Stamps & Covers Public Auction 362

Great Britain: 1840-1975 Collection in SG illustrated album with 1840 QV 1d black 3 margins with light red Maltese Cross cancel, superb appearance cat £375. 1841 1d brown imperf (3), all with black Maltese Cross cancels, one with 'Numeral 1' in centre (SG cat £250), 1841 2d blue lines imperf (£90), 1854-1880 QV (47) inc 1d brown blued paper & 2d stars (£100), 1855 4d carmine & 6d lilac No letters (£260), 1862 small letters 4d, 6d, 9d (£650), 1865-80 large letters 3d (20, 4d, 6d lilac (3), 6d chestnut, 9d straw (2), 1/- green (4) & 2/- blue (£1500). 1872-79 6d grey (3), 1873-80 QV coloured letters 4d olive, 4d brown, 6d/6d lilac, 8d orange, 1/- brown (2) & 1/- green (£1400), plus 1867 QV 1/- rose plate 2 (£675) & 1873 2½d rose, 2½d blue (£140). Then 1880-81 QV set of 5 to 5d Indigo (£350). 1883 QV 2/6 violet (2, £320), 5/- rose (£250), plus IR OFFICIAL opt 5/- blued paper Registered pmk (flts, SG O8 cat £6500). 1883-84 QV higher (8) to 1/- green (£900+). 1887 QV Jubilee to 1/-, 1902 KEVII set to 5/- rose (£400). 1924 & 1925 Wembley sets (£125). 1934 KGV Seahorse set to 10/- (2, £380), 1937-75 near comp inc KGVI to £1 & QEII to £5. Some sl mixed condition, still a very useful collection inc the very rare 5/- Official opt. SG cat £14,600+ for mentioned sets = A$27,000. (700)