14 Jun 2021 – 19 Jun 2021
5664 lots
Lot 70374 | Watermark Crown paper in top left corner marginal block of eight
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-83 Large Coloured Corner Letters, Wmk Imperial Crown
Watermark Crown paper in top left corner marginal block of eight, minor bends, useful for an exhibit on the these issues or the 1883-84 Lilac & Green…
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 70375 | 1880-83 3d on 3d IK/TL block of 40 in the format as issued to the post office
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-83 Large Coloured Corner Letters, Wmk Imperial Crown
THE UNIQUE POST OFFICE SHEET1880-83 3d on 3d IK/TL mint nh block of 40 in the format as issued to the post office and hence the largest multiple that can…
Estimation: 22’000 – 25’000 GBP
Lot 70376 | 1880-83 6d on 6d IK/TL mint nh block of 40 in the format as issued to the post office
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-83 Large Coloured Corner Letters, Wmk Imperial Crown
THE UNIQUE POST OFFICE SHEET1880-83 6d on 6d IK/TL mint nh block of 40 in the format as issued to the
post office and hence the largest multiple that…
Estimation: 22’000 – 26’000 GBP
Lot 70377 | 1879 Tender Essays group of four imperforate plate proofs for a new 1d stamp by Charles Skipper and East, in blue, scarlet, green and lilac
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1879 Tender Essays group of four imperforate plate proofs for a new 1d stamp by Charles Skipper and East, in blue, scarlet, green and lilac, mimicking…
Estimation: 60 – 80 GBP
Lot 70378 | 1880 1 1/2d De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1880 1 1/2d De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card, 92x61mm, endorsed « 27 JUL. 80 » in blue and on reverse in pencil « Before Hardening », very…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70379 | 1880-81 2d Pale Rose pl.1 marginal imprimatur from the right of the sheet, overprinted « Specimen » type 9
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1880-81 2d Pale Rose pl.1 marginal imprimatur from the right of the sheet, overprinted « Specimen » type 9, mint nh, a very fresh example and very rare being…
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70380 | 1880-81 5d Indigo pl.3 (never put to press), imperforate imprimatur taken from the spare registration sheet
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1880-81 5d Indigo pl.3 (never put to press), imperforate imprimatur taken from the spare registration sheet, strictly an imprimatur though most « imperfs »…
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70381 | 1881 1d Lilac die II mint with large part original gum showing variety printed double, one inverted and reversed
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1881 1d Lilac die II mint with large part original gum showing variety printed double, one inverted and reversed a spectacular variety, cert. RPS (1990).
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 70382 | 1881 1d Lilac die II mint block of four showing, bottom pair mint nh and both showing damage to the bottom frame line
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
1881 1d Lilac die II mint block of four showing, bottom pair mint nh and both showing damage to the bottom frame line and lower left showing white blob…
Estimation: 30 – 40 GBP
Lot 70383 | De La Rue’s Fourth Scheme showing the proposed designs of the 1883-84 Lilac and Greens & 1882-84 High Values, examples of each value from 1/2d to £5
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
De La Rue’s Fourth Scheme showing the proposed designs of the 1883-84 Lilac and Greens & 1882-84 High Values, examples of each value from 1/2d to £5, in…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 70384 | 1883-84 2s6d Lilac on slightly blued paper mint
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 2s6d Lilac on slightly blued paper mint, well centred, a fine and very fresh example of this rare stamp, cert. BPA (1989) (SG £6’000).
Estimation: 2’000 – 2’600 GBP
Lot 70385 | 1883-84 2s6d Lilac JF on blued paper, neatly used
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 2s6d Lilac JF on blued paper, neatly cancelled by Linlithgow JY 7 1884 cds, cert. RPS (1982) (SG £1’500)
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 70386 | 1883-84 10s De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 10s De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, endorsed « BEFORE HARDENING » and dated « 19 JUN 83 », rare
Estimation: 700 – 800 GBP
Lot 70387 | 1883-84 2s6d Lilac mint nh
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 2s6d Lilac mint nh, well centred, fine and very fresh (SG £600 as mounted)
Estimation: 340 – 400 GBP
Lot 70388 | 1883-84 2s6d Deep Lilac mint nh
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 2s6d Deep Lilac mint nh, well centred, fine and very fresh (SG £825).
Estimation: 340 – 400 GBP
Lot 70389 | 1883-84 5s Rose mint nh,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 5s Rose mint nh, well centred and fine (SG £1’100).
Estimation: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 70390 | 1883-84 5s Crimson mint nh
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 5s Crimson mint nh, well centred, a very fresh example.
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 70391 | 1883-84 10s Ultramarine mint nh
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 10s Ultramarine mint nh, well centred, a couple of insignificant gum wrinkles not detracting from the very fine appearance (SG £2’250).
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 70392 | 1883-84 10s Ultramarine NA mint lh left wing marginal
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 10s Ultramarine NA mint lh left wing marginal, faint gum bend and faint tone patch on neck, decent centring and fresh colour (SG £2’250).
Estimation: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 70393 | 1883-84 10s Pale ultramarine mint (possibly unmounted)
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1883-84 10s Pale ultramarine mint (possibly unmounted), well centred, two small fox spots on reverse not detracting from the fine appearance (SG £2’500).
Estimation: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 70394 | 1888 Wmk Orbs £1 brown-lilac IB with partial « REGISTERED / GRACECHURCH STREET » oval ds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 & 1888 High Values
1888 Wmk Orbs £1 brown-lilac IB with partial « REGISTERED / GRACECHURCH STREET » oval ds leaving profile clear, fine and scarce (SG £4’500)
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 70395 | 1883-84 Lilac & Green small group incl. Govt Parcels 9d used
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883-84 Lilac & Green small group incl. Govt Parcels 9d with barred cancel, some foxing at top otherwise fine (SG £1’200), plus three covers (two with…
Estimation: 50 – 70 GBP
Lot 70396 | 1883-84 Lilac & Green issue 1/2d to 1s set of 10, fresh unmounted mint
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883-84 Lilac & Green issue 1/2d to 1s set of 10, fresh unmounted mint, the 2d with a couple of fox spots on reverse and the 5d with expertising handstamp…
Estimation: 1’800 – 2’400 GBP
Lot 70397 | 1883-84 1 1/2d Colour trial HK-IL, printed in lilac on unwatermarked buff paper in mint block of four
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883-84 1 1/2d Colour trial printed in lilac on unwatermarked buff paper in mint block of four, lower pair mint nh, very fine and scarce as a multiple…
Estimation: 400 – 700 GBP
Lot 70398 | 1883-84 4d Dull green KE mint nh
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883-84 4d Dull green KE mint nh, very fine (SG £580 for mint nh)
Estimation: 120 – 200 GBP
Lot 70399 | 1883-84 4d Dull Green « SPECIMEN » type 9 in mint top right corner marginal block of fifteen
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883-84 4d Dull Green « SPECIMEN » type 9 in mint top right corner marginal block of fifteen (ten stamps mint nh), with an additional strike of the overprint…
Estimation: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 70400 | 1883 5d die 2 De La Rue die proof printed in black on white glazed card
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883 5d die 2 De La Rue die proof printed in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, endorsed « BEFORE HARDENING » and dated « 15 AUG 83 », fine and rare
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 70401 | 1883 9d De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1883-84 Lilac & Green Issue
1883 9d De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, showing plugs in place of corner letters, endorsed « BEFORE HARDENING » and dated « 18…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70402 | 1890 1d « Postage Stamp Jubilee » handpainted essay for the proposed and subsequently abandoned issue
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1890 1d « Postage Stamp Jubilee » handpainted essay for the proposed and subsequently abandoned issue, painted in lilac with details of the design highlighted…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 70403 | 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue 1/2d vermilion on a fantastic illustrated newspaper type wrapper
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-1900 Jubilee Issue 1/2d vermilion on a fantastic illustrated newspaper type wrapper with the inscription « WHAT THE…. IS THIS » with an image of Charles…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 70404 | 1885 1½d « Jubilee » Hand painted essay
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1885 1½d « Jubilee » Hand painted essay, an exquisite example executed on buff paper in dull-lilac and green with highlights in Chinese white mounted on…
Estimation: 4’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 70405 | 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue 2d colour trial with the head plate printed in green and the duty plate in brown
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-1900 Jubilee Issue 2d colour trial with the head plate printed in green and the duty plate in brown on gummed unwatermarked paper, light hinge, fine
Estimation: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 70406 | 1886 2d Rejected duty plate De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1886 2d Rejected duty plate De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, showing die 2a value tablet with « speckled » engine turned background,…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 70407 | 1887-1900 Jubilee issue 4d De La Rue duty plate die proof of the unnadopted die 1a design
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-1900 Jubilee issue 4d De La Rue duty plate die proof of the unnadopted die 1a design with speckled background and value figures inverted, printed…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70408 | 1892 4½d. « Jubilee » Essay
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1892 4½d. « Jubilee » Essay, An exquisitely executed hand painted essay in red and green with details highlighted in Chinese White Ex the De La Rue Archives…
Estimation: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 70409 | 1885 5d « Jubilee » Hand painted essay
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1885 5d « Jubilee » Hand painted essay, an exquisite example executed on buff paper in purple and green with highlights in Chinese white mounted on small…
Estimation: 4’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 70410 | 1885 5d « Jubilee » Hand painted essay, an exquisite
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1885 5d « Jubilee » Hand painted essay, an exquisite example executed on buff paper in brown grey-green with highlights in Chinese white mounted on small…
Estimation: 4’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 70411 | 1889 10d. « Jubilee » Essay,
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1889 10d. « Jubilee » Essay, An exquisitely executed hand painted essay in red and green with details highlighted in Chinese White Ex the De La Rue Archives…
Estimation: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 70412 | 1890 10d. « Jubilee » Colour Trials, A magnificent piece
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1890 10d. « Jubilee » Colour Trials, A magnificent piece excised from the De La Rue Archive books affixed with four examples of the 10d. colour trial on…
Estimation: 7’000 – 9’000 GBP
Lot 70413 | 1890 10d. « Jubilee » Colour Trials, A magnificent piece
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1890 10d. « Jubilee » Colour Trials, A magnificent piece excised from the De La Rue Archive books affixed with two examples of the 10d. colour trial on White…
Estimation: 6’000 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 70414 | 1890 10d. « Jubilee » Colour Trials, A magnificent piece
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1890 10d. « Jubilee » Colour Trials, A magnificent piece excised from the De La Rue Archive books affixed with a single example of the 10d. colour trial…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 70415 | 1890 10d. « Jubilee » Colour Trials, A magnificent piece
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1890 10d. « Jubilee » Colour Trials, A magnificent piece excised from the De La Rue Archive books affixed with a single example of the 10d. colour trial…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 70416 | 1890 10d Colour trial on crown watermarked paper in purple and blue
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1890 Jubilee 10d Colour trial on crown watermarked paper in purple and blue (selected colour for the 9d value), tied to a small piece by a trial « B01″…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 70417 | 1887-1900 Jubilee issue 1s colour trial in olive-green
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-1900 Jubilee issue 1s colour trial in olive-green on watermarked paper, mint og, light tone spot by « H », fine and scarce (SG £2’400)
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 70418 | 1891 £1 Green mint nh, well centred and very fresh colour
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1891 £1 Green mint nh, well centred and very fresh colour
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 70419 | 1891 £1 Green DD, mint nh, very fine
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1891 £1 Green DD, mint nh, very fine, rare (SG £5’000)
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 70420 | 1891 £1 Green IA-JA vertical pair from the lower left corner of the sheet, each neatly cancelled by a fine strike of « Guernsey M.O.O » cds
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1891 £1 Green IA-JA vertical pair from the lower left corner of the sheet, each neatly cancelled by a fine strike of « Guernsey M.O.O » (money order office)…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 70421 | 1900 1/2d Blue-Green colour trial in the issued colour
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1900 1/2d Blue-Green colour trial in the issued colour on gummed unwatermarked paper, fine and scarce
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70422 | 1900 Jubilee 1/2d colour trial in blue-green (issued colour) on unwatermarked paper
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1900 Jubilee 1/2d colour trial in blue-green (issued colour) on unwatermarked paper, mint o.g., light crease at lower right, fine appearance and scarce…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70423 | 1887-1900 Jubilee 1/2d colour trial in dull blue-green on unwatermarked paper
Great Britain » 1855-1900 Surface Printed » 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green
1887-1900 Jubilee 1/2d colour trial in dull blue-green on unwatermarked paper, mint hr with faint gum bend, couple of pulled perfs at foot, scarce, ex…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP