GREAT BRITAIN - QUEEN VICTORIA continued...
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| 1401 |
 1867-80 3d rose
complete set of plates 4 to 10 seven fine used examples, plate 4 the key stamp is fine used part numeral cancel, 5 is wing margins and 7-9 are CDS cancels, mainly fine, SG 103 Cat £790. (ImageA)
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| 1402 |
 1867-80 3d rose
uncoloured letters, plate 9, IMPERF from imprimatur sheet Wmk Spray superb mint lightly hinged with four margins and beautiful strong colour, superb! SG Spec. J34(var) Cat £2500, extremely rare. (ImageA)
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| 1403 |
 1867-80 Seven
examples with plate run sound used for 3d rose plates 4 to 10, pl.7 has straight edge, mainly good strikes incl 76, 93, 466, 75, 87, 159, 89. Cat £790. (ImageA)
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| 1404 |
 1867-83 White Paper
£5 Orange Wmk Large Anchor lettered DF overprinted SPECIMEN type 11, mint original gum with partly redistributed gum with very fresh appearance SG 137s. STC £3750.
(ImageA)
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| 1405 |
 1867-83 Wmk Anchor
Cross 10s greenish grey well centred with smudged PLYMOUTH squared circle cancel mainly good perfs and colour, nice example of this scarce stamp, SG 135 Cat £4000.
(ImageA)
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| 1406 |
 1868 (30 July) Cover
Bristol to France bearing 4d vermilion pair pl.9 tied good strike of 134 Clifton Bristol cancels, folded on the left, with PD in red, ANGL. CALAIS on obv, variety of backstamps. Small faults SG 95 Cat £280 on cover. (ImageA) (ImageB)
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| 1407 |
 1868 encircled C&G
R.P.O. in black (Carlisle & Glasgow Railway Post Office) on printed envelope (imprinted W.J.ADAMS, PASSPORT AGENT'..etc., 'EARLY DELIVERY IMPORTANT' in blue). Addressed to Biggar, Scotland, Franked 1d. Plate 78 (SG43), tied by LONDON-E.C/5/JU3/68
numeral 99 duplex. Various Faults. (ImageA)
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| 1408 |
 1868 (Feb) 3d rose,
plate 5 (PH). A wrapper sent from Manchester to Murgenthal, Switzerland dated February 21st 1868 bearing 1868 3d rose SG102-103 (specialised J 30) along with a 2d blue SG45 (specialised G2) from plate 9 and lettered BD tied vertical 498 duplex for
Manchester and a horizontal town cancel C FE 21 MANCHESTER 1868 35 (GBP 7/20), alongside a Calais transit mark ANGL 2 FEVR 68 AMBL CALAIS and a red PD in a circle (GBP 9/63). Company mark in blue for William Schaub, Manchester. Reverse with numerous
marks incl. Pontarlier in Eastern France near the Swiss border PONTARLIER-BERNE ? 23 II 68. BERN 23 II 68 BRIEFEXPED. Partial receiving mark for Murgenthal. (there is a further indistinct circular cancel) the cover was sent from the firm of William
Schaub of Manchester. (ImageA)
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| 1409 |
 1868 May, 4d
Vermilion, Plate 9. Entire sent from Manchester to Murgenthal, Switzerland dater May 15th 1868 tied along with 1858-79 1d red SG43-44 with a pronounced perforation shift. Tied numeral 498 for Manchester & town cancel A 15MY MANCHESTER 1868 38 (CBP
7/20). The front of the cover also has an unclear transit mark for Calais and a red PD mark in a circle (CBP 9/63). Company cancel for Wm. Schaub, Manchester. Reverse with transit mark in red for London PG LONDON FE16 68, A transit mark for Basel
BASEL ? 17 V G7 8 and an indistinct receiving mark for Murgenthal. (ImageA)
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| 1410 |
 1868 May 6d Lilac
Plate 6, An entire sent from Ironbridge to New York via Liverpool dated May 30th 1868 in Liverpool. Bearing 6d lilac stamp SG104 with hyphen (specialised cat J75 (1). Tied 406 for Ironbridge, Shropshire (CBP 7/14). Obverse with single receiving mark
for New York - NEW YORK JUN 10 PAID ALL and red PD in an oval (CBP 9/63). A hand written mark indicates that the cover was sent via Queenstown in Ireland and on to the ship Cuba to New York. On the back of the cover there is a transit mark for
Liverpool - 28 LIVERPOOL 30MY68 P.L.O. The letter is from Biddulph, Wood and Jevons based in Liverpool and their related company of Townshend Wood and company in Swansea (the letter is written in Liverpool and posted in Ironbridge). The companies
were iron and tin plate merchants. The contents of the letter contain a listing of new prices for their products, A commentary on market conditions and a report on developments in a labour strike affecting the company. The letter is seeking more
business from Abel and Company in New York. The company of Biddulph, Wood and Jevons was still operating in the 1870s and had won a contract with the Great Western Railway company to build a bridge over Swansea canal at the wharf in Swansea. (ImageA)
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| 1411 |
