Lot 611
Great Britain 1809-2023 mint and used collection in 3 Philatelic Albums
Stamps & Covers of Great Britain | S25007
Auction: 30 April 2025 at 10:30 BST
Description
1809-2023 mint and used collection attractively written up and housed in 4 Philatelic Albums in a two boxes including: 1839 Whiting Treasury Competition essays reprints, 1840 1d Mulready lettersheet, 1d black, 2d blue, imperf 1d reds with numerals 1-12 in Maltese Crosses, 1847-54 Embossed 6d and 1s, 1870-79 ½d Bantam Plates selection, Surface Printed Values to 2s, 1867-83 5s rose, 10s greenish grey, 1883-84 2s6d, 5s, 10s, 1883-84 Lilac and Greens set to 1s, 1887-1900 Jubilees mint to 1s and used to £1, and a 4½d lower right pane of 20, KEVII values to £1 and a range of controls in singles and strips, a selection of departmental officials (not guaranteed), 1911 DLR Britannia Head essays interpanneau block of 6, 1911 Hentchel Essays (6) including Mander Bros 3d rose pink (MB/1), 3d dark green (MB/5), 7d red (MB/2), 7d very pale blue (MB/9), Winstone & Sons 3d blue (W/8), 3d deep green (W/13), 1911-12 Downey Heads with controls, 1912 1d paper trial interpanneau block of 4 in carmine on John Allen special finish very thin paper, Mackennals to 1s with controls, 1918-19 BW seahorses, 2s6d, 5s, 10s, 1924-25 Wembley's, 1929 £1 PUC (faults), 1934 Re-engraved Seahorses set to 10s, 1939-48 ‘Square’ set to £1, and a large selection of decimal face value. Viewing recommended. Mixed condition with fine. (Thousands)