1 Dec 2020 – 4 Dec 2020
1151 lots
Lot 80150 | 1854-57 2d Blue pl.5 GG/HH used block of four cancelled by crisp London “29” numerals
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1854-57 2d Blue pl.5 GG/HH used block of four cancelled by crisp London “29” numerals, perfectly centred with superb colour, a very fine and scarce multiple…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 80151 | 1857 2d Deep Blue pl. 6, Die I, Alphabet III, OI-Ol horizontal strip of four used on entire
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1857 2d Deep Blue pl. 6, Die I, Alphabet III, OI-Ol horizontal strip of four used on entire from Manchester to Lyon France dated 7 SP 1858, a fine and…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 80152 | 1857 1d Pale Rose pl.40 TH-TK strip of four tied to a cover by the Chester “180” spoon duplex
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1857 1d Pale Rose pl.40 TH-TK strip of four tied to a cover by the Chester “180” spoon duplex dated 28th AU 1857, very scarce plate and rare multiple especially…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 80153 | 1858 1d Red Pl. 47 OUS overprint “Downwards”
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1858 1d Red pl. 47 CD “OUS” Oxford Union Society overprint running downwards, fine used example much harder to locate than cat value suggest (SG Spec PP152…
Estimate: 60 – 90 GBP
Lot 80154 | 1858 1d Red Pl. 57 OUS overprint “Downwards”
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1858 1d Red pl. 57 TF with the “OUS” Oxford Union Society overprint running downwards, used, much harder than the cat value suggest, some minor toning…
Estimate: 60 – 80 GBP
Lot 80155 | 1858 1d Lake-rose pl. 44 PF, Alphabet III, on envelope cancelled by a good strike of the rare Cresswell rotary stamping apparatus obliteration
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1858 1d Pale rose pl. 44 PF, Alphabet III, on envelope from London to St Albans, neatly cancelled by a good strike of the rare Cresswell rotary stamping…
Estimate: 5’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 80156 | 1858 1d Rose-red pl. 6 IE perf. 14 die II, Alphabet III, tied to small piece by a good strike of the Cresswell rotary stamping apparatus obliteration
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1858 1d Rose-red pl. 6 IE perf. 14 die II, Alphabet III, tied to small piece by a good strike of the Cresswell rotary stamping apparatus obliteration from…
Estimate: 1’500 – 1’800 GBP
Lot 80157 | WITHDRAWN
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
WITHDRAWN1857 1d Rose-Red pl.44 HA/JF mint og left hand marginal block of eighteen showing part sheet inscription and part centre sheet ornament, some…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80158 | 1868 1d Red Pl. 89 AH fine used example with the scarce double perforation variety
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1868 1d Red Pl. 89 AH fine used example with the scarce double perforation variety, very fine (SG Spec G1k, £120)
Estimate: 50 – 80 GBP
Lot 80159 | 1868 1d Red Pl. 106 JA with a scarce pre-print paper fold, used
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1868 1d Red Pl. 106 JA with a scarce pre-print paper fold, lightly used, not common on this issue (SG Spec G1 unlisted variety)
Estimate: 20 – 40 GBP
Lot 80160 | 1866 1d Red Pl. 87 Oxford Union Society Overprint on cover
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1866 1d Red pl.87 QI with the “OUS” Oxford Union Society overprint tied to 1866 (Mar 14) envelope by the “603” Oxford duplex, sent to Glasgow, much scarcer…
Estimate: 50 – 100 GBP
Lot 80161 | 1880 1d Red Pl. 224 RH tied to envelope
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1880 1d Red pl.224 RH tied to envelope by a London Duplex cancel dated FE 12 1880, a scarcer plate especially on cover (SG43 £65 off cover)
Estimate: 40 – 60 GBP
Lot 80162 | 1870 (Jan 29) Mourning lettersheet with 1d red pl.138 KJ with Scottish manuscript cancel
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 (Jan 29) Mourning lettersheet with 1d red pl.138 KJ with Scottish manuscript cancel, sent from Glenlockar to Laurieston which is just a few miles…
Estimate: 20 – 30 GBP
Lot 80163 | 1865 1d Red Pl. 156 OUS Underprint “Downwards”
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1865 1d Red pl.156 BH with the Oxford Union Society “OUS” underprint reading downwards, fine used, much harder to find than cat value suggest (SG Spec…
Estimate: 60 – 80 GBP
Lot 80164 | 1871 (Jan 21) Envelope from Dublin to Wicklow, Ireland, bearing 1d lake pl.142 single and BISECT
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1871 (Jan 21) Envelope from Dublin to Wicklow, Ireland, bearing 1d lake pl.142 single and BISECT, both obliterated with Dublin Late Fee duplex, horiz….
Estimate: 6’000 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 80165 | 1858 2d Blue pl.12, imperforate imprimatur, lettered SF, ex Royal Philatelic Collection
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1858 2d Blue pl.12 SF imperforate imprimatur, very fine and rare, ex Royal Philatelic Collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, cert. RPS (2008) (SG…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 80166 | 1878 1/2d Die proof for lighter and more fugitive colours printed in rose lake on white wove paper
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1878 1/2d Die proof for lighter and more fugitive colours printed in rose lake on white wove paper (52x50mm), watermarked Small Star, overprinted “SPECIMEN”…
Estimate: 5’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 80167 | 1870 1/2d Rose postal history exhibit collection on 12 oversized pages
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1/2d Rose postal history exhibit collection on 12 oversized pages, starting with pl.10 SPECIMEN, with examples of single usages on printed matter…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 80168 | 1872 (Aug 2) 1 1/2d rose-red OP-PC ERROR OF LETTERING used on long envelope
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1872 (Aug 2) 1 1/2d rose-red OP-PC ERROR OF LETTERING used on long envelope from Maidstone to London, a fine example of this rare error especially on cover,…
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’600 GBP
Lot 80169 | 1860 1 1/2d Rosy-mauve on blued paper, prepared for use but not issued, AB Imprimatur from the top of the sheet
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1860 1 1/2d Rosy-mauve on blued paper, prepared for use but not issued, AB Imprimatur from the top of the sheet, just clear to good margins elsewhere,…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 80170 | 1860 1 1/2d Rosy-mauve on blued paper, prepared for use but not issued
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1860 1 1/2d Rosy-mauve on blued paper, prepared for use but not issued, SE with a good part of original gum, bright fresh colour; fine and most attractive,…
Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 80171 | 1860 1 1/2d Rosy Mauve pl.1 NE mint, prepared but unissued
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1860 1 1/2d Rosy Mauve pl.1 NE mint og, wonderful colour, an exceptional example of this rare unissued stamp, cert. BPA (1984) (SG £7’000)
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 80172 | 1856 4d Carmine Medium Garter on Cover to France
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1855-57 No Corner Letters
1855-57 4d Carmine, wmk Medium Garter, on thick highly glazed blued paper, tied to a wrapper by a London Inland cancel sent to France 30th April 1856,…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 80173 | 1862-64 1s Deep Green pl.3 (numbered 2) TK ABNORMAL imperforate imprimatur, lower marginal with current number “215”
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1862-64 Small Uncoloured Corner Letters
1862-64 1s Deep Green pl.3 (numbered 2) TK ABNORMAL imperforate imprimatur, lower marginal with current number “215”, very fine and fresh with original…
Estimate: 5’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 80174 | 1862 4d Pale-red Pl. 3 double rate franking to Paris
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1865-67 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Large Garter & Emblems
1862 Envelope franked with two 4d Pale-red pl. 3 wmk Large Garter, a scarce double rate franking from London, dated JY 11 62, sent to Paris (SG Spec. J52/2…
Estimate: 40 – 80 GBP
Lot 80175 | 1867-80 3d Rose pl.6 mint block of four
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 3d Rose pl.6 mint block of four, imperceptibly mounted mint (faint traces on each stamp) and showing rich fresh colour, bend at left in the wing…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 80176 | 1867-80 3d Rose pl.9 AG imperforate imprimatur, mint og
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 3d Rose pl.9 AG imperforate imprimatur, mint og, fine and rare, one of only 22 possible examples, many of which are in institutionalised collections…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 80177 | 1867-80 Wmk Spray 3d rose pl.6 SK with variety Queen’s Head partially missing
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 Wmk Spray 3d rose pl.6 SK with variety Queen’s Head partially missing, used with a Wokingham cds applied over the missing printing, small corner…
Estimate: 300 – 350 GBP
Lot 80178 | 1867-80 Wmk Spray 6d dull violet pl.8 (without hyphen) mint part og
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 Wmk Spray 6d dull violet pl.8 (without hyphen) mint part og, fine (SG £1’400)
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 80179 | 1867-80 6d Mauve pl.9 QI/RL mint og block of eight
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 6d Mauve pl.9 QI/RL mint og block of eight, lightly mounted on three stamps only, faint horizontal gum bend at top left, a very fine and rare multiple,…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 80180 | 1867-80 9d Straw pl.4 complete pane of 20 FE/JH with “SPECIMEN” type 2 hs
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 9d Straw pl.4 complete pane of 20 FE/JH with “SPECIMEN” type 2 hs, no gum, very fine and stunning exhibition showpiece
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 80181 | 1867-80 9d Straw pl.4 with “SPECIMEN” type 9 overprint in left marginal pair
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 9d Straw pl.4 with “SPECIMEN” type 9 overprint in left marginal pair, mint original gum (both hinged), very fine
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 80182 | 1867-80 10d Red-Brown pl.2 ABNORMAL issue, lettered OD (without wing margin) showing the “abnormal official perforation” produced only at Somerset House
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 10d Red-Brown pl.2 ABNORMAL issue, lettered OD (without wing margin) showing the “abnormal official perforation” produced only at Somerset House…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 80183 | 1867-80 1s Green pl.7 AG mint og top marginal imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 1s Green pl.7 AG mint og top marginal imperforate imprimatur, hinged in the margin only, very fine and rare, one of only 23 possible example many…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 80184 | 1867-80 Wmk Spray 1d green pl.4 mint nh
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 Wmk Spray 1d green pl.4 mint nh, slightly toned streaky gum, small handling bend at top left, fine and scarce (SG £975+)
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 80185 | 1867-80 Wmk Spray 1s green pl.4 CA/DB mint large part og left hand marginal block of four
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 Wmk Spray 1s green pl.4 CA/DB mint large part og left hand marginal block of four, showing part sheet inscription, usual patchy gum on reverse,…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 80186 | 1867-83 5s Die proof with void corners and plate number printed in blue on white matt card
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 5s Die proof with void corners and plate number printed in blue on white matt card (92x60mm) produced ca.1870 by De La Rue for the 1870 International…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 80187 | 1867-83 Wmk Anchor 5s rose pl.4 on blued paper mint hr with large part original gum
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 Wmk Anchor 5s rose pl.4 on blued paper mint hr with large part original gum, well centred with fine perforations,fine and very rare stamp (SG £35’000)
Estimate: 10’000 – 12’000 GBP
Lot 80188 | 1867-83 £5 Orange pl1.1 AB on white paper neatly cancelled by a crisp “Account Branch /P.O. Glasgow” oval datestamp
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 £5 Orange pl1.1 AB on white paper neatly cancelled by a crisp “Account Branch /P.O. Glasgow” oval datestamp, light diagonal crease, very fine appearance,…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 80189 | 1873-80 2 1/2d Rosy mauve pl.2 BL imperforate imprimatur mint og
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters, Wmk Small Anchor & Orbs
1873-80 2 1/2d Rosy mauve pl.2 BL imperforate imprimatur mint og right hand marginal imperforate, endorsed in right hand margin by the printer “2” & “30.III.75″…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 80190 | 1873-80 2 1/2d Rosy Mauve pl.4 mint imperforate imprimatur on wmk Anchor paper instead of the issued wmk Orb paper
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters, Wmk Small Anchor & Orbs
1873-80 2 1/2d Rosy Mauve pl.4 mint imperforate imprimatur, pencil “4” on reverse, on wmk Anchor paper instead of the issued wmk Orb paper, especially…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 80191 | 1873-80 1s Green pl.11 AI imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters, Wmk Small Anchor & Orbs
1873-80 1s Green pl.11 AI imperforate imprimatur, mint og, very fine and scarce, one of only 21 possible examples, many of which are in institutionalised…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 80192 | 1873-80 1s Orange pl.13 with crisp Falkirk (Scotland) cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters, Wmk Small Anchor & Orbs
1873-80 1s Orange pl.13 with crisp Falkirk (Scotland) cds, one slightly toned perf at left, very fine (SG £550)
Estimate: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 80193 | 1873-80 4d Sage-Green pl.16 JC mint nh, wonderful colour and gum
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters, Wmk Small Anchor & Orbs
1873-80 4d Sage-Green pl.16 JC mint nh, wonderful colour and gum, tiny black natural paper speck on ear, one lightly toned perf on gum side, very fine,…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 80194 | 1880-83 4d Grey-Brown pl.18 EJ imperforate imprimatur, mint og
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-83 Large Coloured Corner Letters, Wmk Imperial Crown
1880-83 4d Grey-Brown pl.18 EJ imperforate imprimatur, mint og, very fine and rare, one of only 25 possible examples, many of which are in institutionalised…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 80195 | 1880-83 4d Grey-Brown pl.18 DA/EC mint left marginal block of six
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-83 Large Coloured Corner Letters, Wmk Imperial Crown
1880-83 4d Grey-Brown pl.18 DA/EC mint left marginal block of six, hinge traces on each stamp, minor gum wrinkles, fine and fresh multiple
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 80196 | 1879 Tender Essays group of four imperforate plate proofs for a new 1d stamp by Charles Skipper and East, in blue, scarlet, green and lilac
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1879 Tender Essays group of four imperforate plate proofs for a new 1d stamp by Charles Skipper and East, in blue, scarlet, green and lilac, mimicking…
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 80197 | 1898 Boston Trial Machine Cancel 1d lilac piece
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1881 1d Lilac die II tied to piece by London Sep 12 1898 “Boston Trial Machine Cancel” with zigzag ends and number “1” in wavy lines, horizontal crease,…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 80198 | 1880ca. Watermarked paper in the form of an envelope front, 140x89mm, showing script address and “stamp”
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1880ca. Watermarked paper in the form of an envelope front, 140x89mm, showing script address “T. J Marshall & Co, Dandy Roll Makers, Stoke Newington, London”,…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 80199 | 1881 1d Lilac die II mint block of four showing, bottom pair mint nh and both showing damage to the bottom frame line
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1881 1d Lilac die II mint block of four showing, bottom pair mint nh and both showing damage to the bottom frame line and lower left showing white blob…
Estimate: 40 – 50 GBP