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Auction number 59 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
Contact: Tel: 0207 930 6100
Date: 5th November 2026 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Fine Great Britain Stamps,
G.B Postal History with First UK Aerial Post, Royalty, Cancellations,
Paquebot Mail of the World, World War One German &
British Naval Mail, Specimen Stamps from the Rhodesia Post Office,
India, St. Helena, Mozambique, Baham
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Auction Lots - Page 2
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1840-79 2d Blues, used accumulation in a stockbook including 1840 2d (2, faults); 1841 2d (c.80) with number in cross cancels (4), inverted watermark, matched imperf and perf pairs (11); 1854-57 2d stars with Small Crown perf 16 plate 4 (4), perf 14 plate 4 (2) and Large Crown perf 14 plate 5 all with watermark inverted; 2d plates, etc., a useful lot. (c.180). £400-500
52
1841-44 Entire letters and covers bearing 1d reds, all selected examples with four margins, including plates 9 and 13 (2008 Brandon Certificate), tax assessment form prepaid 1d in cash from Foots Cray to Chislehurst and redirected to Windsor Castle with a 1d red, one stamp with an inverted watermark, all with Maltese Cross cancels. (11). £300-400
53
1841-69 Line Engraved covers comprising 1841 letter with fine 1d red plate 10, 1852 letter with 1d red (3 margins) cancelled by blue "68", 1857 large registered cover with 2/- rate paid by Large Crown perf 14 2d blue block of six + two strips of three (cover faults, stamps fine), and 1869 registered cover paid 7d including 1d block of four. (4). £100-150
54
1843-53 Entire letters and covers bearing imperf 1d reds (14), also an entire letter with 2d blue, including numeral cancels in blue (2), 1844 cover with 1d cancelled by straight line "OLDBURY" + numeral "75", 1d on lavender tinted paper affixed using sealing wax, etc., nearly all fine four margin stamps. (15). £250-300
55
1849 Entires bearing 1d reds, two posted at Basingstoke or Bradford with tiny stamps cut into on all sides so that the corner letters are missing, the third entire posted at Maybole with the value overwritten and extra hair drawn on the Queen's head by the sender prior to use, all three stamps accepted for postage despite being invalid according to Post Office regulations. An unusual group, ex. Klempka. (3). £150-200
56
1852-53 1d Lake-red, DA plate 156, four good margins, fine used with Irish numeral cancel. With R.P.S Certificate (1999). S.G. 11, £850. Photo on Page 12. £140-160
57
1891 (June 1) Penny Postage Jubilee 1d envelope registered from Eastcheap, London E.C to Essex, the 2d registered fee paid by 1841 1d red plate 66 + 1853 1d Receipt stamp, philatelic but still a very unusual and scarce late use of the imperf 1d red. £150-180
58
1846 (Apr 17) Entire letter from James Buchanan in Edinburgh to New York bearing 1841 2d blue plate 3 JG-JL strip of six (JH crossed by vertical file fold and JL cut into at right, otherwise fine with good margins), each cancelled "131", endorsed "p. Cambria from Liverpool" with red "7". The letter talks of the ongoing Oregon controversy and the halting of railroad bills through Parliament. An attractive franking to pay the 1/- transatlantic rate, and an interesting letter. Photo on Page 8. £300-400
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1856 (Apr 3) Cover bearing 1856 die II perf 14 1d red-brown, watermark Large Crown on white paper, small natural printing flaw on "E" of "Penny", tied by Portsmouth sideways duplex. With Mike Williams Certificate (2026) which notes "a few short perforations at right top and two at right bottom". S.G. 37, £1,100. £140-160
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1860 Entire letter from London to Ensign C.W Brown, 62nd Regt, Halifax, Nova Scotia, franked 2d blue plate 8 vertical strip of three, fine and attractive. £100-120
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1864 1d Red plate 192, mint block of 24 (6x4), right margin with part inscription, mounted on eight corner stamps, the remainder unmounted, very fine appearance. S.G. £1,200+. £300-400
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Ireland. 1864-79 1d Reds, plates 71-225 used, all with Irish numeral cancels, a few faults, plate 225 fine, an uncommon group used in Ireland. (152). £150-200
63
1870 ½d Rose, plates 1-20, the complete set of fifteen plates all fine used, plate 9 with Glasgow c.d.s. S.G. £817. (15). Photo on Page 12. £150-200
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1874-80 Entires and covers bearing ½d rose including 1874 cover from London to Yorkshire bearing two pairs probably paying 1d + 1d late fee, and 1880 entire to Russia with 2½d + 1d pair paying a late fee, tied by "L.1 / MARK LANE" late fee duplexs; also single and double rate covers with Glasgow-Carlisle Sorting Tender or Edinburgh Posted Since 11 Last Night duplexs. (4). £100-120
65
1867-80 3d Rose, plate 6 LI-MJ block of four used with Northallerton single ring datestamps, plate 5-8 used, and plate 9 on an 1873 entire letter from Jersey to St. Brieuc, posted into the Boite Mobile and cancelled by large "3734" numeral of St Malo. (Cover + 8 stamps). £150-180
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1867 5/- Rose plate 1, watermark Maltese Cross, GJ used, part numeral cancel clear of the Queens head. S.G. 126, £725. £100-120
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1872 6d Chestnut, AG-BH block of four, used in Ireland with Bruff datestamps, short corner perf at upper left corner, otherwise fine. S.G. 122a, £425. £80-100
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1873-81 Surface Printed issues mint, comprising 1873-80 2½d rosy mauve plate 2, 2½d blue plate 19, 3d rose plate 11, 6d grey plate 17 and 1880-83 2½d blue plate 22, the 3d with part gum only, the others fine with large part or virtually full gum. S.G. 139, 142, 144, 147, 157. (5). £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). £90-110
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1881-1952 Mint or Specimen selection including 1881 1d lilac and 1900 ½d green both watermark inverted unmounted, KEVII 7d deep grey-black and 2/6 dull purple mint, 6d Specimen, KGV 1924-26 ½d and 1d Specimen type 23 (½d overprint double one albino), ½d 1d and 1½d overprinted Cancelled type 28 (all watermark inverted), postage due 1914-22 5d and 1/- Specimen type 23, etc. (49). £220-260
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1889 £5 Orange, AN on white paper, used with Glasgow (JA 22 96) c.d.s, fine. S.G. 137, £3,750. Photo on Page 16. £700-800
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1901 (Dec 31) Sheet of paper with embossed royal arms, bearing KEVII marginal ½d and 1d (both affixed by the stamp margin) cancelled by Birmingham datestamps on the day before issue, handwritten message below "Dear Fred, I thought that you would like to have these which will no doubt be valuable on account of being datestamped before date. Wishing you a happy new year. E. Spencer, 1 Jan. 02", very unusual. £80-100
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1902 KEVII £1 Dull blue-green, well centred, superb unmounted mint. S.G. £2,500. Photo on Page 12. £600-700
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1911-12 KEVII ½d on picture postcards, virtually all Harrison printings, various shades, including perf 15x14 stamps (55, S.G. £100 on cover), also a 1913 card with ½d Downey Head showing an unusual moustache flaw. (138). £120-150
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1913 (Aug) KGV ½d and 1d watermark Multiple Royal Cypher, vertical coil strips of four, unmounted mint. S.G. 397/8, £2,000. (8). Photo on Page 14. £400-500
76
1913-34 Seahorses, used selection including De la Rue 5/- blocks of four (3), Bradbury Wilkinson 5/- blocks of four used in Constantinople (4) and block of six used in Guernsey, 10/- block of six, re-engraved 10/- block of ten, etc., also a few 1935 Silver Jubilee Control strips mint and 1955 Castles set mint, some faults. (350). £300-400
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1913 Waterlow 2/6 deep sepia-brown, lower right corner marginal single, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 399, £750+. Photo on Page 16. £200-240
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1913 Waterlow 2/6 sepia-brown, lower left corner marginal single, centred a little to right, mounted in lower margin only, the stamp fine unmounted mint. S.G. 400, £600+. Photo on Page 16. £120-150
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1913 Waterlow 5/- rose-carmine, centred a little high, fine mint, possibly unmounted. S.G. 401, £1,100. Photo on Page 12. £150-180
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1913 Waterlow 10/- indigo-blue, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 402, £1,500. Photo on Page 12. £250-300
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1913 Waterlow 10/- indigo-blue mounted mint, light gum crease; and 1915 De la Rue 10/- pale blue unmounted mint, minor toning and a couple of short perfs. S.G. 402, 413, £3,600. (2). Photo on Page 12. £240-300
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1913 £1 Green, margin at left, a few split perfs between stamp and margin, reverse with traces of a very light hinge mark, otherwise superb. S.G. 404, £2,800. Photo on Page 12. £500-600
83
1915 De la Rue 2/6 sepia (seal brown), two unmounted mint singles, a darker shade centred slightly high, lighter shade with a few clipped perf ends but showing an unusual kiss print effect with clear doubling at right. The darker shade with 2003 Basel Certificate as S.G. 405. S.G. 408, £1,200 (2). Photo on Page 12. £200-240
84
1915 De la Rue 5/- pale carmine fine unmounted mint. S.G. 410, £1,400. Photo on Page 12. £280-320
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1915 De la Rue 10/- blue, well centred and a deep rich shade, fine mint. S.G. 412, £2,500. Photo on Page 12. £500-600
86
1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6 olive-brown, lower left corner marginal unmounted mint; 5/- rose-red upper left corner marginal mint, tone marks on reverse; and 10/- dull grey-blue unmounted mint, the 2/6 and 10/- superb. S.G. 413a, 416/7, £1,200+. (3). Photo on Page 12. £240-280
87
1919 Bradbury Wilkinson 5/- rose-red, upper right corner block of four, mounted in the upper margin only, the stamps unmounted, light gum crease to one stamp, otherwise fine. S.G. 416, £1,800. Photo on Page 136. £400-500
88
1924 (Apr 23) British Empire Exhibition 1d and 1½d used on First Day Cover, tied by Empire Exhibition slogan machine, printed address of Norris & Co. £100-120
89
1929 (May 10) P.U.C ½d - 2½d Used on the First Day of Issue, tied by London E.C machine and datestamps to printed envelope "Come to London for the International Stamp Dealers Bourse", addressed to The Vallancy Press Ltd. £150-180
90
1934 (Aug 18) Cover bearing Photogravure 1½d, posted at Norwood two days prior to the date of issue, addressee's name deleted, otherwise fine. S.G record the 2d value used two days prior to issue, but do not record any pre-issue uses of this 1½d value, very unusual and scarce. £80-100
91
1934 Re-engraved 2/6 - 10/- each in a marginal block of four mounted on the upper pair only, 2/6 and 5/- with usual minor gum wrinkles, 10/- with marginal paperclip impression just affecting one stamp. S.G. 450/2, £3,900. (3 Blocks). £400-500
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1935 (May 7) Silver Jubilee ½d - 2½d set of four tied by London S.W.1 datestamps to printed Westminster Stamp Co. First Day Cover with pictures of the King and Queen, Union Jack and the Royal Standard. Photo on Page 8. £200-250
93
1937-38 2d Orange blocks of four and six (2), 2½d ultramarine blocks of four (2), all with inverted watermark, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 465/6wi, £1,400. (24). £180-220
94
1946 Victory 2½d and 3d handstamped "SPECIMEN" type 9, no gum, otherwise fine and very scarce. (2). Photo on Page 16. £150-200
95
1948 (Apr 26) Royal Silver Wedding 2½d and £1 tied to printed illustrated "25th Silver Wedding Anniversary, King George and Queen Elizabeth" First Day Cover by Manchester datestamps. Photo on Page 8. £150-200
96
1951 Festival of Britain 4d, die proof in black, die sunk on wove paper, 203x101mm. A superb proof, newly discovered, unlisted by S.G. and very rare. Photo on Page 14. £900-1,200
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1955 Waterlow 2/6 - £1 watermark Multiple St. Edwards Crown in unmounted mint lower left corner blocks of four. S.G. 536/9, £1,000+. (4 Blocks). £200-240
98
1955-68 2/6 - £1 Castles high values, collection written up on pages showing the different printings, shades, papers, re-entries and plate flaws, plate markings, multiples, mainly used, also many duplicates in two stockbooks. (100s). £200-300
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1958 De la Rue 2/6 - £1 watermark Multiple St Edwards Crown, marginal set of four unmounted mint. S.G. 536/9a, £600. (4). £120-140
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1959 De la Rue 2/6 - £1 watermark Multiple Crowns in unmounted mint marginal blocks of four. S.G. 595/8, £780+. (4 Blocks). £140-160
Auction Details
Auction number 59 of G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
Contact: Tel: 0207 930 6100
Date: 5th November 2026 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Fine Great Britain Stamps,
G.B Postal History with First UK Aerial Post, Royalty, Cancellations,
Paquebot Mail of the World, World War One German &
British Naval Mail, Specimen Stamps from the Rhodesia Post Office,
India, St. Helena, Mozambique, Baham
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