5 Dec 2022 – 9 Dec 2022
1589 lots
Lot 70100 | 1840 1d. black, pl.4, QK-RL block of four, good to
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black, pl.4, QK-RL block of four, good to large margins all round, cancelled by good strikes of the red Maltese cross; light corner bend at right…
Estimate: 6’000 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 70101 | 1840 1d. black, RG, Pl. 4, good to very large margins,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.4 RG, fine to very good margins, neatly cancelled by a fine strike of the black Maltese cross, very fine.
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 70102 | 1840 1d. black, RH, Pl.4, used on entire letter dated
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black, RH, Pl.4, used on entire letter dated 21st Sept. 1840 ( the date stamp on reverse deleted in manuscript scribble) good balanced margins…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 70103 | 1840 1d. black, SJ-SK, Pl. 4, horizontal pair, large
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black, SJ-SK, Pl. 4, horizontal pair, large margins all round, neatly cancelled by good strikes of the black Maltese cross; and attractive multiple.
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70104 | 1841 (Mar 19) entire letter (reduced) from Hitchin
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Mar 19) entire letter (reduced) from Hitchin to Cape of Good Hope, bearing 1840 1d. black, pl. 5, AK (defective), paying the inland postage, rated…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70105 | 1840 (Dec 31) printed double letter sheet from London
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Dec 31) printed double letter sheet from London to Sheffield, bearing 1d black pl.5 GD, with large balanced margins, neatly tied by a fine strike…
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 70106 | 1840 1d. black, pl. 5, HL, large balanced margins,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.5 HL, large balanced margins, lightly cancelled by red Maltese cross; fine.
Estimate: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 70107 | 1840 1d. black, Pl. 5, IA-IC, mint strip of three from
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl. 5 IA-IC mint strip of three from the left of the sheet showing part inscription “D SIDE of the Letter”, large balanced margins on other…
Estimate: 38’000 – 42’000 GBP
Lot 70108 | 1840 1d. black, pl. 5, IL, placed at lower left corner
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black, pl. 5, IL, placed at lower left corner of a tiny envelope contrary to regulations with no decipherable postal markings; just tied by a…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 70109 | 1841 (Oct. 25) part entire used locally in Manchester,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Oct 25) part entire used locally in Manchester, bearing 1841 1d red RK from black plate 5, with good to enormous margins showing portion of the adjoining…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 70110 | 1840 (Nov. 20) “POST Magazine to Bristol, bearing 1840
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Nov. 20) “POST Magazine” to Bristol, bearing 1840 1d. black pl.5 TK, with good to very large margins, neatly cancelled by a good strike of the red…
Estimate: 2’500 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 70111 | 1840 1d black pl.6 AK-AL pair, red Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.6 AK-AL horizontal pair, close to large margins, cancelled by two neat strikes of a lovely red Maltese crosses, giving an extremely fine…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 70112 | 1840 1d. black, CA, Pl. 6, good to very large margins,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black, CA, Pl. 6, good to very large margins, neatly cancelled by a light strike of the red Maltese cross, Fine.
Estimate: 240 – 280 GBP
Lot 70113 | 1840 (Oct 31) entire from Kendal with 1840 1d black pl.6 KA
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Oct 31) entire from Kendal with 1840 1d black pl.6 KA, fine to very good margins, tied to entire by a lovely deep vermilion cross of Kendal, listed…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 70114 | Penny Black (ML) Plate 6 (light thin) STUNNING RED CROSS
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 ML, good to very good margins, vivid red MC at foot, slight thin, a lovely looking example.
