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 | 79

50242

50241

50241

CC J 

S.G. 218bw

1902-10 De La Rue 1/2d pale yellowish green booklet pane of five with St Andrew’s Cross, watermark

inverted, no selvedge, unmounted mint, light crease through one stamp and label, fine and fresh (S.G.

Concise 2025 £975).

150 - 200

50242

C P 

S.G. 219 var

1901 1d colour trial in purple on red, perf. 14, printed by De La Rue from a special plate of twenty

electros in purple on red crown watermarked paper, disturbed part original gum, scarce.

200 - 300

50243

CC C 

S.G. 231, 274

1902-10 2 1/2d unmounted mint corner block of 20 (10 x 2) with some bunching of perforations and

creases. Some careful attention should improve this item (SG £680), plus 1911 1d pale rose-carmine

lightly mounted mint horizontal pair with marginal control number A11, RPSL certificate (1988) which

classifies it as “SG 274 (shade)”.

100 - 200

50244

50248

50247

50244

CC J 

S.G. 256

1902-10 10d dull purple and scarlet on chalk surfaced paper in mint n.h. right marginal block of four,

very fine and fresh (S.G. £1’040+ for mint n.h.).

300 - 500

50245

F / 78

S.G. 257

1905 (Nov 20) large envelope sent registered to France with 1902-10 1s block of six and 2d placed

at left on top of a boxed “LATE FEE” cachet, with “LATE FEE 2D” adjacent, peripheral envelope faults,

reverse with wax seals of the Tarapaca and Argentina Bank, an attractive high franking.

200 - 260

50246

G 

S.G. 260

1902-10 De La Rue 2/6d. lilac tied to piece with neat Throgmorton hooded c.d.s’s, fine.

60 - 80