371st Auction

1815, Lettersheet dated "Londres le 28 avril 1815" addressed to Bordeaux, transported via "BREMEN" and "BASEL 4 Juny" with adjacent transit mark "SUISSE PAR HUNINGUE". A very scarce cover, transported shortly before the battle of Waterloo. Certificate Van der Linden BPP (1999)

1841, 1 d. red-brown, Die I, Plate 81, horizontal block of 24, good margins at top and bottom, four stamps touched or cut into, unused with original gum, some stamps unmounted mint,  some vertical creases, otherwise fine and fresh; an attractive and rare multiple

1848, 10 d. brown, Die 3 and 1 s. green, both stamps with small to large margins all around, used, fine, 10 d. signed Holcombe with opinion (1987)

1863, 4 d. pale-red pl. 4 (hairlines), BE, imperforated copy in nice colour and with good margins, unused o.g.; a very fine example of this rare stamp Provenance: Robson Lowe Auction January 1952 (within a block of 4 AD/BE), Stanley Gibbons Auction February 1970 (same block),  The block was split up at some point between 1970 and 1975

1867/80, 2 sh. cobalt, tied by duplex "LIVERPOOL FE 15 68" to entire letter with adjacent red "PAID B" and transit mark "PANAMA MR 9 68" to Peru with straight line "PAITA" on reverse. A very fine single franking of this scarce and difficult shade. Certificate BPA (2007)

1868, 10 sh. greenish-grey, pl. 1, very nicely cancelled by cds. "GEORGESTREET JY 26 82", top left corner repaired, otherwise very fine, certificate Brandon (2007, not mentioning the repair) (SG £ 3.200,-)

1875, 2½ d. rosy-mauve, pl.1, CA, imperforated Imprimatur, good to large margins with sheet margin at top (here horizontal crease), unused o.g., very fine and rare Provenance: Charles Nissen Stock (Stanley Gibbons 1978), Chartwell (Sting 2012)

1883, Victoria 9 d. dull-green, block of 4 JI/KJ, unused o.g., very fine and scarce multiple

1912, George V 1 d. die proof colour trial in red on gummed paper with watermark 'imperial crown', unused o.g. with slight gum disturbances in the margins only, stamp unmounted mint; fine and scarce 

1913, Seahorses 1 £ green, unused with fresh original gum and tiny hinge mark, very fresh and fine

1913, Sea Horses £ 1 green with sheet margin at left, used, fine (SG 1.400,-)

TELEGRAPH STAMPS: 1877, 3 sh. blue, imperforate specimen block of 20 with marginal inscription, unused o.g. with a couple of hinge remainders, one stamp with stain, some light gum bends and 2 corner stamps with diagonal creases, still fine; a rare and attractive multiple (SG Spec.L229)

1840/2013, gestempelte umfangreiche Sammlung mit u.a. Mi.-Nr. 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 35, 49 (2), 50, 54, 66, 69, 85, 98, 99, 118, 144, 174 etc., dazu die Kanalinseln Guernsey, Alderney, Isle of Man and Jersey, alles in 18 Lindner-T-Alben

1840/2016, postfrische, ungebrauchte und gestempelte Partie mit vielen Briefen, Karten und Ganzsachen im großen Karton

1858/2000, postfrische Sammlung dazu Dubletten, Jahbücher und Kanalinseln in 2 Kartons

1878/1929, hochwertiger gestempelter Bestand £-Pfunde auf Steckkarten, dabei Mi.-Nr. 49(2), 66, 85(4), 99(26), 118(16) und 174(2), außerdem Telegraphen-Marken 5£ orange und 1£ braun, unterschiedliche Erhaltung (SG. £ 60.850,-)

1902/51, überwiegend gestempelte Sammlung mit guten Ausgaben, Doubletten und einigen Belegen

1860/1900 (ca.), etwa 190 Briefe, Karten und Ganzsachen, dabei Auslandsbriefe, Ganzsachen mit Zufrankatur etc.

Feldpost in Ägypten und Palästina: 1916/40 (ca.), rund 250 Briefe und Karten, teils mit Beschreibungen

GROSSBRITANNIEN: 1861/1985 (ca.), ca. 200 Briefe, Karten und Ganzsachen mit Portomarken bzw. diversen Tax-Stempeln und Besonderheiten, Schwerpunkt vor 1950 mit besseren Stempel-Typen, interessanten Frankaturen usw.