30 Jun 2020 – 2 Jul 2020
2780 lots
Lot 30204 | 1883-84 10s Ultramarine mint nh lower marginal vertical pair with “SPECIMEN” type 11 overprint
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 10s Ultramarine mint nh lower marginal vertical pair with “SPECIMEN” type 11 overprint, extremely fine and fresh (SG £1’100+)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30205 | 1883-84 10s Ultramarine KA mint h
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 10s Ultramarine KA mint hr, gum wrinkles with small crease at foot, fine (SG £2’250)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30206 | 1883-84 10s Ultramarine mint hr, very fine and fresh
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 10s Ultramarine mint hr, very fine and fresh (SG £2’250)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30207 | 1883-84 10s Ultramarine AB with crisp BELLEVUE / BRADFORD. YORKS cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 10s Ultramarine AB with crisp BELLEVUE / BRADFORD. YORKS cds, very fine and attractive example (SG £525)
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30208 | 1883-84 10s Pale Ultramarine mint large part og
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 10s Pale Ultramarine mint large part og, well centred, some small minor wrinkles, fine (SG £2’500 in 2019)
Estimate: 320 – 400 GBP
Lot 30209 | 1888 Wmk Orbs £1 brown-lilac MC used
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1888 Wmk Orbs £1 brown-lilac MC cancelled by Elizabeth St cds for MY.13.1889 and a small part box cancel, some tone spots at top, good colour and of fine…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 30210 | 1882 Handpainted essay for 2 1/2d from De La Rue’s second scheme for a Unified Issue
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1882 Handpainted essay for 2 1/2d from De La Rue’s second scheme for a Unified Issue, in green and Chinese white on tracing paper affixed to white card,…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30211 | 1883 Small Head die proof with uncleared surround printed in black on white glazed card
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883 Small Head die proof with uncleared surround printed in black on white glazed card, endorsed at top “7 JAN 83” and “AFTER HARDENING”, initialled at…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30212 | 1883-84 Lilac & Green issue 1 1/2d De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883-84 Lilac & Green issue 1 1/2d De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed
card (60x92mm) without endorsements, very fine and rare in this vertical…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30213 | 1883-84 Lilac & Green issue 1 1/2d De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883-84 Lilac & Green issue 1 1/2d De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card (90x60mm), endorsed “BEFORE HARDENING”
and dated “4 AUG 83”, hinge…
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 30214 | 1883-84 Lilac & Green issue 1 1/2d Colour trial in pale grey on imperforate white watermarked paper
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883-84 Lilac & Green issue 1 1/2d Colour trial in pale grey on imperforate white watermarked paper, mint hr, a little discolouration, fine and scarce,…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30215 | 1883-84 Lilac & Green 1 1/2d imperforate colour trial in orange-brown, mint hr
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883-84 Lilac & Green 1 1/2d imperforate colour trial in orange-brown on gummed, white, watermarked paper, very fine and scarce (SG from £2’100)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30216 | 1883-84 Lilac & Green 1 1/2d imperf. colour trial in dull green
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883-84 Lilac & Green 1 1/2d imperf. colour trial in dull green on watermarked paper, part og, paper impurity at lower right, corner crease at top left,…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30217 | 1883-84 Lilac & Green issue De La Rue 3d die proof in black on white glazed card
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883-84 Lilac & Green issue De La Rue 3d die proof in black on white glazed card (92x60mm), dated “13 JUN 83” and endorsed “BEFORE HARDENING”, cut into…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30218 | 1883-4 Lilac & green Issue 1s De La Rue die proof in black
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883-4 Lilac & green Issue 1s De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card, endorsed “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “15 AUG 83”, fine and scarce (SG
£2’400)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30219 | 1884ca. De La Rue 3d die proof essay for an unissued design, lettered HB, in black on white glazed card
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1884ca. De La Rue 3d die proof essay for an unissued design, lettered HB, in black on white glazed card (92x61mm), attractive and scarce
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30220 | 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue 1/2d to 1s (both 1/2d and 1s) basic mint nh set of 14
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-1900 Jubilee Issue 1/2d to 1s (both 1/2d and 1s) basic mint nh set of 14, very fine and fresh (SG £950)
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30221 | 1887 Jubilee 1/2d De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887 Jubilee 1/2d De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed
card (92x60mm) endorsed “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “5 FEB 1886”, very fine and scarce,…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 30222 | 1887 1/2d Vermilion with “PEARS’ SOAP” advertising underprint in orange in marginal block of four
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887 1/2d Vermilion with “PEARS’ SOAP” advertising underprint in orange in marginal block of four, gum unmounted, lightly hinged on the face of two stamps,…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30223 | 1887-1900 Jubilee issue 1 1/2d purple & green with “CANCELLED” type 14 overprint
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-1900 Jubilee issue 1 1/2d purple & green with “CANCELLED” type 14 overprint, mint og, very fine (SG £1’250)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30224 | 1887-1900 Jubilee issue 2d colour trial with head plate in purple and duty tablet in bright purple
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-1900 Jubilee issue 2d colour trial with head plate in purple and duty tablet in bright purple, mint with only small trace of hinge, very fine (SG…
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 30225 | 1887-1900 Jubilee issue 2d colour trial with head plate in purple and duty tablet in bottle green
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-1900 Jubilee issue 2d colour trial with head plate in purple and duty tablet in bottle green, mint hr, fine (SG £1’000)
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 30226 | 1887-1900 Jubilee issue 2d colour trial with head plate in purple and duty tablet in orange
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-1900 Jubilee issue 2d colour trial with head plate in purple and duty tablet in orange, mint og, very fine, produced in 1899 by De La Rue as a colour…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30227 | 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue 2d green & red with INVERTED WATERMARK, mint lh
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-1900 Jubilee Issue 2d green & red with INVERTED WATERMARK, mint lh, very fine, ex “Verus” (SG £1’200)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30228 | 1887 Jubilee 2 1/2d purple on blue with “CANCELLED” type 14 overprint
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887 Jubilee 2 1/2d purple on blue with “CANCELLED” type 14 overprint, mint og, very fine and scarce (SG Spec. K31t, £1’250)
Estimate: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 30229 | 1892 4 1/2d Colour trial in the issued colours with “SPECIMEN” type 13 ovpt
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1892 4 1/2d Colour trial in the issued colours with the head plate in grey-green and the
duty plate in carmine with “SPECIMEN” type 13 overprint, on…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 30230 | 1887-1900 Jubilee issue 5d dull purple and blue DIE I mint nh
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-1900 Jubilee issue 5d dull purple and blue DIE I mint nh, very fine with fresh colours (SG £1’100)
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 30231 | 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue 6d hand painted essay in red brown on buff card
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-1900 Jubilee Issue 6d hand painted essay in red brown on buff card with details of the design in grey, affixed to a piece of white card (25x 32mm),…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30232 | 1887 Jubilee Issue 6d De La Rue die proof of the accepted design in black on white glazed card
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887 Jubilee Issue 6d De La Rue die proof of the accepted design in black on white glazed card (60x35mm), endorsed “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated 17 MAY…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30233 | 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue 9d dull purple and blue mint nh lower right corner marginal block of four
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-1900 Jubilee Issue 9d dull purple and blue mint nh lower right corner marginal block of four, very fine
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30234 | 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue 10d dull purple & deep dull carmine mint nh top right corner marginal horizontal pair
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-1900 Jubilee Issue 10d dull purple & deep dull carmine mint nh top right corner marginal horizontal pair, very fine and fresh, bright colour of this…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30235 | 1887-1900 Jubilee issue 1s colour trial in yellow
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-1900 Jubilee issue 1s colour trial in yellow on crown watermarked, gummed paper, couple of small faint bends, very fine and scarce, produced as proposed…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30236 | 1887-1900 Jubilee issue 1s colour trial in slate
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-1900 Jubilee issue 1s colour trial in slate on crown watermarked,
gummed paper, only faintest trace of a hinge, very fine and scarce,
produced…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30237 | 1891 £1 Green HB mint
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1891 £1 Green HB mint with very faint trace of a hinge, very fine (SG £3’500)
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 30238 | 1891 £1 Green AA with crisp Belfast SE 17 95 cds, very fine
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1891 £1 Green AA with crisp Belfast SE 17 95 cds, very fine (SG £800)
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30239 | 1900 Jubilee 1/2d colour trial in blue-green (issued colour) on unwatermarked paper
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1900 Jubilee 1/2d colour trial in blue-green (issued colour) on unwatermarked paper, mint o.g., light crease at lower right, fine appearance and scarce…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30240 | 1900 (Aug 3) Envelope from London to France with 1s green and carmine paying late fee rate
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1900 (Aug 3) Envelope from London to France bearing 1881 1d lilac, 1900 1/2d green, 1887 5d dull purple & blue die II, 1890 10d dull purple & carmine and…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30241 | AUSTRIA: 1857 (Mar 20) Envelope from London to Trieste with 1855-57 1s and 1854-57 1d red
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
AUSTRIA: 1857 (Mar 20) Envelope from London to Trieste with 1855-57 1s and 1854-57 1d red tied by “20” numerals, with “par Aachen” transit below, reverse…
Estimate: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 30242 | CANADA: 1867 (Jun 29) Wrapper from London to Canada West with 1858-76 2d blue pl.9 single and strip of three
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
CANADA: 1867 (Jun 29) Wrapper from London to Canada West with 1858-76 2d blue pl.9 single and strip of three tied by “46” district office numerals, reverse…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30243 | 1868 (Apr 11) Envelope to PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
CANADA: 1868 (Apr 11) Envelope to PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND with 1867-80 6d lilac pl.6 tied by London duplex, reverse with crisp arrival bs, fine destination…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30244 | 1859 (Jan 15) Lettersheet to ST. THOMAS (Danish West Indies)
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
DANISH WEST INDIES: 1859 (Jan 15) Lettersheet to ST. THOMAS with 1855-57 6d lilac (trimmed right wing margin) tied by London “21” barred oval, reverse…
Estimate: 100 – 120 GBP
Lot 30245 | 1869 (Mar 16) Wrapper from London to ST. CROIX (Danish West Indies)
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
DANISH WEST INDIES: 1869 (Mar 16) Wrapper from London to ST. CROIX with 1867-80 1s green wing marginal (minor toning) tied by London “75” duplex, fine…
Estimate: 120 – 180 GBP
Lot 30246 | DENMARK: 1859 Printed lettersheet from Newcastle upon Tyne with 1856-58 1d perf.14 and three 1857 4d rose-carmine
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
DENMARK: 1859 (Jul 19) Printed lettersheet from Newcastle upon Tyne to Denmark with 1856-58 1d perf.14 and three 1857 4d rose-carmine (one with small corner…
Estimate: 90 – 120 GBP
Lot 30247 | ESTONIA: 1873 (May 23) Wrapper from Dundee to Pernau with 1864-79 1d red pl.167 strip of three and 1858-76 2d blue pl.14
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
ESTONIA: 1873 (May 23) Wrapper from Dundee, Scotland, to Pernau, with 1864-79 1d red pl.167 strip of three and 1858-76 2d blue pl.14 tied by “114” duplexes,…
Estimate: 140 – 180 GBP
Lot 30248 | ESTONIA: 1874 (Feb 12) Wrapper from Scotland to Pernau
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
ESTONIA: 1874 (Feb 12) Wrapper from Scotland to Pernau with 1864-79 1d red pl.40 and two 1858-76 2d blue pl.14 tied by Dundee “114” duplexes, with “UGr….
Estimate: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 30249 | FRANCE: 1868 (Oct 7) Wrapper sent registered to France with 1865-67 4d pl.10 pair
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
FRANCE: 1868 (Oct 7) Wrapper sent registered to France with 1865-67 4d pl.10 pair tied by London “R / 16” barred ovals, “CHARGÉ” hs, reverse with French…
Estimate: 140 – 160 GBP
Lot 30250 | 1874 (Jul 16) Entire to HAITI with 1873-80 4d vermilion strip of three
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
HAITI: 1874 (Jul 16) Entire to Jacmel with 1873-80 4d vermilion pl.13 strip of three tied by Manchester “498” barred ovals with PAID cds below,small cover…
Estimate: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 30251 | 1863 (Apr 22) Lettersheet from Liverpool to HONG KONG with 1862-64 3d deep carmine-rose
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
HONG KONG: 1863 (Apr 22) Lettersheet from Liverpool to HONG KONG with 1862-64 3d deep carmine-rose and 1s green tied by Liverpool “466” duplexes, with…
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 30252 | 1868 (Jun 16) Envelope from London to BUDAPEST
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
HUNGARY: 1868 (Jun 16) Envelope from London to BUDAPEST with 1867-80 6d pl.6 tied by London “94” duplex (slight crease at top), with Aachen transit and…
Estimate: 70 – 90 GBP
Lot 30253 | IONIAN ISLANDS: 1874 (Oct 7) Wrapper to Corfu with 1865-67 4d right wing marginal pair
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
IONIAN ISLANDS: 1874 (Oct 7) Wrapper to Corfu with 1865-67 4d pl.13 right wing marginal pair tied by London “76” duplexes, arrival bs, vertical fold clear…
Estimate: 120 – 150 GBP