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1895-96 ½a - 5r Zanzibar overprints on India, the set of 15 fine mint. S.G. 3/21, £500. (15). £120-150
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1899-1901 ½a - 5r Set of 17 fine mint. S.G. 188/204, £275. (17). £70-80
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1913 1c - 10r Set of 15 fine mint. S.G. 246/260, £300. (15). Photo on Page 216. £80-100
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1840 1d Rainbow Trial, state 1 in reddish brown, fine with good margins. S.G. DP20, £5,500. Photo on Page 218. £1,400-1,600
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1841 (Apr 1) Piece bearing a 1d black, IH plate 2 with large margins, cancelled by the distinctive (special) Maltese Cross of Leeds in black, the piece folded so the Leeds backstamp is displayed alongside the stamp. Very fine. S.G. A1ua, £2,800. Photo on Page 127. £700-800
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1840 1d Black JK plate 2 with four margins tied to piece by a red Maltese Cross and black "Poulton/Penny Post". S.G. A1ya, £3,000. Photo on Page 218. £600-700
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1840 1d Blacks, plate 6 BD with a red Maltese Cross and plate 8 JD with a black Maltese Cross, both very fine with large margins on all sides. (2). Photo on Page 218. £140-180
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1840 1d Black, OD Plate 11, good to huge margins with a portion of the adjoining stamp at left, used with a light black Maltese Cross, traces of a light pressed vertical crease, otherwise superb with a matching 1d red. S.G. £4,630. (2). Photo on Page 218. £750-850
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1840 2d Blue pair, CD-DE plate 1 with good margins, CD with double 'D', fine used with black Maltese Cross cancels. S.G. £2,000+. Photo on Page 218. £600-700
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1840 (July 1) 2d Blue FK plate 1 (2 margins, just cut into at both sides) on the left half of a cover tied by three Maltese Crosses in black and a further two Maltese Crosses in red. A remarkable combination of cancels, probably a unique use, with R.P.S Certificate (1985). S.G. D1ug, unpriced by S.G. Photo on Page 204. £2,800-3,200
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1840-1970 Mainly used collection on stockcards including 1d black (four margins, thinned), imperf 1d reds showing various shades and bluing of the paper (174), 1867-83 Maltese Cross 5/- (3, one used in Constantinople, the others a little grubby) and Anchor 5/- (faults), 1883-84 2/6, 5/- and 10/- (2, faults), 1902 KEVII 2/6-£1 fine used, 1911 2/6 and 5/-, 1913-19 2/6-10/- Seahorses from all three printers, etc., condition mixed. (100s). Photo on Pages 124, 216 & 218 . £250-350
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1841 1d Red-brown TI plate 10, four small to large margins, centrally cancelled by a red Maltese Cross, fine and scarce, with B.P.A Certificate (1968). S.G. A2va, £5,000. Photo on Page 218. £1,200-1,400
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1841 1d Reds and 2d blues comprising 1d singles cancelled by Norwich Maltese Cross or "HONITON" datestamp, a 1d block of four, 2d on piece tied by "29" numeral of Ashburton in blue, 2d pair cancelled by Dublin Maltese Crosses, and a 2d strip of three (faults) all with clear margins. (12 stamps). Photo on Page 218. £120-150
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1850 1d Red-brown JC plate 169, four good margins, cancelled by Irish numeral "5" of Ardee in red, fine and scarce. S.G. B1xd, £9,500. Photo on Page 218. £1,200-1,500
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1853 1d Red-brown JC plate 175, four good margins used with a numeral cancel, trace of a very light corner crease, otherwise a superb example of this very scarce plate. With B.P.A Certificate (2009). S.G. B2 (175), £1,000. Photo on Page 218. £500-550
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1841 2d Blue, RA-RL strip of twelve used, each with "795" numeral cancel of Thirsk, RB-RD cut into at base and RL at right, RA and RJ very close at base, otherwise good to large margins on all sides, an exceptionally scarce use of a complete row of twelve stamps, a very striking item. Photo on Page 195. £1,000-1,200
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1847 Embossed 1/- pale green used with "15" numeral cancel of London, cut square, three good margins, just touched at base. S.G. 54, £1,000. Photo on Page 216. £90-120
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1868 1d Lake-red plate 109, error imperforate, four margins, fine used with Irish "142" numeral cancel of Clonmel, very scarce, with B.P.A Certificate (1988). S.G. G1h, £3,000++. Photo on Page 218. £1,800-2,000
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1872 1/- Spray of Rose KB plate 6 with double '6' at right, superb used with Londonderry c.d.s. S.G. J106a, £400. Photo on Page 218. £160-200
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1873 Piece cut from the De La Rue ink recipe book bearing a recipe for olive ink with the note "6d English Postage" and "In February 1873 the yellow brown ink was abandoned for the above Postage and this ink was used instead", bearing a block of four imperf De La Rue dummy stamps. The reverse side has a similar block of four dummy stamps in deep yellow, the adjoining ink recipe headed "New Zealand Postage" with the note "Some of this ink was supplied 27th March 1867". Two unique ink recipes, the yellow ink used for the New Zealand 1864-71 4d, the olive ink used for 1873 6d grey which replaced the pale chestnut stamp. Photo on Page 195. £250-300
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1875 5/- Rose watermark Maltese Cross, CA plate 2 fine mint, large part original gum, centred a little to the top and left, a lovely fresh example of this scarce stamp. S.G. 126, £12,000. Photo on Page 216. £3,200-3,600
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1878 10/- Greenish grey watermark Maltese Cross, HA used with Glasgow c.d.s, centred a little left, otherwise very fine. S.G. 128, £3,200. Photo on Page 216. £800-900
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1878 £1 Brown-lilac watermark Maltese Cross, AJ used with Manchester York St. c.d.s, superb colour and very fine. S.G. 129, £4,500. Photo on Page 216 £1,300-1,500
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1882 £5 Orange on blued paper, DM used with Edinburgh c.d.s, small thin spot, otherwise superb centreing and appearance, S.G. 133, £15,000. Photo on Page 216. £3,200-3,500
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1882 5/- Rose watermark Anchor on white paper, EA fine used with a London E.C hooded circle datestamp, excellent centreing. S.G. 134, £4,200. Photo on Page 216. £700-800
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1878 6d Grey TL plate 16, imperforate imprimatur on gummed watermark Spray paper, reverse with large part original gum, paper adhering at the top, four margins, close at top, otherwise very fine and scarce. S.G. £2,750. Photo on Page 218. £700-800
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1880 1/- Orange-brown QC watermark Spray, variety watermark inverted, well centred, mounted mint with large part original gum, fine and very scarce. S.G. J115c, £11,000. Photo on Page 218. £2,500-2,800
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1883-84 10/- Cobalt, GF on white paper, well centred, used with a London numeral cancel. A fine example of this scarce shade, with R.P.S Certificate (1972) which rather harshly states 'faded', which it does not appear to be. S.G. 182, £8,250. Photo on Page 216. £1,500-1,800
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1883 2/6 Lilac on white paper with margin at right, 1887 10d and 1912 KEVII 10d with margin at top, all superb unmounted mint. S.G. £840+, (3). Photo on Page 216. £200-250
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1884 £1 Brown watermark Crowns, EB overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 9, no gum, a few small ink marks and clipped perforation tips, a reasonable looking example of this scarce stamp. S.G. 185s, £2,800. Photo on Page 218. £150-180
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1884 £1 Brown watermark Crowns, JC with frame break, overprinted Specimen type 9, mint full gum, a few perf tips at base a little short, otherwise very fine. S.G. K15ta, £3,750. Photo on Page 218. £750-850
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1884 £1 Brown watermark Crowns, IA used with oval Registered datestamps, small stain left of the Queens neck, otherwise fine. S.G. 185, £2,800. Photo on Page 218. £350-400
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1883-84 ½d Blue, 1d lilac die II and 1½d - 1/- lilac or green issue with additional 4d, 5d, 6d, 9d (2) and 1/- all overprinted Specimen type 9, most mounted mint with large part original gum (the 1d without gum), one 4d creased, otherwise fine with unusually good colour. S.G. £3,760. (18). Photo on Page 218. £900-1,100
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1887-1955 Small mint selection comprising 1887-92 4d, 4½d and 10d, 1939-48 2/6 - £1 set of six (the £1 unmounted) and 1955-58 Waterlow 2/6 - £1 set of four unmounted. S.G. 205/6, 210, 476/786, 536/9. (13). £100-120
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1892 4½d Green and carmine upper right pane of twenty, marginal rules in left and lower margins, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 206, £388+. £130-160
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1891 £1 Green, CC imperforate with large margins, overprinted Specimen type 9, light horizontal crease, otherwise superb unmounted mint. S.G. K17s, £6,500. Photo on Page 218. £1,800-2,200
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1891 £1 Green, LD-MD vertical pair used with two oval framed "R" registration cancels, fine, unusual and attractive. S.G. 212, £1,600. Photo on Page 127. £500-600
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1891 £1 Green, JC with frame break, used with Wellington College Station c.d.s and boxed "C.H.B / G.P.O", fine. S.G. 212a, £2,000. Photo on Page 218. £600-700
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1900 ½d Blue-green with control "R" in an unmounted mint sheet of 240, divided into two panes. A couple of small perf splits affecting eight stamps and one horizontal row creased, folds to several rows of perforations, otherwise fine. S.G. 213. £80-100
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Various QV stamps including many imperf and perf 1d reds with some multiples, 1841 1d with number in Maltese Cross cancels (5, including a pair, four with four margins), 1841 2d blue pairs all with four margins (4), revenues, a few controls and officials, perfins, 1860 covers bearing 1857 4d (3, one also with two 1d reds), 1857 stampless O.H.M.S cover with 'Rowland Hill' imprint and a few stationery envelopes, 1877 2½d rosy mauve plate 7 mint, 1880 1½d venetian-red block of four each overprinted 'Specimen' type 9 fine mint, etc. An interesting mixture containing some useful items. (100s). £500-600
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A large quantity of QV -QEII mint and used stamps with some postmarks, predecimal and decimal booklets, a few presentation packs, FDCs and PHQ cards, WW2 Channel Islands, some decimal face. £120-150
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QV-QEII Collection in an album and duplicates in two stockbooks, including 1883 QV 2/6 - 10/- used, 1862 9d used with a red c.d.s, etc. Also some decimal face mint including 1987 and 1988 stamp year books. £150-200
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1902 (Jan 1) Postcard with KEVII ½d tied by Retford squared circle and a picture postcard to Germany with KEVII 1d tied by Southampton c.d.s. Two fine first day uses of KEVII stamps. (2). £80-100 |
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KEVII-QEII Stamps in a box and stockbooks including a range of KEVII and KGV shades used, a large quantity of KGV and KGVI low values with inverted or sideways watermarks, a few Seahorses including Waterlow 5/- used with c.d.s (a few short perfs), a few controls and booklets, etc. (Many 100s). £250-350
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1911 (June 22) Patriotic picture postcards with photos of King George V or Queen Mary on a Union flag, both posted at Kendal bearing KGV ½d Downey Head cancelled on the First Day of Issue. Two attractive first day uses. (2). £80-100
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1911-36 KGV and KEVIII Mainly mint collection on pages with some better 1912-24 shades, 1922 9d green mint (3), a few inverted watermarks, 1912 Multiple Cypher 1d Downey Head no cross on crown used, etc. S.G. £2,000 (approx). (186). £200-250
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1913 Waterlow 10/- Indigo-blue fine used with London c.d.s. S.G. 402. £450. Photo on Page 218. £150-180
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1913 £1 Deep green very fine used with light oval Registered datestamp. S.G. N72 (2), £1,800. Photo on Page 218. £700-800
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1915 De La Rue 10/- blue mint, a few short perfs, hinge remainders, well centred. S.G. 412, £2,500. Photo on Page 218. £100-120
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1915 De La Rue 10/- blue very fine used with a light c.d.s cancel. S.G. 412, £800. Photo on Page 218. £300-350
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