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 | 167

50685

C Collection 

S.G. 1-17

1917-21 and 1922-27 complete mint sets, very fine (S.G. £2’450).

400 - 700

50686

F S Collection / 166

Postal Stationery: Group with 1916 sizes F, G (2, one with dollars and francs), H with slightly yellowed

paper, H2 and K, all are unfolded, good to fine

300 - 400

50687

F 

Postal Stationery: 1918 group of three cards with surcharges 1 1/2c on 1c and Six Cents on 4c plus a

later 1 1/2c orange, all unused with the usual slightly browned paper

200 - 300

50688

F / 166

Registered Postal Stationery: 1921 (AU 26) 10c size K envelope to New York uprated with 2c., 4c.

and 10c. tied single oval Registered Shanghai date stamp, cancel repeated over printed stamp image,

framed violet registration handstamp, arrival backstamps; some red line over 10c, otherwise fine

condition and a very rare unfolded example.

1’000 - 1’200

India

50689

Maps 

1800s pair of maps, incl. map of India by John Tallis & Co. London and NY, engraved by J. Rapkin and

printed on thick wove paper, and 1800s Indian Ocean map showing the steam packet routes marked,

engraved by Edward Walker on thick wove paper, water stained and toned.

50 - 100

50690

Maps 

1886 Lithograph map of British India by Rand Mcnally and Co. on two pages from “Atlas of the World”,

26x35cm, fine; ex Dan Walker.

50 - 100

Postal History

50691

F 

1800s-1900 small accumulation of covers incl. Imperial covers incl. used in Jhalawar state, various

cancels and destinations within India, assortment of early intaglio cancels of states, an interesting mix.

100 - 200

50692

DFE / 166

1811 part entire to Sittingbourne, Kent bearing good strike of LUCKNOW/ POST PAID handstamp with

manuscript charge at base, red G.P.O. handstamp (of Calcutta) applied at left that shows missing last

digit in year, front with good strike of circular Ship Letter London dated AUG 26/ 1811.

800 - 1’000

50693

F / 166

1815 outer letter sheet addressed to “Capt Gall, Comp The Body Guard / Head Quarters”, reverse with

oval G.P..O./ MAR/ Pt. Pa with manuscript additions, an early usage.

200 - 250

50694

F 

1815 entire to Bishopsgate, marked “Private” “Pr Albion” to London cancelled on reverse with vertical

oval Bengal/ G.P.O./ FEB/ POST PAID handstamp, front with India Ship Letter London date stamp.

150 - 200