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Auction: 26019 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 1556

Great Britain
1862-87, a predominantly mint surface printed group comprising 1862-64 1/- deep green, Plate 1, with margin at left, vertical crease though a rare stamp; 1867-80 3d. rose, Plate 9 with wing margin at right; 1873-80 watermark Spray of Rose 1/-, Plate 11 with wing margin at right; 1880-83 3d. on 3d. with sheet margin at foot, unmounted mint; 1881 Die II 1d. mauve marginal strip of three and adjoining single at right (detached) showing inverted "postage" watermark, noted as very rare by Wiseman, R.P.S. Certificate (2019); 1883-84, white paper 5/- bright crimson fluorescing under UV with Hendon Certificate (2012) when part of a block of four; 1887-92 1½d. pale dull purple and pale green (2), both with R.P.S. Certificates, corner marginal dull purple and pale green with R.P.S. Certificate, 2d. deep yellow-green and intense carmine with Hendon Certificate, 4d. shades (2), 4½d. showing broken bar of '1' and 5d. corner marginal. Generally fine and an interesting group.

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Estimate
£500 to £600

Starting price
£360