Lot No


9197


9198 9199 9200 9201 9202


9203 9204 9205


9206 9207 9208 9209 9210 9211 9212 9213


9214 9215


9216 9217


Cat No


161-3 159


157 163


160 163


Description Great Britain - QV (Surface Printed) - continued


Estimate


157-60 1880-83 2½d plate 23, 3d plate 21, 3d on 3d and 4d plate 18 (very slight yellowing), each with light squared circle or cds cancel, all well centred except 3d on 3d, v.g.u. Cat. £370 ......................................................... £70


1880-83 6d grey plate 17 (thin), 6d on 6d (some patchy yellowing) and 1s orange-brown (heavy cancel), fair to good used. Cat. £400 ............... £48


1880-83 3d on 3d, HI, centred slightly to NW, partial oval Registered pmk, fine used. Cat. £160 ..................................................................... £42


157/61 1880-83 2½d plate 23, 3d plate 20, 4d plate 18 and 6d plate 17, good to very good used. Cat. £340 ................................................................ £48


1880-83 2½d blue, plate 23, MK, centred to NW, m.m. Cat. £425 US2 PH Plate 28 ........................................................................................ £98


1880-83 1s orange-brown, plate 13, SA, light partial squared circle postmark of OC 29 81, blunted perfs at left, o/wise fine used. Cat. £170 .................................................................................................... £38


1880-83 4d grey-brown, plate 18, RK, well centred, neat small LONDON E.C. squared circle, fresh, fine used. Cat. £75 US ................................... £30


1880-83 1s orange-brown, plate 13, two examples, one with closed tear, fair to good used. Cat. £320 US ............................................................ £16 161 1880-83 6d grey, plates 17 and 18 (faults), used. Cat. £150 US ............ £14 160


1880-83 4d grey-brown plates 17 (2, one with light oval Registered pmk but tiny nick in side) and 18, fair used. Cat. £225 US ............................ £19


1880-83 6d on 6d, PJ, partial oval Registered postmark, fresh, fine used. Cat. £150 PH Plate 28 ........................................................................ £42 170/2 1881 1d lilac, both Types, both with cds cancel, good used. Cat. £42 ..... £10


157 157 157 157 160 162


171 1881 1d pale lilac, 14 dots, centred to SE, fine and fresh, u.m. Cat. £225 US3 PH Plate 28 ................................................................................ £102 171 1881 1d pale lilac, 14 dots, m.m. Cat. £225 US PH Plate 28 ............... £53


9218 9219


1881 1d lilac, a valuable study on leaves, incl. 14 dots mint and used (5), 16 dots mint (15, incl. block), Controls with imperf margin T to X complete plus W strip of 3 with horizontally split Jubilee line, with perf margin N to X complete (ex. P and R), plus Officials scarce Office of works used (2) and scarce Army corner control (W) pair, fine. (64) Cat. £1270 US ....................................................................................................... £356 170-1 1881 14 dots 1d lilac, both shades, fresh, fine used. Cat. £70 US2 ........ £18


170/3 170/4


133S 1882 £5 ORANGE A-M, specimen Type 9, the original of which catalogues GBP£70,000 without ‘specimen’ overprint - this is the best way to acquire a genuine £5 Orange at a fraction of the mint normal price or even at a fraction of the fine used price. Sound example sporting minor faults/blemishes with traces of previous hinging and still with large part original gum, as specimen Cat. £3500 US PH Plate 31 ......................£1379


9220


133S 1882 £5 ORANGE A-B, specimen type 9, blued paper, superior fresh mint very large part original gum example with excellent colour and bluing, but the bluing more apparent upon reverse. Trace of small probably original printer’s ink stroke beside ‘A’ at SW, particularly well-centred, rather lovely collectable example, yet still withing many collector’s budgets, cata GBP£70,000 as original, Cat. £3500 US PH Plate 31 ........................£1468


9221 137


1882 £5 Orange (D-N), Magnificent appearance Dec 8 1899 Warrington central CDS cancelled at 9pm (code 6) well-centred with full perfs and fine colour and no visible faults - visually a £3,000 calibre retail price level example, however this stamp is expertly repaired. A joy to behold, estimated accordingly at £1,500 (reserved £1,200), SG Catalogue Value £4,750 (+ 75% for well-centred fine used). Please note that the ‘Warrington’ CDS ‘count’ in the authorative new £5 Orange analysis (The £5 Orange by Dr. John Horsey 2013) accounts for less than 1% of the 2712 cancelled examples (the ‘count’ for Warrington CDS being 25 examples). Brandon colour photo-certificate states repaired. Very collectable single centred Warrington CDS example (1) Cat. £4750 PH Plate 2 ........................................................................................£1500


9222 9223


9224


9225 9226 9227 9228 9229 9230 9231 9232 9233 9234


181 179


183


183a 193 193 178 185 178 94


194 180


192-4


1883 QV 5/- crimson fu with two light cds cancellations. Cat. £250 US2 PH Plate 30 ........................................................................................ £78


1883 QV 2/6d deep lilac on white paper, 2 or 3 corner perfs trimmed, light crease - fu with crisp oval date-stamp. Attractive shade. Cat. £225 US2 PH Plate 30 ................................................................................ £51


1883 QV 10/- ultramarine, 3 or 4 pulled perfs lower right, toouch of blue crayon o/w fu with crisp cds cancellation - strong colour. Cat. £525 US2 PH Plate 31 ........................................................................................ £110


1883 QV 10/- very pale ultramarine fu with cds cancellation. Cat. £550 US2 ..................................................................................................... £157


1883 QV 5d green fu - strong colour, background with light toning. Cat. £210 US3 ............................................................................................ £51


1883 QV 5d green fu with cds cancellation - good colour, background lightly-toned. Cat. £210 US3 ................................................................ £48


1883 QV 2/6d lilac on white paper, heavyish cds cancellation and hint of blue crayon - good example. Cat. £160 US2 ......................................... £43


1883 £1 brown-lilac wmk Crowns good perfs centred slightly high with boxed cancel Cat. £2800 US2 PH Plate 29 ......................................... £438


1883 QV 2/6d lilac on white paper, one perf slightly shorter, vfu with light cds cancellation. Good -looking example. Cat. £160 US2 PH Plate 30 . £51


1883 QV 6d green - spacefiller example with m/s ink cancellation, thin spot, closed tear; good colour. Cat. £380 US2 ....................................... £27


1883 6d dull green unused with non-original, slightly off-white, gum, a very nice stamp of good colour Cat. £625 US ........................................ £53


1883 QV 5/- rose fu with crisp late-fee duplex cancellation. Cat. £250 US2 PH Plate 31 ................................................................................ £78


1883-4 4d, 5d and 6d dull green, each with cds cancel, each with washed colour, fair used. Cat. £660 US2 ........................................................... £33


9282 109 183


1881 1d lilac 14 dots (6, incl. 3 with squared circle pmks) and 16 dots (5), good used. Cat. £250 ........................................................................... £45


1880-83 2½d blue, plates 21, 22 (2) and 23 (thinned), fair used. Cat. £170 US .............................................................................................. £18


1880-83 2½d blue, plate 22, HC, off-centre to SW, tone spot and yellow gum, m.m. Cat. £425 US6 .................................................................... £21


1880-83 2½d blue, plate 23, TC, slightly yellowish gum, o/wise fine m.m. Cat. £425 US4 ..................................................................................... £52


1880-83 2½d blue, plate 21, GA, neat upright LONDON cds of JU 10 81, paper wrinkles on reverse, v.g.u. Cat. £45 US ........................................ £12


1880-83 4d grey-brown, plate 18, SC, centred to SW, partial CHARING CROSS squared circles, g.u. Cat. £75 US3 ............................................. £11


9239 9240


9241 9242 9243 9244 9245 9246 9247 9248


9249 9250 9251 9252


9253 9254 9255 9256 9257 9258


9259 9260 9261


9262 9263


9264 9265


9266 9267 9268


9269


9270 9271


9272


9273 9274


9275 9276


9277 9278


9279 9280


9281 188


Lot No


9235 9236 9237 9238


Cat No


178 194 192/4


Description Great Britain - QV (Surface Printed) - continued


1883-4 2s6d lilac, BB, light oval Registered pmks, fine used. Cat. £160 US2 ..................................................................................................... £33


192-194 1883-4 QV green 4d - 6d - good colour but lightly-toned, fu plus spacefiller example of 2d lilac. (4) Cat. £660 US3 ................................. £150


1883-84 6d dull green, HC, LONDON cds, quite good colour, v.g.u. Cat. £240 US .............................................................................................. £49


1883-84 4d dull green, GE (slightly faded, light partial cds) and 5d dull green, FJ (washed neat TAVISTOCK squared circle), used. Cat. £450 US4 ..................................................................................................... £22


1883-84 1½d lilac, horizontal pair, DH-DI, neat BURNLEY cds cancels, fine used. Cat. £90 US4 ........................................................................ £18


180-1 1883-84 5s rose (light paper wrinkles) and 5s crimson (a few toned perfs), with small and large oval Registered postmark respectively, v.g.u. Cat. £500 US4 ..................................................................................... £32


191 188


178/83 180


1883-84 1s dull green, JF, well centred, neat partial LONDON hooded cds, decent colour, fine used. Cat. £325 US PH Plate 28 ............................. £71 187 1883-84 ½d slate-blue, u.m. Cat. £32 US ............................................. £11 190 1883-84 2½d lilac, LD, centred to NE, l.m.m. Cat. £95 US2 ................... £22 188/90 1883-84 1½d and 2½d, each with cds cancel, v.g.u. Cat. £65 US3 ........ £11 180 1883-84 QV 5/- rose fu with barred obliteration. Cat. £250 US8 ........... £28


192-3 178 196


187-191 1883-84 ½d slate, 1½d, 2d, 2½d & 3d lilac all fine used with heavyish cancels. Sound stamps. Cat. £255 US5 .................................................. £20


188-91 1883-84 1½d to 3d, each with London cds, centring varies, very good to fine used. (4) Cat. £245 US ................................................................... £61


183


190s 183 178 175


178 183


183 181


1883-84 10s ultramarine, FB, a few gum wrinkles, h/r, fine m.m. Cat. £2250 US PH Plate 31 ....................................................................... £890


1883-84 QV 2½d lilac with SPECIMEN opt, slight offset on gum o/w fresh mm. Cat. £85 US .................................................................................. £30


1883-84 10s ultramarine, MC, heavy gum crease across top, lovely colour, fresh m.m. Cat. £2250 US PH Plate 31 ............................................... £712


1883-84 2s6d lilac, MD, vertical gum crease at each side, fresh u.m. Scarce thus. Cat. £600 US PH Plate 30 ............................................... £231


1883-84 blued paper 2s6d lilac, AL, small surface abrasions at left, couple of small gum thins, h/r, m.m. Scarce. Philatelic Expertising Ltd Cert (1997). Cat. £6750 US PH Plate 30 .................................................... £734


1883-84 2s6d lilac, EH, light gum creases, h/r, fresh m.m. Cat. £600 US PH Plate 30 ........................................................................................ £169


192-3 1883-84 4d (washed) and 5d (fairish colour), good used Cat. £400 US6 ..................................................................................................... £16


1883-84 10s ultramarine, DH, centred slightly left, exceptionally fresh, rich colour, lovely white gum, trifling gum wrinkle, fine l.m.m. Gorgeous example, clear 2007 BPA Cert. Cat. £2250 US PH Plate 31 ...............£1201


1883-84 10s ultramarine, FG, lovely small crisp ESHER cds, well centred, fresh, v.f.u. Cat. £525 US PH Plate 31 ................................................. £263


1883-84 5/- crimson very fine used with small squared circle postmark, mark on back does not detract from this very attractive example. Cat. £250 US5 ............................................................................................ £37 190 1883-84 2½d lilac, GK, slight yellowing, part o.g. Cat. £90 US6 (B) ...... £10 178


1883-84 2s6d lilac, LF, well centred, FORREST HILL B.O. cds, fine used. Cat. £160 US3 ..................................................................................... £31


195 178-9


1883-84 9d dull green, GB, centred to NE, slightly blunted perfs at bottom right, fresh m.m. Scarce. Cat. £1250 US2 PH Plate 28 ............. £274


1883-84 2s6d lilac and 2s6d deep lilac (creasing), slight yellowing, cds or oval Registered pmks, fair to good used Cat. £385 US6 ........................ £19 187 1883-84 ½d slate-blue, horizontal pair, small wrinkle, u.m. Cat. £70 US £21


178-179 1883-84 2/6 lilac & deep lilac both fine used, one with parcel cds of London, the other with registered oval ds.good perfs. Fine Cat. £385 US5 ..................................................................................................... £39


178 183s


1883-84 2/6 Lilac, fine used with Lombard Street circular cancel. Cat. £160 US2 ............................................................................................ £32


1883-84 10s ultramarine, DG, ovptd. SPECIMEN, Type 13, barest possible trace of hinge, fine and fresh, l.m.m. Exceptional. Cat. £550 US PH Plate 31 ........................................................................................ £543


187-96 1883-84 lilac and green set to 1s, all lightly cancelled (mostly cds, plus oval Registered (2) and octagonal postmarks), the greens are faded except for the 6d which has a good colour, fair used. Cat. £1720 PH Plate 28 ........................................................................................ £120 187 1883-84 ½d slate-blue, centred to top, m.m. Cat. £32 US3 ................... £7 195


1883-84 5s crimson, BA, blue crayon line at right, light oval Registered postmarks, fresh, v.g.u. Cat. £250 US4 ................................................. £26 188/90 1883-84 1½d and 2½d, good used. Cat. £65 ........................................ £12 180


1883-84 9d dull green, FG, slightly blunted perfs at bottom, fresh u.m. Scarce thus Cat. £1250 US3 PH Plate 28 ............................................ £477 192 1883-84 4d green, good colour with part Penryn cds, light toning ......... £25 181


1883-84 5s rose, IC, centred to top, neat cds cancel, fine used. Cat. £250 PH Plate 30 ........................................................................................ £56


181


1883-84 5s crimson, CD, centred to NE, light partial rubber cds, fresh, v.g.u. Cat. £250 US .............................................................................. £43


187/96 1883-84 ‘lilac and green’ set to 1s, ex. 9d, with additional 5d, thin on 1½d, usual range of green colours but the 6d is not bad, fair used. (10) Cat. £1450 ........................................................................................... £135


180


1883-84 5s rose, DA, well centred, fresh, fine mint. Brandon 2015 colour photo-certificate states with part original gum (describer - in fact large part o.g.), slightly faded. A pretty almost superb centred example Cat. £1100 PH Plate 2 ............................................................................... £375


1883-84 10s ultramarine, LB, well centred, small faults, excellent cds appearance, g.u. Cat. £525 PH Plate 31 .............................................. £70


1883-84 3d lilac, ID, rubbing at top, regummed, unused. Cat. £280 as mint. US2 ............................................................................................. £16


1883-84 1½d lilac, bottom marginal vertical pair, SG-TG, vertical central crease, u.m. Cat. £250 US5 .................................................................. £27


1883-84 2s6d (circular rubber cancel), 5s (steel cds) and 10s (heavy steel cds, a few faint tone spots on reverse), g.u. Cat. £935 US2 ................... £78


1883-84 5s rose, JG, centred to top, small LONDON cds cancels, clipped perfs at centre top, o/wise v.g.u. Cat. £250 US ...................................... £27


1883-84 4d and 5d dull green, fairly decent colours, hooded cds and oval Registered pmk respectively, good used. Cat. £420 US .......................... £53


1883-84 2s6d lilac, FE, with PORCHESTER RD/BAYSWATER W cds, v.g.u. Cat. £160 US ....................................................................................... £31


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