13 Jun 2022 – 17 Jun 2022
1178 lots
Lot 60049 | 1846 (Dec 5) Registered Letter wrapper, first type, used to carry a registered letter from Liverpool to Ripon
Great Britain » Postal History
1846 (Dec 5) Registered Letter wrapper, first type, used to carry a registered letter from Liverpool to Ripon with despatch and arrival ds, rare as few…
Estimation: 750 – 850 GBP
Lot 60050 | 1846 (Dec 4) Stampless envelope to Edinburgh twice marked Registered Letter and with 1/4 rate mark
Great Britain » Postal History
1846 (Dec 4) Stampless envelope sent within Scotland to Edinburgh, twice marked « Registered Letter » and with 1/4 rate mark (paying 4d postage and 1s registration),…
Estimation: 100 – 120 GBP
Lot 60051 | 1847 (Dec 16) Receipt numbered 217 from the Charing Cross Office for a registered letter to Sydney
Great Britain » Postal History
1847 (Dec 16) Registered Letter receipt no.217 from the Charing Cross Office for a registered letter to Sydney with two strikes of the red Maltese Cross…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 60052 | 1853 (Mar 21) Commercial entire to Bordeaux, endorsed « Registered » with number « 164 »
Great Britain » Postal History
1853 (Mar 21) Stampless commercial entire to Bordeaux, endorsed « Registered » with number « 164 », rated 2/7 with London despatch cds and tall crowned registered…
Estimation: 100 – 120 GBP
Lot 60053 | 1857 (Feb 12) Envelope sent registered from Wrexham to Havana, Cuba
Great Britain » Postal History
1857 (Feb 12) Envelope from Wrexham to Havana, Cuba, initially charged as ordinary mail and by cheapest route via New York at 1s 2 1/2d per 1/2 oz, sender…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 60054 | 1840 (5 May) Mulready letter sheet (Forme 2, stereo A30) addressed to « Her Majestys Board of Commissioners for Stamp Duties, Somerset House, London » posted one day prior to the first Official day of usage
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
1840 (5 May) Mulready letter sheet (Forme 2, stereo A30) addressed to « Her Majestys Board of Commissioners for Stamp Duties, Somerset House, London » posted…
Estimation: 20’000 – 25’000 GBP
Lot 60057 | 1840 (Jun 7) 1d Mulready lettersheet sent to Warwick cancelled by a fine upright Leicester Maltese Cross in orange
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
1840 (Jun 7) 1d Mulready lettersheet (A27) sent to Warwick, cancelled by a fine upright Leicester Maltese Cross in orange, with dispatch on reverse in…
Estimation: 75 – 100 GBP
Lot 60059 | 1841 (Mar 5) 1d Mulready wrapper sent locally in London to Sir Frederic Madden at the British Museum
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
1841 (Mar 5) 1d Mulready wrapper sent locally in London to Sir Frederic Madden at the British Museum (who studied historic writing systems and the deciphering…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 60060 | 1841 (Apr 5) 1d Mulready envelope (forme 3, stereo A161) neatly cancelled by a fine strike of the distinctive Limerick Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
1841 (Apr 5) 1d Mulready envelope (forme 3, stereo A161) from Limerick to Newcastle, neatly cancelled by a fine strike of the distinctive Limerick Maltese…
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 60061 | 1843 (Aug 10) 1d Mulready lettersheet from London to Knaresborough and neatly cancelled by a superb strike of a London « 8 » in MC
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
1843 (Aug 10) 1d Mulready lettersheet, form 3 stereo A54, sent from London to Knaresborough and neatly cancelled by a superb strike of a London « 8 » in…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 60062 | 1843 (Aug 28) 1d black Mulready lettersheet, Newcastle Under Lyme, black Maltese Cross, « More to Pay »
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
1843 (Aug 28) 1d black Mulready lettersheet, sent to London from Newcastle Under Lyme, black Maltese Cross, with « More to Pay » instruction in black to…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 60063 | 1844 (May 20) 1d Mulready wrapper, stereo A2, sent from Gateshead to London with ms « OHMS » at top, cancelled by 1844-type « 309 » numeral
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
1844 (May 20) 1d Mulready wrapper, stereo A2, sent from Gateshead to London with ms « OHMS » at top and sent to the Secretary of Stamps & Taxes, cancelled…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60064 | 1868 (Oct 10) 1d Mulready envelope from Worsley to Grasmere, Britannia uncancelled, « 2 » postage due
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
1868 (Oct 10) 1d Mulready envelope from Worsley to Grasmere, Britannia uncancelled with Manchester transit cds at lower left and neatly endorsed alongside…
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 60065 | 1840 1d Mulready lettersheet, Forme 1 stereo A8, cancelled solely by a red « Shefford / Penny Post » handstamp
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
1840 1d Mulready lettersheet, Forme 1 stereo A8, sent locally from Shefford (Bedfordshire) to Ampthill cancelled solely by a red « Shefford / Penny Post »…
Estimation: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 60066 | 1840 1d black Mulready envelope sent to Peterborough, cancelled by a red Maltese Cross of Dorking, UDC
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
1840 1d Mulready envelope sent to Peterborough, cancelled by a red Maltese Cross of Dorking, with undated circle of the same town, both in an attractive…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60067 | 1840 (May 12) 2d Mulready lettersheet, forme1, stereo a105, sent from Boston to Spalding and cancelled by neat red MC
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
1840 (May 12) 2d Mulready lettersheet, forme1, stereo a105, sent from Boston to Spalding and cancelled by neat red MC, no datestamps on reverse but dated…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 60068 | 1845 (Nov 24) 2d Mulready lettersheet front with POSTAGE flap, stereo a104, sent registered to Winchester
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
1845 (Nov 24) 2d Mulready lettersheet front with POSTAGE flap, stereo a104, sent registered to Winchester, endorsed « Registered 29 » in black and 1/- in…
Estimation: 750 – 950 GBP
Lot 60069 | 1846 (6 Mar.) 2d Mulready lettersheet from London to Lyndhurst, neatly cancelled by a fine strike of the London « 2 » numeral
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
1846 (Mar 6) 2d Mulready lettersheet from London to Lyndhurst, neatly cancelled by a fine strike of the London « 2 » numeral with despatch and arrival ds…
Estimation: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 60070 | 1841 2d blue Mulready envelope, sent locally in London, cancelled by a London « Broken Points » Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
1841 (Nov 17) 2d Mulready envelope, stereo a210, sent locally in London, cancelled by a London « Broken Points » Maltese Cross, with « T.P. Charles St West »…
Estimation: 350 – 450 GBP
Lot 60071 | 1840 Southgate No. 5 Pickwick Caricature hand-painted front unused, some soiling, but rare and attractive.
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
1840 Southgate No. 5 Pickwick Caricature hand-painted front unused, some soiling, but rare and attractive.
Estimation: 350 – 400 GBP
Lot 60072 | 1840 Southgate No. 2 Political Caricature envelope unused
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
1840 Southgate No. 2 Political Caricature envelope unused, some minor soiling, otherwise in fine condition.
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 60073 | 1840 Fores’s Comic Envelope No. 1 used front with « Store St. » straight-line in black and an unused 1d black pl. 8 GB
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
1840 Fores’s Comic Envelope No. 1 used front with « Store St. » straight-line in black and an unused 1d black pl. 8 GB, three margins, fixed to the top right…
Estimation: 700 – 800 GBP
Lot 60074 | « Fores’s Racing Envelope No.5 », original unused envelope
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
« Fores’s Racing Envelope No.5 », original unused envelope, fine and scarce.
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 60075 | 1870 (Jun 30) Mulready caricature advertising the famous French stamp dealer Arthur Maury
Great Britain » 1840 Mulreadys & Caricatures
1870 (Jun 30) Mulready caricature advertising the famous French stamp dealer Arthur Maury (house founded in 1860), showing the dealer himself as Britannia,…
Estimation: 1’500 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 60076 | 1845 (Sep 20) « Hartley’s Racing Calendar Office » printed envelope depicting horse racing at top, franked with 1841 1d red
Great Britain » Hand Illustrated and Printed Envelopes
1845 (Sep 20) « Hartley’s Racing Calendar Office » printed envelope depicting horse racing at top, franked with 1841 1d red KA, close to very large margins,…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 60076A | 1870 (Oct 21) 3d red (die 22/65) private postal stationery wrapper with rare advertising ring « The Home News / Grindlay-London »
Great Britain » Hand Illustrated and Printed Envelopes
1870 (Oct 21) 3d red (die 22/65) private postal stationery wrapper with rare advertising ring « The Home News / Grindlay-London », cancelled by clear Birmingham…
Estimation: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 60077 | 1880ca. Two illustrated covers both unused with 1d reds fixed
Great Britain » Hand Illustrated and Printed Envelopes
1880ca. Two illustrated covers both unused with 1d reds fixed, one a clean uncreased Inniskilling Dragoons envelope with hand-drawn Jack in the Box illustration…
Estimation: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 60078 | 1812-39 Whiting background essays three two colour
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1812-39 Whiting & Branston colour background essays, three examples in two colour printings, one in green and pale-rose, one is purple-brown and rose and…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60079 | 1837 William Wyon City Medal in bronze, 55mm
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1837 William Wyon City Medal in bronze, 55mm, to celebrate Victoria’s first visit to the City of London after her accession to the throne, one side showing…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 60080 | 1837 William Wyon City Medal in bronze, 55mm
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1837 William Wyon City Medal in bronze, 55mm, to celebrate Victoria’s first visit to the City of London after her accession to the throne, one side showing…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 60081 | 1839 ca. Four background trials by Ebenezer Bacon and Co. London
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
18389 ca. Four examples of background trials by Ebenezer Bacon and Co. London, printed in black on wove paper (138 x 226mm) showing various designs mainly…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60082 | 1840 Perkins Bacon background trials, 8 pieces from the archives illustrating the complex machine turned design
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1840 Perkins Bacon background trials, eight pieces from the archives illustrating the complex machine turned design they were capable of producing, these…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 60083 | 1840 1d Rainbow trial (state 2) in drab on bluish laid paper from the foot of the sheet, pos.3/2
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1840 1d Rainbow trial (state 2) in drab on bluish laid paper from the foot of the sheet, pos.3/2, showing « tiny dash » in SE corner, very fine.
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 60084 | 1840 1d Rainbow trial (state 3), complete sheet of 12 impressions printed in dull blue on white wove gummed paper
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1840 1d Rainbow trial (state 3), complete sheet of 12 impressions printed in dull blue on white wove gummed paper, the lower left endorsed in the hand…
Estimation: 20’000 – 25’000 GBP
Lot 60085 | 1840 1d Red-Brown Rainbow Trial (state 3) imperforate horizontal pair from the right of the sheet
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1840 1d Red-Brown Rainbow Trial (state 3) imperforate horizontal pair from the right of the sheet on white wove paper, showing part of the paper makers…
Estimation: 1’800 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 60086 | 1840 1d. red brown rainbow trial (state 3) on white
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1840 1d Red-Brown Rainbow trial (state 3) on white wove paper from the top of the sheet; fresh and fine (S.G. from £3’500).
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 60087 | 1878 1d mauve fugitive ink trial, pl.191, AD, from the top of the sheet showing small part inscription
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1878 1d mauve fugitive ink trial, pl.191, AD, from the top of the sheet showing small part inscription, large part o.g., stunning colour and a beautiful…
Estimation: 1’800 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 60088 | 1841 2d red-brown trial printing on « Dickinson » silk thread paper with void corner and letter squares
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1841 2d red-brown trial printing on « Dickinson » silk thread paper with void corner and letter squares; large part o.g., an extremely fine example of this…
Estimation: 8’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 60089 | 1865 Department of Science and Art prize medal, 55mm, bronze, with Wyon head of QV
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1865 Department of Science and Art prize medal, 55mm, bronze, with Wyon’s portrait of Queen Victoria on one side with « QUEEN VICTORIA BY THE GRACE OF GOD »…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 60090 | 1871 2d Ormond Hill die proof in deep blue on thin white wove paper on card
Great Britain » Line Engraved Essays, Plate Proofs, Colour Trials and Reprints
1871 2d Ormond Hill die proof in deep blue on thin white wove paper on card (60 x 60mm), with un-inked « NEW DIE » and « 1 » reversed at top, a fine example…
Estimation: 12’000 – 13’000 GBP
Lot 60091 | 1840 1d. black, a superb used set of the twelve plates
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black, a superb used set of the twelve plates (1a-XI) each with large balanced margins and beautifully cancelled by superb strikes of the black…
Estimation: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 60092 | 1840 1d grey black,Pl.1a CA, complete red Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d grey black, Pl.1a CA, four margins, cancelled by a complete upright Maltese cross in red; very fine.
Estimation: 190 – 280 GBP
Lot 60093 | 1840 1d grey-black (heavily worn plate) GD, with good to huge margins, neatly cancelled by red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d grey-black pl.1a (heavily worn plate) GD, with good to huge margins, neatly cancelled by red MC, tiny scuff at lower right and faint trace of a…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 60094 | 1840 1d intense black pl. 1a JA, four margins, red Maltese Cross, wmk small crown inverted variety,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d intense black pl. 1a JA, four margins, red Maltese Cross, wmk small crown inverted, constant variety blind « A », very fine used and rare example,…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 60095 | 1840 1d black, Pl.1a LB-LC pair, red Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black, Pl.1a LB-LC pair, four margins, cancelled by a Maltese cross in red, pairs on this plate are scarce; very fine.
Estimation: 450 – 650 GBP
Lot 60096 | 1840 1d grey black, Pl.1a LE, red Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d grey black, Pl.1a LE, four margins, cancelled by a Maltese cross in red; fine.
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 60097 | 1840 1d grey black, Pl.1a NH, four margins
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d grey black, Pl.1a NH, four margins, cancelled by a Maltese cross in red; fine.
Estimation: 85 – 120 GBP
Lot 60098 | 1840 1d grey black, Pl.1a QK, black Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d grey black, Pl.1a QK, four good to large margins, extremely fresh and clean appearance, cancelled by a double strike of a Scottish Maltese cross…
Estimation: 300 – 380 GBP
Lot 60099 | 1840 1d grey black, Pl.1a SI-SJ pair, red Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d grey black, Pl.1a SI-SJ pair, four good to large margins, beautiful shade with vivid detail of the engraving, lightly cancelled by a red Maltese…
Estimation: 450 – 650 GBP
Lot 60100 | 1840 1d black, Pl.1a SJ, four good to large margins, cancelled by a black Maltese cross
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a SJ, four good to large margins, cancelled by a black Maltese cross which is much scarcer on this plate than the S.G. catalogue value…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP