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Catalogue closes October 6, 2026
UPA
Lot 12457
Italy - States - Sardinia MX
Mint/Used coln of mostly 1855-63 embossed heads with shades, incl 5c x 4, 10c x 7, 20c x 6, 40c x10, 80c x 5 and 3l, high c/v though incl damaged & dubious examples. (35)
Date
1854-63
Lot 12458
Italy - States - Sardinia MH
King Victor Emmanuel II. 10c ochre-yellow, imperf with 4 margins (3 large), top margin close at top right. Margin cut diagonally at SW corner, mint hinged.
Philatelic terms
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.
imperf — Imperforate
A stamp produced without perforations separating it from adjoining stamps.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1855-63
SG
38
SG value
£130.00
Lot 12459
Italy - States - Sardinia MH
King Victor Emmanuel II. 10c ochre-yellow, imperf with 4 equal margins, mint hinged.
Philatelic terms
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.
imperf — Imperforate
A stamp produced without perforations separating it from adjoining stamps.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1855-63
SG
38
SG value
£130.00
UPA
Lot 12460
Italy - States - Sardinia F
3L bronze 'INVERTED HEAD', FORGERY, imperf with 4 clear margins, fine mint. BPA Photo Cert.
Philatelic terms
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.
imperf — Imperforate
A stamp produced without perforations separating it from adjoining stamps.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1855-63
SG
61
SG value
£650.00
UPA
Lot 12461
Italy - States - Sardinia U
10c grey-brown, imperf with 4 clear margins, fine cds used, expertized Ricther.
Philatelic terms
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.
imperf — Imperforate
A stamp produced without perforations separating it from adjoining stamps.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1859
SG
32
SG value
£110.00
UPA
Lot 12462
Italy - States - Sicily U
1g olive-green, Plate II, imperf with close margins, good used with expertizing marks to rear.
Philatelic terms
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.
imperf — Imperforate
A stamp produced without perforations separating it from adjoining 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
1859
SG
2b
SG value
£225.00
Lot 12463
Italy - States - Sicily MH
1g deep olive-green, Plate III, imperf with 4 margins, mint with expertizing marks to rear & large part OG.
Philatelic terms
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.
imperf — Imperforate
A stamp produced without perforations separating it from adjoining 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
1859
SG
2c
SG value
£275.00
Lot 12464
Italy - States - Sicily MH
2g dull blue, imperf with 4 margins, mint with expertizing marks to rear & large part OG.
Philatelic terms
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.
imperf — Imperforate
A stamp produced without perforations separating it from adjoining stamps.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1859
SG
3
SG value
£250.00
UPA
Lot 12465
Italy - States - Sicily U
2g pale blue, imperf with 4 margins, fine used with expertizing marks to rear.
Philatelic terms
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.
imperf — Imperforate
A stamp produced without perforations separating it from adjoining stamps.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1859
SG
3b
SG value
£180.00
Lot 12466
Italy - States - Sicily MH
5g orange-red, imperf with 4 margins, mint with expertizing marks to rear & large part OG.
Philatelic terms
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.
imperf — Imperforate
A stamp produced without perforations separating it from adjoining stamps.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1859
SG
4h
SG value
£650.00
Lot 12467
Italy - States - Sicily MH
50g brown-lake, imperf with 4 margins, mint with expertizing marks to rear & large part OG, tiny surface scratch upper left frame line.
Philatelic terms
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.
imperf — Imperforate
A stamp produced without perforations separating it from adjoining stamps.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1859
SG
7
SG value
£1,200.00
Lot 12468
Italy - States - Tuscany U
1s orange/grey 'Arms of Tuscany', imperf with 3½margins, cds used, tiny hinge thin, Raybaudi Photo Cert.
Philatelic terms
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.
imperf — Imperforate
A stamp produced without perforations separating it from adjoining stamps.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1851-52
SG
5
SG value
£2,000.00
UPA
Lot 12469
Jamaica MH
4d red orange. Two lightly toned perf tips. LMM
Philatelic terms
LMM — Lightly Mounted Mint
A mint stamp showing only light evidence of previous mounting or hinging.
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
1860
SG
4a
SG value
£225.00
Lot 12470
Jamaica CC
OLD TIME USED COLLECTION on Imperial Album pages, inc 1860 Pineapple Wmk set to 1s shades, 1870 CC Wmk set to 1s, 1883 CA Wmk set to 1s, 1905 'Arms' range to 5s, KGV - 1912 MCA Wmk set, 'War Stamp' opt'd range, 1919 MCA Wmk Pictorial range to 2s, 1921 MSCA Wmk Pictorial set, 1923 set, 1929 set, 1932 set & more. Useful ranges, mixed condition, much is good to fine. (110+)
Philatelic terms
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
1860-1935
SG value
£950.00
UPA
Lot 12471
Jamaica CC
Balance collection neatly presented on printed pages mint & used in mixed condition, incls: QV SG1-3 used. GV War Stamp ovpts. Pictorial set to 2/- & 5/-. Child Welfare set mint. SJ set mint. GVI defin set used. SW pair u.m. Cat £325+. (87).
Philatelic terms
pair — Pair
Two stamps that remain joined together.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1860-1952
UPA
Lot 12472
Jamaica CC
Used collection on leaves(370 approx) including 1860-70 1s purple brown with Pineapple wmk inverted, War Stamp ovpts with minor varieties, 1935 RSJ set, 1938-52 set to £1(2), 1948 RSW set, 1956-58 set to £1, mainly fine with light duplication
Philatelic terms
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
1860-1969
UPA
Lot 12473
Jamaica CC
Mint and used collection on Scott leaves(470) including 1883-97 CC values to 5s mint, 1905 Arms 5s mint, 1912-20 MCA set to 5s mint, 1932 Pictorial set mint, 1935 RSJ set mint, 1938 set to £1 mint, 1948 RSW set mint, 1956 set to £1 mint, War Stamp ovpts inc varieties, 1915-16 Red Cross labels used(11), mainly fine
Date
1860-1975
UPA
Lot 12474
Jamaica CC
Mint and used collection on leaves(100s) including 1897 CA 2s,5s mint, 1905-11 MCA ½d 'SER.ET' var used, 5s grey and violet mint, 1922 Script 10s mint, 1935 RSJ set mint, 1949 £1 mint, mainly fine
Date
1860-1984
UPA
Lot 12475
Jamaica U
QV wmk pinapple used group in slightly mixed condition with 1d dull blue A42 cancel, 1d blue left wing margin part A38 cancel, 2d rose surface rubs, 3d, 4d brown orange some short perfs & faded, 6d lilac x 2 shades, 1/- brown x 2 shades. (9).
Philatelic terms
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.
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
1860-70
SG
1-6
SG value
£250.00
Lot 12476
Jamaica U
1s dull brown, with '$' for 'S' flaw, some blunted perfs, light cancel at top leaves variety clear, v.g.u. Scarce.
Philatelic terms
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.
variety — Variety
A recognised difference from the normal stamp, such as a printing, overprint, perforation, watermark or design variation.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Date
1860-70
SG
6c
SG value
£500.00
UPA
Lot 12477
Jamaica MH
3d green. Off centre to bottom right. MM
Philatelic terms
MM — Mounted Mint
A mint stamp that has previously been mounted or hinged, normally with some hinge trace or disturbance to the gum.
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
1863
SG
3
SG value
£160.00
UPA
Lot 12478
Jamaica MH
3d green. MM
Philatelic terms
MM — Mounted Mint
A mint stamp that has previously been mounted or hinged, normally with some hinge trace or disturbance to the gum.
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
1870
SG
10
SG value
£160.00
UPA
Lot 12479
Jamaica CC
Used collection on large leaves(113 stamps, 17 covers and cards) including 1892 ½d brown postcard from Maidstone to Shooter's Hill, 1905 5s grey and violet, 1922 10s green used on piece, 1927 Registered cover from Myrtle Green to Chicago, 1935 RSJ set on Air Mail FDC to London, 1938-52 values to £1, RSW set, 1956-58 values to £1, mainly fine
Date
1870-1958
Lot 12480
Jamaica U
CC 1s brown with '$' var. fine used with full A62 pmk of Plantain Garden River
Philatelic terms
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.
Lot 12458
Lot 12459
Lot 12463
Lot 12464
Lot 12466
Lot 12467
Lot 12468
Lot 12470
Lot 12476
Lot 12480