Lot No | Country | SG Ref | Description | Estimate | Image |
1322 | Argentina | | 1900-2010 Huge mint & used accumulation from mid to modern with main focus on mint & unmounted mint modern period comprising a part of a dealers stock all priced and a large collection in albums of mainly mint 1960-2010 period including sets, single and miniature sheets and another album with the continuation of the modern issues. The lot catalogues many £1000s. (1000's) HEAVY/OVERSIZE LOT - OVERSEAS SHIPPING SURCHARGE APPLIES. {CC} US2 | £1175 | |
2826 | Belgium | 57a | 1869-80 King Leopold II - 5f Red-Brown superb 'GAND' CDS used 'socked on the nose', with 2010 Kaiser photo-certificate, states ‘genuine’ ‘exemplary example without fault’. Cat £2500 {U} US | £1335 | |
3280 | Bermuda | 89k | 1924-32 Script 2/6d black and bright orange vermilion/deep blue very fine used, ST. GEORGES c.d.s., with RPS(2005) certificate Cat £3000 {U} | £2120 | |
3288 | Bermuda | 89h | 1930 GV large key plate 2/6d wmk Script, grey black & pale orange vermilion on grey blue fine appearance, m.m. with h/r. Cat £2750 {MH} | £1350 | |
4515 | Burma | | 1942 OHMS cover from 'Dy Commr, Chin Hills, Camp Tiddim' (sender's name at lower left) to E.S.Hyde, Addl. Superintendent, Aijal franked at 2a by 1938-40 6p bright blue and 1½a turquoise green with provisional type-written 'OHMS' overprint, tied on arrival by 'AIJAL/LUSHAI HILLS' c.d.s. 2 OCT 42, further strikes of same on reverse. A wonderful Chin Hills provisional cover carried by the emergency runner post, which evidently entered the system away from a normal post office. Very rare. Ex Gerald Davis and with Stanley Gibbons sales card {C} US5 | £1245 | |
4570 | Canada | 12 | 1852-57 7½d Yellow-Green Imperf v.f.u. 4 good margins. Fresh bright colour. Rare in such fine condition. Cat £2500 {U} US | £1335 | |
4595 | Canada | 33 | 1859 10c Black-Brown f.u. with 1995 BPA Cert, states Genuine but with diagonal corner creases and a crease below 'C' of cents, however these are all very very small and hardly show under magnification. (o/c SW). Rare. Cat £2500 {U} US | £1068 | |
5262 | Canada | | 1953-2010 Shoebox packed with a remarkable accumulation of booklets. Apparently almost all different with definitives and commorative booklets from 1950's through to 2010 with a good degree of completion for the period. Many many 100's . Face value alone is over $1800 (£1050+). HEAVY/OVERSIZE LOT - OVERSEAS SHIPPING SURCHARGE APPLIES. {BK} US3 | £1022 | |
5379 | Canada - New Brunswick | 5 | 1851-60 1s reddish mauve fine used, four small even margins, neat oval cancel, very fresh Cat £4500 {U} US2 | £1184 | |
5607 | Cape of Good Hope | 13a | 1861 Woodblock 1d carmine very fine used, large margins Cat £4000 {U} US | £1346 | |
6060 | China - Taiwan | 129-32 | 1951 Silver Yuan surcharges on Whistling Swans set(4) very fine unused, never hinged Cat £2500 {MH} | £1590 | |
6761 | Egypt | | 1944-81 An extensive collection of u.m. sets and mini sheets, mainly in blocks of 4, plus some additional duplication. Appears to be almost complete for the period 1944 to 1981. Housed in a 64 page stockbook. Stated to catalogue £8200. Many, many 100's. Cat £8200 HEAVY/OVERSIZE LOT - OVERSEAS SHIPPING SURCHARGE APPLIES. {UM} | £1000 | |
8464 | German States | | 1849-1920 A packed Lighthouse stockbook with the enormous mint, unused & used collection organised into states order. From- Baden(21), Bavaria(1100+), Bergerdorf (5), Bremen(5), Brunswick(19), Hamburg(4), Hanover (30), Lubeck(19), Mecklenburg Schwerin (3), Mecklenburg Strelitz (6), Oldenburg (13), Prussia (47), Saxony (28), Schlesvig Holstein(3) Schlesvig (2), Holstaein(4), Thurn & Taxis (18), Wurttemburg((650), N.German Federation (202), to- Alsace & Lorraine(51). Over 2,200+ stamps. Mnay well-catalogued values. A few are mint, many unused no gum, very many used offering a wide range of postmark interest. Quality is mixed from very fine to some with thins, perf faults etc. A wonderful lot offering hours of pleasure. HEAVY/OVERSIZE LOT - OVERSEAS SHIPPING SURCHARGE APPLIES. {MX} | £1272 | |
8865 | Germany - West Berlin | B35-854 | 1948-90 Nearly complete 1948-90 Mint and/or Used coln in very clean special hingeless album, in places Mint & Used with additional pages to accommodate duplication, commences from 1948 black set to 5m Used (forged ovpts), 1949 red ovpt set Used (not expertised), 1949 UPU set Mint, 1949 Alms set Used, 1950 ERP 20pf Mint & Used, 1050 Orchestra set Mint, 1981 Lortzing 20pf Mint, 1951 Stamp Day pair u.m., 1952 Beethoven 30pf Used, 1951/1951-2/1953 Freedom Bell sets complete Used, 1952-53 Berliners set Used, 1953 Kaiser Wilhelm Church set Used, 1953 Uprising pair Used & 30pf Mint, 1954 Buildings 7pf & 70pf Mint & Used, 1953-63 Buildings set Mint, 1954 Stamp Exhib 20pf u.m. & Used, 1955 Furtwangler 40pf Mint & Used, later definitive sets 1961-2 Portraits u.m., 1970-73 Pres Heinemman, set u.m., 1971-74 Accident Prevention set u.m, 1975-82 Undustry & Tech u.m. & Used, 1986-89 German Women Used (missing 100pf), 1987-90 Tourist Sights Used, Humanitarian sets, etc, a superb compilation with catalogue value of around £4800 (excl 1948/49 ovpts). Cat £4800 HEAVY/OVERSIZE LOT - OVERSEAS SHIPPING SURCHARGE APPLIES. {CC} | £1200 | |
