Great Britain & British Empire 2025

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

Lot n°

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Estimate (£)

December 8 & 9, 2025 | 219

50978

F 

1880 (Oct) commercial envelope sent from Malta to Tripoli (Libya) with GB 1880 2 1/2d blue pl.19

tied on arrival by blue boxed diamonds cancel, reverse with matching blue Tripoli arrival, very fine and

attractive franking; signed A. Bolaffi & G. Bolaffi, cert. Fiecchi (1972).

800 - 1’000

50979

CC J 

S.G. 217-231

1938-43 1/4d to 10s set of 21 in mint n.h. blocks of four, many with margins, very fine and fresh

(S.G. £300+).

80 - 100

50980

CC J 

S.G. 229a

1938-43 2s6d with damaged value table variety in mint n.h. right marginal block of four, very fine and

fresh (S.G. £400+).

100 - 150

50981

C DCE Collection 

Collection: 1860-1935 mint collection on stock pages with 1860 1/2d (unused) and 5 x 1863 CC 1/2d

shades (taken as cheapest), then 1885 to 1/-, 1886 5/-, 1899 to 10/-, 1903 to 1/- and 1904 to 5/-.

Thereafter, 1914 to 5/-, 1921 to 10/, 1922 MCA to 5/- and Script to 10/-, 1922 to £1 (both), 1922 opt,

1926, 1928 and 1930 sets, 1925 Dues in tête-bêche pairs etc. A lovely collection (S.G. £5’500).

500 - 800

Mauritius

50982

Book/Photo/Signature

Literature: “Classic Mauritius” by Hiroyuki Kanai, 1981, leather luxury edition with golden title imprint

on spine and slipcase, excellent condition, a rare and very important reference book.

200 - 300

50983

Book/Photo/Signature / 220

Literature: “The Mauritius Primitives: Lapirot, Sherwin and Dardennes. A Study of the Postage Stamps

Issued in 1859” by Arnold Rudge, 2006, HB, incl. the David Feldman pricing supplement, excellent

condition, a rare and very important reference book.

200 - 300