Great Britain and British Commonwealth Great Britain
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1305
Symbol: */**O
Cat No: Collection
Interesting collection with some attractive Line Engraved issues & Numbered Maltese Crosses '1' to '12' ('9' is light, '10' is poor, '11' is smudged, plus a cover with '3' x2 that may not belong), Surface Printed oddments including a very fine pair of the 8d orange, KEVII unused set to 1/- plus a mint Pound (aged gum), KGV Typo & Photogravure mint sets (minor aging but **), later high value used multiples including KGVI 10/- ultramarine block of 6, a page of Officials including Parcels 1/- orange-brown, etc, also Revenues including 1812 & 1813 newspapers with impressed 3½d in red, and QV range with huge Life Policy imperfs x5 to 5/-, Chancery Court x6 to 14/-, several for use in Ireland, etc, condition rather mixed so inspection is recommended.
(few 100) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,200
Opening AU$ 900.00
Sold...AU$ 1,400.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1400
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1306
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection
Stockbooks of Machin Regionals, Guernsey & Jersey with pickings, condition variable.
(many 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1307
Symbol: **/*O
Cat No: Collection
Carton containing mint and used collections in albums and stockbooks, includes some QV, KGV with Wembleys (both) used, KGVI high values, £1 Silver Wedding fine used, QEII mint and used duplicates, etc; also 'Specimen Stamps and Stationery of Great Britain' by Samuel & Huggins (1980), condition variable, Weighs 12kg.
(100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1308
Symbol: O**
Cat No: Collection
1840-1993 used collection in Windsor album plus decimals (some mint) in two stockbooks, noted Penny Black x3 (two with full margins), 1d red 'Stars', and Plates '83' to '224' used (ex '77'), 1867-80 9d & 10d, 1872-73 2/- blue, 10/- greenish grey, 1884 Lilacs & Greens to 1/-, QV £1 (creased), KEVII £1, KGV 1929 £1 PUC, KGVI Silver Wedding £1, QEII Graphite Lines, Postage Dues, and some Officials, etc. condition variable with some toning issues
(100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 1,200.00
Sold...AU$ 1,250.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1250
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1309
Symbol: *
Cat No: 2 Plate
1840 Penny Black 1d black SG 2 Plate 4 corner letters [TK], margins close at lower-right to large at top & right, large-part original gum, Cat £12,500.
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1311
Symbol: #
Cat No: 2 Plate
1840 Penny Black 1d black SG 2 Plate 6 corner letters [PK], margins a little cut-into at left to large at right & base with a tiny portion of the adjoining unit at lower-right, unused (no gum), Cat £12,500.
1840 Penny Black 1d black SG 2 corner letters [SD] stated to be from Plate 1a, margins close to just touching in places, tied by two strikes of Maltese Cross cancel in red to Mulready 1d Letter Sheet to Pembroke with London cds of 'MY-7/1840' on back flap being the Second Day of Issue of both the Penny Black stamps and the Mulready stationery, small-part red wax seal renmants (hiding the Stereo number), minor edge wear/faults at the corners & light overall aging, SG Specialised Cat £15,000+ for use on a Mulready letter sheet plus a substantial premium for the early usage (a non-uprated Mulready lettersheet used on 7.5.1840 is priced at 4-times the normal used price). The rate was 1d per ½oz, the additional 1d paying for an item weighing over ½oz up to 1oz.
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1314
Symbol: =
Cat No: 2 [SB]
1840 Penny Black 1d black SG 2 [SB] stated to be from Plate 1b, margins close to huge with a fragment of the adjoining unit at right, tied to small piece by neat light Maltese Cross cancel in red, Cat £400.
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1315
Symbol: =
Cat No: 2 [LF]
1840 Penny Black 1d black SG 2 [LF] stated to be from Plate 4, margins good to large, tied to piece by very fine Maltese Cross cancel in black with 'T.P./Cornhill' handstamp in red alongside, Cat £425+.
1840 Penny Black 1d black SG 2 [OD] stated to be from Plate 6, margins close at base to large with fragments of two adjoining units at top & lower-right, light Maltese Cross cancel in red, Cat £400.
1840 Penny Black 1d black on Bleuté Paper SG Spec 2a [DA] stated to be from Plate 6, margins good to close at lower-right, light but indistinct Maltese Cross cancel in black, SG Specialised Cat £775.
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1319
Symbol: =
Cat No: 2 [QH]
1840 Penny Black 1d black SG 2 [QH] stated to be from Plate 9, margins close to large at right & base, tied to piece by neat Maltese Cross cancel in black with 'Hursley/Penny Post' handstamp in black alongside, Cat £625.
1840 Penny Black 1d black SG 2 horizontal pair [EG-EH] stated to be from Plate 9 with Original Re-Entry on the [EH] unit, margins close to just touching at top & good to large at left, neat Maltese Cross cancels in black, SG Specialised Cat £1800+ for the pair.
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1322
Symbol: F
Cat No: 2 [CC]
1840 Penny Black 1d black SG 2 [CC] from Plate 10 with Flaw on 'O' of 'ONE' (State 3), margins just touching at upper-right to good, light Maltese Cross cancel in black, Cat £950. State 3 of the 'O' Flaw is found only on the upper four rows of Plate 10 (see also next Lot).
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1323
Symbol: G
Cat No: 2 [BF]
1840 Penny Black 1d black SG 2 [BF] stated to be from Plate 10 without the 'O' Flaw, margins good to just close at lower-right, light Maltese Cross cancel in red, SG Specialised Cat £1500 for the red cancel plus a premium for being one of only six positions (of 240) without the 'O' Flaw.
1840 Penny Black 1d black SG 2 [RG] from Plate 10 with Long-Tailed 'R' (Converted from 'P' by Hand) & Flaw on 'O' of 'ONE' (State 2), margins close to good at base, on small piece with light indistinct Maltese Cross cancel in black, SG Specialised Cat £1100. The 'Long-Tailed R' is found only on the eighteenth row of Plate 10.
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1325
Symbol: G
Cat No: 3 [CC]
1840 Penny Black 1d grey-black (worn plate) SG 3 [CC] stated to be from Plate 1a, margins good to close at lower-right, light Maltese Cross cancel in red, SG Specialised Cat £525. Very attractive. The illustration is above Lot 1320.
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1326
Symbol: #=
Cat No: 3 Plate
1840 Penny Black 1d grey-black (worn plates) SG 3 Plate 4 corner letters [IL], margins good to large, affixed to large piece but apparently uncancelled, very fine 'Pierce Bridge/Penny Post' cursive script handstamp alongside and 'DARLINGTON/NO11/1840' cds in blue arrival (?) partly over red wax seal remnants, light horizontal fold clear of the stamp & markings, Cat £16,500 for unused.
1840 Penny Black complete sheet reconstruction [AA-TL] most appear to be Black SG 2 but noted a few Grey-Black (worn plate) SG 3, each identified by Plate Number above the stamps and stated to comprise Plate 1a x16 including [ED] on Bleuté Paper & [QA] with Double 'Q', Plate 1b x18 including [IL] with Re-Cut Letters and wide margin at right (creased), Plate 2 x10 including two horizontal pairs [JK-JL] & [QF-QG], Plate 3 x20, Plate 4 x36 including [HA] with wide margin at left & [TL] on Bleuté Paper, Plate 5 x24, Plate 6 x36, Plate 7 x11, Plate 8 x25, Plate 9 x3, Plate 10 x39 including [EI] with Tall 'I', [MG-MH] horizontal pair and [OJ] with Double 'J' and Plate 11 x2 [CL] & [RH] the first touching on all sides, the other with margins close to touching on three sides. It appears that the majority are fine to very fine examples with full margins and all with Maltese Cross cancels in either red or black, Cat £135,000+ as identified. A remarkable achievement. [Mounted on three album pages for display]
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Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1331
Symbol: G
Cat No: 5 [NL]
1840 Tuppence Blue 2d blue SG 5 [NL] with Double Letter 'N', margins close to good, neat almost complete Maltese Cross cancel in black clear of the variety, SG Specialised Cat £1100.
1840 Tuppence Blue 2d blue SG 5 [MI], margins good to just touching at lower-right, tied to small piece by light but clear Numbers in Maltese Cross '9' cancel in black, SG Specialised Cat £14,000. [Note, if the cancel was '6', the cross at the top of the impression would be evident]
1840 Tuppence Blue 2d blue SG 5 horizontal pair [BH-BI], margins close - at base of right-hand unit - to good, tied to small piece by two neat strikes of Maltese Cross cancel in red, SG Specialised Cat £2200+ for a pair plus a premium for the cancels in red (+25% for singles). Plus another small piece apparently from the same article with London 'JUN/2/1840' cds in red, which would make this a very early usage in the first month of issue.
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1335
Symbol: F
Cat No: 6 [JI]
1840 Tuppence Blue 2d pale blue SG 6 [JI], margins shaved - at upper-left - to good, superb almost complete strike of Maltese Cross cancel in red, SG Specialised Cat £1250+ for the red cancel plus a premium for the scarcer shade.
1841 Penny Red 1d red-brown on more or less Blued Paper SG 8 group with very fine almost complete Numbers in Maltese Cross cancels in black comprising '1', '2', '3' on Ivory Head horizonatal pair, '4' (superb) & '9', all a bit lacking in the margins department, SG Specialised Cat £1590.