9535 | Great Britain - QV (line engraved) | 2 | 1840 1d black, plate 1a, QF, 4 neat margins, free from faults (ultra-violet lamp checked), very fresh, very fine unused no gum. Hinge remain, o/wise superb. Cat £18500 {MH} | £2544 | |
9560 | Great Britain - QV (line engraved) | 14 | 1841 2d blue, NJ, 4 small margins, fresh m.m. Checked under UV lamp. Cat £5000 {MH} | £2014 | |
9570 | Great Britain - QV (line engraved) | 7 | 1841 1d red-brown, from 'black' plate 9, block of 4, SJ-TK, clear to good margins all around, neat black MC cancels, fine used. RARE, only 2 or 3 used blocks known. Ex. H.O Fraser CORP. RPS Cert. (1984). This item realised £2900 (incl. premium) at David Feldman Auction, Switzerland, in December 2019 (Lot 50074). {U} US4 | £2626 | |
9716 | Great Britain - QV (embossed) | 57 | 1847 10d deepish brown, 4 ENORMOUS MARGINS, very fresh, very fine used. SUPERB. SG Spec. H2 (2). Signed Richter and PFENNINGER. Cat £2200 {U} | £1272 | |
9722 | Great Britain - QV (embossed) | 58wk | 1847 6d mauve, shaved on each side, watermark inverted and reversed, light age stain at top, very fine unused no gum (checked under UV lamp). Rare. Cat £19500 {MH} | £1373 | |
9729 | Great Britain - QV (embossed) | 57 | 1852 An entire letter from Trinity College Cambridge via Birmingham to Enstone, Oxfordshire with a 1d red(removed from top right corner), at Enstone the postmaster added 10d & 1d which are cancelled 278 of Enstone for redirection postage to Geneva, French transit (Calais) & Geneva arrival cds. Noted a part strike of Handsworth on reverse, ‘insufficiently Stamped’ in red, rate marks '1' in black manuscript & '120' in red. The 10d embossed has 4 margins(close at right side) the 1d red has 3 large margins, just trimmed at left side. The recipient is being asked to attend to proceed to his M.A. A lovely item of interest to postal historians & University historians. {C} | £1590 | |
9790 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 75 | 1862-64 3d deep carmine-rose, BA, centred to NW, fine m.m. Scarce. Cat £4800 {MH} US | £1112 | |
9836 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 85wi | 1862-64 6d lilac, with hair lines, DB, centred to bottom, a few lightly toned perfs, pressed crease across top, m.m. RARE. Cat £8250 {MH} US | £1468 | |
9843 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 87b | 1862-64 9d straw, MK, on THICK PAPER, off-centre to top, extremely fresh/super colour, some gum disturbance at edges, h/r, most o.g. RARE. Cat £6000 {MH} US | £1224 | |
9854 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | (92) | 1865-67 3d rose, plate 4, AF, IMPERFORATE IMPRIMATUR, upper marginal with guide cross, fresh unused no gum. Scarce. Cat £2500 {E} US | £1313 | |
9973 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 118 | 1867-80 2s dull blue, NB, centred to NE, part o.g. Scarce. Cat £4500 {MH} US | £1290 | |
9976 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 119 | 1867-80 2s deep blue, OJ, slightly yellowed gum, m.m. Cat £5000 {MH} US | £1246 | |
9981 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 120b | 1867-80 2s milky blue, NG, centred to NE, full light IPSWICH thimble cds, extremely fresh, superb used. EXHIBITION QUALITY. Cat £2000 {U} | £2120 | |
9984 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 121 | 1867-80 2s brown, HA, off-centre to NW, tiny black spot at upper right mentioned for accuracy, very fresh, part o.g. Brandon Cert. (2008). RARE. Cat £30000 {MH} US | £6452 | |
9985 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 121 | 1867-80 2s pale brown, GF, centred to top, light postmark, very good used. Cat £4250 {U} | £1484 | |
9986 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | (128) | 1867-83 10s, DIE PROOF in black on white glazed card, dated May 2, 1878, pencil marking on reverse 'lined/background/recut/181', hinge remains, fine unused. Cat £3500 {D} US | £1869 | |
10012 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 129 | 1867-83 wmk Cross £1 brown-lilac, FJ, centred to SE, slightly smudged GLASGOW cds, superb original intense colour, very fine used. Cat. £7875 incl. premium. {U} US | £2884 | |
10013 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 129 | 1867-83 wmk Cross £1, IMPERF COLOUR TRIAL IN BLUE, ovptd. SPECIMEN Type 9, fresh, fine mint. Cat £2700 {S} US | £1335 | |
10014 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 129 | 1867-83 wmk Cross £1 brown-lilac, GG, centred slightly to right, GLASGOW cds, v.f.u. Holcombe Cert. (1987) rather harshly mentions 'slight staining around the date on the cancel and has slight 'wrinkling' upper right'. These are not particularly obvious to us. But he then summarises 'A very lovely looking stamp'. Cat £4500 {U} US | £2047 | |
10015 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 129 | 1867-83 wmk Cross £1 brown-lilac, AG, centred to right, rich colour, LIVERPOOL/EXCHANGE cds, fine used. Cat £4500 {U} US | £1891 | |
10016 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 129 | 1867-83 wmk Cross £1 brown-lilac, CB, centred low, neat BRIGHTON cds in blue, extremely fresh, superb used. Brandon Cert. (2020). RARE. Cat £4500 {U} | £2120 | |
10018 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 129s | 1867-83 wmk Cross £1 brown-lilac, DB, ovptd. SPECIMEN Type 9, off-centre to left, excellent original colour, h/r, fine m.m. RARE. Cat £6250 {S} US | £3560 | |
10019 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 129s | 1867-83 wmk Cross £1 brown-lilac, CG, ovptd. SPECIMEN Type 9, centred to SE, superb original colour, m.m. A couple of toned perfs mentioned for accuracy. SCARCE. Cat £6250 {S} | £2544 | |
10020 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 130 | 1867-83 blued paper 5s rose, plate 4, CH, small hinge thin, h/r, most o.g. RARE. Cat £35000 {MH} US | £6898 | |
10021 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 130 | 1867-83 wmk Anchor blued paper 5s rose, GC, well centred, neat GORTON cds, very fresh, very fine used. Cat. £7000 incl. premium. RARE. {U} | £2120 | |
10022 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 131 | 1867-83 wmk Anchor blued paper 10s grey-green, BH, centred to SW, light slightly smudged cds, fine used. Cat £4500 {U} US | £1424 | |
10023 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 132 | 1867-83 wmk Anchor blued paper £1 brown-lilac, DE, centred to bottom, light MANCHESTER cds, skilfully repaired at top, o/wise fine used. Rare. Cat £7500 {U} US | £1424 | |
10024 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 133 | 1867-83 blued paper £5 orange, AL, centred to left, crisp upright PARLIAMEN ST. No. 12/S.W. cds and light boxed cancel, orange crayon cross, v.g.u. RARE. Cat £12500 {U} US | £2666 | |
10025 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 133 | 1867-83 blued paper £5 orange, DI, centred slightly to NW, neat central HOPE ST. GLASGOW cds, small light pressed corner crease mentioned for accuracy, v.f.u. Brandon Cert. (2016). Cat £12500 {U} US | £5785 | |
10026 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 133 | 1867-83 (slightly) blued paper £5 orange, AA, centred to bottom, light GLASGOW cds cancels, some blunted perfs at bottom left, o/wise fine used. RARE. Cat £12500 {U} US | £2670 | |
10027 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 133s | 1867-83 blued paper £5 orange, CB, ovptd. SPECIMEN Type 9, well centred, light pressed crease at right mentioned for accuracy, fine unused no gum. APS Cert. (2002). Cat £3000 {S} | £1272 | |
10032 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 135 | 1867-83 wmk Anchor 10s greenish grey, GA, full upright HULL cds, superb colour, superb used. Cat. £7000 incl. premium. {U} | £2756 | |
10033 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 136 | 1867-83 wmk Anchor £1 brown-lilac, AF, centred to top, faint ink trace at left edge, o/wise good colour and good sound used. RARE. Cat £7000 {U} US | £1730 | |
10034 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 136 | 1867-83 wmk Anchor £1 brown-lilac, BG, well centred, neat central YORK ST./MANCHESTER cds, very fine used. Cat. £12,250 incl. premium. {U} US | £3560 | |
10035 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 137 | 1867-83 £5 orange, centred slightly to NE, bottom marginal, incredibly fresh, fine l.m.m. Brandon Cert. (2014). EXCEPTIONAL. Cat £28000 {MH} US | £10458 | |
10036 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 137 | 1867-83 £5 orange, DD, centred to SE, blue crayon rather obviously erased across SW corner, trace of pressed crease at top and short perfs at lower right, neat central GLASGOW cds, v.g.u. Cat £3500 {U} US | £1513 | |
10037 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 137 | 1867-83 £5 orange, CH, a superb fresh well centred example with DERBY cds, v.f.u. This is one of the scarcer offices with only 20 examples recorded from over 2700 copies analysed. Cat. £6125 incl. premium. Exceptional. {U} | £3180 | |
10041 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | | 1872 proposed 9d design with coloured corner letters, IMPERF DIE PROOF in black on glazed card, with corner squares and plate number circles void, very fine. As illustration B on page 205 of SG Specialised. Very scarce. Cat £2250 {D} US | £1057 | |
10066 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | (141) | 1873-80 2½d, plate 15, OI, IMPERF COLOUR TRIAL IN BLUE, very fresh, fine m.m. Scarce. Cat £4000 {E} US | £1780 | |
10163 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | (129) | 1878 £1, DIE PROOF in black on white glazed card, date Apr 29, 187(-) (final number off edge of card), hinge remains on reverse, very fresh, fine. Cat £4600 {D} US | £2225 | |
10261 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 172g | 1881 1d lilac, on BLUED PAPER, well centred, fine m.m. Brandon Cert. (2021). RARE, unpriced by SG. {MH} US | £1780 | |
10269 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | (175) | 1883-84 blued paper 2s6d lilac, BC, IMPERF IMPRIMATUR, slight gum yellowing, h/r, fine m.m. VERY SCARCE. Cat £5000 {E} US | £1869 | |
