Lot n°
Symbol(s)
Estimate (£)
136 | Great Britain & British Empire
50517
C
S.G. 84
1875-80 4d red perf. 14x12 1/2, mint l.h., very fine with fresh colour, only 17 mint singles known, a
great Barbados rarity; ex Forsyth (1978) and E. Gilbert; cert. BPA (1998) (S.G. £5’000, Yv.37A €10’000).
4’000 - 5’000
50518
C DCE H J Collection
Collection: 1852-1938 collection on printed pages, mostly comprising a useful range of the Britannia
issues. Condition is a trifle mixed but we note mint SG 5, 7, 9 and 25, used SG 1, 8, 12/12a, 15, 26, 57
and 64 (5/-). A few later mint also, including 1938 1d SG 249 (toned gum).
200 - 300
Barbuda
50519
F
S.G. 1-4
1923, First issue registered cover franked 1/2d to 2 1/2d from Barbuda, B.W.I via St. John’s (Antigua)
and Birmingham to Bristol.
60 - 100
Basutoland
50520
CC
S.G. 18-28
1938 KGVI Script CA 1/2d to 10s, mint nh, fresh and very fine (SG £130), plus Gibraltar SG 96-99
(SG £95) (15).
50 - 70
Batum
50521
H J
S.G. 8
1919 10k. on 2k carmine-red in bottom right marginal block of 15 cto double-ring cds of 16.10.19;
slight creasing in margin and bottom left pair creased, a fine multiple.
120 - 150
50522
F / 134
British Occupation of Batum: 1920 (16 JU) registered ‘ON HIS MAJESTY’S SERVICE’ to a “Capt
Robertson, Intelligence Corps, G.H.Q./ Army of the Black Sea’, franked Great Britain 1d and 2d tied
ARMY POST OFFICE Y3 skeleton cds, , cancel only recorded used between 7th June and 2nd July by
Grigoleit & Klempka, reverse with OHMS blank National Economy label similarly cancelled together
with similar Y1 arrival of 19 JL used whilst under Georgian authority, envelope opened-out for display,
some small tears and toning, very rare.
300 - 500
50523
C
S.G. 40
1920 50r on 5k imperf. mint top marginal, very fine and rare with only 120 issued, a rarity of Batum;
signed Champion, cert. BPA (1996) (S.G. £1’800).
500 - 700