9 Dec 2019 – 13 Dec 2019
4287 lots
Lot 50364 | 1869 (Oct 8) Wrapper from London to JAPAN
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
1869 (Oct 8) Wrapper from London to JAPAN with 1864-79 1d pl.117, 1865-67 4d vermilion pl.11 and 1867-80 1d pl.4 all tied by London « 105 » duplexes, paying…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50365 | 1870 (Mar 16) Wrapper from London to Italy with 1867-80 6d violet pl.8 and two Italy 60c postage dues
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
1870 (Mar 16) Wrapper from London to Italy with 1867-80 6d violet pl.8 tied by London « W / 38 » duplex, underpaid with « INSUFFICIENTLY / STAMPED » with postage…
Estimation: 140 – 180 GBP
Lot 50366 | 1872 (Nov 28) Entire from Liverpool to PERU with three 1872-73 pale buff pl.11
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
PERU: 1872 (Nov 28) Entire from Liverpool to PERU with three 1872-73 pale buff pl.11 tied by Liverpool duplexes, reverse with Lima arrival cds, odd minor…
Estimation: 200 – 260 GBP
Lot 50367 | 1873-83, Group of four covers to foreign destinations
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
1873-83, Group of four covers; 1873 entire to FINLAND with 1d red pl.157 and 1865-67 4d vermilion tied by London « 99 » duplexes with « 1 1/2d » accountancy…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50368 | 1873 (Apr 15) Entire from Liverpool to VENEZUELA
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
1873 (Apr 15) Entire from Liverpool to VENEZUELA with 1867-80 1s pl.7 tied by Liverpool Exchange duplex, very fine destination mail
Estimation: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 50369 | 1873 (Jul 11) Envelope from London to GRENADA
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
1873 (Jul 11) Envelope from London to GRENADA with 1867-80 3drose pl.10 tied by London « WC / 35 » duplex with « INSUFFICIENTLY / PREPAID » hs at lower left,…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50370 | 1873 (Aug 18) Entire to the FAROE ISLANDS
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
1873 (Aug 18) Entire to the FAROE ISLANDS with 1864-79 1d red pl.164 and 1867-80 3d rose pl.10 tied by Liverpool duplexes, Edinburgh transit bs, fine…
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 50371 | 1874 (Apr 1) Envelope from London to Damascus, SYRIA
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
SYRIA: 1874 (Apr 1) Envelope from London to Damascus, SYRIA with 1872-73 6d grey pl.12 tied by London « 89 » duplex, reverse with Paris and Beyrouth transits,…
Estimation: 160 – 200 GBP
Lot 50372 | 1874 (Jul 16) Entire to HAITI with 1873-80 4d vermilion strip of three
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
HAITI: 1874 (Jul 16) Entire to Jacmel with 1873-80 4d vermilion pl.13 strip of three tied by Manchester « 498 » barred ovals with PAID cds below,small cover…
Estimation: 200 – 240 GBP
Lot 50373 | 1874 (Jul 24) Wrapper by Hull Ship Letter to Norway with 1873-80 3d rose, underpaid
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
1874 (Jul 24) Wrapper from Hull to Norway with 1873-80 3d rose pl.14 tied by « 383 » duplex, underpaid with ms « over 1/2g » and « INSUFFICIENTLY / PREPAID »,…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50374 | 1874 (Dec 18) Entire from London to JAPAN
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
1874 (Dec 18) Entire from London to JAPAN with 1873-80 3d rose pl.15 and 1s green pl.10 tied by London « 12 » duplexes, reverse with Hong Kong and Yokohama…
Estimation: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 50375 | 1878 Insufficiently franked cover from London to Lausanne/Switzerland
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
SWITZERLAND: 1878 Insufficiently franked cover from London to Lausanne/Switzerland bearing 1d red single, taxed upon arrival with two Swiss 1878 20c postage…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50376 | 1894 Cover from York to Montreux/Switzerland correctly
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
1894 Cover from York to Montreux/Switzerland correctly franked 2 1/2d, taxed upon arrival with Swiss postage due 1878 1c and 2c(3) and 1889 3c green tied…
Estimation: 200 – 260 GBP
Lot 50377 | 1894 Insufficiently franked cover from Belfast to Libourne/France
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
1894 Insufficiently franked cover from Belfast to Libourne/France bearing surface printed 1d lilac single, taxed upon arrival with French 30c and redirected…
Estimation: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 50378 | 1894-1905, Eight insufficiently franked items (5 cards and three covers)
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
1894-1905, Eight insufficiently franked items (5 cards and three covers) addressed to Switzerland, all bearing a range of taxations with Swiss postage…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50379 | 1897 Postcard from Sutton to Pontresina/Switzerland
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
1897 Postcard from Sutton to Pontresina/Switzerland correctly franked 1d, card missing however the word « postcard », taxed as a letter upon arrival with…
Estimation: 200 – 260 GBP
Lot 50380 | 1897 Postcard from Sunderland to Luzern/Switzerland
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
1897 Postcard from Sunderland to Luzern/Switzerland insufficiently franked 1/2d, taxed upon arrival with Swiss postage due 1878 2c blue(2) and 1889 3c…
Estimation: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 50381 | 1859-74, Group of 16 covers to various countries in Europe
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
COLLECTION: 1859-74, Group of 16 covers to various countries in Europe with a range of surface printed and perf. line engraved frankings, noted 1855-57…
Estimation: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 50382 | 1861-75, Attractive group of 6 covers to SWEDEN
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
SWEDEN: 1861-75, Group of 6 covers to SWEDEN incl. 1861 entire from Liverpool with 1855-57 6d pair and 1d perf. pair, 1868 wrapper from Hull with 1864-79…
Estimation: 440 – 500 GBP
Lot 50383 | 1864-77, Collection of 30 covers, mostly to Italy, attractive lot
Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues
COLLECTION: 1864-77, Collection of 30 covers, mostly to Italy, with a range of frankings and cancels, mostly from London, showing a mix of penny red perf….
Estimation: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 50384 | 1901 3d Composite « paste-up » essay of the Victorian Jubilee 3d with a lithographed quarter portrait of King Edward VII
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1901 3d Composite « paste-up » essay of the Victorian Jubilee 3d with a
lithographed quarter portrait of King Edward VII mounted inserted, affixed to
small…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50385 | 1901 5d Composite « paste-up » essay of the Victorian Jubilee 5d with a lithographed three-quarter portrait of King Edward VII
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1901 5d Composite « paste-up » essay of the Victorian Jubilee 5d with a lithographed
three-quarter portrait of King Edward VII mounted inserted, affixed…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50386 | 1903 1d « Canada Head » essay (die 2) in pale orange on thick proof card
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1903 1d « Canada Head » essay (die 2) in pale orange on thick proof card, 60x92mm, very fine and scarce (SG from £2’800)
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 50387 | 1902 De La Rue die proof of the small format head with solid background within a circular frame
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902 De La Rue die proof of the small format head with solid
background within a circular frame, in black on white
glazed card (92x61mm), endorsed…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50388 | 1902-09 1/2d to £1 with SPECIMEN overprints affixed to Inland Revenue presentation album page
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 1/2d to £1 with SPECIMEN overprints (17 values) affixed to Inland Revenue presentation album page with embossed logo at top, showing different…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50389 | 1906 1d Colour trial in blue-geranium from a specially prepared plate of 20 electros
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1906 1d Colour trial in blue-geranium from a specially prepared plate of 20 electros for a suggested change of colour, mint faint hinge trace, very fine…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50390 | 1902 1d De La Rue die proof on striking book piece
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902 1d De La Rue die proof on striking book piece (55x104mm) ,
endorsed with numerous dates and number of leads, a spectacular
exhibition item, ex…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50391 | 1906 1d Imperforate colour trial in cerise on gummed, Crown watermarked paper
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1906 1d Imperforate colour trial in cerise on gummed, Crown watermarked paper, mint og left marginal, made from a special plate of 20 electros for a suggested…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50392 | 1901 2 1/2d Colour trial perf.14 in deep blue on wmk Crown paper
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 2 1/2d Colour trial perf.14 in deep blue on wmk Crown paper, mint og left marginal, very fine and scarce, cert. RPS (1989) (SG from £1’800)
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50393 | 1902-10 4d Brown-Orange mint nh top right hand corner marginal block of four
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 4d Brown-Orange on ordinary paper in mint nh top right hand corner marginal
block of four, a very fine and scarce multiple in this shade, cert….
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50394 | 1902 6d Grey-Black mint og colour trial on unwatermarked chalky paper selvedge of the 1/2d Colonial issue
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902 6d Grey-Black mint og colour trial on unwatermarked chalky paper selvedge of the 1/2d
Colonial issue, perforated at foot with green marginal rule,…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50395 | 1902-10 De La Rue 6d slate purple (O) mint nh corner marginal block of thirty
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 6d slate purple (O) mint nh corner marginal block of thirty, a very fine and impressive multiple
Estimation: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 50396 | 1902-10 5s De La Rue die proof in black on glossy card
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 5s De La Rue die proof in black on glossy card, initialled « H. W. » and dated « 25 11/01 » in manuscript, slightly warped at top corners due to heavy…
Estimation: 600 – 900 GBP
Lot 50397 | 1902-10 10s De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 10s De La Rue die proof in black
on white glazed card (92x60mm) endorsed « BEFORE HARDENING » and dated.
« 22 NOV. 01 », very fine and scarce
Estimation: 600 – 900 GBP
Lot 50398 | 1902-10 De La Rue 10s ultramarine with « SPECIMEN » type 16 overprint
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 10s ultramarine with « SPECIMEN » type 16 overprint, mint og with hinge remnants, fine (SG £500 in 2019, Spec. M53(1)s)
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50399 | 1902-10 De La Rue 10s ultramarine mint nh top marginal
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 10s ultramarine mint nh top marginal (mounted in margin), very fine (SG £2’000 for mint nh in 2019)
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50400 | 1902-10 De La Rue 10s ultramarine mint nh
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 10s ultramarine mint nh, light horizontal gum crease at top otherwise very fine and scarce shade (SG £2’000 for mint nh in 2019)
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50401 | 1902-10 De La Rue 10s ultramarine mint nh
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 10s ultramarine mint nh, foreign matter spot by chin, top left corner perf. crease (SG £2’000)
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50402 | 1902-10 De La Rue 10s Deep Ultramarine mint nh
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 10s Deep Ultramarine mint nh top marginal, very fine example of this scarcer shade (SG Spec. M53(2), £2’000)
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50403 | 1902-10 De La Rue £1 green with « SPECIMEN » type 16 overprint
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue £1 green with « SPECIMEN » type 16 overprint, mint hr, some offset on the gum from another stamp, odd small wrinkle, fine appearance (SG…
Estimation: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50404 | 1902-10 £1 Dull Blue Green with « SPECIMEN » type 16 overprint
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 £1 Dull Blue Green with « SPECIMEN » type 16 overprint, mint og, repaired pulled perf. at top right, fine appearance (SG £1’400 in 2019)
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50405 | 1902 £1 Dull Blue Green mint nh, very fine (SG £3’000 in 2019)
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 £1 Dull Blue Green mint nh, very fine (SG £3’000 in 2019)
Estimation: 700 – 900 GBP
Lot 50406 | 1902-10 De La Rue 2s6d, 5s, 10s and £1 mint og
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 2s6d, 5s, 10s and £1 mint og, slightly yellowish gum, off gum wrinkles, the 10s and £1 with lower margin, fine to very fine (SG £3’725)
Estimation: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 50407 | 1910 2d « Tyrian Plum » colour trial in grey-brown
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1910 2d « Tyrian Plum » colour trial in grey-brown on gummed Crown watermarked paper, an exceptional
colour trial of this famous stamp that was withdrawn…
Estimation: 5’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 50408 | 1903 Postcard sent locally in Altrincham with 1/2d tied by crisp oval « POSTED IN ADVANCE / A.D.J. / 1903 / FOR DELIVERY ON XMAS DAY » cachet
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1903 Postcard sent locally in Altrincham with 1/2d tied by crisp oval « POSTED IN ADVANCE / A.D.J. / 1903 / FOR DELIVERY ON XMAS DAY » cachet, very fine…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50409 | 1903 & 1906, Pair of covers incl. 1906 1d+2d registered envelope sent Insured for £47
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1903 & 1906, Pair of covers incl. 1906 1d+2d registered envelope sent Insured for £47 from Cannon St. to Germany uprated with 1s and 2 1/2d, and 1903 envelope…
Estimation: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 50410 | 1906 Unfranked postcard to Lausanne/Switzerland, taxed
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1906 Unfranked postcard to Lausanne/Switzerland, taxed upon arrival with Swiss postage due 1897 20c, then cancelled and card was redirected to France where…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50411 | 1911 Harrison & Sons 1d aniline pink (F), mint nh
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911 Harrison & Sons Issues
1911 Harrison & Sons 1d aniline pink (F), mint nh, very fine example of this scarce shade printed by Harrison & Sons (SG Spec. M6(8), £1’250 in 2019)
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50412 | 1911 Harrison perf.14 2 1/2d bright blue in mint nh corner marginal block of six
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911 Harrison & Sons Issues
1911 Harrison perf.14 2 1/2d bright blue in mint nh corner marginal block of six from the top left corner of the lower pane, very fine (SG £1’050+), incl….
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50413 | 1911 Harrison 2 1/2d bright blue perf.14 with watermark inverted
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911 Harrison & Sons Issues
1911 Harrison 2 1/2d bright blue perf.14 with watermark inverted, mint og, very fine (SG £1’250)
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP