The 'Lionheart' Collection of Great Britain and British Empire Part XIX
69 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4ET, UK
Lot | Surface Printed Issues | Estimate | |
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1 | Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 4. RJ, in intense black shade with four large margins tied by experimental Maltese Cross cancellation in black on entire letter regarding proposed railway lines used locally in Scotland from Perth to Arbroath; the reverse showing clear "perth. oc 4. 1840." boxed postmark (It was not until February 1841 that the black Maltese Cross was adopted for general use); small scissor cut in lower left corner mentioned for accuracy, refolded and usual archival fold down the middle though still a fine and rare cover. R.P.S. Certificate (2016), Spec. AS22 | €700 | |
2 | Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 6. AF, unused with fresh colour, cut-into on two sides; hinge remnants on reverse, a good mint exampleProvenance: Dillaway. | €600 | |
3 | Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 6. SF-SI horizontal strip of four with large margin at top showing adjoining stamps above, good margin to the left, elsewhere slightly cut into tied to partial entire by strikes of black Maltese Cross cancellations; the reverse showing "Feb/C 22 1841" red h.s, two vertical filing folds clear of the stamps, a fine and scarce multiple on cover. | €800 | |
4 | Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 7. OE, good even margins all round, unused without gum, a fine example with fresh appearanceProvenance: Dillaway. | €1,500 | |
5 | Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. The "V.R" Official. EF cancelled by concentric circles cancellation, official trial with chemicals to attempt the removal of the cancellation. B.P.A. Certificate (1980) stating "... Thinned upper left and oblique cut at top rejoined and repaired". S.G. VI, £22,500 | €3,500 | |
6 | Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Mixed Plates. a group of seven used examples all with black Maltese Cross cancellations, comprising plates 1a (CH), 1b (DC), 2 (MI) crisply cancelled, 3 (SA) showing worn plate, 4 (BL), 6 (PA) and 9 (IF), with mixed margins, some usual faults mixed condition though still a useful group | €300 | |
7 | Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Mixed Plates. Seven used examples all with red Maltese Cross cancellations including plates 1a (FK), 1b (PD), 2 (KE), 3 (GK), 4 (RG), 8 (TC) and 9 (RL), mixed margins, a couple of usual faults and creases, mixed condition though a useful group with some crisp cancellations. | €300 | |
8 | Great Britain. 1840 Two Pence Blue. Plate 1. EI-EJ horizontal pair with four close to large margins, tied to small piece by black Maltese Cross cancellations, fine pair. S.G. 5Provenance: Dillaway. | €250 | |
9 | Great Britain. 1840 Two Pence Blue. Plate 1. MA-MD horizontal strip of four cancelled by black Maltese Cross cancellations, almost clear margins all round, hinge remnants on reverse and scissor cut between the middle stamps at bottom nevertheless a rare multipleProvenance: Dillaway. | €400 | |
10 | Great Britain. 1840 Two Pence Blue. Plate 2. SI-SJ horizontal pair visible margins except for the top corners and upper left side, cancelled by blue Maltese Cross cancellations, some toning on the reverse, fine and rare example. S.G. 5.Provenance: Dillaway. | €800 | |
11 | Great Britain. 1841 Two Pence Blue. Plate 3. IA-IB, horizontal pair, large part original gum, four nicely balanced margins, some faults with closed tear at top of right stamp and vertical pressed crease. R.P.S. Certificate (2015). S.G. ES11, £10,000 | €600 | |
12 | Great Britain. 1841 Two Pence Blue. A collection of used examples (90) on a Hagner page, including five pairs, mixed margins and with a range of different cancellations, mixed condition with usual faults though still a useful group | €400 | |
13 | Great Britain. 1854-79 used selection of 1d. reds on two pages comprising 1854-57 examples on cover (2), four pairs,a single and a block of four, 1864-79 includes eight singles, horizontal strip of five and an example on cover, all with various cancellations, mixed condition, a good lot for the specialist. | €100 | |
14 | Great Britain. 1864-79. One Penny. Plate 225, EH, rose-red unused example, regummed though with fresh colour, fine example of this rare plate. S.G. 43 £3,000 | €400 | |
15 | Great Britain. 1870-79. ½d. rose imprimatur group (12), comprising plates 1 (TQ), 3 (TI), 5 (TU), 6 (TS), 8 (TV), 10 (AG), 11 (TS), 13 (AH), 14 (AC), 15 (TE), 19 (TG) and 20 (AQ), all with four good to large margins, without gum and with hinge remnants on the reverse, a fine and rare group. S.G. Spec G4 from: £11,400 | €3,000 | |
16 | Great Britain. 1847-54 Embossed Issue. 1/- green, good margins except right frame cut into and bottom right slightly cut to shape, possibly repaired top left corner and faintly toned, large part original gum, rare unused example. S.G. 55 £24,000 | €400 | |
17 | Great Britain. 1847-54 Embossed Issue. 1/- pale green, four good margins, lightly cancelled by indistinct barred numeral cancel, typical silk thread slit at bottom neverthe less a fine stamp. S.G. 54 £1,000 | €250 | |
18 | Great Britain. 1862-64 Watermark Large Garter. 4d. pale red Pl. 3 (without hairlines), slightly faded, with part original gum. R.P.S. Certificate (2022), S.G. 80 £2,000 | €200 | |
19 | Great Britain. 1867-80. 6d. mauve, BC, and 6d. dull violet AF, both Pl 8, without hyphen, the former without gum, the latter with part original gum, fresh appearance. S.G. 108, 109 £2,000 | €200 | |
20 | Great Britain. Surface Printed Issues. 1867-80. 2/- dull blue, Pl 1, lettered JD, wing margin to right with large part original gum, fine and fresh | €500 | |
Lot | Official Stamps | Estimate | |
21 | Great Britain. Surface Printed Issues. Watermark Spray of Rose. 6d. grey, Pl. 12, PG, fresh appearance with part original gum. R.P.S. Certificate (2001), S.G. 125 £1,900Provenance: Royal Philatelic Collection. | €250 | |
22 | Great Britain. Surface Printed Issues. 1867-83 Watermark Maltese Cross. 5/- pale rose, Pl. 1, AF, three well-balanced margins, slightly soiled and regummed nevertheless a rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (2015) S.G. 127 £9,500 | €700 | |
23 | Great Britain. Surface Printed Issues. 1867-83 Watermark Large Anchor. £5 orange, CE, a fine and fresh example with good colour, unmounted mint. Raybaudi Certificate (2015), Sorani Certificate (2008), S.G. 137 £10,000 | €4,000 | |
24 | Great Britain. Surface Printed Issues. 1873-1880. 4d. grey-brown, Pl. 17, EK, with good colour, small part original gum. R.P.S. Certificate (2022), S.G. 154 £2,800 | €400 | |
25 | Great Britain. Surface Printed Issues. 1883-84. 2/6d. lilac and 5/- crimson, good colour, the 2/6d. with a diagonal crease nevertheless fine appearance with large part original gum. S.G. 178, 181 £1,575 | €200 | |
26 | Great Britain. Surface Printed Issues. 1883-84. 10/- ultramarine on white paper, fresh and bright, neatly regummed, a fine unused example. S.G.183 £2,500 | €400 | |
27 | Great Britain. Surface Printed Issues. 1884. £1 brown lilac overprinted "specimen", type 9, repaired upper left corner and regummed, an attractive example. S.G. Spec K15s from £2,800 | €600 | |
28 | Great Britain. Surface Printed Issues. 1883 or 1884. 5d. dull green and 1/- dull green, the latter with faint horizontal and vertical gum bends, with large part original gum, barest traces of hinge, otherwise fine examples. S.G. 193, 196, £2,180 | €400 | |
29 | Great Britain. Surface Printed Issues. 1887-92. £1 green, cancelled by indistinct oval cancellation, several short perfs at top otherwise fine. S.G. 212 £800 | €150 | |
30 | Great Britain. King Edward VII Issues. 1902-10 De La Rue Issues. 5/- bright carmine, very well-centred and fresh, large part original gum. S.G. 263 £850 | €150 | |
31 | Great Britain. King Edward VII Issues. 1911-13 Somerset House Issue. 10/- blue, well-centred with large part original gum, a fine example, S.G. 319 £1,100 | €250 | |
32 | Great Britain. King Edward VII Issues. 1902-10 De La Rue Issues. 10/- ultramarine, block of four with top sheet margin, lightly cancelled by four 'Jul 1912' c.d.s with indistinct town name, fine and rare multiple. S.G. 265 £2,000 | €400 | |
33 | Great Britain. King George V Issues. 1913 Waterlow Bros & Layton. £1 green, bright and fresh colour with large part original gum, fine. S.G. 403 £3,750 | €1,000 | |
34 | Great Britain. King George V Issues. 1915 De La Rue. 2/6d. deep yellow brown seahorse, very well-centred and good colour, unmounted mint, very fine. S.G. 405 £680 | €150 | |
35 | Great Britain. King George V Issues. 1929 Postal Congress. £1 black (3), all unused, one unmounted, the others lightly hinged including an example with margin to the right, a very fine trio. S.G. 438 £1,900 | €800 | |
36 | Great Britain. King George V Issues. 1934 e-engraved 2/6 to 10/- complete set of three, the 10/- with small stain on front and reverse, nevertheless fresh and attractive appearance, unmounted mint. 5/- with A.P.S. Certificate (2015) and 10/- with PF Certificate (2015) S.G. 450-452 £1,000 | €300 | |
37 | Great Britain. Official Stamps. Inland Revenue. 1882 6d. grey, Pl. 18, some slightly short perfs at top otherwise fine, large part original gum. O4 £575 | €100 | |
38 | Great Britain. Official Stamps. Inland Revenue. 1884-88 1/- dull green, disturbed original gum, small faults and some soiling, though a presentable unused example of this rare stamp. PF Certificate (2016) S.G. O7 £6,000 | €600 | |
39 | Great Britain. Official Stamps. Inland Revenue. 1885 5/- rose on bluish paper overprinted "specimen", type 11, disturbed original gum and with hinge remnants, a well-centre example. S.G. O8s £2,750 | €450 | |
40 | Great Britain. Official Stamps. Office Of Works. 1902 2d. overprinted by type 16 "specimen", appears unmounted but has very faint hinge traces, fresh and well-centred. S.G. O38s £850 | €300 | |
Lot | Barbados | Estimate | |
41 | Great Britain. Official Stamps. Government Parcels. 1883-86 9d. dull green, with part original gum, small thin at top and some diagonal creases though nicely centred and with good colour, fine and scarce unused example. B.P.A. Certificate (2011), S.G. O63 £2,750 | €350 | |
42 | Great Britain. Official Stamps. Government Parcels. 1891-1900 1/- green and carmine with large part original gum, well centred and with fresh colour. Sismondo Certificate (2008) S.G. O72 £650 | €200 | |
43 | Great Britain. Official Stamps. Government Parcels. 1902 9d. dull purple and ultramarine, with large part original gum, nicely centred and with good colour, an attractive unused example. S.G. O77 £650 | €200 | |
44 | Great Britain. Official Stamps. Government Parcels. 1902 1/- dull green and carmine, large part original gum, light diagonal crease at bottom left, fresh colour and attractive appearance. P.F. Certificate (2016) S.G. O78 £1,350 | €300 | |
45 | Great Britain. Official Stamps. Mainly used collection on album pages, Inland Revenue examples (20) includes 1882-1901 2½d. lilac, 1/- dull green, 5/- rose (2), 10/- ultramarine, issues of 1887-92 up to £1 green, 1887 and 1900 issues to 1/-, also £1 brown overprinted "specimen, 1902-04 up to 1/- (except 6d.), O.W officials (10) complete, army officials (10) include 1896-01 6d. unused and 1902-03 6d. unused, Government Parcels (18) including 1/- orange (2), Board of Education (5) comprises 1902 5d. and 1902-04 up to 5d., Royal Household 1902 ½d. and 1d., Admiralty (18) includes 1903-04 up to 3d. unused, generally fine though a few usual faults, a valuable lot with high catalogue value. | €5,000 | |
46 | Great Britain. Channel Islands. 1948 1d. and 2½d. imperforate imprimaturs with left margins, the 2½d. with control numbers, both with "n p imprimatur" handstamps on reverse, unmounted mint, a very rare duo | €800 | |
47 | Great Britain. Collections and Ranges. A Surface Printed used accumulation on stockcards comprising 1870-79 ½d. (37), 1870-74 1½d. (6), 1867-80 2/- (3), 1867-83 5/- rose (3), 1883-84 2/6d. (4), 5/- (6) and 10/- (2), a number of stockcards with high catalogue value, mixed condition. | €500 | |
48 | Great Britain. Collections and Ranges. A valuable mint and used collection housed in a stockbook comprising 1840 1d. black unused (2) with four margins, used singles (54) with mixed margins, on cover (8) including entire letter to Manchester (BPA Certificate 1993), 1840 2d. blue (8) and one on cover, 1841 2d. blue, Pl. 3 unused (R.P.S. Certificate 1983), used (22) with multiples and including a 'violet blue' example (BPA Certificate 1994), 1841 1d. red unused (5) including two pairs with margins, 1854-58 1d. red unused (4), 1858-76 2d. (2) Pl. 13 (regummed) and Pl. 15, both unused, 1870 1½d. (3) unused; embossed issues comprise 1870 1/- green (3), 10d. brown (2) and 6d. (1); a range of surface printed including 1867-83 Watermark Maltese Cross 5/- rose (2), one unused, 10/ (3) and £1 (6) all used, three cancelled by Glasgow c.d.s, Watermark Large Anchor 5/ rose (1) and 10/- (2), 1883-84 2/6d. 2/6d. (8), 5/- (7) and 10/- (7), all used, also 10/- unused (2), 1883-84 up to 1/- (14) all used, 1887-92 ½d. vermilion to 1/- dull green (except 4½d. and 10d.) overprinted specimen, mint selection up to 1/- (60+) including 4½d marginal block of twenty, 1/- dull green block of four crisply cancelled by four 'Southborough' c.d.s, £1 green used (6), 1902-10 ½d. to 10/- unused (25+) comprising 2/6d. (3), 5/- (1) and 10/- (2), used includes 5/- (5), 10/- (2) and £1 (4) many cancelled in the Channel Islands; 1913-19 Seahorses unused includes 2/6d. (10), 5/- (8) including a marginal pair, 10/- (7), three with certificates, used selection to 10/- (15), 1929 UPU Congress £1 (5) with one unused, 1934 10/- (18) with block of four, all used; 1951 to £1 in mint marginal blocks of four; also QEII early sets to £1 (6), all unused a range of postal history throughout (15+) the remainder of the stockbook stacked with mostly used duplicates, mixed condition with some faults throughout as expected though a very valuable and interesting lot and well worth viewing. | €20,000 | |
49 | Aden. 1937 Dhow set of twelve to 10r., lightly mounted mint, a few lightly toned otherwise fine. S.G. 1-12, £800 | €250 | |
50 | Antigua. 1863-67 Watermark Small Star, 1d. rosy mauve, block of four, large part original gum; faint toning affecting the upper right stamp, otherwise fine. S.G. 5, £520+ | €150 |