5 Dec 2025 – 9 Dec 2025
415 lots
Lot 50100 | 1841 1d red brown ID pl. 29 tied to cover by London number 4 in black Maltese cross
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d red brown ID pl. 29 with close to large margins, neatly tied to entire letter, dated 1843 by a very fine strike of the number “4” in black Maltese…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50101 | GB 1841 1d red pl.31 HA, very close to large margins, cancelled by neat bluish MC
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d red pl.31 HA, very close to large margins, cancelled by neat bluish MC, small tear at right, attractive.
Estimate: 70 – 80 GBP
Lot 50102 | 1841 1d. red, pl. 33, NA, close to good margins, cancelled
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d. red, pl. 33, NA, close to good margins, cancelled by black Greenock Maltese Cross, fine.
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 50103 | 1841 1d. red plate 38 DD, FF, GB, GF, HD, HG, JI, LC,
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d. red plate 38 DD, FF, GB, GF, HD, HG, JI, LC, MI (2), OC, QD, QJ, RG, TE, used, each with three or four margins.
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 50104 | 1841 1d red-brown pl.69 KH/LK in mint block of eight
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d red-brown pl.69 KH/LK in mint block of eight, good to large margins, central vertical crease, otherwise very fine and fresh multiple.
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50105 | 1841 1d red-brown pl.79 BB-BI mint strip of eight
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d red-brown pl.79 BB-BI mint strip of eight, clear to large margins, vertical fold between BC-BD and BF-BG, nevertheless an exceptional quality multiple.
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50106 | 1841 1d. pl. 117, OD, good margins, used on mourning
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d. pl. 117 OD, good margins, used on mourning cover with Market Drayton tied by blue “509” barred numeral, Whitchurch Salop arrival, fine.
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50107 | 1841 1d Red brown pl.133 AL top right hand corner marginal imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d Red brown pl.133 AL top right hand corner marginal imperforate imprimatur, showing part sheet inscription and plate number “133”, very fine and…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50108 | Withdrawn
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d red with Numbers in Cross: Attractive group of singles and singles on covers, showing a fine array of numbers in crosses including No.1 on cover…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50109 | 1841 2d blue used group in a “Christmas tree” shape from a single and increasing size of multiple up to a strip of 12
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue used group in a “Christmas tree” shape, comprising a fine four margin single, followed by a pair, then strips of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,…
Estimate: 1’700 – 1’900 GBP
Lot 50110 | 1841-51 2d blue pl. 3 LE mint with large part o.g. with four margins optd SPECIMEN
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841-51 2d blue pl. 3 LE with “SPECIMEN” (type 1) overprint, mint with large part o.g., fine to very good margins, very fine and scarce; signed Proschold…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 50111 | 1841 2d blue pl.3 AA-EF mint marginal inscriptional block of 30 with SPECIMEN ovpt
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.3 AA-EF mint marginal inscriptional block of 30 from the upper left of the sheet with full deckle edge on two sides showing part inscription…
Estimate: 20’000 – 24’000 GBP
Lot 50112 | 1841 2d blue pl. 3 AG/KL mint marginal inscriptional block of 30 with “SPECIMEN” overprints
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.3 AG/KL mint marginal inscriptional block of 30 from the upper left of the sheet with full deckle edge on two sides showing part inscription…
Estimate: 20’000 – 24’000 GBP
Lot 50113 | 1841 2d blue pl.3 GH-GI pair on entire to Preston with no. “10” in Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl. 3 GH-GI pair, latter just touched, tied to 1843 (July 21) entire to Preston with no. “10” in Maltese Cross, fine (S.G. £4’000).
Estimate: 350 – 400 GBP
Lot 50114 | 1841 2d. Blue, Pl. 3 IH-JI, block of four, just touched
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.3 IH-JI, block of four, just touched at left and large margins on other sides, neatly cancelled by good strikes of the number “4” in black…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50115 | 1841 2d. blue, Pl. 3, LA, with just clear to enormous
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d. blue, Pl. 3, LA, with just clear to enormous margins showing portion of the adjoining stamp at top, neatly cancelled by an almost complete upright…
Estimate: 200 – 240 GBP
Lot 50116 | 1841 2d. blue, pl. 3, LB-MC, a superb mint block of
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl. 3 LB/MC, a superb mint block of 4 with practically full original gum, superb and fresh colour, a very fine and attractive block of great…
Estimate: 6’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 50117 | 1841 2d blue pl.3 PJ-PK pair with large part of adjoining adhesive at left, used on piece with London numeral
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.3 PJ-PK pair with large part of adjoining adhesive at left, good margins, tied to piece by London barred numerals and 1848 Portsmouth c.d.s.;…
Estimate: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 50118 | 1841, 2d blue, white lines added, strip of 12, SG 14
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.3 strip of 12 TA-TL, used on small piece, postmarked ‘barred’ numerals 17 of London chief office, some values at top just touched or cut…
Estimate: 500 – 800 GBP
Lot 50119 | 1841 2d blue pl.4 KH overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 1, with four good to large margins, mint part o.g.
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.4 KH overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 1, with four good to large margins, mint part o.g., small printing flaw on Queen’s neck, small surface…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50120 | 1841 2d. blue, pl. 4, AB, just touched to very large
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.4 AB, just touched to very large margins, mint large part o.g., one or two light creases, otherwise fine and scarce (S.G. Concise 2025…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50121 | 1841 2d. blue, pl. 4, GH, good to large margins, watermark inverted, used
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d. blue, pl. 4, GH, good to large margins, watermark inverted, cancelled by Derby barred numeral cancellation, fine.
Estimate: 180 – 200 GBP
Lot 50122 | 1841 2d blue pl.4 TA-TD, state 2, mint and used horizontal strips of four from the lower-left corner of the sheet
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.4 TA-TD, state 2, mint part o.g. horizontal strip of four from the lower-left corner of the sheet showing plate number “4” and inscription…
Estimate: 6’500 – 7’500 GBP
Lot 50123 | 1841 2d. blue, pl. 4, TI, mint, touched at foot, good
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.4 TI, mint, touched at foot, good to large margins other sides, paper inclusion and minor wrinkle, otherwise fine (S.G. Concise 2025 £3’000).
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 50124 | 1843 (Jan 11) Entire with 1841 1d red pl23 tied by Alderney Maltese cross in black
Great Britain » Distinctive Maltese Cross Cancellations
Channel Islands: 1843 (Jan 11) Entire from Alderney to London “Via Southampton” bearing 1841 1d. red, Pl. 23, OK, neatly tied by a fine strike of the Alderney…
Estimate: 4’200 – 4’600 GBP
Lot 50125 | 1841 1d. red-brown, pl. 34, GG, good to very large
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d. red-brown, pl. 34, GG, good to very large margins, used with black Coventry Maltese Cross, fine; cert R.P.S. (2011) (S.G. Spec. £750).
Estimate: 200 – 250 GBP
Lot 50126 | 1841 1d red-brown pl.33 RK tied to lettersheet by a superb strike of the very scarce Larne MC in dark green
Great Britain » Distinctive Maltese Cross Cancellations
Larne: 1841 1d red-brown pl.33 RK with four large to very large margins on lettersheet from Larne to Dublin tied (just at left) by a superb strike of the…
Estimate: 4’200 – 4’600 GBP
Lot 50127 | 1841 1d red-brown on with four margins on cover to Edinburgh tied fine strike in black of the Settle distinctive MC
Great Britain » Distinctive Maltese Cross Cancellations
Settle: 1841 1d red-brown on with four margins on cover to Edinburgh tied fine strike in black of the Settle (Yorkshire) distinctive MC, departure strike…
Estimate: 420 – 460 GBP
Lot 50128 | 1841 entire letter to settle, bearing 1840 1d. black,
Great Britain » Distinctive Maltese Cross Cancellations
Settle: 1841 entire letter to settle, bearing 1840 1d. black, Pl. 10, RJ, with margins considerably cut into at
lower left and right, tied by black MC…
Estimate: 850 – 950 GBP
Lot 50129 | 1840 2d blue pl.2 in horizontal strip of 6 cancelled with six fine strikes of the York distinctive MC in black
Great Britain » Distinctive Maltese Cross Cancellations
York: 1840 2d blue pl.2 in horizontal strip of six with clear to good margins at top and sides, just touching in places a base, cancelled with six fine…
Estimate: 3’200 – 3’600 GBP
Lot 50130 | 1841 2d. deep full blue, pl 3, EB, good to large margins,
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
York: 1841 2d. deep full blue, pl 3, EB, good to large margins, neatly cancelled by York distinctive Maltese Cross in black, fine. Cert Brandon (2002)…
Estimate: 320 – 360 GBP
Lot 50131 | Poulton: 1841 (Jan 21) entire letter with 1840 2d blue tied by MC and “Poulton/Penny Post” in black
Great Britain » Penny Post Postmarks Used As Cancellations
Poulton: 1841 (Jan 21) entire letter from Poulton to Settle, bearing 1840 2d blue pl.1 DD tied by red Maltese cross and a superb strike of the “Poulton/Penny…
Estimate: 1’800 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50132 | 1840 2d blue, a remarkable assembly of the “Dorchester” town cancel
Great Britain » Town Circular Datestamps
Dorchester: 1840 2d blue, a remarkable assembly of the “Dorchester” town cancel, comprising, QG-RG vertical reconstructed pair, both with good to very…
Estimate: 3’400 – 3’800 GBP
Lot 50133 | 1842 (Mar 4) Entire letter from Dorchester to Sommerset,
Great Britain » Town Circular Datestamps
Dorchester: 1842 (Mar 4) Entire letter from Dorchester to Sommerset, bearing 1841 1d. neatly tied by a fine strike of the “Dorchester” town cancellation…
Estimate: 420 – 460 GBP
Lot 50134 | 1855 die II, alphabet II, 1d. red, pl. 15, IG-II, mint
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1855 1d red perf.16 pl.15 die II, alphabet II, IG-II mint strip of three, centred low, fine.
Estimate: 240 – 280 GBP
Lot 50135 | 1854-57 Small Crown P16 1d red-brown in horizontal strip of three with large part of the “Frank Ives Scudamore” handstamp
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1854-57 Small Crown P16 1d red-brown in horizontal strip of three KB-KD mint with part o.g., with large part of the “Frank Ives Scudamore” handstamp applied….
Estimate: 60 – 80 GBP
Lot 50136 | 1854 die I, alphabet II, 1d. red-brown, pl. 200, HK-IJ
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1854 die I, alphabet II, 1d. red-brown, pl. 200, HK-IJ block of four, on blued paper, mint large part o.g., light wrinkle, otherwise fine; cert. Brandon…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50137 | 1854 1d red-brown on blued paper imprimatur lettered TJ
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1854 1d red-brown die I on blued paper imprimatur lettered TJ with four margins, a fine example.
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50138 | 1854 Small Crown 1d red pl. 17 upper marginal imprimatur
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1854 Small Crown 1d red pl. 17 upper marginal imprimatur lettered AK with part inscription, a fine and attractive example.
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50139 | 1855 1d yellow-brown die II alphabet II pl. 14 in used block of 8
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1855 1d yellow-brown die II alphabet II pl. 14 in used block of 8 DB/EE with “814” postmarks of Truro. Fine and attractive, a scarce multiple (S. G. Spec…
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 50140 | 1855 2d blue pl. 5 DA/EB mint o.g. block of four showing major re-entry on DB
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1855 2d blue pl. 5 DA/EB mint o.g. block of four showing major re-entry on DB, some trivial wrinkles, a very fresh, rare and attractive multiple (S.G….
Estimate: 1’400 – 1’600 GBP
Lot 50141 | 1854-57 2d blue pl.5 OG/SL mint marginal block of 30 from the right of the sheet with part inscription
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1854-57 2d blue pl.5 OG/SL mint marginal block of 30 from the right of the sheet with part inscription, very fresh, large part o.g., a couple of tone spots…
Estimate: 13’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 50142 | 1856-58 1d rose-red die II alphabet III pl. 57, variety imperforate used with neat “79” barred oval
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1856-58 1d rose-red die II alphabet III pl. 57, variety imperforate used with neat “79” barred oval, 3 large margins (cut into upper right), repaired….
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50143 | 1864-79 1d red pl. 82 lower marginal mint and 1d pl. 145 in mint upper right corner marginal vertical pair
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1864-79 1d red pl. 82 lower marginal with part inscription mint (a little oxidised) and 1d pl. 145 in mint upper right corner marginal vertical pair with…
Estimate: 50 – 60 GBP
Lot 50144 | 1864-79 1d red pl. 86 in upper right corner marginal strip of 3
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1864-79 1d red pl. 86 in upper right corner marginal strip of 3 AJ-AL with large part o.g., deckled edge and marginal inscription including plate number….
Estimate: 60 – 80 GBP
Lot 50145 | 1877 Incoming envelope from the USA with 6c Lincoln
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1877 Incoming envelope from the USA with 6c Lincoln tied by cork cancel, redirected from Oldham with 1864-79 1d red, redirected again to Nottingham with…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50146 | 1864-79 1d red pl. 120 AC upper marginal imprimatur
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1864-79 1d red pl. 120 AC upper marginal imprimatur with part inscription, 4 margins, a fine example.
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 50147 | 1870 (Dec. 3) envelope from Dunkirk, France to London
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 (Dec. 3) envelope from Dunkirk, France to London sent, bearing 1/2d. plate 14 QS and 1d. plate 222 KF, LF, most unusually cancelled on next day arrival…
Estimate: 440 – 500 GBP
Lot 50148 | 1864-79 1d red plates 71 to 225 complete good to fine used on pages
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1864-79 1d red plates 71 to 225 complete good to fine used on pages, pl. 225 a fine example.
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50149 | 1864-79 1d red pl. 129 AB upper marginal imprimatur
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1864-79 1d red pl. 129 AB upper marginal imprimatur with part inscription, 4 margins, a fine example.
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP