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1840-1934 QV - KGV Collection in an S.G. Senator album including 1d blacks (26, thirteen fine) and 1840 2d blues (16, four fine), 1841 1d reds with red or blue Maltese Crosses, numbers in Cross on 1841 1d reds (15, numbers 1 - 12) or 2d blue (10, three fine), 1d plate numbers mint (66) and complete used with plate 225 fine, 2d blue plate numbers complete used and plates 9 and 13 mint, 1870 ½d mint (5) and all plates used with plate 9 fine, embossed 6d, 10d and 1/- cut square, surface printed including 2/- brown, 1867-83 Maltese Cross 2/6 - £1 used, 5/- used abroad with cancels of C30, C38 or C40, Large Anchor 5/- - £1 used with faults, £5 orange blued paper used with Swansea c.d.s and boxed cancels, £5 orange white paper fine used with Glasgow c.d.s, 1883-84 5/- crimson mint, 10/- used (2), £1 brown orbs used with Belfast c.d.s (blue crayon lines, otherwise fine), £1 brown crowns and £1 green used with faults, 1883 9d green mint, 1/- used, 1887-1900 set mint and used, KEVII mint to 10/- and used to £1 (some faults), Seahorses with £1 used (creases), 1929 PUC £1 fine used. A useful collection, condition a little mixed but with many fine and better stamps. (100s). Photo on Page 6. £5,000-6,000
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Accumulation in a box with imperf 1d reds, 1934 re-engraved 2/6 - 10/- and 1939 10/- dark blue mounted mint, some G.B and foreign covers, etc. (100s). £150-200
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1841-1900 Mint and used selection with plated 1d reds (many with varieties), surface printed with 2/- blue (6, one with misplaced vertical perforations and additional horizontal perfs), 1887-1900 set mint, many good c.d.s cancels, parcel post labels (4), embossed 6d all cut square (4, two or three margins), etc., a useful lot. (c.500). £300-400
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1902-71 Mint and used accumulation, virtually all KGV and KGVI with many control and cylinder blocks and singles, shades, many good c.d.s cancels, a few covers and parcel post labels, etc., a good lot. (100s). £200-300
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1840 1d Black, MK plate 1b with inverted watermark, four good to large margins, used with a red Maltese Cross, a fine stamp. S.G. £2,500. Photo on Page 8. £280-350
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1840 (June 16) Entire letter from London to Birmingham franked 1d black JI plate 1a, just touched at lower right, very large margins on all other sides, tied by a red Maltese Cross. £100-120
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1841 Cover from Preston to Liverpool bearing 1d black, GH plate 8 (touched at top and lower left corner), and a front to Liverpool bearing 1d black FA plate 6 with four good margins, also an unused 1d Mulready lettersheet. (3). £120-150
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Coloured Cancels. 1846-59 Entire letters (3) and covers (6) bearing imperforate 1d reds (5, three or four margins) or perforated 1d stars (4) with numeral or duplex cancels in blue (6) or green (3), a couple of covers with faults, otherwise fine. (9). £250-300
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1880-82 4d Grey-brown plate 17 (3) and 18 (3) used, including piece bearing ½d green + 4d plate 17 each cancelled by two oval framed "77" postman's handstamps, 4d plate 18 with London V.R hooded circle datestamp (used on royal household and official mail), etc. S.G. 160, £485+. (6). £100-120
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1882 3d on 3d Lilac, AG with essay surcharge in black, fine mint and very rare. De La Rue submitted essay surcharges for the ten values from ½d to 1/- for a proposed temporary unified service, but only the 3d and 6d surcharges were actually issued, with surcharges in carmine. Just eight examples of each essay were produced. Ex J.W Phillips, the remainder of the set in the National Postal Museum. (S.G. £95,000 for set of ten essays). Photo on Front Cover. £1,000-1,200
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1887-1900 ½d - 1/- Jubilee issue mint, with both ½d and 1/- colours, the 1½d - 4½d, 6d, 10d and 1900 1/- unmounted. S.G. £900. (14). £140-160
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1902 KEVII ½d - 1/- Mint and used collection in an S.G Philatelic album with identified shades and varieties, mint 9d (12), 10d (18) and 1/- (9), a few unusual postmarks, also additional loose stamps with ½d booklet pane containing St. Andrews Cross (also two singles with cross), mint 10/-, a few parcel post labels, etc., a few faults thought most are fine, a good lot. (315). £800-1,200
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1902 £1 Dull blue-green, upper right corner marginal single, upper marginal rules, hinge remainder, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 266, £2,000. Photo on Page 6. £450-550
