383rd Auction

1888, 1 £ brown-lilac, watermark "Three Orbs", BC, fresh color and good perforation, used with barred London "L.S. / 8", very fine and attractive, signed Drahn, certificate Louis BPP (2023)

1888, 1 £ brown-lilac, watermark "Three Orbs", BC, fresh color and good perforation, used with centrally struck cds. "BELFAST JA 8 89", almost invisble vertical crease, otherwise fine, scarce, signed A. Diena a.o. and certificate Louis BPP (2023)

Provenance: HR Harmer (1. July 1982)

1927, King George V. ½ d. and 5 d. tied by cds. "TOLBURY ESSEX 6.SP.27" on registered preprinted cover "Ocean Letter" of "Radio Communication Co. Ltd." complete with letter to Delitzsch, Germany with arrival mark, fine

1929, UPU 1£ black, fresh color and good perforation, mint never hinged, very fine

1929, UPU 1£ black, fresh color and good perforation, mint never hinged, very fine

1929, UPU 1£ black, from the lower right sheet corner, fresh color and good perforation, mint never hinged, very fine

1929, UPU 1£ black, fresh color and good perforation, with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine

1929, UPU 1£ black, vertical pair with upper sheet margin, fresh color and good perforation, mint never hinged, very fine

1929, Postal Union Congress 1 £. black, well centered, partial left sheet margin, neatly tied by oval cds. "REGISTERED HATTON GARDEN 14 SEP 29" to registered local cover, blue register label alongside, reverse intact red wax seals and arrival cds., very fine, scarce solo usage

1967/68, Elizabeth II. 3d. blackish-violett, block of four with right sheet margin, left stamp imperforated at right, the right stamps imperforated, mint never hinged, fine and scarce

1967/68, Elizabeth II. 3d. blackish-violett, block of four with right sheet margin, left stamp imperforated at right, the right stamps imperforated, mint never hinged, upper left stamp diagonal crease, otherwise fine, scarce

1967/68, Elizabeth II. 4d. brown-black, vertical pair, the upper stamp perforated at top only, the lower imperforated at top, upper stamp unused, the lower mint never hinged, very fine and scarce

1967/68, Elizabeth II. 5d. black-ultramarin, block of four, heavily misperforated, mint never hinged, fine

1967/68, Elizabeth II. 5d. black-ultramarin, tête-bêche pair, mint never hinged, very fine and scarce

1967/68, Elizabeth II. 5d. black-ultramarin, block of four, imperforated, mint never hinged, very fine

1967/68, Elizabeth II. 5d. black-ultramarin, block of four, imperforated, mint never hinged, very fine

1967/68, Elizabeth II. 5d. black-ultramarin, block of four, imperforated, mint never hinged, very fine

1971, Elizabeth II. 1½d. gray-black, vertical pair, heavily misperforated with imperforated top, mint never hinged, fine

1971, Elizabeth II. 3d. ultramarine, imperforated horizontal pair, mint never hinged, fine

1974, Elizabeth II. 6½d. dark turquoise blue, imperforated horizontal pair with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine

1975, Elizabeth II. 7d. lilac-brown, imperforated block of four with right sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine

1975, Elizabeth II. 8½d. olive-green, heavily misperforated block of four, mint never hinged, fine

1976, Elizabeth II. 9d. dark violet-blue, imperforated horizontal pair, mint never hinged, fine

1976, Elizabeth II. 9d. dark violet-blue, imperforated horizontal pair, mint never hinged, fine

1976, Elizabeth II. 9d. dark violet-blue, imperforated vertical pair, mint never hinged, fine

1976, Elizabeth II. 10d. brown-orange, imperforated horizontal pair with top sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine

1977, Elizabeth II. 50d. olive-brown, imperforated vertical strip of three, mint never hinged, fine

1977, Elizabeth II. 50d. olive-brown, imperforated horizontal pair with left sheet margin, mint never hinged, fine

1979, Elizabeth II. 11½d. olive-brown, imperforated vertical pair, mint never hinged, fine

1981, Elizabeth II. 15½d. blueish-violet, block of six, the upper stamps imperforated, the center stamps with incomplete perforation at bottom only, thus the lower stamps with incomplete perforation at top, mint never hinged, a fine and interesting multiple

1981, Elizabeth II. 15½d. blueish-violet, booklet-pane, partially imperforated, the upper two stamps on the right side completely imperforated, the others partially perforated, mint never hinged, scarce and attractive

1982, Elizabeth II. 12½d. emerald green, imperforated block of 20 with sheet margins at right and left, mint never hinged, fine

1982, Elizabeth II. 12½d. emerald green, imperforated block of four with left sheet margin, mint never hinged, very fine

1982, Elizabeth II. 12½d. emerald green, horizontal strip of four, the right stamp imperforated, the third stamp imperforated on three sides, mint never hinged, fine and attractive

1881, Inland Revenue 6 d. reddish-lilac, tied by duplex cancel "367" HITCHIN to local envelope with arrival cds. on reverse, unobstrusive tiny corner tear, still fine and attractive, a very scarce usage

DWI: "PAID AT ST. THOMAS" (CC2), good strike on entire letter from St. Croix with adjacent Danish "CHRISTIANSTED 12 5 1862" to South Zorra, West Canada, endorsed "Via Halifax", paid with 4 c. inland postage and "pd 4 d." British postage to Halifax, transported via "ST. GEORGES MY 18 1862", on reverse also transit mark of Quebec and arrival mark of May 31; on front marked "unpaid 5" which was applied to part paid letters. A very interesting and rare letter with light patina, one of the few recorded carried by open mail