Public Auction Bowdon December 2024 - 374

Bids to be received by Tuesday 3rd of December 2024 2:00 PM

Lots (616)

Lot 277
Great Britain

1860 1½d rosy-mauve prepared but not issued - overprinted SPECIMEN (SG Type 2) wmk large crown on blued paper mint part original gum, SG Spec. G5s Cat £2250, normal cat £7000.

Estimate £ 750.00
Lot 278
Great Britain

1862 Entire Letter Glasgow to Montreal bearing 1s pl.1 (small letters SG 90) tied nice 8Z GLASGOW DE 11 62 159 numeral cancel sent via Londonderry and MONTREAL A.M. DE 29 62 CE arrival backstamp, usual folds, nice example. Cat £450 on cover.

Estimate £ 38.00
Lot 279
Great Britain

1867 (April) PARIS PROOF Plate 103 of 1d black on soft white card (FP-PF) three large margins, neatly cut into on right side, scarce, SG Spec. DP38 (1) Cat £3000.

Estimate £ 850.00
Lot 280
Great Britain

1867 Wmk Spray 9d pale straw fine used neat Seething Lane EC CDS, one blunt perf otherwise very fine condition, SG 111 Cat £300.

Estimate £ 58.00
Lot 281
Great Britain

1867-80 3d rose uncoloured letters, plate 9, IMPERF from imprimatur sheet Wmk Spray superb mint lightly hinged with four margins and beautiful strong colour, superb! SG Spec. J34(var) Cat £2500, extremely rare.

Estimate £ 750.00
Lot 282
Great Britain

1869 (Dec 18) Front bearing 6d mauve pl.8 tied by Cambridge cancel addr to Tasmania and two line ADVERTISED / BUT UNCLAIMED handstamp in black. very grubby and torn.

Estimate £ 25.00
Lot 283
Great Britain

1873-1988 Mint collection in a Davo boxed printed album with strength in Queen Elizabeth II incl 1873 3d rose pl. 21 unused, 1875 2½d rosy-mauve pl.1 unused, 1880 4d brown pl.18 part o.g. (thinned at top cat £450), 1887 8 vals to 10d mint, 1934 Re-engraved 2/6 mint, 1948 RSW set mint, 1937 set, 1939-48 £1 brown mint, 1951 Festival high vals set 3 to £1, 1950s-60s Wilding sets incl Graphite's, QEII with a great amount of completion to 1988, 100s. Ideal for expansion.

Estimate £ 300.00
Lot 284
Great Britain

1875 Wrapper London to New York bearing 2½d rosy-mauve plate 2 white paper tied EC 60 duplex type sent via Cork by John Hecan & Co. Vertical filing fold otherwise sound with red PAID on reverse.

Estimate £ 28.00
Lot 285
Great Britain

1877 ½d Pink Embossed Certificate of Posting form unused in very fine condition, punch hole from form binding and imprint G & S [404] 15,000 10/77. Superb & scarce in such good condition. H & G W1.

Estimate £ 58.00
Lot 286
Great Britain

1883 9d dull purple and blue mint with hinge remains, very fresh frontal appearance, SG 209 Cat £75.

Estimate £ 25.00
Lot 287
Great Britain

1885 (12 Mar) Cover Newcastle Upon Tyne to Madura, India bearing 5d green cancelled numeral duplex, redirected twice in India and a multitude of backstamps for transit including SEA / POST OFFICE / D (at Rosetta), FIRST DEL / MADHURA, VEPERY, VEPERY * MADRAS, etc. Roughly opened otherwise manly sound, SG 193 Cat £350 on cover.

Estimate £ 68.00
Lot 288
Great Britain

1887 5d dull purple and blue very fine used Die I example with part numeral duplex, very fine, SG 207 Cat £120.

Estimate £ 26.00

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