Postal Auction August 2026 - 373

Bids to be received by Thursday 20th of August 2026 1:00 PM

Lots (1790)

Lot 1645
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1883 Fine used example of 2/6 lilac with nice LOTHBURY B.O. / C / OC 27 / 99 cds, paper appears slightly blued but not on reverse so taken as white paper, SG 178.

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 1646
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1883 White Paper 10s ultramarine very fine unused with SPECIMEN overprint, SG 183s. Cat £550.

Estimate £ 180.00
Lot 1647
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1883 White Paper 15s crimson very fine unused with SPECIMEN overprint, SG 181s. Cat £450.

Estimate £ 150.00
Lot 1648
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1883 White paper, 2/6 lilac, two mint examples with gum creases or gum faults, odd pulled perf, SG 178, Cat £1200.

Estimate £ 120.00
Lot 1649
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1883 White paper, 5s rose and 5s crimson shades mounted mint with gum creases or gum faults, odd pulled perf, SG 180/181, Cat £2075.

Estimate £ 200.00
Lot 1650
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1884 1½d lilac with hinge remains, fresh colour with original (toned) gum, SG 188.

Estimate £ 30.00
Lot 1651
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1887 Die I 5d dull purple and blue fine used light oval registered cancel, SG 207.

Estimate £ 28.00
Lot 1652
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1890 (2nd July) Jubilee Penny Postage handstamps (two different) in blue or violet on unposted 1d brown Postal stationery card for the first day of the South Kensington exhibition, few tone spots otherwise good strikes.

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 1653
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

Advertising Rings: Smith Elder & Co c1862 1s embossed centre with green advertising ring used with incomplete numeral cancel, rubbing but still attractive.

Estimate £ 60.00
Lot 1654
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

Albert Hoster experimental cancellation trials: 1885 Cambridge University Press printed envelope with 1d lilac tied LONDON / EC / AP 8 / 85 Hoster cancel, 1886 1d pink P/S envelope with LONDON / X / SE 3 / E. 86 C full cancel, 1888 (date slug inverted) on 1d lilac cvr to Edinburgh tied Hoster cancel and uprated with ½d vermilion tied LONDON hooded cancel, scarce combination. (3).

Estimate £ 60.00
Lot 1655
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

Azemar High Speed experimental cancellation trials: Two in date covers or a front, plus a small piece showing the first trial dated Y1 / LONDON / MY 20 / 69 with A1 three section Azemar cancel on 1d red, 1871 (2nd trial) Complete cover with CR / LONDON / 1 JY / 71 cancel and a front with AB / LONDON / 29 AU / 71 cancel nearly complete. Nice trio. (One piece, 1 cover, 1 front).

Estimate £ 125.00
Lot 1656
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

College Stamps: 1876 Hereford College ½d mauve postal stationery envelope embossed with Stag Head in relief unused in very fine condition. Plus Hertford College stamp part o.g with tones in mauve.

Estimate £ 35.00

Lots (1790)