30 Jun 2020 – 2 Jul 2020
2780 lots
Lot 30304 | 1911 Harrison 2 1/2d bright blue perf.14 with INVERTED WATERMARK in mint nh lower marginal single
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911 Harrison & Sons Issues
1911 Harrison 2 1/2d bright blue perf.14 with INVERTED WATERMARK in mint nh lower marginal single (top of the crown nicely showingin the margin), faint…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 30305 | 1911 Harrison 3d purple on lemon perf.14 in mint lower left corner marginal block of four showing “broken scroll” variety
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911 Harrison & Sons Issues
1911 Harrison 3d purple on lemon perf.14 in mint lower left corner marginal block of four showing “broken scroll” variety (pl.5, R.20/2), three stamps…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30306 | 1930 (Mar 31) Envelope sent registered locally in Leeds with 1911 Harrison 3d purple on lemon
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911 Harrison & Sons Issues
1930 (Mar 31) Envelope sent registered locally in Leeds with 1911 Harrison 3d purple on lemon perf.14 plus 1902-10 1/2d tied by Leeds registered oval ds,…
Estimate: 340 – 400 GBP
Lot 30307 | 1911-13 Somerset House 2s6d dull reddish purple mint nh left hand marginal block of four
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House 2s6d dull reddish purple mint nh left hand marginal block of four, very fine and scarce multiple (SG £3’000 for mint nh block of…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30308 | 1911-13 Somerset House 5s carmine in mint lower marginal block of four from plate 1b with “date cut” in the “Jubilee” line
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House 5s carmine in mint lower marginal block of four (lower pair mint nh), from plate 1b with “date cut” in the “Jubilee” line, very…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 30309 | 1911-13 Somerset House 5s carmine mint nh
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House 5s carmine mint nh, faint gum bends, very fine (SG £875)
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30310 | 1911-13 Somerset House 10s blue mint nh
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House 10s blue mint nh, couple of faint gum bends, very fine (SG £2’100)
Estimate: 240 – 320 GBP
Lot 30311 | 1911-13 Somerset House 10s blue mint og
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House 10s blue mint og, very fine (SG £1’100)
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 30312 | 1911-13 Somerset House £1 deep green mint nh
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House £1 deep green mint nh, very fine (SG £3’000)
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 30313 | 1910 Downey head die proof, stage 2a, partially cleared around head, printed in red on glazed card
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1910 Downey head die proof, stage 2a, partially cleared around head, printed in red on glazed card (10.7×16.7cm), very fine (SG from £2’250)
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30314 | 1910 2 1/2d Henschel colour essay in blue on white unwatermarked paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1910 2 1/2d Henschel colour essay in blue on white unwatermarked paper, endorsed in manuscript “W/6 Blue”, tiny thin at top, attractive and scarce
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30315 | 1910 3d Hentschel colour essay in purple-brown on yellow wove paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1910 3d Hentschel colour essay in
purple-brown on yellow wove paper (42x58mm) with handstruck “W/66”
above design, light wrinkle below, fine and scarce
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 30316 | 1910 10d Hentschel colour essay in black on pale mauve unwatermarked paper affixed to thin white card
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1910 10d Hentschel colour essay in black
on pale mauve unwatermarked paper affixed to thin white card, endorsed
“W/98” and “V.W. Mauve”, very fine,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30317 | 1911 2d Engravers Sketch Die for the unissued value, die I head, printed in black on glazed proof paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 2d Engravers Sketch Die for the unissued value, die I head, printed in black on glazed proof paper (62x75mm) with uncleared surround, slightly heavy…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 30318 | 1911 1 1/2d Engraver’s sketch die (Die 2 Head) printed in chocolate brown on thin card
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 1 1/2d Engraver’s sketch die (Die 2 Head) printed in chocolate brown on thin card, very fine and scarce (SG from £4’800)
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30319 | 1911 3d Engravers Sketch Die for the unissued value, cut down die proof used as a colour trial printed in brown
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 3d Engravers Sketch Die for the unissued value, cut down die proof used as a colour trial printed in brown on thick white paper with white background…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30320 | 1911 3d Engravers sketch die for the unissued value, cut down die proof used as a colour trial printed in rose-red on thick white paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 3d Engravers sketch die for the unissued value, cut down die proof used as a colour trial printed in rose-red on thick white paper, using the die…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30321 | 1911 3d Engravers sketch die for the unissued value, cut down die proof used as a colour trial printed in green on thick white paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 3d Engravers sketch die for the unissued value, cut down die proof used as a colour trial printed in green on thick white paper, using die II head…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30322 | 1911 5d Engravers Sketch Die for unissued value, die 2 head, cut down die proof used as a colour trial printed in pale blue
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 5d Engravers Sketch Die for unissued value, die 2 head,
cut down die proof used as a colour trial printed in pale blue on
gummed, Crown watermark…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30323 | 1911-12 Downey Head 1d die proof (stage 1) in scarlet with uncleared surround on white proof paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911-12 Downey Head 1d die proof (stage 1) in scarlet with uncleared surround on white proof paper (104x169mm), showing reversed “4SA” at top and a partial…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 30324 | 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: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30325 | 1911-12 Downey Head 1d colour trial, perf.14.8×14, in brownish-carmine
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911-12 Downey Head 1d colour trial, perf.14.8×14, in brownish-carmine, printed on gummed, watermarked Crown paper, gum distrubance, very fine
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30326 | 1912 1d Colour trial (stage 1b, accepted die 2) printed in royal scarlet
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1912 1d Colour trial (stage 1b, accepted die 2) printed in royal scarlet on imperforate Crown (upright) watermarked paper, mint og, very fine and scarce…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30327 | 1912 Royal Cypher 1d scarlet mint og imperforate “B12” control block of six
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1912 Royal Cypher 1d scarlet mint og imperforate “B12” control block of six, very fine, a very rare and collectible positional multiple
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30328 | 1912 Wmk Royal Cypher 1d mint imperforate right marginal
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1912 Wmk Royal Cypher 1d mint imperforate right marginal pair, only tiny trace of a hinge, very fine (SG £450+)
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30329 | 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: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30330 | 1913 Medal head die proof of the small head (11.5mm) with uncleared surround
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1913 Medal head die proof of the small
head (11.5mm) with uncleared surround as used for the 5d-1s values with background partially
shaded, printed…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30331 | 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: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30332 | 1912 Medal head master die proof, stage 3, printed in rose pink on glazed proof paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 Medal head master die proof, stage 3,
printed in rose pink on glazed proof paper (131x105mm), very fine and extremely
rare (SG from £5’750)
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 30333 | 1912 1d Large medal head die proof (stage 4b) printed in black on white proof paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 1d Large medal head die proof (stage 4b) printed in black on white proof paper (12.2x18cm) as used on the 1d &
2 1/2d values, very fine and scarce
Estimate: 340 – 500 GBP
Lot 30334 | 1912-24 1d Bright scarlet control C12 tied to a plain “Marsh” first day cover
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 1d Bright scarlet control C12 tied to a
plain “Marsh” first day cover by a crisp Norwood S.E. cds for OC.08.1912, most attractive and scarce…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30335 | 1912-24 Wmk Royal Cypher 2d intense bright orange lightly cancelled
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 Wmk Royal Cypher 2d intense bright orange lightly cancelled by wavy lines of a machine cancel, very fine (SG £ Spec N19(9), £475)
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 30336 | 1912-24 Wmk Royal Cypher 2d orange, die II, mint nh right marginal imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 Wmk Royal Cypher 2d orange, die II, mint nh right marginal imperforate imprimatur with “BPMA” hs on reverse, very fine and scarce
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 30337 | 1912 4d Eve’s Wreath design colour essay in bartollozzi brown on imperforate pink unwatermarked gummed paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 4d Eve’s Wreath design colour essay in bartollozzi brown on imperforate pink unwatermarked gummed paper, produced by Miller & Motley using their Printex…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 30338 | 1912 4d Eve’s Wreath Design bromide (22.8mm) mounted on thin card
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 4d Eve’s Wreath Design bromide (22.8mm) mounted on thin card with extended side shading and ornament
within left hand ribbon above “R” of “FOUR”…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30339 | 1912 4d Eve’s Wreath design colour essay in bistre-yellow on imperforate white unwatermarked gummed paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 4d Eve’s Wreath design colour essay in bistre-yellow on imperforate white unwatermarked gummed paper (part og), produced by Miller & Motley using…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30340 | 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: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30341 | 1912-24 Wmk Royal Cypher 5d reddish brown mint nh with NO WATERMARK variety
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 Wmk Royal Cypher 5d reddish brown mint nh with NO WATERMARK variety, very fine and scarce, cert. RPS (1985) (SG £2’000 for mint nh)
Estimate: 340 – 400 GBP
Lot 30342 | 1912-24 Wmk Royal Cypher 5d reddish brown mint nh with NO WATERMARK variety
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 Wmk Royal Cypher 5d reddish brown mint nh with NO WATERMARK variety, couple of very faint gum bends mentioned for accuracy, very fine (SG Spec….
Estimate: 340 – 400 GBP
Lot 30343 | 1912-24 Wmk Royal Cypher 5d reddish brown mint nh with NO WATERMARK variety
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 Wmk Royal Cypher 5d reddish brown mint nh with NO WATERMARK variety, very fine and scarce (SG £2’000 for mint nh)
Estimate: 340 – 400 GBP
Lot 30344 | 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 30345 | 1912 7d Trial of Eve’s wreath design in tyrian red
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 7d Trial of Eve’s wreath design (22mm, small coinage head) in tyrian red on white glazed card with background
of solid colour behind head, very…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30346 | 1912 8d Eve’s pillar design die proof with uncleared surround showing guide lines in brown on surfaced proof paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 8d Eve’s pillar design die proof with uncleared surround showing guide lines in brown on surfaced proof paper (58x61mm), numbered “954” at upper right…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30347 | 1912-24 Wmk Royal Cypher 9d olive-green mint nh with INVERTED WATERMARK
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 Wmk Royal Cypher 9d olive-green mint nh with INVERTED WATERMARK, very fine (SG £1’200)
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30348 | 1912-24 Wmk Royal Cypher 10d turquoise-blue with watermark inverted and reversed, mint nh
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 Wmk Royal Cypher 10d turquoise-blue with watermark inverted and reversed, mint nh, very fine (SG £475)
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30349 | 1913 Waterlow Seahorses 2s6d-£1 set of five, including both 2s6d shades, overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 26
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow Seahorses 2s6d-£1 set of five, including both 2s6d shades, overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 26, mint hr, fine (SG £6’450)
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 30350 | WITHDRAWN
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
WITHDRAWN
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30351 | 1913 Waterlow 2s6d Seahorse perforated colour trial in Indigo
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow 2s6d Seahorse perforated colour trial in Indigo on gummed unwatermarked paper, very fine and very rare (SG from £12’500)
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30352 | 1913 Waterlow Seahorses 2s6d imperforate colour trial in bottle green in vertical pair on ungummed “JAS WRIGLEY LD-219” paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow Seahorses 2s6d imperforate colour trial in bottle green in vertical pair on ungummed “JAS WRIGLEY LD-219” paper, horizontal crease at foot…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 30353 | 1913 Waterlow Seahorses 2s6d deep sepia brown showing re-entry from position R.2/1 in mint corner marginal block of four
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow Seahorses 2s6d deep sepia brown in mint nh top left hand corner marginal block of four (mounted in the margin only) showing clear evidence…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’800 GBP




















































