17 Jun 2024 – 22 Jun 2024
792 lots
Lot 50250 | 1840 1d black pl.8 RG with four margins and black MC,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.8 RG with four margins and black MC, very fine.
Estimation: 70 – 90 GBP
Lot 50251 | 1841 1d red pl.9 AG-CL from the « black » plate, in a superb mint marginal inscriptional block of 18
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d red pl.9 AG-CL from the « black » plate, in a superb mint marginal inscriptional block of 18 with full deckle edge on two sides from the upper right…
Estimation: 18’000 – 20’000 GBP
Lot 50252 | 1840 1d black FF pl.9 with fine to good margins and crisply struck black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.9 FF with fine to good margins and crisply struck black MC, a fine example (S.G. £625).
Estimation: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 50253 | 1840 1d black pl.9 IK with good margins and black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.9 IK with good margins and black MC, faint tone spot, a fine example; signed Pröschold (S.G. £625).
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 50254 | 1840 1d black pl.9 FE with fine to good margins on entire to Bourton on the Water
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.9 FE with fine to good margins on entire to Bourton on the Water (Gloucestershire) tied black MC, with unframed Farringdon JY 1 1841 departure…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 50255 | 1840 1d. black, Pl. 9, GE, Unused with large part original
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black, Pl. 9, GE, Unused with large part original gum (a little toned), good margins all round; fine. Cert R.P.S. (1986).
Estimation: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 50256 | 1840 1d pl.9 IL, red printing from « black plate », variety WATERMARK INVERTED, used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d pl.9 IL, red printing from « black plate », variety WATERMARK INVERTED, clear to good margins all around, black MC, small tear at right, still very…
Estimation: 1’800 – 2’400 GBP
Lot 50257 | 1840 1d. black Pl. 9 LE-LG,ME-MG in 2 strips of 3 with
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black Pl. 9 LE-LG,ME-MG in 2 strips of 3 with close to good margins on entire
to London tied black MC cancels with ‘’Woodstock MR 15 41’’ departure…
Estimation: 6’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 50258 | 1840 1d black pl.10 AC with fine margins and black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.10 AC with fine margins and black MC, faint tone spot. a fine example from this scarcer plate (S.G. £950).
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50259 | 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 »,…
Estimation: 440 – 500 GBP
Lot 50260 | 1841 1d pl.10 IH red printing from “black plates” used on cover
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d pl.10 IH red printing from “black plates,” clear sharp impression, with fine to very good margins, on 1841 folded letter sheet to Worcestershire,…
Estimation: 60 – 80 GBP
Lot 50261 | 1840 1d black pl.10 MI-MJ in horizontal pair with good to large margins on entire to Sheffield
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.10 MI-MJ in horizontal pair with good to large margins on entire to Sheffield tied black MC, with Manchester FE16 1841 departure strike…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50262 | 1840 1d black pl.10 OE with good to large margins and neatly struck by red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.10 OE with good to large margins and neatly struck by red MC (scarce on this plate), small repaired tear at top right, an attractive example…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 50263 | 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…
Estimation: 15’000 – 17’000 GBP
Lot 50264 | 1840 1d black pl.10 QD with good even margins and neat red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.10 QD with good even margins and neat strike of red MC which is scarce on this plate and a very fine example (S.G. Spec AS66h, £1’500).
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50265 | 1840 1d black pl.10 CI on cover to London tied by red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.10 CI with fine to good margins on printed ‘Union Bank of Manchester’ entire to London, tied by red MC, with Manchester FE 3 1841 departure…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50266 | 1840 1d black pl.10 RG with 4 margins and neat strike of black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.10 RG with 4 margins and neat strike of black MC showing broken points in inner diamond, a fine example from this scarcer plate (S.G….
Estimation: 150 – 240 GBP
Lot 50267 | 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…
Estimation: 1’500 – 1’700 GBP
Lot 50268 | 1840 1d black pl.11 DK/EL, an exceptionally fine and fresh mint marginal block of four
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.11 DK/EL, an exceptionally fine and fresh mint marginal block of four from the right of the sheet with full sheet margin at right showing…
Estimation: 40’000 – 50’000 GBP
Lot 50269 | 1840 1d black pl.11 FC with three margins, used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.11 FC with two good to very good margins and mixed margins on other two sides with small tear at top, neatly struck black MC, a most presentable…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 50270 | 1841 (Aug 22) envelope from Wimbourne to Ireland, bearing
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Aug 22) envelope from Wimbourne to Ireland, bearing 1840 1d. greyish-black, Pl. 11, HE, with good margins all round, neatly tied by a superb complete…
Estimation: 2’000 – 2’500 GBP
Lot 50271 | 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…
Estimation: 1’900 – 2’200 GBP
Lot 50272 | 1840 1d. greyish black, Pl. 11, IL, large balanced
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. greyish black, Pl. 11, IL, large balanced margins all round, unused without gum; some creasing not affecting the fine appearance of this very…
Estimation: 1’800 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 50273 | 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)…
Estimation: 1’100 – 1’300 GBP
Lot 50274 | 1840 1d black pl.11 KB with fine to good margins and black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.11 KB with fine to good margins and black MC, some minor tone spots, a fine and attractive example (S.G. £4’600).
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50275 | 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…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50276 | 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…
Estimation: 1’100 – 1’300 GBP
Lot 50277 | 1840 1d black pl.11 MK with fine to large margins and black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.11 MK with fine to large margins and black MC, a very fine example (S.G. £4’600).
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50278 | 1d black (NB) Pl.11 with 4 margins and black MC, with matched 1d red
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.11 NB with good even margins and black MC, collector’s hs on reverse, a fine example, with matching by 1d red pl.11 NB with four margins…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50279 | 1840 1d black pl.11 ND with good even margins and black MC, a very fine example, with matching by 1d red pl.11
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.11 ND with good even margins and black MC, a very fine example, with matching by 1d red pl.11 ND with close to good margins and neat black…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50280 | 1840 1d black pl.11 PB with good margins and fine strike of a black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.11 PB with good margins and fine strike of black MC, light diagonal crease (S.G. £4’600).
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50281 | 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…
Estimation: 1’900 – 2’200 GBP
Lot 50282 | 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;…
Estimation: 1’500 – 1’700 GBP
Lot 50283 | 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…
Estimation: 1’500 – 1’700 GBP
Lot 50284 | 1840 1d black collection comprising 48 fine four-margin examples
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black collection comprising 48 fine four-margin examples on large stock sheet, arranged by plate, with pl.1a x 9 (incl. pair), pl.Ib x 6 plus…
Estimation: 2’400 – 3’400 GBP
Lot 50285 | No lot
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
No lot
Estimation: NaN GBP
Lot 50286 | 1840 1d black collection neatly presented on pages, 23 examples
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black collection neatly presented on pages, 23 examples arranged from pl.1a to 10 with the listed shades from each. All have 4 margins and the…
Estimation: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 50287 | 1840 1d black collection comprising the check letter FD, with each 1d black plate from 1a to 10 and 1d red to pl.11
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black collection neatly presented on pages, comprising the check letter FD, with each 1d black plate from 1a to 10 and each 1d red-brown ‘black’…
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 50288 | No lot
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
No lot
Estimation: NaN GBP
Lot 50289 | 1840 1d black group of 9 singles, each with four margins and a pair
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black group of 9 singles, each with four margins (one on part front), also a pair on piece.
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 50290 | 1840 1d black group of 5 fine four-margin examples, each showing a small degrees of marginal inscription
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black group of 5 fine four-margin examples, each showing a small degrees of marginal inscription, with pl.1a TB, pl.1b AE and AF, pl.5 AB and pl.6…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 50291 | 1840 GB 1d black, very fine selection of six Penny Blacks
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black, very fine selection of six used examples, all four margins (one barely touching), struck by black and red Maltese Crosses, a very fine range…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 50292 | 1840 1d black collection comprising 20 covers on pages,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black collection comprising 20 covers on pages, mostly with fine 4 margin examples. Of note, SG’ Pl.1a from Pittenweem to Largs and ‘FD’ Devizes…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 50293 | 1840 1d. black VR Official, NL, imprimatur « After Hardening »
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black V. R. Official
1840 1d. black VR Official NL imprimatur « After Hardening » from the right of the sheet with large margins on other sides; a fine and very rare imprimatur….
Estimation: 9’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 50294 | 1840 1d black VR Official AC, used example with large balanced margins all round
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black V. R. Official
1840 1d black VR Official AC, used example with large balanced margins all round, neatly cancelled by a good strike of the red Maltese cross, very fine…
Estimation: 15’000 – 20’000 GBP
Lot 50295 | 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…
Estimation: 12’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 50296 | 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…
Estimation: 60’000 – 70’000 GBP
Lot 50297 | 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…
Estimation: 6’000 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 50298 | 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…
Estimation: 9’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 50299 | 1840 VR 1d black SH (re-entry), a fine « unused » example
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black V. R. Official
1840 VR 1d black SH (re-entry), a fine « unused » example used by Rowland Hill for cancellation removal experiments showing traces of red ink, a major rarity…
Estimation: 6’000 – 8’000 GBP