14 Jun 2021 – 19 Jun 2021
811 lots
Lot 70450 | 1902-10 De La Rue 2s6d pale dull purple on chalk surfaced paper, mint nh
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 2s6d pale dull purple on chalk surfaced paper, mint nh, superb and fresh
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70451 | 1902-10 De La Rue 2s6d deep slate purple on chalk surfaced paper, mint nh
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 2s6d deep slate purple on chalk surfaced paper, mint nh, superb and fresh
Estimation: 320 – 400 GBP
Lot 70452 | 1902-10 De La Rue 2s6d slate purple on chalk surfaced paper from the foot of the sheet, mint nh
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 2s6d slate purple on chalk surfaced paper from the foot of the sheet, mint nh, fresh and very fine.
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70453 | 1902-10 De La Rue 2s6d dull purple on chalk-surfaced paper in mint top marginal single
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 2s6d dull purple on chalk-surfaced paper in mint top marginal single, only a faint trace of gum disturbance at top, paper adherence along…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70454 | 1902-10 De La Rue 5s bright carmine, mint nh
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 5s bright carmine, mint nh, fine an fresh.
Estimation: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 70455 | 1902-10 De La Rue 5s deep bright carmine, mint nh
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 5s deep bright carmine, mint nh, fine and fresh.
Estimation: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 70456 | 1902-10 De La Rue 10s die proof in black on glazed card
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 10s die proof in black on glazed card, 92x60mm, endorsed « AFTER HARDENING » and dated « 25 NOV. 01 », fine and very rare (SG £4’500).
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70457 | 1902-10 De La Rue 10/- Deep ultramarine, fresh unmounted mint;
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 10s deep ultramarine mint nh, fresh and fine, cert. Brandon (2008) (SG Spec. M53 (2)).
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70458 | 1902-10 De La Rue 10/- Ultramarine marginal example from the top of the sheet, fresh unmounted mint;
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 10/- Ultramarine marginal example from the top of the sheet, fresh unmounted mint; vertical gum bend not detracting from the very fresh…
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 70459 | 1902-10 De La Rue 10s ultramarine mint og
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue 10s ultramarine mint og, appears nh with perhaps some faint gum disturbance, well centred, very fine (SG £1’000 for hinged)
Estimation: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 70460 | 1902-10 De La Rue £1 dull blue-green; fresh unmounted mint,
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902-10 De La Rue £1 dull blue-green mint nh, a fine and well centred example of this scarce high value.
Estimation: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 70461 | 1902 De La Rue £1 dull blue green mint og,
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1902 De La Rue £1 dull blue green mint og, appears mint nh, very fine and fresh (SG £2’000 as hinged)
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 70462 | 1910 2d Group of six colour trials and a die proof prepared for use by De La Rue for the « Tyrian Plum »
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1910 2d Group of six colour trials and a die proof prepared for use by De La Rue for the « Tyrian Plum », with proof in black on glazed card (stamp size),…
Estimation: 90’000 – 100’000 GBP
Lot 70463 | 1910 2d Tyrian Plum, prepared for use by De La Rue but not issued, with large part original gum
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1902-10 De La Rue Issues
1910 2d Tyrian Plum, prepared for use by De La Rue but not issued, with large part original gum, cert. BPA (2012) which inexplicably states « minor surface…
Estimation: 80’000 – 90’000 GBP
Lot 70464 | 1911 Harrison 1d aniline rose mint nh control « A11 »
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911 Harrison & Sons Issues
1911 Harrison 1d aniline rose mint nh control « A11 », centred right though very fresh and attractive, cert. RPS (1981) for the original strip of three this…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 70465 | 1911-13 Somerset house 2/6d.pale Dull reddish-purple, marginal example from the foot of the sheet showing date cut,
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House 2s6d pale dull reddish-purple mint lh marginal example from the foot of the sheet showing date cut, very fine (SG £950+).
Estimation: 420 – 500 GBP
Lot 70466 | 1911-13 Somerset house 2/6d. Dull reddish-purple, fresh unmounted mint (
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House 2s6d dull reddish-purple mint nh, expertising handstamp on reverse, fine and fresh (SG Spec. M50 (2)).
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70467 | 1911-13 Somerset house 2/6d.pale Dull reddish-purple, fresh unmounted mint.
