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1887 Jubilee Issue
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SHOWCASE ITEM OF THE MONTH

6100

SG197
1887 ½d Vermilion. A very fine mint example, showing an unusual “shadow profile”. An outline of the Queen’s profile can be seen to the left of the portrait with a broken and irregular sector to the white circle around the head.
Unusual, and a variety not seen before.
Order: 6100 - £495.00
 

May 2009 - Many new items added this month

Order No  SG No  Description Price
Queen Victoria Line Engraved issues
6101 6102 6103 6104 6105
6101 3 1840 1d Grey Black (OK) Plate 1a. A very fine used 4 margin example lightly cancelled by red Maltese cross. 10 & 5 o'clock ray flaws, Spec AS2 £185
6102 2 1840 1d Black (HC) Plate 1b. A very fine used 4 margin example cancelled by red Maltese cross. 10 & 7 o'clock ray flaws, Unusual white spot below neck. Spec AS5 £175
6103 2 1840 1d Black (TF) Plate 2. A very fine used 4 margin example which appears to have been struck by both red & black Maltese crosses. 10 & 7 o'clock ray flaws, VGL NE square. Spec AS15 £275
6104 2 1840 1d Black (QD) Plate 2. A very fine used 4 margin example cancelled by Black Maltese cross, difficult on this plate. 10 & 7 o'clock ray flaws, top and side lines NW square weak. Spec AS15m £225
6105 2 1840 1d Black (ML) Plate 2. A very fine used 4 margin example, cancelled by red Maltese cross. 10 & 7 o'clock ray flaws, top line extends to right. Spec AS15. £165
6106 6107 61085 61095
6106 2 & 7 1840/41 1d Black (IA) Plate 2 & matching 1d Red Plate 2. A very fine 4 margin pair, both cancelled by Black Maltese crosses, scarce on the black for this plate. Both showing vertical guide lines NE square. No ray flaws. Spec AS15m & AS18. £355
6107 2 1840 1d Black (HL) Plate 3. A very fine used example of this difficult plate, neatly cancelled by almost full strike of the red Maltese cross. Spec AS20. £225
6108 2 1840 1d Black (DI) Plate 4. A very fine used 4 margin example, cancelled by red Maltese cross. Blur outside NW square. Spec AS23. £155
6109 2 1840 1d Black (FJ) Plate 9. A very fine used 4 margin example, cancelled by a fine strike of a deep brown/maroon Maltese cross. Shallowest of thins mentioned for accuracy. A striking looker. Stage 2 "O" flaw, VGL NE square. Spec AS56. 395.00 £395
6110 6111 6112
6110 8 1851 1d Red Brown (HG) Plate 124. A very fine used 4 margin example on thick Lavender Tinted Paper. Spec BS32l. £95
6111 43 1870 1d Rose Red (JK) Plate 143. A very fine used example with Copestake Moore, Crampton & Co underprint in red. £18
6112 43 1879 1d Rose Red (TD) Plate 222. A very fine used example, tied by Langholm duplex for Jan 9 1880 to very clean mourning cover to Peebles, receiving on the reverse for the next day. Scarce so fine. £55
6113 6114
6113 43 1879 1d Rose Red - FD Plate 213 & DK Plate "225" tied to redirected cover from Farnboro Station to Enfield, and re addressed to Clapham, the 225 with a Ponders End cancellation. Some soiling but very scarce. £595
6114 48 1870 ½d Rose Red (OT) Plate 10. A fine used example neatly tied to part printed correspondence to London by neat Newark Duplex for April 17 1877. On the way, it has acquired a "Foreign Branch" cancellation on the 18th, a "1d EC2" extra charge and a neat "Of the nature of a letter EC" handstamp, plus other receiving on the reverse. Very pretty. £75
 
Queen Victoria Surface Printed
6115 6116d 6117
6115 62 1855 4d Deep Carmine. Watermark Small Garter on blued paper. A very fine used pair, neatly cancelled by Glasgow Madeleine Smith type cancel. Spec J47(3). £325
6116d 63 1855 4d Carmine. Watermark Medium Garter. Thick highly glazed blued paper. A very fine used example, neatly struck by Bath 55 cancel. Spec J48(2). £125
6117 66 1857 4d Pale Rose. Watermark Large Garter. A very fine used wing margin example, struck by part Charles Rideout machine cancel. Scarce on this issue. Spec J51(2). £35
6118 6119 6120
6118 92 1865 3d Rose (MI) Plate 4. Watermark Emblems. A very fine used wing margin example, neatly struck by Irish 62 in diamond of Belfast. A difficult stamp so fine. Spec J28. £55
6119 93 1866 4d Dull Vermilion (PI) Plate 8. Watermark Large Garter. A very fine used example, cancelled by large part Hartlepool CDS from Duplex. Scarce on a early plate. £65
6120 117 1872 1s Green (TK) Plate 6. Watermark Spray. A very fine used marginal example cancelled by Manchester Royal Exchange CDS for Feb 1 1873. showing "current number 330" in margin. This appears only twice in the sheet of 120 stamps, over stamp AB and under TK and very scarce as such. £95
6121 6121b 6123 6124
6121 122 1872 6d Deep Chestnut (FK/GL) Plate 11. A very fine used block of 4, each neatly cancelled by Lenham CDS for June 22 1872. £185
6121b 125 1873 6d Grey (NG) Plate 12. Watermark Spray. A very fine used example, neatly cancelled by Blackpool CDS for July 26 1873. £125
6123 141SP 1877 2½d Rosy Mauve (AB) Plate 7. Watermark Orb. A very fine and fresh unmounted mint marginal example overprinted 'SPECIMEN' type 9 from the top of the sheet showing "current number 513" in margin. This appears only twice in the sheet of 120 stamps, over stamp AB and under TK and very scarce as such. Spe3c J8s. £150
6124 141 1877 2½d Rosy Mauve (KH) Plate 9. Watermark Orb. A very fine used example, perfectly cancelled by full upright Belfast CDS for Dec 17 1877. Variety "missing 2 perf pins" both top and bottom. Scarce on this issue. £75
6125 6127 6128
6125 148 1873 1s Deep Green (KK) Plate 8. Watermark Spray. A very fine used example, cancelled by large part St Thomas CDS from duplex. Early plates are very scarce with a CDS cancellation. £75
6127 150 1875 1s Green (IK) Plate 12. Watermark Spray. A fine used example cancelled by Smith Elder "K" in circle cancellation. Scarce on this issue. Some perf imperfections. £35
6128 150 1875 1s Green (DA) Plate 12. Watermark Spray. A very fine used example, neatly cancelled by Scottish AYR cds. £95
6129 6130 6131 6132
6129 151 1880 1s Orange Brown (DK) Plate 13. Watermark Spray. A very fine used example cancelled by London squared circle for May 7 1881. SG Cat £600 plus premium. £265
6130 151 1880 1s Orange Brown (PL) Plate 13. Watermark Spray. A very fine used example, neatly struck by Scottish Forfar 144 duplex cancellation. SG Cat £600.00 plus premium. £195
6131 151 1880 1s Orange Brown (FE) Plate 13. Watermark Spray. A very fine used wing margin example, cancelled by Torquay 805 vertical oval in blue. Unusual. SG CAT £600.00 plus premium. £175
6132 163 1881 1s Orange Brown (KK) Plate 13. Watermark Imperial Crown. A very fine used example, cancelled by London Mark Lane squared circle for September 14 1882. £65
6133 6134 6135 6138
6133 168 1880 2d Rose. Watermark imperial Crown. A very fine unmounted mint example. Just a tad off centre but a difficult stamp. £225
6134 169SP 1880 5d Indigo. Very fine unmounted mint block of 4, overprinted 'SPECIMEN' type 9. Light gum wrinkle one stamp. Very fresh. £295
6135 172 1881 1d Lilac Die II IMPRIMATUR. A very fine unused example on watermarked paper, lightly mounted with full gum. Good to large margins, very fresh. £150
6138 193 1884 5d Dull Green (RK) Watermark Imperial Crown. A very fine unmounted mint example in good original colour. The very lightest gum crease noted for accuracy. Very fresh. £250
 
Queen Victoria Surface Printed High Values
6122 6136 6137
6122 126 1867 5s Rose (EB) Plate 1. Watermark Maltese cross. A very fine used example, centred to the left, cancelled by neat upright CDS for Newcastle on Tyne for April 3 1872. £195
6136 178 1883 2s6d Lilac (GB) Watermark Anchor. A superb, very lightly mounted mint example with full original gum. Very fresh. £175
6137 183 1884 10s Ultramarine (EA) Watermark Anchor. A very used example, neatly cancelled by a razor sharp CDS of Quayside Newcastle on Tyne for July 25 1892. £295
 
Queen Victoria Surface Printed 'Jubilee' Issue
6139 6140 6141 6142
6139 197 1887 ½d Deep Brown Vermilion. A very fine mint example in this unlisted but known very deep shade of brown vermilion. Very lightly hinged with full original gum. £45
6140 197 1887 ½d Vermilion. A very fine mint example showing 100% offset on the reverse which is very rare on this issue. Partial offsets are more common. This is the 1st one we have seen in 15 years. £175
6141 197 1887 ½d Vermilion. A very fine mint lower marginal example, with approx 35% offset on the reverse. Scarce. £125
6142 197SP 1887 ½d Vermilion. A very fine unmounted mint example, overprinted 'SPECIMEN' type 9. Very fresh. Spec K27s. £35
6143 6144 6145
6143 198PP 1887 1½d Blue. Imperforate plate proof - Reply Paid Essay. A very fine mint block of 4 in blue on watermarked paper, original gum. £595
6144 200 1887 2d Grey Green & Deep Bright Carmine. A very fine unmounted mint example of this still unlisted shade, with original RPS cert of the block of 9 from which this was taken. Far scarcer than the listed scarlet shade and difficult with a cert. £175
6145 201SP 1887 2½d Purple/blue. A very fine unmounted mint block of 4, overprinted 'SPECIMEN' type 9. Very fresh. £125
6146 6147 6148
6146 207SP 1887 5d Purple & Blue. Die 1. A very fine unmounted mint example, overprinted 'SPECIMEN' type 9. Very fresh. £95
6147 213PP 1900 ½d Green. Plate Proof. Imperf no gum. A very fine unused pair with large margins all round. SG Cat £380.00 as singles. £125
6148 213 1900 ½d Dull Blue Green. A very fine mint pair, one stamp showing a 65% offset on the reverse. Scarce on this issue. £155
6150 6151
6150 213 1900 ½d Blue Green. A fine mint example, misperforated about 4mm to the right. In over 20 years, this is the first misperforated single we have come across. Very scarce. Diagonal crease. £175
6151 214 1900 1s DEEP Green & Carmine. An extremely lightly mounted mint example in one of the deepest shades of green we have seen for years. A great addition to a Jubilee shade collection. £75
 
King Edward VII Stamps
6155
6155 260 De La Rue 2s6d Lilac. A very fine lightly mounted mint example with full original gum. Very fresh. £155
 
Great Britain Official Stamps
6152 6153 6154
6152 O13SP 1888 ½d Vermilion. Overprint I. R. Official. A very fine unmounted mint example overprint "specimen type 9" Spec L12s. £45
6153 O17SP 1901 ½d Blue Green. Overprint I.R. Official. A very lightly mounted mint example, overprint "specimen type 15". Spec L13s. £40
6154 O44 1896 2½d Purple on Blue paper. Overprint Army Official. A superb unmounted mint example. Spec L40. £30

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