Specialised Great Britain

19 Dec 2006, starting at 11:00 GMT .

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1882-83 wmk. Anchor on white paper:

£5 orange DK (S.G.137), example from the right of the sheet showing marked frame breaks below 'O' and 'N' of 'POUNDS', light marginal gum bend, brilliantly fresh unmounted o.g. An exceptional stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1992)

Sold for £ 15,275 (US$ 19,350) inc. premium

1882-83 wmk. Anchor on blued paper:

£1 brown-lilac FH-GH pair, and GF and GG singles, used together with £5 orange CB-CC pair, and CA and DA singles, and 10/- greenish grey DG, all on reverse of Post Office accounting form totalling £24/10/-, each stamp with "LONDON-W.C/JU 18/83" c.d.s. cancels and also scored through with blue crayon, document folded and stamps with some creasing or other imperfections, a very rare item.

Sold for £ 12,925 (US$ 16,373) inc. premium

1840 1d. Plate VI:

IA, large even margins, fresh large part o.g. B.P.A. Certificate (1996).

Sold for £ 11,162 (US$ 14,140) inc. premium

1935 Silver Jubilee:

2½d. Prussian blue (S.G.456a), fine lightly mounted o.g. (Offered with the original 1965 dealer's invoice for £80.)

Sold for £ 7,050 (US$ 8,931) inc. premium

1882-83 wmk. Anchor on blued paper:

£1 brown-lilac AB overprinted Specimen type 9 (S.G.Spec.J127t), marginal example from the top of the sheet, a few gum bends, very fine and fresh unmounted mint, R.P.S. Certificate (2001).

Sold for £ 7,050 (US$ 8,931) inc. premium

1840 2d. Plate I:

AC, just clear to large margins, in an attractive deep shade, fresh unused with virtually full o.g.

£ 5,000 - 5,500

US$ 6,300 - 7,000

1934 re-engraved:

2/6 to 10/- in unmounted mint bottom of sheet blocks of eight, a few light diagonal bends otherwise fine and very fresh.

Sold for £ 5,875 (US$ 7,442) inc. premium

Mulreadys and other printed items

1d. letter sheet A22 sent from London to Lower Edmonton on the first day of issue, endorsed "Lord Mayor", crisp red Maltese Cross above, and on the reverse two equally fine red "Pd/MY 6/1840" cancellations of slightly different shapes. A famous rarity. (1985)

Sold for £ 5,640 (US$ 7,144) inc. premium

1882-83 wmk. Anchor on white paper: £5 orange DK (S.G.137), example from the right of the sheet showing marked frame breaks below 'O' and 'N' of 'POUNDS', light marginal gum bend, brilliantly fresh unmounted o.g. An exceptional stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1992)

1882-83 wmk. Anchor on blued paper: £1 brown-lilac FH-GH pair, and GF and GG singles, used together with £5 orange CB-CC pair, and CA and DA singles, and 10/- greenish grey DG, all on reverse of Post Office accounting form totalling £24/10/-, each stamp with "LONDON-W.C/JU 18/83" c.d.s. cancels and also scored through with blue crayon, document folded and stamps with some creasing or other imperfections, a very rare item.

1840 1d. Plate VI: IA, large even margins, fresh large part o.g. B.P.A. Certificate (1996).

1935 Silver Jubilee: 2½d. Prussian blue (S.G.456a), fine lightly mounted o.g. (Offered with the original 1965 dealer's invoice for £80.)

1882-83 wmk. Anchor on blued paper: £1 brown-lilac AB overprinted Specimen type 9 (S.G.Spec.J127t), marginal example from the top of the sheet, a few gum bends, very fine and fresh unmounted mint, R.P.S. Certificate (2001).

1840 2d. Plate I: AC, just clear to large margins, in an attractive deep shade, fresh unused with virtually full o.g.

1934 re-engraved: 2/6 to 10/- in unmounted mint bottom of sheet blocks of eight, a few light diagonal bends otherwise fine and very fresh.

Mulreadys and other printed items 1d. letter sheet A22 sent from London to Lower Edmonton on the first day of issue, endorsed "Lord Mayor", crisp red Maltese Cross above, and on the reverse two equally fine red "Pd/MY 6/1840" cancellations of slightly different shapes. A famous rarity. (1985)

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1840 2d. Plate I: HF, large even margins, lightly cancelled in black. Extremely fine.

1840 2d. Plate I: IE-IF pair, just clear at lower left to good margins, fine used with black M.C's.

1840 2d. Plate I: IK with good to large even margins all round, fine used with black M.C.

1840 2d. Plate I: KD-KE pair (KE faults) used on 1840 (Aug. 4) E.L. with deep red M.C's, and SE used on 1840 (Aug. 17) E.L. with red M.C., four margins but filing fold through adhesive.

1840 2d. Plate I: MJ, OF, OG, OH and PJ: several shades, some faults, neatly cancelled in red or black.

1840 2d. Plate I: NB, pale shade, used August 1840 on a mourning envelope (slight faults) from Maidstone to Reigate, close to large margins, pale red M.C. cancellation.

1840-1977 mint and used collection in mixed condition in two Windsor albums with used inc. 1840 1d. (3), 2d. (2), 1858-79 1d. plates complete to 225 (less 77), 1847-54 embossed issues, a good range of later surface printed issues with values to 5/- (2), 1887-92 values to £1, later commemorative sets, definitives, phosphor issues, officials, postage dues, etc. (2016)

1840-1970 A used collection in mixed condition in a stockbook inc. 1840 1d.(2), a range of 1841 1d. and 2d., later range of line engraved and surface printed issues, K.G.VI and Q.E.II commemoratives and definitives, etc. (2017)

1840-1946 mainly used collection in a stockbook, poor to fine with many neat cancellations, including 1840 1d. (11), later duplicated line-engraved, surface-printed to 2s., 1867-83 5s. plate 1, and plate 2 with B30 postmark, 1883-84 2s.6d. (3), 5s. (2), 10s., 1884 £1, 1887-92 £1 (2), King Edward VII values to 2s.6d. (2), 5s. (2), 10s. and £1, and later to 10s (5), etc. (2351)

1840-1935 used accumulation, mixed condition on stockpages inc. 1840 1d. and 2d., a few later line engraved, surface printed inc. 1855-57 4d. and 6d. (2 of each), 1862-64 4d. (2), 6d., 1/-, later values to 8d., 2/- blue, 1883-84 lilac and green to fine 1/-, K.E.VII to 10/-, Seahorses to 10/-, etc. (2001)

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27% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £40,000 up to and including £800,000;
21% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £800,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
and 14.5% of the hammer price of any amounts in excess of £4,500,000.

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