9 Dec 2019 – 13 Dec 2019
4287 lots
Lot 50414 | 1911 2 1/2d Bright Blue with INVERTED WATERMARK, mint
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911 Harrison & Sons Issues
1911 2 1/2d Bright Blue with INVERTED WATERMARK, mint og, very fine (SG Spec M17(2)a, £1’250 in 2019)
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50415 | 1911 Somerset House 9d dull reddish purple & blue mint nh complete pane of 20
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911 Somerset House 9d dull reddish purple & blue mint nh
complete pane of 20 (pos. C, from plates H2c/D1), vertical gum bend, folded perfs between 2rd…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50416 | 1911-13 Somerset House 10d dull reddish purple & aniline pink mint nh corner marginal block of four
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House 10d dull reddish purple & aniline pink mint nh corner marginal block of four from plates H2a/D(1a) with date cuts in the « Jubilee »…
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50417 | 1911 Somerset House 1s Deep Green & Scarlet showing no Crown watermark variety
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911 Somerset House 1s Deep Green & Scarlet showing no Crown watermark variety in mint og top right corner marginal pair, showing only the sheet positioning…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50418 | 1911-13 Somerset House 2s6d dull greyish purple mint nh
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House 2s6d dull greyish purple mint nh, very fine and fresh example (SG £1’750 for mnh in 2019)
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50419 | 1911-13 Somerset House 2s6d dull greyish purple (F), mint nh
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House 2s6d dull greyish purple (F), mint nh, very fine, cert. RPS (1989) (SG £1’750 in 2019)
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50420 | 1911-13 Somerset House 2s6d dull greyish purple mint nh
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House 2s6d dull greyish purple (F), mint nh, fine and fresh, cert. Harris (2003) (SG £1’750 for mnh in 2019)
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50421 | 1911-13 Somerset House 2s6d dark purple (O) mint nh corner marginal « date cut » horizontal pair
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House 2s6d dark purple (O) mint nh corner marginal
« date cut » horizontal pair (from plate 1b), very fine (SG £1’300+)
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50422 | 1911-13 Somerset House 10s blue mint nh, very fine
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House 10s blue mint nh, very fine (SG £2’100 in 2019)
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50423 | 1911-13 Somerset House 10s blue mint og
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House 10s blue mint og, very fine (SG £1’100)
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50424 | 1911-13 Somerset House £1 deep green mint og
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House £1 deep green mint og, light diagonal gum crease, fine, signed Bühler
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50425 | 1910 Downey head die proof, stage 2a, partially cleared around head, printed in red on glazed card
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1910 Downey head die proof, stage 2a, partially cleared around head, printed in red on glazed card (10.7×16.7cm), very fine (SG from £2’250)
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50426 | 1910 2 1/2d Henschel colour essay in blue on white unwatermarked paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1910 2 1/2d Henschel colour essay in blue on white unwatermarked paper, endorsed in manuscript « W/6 Blue », tiny thin at top, attractive and scarce
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50427 | 1910 3d Hentschel colour essay in purple-brown on yellow wove paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1910 3d Hentschel colour essay in
purple-brown on yellow wove paper (42x58mm) with handstruck « W/66 »
above design, light wrinkle below, fine and scarce
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50428 | 1910 7d & 1s Hentschel colour essays in bright sage green on blue unwatermarked paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1910 7d & 1s Hentschel colour essays in bright sage green (Stamping department ink
No.19) on blue unwatermarked paper, mounted on thin card, endorsed…
Estimation: 400 – 700 GBP
Lot 50429 | 1910 10d Hentschel colour essay in black on pale mauve unwatermarked paper affixed to thin white card
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1910 10d Hentschel colour essay in black
on pale mauve unwatermarked paper affixed to thin white card, endorsed
« W/98 » and « V.W. Mauve », very fine,…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50430 | 1910 10d Hentschel colour essay in black on greyish paper affixed to thin card
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1910 10d Hentschel colour essay in black on
greyish paper affixed to thin card (34x35mm) with manuscript « W/98 »
above design and « V.W. Pure Gummed…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50431 | 1910 1s Hentschel colour essay in vermilion on white wove paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1910 1s Hentschel colour essay in vermilion
on white wove paper (57x48mm) with handstamp « SP/23 » above design and
