Public Auction Sheffield September 2025 - 321

Bids to be received by Wednesday 3rd of September 2025 6:00 PM

Lots (565)

Lot 169
CEYLON

1857-59 1d blue two shades fine used with neat margins SG 2 / 2a.

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 170
CEYLON

1857-59 1s slate-violet fine used with neat margins SG 10.

Estimate £ 75.00
Lot 171
CEYLON

1857-59 2d green two examples fine used with neat four margins, one with additional trade cachet oval. SG 3.

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 172
CEYLON

1857-59 6d purple-brown fine used and 6d brown sound fine used both neatly cut with margins all round, SG 6/6a.

Estimate £ 80.00
Lot 173
CEYLON

1867-70 5d yellow-olive with wmk reversed neatly cancelled FORWARDED BY / FOWLIE RICHMOND AND CO / COLOMBO (coffee company) in blue and neat bared postmarks. SG 66ax.

Estimate £ 22.00
Lot 174
CEYLON

1935 Silver Jubilee 6c & 50c both in complete folded sheets of 60 mint both plate 4 without variety, Gum toning showing through in places, SG 379 & 382.

Estimate £ 45.00
Lot 175
CEYLON

1935 Silver Jubilee 9c green and indigo in a complete folded sheet of 60 mint plate 2B showing Dot to left of Chapel variety, Gum toning showing through in places, nice positional variety, SG 380, 380g.

Estimate £ 60.00
Lot 176
CEYLON

Postmarks: Collection of mainly QV issues some arranged by postmark types and few more interesting noted Duplex types for A, B, C, D, E, F including some negative types, numerals up to 96, then CDS towns and villages QV-GVI. RAF BASE violet cancels on GVI (9), QV Ceylon used in India, 1896 Telegraph small piece with 80c and 25c telegraph stamps, (approx 180).

Estimate £ 85.00
Lot 177
CEYLON

Postmarks: Extensive collection on Hagners, packets, cards and loose for QV-GVI issues including 1863 vals to 1s violet incl A or B, C, F duplexes 9d brown, 10d vermilion, F duplex on 6d brown, dozens of QV cds towns, duplex, numerals, GVI in strips and blocks with wavy line town cancels, GV cds cancels with many different, Forwarded, PAID, CC, duplication and mostly good numeral strikes on many different QV stamps. (Approx. 550+).

Estimate £ 450.00
Lot 178
Chile

Great Britain P.O. Abroad: 1865 Entire Letter Valparaiso to Paris with neat red crowned part cancel of PAID AT VALPARAISO cancel on obverse along with E Momes trade cachet in blue, French and London transit cancels, 2/9 crayon charge mark and PD in circle in red. SG CC1.

Estimate £ 150.00
Lot 179
China

1894 60th Birthday of Dowager Empress 12ca brown-orange in an attractive horizontal PAIR unmounted mint original gum, very fine, SG 23.

Estimate £ 800.00
Lot 180
China

1900 British Railway Administration, India 3p carmine horizontal pair used on 1901 Captain Twining, Royal Engineers cover from Tienstin to Tongku tied by FPO No.4 (Apr 20) cds in black used in combination with China 1901 5c on ½c brown surcharged B.R.A. / 5 / Five Cents in black tied by circular Railway / Post / Office / Tientsin in violet. Reverse with FPO No.4 arrival cds (20 Apr). Superb first Day usage.

Estimate £ 300.00

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