Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3

1854: Woodblock 6 d. orange-yellow, an unused example (II) with good to large margins all round, of fine rich colour, natural iron spot in paper, small part og. A rare stamp unused. Cert. Ceremuga (2021) Gi = £ 700.

1859: Woodblock 2 s. dull bluish-green on pale yellow, rough perf. 12 by Robinson, an unused example, of fine delicate colour and all perforations showing, unused without gum. A very rare stamp unused. Cert. Ceremuga (2018) Gi = £ 700.

Stamp Duty Series 1884/96: Lithographed £ 6 blue on pink, wmk. first V over Crown upright, perf. 12½, an unused example, well centred and of strong colour, diagonally overprinted "Specimen" in black (just two, perhaps three known with this type), redistributed gum at top by hinge, otherwise fine og. A rare stamp with just 1'320 issued of which most were fiscally used. Cert. Ceremuga (2023).

Stamp Duty Issue 1885 (Jan): Recess printing £ 25 deep bluish-green, wmk. V over Crown sideways, perf. 12½, an unused example overprinted "Specimen" in grey-black twice at both left and right of stamp and further larger "Cancelled" in black manuscript, fresh and fine but for some gum loss, browned large part og. A rare stamp (normal cancelled £ 60'000), Ceremuga states "only a small number of "Specimens" recorded and this is the only example...

Stamp Duty Issue 1885 (Feb): Recess printing £ 100 aniline-crimson, wmk. V over Crown upright, perf. 12½, an unused example with manuscript "Specimen" diagonally, fine slightly suffused appearance, unused without gum. Rare (catalogued at £ 80'000 as normal), Ceremuga states "only a small number of "Specimens" recorded". Cert. Ceremuga (2012)

1896/99: Stamp Duty 10 s. pale grey-green, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, an unused example of outstanding centering and delicate fresh colour, typical gum wrinkles on large part og. A superb example of a very rare stamp. Cert. Ceremuga (2018) Gi = £ 1'400.

1900 (March): Stamp Duty 10 s. green, wmk. V over Crown, perf. 12½, an unused example of fresh colour, part og. An elusive and very scarce stamp. Cert. Ceremuga (2017) Gi = £ 1'200.

1905/13: 1 d. rose-carmine, wmk. Crown over A, 1911 printing, an unused corner sheet marginal block of twenty subjects (2 x 10) with full sheet margins, showing the "CA" Monogram at base and variety "Double Vertical Perforations" at left, the two blocks of ten separated and rejoined, fresh and very fine unused, large part or unmounted og. A rare and spectacular multiple. Ex collections Charles Lathrop Pack & J.R.W. Purves Gi = £ 300++....

Lithographed by Samson & Hillman 1854: 4 d. blue, imperforate, wmk. Swan sideways, an unused example with large even margins all round, showing variety "EN in PENCE shorter", Row 6, stamp 4, position 104, unused without gum. A superb example of a very scarce stamp. Cert. Ceremuga (2018) Gi = £ 3'250

Lithographed by Samson & Hillman 1854/55: 1 s. deep red-brown, imperforate, wmk. Swan sideways, an unused example with good even margins all round, of fine colour, large part og. A very scarce stamp so fine. Signed Georg Bühler Gi = £ 2'000

Lithographed by Samson & Hillman 1854/55: 1 s. pale brown, imperforate, wmk. Swan sideways, an unused example with wide pre-printing "pli d'accordeon" horizontal paper fold running across the entire top of the stamp, good margins all round, unused without gum. A most unusual variety and more especially so unused. Cert. Ceremuga (2015) Gi = £ 550+

Lithographed by A. Hillman 1857/59: 6 d. brown-black on pale red, imperforate, wmk. Swan sideways, an unused example with large margins for the issue, fresh and fine appearance, trivial hint of thin where previous hinge removed, unused without gum. The stamps of this issue were printed very close together, this being an extremely fine example of a very rare stamp. Cert. Ceremuga (2015) Gi = £ 9'500