Sale No: 309
Lot No:99
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Recess by Perkins Bacon 1861: Chalon 3 d. brown, wmk. Small Star, rough perf. 14-16, an unused selection of three items with single examples (2) of variable centering and a most attractive horizontal strip of four, generally fair to very fine, part to large part og. A charming group Gi = £ 540+. (Image 1) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:102
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Printed by Thomas Ham 1862/67: Thomas Ham, locally printed Plate Proofs imperforate on unwatermarked white wove paper, 2 d. in deep blue, 2 d. horizontal pair in ultramarine (with crayon defacement) and the 1 s. value struck in violet, marginal from left of sheet. Small faults but an attractive group.rnrnProvenance: Collection "Besançon", Corinhila sale 221, Nov 2017, lot 6159. (Image 1) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:103
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Recess by Thomas Ham 1862/67: Chalon issue by Thomas Ham, printed on thick paper, no wmk. rough perf. 13, the unused collection (16 items) with shades including 1 d. orange-vermilion (3), 2 d. blue (2), 3 d. brown (2), 6 d. green (5), 1 s. grey (2) together with 1 s. grey overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally (2), fine appearance, one or two with imperfections, one 6 d. perhaps an 1867 printing. A scarce group Gi = £ 2'500+.rnrnrn (Image 1) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:105
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Chalons 1868/75: Chalons unused collection, wmk. Crown over Q, perf. 13, the unused collection with 1 d. orange-vermilion, 1 d. pale rose and 1 d. deep rose-red, 2 d. blue Plate I (3), 2 d. blue Plate II, 3 d. brown, 6 d. green (shades) with six single examples including 6 d. yellow-green with RPSL certificate and 1 s. mauve. Generally fresh and fine, unused or part og. (15 items) Gi = £ 2'200+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:107
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1868/78: Chalon 6 d. pale apple-green, wmk. Crown & Q, an unused horizontal pair, marginal from right of sheet, variety "Imperforate", close to large margins all round, of lovely colour, corner bend not affecting the fine appearance, unused without gum. A scarce and most attractive pair Gi = £ 700.rnrnProvenance: Collection Alan Griffiths, Spink, London, 24 Oct 2012, lot 1094.rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:108
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Chalons 1876/79: Chalons, recess printed, the unused collection on leaves (34 items), wmk. Crown over Q, perf. 12, with shades including 1 d. orange-vermilion or rose (9) iuncl. a horizontal pair, 2 d. blue, Plate II (7) with a horizontal pair and an example overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally in black, 3 d. brown (3) one with watermark inverted, rare lithographed 4 d. yellow (1st Transfer) with two examples: one reperforated (not incl. in catalogue figure) and the other with removed stain but both eminently presentable examples (this last ex Alan Griffiths, lot 1091), 4 d. buff-yellow (2nd Transfer) of fine colour but perfs. erratic at left, 6 d. green (5), 1 s. mauve (6) with fine single examples and a reprinted pair, 1879 no wmk. 1 s. mauve with two examples, generally fair with some vers fine, a scarce group Gi = £ 7'200+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:109
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Chalons 1880: Chalons high values, lithographed, wmk. Crown over Q, perf. 12, unused collection on leaves with shades of 2 s. blue (5), 2 s. 6 d. scarlet (3), 5 s. with pale yellow-ochre in a horizontal pair, 5 s. yellow-ochre (3) including two diagonally overprinted SPECIMEN in black, 10 s. reddish brown SPECIMEN, 10 s. bistre-brown (3) incl. one Imperforate Plate Proof and 20 s. rose overprinted SPECIMEN; condition varies but manby fine to very fine (17 items) Gi = £ 5'000+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:113
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1880: Sideface "Half-penny" in black on 1 d. dull orange, wmk. Crown over Q, perf. 12, an unused vertical pair, upper stamp Die I (type 2) and lower stamp Die II (type 4), minor rounded corner otherwise fresh and fine, large part og. Rare Gi = £ 1'250+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Alan Griffiths, Spink, London, 24 Oct 2012, lot 1208. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:114
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Sideface Issues 1879/81: Sideface Issue unused collection with shades, wmk. Crown over Q (type 5), perf. 12, with 1 d. reddish-brown, Die II and a SPECIMEN 1 d. orange-brown; wmk. Crown over Q (type 6) with 1 d. (7) incl. a SPECIMEN, 2 d. blue (9) incl. a Die II pair and with two optd. SPECIMEN in differing types, 4 d. orange-yellow optd. SPECIMEN in red, 6 d. green (7) incl. two SPECIMEN opts. in differing types, very scarce 1 s. violet (9) incl. two SPECIMEN examples, generally fresh and fine with Types noted on leaves; a fine and difficult to assemble collection (34 items) Gi = £ 3'500+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:115
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Recess High Values 1882: Unused SPECIMEN collection of ten stamps showing all four values all with SPECIMEN in blue, wmk. Crown & Q sideways, perf. 12 on thin paper, with 2 s. bright blue, 2 s. 6 d. vermilion (2), 5 s. rose (2, differing shades), 10 s. brown (3) and £ 1 deep green (2, one overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally in black), largely fine, part or large part og., a scarce and most attractive group. (Image 1) (Image)

Sale No: 309
Lot No:116
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Recess High Values 1882/83: Recess High Values, wmk. Crown & Q sideways, perf. 12 on thin paper, the unused selection (12 items) with 2 s. bright blue (4), 2 s. 6 d. vermilion (2), 5 s. rose, 10 s. brown (3) and £ 1 deep green (2) with one example showing the position 2 re-entry on frameline below "1" in the lower right Duty plate. A fine group of fair to fine appearance, unused or part to large part og. Gi = £ 3'200+.rn (Image 1) (Image)