Great Britain & British Empire 2025

Great Britain & British Empire December 8 & 9, 2025 at 10:00 CET

Lot n°

Symbol(s)

Estimate (£)

December 8 & 9, 2025 | 121

50442

C P S 

S.G. 19 var

1879 wmk CC 2 1/2d red-brown imperf. proof with “SPECIMEN” type D8 overprint, mint l.h. (the Vestey

example had no gum), good margins, very fine and rare; ex Victor Toeg.

300 - 500

50443

DCE J P / 116

S.G. 121 var

1953-62 1c complete imperforate proof sheet of 100 endorsed “CONTROL COLOUR SHEET”, “COLOUR

APPROVED”, “DATE 10.8.61”, etc., folded horizontally and vertically, presumably unique as such.

200 - 300

Ascension

50444

C Collection 

1922-35 small mint range on stock sheet with the 1922 and 1924 sets, also with the varieties 1/2d SG

10a, 1d 10c, 1 1/2d 12b, the 1934 set plus 1d SG 22a. (S.G. £1400).

150 - 200

50445

F 

S.G. 3, 5, 6

1924, Registered first issue cover franked 1 1/2d + 3d + 8d from Ascension to London, arrival marking

at back, scarce

80 - 120

50446ex

50447

50446

C Collection 

1924 issue group of mint varieties on stock sheet, mostly fine, with 1/2d SG 10a, b and c, 1d SG 11a

(single and in block of 4), 11b and c, 1 1/2d SG12b, c and d (broken scroll, seldom seen), 3d SG 14c

in marginal pair, 5d SG dc, 6d SG 16a ‘Broken mainmast’ (scarce) and 8d SG 17b. An attractive group.

(S.G. £3000+).

340 - 500

50447

C 

S.G. 20a

1924-33 3s with “broken main mast” variety, mint with hinge traces, a popular & scarce error (S.G. £900).

260 - 300

50448

CC C Collection 

1938-52 mint collection of the KGVI issues (some nh) with most of the perf types and an impressive

group of the listed varieties. We note SG 38ba and 39ba, 40a (2), 40ba, 40ca, 40da, 40fa, 41ba

(Mountaineer flaw) and 41ca. A fine and useful collection. (S.G. £4’000+).

400 - 600