1 Dec 2020 – 4 Dec 2020
5005 lots
Lot 80286 | 1924 Dr Eckerlin’s Rotary Press sample sheetlet produced in the hope of selling this rotary press process (developed by Herbst & Illig) to the British and Russian Post
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1924 Dr Eckerlin’s Rotary Press sample sheetlet printed in black on
ungummed, watermarked paper showing three GB KEVII 1d (larger than the issued
stamp)…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80287 | 1911 1 1/2d Engraver’s sketch die with die 2 Head, printed in pearl-green on thin card, cut close and mounted on thick card
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 1 1/2d Engraver’s sketch die with die 2 Head, printed in pearl-green on thin card, cut close and mounted on thick card (57x81mm) showing ink manuscript…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80288 | 1911 Downey head die proof, head die stage 2a, printed in blue on fine wove paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 Downey head die proof, head die stage 2a, printed in blue on fine wove paper (117x164mm), very rare in this colour (SG from £2’250)
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 80289 | 1911 Downey 1/2d die proof, die A, with uncleared value tablets and surround, showing small reversed “2” above design, printed in deep carmine
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 Downey 1/2d die proof, die A, with uncleared value tablets and surround, showing small reversed “2” above design, printed in deep carmine on proof…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 80290 | 1911 (Sep 9) First UK Aerial Post illustrated colour postcard sent on the first day, signed on reverse by “Wareham Smith” of the Daily Mail
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 (Sep 9) First UK Aerial Post illustrated colour postcard sent on the first day with KGV 1/2d die B, signed on reverse by “Wareham Smith” of the Daily…
Estimate: 50 – 100 GBP
Lot 80291 | 1911 1d imperforate in the issued colour affixed to a thick card, showing handwritten “Confidential / Specimen for colour for George V / 1d Unified Stamp”
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 1d imperforate in the issued colour affixed to a thick card, showing handwritten “Confidential / Specimen for colour for George V / 1d Unified Stamp”,…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 80292 | 1911-12 Downey Heads 1d plate proof (die 1b) printed in carmine on R.D. Turner plate glazed paper with Crown watermark in pair with original gum
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911-12 Downey Heads 1d plate proof (die 1b) printed in carmine on R.D. Turner plate glazed paper with Crown watermark in pair with original gum, diagonal…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 80293 | 1912 1d Coinage head die proof (state 1f) with black surround printed in black on white proof carton paper (39x53mm)
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 1d Coinage head die proof (state 1f) with black surround printed in black on white proof carton paper (39x53mm), slight thin not noticeable from the…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80294 | 1912 Coinage head die proof (stage 1d) in black on white thin glazed card
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 Coinage head die proof (stage 1d) in black on white thin glazed card (127x190mm) with extended shading around portrait, uncleared surround, scarce
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80295 | 1913 Medal head die proof of the small head (11.5mm) as used for the 5d-1s values
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1913 Medal head die proof of
the small head (11.5mm) as used for the 5d-1s values, early stage example with only a small
part of the background shaded…
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 80296 | 1912-24 2 1/2d ROYAL BLUE on small piece tied by nearly complete “BRITISH POST OFFICE / SYMRNA” cds
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 2 1/2d ROYAL BLUE on small piece tied by nearly complete “BRITISH POST OFFICE / SYMRNA” cds, very fine and scarce shade, not priced used by SG,…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 80297 | 1913 5d Die proof in black on white glazed card (40x45mm)
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1913 5d Die proof in black on white glazed card (40x45mm), showing fully cleared surround showing completed design, slight thin patch on reverse, fine
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 80298 | WITHDRAWN
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
WITHDRAWN 1912-24 5d Yellow-brown with NO WATERMARK, mint nh, very fine (SG £2’000)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80299 | 1913 6d Die Proof in black on white glazed card affixed to a large annotated piece overprinted “CANCELLED”
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1913 6d Die Proof in black on white glazed
card affixed to a large annotated piece overprinted “CANCELLED” (19.5×2.5mm) in red, endorsed 11.N / From…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 80300 | 1912-24 Royal Cypher 10d turquoise-blue mint og lower left corner marginal C.13 control strip of three overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 26
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 Royal Cypher 10d turquoise-blue mint og lower left corner marginal C.13 control strip of three overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 26, one stamp with faint…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 80301 | 1913 Waterlow 10s Seahorse indigo-blue in mint block of four
