3 Dec 2018 – 7 Dec 2018
994 lots
Lot 30100
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.1a to 10 (one of each plate) group of used, all four margins, most very fine, a nice group
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’400 GBP
Lot 30101
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black used group of 14, several with four margins, various faults, some with nice cancels
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 30102
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black used group of 15, several with four margins, various faults, some with nice cancels
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 30103
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black used group of 15, several with four margins, various faults, some with nice cancels
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 30104
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black used group of 15, several with four margins, various faults, some with nice cancels
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 30105
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black used group of 15, several with four margins, various faults, some with nice cancels incl. one with WHITE MC
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 30106
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d Blue pl.1 LA, good to very large margins, tied clear red MC on folded entire from Greenock dated July 9, 1840 to Edinburgh, a wonderful example…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 30107
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d Blue pl.1 MD with fine to very good margins, neat black MC, very fine
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30108
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d Blue pl.2 SC with good to very good margins, neat black MC, very fine
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30109
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d Blue used group of 15, a few with four margins, various faults, some with nice cancels
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’400 GBP
Lot 30110
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d Blue used group of 16, a few with four margins, various faults, some with nice cancels
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’400 GBP
Lot 30111
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d Blue used group of 15, a few with four margins, various faults, some with nice cancels incl. one with Irish numeral
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’400 GBP
Lot 30112
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d Red-brown pl.23 HD, good to large margins, neat blue MC, very fine and scarce coloured cancel (SG £650)
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30113
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1846 1d Red-Brown pl.72 KA-MD mint og block of twelve, just touching at top left corner otherwise clear to large margins, a few minor imperfections with…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 30114
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1851 1d Red-Brown pl.126 FG-FL mint strip of six with fine to large margins, a few insignificant gum bends, four stamps unmounted, very fine and fresh
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30115
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1851 1d Orange-Brown pl.119 AF-BG mint nh block of four, clear to large margins, excellent colour and gum, a rare multiple, cert. RPS (2006)
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30116
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1842 Small ladies envelope from Dorchester to Madeley, Shropshire, franked 1841 1d red, good clear margins tied superb strike of the DORCHESTER/MY.14.1842…
Estimate: 700 – 800 GBP
Lot 30117
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1843 (Dec) Envelope from London to Edinburgh with 1841 1d red pl.35, good margins tied by crisp London “4” in MC with crisp “St. James’ St.” hs adjacent,…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 30118
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1844 (May 9) Wrapper from Cork to Dublin with 1d red, close to good margins, tied by clear strikes of the distinctive Cork MC, despatch and arrival bs,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30119
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1852-53 1d Orange-Brown pl.150 JI with TREASURY ROULETTE, neat “72” London numeral, fine and rare, cert. RPS (2011)
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30120
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1854 (Mar 27) Mourning envelope from Tring with 1841 1d red, close to good margins, tied by scarce brown “810” numerals, matching colour despatch and Liverpool…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30121
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841-54, Group of 5 covers incl. crisp Dumfries MC on 1d pl.26 (cut into), London “1” in MC in 1d pl.35 pair (one stamp cut into), “Hursley / Penny Post”…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30122
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1848-65, Group of three covers with the best being a Parliamentary Notice regarding the compulsory acquisition of land for construction of the Vale of…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30123
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1847-54 10d Brown die III Embossed unused vertical strip of three, cut to shape and cut into at various places, tone spot on Queen’s cheek on lower stamp,…
Estimate: 1’000 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30124
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1851 (Jun 12) Envelope from Burnley to South Africa with Embossed 1s green lower right marginal with good to huge margins, tied by “150” numeral, underpaid…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30125
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1853 (Apr 12) Envelope from Toddington (Bedfordshire) to the Cape of Good Hope with 1s deep green, cut square, touched on two sides, with “266” barred…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 30126
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1853 (Dec 24) Wrapper from Liverpool to the USA with 1847 1s green die I vertical pair with fine to huge margins, cancelled by “466” numerals with despatch…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30127
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1854 (Jul 22) Wrapper sent registered from Linlithgow to Edinburgh with 6d Embossed top right corner marginal (just about touching at bottom and right)…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30128
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1855 (Mar 20) Envelope sent registered from York to Macclesfield with “REGISTERED / YORK” boxed hs, franked with 1d star and Embossed 6d (cut into) tied…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30129
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1855 (Jun 29) Envelope from Worcester to a Captain in the Royal Artillery in CRIMEA with Embossed 6d (cut into) cancelled by “918”, reverse with despatch…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30130
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1855 (Dec 15) Wrapper from Liverpool to the USA with 1854 1s green die 2 with good to large margins tied by Liverpool “466” spoon cancel, US accountancy…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30131
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1856 (Mar 7) Large part cover (missing lower backflap) from Sheffield to the USA with Embossed 1s deep green (just touched at top) and 1d red star tied…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30132
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1856 (Jul 10) Part cover (reduced at left) with Embossed 1s right marginal pair, close to very large margins, lightly affected by horiz. filing fold, tied…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30133
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1857 (Sep 9) Envelope from London to France with Embossed 10d, just touched at lower left, cancelled by London numeral and tied by Calais transit, reverse…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30134
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1858 (Aug 13) Envelope sent registered from London to Boroughbridge with Embossed 6d (just touched on 2 sides) and 1d red star tied by London “71” numerals,…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30135
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1854-57 1d Red wmk large crown die II imperf. imprimatur, paper slightly blued, fine to very large margins, horiz. crease in margin at top, fine
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30136
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1857 (Mar) 1d Pale Rose pl.27 transitional issue on cream toned paper in mint block of 18, some minor toning, otherwise fine and scarce multiple
Estimate: 1’000 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30137
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1863 (Feb 15) Simpson’s Farinaceous Food for Cattle advertising cover with 1856-58 1d red tied by Birmingham sideways “75” duplex, Dudley arrival bs, fine…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30138
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1/2d Rose pl.9 on printed lettersheet sent locally in Newtown (Wales) tied by Newton Mont. duplex, address crossed out and presumably retuned to sender,…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 30139
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1/2d rose pl.9 tied by Glasgow “159” duplex to 1872 (May 7) printed lettersheet, Dumfires arrival bs, minor soiling to cover, stamp fine and fresh,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30140
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.10 PN-SW mint block of 40 with SPECIMEN type 9 ovpt, some perf separation and reinforced between SS & ST, very fine and rare multiple,…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 30141
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.14 PA-TF mint corner marginal block of 30 (27 mint nh) with plate number, portions of the marginal inscription and papermaker’s watermark…
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’600 GBP
Lot 30142
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.20 AA-JB mint corner marginal block of 20 with plate number, large part of the marginal inscription and papermaker’s watermark “Stamps”,…
Estimate: 3’000 – 3’600 GBP
Lot 30143
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1874 (Apr 21) Reynold’s Hand Power Machinery advertising envelope with 1864-79 1d red pl.150 tied by London SE / 7 duplex, Portsmouth bs, some minor foxing…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30144
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1855-64, Group of 4 covers incl. attractive stampless cover from USA redirected from Manchester with 1d red star, cover with “TIME POSTED” clock at top…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30145
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1867-83 Wmk MC 5s rose pl.1 with Hull cds, very fine (SG £675)
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30146
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1867-83 Wmk MC 10s greenish grey, unused without gum, rare, cert. PFSA (2014) (SG £60’000)
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 30147
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1867-83 Wmk MC 10s greenish grey with “R / 3” barred oval, fine (SG £3’200)
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 30148
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1867-83 Wmk MC £1 brown-lilac with Gracechurch St. Registered oval ds, cert. BPP (2000) states pressed creased and light scuffing at top, very presentable…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 30149
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1867-83 Wmk MC £1 Brown Lilac with Glasgow cds, a few re-cut perfs and a small tear at top, rare (SG £4’500)
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30150
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1867-83 Wmk Anchor £1 brown-lilac on blued paper, barred oval cancels, cert. RPS (2003) states repaired corner perf., a rare stamp
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30151
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1867-83 Wmk Anchor 10s greenish grey on white paper with Gracechurch St. registered oval ds, fine (SG £4’500)
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 30152
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1867-83 Wmk Anchor £1 Brown-Lilac FE with Swansea cds, minor discolouration at lower left, fine and rare (SG £9’000)
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30153
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1867-83 Wmk Anchor £5 Orange with Glasgow cds, blue crayon mark partially erased with some minor discolouration otherwise fine and presentable example…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 30154
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1873-80 2 1/2d Rosy Mauve pl.2 with LH – FL ERROR OF LETTERING neatly tied to 1876 (Feb 26) entire from Liverpool to France, fine and very rare example…
Estimate: 1’800 – 2’200 GBP
Lot 30155
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1884 Wmk Crowns £1 brown-lilac, mint, virtually unmounted mint, exceptional colour and centring for this very difficult stamp, a showpiece, cert. Brandon…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 GBP
Lot 30156
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1884 Wmk Crowns £1 Brown-Lilac FA mint large part og, gum a little toned with some minor gum bends, fine and fresh appearance
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30157
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1884 Wmk Crowns £1 Brown-Lilac JC, two used examples showing different states of the broken frame variety, the first with C.H.B. / G.P.O. and Bradford…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30158
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1888 Wmk Orbs £1 Brown-Lilac LF with Blackburn Rd. Bolton cds and C.H.B. / G.P.O. hs, very fine (SG £4’250)
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30159
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1888 Wmk Orbs £1 brown-lilac TD with Cheltenham cds and “C.H.B. / G.P.O”
box hs, wrinkle at right, fine appearance, cert. Sismondo (2013) (SG
£4’250)
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30160
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 9d Green mint lh with inverted watermark, tiny wrinkle otherwise very fine and fresh (SG £2’000)
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 30161
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1887 Jubilee issue mint selection inside a Lewis Carroll “The Wonderland Postage-Stamp Case”, slip case with sellotape around the edge, case with mint…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 30162
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1887-1900 Jubilee mint hr set, the 2d, 2 1/2d and 5d with minor faults otherwise fine (SG £650)
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30163
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1891 £1 Green mint, couple of hinge remainders, light diagonal gum crease not noticeable from the front, fine with fresh colour (SG £4’000)
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30164
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1891 £1 Green, two used examples; DS with Leadenhall St. registered oval ds, horizontal bend at top, and BJ with Huddersfield registered oval ds, corner…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30165
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1887 £1 Green used, as usual with small faults (corner creases & few shorter perfs), fine appearance (SG £800)
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 30166
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1891 £1 Green with three strikes of London E.C. hooded cds, some minor wrinkling and corner perf. bends, fine apperance
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 30167
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1857 (Mar 13) Front from Edinburgh to NATAL with 1856 6d lilac wing marginal pair on azure paper tied by two strikes of the Scottish “CLERK ST.” boxed…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30168
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1859-83, Group of 4 covers to overseas destinations incl. 1859 three-colour franking to India from Hoddesdon (minor foxing), 1877 mourning envelope to…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30169
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1860 (Jan 20) Wrapper from London transatlantic to the USA “per Asia” with 1855-57 1s green wing marginal tied by neat “18” numeral, with “5 / CENTS” and…
Estimate: 50 – 60 GBP
Lot 30170
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1860 (May 25) Envelope from Edinburgh to India with 1855-57 6d, 1858-76 2d pl.8 and 1d red star tied by Edinburgh “131” duplexes, reverse with London,…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30171
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1860 (Jun 1) Lettersheet to Chile with 1855-57 1s deep green pair tied by Dundee “114” duplexes, with Panama transit below, London bs, very fine and fresh…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30172
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1863 (Nov 9) Envelope from Munich to England with good strikes of the British “PRUSSIA / REGISTERED” and curved “REGISTERED” crown hs, franked with Bavaria…
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’600 GBP
Lot 30173
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1864 (Apr 25) Envelope from Prestonpans, Scotland, to HONG KONG with 1862-64 4d hairlines strip of three and single tied by Berwick Station “66” duplexes,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30174
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1866 (Dec 26) Envelope from London to CHINA with 1865-73 1s green and 1858-76 2d blue pl.9 pair tied by London “WC / 13” duplexes, with “1d” accountancy…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30175
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1860 (Feb 2) Envelope from London transatlantic to the USA with 1855-57 1s wing marginal pair tied by London duplexes, with Philadelphia arrival cds and…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30176
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1867 (Aug 31) Lettersheet from London to TRINIDAD with 1867-80 10d red-brown and 1858-76 2d blue tied by London “E/19” duplexes, reverse with arrival bs,…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30177
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1869 (Jan 25) Entire from London to MALTA with 1867-80 9d straw pair tied by London “103” duplexes, arrival bs, a scarce franking
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30178
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1882 (Oct 13) Large envelope sent from Prime Minister William Gladstone, signed at lower left, to France with 1867-83 wmk MC 5s rose pl.2, 1873-80 1s orange-brown…
Estimate: 5’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 30179
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 Anchor 10s ultramarine CN, mint very lightly hinged, fresh, very fine and a superb example
Estimate: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 30180
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883 (Mar 2) Envelope from London to Hong Kong with 1880-81 5d indigo tied by “EC / 62” duplex, Hong Kong arrival bs, very fine
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30181
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1887-1900 Jubilee issue frankings to better destinations incl. 4 1/2d to Java, 4 1/2d from Jersey to Senegal, two 4 1/2d on cover to Germany, 2 1/2d to…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30182
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1887-1900 Jubilee issue group of three covers incl. 3-value franking on reg. env. to Java, 10d on reg. env. to Germany and reg. env. with 1s green and…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30183
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1890 Large envelope to the Netherlands with spectacular 1887 Jubilee franking totalling 3s 1 1/2d, all with commerical perfins, a bit tired looking, plus…
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 30184
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1895 (Dec 28) Envelope from London to the USA with 1892 4 1/2d tied by “K48” numeral with the TPO “London & Holyhead / United States Mail” cds adjacent,…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30185
Great Britain » King Edward VII
1902-10 1/2d to 1s mint hr range incl. extra shades of the lower values, fine
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30186
Great Britain » King Edward VII
FIRST DAY OF ISSUE1902 De La Rue 1/2d blue-green, block of 12 and strip of four, 1d bright scarlet, block of ten and pair, 2 1/2d pale ultramarine, two…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 30187
Great Britain » King Edward VII
1902-10 De La Rue 10s ultramarine, mint, fine (SG £1’100)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30188
Great Britain » King Edward VII
1902-10 De La Rue 10s ultramarine, mint, fine (SG £1’100)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30189
Great Britain » King Edward VII
1902-10 De La Rue 10s ultramarine, mint, fine (SG £1’100)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30190
Great Britain » King Edward VII
1902-10 De La Rue £1 green, mint, fine (SG £2’000)
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 30191
Great Britain » King Edward VII
1902-10 De La Rue £1 green, mint left sheet marginal, creased, fresh and fine (SG £2’000)
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 30192
Great Britain » King Edward VII
1902-10 £1 Green, as usual with small fault (rough paper spot resp. slight thin), fine appearance (SG £825)
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 30193
Great Britain » King Edward VII
1902-10 £1 Green with Guersney cds, a few faint tone spots and corner perf. bend at top left, slight overall toning, fine appearance (SG £825)
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 30194
Great Britain » King Edward VII
1911-13 Somerset House 10s blue, mint, fresh and very fine
Estimate: 260 – 300 GBP
Lot 30195
Great Britain » King Edward VII
1924 Dr Eckerlin’s Rotary Press sample sheetlet printed in black on ungummed, watermarked paper showing two KEVII 1d (larger than the issued stamp) as…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30196
Great Britain » King George V
1911 (Jul 22) “Souvenir and Programme of the Great Air Race Circuit of Britain 1010 Miles Air Race For the Second £10,000 Daily Mail prize”, in black on…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30197
Great Britain » King George V
1911ca. Picture postcard of M. Pegoud “The Aviator
who has flown upside-down & looped the loop”, signed on the address side
by Bleriot (first person…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30198
Great Britain » King George V
1912 (Jul 24) Picture postcard of H. Salmet with his Bleriot monoplane bearing 1/2d tied by Stratford on Avon cds with violet “Carried
by / M. Salmet…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30199
Great Britain » King George V
1912-24 1/2d Green with “New Moon” flaw (R. 2/3) in pair with normal, mint hr, very fine variety (SG £450)
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP