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Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. Sale: 840

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
1841 2d BLUES
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1201
Symbol:

image EE - ENORMOUS SINGLE ON COVER - Oct. 1844 E to Kendal franked with a superb, enormous margined 2d blue showing parts of six adjacent impressions, neatly tied by London numeral leaving a clear profile, London and KENDAL ds on the back. A beautifully clean and attractive cover. Purchased in 1994 for £294(!). Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

Opening GBP 550.00
Sold...GBP 550.00


Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:48:12 EST
Sold For 550

Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1202
Symbol:

image GA-ID - EXTREMELY RARE USED BLOCK OF TWELVE WITH FULL SELVEDGE & INSCRIPTION - incredibly with margins all around, black MX cancels, full selvedge to the deckle edge at left, some very minor wrinkling seems frivolous to mention on what is a spectacular exhibit piece. (Image)

Opening GBP 4,400.00
Sold...GBP 4,400.00


Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:48:58 EST
Sold For 4400

Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1203
Symbol:

image JB-JD - MINT STRIP OF THREE - lightly mounted else full gum, four margins, vertical crease in the margin between JC-JD. SG £15000. (Image)

Opening GBP 2,400.00
Sold...GBP 2,800.00


Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:50:13 EST
Sold For 2800

Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1204
Symbol:

image CE RE-ENTRY - in a fine four margin CE-CF pair, matched with a CE single perf 16 plus a CE-CG strip of three perf 14. Lovely trio. SG £1365. (3 items) (Image)

Opening GBP 600.00
Sold...GBP 600.00


Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:51:35 EST
Sold For 600

Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1205
Symbol:

image FA-FC - fine strip of three paper with 'early stage' lavender tint, mostly large margins all around. SG £1200 for singles. (Image)

Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 160.00


Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:51:57 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1206
Symbol:

image JH - with inverted watermark, enormous four even margins, minor wrinkling does not detract. SG £875. (Image)

Opening GBP 190.00
Sold...GBP 190.00


Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:52:42 EST
Sold For 190

Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1207
Symbol:

image PK-PL - superb pair with very large margins, on thin paper. SG £450. (Image)

Opening GBP 250.00
Sold...GBP 250.00


Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:53:08 EST
Sold For 250

Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1208
Symbol:

image TA - on generally thicker, lavender-tinted paper, fine with four mostly large margins. SG £1500. BPA cert. (1977). (Image)

Opening GBP 460.00
Sold...GBP 460.00


Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:54:43 EST
Sold For 460

Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1209
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection

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image TC - very fine with four margins, early print in state 1 prior to development of corrosion and the consequent cleaning attempt and later repair by re-entry; matched with a later perf 16 example in state 2 showing extreme wear including the absence of the base line under TWO PENCE, on June 1855 E Glasgow to Manchester. The cover ex the A.G. Brewer 2d blue collection. (2)Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, 1854-61 2d BLUES (Image)

Opening GBP 170.00
Sold...GBP 170.00


Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:55:22 EST
Sold For 170

Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1210
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection

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image MIXED GROUP - KJ-KK pair with mostly very large margins, RD-RE pair very fine four margins, DD superb single with large margins and clear profile, DE with part of adjacent unit at right and very small amount of cancellation leaving the entire portrait clear, and CE good used with large margins and clearly showing the duplication of re-entry in the stars etc. Very fine group. (5 items) (Image)

Opening GBP 320.00
Sold...GBP 320.00


Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:56:24 EST
Sold For 320

Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1211
Symbol:

image CC-CF - strip of four, just touched at top right, mostly large margins elsewhere, inc. CE re-entry, tied to 20 Nov. 1852 reg. E to London with LIVERPOOL (cds on the flap) 466 numerals, paying 2d postage plus 6d reg. fee, London tombstone on the front. Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL (Image)

Opening GBP 460.00
Sold...GBP 460.00


Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:57:09 EST
Sold For 460

Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1212
Symbol:

image GF - tied to 23 Dec. 1853 E by rare green 457 numeral of LICHFIELD with cds in the same colour mostly on the lower flap; BIRMINGHAM cds on the upper flap in a brighter shade of green. Very rare, SG £15000. Purchased for £650 in 1982. Cross Reference: STAFFORDSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE - BIRMINGHAM, 1840s CANCELLATIONS (Image)

Opening GBP 2,000.00
Sold...GBP 2,000.00


Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:57:51 EST
Sold For 2000


ARCHER PERFORATION TRIALS
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1213
Symbol:

image MIXED PLATE TRIO - RE plate 99 (fine); JE plate 100 (fine); and EL plate 101, a few toned perfs at top and matched with a fair imperf. Also 1d red imperf. SB plate 92. (5) (Image)

Opening GBP 600.00
Sold...GBP 600.00


Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:58:29 EST
Sold For 600

Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1214
Symbol:

image PLATE 92 - HK - mounted mint example with good gum, centred to upper left, light crease or bend along the base, an average 1d red imperf. to match. SG £3000. (2) (Image)

Opening GBP 1,100.00
Sold...GBP 1,100.00


Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:59:19 EST
Sold For 1100

Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1215
Symbol:

image PLATE 94 - SB - ON 1850 COVER WITH BLUE NUMERAL - 10 Nov. 1850 EL to Wellington with fine perforated 1d red, tied by very fine blue 29 of ASHBURTON (cds on the back, along with BUCKFASTLEIGH udc and WELLINGTON-SOM cds). Fine early use. Purchased for £250 in 1975. SG £2200+. Cross Reference: DEVON, CANCELLATIONS (Image)

Opening GBP 1,900.00
Sold...GBP 1,900.00


Closed..Oct-06-2021, 11:00:17 EST
Sold For 1900

Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1216
Symbol:

image PLATE 96 - IJ - ON 1851 COVER TO IRELAND - 8 Mar. 1851 env. to Ireland with fine 1d red perforated by Archer, tied by London numeral leaving a clear profile and double-ring "TOO-LATE/G.P.O" alongside, London and Dublin cds on the back, plus ROSCOMMON cds on the front just tying the stamp. Fine pre-1854 use with destination and too late added features. SG £2200++. Cross Reference: IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL (Image)

Opening GBP 900.00
Sold...GBP 900.00


Closed..Oct-06-2021, 11:01:26 EST
Sold For 900

Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1217
Symbol:

image PLATE 100 - LF - ON 1851 COVER WITH BLUE NUMERAL - 10 May 1851 EL to Wellington with fine 1d red perforated by Archer, from the same correspondence and with the same markings as lot 1216. Fine pre-1854 use (SG £2200). Plus 1847 1d pink env. (flap missing) to Hants. cancelled with a very fine blue Irish 29 of BALLINA (cds on the front). Fine 'matching'. (2) Cross Reference: DEVON, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, POSTAL STATIONERY, QV, CANCELLATIONS (Image)

Opening GBP 900.00
Sold...GBP 900.00


Closed..Oct-06-2021, 11:02:27 EST
Sold For 900


1854-65 1d REDS
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1218
Symbol:

image PERFORATION VARIETY - GROSS MISPERF. PLUS BROKEN PINS - C1 plate 174 pair (some separation between units), grossly misperfed to upper left resulting in checkletters at top, cut from the selvedge at right giving a pair approx. one-third of a unit wider than usual, also superbly showing the Simpson & Sargent broken perf variety No. 4 state 4 (perf holes 5, 8, 10 & 14-18 missing at right). Striking piece. (Image)

Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 300.00


Closed..Oct-06-2021, 11:03:41 EST
Sold For 300

Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1219
Symbol:

image PERFORATION VARIETIES - INC. ON 2d BLUES - C1 AB plate 167 double perfed tied to piece by part Bristol spoon; C4 SC plate 1 extremely long stamp with a significant part of TC attached tied to piece by Liverpool spoon; and 2d blue plate 4 perf. 14 (2, BG triple perfed with two extra horiz. rows through the centre, and FI short stamp and double perfed with one extra row of perfs through the centre). (4) Cross Reference: 1854-61 2d BLUES (Image)

Opening GBP 440.00
Sold...GBP 440.00


Closed..Oct-06-2021, 11:04:35 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1220
Symbol:

image PERFORATION VARIETIES - TRIO OF COVERS - Apr. 1854 E London to Bristol franked C1 AK and BH plate 172, AK double perfed fully on the sides and BH double perfed approx. the lower one-quarter of the sides; July 1854 env. Bridgwater to Exeter franked C1 TL plate 164 perfed high showing part inscription and '16' of the plate number; and Dec. 1855 env. Burton-on-Trent to London franked C4 FA plate 2 neatly cut from the sheet with scissors having perf. holes through the left and top of the portrait. Attractive trio. (3) Cross Reference: SOMERSET, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, STAFFORDSHIRE (Image)

Opening GBP 550.00
Sold...GBP 550.00


Closed..Oct-06-2021, 11:05:42 EST
Sold For 550

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