21st CENTURY AUCTIONS

Great Britain 1840 1d Blacks

PB169) Great Britain 1840 1d Intense black on double rate long cover Edinburgh to Hawick, Scotland. Bears 2 margin 1d Black lettered F-L plate 1b, cancelled by black Maltese Cross, not tied.  Also with large manuscript 2 in red crayon and Edinburgh Paid cds of DEC 28 1840. Strongly suspect that the stamp does not belong. Curious! Price $375

PB165) GREAT BRITAIN 1840 (SG.2) 1d BLACK PLATE 3 [OE], FOUR BALANCED MARGINS. FULL CENTRALLY-STRUCK MALTESE CROSS CANCEL IN VERMILION, LOVELY EXAMPLE. Scarcer plate. PRICE $2695

PB69) Great Britain 1840 1d Black SG 2, plate 5, lettered B – E. Nice 4 margin example on entire wrapper Ireland to Sheffield Yorkshire. Cancelled by bright red Maltese Cross and with cds of Enniscorthy DE 3 1840, and Dublin Diamond arrival handstamp in vermilion of the next day. Cat. £750, for use in England, this is way scarcer. Price $1195
 
Great Britain Other Issues

GB259) Great Britain 1840 2d Blue Mulready Lettersheet SG ME3, Fine used to Berkeley Sq. London with neat Black Maltese Cross cancel, reverse cds of Gosport MY 24 1842 in black also “A 25 MY 25 1842” cds in red. Some opening damage at rear and a little aged. Cat. £2400, price $1850

GB867) Great Britain 1843 entire London to Tenterden with four margin 1841 1d Red-brown imperf tied by two strikes of black Maltese Cross, Maltese cross shaped ‘LS/4 MR 4/1843’ backstamp & ‘TENTERDEN/MR 5/1843’ cds arrival mark, central vertical filing fold well away from the adhesive, MX cancel on 1d imperf Cat £60, Price $79

GB871) Great Britain 1851 entire London to Newbury with 1841-51 2d Blue imperf with white lines added SG 14, three good margins, just touching at lower left, tied by London inland section ’21?’ obliterator, Newbury arrival backstamp in blue, Cat £350, Price $229
 
DB410) Great Britain 1854 ‘Union Bank of Australia’ banking entire London to Dublin with 1854-57 perf 16 QV 2d Pale blue SG 20, tied by indistinct small obliterator, indistinct back stamps, vertical filing fold well away from the adhesive, some soiling mostly on the reverse, Cat £200 on cover, Price $139
 
GB845) Great Britain: GB used abroad British Levant, 1855-57 Queen Victoria no corner letters 1/- Green SG 72 with barred ‘C’ cancel of Constantinople SG Z111, Cat £120 (NB regular GB usage is Cat £350), Price $109

GB714) Great Britain 1862-64 Queen Victoria small uncoloured corner letters 1/- Green plate 1 (2) SG 90, Good used with untidy partial obliterator cancel, Cat £300, Price $129
 
BD225) Great Britain 1862-64 Queen Victoria small uncoloured corner letters 3d Bright carmine-rose SG 76, light cds cancel, attractive, above average example, Cat £350, Price $199
 
GB712) GB 1862-64 small uncoloured corner letters 1/- Deep green plate 1 SG 89, few nibbled perfs, somewhat untidy barred numeral cancel, Cat £500, Price $149

GB1003) Great Britain 1862-64 Small uncoloured corner letters 4d Pale red SG 80, neat 159 duplex cancel of Edinburgh, Cat £140, Price $89

GB1004) Great Britain 1862-64 Small uncoloured corner letters 6d Lilac SG 84, light barred numeral cancel, Cat £140, Price $89

GB1021) Great Britain 1862-64 Small uncoloured corner letters 9d Straw SG 87, couple of nibbled perfs, good colour, crisp ‘HULL’ cds, above average example Fine used, Cat £475, Price $299
 
GB295) GB 1864-79 1d Rose-red SG 43, plate 219 tied to small piece by large part of ‘TOTTENHAM’ duplex, some light edge soiling, Cat £85, Price $59
 
GB832) Great Britain 1865-67 Queen Victoria large uncoloured corner letters 1/- Green plate 4 thick paper SG 101b, couple of slightly nibbled perfs, right wing margin example, bold duplex cancel, Cat £380, Price $99
 
GB704) GB 1865-67 large uncoloured corner letters watermark large garter 4d Vermilion plate 14 SG 94, nibbled perf at base, very lightly hinged fresh Mint, Cat £775, Price $249
 
GB1029) Great Britain 1865-67 Large uncoloured corner letters watermark Large garter 4d Deep vermilion SG 95 plate 10, light barred numeral cancel, Cat £150, Price $99

GB1005) Great Britain 1865-67 Large uncoloured corner letters watermark Emblems 9d Straw SG 98, good perfs, neat barred numeral cancel, Cat £600, Price $379
 
GB701) Great Britain: GB used abroad British Levant, 1867-74 Queen Victoria 5/- Rose plate 2 SG 122 with barred ‘C’ cancel of Constantinople SG Z121, couple of nibbled perfs at lower left, Cat from £275 (NB plate 2 with regular GB usage is Cat £1500), Price $199
 
GB716) Great Britain 1867-80 Queen Victoria watermark spray of roses large uncoloured corner letters 9d Straw plate 4 SG 110, bold duplex cancel Good used, Cat £325, Price $139
 
GB838) Great Britain 1867-80 Queen Victoria watermark spray of roses large uncoloured corner letters 10d Red-brown plate 1 SG 112, horizontal pair, right unit with trimmed wing margin, few short/trimmed perfs, untidy but lightly struck duplex cancels, Cat £800, Price $199

GB719) GB 1867-80 watermark Spray of roses 2/- Milky blue plate 1 SG 120b, wing margin at left, some perf faults, oily, indistinct barred numeral cancel, Cat £2000, Price $399
 
GB1032) Great Britain 1867-83 5/- Rose Plate 4 SG 134 Anchor Wmk. on white paper. Well centred (unusual for these) full perf. Example lettered EG-GE. Indistinct barred cancel. Cat. £3,800. Price $2,450
 
GB703) GB 1867-83 watermark Maltese cross 5/- Pale rose plate 2 SG 127, very light corner wrinkle at upper left, bold but neat centrally struck barred numeral cancel, centred to lower left, attractive stamp Cat £1500, Price $499
 
GB691) Great Britain 1870-79 Queen Victoria ½d Rose plate 3 SG 49, small part original gum, Cat £250 as Mint, Price $79
 
BD223) Great Britain 1870-79 Queen Victoria ½d Rose plate 6 SG 49, Mint, Cat £120, Price $69
 
GB44) Great Britain 1870-79 Queen Victoria ½d Rose plate 13 SG 49, Mint with large part original gum & paper adhesion, Cat £120, Price $49
 
GB722) GB 1872-73 watermark Spray of roses 6d Grey plate 12 SG 125, slight surface soiling at left (possibly light ink smudge), few nibbled perfs at top, gum a little aged, Mint with hinge remains, Cat £1900, Price $499
 
GB294) GB 1872-80 watermark Spray of roses 1/- Orange-brown plate 13 SG 151, bold barred numeral cancel, Cat £550, Price $249
 
GB727) GB 1877 watermark large garter 4d Sage green plate 16 SG 153, somewhat heavy duplex cancel, Cat £300, Price $129
 
GB1033) Great Britain 1878 10/- Greenish Grey Plate 1 SG 128 Maltese Cross Wmk. Lettered CE-EC  with Duplex 92 cancel. Small tear at top. Cat. £3200. Price $945
 
GB724) GB 1880 watermark Orb 2½d Rosy mauve plate 17 SG 141, centred to upper right, light hinge remains fresh Mint, attractive example of this scarce plate number, Cat £1700, Price $1299
 
GB721) GB 1880 watermark Orb 2½d Rosy mauve plate 15 SG 141, centred to upper left, some hinge remains fresh Mint, Cat £525, Price $379
 
BD227) Great Britain 1880-83 Queen Victoria large coloured corner letters 1/- Green plate 10 SG 150, lightly struck duplex cancel, Cat £200, Price $79
 
GB1043) Great Britain 1883-4 Queen Victoria 10/- Cobalt on blued paper, SG 177a, cat. £12,500. One of the finest we have seen. Lettered CC-CC. Well centred with great colour and perfs. (just one nibbed perf at top) Cancelled by lovely clear cds strike of Manchester OC 2 84. Price $9750

GB1042) Great Britain 1883 – 4 Queen Victoria 10/- Ultramarine on Blued Paper, SG 177. Letter AM – MA Superb used, well centred and with full perfs. Has light partial Lombard St. London registered cancel. Light ironed out corner crease Cat. £8500, price $7500

GB15) Great Britain 1883-84 Queen Victoria 1/- Dull green SG 196, Nice used with slightly untidy partial octagonal cancel, good colour, Cat £325, Price $169
 
GB14) Great Britain 1883-84 Queen Victoria 1/- Dull green SG 196, Good used with bold barred cancel, good colour, Cat £325, Price $149
 
BD230) GB 1883-84 5d Dull green SG 193, lightly struck barred numeral cancel, Cat £210, Price $79
 
GB696) GB 1883-84 1/- Dull green SG 196, couple of nibbled perfs at base, good colour, small portion of barred cancel at top, Cat £325, Price $139

GB822) Great Britain 1883-84 Queen Victoria 2/6d Lilac SG 178, private perfin punctured ‘DRB’ (Dresdner Bank in London), slight smudged ‘REGISTERED/THREADNEEDLE STREET’ oval cancel, Cat £160 for unpunctured, Price $69
 
GB149) Great Britain 1883-84 Queen Victoria 5/- Crimson SG 181 with neat duplex cancel, Nice used, Cat £250, Price $99

GB291) GB 1883-84 QV 2/6d Lilac Blued Paper SG 175, small thin & slight perf faults at top, crisp, full strike of ‘THE NEW QUAY/D/JY 20/88/NORTH SHIELDS’ cds, very attractive despite the minor faults, Cat £1500, Price $490
 
GB806) GB 1881 1d Lilac 14 dots SG 170, horizontal pair used in Ireland with light indistinct diamond duplex cancel, Cat £90, Price $59
 
GB731) GB 1883-84 1½d Lilac SG 188, centred to lower right, fresh MUH, Cat £125 as hinged, Price $269
 
GB734) GB 1883-84 2½d Lilac SG 190, centred to the left, fresh MUH, Cat £95 as hinged, Price $149
 
GB735) GB 1883-84 2½d Lilac overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ SG 190s, very lightly hinged Mint, Cat £85, Price $99
 
GB738) GB 1883-84 3d Lilac SG 191, horizontal pair with full colour, fairly light ‘364’ duplex of High Wycombe, attractive multiple, Cat £200, Price $139
 
GB739) GB 1883-84 QV 10/- Ultramarine SG 183, light bend, and 10/- Pale ultramarine SG 183a, few nibbled perfs, both with slightly smudged cds cancels, Cat £1075, Price $349
GB266) Great Britain 1883/4 2/6d, 5/- & 10/- all blued papers, SG 175-177, Cat. £13,750. Reasonable used set, 2/6d & 5/- expertised on reverse. Price $2295
 
GB263) GB QV 1883-84 SG180s 5s Rose lettered H N – N H Specimen Ovpt. Type 9, fresh mint hinged. Centred to upper right and with one short perf. at top. Cat. £450, price $275
 
GB660) GB 1883 5/- Crimson, SG 181. A superb used example with Bridport M.O. & S.B. (Money Order & Savings Bank) steel cds. Well centred with full perfs. Cat. £250, price $349
 
GB265) Great Britain 1883 – 84 10/- Cobalt Blue, SG 182. Very rare shade, cat £8250. Bright colour, well centred used example with heavyish London Rubber cds of 21 JUN 90. A few nibbled perfs top left, otherwise a very nice sound stamp. Price $1230

GB3066) Great Britain 1883-84 QV ‘Green & lilacs’ 2½d, 3d, 4d, 5d & 6d SG 190-94, all with good colour & cds cancels, unusual to find this issue so nice, Cat £780, Price $449

GB3065) Great Britain 1887-92 Jubilee 1/- Dull green SG 211, strong colour, neat central cds cancel, Cat £80, Price $49

GB839) Great Britain 1887-92 Queen Victoria Jubilee 1/- Dull green SG 211, Nice used with lightly struck duplex cancel, Cat £80, Price $39

GB657) Great Britain 1902 2/6d & 5/- KEVII used and with private perfins. “BNZ” (Bank of New Zealand) These perfins may be seen on various high and low value GB QV and KE VII etc., stamps on mail from their Threadneedle Street branch in London.  Scarce pair, $165
 
GB692) Great Britain 1911 Edw VII perf 14 2½d Bright blue SG 276 Mint with light hinge remains, Cat £65, Price $39
 
GB655) Great Britain 1912 5/- Posthumous issue for KEVII. Somerset House printing, fine well centred cds example with good perfs. SG 318 Cat. $200. Hard stamp to find in nice condition, and seriously under catalogued by Gibbons. Only in use for One Year before the introduction of the Seahorse Issues of KGV. The DLR printing is catalogued at more, yet was in use for 10 years.  Try to find another as nice. Price $375
 
GB78) GB 1915 DLR Seahorses set of 3, fresh mint lightly hinged. Lovely set to 10/-, between SG 408 – 413, the 2/6d being the Seal Brown. Way above average for these.  Cat.  £4,375. Price $3375
 
GB13a) GB 1915 5/- Pale Rose Seahorse SG410. DLR printing, fine used cds example, well centred and with full perfs. Cat.  £500. Nice looking example, and hard to find in this condition. Priced at just 30% cat. Price $249
 
GB693) Great Britain 1918 2/6d Pale Brown Seahorse, SG 415a. Nice mint example cat. £175. Centred right and with blunt lower left corner perf. otherwise, good perfs. Couple of light tone spots in gum, cheap at 25% cat. $79
 
GB697) Great Britain KGV Seahorses 1918-19 BW 10/- Dull grey-blue SG 417, two bold strikes of oval ‘REGISTERED’ cancel, good perfs & well centred Cat £175, Price $99
 
GB166) GB 1939 2/6d Brown on early 1940 Censored Airmail Cover to Sydney.  Rare solo use on cover. Cancelled by London cds of 17 FE 40m and with Red Censor Tape. Roughly opened at top left but still an attractive typewritten address cover. Very scarce, price $149
 
GB196) GB Guernsey 1941-44 Occupation issues ½d Bright green & 1d Scarlet on bluish French bank note paper SG 4-5, Mint, Cat £50, Price $59
 
GB810) GB 1948 Silver Wedding, registered illustrated first day cover. Bears irregular block of 3 of the 2½d value neatly central cancel with Potter's Bar, Hertfordshire cds of 26 AP 48 cds. Neat typed address. Have never seen one like this before, scruffy unregistered covers with a single stamp sell at up to $55 each! ($600 to $700 with both stamps) Neat & clean, price $49.50
 
GB811a) As above but just a little aged (still way better than most) Price $37.50
 
GB222) Great Britain - 1948 (SG.494) Silver Wedding £1 corner MUH block of 4 with Plate No. '1', and sheet No. excellent centering, together with the 2½d in a corner block of 4. (8). Superb fresh Mint Unhinged. Cat. £160+, price $239
 
GB136) Great Britain 1948 – 51. You will never see this again! The three KGVI One Pound issues on separate Registered covers, all to USA.  1) 1948 Pound FDC London – Michigan, 2) 1948 Silver Wedding pair FDC London – Michigan, 3) 1951 Pound COMMERCIAL! REG’D COVER, London – Iowa, with London Oval Reg’d cancel 9 JU 51. All with nice arrival backstamps. These are a must for any cover collector of GB, price $1325
 
GB174) Great Britain 1953 Small Typewritten Airmail Cover to USA. Bears solo use 2/6d Green 1951 Festival. Minor aging. Scarce solo franking. Price $69
 
DB712) Great Britain 1958-61 QEII two graphite lines 1½d Green watermark upright SG 589, good perfs all around, fresh MUH, Cat £90, Price $79

MGB115) Great Britain 1998 Commem. Stamp Sets MUH, Price $30.75
 
MGB221) Great Britain 1999 Millennium (1-48) & Time Keepers Minisheet MUH Price $129
 
MGB116) Great Britain 2001 Commem. Stamp Sets MUH, $45
 
MGB117) Great Britain 2002 Commem. Stamp Sets MUH, Price $70.50
 
MGB165) Great Britain 2002 - 2003 Commem. Stamp Sets MUH, Price $60

MGB265) Wales 2002 - 2010 / 2013 Country Definitives MUH Price $37.50

MGB262) Scotland 2002 - 2010 / 2013 Country Definitives MUH Price $36.75

MGB259) Northern Ireland 2002 - 2010 / 2013 Country Definitives MUH Price $37.50
 
MGB118) Great Britain 2003 Commem. Stamp Sets MUH, Price $51.75
 
MGB166) Great Britain 2004 Commem. Stamp Sets & Minisheets MUH, Price $96
 
MGB168) Great Britain 2005 - 2006 Commem. Stamp Sets MUH, Price $58.50
 
MGB123) Great Britain 2007 Commem. Stamp Sets & Minisheets MUH, $181.85
 
MGB124) Great Britain 2008 Commem. Stamp Sets & Minisheets MUH, Price $144.75
 
MGB169) Great Britain 2009 Commem. Stamp Sets & Minisheets MUH, Price $158

MGB299) Great Britain 2009 Christmas P&S, Christmas Minisheet MUH Price $36
 
MGB171) Great Britain 2010 Classic Album Covers Minisheet MUH, Price $35

MGB153) Great Britain 2011 Thomas the Tank Engine + Minisheet MUH, Price $28.50
 
MGB130) Great Britain 2013 Sporting Minisheets (3) MUH, Price $51.75
 
MGB101) Great Britain 2013 Merchant Navy MUH pairs, $33
 
MGB132) Great Britain 2013 Stamp Sets, Minisheets MUH, Price $177
 
MGB133) Great Britain 2013 Classic Locomotives Minisheet & Booklet Panes MUH, Price $42
 
MGB135) Great Britain 2015 Stamp Sets, Minisheets & Booklet Panes MUH, Price $335.25

MGB142) Great Britain 2016 Stamp Sets MUH, Price $76.50
 
MGB140) Great Britain 2017 Stamp Sets, Minisheets, MUH, Price $105.75
 
MGB175) Great Britain Post n Go Birds of Britain MUH, Price $45