23 Sep 2013 – 2 Oct 2013
7408 lots
Lot 40549 | 1880-83 1s Orange-Brown pl.13, mint hr, fine (SG £
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1880-83 1s Orange-Brown pl.13, mint hr, fine (SG £675)
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 40550 | 1880 1/2d Green De La Rue “Design B” die proof in
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1880 1/2d Green De La Rue “Design B” die proof in green on glazed card, very fine and scarce
Estimate: 1’500 EUR
Lot 40551 | 1880 “Provisional” set of five with Specimen type
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1880 “Provisional” set of five with Specimen type 9 ovpts, mint nh, very fine (SG £510+)
Estimate: 220 EUR
Lot 40552 | 1880 “Provisional” 1/2d pale green with TRIAL CANC
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1880 “Provisional” 1/2d pale green with TRIAL CANCELLATION “B01”, used by De La Rue in the preparation of the documents of 17th Oct 1884, minor toning,…
Estimate: 1’000 EUR
Lot 40553 | 1880 1d Venetian Red pl.15 imprimatur, mint hr, ve
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1880 1d Venetian Red pl.15 imprimatur, mint hr, very fine (SG £275)
Estimate: 120 EUR
Lot 40554 | 1880-81 5d Indigo with SPECIMEN overprint in left
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1880-81 5d Indigo with SPECIMEN overprint in left marginal block of 24, mint og (hinged on 5 stamps and small patch of gum missing from 1), minor gum bends,…
Estimate: 800 EUR
Lot 40555 | 1881 1d Lilac cut down die proof on piece from the
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1881 1d Lilac cut down die proof on piece from the De La Rue striking book, some surface scuffs to the proof, a unique item from the De La Rue archives
Estimate: 700 EUR
Lot 40556 | 1881 1d Lilac die II tied to small piece by comple
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1881 1d Lilac die II tied to small piece by complete “AMRITA BAZAR PATRIKA / CALCUTTA” cds (which was an English daily newspaper published in Calcutta),…
Estimate: 50 EUR
Lot 40557 | 1881-83 De La Rue Schemes: The new small head die
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1881-83 De La Rue Schemes: The new small head die proof in black on white glazed card, with “7 Jan 83” and “AFTER HARDENING” hs, initialled at lower right,…
Estimate: 1’300 EUR
Lot 40558 | 1883-84 2s6d Lilac on blued paper pl.2 IMPRIMATUR,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 2s6d Lilac on blued paper pl.2 IMPRIMATUR, mint large part og, very fine, fresh and scarce, cert. RPS (1989) (SG £5’000)
Estimate: 2’000 EUR
Lot 40559 | 1883 2s6d Lilac on blue paper, practically mint nh
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883 2s6d Lilac on blue paper, practically mint nh with only a small gum disturbance at right, faint horizontal crease, still a fine and fresh looking…
Estimate: 1’000 EUR
Lot 40560 | 1883 2s6d Lilac on blue paper with SPECIMEN ovpt (
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883 2s6d Lilac on blue paper with SPECIMEN ovpt (type 9), unused no gum, very fine (SG £425)
Estimate: 80 EUR
Lot 40561 | 1883-84 5s Rose on blued paper pl.2 IMPRIMATUR, mi
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 5s Rose on blued paper pl.2 IMPRIMATUR, mint large part og, diagonal crease and slightly thinned at top right, scarce (SG £4’750)
Estimate: 1’500 EUR
Lot 40562 | 1883-84 10s Ultramarine on blued paper IMPRIMATUR,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 10s Ultramarine on blued paper IMPRIMATUR, mint large part og (slightly heavy hinge), small margins, part of ms endorsement on reverse, scarce,…
Estimate: 1’500 EUR
Lot 40563 | 1883-84 2s6d Deep Lilac in block of six with Kilru
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 2s6d Deep Lilac in block of six with Kilrush (small village in Ireland) cds, some faults, a scarce used multiple (SG £1’100 for block of four)
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 40564 | 1883-84 10s Ultramarine with neat Guernsey rubber
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 10s Ultramarine with neat Guernsey rubber circular hs, very fine, plus 2s6d with heavy cancels and 5s with crease
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 40565 | 1883-84 10s Ultramarine with Glasgow cds, faint di
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 10s Ultramarine with Glasgow cds, faint diagonal crease at foot, still a very attractive and well centred example