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1937 1½d Coronation, Control A37 Cylinder 10 no dot, variety "A" missing from control, superb unmounted mint. An unusual and striking variety, with R.P.S Certificate (2024) stating "Genuine, "A" missing due to light etching of cylinder and light impression of print". Photo on Page 6. £120-150
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1955-97 Mint and used collection in four albums, apparently complete. (100s). £150-200
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1983 Essays for the Guyana issue commemorating the 125th anniversary of G.B stamps used in British Guiana, fine reproductions of the G.B 1d red, QV 4d and 1/- stamps, printed backgrounds with printed QV head applied, the frames well handpainted in black ink and Chinese white, each essay 98x118mm, on thick card (c.160x215mm) with the colour written below. Three attractive and unique essays that would enhance any G.B QV collection, from the Format Security Printers archive. (3). £750-850
| 1879-80 Tender Essays | |
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De La Rue - 1879 and 1880 Tenders. Head Die B by Joubert, Die Proof in black with circular lined background (for frame B) within an uncleared band, on white glazed card dated "May 20 1878", 92x60mm. This head die was adopted for the issued stamps. S.G. £2,000. Photo on Page 8. £200-250
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Head and frame essays in red on thick glazed card, the adjacent essays with QV head very similar to that used for the issued Perkins Bacon 1d stamps, both with frame and corner squares, the right essay with turned side panels virtually identical to those in the dummy stamps printed by Charles Skipper & East, 46x28mm. A rare, possibly unique, pair of essays possibly adapted from an earlier trial plate, previously believed to be by Perkins Bacon but more probably by Charles Skipper & East. Photo on Page 8. £1,000-1,200
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Charles Skipper & East. 1d "Inland Revenue" dummy stamps, complete sheets of 48 with wide sheet margins on thin card (223x200mm), three imperforate sheets printed in green, lilac or salmon. Also single stamps in green (3, shades), pale lilac, salmon or blue on thin card, and a block of four in pale salmon on thick card. A fine group, complete sheets scarce, ex Chartwell Collection. (154). £1,500-1,800
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Unadopted QV Head die proofs with circular background of horizontal lines, in blue on wove paper, 83x60mm, or in violet on glazed wove paper, 100x75mm, probably by Perkins Bacon & Co. (2). £240-260
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Perkins Bacon & Co. QV Head die proof, state 1 within a vertical oval of horizontal lines, a differing defaced head die struck lightly above, in black on card, vertical folds clear of the printed proofs, otherwise fine and scarce, 114x106mm. This head was used for the strip of six small head 1d essays submitted for the 1879 Tender. £200-240
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Perkins Bacon & Co. Imperforate sheet of 36 1d small head essays in green, plate IV lettered "WW" on star watermarked paper with "POSTAGE" within the lined margins, very large margins at base and left side, 277x246mm. Very rare, three sheets of this watermarked paper used for the submitted tender, most essays on the philatelic market being proof items on unwatermarked paper. £900-1,200
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Perkins Bacon & Co. Imperforate 1d small head essays with corner letters "WW", from plate IV (13) or blank corners from plate V (75), also 1d large head essay, ½d (2), 1½d (2) and 2d (4) essays, and 1914 1d reprints in brighter colours (10). An interesting lot, various colours with blocks, offsets and paper makers watermarks, one page with the differing value essays all in blue (16) showing the differing head and frame types used in both the 1879 and 1880 Tenders. (107). £500-600
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McCorquodale & Co. Imperforate first type dummy stamp from plate II (120 stamps) printed in black (15), brown (7) or carmine-red (23), some blocks, various shades and papers including scarce black on blue paper stamps (4), also second Hooper type block of four. (49). £300-350
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McCorquodale & Co. Imperforate first type dummy stamp in pale carmine, plate II sheet of 120 on wove paper, "J. WHATMAN / 1874" paper makers watermark in the lower margin, two marginal folds, the essays fine, a scarce complete sheet, 222x376mm. £800-1,000
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McCorquodale & Co. Imperforate "West India / Four Annas" dummy stamp, based upon the 1866 De La Rue East India 4a stamp, complete sheet of 120 in dull carmine on unwatermarked wove paper, vertical folds through central margin and three other vertical columns with other minor creasing, tear at left edge affecting two stamps, an uncommon complete sheet, 250x237mm. £1,000-1,200
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McCorquodale & Co. Imperforate "West India Postage / Four Annas" dummy stamp based on the 1866 De La Rue East India 4a stamp, complete sheet of 120 in dull carmine on Crown watermarked wove paper, vertical folds through the central margin and two central vertical margins and other minor creases. Ten sheets of Crown watermarked paper (which was used for all G.B stamp issues from 1880 until 1912) were supplied to McCorquodale for their entry in the competition; two sheets of these West India essays on Crown watermark paper were submitted by McCorquodale for the competition. A unique sheet on watermarked paper, 247x240mm. £2,000-2,500
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McCorquodale & Co. Imperforate "West India Postage / Four Annas" dummy stamp based on the 1866 De La Rue East India 4a stamp, block of fifty (columns 1-4) in rose on unwatermarked wove paper, large 143mm margin at left, 27mm upper and lower margins, vertical marginal fold and marginal tears and faults, especially in the lower margins with tear affecting two stamps, 242x280mm. £500-600
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Perkins Bacon & Co. Small head die proofs on wove paper, in green (62x50mm) or mauve (67x75mm), both with partly inked uncleared backgrounds, fine and scarce. (2). Photo on Page 34. £450-500
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Perkins Bacon & Co. Plate IX imperforate sheet of 24 (8x3) comprising ½d frame I (12), 1½d frame K (6) and 2d frame J (6), in bright rose on a large sheet of wove paper, printed close to the top of the sheet, 22-25mm margins above and at the sides, large 245mm margin at base, endorsed "Indian Competition, Perkins Bacon" and lettered "A", initialled ("J.P"?). Horizontal central folds and tear at upper margin affecting two stamps, repaired with archival tape. A scarce complete sheet, the meaning of "Indian Competition" not known, 211x338mm. £300-400
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Postage Dues. c.1912 Essays in pencil and indian ink for a 2d postage due stamp, the two essays similar in design but showing differences in the side details and size of wording, with a stamp size pencil drawing of the current 1d postage stamp alongside, all drawn by Mr H.J Howard who worked in the Secretary's office at the G.P.O, believed to have been submitted to the 1912 Conference which discussed the proposal to issue postage due stamps (recommending that five values of dues be issued, the design brief being given to George Eve). The two essays each 90x100mm, on thick card (255x316mm), a further stamp size essay excised from the upper left corner (believed to be in the Royal Collection), central horizontal fold and small split at upper right corner (well away from the essays), a unique and important item in the development of the first G.B postage due stamps, with an article on these essays by Graham Mark. £1,800-2,200
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Officials. 1882-1903 Mint and used reference collection in two albums and on pages, mainly Army Official and Govt. Parcels, also Admiralty (107), Board of Education (24) and Royal Household (5), plate varieties and cancellations, 1900 ½d green Army control block "R" unmounted, some faults and a few forgeries but many fine. (1,350+). £700-1,000
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Office of Works. 1896-1902 5d O.W Official, fine used with Parliament St. S.W c.d.s. S.G. O34, £1,400. Photo on Page 8. £150-200
| Revenues, Cinderellas & Dummy Stamps
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1884 National Telephone Co., collection on pages including sheets of twelve of the 1d (5, two on grey paper), 3d (2), 4d and 1/- (2), used 1d, 3d (6), 4d (3), 6d (5) and piece bearing two 1/- bisects, etc., also a 1903 receipt. An interesting lot, ex Klempka. (173). £180-220
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1905-06 King Edward VII £1 - £50 unappropriated revenue dies, imperforate proofs, a single £10, the other eight values in upper marginal pairs all with a manuscript date in the margin, the stamps all overprinted "CANCELLED" type 18, superb mint (lightly mounted in the margins only). (17). Photo on Page 8. £1,000-1,200
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Judicature Fees. 1902 Handdrawn essays for the "JUDICATURE / FEES" overprint for use on the three differing size unappropriated die revenues, in black ink and pencil on tracing paper, each dated "FEB 21 1902". Also the three matching die proofs in black on white glazed card each reduced to stamp size, and 2d, 1/- and £1 stamps each with "SPECIMEN" overprint. The unique essays from the De La Rue archives. (9). Photo on Pages 6 & 8. £700-800
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National Health. c.1920 Page with embossed royal arms and "Inland Revenue", headed "National Health Insurance" and numbered "29", bearing National Health Insurance 1912 issue 1d - 1/- (both 6d colours), 1/2 orange, 3/3 - 7/7, and 1920 4/10½ - 7/7 with "Thirteen Contributions" overprints showing a value of 4½d - 7d, all overprinted "SPECIMEN" (3 differing types) or "CANCELLED" (6d), the page 190x237mm. A superb page, probably from the Inland Revenue archives. (30 stamps). £600-700
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Probate Court. c.1865 Archive page headed "Probate Court Fees" and numbered "12", inscribed "First issue in blue, 16th Dec. 1865. Merged in Judicature R7406/78", bearing 1860 3d - £5 ultramarine set of eight all handstamped "SPECIMEN" type 9, the page 200x252mm. £500-600
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1885-1912 De La Rue dummy stamps comprising Victoria Head type perforated in green or imperf pair in pink, Minerva Head type imperforate in various colours (14) and perforated in lilac, Minerva Head defaced plate imperforate in brown or red and perforated in green, also dummy stamps for Harrison & Sons (13, three types, various colours) and Grover & Co. Ltd. (35). £150-180
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1903 Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co 2d dummy stamps with the "Canada Head" of King Edward VII and a naval destroyer, imperforate proofs in black, one on wove paper with solid background to the Kings head, the other on card with horizontal lined background to the Kings head, fine and scarce. (2). Photo on Page 8. £180-220
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1905 (Nov 3) De La Rue appendix page bearing eighteen De La Rue QV head dummy stamps in six differing colours all with manuscript "BB Cancelled 30/10/05", six stamps untreated, six with this manuscript partly removed, six others with the manuscript entirely removed (though still visible on most). An interesting page headed "confidential", used to test the inks, and whether cancels can be chemically removed and stamps reused, 203x319mm. £400-500
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1909 (Oct 25) De La Rue appendix page, headed "Appendix A", bearing De La Rue 2/6 "mother and child" dummy stamps in seventeen colours, values from ¼d to £1 written alongside, endorsed "approved except for 2/-. See app. C, 8.11.09" and initialled. A unique page from the De La Rue archives, supposedly for a proposed charity issue, 162x330mm. £1,000-1,200
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1909 (Oct 25) De La Rue appendix page, headed "Appendix B", bearing eight De La Rue 2/6 "mother and child" dummy stamps all in differing colours, one other removed, manuscript "Solomon" in pencil, a unique archival page, 164x292mm. £500-600
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1909 (Nov 1) De La Rue appendix page, headed "Appendix C", "CA 52/195" and "Solomon" in pencil, bearing seven De La Rue 2/6 "mother and child" dummy stamps, one with adjacent endorsement "approved for 2/-, 8.11.09" and initialled. A unique archival page, supposedly for a proposed charity issue, 175x330mm. £500-600
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1910 (June 30) De La Rue appendix page headed "Appendix, Stamps printed on chemically-prepared paper" bearing five Minerva Head De La Rue dummy stamps in red, all with manuscript "Black. Cancelled 9/6/10", four treated with chemicals to try and remove the manuscript, with details of the chemicals used typed alongside. An interesting page, used to test the stamp ink and whether cancels could be removed and stamps reused; none of the chemicals used in these tests were successful in completely removing the manuscript cancel. Unique, 188x300mm. £250-300
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c.1910 De La Rue Minerva Head dummy stamps, mint block of sixty in red, five differing background types to the head. (60). £600-700
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c.1910 De La Rue Minerva Head dummy stamps, mint sheet of sixty in black. Full margins on all sides, five differing background types to the heads, "5 MAY 1910" and "2 JUN 1910" stamped in the margins, lower margin endorsed "Coated. New Colour, Egypt Weight", a scarce sheet. (60). £700-800
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c.1910 Perforated part sheet of blank paper, 64 Minerva Head De La Rue dummy stamps pasted onto this with central ruled stamp gutter applied, all in red, unused no gum. Probably produced to show a proposed sheet format, unusual. (64). £500-600
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c.1910 Archival page headed "BB", twenty strips of three Minerva Head De La Rue dummy stamps printed in ten differing colour combinations, the two matching strips for each colour (most with two differing background types) mounted as a block of six, the ten differing blocks each mounted with a card surround and numbered from "1" to "10". An attractive and unique archival page, 260x330mm. £800-1,000
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Similar Archival page headed "CC", differing colours to the previous page. £800-1,000
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