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Great Britain Prices soar to new heights at Spink

£1.3 million sold in stamps and postal history

Philatelic enthusiasts gathered mid-afternoon yesterday to purchase a portion of history from the Great Britain ‘Victoriana’ stamps and postal history collection.  Four hundred and thirty-six lots went under the hammer realising a total price of £1,352,764. The highlight of the sale was lot 2042: the largest known 1840 1d. multiple used on a cover. Dated 7th August 1840, the envelope was mailed from Manchester to Chancery Lane in London. It was conservatively estimated to fetch between £20,000 and £25,000. The bidding escalated greatly beyond the estimated price and this remarkable piece sold in the end for £143,850 to an anonymous bidder.

Top Five Lots

Lot 2077

A rare and highly important mint block of four 1840 Two Pence Blue, Plate two.

Sold for £155,350

Lot 2042

The largest known 1840 1d. multiple on a cover, being an 1840 One Penny Black block of fourteen from plate 1b.

Sold for £143,850

Lot 2062

A Stunning plate VII mint marginal block of four on experimental paper.

Sold for £115,100

Lot 2024

1840 Mulready cover, addressed to Tobago in the West Indies. Examples of Mulreadys addressed overseas are extremely rare and this is thought to be the only known 2d. usage to the West Indies.

Sold for £80,600

Lot 2323

1867-1883, £1 brown-lilac surface printed issue, unused with large print original gum.

Sold for £74,850

About Spink

Spink is the world’s leading auctioneer of coins, stamps, medals and banknotes.  Since its foundation in 1666, the Spink name has become synonymous with tradition, experience and integrity. Holders of three royal warrants and numerous records for prices achieved at auction, Spink offer an unparalleled range of services to collectors worldwide.  Spink is headquartered in London and hold over 35 auctions a year around the globe.  In June 2006 Spink shattered the world record for a British Coin sold at auction with the sale of the Double Leopard Gold Coin for a staggering £460,000.

Spink Live

Launched on the 11th July 2006, Spink is pleased to offer our bespoke bidding service, Spink Live.   This enables you not only to bid real time but to leave an absentee bid in any of our forthcoming auctions; whilst online you can also see and hear the auctioneer through our remarkably user friendly and efficient software.

Since its launch, Spink Live has so far revolutionized the way in which people bid at auction. Spink is thrilled to offer this new platform for our clients so that they may enjoy adding to their collection from the comfort of their homes or anywhere else on the globe they may be.  It is believed to the only service of its kind in the world of collectables.

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