Lot 33
GB 1865-83 used collection in an album
Stamps & Covers of Great Britain including the Brendan Read Collection | S26025
Auction: 3 November 10:00 GMT
Description
1865-83 used collection in an album including 1865-67 4d vermilion Plate 7-14, 6d lilac Plates 5-6, 9d straw, 1867-80 Plates 4-10 with shades plus Plate 7 with Truro crown and stars trial cancellation, 6d Plate 6 watermark inverted (RPS Certificate), 9d pale straw, straw, and deep straw, 10d smaller figures “1” (AA, ex Maximus Part 1, Lot 511), 1s (EC) with extended tail to 5 at right (RPS Certificate), 2s dull blue, deep blue, pale blue, 2s brown used in Greytown, Nicaragua (SG Z20, cat £2,750, RPS Certificate), 1872-73 6d pale buff used with Clones cds for OC 19 72 (Brandon Certificate states ‘first day of issue cancel’), pale buff Plate 12, 1867-83 5s rose on white paper Plate 1 (2), Plate 2, and 5s ROSE ON BLUED PAPER (SG 130, cat £2,500, RPS Certificate), 1873-80 2½d watermark Orb Plates 3-17, 3d Plates 11-20, 6d Plates 13-17, 1s Plates 8-13, 1s orange-brown (RPS Certificate), 4d vermilion an example with large figure “5” in “15” (AA), 4d grey-brown, 8d orange (2), 1880-81 set to 5d with shades, 1881 Die I and II 1d bluish lilac. Condition mainly very good to fine with many examples with choice postmarks. A lot worth viewing. (Dozens).