(4 singles + pair)
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1338
Symbol: F
Cat No: 8a [AK]
1841 Penny Red 1d red-brown on Very Blued Paper SG 8a [AK], margins good to close at top & base, very fine almost complete strike of the distinctive Scottish Maltese Cross of Kilmarnock (dot in centre) in black, SG Specialised Cat £1400.
1841 Tuppence Blue with White Lines complete sheet reconstruction [AA-TL], most appear to be blue SG 14 but noted a range of shades (and a few oxidised), includes pairs x27, strips of 3 x4, strips of 4 x2 [GI-GL] & [JA-JD] and a strip of 5 [HH-HL], also [AC] with part-imprint at top, some annotated varieties including Shifted Transfer in pair [PB-PC], a mixture of Maltese Cross cancels including Numbered '1', '2', '4' & '12' x2 and other Numerals including superb '736' on [AD] & Irish '141' on [LA-LB] pair, the condition a little variable but many appear to be very fine examples with full margins, Cat £27,500+.
(240) (Image1)
Estimate AU$4,000
Opening AU$ 3,000.00
Sold...AU$ 3,000.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1340
Symbol: O#
Cat No: 43-44 complete
1864-79 Recess Printed by Plate Number comprising 1d red SG 43-44 complete from '71' to '225' (ex '77') almost all selected very lightly cancelled examples including a few apparently unused, then 2d blue SG 45-47 complete '7' to '15' plus ½d rose SG 48-49 complete '1' to '20' and 1½d red SG 51-52 un-numbered (Plate 1) & '3', centring variable as usual but generally fine to very fine, Cat £3750+. A well above-average composition.
(180 approx) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,000
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 850.00
Closed..Feb-21-2024, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1341
Symbol: G
Cat No: 57
1847-54 Embossed 10d brown SG 57, cut-square with margins clear to enormous with a substantial portion of the adjoining unit at left, largely fine but inverted Numeral '763' cancel in blue, Cat £1500.
1847-54 Embossed 6d purple SG 60, cut square with margins good to enormous with fragments of the adjoining units at top & left, very fine almost complete Numeral '877' cancel in black, Cat £1000.
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1343
Symbol: G
Cat No: 121 with 'R
1867-80 Spray of Rose Watermark 2/- brown SG 121 with 'R.B.' commercial perfin, quite light but indistinct duplex cancel, Cat £4250 for unpunctured. Possibly the scarcest British stamp with a commercial perfin.
1867-83 High Values Large Anchor Watermark on White Paper £5 orange SG 137, very fine to superb 'WEST-CENTRAL-DISTRICT-OFFICE/ C /JA 3/95/W.C' cds "socked-on-the-nose", Cat £3500.
1883-84 High Values on Blued Paper 5/- rose Perf 14 SG 176 [GI] overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Type 9, quite well centred, large-part original gum with tiny hinge remainder at the base, SG Specialised Cat £1500+.
Sale No: 255
Lot No: 1347
Symbol: *
Cat No: 178 & 180
1883-84 High Values on White Paper 2/6d lilac & 5/- rose SG 178 & 180, the 2/6d well centred, both with large-part original gum with paper-hinge remainders, Cat £1700. (2)
1883-84 High Values on White Paper 10/- ultramarine SG 183, well centred, a couple of slightly short perfs at right, large-part original gum & lightly mounted, Cat £2250.
1883-84 High Values on White Paper 10/- ultramarine SG 183, well centred, very fine central 'BELFAST/AU 22/95' cds, light red-pencil registration mark at upper-right, Cat £525.
1902-10 KEVII De La Rue Printings ½d green & 1d red both with the Watermark Inverted from booklet panes SG 218Wi & 219Wi both with horse-shoe 'SPECIMEN' overprint (Type 17), SG Specialised Cat £800. (2)
1902-10 KEVII De La Rue Printings 1d scarlet SG 219 overprinted 'C.A.' horizontal pair, light horizontal crease not evident from the face, lightly mounted. Rare, especially as a multiple: sold at a Sydney auction in 2009 for $440. Forerunners to the 'CofA' perfins of various patterns used at Australia House in Aldwych. Considered by some to be intended for paying stamp duty on receipts, but postally used examples are known (a used single sold at auction in 2010 for $1375). [See also Lots 1360 and 1379]
1902-10 KEVII De La Rue Printings 2/6d dull purple, 5/- bright carmine, 10/- ultramarine and £1 dull blue-green (a couple of characteristic wrinkles) SG 262 263 265 & 266, well-centred, the 2/6d lightly mounted, the others with hinge remainders, Cat £3800.
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