10276 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | (191) | 1883-84 3d, TF, COLOUR TRIAL IN DARK PURPLE, on watermarked paper, centred to right, very fresh, small part o.g. Scarce. Cat £2100 {E} US | £1246 | |
10279 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 175 | 1883-84 blued paper 2s6d, BC, a few lightly toned perfs (show through at lower left), m.m. Very scarce. Cat £6000 {MH} US | £1394 | |
10289 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 176 | 1883-84 blued paper 5s rose, CD, well centred, LEADENHALL ST. B.O. hooded cds, very fresh, v.f.u. Cat. £6000 incl. premium. RPS Cert. (1989). Very scarce. {U} | £1696 | |
10291 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 177 | 1883-84 blued paper 10s ultramarine, IF, centred to left, horizontal crease, extremely fresh, l.m.m. With photocopy of RPS Cert. (1974) for strip of 3 (IF-IH), from which this stamp has been taken. RARE. Cat £40000 {MH} US | £11348 | |
10292 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 177a | 1883-84 blued paper 10s cobalt, KF, ovptd. SPECIMEN Type 9, centred to NW, gum creases, fresh m.m. SG Spec. K13(2)t. Cat £5000 {S} US | £2225 | |
10293 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 177a | 1883-84 blued paper 10s cobalt, BH, slightly smudged NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE cds, fine used. Philatelic Expertising (GB) Ltd. Cert. (1999). Cat. £18,750 incl. premium. RARE. {U} US | £5118 | |
10319 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 178s | 1883-84 2s6d lilac, JA, ovptd. CANCELLED Type 14, some small minor gum creases mentioned for accuracy, very fresh, u.m. RPS Cert. (2016). Very scarce. SG Spec. K10t. Cat £4000 {S} US | £1335 | |
10321 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 179a | 1883-84 white paper period 2s6d deep lilac on blued paper, MA, full neat HUDDERSFIELD cds, small blue crayon across SE corner, o/wise v.f.u. Brandon Cert. (2021). Very scarce. Cat £3600 {U} US | £1197 | |
10353 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 182 | 1883-84 10s cobalt, IF, centred to left, missing perf at top right, good used. Philatelic Expertising (GB) Ltd. Cert. (2002). RARE. Cat £8250 {U} US | £1918 | |
10354 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 182 | 1883-84 10s cobalt, FA, well centred, neat full WEST STRAND B.O./W.C. cds, very fine used. Brandon Cert. (1998). Cat. £12,375 incl. premium. {U} US | £4005 | |
10355 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 182 | 1883-84 10s cobalt, HC, partly erased red crayon in NW corner, small imperfections, neat WEST-HARTLEPOOL cds (early use on MY 10 84), v.g.u. Brandon Cert. (2020). Cat £8250 {U} US | £2136 | |
10371 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 187-96 | 1883-84 lilac and green set to 1s (redistributed gum), gum toning on 3d, 5d a little faded, h/r, m.m. A decent set. (10) Cat £5000 {MH} | £1219 | |
10398 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 185 | 1884 Crowns £1 brown-lilac, JA, centred to bottom, trace of faint pressed diagonal crease, m.m. RARE. Brandon Cert. (2006). Cat £28000 {MH} US | £12460 | |
10400 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 185 | 1884 Crowns £1 brown-lilac, TA, shows FRAME BROKEN variety, light oval Registered pmks, v.f.u. Scarce. Cat £5000 {U} US | £1869 | |
10401 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 185 | 1884 Crowns £1 brown-lilac, QC, centred to NE, ovptd. SPECIMEN Type 9, light gum toning, o/wise fine m.m. Cat £2800 {S} | £1325 | |
10402 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 185 | 1884 Crowns £1 brown-lilac, MA, centred to top, neat light oval Registered pmk, very fine used. Signed A. Brun. Cat. £4500 incl. premium. {U} | £1484 | |
10406 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 185s | 1884 Crowns £1 brown-lilac, ND, centred to SW, ovptd. SPECIMEN Type 9, fine m.m. Cat £2800 {S} US | £1157 | |
10407 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | | 1885 ½d, COLOUR TRIAL IN ORANGE-BROWN (for 1884 Stamp Committee), wmk Crown perf 14, vertical crease, light toning, h/r, m.m. Brandon Cert. (2007). Very scarce. Cat £3250 {E} US | £1157 | |
10439 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 186 | 1888 Orbs £1 brown-lilac, IA, well centred, oval Registered pmks, fine used. Cat. £6750 incl. premium. {U} US | £2115 | |
10447 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 212 | 1891 £1 deep green, QC, small gum bend, o/wise fine m.m. Cat £3500 {MH} US | £1758 | |
10453 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 212 | 1891 £1 green, KD, centred to NE, diagonal crease, very fresh, fine appearance, m.m. Cat £3500 {MH} | £1060 | |
10456 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 212 | 1891 £1 green, PD, centred to NW, light gum crease at left, very fresh, fine l.m.m. Cat £3500 {MH} US3 | £1145 | |
10457 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 214wi | 1900 Jubilee 1s green and carmine, WATERMARK INVERTED, fresh, fine m.m. Scarce. Cat £1900 {MH} US | £1112 | |
