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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
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 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
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
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
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SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
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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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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
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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
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SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
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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
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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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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
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SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
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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
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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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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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SG — Stanley Gibbons
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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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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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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
Crowns £1 brown-lilac, HD, good colour, central cds and light boxed postmark, v.g.u.
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SG — Stanley Gibbons
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Date 1884
SG 185
SG value £2,750.00
Crowns £1 brown-lilac, QD, fancy upright LONDON squared circle pmks, light toning, v.g.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 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
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SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
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Date 1884
SG 185s
SG value £2,800.00
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Collector insight · Lot 21092
Why this lot?
Why it matches No specific search criteria were supplied, so this lot can be considered only on the details stated in its record.
What makes this lot interesting It is the 1884 Crown £1 brown-lilac with a Type 9 SPECIMEN overprint, noted as centred to top with lightly toned gum.
Catalogue facts Great Britain – QV (surface printed), 1884; SG 185s. Crown £1 brown-lilac, KB, plate 77. SG catalogue value: £2,800.00; auction estimate: £1,300.00. Collector note The record describes the gum as lightly toned and the stamp as mint, hinged.
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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.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
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
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 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
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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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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
