5 Dec 2025 – 9 Dec 2025
415 lots
Lot 50200 | 1880-83 2½d. blue, pl 22, KA-LB corner block of four,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-83 Large Coloured Corner Letters, Wmk Imperial Crown
1880-83 2½d. blue, pl 22, KA-LB corner block of four, large part OG, lightly toned gum, otherwise fine.
Estimate: 900 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 50201 | 1880-83 watermark crown 2½d. blue pl. 23, AJ, imperf.
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-83 Large Coloured Corner Letters, Wmk Imperial Crown
1880-83 watermark crown 2½d. blue pl. 23, AJ, imperf. imprimatur, with good to very large margins, large part original gum. Rare. (S.G. Spec. £2’500)….
Estimate: 340 – 400 GBP
Lot 50202 | Withdrawn
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-83 Large Coloured Corner Letters, Wmk Imperial Crown
1880-83 3d on 3d lilac, two singles, plus 1s orange-brown, plate 14, three singles and three other values, all neatly tied by clear strikes of the oval…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50203 | 1880-83 3d. on 3d. overprinted “SPECIMEN” (type 9),
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-83 Large Coloured Corner Letters, Wmk Imperial Crown
1880-83 3d on 3d overprinted “SPECIMEN” (type 9), mint n.h., very fine (S.G. Concise 2025 £300 for hinged).
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 50204 | 1881 1d. lilac, die II, 16 dots, imperf. imprimatur,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1881 1d. lilac, die II, 16 dots, imperf. imprimatur, fine with gum. Scarce.
Estimate: 100 – 120 GBP
Lot 50205 | 1883-84 2s6d lilac on blued paper mint large part o.g.
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 2s6d lilac on blued paper mint large part o.g.; a couple of tone spots on reverse, otherwise fine (S.G. £6’000).
Estimate: 340 – 380 GBP
Lot 50206 | 1883 2/6d., BG, imprimatur on blued paper, with gum,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883 2s6d BG imperf. imprimatur on blued paper, with gum, fine and rare.
Estimate: 1’500 – 1’800 GBP
Lot 50207 | 1883-84 5s rose on blued paper used showing a crisp strike of the Leith cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 5s rose on blued paper used showing a crisp strike of the Leith (Scotland) cds, top right corner perf. with very faint thin mentioned for accuracy,…
Estimate: 340 – 380 GBP
Lot 50208 | 1883-1884 2/6 lilac fine and attractive mint with right
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-1884 2/6 lilac fine and attractive mint with right margin., lightly hinged, with a couple of small thins (one only a gum thin, the other tiny thin…
Estimate: 80 – 150 GBP
Lot 50209 | 1883-84 2s6d lilac (2), 5s rose and 10s ultramarine (deep shade)
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 2s6d lilac (2), 5s rose and 10s ultramarine (deep shade) used, good to fine examples (S.G. £1’100).
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 50210 | 1890 (Jul 2) large envelope registered to Sydney NSW, bearing 5s crimson, 1s green and 2d
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1890 (Jul 2) large envelope registered to NSW, Australia, bearing 5s crimson, 1s green and 2d green and carmine, tied by oval registered datestamps and…
Estimate: 650 – 750 GBP
Lot 50211 | 1883-84 10s cobalt, IB, overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 9, fine with gum
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 10s cobalt, IB, overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 9, fine with gum; cert Hendon (2019) (S.G. Concise 2025 £3’400).
Estimate: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 50212 | 1884 Crowns £1 brown-lilac FC good to fine used
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1884 Crowns £1 brown-lilac FC good to fine used with Registered oval cancel and strong colour (S.G. £3000).
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50213 | 1888 Orbs £1 brown-lilac DB used with parts of three oval Registered cancels
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1888 Orbs £1 brown-lilac DB used with parts of three oval Registered cancels (fractionally short perf upper right), a fine and attractive example (S.G….
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50214 | Withdrawn
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 High values accumulation on stockcards incl. 2s6d lilac or deep lilac with thirteen used singles, one showing superb JERSEY cds (SG £2’200+), 5s…
Estimate: 400 – 700 GBP
Lot 50215 | 1883-84 ‘lilac and green’ ½d. deep slate blue, lower
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883-84 1/2d deep slate blue, lower marginal mint n.h. block of four (hinged in selvedge), the top pair with minor gum wrinkles, otherwise fine.
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 50216 | 1883-84 ½d. slate-blue imprimatur, small inclusion
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883-84 ½d. slate-blue imprimatur, small inclusion at upper left otherwise fine with gum.
