323 lots
Lot 10354 | 1840 1d black pl.2 RL, MATCHED pair, fine margined 1d black single and 1d red on cover
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.2 RL, MATCHED pair, fine margined 1d black with clear crisp almost complete red MC, and 1d red on cover to Edinburgh tied by fine, clear…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 10355 | Plate 2 SF red printing from “black plates,” with
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d pl.2 SF red printing from “black plates,” with fine to very good margins, crisp, sharp and practically complete black MC, tiny natural paper inclusion…
Estimate: 60 – 80 GBP
Lot 10356 | 1840 1d black pl.2 SG-SI, used horizontal strip of three
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.2 SG-SI, horizontal strip of three, clear to large margins, each with clear black MCs, a very fine and attractive used multiple.
Estimate: 700 – 900 GBP
Lot 10357 | 1840 1d black pl.2 TL, early and late impressions, two good to very fine examples
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.2 TL, early and late impressions, two good to very fine examples, with good to large margins and red MC, both showing attractive examples…
Estimate: 200 – 260 GBP
Lot 10358 | 1840 1d. black, Pl.3, LF, large margins all round neatly
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.3 LF, large margins all round neatly cancelled by a crisp red Maltese Cross; fine.
Estimate: 140 – 200 GBP
Lot 10359 | Plate 3 PC with good to very good margins, two clear
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.3 PC with good to very good margins, two clear bright crisp red MC, fresh and very fine.
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 10360 | 1840 1d black pl.4 KA, left sheet marginal with large to huge margins, tied to entire sent in Ireland
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.4 KA, left sheet marginal with large to huge margins, tied by beautiful clear crisp red MC on folded 1840 entire from Dublin to Sligo,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 10361 | 1840 (31 May) entire letter from Huddersfield to London,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (May 31) entire letter from Huddersfield to London, bearing 1840 1d black pl.4 KL, with large margins all around, neatly cancelled (not tied) by a…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 10362 | 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: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 10363 | 1841 1d pl.5 CC red printing from “black plates” provisional repair state 4, used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d pl.5 CC red printing from “black plates” provisional repair state 4, with fine to large margins all round, crisp, sharp practically complete black…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 10364 | 1840 1d black pl.5 GG, MATCHED TRIO
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.5 GG, MATCHED TRIO, intense deep shade of 1d black with stunning clear crisp complete central red MC, also 1d grey-black and 1d red, all…
Estimate: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 10365 | 1840 1d black pl.5 IL/JL, mint right sheet marginal vertical pair showing partial marginal inscription
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.5 IL/JL, mint right sheet marginal vertical pair showing partial marginal inscription “… the Labels ABOVE the Adrefs and tow…”, good…
Estimate: 8’000 – 12’000 GBP
Lot 10366 | 1840 1d black pl.6 AB, top sheet marginal inscriptional used single
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 AB, top sheet marginal inscriptional single with fine to large margins, showing partial marginal inscription part inscription “..bel….
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 10367 | 1840 1d black pl.6 AJ-AL, used horizontal strip of three
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 AJ-AL, horizontal strip of three, clear to very large margins, each with clear black MC’s, a very fine and attractive used multiple.
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 10368 | 1840 1d black pl.6 MA, tied to folded pre-printed 1840 Sunday School Society For Ireland
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 MA, with good to large margins, tied by beautiful clear crisp red MC on folded pre-printed 1840 Sunday School Society For Ireland from…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 10369 | 1840 1d black pl.6 MI-ML, used horizontal strip of four with right sheet margin
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 MI-ML, horizontal strip of four with right sheet margin showing inscription “In Wetting the”, two stamps cut into at top, otherwise…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 10370 | 1840 1d black pl.7 BK showing magenta MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.7 BK, with fine to very good even margins, showing almost complete magenta MC, very fine (SG £2’250).
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 10371 | 1840 1d black pl.7 DI-DL, used horizontal strip of four
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.7 DI-DL, horizontal strip of four, clear to very large margins, each superbly cancelled by clear, sharp, crisp red MCs, scissor cut between…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 10372 | 1844 (Jun 8) large part entire with 1840 1d black and 1d red mixed franking
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1844 (Jun 8) large part entire to Kirkwell, bearing 1840 1d black pl.7 EF (cut into at top) and 1843 1d red-brown pl.39 RG, each neatly cancelled by a…
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’500 GBP
Lot 10373 | Plate 7 GD with good to huge margins showing portions
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.7 GD with good to huge margins showing portions of three neighbouring stamps, complete clear neat central red MC, very fine.
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 10374 | 1840 1d black pl.7 II-IL, horizontal STRIP OF FOUR on 1840 (Aug 8) entire
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.7 II-IL, horizontal STRIP OF FOUR on 1840 (Aug 8) entire, with II just touched and IJ cut into otherwise fine to large margins, tied by…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 10375 | 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: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 10376 | 1840 (9 Dec.) entire letter from Norwich to Wymondham,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Dec 9) entire letter from Norwich to Wymondham, Norfolk, bearing OK-OL horizontal pair of 1d. blacks, Pl. 7, with good margins all round, neatly…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 10377 | 1840 1d pl.8 EA from the red printing, used left sheet marginal
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d pl.8 EA from the red printing, left sheet marginal with fine to large margins, showing portion of inscription “ent.” and “GE” watermark, clear…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 10378 | 1840 1d black pl.8 EG and EI in combination with 1840 2d blue pl.2 TG, tied on 1841 cover
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.8 EG and EI in combination with 1840 2d blue pl.2 TG, tied on 1841 cover by crisp, clear black MC strikes, sent from Gosport to London,…
Estimate: 7’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 10379 | 1841 1d pl.8 JL red printing from “black plates” used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d pl.8 JL red printing from “black plates,” right sheet marginal with large to huge margins all round, sharp, crisp and complete black MC showing…
Estimate: 100 – 140 GBP
Lot 10380 | 1841 1d pl.8 SG red printing from “black plates” with red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d pl.8 SG red printing from “black plates,” good to large even margins & cancelled by almost complete RED MC, some wrinkles, very rare, cert. Brandon…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 10381 | 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: 70 – 90 GBP
Lot 10382 | 1840 1d black pl.8 TL used with constant vartiety
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.8 TL, very large margins all around, used with practically complete red MC, an exceptional and superb bottom right corner marginal example,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 10383 | 1840 1d black pl.9 BA, close to large margins neatly cancelled by a crisp black London “broken points” MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.9 BA, close to large margins neatly cancelled by a crisp black London “broken points” Maltese Cross; fine.
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 10384 | 1840 1d pl.9 BH-CI, red printing from “black plate”, block of four plus OJ single
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d pl.9 BH-CI, red printing from “black plates”, block of four, just touched to large margins, each showing black MCs, showing “O” flaws, plus used…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 10385 | Plate 9 FB with fine to large margins, red MC, with
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.9 FB with fine to large margins, clear red MC, with basal shift variety, natural paper inclusion at TL, matched with 1d red with fine…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 10386 | Plate 9 FI-FJ, red printing from “black plate”, with two clear strikes of the London “10” in MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d pl.9 FI-FJ, red printing from “black plate”, with good to large margins, showing two clear strikes of the London “10” in MC cancellations, very…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 10387 | 1841 1d pl.9 HJ red printing from “black plates” used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d pl.9 HJ red printing from “black plates,” sharp impression, with fine to large margins, crisp clear large part black MC, very fine (S.G. £180).
Estimate: 50 – 70 GBP
Lot 10388 | 1840 1d pl.9 IL, red printing from “black plate”, variety WATERMARK INVERTED, used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d pl.9 IL, red printing from “black plate”, variety WATERMARK INVERTED, clear to good margins all around, black MC, small tear at right, still very…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 10389 | 1841 1d pl.10 DI red printing from “black plates” used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d pl.10 DI red printing from “black plates,” with good to large even margins, large part clear black MC, very fine (S.G. £190).
Estimate: 50 – 70 GBP
Lot 10390 | 1840 1d pl.10 HJ, red printing from “black plate”, showing “O” flaw state 2 & square “J”, plus EB used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d pl.10 HJ, red printing from “black plate”, good even margins, clear central practically complete black MC showing “O” flaw state 2 & square “J”,…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 10391 | 1841 1d pl.10 IH red printing from “black plates” used on cover
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d pl.10 IH red printing from “black plates,” clear sharp impression, with fine to very good margins, on 1841 folded letter sheet to Worcestershire,…
Estimate: 70 – 90 GBP
Lot 10392 | Plate 10 RH with good to very large margins, red MC,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.10 RH with good to very large margins, red MC, showing “P” converted to “R” variety, very fine and an unusual error (S.G. Spec AS66c (variety)…
Estimate: 200 – 240 GBP
Lot 10393 | Plate 10 RJ showing variety corner check letter P converted
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.10 RJ showing variety corner check letter P converted into R, with fine to large margins, clear neat crisp black MC, very fine and an…
Estimate: 180 – 220 GBP
Lot 10394 | 1840 1d pl.11 DA-EB red printing from the “black plate” block of four
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d pl.11 DA-EB red printing from the “black plate” block of four, touched to large margins, each with black MC, showing characteristic small NE corner…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 10395 | 1840 1d. black, MA, Pl. 11, a superb used example with
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black, MA, Pl. 11, a superb used example with huge margins on three sides and a good sized margin at foot, neatly cancelled by a fine strike of…
Estimate: 8’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 10396 | Plate 11 PG red printing from the “black plate”, with
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d pl.11 PG red printing from the “black plate”, with large to huge margins, light black MC, superb appearance.
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 10397 | VR Official – Cancellations Trial: 1840 VR Official 1d Black lettered NK, used for cancellation removal experiments and with 7-ring obliterator in black
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black V. R. Official
1840 VR Official 1d Black lettered NK, used for cancellation removal experiments and
with 7-ring obliterator in black demonstrating the official attempt…
Estimate: 7’000 – 9’000 GBP
Lot 10398 | 1840 2d blue pl.1 EA-ED used horizontal strip of four
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 EA-ED horizontal strip of four with large margins all around, neatly cancelled by good strikes of the red Maltese cross, a rare and most…
Estimate: 2’000 – 2’500 GBP
Lot 10399 | 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: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 10400 | 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: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 10401 | 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: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 10402 | 1840 2d blue pl.2 CB with a very fine strike of a blue Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.2 CB with a very fine strike of a blue Maltese Cross, close to very large margins, faint diagonal bend at top left not detracting from…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 10403 | 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: 200 – 300 GBP




















































