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Sale No: 731
Lot No: 21
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Cat No: Collection
Great Britain, Airmail Etiquettes, a substantial holding, on- and off-cover, the consignor estimates there are approximately 1500 (or more) items here, and we tend to agree; divided into three specialized groupings of each of the main groups of British government labels: 1920-27 period (Mair #A1-A3), 1927-34 (#A4-A9), and 1934 onward (from #A10), plus Imperial Airways etiquettes (#B1-B12) and special labels for the Strand Palace Hotel, the 1923 Lympne Motor Glider Meeting, etc.; numerous five-star and several six-star rarity factor items, with broad range of covers showing various labels' usages; clean and fresh throughout, Fine to Very Fine or better, a remarkable—and valuable—group ideal for further expansion and exhibition; full description available online. Estimate $6,000 - 8,000. Suggested Bid $6,000-8,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $6,000-8,000
Opening US$ 3,500.00
Closed..Dec-03-2019, 10:10:40 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 731
Lot No: 38
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Great Britain, 1840, Parliamentary Envelope, 1d black, an attractive example postmarked with a red Crowned circle datestamp "PAID/ (2)1 JA 21/ 1840"; neatly repaired in the upper corners, Very Fine appearance. S.G. Spec. PE2; £18,000 ($23,240). Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
A rare postal stationery item, valid only for four months, beginning with the inauguration of the Penny Post on January 10 of 1840, until the issue of the Penny Black and the Mulready envelope on May 6 of the same year. Suggested Bid $4,000-6,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $4,000-6,000
Opening US$ 2,000.00
Closed..Dec-03-2019, 10:14:49 EST
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Sale No: 731
Lot No: 39
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Great Britain, 1891, cover for Lord George Sanger's Greatest Circus, pair ½d (111) canceled with London town cancels, on allover illustrated red & blue circus patent envelope with additional allover illustrated ad on reverse, addressed to Acton, opened on three sides for display; various faults, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400 - 600
Lord' George Sanger (23 December 1825[nb 1] - 28 November 1911) was an English showman and circus proprietor. Born to a showman father, he grew up working in travelling peep shows. He successfully ran shows and circuses throughout much of the nineteenth century with his brother John. He retired in 1905 and was murdered by a disgruntled employee in 1911. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Suggested Bid $400-600
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Dec-03-2019, 10:15:17 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 731
Lot No: 40
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Great Britain, c. 1874, cover for Lord George Sanger's Greatest Circus, unposted allover illustrated red & blue circus scene cover with additional allover illustrated ad on reverse, addressed to Aldridge, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300
Lord' George Sanger (23 December 1825[nb 1] - 28 November 1911) was an English showman and circus proprietor. Born to a showman father, he grew up working in travelling peep shows. He successfully ran shows and circuses throughout much of the nineteenth century with his brother John. He retired in 1905 and was murdered by a disgruntled employee in 1911. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 100.00
Closed..Dec-03-2019, 10:15:39 EST
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Sale No: 731
Lot No: 41
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Great Britain, 1909, Ocean Penny Postage illustrated propaganda design envelope, 1d (#160) tied by Yarmouth town cancel on allover illustrated envelope, addressed to Birmingham, blue crayon "24" rate, Valentine imprint at right, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $800 - 1,200. Suggested Bid $800-1,200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $800-1,200
Opening US$ 400.00
Closed..Dec-03-2019, 10:16:01 EST
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Sale No: 731
Lot No: 42
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Cat No: 8 var.
Great Britain, 1841, Queen Victoria, 1d red brown, imprimatur (SG 8 var), a stunning top right corner margin single, lettered "AL", with partial sheet inscription and plate number "136"; hinge lip remaining at very top of selvage, Very Fine, rare, Ex-Clark (1946). Scott 3 var. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 1,400.00
Sold...US$ 1,400.00
Closed..Dec-03-2019, 10:16:20 EST
Sold For 1400
Sale No: 731
Lot No: 43
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Cat No: 434a-437 vars.
Great Britain, 1929, P.U.C., ½d to 1½d watermarked sideways, imperforate (SG 434a-437 vars.), a marvelous complete set of three imperforate Imprimaturs from the National Postal Museum & Archives, each handstamped "N P IMPRIMATUR" on the reverse, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine. Scott 205a-207a vars. S.G. Spec. NCom5b/7b vars.; £20,000 ($25,820). Estimate $7,500 - 10,000
One of only five sets said to have been released by the British Postal Museum & Archive . Suggested Bid $7,500-10,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $7,500-10,000
Opening US$ 3,750.00
Closed..Dec-03-2019, 10:16:40 EST
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Sale No: 731
Lot No: 44
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Cat No: 438
Great Britain, 1929, £1 P.U.C. (SG 438), o.g., never hinged, a perfectly centered stamp on swan-white paper, Very Fine, these rarely come so nice. Scott 209; $1,100. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 450.00
Sold...US$ 450.00
Closed..Dec-03-2019, 10:16:56 EST
Sold For 450
Sale No: 731
Lot No: 45
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Cat No: 499/502
Great Britain, 1949, U.P.U. complete, imprimaturs (SG 499/502), matched set of left margin singles, a stellar set with exceptional color and impression, fully margined top, right and bottom; National Postal Museum (NPM) handstamp on reverse of each, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, one of only five sets released in the NPM Archive sale. Scott 276-279 vars. Estimate $3,500 - 5,000. Suggested Bid $3,500-5,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $3,500-5,000
Opening US$ 1,800.00
Closed..Dec-03-2019, 10:17:18 EST
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Sale No: 731
Lot No: 46
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Cat No: D18 var.
Great Britain, Postage Due, 1923, ½d Color Trial for the proposed 2s6d value (SG D18 var.), irregular block of three in deep claret on unwatermarked, gummed paper affixed to a manilla card with the color, "Dahlia Claret, M.B. 6201" in manuscript below; in the space previously occupied by the fourth stamp in the block is the penciled notation "To HM" (His Majesty), the stamp now residing in the Royal Collection., Very Fine. Scott J17 var. S.G. Spec. £12,000 ($15,490). Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
A SPECTACULAR AND TRULY UNIQUE SHOWPIECE.
The block is from one of 24 color trials for the 2s6d Postage Due made at Somerset House from a Royal Mint miniature plate of four clichés. The trials took place on four dates between September 8, 1923, and January 21, 1924. This particular proof, in Dahlia Claret, was pulled in the third trial on Dec 6, 1923. Suggested Bid $4,000-6,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $4,000-6,000
Opening US$ 1,500.00
Closed..Dec-03-2019, 10:17:48 EST
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Offices in the Turkish Empire
Sale No: 731
Lot No: 56
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Cat No: Collection
British Offices in the Turkish Empire, 1885-1921, highly complete collection, all mint save for one 40p orange (#6, signed Thier) tied to small piece by socked-on-the-nose MR1 cancel, neatly mounted on Scott pages; includes #1-5 (thin on 12pi), 7-12 including chalky paper or shade varieties of the 4pi, 12pi (4) and 24pi (2) values, 13-24 including some chalky paper varieties, Seahorses, etc.; fresh and vibrant throughout, with outstanding color and clean paper, Very Fine, inspection invited; imaged in full on our website. Estimate $800 - 1,200. Suggested Bid $800-1,200 (Image)