manuscript « Vermilion C » below, a…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50432 | 1911 7d Henschel half tone essays (small format), group of four essays in red, blue, mauve and green
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 7d Henschel half tone essays (small format), group of
four essays in red, blue, mauve and green, each with a
stamped reference number above design…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50433 | 1911 3d Engravers sketch die for the unissued value, cut down die proof used as a colour trial printed in green on thick white paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 3d Engravers sketch die for the unissued value, cut down die proof used as a colour trial printed in green on thick white paper, using die II head…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50434 | 1911 3d Engravers sketch die for the unissued value, cut down die proof used as a colour trial printed in rose-red on thick white paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 3d Engravers sketch die for the unissued value, cut down die proof used as a colour trial printed in rose-red on thick white paper, using the die…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50435 | 1911 5d Engravers Sketch Die for unissued value, die 2 head, cut down die proof used as a colour trial printed in pale blue
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 5d Engravers Sketch Die for unissued value, die 2 head,
cut down die proof used as a colour trial printed in pale blue on
gummed, Crown watermark…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50436 | 1911 1/2d Downey head die proof of the accepted die without value printed in deep carmine on proof paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 1/2d Downey head die proof of the accepted die without value printed in deep carmine on proof paper with reversed « 2 » above design, very fine and…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50437 | 1912 1d Colour trial in magenta-rose, die 2 perf.14.8×14, mint hr
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1912 1d Colour trial in magenta-rose, die 2 perf.14.8×14, mint hr, very fine, cert. Brandon (1994)
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50438 | 1912 1d Colour trial in brownish carmine, perf.14.8×14, mint lh
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1912 1d Colour trial in brownish carmine, perf.14.8×14, mint lh, very fine, cert.RPS (1988)
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50439 | 1912 Wmk Crown 1d bright scarlet mint nh block of eighteen with stamps showing « No cross on crown » varieties
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1912 Wmk Crown 1d bright scarlet mint nh left marginal
block of eighteen with two stamps showing variety « No Cross on Crown »
and three stamps showing…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50440 | 1912 1d Analine Scarlet in mint vert. coil strip of four showing coil join and « No Cross on Crown » variety
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1912 1d Analine Scarlet, wmk Crown die II, in mint og (faint hinge traces) vert. coil strip of four showing coil join between top two stamps and with the…
Estimation: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50441 | 1912 Royal Cypher 1d scarlet mint og imperforate « B12 » control block of six
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1912 Royal Cypher 1d scarlet mint og imperforate « B12 » control block of six, very fine, a very rare and collectible positional multiple
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50442 | 1913 Medal head die proof of the small head (11.5mm) with uncleared surround
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1913 Medal head die proof of the small
head (11.5mm) with uncleared surround as used for the 5d-1s values with background partially
shaded, printed…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50443 | 1913 Medal head die proof of the small head (11.5mm) as used for the 5d-1s values
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1913 Medal head die proof of
the small head (11.5mm) as used for the 5d-1s values, early stage example with only a small
part of the background shaded…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50444 | 1912-24 1/2d Green with « SPECIMEN » type 26 in mint corner marginal « B.13 » control strip of three
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 1/2d Green with « SPECIMEN » type 26 in mint corner marginal « B.13 » control strip of three, hinged on one stamp and in the margin, very fine and…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50445 | 1912 Medal head master die proof, stage 3, printed in rose pink on glazed proof paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 Medal head master die proof, stage 3,
printed in rose pink on glazed proof paper (131x105mm), very fine and extremely
rare (SG from £5’750)
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50446 | 1912 1d Large medal head die proof (stage 4b) printed in black on white proof paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 1d Large medal head die proof (stage 4b) printed in black on white proof paper (12.2x18cm) as used on the 1d &
2 1/2d values, very fine and scarce
Estimation: 500 – 800 GBP
Lot 50447 | 1912-24 1d Bright Scarlet on « Oswald Marsh » plain first day cover
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 1d Bright Scarlet on « Oswald
Marsh » plain first day cover, tied by Norwood OC.8.1912 double circle ds, very fine and scarce FDC
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50448 | 1912-24 1d Bright scarlet control C12 tied to a plain « Marsh » first day cover
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 1d Bright scarlet control C12 tied to a
plain « Marsh » first day cover by a crisp Norwood S.E. cds for OC.08.1912, most attractive and scarce…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50449 | 1912-24 1d Deep Scarlet (varnish ink), mint nh
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 1d Deep Scarlet (varnish ink), mint nh, very fine and scarce, cert. RPS (1922) (SG Spec N16(4)g), £3’000 for mounted mint)
Estimation: 400 – 700 GBP
Lot 50450 | 1912 2d Unadopted essay in black on thin soft card (62x75mm), stamp size, showing an unadopted frame design
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 2d Unadopted essay in black on thin soft card (62x75mm), stamp size, showing an
unadopted frame design, extremely
attractive and rare
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50451 | 1912-24 2 1/2d blue overprinted « CANCELLED » type 24 in mint og lower marginal imperforate control « J 17 » block of forty eight
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 2 1/2d blue overprinted « CANCELLED » type 24 in mint og lower marginal imperforate
control « J 17 » block of forty eight, comprising of two horizontal…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50452 | 1912-24 Wmk Royal Cypher 2 1/2d Dull Prussian Blue mint lh lower marginal example
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 Wmk Royal Cypher 2 1/2d dull prussian blue mint lh lower marginal example, very fine, a difficult shade, cert. RPS (1980) (SG £1’200 in 2019)
Estimation: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50453 | 1912 4d Trial of Eve’s wreath design die proof in black on white glazed card
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 4d Trial of Eve’s wreath design die proof in black on white glazed
card, slight thin at top, fine and scarce (See SG Spec. Vol.2 fig 28)
Estimation: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 50454 | 1912 4d Eve’s Wreath design colour essay in purple on gummed, unwatermarked imperforate paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 4d Trial of Eve’s Wreath design colour essay in purple on gummed, unwatermarked
imperforate paper, mint og with hinge remnant, very fine, produced…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50455 | 1912 4d Eve’s Wreath design colour essay in grey-green
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 4d Eve’s Wreath design colour essay in grey-green on imperforate white unwatermarked ungummed paper, produced by Miller
& Motley using their Printex…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50456 | 1912 4d Eve’s Wreath Design bromide (22.8mm) mounted on thin card
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 4d Eve’s Wreath Design bromide (22.8mm) mounted on thin card with extended side shading and ornament
within left hand ribbon above « R » of « FOUR »…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50457 | 1912 4d Die proof in black on white glazed card (33x38mm) with uncleared surround
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 4d Die proof in black on white glazed card (33x38mm) with uncleared surround, very fine and rare
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50458 | 1913 6d Die Proof in black on white glazed card affixed to a large annotated piece overprinted « CANCELLED »
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1913 6d Die Proof in black on white glazed
card affixed to a large annotated piece overprinted « CANCELLED » (19.5×2.5mm) in red, endorsed 11.N / From…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50459 | 1912-24 Wmk Royal Cypher 6d reddish-purple with « CANCELLED » overprint (type 24) in mint nh lower marginal block of four
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 Wmk Royal Cypher 6d reddish-purple with « CANCELLED » overprint (type 24) in mint nh lower marginal block of four, very fine (SG Spec N26v, £1’300+)
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50460 | 1912 7d Trial of Eve’s wreath design in tyrian red
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 7d Trial of Eve’s wreath design (22mm, small coinage head) in tyrian red on white glazed card with background
of solid colour behind head, very…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50461 | 1912-24 7d Olive with no watermark variety, mint nh right hand marginal example
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 7d Olive with no watermark variety, mint nh right hand marginal example, very fine (SG Spec. N27(1)a, £750)
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50462 | 1912 8d Trial of Eve’s pillar design (22mm, medal head) set of four imperforate essays printed in black on white glazed card
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 8d Trial of Eve’s pillar design (22mm, medal head) set
of four imperforate essays printed in black on white glazed card showing
the four different…
Estimation: 400 – 700 GBP
Lot 50463 | 1912 8d Trials of Eve’s Pillar Design imperf. block of four printed in black on white glazed card
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 8d Trials of Eve’s Pillar Design imperf. block of four printed in black on white glazed card affixed to beige card with annotation « Fine line surround…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP