SURFACE PRINTED

250.    1856 4d medium garter SG64: good/fine used pair, top corner wrinkle on right stamp.  Very scarce multiple, catalogued at £750 as singles.  £95.00  IMAGE

1044.  1857 4d SG66 very fine and cancelled only by PD in circle. Rare with just this cancellation but this example is exceedingly rare as it has both red and black PD in circle – the first such usage we have seen.  Remarkable item. £350.00  IMAGE  

228.      1857 4d SG 66: fine used marginal example with 545 of a Newcastle sideways duplex. Seldom find used marginal copies of this stamp. £35.00 IMAGE

311.      1856 4d SG66, 6d SG70 and 1/- SG72: the first three values on the introduction of surface printed stamps tied to piece by Inland Office ‘29’ in diamond of bars rated Very Rare by Parmenter in the ‘Barred Numeral Cancellations of London’. Colourful and attractive franking and a rare combination of stamps and cancellation.   Each stamp with small faults. Price:  £95.00  IMAGE

1043. 1856 6d SG70 very fine used, Malta cds November 30 1861, watermark displaced and INVERTED and REVERSED.  Unpriced by Gibbons.  £225.00  IMAGE  SOLD

133.     1/- SG 71, deep green, very scarce used Block of 4 in this scarcer shade, well centred, some wrinkling/creasing to bottom pair, London diamond cancels. Cat £1500++ in this shade. £250.00 IMAGE

132a    Fine used marginal pair SG 72 Very scarce multiple £200.00   IMAGE  

1045.  1856 1/- SG72: bottom marginal inscriptional used pair, London duplex June 9 1861. Inscription reads ‘ Price 1 Shilling per Label’. Very scarce item.  £200.00  IMAGE  

229.      1856 1/- SG 72:  superb used with excellent colour and superb A26 of Gibraltar. Small corner crease. £55.00 IMAGE

279.    1856 1/- SG72: used, some pulled perfs, but with an extremely DISPLACED watermark with the four emblems of it in the centre of the stamp. The watermark is displaced just about as far as it is possible to be.  Rare variety.   £75.00  IMAGE1  IMAGE2

133a    Used Marginal Block of 1/- Plate 2, SG90. A used vertical marginal inscription block of 10 from plate 2, (numbered 1), SG90.  Despite some wrinkling and some other surface faults, this is a rare block now with a catalogue value in excess of £2,500.  £390.00  IMAGE  

230.      1862 1/- plate 2 SG90: very fine used, A26 of Gibraltar.  Uncatalogued frame break below SE letter square. £48.00 IMAGE

134.     4d vermilion, SG 95 pl 12 and 1/2d SG 48 pl 3, tied to small piece by superb Bristol CDS for Dec 13 1871, few minor faults. £19.50  IMAGE

281.    1865 1/- plate 4 SG 101: used strip of 4 with stamps FK and FL showing a damaged frame variety.  Each stamp mainly clear profile.  Unusual variety especially in a multiple.  Catalogued £600 as singles.  £100.00  IMAGE1  IMAGE2

138.     3d rose, SG 103 pl 7, attractive used Block of 4, canc'd contrary to reg's by two Tralee CDS's, one at top and bottom, Feb 3 1872. Several nibbled perfs, Cat £200+ £ 72.50 IMAGE

140.     6d mauve, SG 109 pl 9, superb station CDS for Feb 26 1872, extremely deep/rich shade of purple. £60.00  IMAGE

223.      1867 9d plate 4 SG 110: superb used pair, Liverpool cds’s for 27 October 1872 – a SUNDAY usage and very scarce/rare as such.  Cat £700 including premium.  £285.00 IMAGE

282.    1867 9d plate 4 SG 111: fine used.  £38.00  IMAGE

150.     1/- green, SG 117 pl 7, fine used , Innerleithen CDS, a seldom seen Office very scarce on this difficult plate, Sept 26 73. £38.50  IMAGE

NB. We have other marginal inscriptional copies from plates 5 and 6. Please ask if you want specific letterings eg for re-constructions.

1047.  1872 6d deep chestnut SG122 and pale buff SG 123 plate 11: two fine/very fine used examples, both lettered ‘NF’ and showing the catalogued variety ‘damage to figure ‘11’ on the left’, SG spec J79d.  A rare matched pairing – this variety is especially difficult to find in the pale buff printing.  Catalogued at £180 in the commonest shade and at £300 in the pale buff ink. £175.00  IMAGE  

143.     6d chestnut, SG 122a, pl 11, PI-PJ, a v fine CDS used pair, Altringham Sep 19 1872, several nibbled perfs. £39.00  IMAGE

226.      1872 6d pale buff plate 11 SG 123:  an exceptional used pair in this scarce shade with finely applied cds cancels of Garlieston March 27 1873 . Very scarce/rare multiple in this condition.  £140.00 IMAGE

200.     5/- rose, SG 126 pl 1, rich colour, good perfs, off-centre as usual, Queenstown, Ireland CDS, Feb 21 1872, Cat £600.00. £175.00  IMAGE

313.      1867 5/- SG127 plate 1, GD-HE: good/fine used block of 4, London Registered barred ovals. Some perf strengthening with hinges on reverse but a very scarce block when postally used as is this.  Catalogued £4000 as singles.  Price:  £495.00  IMAGE

314.    1883 5/- SG130 plate 4, AB-AC: very fine/fine used pair with a Lombard Street L1/LS5 duplex. AB with almost clear profile, AC corner crease, excellent colour and perfs with good centering.  Catalogued £8,000 as singles.  Attractive and a rare multiple in such fine and overall condition.  Price: £1125.00  IMAGE

152.     2 1/2d rosy mauve, SG141 pl 7, Alexandria CDS, Dec 18 1880, several nibbled perfs, scarce with CDS. £22.00  IMAGE

153.     6d grey, SG 147 pl 13, very fine used strip of 3, KF-KH, tied to piece by two strikes of the Valparaiso Paid duplex, June 16 1875, KG with CDS. Very scarce piece. £110.00  IMAGE

154.     6d grey, SG 147 pl 16, used pair, KG-KH, KH wing margin, top marginal inscription of 'SIX PENCE'. Scarce, £60.00  IMAGE 

155.     6d grey, SG 147 pl 17, a fine used, very scarce/rare Block of 4, KI/LJ, from the scarcest of these plates, with top marginal inscription 'POSTAGE', indistinct numeral cancel leaves three stamps with largely clear profiles. KI and LI have the catalogued wing-margined variety, Spec J87a. A few perf imperfections but a rare and impressive piece.   £285.00  IMAGE

225.      1873 1/- green plate 12 SG 150: very fine used example Glasgow cds for Sep 16 1875 . Scarce stamp with cds. £50.00 IMAGE

1051.  1880 1s SG151 plate 13 very fine used wing margin variety, SG spec J115d, bottom margin inscriptional cds example ‘1 Pound per Sheet of 20’ and rare thus. £165.00  IMAGE  

1049.  1876 4d SG 152 plate 15: exceptional cds used example, Saltburn by the Sea, November 1876.  Superb colour.  £235.00  IMAGE

252.    1877 unusual stampless envelope:  peripheral faults and part flap missing, but with a fancy hand written address, a part Plymouth duplex for June 24 1877 and a superb handstruck twopenny ‘d2’in black.  This type is unique to Plymouth being the only place that has the d before not after the 2. Johnson in his booklet ‘Unpaid and Underpaid Mail 1840 to 1921’ illustrates this cancellation, fig B46, and notes its importance to collectors.  The cancellations do not overlap and are placed to avoid covering the address –  do we get the same consideration today?  £65.00  IMAGE

231.      1877 4d sage green plate 16 SG 153: very fine cds copy Chester JY 13 1883.  Catalogued £360 including premium.  £125.00 IMAGE

283.    1877 4d plate 16 SG 153: fine used and unusually with the BLUE ‘44’ numeral of Tideswell.  £60.00  IMAGE

284.    1880 4d plate 17 SG 154: fine used, well centred and good perfs.  Difficult stamp. Catalogued £300.  £78.00  IMAGE  

224.      1883 3d on 3d SG 159: very fine used pair. Excellent colour. £115.00 IMAGE

1056.  1883 6d on 6d SG162: very fine/superb used with almost full upright cds of Piccadilly Circus , October 29 1883.  £95.00  IMAGE  

156a    SG 162, 6d on 6d: a rare fine used block of 6 cancelled by the A25 of Malta.  Some light creasing but a very difficult stamp to find in used blocks and this multiple now has a catalogue value in excess of £1,200.  £395.00 IMAGE  SOLD

1052.  1880 1d SG166: superb unmounted mint side marginal block of 12. £185.00  IMAGE  

1054.  1881 1d SG166 on neat and uncreased  envelope from London to Newcastle under Lyme which was redirected to Newcastle , Rochdale and finally Manchester . Handstruck 1d and 2d both in black on the front and full wax seal on reverse.  Very attractive and unusual and scarce with such combined surcharges.  The majority of the action is on the front of the envelope so ideal for display.   £85.00  IMAGE1  IMAGE2  

249.    1881 1d lilac 14 dots SG 170: good/fine used block of 4 on piece.  Very scarce in a used block, cat £175 in 2006 Specialised Catalogue.  £45.00  IMAGE

199.     1d lilac, SG 172 Die 2, control X inverted, spec KC56a with extension hole in bottom margin: stamps all unmounted, right corner marginal Block of 60, pillars added in interpane region at top, superb condition for such a large multiple, stamp 240 with small corner crease. Catalogue value of a mounted mint single with control X inverted is £150.00.  A substantial premium to be added for a block of this size! Very impressive appearance. £485.00  IMAGE

202.     2/6 lilac, SG 178, attractive and scarce used strip of 4, EE-EH, each with Holborn BO WC CDS, Nov 19 89. Well centred with good perfs, some very minor wrinkling on EH, Cat £875+  IMAGE  £290.00

203.     10/- ultramarine, SG 183, BK, very fine/fine used, part of two Continental Night Mail CDS's, very well centred and very good perfs, Queen's head totally clear. Scarce usage and Cat £450.00++  £185.00  IMAGE

Lilac and Green Issue

1057.  1883 SG187,1/2d slate blue, very fine used Block of 12, (re-joined blocks of 8 and 4), cancelled very fine black GPO Depot oval in bars – unusual cancellation. Very attractive and a difficult stamp to fine in used blocks.  £85.00  IMAGE  

181.     2 1/2d lilac, SG 190, scarce fine/very fine used Block of 4, two cds's/duplexes of Preston, Dec 26 1886. Cat £65+ £37.50  IMAGE

70.      2 1/2d SG190, lilac, two copies on wrapper, London to Spain, each tied by London CDS, Dec 13 1884. £24.00  IMAGE

183.    3d lilac, SG 191, fine/good used Block of 4 tied to piece, each cancelled by Manchester CDS, June 27 1884, some smudging of cds and wrinkling. A very scarce block with deep original colour. Cat £425 + ++  £110.00  IMAGE

222.      1884 3d lilac SG 191: richly coloured pair, superb used with strikes of a London experimental squared circle, April 2 1885 . Very attractive. Cat £340 including premium. £65.00 IMAGE

Miscellaneous Items

99.      Edinburgh's St Andrews Cross duplex, very fine/superb strike tying 1d lilac to clean envelope, locally used and re-directed within Edin, July 18 1890. Scarce. £39.00

1041.   1870 First issue of the halfpenny purple large format postcard used locally in London on the DAY of ISSUE, October 1st 1870. Rarer large format and with a written message on the reverse which starts ‘ Partly as a curiosity on the first day of their use I send one of the new postage cards’. Minor faults with some light wrinkling but very scarce when written with a message rather than with an advert.  £525.00  IMAGE1  IMAGE2 

1048.   1873 Hand drawn front from Brighton to France. Unusual theme of woman gazing at the moon with dog in attendance.  £90.00  IMAGE

1058. 1884 Advert card for De Kuypers spirit cancelled by a scarce type of Hoster machine, Stitt Dibden fig 66, 1884-87.   Very fine condition and an attractive advert.  Scarce combination of features.  £95.00  IMAGE1  IMAGE2 

 

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