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Lot Description |
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| 1412 |
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 1867/80: 1 s. green, wmk. Spray, plate 5, lettered AA-AB / BA-BB, a used block of four,
variety "Watermark Inverted", neatly cancelled by "Dundee" cds's (5 Jan 1872) in black. Extremely rare as a multiple - the first and only multiple recorded in the Karl Louis card Index with the watermark variety Gi J104c = £ 720+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF1,400.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 1413 |
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 1872: Stock Exchange Forgery, 1 s. green, plate 5, lettered KK, used on small piece
cancelled "STOCK EXCHANGE" cds (July 26) in black. Rare Gi = £ 850. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 1414 |
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 1872: 6 d. chestnut, wmk. Spray, plate 11, lettered NC-ND / OC-OD, a used block of four of
fine fresh colour, neatly but somewhat heavily cancelled by "The Exchange / Sunderland" circular datestamps (10 Aug 1872) in black. Scarce Gi J79 = £ 425 (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF150.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 1415 |
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 1867 (July 1): 5 s. pale rose, plate 1, wmk. Maltese Cross, lettered CB-CC / DB-DC, a used
block of four, well centred, each cancelled by "Fenchurch St. / E.C." cds's (Jan 1, 1872) in black, protective hinge at top otherwise very fine, a rare and most appealing multiple of great scarcity Gi J121(2) = £ 4'000. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF950.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 1416 |
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 1878 (Sept 26): 10 s. greenish-grey on white paper, wmk. Maltese Cross, plate 1, lettered
EC-EE, a used horizontal strip of three, cancelled by unclear but possibly "Manchester / Market" datestamps (18 October 1882) in black. Small imperfections including first stamp with horizontal crease at top not detracting from the appearance of an
extremely rare multiple - one of just two used strips of three recorded in the Karl Louis card Index. Signed Bartels Gi = £ 9'600+.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe, London, 8 Feb 1972, lot 237; Phillips, London, 13 Dec 1991, lot 832.rn
(Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 1417 |
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 1876: Abnormal 4 d. vermilion, wmk. Garter, plate 16, lettered BF, an Imperforate Imprimatur
of the "abnormal" plate 16, of excellent fresh colour, large even margins all round, gum wrinkles on reverse not affecting the frontal appearance, large part og. Extremely rare. Cert. RPSL (2008) Gi J63= £ 15'000.rnProvenance: Ex collection of
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Spink, London, 3 Dec 2008, lot 269. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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| 1418 |
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 1876: De La Rue Die Proof for the 8 d. value, printed in black on glazed white card in
vertical format, without Plate Number and Corner letters. Fine and very rare Gi = £ 2'250. (Image
1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 1419 |
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 1876: 8 d. brown-orange, wmk. Large Garter, plate 1, lettered AG, an Imperforate Colour
Trial from the corner of the pane, overprinted "SPECIMEN" diagonally in black (Type 11), of fine colour, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 425.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe, London, 5-6 May 1971, ex lot 2186. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF140.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 1420 |
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 1876: 8 d. yellow, wmk. Large Garter, plate 1, lettered MG-MH / NG-NH, an Imperforate Colour
Trial block of four, overprinted "SPECIMEN" diagonally in black (Type 11), of fine colour, large part og. with lower pair unmounted og., the Specimen overprint heavy on the "S" of the lower left stamp. Rare Gi = £ 1'300+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 1421 |
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 1880 (Oct 14): 1 s. orange-brown, wmk. Spray of Rose, plate 13, lettered QC, an unused
example of good colour, variety "Watermark Inverted", some gum disturbance at top with pencil mark and rub on reverse, part og. An exceedingly rare stamp - just four unused examples are recorded with this variety in the Karl Louis card Index, three
from the same multiple (QB, QC and RB) Gi = £ 11'000.rnProvenance: Cavendish, Derby, 10 Sept 2008, lot 858. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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| 1422 |
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 1883: 3 d. on 3 d. lilac and 6 d- on 6 d. lilac, used on registered 1883 double rate cover
to Cöln, Germany (+ 2 d. Late Fee) lightly tied by London numeral obliterators with oval "R" in black at left and private REGISTERED handstamp in violet. Lombard Street despatch at lower left (April 24) and reverse, seal removed, with Cöln arrival
cds of the following day. The Karl Louis card Index records just two covers with this unusual franking and one Parcel Post receipt. Rare.rnProvenance: Collection "Severn", DF, Geneva, 13 April 2010, lot 20296. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF1,200.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 1423 |
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 1880: 4 d. grey-brown, wmk. Crown, plate 18, lettered MG-MI / NG-NI, an unused block of six
of good centering and colour, lower right stamp with corner fault, large part og. with one stamp (NH) unmounted og. Scarce Gi J69 = £ 3'000 for a block of four and a single. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 1424 |
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 1883: Lilac & Green - the set of nine Imperforate Imprimaturs on watermarked paper from 1½
d. lilac to 1 s. green, with Plate 1 examples of 1½ d., 2 d., 3 d., 4 d. and 6 d.; plate 2 examples of 2½ d. and 1 s., and plate 3 examples of the 5 d. and 9 d.values; all of superb fresh colour, the 5 d. with minor aging not affecting appearance,
large part or unmounted og. Rare and splendid set Gi = £ 8'875. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF3,250.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 1425 |
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 1884 (April 1): £ 1 brown-lilac, wmk. Crowns, lettered JC, a well centred used example
from platze 2 showing "Frame Broken" variety lightly cancelled in black leaving the three of the breaks clear. Small imperfections with ironed vertical crease not affecting the appearance, a fine example of a very rare stamp Gi K15a = £ 5'000.
(Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 1426 |
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 1887: Jubilee Essay for the 1½ d. value, imperforate Frame and head-plate only Essay,
marginal from left of sheet, without wreath and Duty Plate, printed in bright ultramarine on watermarked white wove paper. Fresh and fine appearance, some wrinkles on unmounted og. Rare. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 1427 |
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 1911: Somerset House 1 s. green & scarlet, an unused example, marginal from right of sheet,
variety "Watermark Inverted", fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce Gi = £ 240. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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| 1428 |
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 1911: Somerset House 5 s. carmine, a used block of four of fine colour, individually
cancelled by "Guernsey" cds's (3 Sept 1912) in black. A choice and scarce multiple Gi M52(2)= £ 1'000. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF240.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 1429 |
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 1911 (Sept 3): Somerset House £ 1 deep green, a used example of fine colour, centrally
cancelled by "ALDERNEY / CHANNEL ISLANDS" circular handstamp in black faint age toning at lower left, but a very unusual channel Island usage on ALDERNEY. Rare thus Gi = £ 750+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 1430 |
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 1910: Hentschel 3 d. half-tone George V Essay on smooth surfaced card (37 x 41 mm.), small
head design, endorsed "W/2" (Winstone) in ink manuscript, printed in dark and pale pink. Scarce and very fine Gi = £ 350+. (Image 1)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM |
| 1431 |
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 1910: Hentschel 3 d. half-tone George V Essay on smooth surfaced card (37 x 39 mm.), large
head design, printed in dark and pale violet. Scarce and very fine Gi = £ 350. (Image 1)
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