GREAT BRITAIN

Lot 671		Estimate: $1,200 Realised Price : $1,100 1840 1d Black 'A-E', unused four-margined example with part gum
Lot 672		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $480 1840 2d Blue 'O-G/O-H', attractive pair, margins four sides
Lot 673		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $550 1840 1d Red-Brown complete reconstruction of the 240 units in generally above average quality, many very fine present, cancellations, etc
Lot 674		Estimate: $500 1858-79 Letters in all four corners 1d Plates 143 scarce strip of three and 164 singles (3) tied by Hastings duplex (11 Oct 1874) to cover to Melbourne Victoria where backstamped on arrival. Unusual and scarce 1d mixed plates franking to an Australian Colony
Lot 675		Estimate: $150 1847-54 6d Dull Lilac, SG 59, small tear at base
Lot 676		Estimate: $600 Realised Price : $460 1872 Stock Exchange Forgery 1/- Green (Plate 5) cancelled 23.7.1872
Lot 677		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1867-83 Wmk Maltese Cross 5/- Rose (Plate 1), SG 126, lightly cancelled at Leeds 16.5.1872
Lot 678		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $95 1867-83 Wmk Maltese Cross 5/- Pale rose (Plate 2), SG 127, sound used
Lot 679		Estimate: $1,000 1867-83 Wmk Anchor on white paper, 10/- Greenish Grey, SG 135, slight rubbing and oily cancel.
Lot 680		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $130 1873-80 Wmk Orb 1/- Orange-Brown, SG 151, fine used
Lot 681		Estimate: $400 1873-80 Wmk Large Garter 4d vermilion, 4d sage-green (Plates 15 and 16), 4d grey-brown and 8d orange (2, one Wmk inverted), SG 152-56 group, generally fair/fine for this difficult series (6). Cat œ1400+
Lot 682		Estimate: $250 1880-83 selection comprising 2½d (Plates 21-23), 3d Plate 20 unused part o.g., 3d on 3d, 4d (Plates 17 and 18), 6d (Plates 17 and 18), 6d on 6d, and 1/- (Plates 13 and 14), SG 157-63 group, generally fair/fine (12). Cat œ1000+
Lot 683		Estimate: $150 1880-81 ½d to 5d including shade of ½d and 2d, and 1881 1d Dies I and II (4, one bluish lilac), SG 164-74 group, generally fine (12). Cat œ400+
Lot 684		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $625 1880-81 1d Venetian-Red, SG 165, complete reconstruction of 240, mostly fine used with many on piece, postmark interest. Rarely offered in Australia. Cat œ2400
Lot 685		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1883-84 Blued paper 5/- Rose, SG 176, Halifax cds of 2.1.1886, BPA Cert (1948) states '... nick at top left' but fails to mention reperforated at sides
Lot 686		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $600 1884-88 Wmk Imperial Crowns œ1 Brown-Lilac, SG 185, a trifle discoloured from cancellation at top, otherwise good, sound example
Lot 687		Estimate: $2,000 1884-88 Wmk Orbs œ1 Brown-Lilac, SG 186, good, sound used example
Lot 688		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $260 1887-92 'Jubilee' œ1 Green, SG 212
Lot 689		Estimate: $150 Realised Price : $115 1902-10 De La Rue 2/6d (5) and 5/- (3), SG 260-64 group, two heavy otherwise generally fine (8). Cat œ700+ (minimum)
Lot 690		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $170 1911-13 Somerset House 10/- Blue, SG 319
Lot 691		Estimate: $300 1915 De La Rue 10/- Blue, SG 412, with 1985 RPSL Certificate which states 'pale blue'
Lot 692		Estimate: $250 1915 De La Rue 10/- Blue, SG 412
Lot 693		Estimate: $200 1918-19 Bradbury, Wilkinson 2/6d shades (5, one mint), 5/- (parcel used) and 10/-, SG 413a-17 group, generally fine (8)
Lot 694		Estimate: $125 Realised Price : $95 1924-26 Wmk Block Cypher selection including Wmk sideways 2d (used), 3d Wmk inverted (mint), etc, also 1924-25 Wembley sets, (27)
Lot 695		Estimate: $250 Postage Dues: 1924 (14 Jun) cover Chiswick to London redirected to Rhode Island with Due 1½d chestnut (SG D3) affixed and tied by '... NOT COLLECTED/FRESH LABEL REQUIRED', mss. 'Opened by mistake' affixed at Providence R.I. and further redirected to Interlaken where Italian Due 60c brown and orange was tied. Rare combination of tri-country use of Postage Dues