9 Dec 2019 – 13 Dec 2019
1228 lots
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
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