17 Jun 2024 – 22 Jun 2024
792 lots
Lot 50709 | 1965 Joseph Lister 4d, normal paper, with BROWN-RED OMITTED (tube) in lower left corner marginal cylinder block of 8 (4 examples)
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1965 Joseph Lister 4d, normal paper, with BROWN-RED OMITTED (tube) in lower left corner marginal cylinder block of 8, with top four stamps showing the…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 50710 | 1966 1/3d Battle of Britain, the unique cylinder block of six imperf. imprimaturs
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1966 1/3d Battle of Britain, the unique cylinder block of six imperf. imprimaturs from the lower left corner of the sheet, mint n.h., each with “BPMA”…
Estimate: 700 – 900 GBP
Lot 50711 | 1968 4d.-1/9d. British Anniversaries, set of Imperforate
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1968 British Anniversaries set of mint n.h. imperforate imprimaturs from the original NPM sales, very rare with only 10 sets released.
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50712 | 1968 4d Christmas imperforate horizontal pair of imprimaturs, mint n.h., showing variety “Retouched dapples”
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1968 4d Christmas imperforate horizontal pair of imprimaturs, mint n.h., showing variety “Retouched dapples” in position R12/4, each with BPMA handstamp…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50713 | 1972 BBC 3p with yellow (terminals) omitted, mint n.h.
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1972 BBC 3p with yellow (terminals) omitted, mint n.h., very fine and very rare with only about 10 mint examples known, incl. normal for comparison (S.G….
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 50714 | 1973 European Communities set of three imperf. imprimaturs
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1973 European Communities set of three imperf. imprimaturs from the right of the sheet (the 5p in se-tenant pair), mint n.h., each with “BPMA” handstamps…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50715 | 1973 9d British Explorers with red-brown omitted in mint n.h. top right hand corner marginal traffic light block of four
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1973 9d British Explorers (Charles Strurt) with red-brown omitted (rivers on map and traffic light) in mint n.h. top right hand corner marginal traffic…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50716 | 1973 British Paintings set of four mint n.h. imperforate imprimaturs
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1973 British Paintings set of four mint n.h. imperforate imprimaturs from the foot of the sheet, each with “BPMA” handstamp on reverse, very fine and scarce.
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50717 | 1973 Royal Wedding 20p with silver (Queen’s head) omitted variety on middle stamp in a mint n.h. right marginal vertical strip of five
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1973 Royal Wedding 20p with silver (Queen’s head) omitted variety on middle stamp in a mint n.h. right marginal vertical strip of five, with adjacent stamps…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50718 | 1974 Winston Churchill 5 1/2p imperf. imprimatur in mint n.h. traffic light corner block of four
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1974 Winston Churchill 5 1/2p imperf. imprimatur in mint n.h. traffic light corner block of four, each with “BPMA” handstamp on reverse, very fine and…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50719 | 1980 13 1/2p London Landmarks mint n.h. imperforate pair from the left of the sheet
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1980 13 1/2p London Landmarks mint n.h. imperforate pair from the left of the sheet, superb and very rare variety with circa 10 pairs known (S.G. £1’800).
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50720 | 1983 Christmas 12 1/2p partially imperf. traffic light corner marginal block of six with two pairs completely imperforate
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1983 Christmas 12 1/2p partially imperf. traffic light corner marginal block of six with two pairs completely imperforate, only partially perf. at left…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50721 | 1985 Famous Trains 17p mint n.h. “Traffic Light” block of 20 with the two lower left pairs variety imperforate
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1985 Famous Trains 17p mint n.h. “Traffic Light” block of 20 from the lower left corner of the sheet showing plate number, the two lower left pairs variety…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50722 | 191985 Handel 17p mint n.h. “traffic Light” block of 12 with lower right pair variety imperforate
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1985 Handel 17p mint n.h. “traffic Light” block of 12 from the lower right of the sheet, the lower right pair variety imperforate, with the adjoining pairs…
Estimate: 950 – 1’100 GBP
Lot 50723 | 1985 Royal Mail Service 34p mint n.h “traffic Light” block of 6 with lower left vertical pair variety imperforate
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1985 Royal Mail Service 34p mint n.h “traffic Light” block of 6 from the lower left of the sheet, the lower left vertical pair variety imperforate, with…
Estimate: 500 – 550 GBP
Lot 50724 | 1988 Christmas 13p instead of 14p error of value, mint n.h.
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1988 Christmas 13p instead of 14p error of value, mint n.h., post office fresh example, a very rare error that was accidentally released in some 1988 yearbooks,…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50725 | 1988 Christmas 19p mint n.h. “Traffic Light” block of 12 with 4 pairs variety imperforate
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1988 Christmas 19p mint n.h. “Traffic Light” block of 12 from the lower right of the sheet also showing sheet number, with 4 pairs variety imperforate,…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’400 GBP
Lot 50726 | 1988 Christmas 14p mint n.h. marginal strip of 5 from the right of the sheet, the right hand pair variety imperforate
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1988 Christmas 14p mint n.h. marginal strip of 5 from the right of the sheet, the right hand pair variety imperforate, with the adjoining stamps partially…
Estimate: 500 – 550 GBP
Lot 50727 | 1998 Comedians (Joyce Grenfell) 37p. variety 30p instead of 37p, fine mint n.h.
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1998 Comedians (Joyce Grenfell) 37p. variety 30p instead of 37p, fine mint n.h. with normal for comparison; rare with circa 30 known; cert BPA (2008) (S.G….
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50728 | 1998 Fantasy Novels 26p mint n.h. imperforate pair
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1998 Fantasy Novels 26p mint n.h. imperforate pair from the foot of the sheet, superb and very rare variety with 10-15 pairs known (S.G. £1’100).
Estimate: 350 – 400 GBP
Lot 50729 | INLAND REVENUE: 1881 1d lilac with “OFFICIAL / I. R.” type A essay overprint
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 1881 1d lilac with “OFFICIAL / I. R.” type A essay overprint, traces of gum, fine and rare; cert. BPA (2009); ex Lady Mairi Bury (S.G….
Estimate: 1’800 – 2’400 GBP
Lot 50730 | Inland Revenue: 5s rose on blued paper, EG-FH mint block of four
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 5s rose on blued paper, EG-FH mint block of four, overprinted “I.R. OFFICIAL” and “SPECIMEN”, top two stamps with repairs, a very rare…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50731 | Inland Revenue: 1892-1901 5s rose mint o.g. with variety “raised stop after R”
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 1892-1901 5s rose mint o.g. with variety “raised stop after R”, small light wrinkle at top mentioned for accuracy, very fine and very rare…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 50732 | Inland Revenue: 1882-1901 5/- rose, DD, overprinted “I.R. OFFICIAL” and SPECIMEN
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 1882-1901 5/- rose, DD, overprinted “I.R. OFFICIAL” and SPECIMEN, fresh mint with large part original gum; fine and rare.
Estimate: 220 – 260 GBP
Lot 50733 | I.R. Official: 1890 10/- Ultramarine irregular used block of 15
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 1890 10s ultramarine irregular used block of 15 lettered KE-NG, each cancelled by a light strike of the oval “ACCOUNT BRANCH / 1 Oct 94/…
Estimate: 30’000 – 35’000 GBP
Lot 50734 | 1882-1901 I.R. Official overprinted (in blue-black) 10s ultramarine in fine used strip of four with neat strikes of ‘London 1891’ cds
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 1882-1901 I.R. Official overprinted (in blue-black) 10s ultramarine in fine used strip of four with neat strikes of ‘London 1891’ cds,…
Estimate: 4’400 – 4’800 GBP
Lot 50735 | Inland Revenue: 1882-1901 £1 brown-lilac (Orbs), AD-DD
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 1882-1901 £1 brown-lilac (Orbs), AD-DD vertical strip of four from the upper right corner of the sheet, overprinted “I.R.OFFICIAL” in blue-black…
Estimate: 20’000 – 25’000 GBP
Lot 50736 | Inland Revenue: 1882-1901 1s green and carmine from the upper left of the sheet
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 1882-1901 1s green and carmine from the upper left of the sheet, overprinted I.R. Official, a lovely fresh example with strong vibrant…
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’500 GBP
Lot 50737 | Office of Works: 1896-1902 10d. dull purple and carmine,
Great Britain » Officials
Office of Works: 1896-1902 10d dull purple and carmine, overprinted “O.W. OFFICIAL”, fine used on small piece; a fresh and fine example of this scarce…
Estimate: 300 – 340 GBP
Lot 50738 | Army Official: A superb die proof of the Official overprint
Great Britain » Officials
Army Official: 1903 De La Rue die proof of the Army Official overprint (Type 2) in black on glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed 23 Mar 03 in blue, a superb…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’400 GBP
Lot 50739 | Admiralty Official: A superb die proof of the Official
Great Britain » Officials
Admiralty Official: 1903 De La Rue die proof of the Admiralty Official overprint (Type 2) in black on glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed 27 Mar 03 in blue,…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’400 GBP
Lot 50740 | Army Official: 1897 (Aug 5) large format O.H.M.S. envelope
Great Britain » Officials
Army Official: 1897 (Aug 5) large format O.H.M.S. envelope Registered from Cardiff to Halifax Nova Scotia, bearing an irregular block of nine, block of…
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’500 GBP
Lot 50741 | 1914-23 1/2d-1s Postage due colour standards set in bottom left hand corner control blocks of four, overprinted “SPECIMEN”
Great Britain » Postage Dues
1914-23 1/2d-1s Postage due colour standards set in bottom left hand corner control blocks of four, overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 23, printed by Harrisons…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50742 | 1914 1d carmine mint block of eight from the lower right corner of the pane showing watermark variety “POSTAGE” inverted
Great Britain » Postage Dues
1914 1d carmine mint block of eight from the lower right corner of the pane showing watermark variety “POSTAGE” inverted on the bottom row and a second…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50743 | 1915 1/- bright blue “Postage Due” horizontal pair
Great Britain » Postage Dues
1915 1s bright blue “Postage Due” horizontal pair of imperforate imprimaturs from the foot of the sheet, mint NH, the reverse with BPMA handstamps; some…
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50744 | 1936-37 1d red imperf. imprimatur block of four from the top of the sheet, mint n.h.
Great Britain » Postage Dues
1936-37 1d red imperf. imprimatur block of four from the top of the sheet, mint n.h., the reverse stamped “NPM IMPRIMATUR”, very rare with this block containing…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50745 | 1936-37 5d yellow-brown imperf. imprimatur in mint n.h. block of four
Great Britain » Postage Dues
1936-37 5d yellow-brown imperf. imprimatur in mint n.h. block of four from the top of the sheet, the reverse stamped “NPM IMPRIMATUR”, very rare with…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50746 | 1964 1/2d orange on whiter paper imperf. imprimatur pair from the top of the sheet
Great Britain » Postage Dues
1959-63 1/2d orange on whiter paper imperf. imprimatur pair from the top of the sheet, mint n.h., each with BPMA handstamp on reverse, very fine and scarce.
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50747 | 1964 4/6d. booklet, containing 3d. lilac panes, the
Great Britain » Booklets
1964 4/6d. booklet, containing 3d. lilac panes, the second pane variety part imperforate, (small tear owing to the original buyer from the post office…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50748 | 1963 10/- booklet, containing 1958-65 wildings, the
Great Britain » Booklets
1963 10/- booklet, containing 1958-65 wildings, the 21/2d. carmine pane variety imperforate with only a line of perfs. at foot, a few small values removed,…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50749 | 1876-81 3s slate blue, wmk sideways inverted, unused
Great Britain » Telegraphs
1876-81 3s slate blue, wmk sideways inverted, unused, very fine and very rare, highly under-catalogued by S.G. considering only 6 unused examples are known,…
Estimate: 8’000 – 12’000 GBP
Lot 50750 | 1981 Centenary of the battle of Jersey Miniature sheet,
Great Britain » Channel Islands » Jersey
1981 Centenary of the battle of Jersey Miniature sheet, Variety IMPERFORATE, unused without gum, Rare. Cert R.P.S. (2011) states that it is a printers…
Estimate: 380 – 420 GBP
Lot 50751 | 1696-1809, 1-frame exhibit collection of 31 Scottish Bishop Marks
Great Britain » Collections
1696-1809, 1-frame exhibit collection of 31 Bishop Marks from Scotland, beautifully written up and presented on pages, with 1696 Edinburgh to Rotterdam…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50752 | 1717-97 accumulation of 21 early Scottish letters with some Bishop Marks, Free, 1741 Coffee House…
Great Britain » Collections
1717-97 accumulation of 21 early covers from Scotland with some Bishop Marks, Free, 1741 Coffee House, a variety of destinations etc.
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50753 | 1737-1839 a fine selection of pre stamp entire letters
Great Britain » Collections
1737-1839 a fine selection of pre stamp entire letters (17) many with interesting content and sent to various UK and overseas destinations, incl. “POST…
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’500 GBP
Lot 50754 | 1790-1808 collection of 34 Scottish covers, each with a Bishop Mark
Great Britain » Collections
1790-1808 collection of 34 Scottish covers, each with a Bishop Mark, a variety of types, sizes and dates, some fine, clean covers noted.
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50755 | 1806-75 group of 8 Scottish covers, 4 each to the Caribbean and South or Central America
Great Britain » Collections
1806-75 group of 8 covers from Scotland, 4 each to the Caribbean and South or Central America, including 1806 to St. Vincent, 1823 to Bermuda with boxed…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50756 | 1813-39, Exhibit collection of 148 Scottish ‘Add 1/2d’ covers
Great Britain » Collections
1813-39, Exhibit collection of 148 ‘Add 1/2d’ covers from Scotland, each item written up to show the wide variety of types, additional markings, destinations,…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50757 | 1814-95 group of 5 Scottish printed OHMS covers
Great Britain » Collections
1814-95 group of 5 printed OHMS covers from Scotland including 1858 with the scarce Edinburgh ‘Crown Paid’ cds in blue, also 1814 Edinburgh Returned Letter…
Estimate: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 50758 | 1820s-40s range of 16 Scottish covers, with ‘Missent’,
Great Britain » Collections
1820s-40s range of 16 covers from Scotland with instructional hs such as ‘Missent’, ‘Paid at’, ‘Paid Extra’, ‘Receiving House’, ‘Too Late’ etc.
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP