Sale 134: Boston 2026 World Expo Auction

Lot 2630 P   

Great Britain, 1860-71, Queen Victoria, 1d proof impression of the 1840, 1d black, die I, with additional (albino) reversed engravings "1" and "Old Original" below the impression, a later impression showing signs of wear; a few tiny marginal thins clear of design and usual faint bends, still attractive and very fresh, Very Fine; with 2001 B.P.A. certificate.
S.G. Spec. No. DP25; £12,500 ($16,620)    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Provenance:
Robson Lowe, 15 April 1975
"Tes" Collection, Christies, 5 October 1995
Gaetano Vullo Collection, Harmer, 12 November 2003.

Realized: $4,250

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Lot 2631    

Great Britain, (1854), 1d black, so called "Secondary Die", Die II, with numeral "2" above the impression on thin yellowish-white paper; the reprint of 1890, paper split at top just into plate margin and a few corner creases clear of design, Very Fine, most attractive; with 2016 R.P.S.L. certificate.
S.G. Spec. No. DP33b; £10,000 ($13,300)    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Illustrated in "Stanley Gibbons Specialized Stamp Catalogue, Volume 1, Part 1" (2020) on page 69

Provenance:
Robson Lowe, 20 June 1956, lot 312
Robson Lowe, 21 November 19 72, lot 11
"Chartwell" Collection, Spink, 5 July 2012, lot 52
Ake Rietz Collection, 299th. Corinphila, 7 June 2023, lot 3415.

Realized: $3,250

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Lot 2632    

Great Britain, 1869, 2d blue, the retouched Die II, with "New Die" and "1" uninked but faintly embossed, completed on 8 April 1858 and printed on demand for Ormond Hill in 1871, Very Fine and very rare.
SG No. 46P; £18,000 ($23,940)    Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.

Realized: $4,750

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Lot 2633 P   

Great Britain, 1870, 1½d carmine rose, Ormond Hill Die Proof, on thin hard yellowish white wove paper, Very Fine, a rare and beautiful proof; with 2010 B.P.A. certificate.
S.G. Spec. No. DP56b; £18,000 ($23,940)    Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

Provenance:
"Besancon" Collection, 239. Corinphila, 12 June 2019, lot 3079.

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Lot 2634 P   

Great Britain, 1870 (May) Bantam ½d die proof in rose, taken after the engraving of the head was strengthened and the die was hardened, affixed to card, Very Fine and very rare.
S.G. Spec. No. DP62b; £12,000 ($15,960)    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

SAID TO BE ONE OF ONLY SIX PRODUCED OF WHICH SOME ARE UNAVAILABLE IN INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS & MUSEUMS.

Provenance:
"Yorkshire" Collection, Christies, 27 January 1981, lot 163
Stanley Gibbons, Dealer's List, September 1992, lot 167.

Realized: $2,200

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