26 Jun 2023 – 29 Jun 2023
4029 lots
Lot 40097 | 1840, 1d black pl.4 « AJ » with four margins on neat, clean wrapper to London from Bristol
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.4 AJ with four margins on neat, clean wrapper to London from Bristol, tied by red MC (possibly the vermilion shade), very attractive.
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 40098 | 1840, 1d black pl.4 DK with four margins and neat black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.4 DK with four margins and neat black MC, fine.
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 40099 | 1840, 1d black pl.4 IF with four good to large margins, lightly struck red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.4 IF with four good to large margins, lightly struck red MC, a fine example.
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 40100 | 1840 1d. black, JA, Pl. 4, large balanced margins all
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.4 JA, very good margins all around, cancelled by a good strikes of the red Maltese cross, paper fault caused by the impression of the…
Estimation: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 40101 | 1840 1d black pl.4 KI-KK strip of three, four margins and part of KH to left, cancelled by Maltese crosses in red
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.4 KI-KK strip of three, four good margins with part of KH to left, clean crisp printing, cancelled by red Maltese crosses, a very fine…
Estimation: 900 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 40102 | 1840 1d. black, LL, Pl. 4, good to very large margins,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.4 LL, good to large margins, neatly cancelled by a superb strike of the red Maltese cross, very fine and most attractive.
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 40103 | 1840 1d. black, MK, Pl. 4, a very fine used four margin
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.4 MK, a very fine used four margin example, neatly cancelled by red Maltese cross.
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 40104 | 1840 1d. black, RG, Pl. 4, good to very large margins,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.4 RG, fine to very good margins, neatly cancelled by a fine strike of the black Maltese cross, very fine.
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 40105 | 1840, 1d black pl.5 AB with four good margins and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.5 AB with four good margins and red MC, fine.
Estimation: 70 – 90 GBP
Lot 40106 | 1840, 1d black pl.5 AG with four margins and neatly struck upright black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.5 AG with four margins and neatly struck upright black MC, fine.
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 40107 | 1841, 1d red from black pl.5 AI-AL strip of 4 with good margins and four strikes of black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841, 1d red from black pl.5 AI-AL strip of 4 with good margins and four strikes of black MC, « AL » with diagonal crease, an attractive and very scarce…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 40108 | 1840, 1d black pl.5 AI with four margins and neat red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.5 AI with four fine to large margins and neat red MC, a fine example.
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 40109 | 1840, 1d black pl.5 AI-AL horizontal strip of 4, with
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.5 AI-AL horizontal strip of 4, with margins cut into at base of AK-AL and vertical crease on AL, tied by black MCs on Solicitor’s letter…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 40110 | 1840 1d black pl.5 DG, good to large margins, light
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.5 DG, good to large margins, light red MC, very fine.
Estimation: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 40111 | 1840, 1d black pl.5 GE with close to very good margins
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.5 GE with close to very good margins and neat black MC, fine.
Estimation: 70 – 90 GBP
Lot 40112 | 1840 1d grey-black (worn plate) pl.5 MA with matching 1d red
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d grey-black (worn plate) pl.5 MA, with good to huge margins showing small portion of marginal text at left, struck with two black MCs, with matching…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 40113 | 1841 (Jul 3) « Henry Tuck Hermetically Sealed Envelope » with 1840 1d black pl.5 OC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Jul 3) « Henry Tuck Hermetically Sealed Envelope » with 1840 1d black pl.5 OC used to seal an envelope sent to London from Tamworth, thus torn vertically…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 40114 | 1840, 1d black pl.5 OF with close to very good margins, very fine black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.5 OF with close to very good margins and practically complete upright strike of black MC, fine.
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 40115 | 1840, 1d black pl.6 AA with good to very good margins and fine, centrally struck black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.6 AA with good to very good margins and fine, centrally struck black MC, small scissor cut touching lower left « A », fine.
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 40116 | GB 1840, 1d black pl.6 AF with just clear to large margins and neat red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.6 AF with just clear to large margins and neat red MC, very fine.
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 40117 | 1840, 1d black pl.6 AH with four margins and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.6 AH with four margins and red MC, a fine and attractive example.
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 40118 | 1840, 1d black pl.6 AI with four margins and red MC,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.6 AI with four margins and red MC, fine and attractive.
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 40119 | 1840 1d black pl.6 AK-AL pair, red Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.6 AK-AL horizontal pair, close to large margins, cancelled by two neat strikes of a lovely red Maltese crosses, giving an extremely fine…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 40120 | 1840, 1d black pl.6 AK with four good to very large margins, used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.6 AK with four good to very large margins (part of adjoining stamp at right), red MC, a fine and impressive example.
Estimation: 100 – 120 GBP
Lot 40121 | 1840, 1d black pl.6 AL with four good to large margins, used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.6 AL with four good to large margins, neat red MC at top left, a fine example.
Estimation: 100 – 120 GBP
Lot 40122 | 1840, 1d black pl.6 GE with four margins and neat black
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.6 GE with four margins and neat black MC, fine.
Estimation: 70 – 90 GBP
Lot 40123 | 1840, 1d black pl.6 HE-HF pair
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.6 HE-HF, close to good margins, red MCs, left stamp lightly creased, fine.
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 40124 | 1840, 1d black pl.6 HI, with four good to large margins, mint part original gum
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.6 HI, with four good to large margins, mint part original gum with a little toning and light creasing, still a very presentable example…
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 40125 | 1840, 1d black pl.6 AL with four margins, unused
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.6 AL with four margins, unused with traces of gum, a little creasing, a fine example of a rare stamp (S.G. £13’500).
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 40126 | 1840 1d black pl.6 ND, state I, four margins, red Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d intense black pl.6 ND, state I, four good to large margins, crisp impression allowing for fine detail of engraving, cancelled by a wonderful red…
Estimation: 185 – 250 GBP
Lot 40127 | 1840 1d black pl.6 NJ, four margins, tied to an envelope
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Oct 3) Envelope sent from Warwick to Birmingham franked with a 1d black pl.6 NJ, with four margins, tied neatly by a light strike of a red Maltese…
Estimation: 120 – 150 GBP
Lot 40128 | 1840, 1d black pl.7 AB with four margins and centrally struck red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.7 AB with four margins and centrally struck red MC, fine.
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 40129 | 1840, 1d black pl.7 AC with four margins and red MC,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.7 AC with four margins and red MC, fine.
Estimation: 70 – 90 GBP
Lot 40130 | 1840, 1d black pl.7 AD on part lettersheet with black MC, endorsed in manuscript « Stamp used before »
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.7 AD with four margins on part lettersheet with black MC, endorsed in manuscript « Stamp used before », with large portion of « 2 » evident…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 40131 | 1840, 1d black pl.7 AE with four good to large margins
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.7 AE with four good to large margins and black MC, a fine example.
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 40132 | GB 1840, 1d black pl.7 AG-AH horizontal pair with four margins and two neat strikes of a red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.7 AG-AH horizontal pair with four margins and two neat strikes of a red MC, fine and attractive. (S.G. £1’400).
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 40133 | 1840, 1d black pl.7 AG with four margins on piece
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.7 AG with four margins on piece tied by red MC and town dated postmark (Camden?, Dec 1840), attractive piece.
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 40134 | 1840, 1d black p 7 AI with four margins and neat near-complete red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black p 7 AI with four margins and neat near-complete red MC, fine.
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 40135 | 1840, 1d black pl.7 AJ with four margins and neat black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.7 AJ with four margins and neat black MC, a fine example.
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 40136 | 1840, 1d black pl.7 EG with four margins except for tiny corner nick at top left
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.7 EG with four margins except for tiny corner nick at top left, on neat little wrapper to the Strand tied by a striking purple brown…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 40137 | 1840, 1d black pl.7 EJ with four margins and neat red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.7 EJ with four margins and neat red MC, fine.
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 40138 | 1840, 1d black pl.7 NA, good to large margins, cancelled by neat « PAID ABERDEEN » boxed hs in red
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.7 NA, good to large margins, cancelled by neat « PAID ABERDEEN » boxed hs in red, very fine and extremely rare cancel on a penny black,…
Estimation: 1’200 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 40139 | 1840, 1d black pl.8 AE with four margins and bold strike of a brownish-red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.8 AE with four margins and bold strike of a brownish-red MC, fine and attractive.
Estimation: 100 – 120 GBP
Lot 40140 | 1841 1d red from black pl.8 AF-AL in used strip of 7
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d red from black pl.8 AF-AL in used strip of 7, AL just touched otherwise clear to good margins and with 7 neat strikes of black MC, some creasing…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 40141 | 1840, 1d black pl.8 AI with four margins, very large partial sheet margin at top, red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.8 AI with four margins, very large partial sheet margin at top, red MC, a very fine example.
Estimation: 100 – 120 GBP
Lot 40142 | 1840, 1d black pl.8 AK with four margins and red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.8 AK with four margins and red MC at top, fine.
Estimation: 70 – 90 GBP
Lot 40143 | 1840, 1d black pl.8 AL with four margins and neat strike of red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.8 AL with four margins and vivid strike of a red MC, a fine and most attractive example.
Estimation: 100 – 120 GBP
Lot 40144 | 1840 1d black pl.8 HJ, red Maltese cross
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.8 HJ, four margins large to two sides, strong impression with vibrant colour, cancelled by very attractive beautifully placed red Maltese…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 40145 | 1840, 1d black pl.8 IE with four large, even margins and black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840, 1d black pl.8 IE with four large, good even margins and black MC, a fine example.
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 40146 | 1d black pl. 8 IH, clear to good margins, with part
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1d black pl. 8 IH, clear to good margins, with part MC in red, very fine.
Estimation: 100 – 140 GBP


















































