1913 Waterlow 2/6 - £1 set of four mint, the 10/- possibly unmounted, £1 with one short perf tip, otherwise fine, good colour and attractive. S.G. 400/403, £4,725. (4). Photo on Page 152. £800-1,000
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915 De La Rue 2/6 sepia, 5/- carmine and 10/- blue mint, the 2/6 with minor gum toning, 5/- with a few ragged perfs, the 10/- fine. S.G. 408/9, 412, £4,225. (3). Photo on Page 152. £500-700
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1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6 - 10/- unmounted mint, and 1934 re-engraved 2/6 - 10/- mint (the 2/6 unmounted), the Bradbury Wilkinson 5/- toned, otherwise fine. S.G. 414, 416/7, 450/2, £1,535. (6). Photo on Page 152. £180-220
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1939 KGVI 10/- Dark blue, a complete unmounted mint sheet of forty, lightly folded along three vertical columns of perfs, crease in upper right corner margin, guide lines in several places, includes broken stem and blot on scroll varieties, a very fine and scarce sheet. S.G. 478, £10,430+. Photo on Page 156. £2,400-2,800
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1948 KGVI £1 Brown, a complete unmounted mint sheet of forty, minor gum tones, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. 478c, £1,000+. £200-240
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1966 Landscapes issue, 4d stamp size essay depicting Harlech Castle, printed on gummed buff paper with printed guidelines and manuscript notes of the colours used, 110x142mm, scarce and unusual. Photo on Page 118. £120-150
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2005 50th Anniversary of Castles Definitives miniature sheet, variety imperforate, superb unmounted mint. A very rare and spectacular variety, unlisted by Gibbons, just four examples believed to exist. S.G. MS2530, var. Photo on Back Cover. £4,500-5,000
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2014 (Apr 15) Buckingham Palace, London (2nd issue) miniature sheet containing four 1st class stamps, variety imperf, superb unmounted mint, a rare variety. S.G. MS3601a, £12,000. Photo on Front Cover. £3,500-4,000
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O.U.S Overprints/Underprints. 1858-81 Covers (3) and stamps (13) comprising narrow O.U.S overprint reading upwards on 1d red stars (2 covers + 3 stamps) or 1d red plates (2, plates 73 or 110) or reading downwards on 1d red stars on cover; O.U.S underprints comprising 1d red plates 169 or 183 (2, one with faults) with wide overprint reading upwards and a 1d venetian red with narrow underprint reading downwards; also other underprints on 1d (2) or 2d stamps (2, faults). An interesting group, the three covers all fine, two with enclosed letters from W.C. Walker on O.U.S notepaper. (16). £200-250
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Officials. 1902-04 KEVII Officials used including I.R 2½d and 1/- with light Registered cancels; O.W ½d, 1d and 2d (stained); Govt Parcels 9d and 1/-; R.H ½d and 1d; Admiralty 1½d, 2d, 2½d and 3d, all apparently genuine, many with finer cancels than are usually found on these stamps. Also O.W 10d used with Ascot parcel cancel, assumed to be a forged overprint. S.G. £3,900. (29). Photo on Page 152. £400-500
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Channel Islands. 1941 1d Scarlet, a complete unmounted mint sheet of sixty with ""EVENING POST," JERSEY. 17/3/41" imprint, sheet number "5854", superb. Also Australia 1948 5/- block of sixteen unmounted mint (S.G. 176a, £88). S.G. £568. (2 sheets/blocks). £120-140
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Isle of Man. 1964-85 Covers including flight covers and F.D.Cs, also some unmounted mint Commonwealth stamps with booklets and miniature sheets, in four albums. £60-80
Booklets |
1921 KGV 3/- Booklet edition 13 containing three 1921-24 Royal Cypher 2d die II panes of six with inverted watermark, one pane with two stamps removed, "die 2" written on the front cover in pencil, otherwise fine, a very scarce booklet. S.G. BB21, £2,400. Photo on Page 158. £180-220
