26 May 2025 – 1 Jun 2025
494 lots
Lot 70050 | 1840 (May 9) entire to Manchester bearing a superb 1840 1d black pl.1a MH-NJ block of six
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue « May Dates »
1840 (May 9) entire to Manchester bearing a superb 1840 1d black pl.1a MH-NJ block of six, with good margins all round, neatly tied by good strikes of…
Estimation: 20’000 – 24’000 GBP
Lot 70051 | 1840 1d. black, AA, Pl. 2, close to good margins, used
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue « May Dates »
1840 1d. black, AA, Pl. 2, close to good margins, used on entire dated 14 May 1840, neatly cancelled by a superb strike of the red Maltese cross, a scarce…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70052 | 1840 (May 18) entire to London bearing 1840 2d blue pl.1 TB
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue « May Dates »
1840 (May 16) entire from Edinburgh (Scotland) to London bearing 1840 2d blue pl.1 TB, neatly tied by good strikes of the red Maltese cross, reverse with…
Estimation: 2’600 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 70053 | 1840 (May 24 used on the 3rd Sunday) entire letter from Dublin to London, bearing 1840 1d black pl.1a IF,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue « May Dates »
1840 (May 24 used on the 3rd Sunday) entire letter from Dublin to London, bearing 1840 1d black pl.1a IA, with good to enormous margins placed at the lower…
Estimation: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 70054 | 1840 1d black, a magnificent used « set » of the 12 plates from 1a -11
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black, a magnificent used « set » of the 12 plates from 1a -11, each stamp a carefully selected marginal inscription example with good margins on…
Estimation: 15’000 – 17’000 GBP
Lot 70055 | 1840 1d black pl.1a AK with 4 margins and neat red MC. Fine.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a AK with 4 margins and neat red MC. Fine.
Estimation: 70 GBP
Lot 70056 | 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: 18’000 – 20’000 GBP
Lot 70057 | 1840 1d grey-black pl.1a HF, good even margins, mint
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d grey-black pl.1a HF, good even margins, mint o.g. (cert. states part o.g.), a superb and fresh example; cert. BPA (1991) (S.G. £18’500).
Estimation: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 70058 | 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: 1’000 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 70059 | 1840 1d grey-black pl. 1a IK, clear to very large margins, tied to small piece by magenta Maltese Cross (cert. states « watery purplish-red »)
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d grey-black pl.1a IK, clear to very large margins, tied to small piece by magenta Maltese Cross (cert. states « watery purplish-red »), a very fine…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70060 | 1840 1d black pl.1a NC with 4 clear to large margins and lightly struck red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a NC with 4 clear to large margins and lightly struck red MC, worn impression, a fine and most attractive example.
Estimation: 100 GBP
Lot 70061 | 1840 1d grey-black pl. 1a OC, close to good margins, with watery brown Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d grey-black pl. 1a OC, close to good margins, with watery brown Maltese Cross (typical of Glasgow), very fine and very rare Maltese Cross; cert….
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 70062 | 1840 (Aug 27) envelope to Eaton Bishop (Herefordshire) with 1840 1d black pl.1a
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Aug 27) envelope to Eaton Bishop (Herefordshire) with 1840 1d grey-black pl.1a, good margins, neatly tied by red MC, with « Peterchurch / PennyPost »…
Estimation: 120 – 200 GBP
Lot 70063 | 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: 5’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 70064 | 1840 1d black pl.1b range of 67 examples on Hagner, all have 4 margins, most are fine, and each has a different check letter (between AA and TJ), a very useful and substantial accumulation.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b range of 67 examples on Hagner, all have 4 margins, most are fine, and each has a different check letter (between AA and TJ), a very…
Estimation: 4000 GBP
Lot 70065 | 1840 1d black pl.1b accumulation of 32 on Hagner, each a fine 4 margin example, a most attractive group.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b accumulation of 32 on Hagner, each a fine 4 margin example, a most attractive group.
Estimation: 2000 GBP
Lot 70066 | 1840 1d black pl.1b an attractive group of 12 fine 4 margin examples on card.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b an attractive group of 12 fine 4 margin examples on card.
Estimation: 800 GBP
Lot 70067 | 1840 1d black pl.1b group of 12 fine 4 margin examples on card, 8 with red, 4 with black MC.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b group of 12 fine 4 margin examples on card, 8 with red, 4 with black MC.
Estimation: 800 GBP
Lot 70068 | 1840 1d black pl.1b group of 12 fine 4 margin examples on card, each with red MC.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b group of 12 fine 4 margin examples on card, each with red MC.
Estimation: 800 GBP
Lot 70069 | 1840 1d black pl.1b group of 12 fine examples on card, each with 4 margins, an attractive range.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b group of 12 fine examples on card, each with 4 margins, an attractive range.
Estimation: 800 GBP
Lot 70070 | 1840 1d black pl.1b group of 12 on card, each a fine 4 margin example with red MC.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b group of 12 on card, each a fine 4 margin example with red MC.
Estimation: 800 GBP
Lot 70071 | 1840 1d black pl.1b range of 12 fine examples on card, each with 4 margins and red MC.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b range of 12 fine examples on card, each with 4 margins and red MC.
Estimation: 800 GBP
Lot 70072 | 1840 1d black pl.1b range of 12 on card, each a fine 4 margin example with red MC.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b range of 12 on card, each a fine 4 margin example with red MC.
Estimation: 800 GBP
Lot 70073 | 1840 1d black pl.1b range of 12 on card, each a fine 4 margin example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b range of 12 on card, each a fine 4 margin example.
Estimation: 800 GBP
Lot 70074 | 1840 1d black pl.1b AD with 4 large, even margins and neat strike of black MC, a fine and most attractive example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b AD with 4 large, even margins and neat strike of black MC, a fine and most attractive example.
Estimation: 100 GBP
Lot 70075 | 1840 1d black pl.1b AF with 4 large, even margins, neatly struck orange-red MC, a lovely example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b AF with 4 large, even margins, neatly struck orange-red MC, a lovely example.
Estimation: 100 GBP
Lot 70076 | 1840 1d black pl.1b AL with clear to enormous margins (at top and right), crisply struck black MC, a superb example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b AL with clear to enormous margins (at top and right), crisply struck black MC, a superb example.
Estimation: 120 GBP
Lot 70077 | 1840 1d black pl.1b BL with 4 large, even margins, crisp strike of red MC, a magnificent example!
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b BL with 4 large, even margins, crisp strike of red MC, a magnificent example!
Estimation: 150 GBP
Lot 70078 | 1840 1d black pl.1b CA-CD strip of four
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b CA-CD strip of four, fine to large margins, with four bold orange-red MCs, with stamp CD showing double letter « D » variety, light diagonal…
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 70079 | 1840 1d black pl.1b in horizontal strip of 6 CA – CF with clear margins all round and 6 strikes of black MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b in horizontal strip of 6 CA – CF with clear margins all round and 6 strikes of black MC. A small scissor cut to upper right of CD,…
Estimation: 1800 GBP
Lot 70080 | 1840 1d black pl.1b CG with 4 large margins and black MC, a very fine example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b CG with 4 large margins and black MC, a very fine example.
Estimation: 100 GBP
Lot 70081 | 1840 1d black pl.1b CH with 4 large margins, neat strike of red MC, a very fine and most attractive example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b CH with 4 large margins, neat strike of red MC, a very fine and most attractive example.
Estimation: 100 GBP
Lot 70082 | 1840 1d black pl.1b DC with 4 good to large margins and orange-red MC, a fine example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b DC with 4 good to large margins and orange-red MC, a fine example.
Estimation: 80 GBP
Lot 70083 | 1840 1d black pl.1b DF with 4 margins and neatly struck red MC, a fine and attractive example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b DF with 4 margins and neatly struck red MC, a fine and attractive example.
Estimation: 80 GBP
Lot 70084 | 1840 1d black pl.1b EC with 4 large margins and black MC, a fine and most attractive example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b EC with 4 large margins and black MC, a fine and most attractive example.
Estimation: 100 GBP
Lot 70085 | 1840 1d black pl.1b FG with 4 margins and black MC, a fine example with ‘Inverted watermark’. Scarce. (S.G. £2000).
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b FG with 4 margins and black MC, a fine example with ‘Inverted watermark’. Scarce. (S.G. £2’000).
Estimation: 250 GBP
Lot 70086 | 1840 1d black pl.1b GA with 4 good margins and black MC, with ‘Inverted watermark’. Scarce. (S.G. £2000).
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b GA with 4 good margins and black MC, with ‘Inverted watermark’. Scarce. (S.G. £2’000).
Estimation: 200 GBP
Lot 70087 | 1840 1d black pl.1b GD with 4 margins and red MC. Fine.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b GD with 4 margins and red MC. Fine.
Estimation: 80 GBP
Lot 70088 | 1840 1d black pl.1b GH with 4 good to large margins and black MC, a fine example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b GH with 4 good to large margins and black MC, a fine example.
Estimation: 80 GBP
Lot 70089 | 1840 1d black pl.1b in horizontal pair GK-GL with good margins and red MC (smudged). (S.G. Spec £1250).
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b in horizontal pair GK-GL with good margins and red MC (smudged). (S.G. Spec £1250).
Estimation: 150 GBP
Lot 70090 | 1840 1d black pl.1b in vertical pair HA-IA with good margins and 2 neat strikes of red MC, a fine and attractive multiple (vertical pairs are seldom seen). (S.G. Spec £1250).
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b in vertical pair HA-IA with good margins and 2 neat strikes of red MC, a fine and attractive multiple (vertical pairs are seldom seen)….
Estimation: 250 GBP
Lot 70091 | 1840 1d. black, KA-KD, Pl. 1b, superb used strip of
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black, KA-KD, Pl. 1b, superb used strip of four, with large balanced margins all round, neatly cancelled by fine strikes of the red Maltese Cross;…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 70092 | 1840 1d. black, KB-KE, Pl. 1b, superb used strip of
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black, KB-KE, Pl. 1b, superb used strip of four, with large balanced margins all round, neatly cancelled by fine strikes of the black Maltese…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 70093 | 1840 1d black pl.1b in block of 4 KE/LF with clear margins all round and 4 neat strikes of an orange-red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b in block of 4 KE/LF with clear margins all round and 4 neat strikes of an orange-red MC, a little creasing (towards top and on lower…
Estimation: 1800 GBP
Lot 70094 | 1840 1d black pl.1b KK with 4 large margins, neat strike of black MC, a very fine example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b KK with 4 large margins, neat strike of black MC, a very fine example.
Estimation: 100 GBP
Lot 70095 | 1840 1d black pl.1b KL with 4 margin and red MC. Fine.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b KL with 4 margin and red MC. Fine.
Estimation: 70 GBP
Lot 70096 | 1840 1d black pl.1b LC with clear to large margins and red MC, a fine example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b LC with clear to large margins and red MC, a fine example.
Estimation: 80 GBP
Lot 70097 | 1840 1d black pl.1b LK with 4 large margins and orange-red MC, a fine and most striking example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b LK with 4 large margins and orange-red MC, a fine and most striking example.
Estimation: 80 GBP
Lot 70098 | 1840 1d black pl.1b MI with 4 very large margins and black MC, a fine end impressive example.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b MI with 4 very large margins and black MC, a fine end impressive example.
Estimation: 100 GBP
Lot 70099 | 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: 7’000 – 9’000 GBP