APEX The Name for Philatelics
London | Auction 100
FRIDAY 14 MAY 2010
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FRIDAY 14 MAY 2010 Hilton Hotel, Islington, 53 Upper Street, N1 0UY Commencing 5.00 pm in The Angel & Morris Suite Telephone +44 (0)207 354 7770
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VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS By post
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To UK addresses only. Subject status (a deposit may be required)
Royal National Hotel Russell Square, LONDON, WC1
Any time up to 28th April, 3.00pm.
(near Euston station) Wednesday, 14th April 10.00am – 3.00pm approx
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11 Adelphi Terrace (just off Strand) 5 mins walk from Embankment Underground or Charing Cross, 10 mins walk from Waterloo.
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Royal Horticultural Halls 5th & 6th May, stand 76
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Business Design Centre, Islington 8th-15th May, stand 107 (reminder that sale will be held on 14th)
(NB – no viewing at May auction itself – viewing on May 14th [sale day] on stand 107 at London 2010 show only) Sunday, 25th April from 9.30am – 1.20pm (approx*)
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Contents Mixed Lots and Collections – Worldwide
1001-1085
Great Britain – Collections
1096-1095
Great Britain – Mulreadies etc
1097-1112
Great Britain – Line Engraved
1163-1139
Great Britain – Embossed
1164-1167
Great Britain – Surface Printed
1168-1233
Great Britain – Edward VII
1234-1256
Great Britain – George V
1257-1293
Great Britain – George VI
1294-1295
Great Britain – Queen Elizabeth II
1296-1304
Great Britain – Officials, Dues, etc.
1305-1317
Commonwealth & Foreign
1318-1500
Managing Director: Ian Goldbart Directors: Tim Francis, Rick Warren, Seth Freeman Office Manager: Brigitte Warren Specialist Philatelists: Tim Francis & Rick Warren Administrative Executive: Nikki Smithson-Birch Approvals Manager: Peter Elwood Dispatch Controller: Heather Babington-Smith Personal Assistant: Lucie Rafajec Catalogue Production: Jamm Design Ltd.
Apex Philatelics Ltd. 11 Adelphi Terrace, London WC2N 6BJ (registered office)
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DIRECTIONS TO THE VENUE
Location The Hilton London Islington hotel is minutes away from the A1, 3 minutes’ walk from Angel tube station and 12 minutes by London Underground from Oxford Circus. Eurostar arrives at Kings Cross St. Pancreas station, which is located only 2 stops away from the hotel
Local Airports The hotel is accessible from Heathrow Airport, Gatwick Airport or City Airport. Either underground or overland trains run to central London from all of the main airports.
Local Area Explore fashionable Islington, full of boutiques, theatres and restaurants. Angel has a vibrant bar and pub scene. With over 500 pubs and bars, you can opt for the tradition pub experience or hang out in the more luxurious top notch wine bars! For sports fans the Emirates Stadium, home of Arsenal football club is nearby. Sadler's Wells is a theatre with a strong, dynamic contemporary programme, uniquely dedicated to bringing the very best international and UK dance to London audiences. The Business Design Centre offers exhibition organisers one of the most spectacular venues in the UK combining the architectural beauty of the former Royal Agricultural Hall with contemporary design.
CONTACT DETAILS
Hilton London Islington hotel 53 Upper Street Islington London N1 0UY, United Kingdom Telephone: 020 7354 7700
www.hilton.co.uk/islington
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Introduction Sale 100.
This, the second half of our 1500 lot, 100th sale, marks Apex’s début both as a London auction and as a live auctioneer, offering buyers the facility to bid online in real time. It is simple coincidence that sale 100 should fall around the same time as the London 2010 international stamp exhibition and putting them together seemed both the obvious and the right thing to do. To mark our London début, and to celebrate our 100th auction, we are offering 500 lots and £500,000 worth of high quality material in this section. The first part (approx 100 lots) comprises general and single country mixed lots and collections, the majority intact as received. The remaining 400 or so lots are of sets and single items, with many rare and sometimes unique pieces, especially in the Great Britain section. Whether the prime motivation is financial or philatelic, buyers looking for the rare and unusual will find plenty to choose from, as single items or complete collections alike. On 20th August 2008 Apex Philatelics Ltd became part of the Noble Investments (UK) PLC group of companies. In the approximately 18 months since then, worldwide economic conditions have been turbulent; and yet, anecdotal evidence from related trades in: banknotes, autographs, antique maps, toys and suchlike, suggests that it is not only stamps and coins, but markets for most (and possibly all) collectibles which have remained strong. At times of uncertainty, there is an understandable wish for people to protect their capital. With banks offering so little for cash deposits and equity markets a roller-coaster ride, some capital has undoubtedly come into the collectibles markets - as Apex and our sister company, Baldwin’s, readily attest from their own specialist fields. The emphasis here must be on the word “some.” Most of our income comes from collectors, not speculators. There is undoubtedly a warm glow to be had from putting together a collection over the years, knowing that a capital asset is growing - maybe sufficiently so even to make a profit - alongside all the pleasure to be had. The advent of internet-based selling, especially e-Bay and similar on-line auctions, has attracted countless thousands of new collectors, or at least re-kindled many a latent interest. We are therefore delighted to be offering all 500 of these exceptional lots for sale online to bidders all over the world. Prices are a convenient mechanism for balancing supply and demand; they rise or fall accordingly. Viewed through the narrow lens of whether there are more or fewer stamp collectors amongst today’s juveniles, it is understandable that some people arrive at pessimistic conclusions about the future of philately and predict financial Armageddon. I have to say, I do not accept such a viewpoint. Even if it were all simply some big Numbers Game – and manifestly, it isn’t – such an analysis ignores the massive changes in worldwide disposable incomes in the past few years – in China and India to name but two. It is no coincidence that the stamps of those two countries, close to philatelic junk as recently as 25 years ago, are now among the most sought-after, with price rises of staggering proportions. Stamp collecting remains a major hobby throughout the world; in Asia its popularity, as a proportion of the population, is probably at its greatest. Formal statistics have not been compiled; some suggest there may be as many stamp collectors in China, than in the rest of the world put together. Whatever the truth, in the emerging economies, there lies a vast and substantially untapped market which, with rising incomes, alone should underpin the stamp economy for several decades. If you are unable to attend the auction in person you can bid online via the internet by registering for our auction at www.the-saleroom.com. For the first time this, our 100th catalogue, will be fully illustrated and you can view images online at the-saleroom.com or alternatively, you can download a PDF version of the catalogue from our website at www.apexstamps.com All lots may be viewed on our stands 76 at Philatex Extra (Royal Horticultural Hall) and 107 at the London 2010 show (Business Design Centre). Our sister company within the Noble group, A.H. Baldwin and Sons Ltd, deals principally in coins and medals. Baldwin’s are leading numismatists and hold several auction sales every year, in London, New York and Hong Kong. Their help with the refreshed layout of this catalogue, using in-house technology to scan, design and lay out the pages has been much appreciated.
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Mixed Lots and Collections 1001
ALL WORLD 1840/90 collection of the pre 1890 ‘classic’ issues of the world in beautiful printed Maury album, offered intact as received. Many countries have most spaces filled, and whilst [inevitably] the condition is a little mixed in places [odd thin, repair etc] with the occasional reprint, the overall impression is of a quality well above average for this period. The following description is by necessity brief, but bear in mind that most countries [and indeed pages] contain significant and highly catalogued items. The GB incl fine 4 margin 1840 1d black and 2d blue, a set of Embossed, some fine surface printed and high5 values incl 5/- rose pl 2, 10/- Maltese Cross [SG 128] and £1 green [SG 212]. The Europe is particularly strong and we note lovely ranges of Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Denmark, similarly Germany with notably fine German States. Useful Hungary and Austria follow, with strong Switzerland and Belgium. Very fine and valuable France contains many highlights [some really stunning examples], as does the Spain and there is very worthwhile and difficult Italy and States. Finally from Europe, very nice Russia, Rumania and Turkey noted. There is less concentration on the rest of the world but still plenty of worthwhile material. The Africa incl useful Egypt, Azores, Cape ‘triangles’ [incl 4d Woodblock] and Mauritius [incl 1848 1d], whilst from Asia we note India and States, Ceylon [incl 4d imperf] and Japan [incl 1885 Telegraphs 2s to 1y]. Oceania has Australian States, a little NZ and Danish W Indies. From North America we note Canada and Provinces, a range of USA [particularly ‘back of book’ material], Mexico, Cuba, Guadeloupe and lovely French Cols [all spaces filled, incl scarce 1872 2c and 4c]. Finally South America, pretty solid throughout, especially Brazil, Venezuela, Chile, Peru and Argentina [noted also Falklands ½d bisect]. One of the features of this outstanding collection [characteristic of Maury albums] is the abundance of Telegraphs, Revenues, Stationery ‘cut outs’ and other ‘back of book’ items [often very scarce and seldom seen]. A magnificent collection! Est: £20,000-25,000
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COMMONWEALTH QV-GV mint and (mostly) substantial used collection in single volume New Ideal album (interleaved), of which the overwhelming majority of stamps are used, generally good/fine or better, most countries represented and in the first half of the album (A-M countries) the pages are generally well filled. Of note (all used unless noted) Ascension with 1st o/pts and Badge to 3/- (both missing 2/-), 1924 complete, Australia, incl Roos to £1 (grey), Harbour 5/-, Bahamas incl QV and GV £1, Barbados 90% complete, Good run of Bechuanaland with several Mafeking o/pts., Bermuda various vals to GV 12/6d, Br Sols to 10/- (both), Br. Som incl QV to 5r (complete), etc. Others of note incl Canada, GB, Gambia, India, Gibraltar, plus comprehensive general BWI, Africa and other Asia. We do not have an accurate catalogue value, but we estimate total to be broadly in region of £60,000. (1000s) Est: £10,000-12,000
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COMMONWEALTH 1840/1936 mint collection in two printed Imperial albums, a fine range of material with most areas well represented. A major attribute is the lack of highly catalogued early material, with most value in later QV, EDVII and GV. Some high values are noted [Gibraltar and Antigua ‘red’ £1’s for instance], a huge amount of £10 to £50 calalogue items and generally a lovely, clean collection. Cat £38,000+. Est: £6500-8000
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USA 1847/1990 comprehensive used collection in printed Minkus album, relatively few gaps and a wealth of better material. Amongst the definitives we note 1847 5c and 10c [each fine 4 margin], 1851/7 imperfs [incl fine 5c Jefferson], 1857 p15 to 90c [red cancel], 1861 to 90c, various ‘Grills’ to 30c, 1869 set to 90c [scarce], 1870, ‘73 and ‘79 sets to 90c, 1894 to $2 [incl both $1], 1895 $5 and 1902 to $5. A useful range of coils follows [some scarce items], also 1918, ‘23 and ‘33 Airs. The commemorative section incl 1893 Columbians to $5 and 1898 Omaha to $2 [with most included thereafter], also some Confederates, complete 1934/77 Ducks etc. A lovely collection. Est: £5000-6000
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MALAYSIA Extensive and valuable m&u collection/accumulation on pages, mostly identified against SG, comprising Straits from 1st issues (SG 1 3 mint, 2 used, SG2 2u, 3 5u, 5 1u, 6 3u, 7 2u, 8 4u, 9 1m 3u, later incl 19 1m 2u, 19a (P 12 1/2) 2u, 20 1m, 2u, 21 2m, others incl 71 2m 5u, 73 1m 2u, 74 2u, 76 u, 80 & 82 mint, 95/105 (to $5 mint), also 105 x 2 u, EDVII to $1 mint, $5 used (also $5 spec), o/pts 143 2u, 150 u and 151 2u, GV MCA various to $5 mint and used, Script ditto + $25 used, GVI to $5 used, plus extensive Dues, Malay Borneo o/pts, then Kedah, incl SG 12 used, 13 mint, 14 used, later vals to $1 incl wmk varieties, Chef’s Hat to $5 mint and used, GVI set to $5 x 2 mint, Kelantan incl 1/12 used (to $25), much Malay/Borneo mint and used, 40/54 (Chef’s Hat) to $5 used (complete, cat £850), plus similar ranges of Negri Sembilan and Fedn. Some fiscals, which have been valued as such. Huge cat value. Many 100s of stamps. Est: £5000-6000
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BERMUDA Extensive ex-dealer stock on Hagner pages, QV-QEII, mint and used, QV incl (mint [may be without gum] SG 1, 4, 5b, 6 [correct shade], 7, 8, 22, 25 and others [some x2 or more]), similar range of used, 1st Tercent set mint asnd u/m, useful GV to 12/6d mint or used, extensive, sorted and identified GVI to £1 (mint and used), QEII to top vals, some in sets. (many 100s, cat [est] £15-20,000) Est: £2500-3000
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BARBADOS 1852/92 mint collection of 48 QV issues on pages, all identified with many better [and very difficult] stamps. We note SG 7/9, 11, 12 [no gum], 26, 29, 33, 43b, 45 [scarce], 49 [scarce], 52, 59 [scarce], 60 [no gum], 61, 63/4, 71, 73, 77, 79, 81 and 83 [no gum]. Also, without gum and some trimmed perfs, the very scarce SG 13 [APS Cert]. A fine collection. Cat £15,500+. Est: £2500-3000 MAURITIUS 1848/1938 comprehensive collection written up and neatly arranged on pages. A few early used incl SG 10, 19, 39 and 43, thereafter mint, odd stamp regummed but generally in good condition. There are plenty of better stamps incl SG 27, 29 [no gum], 32, 35, 46/53 [52 reperfed], 63/4, 66/7, 70, 72, 78 [o/pt Cancelled, therefore cat £150], 82, 83/91, 92/100 [ex 25c], 101/11, 113/4 and 116. The later period, substantially complete incl 1883 to 5r, 1902 to 2r.50, 1904 to 1r, 1910, 1913 and 1921 to 10r, 1938 set etc. A lovely collection. Cat £16000+. Est: £2500-3000 GIBRALTAR 1886/1995 comprehensive collection on pages in binder which appears to be complete [or practically so]. We note both 1886 sets mint, 1889 surcharge set on cover to UK [scarce], 1896 set used, 1898 both mint and used, 1903 to £1 used, 1904 to £1 mint, 1906 and 1912 sets used [£1 mint, couple of the postmarks a little dubious]. The 1925 set is mint and includes the £5. Thereafter mostly mint or u/m, with some sets used. A super lot, the finest collection of Gibraltar we have handled. Est: £2500-3000 CANADA AND STATES QV-GVI mint and used selection on stock pages, incl some New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, mostly identified, extensive used Colony incl SG 1a, 7, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 36, other QV incl some mint, Jubilees vals mint to $1, used to $2, QV Maple Leaf vals to 10c mint, vals expressed to 8c mint, EDVII to 10c mint, to 20c used, Quebec dupl to 20c mint and used, good range of m&u GV incl imperfs, GVI to $1 mint, incl coils, some back of book and other material. Huge cat value. (100s) Est: £2000-2500
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BR. PACIFIC Extensive mint and used collection/accumulation on Hagner pages, set out in catalogue order and mostly identified against SG, generally from 1st issues to early QEII (one or two later stamps of inconsequential value), with: Cooks from SG 1 mint or used, incl £3 Arms mint SG 123b, Niue from SG 2, Aitutaki and Penrhyn from SG 1, Br. N Guinea/N.Guin incl SG 85 (£1 Roo) mint, ditto SG 99 (x2), New Guinea various issues vals to £1 mint and used (incl sets), good range of Lakatois incl SG 89w used, also Tonga (representative, incl early sets to 2/6d) and Nauru incl 10/- Seahorse (SG 23) mint, Steamer defins (26/39) to 10/-, both papers, mostly mint. Generally clean. Est: £2000-2500
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MALTA QV-c1980 m&u collection/accumulation on pages, ex dealer, commencing run of ½d buff mint and used (identified, some no gum or part og), other QV to 5/- (2 mint 4 used), a few PNNEY varieties, SG 35 (10/- St Paul) x 3 m 4u, various EDVII to 5/(2m), extensive GV to £1 incl SG 88 (4u), other vals to 2/-, 5/-, 10/- both mint and used, 35 Jub 2m 2u, GVI defins to 10/-, also Wedding £1 used, 1st QEII to 10/-, some later commems, also good run of back of book Dues. Clean. (few 100s) Est: £2000-2500 GRENADA 1861/1935 mint collection written up and identified on pages, odd item without gum but generally fine condition for these difficult issues. From the QV period we note SG 3 [RPS Cert], 7, 12/13, 26/6, 30/5, 39, 41a [scarce], D1/3 and the seldom seen D4/7. To follow we note 1902, ‘04, ‘06, ‘08, ‘13, ‘21 and ‘34 sets [also complete sheet of 60 ½d SG 30 comprising 30 tete-beche pairs]. Super lot. Cat £12,500+. Est: £2000-2500
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BR. GUIANA 1860/98 mint collection of 68 items neatly arranged and identified on pages [there may be the odd discrepancy but we are happy with the identification of those checked]. Better stamps incl SG 20, 29 [scarce], 30, 33, 35, 36 [no gum], 40/1, 56, 79, 82, 96, 104 [no gum], 109, 112, 134 [no gum], 139/41, 154, 156, 159 and 175/89 [ex $4]. Nice condition for these difficult issues, a lovely lot. Cat £13,500+. Est: £2000-2500
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USA 1851/1994 substantial collection in 3 printed Davo albums. The period up to 1920 is primarily used and plenty of better items incl 1851 10c [4 margins], 1857 5c, 1861 12c, 15c and 30c [2 of each], plus 24c and 90c, 1869 to 24c [incl both types 15c], 1870/87 issues incl 3 x 90c, 1890 to 90c, 1894 to $1 [both] and 1895 to $5 [also noted Columbians incl $1 with repaired corner]. Thereafter 1898 50c, 1901 set, odd better coil, 1918 Airs [mint] and ‘23 [used] etc, with mint from 1924, pretty much complete from around 1933. A significant section of ‘back of book’ incl 1885, ‘88 and ‘93 Special delivery mint, used Dues [incl 1894 set] plus a few Newspaper Stamps, Confederates etc. Very useful, good value. Est: £2000-2500
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RHODESIA 1910 Double Heads mint accumulation on Hagners, a most attractive range with an excellent variety of shades. We note ½d x 22, 1d x 5, 2d x 8, 2½d x 10, 3d x 11, 4d x 17, 5d x 17, 6d x 5, 8d x 5, 10d x 2 [+ 2 used], 1/- x 9, 2/- x 3 and 2 x used 2/6d. Odd small fault but mostly fine and fresh, with estimated cat [taken as cheapest to m Est: £1750-2000
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BARBADOS QV-QEII m&u collection/accumulation on Hagner pages, with attractive range of early Britannias (imperf & perf), later QV to 5/(SG 64 and 103), Nelson m&u to 1/-, large and small Seahorses to 2/6d, later GV to 3/-, GVI to 5/- incl 2 mint SG249, later QEII to top vals. Generally clean. (100s) Est: £1500-1800
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RHODESIA Ex-dealer accumulation on pages of Br. Sth. Afr Co, Rhodesia, S. Rhodesia etc, mint and used, incl Double Heads to £1, extensive Admirals etc., some identified, rest assumed to be cheapest types. (100s) Est: £1500-1800
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CANADA QV-GV collection/accumulation on stock pages, in ring binder, all mint and identified (against SG) being set out in catalogue order. Commencing QV small heads, Jubilees to 10c, QV Maple Leaf to 6c, with cent values to 7c, good EDVII and GV commems and defins (incl coils), booklet panes, plate blocks, back of book etc. Will break very well. Cat £10,750 Est: £1500-1800 FRANCE 1st issues to approx 1955 mint and used original collection in stockbook in approx catalogue order, better items incl SG 131 (used, damaged, cat £850), mint examples of SG214, 238, 239, 273, 287, 296/9, 300/2, 309/13, early Red X and War Orphans (not all are complete), good Mersons, majority of defins and commems, plus comprehensive Dues, both mint and used, together with high val airs. Condition on some of early material is mixed, but this is a very superior lot of its type. Substantial cat value. (many 100s) Est: £1500-1800
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FALKLAND ISLES Extensive QV-QEII mint and used lot on stock pages, set out in approx catalogue order and identified against SG, with mint and used QV to 1/- (incl better shades), also 5/- f/used, EDVII to 3/- mint and 1/- used, GV to 10/- mint, 1st GVI to 5/-, 2nd to 10/-, then QEII Birds to £1 mint, other defins and commems to approx 1980, then Deps, with UPU, 32v o/pts mint, thick and thin Maps (+ varieties), Ships defs vals to £1 mint, Whales to £1 (both) most vals x 2 etc. Clean. Useful lot. (many 100s) Est: £1250-1500 ST. VINCENT 1861/97 Collection of 44 mint QV neatly arranged and identified on pages. Many better stamps [in fine condition for these difficult issues] incl SG 7, 9, 11, 16, 21, 29, 34, 43/5 and 54a. Some without gum incl SG 6, 14, 28, 32 and 37. Lovely lot. Cat £9500+. Est: £1250-1600
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NIGERIA Extensive QV-QEII mint and used collection on pages, incl Lagos, N & S Nigeria, plus Nigeria itself, value in QV-GVI period, incl Lagos with QV vals to 5/- mint, 2/6d used, EDVII to 2/6d used, Oil Rivers to 1/- (incl forgeries), Niger Coast, good general range mint and used (annotated), N. Nigeria incl EDVII to 10/- mint and used, GV to 5/- mint and 10/- used, S. Nig to 5/- mint and 2/6d used (cat £1.25! and arguably the most undervalued stamp in Part One-last one we sold fetched £16), then Nigeria GV MCA to 10/- mint and used, Script to 5/- m&u, 1936 to 5/- mint & 2/6d used, GVI to 5/- m&u, some perf variations, Wedding 5/- mint, QEII comprehensive mint and/or used to mid 1980s. Generally clean (some faded colours). Cat approx £5,000 Est: £1000-1200
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NEW ZEALAND 1855/1982 used collection in 2 SG printed albums, some Chalons in good condition incl SG 4/5, 14, 33, 40, 43, 97/8 and 100 [mostly 3 to 4 margin examples], then some perforated issues to 1/-. Thereafter the vast majority of spaces are filled, with later QV incl SG 185/6, 1898 and 1902 to 2/- [with both 5/- mint], 1906 set [3d and 6d mint], 1913 Auckland set [3d mint], 1926 3/, 1931 Smiling boys, with mint Health sheets [ex 1962 and ‘68]. Useful ‘back of book’ incl Postal Fiscals incl 30/- and surch 3/6d to 11/- [also £4.10s with fiscal cancel], L1/6, 1907 Officials to 5/- and the later issues, Postage Dues 1899 to 2/- etc. Lovely lot. Est: £1000-1200 CANADA NEWFOUNDLAND QV-GVI mint and used selection on Hagner pages, some light duplication. Plenty of better stamps. Substantial cat value. (100s) Est: £1000-1200 AUSTRALIA GV- early QEII mint and used assortment on stock pages, ex dealer, sorted and identifed against SG incl mint Roos to 5/-, used to 10/-, extensive GV Heads vals to ¼d m&u (also OS perf and o/pt), most commems mint and/or used (ex 5/- Harbour), GVI defins (Robes) to £1 m&u (with extras), Arms to £2 m&u (+ Specimens), small run of earliest QEII (v. little value), plus good run of Dues, a few BCOF etc. Useful lot. (many 100s) Est: £1000-1200
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HONG KONG Ex-dealer extensive stock on pages QV-QEII, mint and used, with much value in issues to GVI. Mostly identified against SG and generally in good condition, with fair range of mint and used QV (some mint no gum and valued accordingly), EDVII to 50c mint and used, GV to $1 mint and $5 used, GVI vals to $10 mint, QEII incl many defins to top vals, commems & m/s, also Fiscals, Dues, back of book. (many 100s) Est: £1000-1200
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ST. LUCIA QV-QEII mint and used collection/accumulation on stock pages, commencing SG 1 (m&u), 3 (u x 2), 5 (u), 5a (m x2) and many other earlies (identified), vals to top vals, later QV key types incl SG 40 (m x 2), 5/- (m x 3), 10/- (mx2 & u), EDVII various to 1/m&u, GV to 2/6d, also SG 88 (5/-) in mint plate block of four, GVI mostly mint, with most perfs to £1, later with QEII to $10. Clean. (many 100s) Est: £1000-1200
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NYASALAND Superb mint and used assortment on Hagners, from BCA o/pt (SG1), with many valuable stamps incl SG 25 m, 27 u, 38u, 50u (x3), 49 u, 51 u, 52 u (cat £1700), 64 u, Several high val key types incl 98m (GV £1), 109f mint (Broken Leaf), 110F u (Damaged Leaf), 94f mint, 112e used (Broken lines), also 76w mint, 113 used, EDVII 10/- used (x2, 1 faded), £1 used on piece (cat £550), GV £10 fiscal, GVI incl key types to 10/- incl 142a (u/m marginal) and others. Est: £1000-1200
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COLOMBIA 1859/1970 extensive and valuable collection on printed pages in old binder, incl a useful range of the early issues mint or used. We note 1859 5c, 2 x 10c and 20c mint [also 20c used], SG 21 and 28 used, 29, 36 and 51 mint, then a useful range to 1908 [noted 1876 issues]. Thereafter the collection is mostly mint, incl 1917 10p and 1938 Anniversary set, also better Air sets incl SG 435/49, 568/80 and 788/804. A section of Private Air issues incl mint SG 52/5, 56/68 [5p blunt corner], ‘Avancia‘ 1/13 used, ‘Lansa’ 7/9 mint etc with unusual ‘Registration’ issues incl R42/3 mint and R353 used. Some Telegraphs and other ‘back of book’ issues are followed by a superb range of the States [Antioquia to Tolima]. A lovely collection. Est: £1000-1200 COMMONWEALTH Collector’s duplicates in packets in folder. Value in QV-1st QEII issues. Lots of better stamps in this one! (few 100s) Est: £1000-1200 COMMONWEALTH Collector’s duplicates in packets in attache case, A-Z, early to modern, mint and used, with strength in QEII mint. As received (take one look at it and you’ll know why!) with stamps approximately sorted by country (in glassines), from the cheapest upwards. We randomly opened Ascension (incl 1st 2 QEII sets to top vals u/m) and BAT (1963 defins to £1 (1st only) and 1990’s commems) ... so it’s not all junk! Many, many 100s, probably 1000s of stamps. Est: £1000-1200
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HONG KONG Lovely range of mint specimens on stock card, incl QV to $1, EDVII to $10 (set) and $1/$2 green postal fiscal. Cat £3230 Est: £1000-1200
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BARBADOS 1855/1972 collection neatly presented in album, some fine imperf Britannia issues incl SG 3, 5a [pair], 8 and 60b [marginal single] mint [also SG 2 with no gum], 3, 5, 7, 11a and 12/a used, also 1882 set to 5/- and 2 x SG 64 used [one cds], plus a mint example. Thereafter we note 1892 to 2/6d mint [+ some used incl 2/6d], 1897 to 2/6d mint and used, 1912 set mint, 1916, 1920/1 and 1925 sets used, with most thereafter mint [with some sets used]. Lovely lot. Cat £6000+.Est: £900-1100
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TURKS & CAICOS 1867/93 mint collection written up on pages, incl 13 surcharges with better SG 24, 29 and 42 noted [also without gum SG 34, 37 and 47], also some later QV incl SG 68. Nice lot, difficult material. Cat £6000+. Est: £850-1000
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SOUTH AFRICA CAPE GOOD HOPE 1853/63 accumulation of used ‘triangles’ on Hagners, roughly in order, incl 1d x 11, 4d x 32 [plus pair], 6d x 6 and 1/- x 7, the majority are 3 margin and generally well above average for these issues. Cat [approx] £10,000. Est: £800-950
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MIDDLE EAST Useful m&u ranges on stock pages incl Palestine P1/16, Transjordon 52 o/pts to 1D (ex good colours), various Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain (latter incl GVI to r25 mint), Muscat ord and Officials complete, MEF, Eritrea, Somalia and Trip o/pts etc. Super lot. (100s) Est: £800-950 SIERRA LEONE QV-early QEII m&u collection/accumulation on stock pages, set out in catalogue order and i/d against SG, incl QV mint to £1, EDVII to 5/-, GV m&u to 10/-, Wilberforce to 5/- mint, various GVI and early QEII (incl some self-adh). (few 100s) Est: £800-950 SOUTH AFRICA GV-QEII mint and used selection on stock pages, GV 1st set to 10/- mint and £1 used (both shades), also coils, later with identified defins, commems and officials, commems mostly in sets, mint and used, modern incl range of Homelands. (few 100s) Est: £800-950 GERMAN STATES Substantial old time used collection [put together in the 1930’s] written up and neatly presented in album with strong representation from most areas. There are plenty of better stamps, noted Baden SG 24 and 26, Bavaria SG 32/3, Bremen SG 2 and 5, Lubeck SG 10, Mecklenburg SG 4, 6 and 11, Oldenburg SG 19 and 26/9, useful Prussia [incl some covers] and Saxony etc. The condition is mixed [but generally not bad for this area], inevitably including the odd reprint or forgery [although most are OK], a very useful and appealing collection. Cat [not including badly damaged] £25,000+. Est: £800-950
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MALAYSIA QV-QEII m&u selection on stock pages from Selangor, Straits (incl BMA) and Trengganu, many higher vals to $5, good range of Dues, mostly identified against SG. High cat. Est: £750-900
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OMNIBUS Dealer’s stock folder of 1935 Jubilee issues, mint and used, incl what appears to be a complete used set (incl Egpyt Seal). (few 100s) Est: £750-900
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AUSTRALIA STATES Collection/accumulation on stock pages, mint and used and in the main identified, incl useful early issue Australia Dues (used), then good runs of Victoria, Western Australia (incl SG 3, 4c, 19, 25, 28a, 28), Queensland incl SG 152, 153, 154, 161a, NSW incl SG 86, 90, 94, 96 98 (clear margins), 119, 326, South Australia SG 7, Victoria SG 375 and others. Very high cat value. Est: £750-900 TRINIDAD TOBAGO TRINIDAD 1851/94 collection of 58 mint examples neatly arranged and identified on pages, odd item without gum but generally fine condition for these. Better stamps incl SG 5/8, 25, 29, 38, 42, 47, 49/50, 71a, 72b, 73/a, 74, 76/7, 87, O1/7 [O7 toned] and O9c. Lovely lot. Cat £4500+. Est: £750-900
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SUDAN 1900/50 extensive collection of the Officials written up and neatly presented on pages. A most comprehensive study with quantities of used showing varieties, postmarks, positions etc with some mint, incl blks. We note 18 x SG O1 used incl 4 with inverted, 7 reversed and 2 inverted and reversed ‘SG’, SG O3a mint and used, O4 x 8 used and 3 mint, O11 used, O20 x 8 used, O38 in plate blk of 15 and blk of 8 mint, O40 corner marginal blk of 4 mint, O40c used, O41 blk of 4 and single mint, O41a blk of 4 [scarce] + single mint, O42 x 3 mint, 2 used, O58 used and O59/66 in mint blks of 4. A wonderful lot, popular and difficult material. Cat £4000++. Est: £750-900
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ASIA Selection of duplicated sets from China and N. Korea (mostly with space theme), mint and used (may include some odd vals). Cat (Michel) 15,000-20,000 euros (c £15,000) Est: £750-900
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ST. VINCENT 1855 5/- carmine-lake perf 12 good to fine mint, perforated colour trial ex Beatson Hind. Small faults. (This is the same item as was recently unsold in Spink est £1500-2000). 1939 BPA Cert Est: £750-900
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GOLD COAST ex-dealer m&u ranges on stockpages, album pages etc, QV-QEII, of note SG 11/19a mint, 49/57 mint, other QV to 20/-, incl SG 33 mint (2) and used, 34 mint and used, EDVII to 10/- incl SG 57 used on piece, GV to 10/-, GVI to top vals, Togo o/pts to 10/- etc. Lovely lot. (100s) Est: £700-850
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NEW HEBRIDES EDVII-mod m&u collection/accumulation on Hagner pages, incl French issues, of note (E), Gold coin set to 10F (SG 49/63), ditto Dues (D6/10), (F) incl Gold coinage F53/64 x 2, Dues FD 65/9 (x2), 77/81 and 92/6 mint, both with other defins, dues and full range of commems (mostly mint). (100s) Est: £700-850
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SUDAN 1905/22 Army Official study on pages, well presented and researched with extensive used coverage to show postmarks, minor varieties etc, with some mint. Highlights incl SG A1 in mint blk of 30, showing A1a plus 2 x A1c, A1a used, A8 in mint plate 2 blk of 30, A10 in corner marginal mint blk of 6, 19 x A11 used and 3 x A12, A23 x 2 mint and 6 used [incl blk of 4], A24 x 6 used. Lovely lot. Est: £700-850
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MALAYSIA JOHORE Mint and used collection/accumulation on stock pages from early overprints to 1st QEII issues, value in issues to GVI, i/d against SG (no contentious expensive stamps), middle period to $10 mint or used (also $100 fiscal, cat £600), good range of surcharges, GVI to $5 used etc. (few 100s) Est: £650-800
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ST. LUCIA 1860/92 mint collection of QV on pages, a couple without gum [SG 8, 29/30 and 36], many decent and better stamps incl SG 2, 5ax, 9, 12x, 13, 14x, 16, 17a, 18a, 27, 35, 39/42 and 51/2. Very attractive and difficult material. Cat £4000+. Est: £650-800 HONG KONG GVI mint collection on pages, value in 1st defins with most listed shades, papers and perfs (missing 1st issue $10), also one or two cheaper commems. Clean, fresh lot. Cat £3000++ Est: £600-700
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INDIA CHAMBA 1886/1948 mint collection on pages, nicely presented, incl SG 1/19 and 21, 23a, 45/53 + shades, 62/75, 1938 set [ex 10r], 108/18 and 102/7, with Officials incl O57/9, O66/71 and O83/6. Lovely lot. Cat £2750. Est: £600-700
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HONG KONG QV-GVI mint and used collection on stock pages, QV (used) with no wmk 18c, CC to 96c, many o/pts to $1, 1900 CA to 30c mint and used, EDVII CA to $1 mint, MCA to $1 used, ne4w cols to 20c mint 50c used, GV vars to $1, GVI to $5, latter mostly used. Clean. Cat £4000+ Est: £600-700
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NORWAY 1863/1979 mint collection in 2 printed Davo albums, a few early issues and some useful Posthorns [incl 1894 and 1910 to 60ore] 1888/1908 surcharges, pretty much complete from 1910 [no spaces]. Lovely lot! Cat £4500 Est: £600-700
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FIJI Ex-dealer’s stock on stock pages, QV-QEII, mint and used, mostly i/d, incl useful earlies to 5/- (SG 10, 11, 12, 32a mint), EDVII to 1/- mint, to 5/- used (SG 133), GV to 5/- m&u, GVI to 10/-, good range of QEII with many sets. (few 100s) Est: £500-600
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ST. KITTS NEVIS NEVIS 1862/90 small range of mint QV on 2 pages, incl SG 5/6, 5a/7a, 8, 12 and 18, good condition for these difficult issues [also SG 25/34, mostly no gum and SG 8 imperforate with 1951 RPS Cert, unlisted and scarce]. Cat £3000+. Est: £500-600
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COMMONWEALTH Old-time collection in small red loose-leaf album, A-I countries, vast majority QV-GV, mint and used, lots of middle values up to 1/-, one or two up to 5/-. (few 100s) Est: £500-600
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GIBRALTAR GVI and early QEII mint and used collection in album, nicely presented and written up, comprising GVI defins complete mint with perfs, wmks and shades per SG (ex 2d coil, SG 124ab), ditto used (incl 2d coil), 48 Wedding mint, 1st QEII defins to £1 mint and used (plus shades), and early QEII to approx 1970, complete mint and used (or very nearly so). In addition, there are specialised printings (not listed SG), some plate blocks and one or two minor varieties. Lovely lot. Cat £3300 Est: £500-600 SARAWAK Useful mint and used assortment on stock pages from 1st issues to approx 1970, useful earlies mint and used to $1, later vals to $10 incl BMA $3 used and $5 and $10 mint, later GVI and QEII to $5. Clean (few 100s) Est: £450-550
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INDIA GWALIOR 1885/1949 mint collection neatly arranged and written up on pages, incl SG 2/3, 16/37, 62/3b, 67/78, 97/9, 114/7 and 132/3. Also Officials incl O1a in blk of 4, O53ab, O72 and O92/4. Cat £1750 [also included although not guaranteed is a mint example of SG 38a cat £1100]. Est: £450-550
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NEW ZEALAND 1857/72 used range of Chalons on pages, 19 imperf examples mostly 2 to 3 margin incl SG 2, 8, 8a, 16/17, 52 and 86, with 15 perforated [mostly decent condition] incl SG 68 and 141. Some faults. Cat £12,750. Est: £400-475
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LEEWARD ISLANDS GVI identified mint collection on pages, value in 1st defins with most listed shades and perfs to £1, with some light duplication. Cat £2000+ Est: £400-475
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SOUTH AFRICA ZULULAND Useful mint and used accumulation on stock pages, with o/pt on GB ½d (10 mint, 3 used), 1d (6m, 7u), 2d (5m, 1u), 2½d (4m, 1u), 3d (4m 1u), 4d (4m 1u), 5d (1m 1u), 6d (3m), 9d (2m) and 1/- (1m), plus next set to 4/- mint or used (some slight dupl). (approx 80 stamps) Est: £400-475
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MONTSERRAT QV-QEII m&u assortment on Hagner pages, commencing SG 1 (5m, 2u), 2 (m), 4 (u), 9 (u) later vals to 2/6d, mostly mint, GV various to 5/- m or u, 84/93 complete mint, GVI vals to 5/- (both perfs), etc. (few 100s) Est: £400-475
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COMMONWEALTH Box file with mint and used selection of sets (appear to be ex new issue service and largely as received), much Omnibus incl Red X, FFH, UNESCO (noted HK u/m), also Royals and Thematics (Ships etc). (100s) Est: £400-475
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FOREIGN Collector’s duplicates in packets in box-the foreign part of lot ... so it’s not all junk either! Not as big a lot as the BE, but sure to turn up a few little gems. (100s or 1000s) Est: £400-475
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LATVIA 1918/40 comprehensive collection on pages, mint and used, incl most of the earlier issues and very strong later period, with most of the better sets. Mint we note SG 175/80a/b, 206/8a/b, 219/21b, 240/2a/b, 235/9 [the very scarce Africa o/pts, signed] and 23¼b. Used incl 235/7, MS277 and the scarce SG 243/6a. Lovely lot. Cat £2500+. Est: £400-475
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ESTONIA 1918/40 mint and used collection on pages, extensive earlier material, then better mint and used Charity sets, SG 49/50b. 49a, 88/90, 9¼ and m/sheets mint etc. The strength is in the Airs where we note mint pairs SG 46/8 and the very scarce 46a/7a, also SG 44 and 46 used. A fine collection. Cat £2500+. Est: £400-475
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ASIA Selection of Hong Kong, Brunei and Singapore material in glassine, much ex new issue service and still in original bags. Plenty of better 1970’s Singapore mint and used. Est: £350-450
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PAKISTAN BAHAWALPUR Semi-wholesale lot of used (GVI period) in half bundles or packets comprising 50 each of SG 18, 33/4, O1/2, O13 and O19. Cat £3850 Est: £325-400
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AUSTRALIA STATES Mint and used collection in album, NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and W. Australia, better stamps to £1 throughout. (few 100s) Est: £300-350
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CEYLON Collection of mint and used Chalons, perf and imperf on 3 Hagner pages, some identified (appear correct). (Approx 150 stamps) Est: £300-350
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EUROPA Box with range of mint and used sets (ex new issue service), appear to be 70/80/90’s mostly. (few 100s)
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CYPRUS QV-GVI mint and used collection on pages, QV incl range of ½d, 1d and 2½d overprints, 1/2 overprints (various), CC and CA Die 1 & II various to 6pi m or u, 1894 to 12pi mint, EDVII CA to 4pi m or u, MCA to 12pi mint 18pi used, GV well represented to 9pi, GVI mint to 90pi, used to £1. Some faults on earlies, generally quite clean. Cat £2100+ Est: £300-350
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NORWAY 1855/1979 used collection [with a little mint] on printed pages, good early issues incl SG 1 and all [but one] of the Skillings, a fine range of Posthorns, high value o/pts, Amundsen Polar Flight, Legion, Oslo University sets etc. Nice lot. Cat £2400 Est: £300-350 MALAYSIA JAP. OCCUPATION Mint and used selection on stock pages, incl blocks, and (helpfully) identified. Est: £250-300
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AUSTRALIA 1914/36 semi specialised collection of GV ‘Heads’ on pages in binder, with 37 mint vals to 5d and 374 used to ¼d, each identified and incl comprehensive coverage of 1d reds [shades, cds, small varieties etc]. Est: £150-175
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MALAYSIA FEDERATION 1904 $250 Revenue in violet and blue fine used, Kuala Lumpur cds.
Est: £125-150
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RUSSIA Interesting lot in stockbooks, leaves, packets & stockcards with much earlier including good 1920/50s sets. Very popular area now. (100s or 1000s) Est: £125-150
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AUSTRALIA 1914/18 range of 75 fine used GV 1d reds written up and neatly arranged on pages, each identified by specialised shade [G10/33], incl scarcer brownish rose, pale brick, carmine pink etc. Est: £100-125
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BR. ANT. TERR. 1971/88 u/m collection on pages, complete from ‘71 surcharge set. Cat £400.
Est: £80-100
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AUSTRALIA 1918 range of 25 fine used GV 1d reds written up and neatly arranged on page, each identified by specialised shade [G60/77], incl scarcer brown pink, deep rosine, deep red brown etc. Est: £80-100
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OMNIBUS Selections of 37 Coronation, 48 Wedding and 49 UPU on stock pages, many sets, both mint and used.
Est: £1000-1200
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CHANNEL ISLANDS Extensive stock of C. Island and Commodore Shipping Company local issues in full u/m sheets, a good range of issues [Guernsey-Alderney 1965 Liberation o/pts, ‘66 Europa, Norman Conquest etc]. Useful stock, priced in Aitchinson catalogue at £6000+ [with relevant pages included in lot]. Est: £250-300
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GREAT BRITAIN 1840/1970 collection in printed Windsor album, predominantly used QV incl 2 each of 1d black and 2d blue, later line engraved incl 1d plates to 224 and a decent range of surface printed. Some high values in good to fine condition incl 5/- pl 2, 5/- pl 4 [blued paper], 10/- SG 128 and 10/- anchor [SG 135]. Some useful mint QV incl 93 pl 14, 104 pl 6, 153 pl 15, 158 pl 21, 160 and 161 pl 17, 163 pl 14, 169, 178, 183, 187/93 and Jubilee set. Thereafter the collection is mint with a strong range of EDVII [incl most DLR issues], fine examples of SG 260/1, 263, 265, 266 [£1] and 318, also most 1912 issues. We note SG 397/8, strong Seahorses incl SG 399/400, 401, 402, 405/10 [6 DLR issues], 413a/17 [6 Bradbury issues] and Reengraved set, [also a good used £1]. Most of the later GV, GVI and QEII is present, mainly u/m [incl 1939 set] with odd Wilding m/m [incl SG 592a]. Also Postage Due sets and some Officials [O4, 15, 67, 77/8 mint etc]. A fine, strong collection. Est: £8500-11,000
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GREAT BRITAIN QV and EDVII mint and used collection in album, commencing 1d black (6, generally fair or better), useful range of 1841 1d and 2d, incl better postmarks, other l/e incl 1d & 2d plates and stars (plates to 221), embossed set, surface printed with good general run and EDVII to 5/- mostly used. Also decent run of Officials. (Note-album also includes several cut-out colour photos. These have not been valued.) Mixed condition, mostly presentable. Cat £45,000+ Est: £2500-3000
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GREAT BRITAIN 1840/1883 range of mint QV on Hagner, 35 different incl a few line engraved, SG 66, 69, 82, 87, 103 pl 10, 104, 122b, 138 pl 1, 150 pl 13, 153 pl 16, 159, 180 and 196. Most are nice looking stamps which have been regummed [a few without gum]. Cat £27,000. Also, a fine looking 4 margin mint 1d black, regummed [and possibly cleaned], plus a toned mint £1 SG 185 [short perfs] which we believe has had Specimen removed. Est: £2500-3000
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GREAT BRITAIN Collection of u/m Smilers sheets in dedicated Royal Mail Smilers Sheets album from LS1 and incl the scarce 2000/01 Xmas set inscr Post Office (x 2, 2nd pair at back of book), inscr Consignia 2001 (SG LS1a,2a cat £1400, retail £1100) plus full set to Christmas 2004, incl 2001 Occasions and Smiles (LS4, LS5). Cat £3250 (retail typically £2250-2500) Est: £1200-1500
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GREAT BRITAIN 1855/80 fine used range of surface printed on pages, 50 examples and mostly well above average for these items. We note fine examples of SG 69, 71, 76, 110, 141 pl 17, 150 pl 10 and 12, 153 pl 15/16 and 156, SG 151 with fine ‘Liverpool‘ squared circle cancel, plus some with cds incl SG 66, 103 pl 7, 8 and 9, 109 pl 9, 125 [difficult], 158 pl 20 [scarce] and 154 [seldom seen]. A lovely ‘old time’ lot. Est: £550-650
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GREAT BRITAIN Collection of used Officials on pages, some obviously wrong, majority look OK, but sold as seen. Cat approx £10,000 Est: £500-600 GREAT BRITAIN Mostly QV used range on Hagner sheet, line engraved and surface printed. Presentable, mixed condition. (Incl some GV Irish o/pt). Cat £9,000 Est: £275-350
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GREAT BRITAIN Range of 26 pre-stamp covers or fronts on album pages.
Est: £250-300
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GREAT BRITAIN Attractive assembly of u/m errors and varieties on stock sheet, all identified, including, perf shifts, missing phosphor and other phosphor errors (of note 6½p Machin sbl from sheets, cat £125 [Connoisseur], also £1.54 booklet (x2) with reversed phosphor bands [SG UMFB35a]), blind perf errors, ½p Machin pair with paper join, 16p Machin imperf piece (top pair almost imperf, but showing perf indents in run-out block of six). (Approx 50 stamps or pieces). Est: £200-250
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GREAT BRITAIN Range of 55 Edwardian illustrated Postcards [mostly in colour], each with ½d tied with Squared Circle cancel from a variety of towns. Est: £50-60
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GREAT BRITAIN 1840 Rainbow Colour Trial Second trial State 3 in olive green on bluish laid paper in complete sheet of 12. Fine and rare. Cat £50,000. SG DP19[d] Est: £25,000-30,000
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GREAT BRITAIN 1840 Mulready 1d lettersheet A15 to Preston from Liverpool with lovely strike of the orange m/c, also with the very scarce ‘Webb L’pool’ advert imprinted on reverse [apparently one of only 4 known examples]. A lovely clean cover and very scarce usage. Cat £1800+. (SG Me1) Est: £800-1000
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GREAT BRITAIN 1840 Mulready 1d lettersheet cancelled crisp black m/c. Cat £425 (SG Me2)
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1102 image reduced 1103 image reduced GREAT BRITAIN 1840 Mulready 1d envelope A136 to Oxford with fine Orange m/c and ‘Cheltenham MY 24 1840’ departure strike [also on front, along with ‘No.7’ Receiving House’ mark], a particularly fine example of the scarce Sunday ‘May date’. (SG Me2) Est: £800-950 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 Mulready 1d envelope A153 to Dublin with lovely orange m/c and fine departure strike on reverse in black of ‘Ross MY31 1840’, a fine example from a scarce Sunday ‘May date’. Brandon Cert. (SG Me2) Est: £750-900
1104 image reduced 1105 image reduced GREAT BRITAIN 1840 Mulready 1d envelope A157 to Haddington, with ‘FEB 20 1841’ in red on reverse, black m/c and ‘Paid 1d Extra’ boxed in red, on front. Attractive. Cat £450+. (SG Me2) Est: £150-175 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 Mulready 2d envelope a209 to Bayswater with superb strike of ‘62’ Chief Office [1850 type] barred oval. Most attractive and scarce later usage. Cat £2200. (SG Me4) Est: £750-900
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1106 image reduced 1107 image reduced GREAT BRITAIN 1840 Mulready 2d envelope a203 [portion of back flap missing] to London with ‘983’ barred numeral [of Soham, plus departure strike on reverse], unusually, struck at base [contrary to regulations]. Attractive and scarce. Cat £2200. (SG Me4) Est: £500-600 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 Mulready 1d lettersheet A234 to Saddleworth with ‘Atlas Assurance Company’ advert [SG MA103f] and fine strike of the scarce ‘10’ in m/cross [small portion of backflap missing], ‘Manchester’ arrival strike on reverse. A rare item [combination of advert and scarcer cancel rarely seen]. Cat £4000+. (SG Me1) Est: £1000-1250
1108 image reduced 1109 image reduced GREAT BRITAIN 1840 Mulready 1d lettersheet A54 locally used in Leeds with superb strike of ‘2’ in m/cross [also with Leeds arrival strike on front], a lovely item, very scarce [particularly so fine]. Cat £2750. (SG Me1) Est: £1000-1250 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 Mulready 1d lettersheet A23 to Middlesex with lovely deep orange m/c and boxed ‘York St’ [a little indistinct] on front, plus fine strike on reverse of ‘MY 7 1840’, a superb example of the scarce second day of usage. Cat £2500+. (SG Me1) Est: £1000-1200
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GREAT BRITAIN 1840 Mulready 1d lettersheet A54 to Leeds with fine black m/cross and ‘Leeds NO 2 42’ arrival cancel [also on front]. Small fault on back flap. Cat £425. (SG Me1) Est: £125-150
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GREAT BRITAIN 1840 Mulready 1d envelope A135 to Oundle with red m/c and, on reverse, ‘Uppingham’ departure strike [back flap a little tatty], scarce Rutland usage! (SG Me2) Est: £175-225
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GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1d black group of 7 used examples on card, 6 with 4 margins [the other has 3], odd small fault, basically sound. (SG 2) Est: £300-350 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 range of 14 used 1d blacks on card, all with faults, most reasonable appearance [a couple ghastly]. (SG 2) Est: £200-250
GREAT BRITAIN 1840 2d blue pl 1 ‘CL’ with 4 margins and parts of 2 black m/c. Fine. (SG 2 Plate 1)
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GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1d black pl 2 in horizontal pair ‘KE-KF’ with 4 margins [close but clear lower right] and lovely strikes of red m/c. (SG 2 Plate 2) Est: £375-425
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GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1d black pl 2 ‘EE’ with 4 margins, a lovely strike of red m/c, a very fine example. (SG 2 Plate 2)
Est: £150-175
GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1d black pl 4 ‘HD’ with 4 margins and red m/c, on ‘bluete’ paper. Cat £550. (SG 2 Plate 4)
Est: £175-200
GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1d black pl 5 ‘CK’ 4 margins, full strike of black m/c, fine. (SG 2 Plate 5)
Est: £90-110
GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1d black pl 5 ‘FH’ 4 margins and black m/c, a fine example. (SG 2 Plate 5)
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GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1d black pl 1b ‘TB’ 4 good to large margins, lovely reddish orange m/c, a superb example. (SG 2 Plate 1b) Est: £125-150 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1d black pl 1b ‘TF’ a very fine 4 margin example with red m/c. Lovely stamp. (SG 2 Plate 1b) Est: £125-150
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Est: £75-90
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GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1d black pl 5 ‘DH’ 4 margins, black m/c, fine. (SG 2 Plate 5) GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1d black pl 6 ‘GG’ 4 margins, black m/c, a fine example. (SG 2 Plate 6)
Est: £75-90
Est: £80-100
GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1d black pl 1b ‘JE’ 4 margins, full centrally struck m/c, a fine example. (SG 2 Plate 6)
Est: £75-90
GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1d black pl 6 ‘SC’ 4 margins and red m/c, fine. (SG 2 Plate 6)
Est: £70-85
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GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1d black pl 8 ‘JK’ 4 margins, black m/c, a fine example. Cat £400. (SG 2 Plate 8)
Est: £100-125
GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1d black pl 9 ‘CJ’ 4 margins, black m/c, a fine example. Cat £450. (SG 2 Plate 9)
Est: £90-110
GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1d grey black pl 3 ‘CE’ with 4 margins and lovely black m/c, a very fine example. Cat £400. (SG 3 Plate 3) Est: £110-140 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1d grey black pl 3 ‘RB’ with 4 margins and lovely black m/c, a very fine example. Cat £400. (SG 3 Plate 3) Est: £110-140
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GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1d grey black pl 3 ‘JF’ with 4 margins and black m/c, a fine example. Cat £400. (SG 3 Plate 3)
GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1d grey black pl 10 ‘HF’ with 4 margins and black m/c, a fine example. Cat £700. (SG 3 Plate X)
Est: £90-110
Est: £200-250
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GREAT BRITAIN 1840 2d deep full blue pl 1 ‘AA’ with 4 margins [close but clear at right] and black m/c. Cat £900 (SG 4 Plate 1) Est: £100-125
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GREAT BRITAIN 1840 2d blue pl 1 in fine 4 margin strip of 3 ‘DD-DF’ with crisp strikes of black m/c, a superb strip! Cat £2500+. (SG 5 Plate 1) Est: £750-950
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GREAT BRITAIN 1840 2d blue pl 1 in horizontal strip of 3 ‘AF-AH’ with 4 margins [close but clear top of ‘AG’], each with 1844 type cancel. Scarce in multiple. Cat £5000+. (SG 5i) Est: £600-700
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GREAT BRITAIN 1840 2d pale blue pl 1 ‘MB’ with 4 margins on entire tied red m/c, an attractive cover. Cat £2250. (SG 6 Plate 1) Est: £450-550
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GREAT BRITAIN 1841 1d red brown pl 170 ‘KB’ used, a fine example of the ‘Treasury Roulette’ [from the 1852/3 period], a scarce item. SG B2aa. Cat £7000. RPS Cert. (SG 8 Var) Est: £2000-2500
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GREAT BRITAIN 1850 Archer 1d red brown mint, a little gum toning, scarce. 1959 RPS Cert stating genuine. Cat £2500. (SG 16b) Est: £425-500 GREAT BRITAIN 1841 2d blue pl 4 ‘BL’ with 4 good to large margins and lovely strike of the ‘80’ barred oval in blue of Bishop Auckland. Scarce so fine. (SG 14) Est: £360-440
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GREAT BRITAIN 1841 2d blue with 4 margins and superb strike of ‘7’ in m/c. Cat £900. (SG 14f)
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Est: £350-375
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GREAT BRITAIN 1841 2d blue with 4 good to large margins and superb strike of ‘2’ in m/c. Cat £550. (SG 14f)
Est: £275-325
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GREAT BRITAIN 1841 2d blue used [very light cancel] with good to very large margins and inverted wmk. Cat £600 (SG 14wi) Est: £200-250
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GREAT BRITAIN 1841 2d violet blue on thicker lavender tinted paper mint, a most attractive 4 margin example with strong lavender tints. The stamp, which we believe has been regummed, is offered on its merits with GB Expertising Cert [2000]. Cat £20,000. (SG 15aa) Est: £2500-3000
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GREAT BRITAIN 1841 2d violet blue in horizontal pair with good to large margins and fine ‘498’ barred numeral cancel. Very strong lavender tints, a most attractive and scarce item. Cat £2600+. (SG 15aa) Est: £600-700
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GREAT BRITAIN 1854 Small Crown p16 1d red brown Die 2 used with inverted wmk [centered low to left]. Cat £225 (SG 22wi) Est: £50-60
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GREAT BRITAIN 1854 Small Crown p14 2d blue fine used with inverted wmk. Scarce. Cat £500. (SG 23wi)
Est: £175-200
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GREAT BRITAIN 1854 1d red brown imperforate lettered ‘HF’ with 4 margins, a fine example of the ‘Neal’s Steam Press’ imperf [very light bend, as tends to be found on these]. Scarce. Cat £3800. (SG 29 Var) Est: £1750-2250
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GREAT BRITAIN 1857 Large Crown p14 1d pale rose from pl 45 fine used. Scarce. Cat £450. (SG 39)
Est: £125-150
GREAT BRITAIN 1857 Large Crown p14 1d rose red from pl 45 fine used. Scarce. Cat £450. RPS Cert [2007]. (SG 40)
Est: £150-190
GREAT BRITAIN 1857 Large Crown p14 1d rose red fine used from the scarce plate 45. Cat £450. (SG 40)
Est: £140-150
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GREAT BRITAIN 1858 1d red pl 182 fine mint in block of 18 (6x3). Several are u/m. Some minor gum creases and possible minor gum redistribution. Folded both vertically and horizontally. No perf separation. Scarce piece. Cat £1800+ (SG 43 (182)) Est: £325-400
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GREAT BRITAIN 1858 1d rose red pl 225 fine mint, a lovely example [possibly u/m]. Cat £2800. (SG 43 (225))
Est: £750-900
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GREAT BRITAIN 1858 1d red pl 192 fine used with ‘W Dawburn & Co’ underprint in black [reading upwards]. Scarce [unpriced] SG PP59. (SG 43 Var) Est: £150-175
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GREAT BRITAIN 1858 1d red pl 172 fine used with the very scarce ‘WM Dawburn & Co. Liverpool’ overprint [particularly difficult in such fine condition]. SG PP57a. (SG 48 Var) Est: £150-175
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GREAT BRITAIN 1870 1½d rose red pl 3 a fine mint pair, GA-GB, fresh, cat £800 (SG 51 (3))
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Est: £100-125
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GREAT BRITAIN 1870 1½d rose red pl 1 fine used with ‘Copestake Moore’ [type 12] underprint, a scarce item [particularly so in fine condition]. SG PP24. (SG 51 Var) Est: £70-85
