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 | 131

50488

50489

50490

50491

50488

C 

S.G. 15a

1901-05 wmk vertical 1s black & orange on thin paper, comb perf., mint l.h., very fine and fresh; cert.

RPSoV (S.G. £1’000).

240 - 300

50489

C 

S.G. 16a

1901-05 wmk vertical 2s6d black and brown comb perf., mint h.r., fine (S.G. £600).

120 - 180

50490

H 

S.G. 27

1906 wmk vertical 1s black & orange on thin paper, comb perf., used with superb central Port Moresby

29 NOV 06 cds, small tear at right, very rare; cert. Ceremuga (2010) which states “very rare as only

several sheets of 30 are believed printed” (S.G. £1’400).

200 - 260

50491

C 

S.G. 42a

1907 wmk vertical 4d black & sepia on thin paper, comb perf., with deformed “d” at left variety, mint

l.h., very fine (S.G. £750).

180 - 240

50492

50493

50494

50495ex

50492

C 

S.G. 35c

1907 wmk horizontal 2 1/2d with thin “d” at left variety, mint o.g., couple of tone spots with only one

showing faintly through on top perf., fine and scarce (S.G. from £850).

150 - 200

50493

C 

S.G. 39 var

1907 wmk vertical 1d showing vignette design partially doubled (especially at left) variety, mint l.h.,

very fine, cert. Jerry Blair (2016) and Ceremuga (2012) who states “rare variety due to a “kiss print or

shift during printing”.

150 - 200

50494

C 

S.G. 42a

1907-10 Large “PAPUA” wmk sideways 2s6d black & chocolate with “POSTAGIE” at left variety

(R.1/5), mint with hinge remnants, very well centred, very fine (S.G. £2’000).

500 - 700

50495

H 

S.G. 51a var, 52 var

1907-10 Small “PAPUA” 2 1/2d and 4d perf.11 both showing watermark inverted and reversed (not

listed by SG), the 2 1/2d with central Port Morseby cds, both very fine and very scarce; each with cert.

Jerry Blair (2016).

300 - 500