Lot 604
Great Britain QV to QEII mint and used collection on pages
Stamps & Covers of Great Britain | S25007
Auction: 30 April 2025 at 10:30 BST
Description
1840 to 1960s QV-QEII mixed mint and used collection on loose album leaves in assorted folders, including: 1840 Rainbow Trial 1d State 2 in red-brown on white wove (faults cat £2000), line engraved with 1d rose-red mint and unused blocks, 1870 1½d lake red Plate 3 in mint single and mint pair, 1847-51 embossed 6d and 2d blue (2) on cover to Germany and envelope to Corfu franked by 6d horizontal pair, odd surface printed with 1883-84 10/- ultramarine (KD) mint (sadly creased), 1887-1900 Jubilee's, Telegraphs £5 orange used, odd Official issues and used abroads, sampling of KGV with 1913 Seahorse imperf Colour Trial in sepia brown on thin ungummed wmkd ‘’JAS WIRGLEY LD-219'' paper (creased, cat £5500 in GB Specialised Vol. II), 1934 Photogravure 1½d colour trials (3 in deep grey-green, scarlet and ultramarine) KEVIII & KGVI noted listed flaws/varieties, booklets, covers with 1948 RSW set on cover, QEII Wildings with misperf varieties, pre printing creases, minor varieties, coils with coil leaders etc… generally fair to fine condition, a lot with much potential.