18 Nov 2024 – 24 Nov 2024
7867 lots
Lot 40083 | 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: 22’000 – 26’000 GBP
Lot 40084 | 1840 (dated internally 10 April) entire letter from Newfoundland, then applied with an 1840 1d black CC pl.1a in the UK
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (dated internally 10 April) entire letter from St. Johns, Newfoundland, privately carried to London, then applied with an 1840 1d black CC pl.1a,…
Estimation: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 40085 | 1840 1d black pl.1a FC with fine to good margins and
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a FC with fine to good margins and a light strike of a red MC tying stamp to fragment with EXETER/JY.22.1840 cds alongside, a fine example.
Estimation: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 40086 | 1840 (Nov 9) wrapper sent locally in Edinburgh to the secretary of the Bank of Scotland with 1d black pl.1a GI
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Nov 9) wrapper sent locally in Edinburgh to the secretary of the Bank of Scotland with 1d black pl.1a GI with four margins tied by a fine strike…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 40087 | 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: 22’000 – 26’000 GBP
Lot 40088 | 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 40089 | 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: 7’000 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 40090 | 1840 (Jul 9) pre-printed lettersheet from Bridlington to Beverley (Yorkshire) with 1d black pl.1a OD with four margins
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Jul 9) pre-printed lettersheet from Bridlington to Beverley (Yorkshire) with 1d black pl.1a OD with four margins tied by a fine strike of red MC,…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 40091 | 1840 1d Black pl.1a OE with close to fine margins, unused
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.1a OE with close to fine margins, unused, has been regummed over a thin filled at foot, an attractive space filler; cert. BPA (pink, 2019).
Estimation: 200 – 400 GBP
Lot 40092 | 1840 1d black pl.1a PI with fine to good margins and
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1a PI with fine to good margins and a light strike of a red MC tying stamp to fragment with « Old Buckingham/Penny Post » italic hs in black…
Estimation: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 40093 | 1840 1d black pl.1b TB with margins and a nice strike of a red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b TB with margins and a nice strike of a red MC, fine.
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 40094 | 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: 7’500 – 8’500 GBP
Lot 40095 | 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: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 40096 | 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 40097 | 1840 1d black pl.1b FI on 1841 (Mar 12) wrapper sent from Scotland to Lubeck
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b FI (showing double letter « F »), fine to large margins, on 1841 (Mar 12) wrapper sent from Scotland to Lubeck, Germany, with stamp tied…
Estimation: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 40098 | 1840 1d black pl.1b GK with four margins, unused
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b GK with four margins, a fine and attractive unused example without gum (S.G. £12’500 as mint).
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 40099 | 1840 1d black pl.1b HE with good even margins, lightly
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b HE with good even margins, lightly struck by central and complete red MC, a fine example.
Estimation: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 40100 | 1840 1d black pl.1b KA with good to large margins, showing INVERTED WATERMARK variety
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b KA with good to large margins, showing INVERTED WATERMARK variety, clear, neat almost complete red MC, vertical crease.
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 40101 | 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 40102 | 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: 8’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 40103 | 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 40104 | 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: 26’000 – 30’000 GBP
Lot 40105 | 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 40106 | 1840 1d black pl.1b RI and QJ, two singles, with touched
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b RI and QJ, two singles, with touched to good margins, lightly struck by red MC on fragment to which they do not belong
Estimation: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 40107 | 1840 1d black pl.1b SA with clear to very large margins,
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b SA with clear to very large margins, light strike of a red MC, a fine example
Estimation: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 40108 | 1840 1d black pl.1b SF with fine to good margins and
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b SF with fine to good margins and a very light strike of a red MC tying stamp to fragment with BIRSTAL undated hs in black alongside,…
Estimation: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 40109 | 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 40110 | 1840 (Aug 30) entire letter to Cranbrook in Maidstone, bearing a superb block of eight 1840 1d intense black pl.2
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Aug 30) entire letter (refolded and slightly cut down) to Cranbrook in Maidstone, bearing a superb block of eight 1840 1d intense black pl.2 FI-GL,…
Estimation: 24’000 – 28’000 GBP
Lot 40111 | 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 40112 | 1840 (Jun 16) Folded letter from Liverpool through a forwarding agent in London to France with 1840 1d black
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Jun 16) Folded letter with a dual address from Liverpool through a forwarding agent in London to Le Havre in France, with the inland rate paid by…
Estimation: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 40113 | 1840 1d black pl.2 KA, used marginal example from the left of the sheet showing part inscription
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.2 KA, used marginal example from the left of the sheet showing part inscription, cancelled by a smudged red Maltese cross, some faults…
Estimation: 300 – 360 GBP
Lot 40114 | 1840 1d. black, Pl. 2, LK, good to large margins, fine
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.2 LK, good to large margins, mint with large part original gum, scarce so fine; cert. BPA (2015).
Estimation: 2’600 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 40115 | 1841 (Feb 22) cover sent within London with 1840 1d black pl.2 ND with fine to good margins
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 (Feb 22) cover sent within London with 1840 1d black pl.2 ND with fine to good margins, tied by crisp black MC, »TP RED LION ST » handstamp in black…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 40116 | 1840 1d black pl.2 NI, with good even margins, lightly
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.2 NI, with good even margins, lightly struck by complete red MC on fragment it does not belong, plus two lots examples with red and black…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 40117 | 1840 1d black pl. 2 PI/QJ mint block of four, good to very large margins all round, large part o.g.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl. 2 PI/QJ mint block of four, good to very large margins all round, large part o.g., paper slightly toned with a little toning removed,…
Estimation: 36’000 – 40’000 GBP
Lot 40118 | 1840 (Jun 1) entire letter to France, bearing 1840 1d. black pl.2 QC-QE strip of three, QF and QG singles and QI-QL strip of four
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Jun 1) entire letter from Manchester to Bordeaux, bearing 1840 1d black pl.2 QC-QE strip of three (some faults), QF and QG singles and QI-QL strip…
Estimation: 48’000 – 55’000 GBP
Lot 40119 | 1841 1d red-brown pl.2 from the « black » printing, four singles on lettersheet from Erme Bridge (Devon) to London tied by red MCs
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1841 1d red-brown pl.2 from the « black » printing, four singles on lettersheet from Erme Bridge (Devon) to London tied by red MCs, RA defective at right,…
Estimation: 7’500 – 8’500 GBP
Lot 40120 | 1840 1d black pl.2 SG-SI, used horizontal strip of three
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.2 SG-SI, horizontal strip of three, clear to large margins, each with clear black MCs, a very fine and attractive used multiple.
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 40121 | 1840 1d black pl.2 SI-SK horizontal strip of three, good to very large margins all round, mint large part o.g.
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.2 SI-SK mint horizontal strip of three, good to very large margins all round, large part o.g., some insignificant gum creasing, not detracting…
Estimation: 5’500 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 40122 | 1840 1d. black, Pl. 2, TA, a superb marginal example
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d. black, Pl. 2, TA, a superb marginal example from the lower left corner of the sheet showing with full deckle edge and showing part inscription…
Estimation: 19’000 – 22’000 GBP
Lot 40123 | 1840 1d black pl.2 TA-TB used marginal pair from the lower left of the sheet
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.2 TA-TB used marginal pair from the lower left of the sheet, just clear to large margins, neatly cancelled by fine strikes of the red…
Estimation: 600 – 700 GBP
Lot 40124 | 1840 1d black pl.1b TF-TK, horizontal strip of 6 on entire to Edinburgh
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.1b TF-TK, horizontal strip of 6 on entire from Dunfermline to
Edinburgh (Scotland) with close to good margins, neatly tied by good strikes…
Estimation: 3’800 – 4’200 GBP
Lot 40125 | 1840 (Dec 16) entire letter with 1840 1d black pl.3 NE, tied by the Newton Stewart purple-maroon Maltese Cross
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 (Dec 16) entire letter from Newton Stewart (Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland) to Gatehouse, bearing 1840 1d black pl.3 NE, tied by the Newton Stewart…
Estimation: 750 – 850 GBP
Lot 40126 | 1840 1d black pl.3 QB/TC mint block of eight, the largest multiple of plate 3 in private hands
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.3 QB/TC mint block of eight, good to huge margins showing portions of neighbouring stamps and left, original gum with some insignificant…
Estimation: 120’000 – 140’000 GBP
Lot 40127 | 1840 1d black pl.4 in horizontal strip of 7 (AE-AK) with single (AD) on cover from Stratford-Stone
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.4 in horizontal strip of 7 (AE-AK) with single (AD) on cover from Stoney Stratford (Buckinghamshire) SP 24 1840 to Newport Pagnell tied…
Estimation: 6’500 – 7’500 GBP
Lot 40128 | 1840 1d black pl.4 on entire from London to Midhurst, Sussex, bearing eight singles
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.4, eight singles (mostly 2 to 3 margin with some degree of overlapping) on entire from London to Midhurst, Sussex, tied by red MCs, backstamped…
Estimation: 3’000 – 3’400 GBP
Lot 40129 | 1840 1d black pl.4 BA-IA, vertical strip of eight tied by red Maltese Cross cancellation on 1840 (Sep 9) entire to Plymouth
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.4 BA-IA, vertical strip of eight (« DA » showing double letter « D ») with good to very large margins on all sides and showing portions of…
Estimation: 44’000 – 48’000 GBP
Lot 40130 | 1840 1d black pl.4 DK with four margins and neat black
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: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 40131 | 1840 1d black Pl.4 EG with good even margins and neat brownish-red MC
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d black pl.4 EG with good even margins and neat brownish-red MC, a fine example.
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 40132 | 1840 1d Black pl.4 HD/IE mint block of four
Great Britain » 1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11
1840 1d Black pl.4 HD/IE mint block of four, small to large margins, original gum, creasing and a few small thins or other minor faults, an attractive…
Estimation: 27’000 – 29’000 GBP