REST OF THE WORLD, GREAT BRITAIN, GENERAL

Lot 973		Estimate: $150 1841 1d Red-brown Imperf Plate 40 lettered 'HD' (good to large margins all around) tied by two strikes of No. '9' in Maltese Cross obliterator on 1844 (12 Jan) entire to Dunfermline, Scotland. Two vertical filing creases, otherwise very fine
Lot 974		Estimate: $100 1841-57 line-engraved group comprising Imperf 1d Red-brown [AA] unused, four margins except just touching lower right, 1d Red-brown [GF] with neat '72' London numeral and 2d Blue [CF] (SG 8, 8a, 14); Perf 16 1d Red-brown [KF]? (SG 17); and Perf 14 2d Blue [TE], 1d Rose-red [FE], neat London N/17 numeral, and 1d Deep Rose [PC], neat '50' in diamond numeral (SG 34, 40, 41). Mostly fine and cat £847 (7)
Lot 975		Estimate: $70 1883-84 Watermark Anchor White Paper 2/6d Lilac ('ID') and 5/- Crimson ('IH') both fine with parcel cancels, SG 178, 181 (2)
Lot 976		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 1883-84 Watermark Anchor 10/- Ultramarine on White Paper lettered 'DB' cancelled Northampton squared circle ds fine apart from slight soiling at top. SG 183, cat £525
Lot 977		Estimate: $900 1888 £1 Brown-lilac Watermark Orbs lettered 'DD', cancelled boxed 'C.H.B./G.P.O.' and with portion of 'MANCHESTER/TELEGRAPH' cds NO 30 88. A very attractive example of this stamp free of any defects. SG 186, cat £4250
Lot 978		Estimate: $500 1887-92 Jubilee Issue ½d - 1/- plus ½d Blue-green and 1/- Green and Carmine colour changes, few with gum bends and MUH or large part OG lightly hinged. SG between 197 and 214, cat £714+
Lot 979		Estimate: $50 1902-10 King Edward VII 2/6d U (4) in distinctive shades, two with dated cancels, two with parcel post cancels, fine appearance with good colour (4)
Lot 980		Estimate: $100 1902-10 King Edward VI 2/6d Lilac (2 - shades) and 5/- Carmine fine used (3)
Lot 981		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $200 1934 Re-engraved Seahorses 2/6d (16, five with small or greater faults) used with 1924-26 6d block of 4 and 1934-36 1/- photogravure on 1937 (29 Dec) large airmail cover to Sydney, cancelled by Coventry datestamps (two types), and with Sydney arrival backstamp. The total value of £4/4/- is 1/- short of the 36 x 1/3d airmail rate for a letter weighing 17½-18 ounces; the missing 1/- stamp is indicated by the handstruck boxed 'STAMP FALLEN OFF/G.P.O. SYDNEY' in red. A few peripheral tears and creases do not unduly detract from this spectacular franking
Lot 982		Estimate: $200 1934 Re-engraved Seahorses 5/- (3) and 10/- (corner fault), etc, perfin 'G & G' tied by London cds to 1935 (1 Jan) Gordon & Gotch airmail cover to Melbourne (1/3d half oz. airmail x 21). Stamps cat £335 off cover
Lot 983		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $210 1951 KGVI 10/- Ultramarine strip of 3 and single used with 6d perfin 'I L' for Ilford, Limited, tied by Registered Ilford Essex cds to 1952 (17 Nov) registered airmail cover (reduced at right) to Melbourne. 10/- uncommon on cover, particularly in multiples (1/6d airmail x 20 + 6d registration)
Lot 984		Estimate: $120 1955-58 Castles Definitives De La Rue Printings 2/6d to £1 set tied by London cds to 1961 (11 Oct) airmail parcel tag to New Zealand, scarce and attractive franking for 1/6d per half oz. airmail x 26
Lot 985		Estimate: $50 1959-68 Watermark Multiple Crowns Castles 2/6d - £1 De La Rue printings, 2/6 and 5/- (from lower right corner with two dots) lightly hinged, 10/- and £1 MUH. SG 595-598, cat £195
Lot 986		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $850 1959-68 Castles Bradbury Wilkinson Printings 5/-, 10/- and £1 block of 8 used with 3d Wilding and 1965 Commonwealth Arts Festival 1/6d pair on 1965 (16 Apr) express airmail cover from London to Sydney. Customs label on reverse indicates the contents were 'Documents' weighing 3½ lbs. This is confirmed by the total franking of £8/18/3d, representing 1/6d x 117 plus 1/10d registration + 11d express. All stamps are very fine, two corners of the envelope were damaged on opening and there is the inevitable further creasing for such a heavy letter. Nevertheless an exceptional modern high value franking
Lot 987		Estimate: $75 Realised Price : $85 1963 COMPAC Cable 1/6d block of 5 and Phosphor-lined single, plus 3d Wilding tied to 1964 (20 Feb) registered cover from Hampstead to Prahran (Vic), a scarce franking
Lot 988		Estimate: $300 1969 Machin Definitives £1 Bluish-black (17, blemishes) and 50p on extraordinary £sd/Decimal franking tied to airmail Rothwell Plant Breeders Ltd parcel tag (creased) to New Zealand, endorsed on reverse 'Winter Wheat/5kg'. Possible record franking for £1
Lot 989		Estimate: $175 Realised Price : $135 I.R. Officials: 1902-04 1/- Dull Green and Carmine KEVII cancelled oval Registered ds, surface thin at upper right. SG 024, cat £900
Lot 990		Estimate: $220 Perfins: KGV Seahorses (Bradbury Wilkinson printings) with 'C OF A' perfins as used by Australia House in London, comprising 2/6d (3, with upright, inverted and inverted and reversed punctures) and 5/- (3, with upright, inverted and inverted and reversed punctures), all with parcel cancels, a couple of insignificant faults, but fine for these and a scarce group (6)