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 | 31

50023

H / 30

1840 1d black pl. 2 IH with neat red MC, matched with “black” printing in red with black MC, each a fine

four-margin example. (S.G. £700).

80 - 100

50027

50024

50024

F 

1840 1d black pl.3 FA, with large to enormous margins and showing a part of the adjoining impression

at foot, tied to a nice clean entire letter dated (Ju 23 1840) from Leicester to Exeter by a fine strike of

the red Maltese cross, an extremely fresh and attractive cover.

600 - 800

50025

50029ex

50031ex

50030ex

50025

H 

1840 1d black pl. 4 MH with 4 margins and black MC, a fine example.

60 - 80

50026

H 

1841 1d pl. 5 red printing from “black plate” in pair BJ-BK showing scissor cut in margin between which

was a way of making it easier to separate stamps from sheets, tied black MC on neat cover to Stafford,

Newcastle under Lyme arrival backstamp, fine.

60 - 80

50027

G 

1840 1d black pl.6 OG with fine to good margins, tied to small piece by slightly indistinct “495” 1844-

type numeral of Malton with portion of piece showing the Malton MR 11 1849 despatch and York arrival,

fine and scarce late usage (S.G. AS41za, £3’000).

200 - 400

50028

H F / 28

1841 (Mar 30) entire from Hailsham (Sussex) to Battle with 1840 1d grey-black pl.6 TA, close to very

large margins, tied by black MC, neat strike of the Hailsham UDC adjacent and arrival bs (cert. Richter

1994), plus fine 1840 1d black pl.2 GD single with light red MC and four perf. line engraved covers to

Switzerland incl. uprated 1d pink stationery, 1d pl.178 single franking and two with a stamp missing.

200 - 300

50029

H 

1840 1d black pl. 8 BB with neat black MC, matched with “black” printing in red with black MC, each a

fine four-margin example. (S.G. £750).

80 - 100

50030

H 

1840 1d black pl. 8 TH with 4 good to large margins and neat strike of black MC, matched with “black”

printing in red with black MC. (S.G. £750).

80 - 100