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Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 4079 |
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 1864/79: 1 d. red, pl. 219, lettered PI, a used example cancelled by superb 'Newbury' cds
(Feb 15, 1880) in black. A scarce plate and extremely fine Gi = £ 85. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF140.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4080 |
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 1858/79: 1 d. red, pl. 155, lettered FD-FE / GD-GE, an unused block of four, variety
"Inverted Watermark", fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce Gi G1d = £ 400+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4081 |
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 1878/79: Plate Proofs for Fugitive Ink Trials conducted on the 1858/79 1 d. red, pl. 191,
lettered RA-RB, an unused imperforate horizontal pair printed in rose-red, sheet marginal at left, large margins all round, superb impressions of rich colour, unused without gum. An exceptional pair of these Trials, this pair adjoining the
extraordinary block of four RC-RD / SC-SD, which 'Besançon' re-united after more than a century. A spectacular pair of great rarity. Cert. BPA (1996) Gi DP39 = £ 34'000.rnProvenance: RL, London, 1 June 1949, lot 310; RL, London, 4 Oct 1950, lot
605; RL, London, 23 Jan 1952, lot 347; Collection Ernest Dale, SG, London, 10-11 June 1969, lot 170; Collection Harold Fisher, Phillips, London, 22-23 Sept 1983, lot 520. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)
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SOLD for CHF4,800.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4082 |
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 1858/79: 1 d. red, pl. 137, lettered FJ, a used example on delightful embossed Valentine's
envelope addressed to a 'Master J. Massey' in Chester, tied by 'Chester / 180' duplex (Feb 13) in black. Tattenhall cds (same day) on reverse. A charming usage. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF120.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4083 |
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 1858/69: 2 d. blue, pl. 9, lettered HD-HF / ID-IF, an unused block of six of fresh colour
and fine centering, trivial age spot at base of one stamp, large part or unmounted og. A delightful multiple, very scarce so fine Gi G2 = £ 2'100+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4084 |
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 1858/69: 2 d. blue, pl. 9, lettered GF, FF, EF, FE, four examples used on 1867 cover to
Caledonia Grand River, Haldimand, Canada West, tied by 'Hull / 383' duplexes (Feb 7) in black paying the under ½ ounce rate via the USA. Reverse with Montreal and Hamilton / UC datestamps (Feb 23). Struck on arrival with straight line ADVERTISED
handstamp in black. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF160.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4085 |
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 1869 (March 31): 2 d. blue, pl. 13, lettered AG, an imperforate Imprimatur, good to large
margins all round, marginal from top of sheet with part imprint '(towa)ards the RIGHT HA(ND)', in a superb deep shade, fresh and very fine unused. Rare Gi = £ 4'750.rnProvenance: Board of Inland Revenue collection, Robson Lowe 17 Dec. 1975, lot
1636. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4086 |
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 1875 (Sept 23): 2 d. blue, pl. 15, lettered AD, an imperforate Imprimatur, close to large
margins all round, marginal from top of sheet, with part imprint '(Sh)eet. Place the La(bel)', in a superb deep shade, fresh and very fine unused. Rare Gi = £ 7'500.rnProvenance: Phillips, London, 11 Nov 1993, ex lot 136. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF2,200.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4087 |
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 1870 (May): Perkins Bacon Die Proof for the proposed ½ d. value without corner letters, in
rose on India paper (47 x 53 mm.) applied to card (56 x 74 mm.), printed before the head was strengthened and before the hardening of the plate (Stone 2a) which appears to contradict the SG listing, just 5 Proofs were struck. An exceptional Proof of
great rarity Gi DP62 = £ 36'000.rnProvenance: SG, London, 25-26 Nov 1993, lot 789. (Image 1)
(Image 2) (Image 3)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4088 |
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 1870 (Feb 23): ½ d. deep rose-red, plate 9, imperforate Imprimatur lettered TR, good to
large margins all round in a deep shade, fresh and very fine Gi = £ 1'500.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe 25 April 1967, lot 194; Robson Lowe 16/17 May 1978, lot 698. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF900.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4089 |
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 1870 (Oct): Bantam ½ d. deep rose-red, plate 9, lettered QX, a single example in a bright
shade used on small 1872 piece tied by part 'Birmingham' circular datestamp (April 2) in black. Choice and superb Gi = £ 850. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4090 |
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 1870 (Oct): Bantam ½ d. rose-red, plate 13, lettered EO-EP, a used pair on 1880 envelope
from Bognor endorsed 'via New York' to Victoria, British Columbia; neatly tied by single strike of 'Bognor / 91' duplex (March 15) in black. Reverse with flap still gummed but not tucked in, struck with 'Windsor / Ont.' cds (March 31) and 'Victoria /
Canada' cds (April 14). Underpaid and un-taxed, with complete original contents in a child's hand "I suppose you have been very lonely this winter but I hope it will be better when the communications are opened again though I suppose that will not be
for two or three months as I believe the cold has been so great this year that it has not been equalled for the last ten years. I suppose this will not reach you for nearly two months...I like B.C. much better than England...Bognor is a quiet little
place about as big as Westminster with nothing to do..". (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF120.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4091 |
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 1870 (Oct): Bantam ½ d. rose, plate 10, lettered JU-JX, a used strip of four, used on ½ d.
violet postal stationery card addressed to Pontypool, last stamp imperforate between stamp and margin (Gi G4g), all tied by neat 'S. WALES SORTING TENDER / UP' Travelling Post Office datestamps (March 7, 1876) in black. A charming and rare usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF320.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4092 |
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 1870 (Oct 1): 1½ d. lake-red, plate 3, lettered NG-NL / TG-TL, an unused block of forty-two,
marginal from base of sheet with italic imprint '(tow)ards the RIGHT HAND SIDE of the Letter. In Wetting the Back be careful not to remove the Cement' with "193" Current number below. Fine fresh colour and superb large part or unmounted og. A most
exceptional and very rare large multiple: the second largest recorded from Plate 3 in the Karl Louis Card Index and the largest known block with sheet margin Gi G6(2) = £ 23'400.rnProvenance: Phillips, London 29 March 1990, lot 635. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF4,000.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4093 |
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 1870 (Oct 1): 1½ d. lake-red, pl. 1, lettered OP-PC, error of lettering for CP-PC, an unused
example of good rich colour, small part og. An exceptional example of this extremely rare stamp. Signed Darteyre, A. Diena. Cert. BPA (1990) Gi G6c = £ 30'000.rnNote: The OP-PC error of lettering was discovered by William Edwin Imeson in 1894
and first recorded in an Americam Journal. The discovery example was sold to Henry Hickes of Bright & Son, Bournemouth.rnProvenance: H.R. Harmer, London 16 - 17 June 1952, lot 79; Habsburg & Feldman, 27. Nov. - 1. Dec. 1989, lot 30517. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF3,200.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4094 |
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 1860: Prepared for use but not issued: 1½ d. rosy mauve on blued paper, lettered DG, an
unused example of exquisite colour, fresh and very fine, large part og. An extremely rare stamp Gi = £ 8'500.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 18 Dec 2003, lot 468. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF1,400.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4095 |
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 1847 (Sept 11): Embossed 1 s. pale green, a used example with good margins all round and
portion of adjoining stamp at right, neatly cancelled by "Enniskillen" datestamp (Oct 17, 1856) in black. An attractive usage Gi H1(1) = £ 1'000. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF600.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4096 |
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 1848: Embossed 1 s. brown, Essay in the colour of the issued 10 d. value with smaller
lettering, without the Pendant Curl added later, with complete frame, printed on Dickinson silk thread paper, a fine example with ample to large margins all round, struck with Trial cancellation of London "14" numeral obliterator in black leaving the
'no pendant curl' area clear. Extremely rare Gi EP2(b) = £ 8'500.rnProvenance: Collection Laycock, RL, London, 18 March 1953, lot 314; Collection Major-General Sir Leonard Atkinson, RL, London, 6 Nov 1990, lot 324; Phillips, London, 31 Oct 1991,
354; RL, London, 9-10 June 1993, lot 2296. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF1,700.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4097 |
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 1853: Embossed 10 d. brown, Die 1, an unused corner marginal block of twelve (4 x 3), the
top three rows of the sheet, clear to huge margins all round, of deep vibrant colour and embossing, each stamp struck with SPECIMEN (Type 1) handstamp in black. Thin in margin between second and third stamps, one or two pinholes and minor creases not
affecting the delightful appearance, fresh and fine, large part og. with nine stamps unmounted og. The largest surviving multiple in private hands, unique Gi H2(1)s = £ 36'000.rnProvenance: Illustrated in the 'British Philatelist' (Vol IV, page
86 (1911-12) as a pane of 24; Divided with the lower twelve stamps being cut into two blocks of six; Collection K.J. Mulder, Harmers, 19-21 June 1939, lot 373; Collection 'Koh-i-Nor', Harmers, London, 8 July 2003, lot 13. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF7,500.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4098 |
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 1854 (March 1): Embossed 6 d. mauve, wmk. VR reversed, an unused example of rich colour,
large margins all round, trivial minor age spot on characteristic yellowish-green tinged superb og. A very rare and extremely stamp Certs. A. Diena (1962) and E.Diena (1989) Gi H3(1) = £ 19'500.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 7-8 July 1941, lot
176. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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SOLD for CHF3,200.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
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