1886, undenominated keyplate in blue/Chinese white, original stamp-size artist's essay for one of the four designs adopted for the 1886-87 definitive issue, entirely handpainted on individual pieces of tracing paper, 63-68 x 84-88mm in watercolour, with details in Chinese white and simulated perforations in pencil, handpainted duties TWO PENCE in blue, FOUR PENCE in brown, SIX PENCE in orange and ONE SHILLING in mauve, each outlined in pencil, arranged in a column below, a unique and wonderful quartet of essays, of high artistic quality and great historic importance, as the basis of all Gibraltar stamps and also Morocco Agencies until 1903, each with erroneous pencil date DEC 7th 86 at upper right, documented in Easton's De La Rue History p. 439 as sent on Jan 18th, and illustrated on pl. 28, 1-4 of that work, Ex De La Rue archives RL Basle 30 Oct 1976, lots 3434-5, XF-SUP! Schätzpreis 6.000€. (Image)
Estimate € 6000
Opening EUR 1,800.00
Sold...EUR 2,800.00
Closed..Sep-11-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2800
Sale No: 19
Lot No: 1445
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Cat No: 8/14
1886, 2 1/2 d in ultramarine/Chinese white, original stamp-size artist's essay for one of the four designs adopted for the 1886-87 definitive issue, entirely handpainted on individual pieces of tracing paper, 63-68 x 84-88mm in watercolour, with details in Chinese white and simulated perforations in pencil, of high artistic quality and great historic importance, as the basis of all Gibraltar stamps and also Morocco Agencies until 1903, each with erroneous pencil date DEC 7th 86 at upper right, documented in Easton's De La Rue History p. 439 as sent on Jan 18th, and illustrated on pl. 28, 1-4 of that work, Ex De La Rue archives RL Basle 30 Oct 1976, lots 3434-5, XF-SUP! Schätzpreis 6.000€. (Image)
Estimate € 6000
Opening EUR 1,800.00
Sold...EUR 2,600.00
Closed..Sep-11-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2600
Sale No: 19
Lot No: 1446
Symbol:
Cat No: 8/14
1886, 1 d in rose/Chinese white, original stamp-size artist's essay for one of the four designs adopted for the 1886-87 definitive issue, entirely handpainted on individual pieces of tracing paper, 63-68 x 84-88mm in watercolour, with details in Chinese white and simulated perforations in pencil, of high artistic quality and great historic importance, as the basis of all Gibraltar stamps and also Morocco Agencies until 1903, each with erroneous pencil date DEC 7th 86 at upper right, documented in Easton's De La Rue History p. 439 as sent on Jan 18th, and illustrated on pl. 28, 1-4 of that work, Ex De La Rue archives RL Basle 30 Oct 1976, lots 3434-5, XF-SUP! Schätzpreis 6.000€. (Image)
Estimate € 6000
Opening EUR 1,800.00
Sold...EUR 2,800.00
Closed..Sep-11-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2800
Sale No: 19
Lot No: 1447
Symbol:
Cat No: 8/14
1886, 1/2 d in green/Chinese white, original stamp-size artist's essay for one of the four designs adopted for the 1886-87 definitive issue, entirely handpainted on individual pieces of tracing paper, 63-68 x 84-88mm in watercolour, with details in Chinese white and simulated perforations in pencil, of high artistic quality and great historic importance, as the basis of all Gibraltar stamps and also Morocco Agencies until 1903, each with erroneous pencil date DEC 7th 86 at upper right, documented in Easton's De La Rue History p. 439 as sent on Jan 18th, and illustrated on pl. 28, 1-4 of that work, Ex De La Rue archives RL Basle 30 Oct 1976, lots 3434-5, XF-SUP! Schätzpreis 6.000€. (Image)
Estimate € 6000
Opening EUR 1,800.00
Sold...EUR 2,800.00
Closed..Sep-11-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2800
Sale No: 19
Lot No: 1450
Symbol: *
Cat No: 54 proof
1898, 23 JUN EIGHT/SHILLINGS duty tablet die proof in black on glazed card/92 x 60mm, dated in blue at upper left, a uncommon and important proof, orginally prepared for usage with the QV STAMP DUTY revenue issue, and subsequently used with the KEVII and KGV high value design/SG54, 74, 84, 101, XF-SUP! Schätzpreis 1.000€. (Image)
Estimate € 1000
Opening EUR 340.00
Sold...EUR 340.00
Closed..Sep-11-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 19
Lot No: 1451
Symbol: *
Cat No: 53
1904-8, 4s, dull purple and green, wmk Mult Crown CA, perf 14, LPOG, CV £150, fresh, desirable, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 180€. (Image)
Estimate € 180
Opening EUR 40.00
Sold...EUR 40.00
Closed..Sep-11-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 40
Sale No: 19
Lot No: 1455
Symbol: *
Cat No: 102 s/7s
1925-32, set of 6 to £ 1, perf/1 s, 2 s, - type D19 or opt SPECIMEN, LPOG, to LPOG, 2 s, and 5 s, with odd merely shortish perfs, still a nice set with lovely radiant colours, cat £500, XF-SUP! Schätzpreis 600€. (Image)
