17 Jun 2024 – 22 Jun 2024
5355 lots
Lot 50437 | 1870 3d. die proof in mauve on white matt card, 60x90mm.
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1865-67 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Large Garter & Emblems
1870 3d die proof in mauve on white matt card, 60x90mm. produced by De La Rue for the 1870 international exhibition; very rare with one or two examples…
Estimation: 500 – 800 GBP
Lot 50438 | 1865-67 wmk Emblems 9d straw FI unused
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1865-67 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Large Garter & Emblems
1865-67 wmk Emblems 9d straw FI unused, regummed, an attractive example. (S.G. £4’800)
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50439 | 1865-67 9d straw pl.5 KL line perf.14 abnormal, hinged to card inscribed by Sir Edward Denny Bacon and signed by King George V
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1865-67 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Large Garter & Emblems
1865-67 9d straw pl.5 KL line perf.14 abnormal, hinged to card inscribed by Sir Edward Denny Bacon and signed by King George V, reading « This 9d Plate…
Estimation: 15’000 – 20’000 GBP
Lot 50440 | 1867-80 Wmk Spray 3d rose pl.6 SK with variety Queen’s Head partially missing
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose
1867-80 Wmk Spray 3d rose pl.6 SK with variety Queen’s Head partially missing, used with a Wokingham cds applied over the missing printing, small corner…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50441 | 1867-83 wmk MC 5s rose pl.1 DB, fine mint
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 wmk MC 5s rose pl.1 DB, fine mint; cert RPS (1976) (S.G. £9’500).
Estimation: 3’000 – 3’500 GBP
Lot 50442 | 1867-83 5s rose pl.1 AA/DC, a superb used irregular block of fifteen
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 5s rose pl.1 AA/DC, a superb used irregular block of fifteen, each stamp neatly cancelled by good strikes of « Manchester Knott Hill » cds, superb…
Estimation: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 50443 | 1878 10/- greenish-grey, Pl.1, HI, a superb mint example
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1878 10s greenish-grey pl.1 HI, a superb mint example showing deep colour, large part original gum, centred to right, a very fine and attractive example…
Estimation: 10’000 – 12’000 GBP
Lot 50444 | 1867-83 wmk MC 10s greenish grey used pair, each with crisply struck « George Street Edinb » JU 26 82 cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 wmk MC 10s greenish grey used pair, each with crisply struck « George Street Edinb » JU 26 82 (Scotland) cds, a superb and very scarce multiple;…
Estimation: 3’000 – 3’400 GBP
Lot 50446 | 1867-83 10s grey green pl.1 CE, a superb imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 10s grey green pl.1 CE, a superb imperforate imprimatur with large margins all round, pressed crease in no way detracting from the superb appearance…
Estimation: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 50447 | 1867-83 wmk MC £1 brown-lilac in used pair, each with fine Glasgow JY 11 82 cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 wmk MC £1 brown-lilac in used pair, each with fine Glasgow JY 11 82 (Scotland) cds, few pairs are known, a superb and very scarce item; cert. Brandon…
Estimation: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 50448 | 1867-83 £1 brown-lilac DE used with Greenchurch St cds in both red and black
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 £1 brown-lilac DE used example neatly cancelled by fine strikes of the Greenchurch St cds in both red and black, tiny tear at right near E, rare.
Estimation: 1’400 – 1’600 GBP
Lot 50449 | 1867-83 wmk MC £1 brown-lilac fine used
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 wmk MC £1 brown-lilac fine used with faint Glasgow (Scotland) cds, most attractive, a fine example (S.G. £3’750).
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50450 | 1878 £1 brown-lilac, watermark Maltese Cross, plate 1, obliterated by centrally placed Glasgow cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1878 wmk MC £1 brown-lilac pl.1, obliterated by centrally and very clearly struck Argyll Street Glasgow MY 9 82 (Scotland), a beautiful example in all…
Estimation: 600 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 50451 | 1867-1873 wmk Anchor 5s rose on blued paper used
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-1873 wmk Anchor 5s rose on blued paper used with neat oval barred cancel, traces of red transit cancel also, a fine example; cert. Sismondo and Scheller…
Estimation: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50452 | 1867-83 wmk Anchor 10s grey-green on blued paper fine used
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 wmk Anchor 10s grey-green on blued paper fine used with part Fleet St cds (S.G. £4’500).
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50453 | 1867-83 wmk Anchor 10s grey-green on blued paper used with Strand cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 wmk Anchor 10s grey-green on blued paper used with Strand cds, light vertical crease but an attractive example nonetheless (S.G. £4’500).
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50454 | 1882 £1 brown-lilac pl.1 FB-FD horizontal used strip of three
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1882 £1 brown-lilac pl.1 FB-FD horizontal used strip of three, neatly cancelled by Kirkcaldy cds; a fine and very Rare multiple. Cert R.P.S. (2003). Note:…
Estimation: 10’000 – 12’000 GBP
Lot 50455 | 1867-83 £5 orange on blued paper used
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 £5 orange on blued paper used with neat Birmingham Telegraph Office NO 2 83 cds and boxed Telegraph strike, slightly faded, light creasing, a most…
Estimation: 1’200 – 1’800 GBP
Lot 50456 | 1882 £5 orange, AD, imperforate Imprimatur on blued paper
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1882 £5 orange, AD, imperforate imprimatur on blued paper, large balanced margins all round; vertical patch of gum missing on reverse, not affecting the…
Estimation: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 50457 | 1867-83 wmk Anchor 5s rose pl.4 fine used with neat Dundee (Scotland) cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 wmk Anchor 5s rose pl.4 fine used with neat Dundee (Scotland) cds, a lovely example (S.G. £3’250).
Estimation: 500 – 800 GBP
Lot 50459 | 1867-83 wmk Anchor £1 brown-lilac used with neat Manchester York St cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 wmk Anchor £1 brown-lilac used with neat ‘Manchester York St’ cds, a little faded and light vertical crease but an attractive example (S.G. £6’000).
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50460 | 1867-83 wmk Anchor £1 brown-lilac used with ‘Greenock’ cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 wmk Anchor £1 brown-lilac used with Greenock (Scotland) cds and boxed Telegraph cancel, a little toning and creasing. (S.G. £6’000).
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50461 | 1882 £5 Orange AK-AM on white paper in a reconstructed vertical strip of three
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1882 £5 Orange AK-AM on white paper in a reconstructed vertical strip of three, AK with light crease and AM with a perf flaw, each stamp neatly cancelled…
Estimation: 3’000 – 3’400 GBP
Lot 50462 | 1867-83 £5 orange used with crisply struck Bradford Yorkshire cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 £5 orange used with crisply struck Bradford Yorks cds, a minor corner crease and a toned corner perf barely detract from this superb example (S.G….
Estimation: 900 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50463 | 1867-83 £5 orange used with Glasgow cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 £5 orange used with Glasgow (Scotland) cds, a few faintly toned perfs, fine (S.G. £3’250).
Estimation: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 50464 | 1867-83 £5 orange left hand marginal overprinted CANCELLED (type 14) mint with large part o.g.,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1867-83 £5 orange on white paper left hand marginal overprinted CANCELLED (type 14) mint with large part o.g., one of just eighteen which can exist with…
Estimation: 4’000 – 4’500 GBP
Lot 50465 | 1890 South Kensington Penny Post Jubilee « 2 JY 90 » cancels tying 17 values to large piece incl. £5 orange
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1867-83 High Values
1890 South Kensington Penny Post Jubilee « 2 JY 90 » cancels tying 17 values to large piece, comprising 1d lilac, 1/2d to 1s green Jubilees, 1883 2s6d, 5s…
Estimation: 8’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 50467 | 1873-80 6d pale buff pl.13 DA abnormal, cancelled by Leeds « 447 » barred oval
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
1873-80 6d pale buff pl.13 DA abnormal, cancelled by Leeds « 447 » barred oval leaving one plate number completely visible and one partially visible, particularly…
Estimation: 5’000 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 50469 | 1873-80 1s green pl.14 abnormal imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
1873-80 1s green pl.14 abnormal imperforate imprimatur, good to large margins, original gum with large hinge remainder, very fine and rare, with only 21…
Estimation: 3’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 50470 | 1873-80 wmk Spray 1s orange-brown fine used with inverted watermark
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
1873-80 wmk Spray 1s orange-brown fine used with inverted watermark, scarce; cert. Sismondo (S.G. £1’800).
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50472 | 1873-80 4d. sage-green, Pl.16, AI-JL part sheet of 40, overprinted « SPECIMEN » (type 9)
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters
1873-80 4d sage-green pl.16, AI/JL part sheet of 40 overprinted « SPECIMEN » (type 9) with full selvedge on three sides, and showing sheet inscription at…
Estimation: 3’000 – 3’500 GBP
Lot 50473 | 1880-83 3d. rose, Pl. 21, PI-QJ, mint block of four,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-83 Large Coloured Corner Letters, Wmk Imperial Crown
1880-83 3d rose pl. 21 PI/QJ mint block of four, large part o.g., fine (S.G. £2’000 as singles).
Estimation: 700 – 800 GBP
Lot 50474 | 1880 1 1/2d. yellow perforated colour trial from the
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1880 1 1/2d. yellow perforated colour trial from the foot of the sheet, on white gummed watermarked paper; scarce.
Estimation: 500 – 800 GBP
Lot 50475 | 1883-84 2s6d lilac on blued paper mint large part o.g.
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 2s6d lilac on blued paper mint large part o.g.; a couple of tone spots on reverse, otherwise fine (S.G. £6’000).
Estimation: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 50476 | 1883-84 2s6d lilac on blued paper fine used with Liverpool Exchange cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 2s6d lilac on blued paper used with Liverpool Exchange cds, very fine; cert. Philatelic Expertising (S.G. £1’500).
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50477 | 1883-84 2s6d lilac on blued paper mint overprinted « SPECIMEN » type 9
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 2s6d lilac on blued paper mint overprinted « SPECIMEN » type 9, unusually between manuscript bars, little gum creasing but a scarce item.
Estimation: 150 – 170 GBP
Lot 50478 | 1883-84 5s rose on blued paper, mint with part original (disturbed) gum
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 5s rose on blued paper, mint with part original (disturbed) gum, fine and rare (S.G. £12’500).
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 50479 | 1883-84 5s rose on blued paper used showing a crisp strike of the Leith cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 5s rose on blued paper used showing a crisp strike of the Leith (Scotland) cds, top right corner perf. with very faint thin mentioned for accuracy,…
Estimation: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 50481 | 1884 5/- rose, CF, imperforate imprimatur, superb unused
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1884 5s rose CF imperforate imprimatur, large part o.g., superb and rare with only 49 possible examples.
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50482 | 1883-84 10s ultramarine CE on blued paper unused
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 10s ultramarine CE on blued paper unused (regummed), still a good example of this very rare stamp; cert. Brandon (2022) (S.G. £40’000).
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50483 | 1883-4 10s ultramarine on blued paper in strip of three with crisp strikes of ‘’Glasgow JY 22 85’’ cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-4 10s ultramarine on blued paper in strip of three with crisp strikes of Glasgow (Scotland) JY 22 85 cds, vertical crease in margin of CD, a very…
Estimation: 6’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 50484 | 1883-84 10s ultramarine on blued paper used
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 10s ultramarine on blued paper used, a fine example; cert. RPS (1976) (S.G. £7’000).
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50485 | 1883-84 10s marginal imprimatur on blued paper (DH) from the right of the sheet
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 10s marginal imprimatur on blued paper (DH) from the right of the sheet, with large margins on other sides,
contemporary inscriptions…
Estimation: 1’500 – 1’800 GBP
Lot 50486 | 1883-84 10s cobalt on blued paper fine used with superb cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 10s cobalt on blued paper fine used with superb Young St Kensington cds, light diagonal crease at foot, a very attractive example of this rare…
Estimation: 1’200 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50487 | 1883-84 10s Cobalt KH on blued paper, overprinted « SPECIMEN » (type 9), large part o.g.
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 10s Cobalt KH on blued paper, overprinted « SPECIMEN » (type 9), large part o.g., thin spot in the centre, otherwise a good example of this rare…
Estimation: 280 – 320 GBP
Lot 50488 | 1883-84 2s6d lilac EH-FH mint n.h. vertical pair from the right of the sheet
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 2s6d lilac EH-FH mint n.h. vertical pair from the right of the sheet; fine and scarce multiple (S.G. £1’200+).
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 50489 | 1883-84 2s6d lilac from the upper left corner of the sheet, mint n.h. (mounted in margin)
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 2s6d lilac from the upper left corner of the sheet, mint n.h. (mounted in margin), superb (S.G. £600+).
Estimation: 250 – 300 GBP
Lot 50491 | 1883-84 2s6d lilac and 5s crimson each overprinted « SPECIMEN » (type 9)
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 2s6d lilac and 5s crimson each overprinted « SPECIMEN » (type 9), large part o.g., the 5s a little toned, otherwise good examples (S.G. £875).
Estimation: 140 – 180 GBP
Lot 50492 | 1883-84 2/6d. deep lilac, GD; fine mint; a fresh example.
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 2s6d deep lilac GD mint, fine and fresh example (S.G. £825).
Estimation: 300 – 350 GBP
Lot 50493 | 1883-84 5s rose DC mint, fine and fresh example
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 5s rose DC mint, fine and fresh example (S.G. £1’100).
Estimation: 400 – 450 GBP