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Lot# 4016 - Auction 218-221

  • Lot# : 4016 Great Britain

    1840/2000c.: Varied collection with 1840 1 d. black used (5 incl. a pair), 1841 1 d. reds used (230 in attempted reconstruction), complete (but for one stamp) re-plating of 240 of the 1880/81 1 d. Venetian red (Gi = £ 3'500+), 1883 5 s. rose fine used, 1913 Seahorse £ 1 green used, range of George VI high values used, 1948 RSJ £ 1 mint (4), later with much face value and numerous miniature sheets; also an underpaid 1858 cover to Lausanne bearing two 1856 4 d. struck 'Insufficiently / Prepaid' in red and further Victorian covers to Switzerland.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF