17 Jun 2024 – 22 Jun 2024
1007 lots
Lot 50904 | 1942, Bermuda Censorship France with 2-line « Released by Prize Court »
Bermuda
1942, Airmail cover from Lyon (still with full contents) to Philadelphia bearing at back ‘Hamilton, Bermuda 3 FEB 1950’ roller postmark + 2-line ‘Released…
Estimation: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 50905 | 1835 entire to Liverpool with ‘Deal Ship Letter’ and 1837 entire to London with ‘Falmouth Ship Letter’
British Guiana
1835 entire (extensive content) from Demerara to Liverpool with ‘Deal Ship Letter’ in black (heavy vertical fold and soiling), also 1837 entire from Berbice…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50906 | 1852, 1c black on magenta unused without gum
British Guiana
1852 1c black on magenta unused without gum, small margins, touching at bottom but a fine example without the usual paper faults and the common surface…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50907 | 1852-60 group of 6 of the early imperforate issues
British Guiana
1852-60 group of 6 of the early imperforate issues written up on 2 pages, each is an attractive used example with 4 margins and small faults, comprising…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50908 | 1853-59 Lithographic Transfer 1d brownish-red, type A, mint o.g.
British Guiana
1853-59 Lithographic Transfer 1d brownish-red, type A, mint o.g. with close but clear margins all around, with small small thin spots near the margins,…
Estimation: 12’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 50909 | 1856 4c black on magenta, unused and initialled « E.D.W. »
British Guiana
1856 4c black on magenta, unused and initialled « E.D.W. », cut square with large even margins, repaired tear and painted in (as often seen), extremely fine…
Estimation: 10’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 50910 | 1856, 4c magenta with initials of the postal clerk Wight « EDW », used with DEMERARA cds
British Guiana
1856 4c magenta with initials of the postal clerk Wight « EDW », used with DEMERARA cds, full margins all around, a few light thin spots on reverse otherwise…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50911 | 1859 (Sep 9) envelope from Demerara to Ceylon franked with GB 1855-57 6d pair tied by « A03 » barred ovals
British Guiana
1859 (Sep 9) envelope from Demerara to Ceylon franked with GB 1855-57 6d pair tied by « A03 » barred ovals, reverse with Demerara despatch cds, London transit,…
Estimation: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 50912 | 1863 2c orange on medium paper perf.10 in mint lower corner marginal block of 14
British Guiana
1863 2c orange on medium paper perf.10 in mint lower corner marginal block of 14 with « WATERLOW & SONS, LONDON » printer’s inscription, typically brown…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50913 | 1863-76 8c pink and 24c yellow green on cover to England
British Guiana
1863-76 8c pink and 24c yellow green, both perf. 10, neatly tied by oval REGISTERED/LONDON/28.AU.75 ds in red, on registered cover from Georgetown to London,…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50914 | 1867-74 group of early issues on cover (7 covers, 1 front)
British Guiana » Collections
1835-74 group of early issues on cover, incl. 2c orange single paying city post rate and 2c pair paying internal rate, 8c pair (front and top backflap…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50915 | 1876 De La Rue die proof of the central vignette (ship)
British Guiana
1876 De La Rue die proof of the central vignette (ship), reduced to stamp size in card mount, very scarce.
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50916 | 1876 Ship issue De La Rue master die proof in black on glazed card
British Guiana
1876 Ship issue De La Rue master die proof in black on glazed card, cut down to stamp size with complete design in black and void value tablet, mounted…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50917 | 1878 (Oct) envelope sent locally with 1878 provisional « OFFICIAL » with horizontal bar tied by segmented « cork » cancels
British Guiana
1878 (Oct) envelope sent locally with 1878 provisional « OFFICIAL » with horizontal bar tied by segmented « cork » cancels with Georgetown cds adjacent, spike…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50918 | 1882 Typeset Ship Issue selection
British Guiana
1882 Typeset Ship Issue selection incl. S.G. 162 unused and used, S.G. 163 unused (2) and used, S.G. 164 unused (single and pair), used and pair on cover,…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50919 | 1889 1c De La Rue die proof « POSTAGE & REVENUE » and duty tablet plate in black on white glazed card
British Guiana
1889 1c De La Rue die proof « POSTAGE & REVENUE » and duty tablet plate in black on white glazed card, very fine.
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50920 | 1889-1910 Ship issues collection neatly presented on pages
British Guiana
1889-1910 Ship issues collection neatly presented on pages with each set mint and overprinted SPECIMEN, also a fine range of plate blocks of 4 including…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50921 | 1910 2c (redrawn) De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card
British Guiana
1910 2c (redrawn) De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card, endorsed ’10 MAY. 09′ and ‘Before Hardening’, very fine.
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50922 | 1910 2c (redrawn) De La Rue die proof in black on thick
British Guiana
1910 2c (redrawn) De La Rue die proof in black on thick glazed card endorsed ’16 JUN. 09′ and ‘After Striking’, fine and scarce.
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50923 | 1913-21 issue group of De La Rue die proofs (4)
British Guiana
1913-21 issue group of De La Rue die proofs, incl. master die proof in black on white glazed card endorsed ‘3 OCT. 12’ and ‘Before Hardening’, also cut…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50924 | 1860-76 collection neatly written up and presented on pages
British Guiana
1860-76 collection neatly written up and presented on pages, mostly used but with plenty of mint or unused amongst, noted the 1860 issue to 24c plus the…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50925 | 1860-76 Ship issues collection of the 1c, 2c, 6c, 24c and 48c written up on pages
British Guiana
1860-76 Ship issues collection of the 1c, 2c, 6c, 24c and 48c written up on pages, mostly used (with some mint), neatly annotated to show the various printings,…
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 50926 | 1876-1899 collection written up on pages
British Guiana
1876-1899 collection written up on pages with the 1876 set of nine to 96c (also used) plus the scarce 4c blue perf.12 1/2 and the 2c in plate 1 block of…
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 50928 | 1879-99 Postal Stationery collection written up on pages in an album
British Guiana » Collections
1879-99 Postal Stationery collection written up on pages in an album, with cards, envelopes and wrappers, 19 are mint, 20 used, with 4 overprinted SPECIMEN…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50929 | 1879-1960s, Postal stationery and postal history collection in 2 albums
British Guiana » Collections
1879-1960s, Postal stationery and postal history collection in 2 albums, the first with a group of 9 used QV to GV Stationery cards and envelopes, a dozen…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50930 | 1890 Provisionals mint study neatly written up on pages
British Guiana
1890 Provisionals mint study neatly written up on pages, showing the listed ‘Large 4’ and the unlisted (but constant) varieties in multiples (including…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50931 | 1913-27 mint collection written up on pages, comprising Specimens, plate blocks…
British Guiana
1913-27 mint collection written up on pages, comprising the 1913 set to 96c, also overprinted SPECIMEN (each with 2 x 96c) and a lovely run of plate blocks…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50932 | 1915-33 group of 15 covers written up on pages
British Guiana » Collections
1915-33 group of 15 covers written up on pages, including MCA 96c sent registered to New York (philatelic but most attractive), 5c on postcard to France…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50934 | British Guiana: 1938-52, Selection of 47 covers incl. censored
British Guiana
1938-52, Selection of 47 covers mostly with KGVI Pictorial issue, incl. censored mail (incl. some incoming) showing a wealth of different frankings and…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50935 | 1966-83 collection of mint n.h. issues written up on pages
British Guiana
1966-83 collection of mint n.h. issues written up on pages with both 1966 sets, the 1967 locally overprinted issue with a useful range of varieties including…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50936 | 1916 1/2d to 1s mint set of eight in mint h.r. lower marginal singles with control numbers
British Levant » Field Post Office in Salonica
1916 1/2d to 1s mint set of eight in mint h.r. lower marginal singles with control numbers, fine to very fine and very rare positional set (S.G. £1’400+).
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50937 | 1916 1/2d to 1s set of eight on OHMS cover tied by Field Post Office « G.X. » 3 MR 16 double circle ds
British Levant » Field Post Office in Salonica
1916 1/2d to 1s set of eight on OHMS cover tied by Field Post Office « G.X. » 3 MR 16 double circle ds, sent by the well-known philatelist H. Pirie Gordon…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50938 | 1916 1/2d, 1d, 2d, 4d and 6d on OHMS cover tied by Field Post Office « G. X » 13 MR 16 double circle ds
British Levant » Field Post Office in Salonica
1916 1/2d, 1d, 2d, 4d and 6d on OHMS cover tied by Field Post Office « G. X » 13 MR 16 double circle ds, sent locally, Army Post Office cachet at left, folded…
Estimation: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 50939 | 1916 1/2d green in vertical pair with one without overprint variety, affixed to OHMS cover with the rest of the set
British Levant » Field Post Office in Salonica
1916 1/2d green in vertical pair with one without overprint variety, affixed to OHMS cover with the rest of the set tied by Field Post Office « G.X. » 1…
Estimation: 3’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 50940 | 1916 1/2d pair and 1d on OHMS cover tied by Field Post Office « G. X » 1 MR 16 double circle ds
British Levant » Field Post Office in Salonica
1916 (Mar 1) OHMS envelope addressed to England with 1916 1/2d pair and 1d tied by Field Post Office « G. X » double circle ds, Army Post Office cachet at…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50940A | 1916 2d reddish orange in mint block of 42
British Levant » Field Post Office in Salonica
1916 2d reddish orange in mint block of 42, hinged in the margins only, light diagonal crease through row 5, otherwise very fine and fresh, the largest…
Estimation: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 50941 | 1951 (Nov 29) telegram form with message franked on the reverse with 1950 « B. A. ERITREA » 65c on 8d (2) and 10s on 10s (3)
British Occupation of Italian Colonies » Eritrea
1951 (Nov 29) telegram form with message franked on the reverse with 1950 « B. A. ERITREA » 65c on 8d vert. pair and 10s on 10s vert. pair and single tied…
Estimation: 40 – 50 GBP
Lot 50942 | 1882-85 Strait Settlements 24c green, used, very fine
British P.O. in Siam (Bangkok) » Stamps » Type I
1882-85 Strait Settlements 24c green, used, very fine and scarce (S.G. £170).
Estimation: 40 – 60 GBP
Lot 50943 | 1882-85 CA 2c pale rose, 4c brown, 5c blue, 6c lilac, 8c orange, 10c slate and 12c brown-purple, unused
British P.O. in Siam (Bangkok) » Stamps » Type I
1882-85 CA 2c pale rose, 4c brown, 5c blue, 6c lilac, 8c orange, 10c slate and 12c brown-purple, unused, all with large part original gum, some tiny imperfections,…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50944 | 1882-85 CA 2c pale rose mint block of four
British P.O. in Siam (Bangkok) » Stamps » Type I
1882-85 CA 2c pale rose, unused, block of four, large part original gum, some soiling, fine and scarce.
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50945 | 1882-85 CA 2c pale rose, mint nh, block of four, showing bottom left stamp showing clear distinct « kiss print »,
British P.O. in Siam (Bangkok) » Stamps » Type I
1882-85 CA 2c pale rose, mint nh, block of four, showing bottom left stamp showing clear distinct « kiss print », fresh, very fine and scarce.
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50946 | 1882-85 CA 2c pale rose, unused, part original gum,
British P.O. in Siam (Bangkok) » Stamps » Type I
1882-85 CA 2c pale rose, unused, part original gum, showing a dramatic inverted doubling of the « B » due to ink transfer from another sheet with ink still…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50947 | 1882-85 CA 4c brown, used, showing unlisted inverted watermark
British P.O. in Siam (Bangkok) » Stamps » Type I
1882-85 CA 4c brown, used, showing unlisted inverted watermark, the variety exists on Strait Settlements 4c brown yet so far has not recorded with the…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50948 | 1882-85 CA 5c blue, unused, part original gum, fine.
British P.O. in Siam (Bangkok) » Stamps » Type I
1882-85 CA 5c blue, unused, part original gum, fine and scarce.
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50949 | 1882-85 CA 6c lilac, unused, part original gum
British P.O. in Siam (Bangkok) » Stamps » Type I
1882-85 CA 6c lilac, unused, part original gum, slightly soiled, scarce
Estimation: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 50950 | 1882-85 CA 8c orange, unused, large part original gum
British P.O. in Siam (Bangkok) » Stamps » Type I
1882-85 CA 8c orange, unused, large part original gum, fine and scarce.
Estimation: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 50951 | 1882-85 CA 10c slate, unused, large part original gum,
British P.O. in Siam (Bangkok) » Stamps » Type I
1882-85 CA 10c slate, unused, large part original gum, fine and scarce.
Estimation: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 50952 | 1882-85 CA 12c brown-purple, unused, large part original
British P.O. in Siam (Bangkok) » Stamps » Type I
1882-85 CA 12c brown-purple, unused, large part original gum, hinge remnant, fine and scarce.
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50953 | 1882-85 CA 12c brown-purple, unused part original gum,
British P.O. in Siam (Bangkok) » Stamps » Type I
1882-85 CA 12c brown-purple, unused part original gum, showing unlisted broken final « E » in « TWELVE », the variety is a recent discovery on the Strait Settlements…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50954 | 1882-85 CC 6c lilac, type II overprint, used with distinct black 3-bar cancel
British P.O. in Siam (Bangkok) » Stamps » Type II
1882-85 CC 6c lilac, type II overprint, used with distinct black 3-bar cancel, fine and very rare (SG £1’800)
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP




















































