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GREAT BRITAIN
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| CARTONS AND BOXES |
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2248 |
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TWO LARGE CARTONS containing the extensive accumulation of predominantly KGVI & QEII covers, etc. Many FDC's but some commercial items in evidence. (Large Qty.). |
£100 |
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2249 |
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BOX containing the extensive accumulation of commems. in large multiples from 1929 to 1970 including many useful phosphors. Retail for the complete sets is £470 but a large amount of odd values/unsorted stamps are included. (Qty.). |
£500 |
| ALBUMS AND STOCKBOOKS |
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2250 |
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TWO ALBUMS containing the extensive and valuable mint & used collection to the early 1970's with much of merit inc. Tudor Crown set mint, St. Edward's Crown set mint, 1955-58 Waterlow & DLR Castles sets mint, graphites and phosphor-graphite sets mint, NPY phosphor set mint & used, FFH phosphor set mint & used, Lifeboat set mint & used, Red Cross phosphor set mint & used (2 sets), Cable phosphor mint & used, etc. (Sev. 100's). |
£300 |
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2251 |
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S.G. PRINTED ALBUM containing the QV to QEII used collection. Much of merit inc. 1840 1d & 2d (faults but the 2d is an eminently presentable example), useful surface-printed to 10/- & £1 green, KEVII to £1 (rounded SW corner perf.), KGVI to £1 (3), strong pre-decimal QEII inc. graphites, phosphor-graphites & better early phosphor commem. sets and a good "Back of the Book" section inc. useful postage dues. (Few 100's). |
£360 |
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2252 |
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SMALL ALBUM with the somewhat remaindered QV to KGVI mint & used collection from 1840 1d blacks (4, all poor) with useful Line-Engraved & Surface-Printed inc. Jubilee values to 1/- green mint, KEVII vals. to 1/- mint, 1924 Wembley set in mint pairs, 1925 Wembley set in mint singles, KGV vals. to 1/- (2) mint, sundry Sea Horses (mixed condition), KGVI vals. to 10/- mint and an interesting "Back of the Book" section inc. Parcel Post labels, etc. A messy but fascinating lot which warrants extremely careful examination. (Few 100's). |
£150 |
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2253 |
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ALBUM containing the duplicated used selection of the three 1924-26 low values with inverted wmks., KGVI 1937-47 set x 11, a selection with inverted wmks. & a similar group of KEVIII. (Qty.). |
£48 |
| SMALLER COLLECTIONS |
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2254 |
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1841-79 Small used line engraved collection inc. 1841 1d (13) & 2d (4), 1854-57 SC16 1d (3) & 2d (2), SC14 1d & 2d, LC16 1d & 2d, LC14 1d (3) & 2d, 1858-69 2d plates 7 to 15, 1870 11/2d plate 1 & 3 pairs and a set of plate numbers to 224. Mixed condition. (300+). |
£70 |
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2255 |
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KGV-QEII mint ranges on stockcards inc. useful phosphor commems. No decimal issues are included. (Small Qty.). |
£36 |
| MULREADY STATIONERY |
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2256 |
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1d letter sheet, Stereo A14 used from London to Woburn, neatly cancelled with a red MC and dated 20 May 1840. A little creased but a good early date. |
£65 |
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2257 |
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1d letter sheet, Stereo A26 used from London to Cheltenham, dated 25th May 1840 and cancelled with a very fine red MC. A good early use. PHOTO - see plate no. 1 |
£150 |
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2258 |
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1d letter sheet, Stereo A34 used from Edinburgh to Coldstream cancelled with a very fine red MC, contains Scottish Provident Institution advertisement (Spec. MA40aa), vertical crease. Also another example with Stereo number torn away used from Huntly to Edinburgh, cancelled with a black MC. Creased and soiled. |
£100 |
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2259 |
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2d letter Sheet with Stereo number removed used from Dumfries to Edinburgh, cancelled with a clear "108" numeral. Vertical central crease. PHOTO - see plate no. 1 |
£120 |
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2260 |
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1d envelope, Stereo A135 used from Knutsford to Whalley, cancelled with red MC. Faults. 2d letter sheet, Stereo a96 used to Folkestone with red MC cancellation. Poor. Also a Deraedemaeker reprint of an Ocean Penny Postage env. Fine unused. |
£65 |
| MULREADY CARICATURES |
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2261 |
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SPOONER'S NUMBER 1 ENVELOPE: An unused example of Spooner's no.1 Mulready caricature envelope. Very good condition. |
£50 |
| QUEEN VICTORIA STAMPS |
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2262 |
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MISCELLANY with 1855 LC 14 1d plate 29 mint strip of 4, AC-AF on blued paper. AC vertical crease & a few split central perfs. Fresh colour. Also 1883 3d on 3d mint with part toned gum & 6d on 6d in a similar state but trimmed at left and 1881 1d lilac (16 dots) mint block of 12 from the lower left of the sheet with Jubilee line (some creasing). A useful group. |
£60 |
| LINE-ENGRAVED ISSUES |
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2263 |
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MISCELLANY on stockcards with 1d black plate 1b, OG with brownish-red MC & four margins, 1d black plate 2, BD with slightly blurred cancellation but good margins, 1d black plate 5, OC four-margined example with light corner crease visible from reverse and a matching pair of 1d red imperfs. (States 1 & 2) with 2-3 margins cancelled by crisp black MC's and 1840 2d plate 2, LH with four margins and a crisp black MC cancellation. (6). |
£150 |
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1840 1D BLACKS |
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| The 1840 1d blacks are arranged in plate order and cancelled in red unless otherwise stated. |
| 1840 1D BLACKS |
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2264 |
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Plate 1b, HG used on EL from Edinburgh to Dunfermline, cancelled with a red MC, good to wide margins, vertical crease. Plate 4 MJ used on part E from Coldstream to Ayr, close to wide margins. Fine. |
£70 |
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2265 |
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Plate 2, QE good to wide margins. Fine. |
£60 |
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2266 |
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Plate 3, JE, a neatly cancelled worn impression. Good margins. Fine. |
£60 |
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2267 |
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Plate 5, QJ-QK, a 4 margined pair neatly tied to a small piece by 2 fine strikes of a red MC; the cancellation leaves clear the profile of QJ but QK has a light vertical crease. |
£110 |
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2268 |
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Plate 5, FG with central MC cancellation. Very fine. |
£60 |
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2269 |
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Plate 6, EK fine used on EL from Newport, Monmouthshire to Kingsbridge, Devon cancelled by a very fine red-brown MC. Also plate 4, CD tied by a lightly applied MC of Leamington on a part EL to Bristol. Some faults. PHOTO - see plate no. 1 |
£200 |
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2270 |
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Plate 6, LF used on env. to London with h.s. "T.P/Croydon H S" alongside, adhesive with faults. Plate 7 QL used on stained EL from Oxford, close to wide margins. Plate 10 GL (poor) on part E used within Manchester with black MC cancellation. |
£120 |
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2271 |
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Plate 7, QJ used on local Edinburgh EL, just touched to wide margins. Also plate 5 LG used on EL from Edinburgh to Aberdeen, close to wide margins. Fine. |
£65 |
| 1840 2D BLUES |
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2272 |
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Six examples used on four covers inc. PK (just touched at foot) used on env. registered from Wigan to Bolton with m/s "6". QJ-QK & CG used on repaired E from Edinburgh to Usk. |
£55 |
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2273 |
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Plate 1, PL with central oily MC cancellation. Good to wide margins. Also plate 2, SE lightly cancelled in red, wide margins but re-backed. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 |
£120 |
| 1841 1D REDS |
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2274 |
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The used selection of shades (one unused) with a few earlier plates represented, interesting cancellations, re-entries and good block of four are present. Mixed condition but some fine four margined examples are included. (300+). |
£140 |
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2275 |
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Selection on covers (9) a part cover and a piece inc. plate 9 TB on cover from Crediton to Plymouth. IG (cut into at lower left) used on E to Edinburgh with "6" in MC cancel, SD-SG strip of four used with a very poor 2d on part env. from Belfast to Dublin. The 1d strip just touched at foot in two places. |
£75 |
| 1854-61 1D REDS |
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2276 |
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The mainly used collection on leaves with most watermarks and papers represented inc. some on covers, Also some plate numbers inc. 1/2d plate 9 x 2 (fair only) and a few mint plate numbers. Very mixed condition. (Qty.). |
£220 |
| 1854-61 2D BLUES |
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2277 |
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The used collection on leaves with most perforations and watermarks represented, also a four margin 1840 2d (rubbed) and 1841 2d (29) and some 2d plate numbers. Mixed condition. (84). |
£140 |
| 1870 1/2D PLATES |
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2278 |
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Plates 1 to 20 plus an extra plate 14, inc. plate 9 QF well centred, two short perfs. at top. Good used. (18). |
£120 |
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2279 |
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Plates 3, 4 (5, inc. a pair), 5, 10 (2), 11(3 inc. a creased pair) and 12 used on covers (11). Fair to fine some slight staining on a few. |
£60 |
| EMBOSSED ISSUES |
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2280 |
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1857 (12 Feb.) EL from London "via France" to Rome franked with a cut square 1/- green (just cut along frameline at top) and LC14 1d FA (soiled) with oval framed "PD" in red below, on reverse is a fine "Knightsbridge" in blue. PHOTO - see plate no. 1 |
£120 |
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2281 |
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1/- green Die I, a cut square example with "466" cancellation. Wide margins, small scissors cut into margin at upper right. SG.55. Cat. £525. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 |
£80 |
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2282 |
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1858 Env. used from London registered to Gt. Malvern franked with a poor cut to shape 6d mauve and LC14 1d x 2. 1854 part E from Liverpool to France franked with a cut to shape 10d red brown cancelled with a fine "LIVERPOOL" spoon. |
£80 |
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2283 |
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10d red-brown, an attractive used cut square four margined example. Thinned. SG. Cat. £700. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 |
£65 |
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2284 |
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6d lilac, a fine used cut square example. SG.59. Cat. £525. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 |
£120 |
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2285 |
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A MOST ATTRACTIVE REGISTERED FRONT BEARING 6D MAUVE: 1856 (8 Jan.) front registered from Hull to Leeds franked with LC14 1d pair to pay postage slightly overlapped with a cut square embossed 6d mauve (just cut along frameline at left and with scissors cut in margin at top left). The pair cancelled with strikes of the "383" numeral and the 6d tied by a superb "HULL" spoon duplex. Some very light front creasing but most attractive. PHOTO - ABOVE |
£220 |
| SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES |
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2286 |
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1855 Small Garter 4d, 1856 Medium Garter on highly glazed paper (2), on thin ordinary paper (3, inc. one with inverted watermark), Large Garter 4d (2), Emblems 6d (4, inc. one with straight edge cancelled by central "M" of Malta) and 1/- (4, inc. a pair). Mostly in good average used condition. SG. Cat. £2,400+. |
£140 |
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2287 |
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1862-64 3d (2), 4d (3, inc. one with inverted watermark), 6d (2), 9d (2) and 1/-. Poor to fine used. SG. Cat. £1,100+. |
£80 |
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2288 |
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1865-67 3d, 4d plates 7 to 12, 13 (3 with two on piece with single "MALTA" c.d.s. and the other with central "C" cancellation) & 14, 6d plates 5 (2) & 6, 9d and 1/-. Fair used. |
£60 |
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2289 |
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1867-80 Used selection with 3d plates 4 to 10, 6d plate 6 pair, 8 & 9, 9d marginal with part inscription, 10d (2, inc. one marginal with "GO6" cancellation), 1/- plates 4, 5 (2), 6 (2) & 7 and 2/- (3, inc. one with concentric circles cancellation). Mixed condition. |
£140 |
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2290 |
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1872-81 Used selection inc. 1873-80 21/2d (15), 3d (10), 6d grey (5), 1/- green (7, inc. a pair), 1/- orange brown, 4d sage plates 15 (2) and 16 plus 8d orange, 1880-83 21/2d (3), 3d (2) 3d on 3d, 4d (2), 6d (2), 6d on 6d and 1/- (2). 1880-81 1/2d to 5d. Mostly fair to fine. (86). |
£200 |
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2291 |
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1867-83 Maltese Cross Wmk. 5/- plates 1DD and 2 AA, AF & GD plus 1882 Anchor Wmk 5/- BG. Mostly defective used space fillers. |
£100 |
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2292 |
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1883-84 White paper 2/6d lilac (4, inc. a pair), 5/- rose (3, inc. a pair with "BIRMINGHAM" c.d.s.) and 10/- ultramarine (2, one with "LONDON N" c.d.s). Poor to fine. SG. Cat. £1,340. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 |
£220 |
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2293 |
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1884 £1 brown-lilac wmk. Imperial Crown very good used, light creasing. SG.185, Cat. £1,300. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 |
£300 |
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2294 |
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1888 £1 brown-lilac wmk. Orbs good used but with various small faults inc. light creasing & a few shortish perfs. SG.186, Cat. £2000. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 |
£300 |
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2295 |
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1883-84 1/2d (2) to 1/- plus additional 21/2d and 3d. Fair used only. |
£55 |
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2296 |
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1887-1900 1/2d (2), 11/2d (4), 2d, 21/2d (3), 3d (4), 4d green & brown (4), 41/2d (2), 5d Die I & 2, 6d (4), 9d, 10d (2), 1/- and £1 green LA with almost complete "DUDLEY/WORC" c.d.s. (slight stain) and 1900 1/2d and 1/-. Varied used condition. |
£120 |
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2297 |
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1887 (4 March) env. from Paddington to Moulmein, British Burmah (sic) franked with 1887 Die I 5d. The contents mention an eruption of Mount Vesuvius and earthquakes in Mentone, France. A little roughly opened. |
£65 |
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2298 |
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1888 (16 Feb.) postcard used from London to U.S.A. franked with 1887 1/2d tied by a fine experimental squared circle and 1893 env. to Stoke-on-Trent franked with a pair of the same stamp tied by a very fine single skeleton "PETERBOROUGH" c.d.s.; both covers are a little toned. (2 items). |
£48 |
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2299 |
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1892 (11 May) env. with printed advertisement for "The Vertical Feed Sewing Machine Co." franked with 7 x 1881 1d and 1887 1/2d used from London to Ohio; a little creased but nonetheless very striking. |
£48 |
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2300 |
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1893 (1 Nov.) "H" size 2d registered env. uprated with pair of each of 1881 1d and 1887 4d used from London to Seville. |
£48 |
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2301 |
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1894-1902 Selection of registered covers (some opened out) incl. 1889 env. from Woodstock to Sydney and 1892 env. from Leeds to Switzerland each franked with a single 41/2d, 1894 2d stationery env. uprated with 2d stamp and used from Birmingham to Turkey, 1897 opened out 1/2d wrapper to Germany and bearing 1881 1d x 3 and 1887 1/2d x 2, 1899 env. from London to Bradford franked with a single 3d and 1900 env. from Portsmouth to Holland franked with 1/2d, 1d and 2d stamps. (10 covers). |
£180 |
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2302 |
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1894 (27 Feb.) Portsmouth parcel post label franked by 1887 3d with a fine "HIGH STREET B.O./PORTSMOUTH" c.d.s. with another strike alongside, 1894 (31 May) Torrington parcel post label bearing 1887 9d x 2 both tied by "TORRINGTON" c.d.s. again with a further strike alongside and 1895 (9 Dec.) parcel post label also from Torrington franked with 1887 11/2d & 1/- both tied with strikes of the same c.d.s. A good and interesting trio. |
£48 |
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2303 |
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1896-1901 Selection of covers (7), cards (5) and pieces (2) stamped with various values of the Jubilee issue incl. 1898 card from Redhill to Berne franked with 1/2d pair and charged 30c postage due on arrival, 1899 env. from Leamington to New Zealand bearing 1887 6d and 1900 env. to Australia franked with 1881 1d x 2 and 1900 1/2d. Mostly fine. (14 items). |
£190 |
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2304 |
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1896 1/2d stationery env. uprated with 1887 2d and used from Haddington to Hamburg with 2 superb strikes of the "HADDINGTON/171" double-ring c.d.s. plus 1902 1d stationery env. uprated with 1887 11/2d and used from London to Hamburg. Fine. (2 covers). |
£40 |
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2305 |
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1897 (11 Nov.) "H" size registered env. from Ipswich to Italy uprated with 1887 1/2d, 5d & 1/- each tied by oval "REGISTERED/7/11 NO 97/IPSWICH" oval d.s. PHOTO - ABOVE |
£110 |
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2306 |
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1897 (19 Oct.) illustrated advertising postcard for T.H.Sagar of Leeds franked with 1887 1/2d and addressed to Old Hill, Staffordshire (small faults) and attractive 1900 (16 May) env. from Omagh to Bowmanville, Canada bearing no less than 10 examples of the same stamp together constituting the 5d rate and backstamped "BOWMANVILLE/ONT." single ring arrival mark for "MY 28 00" (tiny part of one stamp only overlaps the edge and a small part of the cover, well away from the stamps, is torn away).(2 covers). |
£48 |
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2307 |
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1899 (30 Nov.) env. from Toogood & Sons, Southampton to Itchingfold Rectory, Sussex bearing 1887 1/2d perfin and a fine black embossed Royal Coat of Arms at the top left. |
£55 |
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2308 |
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1899 (28 Dec.) env. from Liverpool via Lisbon to Argentina stamped with 1887 4d tied by a fine "EXCHANGE/LIVERPOOL" c.d.s. (a little roughly opened) and 1890 (18 Aug.) printed 1d Jubilee env. used from London to Switzerland and uprated with 1887 4d and 1888 1d. (2 covers). |
£42 |
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2309 |
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C.1900 large bookpost label "From the BRITISH MUSEUM, LONDON" to Milan, Italy stamped with 1881 1d lilac and 1887 10d; some minor faults but a scarce rate and franking. |
£95 |
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2310 |
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1901 (20 May) somewhat cut down front registered from Lombard Street to Paris franked with 1881 1d lilac, 11/2d & 5d values from 1887 Jubilee set and 1900 1/-; the front is a little ragged but nevertheless a scarce item. |
£80 |
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2311 |
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1901 (29 Apr.) printed env. from W.H.Gallop, Fish Salesman to Belgium bearing 2 x 1887 Jubilee 1/2d tied by 2 strikes of the "HASTINGS/STATION OFFICE" c.d.s. for "AP 29 01" charged 30c postage due on arrival in Ostend with Belgium 10c brown (partly stuck round edge) and 20c olive adhesives. Also 1901 (16 Nov.) env. from Farrand Organ Co. printed env. used from London to Nice, France bearing the same G.B. stamps with postage due collected by French 30c adhesive with "RETOUR À L'ENVOYEUR/2656" h.s. nearby. Small faults but an interesting pair. (2 covers). |
£65 |
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2312 |
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1901 (19 July) postcard bearing a 1/2d stamp used from Braintree, Essex to Crockham Hill, Kent with a fine ink drawing with a comic view of rural life in Kent and another postcard (depicting a Scottish clansman) also bearing a 1/2d stamp tied by a superb strike of the "CHESTER/10.30PM/JY 4 01/STATION OFFICE" squared circle and used to Caernarvon. (2 cards). |
£55 |
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2313 |
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1901 (8 Oct.) env. used from Brecon to London and bearing a fine 1887 1/2d control (R) pair and an equally fine strike of the BRECON 116 duplex. |
£42 |
| KEVII ISSUES |
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2314 |
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1902-10 De La Rue 1/2d (4), 1d (3), 11/2d (2), 2d (5), 21/2d (2), 3d (7), 4d green & brown (5), 4d orange (3) 5d (3), 6d (4), 7d (2), 9d (4), 10d (3) and 1/- (3). Mostly fine and fresh mounted mint. |
£300 |
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2315 |
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1902-10 De La Rue 1/2d (16), 1d (10), 11/2d (7), 2d (5), 21/2d (7, inc. a block of four), 3d (8), 4d green & brown (7), 4d orange (4), 5d (4), 6d (5), 7d (3), 9d (5), 10d (6), 1/- (6), 2/6d (4), 5/- (2), 10/- and £1(soiled). Mixed used condition but some better examples included. |
£160 |
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2316 |
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1902-13 1/2d (4), 1d (2) to 4d (both colours) and 5d to 1/- mounted mint, 10d foxed and some others with faults. (18). |
£50 |
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2317 |
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1902-10 De La Rue 2/6d lilac, 2/6d dull purple on chalky paper and 5/- bright carmine (very slight bends). Fresh mounted mint. SG. Cat. £420. |
£100 |
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2318 |
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1902-10 De La Rue 10/- ultramarine, light natural bends. Fresh mounted mint. SG.265. Cat. £400. PHOTO - see plate no. 2 |
£100 |
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2319 |
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1911 Harrison perf. 14 1/2d (5), 1d (3), 21/2d & 4d. 1911 Harrison perf. 15 x 14 1/2d (6, inc. a good booklet pane with St. Andrew's Cross attached), 1d to 3d (2) and 4d (2), 1911-13 Somerset House11/2d (4), 2d (4), 5d (2), 6d (7), 7d, 9d (3), 10d (3), 1/- (3, inc. one poor), 2/6d (2) and 5/-. Mostly good to fine used. |
£120 |
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2320 |
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1911 Harrison perf. 14 1/2d (4), 1d (5, inc. one without watermark and an aniline rose shade with slight natural bend), 21/2d to 4d, perf. 15 x 14 1/2d (2), 1d (3), 21/2d (2), 3d and 4d. Fresh mounted mint. |
£100 |
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2321 |
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1911-13 Somerset House 11/2d (3), 2d (4), 5d (2), 6d (7), 7d, 9d (4, inc. one marginal), 10d (2) and 1/- (3). Mostly fine mounted mint. |
£160 |
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2322 |
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1911-13 Somerset House 10d dull reddish purple and aniline pink. A fine mounted mint marginal single with vertical pillars at foot. SG.310. Cat. £210. |
£55 |
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2323 |
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1911-13 Somerset House 2/6d purple, three lightly mounted mint shades. SG. Cat. £420. |
£120 |
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2324 |
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1911-13 Somerset House 5/- carmine. Fine mounted mint. SG.318. Cat. £190. |
£70 |
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2325 |
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1911-13 10/- blue and £1 green used together on small 1912 piece with oval "REGISTERED/MARGATE" d.s. and special "FOURTH PHILATELIC CONGRESS/MARGATE 1912" c.d.s. cancels. Fine. PHOTO – INSIDE BACK COVER |
£160 |
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