Number of results: 518


2023

 

Sale number: 15

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark anchor 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 2 EH on blued paper EH, used, slightly soiled, otherwise fine. S.G. 138, cat. £800. Photo.

Price Realised £170


2024

 

Sale number: 15

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark anchor on white paper 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 1 AL (typical short stamp from ''A'' row), fine and fresh mint with large part original gum. S.G. 139, cat. £400. Photo.

Price Realised £150


2025

 

Sale number: 15

Surface Printed: 1873–80 21/2d. watermark orb plates 3 IL, 8 GE, 9 II, good to fine used, also stamp sized perforated paper wmk. orb handstamped ''SPECIMEN'' type 9. (4 items)

Price Realised UNSOLD


2026

 

Sale number: 15

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark orb 21/2d. rosy mauve plate 16 JK-LL unmounted mint block of six, a few tone spots and minor gum wrinkles, otherwise fine. S.G. 141, Spec. J17, cat. £2,100+ (as singles). Photo.

Price Realised £350


2027

 

Sale number: 15

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 3d. pale rose plate 11 KA-ND scarce mint block of sixteen (4 x 4) with wing margin at right and virtually full original gum (eleven unmounted), slight creasing and one or two other small imperfections, otherwise fine. S.G. 144. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2028

 

Sale number: 15

Surface Printed: 1873–80 6d. grey plate 13 AC, tied by F.B. double ring datestamp to piece with Argentina 5c. used alongside, unusual. S.G. 147.

Price Realised £85


2029

 

Sale number: 15

Surface Printed: 1873–80 1/- plate 13 RK imperforate plate proof in black on unwatermarked white wove paper, very fine. Photo.

Price Realised £250


2030

 

Sale number: 15

Surface Printed: 1873–80 1/- green plate 11 AB apparently imperforate at foot, used with Manchester ''498'' numeral. R.P.S. certificate (2002) states 'is genuine so far as one can tell of a tall stamp'. S.G. 150var. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2031

 

Sale number: 15

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 1/- green plate 12 PK-QL, a fine mint block of four from the top of the sheet with marginal inscription ''E SHILLING.'', fresh and attractive with the lower pair unmounted. S.G. 150. Photo.

Price Realised £950


2032

 

Sale number: 15

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 1/- orange-brown plate 13 SD, fine, cancelled by slightly oily Wolverhampton squared circle. S.G. 151, cat. £400. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2033

 

Sale number: 15

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. vermilion plate 15 FE, fine mint with part original gum (rather heavily mounted). S.G. 152, cat. £1,200. Photo.

Price Realised £240


2034

 

Sale number: 15

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. plate 15 PG-QH imperforate colour trial marginal block in pale olive-bistre, very fresh with full original gum (lower pair unmounted but with tone spots on gum). S.G. 160var., Spec. page 245, cat. £340+. Photo.

Price Realised £200


2035

 

Sale number: 15

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. sage-green plate 15 FJ-FK horizontal pair tied by Dublin ''136'' duplex cancellations to 1878 (Feb. 14) mourning envelope to Melbourne, Australia, minor peripheral cover faults. S.G. 153. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2036

 

Sale number: 15

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. sage-green plate 16 CH-DI, a scarce mint block of four, well centred, fine. S.G. 153, Spec. J65, cat. £3,000. Photo.

Price Realised £1150


2037

 

Sale number: 15

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. grey-brown plate 17 LK with Birmingham squared circle, partly reperforated at upper left, otherwise fine. S.G. 154, cat. £300. Photo.

Price Realised £40


2038

 

Sale number: 15

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. grey-brown plate 17 PG, fine used with neat Dorchester c.d.s. S.G. 154, cat. £300. Photo.

Price Realised £190


2039

 

Sale number: 15

Surface Printed: 1873–80 8d. orange plate 1 GE fine and fresh mint with part original gum. S.G. 156, cat. £800. Photo.

Price Realised £260


2040

 

Sale number: 15

Surface Printed: 1876 (July) unissued 8d. purple-brown CF, an exceptionally fine and fresh mint example with wing margin at right. S.G. 156a, Spec. J91, cat. £4,500. Holcombe certificate (1984). Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2215

 

Sale number: 16

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark anchor on white paper 21/2d. plate 3 OG fine fresh mint with large part original gum, tiny natural paper flaws on reverse. S.G. 139, cat. £400. Photo.

Price Realised £110


2216

 

Sale number: 16

Surface Printed: 1873–80 21/2d. rosy-mauve plates 9 OH, 12 HG, 13 AG, 14 EG and 17 IF, mainly good to fine fresh mint with part to large part original gum, a few tiny imperfections. S.G. 141, cat. £2,400. Photo.

Price Realised £520


2217

 

Sale number: 16

Surface Printed: 1873–80 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 16 AH, a fine and fresh unmounted mint top marginal example (mounted in margin), trivial gum wrinkles. S.G. 141, cat. £350. Photo.

Price Realised £250


2218

 

Sale number: 16

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark orb 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 17 AC imprimatur, a top marginal example, exceptionally fine and fresh with gum (the stamp virtually unmounted). S.G. 141, Spec. J18. Photo.

Price Realised £350


2219

 

Sale number: 16

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark orb 21/2d. blue plates 18 PA-PB and 20 DK-DL fresh mint pairs, former with slight rubbing, latter some creasing not detracting from appearance, otherwise fine. S.G. 142, cat. £1,300.

Price Realised £250


2220

 

Sale number: 16

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 3d. rose plate 17 BC very fine and fresh mint with large part original gum, excellent colour. S.G. 144, cat. £325. Photo.

Price Realised £140


2221

 

Sale number: 16

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 6d. grey plate 14 KA-KD fine and fresh mint row of four from the top of the pane showing ''POSTAGE SIX PENCE'' inscription, large part original gum with slight discolouration, exceptional appearance. S.G. 147. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2222

 

Sale number: 16

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 8d. orange plate 1 QF, matching wing marginal examples, one with wing margin perforated but showing a portion of the wing margin of QG as the sheet was separated by guillotining, the other (on Dec. 1877 envelope from Sunderland to Calcutta) with wide (7mm) imperforate margin at right, also JG with side (6mm) imperforate margin at left on 1878 (Dec.) cover from London to Madras and MG with wing margin at left perforated but showing a portion of the wing margin of JF as the sheet was separated by guillotining, a very scarce group. (4). JG with R.P.S. certificate (1985). S.G. 156var., Spec. J91Avar. Photo.

Price Realised £1500


2421

 

Sale number: 17

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark orb 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 2 IE on white paper, showing a spectacular perforation shift, the stamp having been cut from the sheet as if imperforate, used on 1875 (Dec. 13th) envelope (lacking top flap) from Stirling to the U.S.A., most unusual, we have recorded another example (IH) from the same sheet used on the same day to the same addressee. S.G. 139var. Photo.

Price Realised £350


2422

 

Sale number: 17

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark orb 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 17 BH fine with London ''E.C./61'' duplex on neat 1880 (Feb.) envelope (opened on two sides) to Malmo, scarce. S.G. 141, Spec. J18, cat. £380.

Price Realised £75


2423

 

Sale number: 17

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 3d. rose plate 11 BG fine and fresh mint with part original gum. B.P.A. certificate (1979). S.G. 143, cat. £325. Photo.

Price Realised £110


2424

 

Sale number: 17

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 3d. rose plate 12 AA-AD exceptionally fine and fresh mint top marginal row of four showing marginal current number (slight thinning in margin), excellent colour, AD with tiny natural paper flaw. S.G. 143, Spec. J37, cat. £1,520+. Photo.

Price Realised £1000


2425

 

Sale number: 17

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 6d. grey plate 16 PK with much misplaced vertical perfs., slight creasing and perfs. trimmed at top, otherwise fine and unusual. R.P.S. certificate (2003). S.G. 147var. Photo.

Price Realised £120


2426

 

Sale number: 17

Surface Printed: 1876 watermark large garter 8d. pale orange-yellow plate 1 CI imperforate colour trial overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 11, 8d. orange plate 1 IE unused with part original gum (small faults) and SI used. (3).

Price Realised £110


2427

 

Sale number: 17

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 8d. orange plate 1 FE exceptionally fine and fresh mint. R.P.S. certificate (1979). S.G. 156, cat. £900. Photo.

Price Realised £450


837

 

Sale number: 19

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark anchor 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 2 FH on white paper, fine mint with part original gum. S.G. 139, cat. £450. Photo.

Price Realised £150


838

 

Sale number: 19

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark orb 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 9 ID on 1878 (Oct.) entire from London to Palermo, the adhesive only barely cancelled by London duplex and additionally cancelled by a light centrally applied ''PD'' in oval paid handstamp in black, most unusual. S.G. 141.

Price Realised UNSOLD


839

 

Sale number: 19

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark orb 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 17 CK, a very fine and fresh lightly mounted mint example. S.G. 141, cat. £1,100. Photo.

Price Realised £210


840

 

Sale number: 19

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 3d. rose plate 9 PE-PF very fine used pair with light ''R.L.B.'' cancellations, it is believed that these were used as a trail. Brandon certificate (2001). S.G. 143var. Photo.

Price Realised £180


841

 

Sale number: 19

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 3d. rose plate 12 SJ imprimatur, fine and fresh with part original gum. S.G. 143, Spec. J37, cat. £750. Photo.

Price Realised £350


842

 

Sale number: 19

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 6d. grey plate 16 PC-QD very fresh mint wing marginal block of four with virtually full original gum, PC with small natural paper flaw on watermark, others unmounted (QC with very faint tone spot on gum, excellent colour. S.G. 147, Spec. J86, cat. £2,000. Photo.

Price Realised £700


843

 

Sale number: 19

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 6d. grey plate 16 PF very fresh unmounted marginal mint (mounted in margin), horizontal gum crease, otherwise fine. S.G. 147, Spec. J86, cat. £350. Photo.

Price Realised £100


844

 

Sale number: 19

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 6d. grey plate 16 HI-HJ imperforate pair overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9 diagonally, very fine and fresh, HI with part original gum, HJ full original gum. S.G. Spec. J86s, cat. £600. Photo.

Price Realised £190


845

 

Sale number: 19

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 1s. green plate 12 KG used on 1876 (July) entire from London to Jamaica with ''KINGSTON/JAMAICA/JY 21/76'' arrival c.d.s. on front alongside adhesive which is additionally tied by recipients manuscript, attractive. S.G. 148.

Price Realised UNSOLD


846

 

Sale number: 19

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 1s. green plate 12 TF imprimatur, very fine and fresh. S.G. 150, Spec. J112. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


847

 

Sale number: 19

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. vermilion plate 15 BL, used with wing-margined 8d. orange MF, on E.L. to St. Thomas, fine London ''95'' duplex cancellations of ''MR 31/77'' and Apr. 17 arrival backstamp. Photo.

Price Realised £160


848

 

Sale number: 19

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. vermilion plate 15 BE very fine used with part Brighton c.d.s., excellent colour. S.G. 152, cat. £325+. Photo.

Price Realised £180


849

 

Sale number: 19

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. plate 15, five imperforate colour trial blocks of six (3 x 2) in sage-grey, grey-lilac, turquoise-blue, pale red-brown, chestnut, and pale orange-brown, all overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 11 diagonally and mainly very fresh with gum, mostly with tiny pinholes not detracting from appearance, otherwise mainly fine and a spectacular group. S.G. Spec. J64var., cat. £4,500+. Photo.

Price Realised £1500


850

 

Sale number: 19

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. sage-green plate 15 DG-DH imperforate pair overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9, fine and fresh without gum. S.G. Spec. J64s., cat. £700. Photo.

Price Realised £95


851

 

Sale number: 19

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. plate 15 TB imperforate marginal colour trial in pale red-brown, showing marginal plate no., fresh with gum, vertical crease not detracting from appearance, otherwise fine. Photo.

Price Realised £200


852

 

Sale number: 19

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. sage-green plate 16 KK-LL fine and fresh mint top marginal block of four with watermark inverted, superb mint with full original gum, very rare. S.G. 153Wi, J65c, unpriced (normal block cat. £4,500). Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


853

 

Sale number: 19

Surface Printed: 1873–80 4d. sage-green abnormal plate 17 HJ with watermark inverted, a good looking example of this rarity with part Bradford ''107'' duplex, large repaired tear barely detracting from appearance, otherwise fine. Brandon (2003) and B.P.A. (2004) certificates. S.G. 153, Spec. J66, cat. £12,500. Photo. It is believed that only twenty-four examples of this abnormal are known, one (AD) being in the Royal Collection and another (FJ) in the R.M. Phillips Collection (Postal Heritage Trust)

Price Realised £3000


854

 

Sale number: 19

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. grey-brown plate 17 JC fresh unused with some original gum, a few perfs. just blunted. S.G. 154, cat. £1,250. Photo.

Price Realised £160


855

 

Sale number: 19

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 8d. orange plate 1 RH-SJ block of six overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9, very fine and fresh with large part original gum, each stamp shows a double (or treble) albino impression of the overprint, very well centred and excellent colour. S.G. 156, Spec. J91A, cat. £1,200+. Photo.

Price Realised £550


856

 

Sale number: 19

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 8d. orange plate 1 EL very fresh mint with large part original gum, minor thin/gum thin at one corner. S.G. 156, cat. £900. Photo.

Price Realised £150


812

 

Sale number: 22

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark anchor on blued paper 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 2 EJ-FK block of four, exceptionally fine and fresh mint with large part original gum, FK unmounted, a great rarity, the only mint multiple of this stamp that we know of. R.P.S. certificate (1993). S.G. 138, Spec. J2a, cat. £18,000+ (as singles). Photo.

Price Realised £14000


813

 

Sale number: 22

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark anchor on white paper 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 2 LH-FL error of lettering, fine and very rare on 1876 (March 31st) envelope from Keighley to New York, only seven full covers have been recorded (see article by Bob Galland and Karl Louis, GBJ vol. 43, no. 2). S.G. 140, Spec. J2b. Photo.

Price Realised £3800


814

 

Sale number: 22

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 1s. green plate 12 TA-TD unused (regummed) strip of four, some imperfections, fair appearance. S.G. 150, cat. £1,700.

Price Realised £200


815

 

Sale number: 22

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 1s. orange-brown plate 13 KD marginal from pane corner showing ''LLING.'' inscription, tied by superb ''MANCHESTER/D47/DE 16/80'' squared circle to neat entire to Medellin, Colombia, a rare stamp on cover in this exceptional quality. S.G. 151. Photo.

Price Realised £720


816

 

Sale number: 22

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 1s. orange-brown plate 13 RG fine unused, slight wrinkles. S.G. 151, cat. £2,850. Photo.

Price Realised £270


817

 

Sale number: 22

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. vermilion plate 15 SF-TF mint vertical pair, slight creasing and perf, imperfections but fresh with the lower stamp very lightly hinged. S.G. 152, cat. £2,800. Photo.

Price Realised £650


818

 

Sale number: 22

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. plate 15 GK grey-lilac, KF red-brown and OJ sage-grey imperforate colour trails on gummed watermarked paper, OJ with light crease, otherwise very fine and fresh. S.G. Spec. J64, cat. £450.

Price Realised £210


819

 

Sale number: 22

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. sage-green plate 15 IH-II exceptionally fresh mint pair, II with two pulled perfs. at foot, otherwise fine. Ex The Royal Philatelic Collection. R.P.S. certificate (2001). S.G. 153, cat. £1,600+. Photo.

Price Realised £600


1172

 

Sale number: 24

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark orb 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 8 LK with watermark inverted, fine and fresh mint with large part original gum, very scarce and underrated. R.P.S. certificate (1987). S.G. 141Wi, Spec. J9a.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1173

 

Sale number: 24

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark orb 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 15 IB-ID strip of three with watermark inverted, very fine with Bute Docks ''D57'' duplexes, scarce multiple. (1987). S.G. 141Wi, Spec. J16a. Photo.

Price Realised £200


1174

 

Sale number: 24

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark orb 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 15 OB fresh mint with full original gum, a few tiny tone spots on gum, otherwise fine. S.G. 141, cat. £380. Photo.

Price Realised £120


1175

 

Sale number: 24

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark orb 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 17 OA fresh mint with large part original gum, centred left and gum wrinkle. S.G. 141, cat. £1,100. Photo.

Price Realised £120


1176

 

Sale number: 24

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 3d. pale rose plate 21 TG imprimatur, very fine and fresh with large part original gum. This plate was not issued on spray watermarked paper and only 22 stamps have been removed from the imprimatur sheet, of which at least six are in institutional collections. Photo.

Price Realised £1050


1177

 

Sale number: 24

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 6d. grey plate 17 QI-QJ pair with watermark inverted, very fine and fresh mint with large part original gum, extremely scarce. S.G. Spec. J87b, cat. £2,000+. Photo.

Price Realised £1000


1178

 

Sale number: 24

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 1s. green plate 13 FI-IL block of sixteen (4 x 4) with 21/2d. blue plate 19 HD-HE pair, tied to registered piece by ''LYNEDOCH PL B.O./EDINR/JU 2/80/396'' duplexes, some imperfections but thought to be the largest known used multiple of the 1s. S.G. 142 & 150. Photo.

Price Realised £480


1179

 

Sale number: 24

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 1s. green plate 12 TF imprimatur, very fine and fresh. S.G. 150, Spec. J112. Photo.

Price Realised £500


1180

 

Sale number: 24

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. vermilion plate 15 PH very rare used on the first day of issue with ''LONDON/MR 1/76'' c.d.s. together with numeral, no covers are known. R.P.S. certificate (1992). S.G. 152. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


567

 

Sale number: 27

Surface Printed: 1873–80, die proof essay for the proposed 10d. with coloured corner letters, with void corner squares and plate number circles, in black on glazed card (60 x 92mm), dated ''Dec 12, 1872'' and stamped ''BEFORE HARDENING'', very fine and scarce. Photo.

Price Realised £1050


568

 

Sale number: 27

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 6d. grey plate 15 RI fine and fresh mint with large part original gum, slight gum creasing. S.G. 147, cat. £375. Photo.

Price Realised £80


569

 

Sale number: 27

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 1s. orange-brown plate 13 GC with watermark inverted, used with light part ''PANAMA'' duplex, small imperfections. S.G. 151Wi, cat. £800. Photo.

Price Realised £160


570

 

Sale number: 27

Surface Printed: 1873–80 4d. cut down die proof with void corner squares and plate number circles, mounted in sunken frame from De La Rue archives, an unusually poor impression for a die proof. Photo.

Price Realised £160


571

 

Sale number: 27

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. vermilion plate 15 KE-LF block of four overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9, very fresh with part original gum, some irregular or blunted perfs. in wing margin, otherwise fine, excellent colour. S.G. 152s, Spec. J62t, cat. £1,200+. Photo.

Price Realised £400


572

 

Sale number: 27

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. sage-green plate 15 GL attractive with neat part ''LONDON'' c.d.s., small imperfections. S.G. 153. Photo.

Price Realised £80


573

 

Sale number: 27

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. plate 15, seven imperforate colour trials in different colours, each overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 8 diagonally, good margins except four shaved or just touched on one side, some imperfections but an extremely rare group, very few have been recorded as such. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1425

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80, a used selection, incl. 21/2d. rosy mauve plate 2 JJ on blued paper, 6d. grey plate 17 IA used with ''A25'' of Malta with Brandon Certificate (2003), 21/2d. plate 17 FC, 1s. green plates 9 BJ, 11 DB, 12 EA, 13 EH, 1s. orange-brown plate 13 JF, 4d. vermilion plate 15 SL, 4d. sage-green plates 15 MD, 16 IG, 4d. grey-brown plate 17 QC, 8d. orange plate 1CK, varied condition. (40).

Price Realised UNSOLD


1426

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark anchor 21/2d. rosy-mauve on white paper plate 1 FF, watermark orb 21/2d. rosy-mauve plates 4 NJ, 6 HL, 11 JB, 13 NE, 15 GL, 17 CL, 21/2d. blue plate 18 DD, watermark spray 3d. plates 11 OD, 12 EA-EB pair, 15 FC, 18 EB, 20 EI, 6d. grey plates 13 OE, 14 OI, 16 RK, DD, 17 HB, 1s. green plates 8 BK, 11 HG, 12 LJ, 13 IB, unused or mint, fair to fine. S.G. cat. £11,000 (approx,).

Price Realised UNSOLD


1427

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark anchor on white paper 21/2d. rosy mauve plate 2 LH-FL error of lettering, fine. S.G. 140, Spec. J2b, cat. £2,000. Photo.

Price Realised £1000


1428

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark orb 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 8 FG imperforate colour standard overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9, very fine and fresh with gum, light gum bend. Clear R.P.S. certificate (2003). S.G. Spec. J9s, cat. £250. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1429

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark orb 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 10 BG imprimatur, fine and fresh with gum. S.G. J11, cat. £1,500. Photo.

Price Realised £400


1430

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark orb 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 14 IA-PL complete pane of 96 (12 x 8) with full sheet margins showing marginal plate number, current number and inscriptions, overprinted ''CYPRUS'' (S.G. 3), very fine and fresh unmounted mint, spectacular.

Price Realised £320


1431

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark orb 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 17 AC imprimatur, a top marginal example, exceptionally fine and fresh with gum (the stamp virtually unmounted). S.G. 141, Spec. J18, cat. £1,500. Photo.

Price Realised £850


1432

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark orb 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 17 JD, mint, slight crease, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. 141, cat £1,250. Photo.

Price Realised £240


1433

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark orb 21/2d. blue plates 18 PB, 19 LK, 20 NA mint, also plates 17 MA, 18 LE, 19 OI and 20 OI used, fair to fine. (7).

Price Realised £150


1434

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 6d. grey plate 13 QA-RB, mint block of four from left of sheet, some stain spotting, otherwise fine. S.G. Spec. J83, cat £2,250. Photo.

Price Realised £500


1435

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 6d. grey plate 14 IF overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 10, very fine and fresh with some original gum, very rare, believed to be the only example in private hands. Ex Marcus Samuel. S.G. Spec. J84s. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1436

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 6d. grey plate 15 NI-NL strip of four, very fine and fresh mint. S.G. 147, cat £1,600+ as singles. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1437

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 6d. grey plate 17 FK, fine and fresh mint. S.G. 147, cat. £400. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1438

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 1s. green plate 13 LC fine and fresh mint with large part original gum, minor gum wrinkles. S.G. 150, cat. £500. Photo.

Price Realised £210


1439

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 1s. orange-brown plate 13 BG, a fresh very well centred mint example with almost full original gum, a few small tone spots on gum, otherwise fine. S.G. 151, cat. £3,250. Photo. See also lots ??? (serial 4332 & 5115)

Price Realised £880


1440

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 1s. orange-brown plate 13 BI overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9 very fine and fresh with large part original gum, excellent colour. S.G. 151 (S75), J115s, cat. £350. Photo.

Price Realised £150


1441

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 1s. orange-brown plate 13 LE, unused, reperforated at left, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. 151, cat £3,250. Photo.

Price Realised £290


1442

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 1s. orange-brown plate 13 LJ exceptionally fine used with part 1880 c.d.s. leaving head almost completely clear. R.P.S. certificate (1992). S.G. 151, cat. £1,150 (with premium). Photo.

Price Realised £480


1443

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 1s. orange-brown plate 13 QJ fine used with ''EDINB(URGH)/AU 13/81'' c.d.s. S.G. 151. Photo.

Price Realised £170


1444

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. vermilion plate 15 NF with indistinct cancellation at lower left leaving head completely clear, indelible pencil mark on reverse at lower left corner. S.G. 152, cat. £425. Photo.

Price Realised £160


1445

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. vermilion plate 15 SE overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9, exceptionally fine and fresh with full original gum (unmounted). S.G. 153 (S66), Spec. J62t, cat. £325. Photo.

Price Realised £140


1446

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. sage-green plates 15 EI and 16 GI, unused small part original gum, few minor imperfections, otherwise fine. S.G. 152, cat. £1,900.

Price Realised £380


1447

 

Sale number: 32

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. sage-green plate 15 FG, a wing marginal example with centrally struck ''CHARING CROSS/GLASGOW/MY 15/77'' c.d.s., a little soiled. S.G. 153, cat. £275. Photo.

Price Realised £550