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 Great Britain 1882 (3.11.82) 6d Grey Plate 18 "I.R. OFFICIAL", SGO4
A very fine unmounted mint top marginal horizontal strip of four, lettered 'AA–AD', with full original gum. Prominently features the central sheet ornament in the top margin, adding significant visual and philatelic appeal.
While some light gum creasing is present, as often found on these official issues, the overall condition remains fresh, clean, and remarkably well-presented for this scarce multiple.
An impressive and hard-to-find positional piece from the Inland Revenue Official overprint series.
The Inland Revenue Official stamps were used by revenue officials in the provinces, mail to and from Head Office passing without a stamp. The London Office used these stamps only for foreign mail.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £1,400+.
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 Great Britain 1883 £1 brown-lilac Plate 1 (White Paper), SG136.
A very fine used well-centred example, lettered 'EH', cancelled by a crisp Glasgow cicular date stamp dated 'FE.2.1884'. Excellent deep colour and outstanding condition.
Very scarce so fine.
Accompanied by a 2004 Brandon Certificate of Authenticity.
SG catalogue value: £6,500.
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 Great Britain 1883 3d on 3d lilac Plate 21, SG159.
A superb unmounted mint, with full original gum, block of four lettered 'NI-OJ'.
A very scarce block of this beautiful Queen Victorian srface printed stamp of delightful quality.
SG catalogue value: £1,600+.
In the early 1880s, the British government became obsessively focussed on the concern that members of the public were removing postmarks from stamps to reuse them. The solution was to use “fugitive†inks for stamps which would easily dissolve in
water. This approach reduced the available ink colours to just two – green and lilac. This ultimately led to the “lilac and green†unified issue in 1883.
The enabling Act passed on 18 August 1882 effective from 1 January 1883 resulted in an urgent need to find a solution since it was evident it would be impossible to produce the required new stamps by that date. Consequently, the current 3d and 6d
stamps were reprinted in fugitive lilac and, to help identification, were overprinted with a large red “3d†and “6dâ€.
These overprinted issues were replaced by the lilac and green set 15 months later on 1 April 1884.
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 Great Britain 1883 2s6d lilac (blued paper) Plate 1 imprimatur, SG175var.
A very fine and fresh unused, with original gum, imperforate imprimatur lettered 'AD'.
Very rare, one of only 24 possible examples many of which are in institutional collections.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £5,000.
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 Great Britain 1883 5s rose (blued paper), SG176.
A very fine used example lettered 'AE', neatly cancelled by a George Street/Edin. circular date stamp for 'JA.3.1885'.
An attractive example of this popular Queen Victoria surface printed stamp with fine blueing to the paper.
Accompanied with a 1958 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) Certificate of Authenticity.
SG catalogue value: £2,500.
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 Great Britain 1883 10s Die Proof, SG177var.
A very fine example without corner letters, printed in black on white glazed card (61 x 92mm) endorsed "AFTER HARDENING", dated "25 JUN 83" and initialled "GFS" at bottom right.
A scarce Queen Victorian printer's die proof.
SG catalogue value: £3,750.
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 Great Britain 1883 2s6d lilac, SG178var.
A superb unused with original gum example lettered 'BH' overprinted "CANCELLED" type14.
Very scarce.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: K10(1)t.
SG catalogue value: £4,000.
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 Great Britain 1883 10s ultramarine, SG183.
A very fine and fresh unmounted mint example with full original gum, letttered 'LH', centred very slightly to the South East, otherwise of exceptionally fine appearance.
A particularly rare Queen Victorian surface printed stamp, hardly ever seen in unmounted mint condition.
SG Catalogue Value: £2,250.
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 Great Britain 1883 2½d Die proof, SG191var.
A very fine example printed in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm) dated "28 JUL 83" and endorsed "BEFORE HARDENING".
A very scarce Queen Victoria printer's die proof.
SG Catalogue Value: £1,600.
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 Great Britain 1883 3d Die proof, SG191var.
A very fÃne example printed in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm) without corner letters, dated "13 JUN 83" and endorsed ’BEFORE HARDENING".
A scarce Queen Victoria printer's die proof.
SG catalogue value: £1,600.
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 Great Britain 1883 3d Colour trial, SG191var.
A very fine unused, with original gum, perforated example lettered 'IG', printed in purple on green unwatermarked paper.
An attractive printer's colour trial of this Queen Victoria surface printed stamp.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £550.
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 Great Britain 1883 4d green imprimatur, SG192var.
A very fine and fresh unused, with original gum, imperforate imprimatur lettered 'BG'.
A scarce Queen Victoria surface printed stamp from the first approved printing.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £700.
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 Great Britain 1883 9d die proof, SG195var.
A very fine example printed in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm) showing plugs in place of corner letters, dated "6 JUL 83" and initialled "W.G." in ink at upper right.
A scarce GB specialised philatelic item.
SG Catalogue Value: £2,000.
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 Great Britain 1883 9d die proof, SG195var.
A very fine example printed by De La Rue in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm) with circles in three letter corners, endorsed "BEFORE HARDENING" and dated "13 JUN 83" but altered to "18 JUN 83" with manuscript.
A scarce specialised philatelic piece.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £2,000.
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 Great Britain 1884 5s rose (blued paper, Perforations 12) Specimens, SG176s.
A very fine unused with original gum right hand marginal block of four (lower pair unmounted mint) lettered 'DG-EH', each stamp overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 9.
Some light gum wrinkling as usual and immaterial to what is a magnificent and rare multiple.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: K11t.
SG catalogue value: £6,400+.
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 Great Britain 1884 5s rose (Blued Paper), SG176.
A very fine used example lettered 'IA', neatly cancelled by a crisp Dingwall circular date stamp for 'JY.18.1884'.
The 5 shilling rose is one of the most instantly recognisable Queen Victorian surface printed stamps and is notoriously difficult to find on blued paper. The later issue on white paper is much easier to find and of significantly less value.
Accompanied with a 2007 Brandon Certificate of Authenticity.
SG Catalogue Value: £2,500.
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 Great Britain 1884 5s rose, SG180.
A very fine and fresh unused example with original gum, lettered 'KA'. Lovely vibrant colour.
The design of this surface printed stamp symbolises the pride behind the golden era of the Victorian postal revolution.
It is not just the design but the lush rose colour which makes this stamp always stand out in a crowd.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £1,100.
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 Great Britain 1884 5s rose (white paper), SG180var.
A superb unmounted mint, with full original gum, top marginal example lettered 'AG', overprinted "CANCELLED" type 14.
Very rare, Wiseman records only two other examples of this rare overprint.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: K12v.
SG catalogue value: £4,250.
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 Great Britain 1884 5s crimson, SG181.
A very fine and fresh well centred unused with original gum example lettered 'FE'.
The design of this surface printed stamp symbolises the pride behind the golden era of the Victorian postal revolution.
It is not just the design but the vivid crimson colour which makes this stamp always stand out in a crowd.
SG catalogue value: £975.
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 Great Britain 1884 10s ultramarine (white paper), SG182var.
A superb unmounted mint, with full original gum, top marginal example lettered 'AG', overprinted “CANCELLED†type 14.
Very rare, Wiseman records only two other examples of this rare overprint.
GB Specialised catalogue no: K14t.
Accompanied with a 1990 British Philatelic Association (BPA) Certificate of Authenticity.
SG catalogue value: £6,000.
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 Great Britain 1884 10s cobalt (White Paper), SG182.
A very fine used example lettered 'FC', neatly cancelled by a crisp Ulverston circular date stamp for 'MR.4.1885' with a second small part circular date stamp at base.
A lovely example in a subtle pale shade of this rare stamp.
Accompanied by a clear British Philatelic Association (BPA) Certificate.
SG catalogue value: £5,000.
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 Great Britain 1884 10s cobalt (white paper) Specimen, SG182s.
A pristine unmounted mint, with full original gum, example lettered 'ID', overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 9.
Very rarely seen so fine and a much sought-after colour shade for this Queen Victorian surface printed classic.
Accompanied with a 1972 British Philatelic Association (BPA) Certificate of Authenticity.
SG catalogue value: £3,400.
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 Great Britain 1884 10s Ultramarine, SG183
A superb example of the 1884 10 shillings ultramarine on white paper, lettered 'EA', in exceptional unused with original gum condition.
The colour is particularly vibrant and fresh, with well-centred margins and crisp impression.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £2,250.
These high-denomination stamps were issued primarily for large parcel and telegraphic use, and many surviving examples are found heavily used or with faults. Unused examples in such pristine condition are becoming increasingly difficult to obtain,
especially with full original gum.
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 Great Britain 1884 10s ultramarine, SG183.
A very fine and fresh well centred, unmounted mint with full original gum, top marginal example lettered 'AG'.
An exceptional example of this attractive Queen Victorian surface printed stamp.
SG Catalogue Value: £2,250.
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 Great Britain 1884 £1 brown-lilac (Watermark Three Crowns) Specimen, SG185s.
A very fine and fresh unused with original gum example lettered 'PD' overprinted “SPECIMEN" type 11.
Scarce in such fine condition.
GB Specialised catalogue no: K15t.
SG catalogue value: £2,800.
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