British Commonwealth

**Great Britain**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
1		U1	Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Envelope, 1d black (Scott U1), stereo A165, an unused envelope, with manuscript endorsement *in the hand of William Mulready, "Specimen of B. [British] Govt. envelope for Coll. J. Trumbull"; lightly soiled with a small wax seal hole on reverse. A Very Fine and unique Mulready specimen, possibly given to renowned American soldier and painter, John Trumbull, as a sign of admiration. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (Image)*	Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2		1	Great Britain, 1840, 1d black (Scott 1), o.g., hinged, decent example of the first regularly issued postage stamp; small thins, Very Good. SG 2. Scott $11,000. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (Image)	Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
3		1	Great Britain, 1840, 1d black (Scott 1), plate 9, EK, four large balanced margins, tied by bold black Maltese cross on folded address leaf postmarked London straightline "T.P/ (R)ed Lion St." sent locally to Piccadilly, red dated handstamp on reverse, Dec 8, 1840, Very Fine. Quite an early use of this scarce plate, the earliest recorded use being November 18. SG 2; £1,200 ($1,650). Scott $640. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)	Suggested Bid $300-400 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
4		1	Great Britain, 1840, 1d black (Scott 1), plate 2, SC, ample to large margins, tied by twice-struck red Maltese cross on folded address leaf to Exeter; postmarked on reverse straightline "Ottery St. Mary/ Penny Post", along with red Exeter receiver, Jul 6, 1840, Very Fine. SG 2; £700 ($960). Scott $640. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)	Suggested Bid $300-400 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
5		1	Great Britain, 1840, 1d black (Scott 1), plate 3, LD, three large margins, just clear at bottom, tied by red Maltese cross on folded letter to Birmingham postmarked red ATHERSTONE/ JY 21/ 1840; cover somewhat soiled, stamp F-VF, Very Fine. SG 2; £900 ($1,240). Scott $640. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Suggested Bid $200-300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
6		1a	Great Britain, 1840, 1d intense black (Scott 1a), plate 6 (?), ED, large to extra large margins, tied by light red Maltese cross on folded address leaf to Yorkshire; postmarked red straightline "EXETER/ AU 18 1840/ PY. POST" and black No. 8(?)" handstamp; small repair at right edge of leaf, otherwise Very Fine. SG 1; £700 ($960). Scott $600. Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)	Suggested Bid $250-350 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
7		1a	Great Britain, 1840, 1d intense black (Scott 1a), plate 4, QK, four small margins, tied by light red Maltese cross on folded letter to Lanark; postmarked on reverse red Haddington c.d.s., Dec 5, 1840, along with a red "DEC/ Z 5 A/ 1840" c.d.s.; cover lightly soiled, stamp F-VF. Content is a "homey", easily readable, two-page letter from a young man to his father, otherwise Very Fine. SG 1; £750 ($1,030). Scott $600. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Suggested Bid $200-300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
8		2	Great Britain, 1840, 2d blue (Scott 2), plate 1, EC, large margins top & bottom, barely clear at sides; tied by black Maltese cross on folded letter from Cuparangus to Blairgowrie, Scotland with boxed Cuperangus postmark on reverse, Jun 21, 1841, Fine. SG 5; £3,000 ($4,120). Scott $2,250. Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)	Suggested Bid $400-600 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
9	o	2	Great Britain, 1840, 2d blue (Scott 2), plate 1, LB, large to enormous margins with good part of position KB at top; bright color and light red Maltese cross cancel, Extremely Fine. SG 5; £900 ($1,240). Scott $700. Estimate $350 - 500. (Image)	Suggested Bid $350-500 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
10	o	2	Great Britain, 1840, 2d blue (Scott 2), plate 2, LE, clear to mostly large margins with black Maltese cross cancel, Very Fine. SG 5; £1,000 ($1,370). Scott $700. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)	Suggested Bid $300-400 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
11	o	2	Great Britain, 1840, 2d blue (Scott 2), plate 2, SB, clear to large margins with a black Maltese cross cancel, Fine to Very Fine. SG 5; £1,000 ($1,370). Scott $700. Estimate $250 - 350. (Image)	Suggested Bid $250-350 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
12	o	2	Great Britain, 1840, 2d blue (Scott 2), plate 1, positions MK-ML, horizontal pair, large balanced margins, bright color and light Maltese cross cancel, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. SG 5; £2,000 ($2,750). Scott $1,400 as singles. Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image)	Suggested Bid $750-1,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
13		2	Great Britain, 1840, 2d blue (Scott 2), plate 2, PK, extra large margins top & left, clear at right, but well in at bottom; tied by neat black Maltese cross, on folded address leaf from Cuparangus to Blairgowrie, Scotland with boxed postmarks of both towns on reverse, both dated Jun 21, 1843; cover very lightly toned at upper right, otherwise F-VF. SG 5; £3,000 ($4,120). Scott $2,250. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)	Suggested Bid $300-400 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
14		109	Great Britain, 1884, Queen Victoria, 10s ultramarine on white paper, Anchor watermark (Scott 109), disturbed o.g., extremely desirable example with unusually large margins and brightly emblazoned color; a wonderful example of this challenging ten shilling high value, Fine to Very Fine. SG 183. Scott $2,250. Estimate $600 - 800. (Image)	Suggested Bid $600-800 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
15	S	133s	Great Britain, 1882, Queen Victoria, £5 pale dull orange on white, overprinted "Specimen" type 9 (SG 133s), normal, slightly "crackly" o.g., nicely centered with typical pale color, Very Fine, with 2018 R.P.S.L. certificate. Scott 93S. S.G. Spec. J128t; £4,500 ($6,180). Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. (Image)	Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
16		416-417	Great Britain, 1919, King George V "Seahorse", Bradbury, Wilkinson printing, 5s rose red and 10s dull gray blue (SG 416-417), o.g., uncommonly fresh and well centered, Very Fine. Scott 180-181; $725. SG £800 ($1,100). Estimate $350 - 500. (Image)	Suggested Bid $350-500 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
17			Great Britain, 1997, Queen Elizabeth II, deep green (as used for 2p), light grey (as used for the 29p), flame (as used for 1st class, undenominated trials), full panes of 100, a limited supply of these were discovered, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, each with photocopies of 2017 R.P.S.L. certificates that were issued for the discovery set of sheets. Estimate $12,000 - 18,000 Machin trials discovered after 20 years Sheets of three trials of the Machin head, produced in 1997, have come to light in this the 50th anniversary of the introduction of Arnold Machin's iconic portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The Machin definitives were first printed in lithography in 1980 as Royal Mail expanded its range of suppliers. However, by the mid-1990s it had decided that all the standard definitives should be printed in gravure. At the time The House of Questa, based in south London, did not have gravure capability. As the company wished to participate in all future tenders for Royal Mail stamps, whether printed by litho or gravure, in gummed or self-adhesive versions in sheets or stamp booklets, it decided to make a major investment in a gravure press and an automated booklet maker. To achieve the best, Questa partnered with a number of highly qualified and renowned organisations to deliver the skills, processes and technology required to ensure it would be ready for production in less than 18 months. Courvoisier, based in Switzerland, was at that time arguably the finest gravure stamp printer in Europe. The company agreed to assist Questa with technical advice and cylinder making. As part of this process Royal Mail gave permission for a print trial at Courvoisier using the Machin head: the original material to enable the trial to take place was supplied by Questa. Part of the thinking at the time was that Courvoisier might undertake the production of the cylinders needed for final stamp printing on behalf of Questa, but this did not materialise. The undenominated trials were produced in October 1997 in sheets of 100 (from larger sheets of 200 guillotined in two) with the Courvoisier imprint along the vertical margins. They exist in three colours: deep green (as used for the 2p), light grey (as used at the time for the 29p), and flame (as used for 1st class). Courvoisier had printed the then current Kenya definitives, these being of the same overall size as the Machin definitives. As a consequence, the trials were printed on coated paper without phosphor bands, and have perforation 15 x 14. However, the stamp image is slightly smaller than that used on Machin definitives. Barry Robinson, then Design Director of Royal Mail, visited Courvoisier to see the preparations. It is believed the trial sheets were printed on one of the small gravure printing presses at Courvoisier, some being printed during the visit. The gravure press and the automated booklet line were produced by ATN in France. The new machinery would not fit within Questa's original base in Camberwell: the move to Byfleet was part of the development. Courvoisier was founded in 1880 and started printing stamps in 1937. It was noted for the high quality of its photogravure work, but sadly it ran into financial difficulties and ceased trading in 2001. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)	Suggested Bid $12,000-18,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
18		O62	Great Britain, Army Official, 1903, King Edward VII, 6d pale dull purple, widely spaced overprint (Scott O62), exceptionally fresh and beautifully centered with full, never hinged original gum, Extremely Fine. An extraordinary example of this rare King Edward VII Official. SG O52; £3,000 for hinged ($4,120). Scott $3,250 for hinged. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. (Image)	Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction

**Barbados**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
19	BK	166b, 167b, 168a	Barbados, 1932, Badge of the Colony, ½d green, 1d & 1½d booklet panes (Scott 166b, 167b, 168a), complete unexploded 2s booklet, o.g., never hinged, unbelievably fresh and solid, Extremely Fine. An extraordinary example of this rare booklet. SG SB5. SG £2,350 ($3,230). Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image)	Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction

**Bermuda**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
20	/	94-97	Bermuda, 1924-32, King George V, 2s-12s6d key plates complete (Scott 94-97), o.g., 2s6d lightly hinged, all others never hinged, Very Fine. SG 88/93; £450 ++ ($620). Scott $580 ++. Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) (Image2)	Suggested Bid $250-350 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction