Great Britain & British Empire 2025

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

Lot n°

Symbol(s)

Estimate (£)

198 | Great Britain & British Empire

Nawanagar

50885

50886

50885

DCE 

S.G. 2, 2a

1876 1 docra slate-blue with harrow-perf 11 (tone spots) and 1 docra blue with line-perf 12½ (small

thins), both unused (S.G. £370).

160 - 180

Orchha

50886

H L 

S.G. 1, 5a

1913 1/2a green used, fine to large margins, small thin spot, fine (SG £180), and 1914-35 1a scarlet

laid paper used, clear to very good margins, light thin, very scarce (SG £1’200), plus two 1939-42 8a

magenta with fake cancels.

200 - 300

50887

F 

S.G. 34, 40

1939-42 issues on a pair of covers, one with 1a scarlet block of four and single tied on cover, crease

affecting one stamp, fine, cert. BPA (2007); and other with 1a scarlet and 4a slate on re-used envelope

with economy label added, reverse with Jatara and Tikamgarh cds.

70 - 100

Patiala

50888

C DCE H 

1884-1944 Patiala Indian Convention States stamp sets from all four rulers Queen Victoria, King

Edward VII, King George V and King George VI era. Almost all overprint styles for regular and service

issues can be seen and all the stamps are fine to very fine. A great clean set for beginners with 170+

stamps (S.G. £1200+).

300 - 400

50889

50890

50891

50892

50889

H 

S.G. 1a

1884 1/2a blue-green, opt type 1 in red fine used with Patiala State obliteration, with the variety ‘Opt

double, one sideways’. A scarce variety with no more than ten examples recorded. Cert. B.P.A. (2002).

(S.G. £1400).

440 - 500

50890

C 

S.G. 12c

1885 8a dull mauve, type 2 opt in black mint with large part o.g. (light gum bends), with variety ‘Wide

spacing between lines’, Scarce. (S.G. £800).

340 - 400

50891

C 

S.G. 9a

1885 4a blue-green, opt type 2 in red mint with large part o.g., with double overprint (in red and black)

variety, very fine and fresh (S.G. £450).

170 - 220