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GREAT BRITAIN 1870 ‘OP -PC’ 1½d rose red error of lettering mint, small surface rub on face but a most attractive example, the letterings very clear, possibly regummed but a great rarity [we have only seen one other mint example]. Cat £18,000. (SG 53) Est: £2250-2750 GREAT BRITAIN 1870 1½d rose red lettered ‘OP-PC’ fine used, well centered, neat cancel, without doubt the finest example we have seen. Cat £1500. (SG 53) Est: £600-700
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GREAT BRITAIN 1870 1½d rosy mauve imperforate Imprimatur lettered ‘AE’, fine and very scarce [only 38 were removed from the Imprimatur sheet]. RPS Cert. Cat £8500. (SG 53a) Est: £4000-4750
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GREAT BRITAIN 1870 1½d rosy mauve mint, reperfed at base and without gum, but an attractive example. Cat £7000. (SG 53a) Est: £400-475
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GREAT BRITAIN 1847 Embossed 1/- green in vertical pair fine used, large margins [enormous at right], neat numeral cancels, a stunning multiple. (SG 55) Est: £750-850
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GREAT BRITAIN 1847 Embossed 10d brown with 4 clear to large margins fine used, neat cancel part duplex and part cds, a lovely example. Cat £1200. (SG 57) Est: £275-300
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GREAT BRITAIN 1847 Embossed 10d brown used with close to touching margins, neat ‘409’ numeral. Cat £1200 (SG 57)
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Est: £80-100
GREAT BRITAIN 1847 Embossed 6d dull lilac mint, 3 margins [very large at left], a most attractive example. Cat £12000. (SG 59) Est: £550-650
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1168 1169 1170 1171 1172 1173 1174 GREAT BRITAIN 1855 Small Garter 4d carmine mint, small patches of gum only but strong colour and a very scarce stamp. Cat £6500. (SG 62) Est: £750-900 1169 GREAT BRITAIN 1855 Small Garter 4d carmine fine used with inverted wmk. Difficult. Cat £1000. (SG 62wi) Est: £250-300 1168
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GREAT BRITAIN 1855 Emblems 1/- green used with the scarce reversed wmk variety. Cat £1100. (SG 72wj)
Est: £200-250
GREAT BRITAIN 1855 Emblems 1/- pale green mint, original gum, fine and fresh. Cat £1800. (SG 73)
Est: £450-550
GREAT BRITAIN 1862 Emblems 3d bright carmine fine used with inverted wmk. Cat £750. (SG 76wi)
Est: £225-225
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GREAT BRITAIN 1862 Emblems 9d bistre [hair lines] ‘Abnormal’ used wing margin with neat cancel, slight surface abrasion upper left but without doubt one of the finest of the 46 used examples which can exist. RPS Cert. Cat £10000. (SG 88) Est: £4250-5000
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GREAT BRITAIN 1862 Emblems 1/- green mint, a fine example with original gum. Cat £2500. (SG 90)
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GREAT BRITAIN 1862 Emblems 1/- deep green pl 2 [= pl 3] fine mint Imprimatur lettered ‘TE’, a superb example with original gum. BPA Cert. Cat £10,000. (SG 91) Est: £4000-4750
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GREAT BRITAIN 1865 Emblems 4d vermilion plate 13 fine and fresh mint, wing margin. Cat £550 (SG 94 (13))
Est: £150-175
GREAT BRITAIN 1865 Emblems 6d lilac pl 6 mint, original gum, a scarce stamp. Cat £3000. BPA Cert [1956]. (SG 97 (6))
Est: £700-850
1179 1180 1181 GREAT BRITAIN 1867 Spray 10d red brown fine used with lovely ‘Risca’ cds. Cat £300+. (SG 112)
Est: £100-125
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GREAT BRITAIN 1867 Spray 10d deep red brown fine used wing margin [centered to right] with inverted wmk. Cat £700+. (SG 114wi) Est: £225-275 GREAT BRITAIN 1867 Spray 1/- green pl 4 fine mint, original gum. Cat £1200. (SG 117 (4)) Est: £300-375 GREAT BRITAIN 1867 Spray 1/- green pl 4 mint, a little gum toning. Cat £1200. (SG 117 (4))
Est: £200-250
1183 1184 1185 1186 GREAT BRITAIN 1867 Stock Exchange Forgery 1/- green pl 5 ‘FA’ fine used on piece. Cat £800. (SG 117 Var)
Est: £325-350
GREAT BRITAIN 1867 1/- green pl 5 Stock Exchange Forgery ‘DH’ [‘normal’ lettering], a fine example dated ‘JY 16 72’. Cat £800. (SG 117 Var) Est: £300-350 GREAT BRITAIN 1867 Spray 2/- brown used, small wrinkle at left, an attractive example. Cat £3250. (SG 121) Est: £500-600 GREAT BRITAIN 1867 Spray 2/- brown used, a reperforated but attractive example with part cds and part numeral cancels. Cat £3250 (SG 121) Est: £350-425
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GREAT BRITAIN 1867 Spray 2/- brown fine used with inverted wmk, very scarce [with American Philatelic Society Cert]. Cat £4700. (SG 121wi) Est: £1600-2000 GREAT BRITAIN 1872 ‘Abnormal’ 6d pale chestnut pl 12 on piece [with 1/- green pl 6] tied fine ‘330’ cancels of Halifax. Very scarce [and always underrated]. BPA Cert [1950 and somewhat worse for wear!]. Cat £3250. (SG 124a) Est: £1900-2000
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GREAT BRITAIN 1867 5/- pale rose pl 2 mint, centered to upper right but a fine, fresh example with large part original gum. Cat £12,000. (SG 127 (2)) Est: £1800-2000
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GREAT BRITAIN 1867 Maltese Cross 10/- greenish grey fine used, neat ‘Dundee’ cds, a lovely example. Cat £2800. (SG 128) Est: £800-950
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GREAT BRITAIN 1867 10/- Colour Trial in mauve fine mint, a lovely example. Cat £1800. (SG 128 Var)
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Est: £1000-1250
GREAT BRITAIN 1867 Maltese Cross 10/- greenish grey fine mint o/pt Specimen, a lovely example of this scarce item. Cat £3800. (SG 128s) Est: £1600-1750
1193 1194 GREAT BRITAIN 1867 Maltese Cross £1 brown lilac fine used, fresh with crisp ‘Liverpool Exchange 82’ cds, plus small part of 2nd strike. Kaiser 1982 Cert (Danish) stating genuine without faults. A lovely example. Cat £4000(SG 129) Est: £1250-1600 GREAT BRITAIN 1867 Anchor £1 brown lilac on blued paper used, faint ironed out vertical crease, but a quite stunning example with ‘Victoria’ cds. Lovely stamp. Cat £9000. (SG 132) Est: £1750-2000
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GREAT BRITAIN 1867 £5 orange mint, several short perfs at base and a little gum creasing [wrinkles], an attractive example nonetheless. Cat £12000. (SG 137) Est: £2000-2500
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GREAT BRITAIN 1867 £5 orange used with nice ‘Belfast’ cds, some blue crayon and nibbled perfs lower left but an attractive example. Cat £4500. (SG 137) Est: £800-1000
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GREAT BRITAIN 1867 £5 orange fine used with neat centrally struck ‘Belfast JA 1 89’ cds, small stain (shows from front, but not noticeably), otherwise a lovely example. Cat £4500. (SG 137) Est: £600-700
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GREAT BRITAIN 1873 Spray 1/- orange brown mint, a fine looking example, regummed. Cat £4000 (SG 151)
Est: £300-350
GREAT BRITAIN 1873 Large Garter 1/- brown orange fine used with inverted watermark. Scarce. Cat £1300. (SG 151wi)
Est: £350-425
GREAT BRITAIN 1873 Large Garter 4d grey brown fine mint, possibly regummed, a lovely, fresh example. Cat £2400. (SG 154) Est: £300-350 GREAT BRITAIN 1873 Large Garter 8d orange mint, a fine and fresh example. Cat £1500. (SG 156) Est: £300-350
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GREAT BRITAIN 1873 Unissued 8d purple brown mint, regummed otherwise a fine, fresh example of this scarce item. Cat £8500. (SG 156a) Est: £1000-1200 GREAT BRITAIN 1876 Large Garter 8d purple brown marginal Imprimatur lettered ‘AK’, some top marginal thinning, a superb item, very scarce [only a handful exist]. Cat £10,000. RPS Cert [2008]. Ex Forester. (SG 156a) Est: £5000-6000
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GREAT BRITAIN 1880 1d Venetian red mint with inverted wmk, heavily mounted and short perf but a very scarce item [we sold the only other mint example we have seen, in similar condition for £700 in 2007]. Unpriced by SG. (SG 166wi) Est: £500-600
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GREAT BRITAIN 1883 1½d Colour Trial in carmine pink, ungummed paper, a superb, fresh example of this scarce trial. Cat £2500. (SG 167 Var) Est: £800-850
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GREAT BRITAIN 1881 1d lilac booklet, 64 pages with red cover inscribed ‘Memoranda’ with 1d inserted through slit on back cover [perforated ‘SDS’]. A wonderful item, the first we have handled and of considerable rarity. Cat £8500 (SG 172 Var) Est: £4250-5000
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GREAT BRITAIN 1881 1d lilac Colour Trial on blued paper fine mint with RPS Cert [the cert identifies this as SG K8[3]a, which is the issued stamp on blued paper, but describes it as a colour trial. We are taking it to be the colour trial, with a cat price of £2500]. (SG 172 Var) Est: £800-950 GREAT BRITAIN 1883 2/6d lilac u/m, a lovely example. Cat £500+. (SG 178) Est: £200-250
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GREAT BRITAIN 1883 10/- ultramarine fine used with full strike of ‘Belfast SE 18 95’ cds, a super example. Cat £475.(SG 183) Est: £125-150
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GREAT BRITAIN 1884 Crowns £1 brown lilac fine used. Cat £2400. (SG 185)
Est: £425-475
GREAT BRITAIN 1884 Crowns £1 brown lilac used, a good sound example. Cat £2400. (SG 185)
Est: £250-300
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GREAT BRITAIN 1884 Crowns £1 brown lilac fine mint, overprinted Specimen. Couple of faint tone spots. Cat £2600. (SG 185 Sp) Est: £500-600 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 Crowns £1 brown lilac lettered ‘JC’ fine used, the scarce ‘framebreak’ variety. Cat £4000. (SG 185a) Est: £1000-1250
1217 1218 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 Crowns £1 brown lilac mint o/pt Specimen, unusually with double strike of o/pt. Very fresh colour [small surface fault where second strike has split paper]. Cat £2600. (SG 185s) Est: £300-350 GREAT BRITAIN 1888 Orbs £1 brown lilac fine mint, regummed, of fine fresh appearance, a lovely stamp! Cat £60,000. (SG 186) Est: £7500-10000
1219 1220 GREAT BRITAIN 1888 Orbs £1 brown lilac used, a good sound example, well centered with twin duplex cancels. Cat £3800. (SG 186) Est: £400-475 GREAT BRITAIN 1888 Orbs £1 brown lilac used, repaired corner, unusually with ‘Dublin’ violet [fiscal] h/stamp [also ink line]. Cat £3800. (SG 186) Est: £200-250
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GREAT BRITAIN 1888 Orbs £1 brown lilac used with ‘JC’ framebreak, a very scarce item. Cat £6500. (SG 186a)
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Est: £1400-1750
GREAT BRITAIN 1883 2d Colour Trial in brown on wmked paper [without gum], fine and scarce. Cat £1500. (SG 189 Var)
Est: £550-600
GREAT BRITAIN 1883 9d dull green mint, a fine example with strong colour. Cat £950. (SG 195)
Est: £250-300
GREAT BRITAIN 1883 1/- dull green fine used, good colour with inverted wmk. A very scarce item, listed but unpriced in SG, one we have not seen before and without doubt a considerable rarity. (SG 196wi) Est: £2000-2500
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GREAT BRITAIN 1887 Jubilee 5d dull purple and blue Die 1 fine mint, cat £600 (SG 207)
Est: £175-200
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GREAT BRITAIN 1887 Jubilee 9d dull purple and bright blue marginal u/m, a superb example of this difficult specialised shade. SG K38[2]. (SG 209 Var) Est: £100-125
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GREAT BRITAIN 1887 Jubilee 10d dull purple and carmine fine used with inverted wmk, a scarce item [you just don’t see this one]. Cat £1250. (SG 210wi) Est: £650-800
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GREAT BRITAIN 1887 £1 green u/m, faint diagonal bend [which hardly detracts], a lovely example. Cat £6500. (SG 212) GREAT BRITAIN 1887 £1 green mint, 2 or 3 hinge remainders but generally fine and fresh. Cat £3500. (SG 212)
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Est: £900-1100
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GREAT BRITAIN 1887 £1 green fine used with ‘Lombard St’ cds. Cat £700. (SG 212)
Est: £250-300
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GREAT BRITAIN 1887 £1 green marginal imperforate example fine mint o/pt Specimen [type 9], a most attractive and scarce item [horizontal crease, in common with the other examples we have seen over the years]. Cat £5000. (SG 212 Sps) Est: £800-1000
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GREAT BRITAIN 1887 £1 green fine used with inverted wmk [traces of blue crayon], a great rarity [only a handful are thought to exist] and the first we have seen. Cat £9000. (SG 212wi) Est: £4500-5500
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GREAT BRITAIN 1900 DLR ‘Africa Head’ 2½d imperforate Essays, 4 fine u/m examples in different colours.
Est: £165-200
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902 DLR ½d blue green fine mint with ‘Wattses’ underprint [vertically in black], a scarce item [especially in such fine condition]. SG PP236. (SG 216 Var) Est: £200-250
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902 1d ‘Transvaal’ Essay in red [type 1] fine mint [see footnote in SG confirming that examples exist off card]. A beautiful item, very scarce. Hendon Cert. Cat £5000+. (SG 219 Var) Est: £2250-2750
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GREAT BRITAIN 1901 2½d Composite ‘Paste up’ Essay [of the 2½d Jubilee issue], from ‘Series A’ type with a lithographed three quarter portrait of EDVII mounted on card. A superb item [believed to be one of only 3 known]. Ex Stodhart. Cat £10,000. (SG 230 Var) Est: £5500-6500 GREAT BRITAIN 1902 DLR 6d dull purple mint [patchy gum] o/pt ‘C.A.’ [Commonwealth of Australia], mentioned [but unpriced] in SG and the first example we have seen. (SG 248 Var) Est: £300-350
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902 DLR 10d slate purple and carmine fine mint with ‘No Cross’ variety. Cat £425. (SG 255a)
Est: £125-150
GREAT BRITAIN 1902 DLR 1/- dull green and carmine in u/m top marginal block of four (mounted on margin). Cat £720 (SG 257) Est: £225-250 GREAT BRITAIN 1902 DLR 1/- dull green and scarlet u/m. Cat £180(SG 259) Est: £100-125
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902 DLR 2/6d lilac fine mint with inverted wmk, a lovely example of this very scarce item. RPS Cert. Cat £4250. (SG 260wi) Est: £2000-2500 GREAT BRITAIN 1902 DLR 2/6d dull purple marginal u/m. Cat £550. (SG 262) Est: £200-250 GREAT BRITAIN 1902 DLR 10/- ultramarine fine used with full strike of ‘Camberley NO 22 06’ cds. Superb. Cat £450. (SG 265) Est: £125-150
1243 1244 GREAT BRITAIN 1902 DLR £1 dull blue green u/m, very light gum bend but a lovely example. Cat £3000. (SG 266) GREAT BRITAIN 1902 DLR £1 dull blue green fine mint [merest hint of a mount], a superb example. Cat £2000. (SG 266)
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902 DLR £1 dull blue green in fine used vertical strip of 3, each with neat London ‘hooded’ cancel [some perf separation between top 2, the upper stamp with light bend]. Attractive and scarce. (SG 266) Est: £700-850
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902 DLR £1 dull blue green fine used with lovely ‘Guernsey JU 30 11’ cds, a superb example. Cat £750. (SG 266) Est: £275-350
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902 DLR £1 dull blue green fine used with neat ‘Guernsey AU 12 11’ cds. Cat £750. (SG 266)
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1250 1251 GREAT BRITAIN 1902 DLR £1 dull blue green fine used with crisp ‘Guernsey AP 30 12’ cds. Cat £750. (SG 266)
GREAT BRITAIN 1902 DLR £1 dull blue green fine used. Cat £750. (SG 266)
Est: £275-325
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Est: £200-250
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902 £1 green ‘Lowden Forgery’ with forged ‘Jersey’ cancel, a lovely example of this famous forgery. Cat £1100. (SG 266 Var) Est: £650-750
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GREAT BRITAIN 1911 1/- deep green and scarlet u/m with inverted wmk. Cat £225 (SG 313wi)
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Est: £125-150
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GREAT BRITAIN 1911 £1 deep green mint, a very fine example [dealer or owner’s h/stamp on reverse]. Cat £2000. (SG 320) Est: £650-750
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GREAT BRITAIN 1911 £1 deep green fine used with ‘Guernsey DE 12 12’ cds, a lovely example. Cat £750. (SG 320)
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Est: £275-350
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GREAT BRITAIN 1911 £1 deep green fine used with 1913 cds, a lovely example. Cat £750. (SG 320)
Est: £250-300
GREAT BRITAIN 1911 £1 deep green fine used with light ‘Guernsey 1912’ cds. Cat £750. (SG 320)
Est: £250-300
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GREAT BRITAIN 1911 Crown Die 1a ½d green fine used perf 14, a lovely example of this scarce item with ‘Great Yarmouth AU 28 11’ cancel. Cat £900. (SG 322a) Est: £600-675
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GREAT BRITAIN 1911 Crown Die 1A 1d pale carmine in fine used pair with ‘JU 22 11’ First Day cds, one with ‘No Cross’. A scarce item, particularly so with cancel! Cat £375+. (SG 328a) Est: £250-300
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GREAT BRITAIN 1912 1d scarlet Paper Trial on wove paper in imperforate marginal blk of 4, type ‘e’ on John Allen Special Finish Paper [‘No in top right corner 68’ m/script in margin]. (SG 345 Var) Est: £150-175
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GREAT BRITAIN 1912 Multiple Cypher 1d scarlet in marginal horizontal imperforate pair used, very scarce [unpriced by SG]. (SG 350b) Est: £200-250 GREAT BRITAIN 1912 ½d green in corner marginal blk of 30 u/m o/pt Cancelled [type 24], very fine and scarce. Cat [as mounted singles] £2400. (SG 351) Est: £600-720 GREAT BRITAIN 1912 ½d very deep green u/m with RPS Cert [photocopy as pair]. SG N14[5]. (SG 351)
Est: £350-425
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GREAT BRITAIN 1912 ½d green and 1d scarlet each in corner marginal blks of 30 u/m o/pt Cancelled [type 24], very scarce multiples and lovely quality. SG N14v and N16w. RPS Certs. Cat [as mounted singles] £4800. (SG 351,57) Est: £1200-1440
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GREAT BRITAIN 1912 1d scarlet in corner marginal blk of 30 u/m o/pt Cancelled [type 24], very fine and scarce. Cat [as mounted singles] £2400. (SG 357) Est: £600-720
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GREAT BRITAIN 1912 1d deep intense brick red with inverted wmk u/m, a quite astonishing shade [the most spectacular 1d shade I have seen], believed to be from a booklet pane. Sold as seen. Fantastic! (SG 357 Var) Est: £700-850
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GREAT BRITAIN 1912 1d scarlet vermilion u/m with RPS Cert [2009]. Cat £180 (SG 361)
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Est: £80-100
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GREAT BRITAIN 1912 1½d red brown in fine mint Control A.12 [perf] strip of 3 from perf type 2a from the scarce Somerset House printing. (SG 362) Est: £125-150
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GREAT BRITAIN 1912 1½d very deep red brown u/m, a fine example with RPS Cert. Cat £400. SG N18[4]. (SG 362 Var)
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GREAT BRITAIN 1912 4d grey green marginal u/m with reversed wmk. Difficult. (SG 379wj)
GREAT BRITAIN 1912 5d brown fine used with inverted and reversed wmk. Scarce! (SG 381wk)
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Est: £175-200
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Est: £80-100
Est: £200-250
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GREAT BRITAIN 1912 6d reddish purple perf 14 in marginal blk of 4 u/m. Cat £580+. (SG 385a)
Est: £200-250
GREAT BRITAIN 1912 8d black and yellow u/m with inverted wmk. (SG 390wi)
Est: £100-125
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GREAT BRITAIN 1912 9d very deep agate corner marginal fine mint, a lovely example [this is the ‘true’ shade]. RPS Cert [photocopy as pair]. SG N29[4]. (SG 393 Var) Est: £400-475
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GREAT BRITAIN 1913 Multiple Cypher ½d and 1d each in u/m vertical ‘coil join’ pair with good perfs and RPS Cert. Cat £1200+. (SG 397/8) Est: £450-550
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GREAT BRITAIN 1913 Multiple Cypher ½d and 1d ‘coil ends’ fine u/m with good perfs [each with 8 buff labels attached, one of each with ‘joined by..date..’ printed in issued colour]. Scarce. (SG 397/8) Est: £350-425
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GREAT BRITAIN 1913 Multiple Cypher ½d and 1d u/m [1d slightly clipped perfs at left]. Cat £600 (SG 397/8)
Est: £150-175
GREAT BRITAIN 1913 Waterlow 10/- indigo mint, a fine, well centered example. Cat £950. (SG 402)
Est: £275-325
GREAT BRITAIN 1913 Waterlow £1 green marginal u/m, a superb example. Cat £4500 (SG 403)
Est: £1800-2250
GREAT BRITAIN 1913 Waterlow £1 green used, a couple of [slightly smudged] cds cancels, a decent example. Cat £1250. (SG 403) Est: £400-500 GREAT BRITAIN 1915 DLR 2/6d very deep brown in vertical pair on part document tied ‘Registry of Business’ violet fiscal cancel [Irish?]. A fine and most unusual item. RPS Cert [2009]. SG N64[11]. Cat £2800. (SG 405 Var) Est: £400-475
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GREAT BRITAIN 1924 ½d green u/m with full offset on reverse. Scarce. (SG 416 Var)
Est: £110-140
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GREAT BRITAIN 1924 Imprimatur ½d green ‘tete-beche’ imperforate pair, from booklet sheet fine mint, extremely scarce [only a very few exist]. Cat £20,000. BPA Cert. (SG 418 Var) Est: £8000-10,000
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GREAT BRITAIN 1924 1½d red brown in Control E.26 blk of 6 fine mint [control strip is u/m], a lovely example of this scarce item [printed by Somerset House during the General Strike]. Cat £1500. (SG 420) Est: £1000-1200
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Est: £300-350
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GREAT BRITAIN 1924 1½d red brown in ‘tete-beche’ pair on piece tied London cancel, scarce. Cat £800 (SG 420a) GREAT BRITAIN 1924 2½d blue u/m with no watermark, fine and scarce. Cat £2500. (SG 422a)
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GREAT BRITAIN 1929 PUC set to £1 on official UPU printed note paper, each tied ‘Postal Union Congress London 10 MY 29’ First Day Cancel, a superb item, very scarce. Cat £10,000. (SG 434/8) Est: £6000-7000
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GREAT BRITAIN 1929 PUC 1d scarlet in corner marginal Control L29 blk of 12 u/m, stamp 19/12 with ‘Broken Wreath’, a scarce positional piece. SG NCom6d. (SG 435 Var) Est: £125-150
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GREAT BRITAIN 1929 PUC £1 marginal u/m, superb. (SG 438)
Est: £500-600
GREAT BRITAIN 1929 PUC £1 fine used, crisp cds, a lovely example! Cat £550 (SG 438)
Est: £275-350
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GREAT BRITAIN 1934 1½d Photogravure Trial in red on gummed unwatermarked paper, a superb corner marginal u/m example. Cat £700+. (SG 440 Var) Est: £300-350
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GREAT BRITAIN 1934 Photo 1½d red brown in advert ‘Number One Bond / Pepys Stationery’ pane of 6 u/m with inverted wmk and good perfs, Cyl. G26 with the scarce perf type B4[E]. Very scarce [unpriced in the latest SG cat]. SG NB27[5]a. (SG 441wi) Est: £1000-1200
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GREAT BRITAIN 1937 1½d red brown and 1941 2d pale orange fine mint, each with ‘V’ [for Victory] propaganda o/pts [we have only seen these before on the 1937 ½d and 1d]. (SG 464 Var) Est: £100-125
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GREAT BRITAIN 1939 High values set of 6v complete u/m. Cat £350 (SG 476/8b)
Est: £150-175
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GREAT BRITAIN 1959 Castle 2/6d marginal u/m with complete offset on gummed side. Scarce. (SG 595 Var)
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GREAT BRITAIN 1968 Paintings 4d marginal u/m [with traffic lights] showing ‘Missing vermilion’. Cat £550. (SG 771b)
Est: £200-250
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Est: £200-250
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GREAT BRITAIN 1971 Christmas 3p u/m with ‘Missing carmine rose’, a very scarce error [one of only 10 known]. BPA Cert [2009]. Cat £5000. (SG 895b) Est: £3000-3500
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GREAT BRITAIN 1980 London Landmarks 17½p u/m with error, Silver (Queen’s Head) omitted. 32 only are known. Cat £1400 (SG 1124a) Est: £550-650
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GREAT BRITAIN 1980 Authoress 13½p u/m with variety ‘Pale blue omitted’. Scarce [only 10 are believed to exist]. Cat £3500. BPA Cert [2009]. (SG 1126a) Est: £2000-2500
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GREAT BRITAIN 1982 Information Technology 15 12/p in right hand vertical, marginal imperf pair, u/m. (This is a better shape than would be an horizontal pair). Only 1 sheet (50 pairs) known. Cat £475 (SG 1196a) Est: £250-300
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GREAT BRITAIN 1988 Harrison 19p bright orange red in u/m cylinder 2 [dot] blk of 6, a superb piece. (SG X956a)
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GREAT BRITAIN 1988 Harrison 19p bright orange red in u/m lower marginal imperforate pair. Cat £400 (SG X956a)
Est: £1000-1200
Est: £175-200
GREAT BRITAIN 1990 Astromomy 22p u/m ‘Missing Gold’ [Queen’s head’]. Scarce, only 88 examples are known. Cat £650. (SG 1522a) Est: £350-425
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GREAT BRITAIN 1882 IR Official Crowns £1 brown lilac fine mint o/pt Specimen, fine and scarce. Cat £4500. BPA Cert [2007]. (SG O11s) Est: £2000-2500 GREAT BRITAIN 1882 IR Official 10/- ultramarine on blued fine mint o/pt Specimen, a lovely example [signed Proschold]. Cat £3000. (SG O9ds) Est: £1250-1500
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902 IR Official £1 dull blue green fine used with double circle ‘Aberdeen OC 16 02’ cancel, a superb example of this key GB Official. Cat £22,000. BPA Cert [1930], Brandon Cert [2004]. (SG O27) Est: £12000-14000
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GREAT BRITAIN 1882 IR Official £1 green fine used with ‘Glasgow Accounts Branch’ oval cancel. Cat £2200. (SG O16)
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Est: £750-900
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GREAT BRITAIN 1882 IR Official 1/- dull green fine mint, an outstanding example of this scarce item with BPA Cert [2001]. Cat £5000. (SG O7) Est: £2000-2500 GREAT BRITAIN 1902 IR Official 5/- carmine fine mint o/pt Specimen, a lovely example, very scarce. Cat £6500. (SG O25 Sps) Est: £3500-4000 GREAT BRITAIN 1902 OW Official 10d dull purple and carmine fine mint o/pt Cancelled [type 18], extremely scarce [only a handful exist]. RPS Cert. Cat £8000. SG MO18t. (SG O40) Est: £4000-4750
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GREAT BRITAIN 1896 Army Official ½d vermilion in corner marginal Control ‘P’ pair fine mint. Cat £200. (SG O41)
Est: £100-125
GREAT BRITAIN 1896 Army Official ½d vermilion in corner marginal Control ‘Q’ pair fine mint. Cat £200. (SG O41)
Est: £100-125
GREAT BRITAIN 1887 Govt Parcels 9d dull purple and blue upper marginal u/m o/pt Specimen. Superb. BPA Cert [2004]. (SG O67s) Est: £150-175
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GREAT BRITAIN 1902 Board of Education 2½d ultramarine mint, light corner crease but an attractive example of this difficult stamp. Cat £4000. BPA Cert [2008]. (SG O85) Est: £750-950
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GREAT BRITAIN 1867 Circular Delivery Metropolitan ¼d rose carmine in lower marginal fine mint blk of 6, the 2 lower pairs showing imperf between vertically. From a newly discovered sheet. Cat £900+. (SG Cd38b) Est: £275-325
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GREAT BRITAIN 1880 Telegraph 5/- rose pl 2 perf 14 mint, original gum, scarce. Cat £5000. (SG L233) Est: £1700-1750
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ADEN 1937 Dhows set to 10r fine mint, complete. Cat £700 (SG 1/12)
Est: £250-300
ADEN 1937 Dhow set fine used complete, a fine, fresh set. Cat £550. (SG 1/12)
Est: £225-275
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ANTIGUA 1884 CA 2 ½d ultramarine mint [light gum bend] with ‘Top left triangle detached’. Scarce. Cat £400. (SG 27b) Est: £100-125
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ANTIGUA 1921 MCA £1 purple and black on red fine used with ‘St. John’s SP 28 29’ cds. Superb. Cat £350. (SG 61) Est: £150-175
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AUSTRALIA VICTORIA 1912 ½d blue green p12 1/2 in full pane of 120 u/m, each perforated ‘OS’, a scarce and most impressive piece [vendor states Australian specialised cat of $6000, but we can’t verify this]. (SG 457 Var) Est: £300-350
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BECHUANALAND 1888 o/pt 2/6d black and green mint, fine and fresh looking. Cat £550 (SG 48)
Est: £175-225
BECHUANALAND 1888 o/pt 5/- green and black mint, fine and fresh. Scarce. Cat £1300 (SG 49)
Est: £475-600
BERMUDA 1918 £1 purple and black on red u/m, top marginal (mounted on margin). Cat £325+ (SG 55)
Est: £175-200
BERMUDA 1922 Script 3d blue in u/m bottom left hand corner block of six, with watermark inverted. Cat £130 per stamp as fine mint singles, with u/m and multiples being worth a substantial premium. Partial separation between columns 2 and 3 (sheet margin is intact). Believed one of only 2 such blocks which can exist. (SG 83w) Est: £850-1000
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BERMUDA 1924 Script 2/- purple and blue/blue fine mint with variety Damaged leaf at bottom right. Cat £275 (SG 88f) Est: £175-200
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BERMUDA 1924 Script 12/6d grey and orange fine mint. Cat £250. (SG 93)
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BERMUDA 1924 Script 12/6d orange and black fine mint in plate (1) block of four from top right corner of sheet, one stamp with ‘Break in Scroll’ (cat £700), one with ‘Broken Crown and Scroll’ (cat £750) + 2 normals. Some splitting of perfs, but a lovely exhibition quality piece. 2 stamps u/m. Cat £2000+ (SG 93a,B) Est: £1250-1400
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Est: £100-125
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BERMUDA 1924 12/6d grey and orange fine mint with ‘Break through Scroll.’ Cat £900. (SG 93d)
Est: £550-600
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BERMUDA 1924 12/6d grey and orange bottom marginal fine mint with ‘Damaged Leaf at right’, beautiful stamp, lightest of hinge remainders. Cat £800 (SG 93f) Est: £650-700
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BERMUDA 1924 12/6d grey and orange fine mint with ‘Broken Scroll at right’, a lovely item. Cat £900. (SG 93h)
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Est: £550-600
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BR. HONDURAS 1899 Revenue o/pt 5c ultramarine in u/m blk of 9, the centre stamp with ‘Bevenue’ error, the lower left with ‘Malformed S’ [66a is signed in pencil and has dealer h/stamp]. A fine and scarce positional piece. Cat £800+. (SG 66a/B) Est: £300-350
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BR. LEVANT 1867 GB 5/- pale rose pl 2 used [centered to left] with fine centrally struck ‘C’ of Constantinople. The plate 2 is scarce [‘normal’ GB usage cats £1200]. (SG Z121) Est: £165-200
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BR. LEVANT 1887 Surch 80pa on 5d purple and blue fine mint with inverted wmk, does not exist mint according to SG Part 1 and without doubt a major rarity [the GB 1887 5d inverted is catalogued by SG at £12,000 and only a handful of examples are known]. RPS Cert [2008]. (SG 5w) Est: £4000-4750
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BR. LEVANT 1893 Surch 40pa on ½d vermilion on cover to Middlesborough tied fine ‘C’ of Constantinople, dated ‘FE 25 93’ on reverse, the first day of issue. Scarce on cover. Ex Gill. (SG 7) Est: £150-175
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1337 1338 ex 1339 ex 1340 BR. VIRGIN ISL. 1888 Surch 4d on 1/- black and rose carmine fine used with the scarce ‘Long Tailed S’ variety. BPA Cert. Cat £550. (SG 42c) Est: £300-350 BRUNEI 1908 MCA $25 black & red fine used. Cat £1000 (SG 48) Est: £400-500 BURMA 1937 o/pt set of 18 to 25r fine mint, lovely quality. Cat £1600. (SG 1/18)
Est: £600-700
BURMA 1937 Official o/pt set to 10r fine mint, complete. Cat £650. (SG O1/14)
Est: £225-275
1341 1342 BURMA 1937 Official o/pt 10r green and scarlet fine mint, cat £400 (SG O14)
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CANADA 1897 Jubilee $1 lake fine mint. Cat £475. (SG 136)
Est: £175-225
CANADA 1897 Jubilee $3 bistre mint, a fine well centered example. Cat £1000. (SG 138)
Est: £300-350
CANADA 1898 QV set of 11 values to 20c mint [incl both 5c shades], heavyish mounts, fine appearance. Cat £1000+. (SG 150/65) Est: £175-200
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1346 CANADA 1928 12c grey-black horizontal pair imperf between, u/m, cat £150+ (SG 282)
CANADA 1937 10c Memorial Chamber in fine mint imperf pair, cat £500 (see footnote in SG). (SG 363a)
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Est: £165-200
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CANADA 1875 Registration 8c bright blue fine used. Difficult. Cat £275. (SG R8)
Est: £90-110
CANADA NEWFOUNDLAND 1920 Surch 3c on 15c bright scarlet [type A] fine used [centered to left]. Cat £250. (SG 145)
Est: £80-100
CANADA NEWFOUNDLAND 1921 Halifax o/pt 35c red on cover tied ‘St. John’s Nov 26 21’ cancel, showing ‘No stop and first ‘1’ below ‘f’ variety. (SG 148fh) Est: £175-200
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CAYMAN ISLANDS 1907 Surch ½d on 5/- salmon and green mint, the very scarce ‘Surcharge Double’ variety [tiny surface scrape upper left, just visible with glass], a fine example of this major rarity with Brandon Cert. Cat £12000. (SG 18b) Est: £3000-3750
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CEYLON 1912 MCA 5c purple marginal fine mint, with sideways wmk (crown to right of CA). Fresh and scarce. Cat £500 (SG 303a) Est: £275-300 CYPRUS 1886 CA ‘1/2’ on 1/2pi emerald green fine mint. Brandon Cert. Cat £250. (SG 27) Est: £80-100
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CYPRUS 1924 MCA £1 purple & black on red fine mint. Cat £300. (SG 102)
Est: £110-140
CYPRUS 1928 Anniversary set to £1 fine used, complete. Cat £400 (SG 123/32)
Est: £125-150
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DOMINICA 1874 CC P 12 1/2 1/- dull magenta, fine mint. Scarce. Cat £325(SG 3)
Est: £110-140
DOMINICA 1882 ‘1/2’ in red on bisected 1d lilac in blk of 4 fine mint. Scarce. Cat £128+. (SG 11)
Est: £50-60
DOMINICA 1886 1d deep carmine bisected and fine used on piece. BPA Cert [cat £1900 on cover]. (SG 22b)
Est: £60-75
DOMINICA 1903 CC set to 5/- fine mint o/pt Specimen. Cat £150. (SG 27/36s)
Est: £60-75
1361 1362 FALKLAND ISLES 1912 MCA £1 black on red fine mint. Cat £450. (SG 69)
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FIJI 1906 MCA £1 purple & black on red fine mint. Cat £300. (SG 124)
Est: £175-200
Est: £110-140
FIJI 1915 War Stamp o/pt 1d bright scarlet in horizontal pair mint, the right hand stamp with ‘War Stamp’ omitted [the ‘normal’ left hand stamp has light crease]. A great rarity [of the original 12 examples possible, 2 were destroyed by fire and one is in the Royal Collection, leaving just 9 available for collectors]. RPS Cert [1957]. Cat £6000. (SG 139ab) Est: £2750-3250
1364 1365 ex 1366 GAMBIA 1869 No wmk 6d blue 4 large margins fine mint, a lovely example. Cat £550. (SG 3a)
Est: £225-225
GAMBIA 1874 CC 4d pale brown 4 margins fine mint. Cat £400. (SG 6)
Est: £140-150
GAMBIA 1902 CA set to 3/- fine used. Cat £325. (SG 45/56)
Est: £125-150
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GERMANY 1933 Chicago Flight o/pt 2r blue on illustrated postcard [with 15pf and 50pf] from Friederichshafen to Pennsylvania, dated ‘14 10 33’, with Zeppelin cachet. Sieger 238b. (SG 511) Est: £125-150
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GIBRALTAR 1889 Surch 25c bright blue mint [a little heavily mounted] with ‘Broken N’ variety. Cat £325. (SG 18b)
Est: £125-150
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GIBRALTAR 1889 10c carmine mint with ‘Value Omitted’, a lovely example of this great Gibraltar rarity [one sheet of 60 was so printed of which no more than 30 copies survive, several of these damaged]. This example has a light corner crease. Cat £5500. BPA Cert. (SG 23b) Est: £1750-2000
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GIBRALTAR 1903 CA set ½d to £1 complete fine mint, nice fresh set, cat £1000 (SG 46/55)
Est: £350-450
GIBRALTAR 1904 MCA set to £1 fine mint complete. Fresh. Cat £1000 (SG 56/64)
Est: £350-450
GIBRALTAR 1921 Script 2½d bright blue fine mint, with Large 2 variety. Cat £550 SG 94)
Est: £200-250
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GIBRALTAR 1925 £5 violet and black corner marginal Plate 1 fine mint [hinge remainder and a little perf separation top left], a quite magnificent item! (SG 108) Est: £900-1100
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GIBRALTAR 1925 £5 violet and black fine mint, a lovely example [merest trace of a mount]. Brandon Cert. Cat £1400. (SG 108) Est: £650-800 GOLD COAST 1889 20/- green and red mint, a fine example of this very scarce item [particularly strong colour]. RPS Cert [1947]. Cat £3250. (SG 24) Est: £1250-1500
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HONG KONG 1863 CC 48c rose-carmine fine mint, cat £900 (SG 17a)
Est: £200-250
HONG KONG 1863 CC 96c olive bistre fine used, light ‘B62’ cancel in blue. Scarce. Cat £700. (SG 18)
Est: £250-300
HONG KONG 1891 Surch 50c on 48c dull purple fine mint, cat £275 (SG 46)
Est: £140-150
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HONG KONG 1891 surcharge set of 4 (both shades of 20c-$1) with Chinese characters fine mint, lovely fresh colours, cat £625 (SG 48/50,48a) Est: £260-260
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HONG KONG 1891 Surch $1 on 96c purple on red fine mint. Cat £450. (SG 50)
Est: £165-200
HONG KONG 1891 Jubilee o/pt 2c carmine fine mint. Cat £450. (SG 51)
Est: £145-165
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HONG KONG 1891 Jubilee o/pt 2c carmine fine used, cds, with ‘Short J’ variety. Cat £190. (SG 51a)
Est: £70-85
HONG KONG 1891 Jubilee o/pt 2c carmine fine used, cds, with ‘Short U’ variety. Cat £190. (SG 51b)
Est: £70-85
HONG KONG 1898 Surch $1 on 96c grey black fine mint. Cat £180. (SG 52a)
Est: £75-90
HONG KONG 1898 $1 surcharge on 96c black (no Chinese characters), fine used, cat £4000 (SG 53)
Est: £1250-1500
HONG KONG 1903 CA set to $10 complete fine mint, plus used set to $1 used (also $2 with fiscal cancel) on album pages. Cat £2500++ (SG 62/76) Est: £750-900 HONG KONG 1903 CA set to $10 overprinted Specimen complete, fresh. Cat £1800 (SG 62/76s) Est: £760-800 HONG KONG 1903 CC $5 purple and blue green fine mint. Cat £500. (SG 75)
Est: £175-200
HONG KONG 1903 CA $10 slate and orange/blue fine used, cat £425 (SG 76)
Est: £175-200
HONG KONG 1904 MCA set to $10 complete fine mint, plus used set to $2 used on album pages, cat £3000+ (SG 77/90) Est: £1000-1200 HONG KONG 1907 MCA new cols set to $2 complete fine mint, plus used set to 50c on album pages, cat £500+ (SG 91/9) Est: £150-175
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HONG KONG 1912 MCA set to $10 fine mint and used on album pages, mint set incl many listed shades ($5 val has SG 115, 115a and 115b), also 1c broken crown variety (cat £250) in block of 9. Cat £3000+ (SG 100/16) Est: £1000-1200
1393 1394 HONG KONG 1912 MCA $5 green and red on green mint, gum slightly disturbed, fine appearance. Cat £650. (SG 115)
Est: £175-200
HONG KONG 1912 MCA $5 green and red on white mint, very faint gum bend, lovely appearance. Cat £600. (SG 115a)
Est: £175-200
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HONG KONG 1912 MCA $10 purple and black on red lower marginal Plate 1 fine mint [2 or 3 small gum ‘bubbles’], a magnificent example. Cat £600. (SG 116) Est: £250-300
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HONG KONG 1921 Script set to $5 complete fine mint and used on album pages (plus some shades), also 2c green mint with inv wmk and 4c red used with Broken Character varieties. Cat £1000++ (SG 117/32) Est: £300-350 HONG KONG 1921 Script $3 green and dull purple corner marginal u/m. Cat £180+. (SG 131) Est: £80-100
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HONG KONG 1921 Script $5 green and red on emerald lower marginal fine mint. Cat £475. (SG 132)
Est: £175-200
HONG KONG 1880 Stamp Duty 12c on $10 rose carmine fine used with cds. Cat £300. (SG F7)
Est: £125-150
1400
HONG KONG CHINA 1917 o/pt set MCA to $10 mint complete and to $2 used. plus 1922 Script to $2 mint complete and vals to $2 used. Cat £2750+ Est: £800-950
1401
ICELAND 1931 Zeppelin o/pt 1k on postcard to North Dakota dated ‘30 6 31’ via Friedrichshafen by Zeppelin. Sieger 114a. (SG 180) Est: £60-75
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1404
1405
1406
ex 1402 ex 1403 ex 1404 INDIA 1911 single star 1r-25r (6v) mint, fine looking, but some faults (mostlky light creases). Cat £500+ (SG 185/91) Est: £125-150 INDIA 1937 o/pt set of 18 to 25r fine mint. Cat £375. (SG 247/64) Est: £150-175 INDIA 1948 Gandhi set fine mint. Cat £170. (SG 305/8)
1405 1406 INDIA 1866 Service Postage (in 2 lines) Officials set of 3v fine mint, scarce, cat £10,000+ (SG O16/18)
Est: £2000-2500
INDIA 1866 2a purple, o/pt in green in two lines, fine used. Seldom seen. Cat £550 (SG O16)
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Est: £60-75
1408 image reduced
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Est: £165-200
1407
INDIA BHOPAL 1872 ½a red [double frame] in complete mint sheet of 20 with the listed errors ‘BFGAM’ [3/1], ‘BEGAN’ [2/2 and 4/4] and ‘EGAM’ [4/5]. Minor faults [odd tone, fold etc], generally fine for this and a very scarce piece [ex Ameer of Bahawalpur]. (SG 2/Abc) Est: £200-250
1408
INDIA BHOPAL 1878 ‘EEGAM’ ¼a black in mint blk of 8 with extended frame lines, the right hand blk with inverted embossing, small slit at centre top. (SG 5) Est: £50-60
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1410
1411
1412
1414
1415
1416
ex 1411
ex 1412
INDIA BUNDI 1941 Official o/pt set of 7 to 1r fine mint. Scarce. Cat £500. (SG O53/9)
Est: £200-250
INDIA CHAMBA 1938 o/pt set of 18 to 25r mint, fine and fresh. Cat £850. (SG 82/99)
Est: £275-325
INDIA CHAMBA 1942 o/pt set of 8 to 25r fine mint. Cat £550. (SG 100/7)
Est: £175-200
INDIA CHAMBA 1938 Official o/pt set of 6 to 10r fine mint. Cat £425. (SG O66/71)
Est: £125-150
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1414
1415
1416
INDIA CHAMBA 1940 Official o/pt set to 10r fine mint. Cat £350. (SG O72/86)
Est: £110-140
INDIA CHARKHARI 1930 1a red with large margins fine mint. Cat £140. (SG 41)
Est: £50-60
INDIA CHARKHARI 1939 Surch 1a on 1r chestnut fine mint. Cat £130. (SG 55)
Est: £50-60
INDIA COCHIN 1942 Surch 3p [type 20] on 1a.8p carmine fine mint. Cat £275. (SG 75)
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Est: £100-125
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1420 Est: £60-75
INDIA COCHIN 1942 Surch 9p [type 23] on 1a brown orange fine mint. Cat £400. (SG 83)
Est: £150-175
INDIA COCHIN 1946 set of 7 [ex 4p] to 3a fine mint. Cat £250. (SG 101/8)
Est: £100-125
INDIA COCHIN 1948 set of 8 to 3a.4p fine mint. Cat £225. (SG 109/16)
1422
Est: £80-100
1423
1424
INDIA COCHIN 1949 Surch 9p on 1a orange fine mint. Cat £100. (SG 128)
Est: £40-50
INDIA COCHIN 1942 Official o/pt [type O10] on p11 2¼a sage green fine mint, very scarce, a key GVI issue. Cat £1700. (SG O56c) Est: £600-700 INDIA COCHIN 1943 Official surch 9p [type 20] on 1½a purple mint [gum somewhat ‘dried’]. Scarce. Cat £700. (SG O57) Est: £200-250 INDIA COCHIN 1943 Official surch 9p [type 20] on o/pt [O5] 1a.8p carmine fine mint. Cat £140. (SG O59)
1425 1425
1419
INDIA COCHIN 1942 Surch 6p [type 23] on 1a brown orange fine mint. Cat £170. (SG 81a)
1421 1421
1418
1426
1427
Est: £55-70
1428
INDIA COCHIN 1943 Official surch 3p [type 21] on o/pt [type O7] 4p green fine mint. Cat £180. (SG O63)
Est: £70-85
INDIA COCHIN 1943 Official surch 9p [type 20] on o/pt [type O9] 1a brown orange fine mint. Cat £300. (SG O65)
Est: £125-150
INDIA COCHIN 1943 Official surch 1a.3p [type 21] on o/pt [type O9] 1a brown orange fine mint. Cat £325. (SG O66)
Est: £125-150
INDIA COCHIN 1943 Official surch 3p [type 20] on o/pt [type O10] 4p green fine mint. Cat £110. (SG O67)
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Est: £40-50
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1430
1431
1432
1433
1434
1435
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1431
ex 1432
INDIA COCHIN 1943 Official surch 3p [type 20] on o/pt [type O10] 1a brown orange fine mint. Cat £170. (SG O67b)
Est: £65-85
INDIA GWALIOR 1938 o/pt set of 13 to 25r fine mint. Cat £425. (SG 105/17)
Est: £125-150
INDIA JAIPUR 1932 Official o/pt 4a black and grey green fine mint. Cat £375. (SG O20)
Est: £150-175
INDIA JASDAN 1942 mint vertical pair and 3 x singles of 1a green, vaious perfs and shades [not identified by us and taken as cheapest types]. (SG 4 Etc) Est: £40-50
ex 1433 ex 1434 INDIA ORCHHA 1939 set of 15 to 10r fine mint, a scarce set, lovely quality. Cat £900. (SG 31/45)
Est: £350-425
INDIA RAJASTHAN 1950 o/pt set to 4a fine used. Cat £400+. (SG 15/22)
Est: £150-175
IRELAND 1862 GB 6d deep lilac [SG 69] on cover to Mauritius tied ‘Belfast NO 17 63’ duplex, with ‘4½d’ in m/scipt, ‘London’ transit and ‘Mauritius’ arrival strikes. Scarce. Est: £110-125
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1437
1438
1439
1440
1441
1436 1437 JAMAICA 1856 GB 6d lilac used with fine ‘A01’ cancel. Cat £250. (SG Z15)
Est: £80-100
JAMAICA 1870 2/- Plate Proof imperforate in Venetian red, fine. (SG 14 Var)
Est: £125-150
JAMAICA 1905 QV 1/- black and green mint [a little gum toning] with ‘$’ for ‘S’ variety. Scarce. Cat £950. (SG 54a)
Est: £275-325
1439 1440 KUT 1912 MCA 20r black & purple on red fine mint. Cat £375. (SG 59)
Est: £165-200
1441
KUT 1922 £4 black and magenta fine mint, a very fine example of this scarce stamp. Cat £1900. (SG 98) KUT 1935 Jubilee 30c mint [toned gum] with ‘Dot by flagstaff’. Cat £325. (SG 125h)
1442
80
1438
ex 1443
Est: £800-1000
Est: £100-125
1444
ex 1445
1442
KUT BR. EAST AFRICA 1895 1a TECR overprint in manuscript on 3a black/dull red, postmaster’s local, fine used and tied small piece together with pair of 1a green Starburst of 1890 (SG5). Scarce piece. Cat £3250+ (SG 32) Est: £1200-1500
1443
KUT BR. EAST AFRICA 1895 o/pt set of 15 to 5r fine mint, complete ex 2½a (cat £10). Cat (set) £550. (SG 49/63)
Est: £225-250
1444
KUT BR. EAST AFRICA 1897 Surch [type 8] 2½ on 1a indigo and red fine mint. This surcharge was made for a special UPU printing (see footnote in SG). One or two tone spots (normal for this issue). 2008 BPA Cert. Scarce. Cat £1700 (SG 88 Var) Est: £600-750
1445
KUT BR. EAST AFRICA 1897 1r-5r (5v) fine mint (2r has been partially bleached at top edge). Cat £1080 (SG 92/6)
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Est: £350-450
1446
1447
1448
1449
1450
1446 1447 1448 1449 KUWAIT 1933 o/pt 3a blue u/m with ‘Double print’ error [see footnote in SG]. Scarce. BPA Cert [photocopy as pair]. Cat £850+. (SG 32 Var) Est: £400-475 LEEWARD ISLANDS 1897 Jubilee o/pt 5/- green and blue fine mint, with double overprint. 1981 APS and 2006 Ceremuga (Australia) certs stating (respectively) og, genuine in all respects and genuine in all respects, mint with hinged original gum. A great rarity. Cat £5500 (SG 16a) Est: £2000-2500 LEEWARD ISLANDS 1921 £1 purple and black on red fine mint, with Damaged Leaf variety. Cat £475 (SG 80f) Est: £165-200 LEEWARD ISLANDS 1938 £1 purple and black/carmine fine mint, with Gash in Chin variety. Cat £1500 (SG 114af)
Est: £500-600
LIECHTENSTEIN 1934 Vaduz m/sheet u/m, a superb example of this key item. Cat £1100 [as mounted, Michel u/m Euro 2,500]. (SG Ms144) Est: £475-600
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1451
1451
1452
ex 1452
ex 1454
1455
MALAYSIA KELANTAN 1922 Malaya Borneo o/pt $2 and $5 fine used, cat £750 (SG 35/6)
Est: £275-350
MALAYSIA KELANTAN 1937 Chef’s hat set of 15 to $5 fine mint. Cat £850. (SG 40/54)
Est: £300-350
1453
MALAYSIA NORTH BORNEO 1889 $10 brown fine mint, with DOLLAPS error, natural gum bend and slight browning of the gum (mentioned only for sake of accuracy). Scarce and attractive example of this popular error. Cat £1500 (SG 50b) Est: £600-750
1454
MALAYSIA NORTH BORNEO 1916 Red Cross [appear to be o/pt in vermilion, but offered as cheapest] o/pt set to 25c fine mint, complete, odd minor fault, heavyish hinge etc, but generally fine and fresh. Scarce. Cat £850 (SG 189/201) Est: £275-350
1455
MALAYSIA NORTH BORNEO 1918 Red Cross 6c on 2c black & olive green fine used. 1990 BPA Cert. Very scarce. Cat £850 (SG 228)
1456
1456
1457
82
1453
1457
1458
Est: £400-500
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MALAYSIA NORTH BORNEO 1918 Red Cross Surch $5 lake fine used, cat £400 (SG 251)
Est: £165-200
MALAYSIA NORTH BORNEO 1918 Red Cross Surch $10 brick-red fine used, cat £425 (SG 252)
Est: £165-200
1458
MALAYSIA NORTH BORNEO 1922 Malaya Borneo o/pt 20c/18c blue-green fine used, with Stop after Exhibition variety. Cat £200 (mint only), unpriced used. (Similar used varieties from same set, where priced mint and used typically rate 200-300% mint price). (SG 268a) Est: £165-200
1459
MALAYSIA NORTH BORNEO 1925 set of 18 values to $10 fine mint, complete, scarce. Cat £850 (SG 277/94)
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Est: £275-350
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1462
1463
MALAYSIA NORTH BORNEO 1939 set of 15 values to $5 mint [6c gum bend, 25c tiny tone spot], fine and fresh. Cat £900. (SG 303/17)
Est: £250-300
MALAYSIA NORTH BORNEO 1939 set of 15 to $5 complete fine used, complete. Cat £475 (SG 303/17)
Est: £165-200
1462
MALAYSIA STRAITS SETTLEMENTS 1921 $100 black and carmine/blue fine and fresh mint. Well centered, signed twice in pencil plus one further dealer’s expertisation mark on gum. Diena 1975 Cert. Cat £6500 (SG 240c) Est: £4000-4500
1463
MALAYSIA TRENGGANU 1922 Malaya Borneo o/pt $5 green and dull purple fine mint [light gum bend] with ‘Small second a’ variety. Cat £400. (SG 58d) Est: £175-200
1464
1465 1466
1464 1465 1466 MAURITIUS 1899 6c on 18c green & ultram fine mint, with Surcharge Inverted. Signed in pencil on gum. Cat £650 (SG 134a) Est: £250-300 MONTSERRAT 1876 o/pt 6d green fine mint with ‘Inverted S’, a scarce item. BPA Cert. Cat £1900. (SG 2b) Est: £750-850 NAURU 1916 o/pt 9d agate fine mint, with ‘N P Imprimatur’ h/stamp on reverse. Scarce. (SG 11 Var)
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1468
1469
1470
Est: £125-150
1471
NEW ZEALAND 1878 2/- and 5/- fine used (as cheapest), cat £600. (SG 185/6)
Est: £175-200
NEW ZEALAND 1931 Postal Fiscal 25/- greenish blue fine mint. Cat £450. (SG F159)
Est: £150-175
NEW ZEALAND 1931 Postal Fiscal 30/- brown fine mint. Cat £300. (SG F160)
Est: £110-140
NEW ZEALAND 1931 Postal Fiscal £3 green fine used. Cat £275. (SG F164)
Est: £110-140
NEW ZEALAND 1939 Postal Fiscal surch 35/- orange yellow fine mint. Cat £550. (SG F186)
Est: £200-250
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1476
1472
NYASALAND 1892 Surcharge 1d on 2d green fine mint, with double surcharge and No stop. Footnote in SG states that this is from a trial printing in Blantyre ... believed not issued to public. Cat £500 (SG 20a Var) Est: £165-200
1473
NYASALAND 1895 Arms £1 black and yellow orange fine used, small stain but superb ‘Fort Lister’ cds. Cat £400 (SG 29) Est: £140-175
1474
NYASALAND 1913 2/6d black and red fine mint, with Bullet holes flaw. Cat £425 (SG 94h)
Est: £140-175
PAPUA NEW GUIN. BR. NEW GUINEA 1950 Postage Due 6d on 7½d blue fine used, cat £425 (SG D1)
Est: £165-200
RHODESIA 1910 £1 crimson and slate black used, possibly slightly faded, fine used. Cat £1200. (SG 166a)
Est: £200-250
1475
1476
1477
ex 1478
ex 1479
ex 1480
1477
SARAWAK 1923 Surch 1c on 10c dull blue in u/m block of four (some gum toning) showing plate number (1), stamp 1/1 with cnet (for cent) variety. Cat £400+ (SG 72,72a) Est: £165-200
1478
SARAWAK 1945 BMA o/pt set of 20 to $10 fine mint, complete. Cat £400 (SG 126/45)
Est: £125-150
SARAWAK 1945 BMA o/pt set of 20 to $10 fine used, complete. Scarce. Cat £550 (SG 126/45)
Est: £200-250
SARAWAK 1945 BMA o/pt $2-$10 u/m (5v), cat £390 (SG 141/5)
Est: £175-200
1479
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1481 1482 1483 SOUTH AFRICA MAFEKING 1900 Surcharge 1/- on 6d [on GB Jubilee] fine used, BPA Cert, cat £750 (SG 15)
ex 1484 Est: £250-300
1482
SOUTH AFRICA NATAL 1902 CC £5 mauve and black marginal [with Plate 1] fine mint [signed in pencil on reverse], a superb example. Cat £3000. (SG 144) Est: £1400-1500
1483
SOUTH AFRICA NATAL 1904 MCA £1.10s brown orange and deep purple mint, lovely fresh colour, a fine example. Cat £1200. (SG 162) Est: £650-700 SOUTH WEST AFR. 1923 o/pt set to £1 mint o/pt Specimen, the values to 2/6d have no gum, the 5/-, 10/- and £1 are fine. Scarce set. Cat £1400. (SG 1/12s) Est: £400-500
1484
1485 1486
1487
1488
1489
1485 1486 ST. HELENA 1922 MCA £1 grey and purple/red fine mint, cat £425 (SG 96)
ex 1487 Est: £175-200
ST. HELENA 1922 Badge 2d grey and slate corner marginal u/m with ‘Cleft Rock’. (Tone spot on margin, stamp OK). Cat £110+ (SG 100c) Est: £50-60 ST. HELENA 1934 Centenary set fine mint, complete. Cat £350 (SG 114/23) Est: £125-150
1488 1489 ST. KITTS NEVIS 1923 Tercentenary £1 black and purple on red corner marginal [with part plate number] fine mint [the minutest trace of a hinge], a magnificent example. Cat £750+. (SG 60) Est: £350-450 ST. KITTS NEVIS ST. CHRISTOPHER 1885 Surch ‘Halfpenny’ on bisected 1d rose in unsevered pair mint, each with inverted surcharge. Scarce. Cat £1000. (SG 23ba) Est: £300-350
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1490 1490
1491
1492
1493
1494
1492
1493
ST. VINCENT 1872 1/- lilac rose perf 11 to 12½ x 15 mint, small thin, a very scarce stamp. Cat £5500. BPA Cert [1957]. (SG 20) Est: £900-1000 TRINIDAD TOBAGO TOBAGO 1879 CC 5/- slate fine mint, a superb example. Cat £750. (SG 5) Est: £250-325 TRINIDAD TOBAGO TOBAGO 1882 CA 6d stone fine mint, a lovely example. Cat £550. (SG 19)
Est: £150-190
TRINIDAD TOBAGO TRINIDAD 1896 CA 1d dull purple and rose type 2 [oval ‘o’] fine mint. Difficult stamp. Cat £325. (SG 116)
Est: £110-140
Image reduced USA 1847 Washington 10c black with 4 large margins on cover to New York tied by 2 ‘St. Louis’ cds cancels in red [the stamp has been lifted and replaced]. Attractive and scarce. Cat £1500. (SG 2) Est: £550-650
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1497
1495
USA 1883 Columbians to $5 complete used. Of key stamps $5 and $3 sound and well-centered, $4 has weak corner, $2 sound but centered high, $1 sound with slightly trimmed perfs at left. Scarce set. Cat £4000( SG 235/50) Est: £600-700
1496
USA 1893 Columbian $1 scarlet mint, hinge remainder, a fine and attractive example. Cat £1300. (SG 246)
Est: £350-450
USA 1893 Columbian $2 lake fine used. Cat £425. (SG 247)
Est: £125-150
1497
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1491
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1499
1500
USA 1926 White Plains m/sheet fine mint. Cat £425. (SG Ms645)
1499 1500 USA 1930 Zeppelin $1.30 brown used with ‘wavy line’ cancel. Cat £375. (SG 688)
Est: £125-150
Est: £90-110
ZANZIBAR 1895 o/pt [in blue] 1a plum fine used, with varities ‘small second z’ and, significantly, ‘inverted q for b’ [which according to the SG footnote commands a 4x premium]. A scarce item, with Brandon and RPS [1934] Certs. Cat £500++. (SG 2) Est: £350-425
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