9 Dec 2019 – 13 Dec 2019
4287 lots
Lot 50017 | 1935 E. D. Bacon reprint of the 1840 background trial essay printed in rose carmine on white wove paper from the original plate
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1935 E. D. Bacon reprint of the 1840 background trial essay printed in rose carmine on white wove paper from the original plate, the original trials by…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 50018 | 1840 1d Rainbow trial, state 3, in red-brown on white wove paper, top left corner marginal
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1840 1d Rainbow trial, state 3, in red-brown on white wove paper, top left corner marginal, very fine and scarce (SG Spec. DP20 State 3b)
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50019 | 1840 1d Rainbow trial, state 3, in red-brown on white wove paper
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1840 1d Rainbow trial, state 3, in red-brown on white wove paper, top marginal, very fine and scarce (SG Spec. DP20 State 3b)
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50020 | 1840 1d Rainbow trial, state 3, in deep blue on stout white wove paper in top right corner marginal block of four
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1840 1d Rainbow trial, state 3, in deep blue on stout white wove paper with a
distinct ivory head on reverse, in top right corner marginal block of four,…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 50021 | 1840 1d Rainbow trial, state 3, in deep blue on stout white wove paper in top right corner marginal single
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1840 1d Rainbow trial, state 3, in deep blue on stout white wove paper
in top right corner marginal single, very fine and scarce (SG Spec. DP20
State…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50022 | 1841 1d Rainbow Trial, state 3, in dark olive-green on thick laid paper dipped in prussiate of potash in top left corner marginal block of four
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1841 1d Rainbow Trial, state 3, in dark olive-green on thick laid paper dipped in prussiate of
potash in top left corner marginal block of four, most…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 50023 | 1865 “Royal reprint” 1d black with watermark inverted pl.66 PH, mint
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1865 “Royal reprint” 1d black with watermark inverted pl.66 PH, mint part og, very fine (SG Spec. DP35a, £3’500)
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50024 | 1865 “Royal Reprint” 1d carmine pl.66 in imperforate horizontal pair, mint hr
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1865 “Royal Reprint” 1d carmine pl.66 in imperforate horizontal pair, mint hr, fine to large margins except for small scissor cut at lower right corner,…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50025 | 1867 1d Paris Exhibition proof pl.103 FH-FI in rose in imperforate horizontal pair printed on thick white card
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1867 1d Paris Exhibition proof pl.103 FH-FI in rose in imperforate
horizontal pair printed on thick white card, fine and very
scarce, only one sheet…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 50026 | 1867 1d Paris Exhibition proof pl.103 NK in black on thick white card
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1867 1d Paris Exhibition proof pl.103 NK in black on thick white card, good margins, very fine and scarce (SG Spec. DP38)
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50027 | 1841 2d Blue trial sheet of twelve with blank corner letters
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1841 2d Blue trial sheet of twelve with blank
corner letters, produced to apply to postal notices to inform
postmasters of the forthcoming issue, very…
Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 50028 | 1841 2d Blue trial without corner letters in top right corner marginal block of four
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1841 2d Blue trial without corner letters in top right corner marginal block of four, printed for distribution to postmasters announcing the new forthcoming…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50029 | 1841 2d Blue trial lower left corner marginal example from the trial sheet of twelve with blank corner letters,
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1841 2d Blue trial in lower left corner marginal
example from the trial sheet of twelve with blank corner letters,
produced for application to postal…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50030 | 1871 1/2d Ormond Hill die proof with void corner letters printed in black on thin white paper
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1871 1/2d Ormond Hill die proof with void corner
letters printed in black on thin white paper (54x49mm), some minor foxing, very rare (SG from £37’000)
Estimate: 6’000 – 9’000 GBP
Lot 50031 | 1840 (May 7) Lettersheet from Witham (Essex) to Halesworth with 1840 1d black pl.1a
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue “May Dates”
1840 (May 7) Lettersheet from Witham (Essex) to Halesworth with 1840 1d black pl.1a JH (worn plate), good even margins, cancelled by neat red MC, reverse…
Estimate: 1’600 – 2’400 GBP
Lot 50032 | 1840 (May 8) Entire from Reading to Croydon, written between Quaker friends, with 1840 1d black pl.2 FC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue “May Dates”
1840 (May 8) Entire from Reading to Croydon, written between Quaker friends, with 1840 1d black pl.2 FC, fine to large margins, tied by a neat red MC contrary…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50033 | 1840 (May 14) Wrapper from Newcastle upon Tyne to Helton with 1840 1d intense black pl.1a FF
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue “May Dates”
1840 (May 14) Wrapper from Newcastle upon Tyne to Helton with 1840 1d intense black pl.1a FF, fine to good margins, tied by neat red MC with a
faint…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50034 | 1840 (May 19) Lettersheet from Dorchester to London with 1840 1d grey-black pl.1a QD tied by brownish-red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue “May Dates”
1840 (May 19) Lettersheet from Dorchester to London with 1840 1d grey-black pl.1a QD, close to very large margins, tied by neat brownish-red MC with matching
…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50035 | 1840 (May 22) Wrapper from Stoubridge (Worcestershire) to Bewdley 1840 1d Grey black pl.1a QF
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue “May Dates”
1840 (May 22) Wrapper from Stoubridge (Worcestershire) to Bewdley 1840 1d Grey black pl.1a QF, fine to very good margins, tied by crisp red MC, reverse…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50036 | 1840 (May 28) Wrapper from London to Ireland with 1840 1d black pl.1a cancelled by neat red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue “May Dates”
1840 (May 28) Wrapper from London to Ireland with 1840 1d black pl.1a IE cancelled by neat red MC, reverse with clear Lombard Street despatch and Dublin…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50037 | 1840 1d Grey-Black pl.1a DA-DB horizontal pair, showing moderate plate wear, with large to huge margins
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Grey-Black pl.1a DA-DB horizontal
pair, showing moderate plate wear, with large to huge margins, neatly cancelled by red
MCs, scarce so fine
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50038 | 1840 Mourning wrapper from Hemel Hempstead (Hertfordshire) to Kettering with 1840 1d black pl.1a EK
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 Mourning wrapper from Hemel Hempstead (Hertfordshire) to Kettering with 1840 1d black pl.1a EK, fine to large margins, tied by vivid red MC, despatch…
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50039 | 1840 1d Grey-Black pl.1a ID/JE used block of four, fine to very good margins, cancelled by red MCs
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Grey-Black pl.1a ID/JE used block of four, fine to very good margins, cancelled by red MCs, small split at lower left of
ID and minor pressed…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 50040 | 1840 (Jun 8) Entire from Airdrie to Falkirk with 1840 1d Black pl.1a TC, redirected with “Not in Palmont Delivery” ms
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Jun 8) Entire from Airdrie to Falkirk with 1840 1d Black pl.1a TC, good to very good margins,
beautifully tied by a crisp red thin lined Scottish…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50040A | 1840 (Jul 6) Entire from Edinburgh to Hamilton with 1840 1d grey black pl.1a TJ and black Mae West “TOO LATE” handstamp
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Jul 6) Entire from Edinburgh to Hamilton with 1840 1d grey black pl.1a TJ, good to huge margins (corner crease at lower left in margin), neatly tied…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50041 | 1840 1d Grey-Black pl.1a TL, good to huge margins, cancelled by neat BLACK MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Grey-Black pl.1a TL, good to huge margins, cancelled by neat BLACK MC, also showing varieties “without ray flaw” and prominent basal shift, an…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50042 | 1840 1d Black pl.1b AH with INVERTED WATERMARK used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.1b AH with INVERTED WATERMARK, fine to large margins, neatly and unusually cancelled by a small part red MC at the top left, most
attractive…
Estimate: 400 – 700 GBP
Lot 50043 | 1841 1d Red-Brown pl.1b AJ top marginal with full deckled edge selvedge and small part sheet inscription, used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d Red-Brown pl.1b AJ top marginal with full deckled edge selvedge and small
part sheet inscription, good margins elsewhere, neatly cancelled by…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50044 | 1841 1d Red-brown pl.1b BK cancelled by a crisp Manchester “Fishtail” distinctive MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d Red-brown pl.1b BK, fine to very good margins, cancelled by a
crisp Manchester “Fishtail” distinctive MC, very fine (SG Spec. AS6uc,
£1’000)
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50045 | 1840 1d Black pl.1b DL with WATERMARK INVERTED, good to huge margins, neatly cancelled by a red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.1b DL with WATERMARK INVERTED, good to huge margins, neatly cancelled by a red MC, scarce so
fine
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50046 | 1840 1d Black pl.1b GI mint og, fine to large margins
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.1b GI mint og, fine to large margins, very fine and rare, cert.
Raybaudi (1998)
Estimate: 2’400 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50047 | 1840 (Sep 1) Mourning wrapper from London to Penrith with 1840 1d black pl.1b OJ
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Sep 1) Mourning wrapper from London to Penrith with 1840 1d black pl.1b OJ, good to very large margins (corner crease at O), tied by red MC and “T.P…
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50048 | 1840 1d Black 1b QF mint part og, fine to good margins
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black 1b QF mint part og, fine to good margins, very fine and scarce, cert. RPS (1986)
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 50049 | 1841 (Mar 21) Entire from Sturminster Newton (Dorset) to Shaftsbury with 1840 1d grey-black pl.2 GG tied black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Mar 21) Entire from Sturminster Newton (Dorset) to Shaftsbury with 1840 1d grey-black pl.2 GG with good to huge margins tied by a crisp strike of…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50050 | 1840 (Aug 1) Lettersheet sent within Ireland from Goresbridge (Kilkenny) to Dublin with 1840 1d grey-black pl.2 HJ
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Aug 1) Lettersheet sent within Ireland from Goresbridge (Kilkenny) to Dublin with 1840 1d grey-black pl.2 HJ, fine to large margins, tied by a neat…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50051 | 1840 1d Black pl.2 KG/MG used vertical strip of three
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.2 KG/MG vertical strip of three, good to huge margins, each stamp neatly cancelled by a crisp red MC, very fine and scarce multiple in…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50052 | 1840 (Nov 18) Small envelope from London to Broughton with 1840 1d black pl.2 LG
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Nov 18) Small envelope from London to Broughton with 1840 1d black pl.2 LG with fine to very large margins (couple of tiny corner creases) tied by…
Estimate: 160 – 240 GBP
Lot 50053 | 1840 (Jul 4) Wrapper (no sideflaps) with 1840 1d black pl.2 MB-MC pair and MD-ME pair
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Jul 4) Wrapper (no sideflaps) from Yarmouth to Norwich with 1840 1d black pl.2 MB-MC pair and MD-ME pair with close to large margins (both pairs…
Estimate: 1’600 – 2’400 GBP
Lot 50054 | 1840 1d Black pl.2 RH with good even margins tied by crisp red MC to small piece
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.2 RH with good even margins tied by crisp red MC to small piece, very fine and striking example
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50055 | 1840 1d Black pl.3 BB, good to very good margins, neat red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.3 BB, good to very good margins, neat red MC, very fine
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50056 | 1840 1d Black pl.3 FL, fine to very large margins, used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.3 FL, fine to very large margins, neatly cancelled by a red MC, very fine
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50057 | 1840 (Aug 6) Envelope from Cheltenham (Gloucestershire) to Cirencester with 1840 1d black pl.3 BI
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Aug 6) Envelope from Cheltenham (Gloucestershire) to Cirencester with 1840 1d black pl.3 BI, good to very large margins, tied by crisp red MC with…
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50058 | 1840 (Jul 6) Envelope sent within London with 1840 1d black pl.4 AL
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Jul 6) Envelope sent within London with 1840 1d black pl.4 AL, close to good margins, tied by crisp red MC with “T.P / Duke Street” hs adjacent,…
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50059 | 1840 1d Black pl.4 CI-DJ block of four, fine to very good margins, beautifully cancelled by crisp red MCs
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.4 CI-DJ block of four, fine to very good margins, beautifully cancelled by crisp red MCs, showing
prominent burr rubbing between impressions…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50060 | 1840 1d Black pl.4 SH-SI used pair with fine to large margins
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.4 SH-SI used pair with fine to large margins, neat red MCs, very fine
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50061 | 1840 1d Black pl.4 TL right marginal with good to large margins elsewhere, beautifully cancelled
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.4 TL right marginal with good to large margins elsewhere, beautifully cancelled by a crisp bright red MC, a magnificent example, ex Hassan…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 50062 | 1841 (Jan) Wrapper from Hinckley with 1840 1d black pl.5 NG cancelled by Market Bosworth “HOT CROSS BUN” cancel
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
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…
Estimate: 12’500 GBP
Lot 50063 | 1841 (Mar 12) Wrapper from Keswick to Carlisle with 1840 1d black pl.5 NG, good to large margins, tied by crisp black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
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…
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50064 | 1840 Wrapper from Manchester to Halifax with 1840 1d black pl.5 OK and OJ
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
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,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50065 | 1842 Entire FROM SWITZERLAND carried privately to the UK and posted in London to Darlington with 1840 1d black
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
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…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP