9 Dec 2019 – 13 Dec 2019
1228 lots
Lot 50147 | 1864-79 1d Rose-Red pl.121 PB imperforate printed on Dr. Perkins “Security” paper, mint part og
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1864-79 1d Rose-Red pl.121 PB imperforate printed on Dr. Perkins “Security” paper, mint part og, fine to large margins, crayon line by neck, fine and scarce…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50148 | 1869 1d Rose-Red pl.129 PG/RI mint og block of 9
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1869 1d Rose-Red pl.129 PG/RI mint og block of 9 (eight stamps mint nh), some faint tone spots, very fine and fresh
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50149 | 1869 1d Rose-Red pl.130 AG-EL, wmk reversed, in mint og top right hand corner marginal block of thirty
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1869 1d Rose-Red pl.130 AG-EL, wmk reversed, in mint og top
right hand corner marginal block of thirty (seventeen
stamps mint nh), showing large part…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 50150 | 1864-79 1d Rose red pl.158 QJ/TL lower right hand corner marginal block of twelve showing part sheet inscription and plate number “158”
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1864-79 1d Rose red pl.158 QJ/TL lower right hand corner
marginal block of twelve showing part sheet inscription and plate number “158”, a very attractive…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50151 | 1873 1d Rose-Red pl.173 BI imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1873 1d Rose-Red pl.173 BI imperforate imprimatur, very fine
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50152 | 1879 1d Rose-red pl.220 AG/CL mint nh top right hand corner marginal block of eighteen
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1879 1d Rose-red pl.220 AG/CL mint nh top right hand corner
marginal block of eighteen showing part sheet
inscription, mounted in the margin only,…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50153 | 1880 (Feb 14) Envelope from London to Bavaria, Germany, with 1864-79 1d red PLATE 225, etc.
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1880 (Feb 14) Envelope from London to Bavaria, Germany, with 1864-79 1d red PLATE 225, plate 220 and 1870 1/2d pl.20, tied by London duplexes, arrival…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50154 | 1858 2d Blue pl.12 OI mint og, a rare plate
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1858 2d Blue pl.12 OI mint og, a couple of lightly toned perfs otherwise fine with fresh colour, a rare plate (SG £3’000)
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50155 | WITHDRAWN
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
WITHDRAWN
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 50156 | 1875 2d Blue pl.15 BL imperf. IMPRIMATUR, right marginal
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1875 2d Blue pl.15 BL imperf. IMPRIMATUR, right marginal with official manuscript in margin showing plate number and date of registration, one small tone…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50157 | 1869 2d Blue pl.15 AH/EL mint og top right corner marginal block of twenty five
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1869 2d Blue pl.15 AH/EL mint og top right corner marginal
block of twenty five, showing part sheet inscription and
plate number “15”, a few reinforced…
Estimate: 2’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 50158 | 1869 2d Blue pl.15 QL mint nh
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1869 2d Blue pl.15 QL mint nh, some minor tone spots on the gum, very fine (SG £375 for mh)
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50159 | 1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.4 SR imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.4 SR imperforate imprimatur, fine to good margins, very fine, ex The Royal Philatelic Collection of Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50160 | 1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.4 AR imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.4 AR imperforate imprimatur, good to large margins, very fine, ex The Royal Philatelic Collection of Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50161 | 1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.10 BG imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.10 BG imperforate
imprimatur, very fine, ex The Royal Philatelic Collection of Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, with photocopy…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50162 | 1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.20 NK/OL mint og block of four
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.20 NK/OL mint og block of four, well centred with deep fresh colour, very fine, ex “Verus”
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50163 | 1870 1 1/2d Rose-Red pl.3 imperforate imprimatur lettered AA
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1 1/2d Rose-Red pl.3 imperforate imprimatur lettered AA, showing plate number “3”, part sheet
inscription and part of the current number “193”,…
Estimate: 4’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 50164 | 1870 1 1/2d Rose-Red mint og lower left hand corner marginal block of six, with part sheet inscription and plate number
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1 1/2d Rose-Red mint og lower left
hand corner marginal block of six, with part sheet inscription and plate number, the bottom row of three
unmounted,…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50165 | 1860 1 1/2d Rosy mauve pl.1 PE with “SPECIMEN” type 2 ovpt
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1860 1 1/2d Rosy mauve pl.1 PE with “SPECIMEN” type 2 overprint, mint og, small adhesion by base of neck otherwise very fine and scarce
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50166 | 1855-57 Wmk Medium Garter 4d carmine on thick blued highly glazed paper with “SPECIMEN” type 2 overprint vertically in mint nh block of four
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1855-57 No Corner Letters
1855-57 Wmk Medium Garter 4d carmine on thick blued highly glazed paper with “SPECIMEN” type 2
overprint vertically in mint nh block of four, minor natural…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50167 | 1855-57 Wmk Emblems 6d deep mauve imperforate plate proof on wove paper with watermark emblems inverted, trial cancellation
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1855-57 No Corner Letters
1855-57 Wmk Emblems 6d deep mauve imperforate plate proof on wove paper with watermark
emblems inverted, trial cancellation “KF AP.-1.1856” datestamp,…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50168 | 1855-57 Wmk Emblems 6d deep lilac pl.1 on blued highly glazed paper imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1855-57 No Corner Letters
1855-57 Wmk Emblems 6d deep lilac pl.1 on blued highly glazed paper imperforate imprimatur, very fine and rare, only 24
possible examples, several of…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 50169 | 1855-57 Wmk Emblems 6d Deep Lilac pl.1 imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1855-57 No Corner Letters
1855-57 Wmk Emblems 6d Deep Lilac pl.1 imperforate
imprimatur, top marginal (mounted on the face of margin as usually seen), very fine and rare, one…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50170 | 1855-57 Wmk Emblems 1s Deep Green with “SPECIMEN” type 4 overprint in mint og strip of three
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1855-57 No Corner Letters
1855-57 Wmk Emblems 1s Deep Green with “SPECIMEN” type 4 overprint in mint og strip of three, lightly mounted on middle
stamp only, very fine, ex “Verus”
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50171 | 1862-64 3d Deep Carmine Rose imperforate imprimatur, mint hr
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1862-64 Small Uncoloured Corner Letters
1862-64 3d Deep Carmine Rose imperforate imprimatur, mint hr, close to good margins, fine and rare, only 24 possible
examples many of which are in institutional…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 50172 | 1862-64 3d Rose pl.3 with white dots imperforate imprimatur from this rare “abnormal” issue
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1862-64 Small Uncoloured Corner Letters
1862-64 3d Rose pl.3 with white dots imperforate imprimatur from this rare “abnormal” issue, mint og top marginal (with pencil plate no. and hinge stain),…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50173 | 1862-64 4d Pale Red pl.3 FI/GJ mint og block of four
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1862-64 Small Uncoloured Corner Letters
1862-64 4d Pale Red pl.3 FI/GJ mint og block of four, usual off white streaky gum, very fine and exceptionally rare multiple (SG £8’500)
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50174 | 1862-64 4d Bright Red pl.4 NC mint part part og
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1862-64 Small Uncoloured Corner Letters
1862-64 4d Bright Red pl.4 (hair lines) NC mint part og, couple of toned perfs at lower left corner otherwise very fine with fresh colour (SG £2’300)
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50175 | 1862-64 6d Deep Lilac JG mint large part og
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1862-64 Small Uncoloured Corner Letters
1862-64 6d Deep Lilac JG mint large part og, very fine, cert. BPA (1992) (SG £2’800)
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 50176 | 1862-64 6d Lilac pl.3 mint og horizontal pair
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1862-64 Small Uncoloured Corner Letters
1862-64 6d Lilac pl.3 mint og horizontal pair, very fine with fresh, bright colour, ex “Verus” (SG £4’500+ in 2019)
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50177 | 1862-64 6d Lilac pl.4 (hair lines) TD mint og right hand wing margin example
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1862-64 Small Uncoloured Corner Letters
1862-64 6d Lilac pl.4 (hair lines) TD mint og right hand wing margin example, rarely seen so fine (SG £3’000)
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50178 | 1862-64 6d Lilac pl.4 (hair lines) EA-EB imperforate lower left corner marginal pair with inverted watermark
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1862-64 Small Uncoloured Corner Letters
1862-64 6d Lilac pl.4 (hair lines) EA-EB imperforate lower left corner marginal pair with inverted watermark, mint og (several hinge remainders),very fine…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50179 | 1862-64 1s green mint part og
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1862-64 Small Uncoloured Corner Letters
1862-64 1s green mint part og, tiny corner crease at lower right, fine (SG £3’200 in 2019)
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50180 | 1862-64 Wmk Emblems 3d rose pl.5 AE “abnormal” imperforate imprimatur, mint og
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1865-67 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Large Garter & Emblems
1862-64 Wmk Emblems 3d rose pl.5 AE “abnormal” imperforate imprimatur,
mint og, very fine and rare, one of only 23 possible examples, many of
which…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50181 | 1865-67 Wmk Emblems 3d rose pl.4 imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1865-67 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Large Garter & Emblems
1865-67 Wmk Emblems 3d rose pl.4 imperforate imprimatur, part original gum, top marginal example showing printer’s cross and wmk cross, very fine and rare,…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 50182 | 1865-67 4d Dull Vermilion pl.8 mint og block of four
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1865-67 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Large Garter & Emblems
1865-67 4d Dull Vermilion pl.8 mint og block of four (hinge marks on all stamps), very fine and fresh multiple (SG £3’200)
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50183 | 1865-67 4d Vermilion pl.7 AG top marginal imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1865-67 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Large Garter & Emblems
1865-67 4d Vermilion pl.7 AG top marginal imperforate
imprimatur, mint og, margin slightly stained, very fine and rare, one of only 25 possible examples,…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50184 | 1865-67 6d Lilac pl.5 BH imperforate imprimatur, mint og
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1865-67 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Large Garter & Emblems
1865-67 6d Lilac pl.5 BH imperforate imprimatur, mint og, very fine and rare, one of only 25 possible examples, many of which
are in institutional collections,…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50185 | 1865-67 9d Straw pl.5 LI line perforated imprimatur produced for inclusion in the “Before and After the Stamp Committee” presentation album
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1865-67 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Large Garter & Emblems
1865-67 Wmk Emblems 9d straw pl.5 LI LINE PERF.14 mint part og, line
perforated imprimatur produced for inclusion in the “Before and After the Stamp…
Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 50186 | 1867-80 3d Rose pl.6 imperforate imprimatur, mint hr
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 3d Rose pl.6 imperforate imprimatur, mint hr, very fine with fresh colour, rare, one of only 22 possible examples, many of which are in
institutionalised…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50187 | 1867-80 Wmk Spray 3d rose pl.4 mint nh left wing marginal
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 Wmk Spray 3d rose pl.4 mint nh left wing marginal, some gum crazing and minor wrinkling, otherwise fine and fresh example of this scarcer plate…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50188 | 1867-80 6d (without hyphen) De La Rue die proof printed in black on white matt card
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 6d (without hyphen) De La Rue die proof printed in black on white matt card (92x 60mm), produced in 1870 by DLR for display at the 1871 London…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 50189 | 1867-80 6d Mauve pl.9 TE-TF imperforate horizontal corner pair printed on Dr. Perkins blued safety paper
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 6d Mauve pl.9 TE-TF imperforate horizontal
corner pair printed on Dr. Perkins blued safety
paper, part og, very fine and scarce (SG J77d, £5’600+)
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 50190 | 1867-80 9d De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card with corner letters and plate numbers void, cut down to stamp size
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 9d De La Rue die proof in black on white
glazed card with corner letters and plate numbers void, cut down to stamp size, produced by De
La…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50191 | 1867-80 10d Pale red brown top right corner marginal block of four with “SPECIMEN” type 9 overprint
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 10d Pale red brown mint hr top right corner marginal block of
four with “SPECIMEN” type 9 overprint, showing plate
number and “POSTAGE 10d”…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50192 | 1867-80 1s Green AK pl.7 imperforate IMPRIMATUR top marginal with plate number
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 1s Green AK pl.7 imperforate IMPRIMATUR top marginal with plate number, mint og, very and very rare, unique in
private hands with excellent provenance,…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50193 | 1867-80 2s Die proof with void corners and plate numbers printed in brown on white matt card
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 2s Die proof with void corners and
plate numbers printed in brown on white matt card, 92x60mm, produced
by De La Rue for display at the 1867…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50194 | 1867-80 2s De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 2s De La Rue die proof in black on white
glazed card (92x61mm), endorsed “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “Dec 19,
1872”, produced for the proposed…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50195 | 1867-80 2s Blue pl.1. imperforate with “SPECIMEN” type 6 overprint in mint nh top right corner marginal block of four
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 2s Blue pl.1. imperforate with “SPECIMEN” type 6 overprint in mint nh top right corner marginal block of four with marginal inscriptions, minor…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50196 | 1880 2s Brown pl.1 with SPECIMEN type 9 overprint
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 2s Brown pl.1 with SPECIMEN type 9 overprint, mint og, couple of faintly toned perfs at foot not noticeable from the front, very fine and scarce…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP