386th Auction

1885, Queen Victoria, 3 d. yellow-orange overprinted ´STAMP DUTY´ mint large part og., bright color, fine SG £ 80

1885, Queen Victoria, 3 d. dull brownish orange overprinted ´STAMP DUTY´ large part og., bright color, fine, SG £ 85

1885 (Feb-Nov), "Stamp Duty" overprints, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, the unused selection with 3 d. dull brownish orange and 4 d. rose-red (4), all with part to large part og. 

1885, Queen Victoria, 4 d. rose-red overprinted ´STAMP DUTY´, mint large part og., bright color, very well centered for this issue, fine

1886/99, 2 d. violet, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, an unused block of six, strong colour, short perf on bottom left corner, top stamps mint hinged, bottom stamps unmounted og. Fine. SG £ 196

1886-1899, 4 d. red, variety “inverted wmk. V over Crown”, perf. 12½, an unused block of four, top stamps mint hinged, bottom stamps unmounted og. Fine. SG £ 220++

1886-1899, 4 d. red, 5 d. red-brown, 6 d. dull blue, 9 d. rosine and 1 s. brownish-red, all wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, mint hinged large part og. Fine group £ 247

1886-1899, 1 s. 6 d. brown-orange and 2 s. blue-green, all wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, mint hinged large part og. Fine pair £ 220

1886-1899, 2 s. 6 d. yellow, all wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, mint hinged large part og. Tiny vertical crease. Fine £ 225

1886-1899, 3 s. olive-drab, all wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, mint hinged large part og. Fine £ 150

1886-1899, 4 s. orange, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, mint hinged large part og. Fine £ 170

1899-1901, 3 d. bistre-yellow, variety “inverted watermark V over Crown”, perf 12½, a fine block of four, mint hinged og.

1899-1901, 3 d. slate-green, watermark V over Crown, perf 12½, a top margin block of four, mint never hinged og. Very fine SG £ 168+

1899-1901, 9 d. rose-red, watermark V over Crown, perf 12½, a top margin block of four, mint never hinged og. Very fine SG £ 100+

1899-1901, 1 s. brown-red, 1 s. 6 d. orange and 2 s. blue green, three pairs each watermark V over Crown, perf 12½, mint hinged. Fine trio SG £ 284

1899-1901, 3 s. pale olive, watermark V over Crown, perf 12½, mint hinged. Paper remain and few toned perfs, fine SG £ 300

1901-10, Bantam ½ d. blue-green, Die I, wmk. Crown over A sideways, perf. 12½, an unused margin block of 24, fresh and fine, mint never hinged og. A fine appealing multiple SG £ 180++

1901-10, Bantam ½ d. blue-green, Die II, wmk. Crown over A upright inverted, perf. 12½, an unused corner margin block of 12, fresh and fine, mint never hinged og, few perfs apart. A fine appealing multiple SG £ 168++

1901/10: 1 d. rose, State II, 12 x 12½, a corner margin block of four, prepared for use with Coil Vending Machine Trials, with each stamp obliterated with two horizontal black bars in black to prevent re-use. Fresh and fine, large part og. tiny paper remains on slightly toned gum. Fine

1901/10: 1 d. rose, State III, perf 12 x 12½, a lower margin block of 18, mint never hinged og. Very fine

1901-10, 2 d. lilac, State I, perf 12 x 12½, a corner margin block of four, mint never hinged og. Very fine SG £ 104++

1901-10, 2 d. bright purple, State II, perf 12 x 12½, a corner margin block of 12, mint never hinged og. Very fine SG £ 120++

1901-10, 3 d. chestnut and 3 d. yellowish-brown, perf 12 x 12½, two blocks of four, mint hinged og. Fine pair SG £ 160+

1901-10, 5 d. reddish-brown, 6 d. emerald and 9 d. dull rose-red, perf 12 x 12½, three blocks of four, mint hinged og. Fine trio SG £ 276+

1901-10: QV 2 s. blue on rose, wmk. V over Crown sideways, perf. 12, an unused corner margin block of four, fresh and fine, mint never hinged og. Very fine SG £ 140++

1901/10: 5 s. rose-red & pale blue, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, an unused block of four, fresh colour, mounted on thin paper, no gum. (SG catalogue value £260)

1901/10: 5 s. scarlet & deep blue, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, an unused block four with top margin, well centred and of fresh colour, hinged with gum. Fine and attractive. SG £ 300+

1901/10: £ 1 carmine-rose, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, an unused example, fresh and fine, mint hinged with part og. SG £ 350

1901/10: £ 1 carmine-rose, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, an unused example, fresh and fine, mint hinged with part og. SG £ 350

1902/10: Edward VII £ 2 dull blue, wmk. V over Crown sideways, perf. 12½, an unused example, fresh and fine, mint large part og. SG £ 750

1902/10: Edward VII £ 2 dull blue, wmk. V over Crown sideways, perf. 12½, an unused example, fresh and fine, mint large part og. SG £ 750

1901-10: 1½  red-brown on yellow, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 11, mint block of four, very fine, large part og. bottom pair mint never hinged. Scarce

1901-10: £ 1 bright-rose, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 11, unused regummed, well centered. Fine SG £ 400

1905-13, Bantam ½ d. bluish-green, perf. 12½, wmk. Crown over A upright inverted, unused block of four, mint never hinged og. Very fine and scarce

1905-13, 3 d.yellow-orange, perf. 12½, wmk. Crown over A, unused margin block of four, mint never hinged og, Very fine

1905-13, 4 d.olive-bistre, perf. 12 x 12½, wmk. Crown over A, unused left bottom corner margin block of nine showing variety “double vertical perf on left margin”, mint never hinged og, Very fine