23 Sep 2013 – 2 Oct 2013
1449 lots
Lot 40549 | 1880-83 1s Orange-Brown pl.13, mint hr, fine (SG £
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1880-83 1s Orange-Brown pl.13, mint hr, fine (SG £675)
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 40550 | 1880 1/2d Green De La Rue « Design B » die proof in
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1880 1/2d Green De La Rue « Design B » die proof in green on glazed card, very fine and scarce
Estimation: 1’500 EUR
Lot 40551 | 1880 « Provisional » set of five with Specimen type
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1880 « Provisional » set of five with Specimen type 9 ovpts, mint nh, very fine (SG £510+)
Estimation: 220 EUR
Lot 40552 | 1880 « Provisional » 1/2d pale green with TRIAL CANC
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1880 « Provisional » 1/2d pale green with TRIAL CANCELLATION « B01 », used by De La Rue in the preparation of the documents of 17th Oct 1884, minor toning,…
Estimation: 1’000 EUR
Lot 40553 | 1880 1d Venetian Red pl.15 imprimatur, mint hr, ve
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1880 1d Venetian Red pl.15 imprimatur, mint hr, very fine (SG £275)
Estimation: 120 EUR
Lot 40554 | 1880-81 5d Indigo with SPECIMEN overprint in left
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1880-81 5d Indigo with SPECIMEN overprint in left marginal block of 24, mint og (hinged on 5 stamps and small patch of gum missing from 1), minor gum bends,…
Estimation: 800 EUR
Lot 40555 | 1881 1d Lilac cut down die proof on piece from the
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1881 1d Lilac cut down die proof on piece from the De La Rue striking book, some surface scuffs to the proof, a unique item from the De La Rue archives
Estimation: 700 EUR
Lot 40556 | 1881 1d Lilac die II tied to small piece by comple
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1881 1d Lilac die II tied to small piece by complete « AMRITA BAZAR PATRIKA / CALCUTTA » cds (which was an English daily newspaper published in Calcutta),…
Estimation: 50 EUR
Lot 40557 | 1881-83 De La Rue Schemes: The new small head die
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1881-83 De La Rue Schemes: The new small head die proof in black on white glazed card, with « 7 Jan 83 » and « AFTER HARDENING » hs, initialled at lower right,…
Estimation: 1’300 EUR
Lot 40558 | 1883-84 2s6d Lilac on blued paper pl.2 IMPRIMATUR,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 2s6d Lilac on blued paper pl.2 IMPRIMATUR, mint large part og, very fine, fresh and scarce, cert. RPS (1989) (SG £5’000)
Estimation: 2’000 EUR
Lot 40559 | 1883 2s6d Lilac on blue paper, practically mint nh
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883 2s6d Lilac on blue paper, practically mint nh with only a small gum disturbance at right, faint horizontal crease, still a fine and fresh looking…
Estimation: 1’000 EUR
Lot 40560 | 1883 2s6d Lilac on blue paper with SPECIMEN ovpt (
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883 2s6d Lilac on blue paper with SPECIMEN ovpt (type 9), unused no gum, very fine (SG £425)
Estimation: 80 EUR
Lot 40561 | 1883-84 5s Rose on blued paper pl.2 IMPRIMATUR, mi
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 5s Rose on blued paper pl.2 IMPRIMATUR, mint large part og, diagonal crease and slightly thinned at top right, scarce (SG £4’750)
Estimation: 1’500 EUR
Lot 40562 | 1883-84 10s Ultramarine on blued paper IMPRIMATUR,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 10s Ultramarine on blued paper IMPRIMATUR, mint large part og (slightly heavy hinge), small margins, part of ms endorsement on reverse, scarce,…
Estimation: 1’500 EUR
Lot 40563 | 1883-84 2s6d Deep Lilac in block of six with Kilru
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 2s6d Deep Lilac in block of six with Kilrush (small village in Ireland) cds, some faults, a scarce used multiple (SG £1’100 for block of four)
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 40564 | 1883-84 10s Ultramarine with neat Guernsey rubber
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 10s Ultramarine with neat Guernsey rubber circular hs, very fine, plus 2s6d with heavy cancels and 5s with crease
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 40565 | 1883-84 10s Ultramarine with Glasgow cds, faint di
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 10s Ultramarine with Glasgow cds, faint diagonal crease at foot, still a very attractive and well centred example
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 40566 | 1883-84 10s Cobalt with « Ascot / Grand Stand » (rac
