Number of results: 227
1840
| Sale number: 17 Essays, Proofs and Trials: A small selection comprising 1914(c.) ''PEACE & COMMERCE'' 2d. imperf. essays in red and black, believed to have been produced by the Rembrandt Intaglio Printing Co. Ltd., Lancaster, KE VII unappropriated Revenue 6d., 8d. (imperf.) and 2/6 overprinted ''CANCELLED'', and Telegraphs 1876 1/- plate 4 AJ-BJ imperf. pair overprinted ''SPECIMEN''. (7). Price Realised UNSOLD |
1841
| Sale number: 17 Essays, Proofs and Trials: John Dickinson: 1837 London District Post essay 1d. envelope in yellow-buff and 2d. letter sheet in green, both unfolded but the 1d. creased and some staining, 2d. with a few slight stains, otherwise fine. Huggins E1a & b. Price Realised £200 |
1842
| Sale number: 17 Essays, Proofs and Trials: James Bogardus and Francis Coffin, 1839 Treasury Competition, proofs reprinted from the original die in black, deep brown and red, on glazed paper, very fine. (3). Ex Folkard. Photo. Price Realised £450 |
1843
| Sale number: 17 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Charles Whiting: A sample produced by the Congreve process, printed in greenish blue, pink and ochre on card with decorative frame and embossed head of King William IV with coat of arms below in colourless relief, unusually the decorative surround is not embossed, rather soiled and some tone spots. Price Realised £150 |
1844
| Sale number: 17 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Charles Whiting: A cameo in decorative frame of Thomas Moore in colourless relief with buff, brown and blue-green surround, with ''WHITING PATENTEE'' in the outer decorative border, removed from a copy of ''THE ROYAL CAMEO SCRAP BOOK OF EMBOSSED HEADS'', slight trace of ageing, otherwise fine and an excellent example of the Congreve printing method. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1845
| Sale number: 17 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Charles Whiting: The 'James Wyld' essay for an envelope, in blue on white wove paper (132 x 107mm) without inscriptions in the upper and lower panels and with the central address panel blank, vertical fold at right and slight imperfections on reverse, otherwise fine and scarce. See 'Penny Post Centenary' by Samuel Graveson, page 108, and 'Postal Reform & The Penny Black' by Douglas Muir, pages 82 & 83. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
1846
| Sale number: 17 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Charles Whiting: 1840 embossed oval ''PAID'' essay in carmine-lake (Huggins E8), the 1862–63 reprint, very fine. Photo. Price Realised £130 |
1847
| Sale number: 17 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Charles Whiting: 1840 embossed oval ''PAID'' essay in yellow-green (Huggins E8) at upper left corner of envelope, small tone spot on cheek and the envelope a little toned (not affecting the essay), very scarce. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
1848
| Sale number: 17 Essays and Trials: Charles Whiting: The page of reprinted essays from the 1848 Art Union Journal, usual peripheral imperfections clear of the essays. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1849
| Sale number: 17 Essays, Proofs and Trials: 1850 Prince Consort 1d. essay FJ imperforate finished example in red-brown, without gum, small mark on surface otherwise fine. S.G. Spec. DP71(b), cat. from £1,100. Photo. Price Realised £450 |
1850
| Sale number: 17 Essays, Proofs and Trials: 1850 Prince Consort 1d. essay FJ imperforate finished example in brown, without gum, closed tear at right and other small imperfections, otherwise fine. S.G. Spec. DP71(b), cat. from £1,100. Photo. Price Realised £280 |
1851
| Sale number: 17 Essays, Proofs and Trials: De La Rue £20 dummy stamp with design of central oval of allegorical figure, a lower left corner marginal block of four in bright carmine and blue-green, imperforate on ungummed chalk surfaced paper, slight bends, fine. Photo. Price Realised £240 |
1852
| Sale number: 17 Essays, Proofs and Trials: De La Rue: A collection of Stamp Office 1860s (c.) mainly proof handstamp impressions (45 items), also a series of eight circular numeral cancellations (?) in black on glazed cards, each with facsimile initials of Ormond Hill. An unusual group. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1853
| Sale number: 17 Essays, Proofs and Trials: De La Rue: 1860–88, a collection of letters and other documents from the De La Rue/Stamp Office archives re engraving dies, these give considerable insight into the cost of engraving at that time, incl. signed sketches by Edwin Hill, letters from Ormond Hill, etc. (15 items). Price Realised £240 |
1854
| Sale number: 17 Essays, Proofs and Trials: De La Rue: 1861 ''EXPERIMENTAL POSTAGE/THREE PENCE'' essay with the head of the King of Portugal defaced by a cross, in orange, imperforate on ungummed and unwatermarked wove paper, fine, also a die proof of the Queen's head in green on surfaced paper prepared for the 1879 Tender. Price Realised £160 |
1855
| Sale number: 17 Essays, Proofs and Trials: De La Rue 1880(c.) part of a page from ink recipe book showing ''No. 193'' ''Deep Green (No 1 Tint)'' on one side and ''No. 197'' ''Deep Green (No 5 Tint)'' on the other, each with a colour swatch affixed. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1856
| Sale number: 17 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Parcel Post: 1883 6d. blue and 1s. mauve ''INLAND PARCEL POST'' die proof essays on glazed cards (92 x 60mm), very fine. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
1857
| Sale number: 17 Essays, Proofs and Trials: 1879 Tender, a selection with a range of Perkins Bacon essays imperf. (50 incl. se-tenant multiples), McCorquodale Hooper design 1d. IA (9 incl. a block of 6), 1d. JA, also an undenominated King William IV ''SPECIMEN'' sample stamp in blue, and a selection of 6 'Waterlow & Sons' imprint proofs from the Waterlow archive. Price Realised £550 |
1858
| Sale number: 17 Essays, Proofs and Trials: 1879 Tender: Charles Skipper and East 1d. essays based on the Inland Revenue type but inscribed ''POSTAGE'', a die proof in black on glazed card (35 x 39mm), an imperforate plate proof pair in black on ungummed wove paper, and an imperforate block of four in pale lilac on thin gummed wove paper (lower pair light crease). (3 items). Photo. Price Realised £290 |
1859
| Sale number: 17 Essays, Proofs and Trials: 1879 Tender: McCourqodale essays designed by W. Hooper 1d. IA, a complete imperforate sheet of 120 (10 x 12) in carmine-lake on thin ungummed wove paper, watermarked ''J WHATMAN/1871'' in margin at foot, mainly very fine. Price Realised £1500 |
1860
| Sale number: 17 Essays, Proofs and Trials: 1879 Tender: Perkins, Bacon: 1d. dull mauve imperforate upper right corner marginal block of 8 (2 x 4) on ungummed wove paper, top right stamp showing printing variety, lower right stamp with light crease. Price Realised £90 |
324
| Sale number: 19 Essays, Proofs and Trials: A sheet of blue-green wove paper (500 x 75mm approx.) bearing 230 impressions (23 x 10) of a diagonal 22 x 2mm ''CANCELLED'' overprint, folded. Price Realised UNSOLD |
325
| Sale number: 19 Essays, Proofs and Trials: A line-engraved essay in a similar design to the 1840 1d., lettered GL, in black on unwatermarked wove paper, thought to have been produced by Carmichael, light creasing otherwise fine. Photo. Price Realised £250 |
326
| Sale number: 19 Essays, Proofs and Trials: 1879 Tender, a selection comprising McCourqodale essays designed by W. Hooper 1d. IA (3) in different colours on thin paper, Perkins, Bacon (19) and 1913 reprints (4), fine. (21). Price Realised £140 |
327
| Sale number: 19 Essays, Proofs and Trials: 1879 Tender: Charles Skipper and East 1d. essays based on the Inland Revenue type but inscribed ''POSTAGE'', four imperforate examples in different colours on ungummed wove paper, very fine. Price Realised £85 |
328
| Sale number: 19 Essays, Proofs and Trials: 1879 Tender, Perkins, Bacon 1/2d. + 2d. + 11/2d. vertical strip and 2d. + 2d. vertical pair, in black, perf. 12 on gummed unwatermarked paper, fine and fresh. (5). Price Realised £85 |
329
| Sale number: 19 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Waterlow: Minerva head sample stamp, inscribed ''WATERLOW & SONS LTD/PRINTERS OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN/POSTAGE STAMPS'', an imperforate sheet (10 x 6) in deep brown on gummed unwatermarked wove paper, adherence affecting on stamp on reverse, otherwise fine unmounted. Price Realised £500 |
330
| Sale number: 19 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Charles Whiting: 1839 Treasury Competition, the ''HARWOODS/ENVELOPES'' essay (PPC no. 29) in pink on double sized wove paper watermarked double lined ''WHATMAN/1839'', endorsed at side with Treasury number 'Envelope 1336' and in pencil 'Submitted by Mr. C. Whiting'. This item is illustrated on page 106 of 'Penny Postage Centenary' by Graveson. Photo. Price Realised £4500 |
331
| Sale number: 19 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Charles Whiting: A cameo in decorative frame of Thomas Moore in colourless relief with buff, brown and blue-green surround, with ''WHITING PATENTEE'' in the outer decorative border, removed from a copy of ''THE ROYAL CAMEO SCRAP BOOK OF EMBOSSED HEADS'', slightly reduced, a fine and an excellent example of the Congreve printing method. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
332
| Sale number: 19 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Charles Whiting: The page of reprinted essays from the 1848 Art Union Journal, usual peripheral imperfections clear of the essays. Price Realised £75 |
364
| Sale number: 22 Essays, Proofs and Trials: 1879–1937 collection incl. 1879 Tender essays (7) and reprints (2), 1881 die 2 1d. 1900 1/2d., 1902-10 1/2d., 1d. & 5d. imperf. proofs on poor quality buff paper, 1887–92 1/2d. imprimatur, 1910(c.) undenominated King William IV ''SPECIMEN'' sample stamps (3), 1911(c.) Harrison coil trials (5), 1911(c.) Grover perforation trial block of four in red and singles in green, blue and red, the latter with ''38s./6d.'' underprint on gum, 1937 Waterlow KG VI essays (3), etc. Price Realised £350 |
365
| Sale number: 22 Essays Proofs and Trials: Ebenezer Bacon: Proofs of superb engraved ''PREPARED/CHARGCOAL'' and ''FINE/TOOTH POWDER'' circular designs (four different of each), in black on wove paper (138 x 226mm) with ''EBENEZER BACON & CO. LONDON/Machinagraphists'' imprint at foot and firms handstamp on reverse indicating that they were established in 1810, also a sheet (298 x 142mm) with over fifty further engine turned designs (some are tiny), unusual. Price Realised UNSOLD |
366
| Sale number: 22 Essays Proofs and Trials: John Dickinson: 1837 London District Post essay 2d. letter sheet essay in green, upper and lower flaps with some toning and upper flap with thin on front, otherwise fine. Huggins E1b. Photo. Price Realised £110 |
367
| Sale number: 22 Essays, Proofs and Trials: De La Rue: A collection of Stamp Office 1860s (c.) mainly proof handstamp impressions (45 items), also a series of eight circular numeral cancellations (?) in black on glazed cards, each with facsimile initials of Ormond Hill, and 1880(c.) part of a page from ink recipe book showing ''No. 193'' ''Deep Green (No 1 Tint)'' on one side and ''No. 197'' ''Deep Green (No 5 Tint)'' on the other, each with a colour swatch affixed. Price Realised £110 |
368
| Sale number: 22 Essays, Proofs and Trials: De La Rue: 1880(c.) Queen Victoria dummy stamp, imperforate colour recipe blocks of four (5) in 'Italian Brown' (no. 17), 'Orange Chrome' (no. 26), 'Mineral Green' (no. 326 - for 'Ceylon Bank Notes'),'Blue Dust' (no. 890), 'Green Dust' (no. 894), also a swatch of 'Cobalt Blue' (no. 21 and nothing like the 'Cobalt' stamps) and 'Red Ink Label', affixed to four pieces from recipe book. Price Realised UNSOLD |
369
| Sale number: 22 Essays Proofs and Trials: Perkins Fairman and Heath: A proof in green on wove paper (140 x 217mm) of the design, made for covering the reverse side of a specimen banknote, submitted to the Bank of England in 1822, the centre band shows the engine-turned background finally selected for the 1840 1d. and 2d., very fine. S.G. Spec. DP 9, cat. from £2,500. Photo. Price Realised £880 |
370
| Sale number: 22 Essays, Proofs and Trials: 1879 Tender: Charles Skipper and East 1d. essays based on the Inland Revenue type but inscribed ''POSTAGE'', imperforate top marginal plate proofs in four different colours, line-engraved ''SPECIMEN/STAMP'' imperforate essays in blue and purple (top marginal), McCorquodale Hooper design 1d. IA imperforate blocks of 4 in red and carmine-lake and a single in black on bluish, Perkins, Bacon 1d. design in deep blue marginal block of four and four later reprints, mainly fine. (23). Price Realised £290 |
371
| Sale number: 22 Essays, Proofs and Trials: 1879 Tender: Charles Skipper and East 1d. essays based on the Inland Revenue type but inscribed ''POSTAGE'', imperforateplate proofs in five different colours, some imperfections, also perf. 14 block of six in lilac on gummed unwatermarked paper. (11). Price Realised £70 |
372
| Sale number: 22 Essays, Proofs and Trials: 1879 Tender: Perkins Bacon die proof of head used for the essays submitted by Perkins, Bacon, with oval shaded background, printed in black on thick soft card (117 x 110mm) with a further impression of an incomplete defaced head above, also a further proof of another head, facing right, with oval shaded background, in black on thick soft card (147 x 216mm) with engravers pin marks, very scarce. Photo. Price Realised £880 |
373
| Sale number: 22 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Charles Whiting: A cameo in decorative frame of Earl Grey in colourless relief with buff, and brown surround, with ''WHITING PATENTEE'' in the outer decorative border, removed from a copy of ''THE ROYAL CAMEO SCRAP BOOK OF EMBOSSED HEADS'', slight trace of ageing, otherwise fine and an excellent example of the Congreve printing method, sunken mounted in glazed frame. Price Realised £480 |
886
| Sale number: 24 Essays, Proofs, Trials and Printer's Samples: A selection in varied condition incl. the Charles Whiting page of reprinted essays from the 1848 Art Union Journal, 1837 London District Post essay 1d. letter sheet essay in yellow-buff, two engine turned samples, also a few other items. Price Realised £150 |
887
| Sale number: 24 Essays, Proofs,Trials and Printer's Samples: A small selection comprising 1914(c.) ''PEACE & COMMERCE'' 2d. imperf. essays in red and black, believed to have been produced by the Rembrandt Intaglio Printing Co. Ltd., Lancaster, KE VII unappropriated Revenue 6d., 8d. (imperf.) and 2/6 overprinted ''CANCELLED'', and Telegraphs 1876 1/- plate 4 AJ-BJ imperf. pair overprinted ''SPECIMEN''. (7). Price Realised UNSOLD |
888
| Sale number: 24 Essays, Proofs, Trials and Printer's Samples: A selection of items (17), mostly Whiting related incl. ''COUNTY FIRE OFFICE/REGENT STREET'' poster printed in red, blue and yellow, Congreve samples, engine turned samples, etc., interesting group. Price Realised £120 |
889
| Sale number: 24 Essays, Proofs,Trials and Printer's Samples: Perkins, Bacon: An interesting range of proofs and other material, including a day book relating to the use of inks on various overseas issues between 1917 and 1929, a wide variety of proof impressions of vignettes etc. (35), Sefi Pemberton stamp proofs (4) and sheets of six (5), Deptford War Memorial 1914–19 die proofs (2), a most unusual assembly. Price Realised UNSOLD |
890
| Sale number: 24 Essays, Proofs, Trials and Printer's Samples: The following four lots are samples produced by the Congreve process, taken from ''THE ROYAL CAMEO SCRAP BOOK OF EMBOSSED HEADS'' published by Kendall & Son, all are excellent examples of Whiting's work. Charles Whiting: An embossed sample produced by the Congreve process, printed in buff and with decorative frame and allegorical figures embossed in colourless relief and with ''WHITING PATENTEE'' within the frame at left, small mark in centre otherwise very fine and fresh. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
891
| Sale number: 24 Essays, Proofs, Trials and Printer's Samples: Charles Whiting: An embossed sample produced by the Congreve process, printed in green, blue and pink, with the head of Lord Brougham embossed in colourless relief in the centre, very fine and fresh. Photo. Price Realised £500 |
892
| Sale number: 24 Essays, Proofs, Trials and Printer's Samples: Charles Whiting: An embossed sample produced by the Congreve process, printed in blue, buff and green, with the head of Sir Walter Scott embossed in colourless relief in the centre, ''WHITING PATENTEE'' within the frame at right. Photo. Price Realised £550 |
893
| Sale number: 24 Essays, Proofs, Trials and Printer's Samples: Charles Whiting: An embossed sample produced by the Congreve process, printed in pink, brown and buff, with the head of Earl Grey embossed in colourless relief in the centre, very fine and fresh. Photo. Price Realised £520 |
894
| Sale number: 24 Essays, Proofs, Trials and Printer's Samples: Charles Whiting: 1840 embossed oval ''PAID'' essay in yellow-green (Huggins E8) at upper left corner of envelope, oval ''IMPROVED SAFETY ENVELOPE/MITCHELL & SON, 39 CHARING CROSS/REGISTERED/No. 483/18, NOVR 1840'' imprint in the same colour on the inside of the flap, some imperfections but very scarce. Photo. Price Realised £600 |
895
| Sale number: 24 Essays, Proofs, Trials and Printer's Samples: Charles Whiting: The page of reprinted essays from the 1848 Art Union Journal, usual peripheral imperfections clear of the essays. Price Realised UNSOLD |
218
| Sale number: 27 Essays, Proofs and Trials: An album of bromides of early G.B and Colonial issues, inscribed 'These are bromides of the illustrations included in the Perkins Bacon Records and are presented to Leslie Wheeler from his most grateful friend (??), Arnold L. Strange 26/8/79', somewhat damp affected but unusual Price Realised £160 |
219
| Sale number: 27 Essays, Proofs and Trials: James Bogardus and Francis Coffin, 1839 Treasury Competition, proof reprinted from the original die in red, on glazed paper, very fine. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
220
| Sale number: 27 Essays, Proofs and Trials: James Bogardus and Francis Coffin, 1839 Treasury Competition, proof reprinted from the original die in red, on glazed paper, very fine. Photo. Price Realised £210 |
221
| Sale number: 27 Essays, Proofs and Trials: James Bogardus and Francis Coffin, 1839 Treasury Competition, proof reprinted from the original die in deep brown, on glazed paper, very fine. Photo. Price Realised £260 |
222
| Sale number: 27 Essays, Proofs,Trials and Printer's Samples: Perkins, Bacon: An interesting range of proofs and other material, including a day book relating to the use of inks on various overseas issues between 1917 and 1929, a wide variety of proof impressions of vignettes etc. (35), Sefi Pemberton stamp proofs (4) and sheets of six (5), Deptford War Memorial 1914–19 die proofs (2), a most unusual assembly. Price Realised £1100 |
223
| Sale number: 27 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Perkins Bacon: 1879 Tender surface printed essay engraved by W. Ridgeway, 1d., a range of 38 (14 perforated) singles in 6 basic designs repeated in 6 colours, on gummed unwatermarked paper, very fine and fresh. Price Realised UNSOLD |
224
| Sale number: 27 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Perkins Bacon: 1879 Tender surface printed essay engraved by W. Ridgeway, se-tenant sheet of forty-one (six rows of six 1d. plus 1/2d., 11/2d., 2d. (3) vertical strip at left), designated plate 1a by H.W. Fisher, in blue, imperforate on gummed unwatermarked paper, very fine and fresh (stamps unmounted). Price Realised UNSOLD |
225
| Sale number: 27 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Perkins Bacon: 1879 Tender surface printed essay engraved by W. Ridgeway, 1/2d. (12), 11/2d. (6) and 2d. (6) se-tenant sheet (6 x 4) in green, perf 121/2, on gummed paper without watermark, designated plate 2 by Fisher, very fine and fresh, the stamps unmounted. Price Realised £550 |
478
| Sale number: 32 Essays Proofs and Trials: Ebenezer Bacon: Proofs of superb engraved ''PREPARED/CHARGCOAL'' and ''FINE/TOOTH POWDER'' circular designs (four different of each), in black on wove paper (138 x 226mm) with ''EBENEZER BACON & CO. LONDON/Machinagraphists'' imprint at foot and firms handstamp on reverse indicating that they were established in 1810, also a sheet (298 x 142mm) with over fifty further engine turned designs (some are tiny), unusual. Price Realised UNSOLD |
479
| Sale number: 32 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Decimal Currency: 1850(c.), a part envelope bearing an oval embossed device in pink (very similar to the embossed 1d. pink envelope) with the head of Prince Albert surmounted with the legend ''DECIMAL CURRENCY'', the reverse of the envelope has embossed colourless ''OFFICIAL'' seal, most unusual. This item is believed to have originated at Somerset House. Photo. There had been agitation in Britain for over a century for decimal currency to bring the contry's coinage into line with its European counterparts and the majority of other countries. It is probable that Prince Albert with his European birth, background and upbringing, and his interest in all aspects of his adopted country-by-marraige, would have aligned himself with the decimal currency lobby. See also lot 375 Price Realised £480 |
480
| Sale number: 32 Essays Proofs and Trials: Perkins Bacon: 1879 Tender surface printed essay engraved by W. Ridgeway, 11/2d. frame G and 2d. frame A die proofs lettered ''WW'', in pale lilac and light chocolate-brown on white wove paper, very fine. (2). Photo. Price Realised £260 |
481
| Sale number: 32 Essays Proofs and Trials: Charles Whiting Congreve Method 1d. essay in black and red (P.P.C. no. 10) on wove paper, a large margined example, slight thinning otherwise very fine. Photo. Price Realised £320 |
482
| Sale number: 32 Essays Proofs and Trials: Charles Whiting Congreve Method, the 1848 Art Union Journal reprints, the central imprint panel of the page in red and green, with the four essays on the obverse. Price Realised UNSOLD |
483
| Sale number: 32 Essays Proofs and Trials: Charles Whiting Embossed oval ''V R'' 1d. essay (P.P.C. type G) in blue and colourless relief on wove paper, faint bend, very fine. Huggins E10. Photo. Price Realised £580 |
484
| Sale number: 32 Essays, Proofs and Trials: 1879 Tender (?) die proof of unadopted head (111/2mm high) with circular shaded background to head, cleared surround, in mauve on gummed paper (90 x 74mm), very fine, similar to the Telegraph head proofs of 1875. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
485
| Sale number: 32 Essays, Proofs and Trials: 1879 Tender (?) die proof of unadopted head (111/2mm high) with circular shaded background to head, cleared surround, in green on gummed paper (90 x 62mm), very fine, similar to the Telegraph head proofs of 1875. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
432
| Sale number: 34 Essays, Proofs and Trials: King William IV ''SPECIMEN'' stamps, a selection comprising an engraved die proof of the portrait in oval frame, an engraved die proof of the ''SPECIMEN'' frame and two further examples pasted up to show the complete design, all in black on wove paper, surface printed die proof of the complete design on glazed proof paper, and imperforate plate proof blocks of four in mauve, blue and red (also a pair) on gummed unwatermarked paper, mainly fine, also four later De La Rue sample stamp blocks of four. Photo. Price Realised £600 |
433
| Sale number: 34 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. colour charts for litho printing Castle design in sixty different numbered colours bound in two volumes, unusual, Photo. Price Realised £780 |
434
| Sale number: 34 Essays, Proofs and Trials: John Dickinson: 1837 London District Post essay 1d. envelope in yellow-buff and 2d. letter sheet in green, some imperfections, fair for these. Huggins E1a & b. Price Realised £220 |
435
| Sale number: 34 Essays, Proofs and Trials: De La Rue: 1878 die proof of Joubert head (as type B S.G. Spec. page 306) with partially cleared circular surround, in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) dated ''May 20 1878'', very fine. This proof was probably produced in conjunction with the 1878 Parcel Post essays. S.G. cat. from £1,500. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
436
| Sale number: 34 Essays, Proofs and Trials: De La Rue: 1878 die proof of Joubert head (as type B S.G. Spec. page 306) with circular surround, in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) dated ''May 29 1878'', very fine. This proof was probably produced in conjunction with the 1878 Parcel Post essays. S.G. cat. from £1,500. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
437
| Sale number: 34 Essays, Proofs and Trials: De La Rue: 1878 die proof of Joubert head (as type B S.G. Spec. page 306) with circular surround almost completely cleared, in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) dated ''May 30 1878'', very fine. This proof was probably produced in conjunction with the 1878 Parcel Post essays. S.G. cat. from £1,500. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
438
| Sale number: 34 Essays, Proofs and Trials: De La Rue: 1880(c.) die proof of Theed head (as type A S.G. Spec. page 306) with circular surround, in black on glazed card cut down to stamp size and mounted in countersunk card from De La Rue archives, very fine. S.G. cat. from £1,500. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
439
| Sale number: 34 Essays Proofs and Trials: Charles Whiting Congreve Method, the 1848 Art Union Journal reprints, the central imprint panel of the page in red and green, with the four essays on the obverse. Price Realised £65 |
626
| Sale number: 38 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Line-engraved essays in a similar design to the 1840 1d., lettered GL, in black and red on unwatermarked wove paper, thought to have been produced by Carmichael, very fine. Ex Fabergé. Photo. Price Realised £820 |
627
| Sale number: 38 Essays, Proofs and Trials: A line-engraved essay in a similar design to the 1840 1d., lettered GL, in black on unwatermarked wove paper, thought to have been produced by Carmichael, light creasing otherwise fine. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
628
| Sale number: 38 Essays, Proofs and Trials: A line-engraved essay in a similar design to the 1840 1d., lettered GL, in red on unwatermarked wove paper, thought to have been produced by Carmichael, light creasing otherwise fine. Photo. Price Realised £320 |
629
| Sale number: 38 Essays, Proofs and Trials: 1850 Prince Consort 1d. essay FJ imperforate finished example in red-brown, with gum, slight crease otherwise fine. S.G. Spec. DP71(b), cat. from £2,000. Photo. Price Realised £800 |
630
| Sale number: 38 Essays Proofs and Trials: Ebenezer Bacon: Proofs of superb engraved ''PREPARED/CHARGCOAL'' and ''FINE/TOOTH POWDER'' circular designs (four different of each), in black on wove paper (138 x 226mm) with ''EBENEZER BACON & CO. LONDON/Machinagraphists'' imprint at foot and firms handstamp on reverse indicating that they were established in 1810, also a sheet (298 x 142mm) with over fifty further engine turned designs (some are tiny), unusual. Price Realised £280 |
631
| Sale number: 38 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Perkins Bacon: 1879 Tender surface printed essay engraved by W. Ridgeway, 1d. imperf. strips of 6, 4 and 3 different designs in red, brown and green, and perf. 121/2 1/2d. (4) + 2d. (2) se-tenant strip of 6 and 1/2d., 11/2d. and 2d. singles in blue, on gummed paper without watermark, very fine. (22). Price Realised £230 |
632
| Sale number: 38 Essays and Trials: Perkins Fairman and Heath: A proof in deep blue on wove paper (140 x 217mm) of the design, made for covering the reverse side of a specimen banknote, submitted to the Bank of England in 1822, the centre band shows the engine-turned background finally selected for the 1840 1d. and 2d., two file punch holes on one side affecting the outer frame lines but well clear of the engine turned panels, otherwise very fine. S.G. Spec. DP 9, cat. from £3,500. Photo. Price Realised £950 |
3163
| Sale number: 41 Essays, Proofs and Trials: An engraved proof of Q.V. head (20mm high) in purple on cream wove paper (113 x 75mm), fine. Photo. Price Realised £130 |
3164
| Sale number: 41 Essays, Proofs and Trials: A sheet of wove paper (278 x 125mm, portion at right separated and rejoined) with part double lined ''(PR)IMARY/BCM SN'' watermark, printed with 29 engine turned designs, probably produced by Perkins, Bacon. Price Realised UNSOLD |
3165
| Sale number: 41 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co.: Hope Seated 1d. dummy stamps, an imperforate block of four in pale blue on thick cream wove paper, very fine. Photo. Price Realised £480 |
3166
| Sale number: 41 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd.: 1911(c.) three different hand painted publicity label essays depicting the company headquarters in New Malden, Surrey, executed together on thick card (125 x 115mm) with the central hand painted vignettes pasted in, superb. Photo. Price Realised £1000 |
3167
| Sale number: 41 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Charles Skipper & East specimen stamps, ungummed, with perforated examples in pink and brown, and imperf. essay proof in blue, each denominated ''2''. (3). Photo. Price Realised £180 |
3168
| Sale number: 41 Essays, Proofs and Trials: De La Rue: A die proof of the head of De La Rue Britannia head dummy stamps, with partly cleared circular background and uncleared surround, the shading in font of the face picked out, in black on glazed card (55 x 42mm), very fine. Photo. Price Realised £170 |
3169
| Sale number: 41 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Essays, Proofs and Trials: De La Rue: 1861 ''EXPERIMENTAL POSTAGE/THREE PENCE'' essay with the head of the King of Portugal defaced by a cross, in orange, an imperforate lower marginal block of four on ungummed and unwatermarked wove paper, fine. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
3170
| Sale number: 41 Essays, Proofs and Trials: De La Rue: 1878 die proof of Joubert head (as type B S.G. Spec. page 306) with partially cleared circular surround, in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) dated ''May 20 1878'', very fine. This proof was probably produced in conjunction with the 1878 Parcel Post essays. S.G. cat. from £1,500. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
3171
| Sale number: 41 Essays, Proofs and Trials: De La Rue: 1878 die proof of Joubert head (as type B S.G. Spec. page 306) with circular surround, in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) dated ''May 29 1878'', very fine. This proof was probably produced in conjunction with the 1878 Parcel Post essays. S.G. cat. from £1,500. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
3172
| Sale number: 41 Essays, Proofs and Trials: De La Rue: 1878 die proof of Joubert head (as type B S.G. Spec. page 306) with circular surround almost completely cleared, in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) dated ''May 30 1878'', very fine. This proof was probably produced in conjunction with the 1878 Parcel Post essays. S.G. cat. from £1,500. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
3173
| Sale number: 41 Essays, Proofs and Trials: De La Rue: 1880(c.) die proof of Theed head (as type A, S.G. Spec. page 306) with circular surround, in black on glazed card cut down to stamp size and mounted in countersunk card from De La Rue archives, very fine. S.G. cat. from £1,500. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
3174
| Sale number: 41 Essays, Proofs and Trials: De La Rue: 1881 die proof of Theed head (as type A, S.G. Spec. vol. 1, page 306) with circular surround, in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated ''3 JAN 81'', four impressions of small ''R.C.B.S.'' handstamp on reverse and self adhesive mount at each corner, very fine appearance. S.G. cat. from £1,500. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
3175
| Sale number: 41 Essays, Proofs and Trials: De La Rue: 1881 die proof of Theed head (as type A, S.G. Spec. vol. 1, page 306) with circular surround, in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated ''12 JAN 81'' and stamped ''BEFORE HARDENING'', very fine. S.G. cat. from £1,500. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
3176
| Sale number: 41 Essays, Proofs and Trials: De La Rue 1884 Official Reproductions of the 1867–83 10/- greenish-grey AA, £1 brown-lilac AD and 1880–81 2d. rose and, printed in the original inks on unwatermarked gummed wove paper, interestingly the simulated perforations for the 10/- represent the 1867–78 watermark Maltese Cross issue and the £1 the 1882–83 watermark anchor issue. Most unusual. Photo. Price Realised £500 |
3177
| Sale number: 41 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Perkins, Bacon: A vertical 'strip' of three oval engine turned backgrounds with smaller horizontal ovals at top and foot, in black on thick soft white wove paper (95 x 217mm), very fine. Photo. Perkins, Bacon produced many sample of engine turned backgrounds, some of which were used for stamps. This one was used for St. Vincent using the Humphries 1860's head. Price Realised £260 |
3178
| Sale number: 41 Essays Proofs and Trials: Charles Whiting Congreve Method, square essay in red and blue on thick wove paper from the Art Union page. Price Realised £42 |
2318
| Sale number: 45 Essays, Proofs and Trials: Line-engraved essays in a slightly similar design to the 1840 1d., lettered JL/BL printed in red-brown on thick wove paper, unusual. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2319
| Sale number: 45 Essays, Proofs and Trials: A sheet of wove paper (278 x 125mm, portion at right separated and rejoined) with part double lined ''(PR)IMARY/BCM SN'' watermark, printed with 29 engine turned designs, probably produced by Perkins, Bacon. Price Realised £80 |
283
| Sale number: 49 Essays, Proofs and Trials: De La Rue: 1862 die proof of QV head with circular surround, in black on glazed card (93 x 60mm) dated ''July 15–62'', fine. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
