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  • Lot# : 1289 Great Britain

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    1840: 2 d. blue, pl. 1, two used examples lettered KL and QG, the KL example with four margins and cancelled by near complete red Maltese Cross, QG of superb appearance and cancelled by red Maltese Cross but thinned Gi = £ 1'700.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1290 Great Britain

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    1840: 2 d. blue, Plate 1, horizontal strip of three and a horizontal strip of four, lettered LC-LE and LF-LI, on small piece, both repaired and cancels repainted, touched between LE and LF  and closed repaired tear under LG, nevertheless scarce, also a used single example (lettered QF), rebacked and with forged inverted watermark variety. Certs. BPA (2014) Gi = £ 6'000+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1291 Great Britain

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    Crimean War 1855 (June 25): Entire letter to John Drummond in London rated «3» pence in manuscript and with POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY cds, code B, in black on reverse. Content including «If we winter here and hold Kaffa and Arabat the Russians will find their transport difficult ... the utter failure (of or leaders) has somewhat damaged us all». A fine entire.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1292 Great Britain

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    Crimean War 1855 (July 6): Entire letter from Balaklava to Bromley sent unpaid and rated «3» pence in manuscript. Reverse with smudged POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY code B cds in black. Interesting contents with «poor Raglan died of Cholera ... very much depressed about the failure on the 18th (a repulsed attack on Sevatopol) ... his coffin was carried on a platform I had mounted on one of my guns ... the road was lined for 7 miles by Troops on each side». A fascinating entire.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1293 Great Britain

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    1855/57: 4 d. carmine on deeply blued highly glazed paper, wmk. Small Garter, a superb pair used on 1856 cover to Bordeaux tied by '61' Scottish numeral of Buckie and by Calais entry marking (Feb 21) in black. A fresh and fine cover with the stamps in a marvellous shade. Cert. BPA (2007).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1294 Great Britain

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    1863 (Dec 16): Cover franked by 1862/64 1 s. green pl. 1, tied by London/73 duplex mailed to Dutch Flat, Placer County, California endorsed per Steamer 'Atrato' via Southampton, erroneously struck with large DUE 6 handstamp in black, the Due marking deleted by three strikes of the circular target handstamp in black with faint red 'San Francisco' cds (Jan 31) and fine black cds at right (Feb 1, 1864). Cover slightly trimmed at right but an unusual usage.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1295 Great Britain

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    1867/83: £ 5 orange on white paper, lettered DD, used example centred to upper right, one minor short perf. at top and ironed corner bend, tiny violet spot at top, of  fine appearance, neatly cancelled by 'Glasgow' cds (March 30, 1894) in black. Cert. BPA (2014) Gi = £ 4'750.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 1296 Great Britain

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    1911: £ 1 deep green, mint example centered to base, reverse with slight creasing and part og., but of fine frontal appearance Gi = £ 2'000.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1297 Great Britain

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    1913: Seahorse £ 1 green, a fine used example in a bright shade, cancelled lightly by 'Guernsey' datestamp in black Gi = £ 1'250.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 1298 Great Britain

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    1929: PUC £ 1 black, a fresh mint example, superb og. Gi. = £ 750.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1299 Great Britain

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    1955: Compl. set of definitives, printed by Waterlow, all four values 2 s. 6 d. black-brown to £ 1 black, in total five sets unmounted og. Gi = £ 1'125.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1300 Great Britain

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    1955: Compl. set of definitives, printed by Waterlow, all four values 2 s. 6 d. black-brown to £ 1 black in blocks of four unmounted og. Gi = £ 900+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1301 Great Britain

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    1971: Christmas 3 p. variety carmine-rose omitted, a fine example used on small piece. Just three used examples are recorded by Pierron. Rare. Cert. BPA (2014) Gi = Unpriced used, £ 5'800 for mint.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 1302 Great Britain

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    1841/1980: Lot several hundred stamps used/unused from GB and various Colonies and Dominions all over the world, mainly small values, in good condition and housed in two stockbooks.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1303 Great Britain

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    1840/1990: Collection several hundred stamps used/unused starting with No.1, incl. several high values as QV  £ 1.-  green used, KE £ 1.- green used, UPU Congres 1929 £ 1.- black mint, issues QE partly in blocs of four, some officials and poostage dues etc.,, in good condition and housed in one Schaubek album, in addition one stockbbok with duplicates as well as nine special volumes with Post Office's presentation pakets bearing one mint set and one FDC each, the whole arranged in a large removal box.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,700 CHF

    Lot# : 1304 Great Britain

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    1840/2000: Large collection resp. lot with several hundred stamps used/unused from GB, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, GB starting with four 'Penny Blacks' and one 2 d blue, later issues with better items up to £ 5.-, small values partly in heavy duplication, large selection of valid postage, Channel Islands with full sets and souvenir sheets, in addition some cards and covers as well as modern philatelic products, nicely arranged and described in total 13 stockbooks and in a small box owner's cat. value calculated with appr. CHF 81'000.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1305 Great Britain

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    1890/1965c: Covers/cards, the used collection (300+) with much of interest with Registered Mail, Prisoner of War mail, Censored Mail, Express mail, Paquebots, Perfins, Empire Exhibition usages, mainly commercial mail but with one or two FDC's etc.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1306 Great Britain

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    1810/1925: Selected lot with ten covers, incl. three items regarding the Peninsular Campaign 1810/11, one item bearing one L.N.E.R. railway stamp, one Crimean war cover to Ireland and some others, on album pages.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1307 Great Britain

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    1840/1946: Interesting lot 30 covers, incl. 1842 entire with price list to Dornbirn Austria, 1847 entire from New York, forwarded in London to Hamburg, Penny Red imperf./perf. also on covers sent to Switzerland and France, 1929 compl. UPU set on large piece and KEVII 1 d. red tied by PAQUEBOT handstamp to picture postcard to London.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF
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