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1883-93 ISSUES - 4d Brown & 2d Orange mixed franking on 23 Jan. 1890 env. (opened at right) to Lausanne each with seven-bar cancels with Gambia Paid cds centrally struck and oval "R", Liverpool and London reg. d.s. on front. Rear with Lausanne arrival cds. Scarce, commercial, registered combination franking. Attractive
£400
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1883-93 ISSUES - 6d Plate II Die Proof in Black on imperf glazed card, initialled 'G.M.' in bottom margin as used for the Slate-Green issue of 1893. Possibly unique. Important exhibition item. Ex DLR Archives & Bavington-Jones (Lot 205)
Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS
£1000
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1883-93 ISSUES - 6d - a study on leaves inc. Bronze-Green shades mint block of four (2 - one block [4-5/9-10] with [5] 'sloping label' var. and scarce thus) and singles (13 - one 'sloping label' var.) and used singles (4), Slate-Green complete mint sheet of fifteen with [5] 'sloping label' var., block of four and singles (3), Olive-Green mint (11 inc. a block of four and a pair [Ex Bavington-Jones]) and one used, Grey-Green complete mint sheet of fifteen from the corrected plate (i.e. no sloping labels) and Yellowish Olive-Green mint and used (5). Majority fine. SG c£3000 (80)
£600
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1883-93 ISSUES - 6d Yellowish Olive-Green complete mint sheet of fifteen perforated by the 2nd comb machine and mounted in margins only with [11] showing 'sloping label' var. plus a mint pair and two singles in varying shades (19). SG £2100+
£420
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1883-93 ISSUES - 6d Olive Green complete mint sheet of fifteen, most units unmounted, a few minor tone spots on rear, ink marks on two units and reinforced perfs in places. RPSL Cert. 1972. Ex Bavington-Jones (Lot 277) where sold for £400
£300
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1883-93 ISSUES - 6d Bronze Green and Deep Bronze Green complete mint sheets of fifteen of each shade and only mounted in margins of each, latter perforated by 1st comb machine - with [5] 'sloping label' var. and additional vertical row of perforations in right margin and former by 2nd comb machine. Latter Ex Bavington-Jones. (30)
£260
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1883-93 ISSUES - 6d Bronze Green and Deep Bronze Green complete mint sheets of fifteen of each shade and only mounted in margins of each (one with clipped margin of one unit), a few minor tone spots or creases and both perforated by 1st comb machine - with [5] 'sloping label' var. and additional vertical row of perforations in right margins. Both Ex Bavington-Jones. SG £1350+ (30)
£220
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1883-93 ISSUES - 6d Slate Green & 1d Crimson mixed franking on 10 May 1898 OHMS (deleted and endorsed 'Registered') env. to London and each tied by the Bathurst cds with an additional strike below and bold oval "R" h.s. at lower left, the franking apparently representing the 2½d rate, 2d reg. & 2½d acknowledgement fee. Rear with a South East Delivery Office oval reg. d.s. Ex Bavington-Jones (Lot 294)
Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL
£260
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1883-93 ISSUES - 6d Olive-Green, 3d Grey, 2½d Ultramarine (2), 2d Rose, 1d Maroon and ½d Myrtle-Green (5) franking on 14 Sep. 1889 env. to Munich tied or cancelled by seven-bar obliterators and/or crayon reg. marks. Gambia Paid cds plus oval bold "R", Liverpool and London oval reg. d.s. all on front and rear with Munich arrival d.s. Colourful mixed issue franking of the 1880-81 and 1886-93. Ex Bavington-Jones (Lot 308)
Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL
£200
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1883-93 ISSUES - 6d Slate-Green pair on 9 Aug. 1897 long OHMS env. (file folds in two places, about 20% of the rear missing) to USA and tied by two strikes of the Bathurst cds with an additional strike below. Bold oval "R" and oval Liverpool reg. d.s. at lower left and rear with an oval NY reg. d.s. Scarce multiple on cover. Ex Bavington-Jones (Lot 293)
Cross Reference: OFFICIAL MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL
£200
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1883-93 ISSUES - 1/- Violet imperf Plate Proof with close to large margins on wmkd and gummed paper. Fine. Ex Whitfield & Bavington-Jones (Lot 222)
Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS
£600
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1883-93 ISSUES - 1/- Violet imperf Plate Proof with close margins on wmkd and gummed paper. Fine. Ex Sacher & Bavington-Jones (Lot 223)
Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS
£300
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1883-93 ISSUES - 1/- Violet complete mint sheets of fifteen, mounted on leaves, all in distinct shades from Pale to Deep and perforated by Comb 1 machine. Two without vertical perforations in the margin at base. Several are ex Bavington-Jones. Majority very fine. (75)
£150
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1883-93 ISSUES - 1/- Violet - a study on leaves inc. Violet or Pale Violet five complete mint sheets, all perforated by the 1st comb machine and one with additional vertical perfs in the top margin, mint marginal blocks of four, six or ten, block of four (2), a pair and mint singles (17 - two showing an embossing shift to the right) and used singles (23) plus Deep Violet mint (14 inc. a block of four) or used (9). Majority fine. SG c£1275 (162)
£260
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1883-93 ISSUES - 1/- Aniline Violet, large part o.g. and very fine example of this elusive and distinct shade. Ex 'Athenian' where sold for £500
£400