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow 10s Seahorse indigo-blue in mint block of four, lower stamps mint nh, very fine and fresh and a scarce multiple (SG £4’800 as four mounted…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 80302 | 1913 £1 Dull blue green, superb mint never hinged
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow £1 Dull blue green mint never hinged, very fine and rare (SG Spec. N72(3), £4’800)
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 80303 | 1915 De La Rue 2s6d Seahorse cinnamon brown mint nh
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1915 De La Rue 2s6d Seahorse cinnamon brown mint nh, very fine example of this scarce shade, cert. RPS (1972) (SG Spec. N64(9) £3’250)
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 80304 | WITHDRAWN
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
WITHDRAWN1915 De La Rue Seahorse 2s6d yellow-brown with watermark reversed, mint og, light gum bend, fine and scarce (SG £1’250, SG Spec N64(6)g)
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 80305 | 1915 De La Rue Seahorses 2s6d grey brown (worn plate) with INVERTED WATERMARK, mint
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1915 De La Rue Seahorses 2s6d grey brown (worn plate) with INVERTED WATERMARK, mint lh right hand marginal with the watermark variety clearly visible in…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 80306 | 1915 De La Rue Seahorses 5s bright carmine with WATERMARK REVERSED, mint nh
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1915 De La Rue Seahorses 5s bright carmine with WATERMARK REVERSED, mint nh, small insignificant gum wrinkles at left, very fine and rare (SG £6’750)
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 80307 | 1918 Bradbury Wilkinson Seahorses 2s6d plive brown in mint top marginal block of eight from the top two rows of the sheet showing re-entries
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1918 Bradbury Wilkinson Seahorses 2s6d plive brown in mint top marginal block of eight from the top two rows of the sheet from plate -/1L showing re-entries…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 80308 | 1924-26 Wmk Block Cypher 1/2d green imperforate imprimatur mint og top right corner marginal block of four
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1924-26 Wmk Block Cypher 1/2d green imperforate imprimatur mint og top right corner marginal block of four, each with “BPMA” hs on reverse, light diagonal…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 80309 | 1924-26 Wmk Block Cypher 1 1/2d red-brown, watermark sideways, mint imperforate imprimatur vertical gutter pair
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1924-26 Wmk Block Cypher 1 1/2d red-brown, watermark sideways, mint imperforate imprimatur vertical gutter pair from the sideways coil printing, each with…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 80310 | 1925 British Empire Exhibition Telegraph Forms
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1925 KGV British Empire Exhibition Telegraph Forms (2) one in black and the other in red, unused and very fine condition, scarce
Estimate: 200 – 260 GBP
Lot 80311 | 1929 PUC small medal head die proof in black on glazed paper pulled in preparation for the 1929 PUC low values
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1929 PUC small medal head die proof in black on glazed paper pulled in preparation for the 1929 PUC low values, showing the 1913 11 1/2mm medal head as…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 80312 | 1933 League of Nations Monetary and Economic Conference printed envelope sent within London
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1933 League of Nations Monetary and Economic Conference printed envelope sent within London with matching cachet at lower left and LONDON S.W. OFFICIAL…
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 80313 | 1935 Silver Jubilee 2 1/2d PRUSSIAN BLUE mint lh
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1935 Silver Jubilee 2 1/2d PRUSSIAN BLUE mint lh, slightly yellowed gum, very fine, an iconic and desirable stamp, incl. normal for comparison, cert. BPA…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 80314 | 1935 Silver Jubilee 2 1/2d PRUSSIAN BLUE, mint hr
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1935 Silver Jubilee 2 1/2d PRUSSIAN BLUE, mint hr, very fine and rare, ex Lady Mairi Bury (SG £12’000)
Estimate: 5’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 80315 | 1937 Tin Can Mail Berkhamstead to Tonga
Great Britain » King Edward VIII
1937 Envelope franked with KGV 1d pair and King Edward VIII 1/2d mixed franking tied by Little Gaddesden, Berkhamsted, dated 4th January 1937 sent “Tin…
Estimate: 50 – 80 GBP
Lot 80316 | 1937 Coronation 1 1/2d imperforate imprimatur, mint nh
Great Britain » King George VI
1937 Coronation 1 1/2d imperforate imprimatur, mint nh left marginal with “NPM / IMPRIMATUR” hs on reverse, very fine and scarce, incl. normal
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 80317 | 1939 Tin Can Mail Sheffield to Niuafoou Isle Tonga
Great Britain » King George VI
1939 envelope franked with KGVI 2 1/2d franking tied by Sheffield dated 11 Nov 1939 sent “Tin Can Mail” to Niuafoou Isle Tonga – these covers are much…
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 80318 | 1939-48 Arms mint hinged set of six incl. 10s dark blue
Great Britain » King George VI
1939-48 Arms mint hinged set of six incl. 10s dark blue, fine
Estimate: 30 – 40 GBP
Lot 80319 | 1952-58 Wildings specialised group of varieties
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1952-58 Wildings specialised group of varieties incl. 1952 Tudor 7d with perf. error causing elongated stamp, 1955 2d with dry print in vert. pair, 1955…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 80320 | 1955 Wildings 10d Prussian-Blue, wmk St. Edward’s Crown, mint nh imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1955 Wildings 10d Prussian-Blue, wmk St. Edward’s Crown, mint nh imperforate imprimatur lower marginal with sheet dividing ornament, each with “BPMA” hs…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80321 | 1955-58 Wildings 1s6d grey-blue, wmk St Edward’s Crown, imperforate imprimatur in mint nh block of four
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1955-58 Wildings 1s6d grey-blue, wmk St Edward’s Crown, imperforate imprimatur in mint nh block of four with “NPM IMPRIMATUR” handstamps on reverse, very…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 80322 | 1958-65 Wmk Crowns 3d deep lilac top right marginal strip of three showing variety imperforate between the stamps and top margin
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1958-65 Wmk Crowns 3d deep lilac on cream paper in a top right corner marginal strip of three showing variety imperforate between the stamps and top margin,…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 80323 | 1959 Wildings 3d deep violet “Dollis Hill Phosphor Trial” perforated bottom corner marginal block of nine
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1959 Wildings 3d deep violet “Dollis Hill Phosphor Trial” perforated bottom corner marginal block of nine on gummed crowns watermarked (upright) paper,…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 80324 | 1961 Post Office Savings Bank (Timson printing) mint nh imperforate imprimatur pair
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1961 Post Office Savings Bank (Timson printing) mint nh imperforate imprimatur pair, each with “NPM IMPRIMATUR” hs on reverse, very fine and scarce
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 80325 | 1961 Post Office Savings Bank, Timson printing, 3d with error ORANGE-BROWN OMITTED in left marginal block of four all showing the variety
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1961 Post Office Savings Bank, Timson printing, 3d with error ORANGE-BROWN OMITTED in left marginal block of four all showing the variety, mint with hinge…
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 80326 | 1963 Paris Conference with error GREEN OMITTED (leaves), mint hr
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1963 Paris Conference with error GREEN OMITTED (leaves), mint hr, very fine and rare, only 36 examples known, ex Lady Mairi Bury (SG £3’000).
Estimate: 1’800 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 80327 | 1963 Red Cross Centenary Congress (ordinary paper) 1s6d imperforate imprimatur in mint nh right marginal horizontal strip
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1963 Red Cross Centenary Congress (ordinary paper) 1s6d imperforate imprimatur in mint nh right marginal horizontal strip of three with “BPMA” handstamps…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 80328 | 1965 Churchill 4d & 1s3d (Ordinary) mint nh imperforate imprimaturs
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1965 Churchill 4d & 1s3d (Ordinary) mint nh imperforate imprimaturs with “NPM IMPRIMATUR” handstamps on reverse, very fine and rare
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 80329 | 1965 Joseph Lister 4d, normal paper, with BROWN-RED OMITTED (tube) in lower left corner marginal cylinder block of 8 (4 examples)
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1965 Joseph Lister 4d, normal paper, with BROWN-RED OMITTED (tube) in lower left corner marginal cylinder block of 8, with top four stamps showing the…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 80330 | 1966 Robert Burns (ordinary) mint nh set of imprimaturs with N.P.M handstamps on reverse
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1966 Robert Burns (ordinary) mint nh set of imprimaturs with N.P.M handstamps on reverse, very rare with reportedly only 10 sets released
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80331 | 1966 British Birds (non-phosphor paper) 4d se-tenant mint nh block of four with BRIGHT BLUE OMITTED
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1966 British Birds (non-phosphor paper) 4d se-tenant mint nh block of four with BRIGHT BLUE OMITTED on two stamps, very fine, incl normal for comparison…
Estimate: 200 – 260 GBP
Lot 80332 | 1967 Paintings 4d mint block four showing dramatic DOUBLY PERFORATED variety, plus 3d vertical pair with leftward shift of the blue
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1967 Paintings 4d mint block four showing dramatic DOUBLY PERFORATED variety, plus 3d vertical cylinder corner pair with leftward shift of the blue, and…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 80333 | 1968 Paintings 1s6d with GOLD OMITTED error (Queen’s head and value), mint nh
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1968 Paintings 1s6d with GOLD OMITTED error (Queen’s head and value), mint nh, very fine (SG £300)
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 80334 | 1969 Machins 8d light turquoise (2 bands) mint nh imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1969 Machins 8d light turquoise (2 bands) mint nh imperforate imprimatur with “BPMA” hs on reverse, very fine and scarce
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 80335 | 1969 Concorde 4d with VIOLET OMITTED error (missing value, etc.) on small piece with complete Swansea cds
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1969 Concorde 4d with VIOLET OMITTED error (missing value, etc.) on small piece with complete Swansea cds, very fine and scarce, not priced by SG in used…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP