17 Jun 2024 – 22 Jun 2024
792 lots
Lot 50100 | 1d black pl.1a CE with four margins and brownish red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a CE with four margins and brownish red MC, a fine example.
Estimation: 70 – 90 GBP
Lot 50101 | 1d grey-black pl.1a EH (worn plate) with good margins and neat strike of red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d grey-black pl.1a EH (worn plate) with good margins and neat strike of red MC, a fine and attractive example.
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 50102 | 1d black pl.1a FB with good to large margins, used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a FB with good to large margins, neatly struck red MC, a fine and attractive example.
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50103 | 1840 1d black pl.1a BH with fine even margins and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a BH with fine even margins and red MC, fine.
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 50104 | 1841 (18 Jul) cover bearing two horizontal strips of five 1840 1d grey-black pl.1a
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (18 Jul) Solicitor’s entire to London, bearing two horizontal strips of five 1840 1d grey-black (very worn impression) pl.1a HA-HE and IG-IK paying…
Estimation: 30’000 – 40’000 GBP
Lot 50105 | 1840 1d black pl.1a HL, huge margins all round, watermark inverted, used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a HL, huge margins all round, watermark inverted, neatly cancelled by a fine strike of the red Maltese cross. one of the finest examples…
Estimation: 1’500 – 1’700 GBP
Lot 50106 | 1840 1d grey-black pl.1a IH, close to good margins, unused
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d grey-black pl.1a IH, close to good margins, unused, very fine.
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50107 | 1840 1d black JA pl.1a with 4 large margins and neat strike of black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a JA with 4 large margins and neat strike of black MC (scarce on this plate), a superb example (S.G. Spec AS2f, £1’100).
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50108 | 1840 1d. black, Pl. 1a., KH-KI, a magnificent horizontal mint pair
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a KH-KI, a magnificent horizontal mint pair with good to very large margins all round, large part original gum; a very rare multiple…
Estimation: 8’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 50109 | 1840 1d black pl.1b MG with four margins and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b MG with four margins and red MC, very fine.
Estimation: 70 – 90 GBP
Lot 50110 | 1840 1d grey-black (worn plate) pl.1a NC, a fine and attractive four margin example with red MC.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d grey-black (worn plate) pl.1a NC, a fine and attractive four margin example with red MC.
Estimation: 70 – 90 GBP
Lot 50111 | 1840 1d black pl 1a NH with 4 close but clear margins, unused
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl 1a NH with 4 close but clear margins, unused, toned gum, fine and attractive (S.G. £18’500 as mint).
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50112 | 1840 1d. black pl.1a OE (worn Impression), good balanced margins all round, tied to small piece
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black pl.1a OE (worn Impression), good balanced margins all round, neatly tied to small piece by a very fine strike of the red Maltese cross,…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 50113 | 1840 1d black pl.1a (worn impression) QD-RH, an exceptional block of four neatly tied to piece
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a (worn impression) QD-RH, an exceptional block of four with large balanced margins, neatly tied to piece by good strikes of the red…
Estimation: 10’000 – 12’000 GBP
Lot 50114 | 1840 1d black pl.1a RG with 4 large margins and neat red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a RG with four large margins and neat strike of red MC, a lovely example.
Estimation: 100 – 120 GBP
Lot 50115 | 1d black pl.1a SA with 4 good to large margins and neat red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a SA with 4 good to large margins and neat red MC, fine.
Estimation: 70 – 90 GBP
Lot 50116 | 1840 1d black pl.1a TC mint marginal example from the foot of the sheet
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a TC mint marginal example from the foot of the sheet with full deckle edge, having a pre printing paper crease and showing part Inscription…
Estimation: 10’000 – 12’000 GBP
Lot 50117 | 1840 1d. black pl.1a. TD, matched pair of imprimaturs
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black pl.1a. TD, matched pair of imprimaturs with good to very large margins all round, from the first registration sheet « Before Hardening » and…
Estimation: 13’000 – 20’000 GBP
Lot 50118 | 1840 1d Black pl.1b COMPLETE PLATE RECONSTRUCTION
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.1b complete plate reconstruction of the sheet of 240 stamps from AA to TL, all with four margins, including a strip of six, a block of…
Estimation: 20’000 – 30’000 GBP
Lot 50119 | 1840 1d black pl.1b collection on pages, 11 examples showing a re-entry, retouch, etc.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b collection on pages, each a good to fine four-margin example and each showing a re-entry, retouch, etc. (11).
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50120 | 1840 1d black pl.1b AI with good to very good even margins, showing INVERTED WATERMARK variety
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b AI with good to very good even margins, showing INVERTED WATERMARK variety, clear partial red MC, very fine and scarce.
Estimation: 260 – 300 GBP
Lot 50121 | 1841 1d pl.1b BG red printing from ‘black plate’ with four large margins and black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d pl.1b BG red printing from ‘black plate’ with four large margins and black MC, a lovely example (S.G. 7, £375).
Estimation: 60 – 80 GBP
Lot 50122 | 1840 1d black pl.1b CD/DJ block of fourteen, margins nearly all round on entire from Manchester to London
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b CD/DJ block of fourteen, margins
nearly all round (a few just clipped at one place), on entire from Manchester
to London dated 7…
Estimation: 32’000 – 36’000 GBP
Lot 50123 | 1840 1d black pl.1b CK, good margins, with inverted watermark variety, used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b CK, good margins, with inverted watermark variety, with what looks like a brown MC (or brownish red), small amount of thinning, a scarce…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50124 | 1d black pl.1b CL with good to very large margins and black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b CL with good to very large margins and black MC, a fine and most attractive example.
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50125 | 1840 1d black pl.1b FG with 4 fine to large margins tied to piece by a vivid orange MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b FG with 4 fine to large margins (part of adjoining stamp lower right), tied to piece by a vivid orange MC. Most attractive.
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50126 | 1840 1d black pl.1b HB with good to large margins and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b HB with good to large margins and red MC, showing the ‘HB’ re-entry. A lovely example (S.G. Spec AS5b, £550).
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50127 | 1d black pl.1b HC with four margins unused
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b HC with four margins unused (regummed with gum toned), an attractive space-filler. (S.G. £12’500 as mint).
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50128 | 1840 1d black pl.1b IL with good to large margins and neat red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b IL with good to large margins and neatly struck red MC, a lovely example.
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50129 | 1840 1d black pl. 1b LI, close to very large margins, tied to Parliamentary proceedings wrapper
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl. 1b LI, close to very large margins, tied to Parliamentary proceedings wrapper from Harling to the Bishop of Norwich by black Maltese…
Estimation: 1’900 – 2’200 GBP
Lot 50130 | 1840 1d black pl.1b MK-ML, mint right sheet marginal horizontal pair with partial marginal inscription
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b MK-ML, mint right sheet marginal horizontal pair with partial marginal inscription « … In Wetting the … », MK shows non-coincident…
Estimation: 9’000 – 12’000 GBP
Lot 50131 | 1d intense black pl.1b ND with 4 margins and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d intense black pl.1b ND with 4 margins and red MC, a fine and attractive example.
Estimation: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 50132 | 1840 1d. black, Pl. 1b, NH, a superb example with record margins all round
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b NH, a superb example with record margins all round, neatly cancelled by an almost complete and upright strike of the red Maltese cross….
Estimation: 1’500 – 1’700 GBP
Lot 50133 | 1840 1d black pl.1b OL with 4 good to very large (at right) margins and neat red (ruby-ish) MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b OL with 4 good to very large (at right) margins and neat red (ruby-ish) MC, a lovely example.
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50134 | Plate 1a & 1b matched pair lettered PA, both fine used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a & pl.1b matched pair lettered PA, both fine used with good to large even margins, plate 1b showing non-coincident re-entry (SG AS5c),…
Estimation: 260 – 300 GBP
Lot 50135 | 1840 1d black pl.1b PJ on printed dinner invitation to Hastings
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b PJ on printed dinner invitation to Hastings (to a presentation to the Chairman of the Wellington Festival) with four good margins tied…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50136 | 1840 1d. black pl.1b QB-QF, a superb mint horizontal strip of five
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black pl.1b QB-QF, a superb mint horizontal strip of five, large part original gum, with good to large margins all round (very close at upper…
Estimation: 30’000 – 40’000 GBP
Lot 50137 | 1840 1d. black, pl.1b, RE-RH, two horizontal pairs on piece
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b RE-RH, two horizontal pairs (originally a strip of four) with huge margins (RH with scissor cut very near frameline), showing a portion…
Estimation: 1’500 – 1’700 GBP
Lot 50138 | 1840 1d black pl.1b RH with four margins and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b RH with four margins and red MC, a fine example.
Estimation: 70 – 90 GBP
Lot 50139 | 1d black pl.1b SI with 4 margins and neat orange-red MC, a fine and attractive example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b SI with 4 margins and neat orange-red MC, a fine and attractive example.
Estimation: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 50140 | 1d black (OB) Pl.1b with good even margins with inverted watermark, used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1d black (OB) Pl.1b with good even margins with inverted watermark, neat black MC, a fine and scarce example (S.G. Spec AS5l, £2’000).
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50141 | 1840 1d black pl.1b TG with very good to very large margins, used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b TG with very good to very large margins and red MC, a superb example.
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50142 | 1840 (Nov 25) entire from Uttoxeter to Lichfield, bearing an 1840 1d black pl.1b
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Nov 25) entire from Uttoxeter to Lichfield, bearing an 1840 1d black pl.1b TI, with good to very large margins, neatly tied by a fine strike of the…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50143 | 1840 1d black pl.2 AL, used, showing an offset « silhouette » of Victoria’s head on reverse
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.2 AL, good to large margins, neatly cancelled by red Maltese cross, the reverse showing an offset « silhouette » of Victoria’s head; fine…
Estimation: 220 – 260 GBP
Lot 50144 | 1d black pl.2 DF with 4 margins and red MC, very fine.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.2 DF with four margins and red MC, very fine.
Estimation: 70 – 90 GBP
Lot 50145 | 1840 1d black pl.2 EE on bleuté paper, unused
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.2 EE on bleuté paper, unused (re-gummed), good to large margins, fine; cert BPA (2006).
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50146 | 1840 (May 25) entire used in London with 1840 1d black pl.2 EE tied by red Maltese cross and CHARING CROSS straight line
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (May 25) entire used in London, bearing an 1840 1d black pl.2 EE, close to large margins all round, neatly tied by a fine strike of the red Maltese…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50147 | 1841 (Jun 12) 1d red pl.2 FF on cover cancelled by both red and black Maltese crosses
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Jun 12) 1d red pl.2 FF (without ray flaw) from the « black » plates, placed at upper left (contrary to regulations) with good to very large margins,…
Estimation: 1’500 – 1’800 GBP
Lot 50148 | 1840 1d black pl.2 HA-HH horizontal strip of eight, used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.2 HA-HH horizontal strip of eight, close to enormous margins, neatly cancelled by good strikes of the red Maltese Cross, crease between…
Estimation: 7’500 – 8’500 GBP
Lot 50149 | 1840 1d black pl.2 ID with fine even margins and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.2 ID with fine even margins and red MC, a fine example.
Estimation: 70 – 100 GBP




















































