1 Dec 2014 – 6 Dec 2014
5246 lots
Lot 40069 | 1881 1d Lilac in complete sheet of 240, control X,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1881 1d Lilac in complete sheet of 240, control X, mint nh, very good condition for such an item, only some minor creasing and tiny amount of perf. separation,…
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 40070 | 1881 1d Lilac in complete sheet of 240, control W,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1881 1d Lilac in complete sheet of 240, control W, quite a lot of perf. separation around gutter and some curling of the stamps, still scarce
Estimation: 120 EUR
Lot 40071 | 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 40072 | 1884 1/2d slate blue in mint never hinged left mar
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1884 1/2d slate blue in mint never hinged left margin block of 6 with SPECIMEN overprint (type 9), very fine, SG approx. £ 600
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 40073 | 1887-1892 1/2d, 2 1/2d, 4d, 9d, 10d and 1s all wit
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1887-1892 1/2d, 2 1/2d, 4d, 9d, 10d and 1s all with SPECIMEN overprint, all never hinged, very fine, SG approx. £885
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 40074 | 1887 5d Dull Purple & Blue die I, mint nh, slightl
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1887 5d Dull Purple & Blue die I, mint nh, slightly toned gum, fine (SG £800)
Estimation: 90 – 120 EUR
Lot 40075 | 1858 (Feb 24) Envelope to the Great Indian Peninsu
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1858 (Feb 24) Envelope to the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Co. at Thul Ghaut with 1856-58 1d red, 2d blue and 1855-57 6d lilac wmk Emblems tied by London…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 40076 | 1863 (May 7) Wrapper from London to France with 18
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1863 (May 7) Wrapper from London to France with 1856-58 1d red, 1858-79 2d blue pl.9 and 1862-64 4d and 6d all tied by London « 10 » numerals, reverse with…
Estimation: 160 EUR
Lot 40077 | 1869 (Apr 5) Cover from Belfast to Barranquilla fr
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1869 (Apr 5) Cover from Belfast to Barranquilla franked by 1867 1s green plate 4 tied by « 62 » duplex in combination with Colombia 10 centavos pen cancelled,…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 40078 | 1894 (Mar 9) Registered envelope to GERMAN EAST AF
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1894 (Mar 9) Registered envelope to GERMAN EAST AFRICA (modern day Tanzania), with 1881 1d lilac die II pair and 1887 1/2d vermilion, Aden and Dar-Es-Salaam…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 40079 | 1901 (Mar 27) Registered envelope to the Netherlan
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1901 (Mar 27) Registered envelope to the Netherlands with 1887 4d (2) and 1900 1s green and carmine tied by Langham Place cds, Amsterdam bs, opened along…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 40080 | 1901 (Oct 15) Registered envelope sent insured (fo
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1901 (Oct 15) Registered envelope sent insured (for value of £80) to the Netherlands with 1887 1 1/2d (2), 5d, 6d (2) and 1900 1/2d tied variously by Old…
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 40081 | 1913-19 Seahorse selection incl. Waterlow set to £
Great Britain » King George V
1913-19 Seahorse selection incl. Waterlow set to £1, De La Rue set and Bradbury set, incl. shades, fine (STC £14’310) (Est. € 2’000/3’000)
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 40082 | 1913 Waterlow £1 green Seahorse with SPECIMEN over
Great Britain » King George V
1913 Waterlow £1 green Seahorse with SPECIMEN overprint (type 26), mint hr, one tone spot otherwise fine (SG £3’000)
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 40083 | 1929 UPU 1/2d, 1d, 1 1/2d and 2 1/2d tied PUC 10 M
Great Britain » King George V
1929 UPU 1/2d, 1d, 1 1/2d and 2 1/2d tied PUC 10 MY 29 cds on FDC cover to New York, special oval cachet alongside
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 40083A | 1949 Universal Postal Union large bromide proof (1
Great Britain » King George VI
1949 Universal Postal Union large bromide proof (190mmx130mm) depicting all four values from set, a unique and highly important and attractive item of…
Estimation: 4’000 EUR
Lot 40084 | 1951 (May 3) High Values FDC from 2s6d to £1 tied
Great Britain » King George VI
1951 (May 3) High Values FDC from 2s6d to £1 tied by Belfast cds, very fine (SG £950)
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 40084A | 1953 Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1953 Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II large bromide proof (190mmx145mm) depicting all four values from set, a unique and highly important and…
Estimation: 3’000 EUR
Lot 40085 | 1958 Wilding 1s Bistre-Brown with strong double im
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1958 Wilding 1s Bistre-Brown with strong double impression in lower marginal mint nh block of four, very fine, the error was more pronounced further down…
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 40086 | 1961 Post Office Savings 2 1/2d with RED OMITTED,
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1961 Post Office Savings 2 1/2d with RED OMITTED, mint nh, faint traces of red and cancelled by biro as usual for these surviving examples that were likely…
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 40087 | 1966 World Cup 6d with APPLE-GREEN OMITTED, on cov
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1966 World Cup 6d with APPLE-GREEN OMITTED, on cover with 6d showing apple-green mostly omitted, and 1966 England Winners 4d (cover sent of the first day…
Estimation: 3’000 EUR
Lot 40088 | 1966 Birds (phosphor paper) 4d se-tenant block of
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1966 Birds (phosphor paper) 4d se-tenant block of four with BISTRE-OMITTED (affecting the Gull’s head, Blue Tit’s wing tip and branch and the Robin’s wing…
Estimation: 3’000 EUR
Lot 40089 | 1967 Christmas 3d with GOLD COMPLETELY OMITTED (He
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1967 Christmas 3d with GOLD COMPLETELY OMITTED (Head and value) and PARTIALLY OMITTED (value only) in lower left corner cylinder block of four, with the…
Estimation: 2’000 EUR
Lot 40089A | 1971 Anniversaries 7 1/2p OCHRE OMMITTED (from hor
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1971 Anniversaries 7 1/2p OCHRE OMMITTED (from horse, shading on walls, etc.) lower marginal corner example of this very rare missing colour error of which…
Estimation: 3’000 EUR
Lot 40090 | 1973 British Explorers 9p with DOUBLE BROWN-GREY (
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1973 British Explorers 9p with DOUBLE BROWN-GREY (hair and face) in top marginal block of four (also showing this in the colour crosses), mint nh, very…
Estimation: 1’400 EUR
Lot 40090A | 1999 World Changers prestige booklet pane with a s
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1999 World Changers prestige booklet pane with a staggering perforation shift to the left leaving the right column IMPERFORATE and the middle column almost…
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 40091 | 2000 Millennium Projects 19p Owl IMPERF. PAIR, min
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
2000 Millennium Projects 19p Owl IMPERF. PAIR, mint nh (with couple of finger prints and small adhesion), couple of small handling creases, fine (SG £1’800)
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 40092 | Mostly used collection of Officials inc. IR 5s (2)
Great Britain » Officials
Mostly used collection of Officials inc. IR 5s (2) and 10s used, £1 brown wmk Crowns Specimen, £1 green used, OW Officials incl. QV and KEVII 10d used,…
Estimation: 6’000 – 8’000 EUR
Lot 40093 | IR OFFICIALS: 1882-1901 1d lilac, 6d grey, 1/2d ve
Great Britain » Officials
IR OFFICIALS: 1882-1901 1d lilac, 6d grey, 1/2d vermilion, 2 1/2d purple on blue and 1s dull green all with SPECIMEN overprint (type 9), all mint with…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 40094 | IR OFFICIALS: 1890 5s Rose on white paper, mint og
Great Britain » Officials
IR OFFICIALS: 1890 5s Rose on white paper, mint og, cert. Ceremuga (2005) says slightly reperfed (at right), otherwise a fine and presentable example (SG…
Estimation: 800 EUR
Lot 40095 | OFFICE OF WORKS: 1896-1902 1/2d vermilion and 1d l
Great Britain » Officials
OFFICE OF WORKS: 1896-1902 1/2d vermilion and 1d lilac with SPECIMEN overprint (type 9), mint with hinge trace only, very fine, SG approx £ 600+
Estimation: 240 EUR
Lot 40096 | ARMY OFFICIALS: 1896-1901 1d lilac, 1/2d vermilion
Great Britain » Officials
ARMY OFFICIALS: 1896-1901 1d lilac, 1/2d vermilion, 2 1/2d purple on blue – all with SPECIMEN overprint (type 9), all mint with hinge traces only, very…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 40097 | GOVERNMENT PARCELS: 1887-1900 1 1/2d, 6d, 9d, 1s,
Great Britain » Officials
GOVERNMENT PARCELS: 1887-1900 1 1/2d, 6d, 9d, 1s, 2d and 4 1/2d all with SPECIMEN overprint (type 9), apart from one (hinged) all mint with hinge traces…
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 40098 | John Dickinson’s 1d yellow-buff essay for proposed
Great Britain » Postal Stationery
John Dickinson’s 1d yellow-buff essay for proposed lettersheet, inscribed « London District Post », fine (Huggins E1a)
Estimation: 50 – 80 EUR
Lot 40099 | John Dickinson’s 2d green essay for proposed lette
Great Britain » Postal Stationery
John Dickinson’s 2d green essay for proposed lettersheet, inscribed « London District Post », fine (Huggins E1b)
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 40100 | 1838-39 Mercantile Committee, Charles Whiting « POS
Great Britain » Postal Stationery
1838-39 Mercantile Committee, Charles Whiting « POST OFFICE PERMIT » proof of the essay in black on stout wove paper, very fine
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 40101 | Two postal stationery essays, one by Charles Whiti
Great Britain » Postal Stationery
Two postal stationery essays, one by Charles Whiting in black on wove paper, cut square and partially affixed to paper, some peripheral light thining,…
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 40102 | Charles Whiting, Beaufort House; embossed head in
Great Britain » Postal Stationery
Charles Whiting, Beaufort House; embossed head in green inscribed « PAID » on envelope, minor soiling, scarce
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 40103 | ADEN: Trio of covers cancelled in Aden; 1894 env.
Great Britain » British Post Offices Abroad
ADEN: Trio of covers cancelled in Aden; 1894 env. with GB 1881 1d lilac pair and 1/2d vermilion tied by Aden squared circle ds, 1902 Egypt 2m post. stat….
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 40104 | ANTIGUA: 1857 1d Red with clear « A02 » numeral of S
Great Britain » British Post Offices Abroad
ANTIGUA: 1857 1d Red with clear « A02 » numeral of St. John’s, fine, cert. BPA (1977) (SG £750)
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 40105 | ANTIGUA: 1858 2d with clear « A02 » numeral of St. J
Great Britain » British Post Offices Abroad
ANTIGUA: 1858 2d with clear « A02 » numeral of St. John’s, perfs recut at top, small corner crease, fine appearance, cert. BPA (1979) (SG £1’000)
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 40106 | ANTIGUA: Selection with « A02 » numerals of St. John
Great Britain » British Post Offices Abroad
ANTIGUA: Selection with « A02 » numerals of St. John’s, with 1855-57 1s green, trimmed perfs on two sides but rare; 4d rose, couple of creases; and two 6d…
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 40107 | ANTIGUA: 1857 1d Red wmk LC perf. 14 with clear « A
Great Britain » British Post Offices Abroad
ANTIGUA: 1857 1d Red wmk LC perf. 14 with clear « A18 » numeral of English Harbour, trimmed perfs at top otherwise fine, unpriced by SG, cert. Brandon (1998)
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 40108 | ANTIGUA: 1856 6d lilac right wing marginal with cl
Great Britain » British Post Offices Abroad
ANTIGUA: 1856 6d lilac right wing marginal with clear « A18 » numeral, slight crease and some short perfs, cert. BPA (1983) (SG £2’000)
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 40109 | ARGENTINA: 1872 (Jan 9) Mourning envelope to Engla
Great Britain » British Post Offices Abroad
ARGENTINA: 1872 (Jan 9) Mourning envelope to England with 1867-68 5c tied by Buenos Aries cds, further franked with two 1867-70 6d violet pl.9 cancelled…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 40110 | ARGENTINA: 1878 (Mar 15) Envelope to England with
Great Britain » British Post Offices Abroad
ARGENTINA: 1878 (Mar 15) Envelope to England with 1876-77 5c tied by Buenos Aries cds, further franked with 1873-80 6d grey pl.15 pair cancelled in transit…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 40111 | ARGENTINA: Selection with « B32 » numerals from 1d t
Great Britain » British Post Offices Abroad
ARGENTINA: Selection with « B32 » numerals from 1d to 5s, with better incl. 1862 3d carmine-rose, 9d straw wmk Emblems, three 1867 9d, two 10 (1 faulty),…
Estimation: 900 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 40112 | ARGENTINA: 1867-80 2s COBALT left wing marginal wi
Great Britain » British Post Offices Abroad
ARGENTINA: 1867-80 2s COBALT left wing marginal with clear « B32 » numeral, a few little wrinkles/natural paper flaws, fine and rare (SG £3’000 for normal…
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 40113 | ASCENSION: 1901 (Aug 30) Picture postcard (« Posted
Great Britain » British Post Offices Abroad
ASCENSION: 1901 (Aug 30) Picture postcard (« Posted in Ascension during the visit of Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York ») sent to Scotland with 1881…
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 40114 | ASCENSION: QV selection incl. 1881 1d lilac (2), 1
Great Britain » British Post Offices Abroad
ASCENSION: QV selection incl. 1881 1d lilac (2), 1887 1/2d vermilion (pulled corner perf.), 2d green & red (2, one with minor toning and other with washed…
Estimation: 100 EUR