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1870-9 ½d 15 U examples (stated to be set of plate numbers), typical mixed cond, incl fair example of plate 9. Contained in Westminster presentation box. (T) £80
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QV SP dupl U range on stockcards, with typical numeral cancels, comprising 1855-7 6d x 59, 1862-4 4d x 18, 6d x 15 and 1/- x 12, 1865-7 4d x 78 and 6d x 76, 1867-80 6d x 109, 9d x 11 and 1/- x 21, and 1873-80 6d x 40; majority are sound. Cat approx £54,000! (R) £700
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1855-7 wmk large garter 4d, wmk inv, lightly hinged M; unusually fresh and fine. Ex Beaumont. (SG 66aWi) Cat £4800 (See photo) (S) £600
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1862-4 9d straw, small part o.g.; good example. (SG 87) Cat £4000 (See photo) (S) £250
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1867-80 6d lilac (with hyphen), part o.g.; good example; fresh appearance. (SG 104) Cat £1900 (See photo) (S) £100
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1867-83 wmk MC £1 brown-lilac, FU with neat Glasgow cds, lovely example. (SG 129) Cat £4500 (See photo). (S) £1,000
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1867-83 wmk anchor blued paper £1 brown-lilac, very fine used with Glasgow cds, good colour, difficult to find better. (SG 132) Cat £10,000+ (See photo). (S) £2,400
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1867-83 wmk anchor white paper £5 orange, FU with centrally struck Glasgow cds, fine colour, Louis cert (2000) mentions "pressure drop in left side 5 and in frame at top, similar to frame break", this does not detract from the fine overall appearance. (SG 147) Cat £4750 (See photo). (S) £1,500
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1873-83 unused/o.g./M selection, comprising 1873-80 wmk spray 3d plate 16, wmk garter 4d sage-green plate 15, 1880-3 2½d plate 21 and 4d plate 17. Fair to fine. (SG 143, 153, 157, 160) Cat £3025 (See photos) (S) £260
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1873-80 6d grey plate 17 fine og. (signed Diena) (SG 147) Cat £950 (See photo) (S) £200
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1873-80 wmk garter 4d sage-green, plate 16, o.g. Sl crease; fresh. (SG 153) Cat £1400 (See photo) (S) £120
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1883-4 white paper 2/6d lilac, UM; good colour. (SG 178) Cat £600 (as M) (See photo) (S) £120
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1883-4 white paper 10/- ultra, UM; very fine and well centred. (SG 183) Cat £2250 (as M) (See photo) (S) £800
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1883-4 white paper 10/- pale ultra, fresh M; light gum toning. (SG 183a) Cat £2500 (See photo) (S) £250
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1887-92 1½d imperf plate proof of the head plate only in blue on gummed wmkd paper, UM block of 4, very fine. SG Spec cat £1700 (See photo) (S) £170
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1887-92 2½d ovptd "SPECIMEN (SG type 12), UM, RPS Cert (2014) (SG Spec K31 (s). Also 3d ovptd "SPECIMEN" (SG type 9), UM. (SG Spec K32s) Total Cat £190 (S) £40
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Misc range of GB Literature incl various County/Town Postal Histories, "The Penny Post" 1680-1918 by F. Staff, Deegam, "The British Postage Stamp" R. Lowe etc. (½B x3) £50
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QV Literature mixed cond incl Billigs vols 34 and 35, "The Postage Stamps of Great Britain" Wiggin's part 2, "1840-1853" by Seymour, "The Maltese Cancellations of the UK" Alcock and Holland etc. Qty 18 (B) £50
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Misc accum of Postmark literature incl Whitney, Alcock and Brown, Cancels incl Spoon, Squared, Slogan etc. (½B x3) £50
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Boxed "Letter Receivers of London" from 1652-1857 vols 1 and 2 by Hugh Feldman published 1998 (½B) £40
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"Barred Numeral Cancellations" vols 1-6 by John Parmenter (½B) £24
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"Collecting British Squared Circle Postmarks" by Stanley Cohen 1987, 2nd edition vols 1 and 2 2006 (½B) £15
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"Plating of the Penny 1840-1864" by R. Brown plates 1-175, also revised edition pl 1a-45 (½B) £20
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"Life of Rowland Hill and History of Penny Postage" vols 1 and 2 by Rowland Hill and George Birkbeck Hill, ptd 1880 by DLR, some minor tone spotting (T) £20
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Four Kings coln in ring binder, M/UM or U, and covers or cards, interesting lot for careful inspection, incl 1906 postcard with Warrington "X" (SG type 4) posted in advance for Christmas cds, Downey Heads incl 1911 ½d strip of 3 and 1d pair on separate FDCs (plain), 1911 Coronation First UK Aerial Post flown card, some no cross on crown vars, 1912-24 issues incl ½d no wmk UM, 1d "CANCELLED" in UM block of 4, Seahorses U vals to 10/- (2), 1924-5 Wembleys range, 1941-2 2½d "b" for "d" var UM and on cover, 1948 RSW (plain), 1951 high vals FDC (plain) etc. (V) £400
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1902 Aug 11 Beckenham Coronation Souvenir balloon post card to Petersfield, bearing 1902-10 ½d tied by Beckenham cds, endorsed on front "My thoughts of thee fly heaven-ward & when they reach the earth again may they find thee well. Ethel" Sl faults, but a very rare flown example of the first airmail flight in Britain. It is believed that less than 10 survive. Ex Girling. (See photo) (S) £150
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1902-10 2½d ultra, ovptd "SPECIMEN" (SG type 15), UM. BPA Cert (2013) (SG 230s) Cat £125 (as M) (S) £30
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1902-10 9d dull purple and ultra, chalky paper, UM. (SG 250a) Cat £250 (F) £60
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1902-10 10d slate-purple and carmine, M. RPS Cert (1994) states "Creased", which seems exceptionally harsh. (SG 255) Cat £140 (S) £30
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1901 2/6d Die Proof in black on glazed card (90 x 59mm), endorsed "8 NOV. 01" and "BEFORE/HARDENING". Minor faults; very scarce. SG Spec cat £4000. Ex "Minoru" (See photo) (S) £420
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1902-10 2/6d dull purple, top marg UM. Sl faults in marg only; stamp with some faint gum toning on perfs, but fine and fresh. (SG 262) Cat £600 (See photo) (S) £120
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1902-10 DLR 2/6d dull purple, very lightly hinged M (possibly UM). One perf at bottom faintly gum toned, mentioned for accuracy only; fine and well centred. (SG 262) cat £350 (See photo) (S) £80
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1902 £1 dull-blue-green ovpt specimen type 17, fine with gum. Light creasing. (SG spec M55t) Cat £3800 (See photo). (S) £600
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1910 Aug 11 picture postcard of crowd "On the Course, Lanark Aviation Meeting" to London, bearing KEVII ½d, tied by very fine strike of scarce "LANARK GRANDSTAND" cds. (R) £50
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1911 Harrison P. 15 x 14 1d intense rose-red, M. RPS Cert (2000) (SG Spec M7 (3) Cat £400 (See photo) (S) £100
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1912 wmk Cypher 1d die 2, imperf from SW corner of pane, very lightly hinged M (possibly UM). RPS Cert (2009) (SG 350b) Cat £150 (S) £40
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1912-24 2½d dull Prussian blue, bottom marg UM; very fine example of this scarce shade. RPS Cert (1988) (SG 373a) Cat £1850 (See photo) (S) £750
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1912-24 2½d dull Prussian blue, bottom marg with "R21" marg control, UM (tiny gum glazing spot at NE). Very faint red offset on gum at bottom, still a fine example of this scarce shade. (SG 373a) Cat £1850 (See photo) (S) £200
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1912-24 9d pale olive-green, bottom marg UM. RPS Cert (2002) (SG 393b) Cat £250. Also 1/- pale bistre, UM, RPS Cert (2015) (SG Spec N32 (8) Cat £45 (S) £80
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1913 Waterlow 5/-, SW corner marg UM: very fine. (SG 401) Cat £1300 (See photo) (S) £400
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1913 Waterlow 10/-, SE corner marg UM. Sl wrinkling; superb well centred appearance. (SG 402) Cat £2200 (See photo) (S) £600
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1913 Waterlow £1 green, ovptd "SPECIMEN" (SG type 26), UM. (SG 403s) Cat £3250 (as M) (See photo) (S) £800
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1913 Waterlow £1 green, neat reg oval cancels. The odd nibbed perf, but a fine well centred example. (SG 403) Cat £1400 (See photo) (S) £350
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1913 £1 green, good U, well centred. (SG 403) Cat £1400 (See photo). (S) £250
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1915 DLR 2/6d deep yellow-brown, wmk reversed, right marg UM; very fine and well centred. (SG Spec N64 (5)g) cat £1700 (See photo) (S) £500
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1915 DLR 2/6d yellow-brown, UM. (SG 406) Cat £550 (See photo) (S) £150
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1915 DLR 2/6d yellow-brown, M. Sl gum toning; well centred. (SG 406) Cat £325 (See photo) (S) £80
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1915 DLR 2/6d grey-brown (worn plate), UM. (SG 407) Cat £700 (See photo) (S) £200
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1915 DLR 2/6d grey-brown, SE corner marg UM block of 4. Speckled gum. (SG 407) Cat £2800 (See photo) (S) £800
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1915 DLR 2/6d dark brown, UM. A few faintly toned perfs, still very fine and well centred. (SG Spec N64 (4) Cat £700 (See photo) (S) £180
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