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Great Britain 1839 William Wyon & Charles Whiting embossed treasury essay.
A very fine example printed in black on white wove paper mounted on thin card.
GB Specialised Vol.1 catalogue fig. 21.
SG catalogue value: From £2,000.
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Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 9, SG2.
An exceptionally fine used four margin left hand marginal example lettered 'MA' showing double "M" check letter and part sheet inscription, neatly cancelled by a crisp strike of a black Maltese Cross.
A very attractive and rare marginal example.
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Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 5, SG2.
A very fine unused mint penny black with original gum lettered 'KJ'. Four close to large margins and a very fresh appearance.
Accompanied by a 1987 British Philatelic Association (BPA) Certificate of Authenticity.
SG catalogue value: £7,500.
Plate 5 was
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Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 6, SG2.
A superb used large four margin example lettered 'PB', beautifully tied to a small piece by a perfectly struck red Maltese Cross with a crisp orange boxed datestamp of Lockerby for 'OC.2.1840'.
A very attractive penny black piece.
GB Specialised Catalogue
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Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 2 imprimatur (Second registration sheet "After Hardening"), SG2.
A superb unused four margin imprimatur lettered 'TI'.
Very rare, one of only 23 possible examples, many of which are in institutional collections.
Accompanied with a 1985 Royal Philatelic Society (R
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Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 4, SG2.
A superb used four margin example lettered 'QH', neatly cancelled by a crisply struck violet "Market Street", Hertfordshire Maltese Cross.
A magnificent example of this lovely coloured cancellation, very rarely seen so fine.
Accompanied with a 1994 Royal
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Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 2, SG2.
A very fine used close to large four margin example of the penny black lettered 'JC' neatly tied to entire letter by a red Maltese Cross, sent from Maldon to Little Waltham and backstamped with a crisp Maldon circular date stamp for 'MY. 15.1840'.
An attra
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Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 6, SG2.
An exceptionally fine used four margin example lettered 'FG', tied to a clean unfolded entire lettersheet by a perfectly struck black Maltese Cross with a "TP Holborn Hill" handstamp alongside.
Addressed to Bromley, Kent and backstamped in London for 'SP.1
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Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 8, SG2.
A very fine unused with original gum four margin top marginal example lettered 'AI', with extended sheet margin showing part sheet inscription "ards the RIGHT HAND SIDE of the Letter. In Wetting".
A couple of minor rust spots and gum thinning on far left o
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Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 8 (Watermark Inverted), SG2wi.
A very fine used good to large four margin example of this scarce watermark variety on the penny black lettered 'QG', neatly cancelled by a red Maltese Cross.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: AS46d.
Accompanied with a 1948 British Phila
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Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 2, SG2.
A very fine used four-margin example, lettered 'DC', close to large margins all round. Beautifully tied to a small piece by a crisp strike of the "London No. 9" Maltese Cross in black.
A rare and desirable example of the penny black with a rare Maltese Cro
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Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 7, SG2.
A very fine and fresh four margin unused with original gum example lettered 'MJ'.
Very scarce in such fine mint condition. Mint penny blacks with four clear margins are very scarce in such fine mint condition. A lovely example of the world’s first postag
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Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 1a, SG2.
A superb used huge four margin example lettered 'ND', neatly cancelled by a magnificent strike of a red Maltese Cross, leaving a clear profile.
Without a doubt one of the finest used penny blacks we have handled and above SG catalogue quality. Finding pen
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Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 2, SG2.
An exceptionally fine used large four margin example lettered 'QA', cancelled by a crisp red Maltese Cross and a crisp black 'Poulton/Penny Post' handstamp.
An attractive example of this rare handstamp on the penny black and scarce in this quality.
GB Spe
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Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 8, SG2.
A superb used good to huge four margin example lettered 'ML', neatly cancelled by a crisp strike of a black Maltese Cross.
A wonderful used example of the penny black in a condition grade above SG catalogue quality.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £525.
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Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 11, SG2.
A very fine unused, with original gum, four margin example lettered 'SC'.
A very fine quality example of the holy grail of penny black collecting, the elusive last printing plate. Only 168,000 were printed from this plate, representing a mere fraction of
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Great Britain 1840 1d grey-black (moderate plate wear) Plate 1b cover, SG3.
A very fine four margin example of the 1d black on cover lettered 'IK', neatly cancelled by two red Maltese Crosses, sent from Leith to Dunfermline. Superb Leith despatch mark in blue for 'MY.21.1840' alongside a transit =
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Great Britain 1840 1d Greyish-Black Plate 7, SG3 – Red Maltese Cross
A very fine used example of the 1840 1d Penny Black , Plate 7, lettered 'FG', printed in the scarcer greyish-black shade from a worn state of the printing plate and neatly cancelled by a well-struck upright red Maltese Cross.
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Great Britain 1840 1d grey black Plate 1a, SG3.
A very fine wrapper sent from Grantham to Bakewell bearing a good to large four margin 1d grey black lettered 'PD' showing moderate plate wear, neatly tied by a superb strike of a red Maltese Cross leaving a clear profile.
Backstamped by a Grantham d
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Great Britain 1840 2d bright blue Plate 1, SG5.
A very fine entire letter sent from Beccles to Saxmundham bearing a close to large four margin 1840 2d bright blue Plate 1 lettered 'IH', neatly tied to a superb strike of a bright red Maltese Cross.
Backstamped by a Beccles circular date stamp for '
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Great Britain 1840 2d blue Plate 1, SG5.
A very fine cover bearing two close to large four margin examples of the 2d blue lettered 'AB' & 'BB', both neatly tied to a clean cover from the Horrockses & Miller correspondence by London No.12 Maltese Crosses.
Backstamped in London and Preston for 'MY.1
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Great Britain 1840 2d blue Plate 1, SG5.
A very fine used large to huge four margin example lettered 'SK', neatly cancelled by a crisp red Maltese Cross.
Scarce in such fine quality.
SG catalogue value: £975.
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Great Britain 1840 2d blue Plate 1, SG5.
A very fine used close to large four margin pair lettered 'MC-MD', cancelled by perfectly struck red Maltese Crosses.
A most attractive used pair.
SG catalogue value: £2,200.
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Great Britain 1840 2d blue Plate 2, SG5.
A superb used huge four margin horizontal pair lettered 'GA-GB', each stamp neatly cancelled by a crisp black Maltese Cross.
An exceptional multiple and a beauty to behold.
Because the 2d blue was issued contemporary with the 1d black, it shares the distin
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Great Britain 1840 1d red brown Plate 11, SG7.
A superb used good to huge four margin example lettered 'EL', beautifully cancelled by a magnificent strike of the distinctive Manchester "Fishtail" Maltese Cross.
Very rarely seen so fine with the distinctive "Fishtail" cancellation.
GB Specialised
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Great Britain 1840 1d Mulready envelope, Forme 3, Stereo A170, SGME1.
An exceptionally fine used, contemporarily hand coloured, example sent from Wingham (Kent) to Lydd vicarage, cancelled by a perfectly struck bright red Maltese Cross with a handstruck ’No. 1’ below.
Backstamped with a crisp
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Great Britain 1840 1d Rainbow Trial (State 3), SGDP20d.
A superb unused top marginal example printed in dull olive green on thick bluish laid paper.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: DP20d (State 3).
It has long been considered that the voiding of the corners was achieved by filling the grooves of the
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Great Britain 1840 2d Mulready Lettersheet (Forme 1, Stereo A103), SG ME3 – Rare Used Example
A fine used example of the iconic 1840 2d Mulready lettersheet, Forme 1, Stereo A103, sent from London to Walton near Burton on Trent, and cancelled by a bold strike of the London No.2 Maltese Cross (al
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Great Britain 1840 1d black "House of Commons" Envelope, SGPE9.
A very fine used example of this scarce parliamentary envelope printed on greyish wove paper, no watermark, addressed to Arbroath, Scotland and cancelled by a London "PAID" Crowned circle datestamp for 'MR.5.1840'.
Backstamped by an E
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Great Britain 1840 Whiting Embossed Essay.
A superb example printed in black on white wove paper.
Scarce in such exceptional quality.
SG catalogue value: From £2,000.
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Great Britain 1840 1d black Mulready envelope Forme 3, Stereo A157, SGME2.
An exceptionally fine and fresh example, sent from London to Ludlow on the 3rd day of issue.
Beautifully cancelled by a superb red Maltese Cross with a crisp London circular date stamp dated 'MY.8.1840' on reverse.
Excell
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Great Britain 1840 1d Mulready letter sheet, Forme 6 Stereo A238, SGME1.
A very fine used example containing a printed advert for "Henry Penny's much approved Metallic Paper".
Sent from London to Lucan, Dublin. Cancelled to the right of Britannia contrary to regulations by a Bridge St. Lamb handst
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Great Britain 1840 1d black Mulready envelope Forme 1, Stereo A131, SGME2.
An exceptionally fine and fresh example sent from Croydon to Cardonaugh, Co. Donegal on the second day of issue. Neatly cancelled by a crisp red Maltese Cross with a blue TP/Croydon H St. handstamp at right.
Reverse shows a
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Great Britain 1841 2d blue Plate 3, SG14f.
A very fine used four margin horizontal strip of four lettered 'AE-AH', neatly cancelled by crisp London No.12 Maltese Crosses. Central fold in margin between 'AF and AG'.
A most attractive multiple.
A superb and highly collectible example, presented wit
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Great Britain 1841 1d red-brown Plate 11 trial printing on Dickinson silk thread paper, SG16var.
A very fine unused four-margin example, lettered 'DI'.
A superb example of this rare trial printing, notably free from the creasing almost always encountered.
This trial was made following the trial
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Great Britain 1841 1d red brown Plate 11, SG7.
An exceptionally fine and fresh close to large four margin example lettered 'FF'. Benefits, in particular, from wonderful colour and gum.
A scarce early printing of the penny red hardly ever seen in this quality.
This printing of the first penny reds
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Great Britain 1841 1d red-brown Plate 9 cover, SG7.
A very fine used example with three good margins, just touched at left, tied to an entire letter to Eaton Bishop by a perfectly struck red Maltese Cross.
The reverse bears a Great Heywood UDC and Rugeley and Hereford circular date stamps dated '
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Great Britain 1841 1d red brown Plate 128 imprimatur, SG8.
A very fine four margin example lettered 'HL'.
One of only 21 possible examples from this printing plate.
Accompanied with a 2004 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) Certificate of Authenticity.
Provenance: Ex. The Royal Philatelic Collection
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Great Britain 1841 1d red brown Plate 90 specimen, SG8s.
A superb unmounted mint with full original gum right hand marginal horizontal pair lettered 'OK-OL' showing part sheet inscription, overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 1.
These "SPECIMEN" examples were used solely by postal administrations for refer
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Great Britain 1841 1d red brown Plate 25, SG8var.
A very fine used four margin example lettered 'AC', beautifully cancelled by a crisp strike of the distinctive Channel Islands Maltese Cross.
A magnificent and very rare Maltese Cross cancellation.
GB Specialised catalogue no: BS14(te).
Accompani
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Great Britain 1841 1d Red-Brown Plate 51, SG8var – Corner Marginal Imprimatur with Inscription
A superb unused imperforate imprimatur from the top left corner of the sheet, lettered 'AA', showing part of the original sheet inscription “PRICE 1d Per Lab...†along with the clearly printed plate
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Great Britain 1841 1d red-brown Plate 175, SG8.
A superb used good to huge four-margin example, lettered 'RH', beautifully tied to a small piece by a crisp Leeds Spoon dated 'AP.5.1854'.
A magnificent example from this rare printing plate, combining freshness, margins and attractive cancellation.
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Great Britain 1841 1d red-brown Plate 43 imperforate imprimatur, SG8var.
A superb unused top right-hand corner marginal example, lettered 'AL', showing part sheet inscription and plate number “43â€.
A rare and attractive "penny red" imprimatur from the first approved printing sheet.
Provenanc
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Great Britain 1841 1d red brown Plate 113, SG8a.
A superb unused with original gum horizontal pair lettered 'TH-TI' with attached bottom sheet margin inscribed "Hand Side of the Letter. In Wettin".
A stunning quality pair with huge margins.
SG catalogue value: £1,000++.
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Great Britain 1841 2d Blue, SGDP43 - 15 January 1841, small trial two pence plate.
A superb unused example from the small trial sheet of twelve.
The small plate of 12 impressions was made because the first 2d plate of the new type 'with white lines' was not ready and specimens were required for di
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Great Britain 1841 2d blue, SGDP43.
A very fine unused top marginal example from the small trial sheet of twelve without corner letters.
These stamps were printed for distribution to postmasters announcing the new forthcoming issue.
The small plate of 12 impressions was made because the first 2d
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Great Britain 1847 1s green Embossed (Die W.W.1) Specimen, SG54s.
A very fine and fresh unused with original gum horizontal pair overprinted "SPECIMEN" type I in red.
Distributed for reference purposes only as a specimen, very scarce in this quality as a pair.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: H1(2)s.
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Great Britain 1850 1d Prince Consort Essay, SGDP71b.
A very fine and fresh unused, with original gum, four margin imperforate example printed in red brown lettered 'FJ'.
Very scarce and a most interesting piece of postal production history particularly in that Prince Albert did not feature on any
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Great Britain 1851 1d Die Proof (Die II 16 Dots), SG172var.
A very fine proof printed in black on white glazed card (92 x 6vmin), endorsed “BEFORE HARDENING" and dated "3 JUN 81".
A scarce specialised Queen Victorian philatelic piece.
Provenance: Ex "Verus."
SG catalogue value: £1,500.
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Great Britain 1851 Overseas mail to India.
A superb used 1d pink postal stationery envelope addressed to Bombay, pre-paid at the single rate of 1s per 1/2oz as indicated in red manuscript "1/-. Beautifully cancelled by a perfectly struck blue Godalmin double-arc datestamp for 'AP 18.1851' with a Lo
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Great Britain 1854 1d red brown Plate R6 imprimatur, SG17var.
A very fine unused large four margin imperforate imprimatur lettered 'GL'.
Provenance: Ex. The Royal Philatelic Collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Accompanied with a 2004 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) Certificate of Authen
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Great Britain 1854 1d red-brown Plate R14 (Alphabet II) imperforate imprimatur, SG17var.
A superb unused top marginal example, lettered 'AJ', showing part sheet inscription.
Very rare, with only 21 examples removed from the imprimatur sheet. This reserve plate was prepared but never used, making i
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Great Britain 1854 1d red brown Plate 191 imprimatur, SG17var.
A superb unused bottom right hand corner marginal imperforate imprimatur lettered 'TL', showing part sheet inscription and plate number "191".
A rare imprimatur representing the first stamp from the first approved printing sheet.
Prov
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Great Britain 1854 6d dull lilac (Watermark Reversed), SG59.
A very fine and fresh four margin unused with original gum example. Lovely colour and typical streaky greenish gum, small cut in margin at lower right nevertheless a very presentable example of this difficult to find Embossed stamp.
Acco
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Great Britain 1854 10s ultramarine, SG183var.
A very fine and fresh unused with original gum example lettered 'CC', overprinted “CANCELLED†type 14.
A very challenging to find Queen Victorian rarity.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: K14(2)t.
Accompanied with a 2007 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS
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Great Britain 1855 2d blue Plate 4, SG23.
A very fine unused, with original gum, example lettered 'TI', with lovely fresh colour and gum.
Very scarce and a major rarity of the Queen Victorian line engraved early stamp issues of Great Britain.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £13,000.
Plate 4 wa
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Great Britain 1855 1d red brown Plate 32, SG29.
A magnificent well centred unused with original gum (six stamps unmounted mint) block of nine lettered 'PG-RJ'.
Wonderful colour and a most impressive and scarce multiple.
SG catalogue value: £2,250+.
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Great Britain 1855 1d orange-brown PIate 9 (Watermark Large Crown, Alphabet 2), SG33var.
A very fine and fresh unmounted mint example with full original gum of this difficult colour shade lettered 'OG'.
Accompanied with a photocopy of a 1997 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) Certificate for a strip o
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Great Britain 1855 £5 Admiralty Court die proof.
A very fine die proof printed in brown on white glazed card (90 x 60mm), produced by De La Rue for the 1867 Paris Stamp Exhibition.
A rarely seen philatelic oddity.
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Great Britain 1856 1d orange-red Plate 55 imprimatur (Transitional issue), SG29var.
A superb unused top left hand corner marginal imperforate imprimatur lettered 'AA', showing part sheet inscription and plate number "55".
A rare imprimatur from the first approved printing sheet.
Provenance: Ex. C
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Great Britain 1856 1d red brown Plate 22 (Neale's Steam press experiment), SG29a.
A very fine unused imperforate top marginal block of four with M sheet inscription lettered 'AC-BD'. Light wrinkling as usually found on examples of this failed printing experiment, which does not detract from what is
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Great Britain 1856 4d carmine on thick blued highly glazed paper PIate 1 (watermark Medium Garter), SG63s.
A superb unmounted mint left hand wing margin example with full original gum overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 2 vertically.
"SPECIMEN" examples were used solely by postal administrations for refer
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Great Britain 1856 4d carmine on thick blued highly glazed paper Plate 1 Specimen (Watermark Medium Garter), SG63s.
A superb unmounted mint, with full original gum, bottom marginal block of four showing part sheet inscription, overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 2 vertically.
GB Specialised Catalogue No:
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Great Britain 1856 4d rose, Watermark Medium Garter, specially prepared ink, SG65s.
A very fine and fresh unused with large part original gum left hand wing margin block of four overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 4.
Light corner bend at lower left, nevertheless a wonderful multiple of this rare specimen
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Great Britain 1856 1s green on blue glazed paper imprimatur, SG72var.
A very fine imperforate top marginal imprimatur from the first approved printing sheet.
Very scarce, being one of only 24 possible examples, many of which are in institutional collections.
The 1 shilling value was introduced to
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Great Britain 1857 1d rose red Plate 43, SG40.
A very fine and fresh unused with original gum right hand marginal vertical block of fifteen lettered 'GJ-KL', with full sheet margin at right showing marginal inscription and centre sheet ornament.
A most attractive and scarce block.
GB Specialised
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Great Britain 1858 2d blue Plate 7, SG45.
An exceptionally fine and fresh unused with original gum block of four lettered 'IG-JH'. The 'IG' showing a prominent re-entry at top.
A very rare multiple.
Blocks from Plate 7 are rarely encountered in this quality. An important multiple from this rare p
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Great Britain 1860 1½d rosy mauve Plate 1 (blued paper), SG53a.
An exceptionally fine and fresh unused with original gum example lettered 'QJ'. Superb colour and very rarely seen so fine.
Owing to a proposed change in postal rate, 1½d stamps were first printed in 1860 in rosy mauve, but the chan
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Great Britain 1860 1½d rosy mauve Plate 1, SG53a.
A very fine and fresh unused with original gum example lettered 'LB'
A lovely example of this rare stamp that was prepared for use but never issued.
Owing to a proposed change in postal rate, 1½d stamps were first printed in 1860 in rosy mauve,
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Great Britain 1862 3d pale carmine-rose Plate 2, SG77.
A very fine and fresh unused with original gum top marginal block of four, lettered 'FG–GH', showing part marginal inscription.
A Queen Victorian surface printed block of considerable rarity and great visual appeal.
SG catalogue value: £4,
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Great Britain 1862 9d bistre Plate 2 (Watermark Emblems), SG86.
A very fine and fresh unused example with original gum, lettered 'MC' of this very difficult adhesive. Small tone spots on perforations at top right, which does not detract from what is a very scarce stamp in this condition grade.
Th
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Great Britain 1863 4d pale red Plate 4 (Hairlines), SG82a.
A superb unused with original gum right-hand wing margin imperforate horizontal pair lettered 'CK-CL'.
Very scarce im such fine condition.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: J53(2)d.
SG catalogue value: £7,400+.
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Great Britain 1863 4d pale red Plate 4, SG82a.
A very fine and fresh unused, with original gum, imperforate example lettered 'GI'.
A scarce imperforate example.
Accompanied with a 2005 Brandon certificate of authenticity.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £1,500.
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Great Britain 1863 4d pale red Plate 4 imperforate, SG82a.
A very fine unused original gum left-hand marginal example, lettered 'CG'.
A scarce and attractive Queen Victorian stamp, particularly desirable with margin.
SG catalogue value: £1,500.
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Great Britain 1864 1d rose red Plate 97 imprimatur, SG43var.
A superb unused four margin imperforate imprimatur lettered 'BF'.
Accompanied with a 2008 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) Certificate of Authenticity.
Provenance: Ex. The Royal Philatelic Collection.
SG catalogue value: £900.
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Great Britain 1865 3d rose Plate 4 (Watermark Emblems), SG92.
A very fine and fresh well centred unused with original gum example of this very difficult stamp to find lettered 'LB'.
Accompanied with a 2007 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) Certificate of Authenticity.
Much more challenging to find i
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Great Britain 1865 3d rose Plate 4 error, SG92a.
A very fine used example lettered 'TA', showing error of watermark (three roses and a shamrock), neatly cancelled by an Edinburgh "131" numeral.
A Queen Victorian watermark error, very rarely seen so fine.
SG catalogue value: £750.
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Great Britain 1865 9d straw Plate 5 (Watermark Emblems) imprimatur, SG98var.
A superb unused with original gum imperforate imprimatur lettered 'TE'.
Very rare "Abnormal" issue, being one of only 21 possible examples, many of which are in institutional collections.
Stamps from plate 5 were never i
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Great Britain 1865 1s green Plate 5 (Watermark Emblems) imprimatur, SG101var.
A very fine and fresh unmounted mint, with full original gum, imperforate imprimatur lettered 'AJ'.
Very rare example of this "abnormal" issue, although registed on "emblems" paper, plate 5 was only issued on "Spray" wat
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Great Britain 1865 1d carmine-rose Plate 66 “Royal Reprint", SGDP35b.
A superb unused with original gum four margin example lettered 'PJ'. Wonderful colour and gum.
Very scarce in such fine quality.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: DP35b.
SG catalogue value: £2,250.
In September 1865, plate proo
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Great Britain 1865 1d carmine-rose “Royal reprint†Plate 66, SGDP35b.
A very fine unused, with original gum, block of four lettered 'FJ-GK'.
A very scarce multiple of the so called "Royal reprints".
In September 1865, plate proof impressions were taken from the 1d plate 66, Die II, after the
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Great Britain 1865 1d "Royal reprint" Plate 66 (Watermark Inverted), SGDP35a.
Magnificent right hand marginal four margin unused with original gum vertical pair lettered 'IL-JL'. With full deckle edge selvedge showing inscription and central sheet ornament.
A stunning exhibition piece.
This speci
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Great Britain 1867 9d straw PIate 4 Specimens, SG110s.
Superb unmounted mint, with full original gum, top left hand corner marginal strip of four lettered 'AA-AD' showing current number "239".
The 9d value was issued for use as the rate at the time to India, Australia and Brazil. The 9d value was
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Great Britain 1867 10d red brown Plate 2, SG112.
A very fine used example of this rare "abnormal" issue lettered 'LL', neatly cancelled by a London WC/33 numeral leaving both plate numbers clearly visible.
Very rare, approximately 35 examples have been recorded, many of which are significantly dam
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Great Britain 1867 10d die proofs, SG112var.
Very fine cut to stamp size examples printed in dull pale blue, olive green and orange without corner letters or plate numbers, produced by De La Rue for the 1867 Paris Exhibition.
Very rare and, to the best of our knowledge, unique in private hands.
S
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Great Britain 1867 10d red brown Plate 1 Specimen, SG112s.
A superb unused with original gum block of nine lettered 'CJ-EL', overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 9. A few split perforations between 'CJ-DJ' and a shortish perforation on 'CL', nevertheless a very scarce and attractive multiple.
SG catalogue
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Great Britain 1867 10d red brown Plate 1 Specimen, SG112s.
A superb unused top marginal block of eight lettered 'FE-GH', showing sheet marginal inscription, overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 2.
Lovely quality, a very scarce and attractive Specimen Queen Victorian multiple.
SG catalogue value: £4,000+.
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Great Britain 1867 1s green Plate 4, SG117b.
A very fine unused with original gum imperforate example lettered 'AB'. Small central thin in watermark, nevertheless very rare.
This value was issued perforated. A few sheets (or parts of sheets) missed the perforating stage and escaped. Genuine exampl
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Great Britain 1867 2s dull blue Plate 1 Specimen, SG118var.
A superb unused imperforate top marginal pair lettered FI-FJ, overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 6 showing part sheet inscription "Postage TW".
GB Specialised Catalogue No: J118(1)t.
"SPECIMEN" examples were used solely by postal administration
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Great Britain 1867 2d Paris Exhibition Proof Plate 9, SGDP49a.
A very fine unused imperforate example lettered 'CI', printed in black on soft white card.
Scarce, only one sheet of 240 printed. The April 1867 Paris Exhibition Proofs were taken from the 2d plate 9 on soft white card imperforate. The
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Great Britain 1867 2d black "Paris Exhibition Proof" Plate 9, SGDP49.
A very fine unused imperforate top marginal example printed on thick white card lettered 'AH', showing part sheet inscription.
Very scarce as only one sheet was originally printed with marginal examples being particularly scarce
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Great Britain 1868 3d rose Plate 5 Specimen, SG103var.
A very fine and fresh unmounted mint, with full original gum, imperforate top right hand corner marginal example lettered 'KH', showing part sheet inscription and overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 6.
A scarce Specimen item used for reference purpose
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Great Britain 1869 2d blue Plate 13 "Dr. Perkin's blued paper" Specimen, SG46var.
A magnificent unused with original gum horizontal pair lettered 'SE-SF', overprinted "SPECIMEN" (21 5 x 3mm) over both stamps.
A very attractive and rare multiple.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: G3(1)x.
Provenance: E
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Great Britain 1869 2d deep blue Plate 13, SG47.
Very fine and fresh unused, with original gum, bottom marginal block of four showing part sheet inscription lettered 'SF-TG' ('TF-TG' are unmounted mint).
A scarce multiple with lovely deep colour.
SG Catalogue Value: £1,400+.
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Great Britain 1869 6d mauve Plate 9 imprimatur, SG109var.
A very fine and fresh unused with original gum right hand marginal imperforate imprimatur endorsed with official manuscript in margin showing the plate number and the date the imprimatur sheet was struck '20.11.1869' lettered 'BL'.
Very rar
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Great Britain 1870 2d blue Plate 13 (Dr Perkins blued paper trial), SG47var.
A superb unused with original gum four-margin block of four, lettered 'PC–QD', with two stamps unmounted mint.
Of excellent quality and great rarity as multiples are seldom seen.
Accompanied by a 1990 Royal Philatelic
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Great Britain 1870 ½d rose-red Plate 19 imprimatur, SG48var.
A very fine unused four margin imperforate imprimatur lettered 'TI'.
The ½d rose-red stamps, first issued on 1 October 1870, were the first halfpenny stamp. It was introduced to cover a reduction in the postal rate for newspapers and p
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Great Britain 1870 ½d rose red Plate 12 imprimatur, SG48var.
A very fine unused four margin imperforate imprimatur lettered 'BG'.
Provenance: Ex. The Royal Philatelic Collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Accompanied with a 2008 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) Certificate of Authenticity.
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Great Britain 1870 1½d rose red Plate 3 imprimatur, SG51var.
A very fine and fresh close to large four margin imperforate top marginal imprimatur lettered 'AB', showing part sheet inscription and control number.
Scarce, one of only 22 possible examples many of which are in institutional collectio
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Great Britain 1870 1½d rose red Plate 1 (Dr. Perkins blued paper) Specimen, SG51var.
A superb unused example with original gum lettered 'SD', overprinted "SPECIMEN".
An exceptional example of this rare first three halfpence stamp with a wonderful rich colour.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: G6(1)v.
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