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Sale 85: The Westpex Sale

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Stamps and Postal History

Lots 252-261 Lots 262-271 Lots 272-273

Lot 262 o   

Great Britain, 1882, Queen Victoria, £1 brown lilac on white paper, Anchor watermark, neat town cancels, strong color, light horizontal crease, Very Fine appearance, a scarce QV high value. Scott No. 92a.
SG No. 136    £9,000 ($11,830).

Realized: $1,100

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Lot 263 o   

Great Britain, 1882, Queen Victoria, £5 orange on white paper, fairly light oval date stamp cancel, rich color and choice centering, small margin repair at bottom center, Very Fine appearance, a very attractive QV high value. Scott No. 93.
SG No. 137    £4,750 ($6,240).

Realized: $1,150

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Lot 264 o   

Great Britain, 1882, Queen Victoria, £5 orange on white paper, bold registry oval date stamp cancel, rich vivid color, upper left corner skillfully repaired, F.-V.F. appearance. Scott No. 93.
SG No. 137    £4,750 ($6,240).

Realized: $725

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Lot 265 o   

Great Britain, 1882, Queen Victoria, £5 pale dull orange on bluish paper, neat central Birmingham town cancel, bright color on distinctively bluish paper, small fill margin thin at left, Very Fine appearance. Scott No. 93a $15,000.
SG No. 133 var.    £15,000 ($19,710).

AN ATTRACTIVE APPEARING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1882 £5 QUEEN VICTORIA ISSUE ON BLUISH PAPER.

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Lot 266    

Great Britain, 1884, Queen Victoria, 10s ultramarine on white paper, Anchor watermark, lettered J-E, o.g., very lightly hinged, rich brilliant color on bright fresh paper, Very Fine, an attractive sound example of this QV high value; with 2019 B.P.A. certificate. Scott No. 109.
SG No. 183    £2,250 ($2,960).

Realized: $675

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Lot 267 ()   

Great Britain, 1884, Queen Victoria, £1 brown lilac, Imperial Crowns watermark, lettered G-A, regummed, strong bold color, fresh and Fine; with 2019 B.P.A. certificate. Scott No. 110.
SG No. 185    £32,000 for o.g. ($42,050).

AN ATTRACTIVE AND RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1884 £1 QUEEN VICTORIA WITH IMPERIAL CROWNS WATERMARK ISSUE.

Realized: $4,250

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Lot 268 o   

Great Britain, 1884, Queen Victoria, £1 brown lilac, Imperial Crowns watermark, 1884 town and large box handstamp cancels, strong color, slight short perf at top right, otherwise Fine. Scott No. 110.
SG No. 185    £2,800 ($3,680).

Realized: $250

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Lot 269 o   

Great Britain, 1888, Queen Victoria, £1 brown lilac, Orbs watermark, lettered F-A, neat central London town cancel, bold color, certificate mention minor creasing which we find no evidence of, Very Fine; with 2019 B.P.A. certificate. Scott No. 123.
SG No. 186    £4,250 ($5,580).

Realized: $900

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Lot 270 o   

Great Britain, 1891, Queen Victoria, £1 green, lettered D C, face free oval registry date stamp cancels, strong bold color, Very Fine and attractive; signed A. Diena. Scott No. 124.
SG No. 212    £800 ($1,050).

Realized: $240

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Lot 271    

Great Britain, 1912, King Edward VII, Somerset House printing, 10s blue, o.g., hinge remnant, rich vivid color, exceptional centering amid well balanced margins, Extremely Fine, a choice mint high value; with 2019 B.P.A. certificate. Scott No. 141a.
SG No. 319    £1,100 ($1,440).

Realized: $525

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Lots 252-261 Lots 262-271 Lots 272-273

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