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 40566 | 1883-84 10s Cobalt with “Ascot / Grand Stand” (rac
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 10s Cobalt with “Ascot / Grand Stand” (racecourse) cds, faint diagonal crease at foot
Estimate: 750 EUR
Lot 40567 | 1884 £1 Brown-Lilac, wmk Crowns, with two neat Bra
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1884 £1 Brown-Lilac, wmk Crowns, with two neat Bray (Ireland) cds, very fine example (SG £2’800)
Estimate: 400 EUR
Lot 40568 | 1888 £1 Brown-Lilac, wmk Imperial Crowns, with lig
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1888 £1 Brown-Lilac, wmk Imperial Crowns, with light Charing Cross registered oval ds, very fine, cert. Roumet (1990) (SG £2’800)
Estimate: 340 EUR
Lot 40569 | 1884 £1 Brown-Lilac, wmk Crowns, with SPECIMEN ovp
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1884 £1 Brown-Lilac, wmk Crowns, with SPECIMEN ovpt (type 9), part og, quite heavy hinge remnant otherwise fine (SG £2’800)
Estimate: 340 EUR
Lot 40570 | 1884 £1 Brown-Lilac with SPECIMEN type 11 overprin
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1884 £1 Brown-Lilac with SPECIMEN type 11 overprint inverted and struck twice, mint hr large part og, two corner perf. bends, fine and scarce (SG £2’800+)
Estimate: 800 EUR
Lot 40571 | 1884 £1 Brown-Lilac with SPECIMEN type 9 overprint
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1884 £1 Brown-Lilac with SPECIMEN type 9 overprint, mint hr (toned), fine and scarce (SG £2’800)
Estimate: 600 EUR
Lot 40572 | 1888 £1 Brown-Lilac JC, wmk Orbs, with BROKEN FRAM
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1888 £1 Brown-Lilac JC, wmk Orbs, with BROKEN FRAME variety, with neat Wicklow (Ireland) cds, very fine, a superb example of this scarce stamp (SG £9’000)
Estimate: 1’200 EUR
Lot 40573 | 1888 £1 Brown-Lilac, wmk Three Orbs, with Threadmo
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1888 £1 Brown-Lilac, wmk Three Orbs, with Threadmorton Avenue registered oval ds, very fine and fresh (SG £4’250)
Estimate: 1’000 EUR
Lot 40574 | 1888 £1 Brown-Lilac, wmk Orbs, with Birmingham(?)
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1888 £1 Brown-Lilac, wmk Orbs, with Birmingham(?) cds and boxed G.P.O. hs, very fine and fresh (SG £4’250)
Estimate: 800 EUR
Lot 40575 | 1883-84 2d purple on yellow colour trial for the 1
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 2d purple on yellow colour trial for the 1887 Jubilee issue on gummed, unwatermarked paper, mint hr, very fine and fresh (SG £575)
Estimate: 240 EUR
Lot 40576 | 1883-84 2d Lilac plate 2 imprimatur, mint lh, very
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 2d Lilac plate 2 imprimatur, mint lh, very fine and fresh (SG £600)
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 40577 | 1883-84 3d purple on blue colour trial for the 188
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 3d purple on blue colour trial for the 1887 Jubilee issue on gummed, unwatermarked paper, mint hr, very fine and fresh (SG £550)
Estimate: 240 EUR
Lot 40578 | 1883-84 3d Lilac plate 1 imprimatur, mint og, very
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 3d Lilac plate 1 imprimatur, mint og, very fine and fresh (SG £650)
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 40579 | 1887-1900 Jubilee issue 2d green & red with INVERT
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1887-1900 Jubilee issue 2d green & red with INVERTED WATERMARK, numeral cancel, slightly washed colour, fine (SG £500)
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 40580 | 1887-1900 Jubilee issue 1 1/2d purple & green with
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1887-1900 Jubilee issue 1 1/2d purple & green with INVERTED WATERMARK, slightly heavy cancel has left an impression showing through to the reverse, otherwise…
Estimate: 80 EUR
Lot 40581 | 1887-1900 Jubilee issue 3d purple on orange paper,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1887-1900 Jubilee issue 3d purple on orange paper, mint lh, very fine (SG £800)
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 40582 | 1887-1900 Jubilee issue 5d purple & blue with INVE
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1887-1900 Jubilee issue 5d purple & blue with INVERTED WATERMARK, “498” numeral, very fine and scarce (SG £1’200)
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 40583 | 1887-1900 Jubilee issue 9d purple & blue with INVE
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1887-1900 Jubilee issue 9d purple & blue with INVERTED WATERMARK, neat cds, very fine and scarce (SG £2’500)
Estimate: 600 EUR
Lot 40584 | 1891 £1 Green, wmk Crowns, with Dublin / Sorting O
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1891 £1 Green, wmk Crowns, with Dublin / Sorting Office (Ireland) cds, couple of faint orange crayon marks at left otherwise fine (SG £800)
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 40585 | 1891 £1 Green with INVERTED WATERMARK with Clifton
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1891 £1 Green with INVERTED WATERMARK with Clifton / Bristol cds, light crayon mark, two faint creases, fine appearance and rare (SG £12’000)
Estimate: 3’000 EUR
Lot 40586 | 1856 (Jan 17) Envelope to France with 1855-57 4d D
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1856 (Jan 17) Envelope to France with 1855-57 4d Deep Carmine, wmk SG, tied by London numeral, addressed to “Care of” the Captain of the “Armenian Ship…
Estimate: 150 EUR
Lot 40587 | 1857 (Apr 17) Envelope from Ireland to the IONIAN
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1857 (Apr 17) Envelope from Ireland to the IONIAN ISLANDS with 1855-57 1s green tied by crisp Cork spoon cancel, Aachen transit, with London and Corfu…
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 40588 | 1858 (Mar 20) Entire sent registered from Newcastl
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1858 (Mar 20) Entire sent registered from Newcastle Emlyn to Narbeth, with 1854-57 1d and 1855 6d tied by light “170” numerals, with the 1d further cancelled…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 40589 | 1859 (Jun 17) Envelope sent registered to New Sout
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1859 (Jun 17) Envelope sent registered to New South Wales bearing 1856 1s green, paying single 6d rate plus 6d registration, tied by “186” diamond numeral,…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 40590 | 1860 (Aug 1) Wrapper from London to MEXICO, sent t
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1860 (Aug 1) Wrapper from London to MEXICO, sent to the Spanish Ambassador (who was dismissed one year later by Juarez shortly before the French Intervention…
Estimate: 460 EUR
Lot 40591 | 1861 (Aug 16) Wrapper to Genoa bearing 1855-57 6d
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1861 (Aug 16) Wrapper to Genoa bearing 1855-57 6d lilac and 1s green, paying double 6d rate plus 6d registration, tied by Cork duplexes, with London reg’d…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 40592 | 1862 (May 17) Small envelope to MAURITIUS with 186
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1862 (May 17) Small envelope to MAURITIUS with 1862-644d bright red (perf. faults at top) on obverse and 1854-57 1d red pair on reverse, all tied by Cambridge…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 40593 | 1862 (Sep 2) Envelope from London to Switzerland w
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1862 (Sep 2) Envelope from London to Switzerland with 1855-57 6d pale lilac, wmk Emblems, tied by London “73” duplex, Calais transit and “NON RECLAMÉE”…
Estimate: 100 EUR
Lot 40594 | 1864 (Nov 29) Entire from Ballymena, Ireland, to M
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1864 (Nov 29) Entire from Ballymena, Ireland, to Mexico City with 1864 1d red pl.73, 1859 2d blue pl.9 and 1862 1s green pl.2 tied by “46” Irish numerals,…
Estimate: 900 EUR
Lot 40595 | 1866 (Dec 15) Envelope to JAMAICA with 1865-67 1s
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1866 (Dec 15) Envelope to JAMAICA with 1865-67 1s green pl.4 tied by London duplex, redirected on arrival with Kingston, Savanna-La-Mar, Black River and…
Estimate: 200 EUR
Lot 40596 | 1867 (Jul 23) Envelope sent registered from London
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1867 (Jul 23) Envelope sent registered from London to France with two 1865-67 4d vermilion pl.9 tied by “15” numerals and King William St. cds, redirected…
Estimate: 300 EUR
Lot 40597 | 1868 December 10, Cover from Wicklow (Ireland) to
India
1868 December 10, Cover from Wicklow (Ireland) to India at 10d rate for 1/2oz, paid single, sent via Marseilles and Suez. Franking 1865 4d vermilion plate…
Estimate: 500 EUR
Lot 40598 | 1868 (Apr 28) Legal-size envelope from London to R
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1868 (Apr 28) Legal-size envelope from London to Russia with 1858-79 2d blue pl.9 and 1867-80 10d pale red brown right wing vertical pair tied by “R” numerals,…
Estimate: 300 EUR