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  • Lot# : 3601 Great Britain

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    1861 (July): 1 d. pale red on white paper, Die II, Alphabet IV, wmk. Large Crown, plate 50, perf. 14, lettered NA-NF / QA-QF, an unused sheet marginal block of twenty-four, with full imprint at left "Price 1d. Per Label. 1/- Per Row of 12. £1....", some foxing and faint creases, but fresh colour, unused original gum Gi C12 = 7'200+.rnProvenance:rnAs a block of 40:rnCollection Wallace Cowan, Robson Lowe, 21. Dec. 1955, lot 224.rnHarmer, 13. Nov. 1961, lot 200.rnHarmer, 3-4. Jun.1965, lot 467.rnCollection Harold W. Fisher, Phillips, 22-23. Sep. 1983, lot 436.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 3602 Great Britain

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    1855 (Feb 22): 2 d. blue on blued paper, Die I, Alphabet I, wmk. Small Crown, plate 4, perf. 16, lettered GB, an unused example of fine deep colour, unused without gum. A very rare stamp unused Gi F1 = £ 4'700.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3603 Great Britain

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    1855: 2 d. blue on blued paper, Die I, Alphabet I, wmk. Small Crown, plate 4, perf. 16, lettered LA-LD, a used horizontal strip of four, on 1855 cover from London tro Munster, Westphalia tied by London '18' numeral obliterations in black and by "Aus England Per Aachen" datestamp in red (April 18).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 3604 Great Britain

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    1855: 2 d. blue on blued paper, Die I, Alphabet II, wmk. Small Crown, plate 5, lettered AE, an sheet marginal Imprimatur with part imprint at top "Labels ABOVE the", good margins all round, trace of oxydisation. Just 21 examples were removed from the Imprimatur sheet. Rare Certificate RPSL (1981) Gi F3 Imprimatur = £ 12'000.rnProvenance:rnHarmers 27/28. Feb. 1967, lot 146.rnCollection Stothert, Robson Lowe, 29. Jan. 1975, lot 1178.rnCollection Dr. & Mme Serval of Belgium, Harmers, 15/16 Mar. 1976, lot 42.rnPhillips, 2. Sept. 1982, lot 109
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3605 Great Britain

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    1855: 2 d. blue on blued paper, Die I, Alphabet II, wmk. Large Crown, plate 5, perf. 14, lettered GJ-GK / HJ-HK, a used block of four tied to small piece tied by "Sunderland / 761" sideways duplexes (March 19, 1857) in black, GK with minor corner fault at upper right, otherwise fine and rare Gi F6 = £ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 3606 Great Britain

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    1855: 2d. blue, plate 5, RE (perf 16) and GI (perf 14), a very rare "mixed perf" franking (not listed in Simpson/Louis handbook) used with 1847 1s. green, large margins, just cut along frame on the right and 1855 1d. red-brown, die II, alph. II, perf 14 Small Crown on cover front to Prussia, attractive and fine.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 3607 Great Britain

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    1855: 2 d. blue on blued paper, Die I, Alphabet III, wmk. Large Crown, plate 6, perf. 16, lettered PL, an unused example, fine appearance and colour, unused without gum, minor paper rub above "P" of Postage, but a rare in unused condition. Gi F8 = £ 14'500.rnProvenence: Collection H.B. Wane, FRSPL of Eastbourne, Harmer, 10/11 Nov. 1941, lot 234.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 3608 Great Britain

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    1855: 2 d. blue on blued paper, Die I, Alphabet III, wmk. Large Crown, plate 6, perf. 14, lettered PE-PF / QE-QF, an unused block of four, showing the PE and QE prominent reentries, closed tear at top of PE and one short perf on QF and small natural paper inclusion on QE, otherwise of fine fresh colour, large part og. A very rare and attractive multiple Gi F7 = £ 17'000.rnProvenence:rnRPSL Jubilee Exhibition (May 1935).rnCollection J.B. Seymour, Robson Lowe, 29. Oct. 1952, lot 164.rnStanley Gibbons, 9. May 1985, lot 609.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3609 Great Britain

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    1855: 2 d. blue on blued paper, Die I, Alphabet III, wmk. Large Crown, plate 6, perf. 16, lettered FA-FC, a used strip of three, tied to small piece by "York / 930" sideways duplex (April 23, 1858) in black. Scarce Gi F8 = £975.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 3610 Great Britain

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    1864/79: 1 d. rose-red, four imprimatures from plates 120, 124, 195 and 196 including two upper sheet margins (plate 120,196) both lettered AE with imprint "Labels ABOVE the", fresh and very fine. Gi = £ 1'700.rn 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 3611 Great Britain

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    1878/79: 1 d. deep rose-red, plate 121, an unused Imperforate Proof example on Dr. Perkins blued paper, lettered SL, large margins all round, usual gum creases, very fresh. Rare Gi DP39 = £ 4'000.rnProvenence as pair SK-SL :rnCollection Charles Williams, Harmer, 10-18. Nov.1947, lot 278.rnCollection Stothert, Robson Lowe, 9. Sep..1975.rnStanley Gibbons, 17. May 1984, lot 209.rnChristies, 18. Jun. 1996, lot 205.rn 
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3612 Great Britain

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    1878/79: 1 d. deep rose-red, plate 191, lettered NG, an unused Imperforate Proof example, a "Trial for Lighter and More Fugitive Colours", cut into at bottom, with Trial cancellation of two horizontal manuscript lines, rare. Photocopy certificate RPSL (1980) for strip of three. Gi DP39 = £ 4'000.rnRemark: Adjoins to the Block LD/NF from the "Magnificent" Collection and The Robson Lowe, 1. Dec. 1943 block of 6 LG/MI.rnProvenence as strip of three NG-NI :rnRobson Lowe, 1. Dec.1943, lot 273.rnHabsburg Feldman, Dec. 1989, lot 30398.rn 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3613 Great Britain

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    1864/79: 1 d. rose-red, plate 146, an unused block of six, lettered NA-NC / OA-OC, an unused block of six, all overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 9) in black, minor oxydisation, fine large part og. A scarce multiple Gi = £ 1'350+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 3614 Great Britain

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    1864/79: 1 d. rose-red, plate 139, lettered PA-PD / RA-RD, a used block of twelve, neatly cancelled contrary to regulations, solely by four strikes of "Youghal" (Co. Cork) circular datestamps (May 13, 1872) in black. Scarce and most attractive Gi = £ 240++.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 3615 Great Britain

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    1864: 1d. rose red, pl. 157, SA/TD corner marginal block of eight, unused full original gum, lightly mounted, very fine SG = £ 560 for singles.
    Starting bid : 130 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 3616 Great Britain

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    1864/79: 1 d. rose-red, plate 206, lettered GA-GF / NA-NF, an unused block of forty-eight, sheet marginal at left with imprint "Per Row of 12 £1....Per Sheet. Place the Labels ABOVE the Address and on the RIGHT HAND SIDE of the Letter. In Wetting the Back be careful not", and the centre line ornament in full, fresh colour, large part or unmounted og with usual wrinkles. A most attractive large multple and the largest recorded multiple from pl. 206 in the Karl Louis card index.  Gi = £ 3'600+.rnProvenence:rnRobson Lowe, 2. Dec.1953, lot 366.rn 
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 3617 Great Britain

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    1864/79: 1 d. rose-red, plate 225, lettered NG-NI / OG-OI, an unused block of six from this rare plate, of fresh colour, fine large part og. A magnificent and excxeedingly rare multiple Gi = £ 18'000+.rnProvenance: from the re-joined Gwatkins block KG/OLrnRobson Lowe, 4-5. Oct. 1944.rnCollection A Friedman, Harmer, 8. Dec. 1958, lot 19.rnHarmer, 25. Oct. 1971, lot 108.rnPhillips, Dec. 1988, lot 412.rn 
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3618 Great Britain

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    1864/79: 1 d. rose-red, plate 225, lettered BC, a used example tied to 1880 cover to Chester, tied by "Leamington / 444" duplex (Feb 27) in black. One or two age spots at top of envelope and around adhesive, a fine and rare cover Gi = £ 700 off cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 3619 Great Britain

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    Postal Fraud 1864/79: 1 d. rose-red, plate 183, lettered ?E, a re-used example with part 131 numeral of Edinburgh in black, on 1878 cover to Kirkwall, Orkney tied by "Inverness / 183" duplex (April 18). An unusual Postal Fraud, Certificate RPSL (2015).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3620 Great Britain

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    1864/79: 1 d. rose-red, plate 162, lettered BD, used on underpaid 1876 cover to Gefle, Sweden endorsed "via Ostend", tied on despatch by "Quayside / Newcastle on Tyne / 545" duplex (Feb 12) in black with "T" mark alongside as short paid 1½d. Taxed upon arrival with Sweden Postage Due 1 öre black in a horizontal strip of three and single 30 öre pale green (Mi. 1A+8A) tied by "Gefle" cds's (Feb 18) in black. Charged for double rate: 40 öre, less 7 öre prepaid = 33 öre. Addressee's name re-written but a most unusual and impressive cover.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 3621 Great Britain

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    1858: 2 d. blue, plate 9, lettered CA-BB / DA-DB, an unused block of four with sheet margin at left and imprint "In Wetting the Back be careful not", few age tone spots, otherwise fresh and very fine, large part og. A rare and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 7'500.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3622 Great Britain

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    1858: 2 d. blue, plate 9, lettered SI-SL / TI-TL, an unused block of six, somewhat centred to base, pronounced age toning on reverse and some original gum, some separation in the perforations. Rare Gi G2 = £ 2'000+.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3623 Great Britain

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    1869 (July 7): 2 d. blue, plate 13, lettered AB, an Imprimatur, marginal from top of sheet with part imprint "2s/- Per Row of", fresh and very fine. Just 21 examples were removed from the Imprimatur sheet. Rare Gi G3 = £ 4'750.rnRemark: This 2d AB, adjoins the corner Imprimatur AA in the National Postal Museum London, Phillips collection vol XXIX, page 6.rnProvenance: Collection Lady Mairi Bury, Sotheby's 24-26. Nov. 2010, lot 1284.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3624 Great Britain

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    1869: 2 d. blue, plate 14, lettered FG-FH / GG-GH, an unused block of four, of fresh colour, some oxydisation, large part og. Scarce Gi G3 = £ 3'000.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3625 Great Britain

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    1869: 2 d. blue, plate 15, lettered RD-RE / SD-SE, an unused block of four, of fresh colour, fine large part og.  Gi G3 = £ 3'300.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 3626 Great Britain

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    1858: 2 d. blue, plate 8, lettered OL, a single example used on 1860 cover to Messina endorsed "per First Steamer", tied by "A26" numeral obliterator with "GIBRALTAR" cds (March 10) in blue alongside, rated '8' grana due on arrival.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 3627 Great Britain

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    1871 (Feb): Ormond Hill Die Proof for the bantam ½ d., without corner letters, printed in pale sage-green on thin hard yellowish wove paper (50 x 63 mm.). Slight marks or hinge thins above and below design is caused by the glue from an old hinge and some pencil notes on the reverse, otherwise fresh and very fine, a rare Proof. RPSL cert. (2021) Gi DP64b = £ 15'000.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3628 Great Britain

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    1870 (Oct 1): Bantam ½ d. rose, plate 1, an unused vertical pair, lettered IX / JX, marginal from right of sheet with imprint "Labels ABOVE and at the RI(GHT)", variety "Imperforate", fresh and fine, large part og. The only recorderd full sheet marginal pair with inscription. Certificate BPA(1992). Gi G4h = £ 3'000+.rnProvenance:rnCollection Joseph Silkin, Harmer, 14-16. Jun.1971.rnChristies, 12. Apr. 1988, lot 690.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 3629 Great Britain

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    1870 (Oct 1): Bantam ½ d. rose, plate 8, an Imprimatur, lettered SS, large even margins all round. Scarce and fine Gi = £ 950.rnProvenance: Collection Ernest Dale, Stanley Gibbons, 10-11 Jun.1969, ex lot 193 (from the complete set of imprimaturs lettered SS). 
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 3630 Great Britain

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    1870 (Oct 1): Bantam ½ d. rose, plate 8, an unused vertical pair, lettered SA / TA, corner marginal from lower left of sheet with Plate Number "8" in margin, variety "Imperforate between Stamp and Margin", fresh and fine, large part og. Rare Gi G4g = £ 360+.rnProvenance:rnCollection Murphy, Robson Lowe, 25 Feb.1970, lot 2079.rnCollection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's, 29 Sep. 2004, lot 188. here referenced as ex. Christopher Beresford (1988).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 3631 Great Britain

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    1870 (Oct 1): Bantam ½ d. rose, plate 11,an unused block of twenty, sheet marginal at left with imprint "Place the Labels ABOVE and at the RI(GHT)", fresh colour and fine, large part og. A rare and most attractive multiple Gi G4 = £ 2'200+.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 3632 Great Britain

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    1870: Bantam ½ d. rose, plate 9, a used example, somewhat heavily cancelled by numeral obliterator in black but leaving the plate no '9' clearly visible, the rarest plate Gi = £ 850.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 3633 Great Britain

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    1870: Bantam ½ d. rose, plate 9, lettered DS, a used example on 1872 cover to Hamilton tied by neat strike of "Glasgow" cds (May 17, 1872) in black. Hamilton arrival cds (same day) on reverse of a choice, obliterated with a splendid strike of a single datestamp only, this must be seen as one of the finest ½ d. plate 9 single franking existing.rnProvenance:rnChristies, 22. Nov. 1988, lot 288.rn 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 3634 Great Britain

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    1870: ½d. rose, plate 14, NG/OI, block of six, unused o.g. and 1½d. rose, plate 3, OG/PH, block of four, unused o.g., fine and fresh SG = £ 2'850.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 3635 Great Britain

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    1870: Bantam ½ d. rose, plate 15, used with 2 d. blue plate 14, both adhesives with " FOX" perfin (G.C. Fox & Co, Falmouth) on 1875 cover to the Captain of Russian Barque "Matts August" at Antwerp, Belgium; tied by "Falmouth / 290" duplex (Oct 20) in black. Readdressed from Antwerp to Halmstad, Sweden; twice via "Helsingborg" with datestamps (Oct 25 and 27), and returned back to Antwerp. An unusual and much travelled cover.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 3636 Great Britain

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    1860: Prepared for use but unissued, 1½ d. rosy-mauve on blued, plate 1, lettered AD, an Imprimatur, marginal from top of sheet with imprint "(S)heet. Place the", a superb example of excellent rich colour, unused without gum. Rare Gi G5 = £ 7'000.
    Starting bid : 1,800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3637 Great Britain

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    1860: Prepared for use but unissued, 1½ d. rosy-mauve on blued, plate 1, lettered SD, an unused example centred to base, of excellent colour, usual rough perforation, upper left corner reinforced, large part og. Rare Gi G5 = £ 8'500.rnProvenance:rnStanley Gibbons Rarity Sale, 7 Dec.1978, lot 119.rnPhillips, May 1987, lot 934.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3638 Great Britain

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    1870 (Oct 1): 1½ d. rose-red, plate 1, lettered "OP / PC" error, an unused example of good centering and colour, unused with redistributed part original gum. The error was not noticed until 1894. Very rare in unused condition Gi G6c = £ 25'000.rnReference: Illustrated in Williams, 'Stamps of Fame' (1949)rnProvenance: Collection King Carol II, Harmer, NY, 29. Mar.1951, lot 21.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 3639 Great Britain

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    1870: 1½ d. rose-red, plate 1, lettered CJ-CL / DJ-DL, an unused block of six, of fresh appearance despite some slight darkening from oxidisation at sides, large part og. A very rare stamp in a large multiple Gi = £ 3'500+.rnProvenance:rnRobson Lowe, 15 Apr.1970, lot 1182.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 3640 Great Britain

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    1870: 1½ d. rose-red, plate 3, lettered JK-JL / KK-KL, an unused block of four, marginal from right of sheet, showing the centre line Ornament and imprint "Address towards the RIGHT HAND", some ageing in margin and horizontal crease through upper stamps, part og. A most appealing multiple Gi G6 = £ 2'300+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 3641 Great Britain

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    1593/1850: lot of approx. 240 prephilatelic/stampless domestic covers, incl.1593 entire from "Robinson of Sandwich" to London, 1609 entire from the Earl of Tolnes, 1621 Treasury Warrant to Sir George Chudley, later covers with various Bishop Marks, London Penny Post (1752-85), Provincial Penny Post, Inspector Marks, mixed condition.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 3642 Great Britain

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    1840: 1 d. black and 2 d. blue, the used selection of mainly four margined single examples and two covers, with 1 d. black plates 1b, 2, 3 (two examples and a cover), 4 (two examples), 8 (single and a cover), 9 (three examples) and a plate 10 example; 2 d. blue plate 2 - a marginal example just touched at base but with imperfections; an attractive group (14 items).
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 3643 Great Britain

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    1840/79: Line Engraved collection with 1 d. and 2 d. values on exhibit album pages showing the study of the Dies employed, the Plates, perforations, watermarks, shades and paper utilised, including 1840 1 d. black used with red Maltese Cross, 1840 2 d. blue cancelled by black Maltese Cross, 1841 1 d. red from black plate, 1841 2 d. blue, 1 d. red perforated with Alphabets I, II, III and IV and including 1 d. Die II, Alpahbet III, Small Crown, perf. 14, plate 22 (Gi. C7) with RPSL cert., 2 d. blue perforted from 1854 to 1869 with all types represented used, and 1870 ½ d. and 1½ d. Condition varies, most fair to fine (32 items).
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 3644 Great Britain

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    1840/1940 (approx.): stockbook fully packed with predominantly Victoria issues in mixed condition, including 1840 Penny Blacks (13), 1840 2d. blue (8), 1841 1d and 2d incl. pairs and strips and block of four black plate plate 9, London MC with number (17), blue numeral cancellations (9), a cpl. reconstruction 1d reds with Maltese Cross cancellations, many plated incl. "black plates", latrer issues incl. 1870 1/2d and 1 1/2d unused, Embossed 6d (4), 10d (2), 1s (4), Surface printed with plates, some used abroad, Jubilee 1/2d-1s. ovpt. SPECIMEN and 1878 1 Pound (repaired).
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 3645 Great Britain

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    1841/53: 1 d. red-brown and 2 d. blue, the selection with 1 d. red-brown, unused examples from plates 36, 70 and 169; a vertical unused strip of three from pl. 50, a used block of four from pl. 60 and further useful multiples including a strip of three and four strips of four; 1841 2 d. blue with a used pair and two strips of three. An interesting group (19 items).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 3646 Great Britain

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    1841/1863: Line engraved 1d. and 2d. "Stars" issues, study of alphabets I-IV, few unused, mainly used and on cover, incl. 1857 1d. "transitional"* rose red (SG C9) used with 2d. and 6d. on cover to India, 1d. (C10) used on cover to Sweden, 1d. (C10) strip of three cancelled "M" on cover from Malta, 1d. (C13) unused block of plate 51 (alphabet IV), also 1870 ½d. set of plates 1-20 (excl. pl. 9).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 3647 Great Britain

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    1854/70: The Line Engraved selection, unused and used including covers, with perforated 1 d. and 2 d. 'Stars', incl. "matched pairs" of 1 d. perf. 14 and 16, (pl. 196 lettered MI, pl. 202 lettered TJ, Reserve plate 1 lettered BI and Reserve pl. 6 lettered CJ); the 2 d. incl. Small Crown perf. 14 used pair, covers to Canada and New South Wales, later with 1870 bantam ½ d. unused (5) incl. a SPECIMEN, 1870 1½ d. pl. 3 pair optd. SPECIMEN and 1½ d. with single usage on cover and a pair on cover to France; an interesting lot (39 items).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF
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