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 | 267

51183

C J / 266

S.G. 130

1910-13 2d black and grey-black perforation 14 “thick ear” printing in very fine block of 4 (18-24)

mint, single hinge mount in centre, a superb piece. (RSC D); ex Vestey.

600 - 800

51185

51184

51184

C J 

S.G. 130

1910-13 2d black and grey-black perforation 14 “thick ear” printing in mint block of four (43-49) with

large part o.g., with the variant II “sepia tinted heads”, stamp 43 with printer’s mark, pulled perf upper

right. Scarce. (RSC D); ex Gibbs, Levin and Vestey.

900 - 1’200

51185

C J 

S.G. 130 var

1910-13 2d black and slate-black perforation 14 in mint block of four (1-7) with large part o.g., stamp

2 with the “Queen’s thick ear” and 6 with the “tiara” flaws, a very fine and important multiple. (RCC J);

ex Levin, Vestey and Cottonwood.

2’000 - 2’600

51186

CC C J 

S.G. 131, 132, 133

1910-13 2 1/2d ultramarine (deep and light shades), dull blue and chalky blue perforation 14, each in

fine mint block of four, the last mint n.h.. A lovely quartet; ex Vestey.

300 - 400

51189

51187

51187

CC C J 

S.G. 134

1910-13 3d purple and ochre perforation 14 in mint block of four (9-15), stamp 9 with “footprint” and

15 with “King’s eyebrow” flaws, a little light gum creasing, an attractive and scarce multiple.

400 - 500

51188

J P / 282

S.G. 134 var

1910-13 Printer’s File Stamps 3d purple and ochre in block of six with twelve security punch holes,

washed and without gum, staining on reverse; ex Blanic.

200 - 300

51189

C J 

S.G. 135 var

1910-13 3d purple and yellow-ochre (the deep rose-lilac shade) perforation 14 in fine mint, lightly

mounted block of 4. A lovely multiple.

400 - 500