STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY
AUCTION
Thursday 24 June 2021, 10 am BST
Royal Over-Seas League, Park Place, St James's Street, London SW1A 1LR
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Lot 176
Pence Issues - 5d red-brown, First Watermark CC, perforation 12½, mint block of nine 1863 - Pence Issues - 5d red-brown, First Watermark CC, perforation 12½, mint block of nine - Lightly mounted on seven stamps. Two remain unmounted. Original gum with just a couple of read all
Starting price: £ 1.200 | Estimate : £ 1.500 - 2.000
Lot 177
Pence Issues - 5d grey-olive (formerly deep sage green), First Watermark CC, variety imperforate, mint strip of three 1863 - Pence Issues - 5d grey-olive (formerly deep sage green), First Watermark CC, variety imperforate, mint strip of three - Precisely cut with read all
Starting price: £ 5.000 | Estimate : £ 7.000 - 9.000
Lot 178
Pence Issues - 5d grey-olive, reversed First Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, used 1863 - Pence Issues - 5d grey-olive, reversed First Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, used - Lovely distinctive colour. Neatly cancelled leaving clear profile. Extremely fine for read all
Starting price: £ 100 | Estimate : £ 150 - 200
Lot 179
Pence Issues - 5d yellow-olive, reversed First Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, used horizontal pair 1863 - Pence Issues - 5d yellow-olive, reversed First Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, used horizontal pair - Lovely colour and a very scarce used multiple of read all
Starting price: £ 200 | Estimate : £ 250 - 300
Lot 180
Pence Issues - 6d reddish-brown, First Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint marginal vertical pair 1863 - Pence Issues - 6d reddish-brown, First Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint marginal vertical pair - Lightly mounted on upper stamp only. Original gum read all
Starting price: £ 400 | Estimate : £ 500 - 700
Lot 181
Pence Issues - 8d reddish-brown, First Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint block of four 1863 - Pence Issues - 8d reddish-brown, First Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint block of four - Lightly mounted with just two hinge remainders at top and bottom. read all
Starting price: £ 300 | Estimate : £ 400 - 500
Lot 182
Pence Issues - 9d sepia, First Watermark Crown CC, perforation 13, used 1863 - Pence Issues - 9d sepia, First Watermark Crown CC, perforation 13, used - Excellent centring. Typical clogged perfs. Very fine for this issue. (S.G. n. 57)
Starting price: £ 250 | Estimate : £ 300 - 400
Lot 183
Pence Issues - 9d sepia, First Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint block of four 1863 - Pence Issues - 9d sepia, First Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint block of four - Very lightly mounted mint with original gum. Gum bend mentioned for accuracy. read all
Starting price: £ 1.500 | Estimate : £ 1.750 - 2.250
Lot 184
Pence Issues - 2s steel-blue, First Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint 1863 - Pence Issues - 2s steel-blue, First Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint - Lovely distinctive colour. Lightly mounted. Original gum. Very fine. (S.G. n. 59)
Starting price: £ 120 | Estimate : £ 150 - 200
Lot 185
Pence Issues - ½d dull mauve, imperforate on day book, imperforate with Watermark Inverted and single perforation 12½, mint 1864 - Pence Issues - ½d dull mauve, imperforate on day book, imperforate with Watermark Inverted and single perforation 12½, mint - A single read all
Starting price: £ 900 | Estimate : £ 1.100 - 1.400
Lot 186
Pence Issues - ½d dull mauve, no watermark, imperforate, mint block of 20 1864 - Pence Issues - ½d dull mauve, no watermark, imperforate, mint block of 20 - A corner marginal piece on white glazed paper. A light horizontal crease does not distract from this scarce read all
Starting price: £ 1.000 | Estimate : £ 1.250 - 1.750
Lot 187
Pence Issues - ½d dull mauve, No Watermark, perforation 12½ used pair 1864 - Pence Issues - ½d dull mauve, No Watermark, perforation 12½ used pair - Unusually fine and lightly cancelled. (S.G. n. 18)
Starting price: £ 150 | Estimate : £ 200 - 250
Lot 188
Pence Issues - ½d dull mauve, Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint block of 45 1864 - Pence Issues - ½d dull mauve, Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint block of 45 - Superb colour with a few surface abrasions and original gum. Scarce and stunning multiple. To read all
Starting price: £ 1.000 | Estimate : £ 1.250 - 1.750
Lot 189
Pence Issues - 5d grey-olive (formerly deep sage green), First Watermark CC, variety imperforate, mint 1866 - Pence Issues - 5d grey-olive (formerly deep sage green), First Watermark CC, variety imperforate, mint - A fine example with original gum - Cert. R.P.S. (1952)
Starting price: £ 800 | Estimate : £ 1.000 - 1.250
Lot 190
Pence Issues - 10d vermilion, First Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint 1866 - Pence Issues - 10d vermilion, First Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint - Very fine and fresh with original gum. One stamp unmounted - Cert. R.P.S. (1962) (S.G. n. 58)
Starting price: £ 5.000 | Estimate : £ 7.000 - 9.000
Lot 191
Pence Issues - 1d dull blue, reversed Second Watermark Crown CC, variety imperforate, mint pair 1867 - Pence Issues - 1d dull blue, reversed Second Watermark Crown CC, variety imperforate, mint pair - Very lightly mounted mint and 4 large margins of this variety listed read all
Starting price: £ 200 | Estimate : £ 250 - 300
Lot 192
Pence Issues - 1d deep blue, Second Watermark Crown CC. variety imperforate, mint marginal block of four 1867 - Pence Issues - 1d deep blue, Second Watermark Crown CC. variety imperforate, mint marginal block of four - Very lightly mounted mint and four large margins of read all
Starting price: £ 300 | Estimate : £ 400 - 500
Lot 193
Pence Issues - 1d deep blue, Second Watermark Crown CC. variety imperforate, mint marginal block of four 1867 - Pence Issues - 1d deep blue, Second Watermark Crown CC. variety imperforate, mint marginal block of four - Lightly mounted mint with one stamp unmounted. read all
Starting price: £ 1.000 | Estimate : £ 1.250 - 1.750
Lot 194
Pence Issues - 1d deep blue, Second Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint strip of five 1867 - Pence Issues - 1d deep blue, Second Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint strip of five - Lightly mounted with slightly toned gum. Beautiful colour. (S.G. n. 63b)
Starting price: £ 800 | Estimate : £ 1.000 - 1.250
Lot 195
Pence Issues - 1d dull blue, Second Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint block of four 1867 - Pence Issues - 1d dull blue, Second Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint block of four - Lightly mounted with two stamps unmounted. Very fine multiple. (S.G. n. 63)
Starting price: £ 800 | Estimate : £ 1.000 - 1.250
Lot 196
Pence Issues - 2d ochre (formerly maize), inverted Second Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint pair 1867 - Pence Issues - 2d ochre (formerly maize), inverted Second Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint pair - Distinctive fresh colour. Tiny tone spot on one. read all
Starting price: £ 100 | Estimate : £ 150 - 200
Lot 197
Pence Issues - 2d bistre, Second Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint pair 1867 - Pence Issues - 2d bistre, Second Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint pair - Lovely colour. Lightly mounted with original gum. A scarce multiple. (S.G. n. 64b)
Starting price: £ 888 | Estimate : £ 1.100 - 1.400
Lot 198
Queen Victoria Pence Issues - 2d yellow, Second Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint block of eight 1863 - Queen Victoria Pence Issues - 2d yellow, Second Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint block of eight - Outstanding bright colour. Mounted on upper stamps read all
Starting price: £ 500 | Estimate : £ 600 - 800
Lot 199
Pence Issues - 2d yellow, Second Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint pair 1867 - Pence Issues - 2d yellow, Second Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint pair - Thick paper. Lightly mounted. Very fresh and an attractive multiple. (S.G. n. 64d)
Starting price: £ 120 | Estimate : £ 150 - 200
Lot 200
Pence Issues - 2d yellow (deep shade), Second Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint block of 10 1863 - Pence Issues - 2d yellow (deep shade), Second Watermark Crown CC, perforation 12½, mint block of 10 - Mounted on six stamps only. Four unmounted. Minor natural gum read all
Starting price: £ 1.000 | Estimate : £ 1.250 - 1.750