British Commonwealth

**Great Britain**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
1		U3	Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Letter Sheet, 1d black (Scott U3), Stereo A34, used within London from Moorgate Street to City Road with red Maltese cross and light straightline "TP/ MoorgateSt", bold red octagonal "PD, MY 15, 1840, 6E^V" on reverse; no contents, slight internal wax seal damage and mounting damage on back, Fine to Very Fine, a scarce mid-May usage. S.G. Spec. ME1; £1,200+ ($1,860). Scott $500+. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2)	Suggested Bid $300-400 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2	P		Great Britain, 1840s, Queen Victoria, engraved portrait of the young Queen, die-sunk on 114 x 209 mm card, "Toppan Carpenter & Co." in pencil at bottom of card; light foxing, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)	Suggested Bid $150-200 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
3	E		Great Britain, ca. 1840, multicolor surface printed "engine-turned" design, elaborate design in four different color combinations on white wove paper, each an overall 255 x 122 mm, pencil-numbered 1-4 (we cannot say when), Fine to Very Fine, would make a most attractive display. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)	Suggested Bid $300-400 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
4		1	Great Britain, 1840, Queen Victoria 1st Issue, 1d intense black, experimental black Maltese cross cancel usage (SG 1), plate 4, RJ, large margins all around, tied by *experimental Maltese Cross in black* on folded letter from Perth to Arbroath (both Scotland), postmarked clear boxed "PERTH/ OC 4/ 1840" [the black Maltese Cross did not go into general use until Feb 1841]; additionally, Oct 4 was a Sunday; stamp with tiny scissors cut in lower left corner, clear of design, Very Fine, the letter concerns a proposed railway line between Crief and Perth., with 2016 R.P.S.L. certificate. Scott 1a. S.G. Spec. A1um; £9,000 ($13,950). Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. (Image) (Image2)	Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
5		8	Great Britain, 1841, Queen Victoria line-engraved, 1d red brown (SG 8), three large margins, in at left, tied by two strikes distinctive Manchester Maltese Cross on folded letter from Manchester to Oxford, clear red Manchester circular datestamp, 8 Apr 1841 on reverse, along with Oxford receiver the next day; Maltese Cross is clearly identifiable, though neither strike is complete, Fine to Very Fine. Scott 3. S.G. Spec. £1,100 ($1,700). Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)	Suggested Bid $150-200 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
6	o		Great Britain, 1854-64, 1d red brown, die I, selection of 8 singles, a strip of 5, and a cover Scott #33, 1 cover with a Scott #8 and the other cover with Scot #20, 1 single Scot #16, 4 pairs Scott #20 and a block of 4 Scott #20, many items plated, plus there are a variety of cancels. Nice lot for the specialist, Fine to Very Fine. Scott 8, 16, 20, 33. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)	Suggested Bid $150-200 SOLD for $120.00 Will close during Public Auction
7		72	Great Britain, 1856, Queen Victoria, 1s green, Emblems watermark (SG 72), a Fine horizontal pair tied by Folkestone "303" duplexes, 1 Sep 1864, on folded letter to Valparaiso, Chile; British Panama transit c.d.s. (23 Sep) on front, red London (2 Sep) on reverse, Very Fine, ex- DeVoss. Scott 28; $725. SG £750 ($1,160). Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)	Suggested Bid $150-200 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
8	S		Great Britain, 1884, Queen Victoria, £1 brown lilac, overprinted "Specimen" type 9, exceptionally fresh; repaired upper left corner perf, regummed, Very Fine appearance. An attractive example of this rare Specimen. Scott 110S. S.G. Spec. K15s; £8,500 ($13,180). Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. (Image)	Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
9	()	127	Great Britain, 1867, Queen Victoria, 5s pale rose, Maltese Cross watermark (SG 127), plate 2, regummed, lovely fresh color, Fine to Very Fine, a very nice example of this rare unused high value, with 2016 P.F. certificate. Scott 57a; $17,500. SG £18,000 ($27,900). Estimate $3,500 - 5,000. (Image)	Suggested Bid $3,500-5,000 SOLD for $2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
10	()	128 var.	Great Britain, 1878, Queen Victoria, 10s greenish gray, Official reproduction (SG 128 var.), imperforate on unwatermarked paper, Very Fine. Scott 74 var. Estimate $300 - 400 Gibbons Specialised states that "An official reproduction was made of this stamp" . (Image)	Suggested Bid $300-400 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
11	S	153 var.	Great Britain, 1877, Queen Victoria, 4d sage green, imperforate overprinted "Specimen" type 9 (SG 153 var.), plate 15, o.g., never hinged, large even margins and bright fresh color, Very Fine. Scott 70 var. S.G. Spec. J64s; £575 ($890). Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Suggested Bid $200-300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
12	o	185	Great Britain, 1884, Queen Victoria, £1 brown lilac, Imperial Crowns watermark (SG 185), canceled bold "Chalk Farm Rd. B.O./ N.W." c.d.s. (9 Nov 1888) and boxed "C.H.R./ G.P.O." telegraph cancel, rich color, fresh and well centered, Very Fine. Scott 110; $3,000. SG £2,800 ($4,340). Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image)	Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
13	o	212	Great Britain, 1891, Queen Victoria, £1 green (SG 212), canceled weakly struck "Registered" oval, strong color; several perfs slightly clipped at top, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott 124; $800. SG £800 ($1,240). Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)	Suggested Bid $150-200 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
14	EP	321/327E	Great Britain, 1911, King George V "Downey Head", Perkins Bacon die proof of portrait with partly cleared oval frame (SG 321/327E), on glazed card, 60 x 92 mm, Very Fine. Scott 151/152E. SG £1,100 ($1,700). Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)	Suggested Bid $300-400 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
15	()	399	Great Britain, 1913, King George V "Seahorse", Waterlow printing, 2s6d deep sepia brown (SG 399), expertly regummed, Extremely Fine, with 2016 R.P.S.L. certificate. Scott 173b; $425. S.G. Spec. N63(2); £850 ($1,320). Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Suggested Bid $200-300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
16		402	Great Britain, 1913, King George V "Seahorse", Waterlow printing, 10s indigo blue (SG 402), o.g. with just the barest trace of hinging, exceptionally fresh and well centered, Extremely Fine. Scott 175; $1,000. SG £1,200 ($1,860). Estimate $400 - 600. (Image)	Suggested Bid $400-600 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
17	o	438	Great Britain, 1929, £1 P.U.C. (SG 438), lightly canceled; bit of perf soiling, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott 209; $800. SG £550 ($850). Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Suggested Bid $200-300 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction
18		450/2	Great Britain, 1934, King George V re-engraved "Seahorses", 2s6d to 10s complete (SG 450/2), o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, 5s with 2015 A.P.S. and 10s with 2015 P.F. certificates. Scott 222-224; $1,275. SG £525 for hinged ($810). Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2)	Suggested Bid $500-750 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
19			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 and this is the discovery set that was on display at STAMPEX Spring 2017, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine, each with 2017 R.P.S.L. certificate. Estimate $15,000 - 20,000 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)	Suggested Bid $15,000-20,000 SOLD for $12,500.00 Will close during Public Auction

**Australia**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
20		40a	Australia, 1915, Kangaroo and Map, 6d ultramarine, Die IIA (substituted cliché) (Scott 40a), Scott Die III, 2nd watermark, o.g., nearly perfectly centered, Very Fine. SG 26b; £7,500 ($11,620). Scott $4,000. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. (Image)	Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction