ADMIRALTY 1½d, centred to right, m.m. Cat £275 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £96.00)
Auction UPA 101
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Apr 08, 2026 Europe/London
UPA UPA Auction UPA 101
Wednesday Apr 08, 2026 09:00 Europe/London
Last date for bids:
Tuesday Apr 07, 2026 17:00 Asia/Jerusalem
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The auction offers 18,692 lots to the value of £2,019,922 GBP comprising worldwide Collections, Sets, Singles, Covers, Proofs, High Values, Rarities, Topicals, FEO etc ... from the broadest range of regions including high quality classic Great Britain, British Empire, British Africa, British North America, India, Europe, British Asia, Asia with China, US and much more. Highlights once again include remarkable particularly strong in GB with High Values, British Empire plus exceptional Europe and overseas, with very good USA and many other countries too numerous to mention.
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Lot #9184 - Great Britain - Officials 1903
ADMIRALTY 2d, fingerprint on gum, o/wise fine u.m. Cat £300 (image available) {UM} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £180.00)
Lot #9185 - Great Britain - Officials 1903
ADMIRALTY 3d, centred to bottom, very fresh, fine l.m.m. Cat £350 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £128.00)
Lot #9186 - Great Britain - Officials 1903-04
ADMIRALTY 3d, with FORGED OVERPRINT, 'fine' cds used. Cat. £500 as genuine. {F} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £16.00)
Lot #9187 - Great Britain - Officials 1903-04
ADMIRALTY 1d, gum bends, fresh u.m. Cat £40 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.00)
Lot #9188 - Great Britain - Officials 1903-04
ADMIRALTY 1½d (defective at bottom), 2½d (trimmed perfs, toning) and 3d, each with FORGED OVERPRINT (crude 'mottled' type), used. Genuine Cat. £2200. {F} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.80)
Lot #9189 - Great Britain - Officials 1896-1901
ARMY ½d (both), 1d, 2½d and 6d, the ½d green, 1d and 6d values are never hinged, m.m. (5) Cat £120 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £36.00)
Lot #9190 - Great Britain - Officials 1896-1901
ARMY ½d vermilion, with OFFICIAI variety, h/r, m.m. Wenvoe Cert. (2023) Cat £250 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £80.00)
Lot #9191 - Great Britain - Officials 1896-1901
ARMY 6d deep purple/deep rose-red, centred to NW, fine and fresh, u.m. Scarce unlisted shade. With photocopy of Hendon Cert. (2017) for block of 4, from which this has been taken. Originally purchased from Embassy Philatelists for £135. Cat £110 (image available) {UM} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £46.40)
Lot #9192 - Great Britain - Officials 1902-03
ARMY ½d, horizontal pair, one with 'long top to second F' variety, u.m. SG Spec. MO19j Cat £105 (image available) {UM} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £40.00)
Lot #9193 - Great Britain - Officials 1902-03
ARMY 1d and 6d, gum toning, part o.g. Cat £125 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £14.40)
Lot #9194 - Great Britain - Officials 1902-04
BOARD OF EDUCATION 1s, a FORGED OVERPRINT on the scarlet shade, centred to SW, light toning, used. A 'fun' substitute for a rare stamp. {F} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £14.40)
Lot #9195 - Great Britain - Officials 1902-04
BOARD OF EDUCATION 1s, a FORGED OVERPRINT, oval rubber Registered pmk, adherence on reverse, good used. Good reference. (image available) {F} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £28.80)
Lot #9196 - Great Britain - Officials 1902-04
BOARD OF EDUCATION 1s, a FORGED OVERPRINT, some lightly toned perfs, v.g.u. Good reference. (image available) {F} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £32.00)
Lot #9197 - Great Britain - Officials 1902-04
BOARD OF EDUCATION ½d, centred to NW, very fresh, fine mint. Cat £180 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £112.00)
Lot #9198 - Great Britain - Officials 1902-04
BOARD OF EDUCATION 1d, light gum crease and gum toning, l.m.m. Cat £180 {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £22.40)
Lot #9199 - Great Britain - Officials 1902-04
BOARD OF EDUCATION 2½d, centred to left, shortish SE corner perf, o/wise v.g.u. Cat £250 (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £56.00)
Lot #9200 - Great Britain - Officials 1883-86
GOVT PARCELS 6d dull green, GN, heavy postmark, sound, fair used. Cat £750 (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £72.00)
Lot #9201 - Great Britain - Officials 1883-86
GOVT PARCELS 9d dull green, CG, '(?)/DEPOT' hooded cds cancel, fair to good used. Scarce. Cat £550 (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £88.00)
Lot #9202 - Great Britain - Officials 1883-86
GOVT PARCELS 9d dull green, LF, centred to SE, fine m.m. BPA Cert. (2012) rather harshly mentions 'a little soiled at foot'. Fine and attractive nevertheless. Cat £2750 (image available) {MH} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £340.00)
Lot #9203 - Great Britain - Officials 1887-90
GOVT PARCELS 1½d horizontal strip of 3, 6d (heavier pmk, dot slightly to left) and 1891-1900 1d, circular rubber cancels, fair to good used. Cat £101 {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £15.20)
Lot #9204 - Great Britain - Officials 1887-90
GOVT PARCELS 1½d (mint, small corner stain) and 6d, v.g.u. Cat £140 {MX} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £28.80)
Lot #9205 - Great Britain - Officials 1887-90
GOVT PARCELS 1½d (barest trace of dot), 6d, 9d and 1s (faded), all with circular rubber cancels, fair used. (4) Cat £500 (image available) {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £40.80)
Lot #9206 - Great Britain - Officials 1887-90
GOVT PARCELS 9d, fine l.m.m. Cat £275 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £96.00)
Lot #9207 - Great Britain - Officials 1887-90
GOVT PARCELS 1s dull green, various (3) German expertising handstamps on reverse, h/r, fine m.m. Cat £500 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £128.00)
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