Great Britain: 1840, Queen Victoria First Issue, 1d black Penny Black Plate 9, a very rare BLOCK OF FOUR of the famous collotype photographic forgery, taken from the original "used" block in "the Dublin find". A wonderful example of this famous forgery, almost certaint a photographic reproduction of a half sheet of 1841 1d red-brown plate 9. This photographic block was split and "tied" with fake Maltese crosses on piece, A wonderful item of which a handful have been recorded by Karl Louis. Ex Plumridge and Co 1904, Christie's Robson Lowe 10 July 1984 lot 2430.Detailed historical Cert. from Mike Jackson (2022)(SG 1 var. £$18,000 as block of four if genuine)

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Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)

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Great Britain: 1840, Queen Victoria First Issue, 1d black, 4 copies, 2 normal on piece, 1 VR, almost good and others not so, all "canceled" (SG 1, 01 £23,000 if genuine)

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Suggested Bid $200-250 (Image)

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Great Britain: OFFICIAL:1840, Queen Victoria First Issue, 1d black, VR, together with genuine George V 1p red tied a bit late, 1916 FROME c.d.s. strikes. (SG 1 var. £22,500 if genuine)

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Suggested Bid $75-100 (Image)

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Great Britain: "OFFICIAL REPRODUCTION" 1878, Queen Victoria, 10s greenish gray, cancelled by grid, a first rate example, close inspection is required to identify (SG 128 £3,200 if genuine; Scott 74 var.)

Prepared for illustrating stamp albums or catalogues. Unlike the original that should have a maltese cross watermark, these were printed with the original ink with simulated perforations on unwatermarked wove paper.

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Great Britain: Genuine 1870 folded letter sheet to Athens bearing 1855-56 2d, 6d lilac, with a brilliant assortment of Greek imperforates added much later to enhance the appearance of the cover. Similar to the many of these offered up by respectable auction houses. Pretty.

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1882, Queen Victoria, £5 orange on white paper neatly "canceled", backstamped "forgery" but good looking (SG 137 £4,500 if genuine; Scott 93 var., $5,000 if genuine)

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Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)

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Great Britain: 1887-1900, Queen Victoria Jubilee, 1½d - 1s, Unlisted "Specimen" overprints (status unknown) 12 stamps, nearly complete set, both 1s but no ½d's further study may prove rewarding. Fresh (SG 198-214 var. )

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Suggested Bid $75-100 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $75-100