|
721 |
|
1873 6d grey plate 12 DF with double plate number variety at left. Corner crease. Spec. J81d. Cat. £250. |
£70 |
|
722 |
|
1873 6d grey plate 12 DF with plate number double variety at left. some trimmed perfs at left. Spec. J81d. Cat. £250. |
£70 |
|
723 |
|
1867 Maltese Cross Wmk. 5/- pale rose plate 2 FG with central oval blue"REGISTERED/THREADNE ADLE ST. d.s.Fine. SG 126. Cat. £525. PHOTO - |
£100 |
|
724 |
|
1867 Maltese Cross Wmk. 5/- rose plate 1 EA, EF and plate 2 GB. Poor used space filers. SG. 126. Cat. £1,325. |
£100 |
|
725 |
|
1867-83 Maltese Cross Wmk. 10/- grey-green fine used with barred obliterators. Well centred and with good perfs. SG.128, Cat. £1,400. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£350 |
|
726 |
|
1867 Maltese Cross Wmk. 10/- greenish-grey FJ, smudged central cancellation. A sound example of this scarce adhesive. SG 128. Cat. £1,400. PHOTO - |
£300 |
|
727 |
|
1867 Maltese Cross Wmk. £1 greenish-grey, BI. A lightly cancelled example. A little faded. SG. 128. Cat. £1,400. PHOTO - |
£220 |
|
728 |
|
1878 Maltese Cross Wmk. £1 brown lilac, DE with "GLASGOW" c.d.s. SG. 129. Cat. £2,000. PHOTO - |
£400 |
|
729 |
|
1878 Maltese Cross Wmk. £1 brown lilac, EC with "LOMBARD ST." squared circle cancellation, repaired tear at top. SG. 129. Cat. £2,000. PHOTO - |
£300 |
|
730 |
|
1882 Anchor Wmk white paper 10/- greenish-grey, CB with smudged "MANCHESTER/YORK ST" c.d.s. & boxed telegraph cancellations. Trace of a small thin, good colour. SG. 135. Cat. £2,200. PHOTO - |
£340 |
|
731 |
|
1882 Anchor Wmk. white paper 10/- grey-green, BG with "GLASGOW" c.d.s. leaving profile clear. creased and thinned. SG. 135. Cat. £2,200. PHOTO - |
£300 |
|
732 |
|
1882 Anchor Wmk. white paper £1 brown lilac, FF with part oval numeral and slightly reduced red crayon cancellations. Well centred. SG. 136. Cat. £3,250. PHOTO - |
£700 |
|
733 |
|
1889 White paper £5 orange, CC with central "CROYDON/M.O.O." c.d.s. of 1st. Jan. 03. Fine. SG. 137. Cat. £1,800. PHOTO - |
£500 |
|
734 |
|
1882 White paper £5 orange AN with central smudged "EDINBURGH" c.d.s. plus a slightly reduced crayon cancellation. SG. 137. Cat. £2,500. PHOTO - |
£500 |
|
735 |
|
1882 White paper £5 orange, DC with central "BELFAST" c.d.s. and crayon cancellations. A sound example. SG. 137. Cat. £2,500. PHOTO - |
£500 |
|
736 |
|
1873-80 The used remaindered selection with 2‡ rosy mauve Anchor Wmk on white paper plates 1 (4), 2 ((2) & 3 (2), Orb Wmk. plates 3 (2), 4 (2), 5 (4, inc. a pair with "G06" cancel & a single with inverted wmk.), 6, 7 (3, inc. one with inverted wmk.), 8, 9 (2), 10, 11 (3), 12 (2), 13 (4, inc. one with small printing flaw), 14 (2), 15 (2), 16 (3) & 17 (3). 2‡d blue, plates 17 (7), 18 (3), 19 (3) & 20 (4, inc. a pair with central " G06" cancel). 3d plates 11 (2), 12 (2), 14 (, 15, 16 (2), 17 to 20. 4d vermilion plate 15, 4d sage plates 15 & 16 (2), 4d grey-brown, plate 17. 6d grey plates 13 (3), 14 (2), 15 (4, inc. a strip of three used on piece with "C41" cancels), 17 (2), 8d (2) , 1/- green plates 8 to 13 (2) & 1/- orange plate 13 (thinned). Poor to fine. (110).
|
£300 |
|
737 |
|
1875 2‡d rosy-mauve plate 2 KD on blued paper, centred a little to upper left. Fine used. Spec. J2a. Cat. £800. PHOTO - |
£160 |
|
738 |
|
1875 2‡d rosy-mauve, plate 1 OF on blued paper. Fine mounted mint. Spec. J1a. Cat. £525. |
£100 |
|
739 |
|
1875 2‡d rosy-mauve, plate 3 AJ on blued paper. A used example of this very rare and seldom seen adhesive, centred to right. Spec. J3a. Cat. £3,000. RPS Cert. (1981). PHOTO - |
£1000 |
|
740 |
|
1875 2‡d rosy-mauve, plate 2 LH-FL error of lettering. Fine used. Spec. J2b. Cat. £850. PHOTO - |
£200 |
|
741 |
|
1875 2‡d rosy-mauve plate 5 PH. An imprimatur, small internal crease. Cat. £500.. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£120 |
|
742 |
|
1876 2‡d rosy-mauve, plates 14 CJ and 15KD. Fresh used with part gum. SG. Cat. £650. |
£120 |
|
743 |
|
1880 2‡d plate 19 PA, a stamp size die proof in black on thin card. Fine. |
£80 |
|
744 |
|
1880 Spray of Rose Wmk. 3d roseplate 20, BK fresh mint. Light gum crease. SG/143/144, Cat.£275. |
£90 |
|
745 |
|
1880 Spray of Rose Wmk. 3d plate 21 SG, a fine imprimatur. SG. Cat. £5000. PHOTO - |
£260 |
|
746 |
|
1880 Spray of Rose Wmk. 3d rose plate 21 SL, a marginal imprimatur, just shaved at foot. Fresh colour. SG. Cat. £500. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£140 |
|
747 |
|
1873-83 6d grey plate 15, RI lightly mounted mint wing-margined example. Light corner crease but very attractive. |
£90 |
|
748 |
|
1880 Spray Of Rose Wmk. 6d grey uniisued plate 18 TD. A fine imprimatur. SG. Cat. £550. PHOTO - |
£140 |
|
749 |
|
1877 4d sage green, the "abnormal" plate 17 TE, an imprimatur with clear to good margins. Fine and rare. Spec. J66. Cat. £2,000. PHOTO - |
£400 |
|
750 |
|
1877 4d sage green, plate 16, a used pair FH-FI with "LONDON" duplex cancellation. Fine. SG. 153. Cat. £350. |
£70 |
|
751 |
|
1876 4d plate 15, imperf. colour trials in light sage GL (marginal), grey-lilac KC (marginal), chestnut SB creased, and pale olive-bistre SB. SG. Cat. £340. (4). |
£60 |
|
752 |
|
1876 The unissued 8d purple-brown, ID. Fine mounted mint. Spec. J91. Cat. £4,500. RPS Cert. (1978). PHOTO - |
£1500 |
|
753 |
|
1876 8d orange RG-RI, a mounted mint horizontal marginal strip of three, creased at foot. Fresh colour and a scarce multiple. Spec. J91a. Cat. £2,250. PHOTO - |
£440 |
|
754 |
|
1876 8d orange the unissued plate 2, SH a close to wide margined imprimatur. Scarce. SG. Cat. £1,400. PHOTO - |
£300 |
|
755 |
|
1876 8d purple-brown, an imprimatur GK of this unissued adhesive. Good even margins, thinned at top. Spec. Cat. £1,000. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£260 |
|
756 |
 |
1876 8d orange, OF with type "1" margin at right with vertical perfs. plus an additional piece of selvedge at right. Sound used. Also another example of the same lettering but with "type "2" margin at right produced when the perf. pins were removed used on env. from Sunderland to India. A good and seldom encountered pair. |
£200 |
|
757 |
|
1876 8d orange, an imperf. pair BK-BL with diagonal "SPECIMEN" (type 11) overprint. Fine. PHOTO - |
£120 |
|
758 |
|
1876 8d orange, AG an imperforate cornert example with diagonal "SPECIMEN" (type 11) overprint, creased. Also an example of the issued adhesive, CL h.s. "SPECIMEN" (type 9). |
£100 |
|
759 |
|
1880-83 The mainly used collection inc. 1880-83 2‡d plates 21 (30), 22 (29, inc. a pair on piece with "G06" cancels), 23 (5, inc. one h.s. "SPECIMEN"), 3d on 3d, 4d plate 17 (2), 6d on 6d, 6d plate 17 (2) & 18, 1/- plate 17 & 18 and 1880-81 values to 5d (2). Mixed condition. (60+). |
£260 |
|
760 |
|
1883 3d on 3d lilac ID used on piece with ‡d green, 3d on 3d lilac, GL centred to top, fair used. 6d on 6d lilac, KA mounted mint and IG used. Cat. £700+. |
£160 |
|
761 |
|
1878-83 3d on 3d lilac, GJ fine mounted mint with good colours and full perforations. SG.159. |
£120 |
|
762 |
|
1883 3d on 3d lilac MB and 6d on 6d lilac ID, both h.s. "SPECIMEN" (type 9). Spec. K8As & K8Bs. Cat. £300. |
£100 |
|
763 |
|
1880 4d grey-brown, AG from the imprimatur sheet perforated 12. Fine. RPS Cert. (1977). PHOTO - |
£300 |
|
764 |
|
1880 4d grey-brown plate 18 imprimatur, EF close to wide margins, thinned, creased and with some paper adhering to reverse. Also CK as issued, fair used. |
£140 |
|
765 |
|
1880-81 ‡d (2 shades) to 5d mounted mint, 1‡d light horizontal crease, 2d pale rose a little gum toned. Cat. £1,000+. |
£120 |
|
766 |
|
1880-81 ‡d, 1‡d block of four, 2d pair and 5d, also 1883-84 ‡d. All h.s. "SPECIMEN" (type 9). Fine. |
£100 |
|
767 |
|
1880 1d Venetian red, AJ with non constant double "J" variety at upper left used. D. Brandon Cert. (1979) |
£60 |
|
768 |
|
1880 1d Venetian red, a corner imprimatur AL. Fine. Also 1887 4‡d green and carmine, a mint pane of twenty (5 x 4). Some small faults. |
£80 |
|
769 |
|
1880 The collection of essays produced for the 1879-80 Tender with examples by McCorqdale (8, inc. a block of four of the IA dummy stamp), Charles Skipper & East (2), Perkins Bacon with an interesting plating study and imperf. block of four of the 1d in green, black and blue. Also a piece of perforated unprinted paper being an "offcut" from the paer suplied to Companies wishing to tender. A good lot. (104 essays plus a piece of paper). |
£750 |
|
770 |
|
1879-80 1d rose dummy stamp essays (3) from Hoopers initial dummy stamp lettered AI produced by McCorquodale & Co. in miniature sheet form on thin paper (172 x 102mm). Some creasing clear of the essays. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£240 |
|
771 |
|
1879-80 Perkins Bacon essays of Ridgeways designs, a complete perforated sheet (6 x 4) in turquise-green on gummed paper, right selvedge missing and other small faults. Scarce. |
£200 |
|
772 |
|
1879-80 A complete imperf. sheet of forty-one Perkin's Bacon & Co. plate proofs in various Ridgeway designs in ultramarine. Some creasing and a small portion of margin torn away. Scarce. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£500 |
|
773 |
|
1881-1900 The collection of mint control items in varied condition inc. 1881 16 dots 1d (79, inc one "X" inverted strip of three), 1887 ‡d (47) and 1900 ‡d (10), inc. some multiples. (136 items). |
£150 |
|
774 |
|
1881 1d lilac, a mint and used collection inc. 14 dots mint (3) & used (7, inc. one on env. from Salisbury), 16 dots "SPECIMEN" (2), mint inverted watermark (3), an inter pannau block of thirty-six and controls (14), a diagonal bisect used on card to Grimsby, a vertical bisect used on poor cover within London. Mixed condition. (47 items). |
£100 |
|
775 |
|
USE OF 1D LILAC AND 1D REVENUE STAMP BISECTS TO MAKE A COMPLETE STAMP ON COVER: 1889 Env. from Brighton to Hove franked with a diagonally bisected 1d lilac and a bisected 1d revenue stamp, placed to give the appearance of a complete stamp. Some foxing but an interesting philatelic fraud. PHOTO - |
£60 |
|
776 |
|
1881 1d lilac, a mint and used selection onc. imperf. plate blocks of four in lilac on buff and green paper and a single "SPECIMEN". Poor to fine. (80+). |
£80 |
|
777 |
|
1881 16 dot 1d lilac, a fine imprimatur and an inter-pannau block of six h.s. "SPECIMEN" (type 9). Some marginal creasing. A scarce multiple. |
£60 |
|
778 |
|
1883 2/6d lilac on blued paper, IG with "LONDON" duplex cancellation. Fine. SG 175. Cat. £800. PHOTO - |
£200 |
|
779 |
|
1884 Blued paper 5/- rose NE with "GATESHEAD" c.d.s. Horizontal crease, good colour. SG. 176. Cat. £1,700. PHOTO - |
£200 |
|
780 |
|
1883-84 White paper 2/6d lilac, BB, DE h.s. "SPECIMEN" (type 11), KB-KC on small piece and LD, 5/- rose BB, 10/- ultramarine MA (torn in half and repaired !) and 1888 Orbs £1 brown-lilac, MD. Poor examples exceot for the 2/6d specimen which is fine. (8). |
£120 |
|
781 |
|
1883-88 2/6d lilac fine marginal mint example with good margins & chiefly good perforations. SG.178, Cat. £350.
|
£70 |
|
782 |
|
1883-88 5/- crimson fine mint, closed nick at lower left. |
£70 |
|
783 |
|
1884 Crowns Wmk. £1 brown-lilac, FC with central oval "REGISTERED/THREADNEEDLE E.C." d.s. cancellation, trace of a thin at top. SG. 185. Cat. £1,400. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£240 |
|
784 |
|
1884 Crowns Wmk. £1 brown-lilac, JA with smudged central cancellation. Good used. SG. 185. Cat. £1,400. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£240 |
|
785 |
|
1884 Crowns wmk. £1 good used (boxed telegraph cancellation and two c.d.s.'s) with short corner perf. at top right. SG.185; Cat. £1,400. |
£150 |
|
786 |
|
BEFORE AND AFTER THE STAMP COMMITTEE PRESENTATION BOOK: An example of the "Before and After The Stamp Committee" three page book containing the original adhesives except for the 9d plate 5 which has been substituted with a 9d plate 4 MK and the 1/- purple which has been substituted with a 1/- orange-brown plate 13 ND. The majority of the adhesives are very fresh although some foxing is evident on some. The book contains a written note stateing "Baught at the late Dowager Duchess of Manchester Sale at Osborne House Ou Hastings October 1907". The cover is a little rubbed in places but the pages are intact. A scarce volume as only 36 were presented. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£3000 |
|
787 |
|
1883-84 ‡d to 1/- mounted mint, 3d creased and 5d & 9d with traces of foxing on a few perfs. A good set. Cat. £3,000+. |
£300 |
|
788 |
|
1884 "SCHEME/SHOWING THE/DESIGNS AND COLOURS OF THE STAMPS/THAT WILL BE IN USE AFTER/APRIL THE 1ST, 1884" colour postal notice. Dmaged and repiared. |
£100 |
|
789 |
|
1883-84 1‡d COLOUR TRIAL in purple on yellow on gummed unwatermarked paper, comb perf. 14. Gum crease not apparent on front. Rarely offered. |
£85 |
|
790 |
|
1884 2d lilac, DD line perf 12. Small faults but scarce./ SG. Cat. £1,300. PHOTO - |
£300 |
|
791 |
|
1883-84 2d lilac mint block of 4 opt. "SPECIMEN" (type 9) in black. Most attractive. |
£85 |
|
792 |
|
1883-84 2‡d lilac imperforate colour trial in lilac on buff unwatermarked paper. A very fine & fresh marginal example from the left of the sheet with full margins. Rare and seldom offered. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£240 |
|
793 |
|
1883 2‡d lilac imperforate COLOUR TRIAL in purple on pink, unwatermarked paper. TRivial imperfections but very scarce thus. |
£160 |
|
794 |
|
1884 3d very large figure hand painted essay in brown with white Indian ink perfs. painted on thin transparent paper. Fine. PHOTO - |
£1200 |
|
795 |
|
1884 9d "fringe" type stamp size hand painted essay in red and green with white highlights on thin card. Fine. PHOTO - |
£1000 |
|
796 |
|
1887-92 Jubilee ‡d vermilion with "PEARS SOAP" advertisement on reverse in orange. Trivial corner crease barely detracts. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£200 |
|
797 |
|
1887 ‡d to 9d & 1/- h.s. "SPECIMEN" (type 9). Mainly fine. Also 1894 1‡d imperf. pair in blue of the frame plate produced for the reply paid stamp experiments. |
£140 |
|
798 |
|
1887 ‡d to 1/- plus 1900 ‡d & 1/- mounted mint. The 1‡d foxed but the remainder mostly fine. Also 1894 1‡d frame plate imperforate essay in blue as used for reply card experiments, creased. |
£80 |
|
799 |
|
1887-1900 The small used selection with vlues to 1/-, 4‡d and 9d bisects used on pieces and 1894 1‡d imperforate essay of the frame in blue on watermarked paper produced for the reply paid stamp experiments. (54). |
£60 |
|
800 |
|
1895 Piece of a parcel franked with 3d, 6d (7), 9d, 10d strip of three and 1/- green pair & strip of three. Mainly fine. A spectacular franking.PHOTO - |
£100 |
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