5 Dec 2022 – 9 Dec 2022
64 lots
Lot 70270 | 1867 5/- Rose, BA, Pl.3, a beautifully executed stamp
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867 5s rose pl.3 BA, a beautifully executed stamp size composite hand painted essay on card, the central vignette of Victoria’s profile having been pinned…
Estimate: 75’000 – 80’000 GBP
Lot 70271 | 1867 5/- Rose, AF, pl.4, a magnificent marginal imprimatur
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867 5s rose pl.4 AF, a magnificent marginal imprimatur from the top of the sheet showing small part inscription, mint n.h. (mounted in the margin only),…
Estimate: 18’000 – 20’000 GBP
Lot 70272 | 1867-83 5/- rose a fine mint NH example from the upper
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 5s rose, pl.1 GD mint n.h. “SPECIMEN” from the upper right corner of the sheet, with part inscription at top and at right, pre-printing blind spot…
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 70273 | 1874 5/- rose, Pl.2, AB, fine mint, OG
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1874, 5s rose pl.2 AB, mint o.g., a fine and fresh example of this scarce high value (S.G. £9’500).
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 70274 | 1867-83 5/- rose pl.1, AA-DC, a superb used irregular
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 5s rose pl.1 AA/DC, a superb used irregular block of fifteen, each stamp neatly cancelled by good strikes of “Manchester Knott Hill” cds, superb…
Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 70275 | 1867-83 5/- pale rose, pl.2, a magnificent mint
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 5s pale rose pl.2, a magnificent mint with large part to full o.g. (hinged in the margins only), complete pane of twenty lettered AA-DE with full…
Estimate: 30’000 – 35’000 GBP
Lot 70276 | 5s Plate 2 Mint (brown mark in centre) (S.G. £15’000)
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 5s rose pl.2 mint, gum creasing and small amount of staining, a rare mint stamp (S.G. £15’000).
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 70282 | 1867-83 5/- rose on blued paper, pl.4, GD, a superb
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 5s rose pl.4 GD on blued paper, a superb mint o.g. example with strong vibrant colour, very rare so fine; cert. Brandon (2007).
Estimate: 10’000 – 12’000 GBP
Lot 70283 | 1882 5s Rose pl.4 DC on blued paper, beautifully cancelled by a crisp Manchester Grandstand cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 5s Rose pl.4 DC on blued paper, beautifully cancelled by a crisp Manchester Grandstand NO 23 82 cds, very fine and most attractive, cert. Brandon…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 70284 | 1867-83 5/- rose on blued paper, pl.4, FA, a fine used
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 5s pl.4 FA rose on blued paper, a used example with strong vibrant colour, neatly cancelled by a good strike of a Liverpool cds, pressed crease…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 70311 | 1883-84 5/- rose, CE, on blued paper; unused with large
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 5s rose CE on blued paper mint with large part o.g., a lovely fresh example of this very rare stamp; cert. BPA. (2015) (S.G. £12’500).
Estimate: 6’000 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 70312 | 1883-84 5/- rose, CG, on blued paper, a superb used
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 5s rose CG on blued paper, a superb used example neatly cancelled by a complete upright “GRIMSBY/JY 23/85”, rare so fine; cert. Brandon (2004)…
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 70313 | 1883-84 5/- rose, HB, on blued paper, a fine used example,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 5s rose HB on blued paper, a fine used example neatly cancelled by a Chiswick cds; cert Brandon (2022) (S.G. £4’000).
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 70320 | 1883-84 5/- rose, BH, very fine mint NH, a wonderfully
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 5s rose BH mint n.h, a wonderfully fresh example (S.G. £1’100 as hinged).
Estimate: 540 GBP
Lot 70321 | 1883-84 5/- rose, MA-NE horizontal block of 10, very
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 5s rose MA/NE horizontal block of 10, very fine used, neatly cancelled by Queens Square Belfast cds, an exceptional item.
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 70388 | 1902 2/6d. lilac, 5/- bright carmine, 10/- ultramarine
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902 2s6d lilac, 5s bright carmine, 10s ultramarine & £1 dull blue green, each overprinted “SPECIMEN” horse shoe type 17, the 5s with rebuilt top right…
Estimate: 3’600 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 70395 | 1911-13 Somerset House 5s carmine, mint n.h.
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House 5s carmine, mint l.h., very fine (SG £425).
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70448 | 1913 Waterlow 2s6d deep sepia brown, 5s rose carmine,
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow 2s6d deep sepia brown, 5s rose carmine, 10s indigo blue and £1 green, each overprinted “SPECIMEN” in black and “COLONIAS” in violet; a fine…
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’500 GBP
Lot 70464 | 1915 5/- bright carmine, mint NH, very fine and well
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1915, De La Rue 5s bright carmine, mint n.h., very fine and well centred (S.G. £1’100 for mint n.h.).
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 70466 | 1915 DLR 5/- bright carmine, Variety “watermark reversed”
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1915 De La Rue 5s bright carmine mint n.h. with variety “watermark reversed” very fresh and fine, a well centred example of this rare watermark variety…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 70480 | 1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson 5/- red experimental printing
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson 5s red experimental printing (March 1920), stamp 23mm high, mint n.h. marginal example from the upper right of the sheet overprinted…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 70497 | 1934 Re-Engraved 2s6d, 5s and 10s in mint n.h. left marginal blocks of six
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1934, Re-Engraved 2s6d, 5s and 10s in mint n.h. left marginal blocks of six, superb and striking multiples (S.G. £6’000+).
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 70554 | Inland Revenue: 1890 5/- rose, DD, IR Official, overprinted
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 1890 5s rose DD “IR Official” overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 11, mint o.g., fine and scarce.
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 70559 | Inland Revenue: 1902-04 5/- bright carmine I.R Official,
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 1902-04 5s bright carmine “I.R Official”, a magnificent marginal mint large part o.g. example from the top left corner showing variety…
Estimate: 25’000 – 30’000 GBP
Lot 70726 | 1936 New Currency 20c and 5s imperf. die proofs in the issued colours, affixed to pieces from the De La Rue archive,
Zanzibar » The Zanzibar Post Office (1895-1964)
1936 New Currency 20c and 5s imperf. die proofs in the issued colours, affixed to pieces from the De La Rue archive, very fine.
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70793 | 1957-60, 4s and 5s booklets, both complete and unexploded
Australia » Commonwealth of Australia
Booklets: 1957-60, 4s and 5s booklets, both complete and unexploded, 4s with waxed interleaving, very fine (S.G. £120).
Estimate: 35 – 40 GBP
Lot 70825 | 1882-86 1/2d. to 5/- set including shades; fine mint
Barbados
1882-86 1/2d to 5s set including shades, fine mint (14).
Estimate: 360 – 400 GBP
Lot 70837 | 1888, Mint and “SPECIMEN” selection incl. 1888 (Jan) Unappropriated dies mint short set to 5s
Bechuanaland
1888, Mint and “SPECIMEN” selection incl. 1888 (Jan) Unappropriated dies mint short set to 5s (very fine) and mix of values from 2d to 5s with “SPECIMEN”…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 70852 | 1941 (May) 5s dull yellow-green and red on yellow paper, line perf 14.25, mint n.h. block of four
Bermuda
1941 (May) 5s dull yellow-green and red on yellow paper, line perf 14.25, mint n.h. block of four with excellent colour, well centred and with remarkably…
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 70853 | 1938-53 5/- green and red on yellow, variety GASH in
Bermuda
1938-53 5s green and red on yellow, variety gash in chin, fine used.
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 70854 | 1938-53 5/- green and red on yellow,
Bermuda
1938-53 5s green and red on yellow, fresh mint n.h. block of four, scarce.
Estimate: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 70855 | 1938-53, group with three mint items incl. 5s single, strip of three and 12s6d
Bermuda
1938-53, group with three mint items incl. 5s pale bluish green & carmine-red on pale yellow mint, 5s yellow-green and red on pale yellow mint n.h. strip…
Estimate: 100 – 120 GBP
Lot 70883 | 1948-50, pair of varieties incl. Tripolitania B. A. 120l on 5s red showing variety inverted “T” guide
British Occupation of Italian Colonies
1948-50, pair of varieties; Tripolitania B. A. 120l on 5s red showing variety inverted “T” guide and Eritrea B. M. A. 2s50c on 2s6d with misplaced stop…
Estimate: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 70895 | 1915 C.E.F. 5s on 5M with “s” broken at top variety, mint n.h.
Cameroon
1915 C.E.F. 5s on 5M with “s” broken at top variety (row3/1), mint n.h. with full margin at left, very fine and scarce, cert. Brandon (2015) (S.G. £1’200+).
Estimate: 900 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 70925 | 1907 5s salmon and green with dented frame variety
Cayman Islands
1907 5s salmon and green with dented frame variety with partial Georgetown cds, a superb example and very rare with only 19 examples printed (many of which…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 70947 | 1912 (May 6), A large piece of a registered envelope
Falkland Islands
1912 (May 6) large piece from a registered envelope franked with 3s slate-green top right corner marginal and the 5s deep-rose-red neatly cancelled by…
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 71163 | 1938, Jamaica Scenery, 5s slate-blue and yellow-orange line perf. 14
Jamaica
1938, Jamaica Scenery, 5s slate-blue and yellow-orange line perf. 14, mint, fresh colour, well centred, very fine and rare example of this perforation…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 71165 | 1938, Jamaica Scenery, 5s slate-blue and yellow-orange
Jamaica
1938, Jamaica Scenery, 5s slate-blue and yellow-orange line perf. 14, mint l.h., fresh colour, well centred, very fine and rare example of this perforation…
Estimate: 2’800 – 3’200 GBP
Lot 71170 | 1858, Revenues, 1s, 5s and 10s De La Rue die proofs,
Jamaica
Revenues: 1858, 1s, 5s and 10s De La Rue die proofs, on white glazed card, cut-to-size and affixed to brown card, 12×6.7cm, very fine and rare, ex De La…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 71178 | 1879-1945 Collection of officials, revenues, fiscals,
Jamaica
1879-1945 Collection of officials, revenues, fiscals, telegraph issues, specimen stamps, street letter boxes (cancellations), perfins and forgeries, contained…
Estimate: 600 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 71188 | 1937-1952, collection contained in one album, written
Jamaica
1937-1952, Collection in an album, written up on over 45 pages, predominantly mint stamps. in chronological order of issue, many large multiples, blocks,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 71220 | 1922-27 5s, £1 and £10, tied to document piece by “KENYA / REVENUE” embossed datestamp
Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika » Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika
1922-27 5s, £1 and £10, tied to document piece by “KENYA / REVENUE” embossed datestamp (10.10.28), a fine and attractive multiple franking, rare, plus…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 71230 | 1938-51 5s green & red on yellow on ordinary paper, mint o.g., showing variety broken “E”
Leeward Islands
1938-51 5s green & red on yellow on ordinary paper, mint l.h., showing variety broken “E”, very fine (SG £1’200).
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 71272 | 1916-23 Waterlow Seahorse 5s rose-carmine and 10s indigo-blue in mint n.h. “SPECIMEN” blocks of four
Nauru
1916-23 Waterlow Seahorse 5s rose-carmine and 10s indigo-blue in mint n.h. right marginal “SPECIMEN” blocks of four (type GB26), one 5s with small area…
Estimate: 5’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 71295 | 1910-13, Double Head issue, Selection of ten examples
Rhodesia
1910-13, Double Head issue, Selection of ten examples in mint condition, comprising of a very fine 10s (SG164) well centred and very fresh printing, a…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 71299 | 1910-13, Double Head, 5s vermilion and deep green,
Rhodesia
1910-13, Double Head, 5s vermilion and deep green, mint with original gum, well centred, showing the scarce variety “long gash in ear”; extremely vibrant…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 71300 | 1910-13, Double Head 5s vermilion and deep green showing the scarce variety long gash in ear
Rhodesia
1910-13, Double Head 5s vermilion and deep green showing the scarce variety long gash in ear, mint with original gum, nicely centred, strong colour, a…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 71315 | 1923, Admiral issue London, Die IIIB set to 5s, mint
Rhodesia
1923, Admiral 2d to 5s die IIIB perf.15 set of 10, mint with original gum (slightly toned), fine to very fine (S.G. £1’240).
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 71320 | 1922, Chalk-surface paper, 15s grey and purple-blue,
St. Helena
1922, Chalk-surface paper, 15s grey and purple-blue, perf 14, wmk multi crown CA, mint, well positioned, hinge remains to back, very fine example in mint…
Estimate: 500 – 800 GBP
Lot 71321 | 1922, Chalk-surface paper, 15s grey and purple-blue,
St. Helena
1922, Chalk-surface paper, 15s grey and purple-blue, perf 14, wmk multi crown CA, mint, lovely centering, very small hinge remains, very fine example of…
Estimate: 500 – 800 GBP