5 Dec 2022 – 9 Dec 2022
1589 lots
Lot 70397 | 1911 £1 deep green, a very fine and fresh mint NH
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911, £1 deep green mint n.h. example from the foot of the sheet, very fine and fresh (S.G. £3’000 for mint n.h.).
Estimate: 1’300 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 70398 | 1911 £1 deep green, a very fine and fresh mint NH
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911, £1 deep green mint n.h.example from the lower right corner of the sheet showing “date cut”, very fine and fresh (S.G. £3’000 for mint n.h.).
Estimate: 1’300 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 70399 | 1911-13 Somerset House £1 deep green mint n.h.
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House £1 deep green mint n.h., very fine and fresh example (S.G. £3’000).
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70400 | 1911-13 Somerset House £1 deep green mint h.r., slightly
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House £1 deep green mint h.r., slightly heavy hinge, fine (S.G. £2’000).
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 70401 | 1911 £1 deep green, a very fine and fresh used vertical
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911, £1 deep green used vertical pair, neatly cancelled by two Guernsey cds dated “MR 6 1913”, very fine and fresh; cert RPS (1998) (S.G. £1’500+).
Estimate: 700 – 900 GBP
Lot 70402 | No lot
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
No Lot
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70403 | 1910 2d Hentschel colour essay, two examples printed in differing shades of purple on white wove paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1910 2d Hentschel colour essay, two examples printed in differing shades of purple on white wove paper, 50x27mm, with handstruck “MB/70” and “W/65” respectively…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 70404 | 1910 1 1/2d Hentschel colour essay in orange-yellow on white wove paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1910 1 1/2d Hentschel colour essay in orange-yellow on white wove paper, 43x53mm, with handstruck “W/90” above design, most attractive and scarce.
Estimate: 170 – 200 GBP
Lot 70405 | 1911 1 1/2d Engravers sketch die (die 2 head), cut close example printed in dark brown
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 1 1/2d Engravers sketch die (die 2 head), cut close example printed in dark brown on thin card and mounted on thick card (57x81mm) showing ink manuscript…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 70406 | 1911 2d Engravers Sketch Die for the unissued value
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 (62x76mm) with uncleared surround and without value,…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 70407 | 1911 3d Engravers Sketch Die for the unissued value die proof
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 red-brown on thick white
paper, using the…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 70408 | 1911 3d Colour Trial. with white background to head
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 3d Colour Trial. with white background to head and shaded upper corners. Reworked head Cut down from a die proof used as a colour trial on thick white…
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 70409 | 1911 3d. engravers sketch stamp size die for unissued
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 3d Engravers sketch stamp size die for unissued value (die 2 head), used as a colour trial and printed in grey on thick white paper, very rare.
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70410 | 1911 5d Engravers sketch stamp size die (die 2 head), cut close to shape, used as a colour trial
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 5d Engravers sketch stamp size die (die 2 head), cut close to shape, used as a colour trial and printed in light blue on thick white paper, very rare…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70411 | 1911 1/2d Downey Head die proof (Die 1a) printed in bright pink on white glazed paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 1/2d Downey Head die proof of the accepted design (die 1a), printed in
bright pink on white glazed paper (100 x125mm) with reversed “2”
above…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 70412 | 1911-12 1/2d green with error perf. 14 tied to picture postcard
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911-12 1/2d green with error perf. 14 tied to picture postcard by Great Yarmouth AU 28 11 double circle ds, lower right corner perf with cosmetic improvement,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70413 | 1911 1d Downey in scarlet (trial h) on John Allen Special Finish Paper, no wmk, in mint n.h. impef. top right corner block of 28
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 1d Downey in scarlet (trial h) on John Allen Special Finish Paper, no wmk, in mint n.h. impef. top right corner block of 28, diagonal bend and gum…
Estimate: 700 – 800 GBP
Lot 70414 | 1911-12 1d. scarlet (fluorescent) Downey head, Imperf
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911-12 Downey Head 1d scarlet (fluorescent) imperf. paper trial block of four from the upper right corner of the sheet, on Austrian enamelled paper, scarce;…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 70415 | 1912-24, master die proof for the 1d and 2 1/2d values
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24, master die proof for the 1d and 2 1/2d values (stage 4a) in black on proof paper, 179x121mm, very fine and rare (S.G. £5’750).
Estimate: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 70416 | 1912 1d. and 2 1/2d. master die proof, stage 4, printed
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 Profile Head master die proof, stage 4, for the 1d and 2 1/2d values, printed in black on white proof paper (73x68mm), scarce.
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70417 | 1913 Watermark Multiple Cypher Post Office presentation card (118x100mm.) endorsed Multiple block cypher and bearing a piece of paper (65x62mm.)
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
Watermark Multiple Cypher Post Office presentation card (118x100mm.); endorsed Multiple block cypher and bearing a piece of paper (65x62mm.) with coloured…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70418 | 1912-24, 1/2d cobalt green without watermark variety in mint n.h. right marginal vertical pair
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24, 1/2d cobalt green without watermark variety in mint n.h. right marginal vertical pair, faint bend on lower stamp, fine and fresh, cert. RPS (2020)…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70419 | 1912-24 1/2d bright green mint block of 12 showing unprinted area in the centre due to foreign matter on the plate
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 1/2d bright green mint block of 12 showing unprinted area in the centre affecting two stamps due to foreign matter on the plate during the printing…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70420 | 1912 1d die proof (stage 5) in blue on thin glazed card
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 1d die proof (stage 5) in blue on thin glazed card (27x33mm), with uncleared surround from the “completed” state with stepped frame line at left,…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 70421 | 1912, 2d die I imperforate block of four plate proofs printed in black from a special plate of four impressions
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912, 2d die I imperforate block of four plate proofs printed in black from a special plate of four impressions on surfaced proof paper, light bends from…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 70422 | 1912 2d. orange, marginal block of four from the lower
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 2d orange die I mint n.h. marginal block of four from the lower right of the sheet, showing watermark “POSTAGE” reversed on right vertical pair plus…
Estimate: 260 – 300 GBP
Lot 70423 | 1912 2 1/2d indigo-blue mint
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 2 1/2d indigo-blue mint, very fine and rare shade, cert. RPS (S.G. £3’000).
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70424 | 1912 4d Eve’s Wreath Design die proof in black from the “Lewis” engraved die
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 4d Eve’s Wreath Design die proof in black from the “Lewis” engraved die with fully cleared surround (see fig.28 in the S.G. GB Specialised vol.2)…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 70425 | 1913 5d Die proof in black on thin white glazed card
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1913 5d Die proof in black on thin white glazed card (71x78mm), cleared surround, dated in manuscript at lower left “2.5.13”, rare.
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70426 | 1912 5d Eve’s Wreath Design bromide in black and mounted on white card
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 5d Eve’s Wreath Design bromide in black and mounted on white card (68 x 60mm) pencilled in manuscript on reverse “2-7-12”, scarce.
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70427 | 1912-24 5d yellow-brown mint n.h. with no watermark variety
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 5d yellow-brown mint n.h. with no watermark variety, very fine and fresh (S.G. £1’200).
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70428 | 1912 7d uncleared die proof printed in black on thin white glazed card
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 7d uncleared die proof printed in black on thin white glazed card (52x57mm), numbered “573” on reverse, rare., ex Nissen.
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70429 | 1913 7d. Gloriosa-blue Miller and Motley colour trial
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1913 7d Gloriosa-blue Miller and Motley colour trial of “Eves Pillar” design, with solid shaded background to Kings Head, produced by the Printex method…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70430 | 1912 8d Trial of Eve’s wreath design die proof in black on white glazed card
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 8d Trial of Eve’s wreath design die proof in black on white glazed card (38x42mm), slight thin, fine and scarce (See S.G. Spec. vol.2 p.127).
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 70431 | 1912, 9d very deep agate very lightly mounted mint
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912, 9d very deep agate very lightly mounted mint (u/m?), cert. RPS (2007) when it was in a pair and cert. Hendon (2016).
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70432 | 1922 9d olive-green imperf. imprimatur from the right of the sheet, mint n.h.
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1922 9d olive-green imperf. imprimatur from the right of the sheet, mint n.h., the reverse with “BPMA” handstamp, very fine and scarce.
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 70433 | 1913 Waterlow 2/6d. imperf. colour trial in black on
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow 2s6d imperf. colour trial in black on thin wove paper, fine and scarce.
Estimate: 1’800 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 70434 | 1913 2s6d Seahorse imperf. colour trial printed by Waterlow and Layton in black on thin ungummed paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 2s6d Seahorse imperf. colour trial printed by Waterlow and Layton in black on thin ungummed “JAS WRIGLEY LD-219” paper, very scarce (S.G. £5’500).
Estimate: 1’400 – 1’800 GBP
Lot 70435 | N64(11) 2s6d DLR Very Deep Brown Wmk SPLIT and Inverted Superb mint n.h.
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1915 De La Rue 2s6d very deep brown mint n.h. with wmk inverted and significantly misplaced horizontally, very fine, photocopy of cert. when it was in…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70436 | 1913 Waterlow 2/6d. deep sepia “Vandyke” Brown, unused
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow 2s6d deep sepia “Vandyke” brown, mint with large part original gum, fresh and attractive; cert. Brandon (2019).
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70437 | 1913 Waterlow 2/6d. deep sepia “Vandyke” Brown, fine
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow 2s6d deep sepia “Vandyke” Brown, fine used; cert Brandon (2022).
Estimate: 200 – 240 GBP
Lot 70438 | 1913 Waterlow 10/- Indigo blue in a deep shade, well
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow 10/- Indigo blue in a deep shade, well centred, fine mint.
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70439 | 1913 Waterlow 10/- Indigo blue; fine mint.
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow 10/- Indigo blue; fine mint.
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70440 | 1913 Waterlow 10/- indigo (intense shade); fine mint
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow 10s indigo (intense shade) mint n.h., very fine; cert. Brandon for original pair (2005).
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 70441 | 10s Indigo blue N69 (1) Waterlow Seahorse Superb mint n.h.
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow 10s Seahorse indigo blue mint n.h., very fine shade (S.G. Spec. N69 (1)).
Estimate: 700 – 800 GBP
Lot 70442 | 1915 De La Rue 10s deep blue mint corner marginal
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1915 De La Rue 10s deep blue mint corner marginal, very lightly mounted, cert. BPA (2021) (S.G. £3’750).
Estimate: 750 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70443 | 1913 Waterlow 10/- indigo vertical pair from the lower
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow 10s indigo vertical pair from the lower right corner of the sheet; fine used neatly cancelled by cds, rare so fine.
Estimate: 500 – 800 GBP
Lot 70444 | 1913 Waterlow £1 green, a superbly fresh and well
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow £1 green mint n.h., a superbly fresh and well centred example (S.G. £3’750).
Estimate: 1’800 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 70445 | 1913 Waterlow £1 green, a superbly fresh mint NH example,
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow £1 green mint n.h., centred slightly to top, a superbly fresh example (S.G. £3’750).
Estimate: 1’800 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 70446 | 1913 Waterlow £1 green in a lovely deep shade, superbly
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow £1 green in a lovely deep shade, well centred and superbly fresh used, cancelled by cds, fine (S.G. £1’400).
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP