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Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
QV 1880 4d. Grey-brown Plate 17 (Watermark Garter). Absolutely SUPERB unused full original gum example letters C-J. Supplied (reasonably) at £1,250=. As Gibbons retail card (accompanying) states - beautiful fresh colour and original gum. Certainly the finest well-centred o.g. '154' that we have ever offered. Exhibition Standard. (1v. + SG Retail card)
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SG ?
SG value ?
watermark ?
plate ?
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.
watermark — Watermark
A design or pattern incorporated into stamp paper during manufacture and visible when the paper is examined appropriately.
plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1880
SG 154 (PL17)
SG value £2,000.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
½d deep green, wmk Imperial Crown. Mint with faint hinge trace.
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
wmk ?
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.
wmk — Watermark
An abbreviation for watermark: a design or pattern incorporated into the stamp paper during manufacture.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1880-81
SG 164
SG value £55.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
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Why this lot?
Why it matches This lot may interest a collector of Great Britain QV surface-printed stamps.
What makes this lot interesting The ¼d deep green stamp is described with an Imperial Crown watermark and a faint hinge trace.
Catalogue facts Dated 1880–81; SG 164. Mint with faint hinge trace. SG catalogue value £55.00; auction estimate £30.00. Collector note The record gives no specific search terms to narrow the match further.
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½d deep green, wmk Imperial Crown. Mint with faint hinge trace.
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
wmk ?
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.
wmk — Watermark
An abbreviation for watermark: a design or pattern incorporated into the stamp paper during manufacture.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1880-81
SG 164
SG value £55.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Block · Similar period
½d deep-green, Imperial Crown Wmk, L/H marginal Block of 9 (3x3) never hinged mint, hint of ageing N/E corner front (9)
Philatelic terms
UM ?
SG ?
SG value ?
wmk ?
block ?
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
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.
wmk — Watermark
An abbreviation for watermark: a design or pattern incorporated into the stamp paper during manufacture.
block — Block
A joined group of stamps, normally arranged in at least two rows and two columns.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1880-81
SG 164
SG value £495.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Block · Similar period
½d deep-green, Imperial Crown Wmk, corner Block of 6 (2x3) never hinged mint, hint of ageing. (6)
Philatelic terms
UM ?
SG ?
SG value ?
wmk ?
block ?
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
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.
wmk — Watermark
An abbreviation for watermark: a design or pattern incorporated into the stamp paper during manufacture.
block — Block
A joined group of stamps, normally arranged in at least two rows and two columns.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1880-81
SG 164
SG value £330.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
½d (both shades), 1d and 1½d (white gum), centring varies, light gum toning, m.m. (4)
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
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 1880-81
SG 164-7
SG value £395.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
½d pale green (marginal) to 5d (blunted perfs at top), incl. 2d shade, the ½d and ½d never hinged, 2d pale rose gum toning, l.m.m. (6)
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
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 1880-81
SG 165-9
SG value £1,290.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
basic set to 5d (shortish NE corner perf), m.m. (5)
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SG ?
SG value ?
perf ?
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.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1880-81
SG 165-9
SG value £1,415.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
1½d Venetian red, centred to SE, m.m.
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
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 1880-81
SG 167
SG value £150.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
2d pale rose, centred to NW, fine m.m.
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
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 1880-81
SG 168
SG value £250.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
2½d blue, plate 21, SJ, centred to SW, fine m.m.
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
plate ?
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.
plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1880-83
SG 157
SG value £450.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
2½ blue, plates 22 (LL, no gum) and 23 (JA, light hinge), m.m.
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
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 1880-83
SG 157
SG value £900.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
3d rose, plate 21, MD, centred to SE, fine m.m.
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
plate ?
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.
plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1880-83
SG 158
SG value £325.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
3d rose, plate 20, DK, centred to NW, odd short perf, traces of gum, unused.
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
perf ?
plate ?
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.
plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1880-83
SG 158
SG value £600.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
3d on 3d, QC, light toning, m.m.
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
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 1880-83
SG 159
SG value £650.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
3d on 3d, JD, some bluntish perfs, m.m.
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
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 1880-83
SG 159
SG value £400.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
4d grey-brown, plate 17, MD, well centred, repaired closed tear at upper left, most o.g.
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
plate ?
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.
plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1880-83
SG 160
SG value £350.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
6d grey, plate 17, BL, some short perfs at bottom let (not mentioned on Warwick & Warwick 1976 'Certificate' in the bad old days of speculative investment), l.m.m.
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
plate ?
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.
plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1880-83
SG 161
SG value £350.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
1s orange-brown - Plate 13 (Lge Letters), Imperial Crown Wmk, mint with OG.
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
wmk ?
plate ?
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.
wmk — Watermark
An abbreviation for watermark: a design or pattern incorporated into the stamp paper during manufacture.
plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1880-83
SG 163
SG value £550.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
1s orange-brown, plate 14, NF, possible cleaned pen cancel, apparently unused part o.g.
Philatelic terms
SG ?
plate ?
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1880-83
SG 163
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
1s orange-brown, plate 13, JK,, tiny perf stain at top, m.m.
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
perf ?
plate ?
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.
plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1880-83
SG 163
SG value £875.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
QV wmk anchor blued paper 2s. 6d. Lilac letters C-E overprint SPECIMEN type 9, fine colour well-centred fresh appearance full original gum, small hinging traces, proofers mark vertical gum creases typical to this issue, otherwise very fine and rather lovely. Normals catalogue £6,000= Practical as SPECIMEN overprint. Affordable and Fine
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
overprint ?
wmk ?
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.
overprint — Overprint
Additional lettering, numbers or a design printed onto a stamp after its original printing, often to change its purpose, authority or status.
wmk — Watermark
An abbreviation for watermark: a design or pattern incorporated into the stamp paper during manufacture.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date 1883
SG 175s type 9
SG value £625.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
1s dull green, OC, centred to SW, pressed diagonal crease at bottom, appears u.m. but has been regumed, RPS Cert (2021) mentions 'surface dirt'
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
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 1883-4
SG 196
SG value £1,600.00
Related lot Related to Lot 21081 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
blued paper 2s6d lilac, BC, suggestion of faint corner gum crease, fresh u.m. Fine and rare.
Philatelic terms
SG ?
SG value ?
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 1883-84
SG 175
SG value £3,500.00
