18 Nov 2024 – 24 Nov 2024
7867 lots
Lot 40532 | 1924-26 1d red private coil stamp drastically mis-separated
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1924-26 1d red private coil stamp drastically mis-separated, on picture postcard to Sherwood August 1926, very striking.
Estimate: 50 – 100 GBP
Lot 40533 | 1932 (30 Sep) London to Bahrain, Imperial Airways first flight cover
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1932 (30 Sep) London to Bahrain, Imperial Airways first flight cover, franked with UK stamps 2d SG 366, 3d SG 374, 4d SG 238, all with margin numbers,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 40534 | 1929 PUC £1 fine used with cds (S.G. £550).
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1929 PUC £1 fine used with cds (S.G. £550).
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 40535 | 1929 PUC £1 black, used, fine and scarce (SG £550)
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1929 PUC £1 black, used, fine and scarce (S.G. £550).
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 40536 | 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: 2’400 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 40537 | 1937 large part parcel piece to Argentina, bearing 1934 re-engraved 5/- blocks of 20 and 6 and 10/ block of 20
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1937 large part parcel packaging from Paisley to Argentina, bearing 1934 re-engraved 5/- blocks of 20 and 6 and 10/ block of 20, alongside photogravure…
Estimate: 1’100 – 1’300 GBP
Lot 40538 | 1935 Silver Jubilee 1 1/2d imperforate colour trial
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1935 Silver Jubilee 1 1/2d imperforate colour trial (design 3) in pale brown, mounted on card; very rare with only six examples known, each in a different…
Estimate: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 40539 | 1935 Silver Jubilee 2 1/2d Prussian blue mint n.h.
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1935 Silver Jubilee 2 1/2d Prussian blue mint n.h., very fine and fresh, an iconic and desirable stamp (S.G. £15’000).
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 40540 | 1936 KGV 1 1/2d memorial essays, eight vertical pairs (eight imperf) on archive piece
Great Britain » King George V » 1924-36 Issues
1936 KGV 1 1/2d memorial essays, eight vertical pairs (eight imperf) on archive piece entitled “Coated paper”, with four on the left endorsed “first etch”…
Estimate: 7’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 40541 | 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 40542 | 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: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 40543 | 1937-47 4d grey-green, unused imperforate top sheet
Great Britain » King George VI
1937-47 4d grey-green, unused imperforate top sheet marginal block of four, showing post office training cancel, unusual & scarce
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 40544 | 1947 11d Plum group
Great Britain » King George VI
1937-47 11d Plum group with single franking on cover to France, cover with India with 11d and 1d and mint n.h. lower left corner pair with “spot in G”…
Estimate: 40 – 50 GBP
Lot 40545 | 1939-48 Arms High Values 2s6d to £1 set of six imprimaturs in mint n.h. corner marginals
Great Britain » King George VI
1939-48 Arms High Values 2s6d to £1 set of six imprimaturs, mint n.h., all corner marginals, the £1 brown perforated, each with “N. P. M. IMPRIMATUR” handstamps…
Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 40546 | 1939-48 Arms High Values 2s6d to £1 set of imprimaturs
Great Britain » King George VI
1939-48 Arms High Values 2s6d to £1 set of six imprimaturs, mint n.h., all side marginals, the £1 brown perforated, each with “BPMA” handstamps on reverse,…
Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 40547 | 1941-42 1/2d pale green mint n.h. imperforate pair
Great Britain » King George VI
1941-42 1/2d pale green mint n.h. imperforate pair from the left of the sheet, a very rare variety; cert. Brandon (2022).
Estimate: 1’500 – 1’700 GBP
Lot 40548 | 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: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 40549 | 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: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 40550 | 1948, 24 damaged letters from August 1948,
Great Britain » King George VI
1948, 24 damaged letters from August 1948, all for California USA with noted “Damaged by fire” Terre Haute Ind. Aug.6 1948″. Interesting!
Estimate: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 40551 | 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: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 40552 | 1955-58 Wildings (wmk St. Edward’s crown) 1/2d to 1s6d set of 18 imperf. imprimaturs
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1955-58 Wildings (wmk St. Edward’s crown) 1/2d to 1s6d set of 18 imperf. imprimaturs, all mint n.h. left marginals with “N. P. M. Imprimatur” handstamps…
Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 40553 | 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: 60 – 80 GBP
Lot 40554 | 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: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 40555 | 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: 50 – 70 GBP
Lot 40556 | 1961 Post Office Savings Bank set of three mint n.h. imperf. imprimaturs with “BPMA” hs on reverse
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1961 Post Office Savings Bank set of three mint n.h. imperf. imprimaturs with “BPMA” hs on reverse, the 2 1/2d lower marginal and the 3d & 1s6d from lower…
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 40557 | 1963 Paris Conference with error GREEN OMITTED (leaves), mint hr
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1963 Paris Conference with error GREEN OMITTED (leaves), mint hr, very fine and rare, only 36 examples known, ex Lady Mairi Bury (SG £3’000).
Estimate: 500 – 800 GBP
Lot 40558 | 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: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 40559 | 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: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 40560 | 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: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 40561 | 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: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 40562 | 1969 Ships 5d Queen Elizbeth II mint n.h. block of four misperfed vertically resulting in the two upper stamps without inscription
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1969 Ships 5d Queen Elizbeth II mint n.h. block of four misperfed vertically resulting in the two upper stamps without inscription of the ship name, very…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 40563 | 1969 9d British Ships 9d mint n.h. se-tenant strip of three with blue omitted
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1969 9d British Ships 9d mint n.h. se-tenant strip of three with blue omitted (paintwork on the Elizabethan Galleon), very fine and scarce, Pierron records…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 40564 | 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: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 40565 | 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: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 40566 | 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: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 40567 | 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: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 40568 | 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: 2’400 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 40569 | 2004, Ocean Liners imperforate souvenir sheet with 53 Pence instead of 57 and 38 instead of E. Unissued
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
2004 Ocean Liners unissued imperforate souvenir sheet with “53” pence instead of “57” and “38” instead of “E”, a highlight for a modern error or ship thematic…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 40570 | 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: 1’200 – 1’800 GBP
Lot 40571 | 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 40572 | 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 40573 | 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: 26’000 – 30’000 GBP
Lot 40574 | 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 40575 | Office of Works: 1902 10d dull purple & carmine O.W. Official used
Great Britain » Officials
Office of Works: 1902 10d dull purple & carmine O.W. Official used, neatly cancelled by a Parliament St. cds for MR.28.1903, very fine; cert. BPA (1988)…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 40576 | 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 40577 | Officials Collection
Great Britain » Officials
Accumulation with I.R. issues with values to 1s used, O.W. Officials incl. KEVII 2 1/2d used cert. RPS (2013), Army Officials, Government Parcels mostly…
Estimate: 500 – 800 GBP
Lot 40578 | 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 40579 | 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: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 40580 | 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: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 40581 | 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: 150 – 200 GBP