4 Oct 2023
627 lots
Lot 10550 | 1929 PUC £1 Black, fine mint OG (very lightly mounted)
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1929 PUC £1 Black, fine mint o.g., very lightly mounted, from the lower left corner of the sheet; scarce (S.G. £750).
Estimate: 250 – 300 GBP
Lot 10551 | 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: 4’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 10552 | 1934 1 1/2d. “Photogravure” vertical pair of essays
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1934 1 1/2d Photogravure vertical pair of essays printed by Harrison & Sons in green on “Harrison” script gummed watermarked paper, mounted on a small…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 10553 | 1934 1 1/2d. Royal blue “Photogravure” pair of imperf.
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1934 1 1/2d Royal blue “Photogravure” pair of imperf. colour trials from the upper right of the sheet, mint n.h., printed on unwatermarked paper, most…
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 10554 | Three medals, with one 1935 King George V’s Silver Jubilee, 1936 Edward VIII’s abdication and 1937 King George VI’s coronation
Great Britain » King George VI
Three medals, with one 1935 celebrating King George V’s Silver Jubilee, 1936 commemorating King Edward VIII’s abdication and 1937 celebrating King George…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 10555 | 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: 900 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 10556 | 1937-47 2 1/2d ultramarine imperf. imprimatur pair, mint n.h.,
Great Britain » King George VI
1937-47 2 1/2d ultramarine imperf. imprimatur pair, mint n.h., reverse with N.P.M. handstamp, very fine and rare.
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 10557 | 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: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 10558 | 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: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 10559 | 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: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 10560 | 1950-52, New Colours 1/2d to 2 1/2d set of five imperf. imprimaturs
Great Britain » King George VI
1950-52, New Colours 1/2d to 2 1/2d set of five imperf. imprimaturs, wmk inverted, each with BPMA handstamps on reverse (except 1/2d), very fine and rare.
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 10561 | 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: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 10562 | 1952-53 1 1/2d. to 2 1/2d. “Wildings” set of three
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1952-53 Wildings 1 1/2d to 2 1/2d set of three marginal imperforate imprimaturs from the foot of the sheet from the sideways coil printing, with “BPMA”…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 10563 | 1955 Wilding 1d ultramarine imperforate top marginal booklet pane of three stamps with printed labels underneath
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1955 Wilding 1d ultramarine imperforate top marginal booklet pane of three stamps with printed labels underneath each one, superb mint n.h., with “BPMA”…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 10564 | 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: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 10565 | 1958 Wildings 2d red brown “Dollis Hill Phosphor trial” horizontal pair on un-gummed un-watermarked specially prepared hand made paper
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1958 Wildings 2d red brown “Dollis Hill Phosphor trial” horizontal pair on un-gummed un-watermarked specially prepared hand made paper, with all over green…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 10566 | 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: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 10567 | 1958 3d. deep violet “Dollis Hill Phosphor Trial” perforated
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1958 3d deep violet “Dollis Hill Phosphor Trial” perforated horizontal strip of three on ungummed unwatermarked specially prepared hand made paper, with…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 10568 | 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: 120 – 180 GBP
Lot 10569 | 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: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 10570 | 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: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 10571 | 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: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 10572 | 1966 9d. Battle of Britain, a superb imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1966 9d Battle of Britain imperforate imprimatur corner marginal traffic light vertical strip of three from the lower right of the sheet, mint n.h., each…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 10573 | 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: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 10574 | 1967 British Bridges 4d printed on gummed side of paper error
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1967 British Bridges group of varieties incl. 4d mint n.h. left block of eight printed on gummed side of paper error, 9d mint n.h. right marginal block…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 10575 | 1968 British Bridges set of four imperforate imprimaturs from the right of the sheet
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1968 British Bridges set of four imperforate imprimaturs from the right of the sheet, mint n.h., each with “BPMA” handstamp on reverse, very fine and scarce.
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 10576 | 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: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 10577 | 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: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 10578 | 1969 1s6d British Cathedrals, variety face value omitted, mint n.h.
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1969 1s6d British Cathedrals, variety face value omitted, mint n.h., very scarce as Pierron records only 42 examples, many of which are damaged (S.G. £1’500).
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 10579 | 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: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 10580 | 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: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 10581 | 1973 Inigo Jones set of mint n.h. se-tenant pairs with variety phosphor omitted
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1973 Inigo Jones set of mint n.h. se-tenant pairs with variety phosphor omitted (shows as a white background rather than a cream background), offered with…
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 10582 | 1974 10p Medieval Warriors imperforate imprimatur in mint n.h. right hand marginal vertical gutter pair
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1974 10p Medieval Warriors imperforate imprimatur in mint n.h. right hand marginal vertical gutter pair, each with “BPMA” handstamp on reverse, scarce.
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 10583 | 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: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 10584 | 1976 Social Reformers group of varieties
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1976 Social Reformers group of varieties, incl. 8 1/2p mint n.h. single with dramatic downward colour shift showing value above Queen’s head, also a downward…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 10585 | 1978 Christmas UNISSUED 5p, affixed on original Ro
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1978 Christmas UNISSUED 5p, hinged on original Post Office presentation card with gilt logo at top along with the other four issued values, mint o.g.,…
Estimate: 5’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 10586 | 1979 10p Christmas horizontal pair from the left of
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1979 10p Christmas imperf. horizontal pair from the left of the sheet showing sheet number, mint n.h., very fine and scarce variety (S.G. £500).
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 10587 | 1990 Stamp World London miniature sheet imperforate, mint n.h.,
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1990 Stamp World London miniature sheet imperforate, mint n.h., post office fresh, very rare as Pierron records only 6 mint examples, a great stamp thematic…
Estimate: 2’400 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 10588 | 1998 30p Joyce Grenfell error of value 30 for 37p superb
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1998 30p Joyce Grenfell error of value 30 for 37p mint n.h., rare and post office fresh, offered with the normal for comparison (S.G. £1’800).
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 10589 | 2001 Cats and Dogs (Self Adhesive) sheetlet of ten,
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
2001 Cats and Dogs (Self Adhesive) sheetlet of ten, variety Imperforate, still in its original presentation pack, an incredibly rare variety of which only…
Estimate: 5’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 10590 | 2001 1st class Submarines self-adhesive “Swiftsure” imperforate se-tenant booklet pane
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
2001 Submarines 1st class self-adhesive “Swiftsure” imperforate se-tenant booklet pane with cylinder markings in the selvedge, couple of minor bends, fine…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 10591 | 1965-70, group of commemorative errors and varieties
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1965-70, group of commemorative errors and varieties incl. 1965 Battle of Britain group of four colour shifts (one with dramatic shift), 1965 UN 3d traffic…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 10592 | 1971-91, mint group of Machins errors and varieties
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1971-91, mint group of Machins errors and varieties incl. 1971 10p with orange-brown omitted (S.G. X885a £140, some slight gum disturbance), 1975 8 1/2p…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 10593 | 1978-94, mint group of commemorative errors and varieties
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1978-94, mint group of commemorative errors and varieties, incl. 1978 Coronation 13p imperf pair with shifted gold (rare with just 30 examples known),…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 10594 | 1971 5p reddish-violet imperforate imprimaturs in mint n.h. horizontal pair from the left of the sheet
Great Britain » Regionals – Scotland
1971 5p reddish-violet imperforate imprimaturs in mint n.h. horizontal pair from the left of the sheet, B.P.M.A. handstamp on reverse, very fine and scarce.
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 10595 | Inland Revenue: 1882 1d lilac I.R. Official, variety imperforate
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 1882 1d lilac I.R. Official, variety imperforate, large balanced margins all round, large part o.g., very rare; cert. RPS (1981).
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 10596 | Inland Revenue: 1890 10s ultramarine I.R. Official with very neat Dundee DE 31 01 cds
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 1890 10s ultramarine I.R. Official with very neat Dundee DE 31 01 cds, very fine (S.G. £3’750).
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 10597 | Inland Revenue: 1902 £1 dull blue-green I.R. Official, a magnificent mint marginal block of four from the left of the sheet
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 1902 £1 dull blue-green I.R. Official, a magnificent mint marginal block of four from the left of the sheet, virtually full original gum…
Estimate: 80’000 – 100’000 GBP
Lot 10598 | 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: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 10599 | Govt Parcels: 1883 3d on 3d lilac with “GOVERNMENT / PARCELS” essay overprint type B in red
Great Britain » Officials
Government Parcels: 1883 3d on 3d lilac with “GOVERNMENT / PARCELS” essay overprint type B in red, mint o.g., two lightly toned perfs at foot, very fine…
Estimate: 2’400 – 3’000 GBP