| ** |
2099 |
|
IMPRIMATUR: Die I, Alphabet II reserve plate 4, AI marginal example. Some marginal faults, otherwise fine. PHOTO |
£120 |
|
2100 |
|
PC-QD mint block of 4 (slight gum disturbance), margins poor to fine.PHOTO |
£180 |
|
2101 |
|
Plate 1b, HJ, JJ x2 & QA double "Q". Fair used. |
£90 |
|
2102 |
|
Plate 1b, MH non coincidental re-entry clearly visible at upper right square. Fine with central cancellation. Spec.AS6b, Cat. £275. |
£60 |
|
2103 |
 |
Plate 11 QF on EL from Blairgowrie to Bonaw, four margins, crisply cancelled. Also plate 11 SI on 1842 EL from Whitehaven to Cockermouth cancelled with an unusual but not the distinctive MC. Fine. |
£70 |
|
2104 |
|
Plates 12 JA, 20 DE, 21 BA & HD, 22 TA re-entry (creased), 23 BH & CL, 32 BF, 35 JG & 40 SE all used on ELs or env. with MC cancellations nearly all to solicitors in Yorkshire with many backstamps. Most stamps have four margins but some cover faults. (9 covers). |
£70 |
|
2105 |
|
Plate 13, KB (shaved at left) used on EL from Dublin to London. A scarce plate. |
£60 |
|
2106 |
|
Plate 13, AJ, BA, EG, FB, FC, GD, JL on E from Galway to Dublin, NG, QD, RG, SJ & TI. Mostly three or four margined used examples with faults. (12). |
£60 |
|
2107 |
|
1d orange-brown (SG.12) on lavender tinted paper used on cover to Kendal (RPS Cert.2001) plus 1844 E to Berwick bearing 1d red tied by a partial strike of the Davenport MC and with another strike of same beneath the adhesive. |
£150 |
|
2108 |
|
1d orange-brown mint with RPS Cert. (2003) stating that the stamp is genuine and is "separated by tearing over a saw-toothed implement at foot - not a private roulette". PHOTO |
£150 |
| 1841 2D BLUES |
|
2109 |
|
Plate 3, GB mint with part gum, three good margins, cut into at top left, thinned at top. SG Cat £1,500. PHOTO |
£140 |
|
2110 |
|
Plate 4, AB-BC. A good used block with mostly large margins all round (light bends). AB-AC in FIRST STATE with WORN UPPER CORNERS prior to first repair. Scarce multiple, all with Ivory Head variety. Cat. £500++ |
£250 |
| 1840-1871 2D BLUES |
|
2111 |
|
1854-57 2d blue pl. 5 wmk. Small Crown, perf. 14 strip of three used on a small piece with Scots Local obliteration (Queen Street) in mixed inks (green & black). RPS Cert. (1997) accompanies. SG.23a. |
£300 |
|
2112 |
|
1854-57 2d blue wmk. Small Crown, perf. 14 strip of 4 on cover to the Cape of Good Hope. Small cover faults but very scarce thus. PHOTO |
£300 |
| 1854-61 1D REDS |
|
2113 |
|
1850-54 (January) SC Die I Alphabet II perf. 16 by Henry Archer on blued, plates 93 BF & GJ, 97 QD, 100 JL & 101 EH (poor). Also four others. (9). |
£150 |
|
2114 |
|
1855 1d red-brown block of 4 used in Guernsey. SG.24 Spec.C3. |
£120 |
|
2115 |
|
1855 (August) Die II, Alphabet III on blued, SC14 1d plate 25 SJ with greenish part "KIMBOLTON" c.d.s. centred to foot. Scarce. Spec. C7 Cat. £350. |
£70 |
|
2116 |
|
1855 (Aug.) LC14, Die II, Alphabet III on blued plate 32, a used strip of five, KH-KL with "371" Irish numeral cancellation, damaged perfs. and other faults. RPS Cert (2001). |
£50 |
|
2117 |
|
1856-58 Die II Alphabet III wmk. Large Crown, O-F tied by Burton-on-Trent duplex cancellation on cover to Maidstone. SG.37, Spec. C8a. Philatelic Expertising Cert. (1993) accompanies. PHOTO |
£150 |
| 1854-61 2D BLUES |
|
2118 |
|
1855 LC 14 2d plate 5, six pairs inc. two from the "A" row being characteristic "short" stamps. Mainly fine used. |
£80 |
| 1858-79 1D PLATES |
|
2119 |
|
Plate 225, EI used on opened out env. from Manchester to Todmorden. Pin hole at upper right of adhesive barely detracts. PHOTO |
£300 |
| 1858-69 2D PLATES |
|
2120 |
|
Plate 9, a complete used reconstruction in above average condition. (240). |
£300 |
| 1870 ‡D PLATES |
|
2121 |
|
Plates 1 to 20 (less plate 9) used, several on small piece. A couple of duplicates are included. (17). |
£75 |
| 1870 1‡D PLATES |
|
2122 |
|
Plate 1, MG centred to foot and 3 OA centred to top, both a little oxidised and mounted mint. Also a pooor used space filler example of the OP-PC error. |
£70 |
| EMBOSSED ISSUES |
|
2123 |
|
6d mauve cut square example (shaved at left) cancelled with a fine strike of the "LEITH" experimental duplex. |
£60 |
|
2124 |
|
10d red-brown a used marginal example, creased and touched at foot. 6d lilac, just touched to good margins. Fair used. |
£120 |
|
2125 |
|
1/- green, Die 1 unused with part gum, just touched to good margins, part gum, 10d red-brown unused, re-gummed and thinnedclear to wide margins, 6d lilac, unused and regummed, just touched to wide margins. Space filers sold "as found". PHOTO A PHOTO B |
£600 |
|
2126 |
|
1/- green, 10d red brown on small piece and 6d mauve, cut square used examples with faults. SG Cat. £1,700+. |
£120 |
| SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES |
|
2127 |
|
MISCELLANY of Surface-printed covers/fronts with a good range of frankings & destinations. Viewing essential. High Catalogue value. (38 items). |
£300 |
|
2128 |
|
MISCELLANY of Surface-printed covers with a good range of frankings & destinations. (25 covers/fronts). |
£200 |
|
2129 |
|
MISCELLANY of covers with 2‡d rosy-mauve frankings inc. plate 1 (SG.139) & pl.4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 16. Chiefly fine with a few small faults. (8). |
£70 |
|
2130 |
|
MISCELLANY: 1855-1900 mint/unused selection inc. 1862-64 4d, 3d, 6d , 9d (2) & 1/-, 1867-80 3d, 6d, 9d 10d and 2/-, 1867 MC Wmk 5/-, 1883-84 2/6, d & 5/- and 1887-1900 1‡d to 1/-. Mostly regummed. Offereed "as is". Very high Cat value. (58). |
£400 |
|
2131 |
|
MISCELLANY on stockcards inc. 1883-84 9d & 1/- mint (both with faults but eminently presentable examples), 1887-92 Jubilee mint values to 1/- green, 1891 £1 green used, etc. (26). |
£200 |
|
2132 |
|
MISCELLANY on stockcards inc. 8d (2), 9d (2) & 2/- blue used, 1d lilac "14 dot" mint pair, 1883-84 5/- mint (some creasing) & 10/- used (small thin), etc. Fair to fine. (35). |
£180 |
|
2133 |
|
1867-80 10d red-brown very good used with inverted watermark. A few rough perfs. but a scarce adhesive. PHOTO |
£75 |
|
2134 |
|
1867-80 10d plate 1 horizontal used pair. Small faults but scarce thus. Cat. £500+. |
£100 |
|
2135 |
|
1867-80 1/- green marginal inscriptional (at top & at foot) vertical strip of 5 with Nottingham c.d.s. cancels plus an irregular (4/3) block of 7 with "PRICE" at top, cancelled by "BRIGHTON/OLD STEINE" c.d.s of 5 Jan. 1872. Most attractive & desirable pieces. SG.115. |
£180 |
|
2136 |
|
1867 1/- green block of four PJ-QK with "486" roller cancellations of Kirkwood, Liverpool. A few divided perfs, but fine. |
£80 |
|
2137 |
|
1880 2/- brown EA, a heavily cancelled space filer. SG 121. Cat £1,900. |
£140 |
|
2138 |
|
1872-73 Wmk. Spray of Rose 6d chestnut large part gum. |
£75 |
|
2139 |
|
6d ABNORMAL USED ON COVER TO MESSINA: 1872 6d pale chestnut plate 12, PJ, used with 1864 1d LA on neat EL from London to Messina with oval framed "PD" below. The 1d is damaged & thee is a little age staining around the edges of the adhesives. A very rare example of an "abnormal" on cover. Spec.J80(2). Cat. £1,800 off cover. RPS Cert. (1977). PHOTO - see plate no. |
£750 |
|
2140 |
|
1867-83 Maltese Cross Wmk. 5/- (Wednesbury c.d.s.), 10/- (somewhat heavily cancelled) & £1 (poor - fiscal cancellation in addition to New Romney c.d.s., stain & some thinning) fine to poor used. (3). |
£240 |
|
2141 |
|
1878 Maltese Cross Wmk. £1 brown-lilac, BG with "VERE STREET/W.D.O." c.d.s. centred a little to foot. Fine. SG.128, Cat. £2,000. PHOTO |
£400 |
|
2142 |
|
1878 Maltese Cross Wmk 10/- greenish-grey, DJ, a heavily cancelled example, thinned. Also 1883 White Paper Anchor Wmk 5/- rose DF with part "REGISTERED"" oval cancellation, repired to cover central perfins. PHOTO |
£180 |
|
2143 |
|
1882 Anchor Wmk. blued paper, £1 brown lilac, BF with light part oval and blue crayon cancellation, creased at lower left and a little soiled. SG 132. Cat. £3,750. PHOTO |
£300 |
|
2144 |
|
1882-83 10/- greenish-grey, AD with indistict smudgy oval d.s. cancellation, faults at right. SG 135. Cat. £2,200. PHOTO |
£120 |
|
2145 |
|
1883 White paper £5 orange, DF with central oily "EDINBURGH" c.d.s. Fine. SG. 137. Cat. £2,500. PHOTO |
£800 |
|
2146 |
|
1882 White paper £5 orange, DI with neat "WIGAN" c.d.s. Fine. SG.137, Cat. £1,800. PHOTO |
£800 |
|
2147 |
|
1883 White paper £5 orange, DL with central "MANCHESTER/ACCOUNTS" c.d.s. Magnificent appearance despite having been reperforated along the top. SG.137, Cat. £2,500. PHOTO |
£500 |
|
2148 |
|
1883 White paper £5 orange with central thimble cancellation of Birmingham containing a manuscript security endorsement. Some short/blunt perfs. PHOTO |
£400 |
|
2149 |
|
1873-80 2‡d blue pl. 20 (69), 1880-83 2‡d blue pl.22 (198) & pl.23 (7) used. Fair to fine. (274). |
£240 |
|
2150 |
|
1879 ESSAY BY HOOPER-McCORQUODALE: 1879 essay in black on thick white paper. A fine full margined imperforate right margin of eight. PHOTO |
£200 |
|
2151 |
|
1880-83 4d grey-brown. Ten used examples, mainly with Squared Circle cancellations. Chiefly good to fine. |
£75 |
|
2152 |
|
1883-84 Blued paper 2/6d lilac, AD with "PORTSMOUTH/R.P.O." c.d.s., a little creased & soiled, 10/- pale ultramarine, AC with oval d.s. cancellation, centred to top & light vertical bend. Also white paper 2/6d lilac pair, MC-MD with "LUDGATE HILL STATION/L&C&D.R.L.Y." c.d.s. (some colour suffusion). SG.175, 177 & 78. Cat. £5,000+. |
£240 |
| ** |
2153 |
|
1883-84 White paper 2/6d lilac lightly mounted mint. SG.178, Cat. £350. |
£75 |
|
2154 |
|
1884 Anchor Wmk. 10/- ultramarine, KD mounted mint, small thin at top. Fresh colour. SG 183 Cat £1,250. PHOTO |
£160 |
|
2155 |
|
1884 Crowns Wmk. £1 brown-lilac, MC with central "LS/6" in oval of bars cancellation. Sound. SG 185. Cat. £1,500. PHOTO |
£300 |
|
2156 |
|
1884 Crowns Wmk. £1 brown-lilac sound used. Light surface rubbing barely detracts. SG.185, Cat. £1,400. PHOTO |
£200 |
|
2157 |
|
1883-84 ‡d to 1/- mounted mint, some gum toning and 6d & 1/- with thins. Generally of good appearance. Also a very mixed condition used set. |
£260 |
|
2158 |
|
1883-84 2‡d lilac. A complete used reconstruction, some foxing but many are fine. SG.190, Cat. £2,280. |
£150 |
| SURFACE-PRINTED COLLECTIONS |
|
2159 |
|
1855-1900 The small used collection inc. 1855 Small, Medium & Large Garter 4d, Emblems 6d (2) and 1/-, 1862-64 3d , 4d, 6d (2) 9d (foxed) & 1/- (foxed), 1867-80 values to 2/-, 1873 8d, 1883 3d on 3d & 6d on 6d, 1884 Crowns £1 SB with faked "EDINBURGH" c.d.s. over "SPECIMEN", 1884 blued paper 5/- (stained & creased), 1880-81 ‡d to 5d, 1883 1‡d to 1/-, 1883-84 2/6d to 10/-, 1891 £1 (faults) and 1887 values to 1/-. Mixed condition. (Small Qty.). |
£400 |
| 1887-1892 JUBILEE ISSUES |
|
2160 |
|
MISCELLANY of covers, postcards, registered envelopes, Parcel Post labels, etc. with various "Jubilee" frankings. An interesting lot with a good range of markings, rates, destinations, etc. (18 items). |
£300 |
|
2161 |
|
2‡d purple on blue mint block of 4 overprinted "SPECIMEN" (Type 9). Fine. Spec.31s. Cat. £240. |
£60 |
|
2162 |
|
3d purple on yellow, a setting 1 (no marginal rule) marginal block of six (3x2) from the top of the sheet overprinted "SPECIMEN" (type 9). Fine. Spec.K32s. |
£75 |
|
2163 |
|
4d green & brown setting 5A, a complete mint pane of 20 (5x4) being paane "A" from the right of the sheet, shows weak shading inside "4" at a number of positions. Some selvedge creasing which also crosses one stamp. An attractive multiple. |
£360 |
|
2164 |
|
6d purple on rose setting 2, a marginal mint block of 4 from the top of the sheet, two mint & two used singles. Fine. Also a single used on 1890 mourning env. from London via San Francisco to Melbourne, 1899 env. (foxed) to Paris franked with 6d & ‡d orange tied by strikes of the scarce "CONTINENTAL NIGHT MAIL/C.X." c.d.s. (7 items). |
£90 |
|
2165 |
|
10d dull purple & carmine setting 2B, a complete pane of 20 from the 15th & final printing of October 1900 with head plate 2 (introduced with this printing). Mounted on selvedge only. Fine & spectacular. |
£750 |
|
2166 |
|
1/- green lightly mounted mint with inverted watermark. Slight stain across face. Cat. £425. |
£90 |
|
2167 |
|
‡d vermilion & pair of 1/- green franking env. registered from London to New York which also bears three examples (two of them folded around edge) of brown U.S. Postal Dept. "OFFICIALLY SEALED" labels. Various handstamps include boxed violet "SENT BACK TO ENGLAND/WITHOUT-A-REASON/FOR-NON-DELIVERY", another strike of which appears on the back along with circular "RECD IN/BAD/ CONDITION" plus two other types of Dead Letter d.s. Some faults but remarkably fine for such a cover. |
£90 |
|
2168 |
|
2d Registered env. (slightly soiled) uprated with ‡d vermilion & 1/- green from Park Lane, Tottenham (fine c.d.s. clear of adhesives) to Chicago, a fine loose 1/- green with "HULL" c.d.s. and an even better block of four 1/- green bearing superb "GREAT YARMOUTH/97" c.d.s. (1 cover + 5 stamps). |
£90 |
|
2169 |
|
£1 green, LC mounted mint, vertical crease and added corner perforation at upper left. Fresh colour. SG. 212. Cat. £2,500. PHOTO |
£300 |
|
2170 |
|
£1 green,TD with oval registered d.s. vertical fault at left. SG. 212. Cat. £450. PHOTO |
£100 |
|
2171 |
|
£1 green used, creased but with a lovely Liverpool c.d.s., well centered and very attractive. SG. Cat. £450. PHOTO |
£75 |
| KEVII ISSUES |
|
2172 |
|
MINT RANGE on stockcards with one of each value to 5/-. Mostly good to fine. (16). |
£100 |
|
2173 |
|
1902-13 A small used selection of mainly De LA Rue issues inc. 2/6d to £1. Mixed condition with the high values being mainly fine. (36). |
£220 |
| ** |
2174 |
|
1902-10 DLR 9d slate-purple & ultramarine unmounted mint pane of 20. Tiny marginal faults but a scarce and highly attractive item. SG.251. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£1200 |
|
2175 |
|
1902-10 DLR 2/6 to 10/- mounted mint, 2/6d a little soiled on reverse, others fine. |
£140 |
|
2176 |
|
1902-10 5/- bright carmine & deep bright-carmine good used in the fluorescent shades. Unlisted by Stanley Gibbons but documented. SG.263/254. |
£150 |
|
2177 |
|
1902-10 5/- carmine mounted mint. Trivial corner creasing. Cat. £210. |
£60 |
|
2178 |
|
1902-13 10/- & £1 good used with "GUERNSEY" cancellations. (2). PHOTO |
£150 |
|
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