7 Dec 2017 – 8 Dec 2017
790 lots
Lot 60700
Great Britain » Collections
1941-2011, Specialised collection of mint aerogrammes, airletters and cards in 9 albums, incl. KGVI 1 1/2d & 3d POW cards (6), one album with 1941-2011…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 60701
Large Lots and Collections » Picture Postcards
1900-1940ca, GREAT BRITAIN: Group of ca.150 picture postcards, range of scenes incl. Royal Visits (2), street scenes, views, buildings, transport, etc.,…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 60702
Great Britain » Postal History » Pre-Adhesive & Stampless
1813 Letter from Malta (contents referring to the plague) addressed to London with circular crowned ROCHESTER SHIP-LETTER hs on reverse, disinfected at…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 60703
Great Britain » Postal History » Pre-Adhesive & Stampless
1827 (Jun 19) Entire from Archangel, Russia, to Inverness, Scotland, with two-line “SHIP LETTER / PETERHEAD” in black (Robertson/Tabeart Type S.1a), charged…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 60704
Great Britain » Postal History » Pre-Adhesive & Stampless
1842ca. Cover from Hong Kong to London (ex Rothschild correspondence), backstamped fine boxed NEW ROMNEY/SHIP LETTER on reverse, endorsed on obverse ‘per…
Estimate: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 60705
Great Britain » Postal History » Pre-Adhesive & Stampless
1866 Envelope to USA endorsed on obverse ‘Via England’, backstamped very fine strike of s/l GRAVESEND/SHIP-LETTER (rare), Ship-Letter London red cds, Gravesend…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 60706
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840-41, Collection of Penny Black covers (4 + 1 front) and Mulreadies (3) incl. MAY DATES, with wrapper (no sideflaps) franked 1d black KL with large…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 60707
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1843 (Oct 12) Cover addressed to General O’Donnell, Captain General of Cuba, to sail from Cadiz, with 1841 2d blue plate 3 irregular block of twelve and…
Estimate: 7’000 – 9’000 GBP
Lot 60708
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1847 1s Green die II with close to very good margins tied to small piece by complete green Dublin spoon duplex, minor crease and faint toning, an attractive…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60709
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1847 1s Green top marginal with fine margins elsewhere, tied to small piece by London “14” numeral, fine
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 60710
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1847 (Nov 2) Wrapper from Cork, Ireland, transatlantic to the USA with 1847 1s green pair, cut into, tied by “156” numerals, sent by steam packet “Hibernia”,…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 60711
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1848 (Apr 14) Wrapper from London to the USA with 1847 1s pale green die I pair with very close to large margins tied by London “20” numerals and “6” accountancy…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 60712
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1848 (Jul 8) Entire from Liverpool to the USA with 1847 1s pale green partially severed pair with good to large margins tied by “466” numerals and ms “48”…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60713
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1852 (May 15) Lettersheet from Forfar, Scotland, to the USA with 1847 1s green, close to very large margins tied by Scottish numeral, with US “21 CENTS”…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 60714
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1852 (Oct 21) Wrapper from Belfast, Ireland, transatlantic to the USA with 1847 1s vert. pair, cut into and one creased, and 1841 1d tied by “62” numerals,…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 60715
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1853 (Feb 16) Envelope from Corkstown, Ireland, to the USA, with corner marginal 1847 1s green, just touched at right, cancelled by “154” numeral, with…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60716
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1854 (Mar 31) Envelope with imprint of the European & American Telegraph Company sent from Liverpool to Canada with 1847 1s green top marginal with close…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60717
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1854 (Dec 15) Part cover from Liverpool to the USA with 1847 1s green pair with good margins, each showing only one silk thread separated by 20mm, tied…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60718
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1855 (Apr 19) Large envelope from Whitehaven to Australia with 1847 1s pale green in block of six and two vertical strips of three (with only 2 stamps…
Estimate: 30’000 – 40’000 GBP
Lot 60719
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1855 (Jun 29) Envelope form Dalkey, Ireland, transatlantic to the USA with 1847 1d green, just touched at top right, tied by green Dublin spoon duplex…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 60720
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1855 (Aug 18) Envelope from Ireland to Australia with 1847 1s green with fine to large margins tied by green Dublin spoon duplex, reverse with Liverpool…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60721
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1855 (Sep 24) Envelope from London to Italy with 1847 1s green top marginal with fine to huge margins, and 1d red perf. (trimmed perfs at left), both tied…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 60722
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1855 (Nov 19) Envelope (backflap with badge of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps) sent to India with 1847 1s green strip of four (stamp at right just touched),…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 60723
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1856 (Jul 17) Envelope from Exeter to the USA with 1847 1s green with fine to large margins, tied by Exeter sideways duplex, with “SENT BACK TO ENGLAND…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 60724
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1856 (Jul 31) Envelope from Dublin, Ireland, transatlantic to the USA with 1847 1s green with fine to very large margins, showing silk threads 20mm apart…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 60725
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1856 (Oct 2) Wrapper from Cork, Ireland, sent transatlantic to the USA with 1847 1s green die 2 right marginal with good margins elsewhere, tied by Cork…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60726
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1856 (Nov 17) Envelope from Ireland to Mexico with 1847 1s green, cut into, and 1854-58 1d and 2d pair tied by Enniskillen spoon duplexes, endorsed “Via…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 60727
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1854 (Aug) Pair of entires sent from London to PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, one a duplicate sent later via a different route at a different rate; Aug 17 with…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 60728
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1848 10d Brown top marginal with good margins elsewhere, cancelled on piece by “466” numeral of Liverpool with Workington arrival cds adjacent, a fine…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 60729
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1853 (Mar 13) Lettersheet from Marlow to Switzerland with 1848 10d brown, very close to good margins, and 1841 1d red, cut into, tied by “518” numerals,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 60730
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1853 (Jul 15) Front and lower backflap with superb 1848 10d brown die 2 corner marginal with close to huge margins with crisp “159” barred numeral, with…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 60731
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1854 (Dec 24) Envelope to the CRIMEA with 1848 10d brown with fine to good margins tied by London numeral, with White-Rock Place udc adjacent and Hastings…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60732
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1854 (Dec 26) Large envelope from Ireland transatlantic to the USA with seven 1848 10d brown, mixed condition, and 1854-58 2d, tied by “179” numerals of…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 60733
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1855 (Apr 7) Ladies’ envelope to CHINA with 1848 10d brown with close to large margins and 1d red perf. tied by “92” numerals, reverse with Bolton, London…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 60734
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1855 (Jun 30) Entire from Edinburgh with 1848 10d and 1854 6d both just cut into at top, paying double 8d rate, tied by boxed “CASTLE STREET” Scots Local…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 60735
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1854 6d Right marginal vertical strip of three with good to very large margins, cancelled blue-black “466” numerals of Liverpool, very fine, cert. Sorani…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 60736
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1854 6d Lower marginal with fine to good margins elsewhere, cancelled by partial Liverpool spoon duplex, very fine
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60737
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1854 6d Mauve with large unprinted area caused by foreign matter on the printing plate, wmk inverted and reverse, just touched/cut into on three sides,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60738
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1854 6d Top right corner marginal with fine margins elsewhere, neatly cancelled by numeral, very fine, signed Balasse
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 60739
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1854 6d Mauve left marginal, just touched at top right corner, with Liverpool spoon duplexes, very fine, signed Holcombe
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 60740
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1854 6d Mauve lower marginal, just clear at right, with London numeral, very fine, signed Holcombe
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 60741
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1854 6d Mauve with fine to good margins, indistinct green Irish numeral, corner crease at top left otherwise fine
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 60742
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1854 (Jun 14) Entire from Winchester to a member of the 9th Regiment in Malta, with 1854 6d top left corner marginal with good margins elsewhere (small…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 60743
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1854 (Sep 12) Wrapper to New Zealand with 1854 6d just touched at foot and 2d blue perf. cancelled by “693” numerals of Scarborough and 6d tied by Wellington…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60744
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1855 (Jul 4) Envelope from Dublin, Ireland, to Australia, with two 1854 6d, one just touched and one cut into at right, tied by green Dublin spoon duplex,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 60745
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1855 (Nov 2) Envelope to CHINA with 1854 6d just touched at left and top, tied by Liverpool spoon duplex, Hong Kong bs, minor soiling, fine and collectable…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60746
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1855 (Dec 6) Wrapper from Leeds to Kendal with 1854 6d, just touched, and 1d red. perf. tied by “447” numerals paying the 1d letter rate and 6d registration…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60747
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1856 (Feb 7) Wrapper sent registered from CRIMEA, with 1854 6d cut to shape cancelled by clear “OXO” barred oval, sadly missing a stamp at the lower left,…
Estimate: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 60748
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1856 (Jun 3) Envelope from Ireland to Australia, with 1854 6d just touched, tied by Athenry spoon duplex with Athenry “RAILWAY STATION” s/l hs adjacent,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60749
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1856 (Jun 2) Envelope from the Crimea to London with six 1d red pl.31 cancelled and tied by blue “OXO” barred oval, reverse with British Army PO despatch…
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 60750
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1856-58 1d Rose-Red with Italian “VIA / DI MARE” cancellation in red, very fine, most unusual and probably unique, cert. RPS (2016), plus Italy 15c with…
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 60751
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1867-80 2s Deep Blue mint with large part original gum (very lightly hinged), well centred with bright and fresh colour, an extremely fine example, cert….
Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 60752
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1882 £5 Orange DG on blued paper with SPECIMEN type 9 ovpt, some gum crazing and one small tone spot on the gum, fine (SG £3’500)
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 60753
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1882 £5 Orange DF on blued paper with SPECIMEN type 9 ovpt, some gum crazing, fine (SG £3’500)
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 60754
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1867-83 Anchor 10s greenish gray, neatly cancelled by LLANELLY DOCKS cds, very fine and a scarce example of the high value (SG £4’500)
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 60755
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883 2s6d Lilac on blued paper with SPECIMEN type 9 ovpt, very fine and fresh (SG £600)
Estimate: 120 – 180 GBP
Lot 60756
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883 5s Crimson HH with SPECIMEN type 9 ovpt, couple of tiny tone spots on the gum otherwise fine (SG £450)
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 60757
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 10s Ultramarine with crisp central Sunderland cds, very fine, cert. Richter (1993) (SG £525)
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 60758
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1884 10s Ultramarine DL with SPECIMEN type 9 ovpt, very fine and fresh (SG £550)
Estimate: 120 – 180 GBP
Lot 60759
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1884 £1 Brown-Lilac DF, wmk Crowns, with SPECIMEN type 9 ovpt, slightly toned gum, very fine (SG £2’800)
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 60760
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1884 £1 Brown-Lilac CL, wmk Crowns, with SPECIMEN type 9 ovpt, very fine (SG £2’800)
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 60761
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1888 Orbs £1 brown-lilac wmk JC with broken frame variety (by J and C check letters and under “ONE POUND”, registered oval ds, cert. states “trace of diagonal…
Estimate: 1500 – 2000 GBP
Lot 60762
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 Lilac & Green set of 10 with SPECIMEN type 9 ovpt, very fine and fresh (SG £1’750)
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60763
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1887 Jubilee set of 10 (not incl. later issued stamps from the set) with SPECIMEN type 9 ovpt, two sets with one showing crisp black ovpt and other grey-black…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 60764
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
PHANTOM STAMPS: 1893 “The Jacobite” advertising label in blue in pair and single affixed to compliments slip addressed to the editor of “The Jacobite”…
Estimate: 120 – 170 GBP
Lot 60765