Estimate: 130 – 150 GBP
Lot 70114A | 1840 (Oct 3) entire sent locally in Edinburgh with 1840 1d intense black pl.6 NE
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Oct 3) entire sent locally in Edinburgh with 1840 1d intense black pl.6 NE, just clear to huge margins, tied by crisp and bright red MC, Edinburgh…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 70115 | 1840 1d black pl.6 NJ, four margins, tied to an envelope
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Oct 3) Envelope sent from Warwick to Birmingham franked with a 1d black pl.6 NJ, with four margins, tied neatly by a light strike of a red Maltese…
Estimate: 140 – 180 GBP
Lot 70116 | 1840 (Nov 8) entire from Norwich to Lancaster with 1840 1d black pl.6 QK
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Nov 8) entire from Norwich to Doncaster with 1840 1d black pl.5 QK, close to large margins, tied to cover by very fine strike of the Norwich deep…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70117 | 1840 1d. black, pl. 6, RC- RF horizontal strip of four,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl. 6 RC- RF horizontal strip of four, used on entire letter to Warwickshire dated Oct 17 1840, neatly cancelled by good strikes of the red…
Estimate: 3’500 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 70118 | 1840 1d. black, pl.6, TD, a fine mint example from
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black, pl.6, TD, a fine mint example from the foot of the sheet showing part inscription “Sheet. Place the” good margins on other sides, large…
Estimate: 6’000 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 70119 | 1840, 1d black pl.7 NA, good to large margins, cancelled by neat “PAID ABERDEEN” boxed hs in red
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.7 NA, good to large margins, cancelled by neat “PAID ABERDEEN” boxed hs in red, very fine and extremely rare cancel on a penny black,…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 70120 | 1840 1d. black, Pl. 7, OJ, good margins all round neatly
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black, Pl. 7, OJ, good margins all round neatly cancelled by a good strike of the distinctive Wotton-under-edge Maltese cross in red, fine and…
Estimate: 700 – 900 GBP
Lot 70121 | 1840, 1d black, plate 7 PG, four margins, neatly cancelled
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.7 PG, four margins, neatly cancelled by a fine red Maltese Cross, a fine attractive looking example (SG £400).
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 70122 | 1841 1d Red-brown, black pl. 8, AD, with four close
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d Red-brown from black pl.8 AD, with four close to
large margins, neatly cancelled by a large part strike of a red Maltese Cross, fine and very…
Estimate: 1’400 – 1’600 GBP
Lot 70123 | 1841 (Feb 12) Valentine entire from Belfast to Ballyclare, bearing 1840 1d black GD
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Feb 12) Valentine entire from Belfast to Ballyclare, bearing 1840 1d black pl.8 AG, with good margins on three sides (just touched at left and corner…
Estimate: 1’500 – 1’800 GBP
Lot 70124 | 1840 1d black pl.8 HJ, red Maltese cross
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.8 HJ, four margins large to two sides, strong impression with vibrant colour, cancelled by very attractive beautifully placed red Maltese…
Estimate: 180 – 250 GBP
Lot 70125 | 1840 1d. black, SG, Pl. 8, good to large margins, neatly
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.8 SG, fine to good margins, neatly cancelled by a good strike of the black Maltese cross, affixed to piece, fine.
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 70126 | 1840 (Oct 27) wrapper from Wincanton to Bradford with 1840 1d black pl.8
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Oct 27) wrapper from Wincanton to Bradford with 1840 1d black pl.8 TF, fine to large margins, tied by a red Maltese cross, with the stamp unusually…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 70127 | 1842 (Nov 14) entire letter from Sheffield to Rotherham,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1842 (Nov 14) entire letter from Sheffield to Rotherham, bearing an 1840 1d black pl.9 FI, fraudulently reused and marked in manuscript “Old Stamp” defacing…
Estimate: 3’500 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 70128 | 1841 (Mar. 20) entire letter ex the Horrocks miller
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Mar. 20) entire letter ex the Horrocks miller correspondence from Manchester to Preston, bearing 1840 1d. black, pl. 9, KL, with good to very large…
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 70129 | 1840 1d. black, EL, Pl. 10, good to very large margins,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black, EL, Pl. 10, good to very large margins, neatly cancelled by a fine strike of the Black Maltese cross, Fine.
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 70130 | 1840 1d black pl.10 PF, red Maltese cross
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.10 PF, four margins, beautiful printing giving strong impression of the engraving, cancelled by a wonderfully well placed and attractive…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70131 | 1840 1d. red Black pl. 10, SA-TE, corner marginal inscription
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d red from black pl.10 SA-TE in mint o.g. corner marginal inscription block of 10 from the lower left corner of the sheet with full deckle edge,…
Estimate: 30’000 – 35’000 GBP
Lot 70132 | 1841 (Apr. 16) entire letter from the North Durham
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Apr. 16) entire letter from the North Durham railway company London to Durham, bearing 1d. black, pl. 10, TH, with close to very large margins;…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70133 | Cirencester: 1841 1d Red pl.11 HD, close to very good margins, tied to 1841 (June 18) lettersheet from Cirencester to Little Rissington
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Jun 18) Lettersheet from Cirencester to Little Rissington with 1841 1d red pl.11 HD, close to very good margins, tied by superb Cirencester distinctive…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70134 | 1840 1d. black, pl. 11, SK (roller flaw), good margins
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black, pl. 11, SK (roller flaw), good margins all round, tied to entire letter from Liverpool to London then re-directed to Kenilworth by a good…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 70135 | Forgery: 1840 1d black IK/KL forgery in block of four
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
Forgery: 1840 1d black pl.9, a very rare block of four of the famous collotype photographic forgery taken from the original block in “the Dublin find”….
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70136 | 1840 2d. blue, unplated selection of singles (5) and
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue, unplated selection of singles (6) and a horizontal pair (horizontal crease at foot) and each cancelled by black crosses with two single…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 70137 | 1840 2d. blue, unplated selection of 9 stamps, comprising
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue, unplated selection of 9 stamps, comprising three pairs (one cancelled by red crosses) and two strips of three showing fair strikes of the…
Estimate: 500 – 800 GBP
Lot 70138 | 1841 part addressed to Captain JJ Best ….Corfu, bearing
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1841 part addressed to Captain JJ Best ….Corfu, bearing three 1840 2d pl.1 horizontal pairs, AA-AB, GE-GF, BE-BF, paying the 1s half ounce rate via Falmouth,…
Estimate: 15’000 – 18’000 GBP
Lot 70139 | 1840 2d. blue, AD, Pl. 1, good to very large margins
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue, AD, Pl. 1, good to very large margins all round lightly cancelled by a good strike of the Maltese cross in blue-black leaving a clear profile….
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 70140 | 1840 2d. blue, Pl. 1, BG-BH pair, good tolarge margins
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 BG-BH pair, good to large margins all round, each neatly cancelled by a good strike of the red Maltese cross; an exceptional, fresh and…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 70141 | 1840 2d. blue, Pl. 1, BI, good to very large margins
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 BI, good to very large margins all round, used on entire from Plymouth to Cambridge dated “JY. 26. 1840”, neatly tied by a good strike…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70142 | 1840 2d. blue, EA, Pl. 1, good to very large margins
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue, EA, Pl. 1, good to very large margins all round showing portion of the adjoining stamp at lower left, neatly tied to small piece by a 1844…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 70143 | 1840 2d. blue, Pl. 1, EI, good to very large margins
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 EI, good to very large margins all round, neatly cancelled by a good strike of the Ruby Maltese cross of Aberdeen, a wonderfully fresh…
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’400 GBP
Lot 70144 | 1840 2d. blue, FC, Pl. 1, large balanced margins all
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue, FC, Pl. 1, large balanced margins all round, neatly cancelled by a stunning, virtually upright complete strike of the red Maltese cross;…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70145 | 1840 2d. deep full blue, Pl. 1, FI, good to large
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. deep full blue, Pl. 1, FI, good to large margins all round, a superb mint example of fine deep colour, large part OG; super quality for this…
Estimate: 18’000 – 20’000 GBP
Lot 70146 | 1840 2d. blue, Pl. 1, FK-GL block of four, good to
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue, Pl. 1, FK-GL block of four, good to very large margins all round, neatly cancelled by a good strikes of the red Maltese cross; a few small…
Estimate: 5’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 70147 | 1840 2d blue pl.1 GA used
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 GA, close to good margins, neatly cancelled by a virtually complete strike of the red Maltese cross; very fresh and fine appearance.
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70148 | 1840 2d blue pl.1 JI, inverted watermark variety
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 JI, four very good to large margins, inverted watermark variety, fresh crisp printing giving a beautiful appearance, cancelled by a light…
Estimate: 1’400 – 1’600 GBP