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 | 73

1883-84 & 1888 High Values

50205

C / 72

S.G. 175

1883-84 2s6d lilac on blued paper mint large part o.g.; a couple of tone spots on reverse, otherwise

fine (S.G. £6’000).

340 - 380

50206

C 

S.G. 175 var

1883 2s6d BG imperf. imprimatur on blued paper, with gum, fine and rare.

1’500 - 1’800

50207

50208

50211

50207

H 

S.G. 176

1883-84 5s rose on blued paper used showing a crisp strike of the Leith (Scotland) cds, top right corner

perf. with very faint thin mentioned for accuracy, a striking example (S.G. £3’250).

340 - 380

50208

C 

S.G. 178

1883-1884 2/6 lilac fine and attractive mint with right margin., lightly hinged, with a couple of small

thins (one only a gum thin, the other tiny thin just impinging into the paper). Small but noticeable

printing flaw in frameline at left value tablet.

80 - 150

50209

H 

S.G. 178/183

1883-84 2s6d lilac (2), 5s rose and 10s ultramarine (deep shade) used, good to fine examples (S.G.

£1’100).

80 - 100

50210

F / 66

S.G. 181, 211, 200

1890 (Jul 2) large envelope registered to NSW, Australia, bearing 5s crimson, 1s green and 2d green

and carmine, tied by oval registered datestamps and showing instructional markings and manuscript as

the recipient was no longer at the address, Sydney arrival bs, a rare usage.

650 - 750

50211

C S 

S.G. 182s

1883-84 10s cobalt, IB, overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 9, fine with gum; cert Hendon (2019) (S.G.

Concise 2025 £3’400).

600 - 700

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