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1864 Two covers to HONG KONG, both franked 1s green + 4d orange tied by London duplex, arrival backstamps, one with rated “1d” in red and superb, the other…
Estimate: 300 – 600 GBP
Lot 60766
Great Britain » Collections
1866-84 Selection of 17 covers to foreign destinations incl. France, Italy, Mexico, Russia and 8 to Portugal, mixed to fine (17)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 60767
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1867 Cover to England franked 1d + 3d + 6d cancelled good strikes of A86 relating to HMS Drake, 40 HP Screw Steam Gun Boat, China Station. From the ship’s…
Estimate: 2’600 – 3’400 GBP
Lot 60768
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1867 Envelope to London franked 1865-67 6d lilac, wmk emblems, perf. 14, plate 5, lettered GA (stained and creased) cancelled ‘A82’ (SG Z19), written by…
Estimate: 900 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 60769
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1874 (Feb 13) Wrapper to Hong Kong with 1867-80 2d blue pl.1 wing marginal and 1872-73 6d grey pl.12 tied by London duplex, arrival bs, scarce franking…
Estimate: 350 – 400 GBP
Lot 60770
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1877 (Feb 25) Envelope to Hong Kong with 1873-80 1s green pl.12 and 1858-79 2d blue pl.15 tied by London duplex, endorsed “French mail”, arrival bs, minor…
Estimate: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 60771
Great Britain » King George V
1929 £1 PUC mint nh, slightly toned gum, very fine (SG £750)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 60772
Great Britain » King George V
1929 £1 PUC with SPECIMEN ovpt, mint nh, some knocked perfs otherwise fine (SG £3’500)
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 60773
Great Britain » King George V
1929 AIRMAIL: Incoming envelope to London franked KGV 1/2d + 1d with endorsement ‘H.M. Airship R 100 from Howden, Yorks ‘ signed ‘J Watson’, from the ‘Mrs…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 60774
Great Britain » King George VI
1939-48 Arms 2s6d green, 5s and 10s ultramarine with SPECIMEN ovpt, plus 1939 1s and KGV 1936 1s specimens, mint nh, fine and fresh
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 60775
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1955-58 Castles Waterlow £1 black, St. Edward’s Crown wmk, in mint nh complete sheet of 40, horizontal fold through middle, fine for such a multiple (SG…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 60776
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1959-1962, De La Rue Anniversary and new company letter heading & logo: Compendium of about 35 essays, pencil drawings and sketches for a jubilee vignette…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 60777
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1975 5 1/2p in complete sheet of 200 with PHOSPHOR OMITTED, folded into 4, very fine (SG £4’400)
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 60778
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1977-87 £1 Machin in lower left corner irregular block of 11 with blind perforations, unusual
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 60779
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1978 Christmas UNISSUED 5p, hinged on original Post Office presentation card with gilt logo at top, along with the other four issued values, mint og, very…
Estimate: 5’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 60780
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1997 Carrickfergus Castle £3 with MISSING GOLD (Queen’s head), lower marginal mint nh, very fine
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 60781
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1999 £5 in UNISSUED COLOUR using brown iriodin ink, mint nh, very fine & rare (we sold a similar stamp for £600 plus commission in June 2017)
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 60782
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
2001 “Consignia” pair of Smilers sheets, the Christmas Cracker and the Robin, mint nh, very fine
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60783
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
2002 Christmas 2nd class complete IMPERFORATE sheet of 50, mint nh, very fine (SG £2’000+)
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 60784
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
2003 Sutherland face value trial with 42p instead of 2nd, mint nh, very fine
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 60785
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
2003 Lowther Hills face value trial with 37p instead of 42p, mint nh, very fine
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 60786
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
2006 Brunel mini sheet IMPERFORATE, mint nh, very fine variety
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’600 GBP
Lot 60787
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
2004 Northern Ireland self-adhesive booklet IMPERFORATE variety, small handling bend at top left, fine (SG £5’000)
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 60788
Great Britain » Postal Stationery
John Dickinson’s 1d yellow-buff essay for proposed lettersheet, inscribed “London District Post”, fine (Huggins E1a)
Estimate: 50 – 80 GBP
Lot 60789
Great Britain » Isle of Man
1918 Knockaloe Camp Prisoner of War post free lettersheet from Camp III Hut 7B to New York, with P.W.376 censor label, unusual use to USA, fine
Estimate: 120 – 150 GBP