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1980 50p “London 1980” Stamp Exhibition miniature sheet, variety imperforate, superb unmounted mint. Rare, twelve examples recorded by Pierron. S.G. MS1119a, £2,000. Photo on Page 30. £650-750
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1983 Essays for the Guyana stamp issue “125th Anniversary of G.B Stamps used in Guyana”, composite essays of the four designs depicting the G.B 1857 1d red or 1855-57 4d, 6d or 1/-, handpainted frames with an inset printed background and applied printed QV head, the 1d red essay with the background partly handpainted, all with some handpainted details to the QV head. Each essay 98x118mm, affixed to thick card (214x258mm) with colour details below. A unique group from the Format Security Printers archive, attractive items to accompany a G.B collection. (4). £1,000-1,200
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1983 British Fairs, part sheet of 25 perforated stamp size labels, fifteen with stamp designs, five drawn in pencil, ten well painted in watercolour, signed by Andrew Restall in the lower margin, some perfs strengthened with hinges. A unique essay group by Andrew Restall, who drew the adopted designs for this issue. (15). £400-500
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1983 British Fairs, part sheet of 21 perforated stamp size labels, twenty with stamp designs, mainly in pencil and/or ink, five painted in watercolour, some perfs strengthened with hinges. A unique essay group by Andrew Restall, who drew the adopted designs for this issue. (21). £400-500
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1984 British Council, original unadopted artwork for the four stamps, handpainted designs each approx. 17x12cm mounted on large card; and similar but smaller printed designs (approx 9x7cm each) mounted on printed background designs with Queens head and value, all then mounted on a large card. A unique and attractive group. (8). £400-500
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1985 34p 350 Years of Royal Mail Public Postal Service, block of four, variety imperforate horizontally between upper and lower pairs, unmounted mint, upper right stamp with corner crease, otherwise fine and scarce, about 20 pairs recorded. S.G. 1293a, £1,500. £300-400
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1995 Pioneers of Communication, die proof of the 25p vignette depicting Sir Rowland Hill, engraved by Czeslaw Slania, die sunk in black on card, 78x87mm. A fine and rare (possibly unique) proof. Photo on Page 28. £300-350
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1997 20p Royal Golden Wedding, vertical strip of four, upper margin with cylinder numbers, upper two stamps with gold dry print variety resulting in the face value completely omitted and frame partially omitted. With B.P.A Certificate (2011) for a corner block of eight (S.G. 2011/b as listed), from which this strip has been removed. S.G. 2011b, £9,500+. Photo on Page 34. £2,400-2,800
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2000 Spirit and Faith 2nd lower left corner block of eight (2x4), the three lower pairs completely imperforate, upper pair partly imperforate, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 2170a, £1,200+. £300-400
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2008 Olympic Flag Handover, 1st Class miniature sheet for four, variety UV varnish (Olympic rings) omitted, superb unmounted mint, only two examples believed to be recorded. S.G. MS2861a, £4,000. Photo on Page 34. £1,200-1,500
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Machins. Specialised collection of decimal Machins written up in five albums with values to the £5, study of the 7p value, many 1st and 2nd Class stamps, Boots 1st miniature sheets, varieties with missing, misplaced and additional phosphors, also booklets and coils, duplicates in six stockbooks and on pages. (1000s). £300-400
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Booklets. 1924 KGV 2/- Booklet edition 9, 1½d advert pane with inverted watermark, very fine. S.G. BB12, £700+. Photo on Page 32. £250-300
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Booklets. 1935 KGV 2/- Booklet edition 349, with four panes all overprinted “CANCELLED” type 33, advert pane with inverted watermark, front cover with handstamped “8 SEP 1936” date, fine and very scarce. S.G. BB17, £4,000 as panes. Photo on Page 32. £800-1,000
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Booklets. 1937 KGVI 3/- Booklet, edition 335, exceptionally fine. S.G. BD21, £1,200. Photo on Page 32. £300-400
| Used Abroad
(Also see lots 114, 1092, 1239/40, 1700, 1711) | |
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Danish West Indies. 1874 (Mar 28) Entire to Genoa, Italy franked 1872 4d vermilion plate 13 (4) paying the 1/4 rate, cancelled by two “ST THOMAS / PAID / C51” duplexs, London Paid and Genova datestamps, fine and attractive. Photo on Page 38. £300-350
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Haiti. 1873-80 4d Grey-brown plate 17, watermark Large Garter, DD-DF strip of three with interpanneau margin at right, each cancelled “C59” at Jacmel. A scarce stamp used in Haiti, with B.P.A Certificate (2018). S.G. Z12, £975+. Photo on Page 24. £250-300
| Officials
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Army. QV and KEVII ½d - 6d Army Official stamps, the study of cancellations and places of use on pages including Aldershot, Curragh and Kilworth Camps, many blocks, etc. (1,000+). £500-600
