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Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate
4649 image1880 (Feb 5): 2½ d. blue, Plate 17, wmk. Orb, lettered DH-DK / EH-EK, an unused block of eight of brilliant colour, overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 9) in black, fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. Gi J19s = £ 1'280. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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CLOSED
Closing..May-29, 11:59 PM
4650 image1881 (March 23): 2½ d. blue, Plate 22, wmk. Crown, lettered ML, a used example with dramatic vertical pre-printing paper fold, lightly cancelled in black. Extremely unusual and most appealing variety. Cert. RPSL (2001) Gi J24 var. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Closing..May-29, 11:59 PM
4651 image1880 (Dec 8): 4 d. grey-brown, Plate 17, wmk. Crown, lettered KK-KL / LK-LL, an unused block of four, marginal from right of sheet, of fresh colour, overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 9) in black, minor creasing in margin only, superb large part og. Gi J68s = £ 1'000. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..May-29, 11:59 PM
4652 image1881 (Jan 1): 6 d. grey, Plate 17, wmk. Crown, lettered EE-EG, an unused horizontal strip of three in a deep shade, slight surface mark on central stamp and gum creases on large part og. Gi J88 = £ 1'275. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..May-29, 11:59 PM
4653 image1881 (May 24): 1 s. orange-brown, Plate 13, wmk. Crown, lettered IE / JE, an unused vertical pair with sheet margin at base showing part of the marginal marking, each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 9) in black, one short perf. otherwise fresh and fine, minor wrinkle on large part og. A fine and scarce multiple Gi J116s = £ 700.rnProvenance: Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's, London, 28 Sept 2005, lot 230. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Closing..May-29, 11:59 PM
4654 image1881 (May 24): 1 s. orange-brown, Plate 13, wmk. Crown, lettered PI-PL / RI-RL, a used block of twelve (4 x 3), of rich colour, each stamp cancelled by "Bangor" circular datestamp (Feb 20, 1883) in black. One stamp, RJ, with rounded corner but this is one of the largest used blocks known (this block unrecorded in 'Surface Printed Stamps' by Galland & Louis), a fine and rare multiple Gi J116 = £ 2'340. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..May-29, 11:59 PM
4655 image1883 (Jan 1): 3 d. on 3 d. lilac, Plate 21, wmk. Crown, lettered II-IJ, imperforate Imprimaturs hinged back together, good to large margins all round and of fresh colour, gum wrinkles on part og. Rare, with just 23 stamps removed from the Imprimatur sheet Gi K8A = £ 5'500.rnProvenance: Lettered IJ: Robson Lowe 24 April 1949, lot 220; Collection Beaumont; Robson Lose Dec. 1965, lot 409;rn Lettered II+IJ: Collection Dr. Douglas Latto, Phillips, London, 22 Oct 1922, lot 521. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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4656 image1883 (Jan 1): 3 d. on 3 d. lilac, Plate 21, wmk. Crown and 6 d. on 6 d. lilac, Plate 18; lettered FB-FD / GB-GD, unused blocks of six with matching letterings, both of fresh bright colour, both overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 9) in black; fresh and very fine, minor wrinkles on large part or unmounted og. A delightful pairing Gi K8As+K8Bs = £ 2'400. (Image 1)



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Closing..May-29, 11:59 PM
4657 image1883 (Jan 1): 3 d. on 3 d. lilac, Plate 21, wmk. Crown, lettered DI-DJ, an unused hortizontal pair, central rubbed area at top, otherwise fine with large part og., and 6 d. on 6 d. lilac, Plate 18, in a matching horizontal pair lettered IA-IB, fresh and fine with large part og. Gi K8A+K8B = £ 2'500. (Image 1)



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Closing..May-29, 11:59 PM
4658 image1880 (Oct 14): ½ d. pale green, an unused block of twelve (3 x 4), corner marginal from upper right of sheet, of fresh true colour, mounted in margin only, stamps unmounted og. Gi K1 = £ 700. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..May-29, 11:59 PM
4659 image1880: De La Rue Die Proof for 1 d. value in black on glazed white card, completed design, dated "Sep 1 1879" and endorsed BEFORE HARDENING and "3" (Die Number) in black. Some light scuffs but generally fresh and very fine, a rare and most attractive Proof Gi K3 = £ 1'500.rnProvenance: Collection H.W. Fisher, Philipps Auction 22-23 Sept. 1983, lot 1005. (Image 1)

