1d black, AF, 4 small to huge margins (cut diagonally at SE corner but clear of design), traces of gum, fine unused. RARE. Provenance ex. Grosvenor. Cat £23000 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £4,600.00)
Auction UPA 98
By: UPA UPA
Prezzi Realizzati
Jul 01, 2025 Europe/London
UPA UPA Auction UPA 98
Tuesday Jul 01, 2025 15:00 Europe/London
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Lot #11904 - Great Britain - Officials 1903
ADMIRALTY ½d (violet ink line at top on reverse) and 1903-04 1d, fine cds used. Cat £43 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £9.60)
Lot #11905 - Great Britain - Officials 1903
ADMIRALTY ½d (u.m.), 1d (2, one used) and 1½d, fine mint. Cat £385 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £128.00)
Lot #11906 - Great Britain - Officials 1903
ADMIRALTY 1½d, centred to SE, slight yellowing, h/r, m.m. Cat £325 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £181.60)
Lot #11907 - Great Britain - Officials 1903
ADMIRALTY 1½d, centred to SW, h.r, m.m. Cat £325 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £177.60)
Lot #11908 - Great Britain - Officials 1903
ADMIRALTY 2d, fine mint. Cat £350 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £100.00)
Lot #11909 - Great Britain - Officials 1903
ADMIRALTY 2½d, centred to SW, h/r, fine m.m. Cat £475 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £144.00)
Lot #11910 - Great Britain - Officials 1903
ADMIRALTY 3d, block of 4, neat SHEERNESS duplex pmks, v.g.u. Scarce. Cat £1250 (image available) {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £373.60)
Lot #11911 - Great Britain - Officials 1903
ADMIRALTY 3d, partial PORTSMOUTH cds, v.g.u. Cat £160 (image available) {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £42.40)
Lot #11912 - Great Britain - Officials 1903
ADMIRALTY 3d, centred to bottom, fresh, fine mint. Cat £425 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £128.00)
Lot #11913 - Great Britain - Officials 1903-04
ADMIRALTY ½d (never hinged) and 1d, fresh, fine mint. Cat £120 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £40.00)
Lot #11914 - Great Britain - Officials 1903-04
ADMIRALTY (painted 'm') 1d, block of 4, one damaged at right, some toned perfs, circular rubber pmks, used. Cat £140 (image available) {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £14.40)
Lot #11915 - Great Britain - Officials 1903-04
ADMIRALTY 1½d, h/r, fresh m.m. Scarce. Wenvoe Cert. (2023) Cat £1900 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £943.20)
Lot #11916 - Great Britain - Officials 1903-04
ADMIRALTY 1½d, very fresh, very fine l.m.m. SCARCE. Wenvoe Cert. (2022). Originally purchased from Embassy Philatelists for £1300. Cat £1900 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £720.00)
Lot #11917 - Great Britain - Officials 1903-04
ADMIRALTY 2d, centred to SE, yellowed gum, m.m. BPA Cert. (2001). Scarce. Cat £2700 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £1,922.40)
Lot #11918 - Great Britain - Officials 1903-04
ADMIRALTY 2d, rubber cds of AP 29 04, fresh, fine used. Originally purchased from Peter Mollett for £475. Cat £900 (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £320.00)
Lot #11919 - Great Britain - Officials 1903-04
ADMIRALTY 2½d, centred to left, very good used. BPA Cert. (2010). Provenance ex. Grosvenor. Cat £950 (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £292.00)
Lot #11920 - Great Britain - Officials 1903-04
ADMIRALTY 3d, centred to SE, faint horizontal gum crease, barest trace of hinge, fresh l.m.m. Scarce. Brandon Cert. (2017) Cat £2600 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £1,064.80)
Lot #11921 - Great Britain - Officials 1903-04
ADMIRALTY 3d, squared circle pmk, very good used. SCARCE. Wenvoe Cert. (2022) Cat £400 (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £152.00)
Lot #11922 - Great Britain - Officials 1896-1901
ARMY ½d (both, also used), 1d and 2½d, mint/unused/used, faults, plus 1d with OFFICIAI variety m.m. Cat £338 (image available) {MX} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £80.00)
Lot #11923 - Great Britain - Officials 1896-1901
ARMY ½d blue-green, ovptd. SPECIMEN Type 15, gum crease across top, l.m.m. Cat £500 (image available) {S} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £107.20)
Lot #11924 - Great Britain - Officials 1896-1901
ARMY ½d blue-green, ovptd. SPECIMEN Type 15, centred to SW, fine u.m. Cat £500 (image available) {S} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £249.60)
Lot #11925 - Great Britain - Officials 1896-1901
ARMY ½d blue-green, WATERMARK INVERTED, corner thin, o/wise fresh u.m. SCARCE. Cat £1000 (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £392.00)
Lot #11926 - Great Britain - Officials 1896-1901
ARMY 1d lilac, SE corner control 'W' block of 6, imperf margin, some light gum creases, folded, five stamps are never hinged, u.m./l.m.m. Cat £225 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £96.00)
Lot #11927 - Great Britain - Officials 1896-1901
ARMY 1d lilac, SE corner control ('X' INVERTED) block of 4, hinged in margins and one upper stamp only, fine u.m./m.m. Cat. £300 as corner pair. Scarce. (image available) {UM} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £142.40)
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