Europe continued... Great Britain King George V continued... Lot Symbol Lot Description CV or Estimate 2626 (*) Postal Union Congress, 1929: Unadopted Essay, probably by Bradbury Wilkinson, for a proposed £1 value, imperforate photographic bromide (33 x 38 mm.) inscribed “POSTAGE / POSTAGE” at top and “POSTAL UNION CONGRESS / LONDON 1929” across the centre of the design, two small edge tears not detracting from the item's exceptional visual appeal, rare and most unusual Gi. Spec NCom9 Essay Provenance: Collection ‘Severin’, Corinphila sale 174, 26 April 2012, lot 4348 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Great Britain 438Essay] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 400.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 2627 (*) Postal Union Congress, 1929: Partly completed preliminary pencil drawing by Harold Nelson depicting St. George and the Dragon, executed on lined paper (140 x 119 mm.) and initialled by Nelson at lower left, an exceptional and rare sketch of tremendous visual appeal Gi. Spec NCom9 Essay. Provenance: Grosvenor Auctions, 15–16 November 2018, ex lot 1179 (Image 1) Get Market Data for [Great Britain 438Essay] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,500.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 2628 (*) Postal Union Congress, 1929: £1 reduced bromide of Harold Nelson’s working Proof, showing the unadopted head design and “POSTAGE REVENUE” inscription in place of the adopted “POSTAGE ONE POUND”, the design measuring 35.75 x 30 mm. on photographic paper, mounted on card (105 x 125 mm.), some toning and delamination, important and exceptionally rare. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi. Spec. NCom9 Essay. Provenance: The Harold Nelson Archive, illustrated and described in ‘Nelson’s Artist Collection’, The British Philatelist, June 1929, p. 29, as ‘the finished drawing for the engraver’ (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Great Britain 438Essay] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 2629 (*) Postal Union Congress, 1929: £1 black, large pen-and-ink drawing by Harold Nelson of the accepted design, with the head circle left blank, heightened in Chinese white on cream wove paper (105 x 90 mm), mounted on cartridge paper and signed “Harold Nelson” in pencil, accompanied by a letter of 18 January, 1929, from Sir Evelyn Murray, Chairman of the Post Master Genera's Advisory Committee, informing Nelson that his design had been accepted, an outstanding rarity and exhibition showpiece of one of the most iconic issues of the twentieth century. Provenance: Harold Nelson, illustrated and described as being in the artist’s possession in The British Philatelist, June 1929, p. 28; Harmers, 18–19 January 1965, lot 346 Spink London, 3 March 2005, lot 1835 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Great Britain 438Essay] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 4,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 2630 (*) Postal Union Congress 1929: £1 black, photographic bromide on thin card, approximately 115 x 88 mm., signed "Harold Nelson" in pencil below, handstamped number 21-807 on reverse, very fine (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Great Britain 438 Proof] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 300.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 2631 (*) Postal Union Congress, 1929: £1 black imperforate Proof, horizontal pair on thin white card, cut from a specially prepared block of four and affixed to thick card (93 x 44 mm.), with large even margins and an exceptional impression, taken from one of only three blocks recorded in private hands, extremely rare and important Gi. Spec NCom9 = £30'000. Provenance: Collection ‘Chartwell’, Spink London, 3 May 2012, lot 1174 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Great Britain 438var] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 8,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 2632 (*) Postal Union Congress, 1929: £1 black overprinted “SPECIMEN” in black (Type 32), unlisted in Samuel & Huggins, a nicely-centred example, some peripheral toning, thin at upper left and small gum adhesion, but scarce. Gi Spec. NCom9var = unpriced (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Great Britain 438Specimen] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 250.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 2633 * Postal Union Congress, 1929: £1 black overprinted “SPECIMEN” in red (Type 32) for distribution to UPU members, lower marginal example with sheet selvedge at foot, scarce and fine, large part og. Gi Spec. NCom9 = £2'750 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Great Britain 438Specimen] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 400.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 2634 ** Postal Union Congress, 1929: £1 black, unmounted o.g., particularly well-centred, slightly yellowish gum, very fine. Gi = £1'100 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Great Britain 438] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 200.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 2635 **/bof Postal Union Congress, 1929: £1 black upper-right corner block of four, unmounted og., showing the re-entry at position R2/3, characterised by doubling in the upper-right corner and several thickened vertical lines, small piece of selvedge missing from the upper-right corner, otherwise fine, a scarce block SG Spec NCom9 = £4'000+ (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Great Britain 438] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,200.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 2636 o Postal Union Congress, 1929: £1 black, a well centred used block of ten, cancelled by multiple strikes of oval registration datestamp of November 18, 1936, a fine and important exhibition piece, being the largest recorded used multiple of this issue Gi. Spec NCom9. Provenance: Illustrated in GBPS Newsletter, no. 352, March/April 2015, p. 31. Collection Thomas E. Field, Robson Lowe, 22 October 1958, lot 361, (based on the catalogue description; the lot was not illustrated) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Great Britain 438] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 3,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 2637 cover Postal Union Congress, 1929 (May 10): Souvenir presentation sheet distributed to Congress delegates, on embossed official Universal Postal Union stationery bearing the Burlington Gardens, London, address of the Congress, franked with the complete set of five, ½d., 1d., 1½d., 2½d. and £1 black, each tied by a crisp strike of the “POSTAL UNION CONGRESS / LONDON” first day cds; a few trivial marks, largely confined to the lower-right corner, scarce and attractive SG Spec. NCom9 = £10'000 (Image 1) Get Market Data for [Great Britain 438] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 2,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 2638 piece Postal Union Congress, 1929: £1 black, affixed to partial registered parcel wrapper to New South Wales, Australia, tied by Peterhead cds (April), and faint oval datestamp, the contents having been a hymn book and gift, file folds clear of the adhesive, fine (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Great Britain 438] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 200.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 2639 cover Postal Union Congress, 1929: £1 black used in combination with four 1s. bistre on 1935 (November 23) airmail cover to Buenos Aires, Argentina, cancelled by “LONDON / AIR MAIL” c.d.s., reverse with Paris transit and “VIA AEREA / BUENOS AIRES” arrival c.d.s. of December 1; vertical fold crossing one 1s., light wrinkles and the £1 with trivially soiled perforations in places, a scarce franking. Gi. Spec NCom9 (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Great Britain 438] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 600.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 2640 cover Postal Union Congress, 1929: £1 black, First Day Cover, right-marginal single tied to Express cover from Muswell Hill (10 May, 1929), sent locally, flap removed, adhesive with slight aging, else a fine and rare first day usage. Gi. Spec NCom9 = £6'000 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Great Britain 438] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 1,500.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 2641 cover Postal Union Congress, 1929: £1 black, seven examples used in combination with 1924–1926 6d. and 1s., 1934–1936 3d. and 1934 re-engraved 2s.6d. Seahorse on an almost complete legal-size registered envelope from London to Chile, cancelled by light Liverpool Street c.d.s. (28 Feb), reverse with Santiago c.d.s. receivers (9 Mar), reduced at left, partly refolded for display, some light creasing and small flaws, filing folds clear of adhesives, an exceptional exhibition item, believed to be the largest recorded franking of this iconic stamp. Gi. Spec NCom9. Provenance: Harmer, 27 February 1956, lot 313; Collection Lou Manzi, Spink, 8 May 1997, lot 704 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Great Britain 438] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 4,000.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 2642 **/* Postal Union Congress, 1929: Group of mint coil-stamp varieties comprising a ½d. strip of three with sideways watermark, the centre stamp showing ‘spots on each side of the 2’; a 1d. vertical-delivery coil strip of six showing three varieties, a break in the circle surrounding the numeral ‘1’ on the upper stamp, a spur on the ‘N’ of ‘CONGRESS’ on the second stamp from the foot and a spur on the ‘I’ of ‘UNION’ on the lower stamp; a 1d. vertical strip of four showing the unlisted ‘broken R in REVENUE’ variety on the second stamp from the top; and a 1½d. single with sideways watermark showing the ‘spot on S of CONGRESS’ variety; the strips unmounted, the single with part original gum, fresh and fine. Gi. Spec. NCom5/7vars (Image 1) Get Market Data for [Great Britain 434/436var] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 150.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 2643 * Postal Union Congress, 1929: Group of coil-strip leaders comprising two vertical-delivery examples, a £1 leader with a pair of ½d. stamps and a £4 leader with a 1d. scarlet single; three sideways-delivery examples, a £1 leader with a ½d. single, a £3.01 leader with the 1d. portion crossed through, a 1½d. single attached, and a £2.0.1 leader with the “0.1” portion crossed through and three 1d. scarlet stamps attached; most retaining part or large part of the red wax seal, a few small imperfections, generally fine, a very scarce group. Gi. Spec NCom5/NCom7var (Image 1) Get Market Data for [Great Britain 434/436var] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 500.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 2644 */o/bof Postal Union Congress, 1929: ½d., 1d. and 1½d. booklet-pane varieties, mint unless otherwise stated, comprising a ½d. left marginal block of four showing missing ink in the Crown and upper-left frame line, caused by foreign matter on the printing plate; a 1d. left marginal block of six showing the ‘broken O in POSTAL’ variety from position R2/2 and an unlisted ‘spot to right of 1929’ variety from position R1/2; a 1d. left marginal block of six showing the ‘broken P in POSTAL’ variety from position R1/1; a 1½d. left marginal block of six showing the ‘Q for O in UNION’ variety from position R2/1, together with a used single with inverted watermark; a 1½d. left marginal block of six showing the unlisted ‘O for C in HALFPENCE’ variety from position R1/1, with B.P.A. certificate; and a 1½d. left marginal block of six showing the ‘blob on King’s head’ variety from position R1/3; fresh and fine, a most attractive group of these elusive varieties. Gi. Spec NCom5/NCom7vars (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Great Britain 434/436vars] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 500.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM 2645 * Postal Union Congress, 1929 (May): set of five 2/- booklets with blue covers, containing panes of the three lower values, comprising a pane of four 1½d. stamps with two advertising labels, a pane of six 1½d. stamps, a pane of six 1d. stamps and a pane of six ½d. stamps, with attractive blue advertising covers for Punch, Prudential Insurance, Burgoyne’s Tonic Wine, Millington’s Basildon Bond Notepaper and “BP”, all with stitched bindings; trivial edge wear in places, a scarce group to assemble. Gi. Spec = £2'500 (Image 1) Get Market Data for [Great Britain BB13] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Currently...CHF 500.00 Closing..Nov-22, 11:59 PM Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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