5 Dec 2025 – 9 Dec 2025
415 lots
Lot 50050 | 1841 1d. red « Black » pl. 5, NG-PL, A superb mint marginal inscriptional block of 18
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d red pl.5 NG/PL, from the « black » plates, a superb mint marginal inscriptional block of 18 from the right of the sheet with full deckle edge, showing…
Estimation: 12’000 – 14’000 GBP
Lot 50051 | 1840 1d black pl.6 TF with three margins on entire, redirected with further 1d black pl.5
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 TF with three margins on entire tied red MC from
Manchester to London, then re-directed to Dulwich with additional 1d black (RI)
Pl.5,…
Estimation: 850 – 950 GBP
Lot 50052 | 1840 1d black pl.6 CK, mint with large part original gum
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 CK, mint with large part original gum (toned), large balanced margins all round, fine; cert. BPA (2019).
Estimation: 2’000 – 2’400 GBP
Lot 50053 | 1840 1d black pl.6 FA/GC block of 6 on entire from Holt to Norwich (excised and replaced)
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 FA/GC block of 6 with just touched to
good margins on entire from Holt to Norwich (Norfolk), tied by six fine strikes of black MC,…
Estimation: 7’500 – 8’500 GBP
Lot 50054 | 1840 1d intense black pl.6 FI, mint with large part original gum
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d intense black pl.6 FI, mint with large part original gum, good margins all round, fine; cert. BPA (1977).
Estimation: 2’000 – 2’400 GBP
Lot 50055 | 1840 1d black pl.6 IA and 1840 2d blue pl.1 AD, two stunning mint examples of the world’s first two postage stamps
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 IA and 1840 2d blue pl.1 AD, two stunning mint examples of the world’s first two postage stamps, each with large part original gum and…
Estimation: 16’000 – 18’000 GBP
Lot 50056 | 1840 1d black pl.6 RI-RL horizontal strip four and 1840 2d blue KA on entire from York to Kirkby Stephen
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 RI-RL horizontal strip of four, margins just
touched at top, additionally with 1840 2d blue KA, three margins, on entire
from York…
Estimation: 2’200 – 2’600 GBP
Lot 50057 | 1840 1d. black, pl. 7, KI-LJ mint block of four on experimental thin paper
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.7 KI-LJ mint block of four on experimental thin paper, good balanced margins all round, with large part re-distributed gum, good fresh…
Estimation: 26’000 – 30’000 GBP
Lot 50058 | 1840 1d. black, pl. 7, MC-ME, mint horizontal strip of three
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.7 MC-ME mint horizontal strip of three, good to large margins all round, with large part original gum; a couple of folds in between the…
Estimation: 6’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 50059 | 1840 1d black pl.8 ED-EE pair and FH-FL strip of five tied to piece
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.8 ED-EE pair and FH-FL strip of five, with good to very large margins, neatly tied to small piece by good strikes of the red Maltese cross,…
Estimation: 2’000 – 2’400 GBP
Lot 50060 | 1840 1d black pl.8 QD-RF used block of six with good to large margins, neatly tied to small piece
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.8 QD-RF used block of six with good to large margins, neatly tied to small piece by good strikes of the black Maltese cross, a rare multiple…
Estimation: 4’600 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 50061 | 1840 1d. black, Pl. 9, GE, Unused with large part original
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black, Pl. 9, GE, Unused with large part original gum (a little toned), good margins all round; fine. Cert R.P.S. (1986).
Estimation: 2’000 – 2’400 GBP
Lot 50062 | 1840 1d pl.9 IL, red printing from « black plate », variety WATERMARK INVERTED, used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d pl.9 IL, red printing from « black plate », variety WATERMARK INVERTED, clear to good margins all around, black MC, small tear at right, still very…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50063 | 1840 1d. black Pl. 9 LE-LG,ME-MG in 2 strips of 3 with
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black Pl. 9 LE-LG,ME-MG in 2 strips of 3 with close to good margins on entire
to London tied black MC cancels with ‘’Woodstock MR 15 41’’ departure…
Estimation: 3’400 – 3’800 GBP
Lot 50064 | 1841 1d pl. 10, red printing from « black plate » in vertical pair DG-EG and FG
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d pl. 10, red printing from « black plate » in vertical pair DG-EG (margin just touched upper right corner), also a fine four-margin single FG.
Estimation: 50 – 70 GBP
Lot 50065 | 1840 1d black pl. 10 KH with 4 clear margins and red M
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl. 10 KH with 4 clear margins and red MC (scarcer on this plate). (S.G. Spec. AS66h, £1’500).
