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 | 29

50012

F 

1844 (Aug 9) 2d. Letter sheet, stereo A104, from London to Canterbury, neatly cancelled by two strikes

of the London “8” numerals, a fine and most attractive late usage. Rare.

600 - 800

Advertising Letter Sheets

50013

F / 28

1840 Mulready 1d. lettersheet with Atlas Assurance advert, used 1843 (Aug. 29) to Cheltenham

bearing a fine strike of number “6” in Maltese Cross. Rare.

600 - 700

Caricatures

50014

F / 28

1870, J.W. Southgate Mulready caricature envelope no. 4, sent to Paris, with May 19 arrival c.d.s., the

address part obscured.

440 - 500

Postal Stationery

50015

F / 28

1841 (ca.) 1d. pink envelope with double print showing second impression near centre of envelope,

unused, flap missing and some soiling.

70 - 80

50016

F 

Stamped to Order: “WHITBREAD’S/ALE/AND/STOUT/IN BOTTLE” envelope, variety albino print

of embossed stamp, used locally 1954 (Mar. 30) in Tonbridge, Kent, one or two very minor

imperfections. Scarce.

85 - 95

1840 1d Black and 2d Blue “May Dates”

50017

G H / 28

May 16th: 1840 1d black pl. 1a OK with 4 large margins (and fragment of PK below) on large piece tied

neat strike of red MC with 16 MY 1840 departure and Derry MY 19 1840 arrival strikes alongside. Early

usage, a fine piece.

200 - 300

50018

F / 28

May 19th: 1840 (May 19) entire from London to Norwich with 1840 1d black pl.1a CJ, touched on the

top left, tied by neat red Maltese cross, reverse with crisp Charing Cross despatch, a fine May Date

example (S.G. from £2’500).

400 - 600