4 Jun 2019 – 7 Jun 2019
3898 lots
Lot 50060 | 1840 1d Black pl.6 IB-IC pair with good to large margins with MAGENTA MCs
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.6 IB-IC pair with good to large margins with neat MAGENTA MCs, very fine and scarce, cert. Brandon (1993) (SG AS41vd, £6’000)
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50061 | 1840 1d Black pl.6 QI with red MC, superb condition
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.6 QI with crisp red MC, superb condition
Estimate: 140 – 160 GBP
Lot 50062 | 1840 (Aug 27) Lettersheet from Newbridge to Newport with 1840 1d black pl.7 CG
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Aug 27) Lettersheet from Newbridge to Newport with 1840 1d black pl.7 CG tied by red MC, fine to good margins, “Newbridge / Penny Post” hs and arrival…
Estimate: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 50063 | 1840 (Dec 5) Wrapper from Blackpool to Lytham with 1840 1d black pl.8 MG
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Dec 5) Wrapper from Blackpool (Lancashire) to Lytham with 1840 1d black pl.8 MG, close to good margins, tied by neat red MC with “Blackpool / Penny…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50064 | 1841 (Apr 10) Lettersheet from Wolverhampton to London with 1840 1d black pl.9
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Apr 10) Lettersheet from Wolverhampton to London with 1840 1d black pl.9 EC tied by black MC, close to very large margins, despatch and arrival bs,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50065 | 1841 (Apr 7) Lettersheet from Carlisle to Cockermouth with 1840 1d black pl.9 PG
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Apr 7) Lettersheet from Carlisle to Cockermouth with 1840 1d black pl.9 PG with good to large margins tied by black MC with despatch cds on reverse,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50066 | Plate 3 QC, good to large even margins, showing superb black MC, thinned
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.3 QC, good to large even margins, showing superb black MC, thinned, very fine appearance
Estimate: 180 – 220 GBP
Lot 50067 | 1840 1d Black group of three covers
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black group of three covers, one 1840 (Dec) from London with 3 margin 1d, one 1841 (Feb) from Pewsey with 3 margin 1d and one from London with…
Estimate: 130 – 160 GBP
Lot 50068 | 1840 1d Black group of 8 covers, all 4-margined
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black group of 8 covers, all 4-margined, incl. Magenta MC from Glasgow on pl.2 (cert. Brandon), Ruby MC on pl.2 (cert. Brandon), pl.3 on cover…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 50069 | 1843 (Nov 28) Wrapper sent within Scotland from Blackshiels with combination franking of 1840 2d blue pl.1 and two 1841 1d red
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1843 (Nov 28) Wrapper sent within Scotland from Blackshiels to Melrose with 1840 2d blue pl.1 and two 1841 1d red (pl.31 & pl.35) tied by black MCs, text…
Estimate: 5’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 50070 | 1840 2d Blue pl.1 AB-BC pair on 1841 (Feb 18) envelope to Edinburgh
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d Dark Blue pl.1 AB-BC pair, very close to good margins (small tear at lower right of AC, cancelled by black MCs on 1841 (Feb 18) envelope to Edinburgh,…
Estimate: 360 – 400 GBP
Lot 50071 | 1840 2d Blue pl.2 BE-BF on 1842 (Feb 22) lettersheet from Barmoor (Northumberland)
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d Blue pl.2 BE-BF with BF just touched at lower left, tied by black MCs to 1842 (Feb 22) lettersheet from Barmoor (Northumberland), reverse with…
Estimate: 360 – 400 GBP
Lot 50072 | 1840 2d Blue pl.2 TG with “447” 1844-type numeral of Leeds
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d Blue pl.2 TG with close to good margins with “447” 1844-type numeral of Leeds, tiny nick at lower right clear of frameline, fine and scarce (SG…
Estimate: 360 – 400 GBP
Lot 50073 | 1841 1d Red Brown pl.69 TL imprimatur from the lower right corner of the sheet with plate number and part marginal inscription
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d Red Brown pl.69 TL imprimatur from the lower right corner of the sheet with plate number and part marginal inscription, very fine and rare, ex…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50074 | 1853 10d Embossed deep brown (die 3WW) mint og
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1853 10d Embossed deep brown (die 3WW) mint og, lower right corner marginal with good to huge margins, very scarce especially so fine, a superb example…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 50075 | 1847-54 10d Brown embossed with good even margins, used
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1847-54 10d Brown embossed with good even margins, crisp “466” numeral, hinge thin at top, fine appearance (SG £3’200)
Estimate: 260 – 300 GBP
Lot 50076 | 1847-54 10d Brown embossed, 3 margins, tied to 1851 wrapper to Italy
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1847-54 10d Brown embossed, 3 margins, tied to 1851 (Jul 14) wrapper from London to Italy by London district office numeral, “INSUFFICIENTLY STAMPED” hs…
Estimate: 260 – 300 GBP
Lot 50077 | 1853 (May 6) Wrapper from London to the USA with 1847-54 1s green
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1853 (May 6) Wrapper from London to the USA with 1847-54 1s green embossed (just cut into at left and foot), cancelled by London “12” numeral with Lombard…
Estimate: 200 – 240 GBP
Lot 50078 | 1850 (Oct 15) Printed letter from Thomas Saunders (award winning paper maker) to Perkins, Bacon & Petch
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1850 (Oct 15) Entire (delivered without postage) with printed letter from Thomas Saunders (award winning paper maker) to Perkins, Bacon & Petch, informing…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50079 | 1864 1d Red pl.100 mint nh lower marginal strip of four with inscription
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1864 1d Red pl.100 mint nh lower marginal strip of four with inscription,mounted in the margin only, very fine
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50080 | 1865 1d Carmine-Rose “Royal Reprint” pl.66 NC-ND imperf. pair
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1865 1d Carmine-Rose “Royal Reprint” pl.66 NC-ND imperf. pair, mint og, fine (SG £6’000+), plus normal pl.66 mint block of nine
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50081 | 861 3d Rose RF ABNORMAL plate 2 state 1 with no dots and shaded splandrels, imperf. imprimatur
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1861 3d Rose RF ABNORMAL plate 2 state 1 with no dots and shaded spandrels, imperf. imprimatur, just touched at top right otherwise good margins, exceptionally…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50082 | 1867-83 Wmk MC £1 Brown-Lilac HI with neat Stock Exchange cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1867-83 Wmk MC £1 Brown-Lilac HI with neat Stock Exchange / Glasgow MY 23 / 82 cds, paper slightly off colour, 2 expertisers/dealer hs on reverse, fine…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50083 | 1867-83 Wmk Anchor 5s rose pl.4 on blued paper with crisp and central Liverpool Exchange cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 Wmk Anchor 5s rose pl.4 on blued paper with crisp and central Liverpool Exchange 24 MR 84 cds, pressed vertical creases, very fine appearance,…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50084 | 1867-83 5s Rose pl.4 on blued paper with “498” numeral
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1867-83 5s Rose pl.4 on blued paper with “498” numeral of Manchester, tiny thin at top right, fine and scarce (SG £4’800)
Estimate: 260 – 300 GBP
Lot 50085 | 1867-83 Wmk Anchor £5 orange BF with Belfast cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1867-83 Wmk Anchor £5 orange BF with Belfast cds, small corner perf. bend at top right otherwise fine, signed Pfenniger (SG £4’750)
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 50086 | 1875 2 1/2d De La Rue die proof in black on glossy card, with “Feb.10 1875” and “BEFORE HARDENING” hs
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1875 2 1/2d De La Rue die proof in black on glossy card, with “Feb.10 1875” and “BEFORE HARDENING” hs and ms “Duplicate proof”, a vert crease and a bend…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50087 | 1873-80 2 1/2d Rose Mauve with error of lettering LH-FL
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1873-80 2 1/2d Rose Mauve with error of lettering LH-FL (for LH-HL), neat Scottish numeral, fine and rare (SG £2’750)
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 50088 | 1878 10s De La Rue die proof in black on glossy card without corner letters or plate numbers
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1878 10s De La Rue die proof in black on glossy card without corner letters or plate numbers, “Apr 30, 1878” hs, very fine, ex Verus (SG £3’500)
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50089 | 1880 3d Rose pl.21 mint block of four, very fine
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1880-83 3d Rose pl.21 mint block of four, very fine and fresh, a scarce multiple, signed E. Diena (SG £3’000)
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50090 | 1880 5d Indigo pl.1. imprimatur line perf 14
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1880 5d Indigo pl.1. imprimatur line perf 14., taken from the “Before and After the Stamp Committee” De La Rue presentation book, large part og, very fine…
Estimate: 750 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 50091 | 1883 2s6d Lilac on blued paper with SPECIMEN type 9
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883 2s6d Lilac on blued paper with SPECIMEN type 9 ovpt, tiny corner perf. bend at lower right, fine and fresh (SG £600)
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 50092 | 1883-84 5s Rose on blued paper, central Leicester cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 5s Rose on blued paper, central Leicester cds, small crayon mark at top left, one short perf at top, fine appearance and scarce (SG £4’000)
Estimate: 440 – 500 GBP
Lot 50093 | 1883 5s Crimson HH with SPECIMEN type 9 ovpt
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883 5s Crimson HH with SPECIMEN type 9 ovpt, couple of gum creases and tiny tone spots on the gum otherwise fine (SG £450)
Estimate: 60 – 80 GBP
Lot 50094 | 1883-84 10s Pale Ultramarine mint nh, well centred
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 10s Pale Ultramarine mint nh, well centred, very fine (SG £2’500)
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 50095 | 1884 Wmk Orbs £1 brown-lilac with barred oval cancels
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1884 Wmk Orbs £1 brown-lilac with barred oval cancels, some red pencil marks, pressed vert. crease otherwise fine (SG £4’500)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50096 | 1883-84 9d Green mint lh with inverted watermark
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 9d Green mint lh with inverted watermark, tiny wrinkle otherwise very fine and fresh (SG £2’000)
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50097 | 1891 £1 Green pl.2 TA mint og showing frame break at lower left variety
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1891 £1 Green pl.2 TA mint og showing frame break at lower left variety, a couple of shortish perfs, fine and fresh example of this variety, cert. RPS…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50098A | 1899 2d Colour trial with head plate in purple and duty plate in olive
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1887 Jubilee 2d Colour trial of 1899 with head plate in purple and duty plate in olive, mint og with light hinge trace, very fine (SG £1’000)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50098 | 1891 £1 Green TA with SPECIMEN overprint, showing the broken frame variety
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1891 £1 Green TA with SPECIMEN overprint, showing the broken frame variety, mint og, light vert. gum bend at left and at top left corner, fine and scarce…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50099 | 1856 (Jan 17) Envelope from Plymouth to the Royal Engineers in the CRIMEA
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
1856 (Jan 17) Envelope from Plymouth to the Royal Engineers in the CRIMEA, with six 1854-57 1d red tied by Plymouth sideways duplexes, London transit,…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50100 | 1856 Entire sent to France with 1855-57 4d carmine pair on blued glazed paper tied by French boite mobile small-numeral “1441”
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
1856 (May 10) Entire sent to France with 1855-57 4d carmine pair on blued glazed paper tied by French boite mobile small-numeral “1441” lozenge in Granville…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50101 | 1860-71, Group of 5 surface printed covers to ARGENTINA
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
1860-71, Group of 5 covers to ARGENTINA, incl. 1860 entire from Liverpool with 2d pl.8 & 4d rose, 1867 entire with 1s green pl.4, 1867 wrapper with 4d…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50102 | 1860 (Oct 1) Wrapper from Glasgow, Scotland, to PERU, with 1856 Wmk Emblems 1s green pair
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
1860 (Oct 1) Wrapper from Glasgow, Scotland, to PERU, with 1856 Wmk Emblems 1s green pair tied by “159” duplex, London and Panama transits, endorsed “P…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50103A | GB USED IN MAURITIUS: 1862 (Jun 9) Envelope to Dublin with GB 1855-57 6d pale lilac, wmk Emblems tied by “B53” numeral
Mauritius » GB Used in Mauritius
1862 (Jun 9) Envelope to Dublin with GB 1855-57 6d pale lilac, wmk Emblems tied by “B53” numeral and Dublin cds, red “1 1/2d” hs, reverse with Mauritius…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 GBP
Lot 50103 | 1860 (Dec 31) Wrapper from Scotland to Chile, with 1856 Wmk Emblems 1s green right wing marginal block of four
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
1860 (Dec 31) Wrapper from Dundee, Scotland, to PERU, with 1856 Wmk Emblems 1s green right wing marginal block of four tied by “114” duplex, London and…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50104 | 1862 (Jul 10) Envelope front with “BELGIUM / VIA / FRANCE / (CROWN) / REGISTERED” hs
Belgium » Belgique. Histoire Postale
1862 (Jul 10) Envelope front with “BELGIUM / VIA / FRANCE / (CROWN) / REGISTERED” hs sent unfranked from Brussels to Sheffield, with ms “6” rate, despatch…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50105 | 1867 (May 1) Wrapper from Liverpool to CHILE, with 1865-73 Wmk Emblems 1s green right wing marginal pair
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
1867 (May 1) Wrapper from Liverpool to CHILE, with 1865-73 Wmk Emblems 1s green right wing marginal pair tied by “466” duplex, London and Panama transits,…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50106 | 1867 (Aug 1) Entire from Scotland to Chile with 1867-80 2s blue pl.1 wing marginal tied by “114” duplex
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
1867 (Aug 1) Entire from Dundee, Scotland, to Chile, with 1867-80 2s blue pl.1 wing marginal tied by “114” duplex, London and Panama transits, very fine
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50107 | 1869 (Feb 13) Incoming wrapper from Denmark with “REGISTERED LONDON / FROM / DENMARK” oval ds
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
1869 (Feb 13) Incoming wrapper from Denmark with “REGISTERED LONDON / FROM / DENMARK” oval ds, with 1864-68 2s, 4s and two 8s tied by “51” numerals, despatch…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP