16 Jun 2026 – 20 Jun 2026
646 lots
Lot 10101 | 18867-83 Anchor 5/- rose pl.4 on blued paper mint.
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 Anchor 5/- rose pl.4 on blued paper mint with part o.g. optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), faint tone spot, attractive and scarce. (S.G. £4500).
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 10102 | 1867-83 Anchor 10/- grey-green on blued paper mint,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 Anchor 10/- grey-green on blued paper mint, without gum, optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), several short perfs around upper right corner but a scarce item….
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 10103 | 18867-83 £5 orange on white paper mint optd. SPECIMEN
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 £5 orange on blued paper mint without gum optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), a trifle faded. Scarce. (S.G. £3’000).
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 10104 | 1873 2 1/2d rosy auve pl.1 on blued paper mint part
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
1873 2 1/2d rosy mauve pl.1 on blued paper mint part o.g. and another regummed, optd. SPECIMEN type 6 and type 10 respectively, each unrecorded by Samuel.
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 10105 | 1873-80 2 1/2d rosy mauve pl.1 with “SPECIMEN” type 8 and plates 5, 6, 7, 10 and 16 with “SPECIMEN” type 9 overprint
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
1873-80 2 1/2d rosy mauve pl.1 with “SPECIMEN” type 8, mint part o.g., and 2 1/2d plates 5, 6, 7, 10 and 16 with “SPECIMEN” type 9 overprint, with fresh…
Estimate: 200 – 250 GBP
Lot 10106 | 1873-80 2 1-2d rosy mauve pl.8 imperforate mint marginal
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
1873-80 2 1/2d rosy mauve pl.8 imperforate (colour standard) mint with full o.g. marginal optd. SPECIMEN (type 9). (S.G. Spec J9s, £400).
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 10107 | GB 1873-80 3d rose pl.17 with “SPECIMEN” type 8 mint o.g. (perf. fault), and “SPECIMEN” type 9 on pl.18 and pl.19
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
1873-80 3d rose pl.17 with “SPECIMEN” type 8 mint o.g. (perf. fault), and “SPECIMEN” type 9 on pl.18 (no gum, tone spot) and pl.19 mint part o.g. (S.G….
Estimate: 60 – 80 GBP
Lot 10108 | GB 1873-80 6d grey optd. SPECIMEN with pl.14 type 8, pl.15 type 9 and pl. 16 type 9
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
1873-80 6d grey group of three mint examples optd. SPECIMEN with pl.14 (type 8, very fine o.g., deep shade), 15 (type 9, o.g.) and 16 (type 9, surface…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 10109 | 1873-80 6d grey pl.16 in complete pane of twenty PE-TH
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
1873-80 6d grey pl.16 in complete pane of twenty PE-TH mint optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), as issued to the Post Offices, some very minor gum creasing and traces…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 10110 | 1873-80 6d grey pl.16 lower marginal imperforate mint
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
1873-80 6d grey pl.16 lower corner marginal imperforate (colour standard) mint with full o.g. optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), a lovely example. (S.G. Spec. J86s,…
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 10111 | 1873-80 Fugitive Ink Trial 1/- pl.13 in blue-green
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
1873-80 Fugitive Ink Trial 1/- pl.13 in blue-green letterd MJ on watermarked paper without gum optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), only four examples known, listed…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 10112 | GB 1873-80 1/- green group with “SPECIMEN” overprint type 8 on pl.12 IE and pl.12 JG, and pl.13 with type 9
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
1873-80 1/- green group with “SPECIMEN” overprint type 8 on pl.12 IE and pl.12 JG, and pl.13 with type 9, each fine and fresh with o.g. (S.G. £850).
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 10113 | GB 1873-80 Large Garter group with SPECIMEN type 9 overprints on with 4d vermilion (diagonally), 4d sage pl.15, 4d grey-brown pl.17 and 8d orange
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
1873-80 Large Garter mint group optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), with 4d vermilion (diagonal opt), 4d sage pl.15, 4d grey-brown pl.17 and 8d orange, each a fine…
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 10114 | 1873-80 4d sage-green pl.15 imperforate mint optd.
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
1873-80 4d sage-green pl.15 imperforate mint large part o.g. optd. SPECIMEN (type 9). (S.G. Spec. J64s, £525).
