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Lot 20000 | 1840 Mulready 1d lettersheet stereo A25 and 2d a97, each fine and unfolded mint
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
1840 Mulready lettersheets – 1d Stereo A25 and 2d A97. Both fine, unfolded, and mint. SG catalogue value £775.
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 20001 | 1840 1d black pl.1a block of four CD-DE with four margins on cover from Leeds to Manchester dated May 15th 1840
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue “May Dates”
1840 1d Black, Plate 1a (CD–DE) Block of Four on Cover — May 1840, Leeds to ManchesterA fine and very rare plate 1a multiple on cover, this block of four…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 20002 | 1840 1d black pl.2 JI with four margins on entire to Somerset from Bishopsgate, MY 27 1840 departure
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue “May Dates”
1840 1d Black, Plate 2, JI. Intense shade, fresh, four margins, on entire letter from London to Wellington, Somerset. Quaker-dated “5th month 27, 1840”….
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 20003 | 1840 1d black pl.1a JB with four margins on small piece tied orange MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 1a, JB. Fresh, four margins, used on small fragment, tied by an orange-red Maltese Cross. An attractive item.
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 20004 | 1840 1d black pl.1a right hand marginal block of eight KI-LL with inscription
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 1a (KI–LL) Exceptional Right-Hand Sheet Marginal Block of Eight with InscriptionA Marvellous Classic ShowpieceA highly desirable multiple,…
Estimate: 20’000 – 25’000 GBP
Lot 20005 | 1840 1d black pl.1a SE with four margins and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Grey-Black, Plate 1a, SE. Four margins, tied by red Maltese Cross. Fine and attractive.
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 20006 | 1840 1d black pl.1a TI with good to large margins and neat strike of brownish red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 1a, TI. Good to large margins, neat brownish-red Maltese Cross. A lovely example.
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 20007 | 1840 1d black pl.1b, BI, with large balanced margins,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 1b, BI. Deep fresh colour, large balanced margins, neatly tied to a small fragment by light orange-red Maltese Cross. Very fine and…
Estimate: 100 – 120 GBP
Lot 20008 | 1840 1d black pl.1b strip of four DG-DJ on entire from Newport
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 1b, horizontal strip of four DG–DJ. Fresh, good to very large margins, minor lower-margin scissor cuts clear of design. Paying quadruple…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 20009 | 1840 1d black pl.1b JJ with four good to large margins and crisp strike of black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Grey-Black, Plate 1b, JJ, State 2 with partial recut left side-line. Four good to large margins, crisp strike of black Maltese Cross, an excellent…
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 20010 | 1840 1d black pl.1b in horizontal strip of four LC-LF with good margins and fine strikes of red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 1b, horizontal strip of four LC–LF. Good margins, fine strikes of red Maltese Cross. Very small scissor cut in the margin between…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 20011 | 1840 1d black pl.1b OL with four margins and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 1b, OL. Four margins, tied by red Maltese Cross. A fine example.
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 20012 | 1840 1d black pl.1b, QE-QK horizontal strip of seven
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 1b (QE–QK) Horizontal Strip of Seven, UsedAn exceptionally rare and appealing multiple, this horizontal strip of seven from Plate…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 20013 | 1840 1d black pl.1b RD, fresh and fine, four margins and neat red Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 1b, RD. Fresh, fine, with four good to large margins and a crisp red Maltese Cross. Most attractive.
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 20014 | 1840 1d black pl.1b RE with good margins and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 1b, RE, State 2 with burr rubs (NE of ONE nearly joined). Good margins, central upright red Maltese Cross. A particularly fine example….
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 20015 | 1840 1d black pl.2, AC, from the top of the sheet with
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 2, AC, from the top of the sheet. Good to very large margins, lightly cancelled by red Maltese Cross. A fine and attractive stamp.
Estimate: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 20016 | 1840 1d black pl.2 AC with four good to large margins and centrally struck red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 2, AC. Four good to large margins, centrally struck upright red Maltese Cross. A fine and attractive example.
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 20017 | 1840 1d black pl.2 CK with four margins and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 2, CK. Four good to very good margins, tied by red Maltese Cross. A very fine example.
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 20018 | 1840 1d black pl.2 GC with good margins and neatly struck red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 2, GC, with basal shift variety. Good to very large margins, neatly struck red Maltese Cross. A fine example. (SG Spec. AS14, £425).
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 20019 | 1840 1d black pl.2 IL with four margins and neat strike of red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 2, IL. Four margins, neat strike of red Maltese Cross. A fine example.
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 20020 | 1840 1d black pl.2 JI with four margins, crisply struck red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 2, JI. Four margins, crisply struck central red Maltese Cross. A very fine example.
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 20021 | 1840 1d black pl.2 LC with good margins and fine strike of orange-red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 2, LC. Good margins, fine strike of orange-red Maltese Cross. Good portion of original gum intact. An attractive example.
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 20022 | 1840 1d Black, Plate 2 (MK–NL) Block of Four, Used A fine and scarce used block of four from Plate 2, positions MK–NL, with clear to good margins and neatly struck red Maltese Cross cancellations. The block is well-pr
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 2 (MK–NL) Block of Four, Used
A fine and scarce used block of four from Plate 2, positions MK–NL, with clear to good margins and neatly…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 20023 | 1840 1d black pl.2 OD with four good to large margins and centrally struck red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 2, OD. Four good to large margins, centrally struck red Maltese Cross. A superb example.
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 20024 | 1840 1d black pl.2 RE with good to large margins on coverfrom Maidstone to Liverpool tied neat orange-red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 2, RE. Good to large margins on cover to Liverpool, tied by neat orange-red Maltese Cross, with Maidstone AU 7 1840 departure cds…
Estimate: 120 – 200 GBP
Lot 20025 | 1840 1d black pl.2 TB with four margins and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 2, TB. Four margins, crisp clear red Maltese Cross. Fine.
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 20026 | 1840 1d black pl.2 TF with four margins and red MC, worn impression
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 2, TF. Four margins, neat red Maltese Cross. Worn impression, fine and most attractive.
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 20027 | 1840 1d black pl.3, AF, marginal example from the top
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 3, AF. Marginal example from the top of the sheet, good margins on other sides, neatly cancelled by crisp clear virtually complete…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 20028 | 1840 1d black pl.3 EG with four margins and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 3, EG. Four margins, clear, almost complete red Maltese Cross. Very fine.
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 20029 | 1840 1d black pl.3, HG-HL horizontal strip of six,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 3, HG–HL, horizontal strip of six. Good to large margins all round, lightly struck red Maltese Crosses. Pressed vertical crease on…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 20030 | 1840 1d grey-black pl.3 OA with good to large margins and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Grey-Black, Plate 3, OA. Good to large margins, clear red Maltese Cross. Fine and most attractive.
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 20031 | 1840 1d black pl.3 OG with four margins and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 3, OG. Four margins, clear red Maltese Cross. Very fine.
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 20032 | 1840 1d black pl.3 PC with good to large margins and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 3, PC, letter “P” showing small loop variety. Good to large margins, clear, almost complete red Maltese Cross. A fine example. (SG…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 20033 | 1840 1d black pl.4 ED with four margins on cover from Greenock to Glasgow
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 4, ED. Four margins on cover from Greenock to Glasgow, tied by red Maltese Cross. Fine strikes of Greenock NO 12 1840 departure and…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 20034 | 1840 1d black pl.4 GA left hand marginal with inscription on cover to Rickmansworth with fine strike of red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
Inscriptional single on cover 1840 1d Black, Plate 4 (GA) Left-Hand Marginal Stamp with Inscription “Back be careful no” on CoverA very fresh and striking…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 20035 | 1840 1d black pl.4 IK with four margins and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 4, IK. Four margins, crisp, clear red Maltese Cross. Fine.
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 20036 | 1840 1d black pl.4 LD, LK, LF and LE on entire letter from Cork Barracks(Ireland)
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
Usage from Ireland1840 1d Black, Plate 4, LD, LK, LF, and LE. Four singles on entire letter from Cork Barracks, 8th September 1840, to London. Each stamp…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 20037 | 1840 1d black pl.5 BA with four margins and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 5, BA, showing retouched letter “B”. Four margins, red Maltese Cross. A fine example.
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 20038 | 1840 1d grey-black pl.5 in horizontal strip of 5 EC-EH with clear to good margins and six fine strikes of black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Grey-Black, Plate 5, horizontal strip of five EC–EH. Clear to good margins, six fine strikes of black Maltese Cross. Tiny repair at top of EF,…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 20039 | 1840 1d black pl.5 IL marginal with part inscription at right, black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 5, IL, right sheet marginal with partial Inscription “The Labels ABOVE”. Other margins are very large, light strike of black Maltese…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 20040 | 1840 1d black pl.5 PK with four margins and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 5, PK. Four margins, clear red Maltese Cross. A fine example.
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 20041 | 1840 1d black pl.6 used block of four
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 6 (AA–BB) Used Block of FourA very fresh and striking used block of four from Plate 6, positions AA–BB, displaying good margins and…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 20042 | 1840 1d black pl.6 in used horizontal strip of four NA-ND
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 6, horizontal strip of four NA–ND, used. Margins just touched at upper right of NA, scissor cut in margin between NC–ND, and a vertical…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 20043 | 1840 1d black pl.6 QB with good to large margins, crisply struck black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 6, QB. Good to large margins, crisply struck by black Maltese Cross. Tiny corner bend. A very fine example.
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 20044 | 1840 1d black pl.6 in block of eighteen on large piece tied red MC cancels
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
The Largest Recorded Used Block of Plate 6The legendary 1840 1d Black, Plate 6, presented as an extraordinary block of eighteen (positions PA–PL and QA–QF)…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 GBP
Lot 20045 | 1840 1d black pl.7 BA-CB, marvellous left marginal
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
A marvellous left mint sheet marginal block of four1840 1d Black, Plate 7 (BA–CB), left mint sheet marginal block of four, printed on experimental thin…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 GBP
Lot 20046 | 1840 1d black pl.7 IA-LF, the magnificent mint marginal block of twenty four from the left side of the sheet with part inscription “the labels ABOVE the address and towards the RIGHT HAND SIDE of the letter”
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
THE UNIQUE LARGEST MINT MULTIPLE OF THE PENNY BLACK IN PRIVATE HANDS1840 1d Black, Plate 7 (IA–LF) – The Famous Seymour Block — Mint Marginal Inscriptional…
Estimate: 600’000 – 800’000 GBP
Lot 20047 | 1840 1d black pl.7 MF with four margins on cover to Ventnor, Isle of Wight
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 7, MF. Four-margined single on cover from London to Ventnor, Isle of Wight, tied by red Maltese Cross, light London “T.P.” sub-office…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 20048 | 1840 1d black pl.7 QD with good to large margins and neat strike of red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black, Plate 7, QD. Good to large margins, neat strike of a practically complete red Maltese Cross. Fine and attractive.
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 20049 | 1840 1d black pl.7 RA-RC left hand marginal horizontal
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
Left Sheet Mint Marginal Strip of Three1840 1d Black, Plate 7 (RA–RC) – A left-hand sheet marginal horizontal strip of three, preserved in brilliant mint…
Estimate: 8’000 – 12’000 GBP




















































