Great Britain & British Empire 2025

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

Lot n°

Symbol(s)

Estimate (£)

250 | Great Britain & British Empire

51107

CC C J / 246

S.G. 1-5

1892-94 overprinted (type 1) 1/2d vermilion, 1d lilac, 2 1/2d purple on blue and 5d purple and blue

each in mint marginal blocks of 20, also 2d green and carmine in marginal block of 25, a little light paper

adhesion and traces of red offset in places but an attractive and scarce group (S.G. £2’500++).

700 - 800

51108

51110

51108

C J 

S.G. 1-6

1892-94 overprinted (type 1) set of six values in fine mint blocks of four (lightly hinged between upper

pairs), the 1s dull green and a second 2 1/2d block mint n.h., a fine and attractive group (S.G. £750+).

200 - 300

51109

C S 

S.G. 1s-6s

1892-94 overprinted (type 1) set of six values to 1s handstamped SPECIMEN mint n.h., fine and fresh

(S.G. £400+).

150 - 200

51110

H J 

S.G. 6

1892-94 overprinted (type 1) 1s dull green in used block of four with two fine strikes of Old Calibar DE

20 93 cds. Scarce. (S.G. £400+).

150 - 200

51111

51112ex

51113

51114

51111

C 

S.G. 7a

1893 1/2d (in red) on half of 1d lilac in unsevered pair mint with large part o.g., specks of red paper

interleaving on reverse as often found, fine and fresh. (S.G. £500).

150 - 200

51112

C H 

1893 Old Calabar Provisionals group of eight stamps in mixed condition, incl. two S.G. 9 mint (various

toning) and one used (surface scuff), S.G. 11 used showing partial double ovpt (colour slightly washed),

S.G. 14 mint (tiny thin), S.G. 21 used (pulled perf.), two S.G. 35 used (ok to fine)

300 - 400

51113

C 

S.G. 11

1893 1/2d (type 4 in green) on 2 1/2d purple and blue mint with large part o.g., a fine example; cert.

Brandon (1983) (S.G. £325).

90 - 120

51114

C 

S.G. 14

1893 1/2d (type 4 in blue) on 2 1/2d purple and blue mint with large part o.g., a fine example; cert.

Sismondo (2002) (S.G. £475).

150 - 200