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 10115 | GB 1873-80 Large Garter group of 4d pl.15 imperforate Colour Trials in pale-mauve, blue-green, pale olive-green, dull green and red-brown
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
1873-80 Large Garter group of 4d pl.15 imperforate Colour Trials in pale-mauve, blue-green, pale olive-green, dull green and red-brown, each without gum…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 10116 | 1873-80 Large Garter 4d pl.15 Colour Trials imperforate
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
1873-80 Large Garter 4d pl.15 Colour Trials imperforate optd. SPECIMEN (type 8) mint in light sage (unused), turquoise blue and red-brown. (S.G. £1’250).
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 10117 | 1873-80 8d orange group of three imperforate colour trials optd. SPECIMEN (type 11) mint with part o.g., in orange, brown-orange and orange-yellow
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
1873-80 8d orange group of three imperforate colour trials optd. SPECIMEN (type 11) mint with part o.g., in orange, brown-orange and orange-yellow (NH),…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 10118 | 1876 unissued 8d purple-browm mint optd. SPECIMEN (type
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
1876 unissued 8d purple-brown with SPECIMEN (type 9), small traces of original gum, attractive and very rare, only 5-7 examples recorded by Galland and…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 10119 | 1876 unissued 8d purple-brown mint wing marginal example
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
1876 unissued 8d purple-brown mint wing marginal example optd. SPECIMEN (type 8), without gum, thinned and a trifle soiled, very rare with only 11 recorded…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 10120 | 1879 Perkins Bacon Tender Essays neatly arranged on
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1879-80 Tender Essays
1879 Perkins Bacon Tender Essays neatly arranged on 2 pages with the 1d in strip of 4 (with 4 different designs), 1d imperf in 7 different colours with…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 10121 | 1879 McCorquodale & Co. 1d reddish-purple JA postcard
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1879-80 Tender Essays
1879 McCorquodale & Co. 1d reddish-purple JA postcard essay with red “SPECIMEN” overprint (Huggins type PS7), very fine.
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 10122 | GB 1880-83 2 1/2d blue pl.23, 3d rose pl.21, 4d grey-brown pl.18 and 6d grey pl.18, 1/- orange brown pl.13 and pl.14 each with. SPECIMEN type 9
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-83 Large Coloured Corner Letters, Wmk Imperial Crown
1880-83 2 1/2d blue pl.23, 3d rose pl.21, 4d grey-brown pl.18 and 6d grey pl.18 each fine mint o.g., also 1/- orange brown pl.13 (gum a trifle toned) and…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 10123 | 1880-83 3d on 3d and 6d on 6d lilac mint optd. SPECIMEN
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-83 Large Coloured Corner Letters, Wmk Imperial Crown
1880-83 3d on 3d and 6d on 6d lilac mint NH optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), very fine. (S.G. £600+).
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 10124 | GB 1880-81 1/2d green (thinned at top), 1d Venetian-red and 1881 1d lilac imprimaturs
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1880-81 1/2d green (thinned at top), 1d Venetian-red and 1881 1d lilac imprimaturs, a fine trio. (S.G. Spec. £850).
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 10125 | 1880-81 set to 5d indigo (with both 1/2d and 2d shades)
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1880-81 set to 5d indigo (with both 1/2d and 2d shades) mint o.g. optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), a fine group. (S.G. £670).
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 10125A | 1880-81 5d indigo with “SPECIMEN” type 12 mint n.h.
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1880-81 5d indigo with “SPECIMEN” type 12 mint n.h. left marginal (hinged in the margin only, very fine and fresh, a very rare type, the only example seen…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 10126 | 1880-81 set to 5d indigo in mint blocks of four optd.
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1880-81 set to 5d indigo in fine mint blocks of four optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), the 1/2d, 1d and 1 1/2d blocks are NH, the 2d and 5d upper 2 mounted. A lovely…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 10127 | 1880-92 group of five mint issues each with double
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1880-84 group of four mint issues each with double strike of SPECIMEN type 9 opt., the 1880 1d and 2d, 1d lilac and 1883 4d dull green. An interesting…
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 10128 | 1881 1d lilac mint and mint n.h. collection on Hagners
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1881 1d lilac mint and mint n.h. collection on Hagners with some Control singles, printed on gummed side (Cat. £500, creased), inverted wmk (block of four,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 10129 | 1881 1d lilac mint group of eight optd. SPECIMEN (type
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1881 1d lilac mint, mostly NH group of eight on a page optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), with four each of ’14’ and ’16’ dots, incl. both the bluish lilac shades…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 10130 | GB 1881 1d colour trial in yellow on buff, unwatermarked paper
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1881 1d (die II, 16 dots) colour trial in yellow on buff, unwatermarked paper, maybe a plate proof right marginal example, very rare and seemingly unrecorded…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 10131 | 1881 1d lilac affixed to card with CANCELLED diagonally
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1881 1d lilac affixed to card with CANCELLED diagonally in manuscript, a very rare item for the penny lilac collector, only six such manuscript “CANCELLED”…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 10132 | 1883-84 2/6d lilac on blued paper mint optd. SPECIMEN
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 2/6d lilac on blued paper mint with large part o.g. optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), a lovely example. (S.G. £625).
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 10133 | 1883-84 2/6d lilac on blued paper in mint pair optd.
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 2/6d lilac on blued paper in mint pair optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), disturbed gum and a couple of short perfs. (S.G. £1’250+).
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 10134 | 1883-84 5/- rose on blued paper mint optd. SPECIMEN.
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 5/- rose on blued paper mint without gum optd. SPECIMEN (type 9). (S.G. £1600).
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 10135 | 1883-84 10/- ultramarine on blued paper mint large
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 10/- ultramarine on blued paper mint large part o.g. with manuscript SPECIMEN opt., fine and scarce (these recognised manuscript types are seldom…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 10136 | 1883-84 10/- ultramarine mint optd. SPECIMEN both types
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 2/6d lilac mint without gum optd. SPECIMEN (type 12), very scarce, not listed by Samuel.
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 10137 | GB 1883-84 2/6d lilac, 5/- rose and 10/- ultramarine mint optd. SPECIMEN type 9
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 2/6d lilac, 5/- rose and 10/- ultramarine mint optd. SPECIMEN type 9, 5/- with corner crease otherwise very fine (S.G. £1’400).
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 10138 | GB 1883-84 2/6d lilac, 5/- rose and 10/- ultramarine mint optd. SPECIMEN (type 11)
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 2/6d lilac (light gum bend), 5/- rose (very fine) and 10/- ultramarine (faint tone spot) mint optd. SPECIMEN (type 11). (S.G. £1’400).
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 10139 | GB 1883-84 5/- rose with “CANCELLED” type 14 overprint, mint with large part o.g.
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 5/- rose with “CANCELLED” type 14 overprint, mint with large part o.g., light diagonal cease lower right, most attractive and fresh, very scarce;…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 10140 | 1883-84 5/- rose mint optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), the
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 5/- rose mint optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), the scarce perf 12 variety, regummed with a few blunt perfs and small tone spot, an attractive example,…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 10141 | 1883-84 5/- rose mint optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), three
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 5/- rose mint optd. SPECIMEN, two examples with types 9 and 12, each fine and fresh. (S.G. £900).
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 10142 | 1883-84 10/- cobalt mint optd. SPECIMEN (type 9). Scarce.
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 10/- cobalt mint with part o.g. optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), couple of short perfs, scarce. (S.G. £3400).
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 10143 | 1883-84 5/- rose mint optd. SPECIMEN, three examples
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 10/- ultramarine mint optd. SPECIMEN (type 11), a fine and fresh example. (S.G. £550).
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 10144 | 1884 Crowns £1 brown-lilac mint optd. SPECIMEN (type
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1884 Crowns £1 brown-lilac mint, toned o.g., optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), fine appearance. Scarce. (S.G. £2’800).
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 10145 | 1884 Crowns £1 brown-lilac mint optd. SPECIMEN (type
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1884 Crowns £1 brown-lilac mint with large part o.g. optd. SPECIMEN (type 11), strong colour, a lovely example. (S.G. £2’800).
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 10146 | 1884 Crowns £1 brown-lilac mint optd. SPECIMEN (type
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1884 Crowns £1 brown-lilac mint optd. SPECIMEN (type 12), part (disturbed) o.g., fine, fresh appearance. Scarce. (S.G. £2’800).
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 10147 | 1888 Orbs £1 brown-lilac mint optd. SPECIMEN (type
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1888 Orbs £1 brown-lilac mint optd. SPECIMEN (type 11), disturbed gum, defective at base (with a portion of frame line crudley repainted) but a scarce…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 10148 | 1880-87 group of five mint examples each with double
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883-84 1/2d slate-blue in marginal block of nine mint n.h. optd. SPECIMEN, the central stamp with double strike of Specimen, a fine and unusual multiple….
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 10149 | 1883-84 lilac and green set of ten values to 1/- mint
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883-84 lilac and green set of ten values to 1/- fine mint (1 1/2d without gum) optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), fresh, strong colours, a fine set. (S.G. £1’800).
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP