Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Specialised Great Britain Stamps and Postal History
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 14th May 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing Details in London
Monday 12 May 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Tuesday 13 May 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Private viewing by appointment only
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Auction Lots - Page 12
551
x 10d. brown, cut square and with unusually good to large margins all round, tied by London Inland "24" in barred oval to entire, dated 11 Jan. 1855, registered to Macclesfield; vertical filing folds well clear of the adhesive, fine and scarce. Signed Holcombe. S.G. 57, £3,000. Photo £700-800
552
6d. mauve, a beautiful shade, cut square and with clear to huge margins all round, used with watermark small Crown, perf. 16 1d. on entire letter, dated 20 Nov. 1854, registered to Edinburgh, London Inland "24" barred oval cancellations and with Lombard St. Maltese Cross datestamp on reverse; light vertical filing fold well clear of the adhesives, fine. S.G. 17, 58. Photo £500-600

1855-57

Watermark Small Garter, Paper Deeply Blued

553
x 4d. carmine, very lightly cancelled, fine. S.G. 62, £425 £150-200
554
x 4d, carmine, tied by London Inland section barred oval cancellation, to entire letter, dated 3 Oct. 1855, addressed to Rouen, red "p.d." in oval and angl./amb. calais d on front, Lombard St. Maltese Cross d.s. on reverse; filing fold clear of the adhesive, fine. S.G. 62, £750. Photo £150-200
555
x 4d. carmine (2) tied by "144" cancellations of Forfar to entire letter (no side flaps), dated 12 Nov. 1855, addressed to New York, "24" and "3/cents" handstamps, fine. Also 4d. (wing margin) tied by London duplex cancellation on entire, dated 21 Feb. 1856 addressed to Bordeaux with blue oval A.Wigdahl forwarding Agents marking (unrecorded by Lowe); some faults. S.G. 62 £200-250
556
x 4d. carmine, horizontal pair, tied by Scottish "61" numeral cancellation and "angl.amb.calais" c.d.s. of 21 Feb. 1856, to entire addressed to Bordeaux, transit and arrival datestamps on reverse; horizontal filing fold well clear of the adhesives, fine and attractive. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 62. Photo £500-600
557
x 4d. carmine (2), tied by Newcastle on Tyne sideways duplex cancellations of 8 May 1856 to envelope addressed to New Zealand, "2" handstamp, Wellington (1.9) and New Plymouth (11.9) transit and arrival datestamps on the front, green Liverpool (10.5) on reverse; soiled and some small faults but a scarce cover. S.G. 62. Photo £200-250
558
x 4d. carmine, four used shades, three are on slightly blued paper; good to fine. S.G. 62, 62a, £1,700 £150-200
559
x 4d. carmine, four used shades, two on slightly blued paper, one with Birmingham Spoon cancellation; fair to good. S.G. 62, 62a, £1,700 £150-200

Watermark Small Garter, Paper Slightly Blued

560
x 4d. carmine, two used examples, good colour; a few short perfs., fair to good. S.G. 62a, £850 £80-100

Watermark Medium Garter, Glazed Paper

561
x 4d. carmine, vertical pair, the lower stamps with small surface rub, tied by scarce "647" barred oval cancellations of Robertsbridge, to envelope, dated 23 June 1857, addressed to Berlin, red "p." in oval and england per aachen/franco, transit and arrival datestamps on reverse; fine. Also 4d. two used examples. S.G. 63. Photo £150-200
562
x 4d. carmine (2), Watermark Large Garter 4d. carmine (6, 2 with inverted watermark), used, mixed condition. S.G. 63/66 £200-250
563
x 4d. carmine, white paper, specially prepared ink, overprinted "specimen" type 4, large part original gum, centred to lower right, fresh colour and fine. S.G. 65s, £1,800. Photo £350-400

Watermark Large Garter

564
x A piece of paper containing nine complete and three partial impressions of the Large Garter watermark, handstamped "(Crown)/postage/__4d" in the margin at right; some faults, scarce £300-400
565
x 4d. rose, part redistributed original gum, centred to top, slightly short perf. at lower right, good colour and fine. S.G. 66a, £1,700. Photo £300-350
Provenance: Beaumont
566
x 4d. rose, watermark inverted, original gum, centred to foot, good colour, fine. S.G. 66aWi, £4,500. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: Beaumont
567
x 4d. rose, watermark inverted, unused without gum, fine and fresh. R.P.S. Certificate (1985), S.G. 66aWi, £4,500. Photo £500-600
568
x 4d. carmine, six used shades, two with inverted watermark, a few faults. S.G. 66, 66aWi, £1,200 £120-150
569
x 4d. rose carmine, four used on separate envelope or entires, all addressed to Paris, a variety of London cancellations, good to fine. S.G. 66 £150-200
570
x 1859 (17 Oct.) fragile entire letter, endorsed Via Marseille and Aden, addressed to Port Louis Mauritius, franked 1855-57 watermark large Garter 4d. (2) and 1d. 'stars' with London "18" cancellations, arrival c.d.s. (17 Nov.) on reverse; some splits along the folds and other slight faults, scarce £150-200
571
x 4d. rose-carmine horizontal strip of three, tied by "1" duplex cancellations of Aberdeen to envelope (with long enclosure), dated 8 April 1858, addressed to Alexander Gibbon Esquire Surgeon 65th Regt. Bengal Care of Messrs Grindley & Co India Army Agency Calcutta; transit and arrival datestamps on reverse; fine. S.G. 66 £150-200
572
x 4d. rose carmine (2) used with 1d. Stars on envelope (with long enclosure), dated 17 Jan. 1860, addressed to Alexander Gibbon Esquire Superintending Surgeon Bengal Army Benares, Aberdeen "1" duplex cancellations, transit and arrival markings on reverse, fine. Photo £150-200
573
x 4d. rose on thick paper, unused (regummed), centred to lower left, fair appearance; faults. S.G. 66b, £6,500. Photo £600-700
574
x 4d. on thick paper, watermark inverted, unused (regummed), good colour. S.G. 66bWi, unpriced unused. Photo £600-700
575
x 4d. rose on thick paper, horizontal strip of three, "368" duplex cancellations of Penbroke Dock (which leaves the centre stamp with a fine c.d.s. only), a few short perfs., fine. S.G. 66b, £1,050. Photo £200-250
576
x 4d. carmine on thick paper, "144" barred oval cancellation, also two on ordinary paper. S.G. 66b, £350 £100-150

Watermark Emblems

577
x 6d. lilac, three shades, part redistributed original gum to unused (regummed); fair to good appearance, some faults. S.G. 69/70, £4,050 £200-250
578
x 6d. deep lilac, large part original gum, fresh colour, fine and attractive. S.G. 69, £1,800. Photo £300-400
579
x 6d., six used shades, a few short perfs., chiefly good to fine. S.G. 69/70 £80-100
580
x 6d., lilac, nineteen used examples, including watermark inverted, watermark inverted and reversed, etc., mixed condition. S.G. 69/70 £120-150
581
x 6d. lilac, used with 1d. Stars (2) on mourning envelope, dated 6 May 1857, registered to Staffordshire, boxed "castle/street" Scots Local cancellations; the 6d. defective at top but good appearance and scarce £100-150
582
x 6d. lilac, used with 1d. Stars on entire, dated 2 Aug. 1861, addressed to Naples, London "1" in barred oval cancellations and additionally tied by red pd in oval; 6d. (2) used with 1d. Stars on entire letter, dated 26 June 1861, addressed to Naples, London "46" barred oval cancellations, good to fine. S.G. 69/70 £120-150
583
x 6d. lilac, five on separate envelopes to India, Italy, Cape Town and Grahamstown South Africa and Spain, also 6d. pair on cover to Genoa and 6d. pair with 1d. Stars on cover to Rome; a variety of cancellations; good to fine. S.G. 69/70 £400-450
584
x 6d. and 1/-, both wing margin examples, tied by London E.C. duplex cancellations, to entire letter, dated 18 June 1860, addressed to Cadiz, red pd in oval and Cadiz double ring arrival marking; fine. S.G. 69, 71. Photo £150-200
585
x 6d. (trimmed wing margin at left) used with 1d. Stars and 2d. Plate 8 on envelope, dated 18 May 1860, addressed to Melbourne, London SE 12 duplex cancellations, arrival d.s. (6.7) on reverse; some stains but an unusual three colour, three issue, franking £150-200
586
x 6d. on azure paper, wing margin example, tied by London barred oval cancellation to envelope, dated 27 Feb. 1857, addressed to Piedmont; fine. S.G. 70a. Photo £250-300
587
x 1/- green overprinted "specimen" type 2 and with Charing Cross squared circle trial cancellation; some trimmed perfs. at top and other perf. faults. Rare. S.G. 71s. Photo £150-200
588
x 1/- green overprinted "specimen" type 4, perfs. trimmed on all sides, also an unused (regummed) example, short perfs. at right. S.G.71s £100-120
589
x 1/- green, seven used shades, mixed condition. S.G. 71/73 £120-150
590
x 1/- green, used with 1d. Stars on entire letter, dated 1 Jan. 1857, addressed to Rome, London "44" barred oval cancellations, rd pd in circle and with angl. amb. calais l datestamp, fine. Photo £200-250
591
x 1/- green, used with 1d. Stars on entire letter, dated 20 March 1857, addressed to Rome, London "50" barred oval cancellations; light vertical filing fold affecting the 1/-; fine £120-150
592
x 1/- pale green block of twelve (4x3) on entire Voia Southampton & Panama, dated Aug. 10 1862, addressed to Lima, Peru, London WC/2 barred oval cancellations, Panama (22.8) transit, the block (wing margin at right and three stamps defective) affixed overlapping the edge of the opened out entire. Despite faults and exceptionally high value franking and rare. Richter Certificate (1994). S.G. 73. Photo £700-900

1862-64

593
x 3d. to 1/- used selection, comprising 3d. (4), 4d. (14), 6d. (11), 9d. (3) and 1/- (4), mixed condition £200-250
594
x 3d. rose, Plate 2, DE, overprinted "specimen" type 5, perfs. trimmed and faults, affixed to small piece, also LI overprinted "specimen" type 5, perfs. trimmed on two sides, with Charing Cross trial cancellation £150-200
595
x 3d. deep carmine-rose, Plate 2, ED, original gum, wing margin at right, diagonal crease and a little stained; fresh bright colour and scarce. S.G. 75, £4,750. Photo, £500-600
596
x 3d. bright carmine-rose, DO, part original gum, a few short perfs., good appearance. S.G. 76, £2,400. Photo £300-400
597
x 3d. Plate 2: AE-AF horizontal pair, trimmed wing margin at left, tied by "299" cancellations of Larne to envelope, dated 24 Nov.1864, addressed to St. Vincent, Canada West; IF-IG horizontal pair , tied by "162" duplex cancellations of Cardiff, to entire letter, dated 3 Sept. 1862, addressed to Genoa, also two used examples; a few small faults. S.G. 77 £200-250
598
x 3d. Plate 2, pale carmine-rose, BD, part original gum, wing margin at right; small faults, fair appearance. S.G. 77, £2,400. Photo £300-400
599
x 3d. bright carmine-rose, Plate 2: LF, watermark inverted, part original gum (redistributed), centred to top, bright colour and scarce. S.G. 76wi, unpriced unused. Photo £1,000-1,200
600
x 4d. bright red, Plate 3: BH-CI, block of four, large part original gum, central horizontal perfs. strengthened by archival tape, centred to right, bright colour and mostly good perfs., fine. A rare block. Specialised J52(1), £10,000. Photo £2,000-2,500
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Specialised Great Britain Stamps and Postal History
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 14th May 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing Details in London
Monday 12 May 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Tuesday 13 May 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Private viewing by appointment only
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