Mail to or from Overseas Destinations: Guatemala: 1871 (July 1st) entire, bearing 1867-80 1s. plate 5 GF, 1875 (Feb. 1st) entire bearing 1873-80 1s. plate 10 BE-BF pair, tied by London/87 duplexes.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
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Grosvenor Auctions Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
A specialised auction of over 1,200 lots, the property of 125 vendors, featuring an award-winning collection of Liverpool Postal History; the collection of Great Britain formed by the late Dennis Clarke; very fine line engraved and Seahorses; an excellent section of QEII commemorative errors including many great rarities; and one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of 1966 ‘Birds’ ever assembled.
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Lot #1227 - Great Britain mail to overseas destinations
Lot #1228 - Great Britain mail to overseas destinations
Mail to Overseas Destinations: India: 1900(c.) envelope used as a parcel label, addressed to “1st Batt. P.W.C./West Yorkshire Regiment/B. Company/Karachi/India”, bearing 1887-92 4d. (2) and 1900 1s. green and carmine single and pair, tied by “LEEDS” parcel cancellations, some holes where the envelope was attached to the parcel and soiling, scarce franking. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-180]
Lot #1229 - Great Britain mail to overseas destinations
Mail to or from Overseas Destinations: Mexico: 1865-86 seven covers, comprising 1865 (Dec. 1st) entire bearing 1865-67 1s. plate 4 DJ, 1868 (Apr. 1st) entire bearing 1867-80 1s. plate 4 CE tied by London/76 duplex, 1869 cover, bearing 1867-80 1s. plate 4 TE tied by “498” barred oval of Manchester, 1870 (June 1st) cover, bearing 1867-80 1s. plate 4 FD, tied by London/105 duplex, also red boxed “L 1” below, 1876 (Aug. 18th) entire bearing 1873-...
Lot #1230 - Great Britain mail to overseas destinations
Mail to or from Overseas Destinations: Peru: 1859-77 five covers, comprising 1859 (Aug. 17th) cover, bearing 1855-57 1s. (2), tied by London/81 duplexes, 1861 (Oct. 16th) cover franked by 1855-57 1s. pair, tied by Sheffield/700 duplexes, 1864 (Oct. 15th) cover bearing 1862-64 1s. pair, 1871 (Sept. 15th) entire bearing 1867-80 1s. plate 5 DA, EA-EB pair tied by Bristol/134 duplexes and 1876 (Dec. 15th) entire bearing 1873-80 1s. plate 13 OB,...
Lot #1231 - Great Britain mail to overseas destinations
Mail to or from Overseas Destinations: Saint Kitts: 1858 (June 1st) envelope with original contents from London, bearing 1855-57 6d. tied by “17” barred oval. Photo.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #1232 - Great Britain mail to overseas destinations
Mail to or from Overseas Destinations: Trinidad: 1868 (Feb. 29th) entire, bearing 1867-80 1s. plate 4 JD, tied by Birmingham/75 duplex, stamp just affected by filing crease, on reverse has London and Trinidad transit and receiving marks. Photo.
[Proposed price: £50-60]
Lot #1233 - Great Britain mail to overseas destinations
Mail to Overseas Destinations: Uruguay: 1868-71 four entires, comprising 1868 (Mar. 7th) bearing 1865-67 4d. plate 9 OE 1867-80 1s. plate 4 BH and IH (affected by filing crease) tied by “498” barred ovals of Manchester, 1869 (Nov. 8th) bearing 1867-80 plate 4 BJ-BK pair tied by “498” barred ovals of Manchester, 1870 (Oct. 8th) bearing 1867-80 1s. plate 4 KJ tied by Leeds/447 duplex, 1871 (Aug. 8th) 1s. plate 5 SE tied by “498” barred oval of...
Lot #1234 - Great Britain mail to overseas destinations
Mail to Overseas Destinations: Venezuela: 1877 (Oct. 5th) entire from Manchester, bearing 1873-80 6d. plate 15 DJ-DK (DJ torn and DK affected by filing crease), tied by Manchester/498 duplexes, 1878 (May 4th) entire from Liverpool, bearing 1873-80 1s. plate 13 EA tied by Liverpool/466 duplex.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #1235 - Great Britain mail to overseas destinations
Mail to Overseas Destinations: Venezuela: 1880 entire from London to Ciudad Bolivar, bearing 1873-80 8d. orange EF (straight edge at right), tied by London/E1/55 duplex. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-180]
Lot #1236 - Great Britain used abroad
Used Abroad: A selection incl. 1862-64 6d. plate 3 on cover from Constantinople to London cancelled “C” barred oval, 1865-67 4d. plate 12 (2) with “C51” of St. Thomas, and plate 14 on piece alongside 1873-80 3d. plate 16, 1867-80 9d. with “C35” of Panama, 10d. on piece with “A26” of Gibraltar, another with Valparaiso c.d.s., 1s. plate 6 (2) with “C82” of Pernambuco, 2s. blue with “C38” of Callao, 1873-80 21/2d. rosy mauve plate 14 on cover...
Lot #1237 - Great Britain used abroad
Used Abroad: Argentina: 1855-57 1s. green, 1862-64 9d. straw HJ, 1867-83 watermark Maltese Cross 5s. rose CI, all cancelled with fair to good strikes of Buenos Aires “B32” handstamp, mixed condition.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1238 - Great Britain used abroad
Used Abroad: Danish West Indies: 1865-67 10d. red-brown, 1867-83 watermark Maltese Cross 5s. pale rose (plate 1), both cancelled by St. Thomas “C51” handstamp, 1873-80 4d. vermilion plate 15 JF, cancelled by light “C51” duplex, mixed condition. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #1239 - Great Britain used abroad
Used Abroad: Malta: A selection of covers (6) to Italy with 1859 (Jan. 29th) bearing 1856-58 LC14 1d. strip of three cancelled “M” in barred ovals, the remainder with “A25” cancellations with 1856-58 LC14 1d. strips of three on 1859 covers (2), 1858-69 2d. plate 15 alongside 1873-73 21/2d. plate 15 on 1879 envelope, 1865-67 4d. plate 9 on 1867 entire, and 1873-80 21/2d. plate 2 on 1876 envelope, also 1855 stampless envelope to Ireland with...
Lot #1240 - Great Britain used abroad
Used Abroad: Nicaragua: 1867-80 2s. blue (plate 1) MB, lightly cancelled by Greytown duplex, also 1873-80 4d. grey-brown plate 17 IH cancelled by part Greytown c.d.s., good to fine. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-150]
Lot #1241 - Great Britain used abroad
Used Abroad: Peru: 1865-67 9d. straw plate 4 LC-LD wing margin pair, 1867-83 watermark Maltese Cross 5s. rose CB, 1873-80 4d. vermilion plate 15 AA, all cancelled with fair strikes of “C38” handstamp, fair to good used. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-180]
Lot #1242 - Great Britain used abroad
Used Abroad: Puerto Rico: 1865-67 9d. straw plate 4 FI-FJ pair (faults), 1865-67 10d. red-brown, good used, both cancelled by “C61” handstamp.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #1243 - Great Britain airmails
Airmails: 1919-33 selection of mainly flown covers, incl. 1919 (Sept. 30th) envelope London to Manchester endorsed “By aeroplane”, franked 1912-24 11/2d. and 1s. pair, also 1919 (Oct. 3rd) large O.H.M.S. front endorsed “AEROPLANE” franked by 1912-24 11/2d. and 1s. (8) and both used during the Rail Strike which lasted from September 27th. to October 6th. (See article in Stamp magazine for November 2014 regarding these covers), 1919, Great...
Lot #1244 - Great Britain Postal stationery
A large collection of postal stationery written up in binders, unused and used, chiefly Q.V., incl. postcards, specimens, wrappers with W.H.Smith and Son, few with adhesives, etc., mixed condition. (100s)
[Proposed price: £400-500]
Lot #1245 - Great Britain Postal stationery
Postal Stationery: A Q.V. to K.G.V. used accumulation in a carton, some duplication, incl. specimens, perfins, registered, etc., mixed condition. (100s)
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #1246 - Great Britain Postal stationery
Postal Stationery: 1841-92 group of postal stationery envelopes overprinted “SPECIMEN”, incl. 1841 2d. light blue paper type 1 with large central “SPECIMEN” in red, mostly fine. (10). Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-180]
Lot #1247 - Great Britain Postal stationery
Postal Stationery: 1844 1d. pink embossed lettersheet (H & B LP3a), examples with and without red “SPECIMEN” overprints, superb unfolded.
[Proposed price: £120-130]
Lot #1248 - Great Britain Postal stationery
Postal Stationery: 1855 proof impresions of Q.V. 1d. pink embossed dies on envelope blacks, before drilling for date plugs for stamping to order work, superb. (2)
[Proposed price: £70-80]
Lot #1249 - Great Britain Postal stationery
Postal Stationery: 1859 (May) 3d. embossed overprinted “SPECIMEN” on small postal notice (140 x 96mm) inscribed “EMBOSSED POSTAGE STAMP to be struck upon/Paper and Envelopes”, corner crease at upper left, otherwise fine. Photo.
[Proposed price: £160-180]
Lot #1250 - Great Britain Postal stationery
Postal Stationery: 1891 21/2d. yellow embossed die, colour and paper trial for the 1892 21/2d. grey blue Post Office envelope EP34, light crease, rare. Photo.
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Lot #1251 - Great Britain Postal stationery
Postal Stationery: K.E.VII 1d. envelope with albino impression unused, with carmine offset on inside, light corner creasing, also K.G.V 11/2d. red-brown envelope with second impression at foot unused, a few tone spots.
[Proposed price: £70-80]
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