Auction 333-341 Western Australia & Great Britain - Day 3

1913: Waterlow Seahorse £ 1 green, right side marginal, an unused example, of fresh appearance and vibrant colour, nicely centred, large part og., a short perf lower left otherwise very fine. An attractive stamp Gi = £ 2'800.

Official 1887/1900: GOVt. PARCEL overprint in black on 9 d. dull green, wmk. Imperial Crown sideways, perf. 14, lettered JT, of strong vibrant colour, centred to the right, fresh appearance, some dull perfs. otherwise fine, with large part og. Rare. Cert. BPA (1989) Gi = £ 2'750.

Electric Telegraph Co. 1855/60: Perkins Bacon printing from Plate 2, Three pence black on pale yellow wove paper, without Control number and One shilling black on buff paper (printed Oct 1857) without Control number at top left; the 3 d. value with corner bend and some light surface soiling at top left otherwise fine unused, the 1 s. with closed tear at top but with large part og. Despite faults of great rarity - see the "London Philatelist...

The English & Irish Magnetic Telegraph Co. 1853: The range on leaves with 1 s. black Proof without Contol number with gum, 1 s. black with Control numbers A02608 and 102736; 1 s. 6 d. pale lilac-rose Proofs (2) without Control number each with part og., 1 s. 6 d. lilac-rose in an unused pair with Control B02573-B02574 and single examples B02839 and B05770; 2 s. 6 d. blue Proof without Control withpart og., and as issued with Control...

1840/1869: Selection of scarce early line engraved stamps. Comprising a group of 3 used 1840 1 d. blacks, three used 1841 1 d. red-brown from black plates and an unused block of six and block of four from the 1858/69 2 d. blue plates 9 & 14 respectively (Gi G2/G3 = £ 5'000) both a little oxidised and with some og. and vertical perf. separation on the plate 9. The black plates include a very difficult to assemble matched 'trio' from plate...

1840/2010: This accumulation of Great Britain collections begins with a specialized, preprinted Lighthouse album featuring a Penny Black and a notable Two Pence stamp. It is followed by a comprehensive selection of used stamps, excluding the more expensive issues, and includes postage dues along with a few officials. The assembly progresses with two volumes of unused material from Queen Elizabeth II's reign. One album is dedicated to...

1845/1948: Old collection an blanc pages, partly collected by plate numbers, there are also 1£ Vicoria green and 1£ UPU 1924 both in fine condition used . There is a cover section beginning with prephilately, Penny Black, and several 19th century covers, of which most to Switzerland, 20th century with censor covers, postal stationery.

1854/1922: Great Britain: An exceptional group of used stamps, comprising several higher-value items such as the 1 s embossed, £ 1 Queen Victoria in green, two copies of the £ 1 King Edward VII in green, and the £ 1 St George and the Dragon. This collection includes predominantly well-chosen cancellations, including a few notable examples from Guernsey or Jersey. The assortment also contains officials and postage dues. Furthermore, the...

1975-2013: Extensive accumulation housed in 7 albums on a mix of preprinted with single stamps collection and plain pages, the latter primarily for booklets and appearing to be complete. Additionally, 7 large albums contain numerous Royal Mail Smilers sheets, complemented by one large and one small stockbook filled with various materials. Three smaller albums hold additional booklets, alongside a pile of loose items, which include duplicates...

1733-1867, Incoming Mail to Britain: Collection consisting of 67 covers/fronts from various European Countries, including 'Continental Blockade 1807', mostly stampless, some with adhesives from Belgium, Prussia, Hannover, Saxony, nicely presented on album sheets explaining tax markings, handstamps and routes, a little mixed condition, many fine.

1834/1875, selection of 18 stampless and 6 franked covers to foreign destinations, including a specialised selection of nine covers to Portugal, franked covers incl. 1847, 1s. (cut square but touched) to the US, 1857, 4d. carmine (3) to the US, and 1856/57, 6d. + 1s. on registered cover to New York, mixed condition, many good to fine.

1840/78: Two early line engraved covers. Including a most attractive 1840 1 d. black plate 1b lettered LA, with four large margins, tied to a cover by a red Maltese Cross to Chelmsford, Essex. Very fine appearance but does have an ironed out horizontal fold through top portion of adhesive almost imperceptible (Gi AS5h = £ 1'000).  Also, an intriguing and rare postal fraud cover dated 18 April 1878 franked with an 1864 1 d. rose-red plate 183...