Number of results: 438
2001
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. to Q.E.II collection in mixed condition in two boxed FG Warwick albums, on leaves and loose, incl. 1840 Mulready 1d. and 2d. envelopes unused, 1840 1d. (11) and 2d. (2) used, 1864-79 1d. plates to 225 used, 1870-79 1/2d. plates to 20 unused and used with plate 9 used, 1847-54 embossed 6d. (2), 10d. and 1s. used, range of surface printed used, 1867-83 Maltese Cross 5s. (3, two are plate 2) used, Anchor 5s., 10s., and £1 (perfin), £5 BB used with light Manchester Accounts c.d.s., 1880 2s. brown with part ''SPECIMEN'' overprint, 1883-84 2s.6d. to 10s. mint, to 10s. (2, one possible on blued paper) used, 1884 £1 MD used, 1888 £1 CB used, 1882-83 1/2d. to 1s. (2) used, 1887-1900 to 1s. (both) mint, 1891 £1 EA used, 1902-13 2s.6d. (3) to £1 mint, K.G.V mint with Seahorses to 10s., 1929 P.U.C. £1 mint, K.G.VI with propaganda forgeries, 1948 Silver Wedding £1 in mint and used blocks, Q.E.II issues mint with Wildings, phosphor sets in blocks or pairs, etc. (100s) £7000 - £8000 |
2002
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A used surface printed collection on collectors pages incl. 1855-57 small garter 4d. pair, medium garter 4d. pair, watermark emblems 1s. (4), 1862-64 9d. (2), 1865-67 6d. lilac plate 6 NL, 9d. straw plate 4 SH, 1s. green plate 4 KE, MI, 1867-80 3d. deep rose plate 7 KI-LJ fine used wing margin block of four, 3d. rose plate 4 TE, 9d straw (2), pale straw (2), 10d. plate 1 GI, HG, EF, 2s. blue (4) incl. shades, 2s. brown KD reperforated wing margin, 1872-73 6d. pale buff plate 12 OF, 1867-83 watermark Maltese Cross 5s. plate 1 GJ, AI, plate 2 DC, 10s. greenish grey GG, watermark anchor on blued paper 5s. rose plate 4 CE (soiled), 1873-80 21/2d. plates 1 to 17, 1s. orange brown plate 13 FH, watermark large garter 4d. vermilion HE, 4d. sage-green (3), 4d. grey-brown, 8d. orange, 1880-83 4d. grey-brown plate 18 ED-EE unused pair, 1883-84 white paper 2s.6d. lilac and deep lilac both mint, 5s. (4), 10s. (2), 1883 'lilac and green' mint to 1s. and used to 6d., fair to fine. £3000 - £4000 |
2003
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Collections and Mixed Lots: 1862–1900 unused or mint surface printed collection comprising 1862-64 4d. plate 4 AE, 9d. bistre plate 2 FA, 9d. straw plate 9 PH, 1865-67 4d. plates 7 to 14 (less 10), 6d. plate 5 PJ, 9d. plate 4 BI, 1867-80 3d. plates 5 to 9, 6d. plate 9 IF, 10d. plate 1 IH and PH, 2s. blue plate 1 GI, 1873-80 21/2d. watermark anchor plates 1 EA, MJ, 3 AF, 21/2d. watermark orb plates 4, 6, 8 to 16, 21/2d. blue plates 17 to 20, 3d. plates 11 to 20, 6d. grey plates 13 to 17, 1s. green plates 12 II, 13 KJ, 1s. orange-brown watermark spray plate 13 QK, 4d. vermilion plate 15 EK, 4d. sage-green plate 15 SA, 16 NK, 4d. grey-brown plate 17 AG and MI, 8d. orange OE, 1880-83 watermark crown 21/2d. to 1s. plate numbers complete, 1880-81 1/2d. (2) to 5d., 1881 1d. dies 1 & 2, 1883-84 2s.6d. AG, 1883-84 1/2d. to 6d., 1887-92 1/2d. (2) to £1 OB, incl. 5d. dies 1 and 2, 1900 1/2d. and 1s., varied condition, mainly of good to fine appearance, some with reperforated wing margins etc. (113) £3000 - £4000 |
2004
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A mainly used line engraved collection on pages incl. 1d. Mulready envelope A142 used 1840 (Nov. 28), 1d. black plate 1a SF, 1b PF, SF, 2 SF, 5 DL, 6 LI, 8 AA, 1841 1d. red-browns incl. JA marginal example with inscription and selvage ornament, cancelled by ''409'' numeral obliterator, distinctive and numbered Maltese Crosses, 1850 Archer perf. 16 1d. plate 100 GH used on large dated piece, 1851 (Jan. 19), with faults, 1855 LC16 2d. blue SK, 1857-63 die II alphabet III AD-BE unused block of four and KA-MD marginal unused block of twelve, 1d. plate to 224 with plate ND-PD and LA-NA unused vertical strips of three, 2d. plates to 15, 1870 1/2d. set of plates incl. 9 MS, 11/2d. plate 1 AJ, 3 BI, JA, mixed condition but some fine. (100s) £1500 - £2000 |
2005
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A mainly used Q.V. to Q.E.II collection in five stockbooks, a folder, on pages and loose within a small carton incl. 1840 1d. black (10), one on cover, 2d. blue (2), 1847-54 embossed 1s., 10d. (2), 6d., duplicated range of surface printed to 2s. (5) with a good number of c.d.s. used examples, 1867-83 watermark Maltese Cross 5s. plate 2 BI (reperforated at top), 8d. orange AG wing margin example, 1883-84 white paper 2s.6d. (2), 5s. (2), 10s. (3), 1884 watermark crowns £1 brown-lilac, 1883 'lilac and green' set used, 1887-92 'Jubilee' to £1, K.E.VII to £1, 1912-24 to 1s. incl. 9d. olive-green, 1929 P.U.C. £1, range of unverified Officials, etc., also two empty stockbooks, mixed condition. (100s) £1500 - £2000 |
2006
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A mainly used surface printed collection in a binder, ordered by value incl. 21/2d. rosy mauve to plate 17 less 16, 3d. (25) incl. watermark spray plate 7 TI-TJ fine used wing margin pair, 4d. (28) incl. watermark small garter, 1862-64 4d. red SB-SC pair and LC used on cover to Cadiz, 1865-67 4d. vermilion plate 12 CA-CC attractive c.d.s. used strip of three, 1873-80 4d. sage-green (2), grey-brown plate 17 GJ, 6d. (26) incl. 1872-73 6d. grey plate 12 IE, 1873-80 6d. grey DE unused (cut down wing margin), 1880-83 6d. grey plate 17 HH unused, 8d. orange, 1862-64 9d. bistre BF overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 6, 1867-80 10d. red-brown NE wing margin example, QL used on piece with 4d. cancelled by ''C 51'' of St. Thomas, 1s. green (15) incl. plate 13 NA overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9, 1s. orange-brown (3), 2s. blue (4), 1867-83 watermark Maltese Cross 5s. rose plate 1 FG, 2 AB, 10s. greenish grey CB, Watermark Anchor on blued paper 5s. rose plate 4 CG, mixed condition. £1000 - £2000 |
2007
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A mainly mint or unused collection in ten albums within a carton incl. 1870 1/2d. and 11/2d. unused, 1865-73 4d. vermilion plate 14 CC unused, 1883-84 watermark anchor on white paper 2s.6d., 5s., mint, 1883 'lilac and green' 11/2d. to 6d. mint or unused, 1887-92 'Jubilee' mint to both 1s. K.E.VII mint to 2s.6d., 5s., also 10s. cleaned and regummed, 1934 re-engraved Seahorse set, 1929 P.U.C. incl. £1 mint, Q.E.II decimal and pre-decimal commemoratives mainly unmounted mint, postage dues to £1, Jersey, Guernsey Alderney, Isle of Man, also collection of Ireland 1922 to 1985, fair to fine. (many 100s) £1000 - £1200 |
2008
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. selection, incl. 1840 1d. black (added margins) and 2d. blue (four margins), range of surface printed with 1882-83 watermark anchor on white paper 5s. plate 4 BC and DE used, 10s. greenish grey plate 1 CA used with central Hayle c.d.s. (P.T.S. certificate states ''thinned at lower right corner and repaired at upper left corner with an additional forged black postmark to disguise repair''), 1883-84 2s.6d. used (2), 5s. used (2), 10s. used (2), etc., mixed condition. (65) £1000 - £1200 |
2009
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Collections and Mixed Lots: An accumulation of perf. 1d. stars in a small stockbook, incl. range of cancellations with many good strikes, etc., mixed condition. (100s) £800 - £1000 |
2010
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A K.E.VII. to Q.E.II collection in two boxed albums, incl. K.E.VII to 1s. used, 1924-26 to 1s. as unmounted mint control singles, 1/2d. to 2d. with watermark sideways unmounted mint (2) and used, 1924 and 1926 Exhibition sets unmounted mint and used, 1929 P.U.C 1/2d. to 11/2d. with watermark sideways unmounted mint and used, 1934-36 1/2d. to 2d. with watermark sideways unmounted mint and used, 1934 re-engraved set used, 1937-47 1/2d. to 21/2d. with watermark sideways unmounted mint, with watermark inverted unmounted mint, 1939-48 high values sets unmounted mint (3), 1951 Festival set unmounted mint, 1952-54 and 1955-58 to 1s.6d. unmounted mint, 1958 De La Rue 2s.6d. to £1 as unmounted mint right marginal examples, 1958-61 (with inverted watermarks) and 1959 to 41/2d. unmounted mint, 1959 2d. watermark error unmounted mint, 1960s phosphor sets unmounted mint and used, range of Machins, etc., later issues to the 1970s, mainly fine. (100s) £800 - £1000 |
2011
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A mainly Q.V. selection, incl. 1840 1d. black (4, two on cover and two on piece), 2d. blue with four margins on cover, 1841 1d. used on cover with ''3'' in Maltese Cross, 1904 2s. booklet (good perfs.), large unmounted mint multiples (rolled up) with 1902-10 21/2d. marginal block of twenty four from the top of the sheet, 6d. block of ten, 1948 Silver Wedding £1 pane of twenty, etc., mixed condition. (25) £800 - £1000 |
2012
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A mint and used K.G.V to Q.E.II collection in an album incl. 1911-12 Downey heads mint incl. shades, 1912-24 mint to 1s. (2) less 9d. green, Seahorses incl. 1913 Waterlow used comprising 2s.6d. (2), 5s., 10s., 1915 De La Rue mint (with shades) comprising 2s.6d. (5), 5s. (3), 10s., extensive later material incl. 1948 Silver Wedding £1 mint and used marginal blocks of four, 1956 2s.6d. to £1 in mint corner marginal blocks of four, Wildings etc., mainly good to fine. (100s) £800 - £1000 |
2013
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. to K.G.V unmounted mint selection, incl. K.E.VII values to 1s. green and carmine, K.G.V controls, 1918-19 Bradbury 5s., etc., mainly fine. (28) £700 - £800 |
2014
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A line engraved collection on stock pages, incl. 1840 1d. black used (5, two with four margins), 2d. blue used (2, two with four margins, one with 2010 B.P.A. certificate stating repaired and the other with 2010 B.P.A. certificate stating thinned at base), range of imperf. and perf. 1d. reds and 2d. blues incl. unused 1d. imperfs., numbers in Maltese Cross, 1d. plate 225 used, 1870 1/2d. mint and used selection, etc., mixed condition. (100s) £700 - £800 |
2015
