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3d on 3d, TE, a few small light tone patches at top on reverse, h/r, most o.g.
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SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
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Date 1880-83
SG 159
SG value £400.00
6d grey, plate 17, BH, well centred, fresh m.m.
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plate ?
SG — Stanley Gibbons
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SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
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plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
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Date 1880-83
SG 161
SG value £350.00
5s rose, perf 12, CD, ovptd. SPECIMEN Type 9, well centred, diagonal gum bend at bottom, h/r, fresh m.m. See note after SG 196. SG Spec. K12 u
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SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
perf — Perforation
The rows of holes or cuts between stamps that allow them to be separated; measurements describe the spacing of those perforations.
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Date 1883-84
SG (180)
SG value £1,200.00
blued paper 2s6d lilac, NH, centred to SW, neat GEORGE STEET B.O./EDINB cds, fine used. Brandon Cert. (no. 47679) but which has been misplaced.
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U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
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Date 1883-84
SG 175
SG value £1,200.00
blued paper 2s6d lilac, BB, fresh, fine mint. Scarce.
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SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
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Date 1883-84
SG 175
SG value £3,500.00
blued paper 2s6d lilac, ED, ovptd. SPECIMEN Type 9, fine m.m.
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SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
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Date 1883-84
SG 175s
SG value £625.00
2s6d lilac on blued paper (during white paper period), NE, tiny faint corner creases at bottom mentioned for accuracy, very good used. Brandon Cert. (2019)
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A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
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SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
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Date 1883-84
SG 179a
SG value £2,000.00
5s crimson, horizontal strip of 3, JA-JC, neat bold MANCHESTER/TELEGRAPHS cds cancels, pressed vertical crease at left, o/wise v.f.u.
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U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
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SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
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strip — Strip
Three or more joined stamps in a single row or column.
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Date 1883-84
SG 181
SG value £390.00
5s crimson, block of 4, MA-NB, small gum crease at edge of NB, super colour, hinged on two only, fresh u.m./m.m. Scarce block
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SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
block — Block
A joined group of stamps, normally arranged in at least two rows and two columns.
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Date 1883-84
SG 181
SG value £5,500.00
10s cobalt, IC, centred slightly to left, pressed horizontal crease at top, light cds cancel, fine used. Brandon Cert. (2025). SCARCE
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A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
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SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
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Date 1883-84
SG 182
SG value £5,000.00
10s cobalt, ID, a few nibbled perfs and faint SE corner gum crease, yellowish gum, h/r, m.m. RPS Cert. (2016) harshly states 'very toned'. RARE. RARE. RARE.
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SG — Stanley Gibbons
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SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
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Date 1883-84
SG 182
SG value £30,000.00
10s cobalt, EB, ovptd. SPECIMEN Type 9, fine mint. Wenvoe Cert. (2023)
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SG — Stanley Gibbons
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Date 1883-84
SG 182s
SG value £3,400.00
10s ultramarine, MD, cds cancels, fine used.
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U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
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SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
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Date 1883-84
SG 183
SG value £525.00
10s pale ultramarine, BF, centred to left, central upright GLASGOW cds, a few small faint tone patches, o/wise v.f.u.
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A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
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SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
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Date 1883-84
SG 183a
SG value £375.00
10s pale ultramarine, GG, fine m.m.
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SG — Stanley Gibbons
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SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
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Date 1883-84
SG 183a
SG value £1,600.00
Crowns £1 brown-lilac, HB, centred to SW, good colour, clear portrait, fine used.
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U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
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SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
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Date 1884
SG 185
SG value £2,750.00
Crowns £1 brown-lilac, HD, good colour, central cds and light boxed postmark, v.g.u.
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U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
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SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
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Date 1884
SG 185
SG value £2,750.00
Why this lot?
This lot may interest collectors of Great Britain QV surface-printed stamps, particularly those seeking an 1884 £1 brown-lilac. View collector insight →
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Collector insight · Lot 21090
Why this lot?
Why it matches This lot may interest collectors of Great Britain QV surface-printed stamps, particularly those seeking an 1884 £1 brown-lilac.
What makes this lot interesting The description notes fancy upright LONDON squared circle postmarks on the £1 stamp.
Catalogue facts Great Britain – QV (surface printed), dated 1884; SG 185. £1 brown-lilac, QD, plate 77. The catalogue describes light toning and v.g.u. SG catalogue value: £2,750.00; auction estimate: £895.00. Collector note The lot is offered with the stated postmarks and condition description.
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Crowns £1 brown-lilac, QD, fancy upright LONDON squared circle pmks, light toning, v.g.u.
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SG ?
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U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1884
SG 185
SG value £2,750.00
Crowns £1 brown-lilac, OA, ovptd. SPECIMEN Type 11, light gum crease at right, light overall gum toning, l.m.m.
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SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1884
SG 185s
SG value £2,800.00
Crown £1 brown-lilac, KB, ovptd. SPECIMEN Type 9, centred to top, lightly toned gum, m.m.
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SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
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Date 1884
SG 185s
SG value £2,800.00
Orbs £1 brown-lilac, QC, light cds cancels, pencil manuscript on reverse, fine used.
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U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1888
SG 186
SG value £3,500.00
Orbs £1 brown-lilac, QC, well centred, octagonal LONDON postmarks leave portrait clear, fine used.
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U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
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Date 1888
SG 186
SG value £3,500.00
£1 green, horizontal pair, QC-QD, light straight lines postmark, pristine white reverse, v.g.u. Unusual (normally pairs are vertical)
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U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
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pair — Pair
Two stamps that remain joined together.
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Date 1891
SG 212
SG value £1,350.00
£1 green, IC, centred to left, oval Registered pmks, tone spotting on reverse, o/wise v.g.u.
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SG ?
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U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1891
SG 212
SG value £675.00
