rare
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 31609 | 1918 (Aug 1) Envelope from the British Red Cross S
Great Britain » King George V
1918 (Aug 1) Envelope from the British Red Cross Society at Hôtel Royal in Rome (logo on backflap) and signed by Sir Courtauld Thomson (Commissioner for…
Estimate: 50 EUR
Lot 31610 | 1923 Airmail Cover with KGV 1 1/2d and 2d paying t
Great Britain » King George V
1923 Airmail Cover with KGV 1 1/2d and 2d paying the 3 1/2d concessionary rate, tied by “ARMY POST OFFICE S.40 13.1.23” cds, with British Rhine M. Patrol…
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 31611 | 1923-25, Two hand illustrated covers in ink & wate
Great Britain » King George V
1923-25, Two hand illustrated covers in ink & watercolour from the S. V. Wood Correspondence, franked with KGV 1/2d, minor peripheral flaws, attractive
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 31612 | 1924 (July 17) Complete page of Post Office Saving
Great Britain » King George V
1924 (July 17) Complete page of Post Office Savings book with three 1s deposit stamps tied by Northenden cds, very attractive (Barefoot #2, £225 for 3…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 31613 | 1924 (Apr 23) British Empire Exhibition pc (depict
Great Britain » King George V
1924 (Apr 23) British Empire Exhibition pc (depicting East African Building) sent on the first day of issue with both 1d and 1 1/2d values tied by special…
Estimate: 300 EUR