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CLOSED
Closing..May-29, 11:59 PM
4660 image1880 (Jan 1): 1 d. Venetian red, wmk. Crown, lettered KC, an unused example of good colour, variety "Watermark Inverted", creased and without gum. Despite faults, a very rare stamp unused, unpriced thus by Stanley Gibbons. Cert. Brandon (2007) Gi K3b = £ 325 (used). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Closing..May-29, 11:59 PM
4661 image1881 (March 15): 5 d. indigo, wmk. Crown, an unused example of deep colour and full unmounted og. Scarce thus Gi K6 = £ 725.rnProvenance: Bonhams, London, 19 Dec 2006, lot 349. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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4662 image1881 (March 15): 5 d. indigo, wmk. Crown, variety imperforated from registration sheet, ample to large margins all round, fresh and very fine, superb part og. Rare BPA cert. (2021) Gi K6 = £ 5'500.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe Auction 2 Dec. 1970, lot 1349. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Closing..May-29, 11:59 PM
4663 image1881: Colour Trials (12) for the 1 d. value on wmk. Crown paper, perf. 14, printed in bistre, brown, chestnut, lilac, rose, red, carmine, pale green, slate green, dull blue, slate blue and grey-brown on white paper, most with peripheral aging and imperfections but largely fine, unused - some with and some without - gum. Very rare, see page 253 in the specialised catalogue listing Gi K8 = £ 39'000. (Image 1)



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Closing..May-29, 11:59 PM
4664 image1881 (July 2): 1 d. lilac, Die I, 14 dots, an unused block of six (3 x 2), of good fresh colour and very fine, large part og. with four stamps unmounted og. Scarce and attractive multiple Gi K7(1) = £ 1'500. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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CLOSED
Closing..May-29, 11:59 PM
4665 image1881 (Dec 13): 1 d. lilac, Die II, an unused horizontal pair in a deep shade, corner marginal from lower right of sheet, showing "Inverted X" Control. Scarce and fine, stamps unmounted og. Gi KC53a = £ 220+. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..May-29, 11:59 PM
4666 image1867 (April 18): 5 s. pale rose, Plate 1, wmk. Maltese Cross, lettered HA, imperforate, large margins all round, superb colour, minor wrinkles not affecting the appearance, large part og. slightly soiled but of great scarcity. The imperforate variety of this issue is paler than the imprimatur stamps and the imperforates are gummed, whilst the imprimaturs are ungummed. SG. No. 127a. = £ 15'000.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe Auction 19 Sept. 1956, lot 411 (offered as "variety imperforate"); Robson Lowe Auction 21 Nov. 1972, lot 385 (offered as "Imprimatur"); Phillips Auction 2 Nov. 1989, lot 169 (offered as "variety imperforate"); Collection G. Bloch, Christies 14 June 1995, lot 56 (offered as "Imprimatur"); Grosvenor 11/12 Nov. 2010, lot 870 (offered as "variety imperforate" and said to be "ex. Shaida"). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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CLOSED
Closing..May-29, 11:59 PM
4667 image1874 (Aug 12): 5 s. carmine-pink, Plate 4 so called "abnormal", wmk. Maltese Cross, lettered GA, an imperforate Imprimatur, of lovely rich colour, fresh and very fine, trivial wrinkle on superb large part og. A magnificent and extremely rare stamp. Cert. RPSL (1990) Gi J121 = £ 28'000.rnProvenance: Collection Laycock, Robson Lowe 18 Mach 1953, lot 436; Robson Lowe Auction 7 May 1958, lot 518; Collection Dr. & Mme Serval of Belgium, lot 305; Phillips 2 Nov. 1989, lot 178. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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CLOSED
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4668 image1867 (July 1): 5 s. rose, Plate 1, wmk. Maltese Cross, perf. 15½ x 15, lettered AC-AE, an unused horizontal strip of three, marginal at top with imprint 'FIVE SHILLINGS.', each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 6) in black with third stamp showing SPECIMEN doubled. Margin splitting at right but the stamps with minor wrinkle on full unmounted og. Scarce and most appealing multiple Gi J121(1)t = £ 3'000.rnProvenance: Collection T.P. Palmer, Robson Lowe Auction 10-11 Oct. 1978, lot 1209; Phillips 13 April 1989, lot 426; Harmers, 31 Oct 1995, lot 506. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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