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  • Lot# : 3963 Great Britain

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    1840: Mulready 1 d. envelope (stereo A159) and wrapper (stereo A7), used examples with the former cancelled by red Maltese Cross and used from London to Ramsgate (July 9, 1840); the 1 d. wrapper not as fine, used in July 1841 from Stowmarket to Hadleigh and cancelled in black.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 3964 Great Britain

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    1840: 1 d. black, pl. 4, lettered OL, a very fine four margined example from the right sheet margin tied to 1841 cover to Glastonbury by red Maltese Cross, with Edinburgh despatch cds (Feb 11) in red on reverse. A fresh and fine cover Gi = £ 750.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 3965 Great Britain

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    1840: 1 d. black, pl. 4, lettered MB, a superb large margined example used on 1840 entire letter from London to Feckenham, Worcs., tied by neat red Maltese Cross. London despatch datestamp (June 9) on reverse of a lovely cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 3966 Great Britain

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    1841: 1 d. red-brown, Black Plate 9, lettered FK, a fine four margined example used on local 1841 entire letter within Edinburgh tied by neat strike of black Maltese Cross. Reverse with arrival datestamp (May 25). Fresh and very fine entire. Cert. K. Louis (2017) Gi = £ 240+.

    Lettersheet cleaned, vertical arichive fold ironed out and improved on reverse.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3967 Great Britain

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    1841: 2 d. blue, pl. 4, two horizontal pairs RK-RL and QK-QL, used on 1851 cover to Hamburg, margins good to touched, tied by '947' obliterators in black. Reverse with 'Hartlepool' despatch cds (Nov 24) in blue, London transit in red and oval Hamburg arrival in black. Stamps lifted for checking but a scarce and attractive franking.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 3968 Great Britain

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    1841: 2 Pence blue, plate 4, CG, with large to very large margins all round, tied by '573' NORTH SHIELDS barred numeral to the 'Shipping & Mercantile Gazette' newspaper, dated 'London, Monday October 24, 1853', red newspaper tax imprint 'Leo Levi's Circular Newspaper / One Penny' at upper right corner in red, addressed to 'Mess. Swan Brothers, Constantinople', routed 'via Marseilles', adhesive slightly oxydized and newspaper with usual wear. The 1841 2 d. used on newspaper is very rare, this being the only recorded to the Levant.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 3969 Great Britain

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    1860: Entire letter at quadruple / under 1 ounce rate to Paris, franked by 1857 1 d. star pair, perf. 14, 1858 2 d. blue pl. 9 and 1856 1 s. green all tied by neat 'Sheffield / 700' duplexes in black (Sept 4). A charming cover and a fine example of this rare rate.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 190 CHF

    Lot# : 3970 Great Britain

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    1859: Cover to Sydney, NSW, Australia franked by 1857 1 d. red, 1855/57 4 d. rose-carmine pair and 1 s. deep green in a horizontal strip of three, all tied by '046' numeral obliterators with corresponding ALDERSHOT CAMP cds at left (May 17). Reverse with London transit cds in red and 'Ship-Letter / Sydney' in black (July 10). A few small imperfections but a remarkable franking.rnrnNote: The addressee, Dr. Bede Polding, was Archbishop of Sydney. For further covers from this correspondence please see the Corinphila Rarities auction in New York (June 2016), lots 37 and 38.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 3971 Great Britain

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    Ireland 1868: Entire letter written in Italian sent stampless with 'Queenstown' despatch cds (March 14) in black and manuscript '6' (pence) in black, originally mailed to the Barque "Gainan" in Antwerp (March 16) and then forwarded on to Odessa, Russia with a variety of different manuscript rates and 'Odessa' arrival datestamp on front in black (March 19, julian) where charged 40 kopeks due. Some imperfections to journey but a most unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 3972 Great Britain

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    1868: Entire letter to Calcutta franked by 1858/79 1 d. red pl. 106 and 1 s. green pl. 4 tied by London duplexes. Struck on reverse with fine SEA POST OFFICE / B datestamp (Nov 5) struck in blue at Suez. Carried on the 'Carnatic' arriving Bombay (Nov 14) and thence to Calcutta with red arrival cds on reverse. Scarce entire. Illustrated in 'Bombay - Aden Sea Post Office' handbook on page 19.rnProvenance: Collection Peter Bottrill.rn 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3973 Great Britain

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    1869: Cover to Allahabad, opened for display, franked by 1858 1 d. red and 1867 1 s. green pl. 4 tied by Edinburgh duplexes (Dec 28) in black. Reverse with oval SEA POST OFFICE / C datestamp (Jan 2, 1870) applied in Suez in black. Carried on the 'Behar' to Bombay with Allahabad arrival cds (Jan 19) and then re-addressed to 'Lieutenants General's Camp' with fair strike of this scarce arrival cds (Jan 20). Illustrated in 'Bombay - Aden Sea Post Office' handbook on page 20.rnProvenance: Collection Peter Bottrill.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 3974 Great Britain

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    1874: Registered cover from London to Madrid at 1/10d. rate with unusual mixed issue franking of 1858/79 1 d. red pl. 152, 1872/73 6 d. grey pl. 12, 1873/80 3 d. rose pl. 12 and 1 s. green pl. 8 all tied by "R/28" obliterators in black with 'Registered / Lombard St.' cds below (Feb 23) in red. Fresh and fine cover and a most unusual combination of issues.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 3975 Great Britain

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    1858: 2 d. blue, pl. 9, a horizontal strip of six lettered FG-FL, used on 1861 cover at triple rate (under ¾ ounce) to Moulins, France all neatly cancelled by Birmingham '75' numeral obliterators in black. Reverse with Redditch cds, Birmingham cds (Oct 2) and Moulins Sur Allier arrival. The entire with delightful printed letter-head for a Needle and Fish Hook Salesman inside. File fold between first and second stamp but a scarce and most attractive usage.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 3976 Great Britain

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    1872: Cover from London to Yokohama, Japan franked at 2/8 d. rate with unusual combination of 1858 2 d. blue pl. 14, 1867/80 3 d. rose pl. 8 (three examples) and a single 3 d. rose pl. 9 used with 1872 strip of three 6 d. buff pl. 11 tied by London duplexes (Nov 15) in black. Reverse with 'Hong Kong' transit cds (Dec 27) and British P.O. YOKOHAMA arrival cds in blue (Jan 5, 1873). A most unusual example of two plates of the same stamp on letter. An attractive three colour franking to a scarce destination. Signed Roumet.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 3977 Great Britain

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    1862 (August): 'Abnormal' 3 d. rose, plate 3, wmk. Emblems, perf. 14, lettered I-K, with 'White Dots', a fine used example of this great rarity - lightly cancelled by 927 obliterator of Yarmouth, Norfolk in black leaving the 'White Dot' below the foliate ornament clear at right. A superb example of this stamp in much above average condition with none of the faults usually found on this Abnormal. Cert. (1955) Gi = £ 17'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection Beaumont, 1965.rn                        Collection Silkin, 1971.rnrnThe history of the first discovery of the 1862, 3d. plate 3 with ‘secret dots’: extract from ‘Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal’ 30 April 1895, page 164.rn rnThe 3d. plate 3 with ‘secret dots’ was first discovered in the 1890’s:  “….only one copy of this stamp is known to exist used. It was in the collection of the late Mr. G.W.Binns of Manchester, and sold by him to the late Mr. Tapling. It is now in the British Museum. Mr. Beckton informs me that perforated copies are being offered in London unused, but they are perforated with the one penny machine, and appear quite different to the specimen in the Tapling collection. These (unused) stamps are said to have been found in the effects of an official at Somerset House, and to have been perforated many years ago.”rn rnAnother 3d. plate 3 with ‘secret dots’, lettered II, also cancelled by the ‘927’ obliterator of YARMOUTH is said to be in the British Library.rn rn 
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,500 CHF

    Lot# : 3978 Great Britain

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    1862/64: 4 d. bright red, Pl. 4 with hairlines, a horizontal pair used on 1864 cover addressed to the Assistant Paymaster aboard HMS Satelite, Montevideo 'or elsewhere', tied by '250' numeral obliterators of Devonport. Reverse with Morice Town cds, Devonport cds, London cds in red and unusually transferred to French Packet with 'Angleterre / Calais' datestamp in blue. No arrival and the pair with straight edge at left but an unusual cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3979 Great Britain

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    1862/64: 9 d. bistre, pl. 2, lettered GC, a fine unused example of good centering and fresh colour, part og. A rare stamp so fine. Cert. K. Louis (2017) Gi = £ 5'800.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3980 Great Britain

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    Channel Islands 1865/73: 4 d. vermilion, pl. 8, a fine example used on 1867 entire letter from Guernsey to St. Malo, France tied on arrival by '3734' gros chiffres with late use of octagonal 'Angl. B. M. / St. Malo' datestamp in red below (March 12). Attractive and scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3981 Great Britain

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    Channel Islands 1865/73: 4 d. vermilion, pl. 8, a fine example used on 1867 entire letter from Guernsey to St. Malo, France tied on arrival by '3734' gros chiffres with circular "Iles-C. / St. Malo' datestamp in red below (Jan 23). Attractive and scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3982 Great Britain

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    1865: 9 d. straw pl. 4, used on attractive 1866 entire letter to helsinki, Finland tied by Newcastle on Tyne '545' duplex (May 25) in black. Carried via Aachen with circular 'Aus England per Aachen / Franco' in blue (May 27) and with 'Ank' arrival marking on front. A few minor imperfections but of charming appearance Gi = £ 1'400.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 3983 Great Britain

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    1867/80: 3 d. rose pl. 9 and 6 d. mauve (no hyphen) used on 1871 cover to Aden endorsed 'via Southampton', tied by London duplexes (June 23) in black. Reverse with fine strike of ADEN STEAMER POINT cds in red (July 13). Fresh and fine for a Griffiths correspondence cover. A scarce destination.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 3984 Great Britain

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    1872: Cover to Madras franked by 1867 1 s. green pl. 6 tied by 'Farnboro Station / 023' duplex (Dec 14). reverse with Alderrshot cds of despatch and fair oval SEA POST OFFICE / C datestamp (Dec 27) applied at Suez in blue. Carried on the 'China' with Madras datestamp (Jan 13) on reverse. Readdressed on arrival to Pallaveram with India 1 a. brown tied by diamond obliterator in black. Minor opening tears at top but scarce.rnProvenance: Collection Peter Bottrill.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3985 Great Britain

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    1867/80: 2 s. brown, wmk. Spray, lettered CE, a fine unused wing margin example of excellent freshness and resonant colour, insignificant spot behind Queen's neck barely apparent, fresh and fine without gum. Rare and most appealing stamp. Cert. K. Louis (2017) Gi = £ 30'000.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3986 Great Britain

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    1867/83: 10 s. greenish-grey, wmk. Maltese Cross, lettered DJ, a fine used example of rich colour, centred somewhat to right, neatly cancelled by 'London South Western Office' datestamp (Dec 22, 1882) in black. Horizontal crease but of fine appearance, a scarce stamp. Cert. K. Louis (2017) Gi = £ 3'200.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 3987 Great Britain

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    1867/83: £ 1 brown-lilac, wmk. Maltese Cross, lettered HH, a fine used example of good colour, cancelled by complete strike of 'Glasgow' datestamp (May 1, 1882) in black. Two horizontal creases not affecting the appearance of this scarce stamp. Cert. K. Louis (2017) Gi = £ 4'500.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 3988 Great Britain

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    1867/83: 10 s. greenish-grey, Pl. 1, wmk. Anchor on white paper, lettered A-B, a superb used example of excellent centering and rich colour, neatly cancelled by 'Registered / Charing Cross' datestamp (Dec 3, 1883) in black. A scarce stamp so fine. Cert. Pröschold (1977) Gi = £ 4'500.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 3989 Great Britain

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    1867/83: £ 1 brown-lilac, wmk. Anchor, lettered BG, a very fine used example of good colour, cancelled by near complete strike of 'Manchester / York St.' datestamp (May 1, 1883) in black. A rare stamp so fine. Signed Bühler. Cert. K. Louis (2017) Gi = £ 9'000.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 3990 Great Britain

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    1867/83: £ 5 orange on white paper, lettered DH, a delightful used example cancelled by 'Belfast' cds (Dec 15, 1890) in black. Superb and very scarce so fine. Cert. K. Louis (2017) Gi = £ 4'750.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 3991 Great Britain

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    1873 (March 15): Unissued 'Abnormal' 6 d. pale buff, pl. 13, wmk. Spray, lettered R-A, a good used example, cancelled by large part duplex in black (447 of Leeds) leaving the Plate Numbers clear. Slightly soiled and creased as usual but immensely rare - just 49 examples have been recorded. Cert. BPA (1999) Gi = £ 25'000.rnrnNote: Plate 13 was never put to press other than in grey (Gi. 146/147). The recorded used examples of this 'Abnormal' arise from sheets run off at the time the Imprimatur was pulled and which were later perforated. The date of issue is taken from a usage on letter mailed from Leeds to Warsaw.rnrnThe histroy of the first discovery of a 6d plate 13 in pale buffrnextract from ‘The Philatelic Record’ February 1895, page 56rn rnThe 6d plate 13 in pale buff (instead of grey) was first discovered in 1890 “…..by the late Mr. Firth, who sent the specimen to Mr. A.H.Wilson for examination. It was duly perforated and postmarked, and bore the letters AF/FA.  Mr. W.E.Jeff shewed showed the specimen at the Exhibition of the London Philatelic Society, in 1890, to many who were present. It was described by him in Stanley Gibons Monthly Journal for September, 1890, and was chronicled in the Philatelic Record for June of that year. Besides Mr. Firth’s copy another has been since reported, and now a third is reported as a discovery“rn Approx 90% of all known specimens recorded in the Karl Louis Card Index Register were used with the LEEDS '447' obliterator.rn rn 
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 9,500 CHF

    Lot# : 3992 Great Britain

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    1883: 2½ d. lilac, a fine example used on cover to Rouen, France tied by bold strike of ST. MALO / ILLE ET VILAINE datestamp (Aug 23) in black. St. Malo entry marking alongside (note month inverted) in red and arrival cds on reverse of a charming cover.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3993 Great Britain

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    1913: Seahorse £ 1 dull blue-green, a splendid used example, well centred in a rich shade, neatly cancelled by 'Guernsey' cds (Dec 13, 1913) in black. A lovely stamp Gi = £ 1'600.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 3994 Great Britain

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    1929: Locally used cover bearing PUC £ 1 black, neatly cancelled by 'Pangbourne / Reading' datestamp (June 14) in black. A very rare stamp on letter. Cert. Pröschold (1983) Gi = £ 550+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 3995 Great Britain

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    1882/1901: IR Official 5 s. rose on white paper, a superb used example of vibrant colour, neatly cancelled by 'Huddersfield' cds (Dec 16, 1901) in black. Guarantee mark just perceptible at lower left, but a rare and very fine stamp. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi = £ 2'500.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 3996 Great Britain

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    1882/1884: IR Official 10 s. cobalt, wmk. Anchor on white paper, lettered EC, an unused example, a trifle soiled and both regummed and reperforated, nevertheless a not unattractive example of a very rare stamp and an excellent reference example. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi = £ 22'000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,900 CHF

    Lot# : 3997 Great Britain

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    1882/1901: IR Official 10 s. ultramarine on white paper, wnk. Anchor, lettered EG, an unused example of good colour and centering, overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 11) in black, trace of thin from previous hinge at top otherwise fresh and fine with large part og. A fine and scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi Spec L8(4)s = £ 2'500.rn 
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 3998 Great Britain

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    1882/1901: IR Official £ 1 brown-lilac, wnk. Orbs, lettered BC, an unused example of good colour and centering, overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 11) in black, minor perf. creasing at base of no great significance, large part og. A fine and scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi Spec L10s = £ 9'250.rn 
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,400 CHF

    Lot# : 3999 Great Britain

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    1882/1901: IR Official £ 1 brown-lilac, wmk. Orbs, lettered R-D, a superb used example of excellent centering and colour, cancelled by two strikes of Telegraphic '346' oval handstamps in black. A delightful usage, exceptional and very rare. Cert. PESA/APS (1985), BPA (2008) Gi = £ 40'000.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 19-20 Feb 1940, lot 223.rnrnNote: The Karl Louis register records just 13 used examples of this rarity, three (lettered MD, OD, RD) show the '346' oval handstamp of which this stamp is the finest.
    Starting bid : 15,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 23,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4000 Great Britain

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    1882/1901: IR Official £ 1 green, lettered KB, a used example of delightful appearance but for slight spot at left, of fresh bright colour, neatly cancelled by single ring 'Sunderland' cds (18.12.95) in black. Scarce and appealing stamp. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi = £ 2'500.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 4001 Great Britain

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    1902 (April 29): IR Official 1 s. dull green & carmine, a fine well centred example of good overall colour, minor spot of colour loss at left of vignette, otherwise fresh and fine, a scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (2011) Gi = £ 900.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 4002 Great Britain

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    1902 (April 29): IR Official 5 s. carmine, a well centred used example of good colour, merest greying of perforations at top otherwise superb, cancelled by hooded 'Registered / London EC' datestamp (May 19, 1904) in black, approximately half of the few recorded used examples bear the London hooded datestamp. A fine and rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1972) Gi = £ 11'000.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe, London, 23 Jan 1952, lot 577.rn                        Robson Lowe, London, 17 March 1955, lot 1104.rn                        Corinphila sale 43, Feb 1956, lot 2363.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4003 Great Britain

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    1902: IR Official £ 1 blue-green, an exceptionally fine used example of good colour, cancelled by 'Aberdeen' cds (Oct 6, 1902), the characteristic obliteration of this stamp (approximately 90% of the genuine recorded examples show this cancellation). Fresh and fine, a superb example of theis extremely rare stamp in excellent quality. Signed J. E. Lea. Cert. RPS (1979) Gi = £ 25'000.rnrnProvenance: Phillips, London, 23 Oct 1986, lot 347.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 13,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4004 Great Britain

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    1896/1902: OW Official ½ d. blue-green, a superb used example lightly cancelled by Leeds registered datestamp in black. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi = £ 225.
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4005 Great Britain

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    1896/1902: OW Official 5 d. dull purple & blue, a used example lightly cancelled by 'Parliament Street' datestamp (11.8.1902) in black. Slightest fading of colour and minute corner bend but a very rare stamp so fine. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi = £ 1'400.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4006 Great Britain

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    1902/03: OW Official 2½ d. ultramarine, a fine used example of good colour, neatly cancelled by 'Parliament Street' (Oct 1903) cds in black. Scarce stamp so fine. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi = £ 675.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4007 Great Britain

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    1883/86: Govt. Parcels 6 d. dull green, a good used example, slight colour loss, cancelled in black. A fine example of an extremely scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi = £ 1'400.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4008 Great Britain

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    1883/86: Govt. Parcels 9 d. dull green, a good used example, without the usual colour loss (cert. a trifle harsh in our opinion), cancelled in black. A fine example of an extremely scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi = £ 1'200.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4009 Great Britain

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    1902/03: Board of Education Official 2½ d. ultramarine, a fine used example of fresh colour, neatly cancelled by 'Edinburgh' (Oct 1903) cds in black, lightly crossed by blue registration lines. Scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi = £ 450.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4010 Great Britain

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    1902/04: 'Board of Education' 2½ d. ultramarine, a fine example used on printed 1902 cover from the Board to Munich, Germany tied by London duplex (Oct 15) in black. Munich arrival datestamp on reverse. Slight creasing to the envelope away from adhesive but an extremely rare stamp on letter Gi = £ 450 off cover.rn 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 4011 Great Britain

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    1903/04: Admiralty Official 1½ d. dull purple & green, used example centred to upper left cancelled by 1904 datestamp in black. Slight vertical crease not affecting apperance. Scarce. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi = £ 650.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 4012 Great Britain

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    1903/04: Admiralty Official 2½ d. ultramarine, a fine used example, lightly cancelled by 1904 datestamp in black. Scarce and attractive stamp. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi = £ 950.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4013 Great Britain

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    1903/04: Admiralty Official 3 d. dull purple on orange-yellow, a fine used example but with colour slightly faded, cancelled by 'Poplar' datestamp in black. Scarce stamp. Cert. BPA (2017) Gi = £ 400.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4014 Great Britain

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    1882/1902: Lot 45 used official stamps from various Governmental departments as' I.R. Official' (10), 'Govt. Parcels' (16), 'Army Official' (7), 'O.W. Official' (6), Admiralty Official (6) and 'Board of Education' (1), in addition a few postage dues, on album pages owner's cat = £ 5'411.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 4015 Great Britain

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    1840/1975c.: Used collection with 1840 1 d. black and 2 d. deep blue, both fine, 1841 2 d. blue on entire, 1847/54 Embossed issue with fine set of three values and 10 d. and 1 s. on individual single franking covers, Surface Printed with fine range incl. 1867/83 5 s. rose pl. 2 and wmk. Anchor 5 s. rose pl. 4, superb but reperforated 1880 2 s. brown, 1883/84 lilac and green set, 10 s. ultramarine and £ 1 brown-lilac (2, both wmks.), 1890 £ 1 green and useful Officials; Edward VII with fine £ 1 blue-green, George V incl. Seahorses to 10 s. (4), Multiple Cypher wmk, ½ d. and 1 d. (cert.), 1929 £ 1 black etc. A fine volume.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF

    Lot# : 4016 Great Britain

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    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

    Lot# : 4017 Great Britain

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    1841: 1 d. red-brown, the selection of used examples (21) and 1841 2 d. used (4) with usages on covers (5) the latter including one entire from Brecon franked by four 1 d.; the individual stamps being choice examples with 1 d. pair cancelled by "1" in Maltese Cross, single examples with 2, 5 and 6 numbers in cross, single 1 d. cancelled in blue, horizontal strip of three with marginal imprint, 2 d. blue with two singles and pair with one single showing fine "1" in Maltese Cross. A generally fine and scarce selection Gi = £ 1'800+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 4018 Great Britain

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    1841/1902: Cover locally used in Edinburg bearing 1 d. red-brown plate 10 cancelled by black MC as well as seven King Edward VII plate-proofs (*) green and red on various papers.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 4019 Great Britain

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    1945/93: Collection several hundred stamps in mint condition covering the issues after WW 2, incl. some better sets, souvenir sheets, regional issues, postage dues and booklets, in addition a collection of Channel Islands with Alderney, Guernsey and Jersey, all together housed in four Leuchtturm albums.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 4020 Great Britain

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    1850/67: Covers (2) with 1850 entire letter franked by 1841 2 d. blue (4) and cut to shape Embossed 1 s. pale green used from Liverpool to Trieste, and 1867 cover franked by 1858 2 d. blue pl. 9 used with 1865 6 d. lilac pl. 5 from London to Naples.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 4021 Great Britain

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    1854/55: Lot containing documents related to the Crimean War incl. lengthy documentation of daily reports or orders between September 1854 and May 1855 in Italian language, detailed descriptions of the theatre of war with the Battle of Alma, Battle of Inkerman with map, the siege of Sevastopol with map, presumably from a Sardinian officer, other documents from the Sardinian army, in addition letter contents sent from the Crimea and Varna to Great Britain.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 4022 Great Britain

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    1857/62: Covers (2) to Constantinople, earlier 1857 mourning envelope sent stampless, prepaid at 9 d. rate witth red 'British Post Office / Constantinople' cds; 1862 cover with 1858 1 d. red, 1856 6 d. lilac and 1 s. pale green used from London endorsed 'via Ostende & Kustendje' with Aachen transit in red, thence via Vienna and Kustendje with Austrian P.O. in Constantinople arrival cds in blue.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 4023 Great Britain

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    1858/1940: Group of covers (8) with registered 1858 cover from London to Macclesfield at 8 d. rate, 1877 ½ d. green Newspaper wrapper up-rated with bantam 1870 ½ d. and used to Sweden, 1860 cover with 1 d. star with circular 'More To Pay' and charged '2' in black, together with four covers all with Seahorse frankings including registered cover to Sweden at 2/10½ d. rate, 1930's covers to Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay at 8s., 3/6d. and 12 shilling rates respectively. A few imperfections but a scarce group.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 4024 Great Britain

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    Great Britain Aden India 1872/1906: Lot 17 covers from Great Britain to India or the return journey, all sent via Aden Sea Post Office, incl. 1872/75 combinations of 1 sh. green and the oval Aden S.P.O. datestamp type 2 (7) or type 3 (1), all sent via Brindisi, 1872 cover with 9d. olive from Guernsey via Southamptonwith type 2, India 1872 covers 8 a. carmine Bombay to Glasgow, and two British India stationery postcards 1888 to Sweden and France with type 4 S.P.O. datestamps. A nice selection with overall fine strikes.rnProvenance: Collection Peter Bottrill with his notes.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 4025 Great Britain

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    Ephemera 1690/1940c.: Lot 40 documents from Great Britain & Commonwealth, incl. 1690 'The London Gazette', 1817 batismal certificate, 1859 'Cambrian' ship's paper with Jamaica revenues, 1870s British passports, 1872 Jamaica exchange, 1873 Bank of Bengal document, 1878 Malta Lazaretto document, 1891 P&O shipping papers from Calcutta with 4 a. revenue, 1905 Trinidad exchange with revenue, 1919 passport of Walter W. Storr (1848-1934) and other certs. and travel permits related to his journeys in the Levant, 1933 Cyprus telegraph form, and 1939 Iraq Airmail labels. An interesting selection to be studied.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 4026 Great Britain

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    Literature: The London Philatelist, issued by Royal Philatelic Society, a fine run starting in 1892 - 1896, 1898 - 1910, 1912 - 1914, 1916 - 1922 (1917 twice) und 1924 - 1938. The legendary journal of the Royal, hardbound in 44 volumes in brown half-leather with golden spine impression, later years in red canvas. A rare possibility to acquire this source in such an integrity, in very good shape.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 4027 Great Britain

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    Channel Islands 1794 (April 28): Entire letter from the De Havilland correspondence from Guernsey via London Forwarding Agents Perchard & Brock to Madras (and then forwarded to Trichinopoly), struck on despatch with superb curved GUERNSEY in black and rated at 1/2d. in manuscript with circular London datestamp (May 2) on reverse in black alongside "30 Dec" arrival handstamp in black. Some edge wear to fragile entire but a rare and fine entire that displays well.rnrnNote: The addressee, Thomas Fiott de Havilland, took part in the Siege of Pondichery in 1793 and the expedition to capture Colombo in 1796.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 4028 Great Britain

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    Channel Islands 1943 (March 23): P.O.W. printed letter-sheet from Channel Islander interned at Compiègne Camp, mailed to Guernsey and cancelled with serrated circular  FR. STALAG / 122 / GEPRÜFT / 9 struck in red (FR = Frontstalag). Rare.rn 
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 110 CHF

    Lot# : 4029 Great Britain

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    Channel Islands 1785/1987.: Cover/cards (40) with 1785 entire from Guernsey to Nantes struck with S. MALO handstamp in black, 1846 entire from Jersey to Cognac via St. Malo, 1866 cover with GB 1 d. reds (4) to St. Malo tied by 3734 gros chiffres on arrival, 1872/78 group of entires from Paris to Guernsey at 25, 30 and 60 c. rates, 1880 cover with GB 2½ d. blue, pl. 18 tied by red cds in transit from Jersey, 1906 and 1916 postcards with France 5 c. or 10 c. used from Iles Chausey, 1914 card to Jersey with Postage Due 1 d. tied 'St. Mary's', WWII covers incoming from France to Jersey etc. Condition varies but much of interest.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 4030 Great Britain

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    British Levant 1889: Cover to Merton, Surrey franked by 1887/96 40 pa. on 2½ d. purple on blue used with 'Expree D'Orient' label in salmon shade tied by bold "S" obliterator of Stamboul. Reverse with 'British Post Office / Constantinople' cds (April 29). Trimmed and heavy crease with split but scarce and would make a good piece. Cert. RPSL (1974).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 4051 Great Britain

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    British Occupation of Italian Colonies 1943 (Nov 30): Airmail cover from Bengasi Cireneica franked by 1943/47 definitives ovpt.  'M.E.F.' 1. red to 2sh/6p. green, sent registered to Egypt. Cert. Diena.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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