** 2240 1911 Harrison perf 14 ½d (5), 1d (5, inc an unused faded Aniline pink), 2½d (3), 3d (3) and 4d (2). Mostly fine shades. Shade M3(4) has a photocopy RPS Cert (1992) for a block of four from which the stamp included was removed. £200
** 2241 1911-13 The used collection with 1911 Harrison perf 14 ½d (7), 1d (8), 2½d (3), 3d (2) & 4d (2). 1911 Harrison perf. 15 x 14 ½d (2), 1d (3), 2½d (2) to 4d. 1911 Somerset House 1½d (7), 2d (4), 5d (4), 6d (10, inc an example on "Dickenson" paper), 7d (3), 9d (5), 10d (8) & 1/- (5). A good range of shades. mostly fine selected examples. (77). £200
** 2242 1911 Harrison perf. 14 1⁄2d bright green (fine impression) and 1⁄2d deep bright green. Fine mounted mint. SG Spec M3 (6 & 7). BPA Cert for M3(6) dated 1963. PHOTO. £120
** 2243 1911 Harrison perf. 14 1d intense rose-red, gum a little toned, fresh colour. Mounted mint. SG Spec. M6(3). Cat £220. PHOTO. £80
** 2244 1911 Harrison perf 14 1d deep rose-carmine, a marginal example from the top of the sheet mounted on selvedge only. SG Spec M6(6). Cat £500. Hendon Stamp Co (T Harris) Cert (1991). PHOTO. £180
** 2245 1911 Harrison perf 14 1d Aniline rose. Fine mounted mint. SG M6 (7) Cat £180. RPS Cert (copy) for a block of six from which this single was removed (2003). PHOTO. £60
** 2246 1911 Harrison perf 14 1d Aniline pink. Fine mounted mint. SG Spec M6(8). Cat £300. PHOTO. £120
** 2247 1911 Harrison perf 15 x 14 ½d (3), 1d (5), 2½d (3), 3d (4) & 4d (3). Fine unmounted or mounted mint. (18). £150
** 2248 1911 Harrison perf 15 x 14 ½d dull green, a marginal block of four mounted on selvedge only. ½d deep dull green, a corner block of four mounted on selvedge only. Also 1d pale rose carmine, a mounted mint marginal block of four. (12). £140
** 2249 1911 Harrison perf. 15 x 14 1d rose red, 2½d dull blue and 3d purple on lemon (one damaged) horizontal mounted mint pairs. 2½d bright blue, a lower right corner pair, mounted on selvedge only and 4d bright orange, a mounted mint block of four. All are fresh. (12). £80
** 2250 1911-13 Somerset House 2/6d lilac shades (3), 5/- carmine and 10/- ultramarine. Fine examples with c.d.s. cancellations. (5).PHOTOPHOTO. £200
** 2251 1911-13 Somerset House £1 deep green with large part "ALDERNEY/CHANNEL ISLANDS" parcel cancellation. traces of toning at top but a scarce stamp with this cancellation. PHOTO. £300
** 2252 MISCELLANY inc 1902 2/- booklet (cover crease), 1902 ½d green (double impression) imperforate plate proof, 1904 env from Hull to Brisbane franked with ½d, 1d x 2 & 2½d. 1905 2½d registered env franked with 3d & 4d sent Express from Sheffield to Paris. 1908 env "Per Express Delivery" used within Cardiff bearing 1½d pair and 3d with superb "CARDIFF" c.d.s. (10 items). £160
KGV ISSUES
** 2253 1911 (June) Crown watermark Die 1A 1⁄2d bluish green. Fine unmounted mint. Photocopy of a RPS Cert (220) for a complete pane from which this single was removed. SG Spec N1 (4) Cat £400 PHOTO. £120
** 2254 1911-12 The small mint and used selection of Downey Head issues inc. 1912 (January) Die 2 ½d & 1d with no Cross on Crown variety and a few controls. Mostly fine. (81). £75
** 2255 1911 (June) Crown watermark Die 1A 1⁄2d green shades (7) and 1d red shades (6) inc an unmounted rose pink with RPS Cert (1985). Fresh mint. SG Spec N1 & N7. (13). PHOTO. £100
** 2256 1911 (June) Crown watermark Die B ½d & 1d, eight mint shades of each value. Mostly fine. SG Spec N2 & N8. (16). £100
** 2257 1911 (September) Simple Cypher watermark, Die 1B 1⁄2d green, three shades, 1912 (June) Crown watermark Die 1B 1d scarlet four shades inc a lightly mounted Aniline example and 1912 (September) Simple Cypher Die 1B four shades inc a deep example. A fine lot. SG Spec N3, N9 & N10. (11). PHOTO. £150
** 2258 1912 Crown watermark Die 2 1⁄2d green shades (10) and 1d red shades (6) inc. an unmounted Aniline Scarlet with photostat RPS Cert for a block of four from which this stamp was removed. Mostly fine SG N4 & N11. (16). PHOTO. £120
** 2259 1912 (January) Crown watermark Die 2 1d Scarlet-vermilion, a very fine unmounted mint marginal example from the foot of the sheet of this very rare shade. SG Spec N11 (6). Cat £1,400+. Candlish McCleery Cert (1997). PHOTO. £500
** 2260 1912 (August) Simple Cypher watermark Die 2 ½d (5) & 1d (3) shades. 1912 (October) Multiple Cypher watermark ½d (4) and 1d (3) shades. Fine mounted mint. SG N5, 6, 12 & 13. (15). £80
** 2261 1912-36 The mint and used selection inc 1912-22 ½d to 1/- mint and used basic sets of sixteen, 6d perf. 14 used. 1924-26 Waterlow and Harrison control singles to 1/-. 1924 & 1925 Wembley issues. 1934-36 Photogravure ½d to 1/-. 1929 PUC ½d to 2½d "K29" and "L29" control singles. Mostly fine. (122). £100
** 2262 1912-22 The mint (some unmounted) collection of shades with ½d (16), 1d (17, inc one with inverted watermark), 1½d (15), 2d (8), 2½d (12), 3d (11), 4d (7), 5d (6), 6d (9, inc one perforated 14), 7d (4), 8d (2), 9d agate (3), 9d olive (3), 10d (5) and 1/- (9). All are fresh. (127). £700
** 2263 1912-22 1⁄2d deep myrtle-green, mounted mint, perforations a little pulled at top. Scarce. SG Spec N14(16). Cat £750. PHOTO. £140
** 2264 1912-22 1d deep carmine-red. Fine mounted mint. SG Spec N16 (13). Cat £300. PHOTO. £100
** 2265 1912-22 1d scarlet, a lightly mounted mint horizontal pair with "Q" for "O" flaw. Fine.PHOTO £100
** 2266 1912-22 11⁄2d chocolate. Fine unmounted mint.SG N18(7). Cat £375. PHOTO. £80
** 2267 1912-22 1½d red brown, a horizontal mounted mint pair with "PENCF" variety. Fine. £60
** 2268 1912-22 2d intense bright-orange, a fine unmounted mint marginal example of this rare shade from the foot of the sheet. RPS Cert (1997) for a control strip of three, this stamp being the right example. SG Spec N19 (9) Cat £1,500. PHOTO. £700
** 2269 1912-22 21⁄2d deep bright blue. Fine unmounted mint. SG Spec N21 (5). Cat £300. PHOTO. £80
** 2270 1912-22 21⁄2d pale milky blue, a mounted mint marginal example of this rare shade from the foot of the sheet. SG Spec N21 (7). Cat £1,000. D. Brandon Cert (2004). PHOTO. £400
** 2271 1912-22 21⁄2d Royal blue, an unmounted mint marginal example from the top of the sheet. Fine RPS Cert (1980). PHOTO. £160
** 2272 1912-22 21⁄2d dull Prussian blue, a fine lightly mounted mint example. Spec N21 (17) RPS Cert (1988) PHOTO. £300
** 2273 1912-22 3d very pale violet. Fine unmounted mint. SG Spec. N22(5).Cat £300. PHOTO. £80
** 2274 1912-22 9d very deep agate, an unmounted mint example from the top of the sheet. Scarce. SG Spec. N29 (4).D Brandon Cert (2002). PHOTO. £180
** 2275 1912-22 9d very deep agate.Lightly mounted mint. SG Spec N29(4). Cat £400. PHOTO. £140
** 2276 1913 Multiple Cypher watermark 1⁄2d green and 1d scarlet. Fine lightly mounted mint. SG. 397 & 398. Cat £375. PHOTO. £160
** 2277 1913 Multiple Cypher watermark 1⁄2d green fine used and 1d scarlet used but a little oiled. SG 397 & 398. Cat £400. PHOTO. £140
** 2278 1913 Waterlow 2/6d sepia (2 shades), 5/- carmine, 10/- indigo and £1 blue green. A good used lot. (5) PHOTO. £500
** 2279 1913 Waterlow 2/6d sepia brown. Fine lightly mounted mint. SG Spec. N63 (1). Cat £225 PHOTO. £80
** 2280 1913 Waterlow 2/6d deep sepia brown. Fine mounted mint. SG Spec. N63 (1). Cat £250. PHOTO. £80
** 2281 1913 Waterlow 5/- pale rose-carmine. Fine and fresh lightly mounted mint. SG Spec N66 (2). Cat £400 PHOTO. £140
** 2282 1913 Waterlow 5/- rose-carmine, lightly mounted mint. Fine. SG Spec N66 (1). Cat £400. PHOTO. £140
** 2283 1913 Waterlow 10/- indigo, a fresh mounted mint example, natural vertical gum bend that is not visible on the face. Excellent colour. SG Spec. N69 (2).Cat £850. PHOTO. £260
** 2284 1913 Waterlow £1 dull blue green. A fine and fresh mounted mint single. SG Spec. N72 (3). Cat £2,200. PHOTO. £1000
** 2285 1913 Waterlow £1 green. Fine used. SG 403. Cat £1,250. PHOTO. £400
** 2286 1915 De La Rue 2/6d (4 shades), 5/- (2 shades) and 10/-. Good to fine used. (5). £240
** 2287 1915 De La Rue 2/6d brown, three mounted mint shades, two with toned gum. £100
** 2288 1915 De La Rue 5/- bright carmine. Fine lightly mounted mint. SG Spec N67 (1). Cat £425. PHOTO. £140
** 2289 1915 De La Rue 5/- pale carmine. Fresh mounted mint. Fine. SG Spec N70 (3). Cat £500. PHOTO. £140
** 2290 1915 De La Rue 10/- deep (intense) bright blue. A fine used example of this rare shade. SG Spec. N70 (4). Cat £2,500. D Brandon Cert (2003) PHOTO. £800
** 2291 1915 De La Rue 10/- blue. A sound used example. PHOTO. £200
** 2292 1915 De La Rue 10/- pale blue, a fine and fresh lightly mounted mint example. SG Spec N70 (6). Cat £2,250. PHOTO. £700
** 2293 1915-18 Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6d to 10/-. Fine mounted mint. Also 2/6d (4 shades), 5/- and 10/- good used. (9). PHOTO. £300
** 2294 1929 PUC 1⁄2d to £1 Fine mounted mint. PHOTO. £360
** 2295 1934 Re-engraved 2/6d to 10/- lightly mounted mint and used. Fine. £300
** 2296 1935 Jubilee½d, 1½d and 2½d used on separate plain covers within Chelsea dated 7 May 1935 the first day of use, ½d cover with tear at lower left. Also a front from the same correspondence franked with a single 1d used as the three covers. All with m/s addresses. (4 items).PHOTO £100
** 2297 MISCELLANEOUS COVERS:1913-36 The small selection of covers inc 1913 env from Western Australia to Scotland bearing a Downey Head 1d tied by Freemantle machine cancellation. 1924 env from London to Berlin bearing 1924 wembley ½d & 1d. 1912 ½d Downey Head wrapper used from Liverpool to Bolivia. 1928 env from London to Ireland carried on the Liverpool to Belfast experimental flying boat service. 1931 env from London to Melbourne carried on the 2nd England to Australia trial flight. 1934 env from Liverpool to Brazil carried by Zeppelin. (8 items). £100
KEVIII ISSUES
** 2298 1936 4d photographic essay mounted on card. Fine. PHOTO. £120
KGVI ISSUES
** 2299 1937-52 The mainly mounted mint selection inc 1939-48 2/6d to £1, 1948 RSW £1 and 1951 2/6d to £1. (62). £100
** 2300 1948 RSW printed FDC from London to Melbourne bearing £1 plate 1 corner block of four and on reverse 21⁄2d marginal block of four. PHOTO. £100
G.B USED ABROAD
** 2301 GIBRALTAR:1861 (14th June) EL from Gibraltar "per Ailsa Craig" to Lisbon bearing 2d plate 8 QL tied by "A26" numeral with "GIBRALTAR"c.d.s. alongside. PHOTO. £80
** 2302 MALTA:1870 (29 September) env from Malta "Via Southampton" to Horsham bearing 1870 3d rose plate 6 TC-TD pair tied by "MALTA" duplex. Fine. PHOTO. £70
CANCELLATIONS
** 2303 EXPERIMENTAL CANCELLATIONS:1858-88 The selection of covers (2), pieces (6) and adhesives (7) inc 1871 env to Glasgow with a fine Azamar cancellation. 1888 env E to Monmouth bearing 1d lilac with Hoster cancellation. 1858 pieces x 3 bearing 1d (2) & 2d tied by Rideout cancellations. LC14 1d BA with part Pearson Hill cancellation and another OH with central "683/E" Salisbury trial cancellation with central pins. (15 items).PHOTO £160
** 2304 LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS:A complete set of numbers 1 to 12 cancelling mainly fine 1841 1d reds. Mostly fine part strikes. (12). £140
** 2305 LONDON NUMBER "12" IN MALTESE CROSS CANCELLING 1841 2d PAIR: 1841 2d blue plate 3 pair TD-TE cancelled with two strikes of the London "12" in MC cancellations. Very fine. SG Spec. E1 vl. Cat £700+. PHOTO. £160
** 2306 LONDON NUMBER "7" IN MALTESE CROSS CANCELLING 1841 2d:18412d blue plate 3 NG cancelled with an almost complete strike of the "7" in MC of London. A fine adhesive and cancellation. SG Spec. E1 vg. Cat. £750. PHOTO. £140
** 2307 LONDON NUMBER "9" IN MALTESE CROSS CANCELLING 1d PINK ENVELOPE:1843 (13 June) 1d pink env used from London to Low Pavement, Nottingham cancelled by a fine London number "9" in MC cancellation. Th env. is a little soiled at edges. PHOTO. £100
** 2308 LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS: 1843 (20th April) EL to Ashby de La Zouche bearing 1d red plate 41 NG tied by a fine "6" in Maltese Cross. PHOTO. £80
** 2309 NEWSPAPER CANCELLATIONS/CORKS ETC:1857c-1880c The selection of adhesives (some on piece) with various newspaper branch cancellations, 1878 front to Chepstow bearing 1/2d plate 12 tied by "NPB" cancellation. A selection of 1d plate numbers inc plate 193 block of four MD-NE cancelled with dumb oval of bars. 1872 piece with 1d plate 174 strip TI-TK with "cork" cancellation. 1d plate 223 DF with inspectors "ZIG-ZAG" cancellation. Mostly fine strikes. (31). £80
** 2310 SPOONS-HULL/NORTHAMPTON/SHREWSBURY/WORCESTER:1856 (26 Dec) env to Malton bearing blued paper LC14 1d brick-red KA cancelled with a superb "HULL" spoon duplex. 1862 (2 Feb) env to London bearing LC14 1d Alphabet IV plate 51 PL tied by a very fine NORTHAMPTON" spoon (1st recut code "F").1858 (19 April) env to Bristol bearing LC14 1d OE with "SHREWSBURY" spoon duplex.1860 (19 Oct) env to Ledbury bearing LC14 1d tied by a "WORCESTER" spoon. A very fine quartet. £120
** 2311 SPOON-WOLVERHAMPTON:1856 (1 April) E to London bearing Die II Alphabet II 1d Ib tied by a magnificent "WOLVERHAMPTON" spoon duplex. £70
** 2312 SPOONS-LEAMINGTON:1857 (18 November) 1d pink env. to London cancelled with a superb "LEAMINGTON" spoon duplex. PHOTO. £160
** 2313 SPOONS - RUGBY:1858 (30 June) morning env to Newbury franked with LC14 1d SK tied by a very fine "RUGBY" shoe cancellation. PHOTO. £160
** 2314 SPOONS -OSWESTRY:1858 (11th April) EL to the Inland Revenue, London franked with LC14 1d LO tied by a superb "OSWESTRY" spoon duplex. The letter is from a recently dismissed Inspector of Taxes who pleads for his job. PHOTO. £80
** 2315 SPOON-BURTON UPON TRENT:1859 (21 May) env to Derby bearing LC14 1d plate 36 DH with a superb Burton Upon Trent "spoon" duplex, one reverse is a "HORNINGGLOW" thimble UDC. PHOTO. £80
** 2316 WILKINSON 'PENNY IN THE SLOT' MACHINE: 1912 env to Cambridge with a fine strike of the single-ring "LONDON E.C./1D/POSTAGE PAID/Crown" mark of the Wilkinson machine with "London E.C. c.d.s. for JA 27/12 alongside. The cover is endorsed on reverse "Found without contents at CB" & initialled "W.J.H.". £50
G.B. AIRMAILS
** 2317 ZEPPELIN COVER CARRIED ON THE FIFTH FLIGHT TO SOUTH AMERICA:1934 (4 August) env. registered from London to Montevideo franked with 11⁄2d pair, 6d, 1/- and 2/6d seahorse carried on the fifth zeppelin flight to S. America with relevant code "b" c.d.s. Fine. PHOTO. £160
G.B. 1911 CORONATION AERIAL POST
** 2318 LONDON TO WINDSOR CARD FLOWN THE WRONG WAY ETC:A brown London to Windsor card to Hemel Hempstead flown from Windsor to London on 16th September 1911 bearing 1⁄2d Downey head tied by a fine Die 2 c.d.s. The card has an official printed message from the organising committee. Also a purple brown env from London to Southport flown on 11 September 1911 from London to Windsor franked with a 1d Downey head tied by an almost complete Die 1 c.d.s. (2 covers). PHOTO. £140
G.B. OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS
** 2319 AUSTRALIA - PORT PHILIP:1853 (24th January) mourning env. from London with m/s"First Vefsel direct to Port Phillip" to Port Philip bearing 1841 2d plate 4 vertical pairs ND-NE (faults) plus OD-OE (originally a block of four) to pay the 8d ship letter rate, tied by "20" London diamond of Greenwich. With on reverse a red "SHIP LETTER/Crown/MELBOURNE" d.s. and charged "3" in m/s on front. Despite faults few imperf. covers of any kind have been recorded addressed to Australia. PHOTO. £260
2000-2079
2080-2159
2160-2239
2240-2319
2320-2348
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