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 Great Britain 1890 9d "Jubilee" Head Plate Die Proof, SG209var.
A very fine head plate proof from head die “311" showing a larger pendant curl than die "288", printed in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm) endorsed "BEFORE HARDENING" and dated "5 JUL 1890".
A scarce Queen Victoria Jubilee die proof.
Provenance: Ex. "Verus".
SG catalogue value: £2,100.
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 Great Britain 1890 10s ultramarine (White Paper, I.R. Official), SGO10.
A very fine and fresh unused with original gum example of this very scarce government departmental issue lettered 'JE'.
These Inland Revenue stamps were used solely by revenue officials in the provinces. Mail to and from Head Office passed without a stamp. The London Office used these stamps only for foreign mail.
One of the most desirable of all the Victorian government official overprints, especially in such fine mint condition.
Accompanied with a 2012 British Philatelic Association (BPA) Certificate of Authenticity.
SG catalogue value: £10,000.
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 Great Britain 1890 5s rose (I.R. Official) Specimen, SGO9s.
A very fine unused, with original gum, example lettered 'EC' overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 11.
A lovely Specimen example, used for reference purposes, of this scarce government departmental issue.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: L7(2)t.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £1,750.
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 Great Britain 1891 £1 green, SG212.
An exceptionally fine and fresh well centred unmounted mint, with full original gum, example lettered 'SB'. Wonderful colour and gum.
Very scarce in such exceptional quality.
SG Catalogue Value: £5,000.
The "Long One Pound" stamp is a stunning feature of Great Britain’s postal history. They are widely adored amongst collectors, but outside the financial reach of many because they are so rare and valuable.
The unique horizontal format caused a great stir at the time when it was first issued in 1884. These surface-printed stamps were produced by the printers, Thomas De La Rue.
It has an ornate style with corner letters which are different for each stamp in the sheet, typical of the stamps in the reign, to deter forgers.
Initially the stamps was issued in brown-lilac. Due to concerns about a photographic forgery of the £1 brown-lilac around the middle of 1890, it was decided to change the colour of this stamp to green.
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 Great Britain 1891 £1 green Specimen, SG212s.
A superb unmounted mint, with full original gum, bottom marginal imperforate example lettered 'JB', overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 9.
A very attractive example without any of the heavy creasing normally seen on these rare Queen Victorian imperforates.
These Specimen examples were used solely for reference purposes.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: K17s.
SG catalogue value: "£6,500 for mounted mint".
The "Long One Pound" stamp is a stunning feature of Great Britain’s postal history. They are widely adored amongst collectors, but outside the financial reach of many because they are so rare and valuable.
The unique horizontal format caused a great stir at the time when it was first issued in 1884. These surface-printed stamps were produced by the printers, Thomas De La Rue.
It has an ornate style with corner letters which are different for each stamp in the sheet, typical of the stamps in the reign, to deter forgers.
Initially the stamps was issued in brown-lilac. Due to concerns about a photographic forgery of the £1 brown-lilac around the middle of 1890, it was decided to change the colour of this stamp to green.
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 Great Britain 1891 £1 green, SG212.
A very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, example lettered 'FB'. Wonderful fresh colour and gum.
Very scarce in such perfect quality.
SG catalogue value: £5,000.
The "Long One Pound" stamp is a stunning feature of Great Britain’s postal history. They are widely adored amongst collectors, but outside the financial reach of many because they are so rare and valuable.
The unique horizontal format caused a great stir at the time when it was first issued in 1884. These surface-printed stamps were produced by the printers, Thomas De La Rue.
It has an ornate style with corner letters which are different for each stamp in the sheet, typical of the stamps in the reign, to deter forgers.
Initially the stamps was issued in brown-lilac. Due to concerns about a photographic forgery of the £1 brown-lilac around the middle of 1890, it was decided to change the colour of this stamp to green.
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 Great Britain 1891 2d grey green & carmine (Government Parcels) Official variety,
SGO70var.
A very fine unused with original gum example overprinted "CANCELLED" type 14.
A scarce Government Official specialised item.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: L25t.
Accompanied with a 2011 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) Certificate of Authenticity.
SG catalogue value: £1,400.
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 Great Britain 4½d "Jubilee" imperforate imprimatur, SG206var.
A very fine unused with original gum imperforate imprimatur.
Very rare as only 29 examples were removed from the imprimatur sheets.
SG catalogue value: £800.
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 Great Britain 1892 4½d "Jubilee" Colour trial, SG206var.
A very fine example printed on gummed, watermarked paper with the head plate in mauve and duty plate in emerald.
A very scarce Queen Victoria colour trial from the Jubilee issue.
SG catalogue value: £4,500.
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 Great Britain 1892 4½d green & deep bright carmine "Jubilee", SG206a.
A very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, bottom left hand corner marginal block of four, well centred with superb colour.
A very scarce Queen Victorian surface printed multiple in such fine quality.
Accompanied with a 1973 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) Certificate of Authenticity.
A superb and highly collectible example, presented with exceptional clarity and condition. This piece is an excellent opportunity for the discerning philatelist, combining rarity, aesthetic appeal and historical significance.
SG catalogue value: £6,000+.
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 Great Britain 1892 4½d "Jubilee" colour trial, SG206var.
A very fine perforated example printed in mauve and green on gummed Crown watermarked paper.
A scarce printer's colour trial from the popular Queen Victoria Jubilee stamp issue.
SG catalogue value: £4,500.
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 Great Britain 1896 1d Lilac (O.W. Official), SGO33.
A very fine and fresh unused, with original gum, block of four, lower pair unmounted mint.
A very rare mint multiple of this attractive government departmental issue.
SG catalogue value: £2,000.
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 Great Britain 1896 1d lilac (O.W. Official), SGO33.
A very fine used block of six neatly cancelled by Albion St/Glasgow circular date stamps for 'DE.21.1896', with overprint settings 5, 6 & 1.
A very attractive and scarce Government departmental issue multiple.
The "O.W. Official" overprints were issued to Office of Works. The higher value issues from 2d and above were issued in 1902 for registration fees and overseas mail.
SG catalogue value: £420+.
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 Great Britain 1899 2d "Jubilee" colour trial, SG200var.
A very fine and fresh unused with original gum example printed with a green head plate and blue green duty plate, "ESSAY 9.036".
Produced as part of a series of colour trials exploring alternative combinations for the Jubilee issue.
A scarce and attractive piece of Victorian philatelic experimentation, offered in excellent condition.
SG Catalogue Value: £1,000.
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 Great Britain 1900 1s green & carmine (Board Of Education) Official, SG082.
A very fine used example neatly cancelled to order by a small part circular date stamp at the top right, most pleasingly, leaving a clear portrait.
An exceptional used example by all accounts.
The Queen Victoria stamps for the Board of Education were not issued until after the death of the Queen. They were issued at the same time as the King Edward VII stamps on 19 February 1902.
Accompanied with a 2012 Philatelic Traders' Society (PTS) Certificate of Authenticity.
SG Catalogue Value: £6,000.
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 Great Britain 1900 1s "Jubilee’’ colour trial, SG211var.
A very fine unused example printed in deep lilac on crown watermarked, gummed paper. Produced as proposed colour trials for the 1900 1s bicolour issue.
A very scarce Queen Victorian colour trial.
Provenance: Ex. ’Verus".
SG catalogue value: £2,400.
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 Great Britain 1900 1s “Jubilee" colour trial, SG211var.
A very fine example printed in purple on gummed, Crown watermarked paper.
A scarce colour trial of the Victorian Jubilee stamp issue.
SG catalogue value: £2,400.
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 Great Britain 1900 1s Green & Carmine (Watermark Inverted), SG214wi.
A very fine and fresh unused original gum example of this watermark inverted error.
Rich colour with deep green centre and vivid carmine frame. Sharp perforations and strong impression. A fine and fresh mint example.
A scarce Victorian watermark variety, seldom seen in such pristine condition.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £1,100.
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 Great Britain 1900 1s green & carmine ("Govt Parcels" inverted), Official, SGO72a.
A very fine used example of this magnificent government departmental rarity cancelled by London roller cancel from the Mount Pleasant Parcel Office.
All twelve recorded examples appear to have originated from the same office and are similarly cancelled, of which at least five are damaged.
These stamps were issued to all government departments, including Head Office, for use on parcels weighing over 3lb. Below this weight, government parcels were sent by letter post to avoid the 55% of the postage paid from accruing to the railway
companies as laid down by parcel-post regulations.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: L30a.
Accompanied with a 1968 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) Certificate of Authenticity.
SG catalogue value: £15,000.
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 Great Britain 1901 1d colour trial, SG219var.
A very fine unused perforated example printed in dull purple on gummed, Crown watermarked paper.
Made from a special plate of 20 electros.
A scarce King Edward VII printing colour trial of most attractive quality.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: From £1,750.
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 Great Britain 1901 1d colour trial, SG219var.
A very fine unused, with original gum, imperforate example printed by De La Rue from a small plate of 20 electros in dull purple on gummed Crown watermarked paper.
A scarce King Edward VII printer's colour trial.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: From £1,750.
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 Great Britain 1901 1d Colour trial purple on red gummed, SG219var.
A very fine unused imperforate example. Printed in purple on red gummed, Crown watermarked paper.
Light horizontal gum wrinkle as usually seen, nevertheless scarce.
Made from a special plate of 20 electros.
SG catalogue value: £1,500.
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 Great Britain 1901 2½d colour trial (perforations 14), SG230var.
A very fine unused with original gum example printed in dull blue on Crown watermarked paper.
A scarce King Edward VII printer's colour trial.
Accompanied with a 1988 British Philatelic Association (BPA) Certificate of Authenticity.
SG catalogue value: From £2,100.
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 Great Britain 1901 2½d Colour Trial, SG230var.
A very fine unused with original gum example printed by De La Rue in pale blue on Crown watermarked paper. Prepared as part of the colour trial process for the King Edward VII issue, showing the precision and craftsmanship of De La Rue’s work at
the turn of the century.
A scarce and attractive trial, particularly desirable in such fresh condition.
Accompanied by a 1974 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) Certificate of authenticity.
SG catalogue value: From £2,100.
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 Great Britain 1901 3d die proof, SG232var.
A very fine example printed in black on white glazed card (92x 60mm), dated "21 NOV 01" and endorsed "BEFORE HARDENING".
A very scarce printer's die proof of this King Edward VII stamp.
Provenance: Ex. "Minoru" collection of King Edward VII, one of the most prestigious KEVII collections ever assembled.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £3,250.
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