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GREAT BRITAIN STAMPS continued...

GREAT BRITAIN STAMPS continued...
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
26 1902-26 Specimen selection comprising 1902 KEVII 6d Specimen type 9; 1924-26 ½d Specimen type 23 double one albino (S.G. N33ta), 1½d Specimen type 23, ½d, 1d and 1½d watermark inverted Cancelled type 28, ½d and 1½d Cancelled type 33 with punched cross, and ½d with a forged Specimen overprint; also KEVII 7d deep grey-black unmounted mint. S.G. £1,150 (+ S.G. N33ta unpriced). (10).

Est. £200-240


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
27 1911 (June 20) Picture postcard of R.M.S "Mauretania" bearing KEVII 1d aniline pink cancelled by Cardiff Paquebot machine. Minor soiling, an unusual use of this scarce shade.

Est. £80-100


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
28 1911-12 Downey Heads, mint and used collection on pages with some covers, including Imperial Crown die 2 ½d no cross on crown mint, 1d inverted watermark mint (S.G. 341wi), Simple Cypher die 2 ½d watermark inverted mint and no cross on crown mint (S.G. 344a, 344wi), 1d no cross on crown mint (2), Multiple Cypher die 2 ½d no cross on crown used, etc. (143).

Est. £160-200


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
29 1911-35 KGV Mint and used collection in an album including Downey Heads with Simple Cypher 1d Specimen type 22 (S.G. 336s), ½d and 1d booklet panes (S.G. 335aw, 336aw); 1913 1d Specimen type 26 block of six, 1912-24 set mint with many shades; 1918 Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6, 5/- mint; 1924 ½d, 1d, 1½d (2) Cancelled type 28; 1929 PUC £1 mint, ½d Cancelled type 33, 1d "CO" joined mint and used, 1½d "1829" used (2); 1934 1½d imperf colour trial pairs in red-brown or deep grey-green and a single in ultramarine; 1934 re-engraved 2/6-10/- mint, 10/- blocks used (2), etc. (335).

Est. £900-1,100


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
30 Controls. 1912-37 Mint control singles and multiples, mainly 1924-26 Block Cypher issue including 1d D25, 3d (12), 4d (14), 5d (9, with U34), 6d (16), 9d (7, with F26 inverted watermark), 10d (11, with A24, S33, V34), 1/- (12, with B24, S33, V34 perf), also 1912-24 Royal Cypher 9d agate (16), 9d green U23 perf and V24 perf, 10d (7), etc. (c.245).

Est. £400-600


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
31 1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6 and 5/- fine mint, very lightly mounted, also 1934 re-engraved 10/- unmounted, trace of a very light crease. S.G. 415/6, 452, £985. (3).

Est. £150-200


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
32 image1937 1½d Coronation, Control A37 Cylinder 10 no dot, variety "A" missing from control, superb unmounted mint. An unusual and striking variety, with R.P.S Certificate (2024) stating "Genuine, "A" missing due to light etching of cylinder and light impression of print". Photo on Page 6. (Image1)

Est. £120-150


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
33 1939 KGVI 10/- Dark blue unmounted mint block of six and a single, two creased, two others with light gum creases, three fine. Also two KEVIII 5/- booklets, faults. S.G. 478, £1,300. (9).

Est. £120-150


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
34 image1953 Coronation issue, three artists drawings for a 2½d stamp in ink, each 144-153x86mm on watermarked wove paper, 203x126mm. The essays numbered "1" and inscribed "Floral Emblems too fussy" or numbered "2" and inscribed "use Imperial Crown from (1) at right", the third essay entitled "Alternative" with the vertical height of the stamp shown as 1". Three unique essays believed to be by M. Farrar-Bell, essay number "2" almost identical to the issued 1/6 stamp. (3). Photo on Page 8. (Image1)

Est. £1,200-1,500


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
35 image1969 British Architecture, 1/6 block of four, variety black (value) omitted, unmounted mint, toning but very scarce. S.G. 801a, £6,000. Photo on Page 104. (Image1)

Est. £300-350


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
36 image1970 (Apr 1) British Anniversaries set on illustrated F.D.C, the 1/9 with variety missing lemon. Very rare, just two examples of this variety recorded on F.D.C. With R.P.S Certificate (2024). S.G. 823a, £4,000. Photo on Page 8. (Image1)

Est. £800-1,000


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
37 imageOfficials - Office of Works. 1896 1d Lilac O.W Official, fine mint, original gum, "Richter" expert handstamp on reverse. S.G. O33, £500. Photo on Page 6. (Image1)

Est. £120-140


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
38 Perfins. 1881-1936 Collection in three stockbooks with railway companies (256), shipping companies (52), complete names and words, single letters, numbers, fancy designs, crowns, various identified perfins, stamps to the 5/- value. An interesting lot. (964).

Est. £250-300


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.

THE DR SIMON KELLY COLLECTION OF THE 1879-80 TENDER ESSAYS AND THE 1880 STAMP ISSUE

THE DR SIMON KELLY COLLECTION OF THE 1879-80 TENDER ESSAYS AND THE 1880 STAMP ISSUE
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
39 imageHead and frame essays in red on thick glazed card, the adjacent essays with QV head very similar to that used for the issued Perkins Bacon 1d stamps, both with frame and corner squares, the right essay with turned side panels virtually identical to those in the dummy stamps printed by Charles Skipper & East, 46x28mm. A rare, possibly unique, pair of essays possibly adapted from an earlier trial plate, previously believed to be by Perkins Bacon but more probably by Charles Skipper & East. Photo included on Front Cover. (Image1)

Est. £200-250


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
40 imageCharles Skipper & East. 1d "Inland Revenue" dummy stamps, complete sheets of 48 with wide sheet margins on thin card (223x200mm), three imperforate sheets printed in green, lilac or salmon. Also single stamps in green (3, shades), pale lilac, salmon or blue on thin card, and a block of four in pale salmon on thick card. A fine group, complete sheets scarce, ex Chartwell Collection. (154). Photo on Page 10. (Image1)

Est. £1,200-1,500


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
41 imageWaterlow & Sons. 1876 QV Head progressive die proof in black, die sunk on white wove paper, 99x65mm, "R.C.B.S" handstamped on reverse. Also plate proof in black of the 1860 Nova Scotia 1c (and issued South Australia 1867 4d, 2/- in the same design), upon which this QV head proof was based. This QV head proof was later used for the Queensland 2d essay submitted by Waterlows for the 1879 tender. Ex Clive and Gilbert Collections. Photo on Page 114. (Image1)

Est. £500-600


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
42 imageWaterlow & Sons. 1876 QV Head progressive die proof in black, die sunk on thin white card, 75x97mm, "R.C.B.S" handstamped on reverse, endorsed and dated in pencil "touched for the ear and jaw 5/2/76". This head was later used for the Queensland 2d essay submitted by Waterlows for the 1879 tender. A unique proof, ex Clive, Gilbert and Chartwell Collections. Photo on Page 26. (Image1)

Est. £600-800


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
43 imageWaterlow & Sons. Queensland 2d essay, cut down progressive die proof with incomplete areas on the right, in black on wove paper. This essay was submitted for the 1879 tender in support of a recommendation to use line-engraved printing, but quickly ruled out of the competition as surface printing had already been agreed for the next stamp issue. A superb essay, very scarce. Photo included on Front Cover. (Image1)

Est. £400-500


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
44 image1d Dummy stamp in blue on wove paper, GL in the lower corner, imperforate, attributed to Carmichael and reputedly printed by Charles Skipper & East, very scarce. Photo on Page 6. (Image1)

Est. £100-150


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
45 Unadopted QV Head die proofs with circular background of horizontal lines, in blue on wove paper, 83x60mm, or in violet on glazed wove paper, 100x75mm, probably by Perkins Bacon & Co. (2).

Est. £100-120


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
46 imagePerkins Bacon & Co. Essay Die Proof in black on thick card, the QV head and frame very similar to other essays known to have been produced in February 1879 (see Line Engraved Stamps of G.B by E.D Bacon, plate XIII, figs 94/5), 50x51mm; and a proof of an engine turned background die sunk on wove paper in black with an engraved outline for the same essay superimposed, endorsed "D246", 73x117mm. A unique pair, probably `produced for the 1879 Tender. (2). Photo included on Front Cover. (Image1)

Est. £700-1,000


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
47 imagePerkins Bacon & Co. Proofs of engine turned backgrounds in black produced during the attempt to hold onto the G.B 1d stamp printing contract, a proof of the background used for the 1861 Bahamas stamps (and Grenada revenues) numbered "246", 140x36mm; and two die sunk proofs each with two separate backgrounds (similar to the Bahamas type), the four backgrounds each with a superimposed stamp frame (two also with QV head) corresponding to those shown in Line Engraved Stamps of G.B by E.D Bacon (plate XIII, figs 85-93). Very scarce. (3). Photo on Page 12. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Est. £900-1,200


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
48 imagePerkins Bacon & Co. QV Head die proof with a background of horizontal lines within a 17mm circular frame, printed in pink on watermarked wove paper, 43x46mm. This head (very similar to that used for South Australia and Nova Scotia) was amongst the surface printed essays submitted to the Board of Inland Revenue on 15th Feb. 1879 (Line Engraved Stamps of G.B by E.D Bacon, plate XII, fig 82). Fine and very rare, ex Young Collection. Photo included on Front Cover. (Image1)

Est. £400-500


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
49 imagePerkins Bacon & Co. Sheetlet of four dummy stamps inscribed "Postage No Pence" and two impressions of the 17mm circular framed QV Head, printed in pink on watermarked gummed wove paper, 67x87mm, both of these designs amongst the surface printed essays submitted to the Inland Revenue in February 1879 (Line Engraved Stamps of G.B by E.D Bacon, plate XII, figs 81/2). Two minor tone marks, otherwise fine and possibly unique; one similar sheetlet in black is in the Royal Collection. Ex Fisher, Court and Bristol Collections. Photo included on Front Cover. (Image1)

Est. £800-1,000


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.
50 imagePerkins Bacon & Co. 1d Large Head Essay by Ridgway, stamp size proof with blank corners in reddish purple, mounted in thick card, 68x52mm, very scarce. Photo on Page 16. (Image1)

Est. £150-200


Closing..Nov-06, 11:59 PM EST.

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