17 Jun 2024 – 22 Jun 2024
5355 lots
Lot 50037 | 1871 (February) 1 1/2d Ormond hill die proof in black on thin white paper on card
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1871 (February) 1 1/2d Ormond hill die proof in black on thin white paper on card, superb quality for this rarity.
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 50038 | 1870 April- May colour trials for the 1/2d. bantam, 11 impressions
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1870 April- May colour trials for the 1/2d. bantam stamps, 11 impressions as struck from the small plate of six incomplete impressions of the New south…
Estimate: 800 – 900 GBP
Lot 50039 | 1870 April- May colour trials for the 1/2d. bantam stamps, 8 proof impressions on archive page
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1870 April- May colour trials for the 1/2d. bantam stamps, 8 proof impressions (one impression covered by another) as struck from the small plate of six…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50040 | 1870 April-May colour trials for the 1/2d bantam stamps, a single impression
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1870 April-May colour trials for the 1/2d bantam stamps, a single impression as struck from the small plate of six incomplete impressions of the New South…
Estimate: 750 – 850 GBP
Lot 50041 | 1850 Prince Consort essay, in red, large balanced margins
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1850 Prince Consort essay, in red, large balanced margins all round, a fine example.
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50042 | 1850 Prince Consort essay, in brown, large balanced margins all round
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1850 Prince Consort essay, in brown, large balanced margins all round, a fine example; copy of cert B.P.A. when it was part of a pair.
Estimate: 440 – 480 GBP
Lot 50043 | 1840 1d black pl.1a GI-GJ horizontal pair with trial cancellations on archive piece
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1840 1d black pl.1a GI-GJ horizontal pair, with large balanced margins, affixed to a piece of laid paper, GI tied by a superb clear strike of the red…
Estimate: 60’000 – 80’000 GBP
Lot 50044 | 1840 (8 Apr.) One Penny Houses of Parliament envelope
Great Britain » 1840 Parliamentary Envelopes
1840 (8 Apr.) One Penny Houses of Parliament envelope to George Napier in Edinburgh (governor and Commander-In-Chief of the army in the Cape Colony from…
Estimate: 1’100 – 1’300 GBP
Lot 50045 | 1840 (Apr 7) One Penny House of Commons Envelope
Great Britain » 1840 Parliamentary Envelopes
1840 (Apr 7) One Penny House of Commons Envelope to Edinburgh, a few small faults though an attractive example.
Estimate: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 50046 | 1841 (Apr 13) One Penny House of Commons envelope
Great Britain » 1840 Parliamentary Envelopes
1841 (Apr 13) One Penny House of Commons envelope to Liverpool, the reverse with a nice H Of C red wax seal, an attractive example.
Estimate: 450 – 500 GBP
Lot 50047 | 1840 2d Mulready letter sheet affixed unused 1d black AH, 1841 1d red KA, and 1840 2d blue RA
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
1840 2d Mulready letter sheet, stereo a96, a very fine unused example, the top flap with very fresh mint examples of the worlds first three postage stamps…
Estimate: 7’500 – 8’500 GBP
Lot 50048 | 1840 (May 2) 1d Mulready letter sheet (A175) used locally (four days prior to the official first day of use)
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » May Dates
1840 (May 2) 1d Mulready letter sheet (A175) used locally in London to Clapham Rise, beautifully cancelled by a superb strike of red London Octagonal date…
Estimate: 11’000 – 13’000 GBP
Lot 50049 | 1840 (May 5) Mulready 1d lettersheet, stereo A34, sent to Jersey with ‘’2’’ in manuscript in black for postage due as the Mulready was not yet valid for postage
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » May Dates
1840 (May 5) Mulready 1d lettersheet, stereo A34, sent to Jersey with ‘’2’’ in manuscript in black for postage due as the Mulready was not yet valid for…
Estimate: 8’000 – 9’000 GBP
Lot 50050 | 1840 (May 6) 1d Mulready envelope with a London Tombstone in red dated 6 MY 1840 on the first day of issue
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » May Dates
1840 (May 6) 1d Mulready envelope, stereo A141, sent to Liverpool and cancelled by red MC together with a London Tombstone in red dated 6 MY 1840 on the…
Estimate: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 50051 | 1840 (8 May) 1d. lettersheet from Banbury to Kent, neatly showing three MAY 8 date stamps in red
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » May Dates
1840 (8 May) 1d. lettersheet from Banbury to Kent, neatly showing three MAY 8 date stamps in red; a most attractive early usage.
Estimate: 380 – 420 GBP
Lot 50052 | 1840 (May 8) 1d Mulready wrapper sent within London, cancelled by crisp red MC
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » May Dates
1840 (May 8) 1d Mulready wrapper sent within London, cancelled by crisp red MC with Portugal St. T.P. hs adjacent, reverse with very clear May 8th datestamp,…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50053 | 1840 (May 8) 1d Mulready letter sheet from London, re-directed to Teignmouth on May 10 (first Sunday)
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » May Dates
1840 (May 8) 1d Mulready letter sheet, from London to Exmouth then re-directed to Teignmouth on May 10 (first Sunday) showing re-direction fee “P1” in…
Estimate: 3’000 – 3’400 GBP
Lot 50054 | 1840 Mulready 1d lettersheet stereo A23 used from Bristol to London with fine strike of the scarce brown MC
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » May Dates
1840 (May 10) Mulready 1d lettersheet, stereo A23, sent from Bristol to London with fine strike of the scarce brown MC, ‘’Bristol MY 10 1840’’ departure…
Estimate: 3’000 – 3’400 GBP
Lot 50055 | 1840 (May 10) 1d Mulready lettersheet cancelled by a good strike of the red Maltese cross, a rare first Sunday usage
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » May Dates
1840 (May 10) 1d Mulready letter sheet, stereo A54, from Leamington to Ramsgate, neatly cancelled by a good strike of the red Maltese cross, vertical fold…
Estimate: 1’100 – 1’300 GBP
Lot 50056 | 1840 (May 13) 1d. envelope from London to Bristol, neatly cancelled by a fine strike of an orange-red Maltese cross
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » May Dates
1840 (May 13) 1d. envelope from London to Bristol, neatly cancelled by a fine strike of an orange-red Maltese cross and showing “TP/ High. St. SG (St Giles)”…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50057 | 1840 (May 22) 1d. envelope, A173, used in London
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » May Dates
1840 (May 22) 1d envelope, stereo A173, used in London, neatly cancelled by a deep red Maltese cross, and showing TP Cornhill receiving stamp in red, the…
Estimate: 220 – 260 GBP
Lot 50058 | 1840 (May 22) 1d lettersheet from Newcastle to Salisbury showing “Missent to Birmingham” handstamp
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » May Dates
1840 (May 22) 1d lettersheet from Newcastle to Salisbury, neatly cancelled by a red Maltese cross, and showing “Missent to Birmingham” handstamp and PAID…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50059 | 1840 (May 24) 1d. envelope, A150, used in Ireland from Loughrea to Bray
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » May Dates
1840 (May 24) 1d. envelope, A150, used in Ireland, neatly cancelled by a fine strike of the red Maltese cross in a ruby shade, the reverse flap with a…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 50060 | 1840 (May 25) 1d Mulready lettersheet from Manchester uprated 1840 1d black
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » May Dates
1840 (May 25) 1d Mulready letter sheet, stereo A69, from Manchester to Whitchurch, additionally bearing 1840 1d black pl. 2 CB, good margins all round,…
Estimate: 1’500 – 1’800 GBP
Lot 50061 | 1840 (May 29) 1d Mulready lettersheet from Liverpool uprated by 1d black pl.1a MG and 2d blue pl.1 SD
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » May Dates
1840 (May 29) 1d Mulready letter sheet, stereo A65, from Liverpool to London, uprated by an additional 1d black pl.1a MG and 2d blue pl.1 SD, each with…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 50062 | 1840 (Jul 31) 1d Mulready lettersheet from Grantham with red MC at right contrary to regulations, redirected
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » 1d Lettersheets and Envelopes
1840 (Jul 31) 1d letter sheet, stereo A170, from Grantham to Blackheath cancelled by a good strike of the red Maltese cross in red to the right of Britannia…
Estimate: 450 – 500 GBP
Lot 50063 | 1840 Mulready group incl. 1d lettersheet A26 from Edinburgh with Scottish Provident Institution’ advert in blue
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » 1d Lettersheets and Envelopes
1840 Mulready group incl. 1d lettersheet A26 from Edinburgh (Scotland) to Glasgow with Scottish Provident Institution’ advert in blue (which is scarcer)…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50064 | 1840 (Aug 27) 1d Mulready envelope with Britannia cancelled by smudged “Poulton/Penny Post” in black and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » 1d Lettersheets and Envelopes
1840 (Aug 27) 1d Mulready envelope, stereo A156, from Preston to London Bridge, with Britannia cancelled by smudged “Poulton/Penny Post” handstamp in…
Estimate: 380 – 420 GBP
Lot 50065 | 1840 (Nov 9) 1d Mulready lettersheet sent from Ipswich (Norfolk) beautifully handpainted showing two bronze coins
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » 1d Lettersheets and Envelopes
1840 (Nov 9) 1d Mulready lettersheet, stereo A236, sent from Ipswich (Suffolk) to Gloucester, beautifully handpainted showing two bronze coins and stylised…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 GBP
Lot 50066 | 1840 Mulready 1d lettersheet stereo A66 from Liverpool to Lancaster, uprated with 1d black pl.6 GI with three margins and 1840 2d blue pl.1
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » 1d Lettersheets and Envelopes
1840 (Dec 30) Mulready 1d lettersheet stereo A66 from Liverpool to Lancaster, uprated with 1d black pl.6 GI with three margins and 1840 2d blue pl.1 JG…
Estimate: 3’000 – 3’400 GBP
Lot 50067 | 1840 Mulready 1d lettersheet with Samuel Hanson & Son printed advert, cancelled by superb MC in black to the right of Britannia (contrary to regulations)
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » 1d Lettersheets and Envelopes
1841 (Jan 1) Mulready 1d
letter sheet, stereo A220, to Northampton with superb London MC in
black to the right of Britannia (contrary to regulations),…
Estimate: 250 – 300 GBP
Lot 50068 | 1843 (Jun 2) 1d Mulready lettersheet cancelled by a perfectly struck London “6” in MC
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » 1d Lettersheets and Envelopes
1843 (Jun 2) 1d Mulready lettersheet cancelled by a perfectly struck London “6” in MC, with a faint “TP/ Lisson Grove” handstamp below, London despatch…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 50069 | 1843 (Jun 28) 1d Mulready advertising letter sheet with London number “7” in black Maltese cross
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » 1d Lettersheets and Envelopes
1843 (Jun 28) 1d Mulready advertising letter sheet (forme 5 A23), with printed advert for the “Atlas Insurance Company” from London to Leeds dated Ju 28…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50070 | 1840 Mulready 2d lettersheet, stereo a91, sent to London bearing 1841 1d red-brown in block of 6 tied black MC cancels
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » 2d Lettersheets and Envelopes
1842 (Jun 18) Mulready 2d lettersheet, stereo a91, sent to London bearing 1841 1d red-brown in block of 6 tied black MC cancels, with margins touched in…
Estimate: 6’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 50071 | 1840 2d Mulready Lettersheet uprated with two 1841 2d blue pl.3 tied by London “17” numerals
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » 2d Lettersheets and Envelopes
1846 (Sep) 2d Mulready lettersheet, forme 1 stereo a92, uprated to the 6d per 3oz rate with two additional 1841 2d blue pl.3 BG and BH (BG just touched…
Estimate: 15’000 – 20’000 GBP
Lot 50072 | 1840 2d Mulready envelope, forme 1 stereo a200, sent from Dublin to Kilkenny cancelled by a crisp Dublin “186” numeral bearing an additional 1d red-brown pl.71
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » 2d Lettersheets and Envelopes
1846 (Dec) 2d Mulready envelope, forme 1 stereo a200, sent from Dublin to Kilkenny uprated with 1841 1d red-brown pl.71, cancelled by a “186” numeral,…
Estimate: 25’000 – 30’000 GBP
Lot 50073 | Fores Comic envelope design printed in large format, hand-coloured in watercolour
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » Caricatures
Fores Comic envelope design printed in large format, hand-coloured in watercolour, fine and attractive.
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50074 | 1840 Hume’s Comic Envelope, state 3: No.1, ‘’Britannia seated on egg’’ to Isle of Wight bearing 1d black pl.4 JC
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » Caricatures
1840 Hume’s Comic Envelope, state 3: No.1, ‘’Britannia seated on egg’’ to Isle of Wight bearing 1d black pl.4 JC with three margins tied fine strike of…
Estimate: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 50075 | Southgate Envelope No. 2, ´Ladies School´, a most unusual and extremely rare overseas usage
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » Caricatures
Southgate Envelope No. 2, ´Ladies School´, a most unusual and extremely rare overseas usage, addressed to “Miss McCormick, Toulouse, France” (each line…
Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 50076 | William Spooner envelope No. 5, sent to Vermont in the United States
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » Caricatures
William Spooner envelope No. 5, addressed to Vermont in the United States, obverse showing red London Paid ´tombstone´ datestamp of 3(?) March 1841 and…
Estimate: 2’200 – 2’600 GBP
Lot 50077 | 1840 Fores’s Coaching Envelope, No.6, hand-coloured, sent from Walsall (Staffordshire) to Blair
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » Caricatures
1840 Fores’s Coaching Envelope, No.6, hand-coloured, sent from Walsall (Staffordshire) to Blair, then re-addressed to Dunkeld, with manuscript ‘’P1’’,…
Estimate: 2’200 – 2’600 GBP
Lot 50078 | 1841 Fores’s Hunting Envelope, No.4, hand-coloured and sent from Jersey to Guernsey
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » Caricatures
1841 Fores’s Hunting Envelope, No.4, hand-coloured and sent from Jersey to Guernsey, rated ‘1’ in red, ‘Jersey JA 21 1841’’ backstamp, a little minor creasing…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 50079 | 1840 Southgate Caricature Envelope No.2, ‘Ladies School’, hand-coloured and addressed to Dublin
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » Caricatures
1840 Southgate Caricature Envelope No.2, ‘Ladies School’, hand-coloured and sent within Ireland from Bailyborough to Dublin, endorsed ‘’above 1/2oz’’,…
Estimate: 2’200 – 2’600 GBP
Lot 50080 | 1840 Menzies’ caricature envelope, State 1b (small imprint), bearing 1840 1d pl.1a IG from Dublin
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » Caricatures
1840 Menzies’ caricature envelope, State 1b (small imprint), bearing 1840 1d pl.1a IG, good margins, tied by fine strike of the red Maltese Cross, addressed…
Estimate: 1’900 – 2’200 GBP
Lot 50081 | 1841 (Feb 13) Spooner Envelope No. 4, addressed to an officer on board “H.M.S. ´Magicienne´ at Malta or elsewhere”
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » Caricatures
1841 (Feb 13) Spooner Envelope No. 4, addressed to an officer on board “H.M.S. ´Magicienne´ at Malta or elsewhere – via Falmouth”, red Maltese Cross and…
Estimate: 1’900 – 2’200 GBP
Lot 50082 | 1840 Fores’s Musical Envelope, No.2, from Darlington to Bath, with ‘’Heighington Penny Post’’ handstamp on front, bearing 1d black
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » Caricatures
1840 Fores’s Musical Envelope, No.2, from Darlington to Bath, with ‘’Heighington Penny Post’’ handstamp on front, bearing 1d black (defective lower right)…
Estimate: 1’100 – 1’300 GBP
Lot 50083 | 1840 (Aug) Southgate no.3 envelope from Moffatt to Lockerbie bearing 1840 1d black pl.6 JJ
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » Caricatures
1840 (Aug) Southgate no.3 envelope from Moffatt to Lockerbie bearing 1840 1d black pl.6 JJ placed centrally, with good to very large margins showing a…
Estimate: 1’100 – 1’300 GBP
Lot 50084 | 1840 Mulready Caricature by Menzies sent from Edinburgh with “CASTLE STREET” hs
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » Caricatures
1840 (Jun 15) Mulready Caricature by Menzies sent from Edinburgh (Scotland) to Oxford, with “CASTLE STREET” hs, “1” hs and “Paid at Edinburgh” cds in red,…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50085 | 1840 Fores’s Comic Envelope No.1 Mulready caricature, sent from Rochester to Bath
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures » Caricatures
1840 Fores’s Comic Envelope No.1 Mulready caricature, sent from Rochester to Bath and rated in red manuscript “1” and red “Paid” cds for JY.01.1840 on…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 50086 | 1892 2 1/2d Postal stationery envelope colour trials, three examples in purple on different sizes of envelope
Great Britain » Postal Stationery
1892 2 1/2d Postal stationery envelope colour trials, three examples in purple on different sizes of envelope, 138x77mm, 120x93mm and 139x110mm; very fine…
Estimate: 100 – 200 GBP