Lot 444 Great Britain #843var 1978 9d Cycling, Imperforate, mint never hinged vertical gutter pair, very fine. Stanley Gibbons CV £900.
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Lots 920 & 921 — Great Britain 1884 one pound brown violet QV, used
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Lot 920 Great Britain #110 1884 £1 brown violet Queen Victoria, Watermark Three Imperial Crowns, used with oval registration cancels. Deep colour and very fine. Catalogue value includes a premium of 25% for having “margins clear of design on all four sides”. SG #185, £2,800. Scott CV$3,750.
Lot 921 Great Britain #110 1884 £1 brown violet Queen Victoria, Watermark Imperial Crown, used with octagonal London c.d.s. dated APR.22.1886. Position JB. Small filled-in thin, else fine-very fine. Scott CV$3,000.
Lot 644 — Great Britain 1884 nine pence green, mint, sold for $374
Lot 644 Great Britain #106 1884 9d green Queen Victoria, mint hinged, with light vertical crease, fine. Scott CV$1,250, sold for $325 plus buyer’s premium.
Lot 623 — Great Britain 1867 five shilling pale rose imperf proof
Lot 623 Great Britain #57P 1867 5sh pale rose Queen Victoria Imperforate Imprimatur, with four large margins, from Plate 2, Position AH, with Maltese Cross watermark. Plate 2 imprimaturs are exceptionally rare. Accompanied by a 2013 Royal Philatelic Society certificate stating “some soiling” which is very minor. Ex. “JAL” collection. (SG #J122, £18,000.) Estimate $7,500.
Lot 638 — Great Britain 1882 ten shilling slate on white paper, used
Lot 638 Great Britain #91a 1882 10sh slate Queen Victoria on White Paper, Watermark Anchor, used, with rather heavy but centered “96” numeral in grid cancel. Hint of crease on upper right perf tip mentioned for the record, else a very fine and rare stamp. Ex. “JAL” collection. Catalogue value includes a 25% premium for having four margins clear of design. Scott CV$5,937.