Lot n°
Symbol(s)
Estimate (£)
72 | Great Britain & British Empire
1880-83 Large Coloured Corner Letters, Wmk Imperial Crown
50200
50199
50199
CC C J
S.G. 157
1880-83 2 1/2d blue pl.23 KK/LL mint corner marginal block of four, stamps mint n.h., faint natural
gum bends, a superb multiple; cert. RPS (1979) (S.G. Concise 2025 £1’000 as four hinged singles).
500 - 800
50200
C J
S.G. 157
1880-83 2½d. blue, pl 22, KA-LB corner block of four, large part OG, lightly toned gum, otherwise fine.
900 - 1’000
50201
50203
50204
50205
50201
C
S.G. 157 var
1880-83 watermark crown 2½d. blue pl. 23, AJ, imperf. imprimatur, with good to very large margins,
large part original gum. Rare. (S.G. Spec. £2’500).
340 - 400
50202
G
S.G. 159, 163
1880-83 3d on 3d lilac, two singles, plus 1s orange-brown, plate 14, three singles and three other
values, all neatly tied by clear strikes of the oval REGISTERED/FLEET STREET/3.MY.83 ds, on fragment,
unusual and attractive.
100 - 150
50203
CC S
S.G. 159s
1880-83 3d on 3d overprinted “SPECIMEN” (type 9), mint n.h., very fine (S.G. Concise 2025 £300
for hinged).
80 - 100
1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac
50204
C P
S.G. 172 var
1881 1d. lilac, die II, 16 dots, imperf. imprimatur, fine with gum. Scarce.
100 - 120