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1935 KGV 3/- Booklet edition 300 containing 1934-36 photogravure ½d and 1d panes of six with inverted watermarks, and three 1½d panes of six, very fine. S.G. BB29, £550. Photo on Page 158. £130-160
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1935 KGV 5/- Booklet edition 10 containing 1934-36 photogravure panes of six of the ½d, 1d (inverted watermark) and 1d (5 panes, four with inverted watermark), very fine. S.G. BB37, £650. Photo on Page 158. £150-180
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1935-36 KGV and KEVIII Booklets comprising 1935 KGV 2/- booklet edition 314 containing 1934-36 photogravure panes, contents complete, front cover with scrape/stain; KEVIII 2/- booklet edition 354 with three panes remaining, one pane of four 1½d stamps removed; and KEVIII 3/- booklet edition 320 with five panes (½d pane and three 1½d panes with inverted watermarks), fine and complete. S.G. BB17, BC2, BC3, £860. (3). £150-180
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1940 KGVI 5/- Booklet edition 10 containing panes of the dark colour ½d, 2d and 2½d (three panes) all with inverted watermarks, fine and scarce. S.G. BD 25, £2,000. Photo on Page 158. £400-500
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1941 (December) KGVI 5/- Booklet edition 13 containing panes of the dark colour ½d, 2d and 2½d (three panes) all with inverted watermarks, one 2d stamp and one 2½d stamp removed, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. BD25, £2,000. Photo on Page 158. £140-180
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1942 (September) KGVI 5/- Booklet edition 22 containing panes of the light colour ½d, 2d and 2½d (three panes) all with inverted watermarks, "all inverted watermarks" written in ink on the front cover and glue mark across back cover, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. BD26, £2,000. Photo on Page 158. £200-240
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1943-59 KGVI and QEII Booklets comprising KGVI 1951 1/- South Bank experimental booklet (BD7) and 1952 1/- booklet (BD8); KGVI 2/6 booklets of December 1943 (2, BD18) or April 1952 (2, BD20); mixed KGVI/QEII 2/6 booklet of May 1953 (F1); KGVI 5/- booklet of November 1944 (BD28); and QEII booklet of July 1959 with graphite line stamps (H39g), all fine, some panes with inverted watermarks. S.G. £865. (9). £180-240
Telegraph & Revenue Stamps |
Telegraph & Telephone Stamps. c.1853-84 Private telegraph company stamps (8), Post Office telegraph stamps (10, three with faults, S.G. £588 for the others) and National Telephone Co. stamps (9), mainly fine. (27). £150-180
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1917-47 KGV Consular Service forged se-tenant block of four, upper pair with 3/- values, lower pair 10/- values, margin at base, line perf 13¾, no watermark. A contemporary forgery, believed to have been produced in Palestine around 1947 by the "Haganah" Jewish paramilitary organisation for use on forged immigration documents. A rare and historical forgery, with Ceremuga Certificate (2018), and a copy of a Tsachor Certificate for a block of 20 se-tenant forgeries (2 x 1/-, 12 x 3/-, 5/-, 5 x 10/-) from which this block has been removed. Photo on Back Cover. £650-800
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1917-47 KGV Consular Service 3/-, margin at top, contemporary forgery believed to have been produced in Palestine around 1947 by the "Haganah" for use on forged immigration documents, a rare historic forgery, with Ceremuga Certificate (2018) and copy of a Tsachor Certificate of a se-tenant block of 20 (with twelve 3/- stamps) from which this stamp has been removed. Photo on Page 122, £180-200
British Post Offices Abroad |
British Consular Agency in Cadiz. 1834-57 Entire letters or entires to G.B. (8) or Portugal (4) all with circular framed "BC / CADIZ" handstamps, five the double ring type containing a small fleuron, a few faults. (12). £140-160
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British Packet Agency in Corunna. 1845 Entire from Villagarcia to London "por el vapor de Vigo" with green framed "V<+>A<+>G<+>A<+> / GALICIA" and red "CORUNNA" double arc datestamp of the British Packet Agency, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 160, £120-150
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British Packet Agency in Vigo. 1849 Entire letter to London with "VIGO" double arc datestamp, file fold at left, otherwise fine and scarce. £120-150
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Peru - Callao. 1870 Cover to Italy with internal postage paid by Peru 1d cancelled "C38" at the British P.O at Callao, with a "CALLAO" backstamp, the overseas postage unpaid, therefore charged 2.10L upon arrival, with 1869 10c postage due + 1870 1L postage due pair applied and cancelled at Chiavari, a few minor edge faults, an attractive and unusual cover. £200-250
AUTOGRAPHS, POSTCARDS & EPHEMERA
(Also See Lots 1-30, 618, 678, 1073, 1169, 1170, 1240) |
King James II (James VII of Scotland) / Samuel Pepys. 1677 (Oct 5) Letter from Newmarket written by James as Duke of York, to the Surveyor-General of the Victualling Office (and famous diarist) Samuel Pepys, forwarding a packet received by Express. The Duke writes "This pacquet came hither this morning after you were gone, and coming by expresse I thought there might be something of consequence in it, and so opened it, and such letters as thought might have newse in them, but did not reade any that at first sight I found not to conerne the publike, I gave Mr Sec. Coventry the letter to him, who will answer it, as for the convoy desird by the Canary Marchants, when his Ma. Comes to London he will see what can be done, if they have any, they must be more orderly, than the last tyme they had one", signed "James". Also part of the outer address wrapper from the original packet, addressed "For Mr Pepys" with the further added note, "This packet, came to newmarket for Mr Pepys, after he was coming thence; soe the Duke opened it, & having sealed it up again, hath sent it to him, under cover to, JW". A rare historical letter, the reverse inscribed by Pepys "5th Oct 77 Newmarket, His Ryl Ms to S.P upon occasion of his opening of a Packett of S.P thereafter he was gon thence". With I.A.A Certificate of Authenticity. Photo on Page 162. £1,200-1,500
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The Old Pretender. 1703 Entire letter from James "the Old Pretender", son of King James II of England (James VI of Scotland) who claimed both English and Scottish crowns after his father's death in 1701. Written from St Germain en Laye, the French city to which he was exiled in 1701 after being accused of treason in England, signed "Jacques R" and addressed to "Mon Cousin Le Cardinal Colloredi". A fine and historic letter. Photo on Page 164. £1,200-1,400
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King George II / Marines. 1749 (Mar 6) Document given at the Court of St James's to William Pitt, Paymaster General of the Guards, Garrisons and Land Forces in Great Britain and abroad. Edward Hosca, a reduced Second Lieutenant in the Regiment of Marines, is to become an Ensign in the Regiment of Foot commanded by Lt. General Edward Wolfe, in place of Robert Berry who resigns. Cornet Michael Greenham of the Regiment of Dragoons (commanded by Richard, Viscount Cobham) is to be made a reduced Second Lieutenant in the Regiment of Marines, and is to be placed on half pay, at the rate of 1/10 per day. Folded, otherwise fine, an interesting document signed by Henry Fox, Secretary at War, and by King George II (boldly signed "George R" at the head of the document). £300-400
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King George V / Queen Mary. 1922 Full length photographs of King George V and Queen Mary (each 175 x 285mm) by W. & D. Downey, mounted on Downey boards (215 x 342mm) signed at foot "George R.I 1922" or "Mary R 1922", the King's photo with some surface scrapes to the surrounding board (not affecting the photo) due to removal from a frame, otherwise two fine signed presentation photographs. (2). £400-600
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King George V. 1926 Full length photograph of King George V (195 x 285mm) by W. & D. Downey, mounted on a Downey board (300 x 437mm) signed at foot "George R.I 1926", a fine signed presentation photograph. Photo on Page 165. £400-500
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Princess Diana. Photograph of Princess Diana mounted on card, boldly signed below "Diana", with a 1996 accompanying letter from the Office of H.R.H The Princess of Wales in St. James's Palace thanking a Mr Broughton for his birthday present, and concluding "Her Royal Highness was also delighted to sign your photograph which I return herewith", also the Guaranteed Delivery envelope in which the photo and letter were posted bearing an oval Buckingham Palace datestamp. A fine group. £400-500
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London - Bus Tickets. c.1940-50 London Transport bus tickets from routes 43, 115 or 234/234A to or from Croydon Airport or Purley. (114). £80-100
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Picture Postcards. c.1905-20 Picture postcards, many purchased by a British soldier in Italy in World War One, some G.B cards including topographical views, real photos, WW1 silks (5), comic, sentimental, glamour, patriotic, etc. (358). Also the WW2 magazine "The Second Great War" numbers 1-104, and a quantity of coins and medallions with a few silver coins including Crowns of 1668, 1818 (mounted) and 1892, Half Crowns or florins (4), recent commemorative Crowns, etc. (358 cards + coins, etc). £100-150
GREAT BRITAIN POSTAL HISTORY |
1699-1907 Entire letters, covers with enclosed letters, documents and a postcard all collected for their contents, virtually all postally used, contents regarding court cases, bankruptcy, invoices, publications, adverts, etc., including 1827 entire letter concerning the discharge of a debtor from prison with boxed "BELVIRE PLE / S" handstamp of the Kings Bench Prison receiving house, 1839 (Dec 27) Uniform 4d Post period letter posted within Edinburgh charged 1d, 1884 Notice of Objection to Voting Rights with 1884 3d tied by Oswestry c.d.s, 1885 Jurors Citation with 1884 3d tied by "Registered Edinburgh" c.d.s, 1876 postcard with a printed match list for the Old Harrovians Football Club with a request to send team names to R.C. Ponsonby at St. James Palace, etc. (23). £200-240
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1798-1927 Entire letters, entires and covers, many to the Royds family in Rochdale or Lady Parker in Scotland, also Somerset covers (44, many from Bath) with prestamp letters, including 1840-41 entire letter and an entire from Leamington to Rochdale both bearing 1d blacks (faults, 2/3 margins), 1841 entire from Scotland to Rochdale bearing an 1840 2d blue (3 margins, torn into at right), etc. (139). £160-180
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1826-27 Entire letters from Glasgow to Edinburgh marked "2½oz" and charged 5/10½, or "5oz" and charged 11/8½ (2), one with Glasgow 405-E datestamp error. Also 1825 entire letter from Glasgow to Liverpool marked "1¾oz" and charged 6/5½, and an 1836 entire letter from London to Edinburgh marked "1¾oz" and charged 7/7½. Five unusually heavy letters showing high postal rates. (5). £80-100
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1841-1945 Covers, stamps, etc., including 1841 1d Mulready lettersheet with "County of Fife, Land and Assessed Taxes" advert posted within Newburgh (vertical fold); 1874 registered cover from New Galloway franked 1d + 4d; surface printed covers franked 4d to France (2) or 6d to Spain; 1847 "Knowle Somerset / Penny Post"; WW2 covers including 1945 Reoccupation of Channel Islands Official Paid postcard commercially used from St. Heliers (May 16); 1d reds; WW2 German propaganda forgeries comprising KGVI ½d, "This is a Jewish War" ½d in the design of the 1935 Silver Jubilee stamp and "Teheran 23.11.1943" in the design of the 1937 1½d Coronation stamp, etc. Also a few Gibraltar and Pitcairn Island stamps. £100-120
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1845-1902 Covers with various QV stamps, mainly London or provincial numeral or duplex cancels. (53). £100-120
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1849-79 Entire letters and covers comprising 1849 letter from Belfast to Liverpool franked 1d, endorsed "Private Ship" with a Liverpool Ship Letter datestamp on reverse; 1857 letter from Liverpool to USA franked 1856 1/- + 1d late fee; 1859 entire from Glasgow to Canada via Liverpool franked 6d and 1879 registered cover from Keighley to USA via Liverpool franked 2d + 2½d; 1876 letter to Bombay bearing 6d grey plate 14 pair, with "SEA / POST OFFICE" c.d.s on reverse; and 1870 O.H.M.S cover franked 2d with "CUSTOMS / LIVERPOOL" handstamp. (6). £160-200
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1870-85 Covers to Brazil, all showing differing rates or routes, comprising 1/-, 9d (6d + 3d) or 4d (1883 4d green) rates via Southampton, or 1/- rate via Liverpool, an unusual group. (4). £120-150
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Returned Letter Office. 1831-c.1950 Returned letter envelopes or lettersheets from London, Glasgow or Edinburgh (10) including 1880 Edinburgh "Returned Redirected letter" envelope with printed 1d charge, and various returned covers mainly from Edinburgh or Glasgow with explanatory cachets or R.L.O datestamps. Also proof impressions of all explanatory handstamps held at Glasgow in 1978. (40+). £100-120
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Diplomatic Bag Mail. 1867 Entire letter from Haddington franked 1d, endorsed from "J.C Brown, late Colonial Botanist" to "R. Southey, Colonial Secretary, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, care of Colonial Office, London". Also 1889 cover from Wimbledon franked 1½d to "Hampden Willis, Under Colonial Secretary, Colonial Office, Cape Town, c/o Colonial Office, Downing Street, London S.W" and endorsed "For Cape Colonial Office Bag", the enclosed letter mentions laying the submarine cable direct to Cape Town and enclosed a note for someone in Mowbray, and another cover to be posted in the Cape (for which he does not know the address, and for which he enclosed English stamps!). Two unusual covers sent to South Africa by diplomatic bag and therefore with postage paid at the G.B. inland rate only. (2). £100-120
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France - Prussian War. 1870 (Mar 29) Entire letter from Antwerp to Nantes, posted in London in order to avoid the Prussian blockade along the Belgian border. Registered, franked 3d plate 5 and 4d plate 12 tied by "R" obliterator with red "REGISTERED / LOMBARD ST" c.d.s, "CHARGE" and backstamps of Paris A La Rochelle, Bur. Ambulants Sud-Ouest and Paris A Nantes T.P.Os, light folds. Also an 1870 (Dec 30) cover franked 3d from Southampton to a French Lt. Colonel held prisoner of war in the Grand Hotel at Wiesbaden. Two very unusual covers. (2). Photo on Page 160. £200-250
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Postal Mechanisation. 1935-66 Covers and cards with Brighton Transormas, idents a-z (some in capitals) and 2-36, mainly different, several with two idents, includes 1935 (Sep 20) experimental period indent "2", scarce 1963 indent "36", etc. (90). £120-150
Cancellations |
Numbers in Maltese Crosses. 1843-44 Entire letters with 1d reds cancelled by numbers "1" to "12" in Maltese Crosses, with additional strikes of numbers "1" and "7", all superb strikes, six bearing stamps with four margins, the others mainly three margins. (14). £400-500
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Scotland. 1855-63 Covers and entires all bearing 1d reds, cancels include experimental duplexs of Aberdeen (4), Dumfries (3), Dundee, Glasgow (scarce type 1 duplex, number unclear, crossed by file fold), Greenock (3, two with boxed "Ardentinny" or "Black Hall Street" backstamps), Inverness (2), Paisley (2), Perth (3) or Stirling (9), also Glasgow "Madeleine Smith" cancels (4), Edinburgh duplex in blue, etc., a few faults. (40). £200-250
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Scotland - Leith. 1855 (Aug/Sep) Covers (2) and a piece with 1d reds cancelled by the scarce first type Leith experimental duplex (without the day of the month, only recorded July-October 1855), one cover bearing 1d Small Crown perf 16 (plate 5) with inverted watermark. Also entires with type 2 or type 3 (2) duplexs. (5 covers + piece). Photo on Page 160. £250-300
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Scotland - Leith. 1856-57 Entire letters and entires with 1d reds cancelled by the final type Leith experimental duplex (with "221" above the c.d.s), codes "X" (2) or "+". (3). £80-100
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