U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
September 9-10, 2014

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #390
GREAT BRITAIN Officials
1840 1p black, "V.R." Official, unused without gum, margins all around, fresh color and sharp impression, v.f. example of this world-class rarity, with 1975 BPA certificate (while 3,323 sheets were prepared for use, the idea of special "Official" stamps was abandoned and all but 21 sheets were destroyed. Of those, 13 sheets were used for experiments with obliterator cancels, but a few managed to make it through the post),
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Catalog #O1
Catalog Value £ 32,000
Price Realized
$13,500.00

Lot #391
GREAT BRITAIN Officials
1840 V.R. Official, 1d black, horizontal pair, lettered EG-EH, unused with gum, good color, with 2001 BPA certificate stating "unused, horizontally creased, the top margin has been added and frame lines painted in by hand", fine appearing and extremely rare multiple (SG V1)
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Catalog #O1
Catalog Value £ 90,000
Price Realized
$5,500.00

Lot #392
GREAT BRITAIN Officials
1885 I.R. Official on 10sh cobalt on white paper, unused (with gum, which is probably not original) with clear 1979 ("unused genuine") and 2003 ("unused genuine, reperforated at right") Royal certificates, rare stamp in any condition, fine (SG O9cb),
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Catalog #O9a
Catalog Value £ 22,000
Price Realized
$5,000.00

Lot #393
GREAT BRITAIN Officials
1892 I.R. Officials, £1 green, "Account Branch Glasgow" cancel, nice color, fresh and fine, signed Donnini, Diena (SG O16)
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Catalog #O15
Catalog Value £ 2,500
Unsold
Lot #394
GREAT BRITAIN Officials
1902 Government Parcels, 9p ultramarine and violet, small h.r., well centered, few gum creases, otherwise fresh and v.f., with 2013 BPA cert. (SG O77)
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Catalog #O42
Catalog Value £ 600
Price Realized
$280.00

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