21st CENTURY AUCTIONS

Great Britain

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M41) GB 1840 2d Blue SG 5a, with variety, double corner letters, 4 margins, close in places lettered O A . Cat $2300. Very scarce stamp, under 20% catalogue, $495
 
AP31) GB 1840 2d Blue,SG5  nice 4 margin (close at left) with clean strike of black Maltese Cross cancel. Lettered BL. Min. Catalogue $1800, price $649
 
GB147) Great Britain 1841 1d Orange Brown SG12 mint original gum, letter HB, 2nd alphabet with heavier broader letters. Very nice looking just 4 margin example. Cat. £2000, priced to sell at $550
 
GB3189) Great Britain 1847-54 QV Embossed 10d Brown SG 57, die indistinct, ample margins at base & left, others just into, tiny 2mm nick at top, strong colour, light indistinct London Inland section barred numeral cancel Nice used, Cat £1500, Price $599
 
GB3239) Great Britain 1854-57 QV paper more or less blued wmk small crown perf 16 Die I 1d Red-brown SG 17, horizontal pair S/I & S/J with bold ‘131’ barred numeral cancels of Edinburgh, Cat £70 as singles, Good used, Price $39

GB3185) Great Britain 1854-57 QV paper more or less blued wmk small crown perf 16 2d Deep blue (plate 4) J/A SG 19, neatly struck barred numeral ‘931’ of Essingwold, Nice used, Cat £100, Price $49
 
GB3187) Great Britain 1854-57 QV paper more or less blued wmk large crown perf 14 2d Blue (plate 5) SG 34 horizontal pair P/I & P/J, indistinct ‘131’ duplex cancel of Edinburgh, Fine used, Cat £140 as singles, Price $79

GB2114) Great Britain 1855-57 No corner letters 6d Pale lilac SG 70, very light numeral obliterator cancel, Fine used, Cat £120, Price $59

GB2115) Great Britain 1855-57 No corner letters 6d Lilac & 1/- Green SG 68 & 72, few short perfs, numeral obliterator cancels, Nice used, Cat £470, Price $149

GB3192) Great Britain 1857 QV no corner letters wmk large garter 4d rose-carmine SG 66, left wing margin example, few nibbled perfs, light indistinct Scottish duplex cancel, Nice used, Cat £150, Price $49
GB3193) Great Britain 1857 QV no corner letters wmk large garter 4d rose-carmine SG 66, neat barred numeral cancel, Fine used, Cat £150, Price $69

GB3194) Great Britain 1857 QV no corner letters wmk large garter 4d rose-carmine SG 66, faint corner bend at upper left, crisp Irish barred numeral ‘303’ of Limerick, Nice used, Cat £150, Price $59

GB3196) Great Britain 1857 QV no corner letters wmk Emblems 6d Deep lilac SG 69, crisp ‘11’ London Inland section barred numeral cancel Nice used, Cat £175, Price $79

GB3197) Great Britain 1857 QV no corner letters wmk Emblems 6d Lilac SG 68, light bend at lower left, couple of nibbled perfs, crisp Scottish ‘280’ duplex cancel of Perth, Nice used, Cat £120, Price $59

GB3198) Great Britain 1857 QV no corner letters wmk Emblems 1/- Green SG 72, left wing margin example, lightly struck indistinct barred numeral cancel, Fine used, attractive stamp, Cat £350, Price $179

SE30) GB 1859, small neat entire, bearing 6d deep lilac, no corner letters, SG 69, tied by neat London EC duplex of DE 21 59 to Andalucia, Spain. Arrival cds on reverse of Cadiz. Fascinating contents re the purchase of 20 butts of Cod Liver Oil @ 45 pounds per butt., to be shipped to Gibraltar. The butt was a measure of liquid volume equalling two hogsheads. This equated to 108 imperial gallons (490 l) for ale or 126 imperial gallons (570 litres) In today’s terms around 15 cents a litre. The stamp cat. 225 pounds on cover. Price $149

GB2116) Great Britain 1862-64 Small uncoloured corner letters 6d Lilac SG 84, couple of slightly nibbled perfs, neat numeral obliterator cancel, Nice used Cat £140, Price $49

GB2117) Great Britain 1862-64 Small uncoloured corner letters 6d Lilac SG 84, light numeral obliterator cancel, Nice used Cat £140, Price $79

GB3199) Great Britain 1862-64 QV small uncoloured corner letters 3d Bright carmine-rose SG 76, unusually strong colour, bold ‘198’ barred numeral cancel of Manchester, Good used, Cat £350, Price $179

GB3200) Great Britain 1862-64 QV small uncoloured corner letters 4d Bright red (hairlines) SG 81, right wing margin example with strong colour, bold ‘198’ barred numeral cancel of Liverpool, Good used, Cat £185, Price $79

GB3201) Great Britain 1862-64 QV small uncoloured corner letters 6d Lilac SG 84, couple of nibbled perfs, strong colour, indistinct barred numeral cancel, Good used, Cat £140, Price $59

GB2118) Great Britain 1865-67 Large uncoloured corner letters 4d Vermilion plate 9, SG 94, neat numeral obliterator cancel, Nice used Cat £90, Price $49

GB3202) Great Britain 1865-67 QV large uncoloured corner letters watermark Emblems 1/- Green SG 101 plate 4, couple of nibbled perfs at base, unusually light duplex cancel, attractive, Cat £275, Price $99

GB2119) Great Britain 1867-80 Large uncoloured corner letters, watermark Spray of rose 3d Rose plate 10 SG 103, bold numeral duplex cancel, scarcer plate Nice used Cat £150, Price $69

GB3203) Great Britain 1867-80 QV large uncoloured corner letters watermark Spray 10d Deep red-brown SG 114 plate 1, couple of nibbled perfs at top, centrally struck duplex cancel, Nice used Cat £600, Price $199

GB3206) Great Britain 1867-83 QV watermark Maltese Cross 5/- Pale rose plate 1 SG127, hinge on reverse repairing central vertical cut, untidy duplex cancel, nice space filler, Cat £675, Price $69
GB2113) Great Britain 1870-74 1½d Lake-red Plate (1) SG 52, very lightly cancelled Fine used, Cat £75, Price $49

GB3183) Great Britain 1870-79 QV ½d Rose-red Bantam SG 48 plate 13 S/E, faint surface ink marks, original gum Mint, Cat £120, Price $59

GB3182) Great Britain 1870-79 QV ½d Rose-red Bantam SG 48 plate 10 I/C, original gum Mint with large paper adhesion, Cat £130, Price $69

GB3181) Great Britain 1870-79 QV ½d Rose-red Bantam SG 48 plate 13 T/E rounded lower right corner perf, original gum Mint, Cat £120, Price $49

GB3180) Great Britain 1870-79 QV ½d Rose-red Bantam SG 48 plate 10 A/J, original gum Mint Cat £130, Price $69

GB3179) Great Britain 1870-79 QV ½d Rose-red Bantam SG 48 plate 10 A/D, faint surface ink mark, original gum Mint Cat £130, Price $69

GB3178) Great Britain 1870-79 QV ½d Rose-red Bantam SG 48 plate 10 I/E, heavy hinge remains original gum Mint Cat £130, Price $69

GB3177) Great Britain 1870-79 QV ½d Rose-red Bantam SG 48 plate 13 Q/J heavy hinge remains original gum Mint, Cat £120, Price $69

GB3176) Great Britain 1870-79 QV ½d Rose-red Bantam SG 48 plate 13 L/L original gum Mint, Cat £120, Price $69

GB3205) Great Britain 1872-73 QV large uncoloured corner letters watermark Spray 6d Grey SG 125 plate 12, light crisp duplex cancel, Fine used, Cat £300, Price $129

GB2120) Great Britain 1873 Large uncoloured corner letters, watermark Spray of rose 6d Grey plate 12 SG 125, wing margin at right, bold duplex cancel, Good used Cat £300, Price $129

GB2121) Great Britain 1873-80 Large coloured corner letters, watermark Spray of rose 3d Pale rose plate 18 SG 144, wing margin at right, bold duplex cancel, Good used Cat £80, Price $49

GB2122) Great Britain 1873-80 Large coloured corner letters, watermark Spray of rose 6d Grey plate 16, SG 147, wing margin at right, part Scottish numeral duplex, Nice used, Cat £90, Price $39

GB2123) Great Britain 1873-80 Large coloured corner letters 4d Sage green plate 16 SG 153, slightly smudged hexagonal London portion of duplex cancel, Nice used Cat £300, Price $129

GB2124) Great Britain 1873-80 Large coloured corner letters 8d Orange SG 156, bold duplex cancel, Good used Cat £350, Price $139

GB3208) Great Britain 1873-80 QV large coloured corner letters watermark Large garter 4d Vermilion SG 152 plate 15, couple of nibbled perfs at right, two lightly struck cds cancels Fine used, an attractive example of one of the harder to find Surface printed issues, Cat £475, Price $179

GB3209) Great Britain 1873-80 QV large coloured corner letters watermark Spray 1/- Orange-brown SG 151 plate 13, two lightly struck barred numeral cancels Fine used, an attractive example of one of the harder to find Surface printed issues, Cat £550, Price $249

GB3209A) Great Britain 1873-80 QV large coloured corner letters watermark Large garter 4d Grey-brown SG 154 plate 17, short perfs at left, neat duplex cancel Nice used, Cat £500, Price $99

GB3201) Great Britain 1880-83 QV large coloured corner letters watermark Imperial Crown 4d Grey-brown SG 160 plate 18, couple of nibbled perfs at base, very lightly struck duplex cancel Fine used, Cat £75, Price $35

MAP25) GB 1883 1/- Dull Green. SG 196, vfu in correct colour. Cat 300 pounds, nice socked on nose cds, price $149
 
NO49) GB 1883 5/- Rose Pink QV, SG 180, lovely well centred mint light hinge example with fresh white gum. Cat $2350, my price just $795

GB2126) Great Britain 1883-84 5d Dull green SG 193, good colour, duplex cancel, Nice used Cat £210, Price $79

GB2127) Great Britain 1883-84 9d Dull green SG 195, good colour, slightly smudged centrally struck ‘PICADILLY CIRCUS’ cds cancel, an attractive example of this scarce stamp, Cat £480, Price $349

GB3233) Great Britain 1883-84 QV Blued paper 2/6d Lilac SG 175, with ‘SBH’ private perfin, neat indistinct cds cancel, a bright, well centred attractive example of this scarce stamp, Cat £1500 for a non perfin, Price $999

GB3212) Great Britain 1883-84 QV white paper 10/- Ultramarine SG 183, tiny closed 2mm tear at top, neat oval ‘REGISTERED’ cancel Nice used, Cat £525, Price $149

GB3213) Great Britain 1883-84 QV white paper 10/- Pale ultramarine SG 183a, possibly slightly faded, with ‘LONDON GAZETTE/APR 1900’ dated machine cancel, unusual, Cat £550, Price $169

GB3217) Great Britain 1883-84 QV 9d Dull green SG 195, nibbled perf at right, slightly smudged ‘OXFORD’ cds, good colour Nice used Cat £480, Price $249

GB3216) Great Britain 1902-10 Edw VII 2/6d Lilac SG 260, neat cds cancel Fine used, hard to find this nice, Cat £150, Price $99

GB3219) Great Britain 1902-10 Edw VII 5/- Bright carmine SG 263, very light cds cancel Fine used, hard to find this nice, Cat £220, Price $109

GB3218) Great Britain 1902-10 Edw VII 10/- Ultramarine SG 265, light centrally struck indistinctive oval cancel, Fine used, Cat £500, Price $219

GB3242) Great Britain 1902-10 Edw VII 4d Pale orange SG 240 block of 9 with multiple lightly struck ‘TWICKENHAM’ cds cancels, lower strip of three with some wrinkling, attractive multiple, Cat £162 as singles, Price $69

GB3184) Great Britain 1911-13 Edw VII 2/6d Dark purple SG 317 with perfin ‘R & I/M’ of R & I Morley, smudged cds cancel Good used, Cat £190 as normal, Price $69

GB3243) Great Britain 1913-24 KGV watermark Simple Cypher 6d Reddish-purple SG 385 L 18 imperf control single MUH, stamp Cat £30, Price $39

GB3241) Great Britain 1913-24 KGV watermark Simple Cypher 8d Black/yellow-buff SG 391, gutter margin at base MUH, Cat £60, Price $49

GB3240) Great Britain 1913-24 KGV watermark Simple Cypher 1/- Bistre-brown SG 396, lower marginal example MUH, Cat £55, Price $49

GB2128) Great Britain 1924 Exhibition 1½d cds cancel & 1925 Exhibition 1½d light machine cancel, SG 431 & 433, Nice used, Cat £85, Price $49

GB3215) Great Britain 1925 1½d Exhibition SG 433, light corner cds Fine used, Cat £70, Price $49
 
MF39) GB 1925 Wembley 1d used on front of picture postcard “A typical bungalow in the colony Sierra Leone” posted at the exhibition with special Wembley slogan to Onehunga, New Zealand. Rare usage. $96

GB2129) Great Britain 1934 Re-engraved Seahorses 10/- Indigo SG 452, four examples all with private perfin ‘B.W.’ showing the perfin upright, upright reversed, upright inverted & sideways, all with fairly light cds cancels, a scarce & attractive group, Cat £320 as normal, Price $249

GB2130) Great Britain 1934 Re-engraved Seahorses 10/- Indigo SG 452, with private perfin ‘B.W.’ upright, well centred Very fine used with barest trace of a light cds cancel, Cat £80 as normal, Price $59

GB2131) Great Britain 1934 Re-engraved Seahorses 10/- Indigo SG 452, with private perfin ‘B.W.’ upright, two distinct shades with fairly light cds cancels, Fine used, Cat £160 as normal. Price $109

FE11) Great Britain 1939 – 48 Square High Values set of 6. Both 2/6d values are mint unhinged, also the 10/- light blue and one pound. 5/- & 10/- dark blue are lightly hinged. Retail $450, price $329
 
GB3214) Great Britain 1948 £1 Silver Wedding SG 494, light cds cancel Fine used, Cat £40, Price $39

FE12) Great Britain 1951 Festival High Values, set of 4. 2/6d & 5/- are light hinge, 10/- & One Pound mint unhinged. Retail $90 Price $69
 
FE77) GB 1951 Festival HVs set of 4, SG 509/12 MLH, cat 100 pounds, price $57.50
 
FE13) GB 1959 One Pound Windsor Castle. 2nd DLR printing. Mint lightly hinged. Retail $80, price $59

GB2108) Great Britain 1971-93 Machin Regionals: Wales 2½p Bright magenta & 5p Reddish-violet, both variety Phosphor omitted, SG W13y & W19y MUH, Cat £27.50, Price $39

GB2110) Great Britain 1971-93 Machin Regionals: Scotland Waddington printing perf 14 13p Pale chestnut & 22p Yellow-green both Type II SG S39a & S48a, and Questa 23p Bright green 2 bands SG S68, MUH Cat £33, Price $39

GB2105) Great Britain 1976-78 Machin Regionals: Northern Island 9p Deep Violet & 11p Scarlet, both variety Phosphor omitted, SG N26y & N30y, MUH, Cat £30, Price $39

GB2106) Great Britain 1976-78 Machin Regionals: Northern Island 9p Deep Violet variety Phosphor omitted SG N26y, MUH, Cat £25, Price $35

GB2107) Great Britain 1976-78 Machin Regionals: Scotland 2½p Bright magenta & 3p Ultramarine, both variety Phosphor omitted, SG S14y & S15y MUH, Cat £27, Price $39

GB2109) Great Britain 1985 Machin Regionals: Scotland Waddington printing perf 14 31p Bright purple Type II SG S51a, one of the scarcer perf/type variations, with the Questa perf 15 x 14 31p for comparison MUH, Cat £150, Price $179

GB2112) Great Britain 1986 Machin Regionals: Wales 17p Grey-blue Type II SG W44a, MUH Cat £40, Price $49

GB2102) Great Britain 1990 Machin 25p Rose-red 2 bands SG X917a, horizontal pair MUH, Cat £18, Price $24.99

GB2101) Great Britain Selection of decimal Machins SG X869-X955, all with phosphor omitted varieties: 5½p, 6½p, 7p, 8½p, 9p Deep violet, 10p Orange brown & chestnut, 11p, 11½p, 12p Yellowish-green, 12½p, 13p, 14p Deep blue, 15p & 18p Deep olive-grey, all MUH, attractive group Cat £149+, Price $179

Great Britain Penny Blacks
 
PB40) Great Britain 1840 1d Black, plate 6 lettered K B, neat 4 even margin example with Vermilion Maltese Cross cancel. Price $2495

Great Britain Prestige Booklets
 
WE HAVE A GOOD STOCK OF THESE, HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES
 
GB313) Great Britain 1984 Story of our Christian Heritage Prestige Booklet MUH, price $49

GB315) Great Britain 1985 Story of The Times Prestige Booklet MUH, price $34
 
GB316) Great Britain 1986 Story of British Rail Prestige Booklet MUH, price $34
 
GB318) Great Britain 1987 Story of P&O Prestige Booklet MUH, price $28.50
 
GB319) Great Britain 1987 Story of P&O Prestige Booklet CAPEX OVERPRINT MUH, price $41.50
 
GB321) Great Britain 1988 Story of the Financial Times Prestige Booklet MUH, price $43.50
 
GB322) Great Britain 1989 The Scots Connection Prestige Booklet MUH, price $37.50
 
GB323) Great Britain 1990 London Life Royal Mail Prestige Booklet MUH, price $37.50