Great Britain and British Commonwealth 1840 2d Blue (ordered by plate number)
Sale No: 21DG
Lot No: 50054
Symbol: H
1840 2d blue pl.1 AD and pl.1 HD, with AD in deep full blue showing fine to good margins, red MC, very; and HD in pale blue just shaved at top left, small fault at top, but showing a stunning crisp red MC. (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Dec-15-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 21DG
Lot No: 50056
Symbol: H,L
1840 2d pale blue pl.1 FD-FE pair, good to large margins, the stamps quite faded from being cleaned with forged cancellations added, sold as is. (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Dec-15-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 21DG
Lot No: 50058
Symbol: F
1841 (Apr 25) Entire letter from Thurso via Falmouth to Captain Henderson, the master of H.M.S. Gorgon in the Mediterranean, bearing 1840 2d blue pl.1 LG-LL strip of six paying the 1s prepaid letter rate up to ½oz. the strip neatly tied by good strikes of the black Maltese cross. A spectacular overseas destination and one of the most famous covers of this classic issue, cert. Oliva (1962) and E. Diena (1984). (Image)
Opening GBP 16,000.00
Sold...GBP 12,000.00
Closed..Dec-15-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 12000
Sale No: 21DG
Lot No: 50061
Symbol: H,G
1840 2d blue pl.2 GF-GL in two strips of three and a single making up the original strip of seven tied to piece, large balanced margins all round, each neatly cancelled by 1844 Irish type "232" (Galway, Ireland) cancellations in black, vertical creases on GG and GK in no way detracting from the fine appearance of this very rare multiple, cert. Brandon (2005). (Image)
