1 Dec 2014 – 6 Dec 2014
3613 lots
Lot 40050 | 1857 1d Red-Brown perf.16 pl.45 selection of 25 us
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1857 1d Red-Brown perf.16 pl.45 selection of 25 used singles, odd crease or trimmed perf., mostly fine (SG £850 each)
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 40051 | So-called « Government Trial » Perforation 1d Red pl
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
So-called « Government Trial » Perforation 1d Red pl.74 perf.14 mint og block of 28, right marginal with inscription and showing one extension hole on each…
Estimation: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40052 | 1854 2d Blue OD pl.4 wmk SC, perf.16, large part o
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1854 2d Blue OD pl.4 wmk SC, perf.16, large part og, some gum crazing, otherwise fine and fresh (SG £4’000)
Estimation: 800 EUR
Lot 40053 | 1855 2d Blue OD pl.4 wmk SC, perf.14, large part o
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1855 2d Blue OD pl.4 wmk SC, perf.14, large part og, some tone spots and a light vertical gum bend. rare (SG £10’000)
Estimation: 1’200 EUR
Lot 40054 | 1858 Cover to France franked 2d deep blue, plate 6
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1858 Cover to France franked 2d deep blue, plate 6, horizontal strip of 4 R-C to R-F postmarked Manchester numeral, at back transit and arrival markings,…
Estimation: 120 EUR
Lot 40055 | 1858 2d Blue pl.9 wmk LC type II mint og block of
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1858 2d Blue pl.9 wmk LC type II mint og block of six, some toned spots and some faint marks on MF, otherwise fine (SG £2’300 for block of four)
Estimation: 400 EUR
Lot 40056 | 1858 2d Blue pl.9 wmk LC type II mint og block of
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1858 2d Blue pl.9 wmk LC type II mint og block of four, some toned perfs otherwise fine, cert. RPS (1989) (SG £2’300)
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 40057 | 1858 2d Blue pl.12 used selection of 26, odd fault
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1858 2d Blue pl.12 used selection of 26, odd fault, mostly very fine (SG £3’640)
Estimation: 300 EUR
Lot 40058 | 1858 2d Blue pl.13 mint og block of four, internal
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1858 2d Blue pl.13 mint og block of four, internal tear on PG, usual gum crazing (SG £2’400)
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 40059 | 1858 2d Blue pl.13 mint og top marginal pair with
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1858 2d Blue pl.13 mint og top marginal pair with « etter. In Wetting the Back be ca » inscription, usual gum crazing, fine, cert. Holcombe (1987) (SG £750+)
Estimation: 150 EUR
Lot 40060 | 1870 1/2d pl.12 block of 9, mint og (only one stam
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1/2d pl.12 block of 9, mint og (only one stamp with gum disturbance), some light gum crazing, a very fine and fresh multiple (SG £1’080 as singles)
Estimation: 200 EUR
Lot 40061 | 1870 1/2d pl.12 block of 6, mint og, some light gu
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1/2d pl.12 block of 6, mint og, some light gum crazing, one tone spot, still a fine and fresh multiple (SG £720 as singles)
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 40062 | 1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.13 mint og lower marginal bl
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.13 mint og lower marginal block of four with « Place the Labels ABOVE » inscription, usual gum crazing, fine (SG £550+)
Estimation: 100 EUR
Lot 40063 | 1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.15 mint og block of 12, usua
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.15 mint og block of 12, usual gum crazing, horizontal crease and minor perf. separation, scarce multiple (SG £2’100+)
Estimation: 340 EUR
Lot 40064 | 1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.19 mint og block of 10 (top
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.19 mint og block of 10 (top pair rejoined), usual gum crazing and wrinkling, scarce and fresh multiple (SG £3’000+)
Estimation: 600 EUR
Lot 40065 | 1870 1 1/2d Rose-Red unused part og block of 4, fi
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1 1/2d Rose-Red unused part og block of 4, fine and fresh multiple (SG £3’500)
Estimation: 500 EUR
Lot 40067 | 1880 2s Brown with SPECIMEN ovpt (type 9), mint hr
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed
1880 2s Brown with SPECIMEN ovpt (type 9), mint hr, nibbled perf. at top right otherwise very fine (SG £3’800)
Estimation: 600 EUR
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