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 | 147

British Honduras

50568

F 

S.G. CC1

1849 cover to New York, showing manuscript note “H.E. Realejo 12 sept 1849” on the flap, with very rare

departure handstamp “CHINANDEGA” (Nicaragua) and red “2” reales numeral sent “via Isabal” to British

Honduras were an extremely fine strike of the rare Crowned Circle “PAID AT BELIZE” and a manuscript

1 Shilling paid was applied. The reverse with very fine backstamps “BELIZE DE 11 1849”, “ST GEORGES

BERMUDA JA 3 1850” and oval “ JA 10 1850 N.S” of Nova Scotia. A very spectacular and unique mixed

franking between Nicaragua and British Honduras before the opening of the British P.O in Greytown in

1855. Very Fine. A normal usage of the rare “PAID AT BELIZE” already priced in SG at £5’000.

5’000 - 7’000

50569

CC C DCE H F Collection 

1891-1913, mint collection incl. complete sets, a range of overprint issues, as well as some covers incl.

2c on 1d bisect on cover.

750 - 1’000

50570

F / 146

S.G. 66a

1899 “BEVENUE” for “REVENUE” variety on 5c blue on 1899 (Sep 29) US Consular Service envelope

to the USA, tied by Belize cds, reverse with New Orleans and Los Angeles arrival ds, stamp with a little

creasing, a scarce usage of this variety on cover (S.G. £180 for used single).

120 - 200

50571

F / 146

1916 (Dec 15) commercial envelope to the USA with 1913-21 1c and 1915-16 1c and 2c tied by Belize

cds, with a good strike of the “LATE FEE COLLECTED” hs adjacent, reverse with New Orleans arrival, a

scarce handstamp.

150 - 200

50572

CC C 

S.G. 143a, 146e

1935 Silver Jubilee 25c slate and purple, mint single showing “flagstaff on right-hand turret” variety,

plus 3c ultramarine and grey-black, mint pair one showing “extra flagstaff”, fine and scarce (SG 143a,

146e, £530)

150 - 200