5 Dec 2022 – 9 Dec 2022
1589 lots
Lot 70149 | 1840 2d blue pl.1 LB used
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 LB, fine to good margins, neatly cancelled by a fine large part strike of the black Maltese cross leaving a virtually clear profile;…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70150 | 1842 (Nov 7) entire letter to Preston, bearing 1840
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1842 (Nov 7) entire letter to Preston, bearing 1840 2d. blue pl.1 LJ in combination with 1841 2d blue pl.3 SK, paying the 4d rate up to 2oz, each with…
Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 70151 | 1840 2d. blue, Pl. 1, MA-MD horizontal strip of four,
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue, Pl. 1, MA-MD horizontal strip of four, good to large margins all round, each neatly cancelled by a good strike of the “1844” type cancels…
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’400 GBP
Lot 70152 | 1840 2d. blue, Pl. 1, MF-NH block of six, good to
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 MF/NH used block of six, good to large margins all round (only just clear at top left corner), each neatly cancelled by a good strike…
Estimate: 15’000 – 18’000 GBP
Lot 70153 | 1840, 2d blue, pl. 1 OB, four margins, crisp red Maltese
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840, 2d blue pl.1 OB, four margins, crisp red Maltese Cross, hint of a tiny shallow thin to left side, otherwise a fine attractive example (SG £850).
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 70154 | 1840 2d. blue, OD, Pl. 1, large balanced margins all
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840, 2d.blue pl.1 OD, fine to very good margins, neatly cancelled by a good strike of the red Maltese cross, natural paper speck at left, very fine.
Estimate: 200 – 260 GBP
Lot 70155 | 1840 2d. blue, OF, Pl. 1, large balanced margins, neatly
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840, 2d blue pl.1 OF, fine to good balanced margins, neatly cancelled by a light strike of the black Maltese cross, very fine.
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70156 | 1841 (Nov 5) Cover to Wymondham, strip of three 2d blues pl. 1 PE-PG, tied by Norwich ordinary Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1841 (Nov 5) Cover from Bungay to Wymondham, Norfolk, franked with strip of three 2d blue pl.1 PE-PG, tied by “type 1” Maltese cross of Norwich, described…
Estimate: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 70157 | 1840 2d. blue, PJ, Pl. 1, large balanced margins all
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840, 2d blue pl.1 PJ, fine to large margins, neatly cancelled by a crisp strike of the red Maltese cross; light paper wrinkle at lower right, very fine…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70158 | 1840 2d blue pl.1 RK-RL horizontal pair used
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 RK-RL horizontal pair, very close margins at top of RK, fine to good margins on other sides, neatly cancelled by two strikes of the red…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 70159 | 1840 2d. blue, Pl. 1, SL, good to very large margins
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue, Pl. 1, SL, good to very large margins all round, superbly cancelled by a Maltese cross in a vivid orange-red shade; an outstanding example.
Estimate: 900 – 1’100 GBP
Lot 70160 | 1840 2d. blue, pl. 1, TA, large to enormous margins
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 TA, large to enormous margins showing portion of the adjoining stamp at right, used on entire letter from London to Ironbridge dated…
Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 70161 | 1840 2d. blue, Pl. 2, AK, good to very large margins
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue, Pl. 2, AK, good to very large margins all round, neatly cancelled by a good strike of the black Maltese cross; fine and most attractive….
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 70162 | 1840 2d. blue, Pl. 2, CB, good to very large margins
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue, Pl. 2, CB, good to very large margins all round, neatly cancelled by a fine part and upright strike of the Black Maltese cross at right…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 70163 | 1842 (Jan 8) entire letter from London with 1840 2d deep blue pl.2 pair in combination with 1841 1d red-brown
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1842 (Jan 8) entire letter from London to Somerset, bearing 1840 2d deep blue pl.2 DD-DE horizontal pair in combination with 1841 1d red-brown pl. 17 IL,…
Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 70164 | 1840 2d. blue, Pl. 2, EA-EL complete row of 12 with
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.2 EA-EL complete row of 12 with margins mostly all round, neatly cancelled by a black Maltese crosses; small faults as to be expected with…
Estimate: 20’000 – 25’000 GBP
Lot 70165 | 1840 2d. deep blue, pl. 2, GJ-GL, large to enormous
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. deep blue, pl. 2, GJ-GL, large to enormous margins showing portion of the adjoining stamp at lower left, used on entire from Dundee to Edinburgh…
Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 70166 | 1840 2d. deep blue, Pl. 2, LE-LH strip of four, good
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. deep blue, Pl. 2, LE-LH strip of four, good to very large margins all round, each neatly cancelled by a good strike of the Black Maltese cross;…
Estimate: 3’000 – 3’500 GBP
Lot 70167 | 1840 2d. blue, pl. 2, MI, large balanced margins all
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue, pl. 2, MI, large balanced margins all round, used on Money letter Registered from Mildenhall to Norwich, dated Fe 3 1842, cancelled by a…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 70168 | 1840 2d. blue, Pl. 2, OJ-OL strip of three, good to
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue pl.2 OJ-OL strip of three, good to very large margins all round, neatly cancelled by a good strikes of the red Maltese cross, fine and most…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 70169 | 1840 2d. blue, Pl. 2, PK, good to enormous margins
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue, Pl. 2, PK, good to enormous margins all round showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at foot, neatly cancelled by a blue Maltese cross;…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 70170 | 1840 2d. blue, Pl. 2, PL, marginal example from the
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue, Pl. 2, PL, marginal example from the right of the sheet showing small part inscription, good to very large margins on other sides, neatly…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 70171 | 1840 2d blue pl.2 QC, four margins, Dorchester town
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.2 QC, fine to very good margins, cancelled Dorchester town cancel, very fine and rare cancel (S.G. £7’000).
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 70172 | 1840 2d. blue, QC, Pl. 2, large balanced margins all
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.2 QC, large balanced margins all round, neatly cancelled by a good strike of the red Maltese cross, fine and attractive.
Estimate: 200 – 260 GBP
Lot 70173 | 1840 2d. deep blue, pl. 2, QE-QJ horizontal strip of
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. deep blue, pl. 2, QE-QJ horizontal strip of five, good to very large margins showing portion of the adjoining stamp at right, used on entire letter…
Estimate: 5’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 70174 | 1840 2d blue pl.2 QJ used
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.2 QJ, fine to enormous margins showing portions of adjoining stamps at left and at foot, neatly cancelled by a black Maltese cross, corner…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70175 | 1840 2d blue pl.2 QL used
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.2 QL, fine to good margins, neatly cancelled by an upright strike of the black Maltese cross, thin spots, very fresh and attractive.
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70176 | 1840 2d. blue, RD-SF horizontal block of six, Pl. 2,
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue, RD-SF horizontal block of six, Pl. 2, good to large margins all round, each stamp neatly cancelled by an almost complete upright strike…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 70177 | 1841 (Dec 3) entire from London to Edinburgh, bearing
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1841 (Dec 3) entire from London to Edinburgh, bearing 1840 2d. blue, pl. 2, SA, with good margins all round and 18411d. red, pl. 18, LH (cut into at top),…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70178 | 1840 2d. blue, SK, Pl. 2, large balanced margins all
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue, SK, Pl. 2, large balanced margins all round, neatly cancelled by a virtually complete strike of the red Maltese cross; very fresh and fine…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70179 | 1840 2d Blue, pl. 2, TD-TE horizontal pair, large balanced
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d Blue, pl. 2, TD-TE horizontal pair, large balanced margins, lightly cancelled by black Maltese crosses; scarce.
Estimate: 260 – 300 GBP
Lot 70180 | 1840 2d. blue, TL, Pl. 2, good to enormous margins,
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840, 2d blue pl.2 TL, good to enormous margins, neatly cancelled by a fine strike of the black Maltese cross, very fine.
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 70181 | 1841 1d red OJ/PK, wmk small Crown, blued paper, mint
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d red OJ/PK, wmk small Crown, blued paper, mint o.g. block of four, just touching at lower left otherwise good margins, light horizontal bend along…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 70182 | 1841 Notice sent by E.S. Lees introducing the new 1d.
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 Notice sent by E.S. Lees introducing the new 1d. and 2d. stamps plus two sizes of the Penny Pink envelope overprinted “specimen”. The 1d. red-brown…
Estimate: 3’500 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 70183 | 1841 1d. red-brown, selection of 9 unplated singles
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d red-brown, selection of 9 unplated singles and horizontal pair, each cancelled by black Maltese cross (one with 9 in cross) except AG cancelled…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70184 | 1841 1d lake-red LJ, fine to huge margins showing portions of neighbours on two sides, tied to piece
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d lake-red LJ, fine to huge margins showing portions of neighbours on two sides, tied to piece by “4” London numeral, very fine example of this scarce…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70185 | 1841 1d Red-brown, Pl.15, PD, close to good margins,
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d red-brown pl.15 PD, close to good margins,
cancelled by a good strike of a red Maltese Cross, fine
and
scarce; cert. RPS (1979).
Estimate: 900 GBP
Lot 70186 | 1841 1d. red-brown, Pl. 21, KD-KG, horizontal strip
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841, 1d red-brown pl.21 KD-KG horizontal strip of four with close to very large margins, each neatly cancelled by a fine strike of the black Maltese…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70187 | 1841 Penny Red (AE) Plate 43 Four Margin ALDERNEY Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d red pl.43 AE, good to huge margins, cancelled by Channel Islands (Alderney) Maltese Cross, very fine and rare cancel, cert. RPS (1986) (S.G. £7’500),…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 70188 | 1841 1d red brown pl.53 AA imperforate imprimatur from the upper left corner of the sheet
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d red brown pl.53 AA imperforate imprimatur from the upper left corner of the sheet showing plate number “53” and part inscription “PRICE 1d. Per…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 70189 | 1841 1d.red-brown, Pl. 63, RJ-RK pair, neatly cancelled
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841, 1d red-brown pl.63 RJ-RK pair, neatly cancelled by a single central strike of “187” in bars cancel contrary to regulations, lovely fresh colour,…
Estimate: 50 – 60 GBP
Lot 70190 | 1841 1d red-brown pl.75 LK showing the “Union Jack” re-entry, used
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d red-brown pl.75 LK showing the “Union Jack” re-entry with crisp London “10” numeral leaving the corner stars clear, fine to large margins, vertical…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 70191 | 1841 1d red-brown pl.100 RI, good margins, cancelled by red 1844 barred numeral
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d red-brown pl.100 RI, good margins, cancelled by red 1844 barred numeral, very fine and rare coloured cancel; cert. BPA (2007) (S.G. £5’500), ex…
Estimate: 2’600 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 70192 | 1841, 1d red-brown pl.108, good to large margins, tied to small piece by yellow-brown “97” Scottish numeral
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841, 1d red-brown pl.108, good to large margins, tied to small piece by yellow-brown “97” Scottish numeral of Cockburnspath, very fine and scarce coloured…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70193 | 1841, 1d orange-brown pl.136 EB/FC block of four cancelled by oval of bars
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841, 1d orange-brown pl.136 EB/FC block of four cancelled by oval of bars numeral for Leeds, an attractive block.
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70194 | 1841 1d. red-brown, Pl. 151, DH-EJ, horizontal block
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841, 1d red-brown pl.151 DH-EJ horizontal block of six, with good to very large margins, each neatly cancelled by a good strike of the “68” in oval of…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70195 | 1842 (Jun 7) Entire from Welshpool (Wales) to London, with 1841 1d Red KA tied by distinctive MC
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1842 (Jun 7) Entire from Welshpool (Wales) to London, with 1841 1d Red KA, just touched at lower right otherwise good to large margins, tied by black Welshpool…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70196 | Totness: 1841 1d Red pl.22 IB, fine to good margins, on 1842 (Aug 1) lettersheet tied by Totness town circular datestamp
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1842 (Aug 1) Lettersheet from Totness (Devon) to London with 1841 1d Red pl.22 IB, fine to good margins, tied by Totness town circular datestamp, reverse…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 70197 | 1842 (Sep 2) Entire with 1841 1d red pl.22 OB tied by distinctive “large diamond” Leeds Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1842 (Sep 2) Entire sent from Leeds (Yorkshire) to Edinburgh with 1841 1d red pl.22 OB, fine to very good margins, tied by distinctive “large diamond”…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70198 | 1842 (Nov 5) Wrapper from Dorchester (Dorset) to Blandford with 1841 1d red-brown pl.20 LE tied by a Dorchester “Wessex” type cds
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1842 (Nov 5) Wrapper from Dorchester (Dorset) to Blandford, bearing 1841 1d red-brown pl. 20 LE with fine to good margins, neatly tied by a Dorchester…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP