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 | 285

51259

F 

S.G. 12

1869 (Dec 24) “Duke de Polignac” outer letter sheet to Paris bearing pair 4d. orange cancelled by single

large A10 obliterator, red cds to left, red London Paid (12 JA), red manuscript “7” for the overseas

charge, fine and attractive.

900 - 1’200

51260

F / 282

S.G. 17

1873 (Jun 27) envelope to London bearing single franking 1s deep rose red tied bold A10 obliterator,

red St Vincent cds alongside and London Paid cds below, some slight ageing around perfs, attractive.

600 - 800

51261

F / 286

S.G. 41

1883 (Sep 28) envelope to Stuttgart, Germany bearing single franking 4d. wmk Crown CA tied by

indistinct obliterator with red St Vincent cds bottom left, the envelope redirected to London with

four different red London cds on front, reverse with small German cancel and manuscript redirection

to Clapton that has been re-stated in blue on front by British P.O. and red crayon “3” charge raised,

missing backflap and cut top right corner of envelope.

300 - 400

51262

C H J F / 286

1889-97 fine written-up accumulation with 1889 2 1/2d surcharges unused and used plus single

franking covers, a pair on envelope to Barbados and 1889 strip of three plus 1/2d on registered cover

to USA, 1890 2 1/2d on 4d chocolate mint, 1890-93 1s orange block of 4 mint and strip of five on

registered cover to Germany, 1893 5d on 6d mint(2) plus a 1899 registered cover with 3d and 5d

surcharges plus 4d yellow, good to fine.

1’200 - 1’500

51263

F 

S.G. 57

1896 (Oct16) registered cover to Liverpool bearing single franking 6d dull purple of the last printing,

invoice on July 1895, tied red Kingstown cds with another strike alongside, small St Vincent cds to left,

reverse with the square registration label with handstamped number which is repeated in manuscript

on front, fine condition.

70 - 100

51264

DCE H 

S.G. 6/13

1862-69 small group of 10 mint and used stamps incl. 1862-68 4d perf.11 to 12.5 unused/small part

o.g. (2) and used (4) and 1s perf.11 to 12.5 x 14 to 16 used, and 1869 1s indigo used (3), fine to very

fine (S.G. £1’660).

150 - 200

Samoa

51265

F / 286

1890ca. envelope to England with 1886-1900 1d and 2d tied by blue Appia cds in combination with

USA 1888 5c indigo James Garfield tied by mute cork cancel, reverse with San Francisco arrival and

despatch, some tone spots and cover tears, addressee excised, a scarce franking; annotated on reverse

“Wilson-London May 1923”

440 - 500