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x 3d. with open value tablet, imperforate in dull mauve and carmine with handpainted country name, affixed to fragment, fine. Photo £250-300
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x 3d. with open value tablet, imperforate in dull mauve and black with handpainted country name, on partly gummed unwatermarked paper, fine. Photo £250-300
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x 3d. with open value tablet, imperforate in green and ultramarine with handpainted country name, on partly gummed unwatermarked paper, fine. Photo £250-300
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x 6d. with open value tablet, imperforate in dull mauve and black with handpainted country name, on gummed unwatermarked paper, fine. Photo £250-300
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x 6d. with shaded value tablet, imperforate in dull mauve and black with handpainted country name, on gummed unwatermarked paper, fine. Photo £250-300
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x 6d. with shaded value tablet, perforated in dull mauve and carmine with handpainted country name, on gummed unwatermarked paper, fine. Photo £250-300
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x 1/2d. to £1 set of thirteen overprinted "specimen", the 2d. with a few short perfs at foot and some with hinge remnants, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 41s-53s, £300 £70-90
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x 1/2d. to £1 set of thirteen, the 1/- with two short perfs at right otherwise fine mint.
S.G. 41-53, £450. Photo for £1 £120-150
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x Stamp Duty master die proof with blank value tablet in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), unmarked; also issue 1d. mint. Photo £300-400
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x 1d. dull purple and green, variety overprint double, neatly cancelled with c.d.s.; a couple of short perfs at left otherwise fine. A rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1967). S.G. 54a, £2000. Photo £600-800
Provenance: William Frazer, March 2004
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x 2 1/2d. on 3d. dull purple and green, the four types, fine mint. S.G. 55-58, £681. Photo for Type 12 £200-250
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x 2 1/2d. on 3d. dull purple and green, a strip of four showing Types 10, 11, 12 and 8, fine mint. S.G. 55-58, £681. Photo £200-250
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x 2 1/2d. on 3d. dull purple and green, a top left plate number corner of ten (5x2) with Type 8 showing damaged stop, and a block of four with margin at left, [31-32/41-42] with the lower pair showing same variety, also a single with Type 8 showing surcharge transposed due to downward shift, fine mint. S.G. 55, £165+ £60-80
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x 2 1/2d. on 6d. dull purple and green, the four types, the Type 12 a little gum toned otherwise fine mint. S.G. 59-62, £538 £150-180
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x 2 1/2d. on 6d. dull purple and green, a lower left corner plate number block of eight (4x2), the upper row showing Type 8, the lower row showing Types 8+10+10+11, a few split perfs at right otherwise fresh and fine mint. S.G. 59-61, £300+ £100-120
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x 2 1/2d. on 6d. dull purple and green, a strip of three showing Types 8+10+12, fine mint. S.G. 60-62, £505. Photo £150-180
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x 2 1/2d. on 1/- dull lilac, a strip of three comprising Types 8+10+11, unused with large part original gum, a fine and scarce multiple. S.G. 63, 65, 66; £1610. Photo £600-800
Provenance: William Frazer, March 2004
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x 2 1/2d. on 1/- dull lilac, Type 8 unused without gum, small light tone spot on reverse, and Type 11 (colour slightly faded) unused with part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (1984) for Type 8. S.G. 63, 66; £660. Photo for latter £120-150
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x 2 1/2d. on 1/- dull lilac, Type 9, good colour, fine used. S.G. 64, £1300. Photo £400-500
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x 2 1/2d. on 1/- dull lilac, Type 10, good colour, fine used. S.G. 65, £750. Photo £200-250
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x 2 1/2d. on 1/- dull lilac pair, Type 11 with variety italic "n" + Type 8, unused with large part original gum, colour a little faded otherwise fine. S.G. 63/66a, £1910+. Photo £500-600
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x 2 1/2d. on 1/- dull lilac, Type 13, good colour, fine unused with large part original gum. B.P.A. Certificate (1985). S.G. 66b, £1800. Photo £500-600
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x 2 1/2d. on 2/- dull lilac, Type 8, unused with large part original gum. Scarce. S.G. 67, £2000. Photo £500-600
Provenance: Edward Gilbert, June 2005
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x 1903 CA 1/2d. to £1 set of thirteen and 1907-12 MCA 1/2d. to £1 set of thirteen (the 2d. and 3d. with a small surface abrasion), each overprinted "specimen", the latter set with hinge remnants otherwise fine mint. S.G. 73s-85s, 99s-111s; £650 £120-150
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x 1903 CA 1/2d. to £1 set of thirteen, fine, 1904-05 MCA 1/2d. to £1 set of thirteen (2d. and 4d. with light gum staining) plus additional 3d. and 4d. (lightly gum toned) showing watermark inverted, mounted mint and 1907-12 MCA 1/2d. to £1 with both 1d. (2d., 5d. and 6d. gum toned), mounted mint. S.G. 86-111, £1474 £250-300
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x 1912-21 MCA 1/2d. to £1 set of seventeen overprinted "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 112s-128s, £450 £120-150
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x 1912-21 MCA 1/2d. to £1 with all listed papers/shades and 1921-27 Script 1/2d. to 10/- with both 1d dies, some a little gum toned otherwise fine mint; also MCA 2d. and 1/- used with variety watermark inverted. S.G. 112-146, £1033 £250-300
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x £2 blue and dull purple, a fraction gum toned otherwise fine mint. S.G. 129, £950. Photo £200-250
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x £5 orange and green overprinted "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 130s, £475. Photo £150-180
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x 1921-27 Script 2/- blue and dull purple on blue, variety watermark inverted, fine mint. S.G. 144w, £190 £60-80
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x £2 blue and dull purple and £5 orange and green, both overprinted "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 147s-148s, £640. Photo £200-250
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x 1932 Bradbury Wilkinson Head die proof as used for the high values, in black on wove paper (69x68mm.) with printer's imprint and die number "215" at foot, a touch of soiling in places though fine. Photo £250-300
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x 1/2d. to £1 set of thirteen, the 1/- and 2/- with the odd shortish perf , 1935 Jubilee, 1937 Coronation and 1946 Victory sets. each perforated "specimen", fine mint.
Cat. £680 £150-180
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x 1/2d. to £1 set of thirteen, fine mint. S.G. 155-167, £275 £80-100
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x 1933 Centenary 1/2d. to £1 set of thirteen perforated "specimen", the 2/- with red ink mark in right value tablet otherwise fine mint. S.G. 168s-180s, £850 £250-300
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x 1/2d. to £1 set of thirteen, the 6d. with three stained perfs at top otherwise fine mint. S.G. 168-180, £1100. Photo for £1 £300-400
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x 1935-56 complete mint collection, virtually all mint (1937 Coronation and 1946 Victory sets used), fine. S.G. 181-222, £279 £70-90
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x 1935 Silver Jubilee 1d. and 1/- lower left corner blocks of four, 3d. and 5d. lower left corner vertical pairs, each showing variety extra flagstaff, fine mint. S.G. 181a-184a, £790. Photo for 1/- £250-300
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x A collection comprising Cards with 1881-83 1d. overprinted "specimen", 1d. and 1 1/2d. reply paid and 1 1/2d. unused, 1d., 1 1/2d. and 1 1/2d. reply paid used, 1893 1/2d. and 1/2d. reply paid overprinted "specimen" and 1/2d. unused, 1902 1/2d. and 1d. and 1/2d. and 1d. reply paid overprinted "specimen"; 1912 1/2d. and 1d. and 1/2d. and 1d. reply paid overprinted "specimen", 1916 1 1/2d. overprinted "specimen", 1938 1/2d. and 1 1/2d. overprinted "specimen", 1940 1d. and 2d. overprinted "specimen" and 1955 1d. unused; Envelopes with 1898-99 1d. and 2 1/2d. overprinted "specimen" and 2 1/2d. used (2, one registered to Germany), 1902 1d. and 2 1/2d. overprinted "specimen", 1912 1d. used, 1938 1d. and 3d. overprinted "specimen" and 1959 3d. unused; Registered Envelopes with 1894 2d. size F overprinted "specimen", 1902 2d. size F overprinted "specimen", 1912 2d. size F overprinted "specimen", 1916 3d. size F overprinted "specimen" and size G unused and 1938 3d. overprinted "specimen"; and Wrappers with 1898 1/2d., 1902 1/2d., 1912 1/2d. and 1938 1/2d. each overprinted "specimen". A fine lot, some of the Specimens with archival markings £1,000-1,200
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x 1884 overprinted "revenue", 1d. and 3d. marginal blocks of twelve (6x2) being the bottom two rows of the pane, 6d. pane of twenty, block of four with margin at foot, and a single with watermark inverted, and 1/- block of eight (4x2) with margin at right, all apart from the 6d. a little gum toned otherwise fine mint. Barefoot 1-4 £60-80
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x 1884 5/- on 1/- green unused with large part original gum, also lower left corner block of six with plate number, two marginal blocks of four, one showing deformed "s", the other showing no stop after "s", and two singles, one with surcharge inverted (B.P.A. Certificate, 1981), all crossed by red ink stroke, fine. Barefoot 5 £250-300
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x stamp duty: 1886 1d., 3d., 6d., 2/-, 5/- and £1, and 1894 1d. on 6d. (4, one without hyphen, one with missing "y" and one with surcharge double), all pen-cancelled, generally fine. Barefoot cat. £329. Photo £250-300
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x 1864 (22 Aug.) envelope to Scotland and re-addressed to Suffolk, bearing 1859 6d. dull purple centrally cancelled "B31", rated "1/-" and "5" in red ink, showing "paid/liverpool/br. packet" c.d.s. in red (11.5), Carlisle transit d.s. and, on reverse, "paid at sierra leone" despatch d.s. partly overstruck by London and Newmarket datestamps. Photo £300-400
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x 1879 (24 Apr.) envelope to Philadelphia, bearing 1876 4d. blue tied by "B31" obliterator, showing red crayon "3", "paid/liverpool/br. packet" transit d.s. in red (12.5) and, on reverse, light "paid at sierra leone" despatch c.d.s. overstruck by arrival datestamp; the envelope with some light discolouration at left. Photo £100-120
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x 1879 envelope to London, bearing 1876 1d. rose-red and 1 1/2d. lilac pair, all cancelled by slightly heavy "B31", showing "paid/liverpool/br. packet" d.s. in red (18.6) with arrival c.d.s. on reverse; the envelope with flap missing and other slight faults. Photo £150-180
Provenance: "Columbus", October 1994
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x 1880 envelope to Vienna, bearing 1876 4d. blue comb perf tied by smudged "B31", showing "paid/liverpool/br. packet" transit d.s. in red (23.4) and, on reverse, "paid at sierra leone" despatch d.s. (date unclear) and London transit c.d.s. Clean. Photo £100-120
Provenance: "Columbus", October 1994
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x 1882 (Feb.) envelope (opened-out) to Orkney, bearing 1876 1d. rose-red (4) each cancelled by slightly heavy "B31", showing manuscript "3" in red, "paid/liverpool/br. packet" transit d.s. in red (18.3) and, on reverse, despatch c.d.s. overstruck by arrival d.s. (20.3); the envelope with recipient's notation at left and with some minor peripheral faults. Photo £150-180
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x 1882 (May) envelope to Orkney, bearing 1876 1d. rose-red and 3d. buff tied by slightly smudged "B31", showing red crayon "3", "paid/liverpool/br. packet" c.d.s. in red (20.5) and, on reverse, despatch and arrival (22.5) datestamps. Photo £150-180
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x 1885 (30 Mar.) Winch Bros envelope registered to England, bearing 1884-91 1/2d. dull green (2, one marginal), 1d. carmine and 4d. brown, each cancelled "B31", showing "4" accountancy mark in blue (error), oval-framed "R", Liverpool (16.4) and London (16.4) Registered oval d.s. and, on reverse, Sierra Leone Paid and arrival datestamps; a few light fox marks though an attractive three-colour registered franking. Photo £450-550
Provenance: John Sacher, November 2009
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x 1885 (2 Aug.) Winch Bros envelope registered to England, bearing 1885 6d. dull violet cancelled "B31", showing "R" in oval and, on reverse, despatch, Liverpool (21.8) and arrival datestamps. Photo £200-250
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