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  • Lot# : 1836 Great Britain

    1827 (Dec 16): Entire letter addressed to a Lieutenant on board the 'HMS Cadmus' in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Struck on despatch with fine two line 'COLDSTREAM / PENNY POST' in black and prepaid '3/10d.' in red manuscript on front. Long cross-written letter, an unusual usage.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1837 Great Britain

    1821/27: Commercial correspondence of seven entire letters from London by packet to Funchal, Madeira, two with PAID cds’s in red on front, all with 2/7 d. rates in manuscript. Sender of the correspondence is at the beginning Thomas Coutts (1735 – 1822), an Anglo-Scottish banker who was the founder of the wealthy banking house of Coutts & Co.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1838 Great Britain

    1840: (1 d.) Mulready lettersheet, Proof printing of stereotype with frame lines but without instruction panels on sides and without value in black on India Paper, minor tear at bottom and some creasing along folds which have been carefully rebacked, otherwise in a very fresh state of preservation. Gi = £ 3'800.rnProvenance: ´SEVERN´ collection (2010)
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 1839 Great Britain

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    GB / USA 1840: "Congressional Mulready", the 1840 facsimile of the Mulready, imprint of 'W. J. Stone Sc. Wash.tn" at lower left, with additional 'stamp' based on the 1 d. black on front right, stereo A34 letter-sheet. Produced as an Essay for presentation to the US Senate, in conjunction with Daniel Webster's resolution dated June 10, 1840 "relative to a reduction of the postage on letters", originally inscribed "Sen(ate). 1(st). S(ession). 26(th). C(ongress). No. 547" at lower right. Some soiling due to handling at the time and since, but of great scarcity and of wonderful appearance - a tribute to the printer's art. Cert. BPA (2008).
    Starting bid : 8,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 8,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1840 Great Britain

    1840: Mulready 1 d. envelope, used example to Spalding, Lincolnshire cancelled by red Maltese Cross, reverse with 'St. Leonard's On Sea' despatch cds in black (May 25) and London transit cds in red (May 26). A few wrinkles but an attractive usage during the first month of issue Gi = £ 550.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1841 Great Britain

    1840 (Jan 16): "To be posted at the Houses of Parliament only" 1 d. envelope prionted in black on 1839 watermarked paper, a fine used example of this great rarity endorsed by sender "Geo. Wm. Wood" with signature at lower left, mailed from London with 'Crown / Paid' datestamp in red (January 29, 1840) to Tenterden in Kent. Minor piece of manuscript arithmetic on the face panel and some overall ageing, however an item of great rarity Gi = £ 18'000.rnNote: George William Wood was Member of Parliament for Kendal at this date. He had earlier been MP for Lancashire South from 1832-1835.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1842 Great Britain

    1840: "To be posted at the House of Commons only" / "Post Paid - ONE PENNY - Weight not to exceed ½ oz." printed envelope used to Bury St. Edmunds cancelled by Cowned London 'Paid' datestamp in red (March 10). Reverse with red wax seal intact (showing Crown over Lion). Slight horizontal crease but an extremely fine example of this very rare envelope Gi = £ 6'000.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1843 Great Britain

    1837: Wyon City Medal, with head of Queen Victoria as used for the 1840 1 d. black & 2 d. blue and issues thereafter, a fine example in silver produced by William Wyon (1795-1851) struck to celebrate Victoria's first visit to the City of London in November 1837 after her accession to the throne. The head was actually modelled by Wyon when Victoria was 15 years old in 1834. Small imperfections but an iconic and rare medal and a wonderful frontispiece to a collection.rnrnrn 
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1844 Great Britain

    1840/41: Embossed Essays for stamping paper and eNvelopes, Wyon / Whiting Essay in black with white letters ´POSTAGE ONE PENNY´ in engine-turned surround and Queen's head without pendant curl, some paper adhereance on reverse. Very rare Gi = £ 2'000.rnProvenance: H.C.V. Adams collection (1956), ´SEVERN´collection (2010)
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1845 Great Britain

    1840: 1 d. black (intense shade), large regular margins, tied by neat red MC to entire with "T.P. / Potters Bar" to Barnet with datestamp of October 3, 1840, for arrival, very fine and nice cover from the former London Two Penny Post. SG Spec. AS41 = £ 725.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1846 Great Britain

    1840: 1 d. black, plate 1a, lettered EK, a fine four margined used example neatly cancelled by Maltese Cross in red. Signed Pröschold Gi = £ 375.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 1847 Great Britain

    1840: 1 d. black, Plate 1b, lettered CG, a fine used example with four even margins, neatly cancelled by Maltese Cross in red. Small ink stain on reverse at base but a most attractive stamp. Signed Pröschold Gi = £ 375.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1848 Great Britain

    1840 (May 6): 1 d. black, plate 4, lettered LF, large margins all round, cancelled by neat red Maltese Cross Gi = £ 375.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1849 Great Britain

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    1840: 1 d. black, Plate 5, lettered TH, plate variety double letter 'H', a marvellous unused example from base of sheet with large margins all round and showing tiny portion of adjoining stamps at top and at right, italic marginal imprint "AND SIDE of the" at base, of fresh colour and appearance, without gum. A lovely stamp. Cert. Brun (2010), Eichele (2011) Gi. Spec. AS25b. Gi = £ 12'500+.
    Starting bid : 3,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1850 Great Britain

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    1840: 1 d. black, pl. 6, lettered PJ, a fine used example with good margins all round, cancelled by crisp red Maltese Cross. Cert. Von der Weid (1982) Gi = £ 375.rnrnrnrnrnrnrnrn 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1851 Great Britain

    1840: 1 d. black, plate 6, lettered GD, a fine four margined used example neatly cancelled by red Maltese Cross.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1852 Great Britain

    1840 (May 6): 1 d. black, Plate 6, lettered OC, two fine used examples, each with four clear to large margins, with State One cancelled in red and State Two cancelled by black Maltese Cross, a fine and very scarce matched pair Gi Spec. cat AS41+AS42 = £ 975/Gi = £ 750.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1853 Great Britain

    1840: 1 d. black, pl. 6, lettered FD, a fine four margined example used on 1840 cover front only to Whitchurch, neatly cancelled by crisp red Maltese Cross, with fine NEWPORT-SALOP cds (Dec 16) at left. Signed Pröschold.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1854 Great Britain

    1840: 1 d. black, pl. 7, lettered HA, a fine used example with clear to large margins all round with portion of adjoining stamp at right and part marginal inscription "In Wetting the..." at left, cancelled by black Maltese Cross, signed Brun. Rare thus Gi = £ 375+.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1855 Great Britain

    1840 (May 6): 1 d. black, pl. 7, lettered SH, a fine used example with good to large margins all round and portions of adjoining stamps at left and at right, cancelled by black Maltese Cross Gi = £ 375.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1856 Great Britain

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    1840: 1 d. black, pl. 8, lettered FL, touched at base but with large margins at left and at top showing adjoining stamps, tied by red Maltese Cross to 1841 entire letter from Liverpool addressed to Madeira via Forwarding Agent's in London (Robert Forster of Beer Lane), for onward transmission to Madeira. reverse with 'Liverpool' despatch cds and London cds in red (Jan 16). Obverse bears Madeira notation of charge due upon receipt with "160" (reis) in manuscript alongside the adhesive. A rare and most appealing entire. Cert. BPA (2013).
    Starting bid : 2,400 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1857 Great Britain

    1840 (May 6): 1 d. black, Plate 9, lettered MC-MD, a fine used horizontal pair with large margins all round, neatly cancelled by light red Maltese Crosses. A fresh and very fine pair Gi = £ 1'250.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1858 Great Britain

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    Spilsby Maltese Crosses 1840: Covers (2) from Spilsby to "Newton, Chambers & Co., Thorncliffe, an Ironworks near Sheffield", the first with 1 d. black, pl. 4, lettered MH, used example with clear to large margins neatly tied by red Maltese Cross with repeated strike alongside the adhesive at left. Reverse with 'Spilsby' double arc undated circle of despatch; most attractive and scarce - the earliest recorded usage of the 'Double Cross' listed by Rockoff & Jackson, see Volume II, page 251. Cert. Eichele (2011); the second with 1 d. black, pl. 9, lettered IC, a fine used example tied to 1841 entire letter from the ame correspondance, neatly tied by black Maltese Cross with repeated strike alongside the adhesive at left. Reverse with 'Spilsby' double arc datestamp (April 19) in black of despatch. Both a  tad fragile along folds but most attractive and scarce. A sensational pair of covers with both the red and black Crosses. Illustrated in Rockoff & Jackson, Volume II, page 253. Certs. RPSL (1983).rnNote: George Newton, Thomas Chambers along with Henry Longden signed a lease to extract coal and ironstone from the Thorncliffe valley in December 1793. The company founded was "The Thorncliffe Ironworks". By the end of the 19th century the company was not only mining coal and ironstone but building blast furnances, coke ovens and chemical plant. Heavy section iron from the Thorncliffe Ironworks was used in two iconic structures: Tower Bridge, crossing the river Thames in London, and the Eddystone Lighthouse. (Source: Wikipedia)rnProvenance: Collection 'Wills', Harmers, London, Nov 1989, lot 212.rn                   Collection Hassan Shaida, Sale 1, Feb. 1992.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1859 Great Britain

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    1840: 2 d. deep full blue, Plate 1, lettered PB, a fine four margined example in a deep shade, used on 1840 double rate cover to London tied by Maltese Coss in red. Reverse with Liverpool despatch cds (Sept 12) and London arrival (Sept 14). Slight closed tear at top of cover not greatly affecting attractive appearance. Cert. Ferchenbauer (1985) Gi = £ 2'750.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1860 Great Britain

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    1840 (May 6): 2 d. blue, Plate I, lettered RL, a fine used example in a deep shade, good even margins all round, cancelled by black Maltese Cross. Cert. Von der Weid (1982) Gi = £ 900.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1861 Great Britain

    1840 (May 6): 2 d. blue, Plate 2, lettered MJ-MK, a delightful used horizontal pair in a bright resonant shade, large even margins all round, neatly cancelled by red Maltese Crosses (rare on this Plate). An exceptional and most attractive pair Gi = £ 1'800/Gi Spec. cat DS8f = £ 3'500.rnProvenance: Collection Wills, Harmers, London, 7 Nov 1989.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 1862 Great Britain

    1840 (May 6): 2 d. 'steel' blue, Plate 1, lettered MB-MC, the fine used horizontal pair in this distinctive shade, good to huge margins all round, neatly cancelled by black Maltese Crosses. A fresh and very fine pair Gi = £ 3'800/Gi Spec. cat DS4 = £ 3'800. rnProvenance: Collection Wills, Harmers, London, 7 Nov 1989.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 1863 Great Britain

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    1840: 2d. blue, plate 1, strip of four RC-RF, tied by red MC's and "BOSTON SHIP" datestamp to 1840, Mulready lettershett 2d. blue, Stereo "a 96" with "GLASGOW APR. 14. 1841" datestamp for despatch on reverse, addressed to "James Burns, Portrait Painter, New York". The 2d. strip with mostly large margins (RC close at one corner, RF slightly touched at right), a fifth stamp having been removed, the lettersheet slightly age toned and some wear at edges but all letterfolds carefully backed by hinges. Nevertheless a hightly impressive and rare overseas combination use of adhesive Stamps and Postal Stationery. Cert. RPSL (1996).
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1864 Great Britain

    1840: 2 d. pale blue, Plate 1, lettered DC, a fine used four margined example neatly cancelled by Maltese Cross in red Gi = £ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 1865 Great Britain

    1840: 2 d. pale blue, pl. 1, lettered OL, an attractive used example with close but clear margin at top left, large on three sides, neatly cancelled by near complete Maltese Cross in red Gi = £ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1866 Great Britain

    1841 (Feb): 1 d. red-brown, from 'black' Plate 1b, lettered CG, a superb large margined used example cancelled by complete strike of Maltese Cross in black. Signed Johnson, Pröschold Gi = £ 375.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1867 Great Britain

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    1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued paper, 'Black' pl. 8, lettered BD, a fine used example with good margins all round, slight scuff at upper left corner, neatly cancelled by rare usage of the Maltese Cross in red. Cert. RPSL (1983) Gi = £ 4'800.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1868 Great Britain

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    1841: 1d. red-brown, 'Black' Plate 9, lettered FK, large regular margins and neatly cancelled used on "May 25 1841" local Edinburgh lettersheet tied by black Maltese Cross. Cert K. Louis BPP (2017) plus 1862, 4d. pair PG-PH (PG cut wing margin and corner fault) tied by '250' numeral to Feb. 1864 envelope to the "Paymaster on H.M.S. Satelite in Montevideo ... or elsewhere.".
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1869 Great Britain

    1841: 1 d. red-brown, imperforate on blued paper, the magnificent unused block of twenty (5 x 4), lettered QA-QE/TA-TE, from the lower left corner of the sheet with Plate Number "42" and inscription "Price 1d. Per Label, 1s. Per Row of 12, £1 Per Sheet. Place the Labels ABOVE the.." with manuscript below "Kirkwall Orkney Islands Sept 9, 1844" in ink. The stamps of excellent fresh colour, with full margins all round and portions of adjoining stamps at right, minute scissor cut between QB and QC, mounted on the upper row only, otherwise, besides one minor gum skip, most of the lower block of fifteen are unmounted og. 'QA' shows the re-entry (Gi Spec cat BS26Eb) at base and Guide line joins left frame lines of QA and RA. Some ageing in the lower margin not detracting from the beautiful appearance of this rare and splendid multiple Gi = £ 2'000+.rnProvenance: Collection Wills, Harmers, London, 7 Nov 1989.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1870 Great Britain

    1841: 1 d. red-brown, lettered FB, a fine used example with margins all round, cancelled by London "No. 4" in Maltese Cross struck upright in black. The scarcest of all the 'Numbers in Cross'. An attractive stamp Gi = £ 625.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1871 Great Britain

    1841: 1 d. red-brown, three single examples, one three margin example used on piece cancelled by London 'No. 5' in Maltese Cross, fine example with fine strike of 'No. 8' in Cross and superb used example with fine 'No. 12' in Cross. Scarce and attractive trio Gi = £ 650+.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1872 Great Britain

    1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued, the near complete set of London 'Numbers in Cross' with eleven stamps showing Numbers 1-11, the rare 'No. 4' being a particularly fine strike, margins touched to fine and a few faults, nevertheless a scarce assembly Gi = £ 2'695.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1873 Great Britain

    1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued, 'Archer' plate 92, a remarkable block of twenty-two with complete horizontal row of the sheet lettered IA-IL and JC-JL, used on 1850 cover from London to Southampton, cancelled by London '17' numeral obliterators, with corresponding manuscript rate '1/10d.' at left. Margins good to touched and the cover with some creasing due to size (presumably carrying legal documents as addressed to a Solicitor), with London despatch cds and Southampton arrival (May 2) in blue on reverse. Despite faults, an extraordinary franking.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1874 Great Britain

    1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued, a fine four margined example unusually used on 1 d. pink postal stationery envelope to Culross, neatly tied by London 'No. 2' in Maltese Cross. Reverse with small flower illustration in manuscript, and London despatch (Dec 22) and Edinburgh and Culross datestamps (Dec 24). A charming and scarce cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1875 Great Britain

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    1854 (Jan 24): Entire letter from London addressed to Capt. Frere on HMS Bellerophon at Malta, endorsed 'per English Packet via Marseille, under ¼ ounce', correctly franked by 1841 1 d. red, pl. 132, 2 d. blue pl. 4 and 1847/54 Embossed 1 s. green, margins on each large to just touched, all tied by London '12' numeral obliterators in black. A charming and scarce entire. Cert. Louis (2012).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1876 Great Britain

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    1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued lettered TJ and 2 d. blue single and pair, lettered DB and DA/EA, large margins, only 2d, EA, just touched at base, used on small registered 1853 cover to the Manager of the Provincial Bank in Limerick, all tied by Irish '353' numeral obliterators in black and by Newcastle (Limerick) despatch cds (July 29) in red. Reverse with Limerick arrival cds (same day). An attractive and scarce cover and without doubt one of the most beautiful registered covers from Ireland bearing 1841, 1d and 2d. Cert. BPA (1996), together with an 1843 registered cover from Manchester to London with touched 1841 1 d. red tied by black MC with registration paid in cash.rnNote: The addresse "Provincial Bank" of Ireland was founded by Thomas Joplin and others in London in 1825. It's primary aim was to introduce English capital into Ireland outside of the Dublin area. In 1966 ´The Provincial Bank of Ireland´ merged with ´The Munster & Leinster Bank´ and ´The Royal Bank of Ireland´ to form ´Allied Irish Banks´ (Source: www.irishpapermoney.com)
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1877 Great Britain

    1841: 2 d. blue, lettered NC, a four margined example tied to large part piece by near complete strike of London 'No. 7' in Maltese Cross in black. Scarce and most attractive Gi = £ 1'200.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1878 Great Britain

    1841: 2 d. blue, pl. 4, a fine horizontal strip of three lettered JI-JK, good to large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at left, lightly cancelled in black. JK with shifted transfer. An attractive multiple Gi = £ 270.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1879 Great Britain

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    1841 (April): 1 d. red-brown from Black Plate 11, lettered ND, the unissued Trail Printing on 'Dickinson' on deeply blued silk-thread paper without watermark, a superb unused example of excellent fresh colour and large margins all round. An exquisite example of an extremely rare stamp. Cert. RPSL (1970) Gi = £ 7'750.rnProvenance: Collection Wills, Harmers, London, 7 Nov 1989.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1880 Great Britain

    Crimean War 1855: Cover from the Baltic Fleet mailed to Southsea, Hampshire franked by 1 d. red-brown on blued paper in a strip of three, perf. 16, lettered TA-TC, 'DANZIG' despatch cds (13/7) at lower right. The adhesives tied on arrival in London with numeral obliterators (July 17) and Portsmouth cds in black (July 18) on reverse. Scarce and attractive cover.
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1881 Great Britain

    1858/76: 2 d. blue, pl. 14, an unused example lettered NG, of fresh colour, typical gum crack, large part og. Scarce and fine Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1882 Great Britain

    1858/76: 2 d. blue, pl. 15, an unused horizontal pair lettered RJ-RK, of excellent fresh colour, minor gum bend on right hand stamp not affecting delightful appearance, large part og. Scarce and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 1'000+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1883 Great Britain

    1841/65: Small group (9) with 1841 1 d. red-brown used (4) all with good margins, 1 d. red Stars all with Scots Local cancellations: two with SAUCHIHALL (one with complete strike on piece), and part strikes of ARGYLE STREET and SANDPORT STREET; also an 1867 1 s. green pl. 5 with fine circular Telegraphic cancellation in black.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1884 Great Britain

    1867: Austria 3 kr. green and 10 kr. blue used on small 1872 envelope from Vienna to London tied by 'Wien' cds in black with red framed P.D. below. Readdressed from St. James's to the City with 1870 ½ d. lake, pl. 5, in a vertical pair tied by London duplex in black (Dec 17). An attractive and most unusual redirected usage. Signed Matl.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1885 Great Britain

    1870: Bantam ½ d. lake, pl. 4, a horizontal pair used with 1867/80 4 d. vermilion pl. 12 tied by 'Exchange / Liverpool' duplexes with fine "2½d." rate split marking in red at left and 'PKXP Nr. 2' TPO cds on reverse of an attractive entire.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1886 Great Britain

    1847/54: Embossed 1 s. pale green, an attractive vertical strip of three, ample to large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at upper left, lightly cancelled by numeral obliterators in black and by bleached manuscript 'Registered' in ink. An attractive and scarce multiple Gi = £ 3'000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 1887 Great Britain

    1847/83: Group of three items with Embossed 1847/54 1 s. pale green used with numeral obliterator and partial French entry marking, 1867/83 10 s. greenish grey on white paper, wmk. Anchor, used example with 'L / C & S' perfin and 1883 10 s. ultramarine fine used Gi = £ 5'000+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1888 Great Britain

    1847/54: Embossed 6 d. violet used with 1855 2 d. blue, perf. 16, on small 1855 mourning envelope to Geneva, Switzerland cancelled by '745' numeral obliterator of Stone, Staffordshire. The 6 d. with good margins for this stamp and contemporary scissor cut in margin, the 2 d. blue with separated by scissors at left and with portion of adjoining stamp at right. Circular 'PD' in red on front with reverse showing Stone despatch cds (Nov 13) in green, London transit in red and Geneva arrival cds. A scarce cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1889 Great Britain

    Unfortunately this lot was withdrawn from this auction.

    Lot# : 1890 Great Britain

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    1855/57: 4d., 6d. and 1s. tied by "498 / Manchester JU 27 61" duplex cancellation to entire letter via France to Rome. The 6d. clearly shows faint blueing of the paper, although BPA cert. (2017) states "memo: When compared with other 6d. on "Azure" paper this shows insufficient blueing". A rare franking bearing the complete set of the first surface printed issue.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1891 Great Britain

    1861 (July 16): Entire letter from London to Cognac, sent registered and prepaid at 1/4d. in red manuscript, struck with fine framed LOMBARD STREET / D / REGISTERED LETTER in red and 'Crown / Registered' cachet at right, with reverse displaying French rate box and Cognac arrival cds (July 18). A scarce entire.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 1892 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 : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1893 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 : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1894 Great Britain

    1867/83: £ 5 orange on white paper, lettered CH, a fine appearing used example of good rich colour, a few slightly soiled perfs. at right, neatly cancelled by WALSALL cds (Oct 31, 1902) in black. An attractive example of this iconic stamp Gi = £ 4'750.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1895 Great Britain

    1875: Cover from London to Lima endorsed 'p. Str. Nile' franked by 1873/80 3 d. rose pl. 17 (2) and single 1 s. green pl. 11, all three stamps with Henry Schroder & Co. perfin, tied by London duplexes in black (Aug 16). Taxed on arrival with 1874/80 Postage Due 10 c. orange, creased, tied by 'Lima / Principal' cds (Sept). Minor imperfections but rare.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1896 Great Britain

    1876: 8 d. orange, wmk. Garter, lettered HB, a magnificent used example with 'sock on the nose' LA GUAYRA datestamp struck in black (Jan 7, 1879). Minor wrinkle of no significance, a delightful and very scarce usage Gi 156/Z27 = £ 350.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1897 Great Britain

    1884: £ 1 brown-lilac, wmk. Crown, used example somewhat heavily cancelled by 'R' in oval handstamps but fine; 1888 £ 1 brown-lilac, wmk Orbs, used example of fair appearance but creased, 1891 £ 1 green used, some rubbing and unclear oval cancels; 1902/10 £ 1 green, creased but of fine appearaance. A scarce group of elusive high values Gi = £ 8'000+.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1898 Great Britain

    1885: SPECIMENS OF ADHESIVE STAMPS OF GREAT BRITAIN, bound in red, the wonderful 12 page book of Fiscal and Revenue stamps by De La Rue, all overprinted SPECIMEN in black, with first page showing embossed Customs adhesives (6 stamps) in orange-red from 3d. to 5s.; Foreign Bill stamps (17) in lilac from 1d. to 9d., in green from 1s. to 15s., in lilac from £1 - £5; page 2 with Bankruptcy Court Fee stamps (15) in lilac from 1d. to 8d., bicoloured with green from 1s. to 10s., bicoloured with lilac from £1 to £20; Probate (7) with green 5s. and 10 s. and in lilac from £1 to £6; page 3 with Judicature Fee (15) in lilac from 1d. to 6d., in green from 1s. to 15s., in lilac from £1 to £5; page 4 with District Audit stamps (5) in green for  5s. and 10s., in lilac for £1 to £5; Sea Policies embossed stamps in orange-red (24) with values from 3d. to £10 perf. or imperf.; page 5 with Patent (7) with lilac 2d. to 8d, and in green 1s. to 5s., Civil Service Commission stamps (7) with green 1s. to 10s. and lilac £1 and £5; Land Commission (6) with green 1s. to 10s. and lilac £1 and £5; Pedlar's Certificate stamp (1) in lilac; page six with Companies' Registration (5) in lilac from 4d. to £1, Public Records (4) with 6d. and £1 in lilac and 1s. and 5s. in green, Land Registry (9) with lilac 1d. to 6d., green 1s. to 10s. and lilac £1 and £5; Police Courts (7) with embossed 6d. orange red, green 1s. to 10s.; Cyprus (9) with lilac 1d. to 6d. and green 1s. to 10s.; page seven with County Courts Ireland (12) with lilac 1d. to 8d. and green 1s. to 10s. and lilac £1, Judicature Fee, Ireland (10) with 1d. to 6d. in lilac, 1s. to  10s. in green and £1 and £5 in lilac; Dog Licences, Ireland (3) with 2s. in lilac, 10s. in blue and £1 in green (all imperforate); page eight with Petty Sessions, Ireland (3) with 6d. in rose, 6d. in green and 2/6d. in lilac; Registration of Deeds (9) in brown-purple from 3d. to £1; Land Commission, Ireland (6) with 2d. to 6d. in lilac and 1s. to 5s in green; page nine with Law Courts, Scotland (8) with 1d. and 6d. in lilac, 1s. to 10s. in green and £1 and £5 in lilac; Bankruptcy Court, Ireland (5) with 5s. and 10s. in green and £1 to £5 in lilac; Register House, Scotland (9) with lilacrn1d. to 6d., green 1s. to 10s. and lilac £1 and £5; Admiralty Court, Ireland (6) in bright blue from 6d. - £1; page 10 with Unappropriated (17) with lilac 1d. to 8d., green 1s. to 10s., lilac £1 to £6 all imperforate; Coffee Mixture Excise labels (2) with ½d. in blue and 1d. in red. A delightful book, pages detached from spine but in superb quality throughout. Rare and splendid.rn 
    Starting bid : 10,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1899 Great Britain

    1891 (Jan 28): £ 1 green, lettered HD, an unused example of fine appearance and vibrant fresh colour, minor gum bend and thin at base on perf. below oval only, large part og. Gi = £ 4'000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 640 CHF

    Lot# : 1900 Great Britain

    1912/24: Royal Cypher, the unused selection with all values unused with much duplication including marginal Control singles and strips (40+), scarce 9 d. olive-green (4), largely fine to very fine, large part or unmounted og.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1901 Great Britain

    1913: Seahorses, Waterlow £ 1 used of fair appearance, couple of nibbed perfs. cancelled in 'Jersey' and a Bradbury Wilkinson 10 s. dull grey-blue, fine colour and large part og., together with heavily used 2 s. 6 d. (2) and 5 s. values Gi = £ 1'875.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1902 Great Britain

    1918/19: Bradbury Wilkinson Seahorse set of three values: 2 s. 6 d. pale brown, 5 s. rose-red and 10 s. dull grey-blue, all of good colour, the 2 s. 6 d. with typical gum bend, 5 s. and 10 s. values very fine, all with large part og. A scarce set Gi = £ 975.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1903 Great Britain

    1918/41: Lot 13 selected better stamps used (1) or unused (12 all lightly mounted og.), with 1918 Bradbury Wilkinson 5 s. rose-red Seahorse,1929 PUC £ 1. black (2, one used), 1934 Seahorses re-engraved set of three and King George VI high values (7) Gi = £ 2'625.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 1904 Great Britain

    1990 (Oct 16): Astronomy 22 p., an unused example, marginal from left of sheet, variety "Gold Omitted", fresh and fine, unmounted og. Scarce stamp Gi = £ 850.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 1905 Great Britain

    1969 (Jan 15): 'QE2' 5 d. black grey, red and turquoise, a fine unused example showing variety "Red Omitted", fresh and fine, unmounted og. A scarce stamp Gi = £ 300.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1906 Great Britain

    1997c: Machin definitive, a Proof Sheet for the design, 10 x 10, with full margins all round, printed in vermilion without value indication, with imprint 'Printed By Hélio Courvoisier S.A., Chaux-Des-Fonds, Switzerland' in both left and right sheet margins. Fresh and fine, unmounted og.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1907 Great Britain

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    1997: Queen Elizabeth II, Arnold Machin head, undenominated trials, gravure printing on coated paper without phosphor, but gummed, perf. 15:14 in complete sheets of 100 as printed by Courvoisier in light grey as used for the 29 p. and flame as used for 1st class. These two trial sheets were produced during the process of switching from lithography to gravure in 1997, but the trials are slightly smaller than that used on Machin definitives. A remarkable lot, discovered in spring 2017, certs. RPSL (2017); Calves (2017).
    Starting bid : 6,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1908 Great Britain

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    1997c: Machin definitive, a Proof Sheet for the design, 10 x 10, with full margins all round, printed in grey without value indication, with imprint 'Printed By Hélio Courvoisier S.A., Chaux-Des-Fonds, Switzerland' in both left and right sheet margins. Fresh and fine, unmounted og. Cert. Calves & Jacquart (2017).
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1909 Brit. Colonies lots/accumulations

    1840/1990c.: Great Britain collection from 1840 1 d. black and 2 d. blue used, 1841 1 d. red imperfs (37), 1841 2 d. blue pl. 4 with superb pair, 1858/79 1 d. red range incl. re-plating, 1 d. lilac mint Controls, 1883 2½ d. lilac partial re-plating (126 examples) and 2 s. 6 d. - 10 s. used, 1 d. venetian red near complete re-plating (237 of 240), 1891 £ 1 green used (Gi = £ 800), GV with 1912/22 unused Control examples and range of block cypher unused, George VI with many Control blocks, 1939/48 high values unused incl. 10 s. dark blue, QE2 from 1953 with many Control Blocks and multiples throughout incl. phosphor-graphite, Booklets inc. Wedgwood, SG etc. and Machins with useful face-value, more modern issues with high face value, Channel Islands 1958/81 complete unused (stc £ 500+), a few missed covers, a good lot for further expansion.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1910 Great Britain

    1840/1980: Important collection starting with 1840 1 d. black and 2 d. blue, 1847/54 full set of the embossed issue, 1882 £ 5 orange, 1885/86 £ 1 lilac (2), 1891 £ 1 green, 1902/10 £ 1 green, 1913 Seahorse £ 1 green, UPU 1929 £ 1 black, Officials, regionals etc., plenty of valid postage incl. single stamps and booklets, those partly in quantities, mainly in good quality, housed in six KABE albums, in addition a few hundred cards, covers and postal stationery items coming from business or daily mail as well as a group of FDC's, the whole packed in a large box.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 6,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1911 Great Britain

    1850/1980: Lot several hundred stamps used/unused or in mint condition, incl. some better values, full sets, souvenir sheets, booklets from GB incl. some regional issues, Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man and Gibraltar, partly some duplication, nicely arranged in two stockbooks.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1912 Great Britain

    1840/1990: Lot few hundred stamps used/unused incl. 1840 1 d. black with four margins, later issues with parts of plate reconstructions, plenty of valid postage, maxi cards and FDC's incl. Channel Islands, mainly in good condition and housed in one stockbook and in five cover albums, the whole packed in a box.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 350 CHF

    Lot# : 1913 Great Britain

    1841/1900: Range of Queen Victorian issues with 1858/76 2 d. blue pl. 14 unused, 1870 ½ d. rose in an unused marginal block of twelve perfinned NC, 1870 1½ d. unused pair, 1883 1½ d. lilac (3, unmounted og.), Jubilee 1887 9 d. dull purple & blue (2, unmounted og.), and a small range of Officials.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1914 Great Britain

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    1902/62c.: Range of unused on stockcards incl. 1902/10 9 d. (3), 10 d. (3) and 1 s., 1913/19 5 s. Seahorse, 1924/26 Block Cypher range with marginal Control examples, 1924 Wembley set in blocks of four, Photogravure 1½ d. Imperforate Colour Trial in myrtle green, etc., together with a small range of Official issues unused and used.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 1915 Great Britain

    1935/50: Collection 100 used stamps as well as 66 cards, covers and postal stationery items, incl. full sets, FDC's, censor mail, foreign destinations (mainly Switzerland), four cards with Guernsey bisects (German occupation) etc., in good condition, mounted on album pages with description, in addition one stockbook with duplicats, packed in a box.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1916 Great Britain

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    1840: "VR" 1d. black, lettered QJ, prepared for use but not issued, a fine appearing unused example with even margins all round, of good colour, unused and regummed. Fine appearance for this great rarity. Cert. BPA (2018) Gi = £ 32'500.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1917 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 : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1918 Great Britain

    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 : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1919 Great Britain

    1883/1904: Lot eight used official stamps incl. OW Official 1896/1902 ½ d. blue-green, 5 d. dull purple & blue lightly cancelled by 'Parliament Street' datestamp (11.8.1902) in black, 1902/03 2½ d. ultramarine neatly cancelled by 'Parliament Street' (Oct 1903) cds in black, Govt. Parcels 1883/86 6 d. dull green, 9 d. dull green without the usual colour loss, Board of Education 1902/03 2½ d. ultramarine, Admiralty Official 1903/04 2½ d. ultramarine, and 3 d. dull purple on orange-yellow. Eight certs. BPA (2017) Gi = £ 6'700.​
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1920 Great Britain

    1841: 1 d. red-brown, PL, three good to large margins, just touched at right, tied by a fine strike of the Channel Islands Maltese Cross, one of - if not the most iconic local crosses! SG. No. 8 tc = £ 10'000.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe Sales, 6. May 1953 (lot 276) and 21. Oct. 1953 (lot 317); Robson Lowe, Christies 23. Sep. 1986 (lot 323A).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1921 Great Britain

    Channel Islands 1857: Entire letter sent prepaid to Oporto, Portugal with '1/9d.' charge in red on obverse, fine double arc JERSEY cds in black (Oct 22) of despatch. London tranit in red (Oct 24) and 'Porto' arrival cds (Nov 1) in black where charged '350' reis due.
    Starting bid : 80 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1922 Great Britain

    1864: Entire letter from Jersey to St. Malo, France bearing 1857 1 d. red in a vertical strip of four tied by "3734" gros chiffres of St. Malo on arrival. Octagonal framed 'Angl. B.M. / St. Malo' Boîte Mobile entry marking below (May 7) in red. A fine and attractive entire.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1923 Great Britain

    1837: "POST OFFICE REFORM; ITS IMPORTANCE AND PRACTICABILITY" by Rowland Hill, privately printed by W. Clowes & Sons, Stamford Street, 1837. An original example of this wonderful and historic pamphlet, bound into tortoise shell binding, with the complete 73 pages including the appendix. The pamphlet shows that the Post Office revenue has been falling for many years, the abuses of the franking privilege (ably noted in Jane Austen's novels) and the public's evasion of payment of postage on delivery. Importantly an analysis is given showing that although the Post Office charged 1/1½d. for a letter from Edinburgh to London, the cost was actually less than ¼d. Rowland Hill then suggests that as distance bears little effect on cost that a letter should be carried at a uniform charge irrespective of the distance carried; all letters should be prepaid; to simplify the accounting procedure that letters should be charged on weight rather than the number of sheets. He further elaborates on the above but in the privately printed edition here offered he does not suggest adhesive labels merely stating that prepayment should be in cash or by 'stamped covers'. The public reprinting of this pamphlet brings forward the adhesive labels for pre-payment. Manuscript notation inside "Robert Ransome Esq., with the author's best regards" in Hill's hand. A wonderful and historic book.rnProvenance: Collection H. Dendy Marshall.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1924 Great Britain

    Literature: "The London Philatelist", issued by Royal Philatelic Society, a fine run starting in 1894/1913 with 10 red half-leather volumes with golden spine impression, incl. 'Cumulative Index' (2, one half-leather hardbound in green), 1920/26 with 6 volumes in dark red canvas and 1930/46 in seven half-leather volumes together with 1952/1973 issues single soft-bound magazines as issued. A rare possibility to acquire this reference source in such an integrity, in very good condition.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1925 Foreign P.O.'s

    MEF 1947/51: Covers (3) with 1947 registered airmail cover to London franked by MEF 3 d., 5 d. and 1 s. used from Banghazi, 1951 cover addressed to Alberto Diena in Rome franked by 1 m. on ½ d. orange (3), 2 m. on 1 d. pale blue (2) and single 4 m. on 2 d. pale brown from Tripoli and 1950 cover to USA franked by GB 2½ d. blue (6) tied by 'Field Post Office / 655' used from Tripoli.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1926 Foreign P.O.'s

    MEF 1947/51: The collection of covers/cards (115) all with MEF, Eritrea, Tripolitania frankings, cancellations from Asmara, , Azizya, Benghazi, Castel Benito, Decamere, Derna, Garian, Misurata, Mogadishu, Rodi, Tobruk, Tripoli but primarily usages from Libya and Eritrea; with notable usages of the "AV2" markings ex Tripoli (19 covers/cards, one is to Sweden another to Israel), cover ex POW Camp in Benghazi to Russian Zone, Germany ,three Express airmail covers ex Asmara (one is registered), 'AR' covers (4) etc. Primarily addressed to Italy but with a range of interesting usages. Owners cat = € 38'000+.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1927 New South Wales

    1865 (Jan): 1 d. dull red, Plate II, no watermark, perf. 14, a fine unused block of four, vivid colour and superb large part og. A scarce multiple Gi £ 900+.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1928 New South Wales

    1888/89: Centennial Sydney 1 d., Colour Trial Proofs (3), all in imperforate ungummed unwmk.'d blocks of four, printed in black, pale rose and third in pale orange; fresh and fine, minor staining from the reverse as usual but rare and most appealing Proofs.rnNote: These Colour Trial Proofs, in common with the examples to the £1 value listed below, were printed in single blocks of four, thus no larger multiples can exist.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1929 New South Wales

    1888: Essays for the Centennial Issue, 4 d. value, two blocks of four for unadopted designs with 'N. S. WALES' at top and curved 'One Hundred Years' below FOUR and PENCE value, corners filled with 'NSW4', each block pin perforated, one in brown with margin hinged back into place and the other in orange (imperforate at top) printed on thick white ungummed paper. Most unusual and very scarce Essays.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 1930 New South Wales

    1888/89: Centennial Colour Trial Proofs (6), all in imperforate ungummed unwmk.'d horizontal pairs, with 1 d. in brown, 2 d. Emu in black, 4 d. Cook in orange, 6 d. in deep brown, 8 d. Lyrebird in green and 1 s. Kangaroo in bluish-grey, fresh and fine, minor staining from the reverse as usual but rare and most appealing Proofs.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1931 New South Wales

    1888/89: Centennial Emu 2 d., Colour Trial Proofs (2), both in imperforate ungummed unwmk.'d blocks of four, printed in brown and the other in pale orange; fresh and fine, minor staining from the reverse as usual but rare and most appealing Proofs.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1932 New South Wales

    1888/89: Centennial 4 d. brown, imperforate Proof block of four on NSW/Crown wmk. paper, in issued colour, marginal from right of sheet with imprint '4d. per Label. 2s. per..', diagonal crease not apparent on face, a fine and scarce multiple.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1933 New South Wales

    1888/89: Centennial 6 d., Colour Trial Proofs (4), all in imperforate ungummed unwmk.'d blocks of four, printed in pale green, bluish grey, black and in orange; fresh and fine group, minor staining from the reverse as usual but rare and most appealing Proofs.rn 
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 1934 New South Wales

    1888/89: Centennial 8 d., Colour Trial Proofs (3), all in imperforate ungummed unwmk.'d blocks of four, printed in bluish grey, vermilion and in issued colour of magenta; fresh and fine group, minor staining from the reverse as usual but rare and most appealing Proofs.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 1935 New South Wales

    1888/89: Centennial Kangaroo 1 s., Colour Trial Proofs (2), both in imperforate ungummed unwmk.'d blocks of four, printed in black and the other in orange; fresh and fine, minor staining from the reverse as usual but rare and most appealing Proofs.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF
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