Lot 618
Great Britain collection in four albums



Stamps & Covers of Great Britain | S25004
Auction: 25 February 2025 at 10:00 GMT
Description
1840-1950s well written up and illustrated old time collection housed in four albums including: pre stamp entire letters with Bishop Marks, Mulreadys, 1840 1d black many plated examples and on cover, with Plate 9 pair, 1840 2d blue (4), 1841 1d red-brown, with numbers in MC No. 1-12, many with Irish marks, 1854 1d reds with noted wmk varieties, Scots Locals 1864-79 1d rose-red plates to 225 and Plate 80 plate reconstruction, 1847 Embossed values, Surface Printed with high values, 1884 Lilac & Green with 4d,5d & 9d optd SPECIMEN, 1887-1900 Jubilees with 2d,4d,5d,6d,9d & 1/- dull green optd SPECIMEN, 1902-13 KEVII mint values mostly marginal to 1/- and used examples to 5/-, KGV with Downey Heads, Simple Cypher and Block Cypher types, noted varieties, and 1912-24 ½d & 1d imperf singles optd SPECIMEN, odd KGVI & QEII issues with sampling of Officials, Postage Dues, fiscals and Telegraphs, generally fair to fine condition, a wonderful old time lot.



