18 Nov 2024 – 24 Nov 2024
7867 lots
Lot 40183 | 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: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 40184 | 1841 1d red-brown pl.10 PA/TF from the “black” printing in unused lower left corner marginal block of 30
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d red-brown pl.10 PA/TF from the “black” printing in unused lower left corner marginal block of 30, with marginal inscription and plate number and…
Estimate: 15’000 – 17’000 GBP
Lot 40185 | 1841 entire letter to settle, bearing 1840 1d. black,
Great Britain » Distinctive Maltese Cross Cancellations
Settle: 1841 entire letter to settle, bearing 1840 1d. black, Pl. 10, RJ, with margins considerably cut into at
lower left and right, tied by black MC…
Estimate: 1’500 – 1’700 GBP
Lot 40186 | 1841 (Jun 21) envelope from Sherborne (Dorset) to Andover bearing 1840 1d black pl.11 DE
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Jun 21) envelope from Sherborne (Dorset) to Andover bearing 1840 1d black pl.11 DE, with huge margins showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at…
Estimate: 1’500 – 1’700 GBP
Lot 40187 | 1841 1d red-brown pl.11 IH from the “black” printing, with three margins, on cover to Edinburgh tied by red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d red-brown pl.11 IH from the “black” printing, with three margins, on cover to Edinburgh tied by red MC, with ‘’Dalry JN 19 1841’’ backstamp, horizontal…
Estimate: 1’900 – 2’200 GBP
Lot 40188 | 1841 1d red-brown pl.11 JC from the “black” printing, three margins on cover to Bristol tied red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d red-brown pl.11 JC from the “black” printing, three margins on cover to Bristol tied red MC, some minor soiling, very scarce; cert. RPS (1990)…
Estimate: 1’100 – 1’300 GBP
Lot 40189 | 1840 1d black pl.11 LB with fine to large margins on cover from Scotland
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.11 LB with fine to large margins on cover to Brighton, tied by black MC, with fine Ayton APR 1841 (Scotland) departure boxed ds in red…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 40190 | 1841 1d red-brown pl.11 MD from the “black” printing, with margins cut into at lower right corner, on cover to Stirling from Glasgow
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d red-brown pl.11 MD from the “black” printing, with margins cut into at lower right corner, on cover to Stirling from Glasgow (Scotland), tied fine…
Estimate: 1’100 – 1’300 GBP
Lot 40191 | 1840 1d black pl.11 PL, good to very large margins
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.11 PL, good to very large margins neatly tied to entire letter dated 13th March 1841 by a good strike of the black Maltese cross; plus…
Estimate: 1’900 – 2’200 GBP
Lot 40192 | 1841 1d red-brown pl.11 QL printing from the ”black” plate, mint
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d red-brown pl.11 QL printing from the ”black” plate, with good to large margins, mint large part o.g., fine and fresh, an exceptional example;…
Estimate: 1’500 – 1’700 GBP
Lot 40193 | 1840 1d. black, pl. 11, SK (roller flaw), good margins
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black, pl. 11, SK (roller flaw), good margins all round, tied to entire letter from Liverpool to London then re-directed to Kenilworth by a good…
Estimate: 1’500 – 1’700 GBP
Lot 40194 | 1840 1d Black selection of 20 used singles incl. two pl.11
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black selection of 20 used singles incl. two pl.11 (pictured) with SA cert. A. Brun & RPS (2013), CL with small thin at left margin, the rest mostly…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 40195 | 1840 1d Black pl.1a to 10 (one of each plate) group of used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.1a to 10 (one of each plate) group of used, all four margins, most very fine, a nice group
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 40196 | 1840 1d Penny Black Official VR, glass support cliché
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black V. R. Official
1840 1d Penny Black Official VR, glass support cliché in black, numbered and registered at base “8/1” & “c.8”. The Penny Black has never been mentioned…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 40197 | 1840 1d Penny Black Official VR, a spectacular negative
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black V. R. Official
1840 1d Penny Black Official VR, a spectacular negative glass cliché from a negative master matrix. The Penny Black has never been mentioned in the literature…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 40198 | Great Britain – 1840 Penny Black Official VR, one glass cliché in red and one in black, both lettered PE, with razor-sharp impression. The Penny Black VR official has not been mentioned in the literature on Sperati; this
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black V. R. Official
1840 Penny Black Official VR, one glass cliché in red and one in black, both lettered PE, with razor-sharp impression. The Penny Black VR official has…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 40199 | Great Britain – 1840 Penny Black Official VR, an incomparable group
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black V. R. Official
1840 Penny Black Official VR, an incomparable group of seven items, comprising five glass clichés (one with mirror image), all lettered PE, one in red…
Estimate: 6’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 40200 | Great Britain – 1840 Penny Black Official VR, an outstanding group of ten glass clichés
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black V. R. Official
1840 Penny Black Official VR, an outstanding group of ten glass clichés, all lettered PE, in a startling array of colours, including red, grey-blue, light…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 40201 | 1840 VR Official 1d black AK, a magnificent mint example from the top of the sheet with part inscription
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black V. R. Official
1840 VR Official 1d black AK, a magnificent mint example from the top of the sheet with part inscription “areful not to remo” and showing record margins…
Estimate: 11’000 – 13’000 GBP
Lot 40202 | 1840 V.R. Officials 1d black FA-FB pair, “used” for cancellation trial removal experiments by Rowland Hill
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black V. R. Official
1840 V.R. Officials 1d black FA-FB pair, “used” for cancellation trial removal experiments by Rowland Hill, showing traces of the red Maltese cross,…
Estimate: 15’000 – 17’000 GBP
Lot 40203 | 1840 1d black V.R. Official, JF, the famous “Largentiere” cover
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black V. R. Official
1840 1d black V.R. Official, JF, the famous “Largentiere” cover, first recorded in 1899, used on entire from London to Tetbury, Gloucestershire, dated…
Estimate: 55’000 – 65’000 GBP
Lot 40204 | 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: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 40205 | 1840 V.R. Official 1d black PF/QH mint block of six
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black V. R. Official
1840 V.R. Official 1d black PF/QH mint block of six with large to very large margins all round, full original gum with two lower stamps mint n.h., horizontal…
Estimate: 60’000 – 70’000 GBP
Lot 40206 | 1840 1d. black “VR Official”, PL, a magnificent and unrivalled single example from the right of the sheet
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black V. R. Official
1840 1d. black “VR Official” PL, a magnificent and unrivalled single example from the right of the sheet, showing small part inscription with balanced…
Estimate: 9’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 40207 | 1840 2d blue pl.1 AB-BG used block of 12 with red MC cancels, and pl.2 AA-BF used block of 12 with black MC cancels
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 AB-BG used block of 12 with red MC cancels, and pl.2 AA-BF used block of 12 with black MC cancels. Both blocks have margins touched in…
Estimate: 24’000 – 28’000 GBP
Lot 40208 | 1841 (Apr 27) entire from Ireland to Spain, with 1840 2d blue in block of six, strip of four and three singles
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1841 (Apr 27) entire from Belturbet, Ireland, addressed to the British Consul in Cadiz, Spain, with 1840 2d blue in block of six, strip of four and three…
Estimate: 50’000 – 60’000 GBP
Lot 40209 | 1842 (Aug) large outer wrapper sent from Yeovil to London, franked with irregular block of 9, strip of four and pair
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1842 (Aug) large outer wrapper (refolded for display) sent from Yeovil (Somerset) to lawyer Robert Lucas in Bloomsbury Square, London, franked with 1840…
Estimate: 32’000 – 36’000 GBP
Lot 40210 | 1840 2d blue pl.1 AD-AE horizontal pair with clear
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 AD-AE horizontal pair with clear to good margins, two neat strikes of a red MC, a fine and attractive pair (S.G. £2’500+).
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 40211 | 1843 (Jul 14) entire with 1840 2d blue pl.1 AD tied by a good strike of the London “7” in Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1843 (Jul 14) entire from London to Preston (Horrocks Miller correspondence) with 1840 2d blue pl.1 AD, frameline just about complete at lower right otherwise…
Estimate: 7’500 – 9’000 GBP
Lot 40212 | 1840 2d. blue, Pl. 1, AE, a superb marginal example
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue, Pl. 1, AE, a superb marginal example from the top of the sheet showing traces of the inscription, with large margins on other sides, neatly…
Estimate: 380 – 420 GBP
Lot 40213 | 1840 2d blue pl.1 AI-AL horizontal strip of four, with large margins and showing small portion of marginal inscription at top, on entire to Edinburgh
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 AI-AL horizontal strip of four, with large margins and showing small portion of marginal inscription at top, on entire to Edinburgh tied…
Estimate: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 40214 | 1840 (4 Aug) Lettersheet to Cottbus Prussia, bearing
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 (4 Aug) Lettersheet to Cottbus Prussia, bearing 1840 2d blue pl.1 pair CA-CB and single lettered CD each neatly cancelled and tied by superb strikes…
Estimate: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 40215 | 1840 2d blue pl.1 DC-DD mint horizontal pair, large part original gum
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 DC-DD mint horizontal pair, large part original gum, with good to large margins, DD with small thin spot, a fresh, attractive and rare…
Estimate: 30’000 – 34’000 GBP
Lot 40216 | 1840 2d deep full blue pl.1 EA-EF strip of 6, DI-DL strip of 4 and DG single on entire from Ireland to Trieste, Austria
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d deep full blue pl.1 EA-EF strip of 6, DI-DL strip of
4 and DG single on entire from Ireland to Trieste, Austria, each neatly and uniformly cancelled…
Estimate: 22’000 – 26’000 GBP
Lot 40217 | 1841 (13 May) 1840 2d blue pl.1 GH on a pair of covers with left and right vertical bisects of the same stamp
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1841 (13 May) 1840 2d blue pl.1 GH on a pair of covers with left and right vertical bisects of the same stamp; both sent from Hull to Beverley, both stamps…
Estimate: 120’000 – 140’000 GBP
Lot 40218 | 1840 2d blue (deep shade) pl.1 HA, stunning mint marginal example
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue (deep shade) pl.1 HA, stunning mint marginal example from the left of the sheet showing part inscription “In Wetting the” and with large margins…
Estimate: 16’000 – 18’000 GBP
Lot 40219 | 1840 2d bright blue pl.1 HB-IC block of 4 used with red MCs
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d bright blue pl.1 HB/IC block of 4 used with red MCs, clear to good margins, minor faults on IB otherwise a fine multiple from this scarcer shade…
Estimate: 3’800 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 40220 | 1840 2d bright blue pl.1 HC/ID, an exquisite mint block of four
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d bright blue pl.1 HC/ID, an exquisite mint block of four, with large balanced margins all round, large part original gum and displaying superb fresh…
Estimate: 60’000 – 70’000 GBP
Lot 40221 | 1840 2d blue, Pl.1, JA-JJ in magnificent used horizontal strip of 10
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue, Pl.1, JA-JJ in magnificent horizontal strip of 10 with
clear to good margins, neatly cancelled by good strikes of the red MC, creases affecting…
Estimate: 9’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 40222 | 1840 2d blue pl.1 JF with close to good margins and neat strike of red MC
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 JF with close to good margins and neat strike of red MC, very fine; cert. RPS (1994) (S.G. £1’250).
Estimate: 120 – 180 GBP
Lot 40223 | 1840 2d blue pl.1 LF with four good margins, unused
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 LF with four good margins, unused without gum, very fine, attractive and fresh (S.G. £38’000 as mint).
Estimate: 1’600 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 40224 | 1840 2d. blue, Pl.1, MD, good margins all round, neatly
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue, Pl.1, MD, good margins all round, neatly cancelled by No “3” in black Maltese cross; Rare.
Estimate: 3’000 – 3’400 GBP
Lot 40225 | 1840 2d. blue, Pl. 1, NF, large margins all round,
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 NF, large margins all round, neatly cancelled by a very fine strike of the red Maltese cross, tiny corner bend next to F mentioned for…
Estimate: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 40226 | 1840 2d blue, Pl. 1, PA-PD, horizontal strip of 4 with
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue, Pl. 1, PA-PD, horizontal strip of 4 with good to very large margins and showing neat
strikes of red
MC, fine and scarce and of…
Estimate: 1’400 – 1’600 GBP
Lot 40227 | 1840 2d. blue, Pl. 1, QC-QF, horizontal strip of four,
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue, Pl. 1, QC-QF, horizontal strip of four, with good margins all round, neatly cancelled by good strikes of the red Maltese cross; a couple…
Estimate: 900 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 40228 | 1840 2d blue pl.1 QK, fine to large margins, red Maltese cross, tiny closed tear
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 QK, fine to large margins, red Maltese cross, tiny closed tear by “Q” square, attractive example.
Estimate: 190 – 220 GBP
Lot 40229 | 1840 2d. blue, Pl. 1, RG-RH pair, good to large margins,
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d. blue, Pl. 1, RG-RH pair, good to large margins, neatly cancelled by black Maltese Crosses; rare.
Estimate: 380 – 420 GBP
Lot 40230 | 1841 (Jul 30) entire to East Warriston, bearing 1840 2d. blue, Pl. 1, RI-RJ, pair
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1841 (Jul 30) entire to East Warriston, bearing 1840 2d. blue, Pl. 1, RI-RJ, pair, neatly cancelled by fine strikes of the black Maltese cross; a most…
Estimate: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 40231 | 1840 2d blue pl.1 TA-TB used pair from the lower left corner of the sheet
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 TA-TB pair from the lower left corner of the sheet, neatly cancelled by good strikes of the red Maltese cross; a fine and attractive…
Estimate: 1’100 – 1’300 GBP
Lot 40232 | 1840 2d blue pl.1 TL lower right corner marginal inscription example on cover from Ireland
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 TL lower right corner marginal inscription example on cover from Limerick to the Strand, tied by black MC with Ennis 17 7 41 and Limerick…
Estimate: 7’500 – 8’500 GBP