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1937 Hitler head 25pf. trial, imperforate singles in orange, green, slate and in blue, on ungummed thick paper, the first with tiny faults, fine £150-200
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x 1908 5c. on 5pf. postal stationery envelope, to St. Gallen, with Jerusalem cancellation
and framed "Aus Ramleh/(Palastina)" alongside, one reverse "jüdische kinder-erziehungs" cachet; vertical fold and some minor perimeter faults. Scarce. Photo £150-200
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1857 (19 March) entire letter, with printed interior, to Bordeaux, marked "via Madrid" and headed "agences des lloyds gibraltar", showing blue "san roque/cadiz" and red "espagne/par st. jean de luz" datestamps; filing fold and a trifle stained. Also 1858 (13 Sept.) entire letter to Oran with red Espagne/Oran datestamp £100-120
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1886-1970 mainly mint collection in an album including 1886 (Jan.) on Bermuda 1/2d. to 1/- with additional 1/2d. (2), 2 1/2d. and 4d., 1886-87 1/2d. to 1/-, 1889 (Aug.) 5c. on 1/2d. to 75c. on 1/- with additional 25c. (both) showing small "i" and broken "n" (25c. on 2 1/2d. used), 1889-96 5c. to 5p., 1898 1/2d. to 1/-, 1903 CA 1/2d. to £1, 1904-08 MCA 2 1/2d., 6d. (2), 1/-, 2/- (3, two used), 4/- and £1, 1908-11 MCA 2 1/2d. to 8/-, 1912-24 MCA values to 1/- (5), 2/-, 4/-, 8/- and £1, 1921-27 1/2d. to 8/- with additional 2/- (3), 1925-32 Script 1/- to £1 and £5 (marginal unmounted - gum toned), 1935 Jubilee set in lower left corner blocks of four showing extra flagstaff, 1938-51 1/2d. to £1 with some perf changes including 1 1/2d. carmine perf 13 1/2 and 2d. grey perf 13 watermark sideways (perfs trimmed at top), 1953-59 1/2d. to £1 and 1960-62 1/2d. to £1; condition a little mixed with some gum toning, mainly in the Q.V. issues. Viewing recommended £3,500-4,500
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1889-96 5c. to 5p. with both 20c., fine mint, some unmounted. S.G. 22-33, £225 £60-80
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1889-96 10c. carmine with variety value omitted, fine mint. Rare. S.G. 23b, £7000. Photo £2,000-2,500
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1889-96 20c. olive-green and brown, a lower left corner block of thirty (6x5) with plate number, a few split perfs and one with corner crease, otherwise fine unmounted mint. S.G. 24, £1140 £400-500
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1904-08 £1 deep purple and black on red, large part original gum, fresh and fine.
S.G. 64, £650. Photo £200-250
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1911 1/- Union Jack essay in blue-black and red, perf. 15 x 14 on unwatermarked paper without gum; small faults though extremely rare. It is believed that not more than four examples of this trial were prepared. Photo £1,500-1,800
Provenance: Barclays Bank, May 1987
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1912-24 £1 dull purple and black on red, two examples, original gum or large part original gum; fine. S.G. 85, £280 £100-150
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1918 War Tax essays, comprising 1/2d. green horizontal pairs showing two different printed essays of the overprint, one in red, the other in black, original gum, a few small tone spots and one stamp in each pair defective. Extremely rare. R.P.S. (2002) and B.P.A. (2012) Certificates for each. Photo £400-500
Provenance: Barclays Bank, May 1987
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1918 War Tax 1/2d. green block of four, variety overprint double, unmounted mint or very lightly hinged, the first stamp with a patch of disturbed gum, otherwise fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2002). S.G. 86a, £3,600+. Photo £1,000-1,200
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1925-32 £1 red-orange and black, horizontal pair from the left of the sheet, original gum; fine. S.G. 107, £380 £120-150
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1938-52 1 1/2d. carmine, perf 13 1/2, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 123a, £275 £100-120
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1938-52 2d. grey, perf 13 1/2 watermark sideways, coil join at left, the odd very minor tone spot on reverse and the usual slightly clipped perfs at top, otherwise fine unmounted mint. Rare. S.G. 124ab, £800. Photo £200-250
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1950 New Constitution 6d. carmine and grey-violet block of four, variety overprint double (closely spaced), original gum with the lower pair remaining unmounted mint; fine. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). S.G. 142a, £4,000+. Photo £1,000-1,500
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1966 (Aug.) Sea Angling 7d. with variety black (value and inscription) omitted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 191a, £1800. Photo £500-600
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1980 prepared for use but not issued Nelson 3p. with Nelson facing left, unmounted mint block of six from the foot of the sheet with Plate numbers; a few wrinkles and the third stamp creased. Rare. Photo £1,000-1,200
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1886 (Jan.) on Bermuda, 1/- yellow-brown "used" (4) comprising Reproduction "B", Reproduction "C" (2; B.P.A. cachets on reverse, one numbered "14") and Reproduction "D" unused; also an unoverprinted 1/- Reproduction "B". Some faults. Photo £350-450
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1886-87 4d. orange-brown "used", Reproductions "B" and "C", both with "A26" cancellations; also an unused example of the genuine stamp. Photo £400-500
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1889-96 75c. olive-green unused, fresh, with gum; also an unused example of the genuine stamp. Also "The Work of Jean de Sperati II" by Lowe and Walske and "The Sperati Story" by Kenneth Chapman Photo £300-400
Note: A previously unlisted production - see Lowe and Walske, page 21. Four copies were seen.
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x 1939-55 1/2d. to 5/- set of twelve perforated "specimen", large part original gum; fine. S.G. 43s-54s, £600 £200-250
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1940 3d. brown block of eighteen (6x3) with sheet number "046"; some perforation separation and light overall toning; fine unmounted mint. A scarce block. S.G. D3, £324+ £100-120
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1890 envelope to London bearing 1884-91 4d. deep mauve neatly cancelled with superb "axim" Code A c.d.s. (Type 2) in red, and 1893 2d. G size registered envelope from Quittah to London bearing 1884-91 1d. rose-carmine and 4d. rosy mauve each clearly cancelled "B27." and showing "quittah" Code B c.d.s. (Type 2) £100-120
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1895 (early Jan.) officer's unstamped envelope ex the Sitwell correspondence to England, marked "Ashanti Expedition No Stamps." lightly in pencil, signed by Capt. Sitwell and showing "d1" tax handstamp (applied in error as no concessionary rate was applicable to officers) and fine "paquebot/liverpool" double-ring d.s. (30.1), Deal arrival c.d.s. (31.1); some creases though a scarce item from the Ashanti Expedition £120-150
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1897 (22 Oct.) envelope ex the Capt. de Salis correspondence from Portsmouth to "7th Batt. The Rifle Brigade Lagos Hausa Expeditionary Force Kumasi Ashanti via Cape Coast Castle", bearing 1887 2 1/2d. purple on blue cancelled with "625" duplex, Cape Coast transit c.d.s. (16.11) on reverse; tears at top through opening though rare item of incoming mail. Also Gambia 1898 (22 Apr.) Post Office Department OHMS envelope (224x96mm.) from Bathurst to Germany, handstamped "on post office business only." at upper left and showing "bathurst/gambia" c.d.s. alongside Marseilles transit c.d.s. (5.5), Aue arrival c.d.s. (8.5) on reverse £120-150
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1945 Liberation of Denmark overprints 1ö. to 5k. set of ten; fine with large part original gum. All expertised on reverse. S.G. 17-25, £1,200 £250-300
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1861-99 unused/mint and used collection, the unused mint include 1861 1d. rose-red and 6d. rose-red imperforate plate proof pairs on wove paper, rough perf 14 to 16 1d. green (13 including a block of four and a pair), 1863-71 rough perf 14 to 16 1d. (13 including a block of four), 6d. rose (2), 6d. orange-red (2) and 6d. vermilion, 1873 wmk Small Star, clean-cut perf 15 1d. (8 including a pair), 1873-74 wmk Large Star, intermediate perf 15 1d. (2), 1875 (Dec.) perf 14 1d. (3), 1879 (Aug.) 1d. (3) and 6d. (2), 1879 (Dec.) 1d., 1881 (Apr.) 1d. (7 including a marginal block of four - some stained perfs), 1881 (Apr.) wmk Large Star 1/2d. pair with one showing "ostage", 2 1/2d. (2) and 4d., wmk Broad-pointed Star 2 1/2d. (2) and 4d., 1883 1/2d. to 1/- with 8d. corner plate block of four with two tête-bêche pairs, 1886 1d. on 1 1/2d. block of four and singles showing surcharge inverted (no gum and a little soiled) and variety "halh" (lightly stained on reverse), 1d. on 1/- (2) and wmk Small Star 1d. on 4d. (3), 1888-91 4mm. setting 4d. on 2/- (9 including a pair and single with upright "d") and 5mm. setting 4d. on 2/-, 1889 (Dec.) 1/2d. on 2/- with wide space, 1890 (Dec.) 1d. on 2/- (11 including two pairs), 1891 (Dec.) 2 1/2d. on 8d. with surcharge double, one inverted (small stain at foot) and 1895-99 1/2d. to 1/- (2 sets, one overprinted "specimen"); the used include 1861 no wmk, rough perf 14 to 16 1d. (17 including a strip of three) and 6d. (9), 1878 (Aug.) 1d. (6) and 6d. (2), 1881 (Apr.) Large Star 1/2d. with variety "ostage" and Broad-pointed Star 2 1/2d. (7), 1883 (Jan.) handstamped horizontally 1d. (3) and handstamped diagonally half of 1d. orange unsevered pair (perfs trimmed at top), 1883 1/2d. to 1/-, 1886 (Oct.) 1d. on 1 1/2d. with surcharge double and a diagonal bisect on piece with two whole stamps 1886 (Nov.) wmk Small Star 1d. on 4d. (2) and 1890 (Dec.) 1d. on 2/- (5 including two pairs). Condition very mixed, therefore viewing strongly recommended £3,000-4,000
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1861 no watermark, rough perf 14 to 16, 1d. bluish green neatly cancelled by large part strike of "cancelled" obliterator, straight-edge at left, fine. One of two recorded examples, the other being in the collection of Her Majesty The Queen. S.G. 1, £10,000. Photo £3,000-4,000
Note: This stamp is from position 5 in the vertical block of six
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1861 no watermark, rough perf 14 to 16, 1d. green block of nine with margin at right, unused with part original gum, some hinge remnants, fine. S.G. 2, £450 £150-180
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1861 no watermark, perf 11 to 12 1/2 6d. lake-red, unused with small part original gum, large hinge remnant, centred to lower left, fine. S.G. 3a, £750. Photo £180-220
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1863-71 wmk. Small Star, rough perf 14 to 16, 6d. orange-red horizontal pair, unused with small part original gum, some slight traces of oxidation otherwise fine. S.G. 7, £1300. Photo £200-250
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1873 (Jan.) watermark Small Star sideways, clean-cut perf 15 1d. deep green horizontal pair with part margin at left, variety imperforate vertically, centrally cancelled by light "A15" obliterator, roughly separated at left, fine. Very rare. S.G. 10b var. Photo £2,000-3,000
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1875 (July) undenominated plate proof block of four in black on wove paper, sheet margin at foot, fine. Photo £250-300
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1875 (July) 1/- deep mauve showing variety "shlliing", centred to lower left, fine unused without gum. Very rare. S.G. 13a, £6500. Photo £1,500-1,800
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1875 (July) 1/- deep mauve horizontal pair, the right stamp showing variety "shlliing", indistinctly cancelled, fine. S.G. 13/13a, £700+. Photo £200-250
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1875 (July) 1/- deep mauve showing variety "shlliing", centred to upper left, lightly cancelled, fine. S.G. 13a, £700. Photo £150-180
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1875 (July) 1/- deep mauve showing variety "ne shilling", centred to lower left, unused without gum, fine. Very rare. S.G. 13b, unpriced. Photo £800-1,000
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1881 (Apr.) watermark Small Star sideways, rough perf 14 1/2, 1d. green block of four with marginal lines of watermark, unused with large part original gum, fine. S.G. 19, £640 £200-250
| 1881 Revenue Stamps Surcharged - Watermark Large Star | |
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1/2d. deep mauve horizontal pair, variety imperforate, fine unused without gum. S.G. 21a, £300. Photo £150-180
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1/2d. deep mauve with variety surcharge double, centred to upper right, unused with part original gum, fine. S.G. 21b, £300. Photo £80-100
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2 1/2d. rose-lake horizontal pair with margin at left, variety imperforate, unused with part original gum, hinge remnant, fine. S.G. 22a, £650. Photo £180-220
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2 1/2d. rose-lake horizontal pair, variety imperforate and the right stamp showing "pencf", unused with large part original gum, fine. S.G. 22a/d. Photo £300-400
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2 1/2d. rose-lake horizontal pair, variety imperforate between, unused with large part original gum, fine. Very rare. S.G. 22b, £6500. Photo £2,000-2,500
| 1883 Revenue 1d. Orange Overprinted "postage" | |
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Overprinted twice diagonally, an unsevered pair, unused with part original gum, fine. S.G. 28a, £4500. Photo £1,200-1,500
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Overprinted twice diagonally, an unsevered pair, unused with part original gum, fine. S.G. 28a, £4500. Photo £1,200-1,500
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Overprinted twice diagonally, an unsevered pair, unused with part original gum, fine. S.G. 28a, £4500. Photo £1,200-1,500
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Overprinted twice diagonally, an unsevered pair, cancelled by part blue datestamp, fine. S.G. 28a, £1200. Photo £300-400
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Overprinted twice diagonally in smaller letters, an unsevered pair, nunused with part original gum, fine. S.G. 29a, £1500. Photo £400-500
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1886 (Oct.-Dec.) 1d. on 1 1/2d. orange showing variety "thrfe", centred to upper right, unused with part original gum, fine. S.G. 37c, £300. Photo £80-100
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