26 May 2025 – 1 Jun 2025
494 lots
Lot 70050 | 1840 (May 9) entire to Manchester bearing a superb 1840 1d black pl.1a MH-NJ block of six
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue “May Dates”
1840 (May 9) entire to Manchester bearing a superb 1840 1d black pl.1a MH-NJ block of six, with good margins all round, neatly tied by good strikes of…
Estimate: 20’000 – 24’000 GBP
Lot 70051 | 1840 1d. black, AA, Pl. 2, close to good margins, used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue “May Dates”
1840 1d. black, AA, Pl. 2, close to good margins, used on entire dated 14 May 1840, neatly cancelled by a superb strike of the red Maltese cross, a scarce…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70052 | 1840 (May 18) entire to London bearing 1840 2d blue pl.1 TB
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue “May Dates”
1840 (May 16) entire from Edinburgh (Scotland) to London bearing 1840 2d blue pl.1 TB, neatly tied by good strikes of the red Maltese cross, reverse with…
Estimate: 2’600 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 70053 | 1840 (May 24 used on the 3rd Sunday) entire letter from Dublin to London, bearing 1840 1d black pl.1a IF,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue “May Dates”
1840 (May 24 used on the 3rd Sunday) entire letter from Dublin to London, bearing 1840 1d black pl.1a IA, with good to enormous margins placed at the lower…
Estimate: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 70054 | 1840 1d black, a magnificent used “set” of the 12 plates from 1a -11
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black, a magnificent used “set” of the 12 plates from 1a -11, each stamp a carefully selected marginal inscription example with good margins on…
Estimate: 15’000 – 17’000 GBP
Lot 70055 | 1840 1d black pl.1a AK with 4 margins and neat red MC. Fine.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a AK with 4 margins and neat red MC. Fine.
Estimate: 70 GBP
Lot 70056 | 1841 (18 Jul) cover bearing two horizontal strips of five 1840 1d grey-black pl.1a
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (18 Jul) Solicitor’s entire to London, bearing two horizontal strips of five 1840 1d grey-black (very worn impression) pl.1a HA-HE and IG-IK paying…
Estimate: 18’000 – 20’000 GBP
Lot 70057 | 1840 1d grey-black pl.1a HF, good even margins, mint
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d grey-black pl.1a HF, good even margins, mint o.g. (cert. states part o.g.), a superb and fresh example; cert. BPA (1991) (S.G. £18’500).
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 70058 | 1840 1d black pl.1a HL, huge margins all round, watermark inverted, used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a HL, huge margins all round, watermark inverted, neatly cancelled by a fine strike of the red Maltese cross. one of the finest examples…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 70059 | 1840 1d grey-black pl. 1a IK, clear to very large margins, tied to small piece by magenta Maltese Cross (cert. states “watery purplish-red”)
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d grey-black pl.1a IK, clear to very large margins, tied to small piece by magenta Maltese Cross (cert. states “watery purplish-red”), a very fine…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70060 | 1840 1d black pl.1a NC with 4 clear to large margins and lightly struck red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a NC with 4 clear to large margins and lightly struck red MC, worn impression, a fine and most attractive example.
Estimate: 100 GBP
Lot 70061 | 1840 1d grey-black pl. 1a OC, close to good margins, with watery brown Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d grey-black pl. 1a OC, close to good margins, with watery brown Maltese Cross (typical of Glasgow), very fine and very rare Maltese Cross; cert….
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 70062 | 1840 (Aug 27) envelope to Eaton Bishop (Herefordshire) with 1840 1d black pl.1a
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Aug 27) envelope to Eaton Bishop (Herefordshire) with 1840 1d grey-black pl.1a, good margins, neatly tied by red MC, with “Peterchurch / PennyPost”…
Estimate: 120 – 200 GBP
Lot 70063 | 1840 1d black pl.1a TC mint marginal example from the foot of the sheet
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a TC mint marginal example from the foot of the sheet with full deckle edge, having a pre printing paper crease and showing part Inscription…
Estimate: 5’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 70064 | 1840 1d black pl.1b range of 67 examples on Hagner, all have 4 margins, most are fine, and each has a different check letter (between AA and TJ), a very useful and substantial accumulation.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b range of 67 examples on Hagner, all have 4 margins, most are fine, and each has a different check letter (between AA and TJ), a very…
Estimate: 4000 GBP
Lot 70065 | 1840 1d black pl.1b accumulation of 32 on Hagner, each a fine 4 margin example, a most attractive group.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b accumulation of 32 on Hagner, each a fine 4 margin example, a most attractive group.
Estimate: 2000 GBP
Lot 70066 | 1840 1d black pl.1b an attractive group of 12 fine 4 margin examples on card.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b an attractive group of 12 fine 4 margin examples on card.
Estimate: 800 GBP
Lot 70067 | 1840 1d black pl.1b group of 12 fine 4 margin examples on card, 8 with red, 4 with black MC.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b group of 12 fine 4 margin examples on card, 8 with red, 4 with black MC.
Estimate: 800 GBP
Lot 70068 | 1840 1d black pl.1b group of 12 fine 4 margin examples on card, each with red MC.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b group of 12 fine 4 margin examples on card, each with red MC.
Estimate: 800 GBP
Lot 70069 | 1840 1d black pl.1b group of 12 fine examples on card, each with 4 margins, an attractive range.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b group of 12 fine examples on card, each with 4 margins, an attractive range.
Estimate: 800 GBP
Lot 70070 | 1840 1d black pl.1b group of 12 on card, each a fine 4 margin example with red MC.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b group of 12 on card, each a fine 4 margin example with red MC.
Estimate: 800 GBP
Lot 70071 | 1840 1d black pl.1b range of 12 fine examples on card, each with 4 margins and red MC.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b range of 12 fine examples on card, each with 4 margins and red MC.
Estimate: 800 GBP
Lot 70072 | 1840 1d black pl.1b range of 12 on card, each a fine 4 margin example with red MC.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b range of 12 on card, each a fine 4 margin example with red MC.
Estimate: 800 GBP
Lot 70073 | 1840 1d black pl.1b range of 12 on card, each a fine 4 margin example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b range of 12 on card, each a fine 4 margin example.
Estimate: 800 GBP
Lot 70074 | 1840 1d black pl.1b AD with 4 large, even margins and neat strike of black MC, a fine and most attractive example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b AD with 4 large, even margins and neat strike of black MC, a fine and most attractive example.
Estimate: 100 GBP
Lot 70075 | 1840 1d black pl.1b AF with 4 large, even margins, neatly struck orange-red MC, a lovely example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b AF with 4 large, even margins, neatly struck orange-red MC, a lovely example.
Estimate: 100 GBP
Lot 70076 | 1840 1d black pl.1b AL with clear to enormous margins (at top and right), crisply struck black MC, a superb example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b AL with clear to enormous margins (at top and right), crisply struck black MC, a superb example.
Estimate: 120 GBP
Lot 70077 | 1840 1d black pl.1b BL with 4 large, even margins, crisp strike of red MC, a magnificent example!
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b BL with 4 large, even margins, crisp strike of red MC, a magnificent example!
Estimate: 150 GBP
Lot 70078 | 1840 1d black pl.1b CA-CD strip of four
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b CA-CD strip of four, fine to large margins, with four bold orange-red MCs, with stamp CD showing double letter “D” variety, light diagonal…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 70079 | 1840 1d black pl.1b in horizontal strip of 6 CA – CF with clear margins all round and 6 strikes of black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b in horizontal strip of 6 CA – CF with clear margins all round and 6 strikes of black MC. A small scissor cut to upper right of CD,…
Estimate: 1800 GBP
Lot 70080 | 1840 1d black pl.1b CG with 4 large margins and black MC, a very fine example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b CG with 4 large margins and black MC, a very fine example.
Estimate: 100 GBP
Lot 70081 | 1840 1d black pl.1b CH with 4 large margins, neat strike of red MC, a very fine and most attractive example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b CH with 4 large margins, neat strike of red MC, a very fine and most attractive example.
Estimate: 100 GBP
Lot 70082 | 1840 1d black pl.1b DC with 4 good to large margins and orange-red MC, a fine example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b DC with 4 good to large margins and orange-red MC, a fine example.
Estimate: 80 GBP
Lot 70083 | 1840 1d black pl.1b DF with 4 margins and neatly struck red MC, a fine and attractive example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b DF with 4 margins and neatly struck red MC, a fine and attractive example.
Estimate: 80 GBP
Lot 70084 | 1840 1d black pl.1b EC with 4 large margins and black MC, a fine and most attractive example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b EC with 4 large margins and black MC, a fine and most attractive example.
Estimate: 100 GBP
Lot 70085 | 1840 1d black pl.1b FG with 4 margins and black MC, a fine example with ‘Inverted watermark’. Scarce. (S.G. £2000).
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b FG with 4 margins and black MC, a fine example with ‘Inverted watermark’. Scarce. (S.G. £2’000).
Estimate: 250 GBP
Lot 70086 | 1840 1d black pl.1b GA with 4 good margins and black MC, with ‘Inverted watermark’. Scarce. (S.G. £2000).
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b GA with 4 good margins and black MC, with ‘Inverted watermark’. Scarce. (S.G. £2’000).
Estimate: 200 GBP
Lot 70087 | 1840 1d black pl.1b GD with 4 margins and red MC. Fine.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b GD with 4 margins and red MC. Fine.
Estimate: 80 GBP
Lot 70088 | 1840 1d black pl.1b GH with 4 good to large margins and black MC, a fine example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b GH with 4 good to large margins and black MC, a fine example.
Estimate: 80 GBP
Lot 70089 | 1840 1d black pl.1b in horizontal pair GK-GL with good margins and red MC (smudged). (S.G. Spec £1250).
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b in horizontal pair GK-GL with good margins and red MC (smudged). (S.G. Spec £1250).
Estimate: 150 GBP
Lot 70090 | 1840 1d black pl.1b in vertical pair HA-IA with good margins and 2 neat strikes of red MC, a fine and attractive multiple (vertical pairs are seldom seen). (S.G. Spec £1250).
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b in vertical pair HA-IA with good margins and 2 neat strikes of red MC, a fine and attractive multiple (vertical pairs are seldom seen)….
Estimate: 250 GBP
Lot 70091 | 1840 1d. black, KA-KD, Pl. 1b, superb used strip of
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black, KA-KD, Pl. 1b, superb used strip of four, with large balanced margins all round, neatly cancelled by fine strikes of the red Maltese Cross;…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 70092 | 1840 1d. black, KB-KE, Pl. 1b, superb used strip of
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black, KB-KE, Pl. 1b, superb used strip of four, with large balanced margins all round, neatly cancelled by fine strikes of the black Maltese…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 70093 | 1840 1d black pl.1b in block of 4 KE/LF with clear margins all round and 4 neat strikes of an orange-red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b in block of 4 KE/LF with clear margins all round and 4 neat strikes of an orange-red MC, a little creasing (towards top and on lower…
Estimate: 1800 GBP
Lot 70094 | 1840 1d black pl.1b KK with 4 large margins, neat strike of black MC, a very fine example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b KK with 4 large margins, neat strike of black MC, a very fine example.
Estimate: 100 GBP
Lot 70095 | 1840 1d black pl.1b KL with 4 margin and red MC. Fine.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b KL with 4 margin and red MC. Fine.
Estimate: 70 GBP
Lot 70096 | 1840 1d black pl.1b LC with clear to large margins and red MC, a fine example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b LC with clear to large margins and red MC, a fine example.
Estimate: 80 GBP
Lot 70097 | 1840 1d black pl.1b LK with 4 large margins and orange-red MC, a fine and most striking example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b LK with 4 large margins and orange-red MC, a fine and most striking example.
Estimate: 80 GBP
Lot 70098 | 1840 1d black pl.1b MI with 4 very large margins and black MC, a fine end impressive example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b MI with 4 very large margins and black MC, a fine end impressive example.
Estimate: 100 GBP
Lot 70099 | 1840 1d black pl.1b MK-ML, mint right sheet marginal horizontal pair with partial marginal inscription
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b MK-ML, mint right sheet marginal horizontal pair with partial marginal inscription “… In Wetting the …”, MK shows non-coincident…
Estimate: 7’000 – 9’000 GBP