10930 | Great Britain - KGV | 404 | 1913 Waterlow £1 dull blue-green, well centred, very fresh, very fine l.m.m. Absolutely superb! Cat £2800 {MH} | £2332 | |
10933 | Great Britain - KGV | (412) | 1915 DLR 10s bright ('Cambridge') blue, centred to SW, neat rubber cds, fresh, v.g.u. SCARCE. SG Spec. N70 (3). Cat £4250 {U} US | £1153 | |
10935 | Great Britain - KGV | 405/8 | 1915 DLR 2s6d, on album pages of, apparently, all 14 shades listed in the SG specialised catalogue, basically sound but cancels vary from cds to heavy parcel, used. Obviously we cannot guarantee these shades (but there seems to have been a decent attempt at classification), and so the lot is sold 'as is'. Total Cat. Value if correctly identified would be £14,575. {U} US | £1538 | |
10990 | Great Britain - KGV | 428wi | 1924 10d turquoise blue with BLOCK WATERMARK INVERTED very fine unmounted mint. O n Stanley Gibbons sales card Cat £3750 {UM} US5 | £1245 | |
11219 | Great Britain - Covers - QV | 1 | 1840 1d intense black, plate 2, lettering unclear, tied to 1841 part EL from Greenock to Musselburgh by 3 strikes of black MC, pressed out vertical fold through adhesive, v.g.u. SG Spec. Ai (1) uc. RARE. Cat £7000 {C} US2 | £1015 | |
11246 | Great Britain - Covers - KGV | 434-7 | 1929 PUC set to 2½d on Official Congress envelope, special PUC handstamps, used to PARIS, fine. RARE. Cat. £1500 Booth (2009) {C} | £1325 | |
11718 | Great Britain - Booklets | BA6 | 1911 2s booklet (larger P.O. cypher), incl. ½d St. Andrew's Cross pane, value of stamps written in ink on front ('1.11½'), o/wise very fine and crisp, excellent quality. Cat £2800 {BK} US2 | £1175 | |
11724 | Great Britain - Booklets | BB34 | 1932 5s booklet, edition 2 (first edition of this), two 1½d panes with wmk inverted, light hinge mark on two stamps on one 1½d pane, o/wise very fine. RARE. Cat £5250 {BK} US2 | £2741 | |
11745 | Great Britain - Booklets | BD22 | 1938 3s booklet, edition 376, one 1½d pane with wmk inverted, light hinge mark on two ½d stamps, o/wise fine. Cat £1900 {BK} US2 | £1135 | |
11747 | Great Britain - Booklets | BD13 | 1940 (June) 2s6d booklet, edition 4, the 2d pane with wmk inverted, slight surface scuff on front cover, o/wise fine. Scarce. Cat. £1700 plus additional £350 for wmk variety. {BK} US2 | £1077 | |
11752 | Great Britain - Booklets | BD25 | 1940 5s booklet, edition 14, one stamp on each of two 2½d panes with tone spot, o/wise fine. Cat £2000 {BK} US2 | £1175 | |
11753 | Great Britain - Booklets | BD25 | 1940 5s booklet, edition 2, ½d pane with wmk inverted (gum toning and a few separated perfs, fine spot noted on one 2½d stamp, crisp covers. Scarce. Cat £2000 {BK} US2 | £1214 | |
11757 | Great Britain - Booklets | BD26 | 1942 5s booklet, edition 34, 2d pane with wmk inverted, fine and scarce. Cat £2000 {BK} US2 | £1171 | |
13580 | Italy - Colonies - Trentino | | 1918 4k green issue of Austria with 'REGNO D'ITALIA TRENTINO 3 NOV 1918' overprint in black. A fine mint copy. A rare stamp. 2020 RPSL certificate accompanies. (SG 17) {MH} US2 | £1410 | |
14373 | Libya | 131-43 | 1951 Overprints on Cyrenaica set for Cyrenaica complete(13) on First Day Cover, Benghazi 24 XII 51 cancels, fine and rare, Sassone cat E11,000 for philatelic cover {C} US7 | £1042 | |
15598 | Monaco | 70a | 1924 Prince Albert 45c on 50c Brown/Buff with two bars only. Horizontal pair both with 'Surcharge Double'. Mint with small h/r pieces on both stamps. Rare. Cat £2400 {MH} US3 | £1022 | |
18570 | Saudi Arabia | | 1960-1975 Superb mint & used collection of 'Gas Oil Plant', 'Wadi Hanifa Dam' and 'Airplane' definitive issues, all sorted and identified in stockbook. There are between 1 and 3 of each value in fine cds used or mint condition, a good degree of completeness throughout with many better stamps cataloguing £100+ each including high values of 100p & 200p. All of the different printings are present with the various watermarks and papers. An exceptional lot rarely encountered in this quantity and quality. Will benefit being broken down. (Between SG 396 & 815, SG Cat £7600+) HEAVY/OVERSIZE LOT - OVERSEAS SHIPPING SURCHARGE APPLIES. {CC} US2 | £2820 | |
18571 | Saudi Arabia | | 1968 Superb duplicated mint & used collection of the 'Views' definitive issue, all sorted and identified in stockbook. The issue is almost complete both mint and used with heavy duplication of some used lower value stamps. There are however many better stamps including high values of 100p & 200p. All of the different printings are present with the various watermarks and types. An exceptional lot rarely encountered in this quantity and quality. Will benefit being broken down. (Between SG 839 and 1018, SG Cat £5450++) {CC} US2 | £1958 | |
19199 | South Africa - Orange Free State | 7 | 1868-94 Orange Tree 6d bright carmine complete sheet of 120 fresh mint, some light creasing, mostly very fine unmounted Cat £2040 {MH} US | £1153 | |
20244 | Sudan | | 1932-52 Mint and used collection of Air Mail stamps and covers in a loose leaf album with 100s of stamps and 32 covers including 1931 set in panes of 60 or 40, 1931 four First Flight Covers to England, 1931 First Flight Covers MALAKAL to MWANZA, Tanganyika, KHARTOUM to ATHENS, KHARTOUM to CAPE TOWN, 1931-7 set with shade and perf varieties, also set in mint blocks, used sets, 1938 Registered cover PORT SUDAN to ASCENSION ISLAND via Nigeria, 1932 Registered cover PORT SUDAN to CASABLANCA, 1931 Registered cover PORT SUDAN QUAYS to DARTMOUTH, Devon, 1936 Registered cover PORT SUDAN to MARSEILLES, 1931 First Flight Cover HALFA to CAPE TOWN, 1936 cover PORT SUDAN to LIMERICK, Sudan Railways envelope to England, 1933 much travelled cover to CEUTA, Morocco, re-addressed to Liverpool, returned to Khartoum, 1935 surcharges in mint blocks, misplaced surcharges, used set, 1938 surcharge set in mint blocks, 1950 set mint and used and set in mint Plate blocks, an interesting original lot. HEAVY/OVERSIZE LOT - OVERSEAS SHIPPING SURCHARGE APPLIES. {CC} US5 | £1315 | |
20803 | Tibet | C11 | 1911 2R on Bean Goose $2 claret and bbright yellow mint, slight oxidization showing on reverse, fine appearance Cat £4000 {MH} | £2120 | |
21207 | Turkey | | 1865-1930 A large accumulation on stock pages, mainly pre 1918 with a wide variety of early to middle period mint & used, some newspaper stamps, very many overprints for study. A really high catalogue value and much in very fine condition. Some well-catalogued items in this lot. Rarely offered in this wide range. Hours of pleasure with this fascinating group! (500+) Cat £10800 {MX} | £2120 | |
21905 | Falkland Islands | 136a | 1933 Centenary Penguin 5s black and yellow-orange, the iconic shade from the second printing with only 1,320 printed (22 sheets of 60), of which many were destroyed in 1934. Stunning colour, superb part CDS used example, well-centred, clear profile. Brandon 2021 colour photo-certificate of authenticity. A major London retailer presently offers one with trivial perf soiling for £2,750=. Superb. RARE Cat £3750 {U} | £2650 | |
21906 | Falkland Islands | 137 | 1933 Centenary Coat of Arms 10s black & chestnut, superb used part perfectly positioned CDS, beautiful fresh colour, well-centred, Brandon 2021 colour photo-certificate of authenticity. Magnificent. RARE in this condition. Cat £1600 {U} | £1200 | |
21907 | Falkland Islands | 138 | 1933 Centenary King George V £1 black & carmine, fresh stunning original colour, well-centred, cancelled by perfectly positioned contemporary dated CDS, reverse signed ‘Buhler’, accompanied by Brandon 2021 colour photo-certificate of authenticity. Fabulous, iconic stamp, RARE in this condition. Cat £3750 {U} | £2600 | |
21923 | Great Britain - QV (line engraved) | 1 | 1840 1d intense black, plate 9, KC, guide lines through both right squares and strong guide line through value, signed on reverse, light patchy gum toning, part o.g.. Behr Cert. (2001) for intense black shade, Brandon Cert. (2017) for black shade. The former is more accurate. Very scarce. Cat £17500 {MH} | £5895 | |
21988 | Great Britain - QV (line engraved) | 4wi | 1840 2d deep full blue, plate 1, LC, WATERMARK INVERTED, 4 small margins, light red MC, very fresh, f.u. Cat £6000 {U} | £1775 | |
21991 | Great Britain - QV (line engraved) | 5 | 1840 2d blue, plate 1, RD, 4 ENORMOUS MARGINS ALL AROUND, red MC, v.f.u. Sensational. Exhibition quality. Cat £1250 {U} | £1400 | |
21994 | Great Britain - QV (line engraved) | 5 | 1840 2d blue, plate 1, BJ, 4 small to large margins, crisp CRIMSON MC, fresh, v.f.u. Brandon Cert. (2021). RARE, unlisted by SG. Cat £1250 {U} | £1400 | |
22000 | Great Britain - QV (line engraved) | 53a | 1870 1½d ROSY MAUVE, prepared but not issued, plate 1, QF, centred to bottom, h/r, o.g. Fine and rare. Brandon Cert. (1979). Cat £7000 {MH} | £3950 | |
22009 | Great Britain - QV (embossed) | 57 | 1847 10d brown, Die 4, clear to large margins all around, light pressed crease at top, extremely fresh with excellent colour, fine m.m. Cat £13000 {MH} | £2750 | |
22011 | Great Britain - QV (embossed) | 58 | 1847 6d mauve, margins vary, toned gum, part o.g. Cat £19500 {MH} | £2000 | |
22015 | Great Britain - QV (embossed) | 59 | 1847 6d dull lilac, crisp embossing, very fine u.m. Rare thus. Cat £19500 {UM} | £4400 | |
22019 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 66aWi | 1855-57 large Garter 4d rose, WATERMARK INVERTED, centred to SE, small stain at left, h/r, most o.g. Brandon Cert. (2005). Cat £4800 {MH} | £1460 | |
22020 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 68 | 1855-57 6d lilac, wing margin at left, well centred, fine u.m. Scarce thus. Cat £1350 {UM} | £1200 | |
22025 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 77b | 1862-64 3d pale carmine-rose on THICK PAPER, DJ, centred to NW, fresh, fine m.m. With RPS Cert. (1948) for strip of 3, from which this stamp has been removed. Scarce. Cat £4000 {MH} | £1395 | |
22029 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 85b | 1862-64 6d lilac, CG, IMPERF (watermark upright), gum creases, h/r, fresh part o.g. Very scarce. Cat £3500 {MH} | £1000 | |
22031 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 86 | 1862-64 9d bistre, SK, centred to NW, natural streaky gum, h/r, fine m.m. Scarce. Cat £5800 {MH} | £1500 | |
22032 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 87b | 1862-64 9d straw, on THICK PAPER, very fresh, fine m.m. Scarce thus. Cat £6000 {MH} | £1800 | |
22033 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 88 | 1862-64 9d bistre, ABORNMAL with hairlines (plate 3), DC, rubber at top, repaired, fair used. Brandon Cert. (2021). RARE. Cat £13500 {U} | £3500 | |
22035 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 91a | 1862-64 1s green, ABNORMAL IMPERF (plate 3), BJ, small surface abrasion on face, fresh m.m. Very scarce. Cat £1500 {MH} | £2300 | |
22036 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | (98) | 1865-67 9d straw, plate 5, LH, the ABNORMAL, tiny central inclusion spot, traces of gum only, small part o.g. BPA Cert. (1960), one of the signatories is Robson Lowe. RARE. Cat £15000 {MH} | £13000 | |
22042 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 98a | 1865-67 9d straw, on THICK PAPER, EB, centred to SW, fresh, fine unused no gum. Signed A. Diena in pencil. Very scarce. Cat £5800 {MH} | £1500 | |
22043 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | (102) | 1867-80 3d deep rose, imperf IMPRIMATUR, plate 9, AG, very fresh, very fine u.m. Scarce. Cat £2500 {UM} | £1200 | |
22057 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 112 | 1867-80 10d red-brown, plate 1, SJ, imperf IMPRIMATUR, small NE corner repair and small surface abrasion in front of neck, part o.g. RPS Cert. (2020). Scarce. Cat £5000 {MH} | £1250 | |
22058 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 114 | 1867-80 10d deep red-brown, EA, off-centre to NE, h/r, fresh, fine m.m. Cat £3600 {MH} | £1100 | |
22061 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 121s | 1867-80 2s brown, PG, ovptd. SPECIMEN Type 9, centred to top, very fresh indeed, regummed, unused. Cat £3000 {S} | £1800 | |
22062 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 127 | 1867-83 5s pale rose, plate 2, GF, centred to SE, part o.g. RARE. Cat £15000 {MH} | £3000 | |
22064 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 128 | 1867-83 wmk Cross 10s greenish grey, FG, centred to bottom, excellent colour, central GLASGOW cds, very fine used. Cat £3200 {U} | £1150 | |
22065 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 128 | 1867-83 wmk Cross 10s greenish grey, DH, imperf COLOUR TRIAL in greenish grey, ovptd. SPECIMEN Type 9, h/r, fresh, fine marginal m.m. Cat £2400 {E} | £1600 | |
22066 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 129 | 1867-83 wmk Cross £1 brown-lilac, centred to NE, neat central GLASGOW cds, very fine used. Cat £4500 {U} | £1800 | |
22067 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 130 | 1867-83 blued paper 5s rose, plate 4, FC, small gum wrinkle, very fresh, h/r, fine mint. RARE. Cat £35000 {MH} | £8000 | |
22068 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 131 | 1867-83 wmk Anchor blued paper 10s grey-green, CH, well centred, central GLASGOW cds, very fine used. Signed A. Brun. Cat. £7875 incl. premium. {U} | £2875 | |
22069 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 133 | 1867-83 £5 orange on blued paper, AE, small partially erased orange crayon line at upper left, small vertical crease at top, good used. RARE. Cat £12500 {U} | £2000 | |
22070 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 136 | 1867-83 wmk Anchor £1 brown-lilac, CF, ovptd. SPECIMEN Type 9, well centred, nibbled perf at top, apparently l.m.m. but regummed, fresh unused. RARE. Cat £11500 {S} | £3250 | |
22071 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 137 | 1867-83 £5 orange, BH, small faint tone spot ay bottom and light gum crease through watermark, very fresh, still fine, l.m.m. Cat £12500 {MH} | £8600 | |
22072 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 137 | 1867-83 blued paper £5 orange, DA, crisp PARLIAMENT ST. NO. 12/S.W. cds, partially erased crayon and faint violet boxed cancel, a few short perfs at bottom, v.g.u. RARE. Cat £12500 {U} | £3350 | |
22075 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 124a | 1872-73 6d pale chestnut, plate 12, IE (wing margin at left), the ABNORMAL, some short perfs at right, fresh, v.g.u. Scarce. BPA Cert. (2015). Cat £3500 {U} | £3000 | |
22078 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | (139) | 1873-80 wmk Anchor white paper 2½d rosy mauve, plate 3, OJ, imperf IMPRIMATUR, very fresh, fine m.m. Cat £2500 {E} | £1250 | |
22097 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 141 | 1873-80 2½d rosy mauve (faded), plate 17, AE, imperf IMPRIMATUR, u.m. Scarce thus. Cat £2500 {UM} | £1000 | |
22121 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 147 | 1873-80 6d grey, plate 17, AH, imperf top marginal IMPRIMATUR (folded and small thin in margin), fresh l.m.m. Cat £2750 {MH} | £1200 | |
22138 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | | 1879 Essays for the 1879 Tender for the 1d value by Charles Skipper & East 1d vermilion, image of Ceres, corner letters C/S/&/E, inscribed SPECIMEN STAMP (without value), marginal block of 4, with head facing left, imperforate on unwatermarked paper, fine unused. See SG Specialised, pages 226/227 incl. Fig. 6. RARE. {E} | £1250 | |
22173 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 173g | 1881 1d deep purple, 16 dots, on BLUED PAPER, centred to bottom, light faint minor gum creases at left, gum yellowing, marginal (trimmed) u.m. RARE. Unpriced by SG. Brandon Cert. (2021). {UM} | £2000 | |
22178 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 177 | 1883-84 blued paper 10s ultramarine, EG, very good used. Brandon Cert. (2019). VERY SCARCE. Cat £8250 {U} | £2950 | |
22179 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 177 | 1883-84 blued paper 10s ultramarine, IG, gum creases, fresh u.m. With photocopy of RPS Cert. (1974) for strip of 3 (IF-IH) from which this has been removed. RARE. Cat £40000 {UM} | £12000 | |
22180 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 177as | 1883-84 blued paper 10s cobalt, AG, ovptd. SPECIMEN Type 9, centred to top, fine m.m. Rare. Cat £5500 {S} | £2500 | |
22184 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 179a | 1883-84 2s6d deep lilac, on blued paper in white paper period, NE, very good used. Tiny corner creases at base mentioned for accuracy. Brandon Cert. (2019). Cat £3600 {U} | £1000 | |
22188 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 182s | 1883-84 10s cobalt, HA, ovptd. SPECIMEN Type 9, area in top corner without gum, part o.g. Scarce. Cat £3400 {S} | £1100 | |
22207 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 185a | 1884 Crowns £1 brown-lilac, JC, with 'frame broken at bottom' variety, centred to bottom, light toning, light oval Registered pmks, v.g.u. Scarce. Cat £5000 {U} | £1400 | |
22217 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 186 | 1888 Orbs £1 brown-lilac, ED, centred to top, oval Registered pmks, fine used. Cat £4500 {U} | £1675 | |
22223 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 212s | 1891 £1 green, HD, ovptd. SPECIMEN Type 11, short perf at bottom right, o/wise very fine u.m. Cat £1100 {S} | £1000 | |
22224 | Great Britain - QV (surface printed) | 212wi | 1891 £1 green, OD, WATERMARK INVERTED, pressed vertical crease at left, diagonal blue crayon at lower right, v.g.u. Rare. Cat £13000 {U} | £6000 | |
22235 | Great Britain - KEVII | 266 | 1902-10 DLR £1 dull blue-green, gum bend at bottom, very fresh, h/r, m.m. Cat £2000 {MH} | £1075 | |
22242 | Great Britain - KGV | (400) | 1913 Waterlow 2s6d, IMPERF COLOUR TRIAL in blue-green, on thick wove paper, very fresh, fine unused no gum. SCARCE. With photocopy of RPS Cert. (1999) for block of 4, from which this has been removed. Cat £5500 {E} | £2400 | |
22243 | Great Britain - KGV | (403) | 1913 Waterlow £1 deep green, ovptd. CANCELLED Type 24, short perf at top right, extremely fresh, fine mint. SG Spec. N72 (2) u. Cat. pro rata £7000+. {S} | £2000 | |
22244 | Great Britain - KGV | (403) | 1913 Waterlow £1 deep green, super colour, very fine cds used. SG Spec. N72 (2). Cat £2000 {U} | £1050 | |
22251 | Great Britain - KGV | 403 | 1913 Waterlow £1 green, well centred, light central thimble cds, extremely fresh, very fine used. Signed Georg Buhler. Cat £1400 {U} | £1075 | |
22252 | Great Britain - KGV | 404 | 1913 Waterlow £1 dull blue-green, centred to SW, very fresh NE corner example, fine u.m. Cat £3800 {UM} | £3250 | |
22254 | Great Britain - KGV | (411) | 1915 DLR 10s deep (intense) bright blue, circular rubber cds, fresh, very good used. RPS Cert. (1976). SG Spec. N70 (5). Very scarce. Cat £4000 {U} | £1275 | |
22255 | Great Britain - KGV | (412) | 1915 DLR 10s bright ('Cambridge') blue, lightly cancelled, very good used. SG Spec. N70 (3). Hendon (Trevor Harris) Cert. (2016). Rare. Cat £4250 {U} | £1100 | |
22259 | Great Britain - KGV | 409wi | 1915 DLR 5s bright carmine, WATERMARK INVERTED, centred to SE, some short perfs at bottom, very fresh, fine l.m.m. Scarce. Cat £4750 {MH} | £2300 | |
22261 | Great Britain - KGV | 412 | 1915 DLR 10s blue, off-centre to SE, yellowed gum, l.m.m. Cat £3250 {MH} | £1295 | |
22265 | Great Britain - KGV | (417) | 1918-19 BW 10s, EXPERIMENTAL ROYAL MINT PLATE PROOF, imperf in back on thick hard unwatermarked paper, marginal, very fine unused. RARE. Cat £9000 {P} | £3400 | |
22277 | Great Britain - Officials | O112 | ADMIRALTY 1903-04 3d, centred to SE, horizontal gum crease, very fresh m.m. Wenvoe Cert. (2019). Scarce. Cat £2600 {MH} | £1000 | |
22280 | Great Britain - Officials | O52 | ARMY 1902-03 6d, scare Type O6 ovpt., centred to NW, a few lightly toned perfs, o/wise fine l.m.m. BPA Cert. (1978). Cat £2800 {MH} | £1150 | |
22283 | Great Britain - Officials | O10 | INLAND REVENUE 1884-88 10s ultramarine, IH, light oval ACCOUNT BRANCH/ GLASGOW postmark (slightly oily on reverse), fine used. Cat £3750 {U} | £1950 | |
22285 | Great Britain - Officials | O9 | INLAND REVENUE 1884-88 5s rose, BG, light gum crease, h/r, fresh m.m. Very scarce. Wenvoe Cert. (2020). Cat £12000 {MH} | £2500 | |
22287 | Great Britain - Officials | O16 | INLAND REVENUE 1887-92 £1 green, IA, central ACCOUNT BRANCH/GLASGOW oval pmks, fine used. Cat £2500 {U} | £1100 | |