9 Dec 2019 – 13 Dec 2019
4287 lots
Lot 50066 | 1840 1d Black pl.6 AG-AI mint og top marginal strip of four with inscription
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.6 AG-AI mint og top marginal strip of
four, mounted in margin only fine to good margins and full deckle edge
selvedge and sheet inscription…
Estimation: 30’000 – 40’000 GBP
Lot 50067 | 1840 1d Black pl.6 AG with good to large margins, crisp red MC (showing dot in centre)
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.6 AG with good to large margins, crisp red MC (showing dot in centre), tiny scissor cut in margin at top left, very fine
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50068 | 1840 1d Black pl.6 GC with close to very good margins, unused
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.6 GC with close to very good margins, unused, very fine, cert. Diena (1990)
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50069 | 1840 1d Black pl.6 MF unused, good to very good margins
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.6 MF unused, good to very good margins, very fine, cert. Brandon (2005)
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50070 | 1840 1d Black pl.6 MG mint og, fine to very good margins
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.6 MG mint og, fine to very good margins, very fine and rare mint example, cert. BPA (1980)
Estimation: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 50071 | 1840 (Dec 1) Wrapper (no sideflaps) from London to Newport Pagnell with 1840 1d black pl.7 FK
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Dec 1) Wrapper (no sideflaps) from London to Newport Pagnell with 1840 1d black pl.7 FK with fine to large margins tied by neat red MC, « T.P. / Lower…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50072 | 1840 1d Black pl.9 IC with WATERMARK INVERTED, used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.9 IC with WATERMARK INVERTED, good to large margins, neatly
cancelled by a central black MC, very fine (SG AS56e, £4’250)
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50073 | 1841 (Apr 7) Lettersheet from Carlisle to Cockermouth with 1840 1d black pl.9 PG
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Apr 7) Lettersheet from Carlisle to Cockermouth with 1840 1d black pl.9 PG with good to large margins tied by black MC with despatch cds on reverse,…
Estimation: 160 – 240 GBP
Lot 50074 | 1840 1d Red Brown pl.9 SJ/TK used block of four
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Red-Brown (from the black plates) pl.9 SJ/TK used block of four, good to very good margins, each stamp neatly cancelled by neat black MCs, very…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50075 | 1840 1d Black pl.10 EE mint part og
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.10 EE mint part og, some staining and thin spots, rare, cert. Brandon (2005) (SG £26’500)
Estimation: 3’600 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 50076 | 1841 Wrapper sent within London with 1840 1d black pl.10 KH
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Feb 23) Wrapper sent within London with 1840 1d black pl.10 KH, fine to good margins, tied by crisp black MC, reverse with « T.P. / Chief Office »…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50077 | 1841 (Mar 27) Wrapper from Cambridge to Norwich with 1840 1d Black pl.10 NC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Mar 27) Wrapper from Cambridge to Norwich with 1840 1d Black pl.10 NC,
with fine to good margins, tied by neat black MC, reverse with despatch…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50078 | 1841 1d Red-Brown pl.10 QG/RH mint og block of four with the lower two stamps showing the « P » converted to « R »
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d Red-Brown pl.10 QG/RH mint og block of four, close to large margins, with the lower two stamps showing the
« P » converted to « R » variety, very…
Estimation: 3’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 50079 | 1841 (Mar 6) Wrapper from Birmingham to Solihull with 1840 1d black pl.11 KI
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Mar 6) Wrapper from Birmingham to Solihull with 1840 1d black pl.11 KI, very close to huge margins, tied by black MC, despatch bs, fine, cert. BPA…
Estimation: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 50080 | 1841 (Apr) Trial printing (unissued) on Dickinson silk-thread, 1d red-brown plate 11
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Apr) Trial printing (unissued) on Dickinson silk-thread paper,
1d red-brown plate 11 lettered JE and clearly showing
double letter ‘J’, fine…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50081 | VR OFFICIAL: 1840 1d Black SH showing re-entry, mint og with good to large margins
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
VR OFFICIAL: 1840 1d Black SH showing RE-ENTRY, mint og with good to large margins, very fine and extremely rare as this is the only
re-entry recorded…
Estimation: 8’000 – 12’000 GBP
Lot 50082 | 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…
Estimation: 5’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 50083 | 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
Estimation: 2’000 – 2’400 GBP
Lot 50084 | 1840 1d Black group of 8 covers, all 4-margined
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black group of 8 covers, all 4-margined, incl. Magenta MC from Glasgow on pl.2 (cert. Brandon), Ruby MC on pl.2 (cert. Brandon), pl.3 on cover…
Estimation: 1’500 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50085 | 1840 1d Black group of 9 examples, some large margins, some nice strikes of the MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black group of 9 examples, all but one with four margins, some large margins, some nice strikes of the MC, a few with small faults, a nice group
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50086 | 1840 2d Blue pl.1 SJ-SK horizontal strip of three tied to piece by black distinctive Dublin MC
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d Blue pl.1 SJ-SK horizontal strip of three tied to piece by black distinctive Dublin MC, with DJ showing state 2 re-entry, a scarce multiple
with…
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50087 | 1840 2d Blue pl.1 ND unused with close to good margins
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d Blue pl.1 ND unused with close to good margins, tiny corner crease at lower right, thin, a presentable example of a very scarce stamp
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50088 | 1840 2d Pale Blue pl.1 OK, good to very good margins, beautifully cancelled by a crisp upright black MC
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d Pale Blue pl.1 OK, good to very good margins, beautifully cancelled by a crisp upright black MC, scarce so fine
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50089 | 1840 (Oct 6) Entire from from Edinburgh to Glasgow with 1840 2d Bright blue pl.1 RD-RF horizontal strip of three
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 (Oct 6) Entire from from Edinburgh to
Glasgow with 1840 2d bright blue pl.1 RD-RF horizontal strip of three, fine to very large margins,
paying…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50090 | 1841 (May 17) Large wrapper from Warwick to Henley-in-Arden with three 1840 2d AH pl.1
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1841 (May 17) Large wrapper from Warwick to Henley-in-Arden with 1840 2d AH pl.1 (affected by vert. filing fold), KJ pl.2 and KC pl.2, all four margins,…
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50091 | 1840 2d Blue pl.2 AC with « PD » oval cancel, very rare
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d Blue pl.2 AC with « PD » oval cancel, very close at top left otherwise fine to very good margins, a very rare cancellation
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50092 | 1840 2d Blue pl.2. DD, neatly cancelled by a black Sleaford « 716 » 1844-type numeral
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d Blue pl.2. DD, neatly cancelled by a black Sleaford « 716 » 1844-type numeral, very fine and attractive late usage, cert. RPS (1980) (SG Spec. DS8xc,…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50092A | 1840 2d Deep Blue pl.2 TI-TJ used pair, good to large margins, neat black MCs
Great Britain » 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
1840 2d Deep Blue pl.2 TI-TJ used pair, good to large margins, neat black MCs, vert. crease between stamps, very fine
Estimation: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 50093 | 1841 1d Red-Brown pl.21 AL imperforate imprimatur from the top right hand corner
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d Red-Brown pl.21 AL imperforate imprimatur from the top right hand corner showing part sheet inscription and
plate number « 21 », very fine and…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50094 | 1841 1d Red-Brown pl.24 AL imperforate imprimatur top right hand corner marginal
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d Red-Brown pl.24 AL imperforate imprimatur top right hand corner
marginal showing part inscription and plate
number, very fine and rare, ex…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50095 | 1841 1d Red brown pl.34 BG tied to a small piece by a very fine strike of the Kilmarnock distinctive MC in black
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d Red-Brown pl.34 BG, fine to good margins, tied to a small piece by a very fine strike of the Kilmarnock DISTINCTIVE MC in black, very fine and…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50096 | 1841 1d Red-Brown pl.38 IH, fine to huge margins, beautifully tied to a small piece by Kilmarnock DISTINCTIVE MC
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d Red-Brown pl.38 IH, fine to huge margins, beautifully tied to a small piece by Kilmarnock DISTINCTIVE MC, a lovely example of this scarce cancellation…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50097 | 1841 1d Pale red-brown pl.68 DC-DJ mint og strip of eight
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d Pale red-brown pl.68 DC-DJ mint og strip of eight (five stamps mint nh),
vertical folds in margin either side of DF as to be expected with such…
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50098 | 1846 1d Red-Brown pl.72 KA-MD mint og block of twelve
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1846 1d Red-Brown pl.72 KA-MD mint og block of twelve, just touching at top left corner otherwise clear to large margins, a few minor imperfections with…
Estimation: 2’000 – 2’600 GBP
Lot 50099 | 1841 1d Red brown pl.72 IF imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d Red brown pl.72 IF imperforate imprimatur, very fine and scarce, one of only 22 possible examples from this plate, ex The Royal Philatelic Collection,…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50100 | 1841 1d Red-Brown pl.72 with watermark inverted mint part og
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d Red-Brown pl.72 with watermark inverted mint part og, trace of a small thin (not mentioned by cert.), a difficult watermark variety, cert. BPA…
Estimation: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 50101 | 1841 1d Red brown Pl.77b SL imperforate imprimatur
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d Red brown Pl.77b SL imperforate imprimatur, very fine, one of only 22 possible examples from this plate, ex The Royal Philatelic Collection, cert….
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50102 | 1841 1d Deep Red-Brown pl.80 AL imperforate imprimatur from the top right corner single showing part sheet inscription and plate number « 80 »
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d Deep Red-Brown pl.80 AL imperforate imprimatur from the top right corner single showing part sheet inscription and plate number « 80 », very fine,…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50103 | 1841 1d Red-Brown pl.93 KC cancelled by a crisp blue Nottingham cds
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1841 1d Red-Brown pl.93 KC cancelled by a crisp blue Nottingham cds, very fine and scarce, cert. RPS (2004) (SG Spec. BS31vb, £2’500)
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50104 | 1851 1d Red-Brown pl.126 FG-FL mint strip of six
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1851 1d Red-Brown pl.126 FG-FL mint strip of six with fine to large margins, a few insignificant gum bends, four stamps unmounted, very fine and fresh
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50105 | 1852-63 1d Red-Brown pl.161 TE-TF mint nh marginal horizontal pair
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1852-63 1d Red-Brown pl.161 TE-TF mint nh marginal horizontal pair with full deckle edge
selvedge and part sheet inscription « Labels ABOVE the Addrefs…
Estimation: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 50106 | 1842 (May 6) Printed lettersheet with 1d red-brown pl.20 RH tied by WELSHPOOL DISTINCTIVE MC
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1842 (May 6) Printed lettersheet with 1d red-brown pl.20 RH, fine to large margins, tied by a very good strike of the WELSHPOOL DISTINCTIVE MC, sent to…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50107 | 1842 Small ladies envelope from Dorchester with 1841 1d red tied by superb strike of the DORCHESTER cds
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1842 (May 14) Small ladies envelope from Dorchester to Madeley, Shropshire,
franked 1841 1d red, good clear margins tied by superb strike of the
DORCHESTER…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50108 | 1842 (Nov 5) Envelope with 1841 1d Red brown pl.25 KE tied by a crisp Totness « Wessex » type cds
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1842 (Nov 5) Envelope sent locally in Totness with 1841 1d Red brown pl.25 KE, fine to large margins, tied by a crisp Totness « Wessex » type cds, reverse…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50109 | 1843 (Aug 4) Wrapper with 1841 1d red-brown pl.35 BE tied by Eyrecourt distinctive MC
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1843 (Aug 4) Wrapper sent within Ireland from Eyrecourt to Dublin with 1841 1d red-brown pl.35 BE, fine to large margins, tied by Eyrecourt
distinctive…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50110 | 1854 (Mar 27) Mourning envelope from Tring with 1841 1d red tied by scarce brown « 810 » numerals
Great Britain » 1841 1d Red
1854 (Mar 27) Mourning envelope from Tring with 1841 1d red, close to good margins, tied by scarce brown « 810 » numerals, matching colour despatch and Liverpool…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50111 | 1841 2d Blue pl.3 EA-ED horizontal strip of four cancelled by a London « 12 » in MCs
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d Blue pl.3 EA-ED horizontal strip of four, close to large margins, each neatly cancelled by a London « 12 » in MC, very fine, a most
attractive…
Estimation: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 50112 | 1841 2d Blue pl.3 EF-EG pair, good to large margins, neatly tied to a small piece by York DISTINCTIVE MCs
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1841 2d Blue pl.3 EF-EG pair, good to large margins, neatly tied to a small piece by York
DISTINCTIVE MCs, small tone spot at top of EG, fine and scarce…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50113 | 1851 2d Violet Blue pl.4 NA-ND on thicker lavender tinted paper in horizontal strip of four
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1851 2d Violet Blue pl.4 NA-ND on thicker lavender tinted paper in horizontal strip of four, fine to very large margins, each
stamp neatly cancelled…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50114 | 1843 (Aug 23) Lettersheet from London to Wymondham with 1841 2d blue pl.3 JB,close to large margins, tied by neat London « 1 » in MC
Great Britain » 1841 2d Blue
1843 (Aug 23) Lettersheet from London to Wymondham
with 1841 2d blue pl.3 JB,close to large margins, tied by neat London « 1 » in MC, reverse with despatch…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP