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 | 67

1855-1900 Surface Printed

1855-57 No Corner Letters

50165

CC C J 

1855-57 Large Garter watermark corner marginal multiple of 12 impressions on gummed paper, a

striking and unusual forerunner.

80 - 100

50166

H 

1855-57 4d., eleven used examples, mainly fine. (11)

80 - 100

50167

50170

50171

50167

C 

S.G. 62

1855-57 wmk small garter 4d carmine, paper slightly blued, unused without gum, tiny bend and

surface imperfections which seem to be as a result of natural paper flaws, a rare stamp; cert. BPA

(2025) (S.G. Concise 2025 £7’000).

700 - 900

50168

H 

S.G. 62

1855-57 4d. carmine, fine used.

80 - 100

50169

H 

S.G. 62a

1855-57 4d. carmine on slightly blued paper, fine used with part Liverpool spoon.

100 - 150

50170

C S 

S.G. 63s

1855-57 4d. carmine on thick, highly glazed, deeply blued paper, overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 2

vertically, minor crease, otherwise fine with full gum (S.G. Concise 2025 £1’200).

300 - 400

50171

DCE S 

S.G. 71s

1855-57 Emblems 1s deep green mint optd. SPECIMEN (type 4), regummed but fresh appearance

(S.G. Concise 2025 £1’000).

60 - 80

50172

H 

S.G. 73wk

1855-57 1/- green, with watermark inverted and reversed, good used (S.G. unpriced).

100 - 120

1862-64 Small Uncoloured Corner Letters

50174

50173

50173

C DCE 

S.G. 77, 79

1862-64 wmk Emblems 3d pale carmine-rose unused (regummed), still fine and fresh (S.G. Concise

2025 £1’200), and 1862-64 wmk Large Garter 4d bright red LI mint part o.g., repaired perf. at foot (S.G.

£1’200); both cert. BPA (2025)

150 - 200