Great Britain & British Empire 2025

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

Lot n°

Symbol(s)

Estimate (£)

142 | Great Britain & British Empire

50543

F 

S.G. Z3

1859 (Sep 9) envelope from Demerara to Ceylon franked with GB 1855-57 6d pair tied by “A03” barred

ovals, reverse with Demerara despatch cds, London transit, Colombo transit and Caltura arrival cds, a

unique cover from British Guiana to Ceylon; cert. BPA (1993).

2’200 - 3’400

50544

50545

50546

50547

50544

DCE 

S.G. 11

1853 1c vermilion (original printing) unused, pos.5, with fine to very large margins, fresh vibrant colour,

small tear at top right just encroaching the design and small thin, otherwise a very fine example of an

extremely scarce unused stamp (we have recorded only 6 examples in very fine or better condition); ex

Ackerman, Towne, Bernard, Granger; cert. BPA (1970) (S.G. £7’500).

1’000 - 1’500

50545

H 

S.G. 11

1853 1c vermilion (original printing) used, pos.5, with fine to very good margins, fresh vibrant colour,

neat Demerara cds, very fine (S.G. £1’700).

400 - 600

50546

DCE 

S.G. 11

1853 1c vermilion (original printing) unused, with fine to very large margins, fresh vibrant colour, faint

wrinkle at top right, a very fine example of an extremely scarce unused stamp (we have recorded only

6 examples in very fine or better condition) (S.G. £7’500).

1’500 - 2’000