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Lot 80250 | 1765-1866, Collection of postal history from Scotland with 20 covers

Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues

1765-1866, Collection of postal history from Scotland with 20 covers incl. pre-stamp with « DUN / FERM / LINE », Perth and Kelso circular hs, Elgin s/l and…

Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP

Fiche détaillée / Vendu pour GBP 700

Lot 80251 | 1806-68, Group of 18 covers to the CANADA from Scotland

Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues

1806-68, Group of 18 covers to the CANADA from Scotland, incl. attractive 1852 entire to Kingston Canada West with two cut-to-shape 1s embossed and two…

Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP

Fiche détaillée / Vendu pour GBP 550

Lot 80252 | 1806-68, Group of 4 covers to the CARIBBEAN from Scotland

Great Britain » 1854-1900 Postal History of the Perforated Line Engraved and Surface Printed Issues

1806-68, Group of 4 covers to the WEST INDIES from Scotland, incl. 1823 entire from Lockerbie to Bermuda rated 2s5 1/2d, 1806 entire to St. Vincent rated…

Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP

2020 December Auction Series / British Empire – December 4th, 2020

Lot 80250 | 1765-1866, Collection of postal history from Scotland with 20 covers

Lot 80251 | 1806-68, Group of 18 covers to the CANADA from Scotland

Lot 80252 | 1806-68, Group of 4 covers to the CARIBBEAN from Scotland

Lot 80253 | 1809-92 Collection of postal history from Scotland with 70 covers/fronts with interest in destinations

Lot 80254 | 1814-99, Collection of postal history from Scotland of ca.80 items

Lot 80255 | 1815-96, Group of 37 covers to the USA from Scotland

Lot 80256 | 1847-83, Group of 7 covers to SOUTH AMERICA from Scotland

Lot 80257 | 1847-84, Group of 9 covers to AUSTRALASIA from Scotland

Lot 80258 | 1880-1903, London Geometric cancels exhibition collection on 16 pages

Lot 80259 | 1898-1940s, RAILWAY STAMPS: Three covers and four unused, incl. 1898 cover with 1881 1d lilac from Edinburgh with North British Railway Co. 2d

Lot 80260 | 1903 1d « Canada Head » essay colour trial (die 2, large head) in pale dull green on thick card

Lot 80261 | 1901 3d Composite “paste-up” essay of the Victorian Jubilee 4d with a lithographed quarter portrait of King Edward VII mounted inserted

Lot 80262 | 1901 De La Rue small head die proof with uncleared surround, printed in black on white glazed card

Lot 80263 | 1901 1/2d De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card

Lot 80264 | 1902-10 De La Rue 1/2d blue-green mint block of four with dramatic vertical pre-printing paper fold variety

Lot 80265 | 1902-10 De La Rue 1/2d blue-green showing variety imperforate between stamp and margin, mint lh

Lot 80266 | 1911 1d Colour trial in rose red for the proposed colour of the Georgian issue, imperforate

Lot 80267 | 1911 2 1/2d Imperforate colour trial in Indigo

Lot 80268 | 1902-10 De La Rue 6d imperforate colour trial in blue, mint hr

Lot 80269 | 1902 6d Grey-Black mint og colour trial on unwatermarked chalky paper selvedge of the 1/2d Colonial issue

Lot 80270 | 1902-10 De La Rue 10d dull purple & carmine with « no cross on crown » variety, mint lh

Lot 80271 | 1911 Insured Foreign Registered 1s SG259 London to Freiburg

Lot 80272 | 1902-10 De La Rue 2s6d lilac with INVERTED WATERMARK, mint og

Lot 80273 | 1902-10 De La Rue 5s deep bright carmine mint nh left marginal

Lot 80274 | 1902-10 De La Rue 10s ultramarine mint nh

Lot 80275 | 1902 De La Rue die proof of the unissued £5 in black on glazed card

Lot 80276 | 1911 Harrison 1/2d dull green with dramatic pre-printing paper fold variety with 1.2cm separation

Lot 80277 | 1911 Harrison 1/2d yellow-green lower left corner pl.59 « A 11 » control strip of three with blind perforations

Lot 80278 | 1911 Harrison 1/2d yellow-green block of four from pl.59 with blind perforations, giving the appearance of an imperforate variety

Lot 80279 | 1911 Harrison 1/2d yellow-green imperf. vertical pair except for seven horizontal perforation holes on top stamp and five on lower,

Lot 80280 | 1911 Harrison 1/2d olive green mint block of four, with right vertical pair showing « full beard » variety and vertical scratch

Lot 80281 | 1911 Harrison 1d blood-red mint block of four

Lot 80282 | 1911 Harrison 2 1/2d dull blue perf.15×14 showing offset on gum side of about 75% of the design and « Jubilee » lines on top left corner marginal block of four

Lot 80283 | 1911-13 Somerset House 6d bright magenta on CHALK-SURFACED PAPER with « SPECIMEN » overprint type 22

Lot 80284 | 1911-13 Somerset House 2d deep dull green and bright carmine perf.14 showing near complete offset on gum side on a top left corner marginal block of four

Lot 80285 | 1911-13 Somerset House £1 deep green mint nh lower marginal

Lot 80286 | 1924 Dr Eckerlin’s Rotary Press sample sheetlet produced in the hope of selling this rotary press process (developed by Herbst & Illig) to the British and Russian Post

Lot 80287 | 1911 1 1/2d Engraver’s sketch die with die 2 Head, printed in pearl-green on thin card, cut close and mounted on thick card

Lot 80288 | 1911 Downey head die proof, head die stage 2a, printed in blue on fine wove paper

Lot 80289 | 1911 Downey 1/2d die proof, die A, with uncleared value tablets and surround, showing small reversed « 2 » above design, printed in deep carmine

Lot 80290 | 1911 (Sep 9) First UK Aerial Post illustrated colour postcard sent on the first day, signed on reverse by « Wareham Smith » of the Daily Mail

Lot 80291 | 1911 1d imperforate in the issued colour affixed to a thick card, showing handwritten « Confidential / Specimen for colour for George V / 1d Unified Stamp »

Lot 80292 | 1911-12 Downey Heads 1d plate proof (die 1b) printed in carmine on R.D. Turner plate glazed paper with Crown watermark in pair with original gum

Lot 80293 | 1912 1d Coinage head die proof (state 1f) with black surround printed in black on white proof carton paper (39x53mm)

Lot 80294 | 1912 Coinage head die proof (stage 1d) in black on white thin glazed card

Lot 80295 | 1913 Medal head die proof of the small head (11.5mm) as used for the 5d-1s values

Lot 80296 | 1912-24 2 1/2d ROYAL BLUE on small piece tied by nearly complete « BRITISH POST OFFICE / SYMRNA » cds

Lot 80297 | 1913 5d Die proof in black on white glazed card (40x45mm)

Lot 80298 | WITHDRAWN

Lot 80299 | 1913 6d Die Proof in black on white glazed card affixed to a large annotated piece overprinted « CANCELLED »

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