 1868 May 6d Lilac
Plate 6. An entire sent from London to Tourino, Italy dated May 9th 1868. Bearing 1867 6d Lilac stamp SG104, Plate 6 'with hyphen' (specialised J75(1). Tied London Inland section single obliterator with numeral 49 in a diamond for Sidmouth street,
Royal Hill Greenwich (CBP 7/7). Red PD in a oval (CBP 9/63) and a company mark for A&E Rossani, 32 Fenchurch Street, London. Reverse boxed transit mark in black LONDON MY9 68. Two other circular transit marks and a further two Italian receiving marks
12 and 15 May. (ImageA)
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| 1412 |
 1868 Plain env to
Peebles with 1d Red Pl 89 misperfed, cancel London duplex 20 No 68. At left fine C & C/ R.P.O in small circle Railway cachet & Peebles B/S Horiz crease overall goo condition and scarce. (ImageA)
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| 1413 |
 1869 (21 Nov) Posted
since 7 Last Night 131 Edinburgh cancel on cover sent locally with 1d star tied single cancel. Folded four ways otherwise nice example. (ImageA) (ImageB)
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| 1414 |
 1869 (Dec 18) Front
bearing 6d mauve pl.8 tied by Cambridge cancel addr to Tasmania and two line ADVERTISED / BUT UNCLAIMED handstamp in black. very grubby and torn. (ImageA)
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| 1415 |
 1869 February 4d
Vermilion, Plate 10. Wrapper Leeds to Lille Nord, France dated Feb 20th 1869. The cover has a 1865-67 4d vermilion stamp SG94 (specialised J57) from the scarce plate 10 and lettered BK. Tied numeral 447 for Leeds and a horizontal town cancel B LEEDS
20FE69 44 (CBP 7/20). The front of the cover also has a Lille mark ANGL 22 Feb 69 ? LILLE A and a red PD mark in a circle (CBP 9/63). There is also the company cancel for the firm of Fairburn, Kennedy and Naylor, Leeds. The back of the cover has a
indistinct single ring transit mark in red for London and a receiving mark for Lille LILLE FE 22 FEVR 69 (57). (ImageA)
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| 1416 |
 1869 March 6d Mauve,
Plate 8. An envelope sent from London to Leipzig, Germany dated March 15th 1869. Bearing a 6d Mauve stamp SG 108-9 Plate 8 (specialised cat J75(1). Tied sideways duplex SW 29 and horizontal oval LONDON S.W 2 MR 15 69 (CBP 7/12). With paid oval mark
in red (CBP 9/63) And a hand written mark 'Affranchie' meaning stamped. In addition there is a double ring transit mark in blue FRANCO (AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN) Dated 16 3 69. The back of the cover has the address for the sender - 5 Lowndes Street in
the south west district of London. There is also an indistinct transit mark in black. The cover was sent from London to The Baron Freiher Von Tauchnitz in Leipzig. The Baron developed a business specialising in the publishing of English language
books in Germany during the 19th century. (ImageA)
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| 1417 |
 1869 May, 4d
Vermilion, Plate 11. Entire sent from London to St. Etienne, France dated May 13th 1869. Tied with a London District duplex with a vertical oval and the district initials EC 83 for Upper Edmonton and LONDON 6 MR13 69 (CBP 7/11). The front of the
cover also has a Calais transit mark ANGL 14 MARS 69 CALAIS and a red PD mark in a oval (CBP 9/63). The back of the cover has a transit mark for Paris with an octagonal centre PARIS 14MARS 69 GARE DE LION and a St. Etienne receiving mark ST ETIENNE
11 15 MARS (84) (ImageA)
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| 1418 |
 1869 November 6d
Mauve, Plate 8. Cover London to Barcelona, Spain dated November 20th 1869. Bearing 6d mauve stamp with a wing margin SG108-9 Plate 8 'no hyphen' (specialised cat J75 (2). Tied London District Post duplex 85 in a vertical oval for Walthamstow and CDDD
LONDON EC 5 NO20 69 (CBP 7/11). Obverse paid mark in red in an oval (CBP9/63). The back of the cover has an indistinct receiving mark for Barcelona. (ImageA)
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| 1419 |
 1869 (Sept) 6d Mauve,
Horizontal Pair. Envelope from Manchester to Ancona, Italy dated September 3rd 1869. Bearing 6d horizontal pair SG 108-9 Plate 8 'no hyphen' (specialised cat J75(2). Tied 498 for Manchester and the horizontal town cancel 40L MANCHESTER SP3 69 (CBP
7/20). Obverse with paid mark in red in a circle (CBP 9/65). The envelope has 4 pinhole marks where the contents have been checked. Backstamped single ring London transit mark in red LONDON ET4 69 and a CDDD for Ancorna in black ANCONA 6 SET 69 HM.
there are several other indistinct transit marks. (ImageA)
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| 1420 |
 1870 1½d rose-red
(FJ-JF) plate 1, unused example small part original gum with paper adherence on reverse, centred left and light tones otherwise nice looker, SG 51 Cat £725 mint. (ImageA)
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