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 50217 | 1883-84 ‘lilac and green’ 1 ½d. purple on buff, HI,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883-84 1 1/2d purple on buff, HI, perf. 14, colour trial on unwatermarked paper, fine with gum.
Estimate: 180 – 200 GBP
Lot 50218 | 1883 Colour Trial 2d in purple on yellow on unwatermarked paper
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883 Colour Trial 2d in purple on yellow on unwatermarked paper (light crease), attractive and fresh. (S.G. Spec. £575).
Estimate: 50 – 70 GBP
Lot 50219 | 1883 2 1/2d De La Rue colour trial in bluish green, mint o.g.
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883 2 1/2d De La Rue colour trial in bluish green, mint o.g., fine and scarce, with no more than two or three examples of each colour existing in private…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50220 | 1887-92 ‘Jubilee’ 1 ½d. head plate, imperforate plate proof in blue for Reply Paid essays
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-92 Jubilee 1 1/2d head plate imperforate plate proof in blue for Reply Paid essays, marginal example from the right of the sheet on gummed watermarked…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50221 | 1898, pair of size H2 2d registered envelopes from
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1898 pair of size H2 2d registered envelopes from the same correspondence to France, one with 1888 5d die II pair and 1881 1d lilac die II pair tied by…
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 50222 | 1899 2d Jubilee colour trial on unwatermarked paper, with the frame plate in purple and the duty plate in deep blue
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1899 2d Jubilee colour trial on unwatermarked paper, with the frame plate in purple and the duty plate in deep blue, couple of tiny wrinkles at top, fine.
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50223 | 1887-92 Jubilee 3d plate proof imperforate in black on green
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-92 Jubilee 3d plate proof imperforate in black on green, some thinning, attractive. (S.G. £325).
Estimate: 50 – 60 GBP
Lot 50224 | 1887-92 5d. die I, mint, light gum toning, otherwise
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-92 5d. die I, mint, light gum toning, otherwise fine.
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50225 | 1887-92 ‘Jubilee’ 10d. dull purple and deep dull carmine,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-92 ‘Jubilee’ 10d. dull purple and deep dull carmine, fine used, leaving a clear profile.
Estimate: 50 – 60 GBP
Lot 50226 | 1887-92 £1 green in used vertical pair
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-92 £1 green in used vertical pair with neat ‘Registered Threadneedle St’ oval cancel, a little perf separation at left and faint crease on upper stamp,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50227 | 1887-92 £1 green, JD, in a deep shade, large part og
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-92 £1 green, JD, in a deep shade, large part og mint, very light bend, otherwise fine.
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50228 | GB 1891 £1 green used vertical strip of three (top stamp reattached) with “Lancaster Street / Hyde Park” cds and “G.P.O” boxed hs cancels
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1891 £1 green used vertical strip of three (top stamp reattached) with “Lancaster Street / Hyde Park” cds and “G.P.O” boxed hs cancels, very fine (S.G….
Estimate: 750 – 900 GBP
Lot 50229 | British Post Offices Abroad: 1858-60 small group on card
Great Britain » British Post Offices Abroad
1858-60 small group of 8 surface printed stamps used abroad incl. “A02” of St. John’s (Antigua) on 4d and 6d, “A05” of Nassau (Bahamas) on 6d, “A14” of…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50230 | 1865-67 watermark Emblems 9d. used with “B32” of Buenos
Great Britain » British Post Offices Abroad
Argentina: 1865-67 watermark Emblems 9d. used with “B32” of Buenos Aires, fine.
Estimate: 100 – 120 GBP
Lot 50231 | 1867 9d. straw JA-JB pair, fine used on piece with
Great Britain » British Post Offices Abroad
Chile: 1867 9d straw JA-JB pair, fine used on piece with “C30” duplex of Valparaiso, scarce (S.G. £400).
Estimate: 100 – 120 GBP
Lot 50232 | Great Britain Used Abroad: Chile: 1867 5/- pale rose,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
Chile: 1867 5s pale rose, pl. 1, BG, cancelled by Valparaiso c.d.s., fine (S.G. £400).
Estimate: 200 – 250 GBP
Lot 50233 | Crimean War 1854 envelope to England franked three 1d cancelled on arrival, “Off Varna” annotation
Great Britain » British Post Offices Abroad » Crimea
Crimean War 1854 incoming envelope, part of the Hammond correspondence, to Dover franked vertical strip of three1d on blued paper, perf 16 cancelled on…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50234 | Callao: 1877 (Nov 13) envelope from Callao to England with Peru 10c in combination with GB 1873 6d grey pl.14 and 1873-77 1s green pl.12
Great Britain » British Post Offices Abroad » Peru
Callao: 1877 (Nov 13) envelope from Callao to England with Peru 10c in combination with GB 1873 6d grey pl.14 and 1873-77 1s green pl.12, each tied by…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50235 | 1902 KEVII 1d blue ECKERLIN PLATE PROOF ESSAYS printed
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902 KEVII 1d blue ‘ECKERLIN’ printing style proofs produced in 1920s, one sheet of 25 on ungummed paper without watermark and another on gummed paper…
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’400 GBP
Lot 50236 | 1901 6d. composite “Paste Up” essay of the Victorian
Great Britain » King Edward VII
1901 6d. composite “Paste Up” essay of the Victorian “Jubilee” series, Series A essay with a lithographed three quarter portrait of King Edward VII, mounted…
Estimate: 1’400 – 1’800 GBP
Lot 50237 | 1902 printers’ samples, large size 1d. in blue by Bruckmann,
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902 printers’ samples, large size 1d. in blue by Bruckmann, Germany, unmounted mint block of ten from the top of the sheet, on unwatermarked paper without…
Estimate: 450 – 500 GBP
Lot 50238 | 1907 Mourning envelope and content written on H.M.Yacht Victoria & Albert stationery, datelined “At Copenhagen, Saturday September 7th, 1907”, cvr faults, unusual and scarce.
Great Britain » King Edward VII
1907 Mourning envelope and content written on H.M.Yacht Victoria & Albert stationery, datelined “At Copenhagen, Saturday September 7th, 1907”, cvr faults,…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50239 | 1901 De La Rue 1/2d die proof in black on glazed card
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1901 De La Rue 1/2d die proof in black on glazed card, dated 22 AUG 01 and endorsed “AFTER / HARDENING”, very fine.
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50240 | 1902-10 De La Rue 1/2d Plate Proof in blue-green on yellowish paper in block of four and single
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 1/2d Plate Proof in blue-green on yellowish paper in fine marginal block of four and single (S.G. Spec. £625).
Estimate: 60 – 80 GBP
Lot 50241 | 1902-10 DLR ½d. pale yellowish green booklet pane of
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 1/2d pale yellowish green booklet pane of five with St Andrew’s Cross, watermark inverted, no selvedge, unmounted mint, light crease…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50242 | 1901 1d colour trial in purple on red, perf. 14, printed by De La Rue from a special plate of twenty electros
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1901 1d colour trial in purple on red, perf. 14, printed by De La Rue from a special plate of twenty electros in purple on red crown watermarked paper,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50243 | KE7 2½d u.m. corner block of 20 (10 x 2) with some bunching of perforations and creases. Some careful attention should improve this item. SG 231 cat.£680.
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 2 1/2d unmounted mint corner block of 20 (10 x 2) with some bunching of perforations and creases. Some careful attention should improve this item…
Estimate: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 50244 | 1902-10 10d dull purple and scarlet on chalk surfaced paper in mint n.h. right marginal block of four
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 10d dull purple and scarlet on chalk surfaced paper in mint n.h. right marginal block of four, very fine and fresh (S.G. £1’040+ for mint n.h.).
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50245 | 1905 (Nov 20) large envelope sent registered to France with 1902-10 1s block of six and 2d placed at left on top of a boxed “LATE FEE” cachet
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1905 (Nov 20) large envelope sent registered to France with 1902-10 1s block of six and 2d placed at left on top of a boxed “LATE FEE” cachet, with “LATE…
Estimate: 200 – 260 GBP
Lot 50246 | 1902-10 De La Rue 2/6d. lilac tied to piece with neat
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 2/6d. lilac tied to piece with neat Throgmorton hooded c.d.s’s, fine.
Estimate: 60 – 80 GBP
Lot 50247 | 1902-10 De La Rue 2/6d. lilac, fine mint.
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 2/6d. lilac, fine mint (S.G. Concise 2025 £275).
Estimate: 100 – 120 GBP
Lot 50248 | 1902-10 De La Rue 10s ultramarine in block of four used
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 10s ultramarine in block of four with neat London 1904 hooded circle cancels, a fine and attractive multiple. Scarce. (S.G. Spec. £2400).
Estimate: 240 – 340 GBP
Lot 50249 | 1902-10 De La Rue £1 dull blue-green in vertical strip of 4 used
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue £1 dull blue-green in vertical strip of 4 used with numerous light (and indistinct) cds cancels, fine condition, attractive and very…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP