18 Nov 2024 – 24 Nov 2024
7867 lots
Lot 40133 | 1840 1d black pl.4 IA-IL, the magnificent complete mint horizontal row of twelve
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.4 IA-IL, the magnificent complete horizontal row of twelve with large margins all round (touched in only two places), large part original…
Estimate: 65’000 – 75’000 GBP
Lot 40134 | 1840 (Jul 17) entire from London to Saxmundham with 1840 1d black pl.4 KH
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Jul 17) entire from London to Saxmundham with 1840 1d black pl.4 KH with clear to large margins tied by vivid red MC, with ”JY 17 1840” bs, a clean…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 40135 | 1840 (Jul 7) part entire with 1840 1d black and manuscript “will the letter carrier please notice the delivery of this letter”
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Jul 7) part entire letter used locally in Gloucester, bearing 1840 1d black pl.4 NH, placed sideways (contrary to regulations) with very close to…
Estimate: 750 – 850 GBP
Lot 40136 | 1840 1d black pl.4 SB-SK horizontal strip of 10 on cover from Taunton
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.4 SB-SK horizontal strip of 10 on cover from Taunton (Somerset) to South
Molton (Devon), tied by 10 strikes of a red MC, generally good…
Estimate: 15’000 – 17’000 GBP
Lot 40137 | 1840 1d black pl.4 PA/QF used block of twelve
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.4 PA/QF used block of twelve with large margins all round, neatly cancelled by crisp strikes of the red Maltese cross, showing double…
Estimate: 60’000 – 70’000 GBP
Lot 40138 | 1841 (Mar 19) entire letter (reduced) from Hitchin to the Cape of Good Hope, bearing 1840 1d black pl. 5
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Mar 19) entire letter (reduced) from Hitchin to the Cape of Good Hope, bearing 1840 1d black pl. 5 AK (defective), paying the inland postage, rated…
Estimate: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 40139 | 1841 (6 Feb) entire letter to Shropshire endorsed “No 257 Registered Letter” bearing four 1840 1d. blacks
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (6 Feb) entire letter to Shropshire endorsed “No 257 Registered Letter” bearing four 1840 1d. blacks pl.5 BB CA, CC and EF, neatly cancelled by red…
Estimate: 18’000 – 20’000 GBP
Lot 40140 | 1840 1d black pl.5 DF/EG mint block of four
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.5 DF/EG mint block of four, just touched by E of EG otherwise fine to good margins, large part original gum with some light gum creasing;…
Estimate: 36’000 – 40’000 GBP
Lot 40141 | 1841 (May 21) Post Magazine entire (no.8, Sep 12) sent from Angel Brewery in London to Portsmouth
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (May 21) Post Magazine entire (no.8, Sep 12) sent from Angel Brewery in London (who have an advert in the magazine as well) to Portsmouth, with 1840…
Estimate: 1’100 – 1’300 GBP
Lot 40142 | 1840 1d black pl.5 ID, mint with large part original gum
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.5 ID, mint with large part original gum (toned), good margins all round; small tear in margin at upper left, not affecting the fine appearance….
Estimate: 2’200 – 2’600 GBP
Lot 40143 | 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: 5’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 40144 | 1840 1d. black, Pl. 5, JJ, Unused with large part original
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black, Pl. 5, JJ, Unused with large part original gum, good margins all round; fine. Cert Mike Jackson (2021).
Estimate: 2’600 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 40145 | 1842 (Feb 23) cover from Leeds to Nottingham with extremely rare fraudulently re-used 1840 1d black
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1842 (Feb 23) cover from Leeds to Nottingham with extremely rare fraudulently re-used 1840 1d black KJ pl.5, fine to large margins, previously cancelled…
Estimate: 6’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 40146 | 1840 1d black pl.5 LG-LL mint horizontal strip of six from the right of the sheet showing part marginal inscription
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.5 LG-LL mint horizontal right marginal strip of six showing part marginal inscription “SIDE of the Letter” with good margins on other…
Estimate: 40’000 – 44’000 GBP
Lot 40147 | 1840 1d. black, Pl.5, MA-MJ horizontal strip of 10 on entire from Dublin to Liverpool
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.5 MA-MJ horizontal strip of 10 on entire
from Dublin to Liverpool, tied red MCs, margins just touched in places along
top (where there…
Estimate: 15’000 – 17’000 GBP
Lot 40148 | 1841 1d. red “Black” pl. 5, NG-PL, A superb mint marginal inscriptional block of 18
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d red pl.5 NG/PL, from the “black” plates, a superb mint marginal inscriptional block of 18 from the right of the sheet with full deckle edge, showing…
Estimate: 18’000 – 20’000 GBP
Lot 40149 | 1840 1d black pl.6 TF with three margins on entire, redirected with further 1d black pl.5
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 TF with three margins on entire tied red MC from
Manchester to London, then re-directed to Dulwich with additional 1d black (RI)
Pl.5,…
Estimate: 1’500 – 1’700 GBP
Lot 40150 | 1840 1d black pl.6 CK, mint with large part original gum
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 CK, mint with large part original gum (toned), large balanced margins all round, fine; cert. BPA (2019).
Estimate: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 40151 | 1840 1d black pl.6 DL with good margins, lightly tied
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 DL with good margins, lightly tied by clear reddish MC, a fine example.
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 40152 | 1840 1d Black pl.6 with close to good margins, has been cleaned of an obliteration
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.6 with close to good margins, has been cleaned of an obliteration and regummed, a fine space filler; cert. RPS (2019).
Estimate: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 40153 | 1840 1d black pl.6 FA/GC block of 6 on entire from Holt to Norwich (excised and replaced)
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 FA/GC block of 6 with just touched to
good margins on entire from Holt to Norwich (Norfolk), tied by six fine strikes of black MC,…
Estimate: 13’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 40154 | 1840 1d intense black pl.6 FI, mint with large part original gum
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d intense black pl.6 FI, mint with large part original gum, good margins all round, fine; cert. BPA (1977).
Estimate: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 40155 | 1840 1d black pl.6 HI, with clear to good margins,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 HI, with clear to good margins, lightly struck by complete red MC on large part cover, a fine example.
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 40156 | 1840 1d black pl.6 HL with good margins, lightly tied
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 HL with good margins, lightly tied by clear red MC, a fine example.
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 40157 | 1840 1d black pl.6 IA and 1840 2d blue pl.1 AD, two stunning mint examples of the world’s first two postage stamps
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 IA and 1840 2d blue pl.1 AD, two stunning mint examples of the world’s first two postage stamps, each with large part original gum and…
Estimate: 22’000 – 26’000 GBP
Lot 40158 | 1840 1d black pl.6 IK with clear to good margins, lightly
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 IK with clear to good margins, lightly tied by reddish MC on fragment, a fine example.
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 40159 | 1840 1d black pl.6 NI with just touched to good margins,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 NI with just touched to good margins, neatly tied by clear crisp black MC to 1841 cover
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 40160 | 1840 1d black pl. 6 RC- RF horizontal strip of four used on entire letter
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl. 6 RC- RF horizontal strip of four, used on entire letter to Warwickshire dated Oct 17 1840, neatly cancelled by good strikes of the red…
Estimate: 1’500 – 1’700 GBP
Lot 40161 | 1840 1d black pl.6 RI-RL horizontal strip four and 1840 2d blue KA on entire from York to Kirkby Stephen
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 RI-RL horizontal strip of four, margins just
touched at top, additionally with 1840 2d blue KA, three margins, on entire
from York…
Estimate: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 40162 | 1840 1d black pl.6 RK with good to large margins, heavily
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 RK with good to large margins, heavily struck and tied by black MC with second strike alongside, on large part 1840 cover, a fine example…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 40163 | 1840 1d black pl.6 TL used marginal example from the lower right corner of the sheet
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.6 TL marginal example from the lower right corner of the sheet, showing part inscription “ove the Cement.”, cancelled by red Maltese Cross,…
Estimate: 900 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 40164 | 1840 1d black pl.7 DH with clear to good margins, heavily
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.7 DH with clear to good margins, heavily tied by black MC on cover, plus two other covers, one with single to Ireland and the other with…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 40165 | 1840 1d black pl.7 FA-GF, the magnificent mint n.h. horizontal block of twelve from the left of the sheet on experimental thin paper
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.7 FA-GF, the magnificent mint never hinged horizontal block of twelve from the left of the sheet on experimental thin paper, with full…
Estimate: 150’000 – 200’000 GBP
Lot 40166 | 1840 1d black pl.7 FD with good to large margins and
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.7 FD with good to large margins and neatly struck by heavy red MC tying stamp to fragment with Rochdale/Penny Post italic hs in red alongside,…
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 40167 | 1840 1d black pl.7 JA with large to very large roughly
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.7 JA with large to very large roughly cut margins, showing a small part marginal inscription at left, light strike of a black MC, an…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 40168 | 1840 1d. black, pl. 7, KI-LJ mint block of four on experimental thin paper
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.7 KI-LJ mint block of four on experimental thin paper, good balanced margins all round, with large part re-distributed gum, good fresh…
Estimate: 40’000 – 44’000 GBP
Lot 40169 | 1840 1d black pl.7 KK-LL mint marginal block of four on experimental thin paper
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.7 KK-LL mint marginal block of four on experimental thin paper from the right of the sheet, showing part of the marginal inscription “…
Estimate: 36’000 – 40’000 GBP
Lot 40170 | 1840 1d. black, pl. 7, MC-ME, mint horizontal strip of three
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.7 MC-ME mint horizontal strip of three, good to large margins all round, with large part original gum; a couple of folds in between the…
Estimate: 9’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 40171 | 1840 1d. black pl.7 PE-PL horizontal strip of eight on entire from Cardigan to Dolgelly (Wales)
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black pl.7 PE-PL horizontal strip of eight on entire from Cardigan to
Dolgelly (Wales), margins touched in places and tied by eight strikes of…
Estimate: 4’200 – 4’600 GBP
Lot 40172 | 1840 1d. black pl.8 AL corner marginal example showing part inscription “ove the Cement” and Plate number “2”
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.8 AL corner marginal example from the upper right of the sheet, showing part inscription “ove the Cement” and plate number “8”, unused…
Estimate: 19’000 – 22’000 GBP
Lot 40173 | 1840 1d black pl.8 ED-EE pair and FH-FL strip of five tied to piece
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.8 ED-EE pair and FH-FL strip of five, with good to very large margins, neatly tied to small piece by good strikes of the red Maltese cross,…
Estimate: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 40174 | 1840 1d black pl.8 KE-KF pair, good to large margins, light strikes of red MCs
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.8 KE-KF pair, good to large margins, light strikes of red MCs, horizontal crease and natural paper impurity at lower left, a good margined…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 40175 | 1840 1d black pl.8 KJ-LK block of 4 on entire from London to Tenterden
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.8 KJ-LK block of 4 on entire from London to Tenterden, with good balanced margins all round, neatly cancelled by good strikes of red…
Estimate: 9’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 40176 | 1840 (7 Dec) 1d. black, Pl.8, LA, a stunning marginal example with inscription on entire letter
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (7 Dec) 1d black pl.8 LA, a stunning marginal example from the left of the sheet showing part inscription “ce the Labels ABOVE” and with balanced…
Estimate: 3’000 – 3’400 GBP
Lot 40177 | 1840 1d black pl.8 QD-RF used block of six with good to large margins, neatly tied to small piece
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.8 QD-RF used block of six with good to large margins, neatly tied to small piece by good strikes of the black Maltese cross, a rare multiple…
Estimate: 7’500 – 8’500 GBP
Lot 40178 | 1841 1d red pl.9 AG-CL from the “black” plate, in a superb mint marginal inscriptional block of 18
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d red pl.9 AG-CL from the “black” plate, in a superb mint marginal inscriptional block of 18 with full deckle edge on two sides from the upper right…
Estimate: 18’000 – 20’000 GBP
Lot 40179 | 1840 1d. black, Pl. 9, GE, Unused with large part original
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black, Pl. 9, GE, Unused with large part original gum (a little toned), good margins all round; fine. Cert R.P.S. (1986).
Estimate: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 40180 | 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: 1’000 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 40181 | 1841 (Mar 27) entire from Somerset House to Switzerland, with 1840 1d black pl.9 JK
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Mar 27) entire from Somerset House to Switzerland, with 1840 1d black pl.9 JK, good margins all around, placed contrary to regulations at top left…
Estimate: 30’000 – 34’000 GBP
Lot 40182 | 1840 1d. black Pl. 9 LE-LG,ME-MG in 2 strips of 3 with
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black Pl. 9 LE-LG,ME-MG in 2 strips of 3 with close to good margins on entire
to London tied black MC cancels with ‘’Woodstock MR 15 41’’ departure…
Estimate: 6’000 – 7’000 GBP