17 Jun 2024 – 22 Jun 2024
792 lots
Lot 50659 | 1915 De La Rue 10s deep (intense) bright blue marginal n.h.
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1915 De La Rue 10s deep (intense) bright blue marginal n.h., several blunt perfs at base, very fine colour, attractive and scarce; cert. Brandon (2017)…
Estimate: 1’100 – 1’300 GBP
Lot 50660 | Withdrawn
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
Withdrawn1915 De La Rue 10s bright Cambridge blue; fine mint with large part OG, a fine example of this rare shade.
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’500 GBP
Lot 50661 | 1915 De La Rue bright 10/- Cambridge blue; fine used.
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1915 De La Rue 10s bright Cambridge blue used, one short perf. at right improved, fine and scarce.
Estimate: 750 – 850 GBP
Lot 50662 | 1915 De La Rue 10s pale blue mint n.h. block of four n.h
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1915 De La Rue 10s pale blue mint n.h. block of four n.h., tiny scuff on margin of lower left stamp, superb, fresh appearance and a very scarce block;…
Estimate: 8’000 – 8’500 GBP
Lot 50663 | 1915 De La Rue 10s pale blue mint, large part o.g.
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1915 De La Rue 10s pale blue mint, large part o.g., a fine example (S.G. £3’500).
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 50664 | 1915 De La Rue 10s pale blue superb used block of four
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1915 De La Rue 10s pale blue superb used block of four from the upper left of the sheet, each lightly cancelled by cds, treated to remove pen markings,…
Estimate: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 50665 | 1915 De La Rue 10s pale blue used block of four cancelled by London cds
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1915 De La Rue 10s pale blue used block of four cancelled by London cds, corner creases at top left, fine and very scarce multiple; cert RPS (2011).
Estimate: 220 – 260 GBP
Lot 50666 | 1921 Bradbury Wilkinson Seahorse 2s6d olive brown mint n.h. marginal overprinted “CANCELLED” type 33
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1921 Bradbury Wilkinson Seahorse 2s6d olive brown mint n.h. marginal example from the right of the sheet overprinted “CANCELLED” type 33, superb and scarce;…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50667 | 1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson 2s6d chocolate brown overprinted “CANCELLED” type 33 in marginal block of four
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson 2s6d chocolate brown overprinted “CANCELLED” type 33 in marginal block of four from the right of the sheet, very fresh and…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50668 | 1918 Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6d. marginal block of four
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1918 Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6d. marginal block of four from the upper left corner of the sheet; fresh and fine mint NH. A rare multiple.
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50669 | 1920 5s rose-red, 23mm high, from the Royal cypher paper trials, mint n.h. with “CANCELLED” type 24 overprint
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1920 5s rose-red, 23mm high, from the Royal cypher paper trials, mint n.h. with “CANCELLED” type 24 overprint, very fine and scarce (see S.G. Spec. vol.2…
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50670 | 1919 Bradbury Wilkinson 5s rose-carmine mint n.h. marginal block of four
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1919 Bradbury Wilkinson 5s rose-carmine mint n.h. marginal block of four from the upper left of the sheet on ribbed paper; fine and fresh, a scarce multiple.
Estimate: 460 – 500 GBP
Lot 50671 | 1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson 10s dull grey blue mint marginal block of nine
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson 10s dull grey blue mint marginal block of nine from the upper left of the sheet with large part o.g. (four stamps mint n.h.),…
Estimate: 2’200 – 2’600 GBP
Lot 50672 | 1918 Bradbury Wilkinson 10s dull grey blue mint marginal block of four
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1918 Bradbury Wilkinson 10s dull grey blue mint marginal block of four from the upper right of the sheet, fresh and attractive.
Estimate: 750 – 850 GBP
Lot 50673 | 1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson 10s dull grey blue in block of four and two single on Zeppelin cover
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson 10s dull grey blue in block of four and two singles along with three 1s bistre-brown on large commercial envelope to Brazil…
Estimate: 900 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 50674 | 1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson 10s dull blue mint n.h. corner marginal vertical pair both showing major re-entries
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson 10s dull blue mint n.h. corner marginal vertical pair both showing major re-entries, from the upper left of the sheet from plate…
Estimate: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 50675 | 1918 Bradbury Wilkinson 10s ‘Steel’ blue, mint n.h.
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1918 Bradbury Wilkinson 10s
‘Steel’ blue, mint n.h., fine (S.G. Spec. N71 (3), £1’500).
Estimate: 150 – 170 GBP
Lot 50676 | 1929 10s Experimental Plate Proof in black, from the upper right corner of the sheet
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1929 10s Experimental Plate Proof in black, from the upper right corner of the sheet, on hard unwatermarked paper. A fine and scarce item, very seldom…
Estimate: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 50677 | 1924 1/2d green overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 32 in mint block of four
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1924 1/2d green overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 32 in mint block of four (only one stamp showing the merest trace of hinge), very rare and most likely unique…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50678 | 1924 1/2d. green, two horizontal strips of five, the first watermark sideways, the second watermark sideways inverted
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1924 1/2d green, two horizontal strips of five, the first watermark sideways, the second watermark sideways inverted; fine unmounted mint. Rare.
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50679 | 1929 Postal Union Congress 2 1/2d mint n.h. with inverted watermark variety
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1929 Postal Union Congress 2 1/2d mint n.h. with inverted watermark variety, insignificant tone spot on gum mentioned for accuracy, very fine (S.G. £3’250…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50680 | 1929 PUC 2 1/2d mint n.h. with variety watermark inverted
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1929 PUC 2 1/2d mint n.h. with variety watermark inverted, fine and scarce (S.G. £3’750).
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 50681 | 1929 PUC 2 1/2d blue fine used with inverted wmk
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1929 PUC 2 1/2d blue with inverted wmk, used with Manchester cds, very fine (S.G. £1’100).
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50682 | 1929 PUC 2 1/2d blue with inverted wmk, used
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1929 PUC 2 1/2d blue with inverted wmk, used, very fine (S.G. £1’100).
Estimate: 200 – 260 GBP
Lot 50683 | 1929 PUC £1 black mint block of four from the lower
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1929 PUC £1 black mint block of four from the lower left of the sheet; fine mint, a scarce multiple.
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50684 | 1929 PUC £1 fine used with cds (S.G. £550).
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1929 PUC £1 fine used with cds (S.G. £550).
Estimate: 200 – 260 GBP
Lot 50685 | 1934-35 1/2d green (Harrison printing) mint n.h. top marginal pair of tête-bêche booklet panes of six imperforate imprimaturs
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1934-35 Harrison 1/2d green mint n.h. top marginal pair of tête-bêche booklet panes of six imperforate imprimaturs, with “BPMA” handstamp on reverse, some…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 50686 | 1937 large part parcel piece to Argentina, bearing 1934 re-engraved 5/- blocks of 20 and 6 and 10/ block of 20
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1937 large part parcel packaging from Paisley to Argentina, bearing 1934 re-engraved 5/- blocks of 20 and 6 and 10/ block of 20, alongside photogravure…
Estimate: 1’100 – 1’300 GBP
Lot 50687 | 1935 Silver Jubilee 1 1/2d imperforate colour trial
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1935 Silver Jubilee 1 1/2d imperforate colour trial (design 3) in pale brown, mounted on card; very rare with only six examples known, each in a different…
Estimate: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 50688 | 1935 Silver Jubilee 2 1/2d Prussian blue mint n.h.
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1935 Silver Jubilee 2 1/2d Prussian blue mint n.h., very fine and fresh, an iconic and desirable stamp (S.G. £15’000).
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 50689 | 1936 KGV 1 1/2d memorial essays, eight vertical pairs (eight imperf) on archive piece
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1936 KGV 1 1/2d memorial essays, eight vertical pairs (eight imperf) on archive piece entitled “Coated paper”, with four on the left endorsed “first etch”…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 50690 | 1936 (Nov 27) Edward VII Coronation essays, 2 1/2d in set of four imperf. pairs showing the King from the Percy Metcalfe effigy
Great Britain » King Edward VIII
1936 (Nov 27) Edward VII Coronation essays, 2 1/2d in set of four imperf. pairs showing the King from the Percy Metcalfe effigy with head tilted forward…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 50691 | 1937-47, 1d scarlet imperf. imprimatur tête-bêche gutter pair
Great Britain » King George VI
1937-47, 1d scarlet imperf. imprimatur tête-bêche gutter pair, mint n.h., with NPM handstamp on reverse, very fine and very rare, ex NPM archives.
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 50692 | 1939-48 Arms High Values 2s6d to £1 set of imprimaturs
Great Britain » King George VI
1939-48 Arms High Values 2s6d to £1 set of six imprimaturs, mint n.h., all side marginals, the £1 brown perforated, each with “BPMA” handstamps on reverse,…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 50693 | 1939-48 Arms High Values 2s6d to £1 set of six imprimaturs in mint n.h. corner marginals
Great Britain » King George VI
1939-48 Arms High Values 2s6d to £1 set of six imprimaturs, mint n.h., all corner marginals, the £1 brown perforated, each with “N. P. M. IMPRIMATUR” handstamps…
Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 50694 | 1941-42 1/2d pale green mint n.h. imperforate pair
Great Britain » King George VI
1941-42 1/2d pale green mint n.h. imperforate pair from the left of the sheet, a very rare variety; cert. Brandon (2022).
Estimate: 1’500 – 1’700 GBP
Lot 50695 | 1941-42 1d pale scarlet (pale colours), superb mint n.h. imperforate imprimatur horizontal pair
Great Britain » King George VI
1941-42 1d pale scarlet (pale colours), superb mint n.h. imperforate imprimatur horizontal pair, “BPMA” handstamp on reverse, scarce.
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50696 | 1947 “CONGRES POSTAL UNIVERSEL À PARIS 1947/ TIMBRES-POSTE BRITANNIQUES”, A red leatherette and gold tooled album
Great Britain » King George VI
1947 “CONGRES POSTAL UNIVERSEL À PARIS 1947/ TIMBRES-POSTE BRITANNIQUES” red leatherette and gold tooled album including photographs of the inception of…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50697 | 1950-52 1/2d to 4d definitives (New colours), a superb mint n.h. set of six imperforate imprimaturs
Great Britain » King George VI
1950-52 1/2d to 4d definitives (New colours), a superb mint n.h. set of six imperforate imprimaturs with “NPM IMPRIMATUR” hand stamp on reverse; very rare…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50698 | 1951 Festival of Britain set of two imperforate imprimaturs from the left of the sheet
Great Britain » King George VI
1951 Festival of Britain set of two imperforate imprimaturs from the left of the sheet, mint n.h. with BPMA handstamps on reverse, very fine.
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50699 | 1955-58 Wildings (wmk St. Edward’s crown) 1/2d to 1s6d set of 18 imperf. imprimaturs
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1955-58 Wildings (wmk St. Edward’s crown) 1/2d to 1s6d set of 18 imperf. imprimaturs, all mint n.h. left marginals with “N. P. M. Imprimatur” handstamps…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 50700 | 1958 2d. light red brown (crisp print) “Dollis Hill Phosphor Trial” very fine perforated block of four
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1958 2d. light red brown (crisp print) “Dollis Hill Phosphor Trial” very fine perforated block of four on ungummed, unwatermarked specially prepared handmade…
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 50701 | 1959 3d. deep violet “Dollis Hill Phosphor Trial”,
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1959 3d deep violet “Dollis Hill Phosphor Trial”, mint n.h. perforated block of six on gummed watermarked paper, with two 3mm blue phosphor bands printed…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50702 | 1959 Wildings 3d deep violet “Dollis Hill Phosphor Trial” perforated block of four
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1959 Wildings 3d deep violet “Dollis Hill Phosphor Trial” perforated block of four on gummed crowns wmk (sideways left) paper, with one 4mm blue phosphor…
Estimate: 70 – 90 GBP
Lot 50703 | 1961 Post Office Savings Bank set of three mint n.h. imperf. imprimaturs with “BPMA” hs on reverse
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1961 Post Office Savings Bank set of three mint n.h. imperf. imprimaturs with “BPMA” hs on reverse, the 2 1/2d lower marginal and the 3d & 1s6d from lower…
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 50704 | 1961 CEPT 10d with pale green (doves) omitted variety on the third stamp in a mint n.h. vertical strip of four
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1961 CEPT 10d with pale green (doves) omitted variety on the third stamp in a mint n.h. vertical strip of four with green partially omitted either side,…
Estimate: 5’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 50705 | 1963 Freedom from Hunger 2 1/2d and 1/3d imperforate imprimaturs, mint n.h.
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1963 Freedom from Hunger 2 1/2d and 1/3d imperforate imprimaturs, mint n.h., the reverse showing “NPM IMPRIMATUR” handstamps, very fine and scarce.
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50706 | 1963 Paris Conference with error GREEN OMITTED (leaves), mint hr
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1963 Paris Conference with error GREEN OMITTED (leaves), mint hr, very fine and rare, only 36 examples known, ex Lady Mairi Bury (SG £3’000).
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50707 | 1963 Churchill 4d and 1s3d imperforate imprimaturs, mint n.h., reverse showing “NPM IMPRIMATUR” handstamps
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1963 Churchill 4d and 1s3d imperforate imprimaturs, mint n.h., reverse showing “NPM IMPRIMATUR” handstamps; very fine and scarce.
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50708 | 1964 20th International Geographical conference set of four imperforate imprimaturs
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1964 20th International Geographical conference set of four imperforate imprimaturs with “NPM IMPRIMATUR” handstamp on reverse, mint n.h., very rare, one…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP