3010

Sale number: 45

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark anchor 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 1 AH top marginal imprimatur, very fine and fresh, the stamp with virtually full original gum. Only 25 stamps have been removed from the imprimatur sheet, of which at least five are in institutional collections. S.G. 138, Spec. J1, cat. £1,500 (2006). Photo.

Price Realised £700

3011

Sale number: 45

Surface Printed: 1873-80 watermark anchor on blued paper 21/2d. rosy-mauve plate 1 HK, mint, few imperfections. S.G. 138, cat £750. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

3012

Sale number: 45

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark anchor on white paper 21/2d. rosy mauve plate 2 LH-FL error of lettering, used, centred to lower-left, otherwise fine. R.P.S. certificate (1974). S.G. 140, Spec. J2b, cat. £2,200. Photo.

Price Realised £800

3013

Sale number: 45

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark orb 21/2d. rosy mauve plate 6 DE, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 141, cat. £425+. Photo

Price Realised £200

3014

Sale number: 45

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark orb 21/2d. rosy mauve plate 11 NF and plate 12 OC both unmounted mint, former has corner crease, other is very fine. Photo.

Price Realised £260

3015

Sale number: 45

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark orb 21/2d. blue plate 19 AE, fine and fresh unmounted mint. S.G. 142, cat. £475+. Photo.

Price Realised £380

3016

Sale number: 45

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 3d. pale rose plate 17 CB, fresh unmounted mint, minor crease, otherwise fine. S.G. 143. Photo.

Price Realised £200

3017

Sale number: 45

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 3d. rose plate 19 KI-LL top marginal block of eight (4 x 2), the top two rows of the pane showing ''POSTAGE THREE PENCE'' inscription, overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9, fresh with large part to full original gum, upper row and LI with creasing, others fine unmounted. Ex Latto. S.G. 144, Spec. J43, cat. £1,760+. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

3018

Sale number: 45

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 3d. rose plate 20 HA, fresh unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 143, cat. £350+ Photo.

Price Realised £320

3019

Sale number: 45

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 1s. green plate 12 NJ, fine and fresh unmounted mint. S.G. 150, cat. £500+. Photo.

Price Realised £230

3020

Sale number: 45

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 1s. green plate 13 PC from top of sheet, fine and fresh unmounted mint. S.G. 150, cat. £500+. Photo.

Price Realised £230

3021

Sale number: 45

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark spray 1s. orange-brown plate 13 TH, a mint wing margined example, some minor gum disturbance, otherwise fine and fresh. S.G. 151, cat. £4,000. Photo.

Price Realised £700

3022

Sale number: 45

Surface Printed: 1873-80 4d. watermark large garter plate 15 imperf. colour trials comprising PD in light sage, GD in sage-grey, HC in turquoise-blue, EC in grey-lilac, GI in pale red-brown and HI in chesnut, mainly fine with gum. (6). Photo.

Price Realised £240

3023

Sale number: 45

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. vermilion plate 15 JF unmounted mint from base of sheet, few slight creases, otherwise fine and fresh appearance. S.G. 152, cat. £2,400+. Photo.

Price Realised £1250

3024

Sale number: 45

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. sage-green plate 15 AH imperforate colour trial in light sage, overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9, fine without gum. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

3025

Sale number: 45

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 4d. grey-brown plate 17 HH-HI used pair both with oily ''R/3'' registered cancels. S.G. 154. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

3026

Sale number: 45

Surface Printed: 1873–80 watermark large garter 8d. orange plate 1 LG-LH pair (LG with wing margin cut close to stamp) used on 1879 (Jan. 16th) envelope from Edinburgh, tied by a single strike of the ''EDINBURGH'' duplex. S.G. 156. Photo.

Price Realised £180

3027

Sale number: 45

Surface Printed: 1876 watermark large garter unissued 8d. purple-brown plate 1 FB without gum, very fresh appearance and fine. S.G. 156a, cat £8,500. Photo.

Price Realised £1500

3028

Sale number: 45

Surface Printed: 1876 watermark large garter unissued 8d. purple-brown plate 1 GE, fresh mint, diagonal crease, otherwise fine and rare. S.G. 156a, cat £8,500. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD