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  • Lot# : 1234 Great Britain

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    Imperial Airways 'Scipio' Crash at Mirabella Bay, Crete 1936 (Aug. 22): Group of nine covers to Ireland bearing diff. handstamps 'DAMAGED BY SEAWATER' (diff. types) or labels as 'The accompanying item was salvaged from the wreck of the Air Lineer 'Scipio', including mail from New Zealand, (Nierinck type i, black), India (Nierinck type g) and Lahore together with rare original Associated Press photo showing rescue of the remaining five passenger and the three crew members Nierinck 360822.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 1236 Great Britain

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    Imperial Airways 'Athena' Crash in Delhi 1936 (Sept. 29): Two covers from Great Britain with one addressed to New Zealand showing 'Received in damaged / Condition at Auckland' in red and other to India respectively, further rare envelope from Limerick, Ireland addressed to Burma without markings. Very rare destinations Nierinck 360929 (type b on cover to NZ).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1240 Great Britain

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    Imperial Airways 'Cygnus' Crash at Brindisi, Italy 1937 (Dec. 5): Group of six envelopes to Ireland bearing diff. handstamps as 'DAMAGED BY SEAWATER IN AIRPLAIN ACCIDENT' or 'DAMAGED BY SEAWATER' applied on mail from Palestine, India with official mail of Jodpur Government, further mail from Singapore and Rangoon with the accompanying ambulance envelopes as well as one from Sydney Australia, all neatly mounted and described on album pages Nierinck 371205.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1247 Great Britain

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    Imperial Airways G-ADVB 'Corsair' Crash at Faradje, Dangu River, Belgian Congo 1939 (March 15): Registered Envelope from "BUKOBA 10 MAR 1939" (Tanganyika Territory) to Bristol, with "KAMPALA 13 MR 39" transit mark on reverse together with another reg. envelope from KAMPALA Uganda to Liverpool, both carried by IA service NO DN 178 Durban - Southampton, plane was forced down and sank into Dangu river (adhesives washed off), bearing boxed special cachet 'DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER' in black, applied on Mail to Great Britain Nierinck 390315d = CHF 1'700.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1270 Great Britain

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    1837: "Post Office Reform; its Importance and Practicability" by Rowland Hill, book published by Charles Knight & Co., 22 Ludgate Street, London; from the personal collection of Sir Rowland Hill, with black on white ex libris label adhered to inside of title page reading; "Presented by Lady Hill and the Members of the late Sir Rowland Hill's Family, in accordance with his wishes. Bertram House, Hampstead, November, 1880."  Book is complete with 104 pages including the appendix, rebound with spine in gold tooled red Morocco, in exceptional condition, an exquisite item, of immense historical importance being Sir Rowland Hill's personal copy and having the ultimate philatelic pedigree.rnRemark: Rowland Hill (1795 to 1879) married Caroline Pearson (1796 to 1881) in 1827, they had four children together: three daughters; Eleanor, Clara and Louisa, and one son named Pearson in acknowldement to Caroline's family name. Lady Caroline Hill was originally from Wolverhampton. Bertram House, Hampstead, was the home of Sir Rowland Hill for 30 years. In 1883, Pearson Hill, against stiff opposition from wealthy local residents, sold Bertrams House and three acres to the hospital board, enabling the house to be used as a nurse’s home and later the site for the Royal Free Hospital. In 1906 the Georgian buildings were demolished." rnProvenance: Ex. Sir Rowland Hill Estate, Bertram House, Hampstead, 1880. rnrn 
    Starting bid : 6,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1271 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 d. black, House of Parliament envelope, with line under inscription, printed on greyish wove paper, used from London to Elgin (Scotland), cancelled by red Crown in circle datestamp 21 January 1840, arrival to reverse dated 22 January, with black wax seal "Library of House of Commons", has been repaired top left corner and backflap, most attractive and rare; these postal stationery envelopes were available for four weeks, this being an early use just five days from issue. Gi PE2 = £8'000.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1272 Great Britain

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    1840,1 d. black Mulready envelope, stereo A164, First Day Cover, addressed to St. John's College, Oxford, cancelled by neat red Maltese Cross, the side flap opened for display and showing very fine upright Charing Cross datestamp 6 May 1840 in red; being the first day of issue; minor wear along edges, a rare and appealing first day usage. Gi ME2 = £ 18'000. rnReference: "May Dates: A Survey of Penny Blacks, Twopenny Blues, Mulreadys and Caricatures Used During May 1840", by Mike Jackson, page 245.rnProvenance: Bedford or Hopkins collection, Robson Lowe, London, 15 Dec 1948, lot 77; Ex. G. B. Horton Collection, Robson Lowe, London, 18 May 1965, lot 104; Ex. J. M. Jackson Collection.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1273 Great Britain

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    Imprimaturs 1840: 1 d. black, plate 1a, lettered TC from the base of the Imprimatur sheet, ample to large margins all round and in a clear and distinct shade, taken from the second registration sheet, unused. Rare - only stamps AL, SC-SL and TA-TL were removed (22) from the 'After Hardening' Imprimatur sheet. Light horizontal bend at top not remotely affecting the wonderful appearance. Extremely rare and most attractive. Cert. RPSL (1985) Gi = £ 15'000.rnProvenance: Board of Inland Revenue collection, Robson Lowe, London, 17 Dec 1975, lot 1195rnRobson Lowe, London, 16 July 1985, lot 55; Phillips, London, 9 June 1988, lot 139rnRobson Lowe, London, 9 May 1990, lot 2rnHabsburg-Feldman, Zurich, 27 Nov-1 Dec 1989, lot 30044rnSpink, 17 Dec 1997, lot 138rnCollection Dr. Pichai Buranasombati, Shreves, 15 March 2001, lot 30.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1274 Great Britain

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    1840: 1 d. black, pl. 3, lettered GG, an unused example with large even margins all round, tiny nick in the margin at base well away from the design and mentioned for accuracy only (and not on certificate), unused without gum. A very fine example from this extremely rare plate. Cert. BPA (2019) Gi AS20 = £ 19'500.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 6-7 Dec 2005, lot 396.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1275 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 d. black, plate 1b, lettered LC, used, variety "Watermark Inverted", cancelled by a red Maltese Cross cancellation, four good to large margins although fuzzy edged to the side of the top of north west, scarce. Gi = £2'000.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1276 Great Britain

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    1840: 1 d. black, plate 1b, lettered MC, a used example with variety "Watermark Inverted", good to large margins all round, cancelled by Maltese Cross in red. Trivial thin spot on Queen's nose mentioned for complete accuracy, nevertheless a very fine example of a rare stamp AS5hl = £ 2'000 /Gi = £ 2'500. rnProvenance: Christie's, London, 14 July 1985, lot 608.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1277 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 d. black, plate 2, lettered JK, used, tied to piece by red Maltese Cross and the "POULTON / PENNY POST" handstamp in black, four margins which are large in places, scarce combination, fine example. Gi = £2'500.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1278 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 d. black, plate 2, lettered IE, used, tied to piece by a very fine red Maltese Cross and a very fine "CHARING CROSS" handstamp in black, just touching lower right otherwise good margins, fine and scarce combination.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1279 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 d. black, plate 3, lettered BA-EA, used vertical strip of four, cancelled a red Maltese Cross, four margins all round, close to large in places, very fresh printing, strong colour, CA has a hole just north east of center, light horizontal fold between middle stamps, otherwise very fine; multiples of three or more are extremely scarce, vertical examples more so, a rare and attractive example.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1280 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 d. black, plate 5, lettered OL, four good to large margins, used cancelled by smudged black Maltese Cross, showing on the reverse a light offfset printing of two penny blacks with margin between, most unusual and scarce. Cert. RPSL (2016).rnrnProvenance: Ex. Edward Klempka Collection, Spink, 7 December 2022, lot 152.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1281 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 .d black, plate 7, lettered HA, used, cancelled by red Maltese Cross, exhibiting a dramatic vertical pre-printing paper fold, cut into in places and has a vertical scissor cut at lower left, extremely rare and eye catching. Cert. RPSL (1992).rnrnProvenance: Lady Mairri Bury Collection.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1282 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 d. black, plate 8, lettered RE, used, cancelled by a centrally struck superb example of the London 'Broken Points' Maltese Cross in black, scarce on 1 d. blacks, showing the most complete version of this affected cross with all four points of the diamond with breaks, four margins, top have faint horizontal crease, otherwise fine and what is an exhibition quality strike of this distinctive Cross. rnRemark: Rockoff/Jackson record the use of this cross, on dated covers, between 1840 and 1842, although the six illustrations shown in their book are on covers dated between February 1841 and August 1841. SG list the London 'broken points' Maltese Cross under the use of the 1841 1 d. reds plate 12 to 131, within the "Distinctive Maltese Cross Cancellations (in Black)" section.rnReference: "Encyclopaedia of The Maltese Cross Cancellations of Great Briatin and Ireland", Volume 1, by Rockoff & Jackson, page 164.rn 
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 1283 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 d. black, plate 9, lettered EH, Re-entry, used, cancelled by a fine Maltese Cross in red, four margins, slightly irregular along base, although large to top and right side, showing the classic re-entry marks in the corner squares, a fine example.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 1284 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 d. black, lettered KC, used on cover, from Henley-on-Thames to Kelso, three margins, tied unusually by four separate strikes of a red Maltese Cross, with Henley datestamp in red alongside dated 20 August 1840, with endorsement "If absent, to be forwarded immediately", Kelso arrival to reverse dated 24 August 1840, stamp cut into down left side, some soiling to envelope, however extremely scarce example of a contrary to regulations cancel on a penny black, one strike of the Maltese Cross being the rule and multiple strikes uncommon, four strikes is possibly unique; additionally comes with a mourning cover franked with a three margin 1 d. black, sent from Bodmin to Swansea, dated 1 December 1840.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 900 CHF

    Lot# : 1285 Great Britain

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    1840, 1 d. black, plate 9, lettered CG-DI, photographic FORGERY block of six, with the distinctive York Maltese Cross in red on piece, one of the more infamous forgeries, an interesting piece especially for the specialist line engraved enthusiast.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1286 Great Britain

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    1840, 2 d. deep blue, plate 1, lettered SK, used, cancelled by red Maltese Cross, four close to very large margins, strong vibrant colour, fresh stamp and most attractive, scarce this fine. Gi = £1'200.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1287 Great Britain

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    1840, 2 d. blue, plate 1, lettered NC, Re-entry, used, cancelled by black Maltese Cross, four margins, close at top of right side although part of NB to left, a good to fine example. Gi = £1'250.
    Starting bid : 240 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1288 Great Britain

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    1840, 2 d. blue, plate 1, lettered RA, used, tied to piece by a very fine complete and upright strike of a double-lined Maltese Cross in red, similar to the very distinctive Stonehaven Cross, just cut into on left side, otherwise margins all round, attractive example of these uncomon strikes, especially on this issue.rnRemark: According to Rockoff/Jackson book, which records distinctive Maltese Crosses used on cover, there were a number of offices which are known to have double-lined Maltese Cross examples, although they comment that the best examples derive from Stonehaven. Off cover it is impossible to be certain which office a particular Cross may have originated.rnReference: "Encyclopaedia of The Maltese Cross Cancellations of Great Briatin and Ireland", Volume 2, by Rockoff & Jackson, pages 258-261.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1289 Great Britain

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    1840, 2 d. deep blue, plate 2, lettered BL, used, cancelled by black Maltese Cross, four close to large margins, a fine example. Gi = £1'400.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1289A Great Britain

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    1840, 2 d. blue plate 1, three singles, lettered CE, DG and RF, in combination with 2 d. blue, plate 2, lettered EI, all overlapping, used on cover from Annan to Castle Douglas, dated 27 July 1842, tied by black Maltese Cross cancellations, document refers to a "Warrant" and "£550" which needed urgent attention, EI, CE and DG have good to large four margins, RF is cut into top and right side, although does have part of RE, cover has heavy vertical and horizontal filing creases, is split in places, and torn centrally, although well clear of adhesives, apparent soiling, a rare cover with both 1840, 2 d. plates used in combination; according to the Karl Louis Card Index there are seven such covers known. Cert. BPA (1978).rnProvenance: Harmers, 1 March 1983; Eric Paul, 2010.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1290 Great Britain

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    1840, Rainbow Trial, 1 d. red-brown, state III, small crown watermark sideways, large margins all round, judging by the appearance probably used in the cleaning tests, with residue of some sort of varnish or gum to the front and reverse, rare example. Gi = £8'000.rnrnProvenance: Phillips, 9 June 1988, lot 214.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1290A Great Britain

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    1840, Rainbow Colour Trial, 1d, lilac-pink, on white wove unwatermarked paper, number 8, state II, void corner, blank checkletter squares, no gum, dipped in prussiate of potash, deeply blued, upper right corner example with large to extremely large margins all round, vertical and horizontal filing creases to right side and top respectively, both well clear of the impression, an impressive example. SG DP20B(a) = £2'000.rnProvenance: (as a trial sheet of twelve): Ex. Major Allen Collection, Christies, Robson Lowe, 25 November 1986, lot 9.rnReference: Illustrated, as the complete sheet of twelve, in "Rainbow Trials' by David Rowse.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1290B Great Britain

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    1841, Postmasters Notice, sent by E.S. Lees from the General Post Office, Edinburgh, annoucing the issue of the new 1d and 2d stamps, as well as the stamped postal stationey. The outer printed wrapper "ON HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE / the Postm.' / of / General Post Office, / Edinburgh", with double page folded insert addressed: "To All Postmasters, Sub-Postmasters, and Letter Receivers" printed to left side and "To All Postmasters" to the right side, with the new issue stamps and stationery affixed, including; unused examples of; 1841, 2 d. blue, with void checkletters, from the trail sheet, 1841, 1 d. red, plate 5, lettered CK, both with four margins, 1 d. pink, postal stationery envelope and 1 d. pink, postal stationery wrapper, which exhibits "double embossing" of the stamp impression, both handstamped "SPECIMEN" in red, in exceptional condition, very minor soiling and rarely so fine and clean, a wonderful example. SG PN8 = £7'000.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 1290C Great Britain

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    1849, 1 d. red, plate 89, two unused blocks, no gum, one of thrity (5 x 6), letterd CD-HH, including variety to DG, the other an irregular block of fifteen (1 & 2 x 7), from the top right corner of the sheet with plate number and selvedge with inscription, lettered AL (missing imprimatur position) and BK-HL, margins all round, heavily soiled and stained, with creasing and imperfections, despite appearance rare unused multiples, the largets known surving unused blocks from this plate.rnRemark: According to the Karl Louis Card Index, there is one larger unused block recorded of sixty FA-JL, ex. Seymour (Robson Lowe, 11 April 1951, lot 681), although this has subsequently been split into various smaller blocks during 1949 and 1980, including a block of twenty four IA-JL (Robson Lowe, 26 September 1951, lot 307), block of nine FD-HF (Robson Lowe, 8-9 July 1975, lot 261), another block of nine FG-HI (Ex. Dr Barer Collection, Robson Lowe, 27 January 1954, lot 194), and a block of four GK-HL (Ex. Minimus Collection, Robson Lowe, 5 June 1980, lot 1309). There is also an unused block of sixteen recorded AA-BH, (Stanley Gibbons, 15-17 September 1976, lot 525 and Phillips, 9 October 1989, lot 298), which has been reduced, with two blocks of four known to have been cut from this block of sixteen; AD-BE (Spink, 8 March 2007, lot 2393) and AG-BH (Phillips, 11 July 1991, lot 290). rnProvenance: Ex. Bertram McGowan Collection, Robson Lowe, 26 January 1949, lot 221; Eric Paul, 2010.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1290D Great Britain

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    1840, Mulready, 1 d. black, lettersheet, stereo A232, uprated with 1841, 1 d. red, black plate 9, lettered PL, affixed inverted, showing "O" flaw stage II, sent from Jedburgh (Scotland) to Langholm, dated 23 June 1842, cancelled centrally and stamp  tied by black Maltese Cross, adhesive cut into top of left side and part of top, otherwise good to large margins, three heavy vertical filing creases and two horizontal folds top, all clear of stamp, some hinge reinforcement internally to small splitting, very scarce and uprated Mulready and late use of the plate 9 red; Mulready's in combination with 1 d. reds are not common; according to the Karl Louis Card Index, there are three examples recorded. SG ME1 = £12'500.rnProvenance: Cavendish, 13 March 1998, lot 32; Eric Paul, list 45, London International Exhibition 2000; Eric Paul, list 53, December 2005; Eric Paul, 2010. rn 
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1291 Great Britain

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    1848, Private Perforations, 1 d. red, lettered MH, with large margins all round and part of MI to right, used, cancelled by a Scottish numeral in black, with some type of private perforation approx. gauge 11.5 to three side, comes with 1 d. red, plate 86, lettered GE-HE, vertical pair, unused, gum, with rough private perforations to three side, possibly pin or some other improvised perfs., cut into top, unusual examples, sold as is.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1292 Great Britain

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    1841, 1 d. red, lettered KI, used, tied to small piece by a fine strike of a green "466" Liverpool numeral, cut into down sides, otherwise fine, very rare colour postmark on this issues. Cert. BPA (1996). Gi = £3'250. rnrnRemark: According to Goldsmith/Danzig used only in 1854/55, with only one other 1d imperf. recorded in the Karl Louis Card Index.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1293 Great Britain

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    1841: 1 d. red-brown, a single example, lettered AH, imperceptibly touched at left and with three huge margins showing portions of adjoining stamps at top (with part marginal imprint) and at base, tied to 1841 entire letter from Dublin to Bordeaux by black Maltese Cross. Reverse with Dublin despatch datestamp (Sept 21) in red and London transit cds. Manuscript at left and at right '10' (pence and décimes) left unpaid and the adhesive tied in transit by "Angl. / Calais" entry marking in red (Sept 25). Charged on arrival in Bordeaux (Sept 27) with '24' décimes to pay (10d. sterling = 10 décimes, 14 décimes for Calais-Bordeaux). A most attractive and rare entire.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1294 Great Britain

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    1841, 1 d. red, lettered CD, used on cover, from Manchester to Tenbury, four margins, tied by black Maltese Cross, sent 15 April 1843, with seven wafer seals fixed to front, including a block of five on pink paper with differing messages relating to Land Tax, a horizontal pair on yellow paper with different quotes pertaining to work and business, envelope quite soiled, however scarce multiple use of wafer seals and rare in this configuration.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF

    Lot# : 1295 Great Britain

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    1841 (Jan 15): 2 d. deep full blue, Small Trial Proof Plate of twelve impressions (4 x 3) with white lines and without corner lettering, produced as the March 1841 2 d. was yet to be fully prepared and the Trials were required to be distributed for the announcement for the forthcoming issue; the complete sheet with watermark upright, tiny nick in upper margin reported for complete accuracy only and not detracting from the appearance, of gorgeous colour and in stunning fresh condition. Rare and superb Gi DP43 = £ 17'500.rnProvenance: Collection Durham (Ron Alcock), Phillips, London, 11 Nov 1993, lot 109.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1296 Great Britain

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    1841, 2 d. blue, plate 3, lettered DJ, printed on blued paper, unused, with part original gum, four large even margins, overprinted "SPECIMEN" type I in black, exhibits the constant variety "J" flaw, very fresh printing, vibrant colour, extremely attractive and rare. SG E1s = £9'000.rnProvenance: Lockwood Collection, Robson Lowe, 15 February 1966, lot 277; Harmers, London, 29 June 1970, lot 388; Cavendish Auction, Derby, 22 October 1994, lot 408.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1297 Great Britain

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    1841 (March 13): 2 d. blue, pl. 4, lettered TL, an unused example from the lower right corner of the sheet with large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at left, fresh colour and very fine, large part og. A delightful stamp Gi ES14 = £ 5'000.rnProvenance: Phillips, London, 5 Sept 1996, lot 310. As a horizontal pair, TK with faults.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1298 Great Britain

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    1849 2 d. blue, plate 4, lettered BJ, four large margins, used, tied to piece by the special event exhibition cancel "Penny Postage Jubilee - South Kensington" in dark violet, dated 2 July 1890, very attractive and scarce example.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1298A Great Britain

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    1841, 2 d. blue plate 3, lettered PH-QK, block of eight, used, cancelled by the English numeral "436" of Lancaster, four margins, the distinctive "J" flaw on PJ and QJ, which is a characteristic of this plate, closed tears to PH and QI, surface rub through top strip, some creasing, thinning to QI, it has been pre-scored between stamps presumably at the post office prior to sale to aid separation and there is a small scissor cut between PH-QH, despite apparent appearance a rare multiple. SG14 Spec ES11 = £3'000 for two blocks of four. 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1299 Great Britain

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    1871 (Feb): Ormond Hill Die Proof for 2 d. value without corner letters in deep blue on thick card (46 x 48 mm.) of beautiful rich colour and execution, some thinning of the card well away from the stamp design and minor wrinkling as is to be expected in a Trial of this nature as all were removed from heavier backing, fresh appearance and very fine. Exceedingly rare with just six examples recorded. Exceptional Gi D46 = £ 18'000.rnProvenance: Collection O'Connor, Phillips, 10 Sept. 1998, lot 137
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1300 Great Britain

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    1848, 1 d. red, plate 71, lettered PJ, Henry Archer Roulette Trial, approx. gauge 11.5, unused, with part gum, four good margins all round, very minor toning spot to upper west side, otherwise very fine, rare and attractive item. Cert RPSL (1946). Gi CE1 = £15'000. rnProvenance: Robson Lowe, 29 November 1946, lot 336; John Leask Collection, Robson Lowe, 14 April 1954, lot 316; Harmers, 26 January 1994, lot 659; Ex. Coxon Collection, Cavendish, 13 May 2020, lot 33.rnFormerly adjoined to the pair PH-PI, which are Ex. Wane (1941), Ex. Joseph Silkin (1971) and Venus collection (2015).rnhe formely adjoining stamp on the right, PK, was in the Colonel Bates (1934) and Dendy Marshall (1945) collections.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1301 Great Britain

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    1850, 1 d. red, plate 97, lettered FG, Archer Trial Perf. 16, small crown,  die I, alphabet I, well centered, fine used example, comes with a plate 98, lettered ML, used, very nicely centered, which has small thin, a scarce duo. Gi SG16b = £1'100 as two singles.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1301A Great Britain

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    1850, Prince Consort Essay, Henry Archer perforation trials, 1 d. black, lettered FJ, perforation 16, no gum, extraordinarily fresh colour, strong impression, neatly centered, good perforations all round, very fine, rare example and especially so in such exceptional condition. SG DP71(3)c = £18'000.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 7,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1302 Great Britain

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    1852 1 d. red, plate 170, lettered KB, Treasury Roulette, used, cancelled by London inland "12", exhibiting the less common three wave vertical and two horizontally, attributed to the serpertine roulette revolving cutter, fine and scarce example. Cert. RPSL (1991).  Gi B2aa. = £5'000. rnrnReference: "Stamp Perforation: The Somerset House Years 1848 to 1880", by R. Simpson & P. Sargent, 2006.rnProvenance: Coxon Collection, Cavendish, 13 May 2020, lot 35.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1303 Great Britain

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    1854 1 d. red, plate 187, lettered AA, top left corner plate number marginal, imperforate imprimatur, showing part inscription, four large even margins all round, extremely fresh colour, vibrant shade, folded in top margin as is usual, rare this fine.rnrnProvenance: Leonard H. Clarke Collection, Robson Lowe, 29 May 1946, lot 165; Stanley Gibbons, 1 March 1991, lot 161.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1304 Great Britain

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    1854 1 d. yellow-brown, plate R6, die I, alphabet II, perf. 16, used, cancelled by the Irish Dublin "186" spoon in green, exhibiting the Broken Pin variety 10, state II, printed to left showing part of adjacent stamp, fine and scarce. Cert. RPSL. (2019). Gi C1vd = £550, for just a stamp with green spoon cancel. 
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1305 Great Britain

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    1857, 4 d. rose, used with, 1857, 1 d. red, lettered II, tied to small piece by red oval cancel "P-F." which is the 'Paid to Frontier' mark normally found on the front of covers; red cancellations of any kind are rare on line engraved and Surface Printed issues, this combination most unusual; "PF" marks are less common than the "PD" - Paid to Destination mark.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe, August 1948, lot 488; Robson Lowe, 26 February 1969, lot 1519; Cavendish, 13 June 1997.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1306 Great Britain

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    1847/1854, 1 s. pale green, embossed issue, unused, no gum, overprinted "SPECIMEN" type I in red, no watermark, Dickinson silk thread paper W.W.1, three good margins, just touching frameline at base, very fresh colour, scarce example. Cert. RPSL (2014). Gi H1s = £3'000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1307 Great Britain

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    1847, Embossed, 1 s. pale green, die 3, used, cancelled by Irish diamond "62" of Belfast, touching left side otherwise clear to good margins, scarce used in Ireland.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 1308 Great Britain

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    1847, Embossed, 1 s. green, horizontal pair, used, good to large margins all round, cancelled by "466" numeral of Liverpool, strong colour, fine and rare multiple.rn 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1309 Great Britain

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    1847, Embossed, 1 s. pale green, strip of four, used, cancelled by Liverpool "446" numeral in black, left corner torn margin but not touching design, other minor defects, very rare multiple, illustrating the irregular laying down of each stamp.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe, 23 September 1986, lot 463.
    Starting bid : 550 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1309A Great Britain

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    1850/1854, Two covers, comprising an 1850, 1 d. red, lettered PJ, four margin, tied to cover from Dudley to Wednesbury, by blue "262" numeral, with datestamp for Dudley to reverse in the same colour dated 7 March 1850, also an embossed, 1854, 1 s. green, cut into one side, used on cover from Lambourn to Philadelphia, dated 22 March 1854, sent via Liverpool, both have some imperfection, however scarce examples and a useful duo.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1310 Great Britain

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    1848/1854, Embossed, 10 d. brown, overprinted SPECIMEN type I, three margins, unused, most part original gum, touching right side, thinned, comes with 6 d. dull lilac, two margins, SPECIMEN overprint type I, unused original gum, strong colour and embossing, scarce pair. Gi H2s and H3s = £6'800.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1310A Great Britain

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    1848, Embossed, 10 d. brown, top marginal, unused, with gum, very large to close margins, slight surface disturbance giving the impression of a dry printing, small scissor cut bottom left margin well clear of design, thinned and a closed thread split centrally, however a scarce unused marginal example. SG57 H2(1) = £11'500.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1311 Great Britain

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    1848: 10d. brown Embossed, Die 3, a superb example in combination with 1854-57 1d. brown-red on bluish, Die I, a single example and a horizontal pair, overall fresh and fine adhesives (one nearly unnoticeable tear), tied by barred oval '5' numeral handstamp, two adhesives tied in addition by part strike of "5 CENTS" in arc handstamp in red, to second page of entire letter directed to New York. Reverse with indistinct June 1854 transit cds. Some wear and tear, nevertheless a most interesting item with 1s. paying the fully prepaid rate and 1d. late fee.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1312 Great Britain

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    1854, Embossed, 6 d. purple, used, cancelled by the scarce Crimea War "OxO", used for the Officer's rate, clear to touching margins which is exceptional for this value, surprisingly well clear left and top, fine and rare example of this cancellation on an 6d embossed issue; which there are about a dozen singles recorded in the Karl Louis Card Index.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 27 October 1941, lot 145.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1313 Great Britain

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    1857: 4 d. rose, wmk. Large Garter used in combination with 1862 4 d. pale red, plate 4 with hairlines and 1858 2 d. blue, plate 9 on 1864 cover endorsed "via Kattowitz" to Pilica, Poland tied by London SE/17 duplexes (March 17) in black. Circular "PD" in red and Aachen transit in red, reverse with Sosnowiece cds (March 20). Some aging and trivial tone spot on the Line Engraved 2 d. but a remarkable combination showing both the first 4 d. values on the same cover: just three  4 d. combination frankings recorded by Simpson & Louis (page 143) all of which were carried at the 8 d. rather than this 10 d. rate.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 1314 Great Britain

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    1856: 1 s. green, two examples, and single 1862/64 4 d. bright red, used on 1862 entire letter to Constantinople endorsed "Via Calais, Vienna, Kustendje", all tied by London "12" numeral oblitzerators in black.  Calais transit (Sept 17) on obverse and Vienna transit (Sept 19) on reverse with "CONSTANTINOPEL" Austrian P.O. arrival in blue. Opens well for display, a fine entire.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1315 Great Britain

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    1856: 1 s. pale green, plate 1, Wing margin, used on cover, from Bradford to Venice, dated 6 April 1861, tied by the "107" duplex in black which has a date slug error year inverted "16", endorsed "via France", with "INSUFFICIENTLY / PREPAID" in black alongside, the "PD" mark being overstruck with a London Inland "50", both in red to signify it was not paid to destination, French transit Calais dated 8 April, the London transit to reverse with a Paris datestamp 9 April 1861 and Venice arrival 12th in black, a horizontal filing crease well clear of stamp, some wrinkles to wrapper, with just a few short perfs, otherwise a fine and scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1316 Great Britain

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    1862/64: 3 d. rose-carmine, a horizontal pair used on 1864 underpaid cover to Constantinople endorsed "Via Vienna and Kustendje" at top, tied by "London / 85" duplexes (Sept 2) and by two line "INSUFFICIENTLY / STAMPED" in black. Reverse with scarce "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN / FRANCO" datestamp in magenta ink (short period of use), Vienna cdsa (Sept 5) and "Constantinopel" arrival of Austrian P.O. A scarce and interesting cover thatopens well for display.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1317 Great Britain

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    1860, 1 1/2 d. rosy mauve, plate 1, lettered QB, blued paper, unused, original gum, large crown wmk., prepared for use but not issued, a fine example of this rare stamp. Gi = £8'500.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1318 Great Britain

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    1861, 3 d. rose, plate 2, state I, with shaded spandrels, lettered IE-IF, left side Wing margin, horizontal pair, original gum, overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 6 in black, short and dulled perfs. down the Wing margin, remains impressive, scarce plate. Gi = £1600.
    Starting bid : 340 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1319 Great Britain

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    1865-67: 3 d. rose, a vertical right wing marginal strip of five, overall fine adhesives, and a single example of Penny Red with three horizontal creases and tear, all tied by "LONDON FE 2 72 / 106" duplex datestamps, on entire letter to Hongkong, reverse with arrival cds (March 15, 1872). An interesting unusual franking to pay the 1s 3d rate plus late fee via Marseilles or via Brindisi in the January 1872 rate, alternatively a late wrong usage of the 1s 4d rate up to 1871.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1319A Great Britain

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    1867, 10 d. red-brown, plate 2, lettered LI, "Abnormal", used, cancelled by London "2" obliterator, nicely leaving clear sight of the plate number "2", minor imperfections, a good example of this scarce abnormal; according to the Karl Louis Card Index there are no wing marginal 10d plate 2 recorded, a marginal pair PC-PD shows perfs. close to design.rnRemark: Letter from John W. Phillips, 7 May 1994 states: "certificate says reperforated wing margin". rnProvenance: Phillips, 31 October 1991, lot 368.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1320 Great Britain

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    1870, 4 d. vermilion, plate 12, lettered RL, right side marginal, unused, original gum, part inscription, neatly centered, very vibrant superb colour, most attractive, very fine. Gi = £575+.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1321 Great Britain

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    1872: 1 s. green plate 6, two singles, lettered FA and SD, the latter a Wing margin, with 4 d. vermilion, plate 12, lettered FF, also Wing margin, used on a registered cover, from Weston-super-Mare to Umballa, India, dated October 1872, tied by duplex cancel in black, endorsed "via Brindisi & Bombay" and also "Stamped & Registered" lower left, addressed to a 'Major Arthur Cory', faint London registered oval alongside dated 25 October 1872, to reverse arrival Umballa dated 17 November 1872, very minor imperfections and slight soiling, remarkably fine, a scarce combination from a provincial town to India.
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1322 Great Britain

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    1867, 6 d. lilac, plate 6, lettered KI, watermark spray, used, variety "Imperforate", cancelled by Liverpool "466" duplex, dated 28 May 1868(?), four good to large margins especially top and sides, a great rarity, there being only three known used examples of imperforate stamps recorded from plate 6 (SG104) according to the Karl Louis Card Index; of which one, lettered JI, is thought to be a "ghost perforation (see below)". The variety is listed in the SG Specialised Volume 1, 16th edition, but unpriced for mint or used. Cert. Karl Louis (2017).rnRemarks: The other two imperforate stamps known used from this plate are letters JI (mentioned above) and KI. JI was lot 917 in the Christies auction, 14 June 1995, described as; "...variety imperf. and apparently showing tiny spaced roulette teeth on all four sides...". This would suggest that JI has 'ghost perforations'. The other recorded example, also lettered KI, was discovered in the 1990's by Don Madden.  The explanation for this variety and the occurrence of "ghost" perforations upon JI could be as follows:rnrnJohn Hendy described the operation of the stamp perforation machines in 1861: "....sheets were printed in 'packs of five'....occasional....in batches of three...when punches were blunt...." (see "Stamp Perforations" page 79). It seems possible that a few sheets perforated in one batch with faulty perforation in the centre rows were delivered to the Liverpool Post Office. If so, stamp JI is the result of a blunt perforation comb resulting in a faulty "ghost perforation" and the sheet below remained completely imperforate. Ray Simpson commented on the 1867 6 d. plate 6, KI imperforate variety: "....it cannot be a coincidence that so many 'imperforate' stamps from the "I" row were all used at Liverpool......this implies that the stamps in question are not just stamps with perforations cut off.....it is very unusual that stamps from the central rows to be imperforate....The description of the Spink "JI" (stamp) sounds very much like a 'ghost perforation'. That then suggests that this stamp "KI" was from a sheet nearer the bottom of the batch on which the punches left no impression. It is entirely possible that all the sheets from the faulty batch were sent to Liverpool without the faults being noticed until the counter clerk needed to separate the stamps from the sheet......I would describe this stamp (KI) as being 'functionally imperforate'. rnrnReference: "Stamp Perforation: The Somerset House Years 1848 to 1880", by R. Simpson & P. Sargent, 2006, page 78. 
    Starting bid : 1,800 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1322A Great Britain

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    1865: 9 d. straw, plate 5, lettered LA, "Abnormal", watermark emblems, perf. 14, unused, with part original gum, exceptionally fresh, well centered, full perfs., very fine and vibrant colour; unissued, produced by De La Rue by perforating part of the Imprimatur sheet for insertion in albums the 1887 Stamp Committe presented; rare; only 36 presentation albums were produced. Cert. BPA (1999). SG = £20'000. rnProvenance: Ex. Per Gjerding Collection, Harmers, 16-17 January, 1956, lot 173; Ex. Gubbins Collection, Spink, 16 December 1998, lot 201; Stanley Gibbons Specialised Department, Gibbons Stamp Monthly, June 1999 (£10'000); Grosvenor, 13 October 1999, lot 166.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1323 Great Britain

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    1865/67: 9 d. straw, wmk. Garter, pl. 4, a used example with 1858 2 d. blue pl. 9 on 1866 entire letter endorsed "Via Kustendje" to Constantinople, each tied by "Liverpool / 466" duplexes (Nov 9) in black. "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN / FRANCO" datestamp in blue at left and reverse with Vienna transit (Nov 12) and Austrian P.O. Constantinople arrival cds (Nov 23). A scarce and attractive entire. Ex collection Sassower Gi = £ 1'400.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1324 Great Britain

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    1864, 1 s. green, Plate 4, Imprimatur, lettered AC, imperforate, wmk. emblems, marginal from top of sheet, large margins all round, vivid printing, superb original gum, folded through top margin as is the norm, very fine and rare example; there are only twenty five stamps removed from the Imprimatur sheet. SG J103 = £ 3'800.rnRemark: Although Plate 4 was registered in 1864, the stamp SG101 was issued in 1865. rnProvenance: Christies, London, 18 September 1992, lot 1804; Christies, London, 15 Sept 1994, lot 2326; Ex. Besancon Collection, Corinphila, 12 June 2019, lot 3105.
    Starting bid : 800 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1325 Great Britain

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    1867, 1 s. green, Plate 4, lettered KK, imperforate, overprinted 'SPECIMEN' type 6, wmk. spray, marginal with part inscription top, original gum, good to large margins all round, fresh colour, a very fine example SG J104s = £500.rnProvenance: Ex. Dr & Mme. Serval of Belgium, Harmers, London, 15-16th March 1976, lot 274 (part of pair KK-KL).
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1326 Great Britain

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    1867, 6 d. lilac, plate 6, lettered KC-LD, block of four, used, with a single strike of the rare "C59" of Jackmel in black attractively placed centrally, beautifully fresh colour, strong shade, has been re-perforated on right, although does not detract from this fine and scarce example.rnrnRemark: Formed by of the E.E. Yates block of ten KA-OB and the Dr Hennan block of four MC-ND, as well as the Jack Clark block of twenty PA-TD the largest recorded franking or multiple of this 6 d. plate 6.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1327 Great Britain

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    1870, 6 d. lilac, plate 9, lettered NL, imperforate, overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 6, wmk. spray, original gum, vibrant shade, very fresh, margins good to large, most attractive. Gi = £550.00.rnrnRemark: The adjoining single OL was in the Sir Gwaine Baillie Collection.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1328 Great Britain

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    1867/80: 9 d. straw, wmk. Spray, pl. 4, a single example used on 1868 entire letter to Constantinople endorsed "Via Ostende" tied by "498" Manchester duplex (Oct 9) and by "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN / FRANCO" datestamp in blue. Manuscript "Wfr." (weiterfranco) in blue cryon and reverse with Vienna transit (Oct 12) and Austrian P.O. in Constantinople cds (Oct 17). File fold at base but an attractive entire. Ex collection Sassower Gi = £ 525.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1329 Great Britain

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    1867: 10 d. pale red-brown, plate 1, lettered IE, Wing marin, used on a registered cover, from London to Naples, dated August 1874, exact day unclear, tied by indistinct killer cancel in black, endorsed "Registered", addressed to a Lieutenant Colonel, on the reverse a "Piccadilly Circus" datestamp and indistinguishable French transit, small part of backflap missing, slight soiling, stamp has a corner crease in the wing margin and a minor wrinkle top, however a scarce registered use to Italy. 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1330 Great Britain

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    1867: 10 d. red-brown, plate 1, lettered OJ, used on cover, from London to Rawalpindi, India, dated 28 January 1870, tied by "London W/23" duplex in black, with framed rectangular "DEFICIENT POSTAGE 3d / FINE 9d" in black and "1s" charge mark alongside also in black, to the reverse a Lahore datestamp in red dated 3 February 1870, a Bombay transit dated 19 February 1970 in black, and an arrival in Rawalpindi dated 25 February 1870, there is a small opening fault top right corner and one or two short perfs., otherwises a fine and scarce example with the uncommon instructional charge marks. 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1331 Great Britain

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    1865, 1 s. green, Plate 5, Imprimatur, lettered AA, imperforate, wmk. emblems, good to large margins all round, original gum, fresh and very fine, rare example; Plate 5 was registered with emblems watermark, but put to press only on spray paper. SG = £ 5'500.rnRemark: Only 23 examples have been removed from the Imprimatur sheet. No issued examples of the 1 s. Plate 5 on emblems watermark paper have ever been found, mint or used, but if one were to be discovered, it would rank among the rarest of 'Abnormals'.rnProvenance: H.R. Harmer, London, 16-17 June 1952, lot 124.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1332 Great Britain

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    1867: 10 d. deep red-brown, plate 1, lettered RB, used on cover, from London to Rawalpindi, India, dated 18 November 1867, tied by "London W/33" duplex in black, endorsed "Via Marselle and Bombay", addressed to an army Captain, with faint transit alongside dated 12 December 1867 in red, a Lahore (Pakistan) datestamp to the reverse in red dated 17 December 1867, some minor flaws and faults mainly to the edges of the envelope, which are to be expected for such a posting, a fine example, scarce. 
    Starting bid : 140 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1333 Great Britain

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    1867, 2 s. deep blue, plate 1, lettered KE-KG, used, top marginal strip of three, with KH added to KG, completing the top inscription "POSTAGE TWO SHILLINGS", cancelled by a datestamp in black, an impressive reunited strip of four.rnrnProvenance: Stanley Gibbons, 23-24 October 1975, lot 533.
    Starting bid : 240 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1334 Great Britain

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    1876, 2½ d. rosy mauve, plate 6, lettered IC-KE, block of nine, overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 9 in black, original gum, six stamps unmounted, nice centering, exceptional colour, very fine indeed. Gi = £1'980. rnrnProvenance: Ex. Dr Douglas Latto Collection, Phillips, October 1992, lot 375.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1335 Great Britain

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    1879, 2 ½ d. rosy mauve, plate 15, lettered KA-LC, block of six, unused, original gum, very fresh colour, very fine appearance, just the odd short perf, the top three perfs. between KB-KC reinforced with small hinge, attractive example and the largest recorded mounted mint multiple from plate 15 according to the Karl Louis Card Index. Gi = £3'200 for a block of four, singles £500 each.
    Starting bid : 900 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1336 Great Britain

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    1876, 4 d. vermilion, plate 15, lettered QH, used, with "ST. THOMAS" datestamp 6 January 1877, scarce GB used abroad example, nicely positioned, generally good perforations with just a few slightly short, otherwise very fine with cds.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1337 Great Britain

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    1873-80: 6 d. grey, plate 14, a left wing marginal single example, overall fine and fresh, some perf. toning, tied by "LONDON 11 MR 75 / 5" duplex datestamp, oval PD in red alongside on cover to Tunis, reverse with CAGLIARI transit and "TUNISI / POSTE ITALIANE" arrival cds's. 
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1338 Great Britain

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    1876, Plate Proof, 1 s., plate 13, lettered RJ, printed in black on thick white card, imperforate, neat margins all round, has thin top left corner visible from front, however an attractive and scarce example with excellent philatelic pedigree. SG150 = £2'000.rnRemarks: All recorded proofs are from a block of twelve, lettered RI-TL, of which the block of four lettered SI-TJ was ex. Dr. Latto collection and the adjoining SK-TJ are in the Royal collection. The adjoining example to this proof, lettered RK, is in the collection of Bob Galland. rnProvenance: Ex. Maximus Collection (Ronald A.G. Lee), Stanley Gibbons, 5-6 February 1970, lot 545; Stanley Gibbons, 8-9 March 1973, lot 468; Ex. The Chartwell Collection, Sir Cyril Humphrey Cripps, Spink, 12-13 October 2011, lot 392; David Feldman, 18 June 2021, lot 70370.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1339 Great Britain

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    1873, 1 s. green, Plate 11, Imprimatur, lettered AC, imperforate, wmk. spray, top marginal, original gum, good to large margins all round, part of inscription above which has been folded and has apparent fault, fresh colour, fine and scarce. SG = £ 3'500.rnProvenance: Stanley Gibbons, 16 May 1985, lot 899; Ex. Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's, 29 September to 1 October 2004, lot 381.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1339A Great Britain

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    1877: 4 d. sage-green, plate 17, lettered IJ, "Abnormal", watermark inverted, used example, cancelled by the Bradford "107" numeral, well centered, good perfs., historical auctions mention a pin hole which is faintly visible but filed in and a corner crease which is not apparent, certificate does not mention these, however a very rare stamp; just twenty three examples known, one, lettered AD, is in the Royal Collection, another, lettered TJ, is in the Phillips Collection in the National Philatelic Museum; about half are know with inverted watermark. Cert. BPA (1960). SG = £20'000. rnProvenance: Ex. Dr. Douglas Latto Collection, Phillips, London, 22 Oct 1992, lot 487; Britannia Collection of Surface Printed "Abnomals", Daniel F. Kelleher, USA, 25 -26 July, 2000, lot 1269; Stanley Gibbons, London Philatelist, September 2001 (£9'000); Ex. Dr Michael D. Rubin Collection, Matthew Bennett, USA, 24 June 2001, sale 233; Stanley Gibbons, August 2003, lot 224.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1340 Great Britain

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    1880, 1 s. orange-brown, Plate 13, lettered AK, overprinted 'SPECIMEN' type 9, wmk. spray, original gum, attractively margins, good perfs. fresh bright colour, fine example. SG J115s = £550.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1341 Great Britain

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    1883, The Unified Issue, 3 d. on 3 d. lilac, lettered LA-LC, unused strip of three, original gum, superb colour, extremely fresh printing, a very fine and rare multiple. Gi = £1'950.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1341A Great Britain

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    1867/1883, £1 brown-lilac, plate 1, lettered EB, watermark anchor, used, attractively placed "London.N./OC 12/83" cds in black, faint blue crayon line, fresh vibrant colour, fine example, much scarcer with cds. SG = £7'000.  rnProvenance: Ex. Dr Douglas Latto Collection, Phillips, October 1992, lot 334.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1342 Great Britain

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    1881, 1 d. lilac, 16 dot, top corner marginal strip of three, unused, original gum, middle stamp variety "Frame broken at bottom", stamps unmounted, mounts in top margin, exceptional colour, very fine and scarce.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1343 Great Britain

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    1881, 1 d. lilac, 16 dot, used on incredibly tiny stamp sized handmade envelope, from Chislehurst (Kent) to Jersey (Channel Islands), sent 30 March 1897, tied by Chislehurst circular datestamp, heavily soiled, but an extraordinary miniature cover, very rare survivor, highly collectable and most unusual.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1343A Great Britain

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    1884, Postmasters Notice of "Scheme Showing the Design and Colours of the Stamps that will be in use after April 1st 1884", damaged, soiled/stained, toned, with tear top and corners missing, however scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1344 Great Britain

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    1884, Colour Trial, 1 1/2 d. lilac on orange, lettered FK, without wmk., original gum, good centering, very nice example of these scarce trials.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1345 Great Britain

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    1884, Colour Trial, 2 d. purple on yellow, lettered FH, without wmk., original gum, strong colour, fresh printing, lovely centering, a very fine example.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1345A Great Britain

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    1884, Colour Trial, 2 d. indigo blue, lettered HT, imperforate, wmk. crown sideways, original gum, good to large margins all round, fresh colour, small soil mark top, otherwise very fine.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1346 Great Britain

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    1884, Colour Trial, 2 d. purple on pink, lettered EH, without wmk., original gum, small faint kink left but not obvious, otherwise very fine example.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1347 Great Britain

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    1883: The Unified Issue, 9 d lettered CE, unused original gum, good colour and a decent exemple of the 6 d lettered O J, SG £ 1250.rn 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1348 Great Britain

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    1883, 9 d. dull green, lettered AK, unused, original gum, wmk. crown, extraordinary colour, strong shade, beautifully centered, scarce this fine. Gi = £1'200.
    Starting bid : 240 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 1349 Great Britain

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    1887, Jubilee, 3 d. purple on yellow, plate 4, Imprimatur, original gum, wmk. crown, four margins all round, vivid colour, beautiful printing, attractive superb example. Gi = £725.
    Starting bid : 340 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1350 Great Britain

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    1887/92: Jubilee 4½ d. green & carmine, a single example and block of four, used on 2½ d. blue registered statioonery envelope (size K) to Hamburg tied by "Registered / Leadenhall St." datestamps (3 March 1904) in black. Reverse with Hamburg arrival cds (March 4). Scarce usage.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF
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