16 juin 2026 – 20 juin 2026
10 lots
Lot 10024 | GB 1858-76 2d blue pl.12 with “SPECIMEN” type 7 overprint
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1858-76 2d blue pl.12 with “SPECIMEN” type 7 overprint, no gum, some trimmed perfs, believed to be the unique according to Samuel; ex Sugden, Major Beaumont,…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 10027 | GB 1858-76 2d blue pl.15 with “SPECIMEN” type 6 overprint
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1858-76 2d blue pl.15 with “SPECIMEN” type 6 overprint, no gum, very fine, thought to be unique according to Samuel; ex Samuel (2003), Seymour and Major…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 10032 | 1870-79 1 1/2d rose-red pl.1 with “SPECIMEN” type 6 overprint
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870-79 1 1/2d rose-red pl.1 with “SPECIMEN” type 6 overprint, mint o.g., light horizontal crease and trimmed perfs at foot, believed to be unique according…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 10048 | 1857 Emblems 1/- green mint optd. SPECIMEN (type 7).
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1855-57 No Corner Letters
1855-7 Large Garter 4d rose (blunt perfs upper left), Emblems 6d lilac with paper adhesion on reverse, strikingly mis-perforated and 1/- green, trimmed…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 10054 | 1862-64 3d rose (with white dots, Type A, Plate 3)
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1862-64 Small Uncoloured Corner Letters
1862-64 3d rose “abnormal” with white dots, Type A, plate 3, lower marginal imperforate mint large part o.g optd. SPECIMEN (type 2), margins close but…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 10055 | GB 1862-64 4d bright red with (TA) and without hair lines (OG) with “SPECIMEN” type 2 overprint
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1862-64 Small Uncoloured Corner Letters
1862-64 4d bright red OG pl.3 without hair lines and pl.4 TA with hairlines both with “SPECIMEN” type 2 overprint, OG with trimmed wing margin, mint part…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 10057 | 1862-64 6d lilac mint, 2 examples optd. SPECIMEN types
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1862-64 Small Uncoloured Corner Letters
1862-64 6d lilac pl.3 FC with “SPECIMEN” type 2 part o.g. and RK with “SPECIMEN” type 5, regummed, both fine, scarce according to Samuel; RK ex Samuel…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 10067 | 1865-67 6d lilac pl.5 mint optd. SPECIMEN in blue,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1865-67 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Large Garter & Emblems
1865-67 6d lilac pl.5 mint large part o.g. optd. SPECIMEN (type 2) in blue, fine and very scarce; Cet. R.P.S. (2009). Ex Samuel (2003). S.G. Spec. J73s,…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 10082 | 1867-80 2/- dull blue mint optd. SPECIMEN (type 2,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 2/- dull blue mint with traces of o.g. optd. SPECIMEN (type 2, in blue), ‘see below’ in m/script horizontally across the top, but nonetheless,…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 10111 | GB 1873-80 Fugitive Ink Trial 1/- pl.13 in blue-green with SPECIMEN type 9 overprint
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
1873-80 Fugitive Ink Trial 1/- pl.13 in blue-green lettered MJ on watermarked paper without gum optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), only four examples known, listed…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP