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A mainly used line engraved collection incl. selection of postal history items with 1782 cover to Cambridgeshire with ''10/DE'' Bishopmark, 1837 (Aug. 26) free front signed by Lord Melbourne, 1d. Mulready letter sheet A243 with Mimpriss & Co. advert, 1d. envelope cancelled 1840 (July 13) by vibrant red Maltese Cross, 2d. envelope unused, 1841 1d. red-brown FD, JC, NG all unused, various used examples incl. re-entries, double letters, numbered Maltese Cross cancellations (6), uses on covers, a few multiples, etc., 1850 Prince Consort essay imperforate in red-brown (extensively repaired), later line engraved with 1864-79 1d. plate 175 SJ-TK mint block of four, 200 AJ-DK unused block of eight (perf. separation), mixed condition. £600 - £800 |
2016
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. to early Q.E.II collection in an album, incl. line engraved, surface printed to 1s. used, 1883-84 2s.6d., 5s. and 10s. used, 1864 cover to Barcelona bearing 6d. tied Manchester duplex, 1866 cover to Belfast bearing 3d. tied Belfast duplex, 1887-92 Jubilee to £1 used, K.E.VII to 2s.6d. and 5s. mint, 1912-24 to 1s. mint, 1951 Festival set mint, range of castles, Officials, etc., mixed condition. (100s) £600 - £700 |
2017
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A surface printed collection on leaves incl. 1881 1d. lilac controls (7) 1883-84 white paper 2s.6d., 5s., 10s., 1888 watermark orbs error £1 brown-lilac LA, used with faults, 1883 'lilac and green' unused to 4d., 6d., used 6d., 9d. (2), 1s., 1887-92 'Jubilee' mint to both 1s. and used £1 green IE, also 1/2d. green and 1/2d. vermilion in mint blocks of 30 and 36 respectively, also Zululand 1888-93 5d. and 5s. handstamped ''SPECIMEN'' in violet, mainly good to fine. £500 - £600 |
2018
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A mint K.G.V to K.G.VI collection in two stockbooks with a number of multiples, blocks, controls and shades incl. Downey heads, 1912-24 to 1s. (less 9d. green), 1924-26 to 1s., 1924 and 1925 Wembley with postal stationery, P.U.C. to 21/2d., Silver Jubilee, K.G.VI with a few booklets, coils, 1939-48 2s.6d. brown (3), 10s. dark blue, etc., mainly good to fine. (100s) £500 - £600 |
2019
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A used K.G.V accumulation in a stockbook incl. Seahorses with 2s.6d. (108), 5s. (13), 1912-24 incl. 9d. olive-green (5), mixed condition. (many 100s) £500 - £600 |
2020
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Collections and Mixed Lots: An unmounted mint accumulation in packets and envelopes mainly 1960s and 1970s issues in blocks, booklets, also 1948 £1 brown (40), etc. (many 100s) £400 - £500 |
2021
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A small used line engraved group comprising 1840 1d. black DC, FB, OF, SB, 2d. blue plate 1 CF, OC, OE, 1841 2d. blue RE-RF pair and NJ-NL defective strip of three on cover, mixed condition. £350 - £400 |
2022
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Collections and Mixed Lots: An unmounted mint K.G.V selection, incl. 1912-24 to 1s., 1924-36 1/2d. to 2d. with watermark sideways, 1934-36 1/2d. to 2s. with watermark sideways (two sets), etc., also 1948-51 high values, mainly fine. (55) £300 - £400 |
2023
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A K.G.V to Q.E.II small accumulation in a stockbook, mainly mint incl. 1934-36 to 1s. (2 sets), 1939-48 2s.6d. to £1 sets (3) unmounted, Q.E.II decimals with values to £5, etc., varied condition, also with some Commonwealth, a mainly used Malta collection in an album, and a boxed Warwick album almost as new with approx. 50 leaves. £300 - £350 |
2024
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A surface printed collection on leaves, mainly used with values to 1867-83 and 1883-84 5s., incl. 1880-81 Provisional set used, 1883-84 'lilac and green' set used, etc., also a few unused, 1847-54 Embossed 6d. on cover to Ireland, 10d. on front and 1s. on cover to Philadelphia, mixed condition. (100s) £250 - £300 |
2025
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A mainly used later line engraved collection on leaves incl. 1864-79 1d. plates to 225 SL, also unused 115 JL with sheet margin, 120 AJ-AL corner marginal, 193 BH, 210 KE, 1870 1d. plate 10 MP-NP unused vertical pair, 11/2d. plate 3 NB overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9, mixed condition. £250 - £300 |
2026
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A small Q.V. group comprising 1841 2d. blue plate 3 DA, small to large margins, fine used with Maltese Cross of York in black, 1873-80 watermark large garter 8d. plate 1 CI imperforate colour trial in brown-orange diagonally overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 11, fine with part gum, also an unused example (cleaned at top), and a small wooden Tunbridge ware stamp box with side profile of Queen Victoria with initials carved into base. (4) £250 - £300 |
2027
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A used K.G.V collection on leaves incl. 1912-24 9d. olive-green (2), Seahorses with 1915 De La Rue 2s.6d. (3), 1918-19 Bradbury 2s.6d. (5), 5s., 10s., inverted and sideways watermarks, good number of shades, a few pairs or blocks and uses on cover, mixed condition with some toning. £200 - £300 |
2028
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A K.E.VII to K.G.V mainly used accumulation in a binder, incl. range of shades, K.E.VII to 1s. mint (2) and 2s.6d. (3) used, range of Downey heads, range of used Seahorses, mixed condition. (100s) £200 - £250 |
2029
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Collections and Mixed Lots: An accumulation in five albums and loose, Q.V. to Q.E.II, incl. K.E.VII to 5s. used (3 with parcel cancellations), Wildings, Machins, Castles with plate blocks of four to £1, range of covers with pre-stamp, 1d. reds, censored, postcards, etc., mixed condition. (100s) £200 - £250 |
2030
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A K.E.VII to K.G.VI collection in an album, incl. range of K.E.VII shades to 2s.6d. (2), 5s. and 10s. used, Downey Heads, range of mint K.G.V controls with values to 4d., range of used Seahorses, postal stationery, postage dues, etc., mixed condition. (100s) £150 - £200 |
2031
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A used Q.V. to K.G.V selection, incl. line engraved, surface printed to 5s., K.E.VII to 5s., Seahorses to 10s., covers (2), etc., very mixed condition. (52) £150 - £200 |
2032
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Collections and Mixed Lots: An accumulation in two cartons mainly picture postcards from Great Britain, Q.V. to Q.E.II, but also many European and a few World, also assorted stamps and covers in albums packets and loose, also cigarette cards and a few f.d.c's and commemorative covers. (1,000s) £100 - £200 |
2033
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Collections and Mixed Lots: An accumulation in seven albums and loose, incl. much Q.E.II pre-decimal material with Wilding and Machin booklets, also Guernsey and Jersey, etc. (100s) £100 - £150 |
2034
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Collections and Mixed Lots: An accumulation on stock cards, Q.V. to Q.E.II, incl. line engraved, surface printed, multiples, etc., mixed condition. (100) £100 - £150 |
2035
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Collections and Mixed Lots: A mint and used K.G.V to Q.E.II accumulation in three stockbooks, mainly Q.E.II pre-decimal, incl. multiples, etc., mixed condition. (100s) £80 - £100 |
2036
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Miscellaneous: Greetings Cards: A group of 22 early 20th century embroidered greetings cards with a variety of slogans incl. Christmas greetings, Military such as ''GLORY OF THE ALLIES'' (1917), and romantic ''A Kiss'', an interesting group. £100 - £150 |
2037
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Postcards: Bonzo the Dog: Set of 72 ''Bonzo'' cards from the R.P.S. series by George Studdy, unused and used, mainly fine. Photo. £300 - £400 |
2038
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Postcards: Bournemouth: An exhibition collection in six large binders, from around 1900 to 1945, focusing on the development of the seafront over half a century, incl. many real photos, some paddle steamers, etc. (approx. 1,800 cards) £300 - £500 |
2039
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Postcards: A group of gramophone postcards, plus additional envelopes, incl. Tuck Military Record cards, etc., unusual assembly. (18) £150 - £200 |
2040
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Postcards: A collection of around 190 picture postcards with early street scenes incl. real photographic etc. £80 - £100 |
2041
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Railway Stamps: A used collection incl. Metropolitan Railway 2d. red on 1899 (July 31) cover from Baker St. to Salisbury, with 'Jubilee' 1/2d. vermilion (2) tied at lower left by London squared circle, London and N.W. Railway 2d. green on 1893 (Apr. 12) cover with 1d. lilac, Isle of Wight Railway 2d. green and 1d. lilac tied to 1899 (Feb. 2) cover by ''SANDOWN/STATION'' ovals, Knott End Railway 2d. green tied by large Garstang railway oval cancellation in violet to 1917 cover alongside 1/2d. green (2), seven additional items on or off piece incl. Hereford T.P.O. and G.W.R. stamps, mixed condition. (11) £200 - £300 |
2042
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1802 to 1830 group of covers with various markings incl. 1830 entire with ''HADDINGTON/PENNY POST'' and ''Addl./1/2'' due mark with ''BURNTISLAND'' straight line handstamp across flap. (5) £100 - £150 |
2043
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Postal History and Covers: A collection of mainly line engraved covers and entires incl. Maltese Crosses (13), 'spoon' cancellations incl. Rugby 'shoe' on 1d. pink postal stationery envelope, leap year entire, receiving house handstamps, Hoster cancellation, etc., mainly good to fine. (40) £200 - £250 |
2044
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Postal History and Covers: 1855 to 1911 group of covers and cards incl. 1898 (Aug. 19) uprated 1d. postal stationery envelope to Paris with 50c. postage due, 'Jubilee' 3d. and K.E.VII 1/2d. perfins used on 1902 (Feb. 10) envelope to Germany, line engraved and surface printed mixed frankings (4), registered incl. 1911 (Sept. 18) K.G.V registered letter envelope with additional K.E.VII 3d. and ''EXPRESS'' label. (15) £200 - £250 |
2045
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Postal History and Covers: 1870 (July 4) and (July 7) pair of covers from ''A MAYNARD/MUSICAL AGENT/6/YORK/ROAD'' with printed shop front design at left, to Bashford House, Nottingham, bearing 1864-79 1d. plate 138 HG-HH pair and plate 135 TC-TD pair respectively, unusual. Photo. £100 - £150 |
2046
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Postal History and Covers: 1879 (Dec. 30) cover to Germany bearing twelve 1d. 'plates' and 11/2d. PH-PI pair (slightly oxidised), all cancelled by London district ''W/3'' obliterator. Photo. £100 - £150 |
2047
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Postal History and Covers - Postage Dues: 1893 (July 21) fascinating envelope bearing 1d. lilac, from Charlton, addressed to ''Princeton, India'', upon arrival into Bombay (Aug. 1) it was forwarded to Princeton New Jersey via New York (Sept. 6) where the recipient was unknown and the cover ''ADVERTISED, SEP 20 1893'', manuscript ''Opened by mistake/Miss B. Baxter'' at left indicating that the cover had been claimed erroneously and the 6d. postage due was paid with a strip of three U.S.A. Columbian issue 2c. (one later removed). The cover was later returned to the Post Office where it was re-sealed with a P.O.D. official seal and returned, presumably to England. With various ''T'' marks and ''DEAD LETTER OFFICE/RECEIVED IN BAD CONDITION AT/OCT 21 1893/FOREIGN DIVISION'' handstamp in violet, a very unusual use of Columbian issue as postage due stamps. Photo. £200 - £300 |
2048
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Postal History and Covers: Ship Letter: London: 1815 (Jan. 10) entire to Cape of Good Hope, bearing good circular ''POST PAID WITHDRAWN SHIP LETTER/(crown)/8 NO 8/1814/LONDON'' on the reverse affected by opening, cover with minor faults, also a 1907 picture postcard and 1811 ship cover. Photo. £100 - £150 |
2049
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Postal History and Covers: Valentines: An 1831 to 1887 collection on leaves comprising 1831 (Feb. 14) pre-stamp wrapper with painted design of a Cherub playing a harp over a lady laying on a bush and, with printed verse, plus additional hand written verses, c. 1860 card with married couple fighting (movable elements), 1887 fronts form early cards with intricate multi-coloured embossing, one with short poem, 1887 intricate card with unused embossed envelope, c. 1920 card front with anti-smoking message ''I wish you would leave off the habit of smoking'' above a disgruntled pigeon beside a chimney, four embossed envelopes franked with 1d. stars or plates comprising 1857 (Feb. 13) to Fareham, 1861 (Feb. 15) to Liverpool, 1872 (Feb. 14) to Hampstead, 1873 (Feb. 13) to Dorking, some toning and a few folds but mainly good to fine. £300 - £350 |
2050
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Postal History and Covers: Windsor: 1750 to 1886 collection of covers incl. 1750 entire from Lady Clarke in Windsor to London with ''13/OC'' Bishop mark, rated ''3''(d.), 1805 entire to Highworth and 1815 entire to Wakefield both with ''WINDSOR/26 (boxed)'' handstamp, 1838 (May 29) entire to Andover with boxed ''Windsor/PennyPost'' handstamp, 1848 (Jan. 21) stampless envelope to Ludlow with Windsor c.d.s., ''PAID'' tombstone and ''PAID/1'' in red. (6) £80 - £100 |
2051
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Mail to Overseas Destinations: New Brunswick: 1866 (Aug. 4) entire to Miramichi, bearing 4d. vermilion plate 7 DD-DE pair tied by London duplexes, filing fold well clear of adhesives. Photo. £120 - £150 |
2052
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Mail to Overseas Destinations: New Zealand: 1868 (Aug. 1) envelope with contents to Otago, New Zealand, bearing 6d. lilac plate 6 RE wing margin example, tied by Glasgow duplex, with Dunedin arrival c.d.s. (Oct. 4) on reverse, adhesive with a few imperfections but an attractive cover to an unusual destination. Photo. £100 - £150 |
2053
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Mail to Overseas Destinations: Persia: 1899 (Dec. 8) envelope from London to Shiraz, Persia, bearing 'Jubilee' 5d. pair tied by Hooded Circles, reduced slightly at right, surface scratch affecting adhesives, otherwise fine and scarce destination. Photo. £100 - £150 |
2054
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Mail to Overseas Destinations: Vancouver Island: 1867 (July 19) envelope from London to New Westminster, Vancouver Island, bearing 1867-80 watermark spray 2s. dull blue plate 1 HE-IE vertical wing margin pair, plus 1864 (Aug. 31) envelope to Victoria bearing 1862-64 1s. green plate 1 AE-AF wing margin pair, with additional 4d. tied at left, also 1889 (Dec. 3) envelope to ''Captain Robertson, 'S.S.Islander', Victoria B.C. (or Elsewhere)'', bearing 'Jubilee' 6d., all a trifle soiled with faults but an interesting trio. Photo. £200 - £300 |
2055
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Used Abroad: A collection of 1d. lilac frankings incl. military and paquebot covers and cards from Aden 1899 (Dec. 3) postcard to Essex with boxed ''PAQUEBOT'', Bombay, British Consulate Valparaiso, 1900 (June 30) envelope with consulate and small ''PAQUEBOT'' handstamps, Fremantle, Western Australia 1901 (July 31) with straight line ''PAQUEBOT'' handstamp, Port Said, Egypt (1902), Smyrna 1901 (Dec. 9) postcard to U.S.A., Vigo, Spain 1894 (Oct. 18) seaman's rate countersigned by commanding officer, also 1900 (Jan. 20) paquebot large part cover bearing 'Jubilee' 21/2d., tied by ''ARENDAL'' c.d.s. (8) £400 - £500 |
2056
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Postal Stationery: 1890 Penny Postage, a selection of 1d. cards and envelopes with Penny Postage Jubilee South Kensington handstamps, incl. postcard and envelopes (2) each with five different handstamps incl. 1d. and 3d. Tube Post, some with toning. (9) £200 - £250 |
2058
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1840 Mulready 1d. letter sheet A243 used 1840 (Sept. 21) to Southampton, central filing fold but complete, A250, fine unused with ''English and Scottish Law Fire and Life Assurance'' advert in blue, 1d. envelope A162 unused, A176 fine used, cancelled by red Maltese Cross to lower right of Britannia, 2d. lettersheet a97 fine and fresh unused, also Whitaker's Almanack used, 1893 (Nov. 11), mainly fine. (5) £600 - £800 |
2059
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1840 Mulready 1d. letter sheet A8 (forme 1) used 1843 (Nov. 23) from London to Stratford-upon-Avon, cancelled by fine strike of the number ''10'' in Maltese Cross, a few small imperfections, otherwise fine and attractive example, scarce. S.G. Spec. ME1, cat. from £4,500. Photo. £400 - £500 |
2060
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1840 Mulready 1d. letter sheet A17 (forme 2) a superb unused example with deep clear impression. S.G. Spec. ME1. Photo. £200 - £250 |
2061
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1840 Mulready 1d. letter sheet A67 (forme 3) used 1845 (Nov. 19) to South Cave, cancelled contrary to regulations with ''129'' numeral of Brigg placed well to the right of Britannia, backstamped (all Nov. 19) at Brigg, Howden and Hull, some imperfections and rather 'tired' but fair appearance. Photo. £150 - £200 |
2062
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1840 Mulready 1d. letter sheet A70 (forme 4) with Atlas Assurance Company advertisement (S.G. Spec. MA103i) used from London to Nottingham, cancelled by a clear strike of the number ''2'' in Maltese Cross to the right of Britannia, Nottingham 1843 (Mar. 24) backstamp, light vertical filing folds and slight staining, very scarce. S.G. Spec. ME1, cat. £2,750. Photo. £500 - £600 |
2063
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1840 Mulready 1d. envelope A153 used, 1840 (May 15) from Whitby to Yarm, neatly cancelled by red Maltese Cross, usual peripheral imperfections, a fine early dated example. S.G. Spec. ME2, cat. £1,200. Photo. £100 - £150 |
2064
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1840 Mulready 1d. envelope A176 (forme 4) and 2d. envelope a198, very fine and fresh unused examples written up on collectors pages. S.G. Spec. ME2, ME4. £250 - £300 |
2065
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Mulready Caricatures and later printed envelopes, a collection of 44 unused items, mainly facsimiles and reprints, but with a few original items incl. Fores's Racing envelope number 5, Ocean Penny Post, Southgate number 6 (painted), Spooner numbers 4, 5, 7, mainly good to fine. £400 - £500 |
2066
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Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1858 to 1879 collection of illustrated covers (5) and fronts (4) with scenes incl. Lady and Gentleman dressed for a Sunday stroll, Lady with a large paper file, The 'Jester' Postman, covers to Miss Alice MacNamara illustrated on both sides (2), one with an elephant and giraffe, the other with diminutive soldier and cherubs and imps on reverse, the fronts depict a porter carrying a crate, a hunting scene, commercial traveller, a couple rushing to avoid a man wearing an advertising placard, some faults but a charming group. £200 - £250 |
2067
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Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1861 (Dec. 21) 'American Civil War' cover from Manchester to Lieut. McClure, Stockport, depicting an American Soldier (kicking the queen), John Bull (kicking the soldier), a Police inspector and an English soldier priming a cannon, slight damage to flap, an attractive and humorous envelope. Photo. £100 - £150 |
2068
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Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1886 (Aug. 17) large illustrated envelope (188 x 156mm) to James Brooks esq., Sheerness, with detailed drawing of a patent tricycle of a strange 'rack and pinion' type, some light toning. Photo. £80 - £100 |
2069
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Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1888 (Apr. 11) large illustrated envelope (223 x 146mm) to J.A.S. Brooks esq., Sheerness, depicting a patent tripod camera, franked with 'Jubilee' 11/2d., slight toning and with light vertical fold, barely detracting from appearance. Photo. £80 - £100 |
2070
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Hand Illustrated and Later Printed Envelopes: 1891 (Dec. 22) beautiful pen illustrated cover (175 x 115mm) depicting a four horse stagecoach, wonderfully well observed, bearing 1d. lilac cancelled at Caterham Valley, some light toning, otherwise superb. Photo. £100 - £150 |
2071
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Cancellations: Royalty: 1883 (July 26) House of Commons envelope to Llanfarrian R.S.O., bearing 1d. lilac neatly cancelled by ''LONDON/C/26 JY 83/VR'' hooded circle, flap damaged, otherwise very fine and scarce. Photo. £80 - £100 |
2072
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Cancellations: English Spoon Cancellations: A specialised collection on leaves comprising 57 covers and eight items on piece incl. Reading 'biscuit', Rugby 'shoe', rare Liverpool 'Registered', with attractive embossed 6d. and 1s. frankings on neat envelopes, variety of different settings and letterings, etc., a good basis for expansion and further study. £1500 - £2000 |
2073
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Treasury Competition and Later Essays: Charles Whiting Congreve Method Essays: 1d. essay (P.P.C. number 12) printed in black and red on wove paper, fine with clear to ample margins, thinned at top, unusual. Photo. £100 - £150 |
2074
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1840 1d. black used collection on page comprising 1a OF, 1b HF, 2 CK, 3 RC, 4 HD, 5 MK, 6 PC, 7 RK, 8 HK, 9 PB, 10 SG, mainly fine four margined examples with plates 2 and 5 displaying part of adjoining impression. (11) £1000 - £2000 |
2075
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1840 1d. black used collection on leaves incl. plate 1a OG, 1b BF matched with 1841 1d. red-brown, MC, 2 SH, TB, 3 SD, DC, 4 FJ on 1840 (Aug. 4) cover, 5 DK on 1840 (Sept. 12) Corn Exchange notice, EH matched with 1841 1d. red-brown, HL on 1841 cover, 6 HB on 1840 (Sept. 5) cover, 7 DF, RE, 8 PI, PJ on 1841 (Jan. 29) cover, 9 EJ matched with 1841 1d. red-brown, 10 DI, 11 TJ (faults), mixed condition. (29) £1000 - £1200 |
2076
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1840 1d. black used collection on leaves comprising plate 1b BL, 3 HJ, 4 PH, 6 IH, 7 FD, 10 LI, also plate 1b GG, 2 LB, 5 BH, 8 AC, 9 LI, 10 AJ all matched with 1841 1d. red-brown, mainly good to fine attractive four margined examples. (18) £800 - £1000 |
2077
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1840 1d. black group of covers comprising plate 1b PD on 1841 (Mar. 10 ) cover to Leeds, 1b GG showing portion of adjoining impression at right on 1841 (May 14) to London, plate 4 JD on 1840 (July 29) cover to Newcastle, 4 OK on 1840 (Aug. 20) cover, plate 5 BL on 1840 (Oct. 21) cover to Durham, 5 GK on 1841 (Jan. 31) cover to London, plate 6 CB on 1841 (May 9) cover to Hartlepool with ''Pierce Bridge/Penny Post'' handstamp at upper left, plate 9 RD on 1841 (Apr. 22) cover to Bedale, mixed condition, mainly four margined. (8) £600 - £800 |
2078
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1840 1d. black used collection on collectors page, plates 1a to 11 all lettered OF and matched with 1841 1d. red-brown where possible, a few imperfections, but mainly fine and attractive four margined examples. £1200 - £1500 |
2079
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1840 1d. black plate 1b DA, with good to large margins, just tied to 1841 (Jan. 30) Glasgow entire by red Maltese cross, plus plate 5 TB touched to large margins, tied to 1841 (Mar. 12) letter sheet to Leeds, also plate 6 CI with small to large margins, tied to part 1841 (Apr. 15) cover, filing fold through adhesive. (3) £250 - £300 |
2080
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1840 1d. black plate 3 EJ, four small to large margins, small part original gum. B.P.A. certificate notes ''with small part original gum disturbed, treated to reduce staining, two short creases''. Spec. AS20. Photo. £400 - £500 |
2081
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1840 1d. black plate 4 HD and HE singles, neatly placed together and tied to small piece, HE cut into at upper right, otherwise with small to large margins, cancelled by red Maltese Crosses. S.G. Spec AS23. Photo. £180 - £200 |
2082
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1840 1d. intense black plate 6 PK, fine used, with good to large margins, lightly cancelled by red Maltese Cross. S.G. AS40. Photo. £120 - £150 |
2083
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1840 1d. black plate 7 QA, with good to very large margins with small part sheet selvedge at left, tied by black Maltese Cross to 1841 (Mar. 5) O.H.M.S. cover to Wigtown, slight toning at lower left, filing folds, one of which affects the right of the adhesive, otherwise a fine and scarce example of the official use of the 1d. black. S.G. Spec. AS44. Photo. £150 - £200 |
2084
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1840 1d. greyish black plate 11 TG-TH, a very rare pair, close at top, otherwise with good to enormous margins with part of sheet selvedge at base and displaying portion of adjoining impression at right, neatly cancelled with black Maltese Crosses, fresh and beautiful, with two 1841 1d. red-brown with matching lettering. S.G. Spec. AS72, cat. £18,000. Photo. £3000 - £4000 |
2085
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1840 2d. blue used collection on album page incl. plate 1 HH-HI pair cancelled by black Maltese Crosses, shades etc., mixed conditions and toned. (27) £500 - £600 |
2086
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1840 2d. pale blue plate 1 CC used with close to large margins, cancelled by upright red Maltese Cross, 2d. blue plate 2 RA-RB pair, cut into at base and touched at right, lightly cancelled by red Maltese Crosses, TE touched at lower right otherwise good to large margins cancelled by black Maltese Cross, with good colour, a few imperfections. (3) £300 - £350 |
2087
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1840 2d. pale blue plate 1 AH (re-entry), fine used, close to good margins, cancelled by central upright black Maltese Cross clear of the re-entry, an attractive example with good colour. S.G. Spec. DS5b. Photo. £150 - £200 |
2088
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1840 2d. deep blue plate 1 KD-KG strip of four, cut into at left and at base, otherwise close to good margins, used with black Maltese Crosses, vertical bend through KG, attractive deep colour. S.G. Spec. DS1. Photo. £250 - £300 |
2089
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1840 2d. bright blue plate 1 MI, used with clear to very large margins, cancelled by red Maltese Crosses, slightly toned, otherwise fine with attractive vibrant colour. S.G. Spec. DS6A. Photo. £150 - £200 |
2090
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1840 2d. blue plate 2 NL, small to large margins, neatly cancelled by black Maltese Cross, corner creases at upper left covered by hinge, otherwise fine. S.G. Spec. DS8. Photo. £150 - £200 |
2091
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1840 VR 1d. black KD, an unused example with good margins except just clipped at foot of ''K'' square, thin at left, otherwise fine and fresh. S.G. Spec. VR1, cat. £32,000. Photo. £3000 - £3500 |
2092
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1841 2d. blue used collection on leaves with plate 3 (19) incl. GA-GD strip of four, NJ-NL strip of three, pairs (3), plate 4 (12) incl. EE-EH strip of four, EA-EC strip of three, EH-EI pair, mixed condition. (31) £150 - £200 |
2093
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1841 2d. blue plate 3 IB, close to small margins, used with number ''4'' in Maltese Cross at top right leaving profile clear, fine. S.G. Spec. ES11vd. Photo. £100 - £150 |
2094
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1841 2d. blue plate 4 BH without 'spectacles' variety, close to good margins, used with Scottish numeral cancellation, fine. S.G. Spec. ES14n, cat. £1,500. Photo. £150 - £200 |
2095
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1841 2d. violet-blue plate 4 KL on thicker lavender tinted paper, close to large margins, fine used with light numeral cancellation. S.G. 15aa, Spec. ES16, cat. £1,800. Photo. £150 - £200 |
2096
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1852-53 1d. red-brown plate 146 HF-IG, fresh mint block of four with good to large even margins (slight thinning in lower margin), a few vertical bends (with small area of adhesion) and a light wrinkle, otherwise fine and attractive with large part original gum. S.G. Spec. B2, cat. £3,500. Photo. £500 - £600 |
2097
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Later Line Engraved: 1850 Archer perf. 16 1d. red-brown plate 97 KB, used on 1851 (June 28) envelope to Glasgow, neatly tied by ''775'' numeral obliterator of Tarporley, slight damage to reverse of envelope, otherwise fine. S.G. Spec. CE2, cat. £2,600. Photo. £350 - £400 |
2098
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Later Line Engraved: 1855 SC16 2d. blue plate 5 PF-QG, very rare used block of four, vertical perfs. weak with some splitting and reinforcement, light peripheral foxing, otherwise fine. S.G. 20a, Spec. F4, unpriced as a block of four. Photo. £500 - £600 |
2099
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1855 SC14 2d blue plate 5 TI, watermark inverted, used with Leith type 1 experimental cancellation, red ink at foot, a few short perfs., otherwise fine. S.G. 23aWi, cat. £750. Photo. £100 - £120 |
2100
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Line Engraved: 1864-79 1d. red, a used collection in two binders arranged by plate, incl. wide range of shades, cancellations, a few on piece, etc., mixed condition. (100s) £100 - £150 |
2101
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Later Line Engraved: 1858-79 Plate Number Issues: 1864-79 1d. plates 71-225 (less 77, 222), mainly good to fine mint or unused, a few marginal. (150) £1200 - £1500 |