Great Britain & British Empire 2025

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

Lot n°

Symbol(s)

Estimate (£)

22 | Great Britain & British Empire

December 8, 2025, at 10:00 CET

Great Britain

1839 Treasury Competition

50000

A 

1866 (Jan 30) envelope sent locally from Charles Whiting to Mr Smith in St Johns wood, bearing 1864-

79 1d red pair pl.81, neatly tied by “WC/7” cancels in black, additionally bearing an imperforate pair

of Beaufort house essays, and endorsed in manuscript, “Specimen of Postage Stamps as proposed by

Mr C.W. 6 Years Previously to Mr R Hill./ With Mr C Whiting’s compliments” a fine and very rare cover. In

The hand of Charles Whiting.

3’400 - 3’800

Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints

50001

P 

S.G. DP20b

1840 Rainbow Colour Trial 1d in red-brown with void corners on thin white wove unwatermarked paper

with 4 close but clear margins mint, part o.g., a fine example.

300 - 400