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Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 4179 |
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 1874/80: 6 d. deep grey, Plate 13, wmk. Spray, lettered KK, an unused example in a dark
shade, well centred with large part og. A tad rubbed at base but scarce Gi J83 = £ 500. (Image
1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF120.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4180 |
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 1874/80: 6 d. deep grey, Plate 17, wmk. Spray, lettered AG-AH / BG-BH, an unused block of
four with sheet margin above and wing-marginal at right, ironed vertical bend on right hand pair but of fresh colour and large part og. A rare and attractive multiple that formerly formed with the pair AE-AF ex Besançon collection (part 3, lot 4667)
a larger multiple! Gi J87 = £ 4'750.rnProvenance: ex Courtenay collection, Grosvenor 26 June 2008, lot 513. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF1,900.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4181 |
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 1873/80: 1 s. green, Plate 11, wmk. Spray, lettered PA-PB / QA-QB, a used block of four of
good fresh colour, neatly cancelled by two strikes of the ST. ANDREWS / 300 duplex (June 29, 1875) in black. A scarce block and an impressive Golfing thematic Gi J111 = £ 700. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF220.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4182 |
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 1880 (Oct 14): 1 s. orange-brown, Plate 13, wmk. Spray, lettered MK, a used example of fine
colour, one or two blunted perfs. at right, neatly cancelled by 'Liverpool' squared circle datestamp (Nov 15, 1880) in black, just one month after issue Gi J115 = £ 700. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
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| 4183 |
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 1876 (March 1): Colour Trial for 4 d. vermilion, Plate 15, wmk. Large Garter, lettered OK-OL
/ PK-PL, an unused sheet marginal block of four, imperforate in deep orange-brown, with large margins all round and imprint '2 s. per Row of Six'. Fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Scarce and most attractive Trial Gi J62 = £ 1'000.rnProvenance:
Andrew G. Lajer list, Jan 2007. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF380.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4184 |
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 1876 (March 1): Colour Trial for 4 d. vermilion, Plate 15, wmk. Large Garter, lettered PG-PH
/ QG-QH, an imperforate block of four printed in olive-bistre, large margins all round and part sheet margin at left, stain on lower right stamp, large part og. A delightful Trial Gi J62 = £ 1'000.rnProvenance: Grosvenor, London, 16 May 2003,
lot 2034. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF400.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4185 |
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 1876 (March 1): 4 d. vermilion, Plate 15, wmk. Large Garter, lettered OE, a used example of
good colour, neatly cancelled by 'ST. THOMAS / PAID' in black (March 17, 1877). Minor wrinkle but a choice and rare usage Gi J62 = £ 500. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4186 |
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 1877 (March 12): 4 d. sage-green, Plate 16, wmk. Large Garter, lettered HG-HL / JG-JL, an
unused block of eighteen (6 x 3) with marginal imprint 'POSTAGE FOUR PENCE', of vibrant fresh colour, minor wrinkle in margin, one or two very slight iron spots otherwise in wonderful quality, large part or unmounted og. Probably from the original
Lord Crawford pane purchased by Charles Nissen, mentioned in 'Surface Printed Stamps' by Galland & Louis on page 148, this being the largest survivingunused block known. A magnificent and very rare multiple. Cert. BPA (1982) Gi J65 = £
30'000.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe auction 6 May 1953, lot 582; D. Feldman 8-12 Oct. 1995, lot 20078. (Image
1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF5,000.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4187 |
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 Abnormal 1877: 4 d. sage green, Plate 17, wmk. Large Garter upright, lettered CC, a used
example of the abnormal, cancelled by part 'Bradford / Yorks / 107' duplex in black leaving the Plate Number clear at left. A superb example of this great rarity which only exists used: just 28 examples are recorded (including one in the National
Postal Museum and another in the collection of His Majesty King Charles III), most are found used in Bradford. Cert. RPSL (1995) Gi J66 = £ 20'000.rnNote: Tthe first 4d sage green abnormal plate 17 was found and reported in the Philatelic
Journal of Great Britain, June 1895, page 95: "Mr. Morley writes to us that he has discovered a used copy of the 4d sage green, plate 17, wmk Garter". The majority found to date bear the "107" BRADFORD numeral cancellation.rnProvenance: Collection
Heinz Reck, Phillips, London, 2 Nov 1994, lot 477; Phillips, London, 16 Feb 1995, lot 227; Tony Lester, Coventry, 16 Aug 2003, lot 544.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF5,500.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4188 |
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 1880 (Aug 15): 4 d. grey-brown, Plate 17, wmk. Large Garter, lettered DK, a used example,
well centred and extremely lightly cancelled by small part squared circle in black. Rare so fine Gi J67 = £ 525. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4189 |
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 1876 (July): Unissued 8 d. purple-brown, Plate 1, wmk. Large Garter, lettered AD, an unused
example of good fresh colour, centred to top and with rounded corner perf., overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 8) diagonally in black, minor wrinkles on large part og. A rare stamp Gi J91s = £ 6'000. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF850.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4190 |
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 1876 (July): Unissued 8 d. purple-brown, Plate 1, wmk. Large Garter, lettered GA, an unused
example of good fresh colour, centred to left, large part og. An extremely rare stamp Gi J91 = £ 9'750. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4191 |
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 1881 (March 23): 2½ d. blue, Plate 23, wmk. Crown, lettered MI-ML / NI-NL, an unused block
of eight, marginal from right of sheet, of fine fresh colour, overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 9) in black. Fresh and very fine, unmounted og. Gi J25s = £ 1'400.rnProvenance: Chrities 4 June 1992, lot 4210; Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's,
London, 28 Sept 2005, lot 138. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF550.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4192 |
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 1881 (March 23): 2½ d. blue, Plate 21, wmk. Crown, lettered JC-JD, an unused horizontal pair
of good colour, nibbed perfs. at top of right stamp otherwise fresh and fine, large part og. Gi J23 = £ 950. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4193 |
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 1883 (Jan 1): 3 d. on 3 d. lilac, Plate 21, wmk. Crown, lettered AF-AG / BF-BG, an unused
block of four of fresh colour, large part og. A scarce stamp in a multiple Gi K8 = £ 3'000.rnProvenance: Harmer, London 14 June 1984, lot 1773; Collection Howard Fraser, Spink, London, 7 Nov 2001, lot 751. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF1,100.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4194 |
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 1880 (Dec 8): 4 d. grey-brown, Plate 17, wmk. Crown, lettered AE, an unused example, well
centred and of good colour, slight spot at upper right and some aging on part og., and Plate 18, lettered KA, marginal from left of sheet in a deep shade, also with spot on front and browned large part og. Gi J68 + J69 = £ 850. (Image 1)
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| 4195 |
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 1881 (Jan 1): 6 d. deep grey, Plate 18, wmk. Crown, lettered EA, a used example on 1882
cover endorsed 'via Brindisi' addressed to the Director of the Naval Artillery in Noumea, New Caledonia, tied by "Walters Rd. / Swansea / 763" duplex (Aug 23) in black. Reverse with SYDNEY / NSW transit cds (Oct 6) in black. Some peripheral aging to
perfs. but an extraordinarily rare destination for British mail of this period Gi J89. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF260.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4196 |
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 1883 (Jan 1): 6 d. on 6 d. lilac, Plate 18, wmk. Crown, lettered HI-HL / II-IL, a used block
of eight (4 x 2), centred to left, of good colour, cancelled by "Dundee" circular datestamps (Nov 3, 1883) in black. A scarce and attractive multiple Gi K8B = £ 1'800.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF1,100.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4197 |
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 1882 (Nov): Imprimatur 1 s. in purple-brown, Plate 13, wmk. Crown, lettered HE, an
imperforate example in this delicate shade (prepared in preparation for overprinting), good to large margins all round, tiny thin spot not detracting from appearance, part og. Very rare. Cert. BPA (2021) Gi = £ 7'500.rnProvenance: Harmers,
London, 18-19 Jan 1965, lot 189. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 4198 |
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 1881 (May 24): 1 s. orange-brown, Plate 14, wmk. Crown, lettered BA, a superb used example
cancelled by "Pontypridd" circular datestamp (Feb 20, 1884) in black Gi J117 = £ 170. (Image
1) (Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF140.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
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