13 Dec 2021 – 16 Dec 2021
4165 lots
Lot 50251 | 1984 16p. British Cattle unmounted mint block of fo15
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1984 16p. British Cattle unmounted mint block of fo15 from the lower left corner of the sheet, the lower vertical pair variety imperforate and the adjacent…
Estimation: 9’000 – 12’000 GBP
Lot 50252 | 1984 Urban Renewal 31p mint n.h. IMPERFORATE horizontal pair
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1984 Urban Renewal 31p mint n.h. imperforate horizontal pair, very fine and very rare variety, Pierron records only 5 mint pairs (S.G. £3’500).
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50253 | 1984 Christmas 17p mint n.h. left marginal imperforate lower left corner cylinder block of six
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1984 Christmas 17p mint n.h. left marginal imperforate lower left corner cylinder block of six, very fine and unique cylinder block, Pierron records 10-15…
Estimation: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 50254 | 1998 Christmas Angels 20p mint n.h. lower left hand corner marginal cylinder block of nine bearing three imperforate pairs
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1998 Christmas Angels 20p mint n.h. lower left hand corner marginal cylinder block of nine bearing three imperforate pairs and three partially perforated…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50255 | 2000 Millennium Projects 19p Owl mint n.h. imperforate pair
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
2000 Millennium Projects 19p Owl mint n.h. imperforate pair, faint handling bend, very fine, cert. Brandon (2012) (SG £450).
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50256 | 2002 Teddy Bear variety value and Queens Head at left
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
2002 Teddy Bear variety value and Queens Head at left and side due to mis-perforation, unmounted mint, PTS Certificate (2021)
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50257 | 2003 Extreme Endeavours (British Explorers) complete set of 6 trials with head and value in silver instead of gold
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
2003 Extreme Endeavours (British Explorers) complete set of 6 trials with head and value in silver instead of gold, 2nd with altered design and 1st with…
Estimation: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 50258 | 2003 A British Journey: Scotland vertical se-tenant trial strip of 5 with alternative face values or designs
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
2003 A British Journey: Scotland vertical se-tenant trial strip of 5 with alternative face values or designs: Loch Assynt 42p instead of 2nd, Ben More…
Estimation: 750 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 50259 | 2004 Christmas set of error of values (trials)
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
2004 Christmas set of error of values (trials), with 40p printed as E, 57p as 53p, 68p as £1.12, £1.12 as 68p; very rare believed to be one of three sets…
Estimation: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 50260 | 2005 A British Journey showing variety error of face value 47p instead of 57p, mint n.h.
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
2005 A British Journey showing variety error of face value 47p instead of 57p, mint n.h., very fine and very rare, with only 12 examples known. Note: SG…
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 50261 | 2007 (1st) British Army Uniforms IMPERF Booklet Pane
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
2007 (1st) British Army Uniforms IMPERF Booklet Pane (proof); fine unmounted mint
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 50262 | 2012 London Olympics trial sheet of four panes of 6 dummy stamps depicting Jessica Ennis with 1st class value
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
2012 London Olympics trial sheet of four panes of 6 dummy stamps depicting Jessica Ennis with 1st class value, with image of her competing at 2012 IAAF…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50263 | 1967-80, Balance of a modern errors and varieties collection, with colours omitted, perf. shifts, colour shifts, etc.
Great Britain » Queen Elizabeth II
1967-80, Balance of a modern errors and varieties collection, with colours omitted incl. 1967 Paintings 4d gold omitted, 1970 Anniversaries 1s with green…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50264 | 1840 1d. black VR official, KI-LJ, a very fine mint block of four,
Great Britain » Officials
1840 1d black VR Official, KI-LJ, mint block of four with large balanced margins all round, large part original gum; the gum a little patchy and pressed…
Estimation: 70’000 – 90’000 GBP
Lot 50265 | 1840 1d. black VR official, RL, matched pair of imprimaturs from the « Before » and « after » hardening
Great Britain » Officials
1840 1d. black VR official, RL, matched pair of imprimaturs from the « Before » and « after » hardening registration sheets, the after hardening example with…
Estimation: 28’000 – 32’000 GBP
Lot 50266 | Inland Revenue: 1892 £1 green I.R Official, neatly cancelled by « Accounts Branch / Glasgow » oval ds
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 1892 £1 green I.R Official, neatly cancelled by « Accounts Branch / Glasgow » oval ds; a fine example, cert. Wenvoe (2020) (S.G. £2’500)….
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50267 | Government Parcels: 1883 6d on 6d lilac « GOVERNMENT / PARCELS » overprint essay, type A, in red, mint og
Great Britain » Officials
Government Parcels: 1883 6d on 6d lilac « GOVERNMENT / PARCELS » overprint essay, type A, in red, mint o.g., very fine and very rare, only six examples produced.
Estimation: 2’400 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50268 | Government Parcels: 1883 9d dull green Govt Parcels imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » Officials
Government Parcels: 1883 9d dull green Govt Parcels imperforate imprimatur, mint l.h., fine to goo margins, very fine and fresh, one of only 28 possible…
Estimation: 340 – 400 GBP
Lot 50269 | Inland Revenue: 1890 5s Rose I. R. Official, white paper, overprinted « SPECIMEN » type 11
Great Britain » Officials
Inland Revenue: 1890 5s Rose I. R. Official, white paper, overprinted « SPECIMEN » type 11, mint large part o.g., very fine, cert. BPA (2004) (SG £1’750).
Estimation: 340 – 400 GBP
Lot 50270 | Board of Education: 1902 2 1/2d Ultramarine mint original gum
Great Britain » Officials
Board of Education: 1902 2 1/2d Ultramarine mint original gum, fine and scarce example, cert. RPS (2012) (SG £5’000).
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50271 | 1913 2d Postage Due die proofs, two, affixed to piece from the personal archive of the Royal Mint engraver H. A. Richardson
Great Britain » Postage Dues
1913 2d Postage Due die proofs, two, affixed to piece (17.8×7.8cm) from the personal archive of the Royal Mint engraver H. A. Richardson, the first proof…
Estimation: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 50272 | 1914 1d Carmine lower marginal block of four with the lower pair showing variety « without Royal Cypher watermark »
Great Britain » Postage Dues
1914 1d Carmine lower marginal
block of four with the lower pair showing variety « without Royal Cypher watermark » but showing papermakers « B1 » instead…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50273 | 1936-37 5d Brownish-Cinnamon, wmk E 8 R sideways, mint n.h. imperforate imprimatur left hand corner marginal A36 control block of four
Great Britain » Postage Dues
1936-37 5d Brownish-Cinnamon, wmk E 8 R sideways, mint n.h. imperforate imprimatur left hand corner marginal A36 control block of four with « BPMA » handstamps…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50274 | 1936 1s Postage Due imperforate imprimatur in mint n.h. top marginal block of four
Great Britain » Postage Dues
1936 1s Postage Due imperforate imprimatur in mint n.h. top marginal block of four with « NPM IMPRIMATUR » handstamps on reverse, very fine and very rare,…
Estimation: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50275 | 1955 Postage Due 5s scarlet on yellow imperforate imprimatur pair with « NPM IMPRIMATUR » handstamps on reverse, mint n.h.
Great Britain » Postage Dues
1955 Postage Due 5s scarlet on yellow imperforate imprimatur pair with « NPM IMPRIMATUR » handstamps on reverse, mint n.h., very fine and very rare, ex NPM…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50276 | 1968-69 2d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 8d and 1s Postage Due imperf. imprimaturs, mint n.h. lower marginals with « NPM IMPRIMATUR » handstamps on reverse
Great Britain » Postage Dues
1968-69 2d, 3d, 4d, 5d, 6d, 8d and 1s Postage Due imperf. imprimaturs, mint n.h. lower marginals with « NPM IMPRIMATUR » handstamps on reverse, very fine…
Estimation: 900 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50277 | 1970 Postage Dues 50p imperforate imprimatur pair, mint n.h.
Great Britain » Postage Dues
1970 Postage Dues 50p imperforate imprimatur pair in mint n.h. top marginal with central sheet dividing ornament, each with « BPMA » hs on reverse, very…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50278 | 1872-84, Three different mint envelopes with stamped-to-order embossed 6d, 1s and one 6d and 3d combination
Great Britain » Postal Stationery
1872-84, Three different mint envelopes with stamped-to-order embossed 6d (20/5/84), 1s (19/3/77) and one 6d and 3d combination (22/5/72), very fine.
Estimation: 100 – 120 GBP
Lot 50279 | 1940 1d. Scarlet Bigwood unissued essay imperforate pairs from the top of the sheet, with and with out « Swastica 1940 » overprint
Great Britain » Channel Islands » Jersey
1940 1d. Scarlet Bigwood unissued essay imperforate pairs from the top of the sheet, with and with out « Swastika 1940 » overprint, very rare. (S.G. Spec…
Estimation: 5’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 50280 | A predominantly used perforated line engraved selection
Great Britain » Collections
A predominantly used perforated line engraved selection in a small brown stockbook including ½d. selections mint and used with vertical pair imperf. at…
Estimation: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50281 | A miscellaneous mint range of surface printed issues
Great Britain » Collections
A miscellaneous mint range of surface printed issues (16) including lilac and green issue 2½d. block of four and a single colour trial; generally fresh…
Estimation: 900 – 1’100 GBP
Lot 40000 | 1870 Cover from Scutari to Venice with 1870-71 1pi and Italian postage dues
Albania
1870 (?) (Feb 22) Cover from Scutari to Venice, paying the internal rate with ‘Duloz’ 1870-71 1pi, neatly cancelled by Arabic « ISKODRA » cds (C&W fig. 3)…
Estimation: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40001 | 1870 Cover from Scutari to Venice with ottoman and Italian postage dues mixed franking
Albania
1870 (Nov 29) Cover from Scutari to Venice, franked internally with ‘Duloz’ 1870-71 1pi, neatly cancelled by Arabic « ISKODRA » cds (C&W fig. 3) on dispatch,…
Estimation: 700 – 900 EUR
Lot 40002 | 1913 2pa on 5pa surcharge, used
Albania
1913 2pa on 5pa surcharge on Turkey, Eagle and Shqipenia handstamp, used, a very fine, desirable, rare and much underpriced stamp; signed A. Brun and Calves.
Estimation: 500 – 750 EUR
Lot 40003 | 1924-25 Red Cross set in mint n.h. blocks of 4 + 1st flight Tirana-Shkoder
Albania
1924 Red Cross set in mint n.h. blocks of 4 + 1925 ‘Red Cross’ 1st flight Tirana to Shkoder of Adria Aero Lloyd with 1925 airs 5q to 50q + 1924 Red Cross…
Estimation: 140 – 180 EUR
Lot 40004 | 1925 Zogu 1fr & 2fr colour plate proofs
Albania
1925 Zogu 1fr blue & brown and 2fr green & red brown, colour plate proofs in mint n.h. corner blocks of 25, very fine; (Mi 141,142 var.)
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40005 | Rappottenstein – Lower Austria (Niederösterreich). 1850 3k on piece, Müller 2319a
Austria
1850 3k, outstandingly neat early impression with large even margins, tied to piece by complete Rappottenstein 20.8 cds, very light bend in the fragment…
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40006 | Hollabrunn – Lower Austria (Niederösterreich). 1850 3kr on cover, Müller 1023a
Austria
1850 3kr with good to huge margins, tied by decorative oval Hollabrunn handstamp with 24 June date below on cover to Herzogenburg, Vienna and St. Pölten…
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40007 | Kirchberg – Lower Austria (Niederösterreich). 1850 3kr, Müller 1237a
Austria » Lower Austria (Niederösterreich)
1850 3kr with large even margins, very light shade, tied to piece by « KIRCHBERG/AM/WAGRAM/16. APR. » ‘mushroom’ datestamp; Müller 1237a, 180pts.
Estimation: 50 – 80 EUR
Lot 40008 | Prossnitz – Moravia (Mähren). 1850 6kr, Müller 2261c
Austria
1850 6kr, showing quite complete ad clear strike of « Prossnitz » surrounded by decorative rectangular frame, a fascinating usage; Müller 2261c, (no points…
Estimation: 100 – 200 EUR
Lot 40009 | Grinzing – Vienna. 1850 9kr on cover to Mantua, Müller 860a
Austria
1850 9kr (surface scuff in lower left margin only and of no significance for the design), fresh and good margins, tied to envelope to Mantua by framed…
Estimation: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 40010 | 1865 Cover forwarded from Alexandria (Egypt) via Trieste, where it was posted, to St. Petersburg
Austria
1863 (Aug) Cover forwarded from Alexandria (Egypt), posted in Trieste on 24 August and sent to the Ambassador of the Ottoman Empire in St. Petersburg,…
Estimation: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 40011 | 1863 (Nov 7) Envelope from Innsbruck to Boston with 1863-64 15kr (4)
Austria
1863 (Nov 7) Envelope from Innsbruck to Boston, prepaying the 60kr rate comprising 10kr (German-Austrian Postal Union transit) and 50kr debited to Prussia…
Estimation: 500 – 750 EUR
Lot 40012 | 1874 Insufficiently franked mail bearing Austria and Italian postage dues
Austria
1874 (Aug 18) Envelope from Baden to Modena (Italy), bearing 1867 fine impression 3kr green and 5kr red pair, neatly tied by dispatch cds’s, charged with…
Estimation: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 40013 | AUSTRIA 1876 official railway cancellation Braunau in blue on 2kr postal stationery
Austria
1876 2kr postal stationery card yellow showing twice official railway marking of BRAUNAU in striking blue, bahnamtlicher Braunau 2x in blau auf gelber…
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40014 | 1950-52 Costume 10s Costume on two covers
Austria
1950-52 Costume 10s Costume, the high denomination on registered airmail cover to New York with additional franking, as well as on FDC.
Estimation: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 40015 | Austria 1948 100s to 500s postal accounting stamps (200s perf. 10 374), used
Austria
Accounting Stamps: 1948 100s to 500s postal accounting stamps, cpl. set, all perf.10 3/4, used, 200s & 500s with crease in middle, scarce
Estimation: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 40016 | 1866-68 DDSG: Selection of 10Kr green (8), 10Kr dull
Austria » Donau Steamship Company
Bulgaria. 1866-68 DDSG: Selection of 10Kr green (8), 10Kr dull lilac (2) and 17Kr red perf. 12, all bearing postmarks of Sistov, Rustzuk, scarce Tortukai…
Estimation: 60 – 80 EUR
Lot 40017 | Bulgaria. 1869 Entire letter from Sistov to Rustschuk, DDSG 10kr green
Austria » Donau Steamship Company
Bulgaria. 1869 Entire letter from Sistov to Rustschuk, franked by DDSG 10kr green, type I featuring plate flaws in « 1 » of « 10 » and broken frame above « Gesellschaft »,…
Estimation: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 40018 | Bulgaria. 1873 Cover from Rustschuk to Galatz (Romania),
Austria » Donau Steamship Company
Bulgaria. 1873 Cover from Rustschuk to Galatz (Romania), bearing DDSG 10kr green, type I with rare plate flaw featuring broken « h » in « Gesellschaft », very…
Estimation: 300 – 400 EUR