Lot 70
GB Southampton Town Court Fees Cancelled, Specimen and proof group
Treasures of Revenue Philately | S26018
Auction: 8 September 2026 10:30 BST
Description
Southampton Town Court Fees. 1878-80 group with undenominated sheets of nine on toned paper for the pence design in greyish brown, the shillings design in sepia and the £ design in brownish orange; each 3 x 3, every stamp overprinted WATERLOW & SONS LTD./ SPECIMEN and with small punch hole at lower left corner. Page from the Waterlow Sample book with undenominated strips of each, the shilling design a strip of four, the others of three, not overprinted or punched. Six values 1s and 1s6d (both damaged), 2s6d, 5s, 7s6d (thinned) and undenominated stamp in grey, each with manuscript ‘Cancelled’. Finally four 1880 perforated stamps in ultramarine or blue; 6d and 3s handstamped CANCELLED in reddish violet over varnish bars, and the 1s and 2s6d similarly handstamped in thicker violet letters, the 1s with a toned spot at left
