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 | 165

50676

CC J Collection 

Collection: 1974-2011, nice collection of 280 souvenir sheets all mint n.h., with all first issues. Very

nice condition and high catalogue value.

200 - 300

50677

F S Collection 

Postal Stationery - Registered: Accumulation of unused Queen Victoria to King George V with Victoria

25c to $1.20 sizes H, H2 and K, KEVII size F specimen, KGV with Fee 25c to $2.50, compensation

printed at same time size G (2, one specimen) size H (2, one with compensation printed at a second

printing) size H2 ordinary and specimen and size K, also with size H2 altered fees from 20c specimen

and ordinary; nearly good to fine and all unfolded.

300 - 400

50678

F S Collection 

Postal Stationery: 1932 KGV 20c blue sizes G and K (not folded) unused plus KGVI 1938 25c blue size

G overprinted SPECIMEN, this card slightly grubby, other two fine.

100 - 150

50679

F 

Postal Stationery: Two size K registered envelopes with 1923 uprated to New York with Graca

advertising label, not folded but a fault line in paper across envelope running under flap and 1930

uprated envelope to Douglaston, Long Island, with on reverse third $ compensation line added at the

same time as others, this with crease at base

150 - 250

50680

F S Collection 

Postal Stationery: Unused and used accumulation with some better unused items with Victorian

Specimen envelopes, KGVI 25c registered stationery size G overprinted Specimen, P.O. China folded

size H2 unused, strength in used with noted 1897 red 4 cents on 3c used Foochowfoo to Haiphong,

similar card reply section cto Baden Baden Liechtental,1898 4c card to Kiaochow with Tsintanfort

arrival, 1905 10c envelope cto Shanghai B.P.O. cds, advertising cards, some mixed condition. (85)

500 - 600

50681

F 

Postal Stationery: Queen Victoria to KGVI accumulation of 25 cards, envelopes and wrappers all

overprinted SPECIMEN including 1900 black 4c on 3c cards with small SPECIMEN across top of stamp,

on the outward and reply sections, 2c wrapper, KEVII with 1c green and 4c red reply cards, KGV 4c

envelope, 1c and 4c reply cards and KGVI 2c card with corner crease. mostly fair to fine.

100 - 200

50682

F DFE Collection 

Postal History: Mainly Queen Victorian accumulation of cards and covers with 1890s 2c printed matter

rates to USA (2), 1900 Consular Service cover to Chief Quarantine Officer, Manila, 1899 5c cover to

Kiaochow via Shanghai with oval arrivals, a few later with 1905 QV 5c stationery envelope with private

advertising uprated 5c to USA, a few used picture postcards, mixed condition (50).

400 - 600

50683

H Collection 

Postmarks: Small accumulation on stockcards with noted Late Fee handstamps and No Wmk 18c red

manuscript (straight edge), 5c on 8c with straight-line SHIP handstamp, Crown CC 2c with large part S2

obliterator (damaged corner), 1912 KEVII 10c and 12c piece University cancel. Also with China Large

Dragon 3ca with virtually full indistinct cancel. (24 items)

100 - 200

British Post Offices in China

50684

F / 166

1889 (Dec 24) QV 1c green postal stationery card from Swatow to the American Presbyterian Mission

Press in Shanghai, cancelled by rare Swatow cds (Webb type D, who states that “only two examples of

this cancellation are known on cover” and rated as RR in the Patrick Pearson scarcity guide), reverse

with “Shanghae” arrival cds, a superb example of this rare cancellation.

240 - 300