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Antigua Straightline Handstamps on 20 Stampless Covers, 1792-1797, including 5 to Wells in Somersetshire addressed to Clement Tudway, as is one of the 11 addressed to London (The Tudway family made their money off the slave trade (see wellsandtransatlanticslavery.com/people/the-tudway-family/), one to Edinburgh, one to Madeira, we note that two of the straightline cancels are smaller than the others, also includes one datelined 1789 Antigua with "Portsmouth Ship-Lre" 2-line handstamp to London and 3 stampless covers to Charles Tidway in Wells in Somersetshire with 1850/1854 Antigua backstamps, some with contents, Fine to Very Fine, fully imaged online. Shipping charges apply - weight 0.8 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)
Estimate $750-1,000
1915, King George V, ½d bright green (Scott 19), 2nd watermark, bottom sheet margin block of 4 with Commonwealth "CA" imprint, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.Estimate $300-400
1916, King George V, ½d very yellow green (Scott 19 var.), 2nd watermark, block of 12, the so-called "Cyprus" green, o.g. (stamps 7-7 & 11-12 are never hinged), Fine to Very Fine, Ex-Perry.Estimate $200-300
1916, King George V, ½d pale yellow green (Scott 19 var.), 2nd watermark, top left block of 18 from electro 6, mounted with red arrows pointing to minor flaws, only one of which is listed by A.C.S.C.—"white flaw back of King's head"—position 11, lots of separation, o.g., 7 stamps never hinged including pos. 11, Fine to Very Fine.Estimate $250-350
1917, King George V, 1d rose red, Die I (Scott 21a), 2nd watermark, lower left horizontal strip of 3 with "CA" imprint, o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh and perfectly centered, Extremely Fine.Estimate $400-600
1914, King George V, 1d carmine red, "RA" joined (Scott 21 var.), 2nd watermark, the right stamp in a lower right corner margin horizontal pair with Harrison one-line imprint, o.g., the variety never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.Estimate $100-150
1915, King George V, 4d orange, line through "Four Pence" (Scott 31 vars.), 2nd watermark inverted, the right stamp in a pair with normal, o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh and bright, Very Fine. A marvelous pair, with a 2001 R.P.S.L. certificate.Estimate $400-600
1932, Kangaroo and Map, 10s gray & pink (Scott 127), C of A watermark, left margin single, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.Estimate $500-750
1932 Sydney Bridge complete (Scott 130-133), set of 4, 5sh with imprint, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Estimate $500-750
1897 Consumptives Home complete (Scott B1-B2), o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.Estimate $300-400
Postal-Fiscal, 1884-96, 10s brown on pink, lithographed, perf 12½ (Scott AR18b), o.g., very well-centered; some album offset on gum, Very Fine. Unpriced by either Scott or Gibbons.Estimate $750-1,000
Postal-Fiscal, 1884-96, £2 bright blue, watermark upright, perf 12½ (Scott AR51), unused without gum, rough perforations at the right as often, Fine.Estimate $400-600
Postal-Fiscal, 1884-96, £10 mauve, perf 12½ (Scott AR54), canceled to order Melbourne, Jan 21, 1901, Very Fine.Estimate $500-750
1884-1900, £25 dull blue-green, typographed (Scott AR55 var.), second V-over-Crown watermark upright, canceled to order Melbourne, Jan 21, 1901, fresh and perfectly centered; tiny thin speck, Extremely Fine appearance.Estimate $600-800
1862, Queen Victoria, 4d dull rose, perf 13 (Scott 9), a pretty example with excellent color and virtually full o.g., Fine.Estimate $750-1,000
1898, "Internal Postage", 1d vermilion & gray blue, imperf, Setting I, with control at back (Scott 58f), Fine to Very Fine.Estimate $350-500
War Tax, 1919, 1½d on 2½d ultramarine (Scott MR3), o.g., hinged, nicely centered, Fine to Very Fine, scarce, with 1989 B.P.A. certificate.Estimate $300-400
1859, Queen Victoria, 2s dull blue, imperf (Scott 13), Large Star watermark, fresh and bright with three large margins (close but clear at the right) and a light grid cancel, Very Fine, signed A. Diena, with a 1929 R.P.S.L. certificate.Estimate $600-800
1928, King George V, £5 black on yellow, Multiple Script CA watermark (Scott 109), o.g., never hinged, fresh and nicely centered, Very Fine.Estimate $2,500-3,500
1898, Queen Victoria, 2s6d dark blue & 5s brown red (Scott 20-21), a bright, fresh set of blocks of 4, regummed, Very Fine.Estimate $750-1,000
1933, Centenary, ½d-£1 complete (Scott 65-76), o.g., high values lightly hinged, a beautiful set with faultless impressions and rich colors throughout, all sound and wonderfully centered, Very Fine, a lovely addition to any collection.Estimate $1,500-2,000
1933, Centenary, 5s black & yellow (Scott 74), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.Estimate $500-750
1840, Mulready Envelope, 1d black (Scott U1), Stereo A181, canceled with a neat red Maltese cross and delivered within London to Russell Square on the evening of May 6; postmarked on the reverse with an exceptionally clear red octagon, "PD/ MAY 6/ 1840/ 8NT/ 8NT" and a faint "C/MAY—6" receiving c.d.s.; small nick at the top edge (small hole when the flap is opened), otherwise Very Fine, with a 2020 Mike Jackson certificate.Estimate $3,500-5,000
1840, Charles Whiting embossed essay with "PAID", two side-by-side impressions in carmine rose on thin card; diagonal crease at the lower left and vertically through the left impression with the Queen's head in the right impression partly separated, otherwise Fine and rare. (Image)
Estimate $500-750
1862, Queen Victoria, 3d deep carmine rose, Emblems watermark (Scott 37a), with small partial right sheet margin selvage, o.g., very lightly hinged; light diagonal crease, Fine appearance.Estimate $600-800
1862, Queen Victoria, 9d straw, Emblems watermark (Scott 40), regummed, Fine.Estimate $600-800
1891, Queen Victoria, £1 green (Scott 124), skillfully regummed appearing never hinged, fresh, bright and beautifully centered, Extremely Fine.Estimate $1,000-1,500
1912, King Edward VII, Somerset House printing, 10s blue (Scott 141a), skillfully regummed (appears never hinged), bright and fresh, Very Fine.Estimate $200-300
1902, King Edward VII, De La Rue printing, £1 dull blue green (Scott 142), a marvelous mint single, skillfully regummed (appears never hinged), bright, fresh and well centered; light natural gum crease, Very Fine.Estimate $400-600
1911, King Edward VII, Somerset House printing, £1 deep green (Scott 142b), bottom margin example, o.g., lightly hinged twice, vivid and fresh, Fine to Very Fine.Estimate $750-1,000
1913, King George V "Seahorse", Waterlow printing, 5s rose carmine (Scott 174), o.g., hinged, rich colour, Fine to Very Fine.Estimate $200-300
1929, £1 P.U.C. (Scott 209), corner margin single, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine.Estimate $500-750
1929, £1 P.U.C. (Scott 209), corner margin single, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine.Estimate $500-750
1862, Queen Victoria First Issue, 18¢ lilac (Scott 4), unwatermarked, unused without gum, exceptionally well-centered, Very Fine.Estimate $250-350
1913, King George V, 25r orange & blue (Scott 98), o.g., barely hinged, Very Fine.Estimate $350-500
1935, Free State overprint on 2s6d re-engraved "Seahorse", no accent on "a" (Scott 93 var.), an unrecorded variety, canceled with a clear 1936 c.d.s., Very Fine. The missing accent is not recorded on any of the re-engraved "Seahorses".Estimate $750-1,000
1925, King George V, £4 black & magenta, overprinted "Specimen" (Scott 40S), o.g., fresh and Very Fine.Estimate $300-400
1910-19, $25 green & carmine Sultan Zenalabidin (Scott 19), o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine.Estimate $1,000-1,500
1921, 2nd Jerusalem Overprint, 1pi deep indigo, perf 15 x 14 (Scott 20d), o.g., small hinge remnant, Fine to Very Fine.Estimate $300-400
1912, King George V, £2 blue & dull purple (Scott 120), Multiple Crown CA watermark, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.Estimate $400-600
1923, Setting I overprints on South Africa KGV, ½d-£1, English singles complete (Scott 1-12), o.g., bright and fresh, Very Fine.Estimate $350-500
1923, £1 Tercentenary of the Colony (Scott 64), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.Estimate $400-600
1923, £1 Tercentenary of the Colony (Scott 64), skillfully regummed appearing never hinged, bright, fresh and well centered, Very Fine.Estimate $200-300
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