18 Nov 2024 – 24 Nov 2024
603 lots
Lot 40250 | 1841, 1d. red selection of four covers to various destinations,
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841, 1d. red selection of four covers to various destinations, generally fine.
Estimate: 190 – 220 GBP
Lot 40251 | 1841 (3.6) Folded cover from Moate, Co. Westmeath to Dublin, franked 1d red
Ireland » GB Used In Ireland
1841 (3.6) Folded cover from Moate, Co. Westmeath to Dublin, franked 1d red, good even margins, unusually tied by two black MC cancels, plus three single…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 40252 | 1841 1d red, attractive specialised assembly of singles
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d red, attractive specialised assembly of singles some with marginal inscriptions, pairs, and strips of three, four, five, six, seven, eight and…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 40253 | 1841 1d red, attractive specialised assembly of singles,
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d red, attractive specialised assembly of singles, pairs, blocks and covers, all showing an interesting array of MC cancels, including distinctive…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 40254 | Withdrawn
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d red with Numbers in Cross: Attractive group of singles and singles on covers, showing a fine array of numbers in crosses including No.1 on cover…
Estimate: 400 – 700 GBP
Lot 40255 | 1841 1d red, attractive assembly of sixteen covers,
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d red, attractive assembly of sixteen covers, mostly single frankings, also single in combination with 1854 1s embossed to New York, single in combination…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 40256 | 1841 2d. blue, JA-RK, irregular block of 96, cancelled
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d. blue pl.3, JA-RK, irregular block of 96, cancelled by multiple strikes of the “255” 1844 type cancel of Doncaster; faults as to be expected of…
Estimate: 15’000 – 17’000 GBP
Lot 40257 | 1841 2d blue used group in a “Christmas tree” shape from a single and increasing size of multiple up to a strip of 12
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue used group in a “Christmas tree” shape, comprising a fine four margin single, followed by a pair, then strips of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,…
Estimate: 3’000 – 3’400 GBP
Lot 40258 | 1843 (Oct 12) Cover addressed to General O’Donnell, Captain General of Cuba
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1843 (Oct 12) Cover addressed to General O’Donnell, Captain General of Cuba, to sail from Cadiz, with 1841 2d blue plate 3 irregular block of twelve and…
Estimate: 7’000 – 9’000 GBP
Lot 40259 | 1841 2d blue pl.3 AA-EF mint marginal inscriptional block of 30 with SPECIMEN ovpt
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.3 AA-EF mint marginal inscriptional block of 30 from the upper left of the sheet with full deckle edge on two sides showing part inscription…
Estimate: 32’000 – 36’000 GBP
Lot 40260 | 1841 2d blue pl. 3 AG/KL mint marginal inscriptional block of 30 with “SPECIMEN” overprints
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.3 AG/KL mint marginal inscriptional block of 30 from the upper left of the sheet with full deckle edge on two sides showing part inscription…
Estimate: 32’000 – 36’000 GBP
Lot 40261 | 1841 2d. blue, Pl. 3, DE, large margins all round, neatly cancelled by a fine strike of the blue Maltese cross
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d. blue, Pl. 3, DE, large margins all round, neatly cancelled by a fine strike of the blue Maltese cross, tiny thin sport where the wmk is, fine…
Estimate: 380 – 420 GBP
Lot 40262 | 1841 2d blue, pl. 3 EA, mint left inscriptional sheet
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.3 EA, mint left inscriptional sheet marginal single, cut into to good margins, fresh and rare unused example (SG £5’000).
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 40263 | 1841 2d blue pl.3 FA/GD mint n.h. marginal inscriptional block of eight from the left of the sheet overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 1
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.3 FA/GD mint n.h. marginal inscriptional block of eight from the left of the sheet overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 1, good to large margins…
Estimate: 11’000 – 13’000 GBP
Lot 40264 | 1841 2d. blue, Pl. 3, LA, with just clear to enormous
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d. blue, Pl. 3, LA, with just clear to enormous margins showing portion of the adjoining stamp at top, neatly cancelled by an almost complete upright…
Estimate: 380 – 420 GBP
Lot 40265 | 1841 2d. blue, pl. 3, LB-MC, a superb mint block of
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl. 3 LB/MC, a superb mint block of 4 with practically full original gum, superb and fresh colour, a very fine and attractive block of great…
Estimate: 9’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 40266 | 1841 2d blue Pl.3 LI with fine to very good margins, unused part o.g.
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.3 LI with fine to very good margins, unused with part o.g., showing the ”Guide line through value” variety; cert. RPS (1976) (S.G. £5’500).
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 40267 | 1841 2d blue pl.3 LL with fine to good margins, mint redistributed gum
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.3 LL with fine to good margins, mint redistributed gum, couple of faint tone spots, attractive (S.G. £5’000).
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 40268 | 1841 2d blue pl.3 PI with four large margins and cancelled with a superb strike of the red MC
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.3 PI with four large margins and cancelled with a superb strike of the red MC, a very rare cancel on this issue; cert. RPS (2003) (S.G….
Estimate: 5’500 – 6’500 GBP
Lot 40269 | 1841 2d blue pl. 3 SJ-TL mint marginal inscriptional block of six from the lower right of the sheet
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.3 SJ-TL mint marginal inscriptional block of six from the lower right of the sheet with full deckle edge, showing part inscription “the…
Estimate: 18’000 – 20’000 GBP
Lot 40270 | 1841 2d blue pl.4 KH overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 1, with four good to large margins, mint part o.g.
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.4 KH overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 1, with four good to large margins, mint part o.g., small printing flaw on Queen’s neck, small surface…
Estimate: 1’900 – 2’200 GBP
Lot 40271 | 1841 2d blue pl.4 LD/OL in mint block of 36
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.4 LD/OL in mint block of 36, margins touched in places and, some horizontal and vertical creasing as is to be expected with a multiple…
Estimate: 15’000 – 17’000 GBP
Lot 40272 | 1841 2d blue pl.4 TA-TD, state 2, mint and used horizontal strips of four from the lower-left corner of the sheet
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.4 TA-TD, state 2, mint part o.g. horizontal strip of four from the lower-left corner of the sheet showing plate number “4” and inscription…
Estimate: 11’000 – 13’000 GBP
Lot 40273 | 1841 2d blue pl.4 OA, very large margins all round, neatly cancelled by a fine strike of a Scottish type numeral in green
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.4 OA, very large margins all round, neatly cancelled by a fine strike of a Scottish type numeral in mixed green and black ink, leaving…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 40274 | 1841 GB 2d blue plate 4, attractive strip of three
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d blue pl.4 SD-SF strip of three, good to large margins all round, cancelled by barred numeral, very fine and attractive.
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 40275 | 1843 (Jan 11) Entire with 1841 1d red pl23 tied by Alderney Maltese cross in black
Great Britain » Distinctive Maltese Cross Cancellations
Channel Islands: 1843 (Jan 11) Entire from Alderney to London “Via Southampton” bearing 1841 1d. red, Pl. 23, OK, neatly tied by a fine strike of the Alderney…
Estimate: 7’500 – 8’500 GBP
Lot 40276 | 1844 (Jun 13) envelope from the Channel Islands to London with 1841 1d red-brown pl.41 BH-BI horizontal pair
Great Britain » Distinctive Maltese Cross Cancellations
Channel Islands: 1844 (Jun 13) envelope from the Channel Islands to London with 1841 1d red-brown pl.41 BH-BI horizontal pair, margins close or touched…
Estimate: 3’000 – 3’400 GBP
Lot 40277 | 1841 1d red-brown pl.33 RK tied to lettersheet by a superb strike of the very scarce Larne MC in dark green
Great Britain » Distinctive Maltese Cross Cancellations
Larne: 1841 1d red-brown pl.33 RK with four large to very large margins on lettersheet from Larne to Dublin tied (just at left) by a superb strike of the…
Estimate: 7’500 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 40278 | 1841 1d red-brown on with four margins on cover to Edinburgh tied fine strike in black of the Settle distinctive MC
Great Britain » Distinctive Maltese Cross Cancellations
Settle: 1841 1d red-brown on with four margins on cover to Edinburgh tied fine strike in black of the Settle (Yorkshire) distinctive MC, departure strike…
Estimate: 750 – 850 GBP
Lot 40279 | 1840 2d blue pl.2 in horizontal strip of 6 cancelled with six fine strikes of the York distinctive MC in black
Great Britain » Distinctive Maltese Cross Cancellations
York: 1840 2d blue pl.2 in horizontal strip of six with clear to good margins at top and sides, just touching in places a base, cancelled with six fine…
Estimate: 5’500 – 6’500 GBP
Lot 40280 | 1840 2d blue pl.1 JI, with good margins all round, neatly cancelled by a superb strike of the no “7” in black Maltese cross
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.1 JI, with good margins all round, neatly cancelled by a superb strike of the no “7” in black Maltese cross; fine and very rare; cert….
Estimate: 2’600 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 40281 | 1841 1d red-brown AH, four margins, tied by a superb strike of the London “7” in MC on neat and clean cover
Great Britain » London Numbered Crosses
1841 1d red-brown AH, four margins, tied by a superb strike of the London “7” in MC on neat and clean cover to Sheffield (S.G. £450).
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 40282 | 1840 2d blue pl.2 IH with four good margins and full strike of the London “12” in MC
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d blue pl.2 IH with four good margins and full strike of the London “12” in MC, of a particularly deep, rich shade, a magnificent example; cert….
Estimate: 3’000 – 3’400 GBP
Lot 40283 | 1840 1d black (TA) Pl.5 on cover to Yorkshire with
Great Britain » Penny Post Postmarks Used As Cancellations
Poulton: 1840 1d black pl.5 TA on entire from Poulton (Lancashire) to Skipton with good balanced margins, tied by a purplish MC and full
strike…
Estimate: 1’500 – 1’700 GBP
Lot 40284 | Poulton: 1841 (Jan 21) entire letter with 1840 2d blue tied by MC and “Poulton/Penny Post” in black
Great Britain » Penny Post Postmarks Used As Cancellations
Poulton: 1841 (Jan 21) entire letter from Poulton to Settle, bearing 1840 2d blue pl.1 DD tied by red Maltese cross and a superb strike of the “Poulton/Penny…
Estimate: 3’000 – 3’400 GBP
Lot 40285 | 1840 1d. black, Pl.2, II tied by almost perfect strike of the rare “CAMELFORD” town cancel in red
Great Britain » Town Circular Datestamps
Camelford: 1840 1d black pl.2 II, with large margins all round, neatly tied to small piece by an almost perfect strike of the rare “CAMELFORD” town cancel…
Estimate: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 40286 | 1840 1d. black, Pl. 3, EI tied to small piece by a good strike of the Dorchester town cancel
Great Britain » Town Circular Datestamps
Dorchester: 1840 1d black pl.3 EI, with good to enormous margins showing a portion of the adjoining impression at left, tied to small piece by a good strike…
Estimate: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 40287 | 1840 2d blue, a remarkable assembly of the “Dorchester” town cancel
Great Britain » Town Circular Datestamps
Dorchester: 1840 2d blue, a remarkable assembly of the “Dorchester” town cancel, comprising, QG-RG vertical reconstructed pair, both with good to very…
Estimate: 6’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 40288 | 1842 (Mar 4) Entire letter from Dorchester to Sommerset,
Great Britain » Town Circular Datestamps
Dorchester: 1842 (Mar 4) Entire letter from Dorchester to Sommerset, bearing 1841 1d. neatly tied by a fine strike of the “Dorchester” town cancellation…
Estimate: 750 – 850 GBP
Lot 40289 | 1840 2d Blue QC pl.2, fine to large margins, cancelled by Dorchester town cancel
Great Britain » Town Circular Datestamps
Dorchester: 1840 2d Blue QC pl.2, fine to large margins, cancelled by Dorchester town cancel, very fine (S.G. Spec D1xb, £7’000),
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 40290 | 1840 1d black pl.3 OE with neat orange-red MC and partial “Newent / 117” mileage mark
Great Britain » Town Circular Datestamps
Newent: 1840 1d black pl.3 OE, fine to good margins, with neat orange-red MC and partial “Newent / 117” mileage mark, very fine and most unusual.
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 40291 | 1854-57 2d pale blue pl.4 BE unused
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1854-57 2d pale blue pl.4 BE unused, an attractive example of this scarce stamp (S.G. £5500 as mint).
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 40292 | 1854-57 1d brick-red pl.13 KI mint with o.g.
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1854-57 1d brick-red pl.13 KI mint with o.g., a fine example of this scarcer shade; copy of cert. RPS as block of 4 (1991) (S.G. Spec C4(3)).
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 40293 | 1854-57 2d blue pl.4 mint with part o.g.
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1854-57 2d blue pl.4 mint with part o.g., centred to right, a fresh and attractive example of this very scarce stamp (S.G. £13’000).
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 40294 | 1854-57 1d red-brown OG mint
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1854-57 1d red-brown OG mint, a fine example with part o.g. (S.G. £700).
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 40295 | 1854-57 2d blue pl.6 RK unused
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1854-57 2d blue pl.6 RK unused, a most attractive example without gum, rich colour; copy of cert. RPS (1992) when it was in a pair (S.G. £3’000).
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 40296 | 1854-57 2d blue pl.5 unused with traces of gum
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1854-57 2d blue pl.5 unused with traces of gum, a little off centre, a fine example of this scarce and elusive stamp (S.G. £18’500).
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 40297 | 1855, 1d orange red-brown pl.9 NG, alphabet 2, superb
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1855, 1d orange red-brown pl.9 NG, alphabet 2, superb mint o.g. showing the merest trace of hinge on reverse, scarce so fine; copy of cert. RPS (1997)…
Estimate: 220 – 260 GBP
Lot 40298 | 1854-57 1d red-brown pl.35 EA-FB marginal inscription block of four with SPECIMEN ovpt
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1854-57 1d red-brown pl.35 EA-FB marginal inscription block of four from the left of the sheet, overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 2, large part o.g, the paper…
Estimate: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 40299 | 1854-57 2d blue pl.5 OG/SL mint marginal block of 30 from the right of the sheet with part inscription
Great Britain » 1854-70 Perforated Line Engraved
1854-57 2d blue pl.5 OG/SL mint marginal block of 30 from the right of the sheet with part inscription, very fresh, large part o.g., a couple of tone spots…
Estimate: 22’000 – 26’000 GBP