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50066 | 1841 (Jun 21) envelope from Sherborne (Dorset) to Andover bearing 1840 1d black pl.11 DE
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Jun 21) envelope from Sherborne (Dorset) to Andover bearing 1840 1d black pl.11 DE, with huge margins showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at…
Estimation: 850 – 950 GBP
Lot 50067 | GB 1841 1d red pl.10 and pl.11 group
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d red pl.10 and pl.11 group, with pl.10 incl. vertical pair DG-EG (margin just touched upper right corner) and a fine four-margin single FG, and…
Estimation: 60 – 80 GBP
Lot 50068 | 1840 1d black pl.11 PL, good to very large margins
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.11 PL, good to very large margins neatly tied to entire letter dated 13th March 1841 by a good strike of the black Maltese cross; plus…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50069 | 1841 1d red-brown pl.11 QL printing from the »black » plate, mint
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d red-brown pl.11 QL printing from the »black » plate, with good to large margins, mint large part o.g., fine and fresh, an exceptional example;…
Estimation: 850 – 950 GBP
Lot 50070 | 1840 1d. black, pl. 11, SK (roller flaw), good margins
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black, pl. 11, SK (roller flaw), good margins all round, tied to entire letter from Liverpool to London then re-directed to Kenilworth by a good…
Estimation: 850 – 950 GBP
Lot 50071 | 1840 1d black group of three four-margined used examples
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black group of three four-margined used examples incl. pl.3 DH (small corner crease), pl.5 FA (small thin) and pl.8 CD (fine).
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50072 | 1840-41 small range on card with a group of four 1d blacks with four margins
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840-41 small range on card with a group of four 1d blacks with four margins (two with faults, one matched with « black » printing in red), also 1d black…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50073 | 1840 1d black group of 10 examples with four margins, different plates,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black group of 10 used examples with four margins, different plates, a few with good MC strikes, odd small imperfection, useful group.
Estimation: 800 – 900 GBP
Lot 50074 | 1840 1d Penny Black Official VR, glass support cliché
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black V. R. Official
1840 1d Penny Black Official VR, glass support cliché in black, numbered and registered at base “8/1” & “c.8”. The Penny Black has never been mentioned…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50075 | 1840 1d Penny Black Official VR, a spectacular negative
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black V. R. Official
1840 1d Penny Black Official VR, a spectacular negative glass cliché from a negative master matrix. The Penny Black has never been mentioned in the literature…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50076 | 1840 V.R. Officials 1d black FA-FB pair, « used » for cancellation trial removal experiments by Rowland Hill
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black V. R. Official
1840 V.R. Officials 1d black FA-FB pair, « used » for cancellation trial removal experiments by Rowland Hill, showing traces of the red Maltese cross,…
Estimation: 10’000 – 12’000 GBP
Lot 50077 | VR Official – Cancellations Trial: 1840 VR Official 1d Black lettered NK, used for cancellation removal experiments and with 7-ring obliterator in black
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black V. R. Official
1840 VR Official 1d Black lettered NK, used for cancellation removal experiments and
with 7-ring obliterator in black demonstrating the official attempt…
Estimation: 3’400 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 50078 | 1843 (Jul 14) entire with 1840 2d blue pl.1 AD tied by a good strike of the London « 7 » in Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1843 (Jul 14) entire from London to Preston (Horrocks Miller correspondence) with 1840 2d blue pl.1 AD, frameline just about complete at lower right otherwise…
Estimation: 4’200 – 4’600 GBP
Lot 50079 | 1840 2d.blue, Pl. 1, BA-CE, a magnificent used block
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 BA/CE, a magnificent used block of ten, with close (CA just touched at foot) to large margins all round, neatly cancelled by good strikes…
Estimation: 15’000 – 20’000 GBP
Lot 50080 | 1840 2d.blue, Pl.1, FK-GL, a magnificent marginal inscriptional
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 FK-GL, a magnificent marginal inscriptional block of four from the right of the sheet, showing “CE 2d. Per Label. 2/- Per Row of 12….
Estimation: 50’000 – 60’000 GBP
Lot 50081 | 1841 (13 May) 1840 2d blue pl.1 GH on a pair of covers with left and right vertical bisects of the same stamp
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1841 (13 May) 1840 2d blue pl.1 GH on a pair of covers with left and right vertical bisects of the same stamp; both sent from Hull to Beverley, both stamps…
Estimation: 80’000 – 90’000 GBP
Lot 50082 | 1840 2d bright blue pl.1 HB-IC block of 4 used with red MCs
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d bright blue pl.1 HB/IC block of 4 used with red MCs, clear to good margins, minor faults on IB otherwise a fine multiple from this scarcer shade…
Estimation: 2’000 – 2’400 GBP
Lot 50083 | 1840 2d blue pl.1 JI, with good margins all round, neatly cancelled by a superb strike of the no « 7 » in black Maltese cross
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 JI, with good margins all round, neatly cancelled by a superb strike of the no « 7 » in black Maltese cross; fine and very rare; cert….
Estimation: 1’500 – 1’700 GBP
Lot 50084 | 1840 2d. blue, Pl.1, MD, good margins all round, neatly
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue, Pl.1, MD, good margins all round, neatly cancelled by No « 3 » in black Maltese cross; Rare.
Estimation: 1’700 – 1’900 GBP
Lot 50085 | 1840 2d. blue, Pl. 1, NF, large margins all round,
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 NF, large margins all round, neatly cancelled by a very fine strike of the red Maltese cross, tiny corner bend next to F mentioned for…
Estimation: 340 – 380 GBP
Lot 50086 | 1840 2d. blue, pl. 1, RD, good to large margins, neatly
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue, pl. 1, RD, good to large margins, neatly cancelled by a fine strike of the red Maltese Cross, very minor wrinkle, otherwise fine.
Estimation: 280 – 300 GBP
Lot 50087 | 1840 2d blue pl.2 AA/BB in block of four with good margins and neat strikes of a black MC
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.2 AA/BB in block of four with good margins and neat strikes of a black MC, small scissor cut in margin at right (clear of designs) and…
Estimation: 2’600 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50088 | 1841 (Jul 19) entire to Preston, endorsed « Registered/No 58/ 1/- » in red, bearing 1840 2d blue pl.2 pair
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1841 (Jul 19) entire to Preston, endorsed « Registered/No 58/ 1/- » in red manuscript (fee paid in cash), bearing 1840 2d blue pl.2 AJ-AK (just cut into…
Estimation: 2’000 – 2’400 GBP
Lot 50089 | 1840 2d blue pl.2 CB with a very fine strike of a blue Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.2 CB with a very fine strike of a blue Maltese Cross, close to very large margins, faint diagonal bend at top left not detracting from…
Estimation: 900 – 1’400 GBP
Lot 50090 | 1840 2d deep blue pl.2 FD-FF horizontal strip of three on cover to Poole
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d deep blue pl.2 FD-FF horizontal strip of three, close to good margins, on cover to Poole, dated ‘’11 NO 40’’ and tied by neat strikes of red MC….
Estimation: 2’000 – 2’400 GBP
Lot 50091 | 1840 2d blue pl.2 IH with four good margins and full strike of the London « 12 » in MC
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.2 IH with four good margins and full strike of the London « 12 » in MC, of a particularly deep, rich shade, a magnificent example; cert….
Estimation: 1’700 – 1’900 GBP
Lot 50092 | 1840 2d blue pl2 IK-IL used pair
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl2 IK-IL used pair, fine to very good margins, cancelled by two crisp black MCs, very fine.
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50093 | 1840 2d deep blue pl.2 OE-OF in horizontal pair with two crisp strikes of black MC
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d deep blue pl.2 OE-OF in horizontal pair with good to large margins and two crisp strikes of black MC, shallow hinge thin and OE with small corner…
Estimation: 420 – 460 GBP
Lot 50094 | Withdrawn
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d deep blue pl.2 pair QG-QH, touched to good margins, horizontal pair tied on a fragment by 1844 type postmark, a very rare usage (SG D1xc, £4’000)
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50095 | 1840 2d deep full blue pl. 2 RG with four margins and lightly struck black M
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d deep full blue pl. 2 RG with four margins and lightly struck black MC, faint crease, an attractive example (S.G. £1’200).
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 50096 | 1841 1d. red brown, CI-CL strip of four, close to large
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d. red brown, CI-CL strip of four, close to large margins, used on piece with bluish barred numerals of Leek, fine.
Estimation: 160 – 200 GBP
Lot 50097 | 1841 1d. red-brown, CG, showing trace of hair on plate
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d. red-brown, CG, showing trace of hair on plate variety, good to large margins, unused with part gum, fine.
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 50098 | 1841 1d. red-brown, pl. 25, BH, close to good margins,
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d. red-brown, pl. 25, BH, close to good margins, cancelled by Coventry distinctive Maltese Cross in black, fine (S.G. £750).
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 50099 | 1841 1d. red-brown, pl. 25, TF, tied to piece with
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d red-brown pl.25 TF tied to piece with black Maltese Cross and Kelso 1843 (Sept. 19) boxed cancellation, fine.
Estimation: 70 – 90 GBP