9 November 2015 (First Session, Lots 1001–1315) Specialised Great Britain Stamps and Covers 9 First Session Lots 1001–1315 Monday November 9th at 2 pm Great Britain Collections and Mixed Lots 1001 A mainly mint Q.V. to Q.E.II collection incl. 1880-83 3d. on 3d. lilac, B.P.A. certificate (1980), 6d. on 6d. lilac plate 18 DC-DD, DC displaying variety slanting dots, B.P.A. certificate (1980), 1902-10 5s. bright carmine, range of departmental officials incl. I.R. 1884-88 1s. dull green, Brandon certificate (1979), 1887-92 1s. green, Brandon certificate (1979), 1887-1900 1s. green and carmine (2), both with Brandon certificates (1978 & 79), Govt. Parcels 1883-86 1s. orange brown plate 13 NA, plate 14 QH, both with Brandon certificates (1979), 1887-90 1s. dull green block of four, R.P.S. certificate (1977), 1902 9d. dull purple and ultramarine, 1s. dull green and carmine, both with Brandon certificates (1979), R.H. 1902 ½d., 1d., with Brandon certificate (1978), Admiralty Official 1903-04 1½d. dull purple and green, Brandon certificate (1979), Military Telegraphs to 10s., later definitives and commemoratives, etc. mixed condition but many fresh examples and of good to fine appearance. £4,000-£5,000 1002 A Q.V. to Q.E.II accumulation in 12 albums, incl. 1840 1d. black (5) and 2d. blue (3) used, 1864-79 1d. plates 71 to 225 complete used (less 77), later line engraved, 1847-54 Embossed 1s. (4), 10d. (2) and 6d. (4) used, comprehensive surface printed with 1867-83 10s. used, 1883-84 2s.6d. (9), 5s. (5) and 10s. (2) used, 1883 Lilac and Green set used, 1887-92 Jubilee to £1 (2) used, K.E.VII to 10s. (3) and £1 (2) used, range of Downey Heads, 1913-19 Seahorses 2s.6d. (15), 5s. (8), 10s. (7) and £1 used, 1939-48 High Values set mint, 1951 Festival set mint, range of Wildings with 1959 2d. error of watermark mint, Castles with 19558 and 1959 De La Rue sets unmounted mint, 1960’s phosphor sets, decimal commemoratives unmounted mint, officials, also covers with Mulready caricatures unused, Guernsey with presentation packs, etc., mixed condition. (1000s) £3,000-£3,500 1003 A Q.V. collection on leaves incl. 1840 1d. (7) used, 2d. (2) used, one with Manchester ‘fishtail’ Maltese Cross, 1841 1d. mint (4), 1855-57 2d. LC14 mint, 1864-79 most 1d. plates to 224 mint or unused, 1870 ½d. most plates mint, plate 9 used, 1870 1½d. plate 3 mint (2), 1847-54 embossed 1s. (3, 2 marginal), 10d., 6d. (5) used, good range of surface printed to 2s. blue used, a selection unused or mint incl. 1862-64 3d. (2), 1867-80 10d. (2), 2s. blue pair (perfin), 1867-78 wmk. Maltese Cross 5s. plate 1, 5s. plate 2 (2) and 10s. used, 1883-84 2s.6d. mint (2, one apparently on blued, crease), 5s. mint, 10s. (2) used, 1880-81 to 5d. mint (toned), 1883-84 lilac and green set mint (toned), 1884 £1 used with telegraph cancellation, 1887-1900 Jubilee set to both 1s. mint, 4½d. pane of twenty, £1 used, postal fiscals, few telegraphs, etc., mixed condition, many affected by toning. (100s) £2,500-£3,000 1004 A mainly used surfaced printed collection on leaves, incl. 1855-57 4d. (5), 6d., 1s. (3), 1862-64 3d., 4d., 6d. (2), 9d., 1s. (2), 1865-67 9d. GD, 1s. plate 4 BE-CF block of four, 1867-78 watermark Maltese Cross 5s. plate 1 GA, plate 2 AI, BG, FJ, 10s. greenish-grey CH, £1 brown-lilac FI, 1884 £1 brown-lilac PA, 1887-92 Jubilee to 1s. (both) mint, £1 green MB used, etc., mixed condition. (few 100s) £2,200-£2,500 1005 A mainly used Q.V. collection in an album, incl. 1840 1d. black (15, one possibly unused), 2d. blue (2), 1855-57 4d. (5), 6d. (4), 1s. (3), 1862-64 3d. (3), 4d. (7), 6d. (2), 9d., 1s. (3), 1867-80 1s. plate 5 EC showing extended tail to “5” at right, etc., varied condition. (few 100s) £2,000-£2,500 1006 A Q.V. mint or unused collection on leaves incl. 1841 1d. (3), 1864-79 1d. plates 71 to 225 (less 77) complete, many without gum, 1870 1½d. plate 3, selection of surface printed, mostly regummed, incl. 1855-57 wmk. small garter 4d., 1862-64 6d. plate 3, 1865-67 6d. plate 5, 1867-80 10d., 2s. blue (wing margin cut down and reperforated), 1872-73 6d. grey, 1873-80 4d. sage-green plate 15, 8d., 1880-83 3d. plate 20, 3d. on 3d., 6d. on 6d., later incl. 1880- 81 1½d., 1883-84 2s.6d., 1883-84 ‘lilac and green’ ½d. to 3d. and 6d., 1887-1900 Jubilee set to both 1s. (½d. blue- green, 2d. (faded) and 2½d. without gum), also a selection of officials (not guaranteed) incl. I.R. 6d. purple on rose-red, Army ½d. vermilion “OFFICIAI” in pair with normal, etc., mixed condition. (approx. 225) £2,000-£2,500 10 9 November 2015 (First Session, Lots 1001–1315) Specialised Great Britain Stamps and Covers Collections and Mixed Lots: continued 1007 A collection in an album, incl. 1840 2d. blue used (2, both with four margins), 1841 2d. blue used pair and singles (2), 1854-57 watermark Small Crown perf. 14 2d. used pair (grossly misperforated horizontally) and perf. 16 2d. with watermark inverted used, selection of 1d. imperfs. used with strip of three and block of four, later line engraved, 1883-84 2s.6d., 5s. (3) and 10s. (2) used, 1902-10 values to 2s.6d. used, 1935 Silver Jubilee booklet, 1912- 24 to 1s. unmounted mint, 1918 Bradbury 10s. overprinted “SPECIMEN”, much cancellation interest with c.d.s., barred, octagonal, squared circle, spoon cancellations, also railway stamps with London & North Western Railway, Great Northern Railway, Great Eastern Railway, Midland Railway, cinderellas, telegraphs, revenues, officials, advertising rings, etc., mixed condition. (100s) £1,800-£2,000 1008 A mainly used surface printed collection on leaves, incl. 1855-57 4d. (9), 6d. (3), 1s. (6), 1862-64 3d. (pair and single) 4d. (5), 6d. (3), 9d. (2), 1s. (pair and two singles), 1867-79 watermark Maltese Cross, 5s. plate C1, DA, plate 2 AA, 10s. BH, 1882-83 watermark Anchor 5s. plate 4 AC, 1873-80 watermark Orb 2½d. plate 5 watermark inverted, 1s. orange-brown plate 13 TA, 1883 or 84 9d. with watermark sideways inverted, 1887-92 Jubilee £1 green EB, etc., mixed condition. (few 100s) £1,500-£2,000 1009 A Q.V. to Q.E.II accumulation in an album, on leaves, old approval sheets and in packets incl. 1840 1d. apparently unused, used (40 approx., most poor), 2d. used (5), later line engraved with a selection unused or mint incl. 1858 2d. plate 15 mint, a few surface printed mint incl. 1873-80 2½d. rosy mauve plate 14, 4d. sage-green plate 16 (surface marks), range used to 1s. with a few used abroad, 1883-84 5s. mint, quantity of Officials to 1s. (not all guaranteed) with Q.V and K.E.VII mint multiples incl. Army 1896-1901 2½d. block of four, Govt. Parcels 1887- 90 1½d. block of four, 1891-1900 2d. pair (toned at top), Admiralty 1903 1d. block of six, range of used incl. quantity of Army 1896-1901 2½d. incl. a block of twelve, K.E.VII used to 5s., K.G.V mint incl. 1912-24 9d. green, 1929 P.U.C. ½d. to 1½d. wmk. sideways, 1934-36 ½d. to 2d. wmk. sideways, 1929 P.U.C. £1 used (damaged), K.G.VI mint multiples incl. 1939-48 10s. dark blue unmounted mint pair and block of four (mounted in margin, small toned areas on reverse), a few Q.E.II, postage dues incl. 1924-31 2s.6d. block of 56 used (4 detached), selection of covers incl. 1935 Jubilee set on plain registered f.d.c., also G.B. overprinted, a few Foreign, etc., mixed condition. (100s) £1,500-£2,000 1010 A Q.V. collection in an album incl. 1770 entire letter to Lichfield with Bishopmark, 1840 1d. used (22) incl. four pairs, 2d. used (6), later line engraved, good range of surface printed used to 5s. plate 2, 1865-67 4d. plate 9 (fault) on entire and 1867-80 1s. plate 4 on front, each cancelled “C51” of St. Thomas, 1867-80 6d. plate 6 unused (crease), 1883-84 used to 10s. (2, one perfin), 1887-1900 Jubilee values to 1s. green mint, £1 green used, range of officials to 1s. (with K.E.VII values), etc., mixed condition. (few 100s) £1,500-£1,800 1011 An imperforate line engraved collection on leaves with 1840 1d. (4) and 2d. apparently unused, 1d. (7) and 2d. (6) used, 1841 1d. CA-DC and CG-DI blocks of six mint, apparently from the same sheet, the “C” row stamps creased, NH-OJ block of six mint, range used incl. blocks of four (2), 2d. unused, used incl. a block of four, etc., very mixed condition, some with four margins. (149) £1,500-£1,800 1012 A mainly Q.V. accumulation in a small stockbook, on leaves, stockcards and in packets incl. 1840 1d. (2) and 2d. used, 1840 “V R” Official forgery, 1841 1d. worn plate four margin vertical pair mint, 1d. plate 17 TK with pronounced scratch mark in “K” square used, later line engraved mint incl. a good range of 1d.