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 10s Cobalt with « Ascot / Grand Stand » (racecourse) cds, faint diagonal crease at foot
Estimation: 750 EUR
Lot 40567 | 1884 £1 Brown-Lilac, wmk Crowns, with two neat Bra
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1884 £1 Brown-Lilac, wmk Crowns, with two neat Bray (Ireland) cds, very fine example (SG £2’800)
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 40568 | 1888 £1 Brown-Lilac, wmk Imperial Crowns, with lig
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1888 £1 Brown-Lilac, wmk Imperial Crowns, with light Charing Cross registered oval ds, very fine, cert. Roumet (1990) (SG £2’800)
Estimation: 340 EUR
Lot 40569 | 1884 £1 Brown-Lilac, wmk Crowns, with SPECIMEN ovp
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1884 £1 Brown-Lilac, wmk Crowns, with SPECIMEN ovpt (type 9), part og, quite heavy hinge remnant otherwise fine (SG £2’800)
Estimation: 340 EUR
Lot 40570 | 1884 £1 Brown-Lilac with SPECIMEN type 11 overprin
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1884 £1 Brown-Lilac with SPECIMEN type 11 overprint inverted and struck twice, mint hr large part og, two corner perf. bends, fine and scarce (SG £2’800+)
Estimation: 800 EUR
Lot 40571 | 1884 £1 Brown-Lilac with SPECIMEN type 9 overprint
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1884 £1 Brown-Lilac with SPECIMEN type 9 overprint, mint hr (toned), fine and scarce (SG £2’800)
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 40572 | 1888 £1 Brown-Lilac JC, wmk Orbs, with BROKEN FRAM
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1888 £1 Brown-Lilac JC, wmk Orbs, with BROKEN FRAME variety, with neat Wicklow (Ireland) cds, very fine, a superb example of this scarce stamp (SG £9’000)
Estimation: 1’200 EUR
Lot 40573 | 1888 £1 Brown-Lilac, wmk Three Orbs, with Threadmo
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1888 £1 Brown-Lilac, wmk Three Orbs, with Threadmorton Avenue registered oval ds, very fine and fresh (SG £4’250)
Estimation: 1’000 EUR
Lot 40574 | 1888 £1 Brown-Lilac, wmk Orbs, with Birmingham(?)
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1888 £1 Brown-Lilac, wmk Orbs, with Birmingham(?) cds and boxed G.P.O. hs, very fine and fresh (SG £4’250)
Estimation: 800 EUR
Lot 40575 | 1883-84 2d purple on yellow colour trial for the 1
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 2d purple on yellow colour trial for the 1887 Jubilee issue on gummed, unwatermarked paper, mint hr, very fine and fresh (SG £575)
Estimation: 240 EUR
Lot 40576 | 1883-84 2d Lilac plate 2 imprimatur, mint lh, very
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 2d Lilac plate 2 imprimatur, mint lh, very fine and fresh (SG £600)
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 40577 | 1883-84 3d purple on blue colour trial for the 188
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 3d purple on blue colour trial for the 1887 Jubilee issue on gummed, unwatermarked paper, mint hr, very fine and fresh (SG £550)
Estimation: 240 EUR
Lot 40578 | 1883-84 3d Lilac plate 1 imprimatur, mint og, very
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1883-84 3d Lilac plate 1 imprimatur, mint og, very fine and fresh (SG £650)
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 40579 | 1887-1900 Jubilee issue 2d green & red with INVERT
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1887-1900 Jubilee issue 2d green & red with INVERTED WATERMARK, numeral cancel, slightly washed colour, fine (SG £500)
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 40580 | 1887-1900 Jubilee issue 1 1/2d purple & green with
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1887-1900 Jubilee issue 1 1/2d purple & green with INVERTED WATERMARK, slightly heavy cancel has left an impression showing through to the reverse, otherwise…
Estimation: 80 EUR
Lot 40581 | 1887-1900 Jubilee issue 3d purple on orange paper,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1887-1900 Jubilee issue 3d purple on orange paper, mint lh, very fine (SG £800)
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 40582 | 1887-1900 Jubilee issue 5d purple & blue with INVE
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1887-1900 Jubilee issue 5d purple & blue with INVERTED WATERMARK, « 498 » numeral, very fine and scarce (SG £1’200)
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 40583 | 1887-1900 Jubilee issue 9d purple & blue with INVE
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1887-1900 Jubilee issue 9d purple & blue with INVERTED WATERMARK, neat cds, very fine and scarce (SG £2’500)
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 40584 | 1891 £1 Green, wmk Crowns, with Dublin / Sorting O
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1891 £1 Green, wmk Crowns, with Dublin / Sorting Office (Ireland) cds, couple of faint orange crayon marks at left otherwise fine (SG £800)
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 40585 | 1891 £1 Green with INVERTED WATERMARK with Clifton
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1891 £1 Green with INVERTED WATERMARK with Clifton / Bristol cds, light crayon mark, two faint creases, fine appearance and rare (SG £12’000)
Estimation: 3’000 EUR
Lot 40586 | 1856 (Jan 17) Envelope to France with 1855-57 4d D
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1856 (Jan 17) Envelope to France with 1855-57 4d Deep Carmine, wmk SG, tied by London numeral, addressed to « Care of » the Captain of the « Armenian Ship…
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 40587 | 1857 (Apr 17) Envelope from Ireland to the IONIAN
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1857 (Apr 17) Envelope from Ireland to the IONIAN ISLANDS with 1855-57 1s green tied by crisp Cork spoon cancel, Aachen transit, with London and Corfu…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 40588 | 1858 (Mar 20) Entire sent registered from Newcastl
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1858 (Mar 20) Entire sent registered from Newcastle Emlyn to Narbeth, with 1854-57 1d and 1855 6d tied by light « 170 » numerals, with the 1d further cancelled…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 40589 | 1859 (Jun 17) Envelope sent registered to New Sout
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1859 (Jun 17) Envelope sent registered to New South Wales bearing 1856 1s green, paying single 6d rate plus 6d registration, tied by « 186 » diamond numeral,…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 40590 | 1860 (Aug 1) Wrapper from London to MEXICO, sent t
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1860 (Aug 1) Wrapper from London to MEXICO, sent to the Spanish Ambassador (who was dismissed one year later by Juarez shortly before the French Intervention…
Estimation: 460 EUR
Lot 40591 | 1861 (Aug 16) Wrapper to Genoa bearing 1855-57 6d
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1861 (Aug 16) Wrapper to Genoa bearing 1855-57 6d lilac and 1s green, paying double 6d rate plus 6d registration, tied by Cork duplexes, with London reg’d…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 40592 | 1862 (May 17) Small envelope to MAURITIUS with 186
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1862 (May 17) Small envelope to MAURITIUS with 1862-644d bright red (perf. faults at top) on obverse and 1854-57 1d red pair on reverse, all tied by Cambridge…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 40593 | 1862 (Sep 2) Envelope from London to Switzerland w
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1862 (Sep 2) Envelope from London to Switzerland with 1855-57 6d pale lilac, wmk Emblems, tied by London « 73 » duplex, Calais transit and « NON RECLAMÉE »…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 40594 | 1864 (Nov 29) Entire from Ballymena, Ireland, to M
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1864 (Nov 29) Entire from Ballymena, Ireland, to Mexico City with 1864 1d red pl.73, 1859 2d blue pl.9 and 1862 1s green pl.2 tied by « 46 » Irish numerals,…
Estimation: 900 EUR
Lot 40595 | 1866 (Dec 15) Envelope to JAMAICA with 1865-67 1s
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1866 (Dec 15) Envelope to JAMAICA with 1865-67 1s green pl.4 tied by London duplex, redirected on arrival with Kingston, Savanna-La-Mar, Black River and…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 40596 | 1867 (Jul 23) Envelope sent registered from London
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1867 (Jul 23) Envelope sent registered from London to France with two 1865-67 4d vermilion pl.9 tied by « 15 » numerals and King William St. cds, redirected…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 40597 | 1868 December 10, Cover from Wicklow (Ireland) to
India
1868 December 10, Cover from Wicklow (Ireland) to India at 10d rate for 1/2oz, paid single, sent via Marseilles and Suez. Franking 1865 4d vermilion plate…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 40598 | 1868 (Apr 28) Legal-size envelope from London to R
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1868 (Apr 28) Legal-size envelope from London to Russia with 1858-79 2d blue pl.9 and 1867-80 10d pale red brown right wing vertical pair tied by « R » numerals,…
Estimation: 300 EUR