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Lot 75

A rare George II Channel Islands silver lidded quart tankard, maker's mark GH struck three times beneath rim, to handle and top of cover, together with harp and K letter marks beneath rim (Guillaume Henry, Guernsey c.1720-1767), the tapered, straight sided tankard with domed hinged cover with shell thumbpiece and tapered S-scroll handle with bifurcated terminal, the body and cover with extensive later repoussé decoration around an earlier engraved armorial for the Carey family of Guernsey, with gilt washed interior, engraved scratch weight to base, 'oz. 29 1/8', 7in. (17.75cm.) high, weight 26.6 tr.oz.

Lot 141

A rare George I Channel Islands silver pap boat, maker's mark LP struck once below rim at back (unknown but possibly Louis Poignand, Jersey c.1720), of typical form but small proportions, inscribed 'I.L.M' to base, 4in. (10.2cm.) long, weight 1.6 tr.oz.

Lot 168

A rare 18th century Channel Islands silver coffee spoon, maker's mark TC over VC struck once to lower stem (unknown, probably Jersey, second half of 18th century), Old English pattern with sharply downturned terminal, inscribed 'S', 4 5/8in. (11.7cm.) long, weight 14g.

Lot 84

A rare 9ct gold ten ormer shell watch bracelet by Michael Paint of Guernsey, c.1970, with 18ct gold cased ladies Pierport wrist watch attached, overall length 7¾in. (20.1cm.), gross weight 23.4g.

Lot 8

An 18th century Channel Islands silver christening cup with rare duty drawback mark, maker's mark ID overstruck over London hallmarks three times to base (Jean Pierre du Port, Guernsey fl. c.1779-1788), also with intaglio king's head and Britannia duty drawback marks to base, of typical form with flared body, cast beaded S-scroll handles and short, waisted foot, inscribed to side, 'a MGB don de IRG & MMQ parain & maraine, Nèe le 7 Juin 1785', also scratch engraved initials 'BWM' to base, 2¾in. (6.8cm.) high, weight 2.7 tr.oz * Approx. 20 Guernsey christening cups with the duty drawback mark are known. Although bearing overstruck London marks, they are believed to have been made in Guernsey and later sent to England where the London marks were added and then overstruck with Guernsey marks on their return.

Lot 50

[WARD (Edward)] A Compleat and Humorous Account of all the Remarkable Clubs and Societies in the City of London and Westminster, from the R-l S-y down to the Lumber Troop. London, printed for the author, sold by Joseph Collier 1745, small 8vo, engraved frontispiece after Hogarth, title in red, somewhat soiled, p.121-247 misnumbered 201-327, first and last leaves creased and worn, 5pp adverts at end, binding detached, lacking one board. **Written by the author of The London Spy (a survey of the London lowlife scene), this rare work provides florid descriptions of curious clubs such as the No-Nose Club, the Farting Club, the Man-killing Club, the Club of Ugly Faces and the Chatter-Witt Club, the Mock-Heroes Club and the Small-Coal Man's Music Club.

Lot 82

POPE (A), Essais sur la critique et sur l'homme, text in French and English, London 1741, 4to, contemporary calf, rare bilingual edition

Lot 471

Rare S & D joint cast iron railway chair

Lot 1369

1847-54 1s pale green die 2 (SG 54), four just clear to good margins, right silk thread largely removed with slight resulting surface damage, unused and regummed, a representative example of this rare stamp, clear RPS cert (2003), cat £26,500

Lot 1370

1847-54 10d brown die 2? (SG 57), four clear to good margins, some thinning under and around hinge remainders and lightly soiled part o.g., a good representative example of this rare stamp, RPS cert (2006), cat £11,500

Lot 220

1911-19 3d purple/yellow, variety watermark reversed (SG 76x), used by Nassau cds for 6 FEB 18, a few lightly toned and odd shortish perf, but rare, RPS cert (2014), cat £500

Lot 911

1903-04 watermark crown CC, 20r grey and stone (SG 15), just tied to small piece by two light part squared circle, pre-use corner crease at lower right and a few toned perfs at top but rare used, RPS cert (1998), cat £1,900

Lot 247

1922 Overprint type 1 on Leeward Islands, script watermark 1d bright scarlet, variety watermark reversed (SG 2x), very fine used by neat BARBUDA cds for Au 2 22, a rare variety, RPS cert (2010)

Lot 613

1921-23 watermark MCA, £1 purple and black/red (SG 101), tied to small piece by crisp LARNACA cds for 9 JY 24, superb and rare, a gem!, with 1984 BPA cert

Lot 709

1935 Silver Jubilee 1d ultramarine and grey-black, variety 'Flagstaff on right hand turret' (SG 113d), some short perfs but used by large part cds which leaves variety clearly visible, rare used and unpriced thus in Part I 2017, RPS cert (2011)

Lot 185

Postage Dues: 1908-09 perf 11, 20s dull green (SG 62), a small 'm' in pencil on reverse and trivial gum bend mentioned for accuracy, fresh full o.g. and rare so fine, RPS cert (1996)

Lot 139

1948-56 1s grey-green 'Superb Lyrebird' south west corner marginal block of eight (4 x 2) stamp 3 (R9/3) variety 'Green mist' (SG 230d/da), stamps 1 and 4 large part o.g. the others fine u/m, Murray Payne opinion, a superb and rare positional multiple

Lot 1308

1933 £P1 black and yellow-green "Emir Abdullah" (SG 221), very fine used by large part KERAK cds for 20 DE 34, only 1095 sold and rare as most remained in mint condition, BPA cert (2017)

Lot 1252

1861 Saul Solomon & Co "Wood-block" printing, 1d brick-red (SG 13b) used by smudged part triangular obliterator, just touched at left but with clear margins at foot and right, various imperfections including thinning, small stain and a couple of filled pinholes, a representative space-filler of this rare stamp, RPS cert (2006), cat £5,000

Lot 511

1927 60th Anniversary of Confederation, Commemorative issue 1c orange "MacDonald", upper marginal block of eight (4x2) with plate number "OTTAWA-No A-6 943", imperforate vertically (SG 266 var), lightly hinged in upper margin but otherwise u/m, very rare as only five such blocks can have existed, RPS cert (2015)

Lot 867

1922-23 10s dull grey-blue with 'Thom' (type 5) overprint, variety 'No accent' (SG 66a), light diagonal crease (described as gum crease on cert) but u/m and rare as such, Hamilton-Bowen cert (2013), cat £4,500

Lot 1404

1880-83 3d rose plate 20, watermark imperial crown (SG 158) block of 4, upper left stamp creasing and one short perf, others odd light gum wrinkle, upper pair large part o.g. with others u/m, a rare multiple, RPS cert (1997)

Lot 1088

Postal Fiscal; 1931-40 'Arms' £4 10s deep olive-grey (SG F167), tied to small piece by part cds, a couple of shortish perfs but a rare stamp postally used, BPA cert (2001), cat £2,250

Lot 382

1858-59 Machine-made medium wove paper, 6d brownish grey perf 11¾ (SG 27), some upper perfs trimmed and just a trace of creasing, used by part numeral cancel which leaves much of design clear, a rare stamp, RPS cert (2012), cat £4,250

Lot 232

1950-55 2 'RUPEES' (type III) on 2s6d yellow-green, variety 'I' inverted and raised (SG 77ba), R2/1 very fine used and very rare, BPA cert (1998)

Lot 821

1900 1a blue on thin wove paper, printed from a single die, imperforate (SG 3), very fresh unused without gum as issued with large margins, rare, BPA cert (2017)

Lot 75

1913-14 Kangaroo watermark 2, 1s blue-green and £2 black and rose (SG 11a and 16) tied to small piece by 'N.S.W. THE EXCHANGE' cds's dated 3 June 14, a very fine dated piece and very rare as such, BPA cert (2017)

Lot 444

1897 Jubilee $4 violet (SG 139) with sheet margin at left, centred to right but exceptionally fresh, u/m, rare so fine, RPS cert (1995)

Lot 771

1937-38 25r slate-violet and purple overprinted 'JIND STATE' type 6, (SG 126), very fine used with part hooded 'SANGRUR' cds, rare in such fine condition, BPA cert (2017)

Lot 812

1897-98 2a black/yellow, type I (SG 10), four large margins and very fine used by neat central oval 'seal' cancel, rare so fine, RPS cert (2004)

Lot 273

1935 Silver Jubilee 1s slate and purple, variety "Kite and horizontal log" (SG 97l) very fine used by light Hamilton cds which leaves variety clearly visible, rare so fine, RPS cert (2012)

Lot 379

1858-59 Machine-made medium wove paper, ½d deep rose perf 11¾ (SG 25), odd short perf but well centred, unused and re-gummed, a collectable representative example of this rare stamp, RPS cert (1999), cat £4,750

Lot 215

1862 Perf 11½, 12 compound 11 6d lavender grey (SG 15), very fresh colour and neatly used by crisp 'A05', one of the finest examples of this rare stamp we have handled, a gem!, BPA cert (1999)

Lot 533

1932-33 5c blue, error horizontal pair, imperforate vertically (SG 323a), a very fine and fresh u/m example of this rare error of which only 50 pairs existed, RPS cert (2015)

Lot 825

1913-16 5r brown (SG 71), very fine used by cds for 13 AP 17, an rare stamp in used condition, RPS cert (2000)

Lot 414

1873-79 Montreal printings on medium to stout paper, 10c very pale lilac-magenta, perf 11½x12 (SG 99), a few shortish perfs but centring well above average and very fine colour for this rare stamp, large part o.g., BPA cert (2012), cat £1,500

Lot 939

Officials: 1923-24 watermark large star set of 14, ½a light green to 15r blue and olive (SG O1/15), 5r odd shortish perf, each used by part to large part cds, some including rupee values with matching cds for 15 MAY 26, a rare set with postal cancels, BPA cert (2005) for set

Lot 822

1899-1900 ¼a yellow-green, imperforate (SG 4), very fine unused with large to very large margins, a rare stamp, especially so fine, RPS cert (2010)

Lot 269

1910-25 1d red (I), variety watermark inverted (SG 46w), a couple of shortish perfs, lightly used by 'wavy-line' cancel and fine for this rare variety, RPS cert (2015)

Lot 797

1914-41 Top tablet type 'C' 5r scarlet and emerald (SG 49), inscriptions have punctured surface (as often) and small nick at foot, used by cds for '17 MAY 37, rare used, BPA cert (2011), cat £500

Lot 966

1883 (July)-91 5c blue, watermark crown CA, variety watermark inverted (SG 65w), some light perf toning but lightly used by part Singapore cds which leaves portrait largely clear, a rare variety and probably the finest available, BPA cert (2013), cat £500

Lot 921

1922-27 5s carmine-red, variety watermark crown to right of CA (SG 92w), a couple of missing perfs, odd tone and wrinkle but lightly used by two part ENTEBBE cds and rare, cat £550, RPS cert (2014)

Lot 1327

1873-79 1s lilac (SG 6), used by light part "T.I." obliterator, separated by scissors (as often) but with perforations intact and fine colour, well above average for this rare stamp of which less than 200 were sold without surcharge, BPA cert (2017), cat £2,000

Lot 1003

1889 8c orange with overprint type 1 (SG 2), fine used by large part SINGAPORE transit dotted circle cancel, a rare stamp of which only 540 were issued, BPA cert (2017)

Lot 892

Small selection all overprinted 'Specimen' consisting of 1943 Gaelic League pair (2½d gum loss and bends), 1954 University pair, 1965 Co-operation Year pair, 1967 5d 'Sword of Light', 1968 Markiewicz pair and 1972 Christmas set of three, all u/m and each with 'Hamilton-Bowen' certificate (between 2008 and 2015) stating these are all from the 'Joseph E. Foley' collection, a rare group

Lot 891

1976 American Bicentennial 15p 'Benjamin Franklin' error silver (face value and inscription) omitted (SG 394a), light pencil annotations on reverse otherwise fresh and fine u/m, a rare and popular error, BPA cert (2012)

Lot 740

1902 -11 25r brownish orange and blue (SG 147), used by large part violet Madras parcel cds for 26 JU 11, a couple of light horizontal creases but with fine colour and rare postal usage, BPA cert (2017), cat £1,700

Lot 48

1868-71 Remainders of old stock subsequently perforated by the 11½-12½ machine, 2d pale vermilion, rouletted (SG 47), original rouletting at sides, also perf at right (2mm from rouletting) and at top and foot, used by neat Adelaide cds for AU 15 68 which is the earliest recorded date for this rare stamp, BPA cert (1982)

Lot 915

1912-21 15c bright blue, watermark MCA, variety watermark inverted (SG 49w), used by bold large part cds for MY 27 21, rare, RPS cert (2014)

Lot 184

Postage Dues: 1908-09 perf 11, 10s dull green (SG 61), very well centred for this with fresh full o.g. , rare so fine, RPS cert (1996)

Lot 620

1951 New Constitution 5c black and carmine, variety 'JA' for 'CA' in watermark (SG 136a), fine used with part cds, RPS cert (2006), rare and unpriced in used condition in Part I 2017

Lot 512

1927 60th Anniversary of Confederation, Commemorative issue 2c green "Fathers of Confederation", upper left corner block of six (3x2) with plate number "OTTAWA-No A-13 943", imperforate vertically, lightly hinged in upper margin but otherwise u/m, very rare as only five such blocks can have existed, RPS cert (2015)

Lot 1301

1925-26 'East of Jordan' opt type 19, 20p light violet perf 15x14 (SG 157a), missing corner perf at upper right, otherwise fine used by part Amman cds and rare, BPA cert (2017), cat £1,000

Lot 188

Postage Dues: 1913-23 perf 14, 3d rosine and apple green, variety watermark sideways (SG D82a), very fine u/m, a very rare stamp of which fewer than twelve (mint or used) examples are believed to exist and this is the only recorded u/m example, RPS cert (2012)

Lot 737

1852 "Scinde Dawk" ½a blue (SG S2), cut square with four large margins, but defective with 8mm tear and embossing splits, also somewhat toned, used by large part diamond of dots, a representative space-filler of this rare stamp which is of overall good facial appearance, RPS cert (1997), cat £9,500

Lot 1069

1920-21 2d on 40c red/yellow with sheet watermark (SG 35), fine used by light VILA cds for NO 3 21, a rare stamp in used condition, BPA cert (2005)

Lot 1580

1924-26 2d orange die II, "watermark block cypher", variety no watermark (SG 421a), light vertical crease, fresh u/m, a rare variety, Brandon cert (2007), cat £2,250

Lot 1259

1869 1s green with 'Postage' overprint type 7b (SG 37), shortish perf at foot and rather heavily used, however a rare stamp, RPS cert (1987), cat £1,900

Lot 768

1886-99 3r brown and green (SG 34), lightly used by large part hooded 'J' obliterator which leaves portrait clear, odd short perf but very rare as only 192 were overprinted, of these perhaps a dozen were used, signed Houtzamer and BPA cert (2010)

Lot 823

1899-1900 ½a red imperforate (SG 8), used by ARAIN/RAJ P.O. cancel with legible m/s date 5.12.99 in red, colour washed (as often) but good to large margins and a sound collectable example of this rare stamp, BPA cert (2003), cat £2,000

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