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x A valuable selection of telegraph forms which includes a group of Electric Telegraph Company with 1858 folded entire from Plymouth to London, 1860's telegram from Liverpool to London with the original envelope, other forms (2); 1863 British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph from Manchester with the original envelope (scarce); 1866 Great Western telegram received at Marlborough Station and an extra charge slip; 1856 British and Submarine telegram from Dover to London and an unused London, Chatham and Dover Railway form in red on pale yellow. Photo £180-200
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x De la Rue essay for the series B; 1d. with head in pale grey with hand-painted surround in brown on buff card (29x33mm) and dated "8 apr 79". Fine and rare. Cat £5500. Photo £1,000-1,200
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x Waterlow; 1870 1/- die proofs printed on soft card featuring a dominant portrait of the Queen's head in surround showing the country emblems, printed in black or grey-green; some peripheral soiling and tone spotting. Rare. (2 proofs). Photo £1,200-1,500
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x –– 1870 1/- die proofs printed on soft card featuring the crown over a laurel wreath with value in centre, printed in black or yellow-green. Some tone spotting. Rare. (2 proofs). Photo £1,200-1,500
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x Small Head; 1875 uncleared background which is square in shape with slots at either side, on glazed card without endorsements. Fine. Photo £600-800
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x –– Uncleared background reduced to large circle, still showing the slots at each side;
on glazed card without endorsements. Fine. Photo £600-800
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x –– Cleared background in grey-green on stout glazed paper, this pull was not properly inked at foot. Fine. Photo £500-600
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x Adopted Head; with uncleared, circular background showing part of the slots at each side, in black on glazed card which is marked "Apr 23 1875" and "before hardening",
a couple of insignificant marks. Engraved by J.F. Joubert de la Ferté. Cat. £1800. Photo £600-800
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x –– With uncleared, circular background in sepia on glazed card; without endorsements. Fine. Cat. £2750. Photo £600-800
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x –– With uncleared, circular background in bright blue-green on glazed card; without endorsements. Fine. Cat. £2750. Photo £600-800
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x 1d. die proof in black on glazed card, marked "July. 6. 1875" and "before hardening"; fine. Cat £800. Photo £240-280
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x 1d. die proof in black on glazed card, plate 4, FC, marked "July. 28. 1875" and "before striking"; fine. Cat £800. Photo £240-280
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x 3d. die proof in black on glazed card, marked "July. 14. 1875" and "before hardening"; fine. Cat £800. Photo £240-280
Provenance: W. Edgar, March 1990
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x 3d. die proof in black on glazed card, plate 2, BB, marked "Aug. 16. 1875" and "after striking", initialled "J.P.S." in pencil; fine. Cat £800. Photo £240-280
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x 4d. die proof in black on glazed card, marked "Nov 2, 1876."; fine. Cat £800. Photo £200-240
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x 4d. die proof in black on glazed card, plate 2, EB, marked "May. 11, 1877" and "before striking", initialled "H.A." in pencil; fine. Cat £800. Photo £200-240
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x 6d. die proof in black on glazed card showing circles in lower corners, marked "Oct, 26 1876."; fine. Cat £800. Photo £200-240
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x 6d. die proof in black on glazed card showing squares in lower corners, marked "Nov 7, 1876."; fine. Cat £800. Photo £200-240
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x 6d. grey, plate 1, NA-OB, imperforate corner block of four overprinted "specimen" type 9, large part original gum; a couple of minor gum wrinkles. Fresh. S.G. L212t, £520. Photo £120-150
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x 1/- die proof on glazed card, plate 5, without endorsements. Fine. Photo £240-280
Provenance: W. Edgar, March 1990
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x 1/- green, plate 4, IA-JB imperforate corner block of four overprinted "specimen" type 9, mounted in the margin only with some minor gum wrinkling. S.G. L218t, £520. Photo £120-150
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x 1/- green, plate 8, KE-OH pane of twenty, adherence on OH, otherwise lightly mounted; some split perfs. between NE-OE, otherwise fresh and fine. S.G. L222,
cat. £3000+. Photo £700-800
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x 1/- green, a small group with plate 1 imperf. corner strip of three overprinted "specimen", plate 8 overprinted "specimen" and plates 1 and 3 unused. (6) £150-180
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x 3/- die proof in black on glazed card marked "Oct, 19, 1876."; fine. Cat £800. Photo £200-240
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x 3/- imperforate colour trials overprinted "specimen" type 8, in grey-green, brown-lilac and pale ultramarine. Cat. £390. Photo £100-120
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x 3/- imperforate colour trials overprinted "specimen" type 8, HI-IL block of eight in dull mauve, mounted in the lower margin only. Photo £250-300
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x 3/- imperforate colour trials overprinted "specimen" type 8, FE-JH pane of twenty in dull mauve, fine and lightly mounted. Photo £600-800
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x 5/- die proof in black on glazed card, blank corner squares, dated "June, 17, 1875"; fine. Cat. £1350. Photo £400-500
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x 5/- rose, plate 1, CE-DE imperforate corner pair overprinted "specimen" type 9; lightly mounted in the lower margin only; a couple of light horizontal bends. A fresh and appealing pair. Cat. £850. Photo £300-350
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x 5/- rose, plate 1, BI-BJ block of four cancelled by good strikes of Liverpool Exchange dated 1876 (5 Dec.); centred low and right. S.G. L231, £550. Photo £150-180
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x 10/- die proof in black on glazed card, dated "Oct 19, 1876"; two marks on face, otherwise fine. Cat. £1300. Photo £400-500
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x 10/- plate 1 imperforate colour trial in slate-blue overprinted "specimen" type 8, AA-DE in a complete pane of twenty from the top left sheet corner showing the current number "521" and the margin inscriptions; mounted in the margins only and with only minor gum wrinkling. A fine and desirable block. Cat. £6500+. Photo £2,200-2,500
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x £1 die proof in black on glazed card, dated "Oct 23, 1876", very fine and without hinge marks on the reverse. Cat. £2000. Photo £800-1,000
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x £1 imperforate colour trial in pale ultramarine, overprinted "specimen" type 8, CE-DF block of four; lightly mounted on the top pair only. Fresh and fine. Cat. £3200. Photo £800-1,000
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x £1 brown-lilac, imperforate and overprinted "specimen" type 9, AB with left margin, large part original gum. Fresh and fine. S.G. L236t, £1300. Photo £400-500
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x £1 brown-lilac, imperforate and overprinted "specimen" type 9, AO-BP left margin block of four, lightly mounted on the top stamps; usual gum wrinkling. A fine and important block. S.G. L236t. Photo £1,500-2,000
Provenance: W. Edgar, March 1990
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x £1 brown-lilac, DF, used with a very neat strike of West Strand B.O. c.d.s. dated 1879 (21 June); a couple of trivial perf. irregularities, otherwise fresh and fine. S.G. L236, £850. Photo £250-300
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x £5 die proof in black on glazed card, dated "Nov 15, 1876"; fresh and fine without any hinge marks on the reverse. Cat. £3250. Photo £1,800-2,000
Provenance: W. Edgar, March 1990
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x £5 imperforate colour trial in grey-green overprinted "specimen" type 8, DM, affixed to piece of card (for official display purposes?), otherwise fine. Cat. £1300. Photo £400-500
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x £5 imperforate colour trial in slate-blue overprinted "specimen" type 8, DM, affixed to piece of card; there is a minor bend, otherwise fine. Photo £350-400
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x £5 imperforate colour trial in dull mauve overprinted "specimen" type 8, DM, affixed to piece of card, otherwise fine. Photo £400-500
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x £5 imperforate colour trial in gold, without Specimen overprint, AF with part left margin, without gum; very light diagonal bend, otherwise very fresh and fine. A rare and charismatic proof. Cat. £5000. Photo £2,000-3,000
The gold colour was not adopted as it was prohibitively expensive to produce, estimated at 4d. to 6d. per stamp
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x £5 orange, CK cancelled by Manchester York Street c.d.s. dated 1878 (17 Sept.) plus the large boxed cancellation; a good example of this stamp. S.G. L237, £2700. Photo £500-600
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x 1889-94, a small group of covers with 3d. used on local Hull registered envelope (1891), 3d. tied by Birmingham duplex on envelope to Germany (1894) and 1/- on opened-out local London registered cover tied by Eashcheap registered oval. A good group of this rare usage. (3 covers) £400-500
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x 1872-76 1/- green dated 1874 (1.8) with Millington & Hutton imprint, two examples in the original booklet of twenty (some cover damage and one form detached), overprinted "priority." in large red capitals. Scarce. Huggins and Baker TP4 £150-200
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x A group of Q.V. with 1875-77 1/- (TP7b), 1881 1/- (TP10) with left border, and Foreign and Colonial 1895 10d. (TP58a), vertical fold. (3 forms) £80-100
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x A selection of K.G.V with 1915 9d. (3 different types), 1920 9d.+ 3d., 1920 1/- and 1935 3d.; a couple with folding creases but generally fresh and fine unused. (6 forms) £250-300
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x 1951 9d.+ 9d. and 1/6d. with Tudor Crown, both fine unused. The first is very scarce. Huggins & Baker TP30-31. Photo £200-300
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x Two forms with 1895-1901 6d. and 1920 1/-; folding and some other creases. Huggins & Baker TP42c, 49 £80-100
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x 1889 10d. pale blue impressed onto a sheet of soft card (201x243mm) and handstamped "specimen" type 11; some minor peripheral faults. Rare. Photo £300-400
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