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House 2s6d pale dull reddish-purple mint nh, fresh and fine (SG Spec. M50 (4)).
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70468 | 1911-13 Somerset house 2/6d. Dark purple, from the lower right corner of the sheet, fresh unmounted mint (mounted in the margin);
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House 2s6d dark purple mint nh, from the lower right corner of the sheet (mounted in the margin), light gum wrinkle or bend at upper left…
Estimation: 360 – 400 GBP
Lot 70469 | 1911-13 Somerset house 5/- Carmine-red, a superbly fresh unmounted mint example.
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House 5s carmine-red mint nh, very fine and fresh (SG Spec. M52 (1)).
Estimation: 380 – 440 GBP
Lot 70470 | 1911-13 Somerset house 5/- Carmine, a superbly fresh unmounted mint example
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House 5s carmine mint nh, a superbly fresh example, expertising handstamp on reverse (SG Spec M52 (2)).
Estimation: 380 – 400 GBP
Lot 70471 | 1911-13 Somerset house 10/- Bright blue from the lower right corner,
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House 10s bright blue mint nh from the lower right corner (mounted in the margin only), very fine.
Estimation: 900 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 70472 | 1911-13 Somerset house 10/- blue, a superbly fresh unmounted mint example
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House 10s blue, a superbly fresh mint nh example (SG Spec M54(2)).
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70473 | 1911-13 Somerset house 10/- deep blue, a superbly fresh unmounted mint example
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset house 10/- deep blue, a superbly fresh unmounted mint example S.G Spec M54(3)
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70474 | 1911-13 Somerset house £1 Deep Green from the right of the sheet, unmounted mint; very fine
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House £1 deep green mint nh from the right of the sheet, very fine.
Estimation: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 70475 | 1911-13 Somerset House £1 deep green mint nh
Great Britain » King Edward VII » 1911-13 Somerset House Issues
1911-13 Somerset House £1 deep green mint nh, very fine (SG £3’000 for mint nh)
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 70476 | 1910 1 1/2d Hentschel colour essay in brown on white wove paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1910 1 1/2d Hentschel colour essay in brown on white wove paper, 39x49mm, with handstruck « W/41 » above design, most attractive and scarce (SG £1’250)
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70477 | 1911 First proof 1/2d, 1d, 1 1/2d, 2d, 2 1/2d and 3d together as a block printed in black on white wove paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 First proof 1/2d, 1d, 1 1/2d, 2d, 2 1/2d and 3d together as a block printed in black on white wove paper, inscribed « 1st Proof » in pencil, all values…
Estimation: 5’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 70478 | 1911 De La Rue Minerva head, se-tenant with Downey
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 De La Rue Minerva head, se-tenant with Downey head trial in scarlet taken from the sheet of 48 where only 12 had the KGV head; fine and very rare.Note:…
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70479 | 1911 3d Engravers sketch die for unissued value, cut down die proof in dark brown mounted on card
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 3d Engravers sketch die for unissued value, cut down die proof in dark brown mounted on card (58x90mm), showing shaded background to head and upper…
Estimation: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 70480 | 1911 3d Engravers sketch die for unissued value printed in orange on thick white paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 3d Engravers sketch die for unissued value printed in orange on thick white paper with white background to head and shaded upper corners (see SG Spec….
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70481 | 1911 3d Engravers sketch die for the unissued value, cut down die proof used as a colour trial printed in rose-red on thick white paper
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911 3d Engravers sketch die for the unissued value, cut down die proof used as a colour trial printed in rose-red on thick white paper, using the die…
Estimation: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 70482 | 1911-12 Downey Head 1d. carmine A.11 control block
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911-12 Downey Head 1d carmine A.11 control block of six on thick chalk surfaced paper without watermark from plate 1a; unmounted mint; very rare, believed…
Estimation: 1’500 – 1’800 GBP
Lot 70483 | 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
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
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, diagonal…
Estimation: 900 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 70484 | 1911-12 Downey Head Die 2, 1/2d. scarlet and 1d.
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911-12 Downey Head Die II, 1/2d scarlet and 1d green imperforate marginal colour trials from the foot of the sheet, on gummed watermarked paper, both…
Estimation: 12’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 70485 | 1911-12 Downey Head 1d colour trial in carmine
Great Britain » King George V » 1911-12 Downey Head Issues
1911-12 Downey Head 1d colour trial in carmine, perf.14.8×14, printed on gummed, watermarked Crown paper, very fine
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70486 | 1912 Medal head bromide on glossy card (142 x 92mm)
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 Medal head bromide on glossy card (142 x 92mm) with manuscript « 46 Medal head » at foot, by J.A.C. Harrison from his 1912 Sketch. Attractive and scarce
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70487 | 1913 Medal head bromide on glossy card (82 x109mm)
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1913 Medal head bromide on glossy card (82 x109mm) with manuscript date « 4.4.13 » at lower left, by J.A.C. Harrison from his 1912 sketch. Attractive and…
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70488 | 1912 1d Coinage head die proof (state 1f) with black surround printed in black on white proof carton paper (39x53mm)
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 1d Coinage head die proof (state 1f) with black surround printed in black on white proof carton paper (39x53mm), slight thin not noticeable from the…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70489 | 1912-24 2 1/2d ROYAL BLUE on small piece tied by nearly complete « BRITISH POST OFFICE / SYMRNA » cds
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 2 1/2d ROYAL BLUE on small piece tied by nearly complete « BRITISH POST OFFICE / SYMRNA » cds, very fine and scarce shade, not priced used by SG,…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70490 | 1912 (Dec 23) Large handpainted envelope, 32x23cm, illustration showing « Mons Meg » cannon at Edinburgh Castle,
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 (Dec 23) Large handpainted envelope, 32x23cm, with illustration in sepia showing « Mons Meg » cannon at Edinburgh Castle, painted by Hugh Rose and sent…
Estimation: 3’400 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 70491 | 1912-24 4d Slate-Green mint marginal block of four from the foot of the sheet with variety double watermark
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912-24 4d Slate-Green mint marginal block of four from the foot of the sheet with variety double watermark (one inverted and reversed), large part original…
Estimation: 1’800 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 70492 | 1913 5d Die proof in black on white glazed card (40x45mm)
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1913 5d Die proof in black on white glazed card (40x45mm), showing fully cleared surround showing completed design, slight thin patch on reverse, fine
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70493 | 1913 6d Die Proof in black on white glazed card affixed to a large annotated piece overprinted « CANCELLED »
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1913 6d Die Proof in black on white glazed
card affixed to a large annotated piece overprinted « CANCELLED » (19.5×2.5mm) in red, endorsed 11.N / From…
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 70494 | 1912 8d Eve’s Pillar Design essay in imperforate block of four printed in black on thin glazed card
Great Britain » King George V » 1912-24 Profile Head Issues
1912 8d Eve’s Pillar Design essay in imperforate block of four printed in black on thin glazed card with background of evenly shaded horizontal lines (SG…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70495 | 1913 Waterlow 2/6d. Deep Sepia-brown, imperceptibly mounted (possibly unmounted mint)
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow 2s6d deep sepia-brown, mint, imperceptibly mounted (possibly unmounted mint), a well centred example with lovely fresh colour (SG £400).
Estimation: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 70496 | 1913 Waterlow 2s6d deep sepia-brown mint n.h.
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow 2s6d deep sepia-brown mint n.h., centred to lower right, a very fresh example.
Estimation: 200 – 260 GBP
Lot 70497 | 1913 Waterlow 5/- Rose-carmine, imperceptibly mounted (possibly unmounted mint),
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow 5s rose-carmine, imperceptibly mounted (possibly unmounted mint), a very fresh and well centred example (SG £625).
Estimation: 160 – 200 GBP
Lot 70498 | 1913 Waterlow 5s pale carmine mint nh
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow 5s pale carmine mint nh, light bend not detracting from the very fresh and fine appearance (SG Spec. N66 (2)).
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 70499 | 1913 Waterlow 5s and 1915 De La Rue 10s both with Guernsey cds
Great Britain » King George V » 1913-19 Seahorse Issues
1913 Waterlow 5s and 1915 De La Rue 10s both with Guernsey cds, the 5s with faint surface scratch otherwise fine duo, ex Laurenzi (SG £1’200)
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP