25521856-58 QV 1d red,stars in top cnr, comp sheet reconstruction of all letters AA-TL, wmk large crown, perf 14, white paper. Mostly G-VFU. SG 37/41 cat £2880 as cheapest shades. Beautifully presented & fantastic for display. (240) $350$500
2553 1860 QV 1½d rosy mauve, plate 1, letters EB, prepared for use but not issued. VF fresh M, partial redistributed gum. SG Spec G5, SG53a cat £8500. Very rare stamp. (P) $4000 $6000
2559 1867-83 QV 10/- black progressive DIE PROOF, imperf, with no cnr letters or plate number on white glazed card with "May 6 1878" & "BEFORE HARDENING" inscription. Superb fresh UN as made. SG Spec J125(p) cat £3500, SG 128(p) normal cat £60,000. Important specialist item. (P) $2500 $3500
2560 1867-83 QV £1 black progressive DIE PROOF, imperf, w/o cnr letters & plate number, on white glazed card, with "Apr 18, 1878" inscription. Superb fresh UN as made. SG Spec J126(p) cat £4600, SG 129(p) normal cat £90,000. Important specialist item. (P) $3500 $5000
2562 1867-83 QV £5 orange, BLUED paper. VFU, "Parliament St NO 12 S.W. JY 8 82" cds, plus boxed "CHB GPO" pmk. SG 133 cat £15,000. Extremely rare & certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $4000 $6000
2563 1867-83 QV £5 orange, opt SPECIMEN. SG type 11, white paper. Superb fresh M, nice original gum, excellent centring & bright colour. SG Spec T128t, SG 137s cat from £4500 (normal cat £14,500). Actually the specimen opts on £5 white paper are probably 10 times rarer than on blued paper (while of course on normal stamps it is opposite). (P) $3000 $4500
25641876-77 QV Telegraphs £1 brown plate 1, & 5/- rose plate 1. G-VF U, £1 sm repaired tear. SG Spec L231 & 236 cat £960. (2) (P) $200$400
25741876-77 QV Telegraph £1 brown-lilac, plate 1. FU "London JU 8 78 Western Office" cds, plus rectangular boxed cancel. SG Spec L236, SG T17 cat £950. (P) $350$500
25751878 QV Probate 5/- to £6 revenues, opt SPECIMEN types 9 & 11. Mostly F-VF M, affixed to part of archive page, some flts. Bft 26-32(s). (7). (P) $130$200
25761881 QV Inland Revenue 6d reddish lilac Postal Fiscal, wmk anchor (20mm), perf 14. Superb fresh M, very nice original gum. SG F27 cat £360+ Unusually nice quality for this difficult issue. (P) $250$400
25771881 QV Public Records 6d-£1 revenues, wmk orb or script VR, opt SPECIMEN type 9 or 11, on £1 error SPECIMEN is fully DOUBLE! VFM, affixed to part of archive page. Bft 20-23(s). Probably unique £5 specimen error. (4). (P) $250$400
25781882-1901 "IR OFFICIAL" opt QV 5/- rose, white paper, opt with irregular inking, full perfs which may not be obvious in photo.. FU,"Belfast JY 20 95" cds. SG O9 cat £2500. Rare genuine example. PF/NY photo-cert. (P) $800$1200
25791882-1901 "IR OFFICIAL" opt QV 10/- ultramarine, white paper, but opt is forged. VFU, black squared circle pmk. SG O10 cat £3750. Negative 2015 PTS photo-cert. (P) $200$300
2580 1883-84 QV 5/- pale rose, BLUED paper, wmk Anchor. VF fresh M, small thin at top, very nice original gum & excellent pale rose colour characteristic of genuine blued paper examples of the early printing. SG Spec K9, SG 176 cat £18,000. Extremely rare stamp. 2015 Scheller photo-cert. (P) $6000 $9000
2581 1883-84 QV 10/- cobalt, white paper. Superb U, "Dundee FE 3 85" cds. SG Spec K14(1), SG 182 cat £12,375 inc SG specified 50% premium for lightly used. Very rare shade that is almost never seen in such nice condition. 2014 Hendon/Harris AIEP photo-cert. (P) $4000 $7000
25821883-84 QV ½d slate-blue, opt SPECIMEN type 9 in top marginal blk of 4. Superb fresh MUH. SG Spec K17As, SG 187s cat £200+ as M, should be at least £400 MUH singles, premium for blk (4) (P) $120$200
25831883-84 QV 1/- dull green, blk of 4. F-VFU, edge flt on 1 stamp, "London MR 27" cds, nice original colour. SG Spec K2b(blk) cat £1500, SG 196 cat £1300 as singles. Very rare multiple. (P) $200$400
2584 1884 QV £1 black progressive DIE PROOF, w/o cnr letters, imperf, on white glazed card, with "17 SEP 83" & "AFTER HARDENING" inscription. Superb fresh UN as made. SG Spec K16(p) cat £4250, SG 185(p) normal cat £32,000. Important specialist item. (P) $3000 $4500
25861888 QV Transfer Duty set 3d to 10/- green & black, h/s SPECIMEN type 9. Mostly VFM, affixed to piece of an archive page. Bft 1-8(s). (8). (P) $130$200
25901902-03 OW OFFICIAL opt KEVII ½d green. Superb U. SG O36 cat £180+. Scarce so nice. Copy of BPA photo-cert for pr this came from. (P) $100$150
25911902-03 OW OFFICIAL opt KEVII 1d red. Superb U. SG O37 cat £180+. Scarce so nice. Copy of BPA photo-cert for pr this came from. (P) $100$150
25921902-03 ARMY OFFICIAL opt KEVII 6d dull purple, opt type O4. Fresh MUH, horiz gum crease. SG O50 cat £175 for M, should be at least double, £350 MUH. (P) $80$120
25931902-03 ARMY OFFICIAL opt KEVII 6d dull purple, opt type O4. VF fresh MUH. SG O50 cat £175 for M, should be at least £350 MUH. (P) $200$300
25951911 KGV ½d very deep green Die B. VF fresh MLH. SG 325(var), SG Spec N2(7) cat £650. Rare shade. RPSL photo-cert. (P) $450$650
25961913 KGV 1d dull scarlet, wmk mult Cypher. Superb fresh MUH. SG 398 cat £225 for M, should be at least double, £450 MUH. (P) $180$275
25971913 KGV Seahorses 2/6 sepia brown, Waterlow printing, opt "CANCELLED" diag between 2 lines (SG Spec type 27) as used at the Customs & Excise Government Laboratory, on stamps for cancellation removal experiments & other forensic tests. Fresh M, small repair in LL cnr, VF appearance. SG 400(var), SG Spec N63(3)U cat £2200+, & under-catalogued. Extremely rare as only several recorded & most with condition problems due to the official testing etc. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1000$1500
25991914-22 Postage Due 2d agate blk of 4, opt SPECIMEN type 26, wmk simple cypher sideways. VF fresh MUH. SG D4s, SG Spec R4T cat £160 for M, should be at least double, £320 MUH. (P) $90$150
26001914-22 Postage Due 2d, colour trials in carmine, brown & green, opt SPECIMEN type 23, wmk simple cypher sideways. Superb freshMUH. SG D4s(p), SG Spec R4 SP1, SP6, SP9 cat £450 for M, should be at least double, £900 MUH. (3) (P) $450$600
26051929 KGV PUC £1 black, opt SPECIMEN in red, type 32. Fresh MLH, small thin, but superb appearance. SG Spec N21S, SG 438s £3250. Very rare. (P) $900$1300
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2606 1929 KGV PUC £1 black, opt SPECIMEN in red type 32. VF MLH. SG Spec NCom9s, SG 438s cat £3000. Very rare. (P) $2000 $3000
26071944 German Propaganda Forgery of KGV Silver Jubilee ½d green with Stalin in place of KGV, inscribed "This is a Jewsh War (Jewish mis-spelt) with Jewish Star & Soviet hammer & sickle in design. F-VF U, "London AAAU 6 JUNE 1944" cds. Mi PFa1. Scarce & interesting historical item. (P) $130$200
26081944 German Propaganda forgery of KGVI Coronation 1½d showing KGVI with Stalin, inscribed "SSSR Britannia", & with Jewish Star plus Soviet hammer & sickle in design. F-VF UN as made. Mi PFa2. Scarce & interesting historical item. (P) $130$200
26091944 German Propaganda Forgeries of KGVI def set ½d-3d, with Hammer & Sickle, plus Jewish star in design. VF UN as made. Mi 3-8 cat €400. Very scarce! (6). (P) $200$300
26101944 German Propaganda Forgeries of GB KGVI defs set ½d-3d, with Hammer & Sickle, plus Jewish star in design, with boxed opts "Liquidation of Empire Barbados". VF UN as made. Mi 9-14c cat €700. Very scarce! (6). (P) $450$600
26111944 German Propaganda Forgeries of GB KGVI defs set ½d-3d, with Hammer & Sickle, plus Jewish star in design with boxed opts "Liquidation of Empire Bahamas. VF UN as made. Mi 9-14f cat €700. Very scarce! (6). (P) $450$600
26121944 KGVI 2/6 black on green booklet cover in uncut tete-beche blk of 4 front covers (June 1944 imprint), with stitch holes at left & 2 horiz creases that probably resulted in these covers being replaced. Booklets were made tete-beche & then guillotined. VF fresh. Ex SG BD18 (10). Spectacular. (P) $50$100
26131944 KGVI 2/6 black on green booklet cover in uncut tete-beche blk of 10 front covers (June 1944 imprint), with stitch holes at left & horiz crease that probably resulted in these covers being replaced. Booklets were made tete-beche & then guillotined. VF fresh ex SG BD18(10). Spectacular! (P) $120$200
26151969 St Paul's Cathedral 9d, error black OMITTED, so missing value! VF fresh MUH with normal to compare. SG 800a cat £300. (P) $230$300
26161840 folded letter front franked QV 1d intense black plate 3, letters JC, with red Maltese Cross. VFU, 4 margins. SG 1-PL2 cat £400 as loose stamp. (P) $200$300
26171854 cover franked QV Embossed 1/- deep green, Die II, 2 silk threads 5mm apart, tied by barred numeral "3" pmk. To India with "JUL 19A 1854" b/s. FU, cut square. SG Spec H1(d), SG 56 cat £1200 as loose stamp & £1800 on cover. Unusually deep colour & an attractive cover. (P) $300$500
26181925 cover franked Empire Exhibition 1d red plus 1d diag BISECT! tied by 2 strikes of the Tristan da Cunha cachet type V, with another strike alongside. Amazing usage! (P) $200$400
26191933 Widow's Pension Order 10/- brown, wmk GvR, dated 30 JAN 34, with reduced counterfoil. Nice UN. Rare type. (P) $250$400
26201935 KGV Silver Jubilee 6d blue Postal Order wmk GvR, with "Western Central District Office 7 MY 35" FDI issue cds, but not cashed, with counterfoil & 2 security punches. Fresh UN. Rare FDI pmk. (P) $200$300
26211934 KGV 10/- green Old Age Pension Order, dated 17 MAY 35, with counterfoil. UN. Rare type of order. (P) $200$400
2622Hijack Mail: 1974 (18th Nov) commercial Airmail cover Stairbridge Worcester to British Consul General Perth, 10p meter franking. Superb strike of the two line "Delayed en Route/Aircraft Hi-jack" h/s. A British Airways VC10 Flight 870 en route to Singapore was hijacked at Dubai with 27 passengers, 8 airport workers who were cleaning the plane when it was hijacked & 10 crew. British Airways Captain Jim Futcher was awarded Queen's Gallantry medal for his "calm & courageous conduct" during the hijack. The hijack ended at Tunis with a German passenger murdered. A similar cover from this hijack was auctioned in Melbourne in 2011 & sold for $1150+. A rare interrupted aviation cover. (P) $500$1000
GREAT BRITAIN - Locals, Telegraphs
2623Circular Delivery Company: London 1867 Arms ¼d deep blue, left marginal vert pr, error IMPERF between, rough perf 11½, hard wove paper. Fresh M, creased unfortunately stamps were torn apart & now rejoined with hinge. SG CD36a listed but unpriced. Extremely rare with only several recorded. (2). (P) $100$200
2624Locals: Leeds Marshall Bros ca1845 2d blue on black, horse & carriage, with control no F7643. Superb fresh U, blue crayon cancel. RL unlisted. Extremely rare & impressive stamp. (P) $600$1000
2625Locals: Liverpool Parcel Delivery Co ca1875 3d black on rose Frank Stamp, inscr "Head Office 20 Cases St Liverpool", black control no.46482, perf 12½. VFU, ink cross cancel. RL 3. Very rare. (P) $80$150
2626Locals: Liverpool Parcel Delivery Co ca1877 4d black on deep green Frank Stamp, inscr "Head Office 6 Wood St", black control no.1731, perf 11½. FU, sl thins m/s line cancel. RL 10. Very rare. (P) $70$120
2627Locals: (London) Express Parcel Delivery Co Ltd ca1870 1d red horse & carriage, inscribed "Chief Office 269 Strand", with black control no.56711. UN, flts at top. RL 1. Very rare. (P) $70$120
2628Locals: Manchester Parcel Delivery ca1890 4d green Frank Stamp, inscr "Chief Office 32A Fountain St J Burgess", perf 12. VFU, m/s cross cancel. RL 4. Very rare. (P) $70$120
2629Railway Newspaper Parcels: ca1880 Midland Railway ½d to 1/- opt SPECIMEN diag in red, black control no. VF fresh MUH. Very rare. (9). (P) $250$400
2630Railway Newspaper Parcels: ca1880s Preston & Wyre Railway ½d-6d with black controls. VF fresh MUH. Very rare. (5). (P) $150$250
2631Telegraphs: 1864 Universal Private Telegraph Co set 6d brown & 1/- blue inc 6d control no in green & black & 1/- control no in green, black & yellow, all perf 12½. F-VF M/MLH. RL 1-2, Bft 5, 1, 9, 6, 7. Very scarce. (5). (P) $100$150
2632Telephone: 1884 National Telephone Company 1d to 1/- (no 6d) Colonel Raynstard-Jackson. VF fresh MUH, 3d, 4d & 1/- cnr marginal RL ex 1-6, Bft 3x 1-5. Very scarce. (4). (P) $100$150
GREAT BRITAIN - POs ABROAD
2633Constantinople: QV selection 1857-83 all with barred "C" pmks. 1857 4d Rose & 1856 6d lilac (2 shades), no cnr letters. 1862 4d Red (2 shades) & 1/- green (2 shades), small cnr letters. 1867 5/- Rose plates 1 & 2. 1876 2½d Rosy mauve plate 4. F-VFU. SG Z90, Z91, Z97, Z112, Z121, Z81 cat £960+, ridiculously low as normal GB cat £3400+! (10). (P) $350$500
GREAT BRITAIN - JERSEY
2634 1940 German Occupation Arms of Jersey "Etats de Jersey" 1d scarlet design prepared by Bigwoods, both normal stamp & also with "swastika / 1940" opt. These stamps were prepared by the Bigwoods printery but due to objections from Bailiff of Jersey & consultations with Berlin, they were never issued. Superb fresh MUH, pristine original gum & both matching left marginal. SG JW19 & JW20 cat £6000++, & under-catalogued (examples in our auction 295 sold for $5800+). Only 2 sheets of 30 recorded of each, & of those many were creased etc, with only tiny number of perfect MUH such as these existing. Major rarity of significant historical importance. 1984 Mohle BPP photo certs for blks, plus 2013 Ceremuga photo certs. (P) $5000 $7000
26351941 German Occup Arms 1d scarlet on chalk-surfaced paper. Superb fresh MUH. Mi 2Z cat €80, SG 2d cat £55+. (P) $40$55
26361943-44 German Occup Pictorial 1d red imperf DIE PROOF "Epreuvre de luxe" M/Sheet (143x118mm) on wove paper, with French imprint at base. VF fresh UN as made, gum stain at top edge where tissue paper overlay attached. SG 4(p). Very rare (P) $400$700
26371943-44 German Occup Pictorial 2d orange DIE PROOF (78 x 60mm) in close to issued colour, on thin horiz laid cloth-type paper. VFfresh UN as made. SG 6(p). Extremely rare & probably unique on this paper. (P) $500$800
26381943-44 German Occup Pictorial 2d orange DIE PROOF "epreuvre de luxe" (143x118mm), wove paper with imprint at base. VF fresh UN as made, with attached interleaf, plus presentation sheet ex the King Farouk collection, with his pyramid h/s on reverse of epreuvre. SG 6(p). Attractive & very rare. (P) $400$700
26391943-44 German Occup Pictorial 2½d blue imperf DIE PROOF "Epreuvre de luxe" M/Sheet (143x118mm) on wove paper, with Frenchimprint at base. Superb fresh UN as made, with tissue paper attached. SG 7(p). Very rare (P) $400$700
GREECE
26401896 Olympics set 1l-10Dr. VF fresh M/MLH, in unusually nice condition for this difficult set. Vl 109-20, SG 110-21 cat £1500++. This is the 1st Olympic issue of the world & genuine sets are quite rare (beware of forgeries especially of 5Dr & 10Dr). The previous setin equally nice quality to this we sold for $2000+. Top 2 values with 2014 Ceremuga photo certs. (12) (P) $1500$2500
26411896 Olympic Games set 1L-10Dr. The 1L-5Dr F-VF U, 10Dr F-VF M, 2 vert gum creases. Mi 96-107; SG 110-21 cat £1100. Rare set. Top value 10Dr with 2016 Ceremuga photo-cert. (12) (P) $500$800
26421926 Air set 2D-10D, all cnr marginal blks of 4. VF MUH. Mi 300-303 cat €520, SG 406-409 cat £360 for M, should be at least double, £720 MUH, plus premium for blks. (P) $250$400
26431927-35 Pictorial set 5L-25D plus listed diff printings of 50L, 1D (2), 2D, 3D, 10D, 15D & 25D inc 1933-35 re-engraved designs. Mostly F-VF M, odd blemishes. Mi 304-17i, ex 313-17ii, 372 cat €730. SG 410-23 cat £1500. Rare issue. (23). (P) $400$600
26441927-28 Navarino set 1D50-5D. VF fresh MUH. Mi 321-6 cat €125, SG 427-32 cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MUH. (6). (P) $150$250
26451930 Centenary set 10L-50D, plus 1930 Monastery Defence 8D. VF fresh MLH. Mi 327A-344B & 345 cat €185, SG 433-51 cat £370. (19). (P) $120$160
26461930 Centenary set 10L-50D, blks of 4. VF MUH/MLH. Mi 327A-344A cat €1200, SG 433-50 cat £1200 for M singles, premium for many MUH. Rare set of blks. (18 blks fo 4). (P) $500$800
26471933 Air Zeppelin set 30D-120D. VF fresh MUH. Mi 352-4 cat €380, SG 458-60 cat £350 for M, should be at least double, £700 MUH. (3). (P) $250$350
26481933 Air Aeroespresso set 50L-50D. VF fresh MLH/MUH. Mi 355-61 cat €110, SG 461-7 cat £190. (7). (P) $70$100
26491933 Air Govt Pic set 50L-50D. F-VF MUH. Mi 362-8 cat €300. SG 468-74 cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MUH. (7). (P) $180$250
26501933 Air Govt issue set 50L-50D, all blks of 4. VF fresh MUH. Mi 362-8 cat €1200, SG 468-74 cat £1000 for M, should be at least double, £2000 MUH, plus premium for rare blks. (7 blks of 4). (P) $800$1200