9 Dec 2019 – 13 Dec 2019
4287 lots
Lot 50115 | 1843 (Sep 25) Wrapper with 1841 2d Blue pl.3 AB-AC pair (partially separated) tied by London no. 1 in MCs
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1843 (Sep 25) Wrapper from London to Preston with 1841 2d Blue pl.3 AB-AC pair (partially separated), with good to large margins, neatly tied by London…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50116 | 1843 (Oct 2) Wrapper from London to Halifax with six 1841 2d blue pl.3 and two 1841 1d red pl.38 tied by London « 12 » in MCs
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1843 (Oct 2) Wrapper from London to Halifax with six 1841 2d blue pl.3 and two 1841 1d red pl.38 tied by London « 12 » in MCs, redirected with one stamp…
Estimation: 13’000 GBP
Lot 50117 | 1853 (Mar 23) Lettershet from London to Spain with 1841 2d strip of five
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1853 (Mar 23) Lettershet from London to Spain with 1841 1d (affected by heavy filing fold) and 1841 2d strip of five (cut into at top), with despatch,…
Estimation: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 50118 | 1847 1s Embossed essay in pale green of the head without pendant curl and with frames
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1847 1s Embossed essay in pale green of the head without pendant curl and with frames, printed on previously gummed Dickinson silk thread paper with close…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50119 | 1847-54 Embossed 1s green strip of four with neat « 466 » numerals
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1847-54 Embossed 1s green strip of four with neat « 466 » numerals, cut into at top and sides, top right corner of right stamp added, still attractive
Estimation: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 50120 | 1847-54 Embossed 1s green top marginal with fine margins elsewhere
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1847-54 Embossed 1s green top marginal with fine margins elsewhere, tied to small piece by London « 14 » numeral, fine (SG £1’000)
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50121 | 1854 6d Dull Lilac embossed with watermark inverted and reverse, mint og
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1854 6d Dull Lilac embossed with watermark inverted and reverse, mint og with fine to very large margins, horizontal crease at foot otherwise fine and…
Estimation: 3’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 50122 | 1854 6d Purple horizontal pair cancelled by « 0 X 0 » by the Army Post Office in the Crimea
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1854 6d Purple horizontal pair cancelled contrary to regulations by a
single « 0 X 0 » cancellation as used by the Army
Post Office in the Crimea, just…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50123 | 1847-57 Embossed 6d Purple, wmk inverted and reversed, mint og
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1847-57 Embossed 6d purple, wmk inverted and reversed, mint og, just touched on two sides, a few tiny fox spots, a presentable example of a rare stamp,…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50124 | 1848 (Apr 14) Wrapper from London to the USA with 1847 1s pale green die I pair
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1848 (Apr 14) Wrapper from London to the USA with 1847 1s pale green die I pair with very close to large margins tied by London « 20 » numerals and « 6 » accountancy…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50125 | 1851 (Feb 1) Lettersheet to MEXICO with two 1s green embossed and three 1841 1d red
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1851 (Feb 1) Lettersheet to MEXICO with two 1s green embossed cut-to-shape and three 1841 1d red (mixed margins) all tied by « 10 » barred ovals, endorsed…
Estimation: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 50126 | 1852 (Oct 15) Entire from Edinburgh to Canada with two 1s green embossed cut-to-shape and 1841 2d blue pair
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1852 (Oct 15) Entire from Edinburgh to Canada with two 1s green embossed cut-to-shape and 1841 2d blue pair (just clear to large margins) tied by « 131 »…
Estimation: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 50127 | 1853 (Feb 5) Lettersheet from Newcastle-under-Lyme (Staffordshire) to Sweden with 1847-54 10d Embossed & 1841 1d red
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1853 (Feb 5) Lettersheet from Newcastle-under-Lyme (Staffordshire) to Sweden with 1847-54 10d Embossed, fine to very good margins, and 1841 1d red, fine…
Estimation: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50128 | 1855 (Apr 19) Large envelope from Whitehaven to Australia with 1847 1s pale green in block of six and two vertical strips of three
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1855 (Apr 19) Large envelope from Whitehaven to Australia with 1847 1s pale green in block of six and two vertical strips of three, cancelled by « 877 »…
Estimation: 10’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 50129 | 1855 (Aug 22) Wrapper from London to France with 1847-54 Embossed 1s with large even margins
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1855 (Aug 22) Wrapper from London to France with 1847-54 Embossed 1s with large even margins, neatly cancelled by London « 18 » numeral, reverse with Lombard…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50130 | 1855 (Dec 6) Wrapper from Leeds to Kendal with 1854 6d Embossed and 1d red. perf
Great Britain » 1847-54 Embossed
1855 (Dec 6) Wrapper from Leeds to Kendal with 1854 6d Embossed, just touched, and 1d red. perf. tied by « 447 » numerals paying the 1d letter rate and 6d…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50131 | 1850 (Oct 15) Printed letter from Thomas Saunders (award winning paper maker) to Perkins, Bacon & Petch
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1850 (Oct 15) Entire (delivered without postage) with printed letter from Thomas Saunders (award winning paper maker) to Perkins, Bacon & Petch, informing…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50132 | 1850 1d Red brown « Archer » perf. 16 pl.99 MB tied to an envelope by a London district « 72 » numeral
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1850 1d Red brown « Archer » perf. 16 pl.99 MB tied to an envelope by a London district « 72 » numeral with further MR.2.1854 duplex alongside, reverse with…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50133 | 1854 1d Red-Brown pl.R2 NB/OE mint og block of eight
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1854 1d Red-Brown pl.R2 NB/OE mint og block of eight, some reinforced perfs, a light vertical crease
throught ND-OD, still a lovely multiple of this…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50134 | 1854-57 1d Red-Brown pl.184 AJ imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1854-57 1d Red-Brown pl.184 AJ imperforate imprimatur, top marginal showing part inscription, very fine and rare as only 21 examples have
been removed…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50135 | 1855 2d Blue on top half of a wrapper, tied by GREEN « 186 » numeral of Dublin
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1855 2d Blue pl.5 on top half of a wrapper, tied by GREEN « 186 » numeral of Dublin, reverse showing partial matching green despatch, fine and scarce
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 50136 | 1855 1d Red Brown pl.25. from Neale’s steam press experimental printing
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1855 1d Red Brown pl.25. from Neale’s steam press experimental printing, ungummed imperforate, very fine with no heavy creasing as normally associated…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50137 | 1855 1d Red-Brown pl.37 AA imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1855 1d Red-Brown pl.37 AA imperforate imprimatur from the top left hand corner of the sheet showing part marginal inscription and plate number, a superb…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50138 | 1857 1d Rose pl.47 wmk Large Crown perf.16, mint og
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1857 1d Rose pl.47 wmk Large Crown perf.16, mint og, very fine and scarce (SG £2’800 in 2019)
Estimation: 400 – 700 GBP
Lot 50139 | 1857 1d Red-Orange pl.46 transitional issue on cream paper in mint og block of four
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1857 1d Red-Orange pl.46 transitional issue on cream paper in mint og block of four, very fine and scarce multiple, cert. BPA (1952) (SG Spec.
C9(2))
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50140 | 1862 1d Rose-Red pl.R16 QJ/RL in mint nh. block of six
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1862 1d Rose-Red pl.R16 QJ/RL in mint nh. block of six, a scarce multiple of this reserve plate, very fine (SG Spec. C13(3))
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50141 | 1861 1d Rose-Red pl.50, Alphabet IV, wmk LC type I, in mint nh block of six
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1861 1d Rose-Red pl.50, Alphabet IV, wmk LC type I, in mint nh block of six, some minor toning otherwise very fine (SG £1’500 as singles in 2019)
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50142 | 1861 1d Rose-Red pl.50, Alphabet IV, wmk LC type I, in mint nh block of four
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1861 1d Rose-Red pl.50, Alphabet IV, wmk LC type I, in mint nh block of four, a little faint toning on reverse, very fine (SG Spec. C12(1)c)
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50143 | 1861 1d Rose-red pl.51, Alphabet IV, AB-BC mint og block of four showing constant variety
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1861 1d Rose-red pl.51, Alphabet IV, AB-BC mint og block of
four showing constant variety on « E » of « POSTAGE » on
BB, very fine, cert. BPA (2008) (Spec….
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50144 | 1858 1d Rose-Red pl.86 DF IMPERFORATE variety used
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1858 1d Rose-Red pl.86 DF IMPERFORATE variety, fine to large margins, neatly cancelled by a crisp upright Newcastle upon Tyne « 545 »
numeral, a little…
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50145 | 1864-79 1d Rose-Red pl.102 mint nh lower marginal corner block of six
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1864-79 1d Rose-Red pl.102 mint nh lower marginal corner block of six with part marginal inscription and plate number, slightly yellowish gum, very fine…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50146 | 1858 1d Rose red pl.121 TD, printed on Dr. Perkins blued security paper with « SPECIMEN » overprint
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1858 1d Rose-Red pl.121 TD,
printed on Dr. Perkins blued security paper with « SPECIMEN »
overprint diagonally, mint hr, very fine and rare, cert. RPS…
Estimation: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50147 | 1864-79 1d Rose-Red pl.121 PB imperforate printed on Dr. Perkins « Security » paper, mint part og
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1864-79 1d Rose-Red pl.121 PB imperforate printed on Dr. Perkins « Security » paper, mint part og, fine to large margins, crayon line by neck, fine and scarce…
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50148 | 1869 1d Rose-Red pl.129 PG/RI mint og block of 9
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1869 1d Rose-Red pl.129 PG/RI mint og block of 9 (eight stamps mint nh), some faint tone spots, very fine and fresh
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50149 | 1869 1d Rose-Red pl.130 AG-EL, wmk reversed, in mint og top right hand corner marginal block of thirty
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1869 1d Rose-Red pl.130 AG-EL, wmk reversed, in mint og top
right hand corner marginal block of thirty (seventeen
stamps mint nh), showing large part…
Estimation: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 50150 | 1864-79 1d Rose red pl.158 QJ/TL lower right hand corner marginal block of twelve showing part sheet inscription and plate number « 158 »
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1864-79 1d Rose red pl.158 QJ/TL lower right hand corner
marginal block of twelve showing part sheet inscription and plate number « 158 », a very attractive…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50151 | 1873 1d Rose-Red pl.173 BI imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1873 1d Rose-Red pl.173 BI imperforate imprimatur, very fine
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50152 | 1879 1d Rose-red pl.220 AG/CL mint nh top right hand corner marginal block of eighteen
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1879 1d Rose-red pl.220 AG/CL mint nh top right hand corner
marginal block of eighteen showing part sheet
inscription, mounted in the margin only,…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50153 | 1880 (Feb 14) Envelope from London to Bavaria, Germany, with 1864-79 1d red PLATE 225, etc.
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1880 (Feb 14) Envelope from London to Bavaria, Germany, with 1864-79 1d red PLATE 225, plate 220 and 1870 1/2d pl.20, tied by London duplexes, arrival…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50154 | 1858 2d Blue pl.12 OI mint og, a rare plate
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1858 2d Blue pl.12 OI mint og, a couple of lightly toned perfs otherwise fine with fresh colour, a rare plate (SG £3’000)
Estimation: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50155 | WITHDRAWN
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
WITHDRAWN
Estimation: 3’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 50156 | 1875 2d Blue pl.15 BL imperf. IMPRIMATUR, right marginal
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1875 2d Blue pl.15 BL imperf. IMPRIMATUR, right marginal with official manuscript in margin showing plate number and date of registration, one small tone…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50157 | 1869 2d Blue pl.15 AH/EL mint og top right corner marginal block of twenty five
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1869 2d Blue pl.15 AH/EL mint og top right corner marginal
block of twenty five, showing part sheet inscription and
plate number « 15 », a few reinforced…
Estimation: 2’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 50158 | 1869 2d Blue pl.15 QL mint nh
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1869 2d Blue pl.15 QL mint nh, some minor tone spots on the gum, very fine (SG £375 for mh)
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50159 | 1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.4 SR imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.4 SR imperforate imprimatur, fine to good margins, very fine, ex The Royal Philatelic Collection of Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50160 | 1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.4 AR imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.4 AR imperforate imprimatur, good to large margins, very fine, ex The Royal Philatelic Collection of Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50161 | 1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.10 BG imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.10 BG imperforate
imprimatur, very fine, ex The Royal Philatelic Collection of Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, with photocopy…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50162 | 1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.20 NK/OL mint og block of four
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1/2d Rose-Red pl.20 NK/OL mint og block of four, well centred with deep fresh colour, very fine, ex « Verus »
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50163 | 1870 1 1/2d Rose-Red pl.3 imperforate imprimatur lettered AA
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1 1/2d Rose-Red pl.3 imperforate imprimatur lettered AA, showing plate number « 3 », part sheet
inscription and part of the current number « 193 »,…
Estimation: 4’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 50164 | 1870 1 1/2d Rose-Red mint og lower left hand corner marginal block of six, with part sheet inscription and plate number
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1870 1 1/2d Rose-Red mint og lower left
hand corner marginal block of six, with part sheet inscription and plate number, the bottom row of three
unmounted,…
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP