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Lot# : 441 Great Britain
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1840: Mulready 1 d. black envelope, stereo A155, a fine unused example with some minor wear and side flaps missing as usual, handstamped "SPECIMEN" (Type 2) in black. Very rare, with just 8 recorded examples, all have the side flaps removed and all are different stereo numbers. Complete listing of the known examples on cert. Louis (2011) Gi spec. cat ME2s = £ 6'500.1 / 1Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 1,600 CHFLot# : 442 Great Britain
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1840: Mulready 1d. black letter-sheet, stereo A24 (partly covered by seal), vertical filing crease, otherwise very fine, cancelled with red Maltese Cross, "LICHFIELD MY 7 1840" c.d.s. on reverse for dispatch, London datestamp "8 MY 8 / 1840" for arrival, a very rare Second Day of issue provincial usage!, unrecorded in Mike Jackson's 'May Dates' (1999).Starting bid : 800 CHFHammer price : 1,400 CHFLot# : 443 Great Britain
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1847/54: 6 d. mauve used with 1854 2 d., perf. 16, plate 4 FD on cover to Ilfeld, Kingdom of Hannover, in addition 10 d. brown and 1 s. green used on Nov. 1853 cover to Bellary, India, the 6 d. with mostly good margins (slight creasing), the 10 d. and 1 s. cut square but touching design, 1 s. with clipped corner at top right.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 444 Great Britain
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1861 (Jan 1): Cover endorsed 'per Atrato' from London to Mexico City, franked by 1857 1 d. red, 1858 2 d. blue pl. 8 and 1856 1 s. green in a horizotal pair all tied by London '12' obliterators in black. Reverse with London despatch datestamp in black. File fold away from adhesives but a fine and most attractive cover. Cert. Brandon (2012); also an 1866 cover from Liverpool to Messina franked by 6 d. lilac, pl. 5 and 1 s. green pl. 4. per French Steamer.1 / 1Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 420 CHFLot# : 445 Great Britain
1 / 21867/83: 10 s. greenish grey, wmk. Maltese Cross, a used example of excellent colour cancelled by bold 'Dublin Sorting Office' datestamp (Feb 10, 1879) in black. Minor perforation thin at top, otherwise a fine example of this very scarce stamp. Cert. K. Louis (2016) Gi = £ 3'200+.1 / 1Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 445A Great Britain
1 / 2Catalogue# : SG1371867/83: £ 5 orange, a fine used example of good colour and centering, neatly cancelled by 'Belfast' cds (Nov 18, 1891) in black. Trivial vertical bend at left not affecting appearance. Cert. BPA (2016) Gi = £ 4'750.1 / 1Starting bid : 750 CHFHammer price : 1,900 CHFLot# : 446 Great Britain
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1884: 5 d. dull green line perf. 12, wmk. Imperial Crown, lettered FD, an unused but regummed example, horizontally overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in black. Fine and scarce. The perf. 12 examples have been never issued and it's said that they were used to set the colour standards for the 1887 issue, see also W.A. Wiseman 'the De La Rue Years 1878-1910' vol. 2 on pages 48 and 64, Cert. Louis (2009).1 / 1Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 447 Great Britain
1 / 21883 (July): 2 s. 6 d. lilac on blued (Revenue) paper, a very fine used example cancelled by neat 'Clitheroe' datestamp (Sept 19, 1883) centrally struck in black. An extremely rare stamp so fine. Cert. K. Louis (2016) Gi = £ 1'500+.1 / 1Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 700 CHFLot# : 448 Great Britain
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1911: King Edward VII, £ 1 deep green, a fine and fresh corner marginal example, unmounted og. with hinge remnants on the margins. Signed and certs. Colla (1979); E. Diena (1987) Gi = £ 2'000.1 / 1Starting bid : 800 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 449 Great Britain
1 / 21882/91: I.R. Official 5 s. rose on white paper, a good used example, some aging to perfs. and horizontal bend, lightly cancelled by 'Accounts Branch Glasgow' datestamp (Oct 15, 1892) in black. An extremely scarce stamp. Signed Sekula. Cert. BPA (2016) Gi = £ 2'500.1 / 1Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 550 CHFLot# : 450 Great Britain
1 / 21882/1901: I.R. Official 10 s. ultramarine on white paper, a used example with slight crease, faded colour and internal split, cancelled by 'Dundee' cds (Oct 8, 1902) in black. Despite imperfections a very scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (2016) Gi = £ 3'750.1 / 1Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 600 CHFLot# : 451 Great Britain
1 / 21902/04: I.R. Official 5 s. bright carmine, a good used example, some aging to perfs. and minor bends, neatly cancelled by central 'Lincoln' cds (Feb 20, 1903) in black. An extremely scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (2016) Gi = £ 11'000.1 / 1Starting bid : 1,500 CHFHammer price : 3,200 CHFLot# : 452 Great Britain
1 / 21902/04: I.R. Official £ 1 dull blue-green, a fine used example of good colour, lightest surface rub and ironed horizontal bend, lightly cancelled by 'Aberdeen' cds (Oct 16, 1902) in black. An enormously rare stamp. Cert. BPA (2016) Gi = £ 25'000.1 / 1Starting bid : 4,000 CHFHammer price : 8,000 CHFLot# : 453 Great Britain
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1896/1902: O.W. Official 10 d. dull purple & carmine, a fine used example tied to small piece by cds in black. Scarce. Cert BPA (2016) Gi = £ 2'250.1 / 1Starting bid : 400 CHFHammer price : 700 CHFLot# : 454 Great Britain
1 / 11997 (Jan. 7): 'Virgin Global Challenger' Richard Branson, Per Lindstrand and Rory McCarthy attemp to circumnavigate the globe by balloon, commemorative envelope issued by Royal Mail, unused and unfanked example, the artist design approved by Richard Branson, imprinted number 360 on reverse and deleted in manuscript. Rare unused envelope, Royal Mail only printed 360 envelopes in total. Branson and his team had been forced to abandon this record-breaking attempt in the Algerian desert. The balloon encountered a technical problem after a mere 640 kilometres and less than a day after its launch in Marrakesh, Morocco.
Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 455 Great Britain
1 / 51840/84: Fine Lot 28 primarily used stamps with interesting sets and singles incl. Penny Black with red MC (2), Penny red imperf. unused without gum (2), 1847 Embossed definitives, all three values with overall ample to large margins, 1867 9 d. bistre unused without gum (2), 1882 £ 5 orange, 1884 £ 1 lilac, and 1891 £ 1 dark-green.Starting bid : 1,000 CHFHammer price : 2,600 CHFLot# : 456 Great Britain
1840/1980 ca.: Lot 280 covers incl. incoming mail from Switzerland with returned mail and 'Rebuts' cover, postal stationery and receipts, in addition several hundred primarily used stamps starting with Penny Black incl. perfins, embossed definitives, and strong cancellation interest.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 460 CHFLot# : 457 Great Britain
1825/89: Postal History collection (24 items) with 1825 entire from London to Bergamo with fine oval 'Par Entremise De P. Devot & Co. a Calais' Forwarding Agent cachet, 1851 entire 'per Niagara' prepaid from London to New York, 1857 cover to France with 1856 4 d. carmine and 1 d. paying the Late Fee charge, 1859 cover to Nice with 1856 1 s. green, 1860/61 stampless entires via Ostend to Norway, 1865 entire to Prussia with 6 d. lilac pl. 5, 1876 cover to Cape of Good Hope franked 1 s. green, 1878 cover to Belize, British Honduras franked by 1 s. green pl. 13 per 'Tasmanian' etc.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 450 CHFLot# : 458 Great Britain
1960/2000 ca.: Lot with new issues from the Isle of Man (1973/95) with miniature sheets used, unused and FDC's in three volumes as well as British Antarctic Territory and Falkland Islands in two albums.
Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 170 CHFLot# : 459 Great Britain
1 / 51840/1929: Fine collection 80 primarily used stamps incl. 1840 1 d. black (2) & 2 d. blue, 1847 Embossed 1 s. pale green cut square, good margins but creased, later Victoria definitives incl. 1862 9 d. and 1867 2 s. blue unused , 1873/80 1 s. green, 4 d. sage-green and 8 d. unused, 1882 5 s. rose (3), 1862 9 d. bistre in pair on entire from London to Canton (vert. crease in one stamp), 1884 £ 1 brown wmk Three Crowns (def.), 1887 £ 1 green, 1902 £ 1 green in a vert. pair, 1913 Seahorse £ 1 green (one pulled perf), and 1929 UPU Congress £ 1 black, some wrinkles, in addition Govt Parcels QV 9 d. dull green and British Levant incl. 1893 40 pa. on ½ d. vermillion unused, some pulled perfs. Some imperfections but an interesting and valuable selection Gi = £ 28'000+.Starting bid : 2,000 CHFHammer price : 3,400 CHFLot# : 655 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations
1897/1990: Collection hundreds used/unused stamps incl. German Colony issues 1897 Crown & Eagle ovpts, colonial 'Yacht' issue up to 5 m. used, South Africa definitives with SWA datestamp cancellations, SWA ovpt. issues, 1931 pictorial set in unused pairs, later definitive and commemorative stamps in mint condition, in addition postage due and official stampsStarting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 550 CHFLot# : 659 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations
1880/1980: Lot several thousand stamps used/unused or in mint condition covering the whole British Empire, incl. African possessions, Australia and Australian States, BNA, Brunei, Canada, Caribbean Islands, Ireland with Seahorses, Malasya, Noth Borneo, Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea and many others, the classic section with some better values, issues after 1930 with full sets, souvenir sheets, miniature sheets, booklets, Post Office folders from the new issues department etc., condition varies from mixed to very good, housed in total eight albums.Starting bid : 500 CHFHammer price : 3,400 CHFLot# : 660 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations
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1939: Covers (87), all to Switzerland with some registered, with covers from Ascension, British Honduras (8), Falkland Islands (4, all registered), Fiji (17), Montserrat, St. Lucia (17), Papua (5, all censored), Trinidad & Tobago (13), also St. Pierre Miquelon covers (20). Fresh and fine group.Starting bid : 300 CHFHammer price : 300 CHF -
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