Number of results: 625


64

 

Sale number: 0

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1881 watermark crown 3s slate-blue NE, a very fine used example of this rare stamp with neat ''HULL/OC 3/81'' c.d.s., faint horizontal bend not detracting. Clear Brandon certificate (2003). S.G. Spec. L230, cat. £3,400. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


65

 

Sale number: 0

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 watermark shamrocks £5 orange CE, fine used with boxed ''T.M.B/G.P.O.'' and ''WEST STRAND'' c.d.s. cancellations. S.G. Spec. L237, cat £2,700. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2695

 

Sale number: 17

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1875 adopted head die proof in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) dated ''Apr. 9 1875'', very fine. See S.G. Spec. vol. 1, page 413, cat. £500. Photo.

Price Realised £300


2696

 

Sale number: 17

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876–81 selection with values to 10/- overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9, and to 10/-, £1 and £5 AD (with crisp ''COLCHESTER/AP 11/82'' c.d.s.) used, mainly good to fine. (40). Photo.

Price Realised £680


2697

 

Sale number: 17

Telegraph Stamps: 1881 watermark crown 3/- slate-blue TL imprimatur, very fine and fresh with gum, a very rare stamp, we know of less than five in private hands (of which we believe at least one has been provided with faked perforations). Ex De La Rue archives. S.G. Spec. L230, cat. £2,400. Photo.

Price Realised £1600


1537

 

Sale number: 19

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1881 watermark crown 3s. slate-blue AF, a fine and fresh mint example of this great rarity with part original gum, superb fresh colour. Miro (1972) and R.P.S. (1987) certificates. S.G. Spec. L230, cat. £3,700. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1281

 

Sale number: 22

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876–81 selection with inverted watermarks, comprising 3d. plate 1 PC mint (a little faded), 1d. plate 1 BJ, 3d. plate 1 OF, 1s. green plate 5 JK used with c.d.s., the 1d. and 3d. with slight tone spots, otherwise fine and very scarce, the 3d. not recorded by Lanmead, also 1s. orange-brown plate 11 IL with crown pointing to right (from back) fine used. (5). Photo.

Price Realised £270


1282

 

Sale number: 22

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 watermark shamrocks £5 orange CE of good colour, ''WEST STRAND/JA 3/81'' c.d.s. and ''T.M.B./G.P.O.'' boxed cancellation, some creasing and tone spots, otherwise fine and of good colour. S.G. Spec. L237. Photo.

Price Realised £210


1568

 

Sale number: 24

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876–77 selection overprinted ''SPECIMEN'', comprising 3d. plates 1 (imperf.) 2, 4d. (2), 6d. plate 1 (2), 1s. brown-orange plate 10, 3s., optd. type 9, 5s. plate 1 (2) optd. types 8 & 10, 10s. optd. type 11, and 3s. slate-blue imperforate colour trial pair optd. type 8, condition varies. (14).

Price Realised UNSOLD


1569

 

Sale number: 24

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 1d. red-brown plate 1 FA-GB block of four with watermark inverted, very fine and fresh mint, lower pair unmounted, slight gum bends, very scarce. S.G. Spec. L202a. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1570

 

Sale number: 24

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 1d. die proof with void corner squares and without plate numbers, from De La Rue archives and cut down to stamp size and mounted in sunken frame. Photo.

Price Realised £90


1571

 

Sale number: 24

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 3d. die proof with void corner squares and without plate numbers but with ''1'' instered in ink in upper corner squares, cut down to stamp size and mounted on piece from De La Rue striking book. Photo.

Price Realised £160


1572

 

Sale number: 24

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 4d. die proof with void corner squares and without plate numbers, on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated ''Nov 4, 1876'', very fine. Photo.

Price Realised £100


1573

 

Sale number: 24

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 6d. die proof with void corner squares and without plate numbers, on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated ''Nov 6, 1876'', very fine. Photo.

Price Realised £100


1574

 

Sale number: 24

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 3s., the De La Rue ink recipe no. ''865'' ''Blue Black'' bearing a block of four De La Rue Queen Victoria dummy or sample stamps in the appropriate colour, unique. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1575

 

Sale number: 24

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 3s. die proof with void corner squares and without plate numbers, on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated ''Oct ,24 1876'', very fine. Photo.

Price Realised £100


1576

 

Sale number: 24

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 10s., the De La Rue ink recipe no. ''866'' ''Grey'' bearing a block of four De La Rue Queen Victoria dummy or sample stamps in the appropriate colour, some gum staining, unique. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1577

 

Sale number: 24

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 10s. plate 1 AF-DF imperforate colour trial block of 8 (4 x 2, the upper tow rows of the pane) in brown-lilac overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 8, some bends or gum creases otherwise very fine and fresh with full original gum (stamps unmounted). S.G. Spec. L235, cat. £1,000+. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1578

 

Sale number: 24

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 10s. BC imperforate plate proof in black on ungummed and unwatermarked white wove paper, creases not detracting from appearance, otherwise fine and very underrated. Photo.

Price Realised £100


1579

 

Sale number: 24

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 10s. HJ imperforate colour trial in dull mauve on gummed watermarked paper, overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 8, a lower right corner marginal example showing current no. ''321'', very fine and fresh. Photo.

Price Realised £100


1580

 

Sale number: 24

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 £1 and £5, the De La Rue ink recipes no. ''867'' ''Chocolate'' and 868 ''Vermilion'', bearing blocks of four De La Rue Queen Victoria dummy or sample stamps in the appropriate colours. Unique colour recipes for the high values, the inks used being the same for both Telegraph and Postage stamps, no colour trials existing for the Postage issues (see The De La Rue Years by W.A. Wiseman), an exhibition item. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1581

 

Sale number: 24

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 £5 BB imperforate colour trial in slate-blue on gummed watermarked paper, overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 8 (just splitting surface on the ''N''), very fine and fresh. S.G. Spec. L237. Photo.

Price Realised £320


1582

 

Sale number: 24

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1881 watermark crown 3s. slate-blue AF, a fine and fresh mint example of this great rarity with part original gum, superb fresh colour. Miro (1972) and R.P.S. (1987) certificates. S.G. Spec. L230, cat. £3,700. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1583

 

Sale number: 24

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1881 watermark crown 3s. slate-blue JD, a very fine used example wih neat ''JA 19/82'' c.d.s., a rare stamp. S.G. Spec. L230. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


64

 

Sale number: 27

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876–77 selection overprinted ''SPECIMEN'', comprising 3d. plates 1 (imperf.) 2, 4d. (2), 6d. plate 1 (2), 1s. brown-orange plate 10, 3s., optd. type 9, 5s. plate 1 (2) optd. types 8 & 10, 10s. optd. type 11, and 3s. slate-blue imperforate colour trial pair optd. type 8, condition varies. (14).

Price Realised UNSOLD


65

 

Sale number: 27

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 3s., the De La Rue ink recipe no. ''865'' ''Blue Black'' bearing a block of four De La Rue Queen Victoria dummy or sample stamps in the appropriate colour, unique. Photo.

Price Realised £260


66

 

Sale number: 27

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 10s., the De La Rue ink recipe no. ''866'' ''Grey'' bearing a block of four De La Rue Queen Victoria dummy or sample stamps in the appropriate colour, some gum staining, unique. Photo.

Price Realised £260


151

 

Sale number: 32

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1875 adopted head die proof with cleared surround in sepia on stout card (34 x 45mm) with pencilled stamp sized frame lines (vertcal format), very fine. See S.G. Spec. vol. 1, page 413, cat. £800. Photo.

Price Realised £500


152

 

Sale number: 32

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876–81 mainly good to fine used collection comprising 1880 1/2d. (5), 1876 1d. plates 1 (7), 2 (2), 3 (4), 3d. plate 2 (11), 3 (6), 1881 3d. plate 3 (3), 1877 4d. (5), 6d. plate 1 (6), 1881 6d. plate 2 (4), 1876 1s. green plates 2, 3 (2), 4 (9), 5 (8), 6 (6), 7 (3), 8 (2), 9 (2), 10 (3), 1880 1s. brown-orange plate 10 (2), 1881 1s. plates 11 (11), 12 (2), 1877 3s. (10) and 1876 5s. plates 1 (11) and 2, mostly with c.d.s., some imperfections. S.G. cat. £2,250+ (2004).

Price Realised £880


153

 

Sale number: 32

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876–81 mainly good to fine used selection incl. 1876 5s. plate 1 (2), 1877 10s. (2), 1881 watermark crown 1s. plates 11 & 12, mostly with c.d.s., 1877 £1 CO with c.d.s. and boxed cancellation, etc. (18).

Price Realised £350


154

 

Sale number: 32

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 watermark spray 6d. grey plate 11 FA-JD imperforate colour trial pane of twenty (5 x 4) overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 11, very fresh with almost full original gum, some slight creasing and four stamps with staining, two stamps punctured by ''S'' of ''SPECIMEN'', otherwise fine and very scarce. S.G. Spec. L212. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


155

 

Sale number: 32

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 watermark shamrocks £5 orange CA exceptionally fine used with superb upright 'socked on the nose' ''ST. ANDREWS/K/AP27/81'' c.d.s. S.G. Spec. L237. Photo.

Price Realised £1200


298

 

Sale number: 34

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1875 die proof of unadopted small size head (10.4mm) in black with uncleared circular surround with slots on either side, on glazed card (92 x 61mm) without markings, vertical crease at foot extends to circular surround but clear of head, otherwise fine, this stage not listed by S.G. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


299

 

Sale number: 34

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1875 die proof of adopted head (11.3mm) within 13mm diameter circle in black, cut down to stamp size and mounted in countersunk frame from De La Rue archives, very fine, not listed by S.G. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


300

 

Sale number: 34

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 3d. plate 3 SC imperforate plate proof in black on unwatermarked white wove paper, fine, small and trivial corner crease not detracting. S.G. Spec. L207, cat. £350. Photo.

Price Realised £160


301

 

Sale number: 34

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1881 watermark crown 1s. brown-orange plate 11 PE-TH, a remarkable used block of twenty (5 x 4) with superb ''KEIGHLEY/7 AP/81'' c.d.s's, some perf. reinforcement, about four stamps with creasing not detracting from appearance and QF with surface scrape, very fine for a used multiple of this size. S.G. Spec. L227, cat. £2,320+ (as four blocks of four and four singles). Photo.

Price Realised £1000


302

 

Sale number: 34

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1881 watermark crown 1s. orange-brown plate 12 BH imprimatur, fine and fresh with part original gum. S.G. Spec. L228, cat. £250. Photo.

Price Realised £140


303

 

Sale number: 34

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 3s. die proof with void corner squares, in black on glazed card cut down to stamp size and mounted in countersunk frame from De La Rue archives, very fine. S.G. Spec. L229, cat. £600. Photo.

Price Realised £230


304

 

Sale number: 34

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 5s. rose plate 1 AF-DJ, a complete pane of twenty used with neat ''MANCHESTER/YORK•ST/DE 5/76'' circular datestamps, some slight creasing or gum creasing not detracting from appearance and CG with small internal split, but very fine for such a remarkable multiple and probably unique, with a face value of £5 the necessity of using such a multiple was obviated the following year with the issue of the £5 orange. S.G. Spec. L231. Photo.

Price Realised £1500


305

 

Sale number: 34

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 watermark Maltese Cross 10s. DE brown-lilac and HJ slate-blue imperforate colour trials overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 8, both lower right corner marginal examples, HJ showing current number ''521'' but creased, DE with gum crease, otherwise fine with gum. S.G. Spec. L235, cat. £500. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


306

 

Sale number: 34

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 watermark Maltese Cross 10s. grey-green EB overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9, very fine and fresh with gum. S.G. Spec. L235s, cat. £250. Photo.

Price Realised £90


307

 

Sale number: 34

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 £5 orange JB, a well executed forgery with simulated shamrocks watermark and boxed ''T.A.B./EDINR'' 'cancellation', unusual. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


248

 

Sale number: 38

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1868 ''TELEGRAM'' 1s. essay in black on thick wove paper (30 x 32mm), creased and some staining, rare. Photo. See 'The Telegraph Stamps and Stationery of Great Britian 1851–1954' by Langmead and Huggins, pages 112 & 113.

Price Realised £420


249

 

Sale number: 38

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1875 die proof of unadopted small size head (10.4mm) in black with uncleared circular surround with slots on either side, on glazed card (92 x 61mm) without markings, vertical crease at foot extends to circular surround but clear of head, otherwise fine, this stage not listed by S.G. Photo.

Price Realised £180


250

 

Sale number: 38

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1875 die proof of adopted head (11.3mm) within 13mm diameter circle in black, cut down to stamp size and mounted in countersunk frame from De La Rue archives, very fine, not listed by S.G. Photo.

Price Realised £230


251

 

Sale number: 38

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: A small mainly mint selection, incl. 1876 3d. plate 3, 1s. green plate 8, 1880 1s. brown plate 12, also £1 imperforate plate proof in dull mauve CK overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 8, etc., fair to fine. (9).

Price Realised £260


252

 

Sale number: 38

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876–81, mainly mint selection in varied condition incl. 1876 1d. plate 2 block of four, 3d. plates 1, 2 pair, 3, 1s. plates 1 to 10 with plate 8 pair, 1877 4d., 6d. plates 1, 2, 3s., 10s., 1880 watermark spray 1s. plates 10, 12, 1881 watermark crown 3d. plates 3, 4, 1s. plate 12, mostly of fair to good appearance. (35). S.G. cat. stated £3,000 (approx.).

Price Realised £700


253

 

Sale number: 38

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876–81, a selection of proofs and specimens with values to 10s. (2), £1 (2) overprinted ''SPECIMEN'', 1876 3d. plates 2 BB, 4 KC, 5 BJ imprimaturs, etc., condition varies. (30). S.G. cat. stated £4,200 (approx.).

Price Realised £800


254

 

Sale number: 38

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876–81, used selection in varied condition incl. 1876 3d. plates 1 KA-LB block of 4, 3 AA-CB block of 6, with c.d.s., values to £1 BF, £5 CM (reperforated) etc. (51). S.G. cat. stated £3,400 (approx.).

Price Realised UNSOLD


255

 

Sale number: 38

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876–81 selection incl. 1877 10s. HF, 1881 watermark crown 1s. brown-orange plate 11 JJ, all with c.d.s. and mainly good to fine. (13),S.G. cat. £565.

Price Realised £130


256

 

Sale number: 38

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876–81 selection on old approval pages incl. mint with 1877 6d. plate 1 JB, 1876 1s. green plates 1 QF, 8TE, 10 HL, 1880 1s. orange-brown plate 10 JK 1876 5s. plate 1 FC; used incl. 1880 5s. rose plate 2 DE & EF, 1877 £1 CP, £5 CN, condition varies but mainly fair to fine. (35).

Price Realised £650


257

 

Sale number: 38

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 3d. plate 1 QD with watermark sideways-inverted, unused, faults, 1s. green plate 5 SL with watermark sideways-inverted used with ''EGHAM/AU 14/78'' c.d.s., clipped perfs. but rare, also 1881 1s. plate 11 DB fine used. (3). S.G. Spec. L205a, 219a (unpriced) & 227.

Price Realised £180


258

 

Sale number: 38

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 1s. plate 4 AB die proof in black on glazed card (93 x 59mm) dated ''July 25, 1876'', stamped ''BEFORE STRIKING'' and initialled 'FJ' in pencil, part of printers fingerprint at right! S.G. Spec. L218, cat. £600. Photo.

Price Realised £250


259

 

Sale number: 38

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 3s. die proof in black on glazed card (91 x 60mm), dated ''Oct ,24 1876.'', very fine. S.G. Spec. L218, cat. £600. Photo.

Price Realised £250


260

 

Sale number: 38

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 10s. die proof in black on glazed card (94 x 60mm), dated ''Oct 17, 1876.'', a trifle soiled, otherwise very fine. S.G. Spec. L235, cat. £1,000. Photo.

Price Realised £400


261

 

Sale number: 38

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 watermark Maltese Cross 10s. DE brown-lilac and HJ slate-blue imperforate colour trials overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 8, both lower right corner marginal examples, HJ showing current number ''521'' but creased, DE with gum crease, otherwise fine with gum. S.G. Spec. L235, cat. £500. Photo.

Price Realised £120


262

 

Sale number: 38

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 watermark Maltese Cross 10s. grey-green plate 1, GG-HG imprimatur pair, fine mint, one of only two known multiples. S.G. L235var. Photo.

Price Realised £800


263

 

Sale number: 38

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 watermark shamrocks £1 brown-lilac AF of excellent colour, with parts of five c.d.s's and a light boxed cancellation, slight trace of creasing. S.G. Spec. L236, cat. £550. Photo.

Price Realised £130


264

 

Sale number: 38

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 £5 orange JB, a well executed forgery with simulated shamrocks watermark and boxed ''T.A.B./EDINR'' 'cancellation', unusual. Photo.

Price Realised £200


265

 

Sale number: 38

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1880 watermark Maltese Cross 5s. perf 14 EE plate 2, a fine mint example, scarce. S.G. Spec. L233, cat £4,000. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


266

 

Sale number: 38

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1881 (Dec. 28th) entire letter from Liverpool to Italy with 21/2d. rate most unusually paid by 1880 Telegraphs 1/2d. orange plate 5 pair and single and 1881 die 2 1d. lilac, exceptionally fine and a very rare commercial use of Telegraph stamps for postage. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2630

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1875 adopted head die proof in green on glazed card (92 x 60mm) dated ''Apr. 27 1875'', very fine. See S.G. Spec. vol. 1, page 415, cat. £1,800. Photo.

Price Realised £600


2631

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1875 adopted head die proof in brown on glazed card (92 x 60mm), very fine. See S.G. Spec. vol. 1, page 415, cat. £1,800. Photo.

Price Realised £700


2632

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1875 die proof of unadopted small size head (10.4mm) in pale grey-green with large uncleared circular surround with slots on either side painted in in Chinese white, on glazed card (92 x 61mm) without markings, very fine, this stage not listed by S.G. Photo.

Price Realised £900


2633

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1875 die proof of unadopted small size head (10.4mm) in black with uncleared circular surround with slots on either side, on glazed card (92 x 61mm) dated ''Apr. 29, 1875'' and stamped ''BEFORE HARDENING'', very fine. S.G. Spec. vol. 1, page 414, cat. £1,000. Photo.

Price Realised £500


2634

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876–81, a collection of values to 5s. (3), incl. 1881 watermark crown 1s. plates 11 (4), 12, etc., mostly with c.d.s. (39).

Price Realised £220


2635

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876-81 a collection on leaves, incl. 1/2d. orange DB-EC block overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9, 1d. red-brown plate 1 GH-HI block overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 10, 3d. carmine plate 1 OH, SE, TG imperforate overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9, plate 3 MG-NH block overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9, 3d. carmine watermark crown plate 3 CG and plate 5 RA mint, 4d. sage-green BL imprimatur, 6d. grey plate 1PA-PB pair, 1s. deep green plate 4 AI imperforate, 3s. slate-blue plate 1 PA-QB block overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9, 5s. rose plate 1 FE unused, also AA, CB, GC, GD and GE overprinted ''SPECIMEN'', 10s. grey-green plate 1 DH used, £1 brown-purple BE with specimen but forged cancel placed over, CK overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9, etc., mixed condition. (96).

Price Realised £2000


2636

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876–81 selection of imprimaturs comprising 1876 1d. plates 1 TI, 2 TA, 3 TC, 3d. plate 3 AH, 1s. green plates 2 AH, 4 TH, 1877 6d. plate 2 AC and 1881 6d. plate 2 SJ (fault at top), 1s. brown-orange plates 11 AC, 12 AG, mainly good to fine, some small imperfections. (10). S.G. cat. £2,350. Photo.

Price Realised £800


2637

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 watermark shamrock 1d. red-brown plate 1 AB-CE left marginal block of 12 (3 x 4) showing marginal plate number, shows partially double horizontal perfs. at leff of vertical ''A'' row, full (faintly toned) original gum (unmounted), faint gum creasing, otherwise fine. S.G. Spec. L202s, cat. £480+ (as singles).

Price Realised UNSOLD


2638

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 watermark shamrock 1d. red-brown plate 1 FA-OE top marginal block of 50 (10 x 5) showing part inscription and complete marginal ornament, about 20 stamps creased, full (faintly toned) original gum (unmounted), otherwise mainly fine. S.G. Spec. L202s, cat. £2,000 (as singles).

Price Realised UNSOLD


2639

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 1d. plate 2 AA die proof, on glazed card (92 x 60mm) without markings, very fine. Unlisted by S.G. in this state. Photo.

Price Realised £260


2640

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 watermark shamrock 1d. plate 2 OD used to pay postage on envelope to Kent, tied by London E.C. hooded datestamp of 25th May 1893, on reverse London S.E. 26th May transit, no other markings, unusual. Photo.

Price Realised £240


2641

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 watermark shamrock 1d. red-brown plate 3 IA-PE top marginal block of 40 (8 x 5), creases and some other imperfections but mostly of fresh colour with full original gum. S.G. Spec. L204s, cat. £2,000 (as singles).

Price Realised UNSOLD


2642

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 watermark shamrock 1d. red-brown unissued plate 5 SE imprimatur, fine. Photo.

Price Realised £210


2643

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 3d. die proof with void corner squares and without plate numbers, on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated ''June 22, 1875'', fine. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2644

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 3d. die proof with void corner squares and without plate numbers, on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated ''July 14, 1875'', and marked ''BEFORE HARDENING'' fine. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2645

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 3d. plate 2 die proof with void corner squares, on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated ''Aug 16, 1875'' marked ''BEFORE STRIKING'', very fine. Photo.

Price Realised £210


2646

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 3d. plate 2 die proof with void corner squares, on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated ''Aug 20, 1875'', very fine. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2647

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 watermark spray 3d. carmine plate 3 KE-OH and PE-TH panes of twenty se-tenant with interpanneau margin between, overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9, twelve stamps with creases and a few other small imperfections, otherwise fine and fresh with full original gum (unmounted), a very scarce multiple. (40). S.G. Spec. L212s, cat. £2,600 (as singles). Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2648

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 watermark spray 3d. carmine plate 4 AD imprimatur, fine. S.G. Spec. L207, cat. £250. Photo.

Price Realised £170


2649

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 3d. plate 5 die proof with void letter squares, on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated ''Nov. 23 1877'' and initialled 'S.N.E.' in pencil, very fine. Photo.

Price Realised £230


2650

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 1s. die proof with void corner squares, on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated ''June 25. 1875'', fine. Photo.

Price Realised £260


2651

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 watermark spray 1s. green plate 1 PA-TD imperforate pane of 20 (5 x 4) overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 10, showing ''478'' current number and ''TELEGRAPHS ONE SHILLING'' inscription, fine fresh and rare. S.G. Spec. L215t, cat. £2,500+ (as singles). Photo.

Price Realised £780


2652

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 1s. plate 3 FD die proof, on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated ''Aug. 12. 1875'', marked ''BEFORE STRIKING'' deleted and ''AFTER STRIKING'' added, also endorsed ''81 leads'' fine. Photo.

Price Realised £210


2653

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 watermark spray 1s. deep green plate 4 KC-LD imperforate block of four from lower-left corner of sheet, overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9, few slight gum creases, otherwise fine. S.G. L218t, cat £400+. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2654

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 1s. plate 5 die proof with void letter squares, on glazed card (92 x 60mm), endorsed 'After Striking Mar 16, 1877', and initialled 'H.H.' in pencil, fine. Photo.

Price Realised £210


2655

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 1s. plate 6 die proof with void letter squares, on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated ''Aug 28 1877'', stamped ''AFTER STRIKING'', fine. Photo.

Price Realised £210


2656

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 1s. plate 7 die proof with void letter squares, on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated ''Apr 6 1878'', stamped ''AFTER STRIKING'' and initialled 'S.N.E.' in blue crayon, fine. Photo.

Price Realised £210


2657

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 1s. plate 11 die proof with void corner squares, on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated ''13 APR 80'', stamped ''AFTER STRIKING'' and initialled 'U.G.N.' in pencil, fine. Photo.

Price Realised £210


2658

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 1s. plate 12 die proof with void corner squares, on glazed card (92 x 60mm), stamped ''AFTER STRIKING'' and initialled 'U.G.N.' in pencil, fine. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2659

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 5s. die proof with void corner squares, in black on glazed card (94 x 60mm), dated ''June 18. 1876.'', fine. S.G. Spec. L231, cat. £1,000. Photo.

Price Realised £600


2660

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 5s. die proof with void corner squares, from De La Rue archives and cut down to stamp size and mounted in sunken frame. Photo.

Price Realised £320


2661

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 5s. die proof with void corner squares, from De La Rue archives and cut down to stamp size, slight soiling. Photo.

Price Realised £180


2662

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1876 5s. plate 2 EA imperforate plate proof in black, fine. S.G. Spec. L232, cat. £550. Photo.

Price Realised £280


2663

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 watermark Maltese Cross 5s. rose plate 2 FF, a fresh mint example, minor gum creases, otherwise fine. S.G. Spec L232, cat £1,200. Photo.

Price Realised £380


2664

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 4d. die proof with void corner squares and without plate numbers, on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated ''Oct 30, 1876'', the earliest date recorded for this value, very fine. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2665

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 4d. die proof with void corner squares and without plate numbers, on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated ''Oct 31, 1876'', fine. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2666

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 4d. die proof with void corner squares and without plate numbers, on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated ''Nov 1, 1876'', fine. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2667

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 4d. die proof with void corner squares and without plate numbers, on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated ''Nov 2, 1876'', fine. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


2668

 

Sale number: 41

Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 4d. die proof with void corner squares and without plate numbers, on glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated ''Nov 3, 1876'' (unlisted date) and with pencil sketch of Queen's nose and mouth presumably to indicate alteration, fine and unusual. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD