David Feldman Great Britain & British Empire December 13 2019
33 Geneva, December 13, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) 50062 F 1841 (Jan) Wrapper from Hinckley to Birmingham with 1840 1d black pl.5 NG, close to very good margins, cancelled by Market Bosworth “HOT CROSS BUN” (aka “HOLLOW CROSS”) cancel, with despatch and arrival ds, stamp and cover toned, minor cover faults, only one other cover bearing this cancellation is known to exist, of the utmost importance and a showpiece for a Line Engraved cancellation collection, cert. RPS (1999) 15’000 - 20’000 50063 F / 30 2 1841 (Mar 12) Wrapper from Keswick to Carlisle with 1840 1d black pl.5 NG, good to large margins, tied by crisp black MC, reverse with despatch cds, very fine 240 - 300 50064 F / 36 1840 (Aug 22) Wrapper from Manchester to Halifax with 1840 1d black pl.5 OK and OJ, with OK very close at bottom right otherwise fine to large margins, tied by red MCs, despatch bs, fine 300 - 400 50065 F 1842 Entire FROM SWITZERLAND carried privately to the UK and posted in London to Darlington with 1840 1d black pl.5 state 2 (mixed margins), tied by black MC, Bishopsgate hs adjacent, reverse with despatch and arrival ds, most unusual usage of a Penny Black on a cover from Switzerland 1’000 - 1’500
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