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Army. 1892 2½d Purple on blue, upper left corner block of sixty (6x10) from setting 28, folded along three horizontal rows of perfs, a scarce quarter sheet, unmounted mint. S.G. £4,125 (as blocks of four). £750-1,000
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Army. 1903 6d Pale dull purple, overprint type O6, superb unmounted mint original gum, scarce this fine. With R.P.S Certificate (2001). S.G. O52, £1,800. Photo on Page 12. £400-500
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Board of Education. 1902 KEVII 2½d Ultramarine mint, apparently unmounted, good colour and well centred, with B.P.A Certificate (2025) which states “original gum a trifle toned, tiny adhesion at lower right from reverse”. S.G. O85, £3,500+. Photo on Page 12. £800-1,000
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Govt Parcels. 1883 6d on 6d Lilac, DH with GOVT PARCELS trial overprint type C, mint part original gum. Very rare, only six examples produced. S.G. £11,000. Photo on Front Cover. £2,000-2,400
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Office of Works. 1896 1d Lilac with Control “V”, used with heavy parcel cancel but exceptionally rare and possibly unique used. With Astley Certificate (2005). Photo on Page 18. £250-300
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Office of Works. 1902 QV 10d Dull purple and carmine, fine mint original gum. With R.P.S Certificate (1974). S.G. O35, £7,250. Photo on Page 12. £1,800-2,200
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1877 4d Sage-green plate 1, imperforate lower left corner marginal block of 24 (4x6) with Current number “525” and inscription “TELEGRAPHS FOUR PENCE.” in left margin, each handstamped “SPECIMEN” type 9, one with double overprint, fine unmounted mint (mounted in margins), a superb block. S.G. £3,480+. Photo on Page 34. £900-1,100
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1877 4d Sage-green plate 2, imperforate vertical strip of three with upper margin, superb mint, mounted on upper stamp only. A very rare error, believed to be the only known strip; S.G. list the variety as a vertical pair, but do not price it. With R.P.S Certificate (1998) which specifically states “not imprimaturs”. S.G. L211b. Photo on Page 22. £1,500-1,800
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1877 6d Grey plate 1 colour trial, in a deeper colour than the issued stamp, imperforate pane of twenty with “TELEGRAPHS SIX PENCE.” in the left margin, each handstamped diagonal “SPECIMEN” type 11, mint, lightly mounted on three stamps only, minor gum wrinkles and tiny thin between two stamps, a rare and attractive pane. S.G. £2,600+. Photo on Page 20. £700-800 |
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1876 1/- Deep green plate 1, imperforate pane of twenty with “TELEGRAPHS ONE SHILLING.” in the left margin, each handstamped “SPECIMEN” type 10, mint, mounted in the margin and on one stamp only, marginal thins at right and a couple of gum creases, a rare and attractive pane. S.G. £3,400+. Photo on Page 28. £900-1,100
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1880 ½d Handpainted De la Rue essay for an anticipated second telegraphs issue, the stamp size essay superbly painted (complete with perforations) in black and Chinese white on thick card, 28x24mm. Telegraph stamps were abolished in 1881 and this proposed second issue was therefore abandoned. A magnificent and unique essay. Photo on Page 24. £1,000-1,200
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1880 4d Handpainted De la Rue essay for an anticipated second telegraphs issue, the stamp size essay superbly painted (complete with perforations) in black and Chinese white on thick card, 28x24mm. Telegraph stamps were abolished in 1881 and this proposed second issue was therefore abandoned. A magnificent and unique essay. Photo on Page 24. £1,000-1,200
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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. £1,400-1,600
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1914-23 ½d - 1/- Specimen overprints, the eight values with type 23 overprint in the middle of the stamp, ½d, 1d, 5d and 1/- with type 23 overprint at the top of the stamp (5d and 1/- sideways inverted watermark), 2d, 3d and 1/- with type 26 overprint, fine mint, ex Marcus Samuel. (15). £300-350
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1924-31 2/6 Purple on yellow Q32 Control strip of three, each stamp overprinted “CANCELLED” type 33, this overprint type unlisted on this stamp by S.G, lightly mounted on the central stamp only, superb and very rare, possibly unique. Photo on Page 16. £500-600
| Cinderellas, Revenues & Locals
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Circular Delivery Co. 1866 Clark & Co, Edinburgh, imperforate ¼d blue, reconstructed sheet of 72 comprising strips of four (2), blocks of eight (2) and twelve (4), two horizontal creases, otherwise fine mint. S.G. CD3, £2,520. £100-150
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c.1880 Cover to a solicitor in Leamington endorsed “Per Tram”, reverse bearing a Leamington and Warwick Tramways and Omnibus Co. Limited 2d parcel stamp cancelled by manuscript “Paid”, a rare cover, carried as a parcel to avoid the Post Office monopoly on the carriage of letters. £100-150 |
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1891 10/- Embossed General Duty revenue stamps, perf 12, mint block of fifteen with margin at right, each overprinted “SPECIMEN” (type 11), the margin inscribed “First stamps printed on gummed and perforated paper issued 23 July 1891”, creasing to the right column of five stamps and splitting to some horizontal perfs reinforced on reverse with hinges, an attractive and unique Specimen block. £150-200
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Q.V - KGV Revenue stamps and documents including 1855 Patent document with embossed 8d Patent stamp, two documents bearing KEVII or KGV Public Records stamps, various Ireland embossed revenues (37), embossed Chancery Court or Chancery Fee Fund stamps, embossed £3 rose with “IN CHANCERY” overprint used, imperf QV Key Plate proofs without inscription overprinted “Specimen” or “Cancelled” (5), also acts regarding stamp duty (4) and a few foreign or Commonwealth revenues. (c.230). £100-150 |
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1902 KEVII £2 - £20 Unappropriated revenue dies, imperforate proofs handstamped “SPECIMEN” type 16, fine mint. (6). £300-350
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Isle of Man. 1903 KEVII 6d - 10/- handstamped “SPECIMEN” type 16, and 1904 surcharged 6d - 2/- and £1 with curved “SPECIMEN” overprint type 17, all fine mint. (10). £250-300
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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. £400-500
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Southampton County Court Fee. 1880 Stamps, printers samples without value in the unissued colours of brown or pale blue both in blocks of six, each stamp overprinted “WATERLOW & SONS LTD. / SPECIMEN” with a small punch hole, no gum, margins at sides and base, fine and attractive. (12). £100-120
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Printers - Waterlow’s. 1879 Indenture of Apprenticeship document for Thomas Samuel Harrison, apprenticed to his father Thomas Samuel Harrison (Senior), engraver in London, for a term of seven years, with an embossed 2/6 revenue stamp. Harrison Junior worked at Waterlow Brothers & Layton from 1897 until 1912 where he engraved postage and revenue stamps for several countries; in 1912 he went to Australia to work for the Commonwealth Post Office where he engraved the 1913 King George V portrait issue and 1914 6d Laughing Kookaburra stamp. A unique document. £100-150
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c.1900 “E. Rimmel Guarantee Label” proofs, a plate proof block of four in green on glazed paper endorsed “copper plate” with an attached single proof marked “original”, and two die proofs in black on glazed paper, one die sunk with plain paper surround. A unique group, printings from more than one plate with many differences in the background and corners, small tear to one die proof. (7). £120-150
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1916 National War Fund 1d labels printed by Perkins Bacon & Co., sheets of twelve in twelve differing colours, fine unmounted mint. (12 sheets). £500-600244
Various labels, tickets, perfins, Hertford College imperf sheet of 35, postal stationery wrapper bands, telegraph stamps, playing card tax wrappers, Cypher labels, National Telephone Co stamps, etc., also some matchbox labels. (100s). £120-150
| GREAT BRITAIN COVERS & POSTAL HISTORY
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1586 (Feb 28 - Mar 14) Entire letter from the heirs of Luigi Capponi in Pisa, written in Italian, addressed to Bartolomeo Corsini in London, the address panel with the Capponi guild sign, received on April 11th, fine. Photo on Page 38. £200-240
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1591 (Sep 3) Entire letter from Alessandro Pompeo and Nicolas Michele in Lucca, written in Italian, addressed to Bartolomeo Corsini in London, received on September 22nd, fine. £150-200
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1593 (Oct 22) Entire letter from Lorenzo Pollini in Rome, written in Italian, addressed to Bartolomeo Corsini in London, received on November 26th, fine. £150-200
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c.1730-1980 Covers and cards, also some cancels on pieces, letters and ephemera, the extensive lot with prestamp mail, Surface Printed covers, etc. (100s). £200-300
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Prestamp - QEII Entire letters, covers and cards including 1826 letter from the anatomist G.D Dermott apparently ordering bodies for dissection, 1859 cover from Tobermory to India franked 6d, 1917 Parcel Post label from Balfour, Orkney, franked 1/4, also 1960s Press Photos of commemorative stamps (21), etc. (c.60). £80-120
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c.1817-2000 Covers and cards including prestamp mail from Belgium to G.B, 1971 postal strike covers (13, all commercial), 1964 strike cover, 1967 cover from a mailbag stolen from a train, pillar box fires, 1837 Free entire signed by Maberley, etc. (70). £100-120
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1833-2019 Covers and cards, many postcards showing airmail and other rates, use of KGV commemoratives, 1969 T.P.O covers posted without late fee with 1d and 2d charges on final day of the ½d late fee and first day of the 1d late fee, 1961 (Feb. 1) first day of recorded delivery with P.O leaflet, unused KGVI and QEII postal stationery in bundles with bands, etc., also a few Palestine covers. (c.350). £150-200
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