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1883-93 ISSUES - 1/- Violet solo frankings (one defective) on 1896/97 envs. (few creases, one OHMS and slightly reduced) to Boston or England, both tied by Bathurst cds and registered, the former Ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Lot 168) (2 covers)
£200
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1883-93 ISSUES - 1/- Violet solo franking on 14 July 1902 env. (few peripheral faults) to USA and tied by oval Gambia reg. d.s. with additional strike at top right and a bold oval "R" h.s. at top left. Rear with NY reg. oval d.s. and Troy, Ohio arrival cds. Ex Bavington-Jones (Lot 304)
Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL
£140
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1883-93 ISSUES - 1/- Violet & 6d Bronze Green corner marginal examples on 22 July 1897 env. to Munich (redirected to Dresden) and tied by three strikes of the Gambia cds and oval Liverpool reg. d.s. Rear with Weinbohla, Munich and Nymphenburg cds. Unusual marginal examples on a cover
Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, REDIRECTED MAIL
£130
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1883-93 ISSUES - FORGERIES: 'Used' Range on leaves with 4d Embossed (2) and not Embossed (14 inc. a block of six), 6d not Embossed (11 inc. a block of four ) and ½d & 2d Embossed and crudely perforated. (29)
£120
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QV KEYPLATES - 1898 Imperium 6d Colour Trial imperf on unwmkd wove paper in Dull Green for the issued shade of the ½d value. Fine.
£200
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QV KEYPLATES - 1898 Imperium 6d Colour Trial imperf on unwmkd wove paper in Ultramarine for the issued shade of the 2½d value (small tone spot on rear).
£170
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QV KEYPLATES - 1898 Imperium 6d Colour Trial imperf on unwmkd wove paper in Brown & Blue for the issued shade of the 4d value. Fine.
£200
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QV KEYPLATES - Die Proof of the ½d value tablet & name for the new keyplate issue in black on thin white glazed card, minor soiling, dated '24 SEP 97' at top left in Blue.
Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS
£150
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QV KEYPLATES - A similar proof - but for the 1d value.
Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS
£150
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QV KEYPLATES - A similar proof - but for the 2d value
Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS
£150
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QV KEYPLATES - A similar proof - another example of the 2d value
Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS
£150
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QV KEYPLATES - A similar proof - but for the 2½d value
Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS
£150
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QV KEYPLATES - A similar proof - but for the 3d value
Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS
£150
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QV KEYPLATES - A similar proof - but for the 4d value
Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS
£150
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QV KEYPLATES - 1d Carmine used with 'repaired S' var. & 4d Brown and Blue mint with part o.g. and 'Malformed S' var. SG £975 (2).
£200
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QV KEYPLATES - QV Cameo Head PCs range on leaves inc. 1d + 1d reply cards - mint, two halves used to Belgium in 1896/97, reply half with CTO cancel and intact optd 'SPECIMEN' (2), 1d PC - optd 'SPECIMEN' (2) or used (2 - to Germany or Argentina - latter with Liverpool Paquebot cancel) plus a QV 1½d Keyplate type PC unused. (11 items)
Cross Reference: PAQUEBOTS, POSTAL STATIONERY
£120
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KEVII KEYPLATES - Die Proof of the 1/6d value tablet & name for the new keyplate issue in black on thin white glazed card and dated '10 FEB. 05' at top left in Blue. Ex Weldhen
Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS
£150
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KEVII KEYPLATES - Die Proof of the 2/6d value tablet & name for the new keyplate issue in black on thin white glazed card and dated '10 FEB. 05' at top left in Blue. Ex Weldhen
Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS
£150
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KEVII KEYPLATES - Die Proof of the 3/- value tablet & name for the new keyplate issue in black on thin white glazed card and dated '10 FEB. 05' at top left in Blue. Ex Weldhen
Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS
£150
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KEVII KEYPLATES - Selection inc. 4d (2 - mint or optd 'SPECIMEN' - both with 'dented frame' vars.), 1/6d optd 'SPECIMEN' with broken 'M' in opt) & 2/6d (2 - mint or optd 'SPECIMEN' - with broken 'M' in opt). Fine (5)
Cross Reference: SPECIMENS
£360
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KGV PERIOD - 1921-22 Keyplates wmk Script all values from ½d - 10d in marginal control pairs optd 'SPECIMEN' and an ordinary pair of the 4/- value also optd 'SPECIMEN'. Very scarce positional multiples. Majority fine. (20)
Cross Reference: SPECIMENS
£400
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KGV PERIOD - 1922 Elephant & Palm issue composite master Die Proof in Red & Green and showing registry lines in all four margins. Ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Lot 187). Fine and rare.
Cross Reference: ANIMALS, TREES, ESSAYS & PROOFS
£300
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KGV PERIOD - 1922 Elephant & Palm issue 5d marginal Plate Proof in Grey-Green without Kings Head & Crown on unwmkd paper. Similar example in the 'Athenian' Collection sold for £160. Fine and scarce.
Cross Reference: ANIMALS, TREES, ESSAYS & PROOFS
£150
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