Great Britain and British Commonwealth 1841 1d REDS
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1157
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NUMBERS 1 to 4 - fine strikes on fine four margin 1d reds, No. 2 huge at right, No. 4 on small piece. SG £1185. (4)Cross Reference: LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 130.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:10:21 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1158
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NUMBER 3 - DUO OF COVERS INC. TO GUERNSEY - Dec. 1843 E to Brighton with four margin SI plate 37, and Apr. 1844 E to Guernsey with DJ plate 39, four good to close margins and "PAID SHIP LETTER/LONDON" alongside; each stamp tied by a fine or good strike of the No. 3 London MX. SG £1200. (2)Cross Reference: LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS, GUERNSEY POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
Opening GBP 320.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:10:55 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1160
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NUMBERS 10, 11 & 12 - INC. A PAIR - fine strikes, Nos. 10 & 11 on fine 1d reds with good to very large margins, No. 12 on a fine four margin pair. SG £1370. (3 items)Cross Reference: LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS (Image)
Opening GBP 180.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:11:59 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1161
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Cat No: Collection
UNPLATED - SHADES GROUP - eight examples on a page displaying a range of shades, generally selected v. fine/superb examples. (8) (Image)
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 240.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:12:29 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1162
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TRIO OF DISTINCTIVE CROSSES - HL plate 9 (small thin) with solid-centre MX as known from Welshpool and other offices; CK plate 19 with a good Coventry special MX that is more often than not struck poorly; and TB plate 22 tied to small piece by fine York special MX. SG £1450+. (3)Cross Reference: 1840s CANCELLATIONS (Image)
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 240.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:13:04 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1163
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PLATE 10 - PAIR ON COVER WITH MANCHESTER FISHTAIL CROSS - Apr. 1841 EL to Glasgow franked four margin pair of 1d reds tied by fine strikes of this distinctive MX, MANCHESTER and GLASGOW ds on the top flap. Very attractive; SG £1500 for a single on cover.Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER, LANARKSHIRE - GLASGOW (Image)
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:13:20 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1165
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PLATE 14, NB - ON COVER "Poulton/Penny Post" CANCEL - 14 Oct. 1841 EL to Lytham with four margin 1d red tied by black MX plus fine D-rated "Poulton/Penny Post". Scarce. SG £1800. Cross Reference: 1840s CANCELLATIONS, LANCASHIRE (Image)
Opening GBP 800.00
Sold...GBP 800.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:14:32 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1166
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PLATE 20, TRIPLE CHECKLETTER 'S' - PLATE 21, 'M OVER K' - EACH ON COVER - Nov. 1842 env. used in Derbyshire franked plate 21 1d red showing the major variety 'M over K' on unit ML, BELPER cds on the front and DERBY cds on the back; and June 1843 EL (printed billhead) to OLDHAM (cds on the front) franked fine plate 20 1d red showing variety 'triple checkletter S', BIRMINGHAM cds on the back. Each 1d red with four mostly large to v. large margins; very fine, major checkletter varieties. (2) Cross Reference: DERBYSHIRE, WARWICKSHIRE - BIRMINGHAM (Image)
Opening GBP 280.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:15:25 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1167
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PLATE 22 - GG - ON COVER WITH HONITON CDS CANCEL, ETC - 3 Aug. 1842 EL (pressure bend) to CULLOMPTON (cds on the back) franked fine four margin 1d red tied with a v. fine, almost complete, HONITON cds. Very scarce. SG £2750. Also the same cds cancelling an off-cover 1d red (thinned) and a three margin 1d red tied to piece by MX with HONITON cds alongside. (3 items) Cross Reference: 1840s CANCELLATIONS, DEVON (Image)
Opening GBP 950.00
Sold...GBP 950.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:16:14 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1168
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PLATES 23 & 43 - ON COVERS WITH BLUE MALTESE CROSSES - Apr. 1842 E (minor split on the back) to Liskeard franked with NJ plate 23, fine four margins, tied by blue MX with TRURO cds in the same colour and black LISKEARD cds both also on the front; and Jan. 1844 E to London with OH plate 43, four margins, tied by MX in a shade of greenish blue, PRESTON cds in the same colour along with London cds both on the flap. Both covers recorded in Rockoff & Jackson (the earlier wrongly noted as 1841). SG £3400. (2) Cross Reference: 1840s CANCELLATIONS, LANCASHIRE, CORNWALL (Image)
Opening GBP 1,000.00
Sold...GBP 1,000.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:16:52 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1169
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PLATE 26 - WITH RARE 'CHANNEL ISLANDS' CROSS - fine four close to large margins lettered AG, cancelled with a close to complete strike of this very distinctive MX. Illustrated in Rockoff & Jackson p63. SG £7500. RPSL cert. (1960). Cross Reference: 1840s CANCELLATIONS, CHANNEL ISLANDS POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
Opening GBP 1,100.00
Sold...GBP 1,100.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:17:44 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1170
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PLATE 32 - ON NORWICH DISTINCTIVE CROSS COVER - 6 June 1843 E to London franked with a four margin 1d red tied by a very fine strike of the NORWICH (cds on the top flap) special MX. This cover recorded in Rockoff & Jackson. SG £1250. Cross Reference: NORFOLK, 1840s CANCELLATIONS (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 100.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:18:20 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1171
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PLATE 35 - WITH SCARCE KILMARNOCK CROSS - fine with four margins lettered ML, with a very fine complete strike of this quite distinctive MX. SG £1400. Cross Reference: 1840s CANCELLATIONS, SCOTLAND (Image)
Opening GBP 440.00
Sold...GBP 440.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:19:33 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1172
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PLATE 40 - KB - THE FAMOUS RE-ENTRY ON COVER, STATE 1d - Mar. 1844 EL (filing crease with small edge tears, through the centre) to Usk franked 1d red significantly cut into at left, full margins elsewhere (tiny scissor cut into K square), tied by MX, "NEWPORT-MON" and USK cds on the back. Five states/sub-states are recognised, this example being SG's state 1d (what both Stone [1973] and Hollins [2009, GBJ Vol 49 No 3] refer to as state 3b). SG £1000 off-cover.Cross Reference: MONMOUTHSHIRE (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 130.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:20:26 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1173
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PLATE 40 - KB - THE FAMOUS RE-ENTRY, STATE 1d - fine used with MX, just touched at lower left, mostly good to large margins elsewhere. See also the commentary in the lot above. SG £1000. (Image)
Opening GBP 420.00
Sold...GBP 420.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:21:12 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1174
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PLATE 40 - KB - THE FAMOUS RE-ENTRY, STATE 2 WITH RE-POSITIONED CHECKLETTER 'B' - of superb appearance, just a very minor wrinkle apparent on the back, four good margins, very fine and rare G-rated 548 numeral of Tunstall, Staffs. The final state of this unit, referred to as state 2 by SG (both Stone and Hollins [see refs above] refer to this as state 4); checkletter B has been burnished out and re-punched further right to the original. SG £1600. BPA cert. (1973). Cross Reference: STAFFORDSHIRE (Image)
Opening GBP 1,300.00
Sold...GBP 1,300.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:22:09 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1175
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PLATE 64 - KK RE-ENTRY - ON COVER - Apr. 1846 EL to WINCHESTER (cds on the back affected by flap tear, along with WAREHAM cds across the flap) franked fine 1d red just touched at top right from stamp being torn from the sheet on two sides, else four very large margins, clearly showing the marks of re-entry, tied by 843 numeral and with SWANAGE udc alongside.Cross Reference: DORSET (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 110.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:23:03 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1176
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PLATE 75 - LK - THE FAMOUS 'UNION-JACK' RE-ENTRY, ON COVER - July 1848 neat mourning env. (small expertising mark on front) to 'Surry' franked fine four margin 1d red tied by 132 numeral of BRIGHTON (cds on the back, along with London transit mark), part cds on the front, possibly CHERTSEY. Fine cover. SG £3000 for off-cover. Cross Reference: SUSSEX, SURREY (Image)
Opening GBP 1,800.00
Sold...GBP 1,800.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:23:59 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1177
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PLATE 75 - LK - THE FAMOUS 'UNION-JACK' RE-ENTRY - fine used four margin example, neatly cancelled away from the main area of re-entry at top. Ex Maximus. SG £3000. (Image)
Opening GBP 850.00
Sold...GBP 850.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:25:01 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1178
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PLATE 92 - MINT CORNER BLOCK OF SIX WITH PLATE NUMBER - SJ-TL block with full margins inc. selvedge at base and right with inscription and plate number, light vertical creasing on SJ-TJ, unhinged with relatively minor gum disturbance along the base and glorious original gum over c90% of the back. Very attractive and rare. (Image)
Opening GBP 2,400.00
Sold...GBP 2,400.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:26:21 EST
Sold For 2400
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1179
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PLATE 101 - MG-ML - STRIP OF SIX - with four margins and Irish 142 numerals of Clonmel, MH creased and light bend on MK and possibly ML, still displays well, appears carefully torn from the sheet at top and sides, while at base there is evidence of rouletting which the RPSL cert. (2011) notes as 'Not a private roulette'. (Image)
Opening GBP 320.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:27:33 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1180
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Cat No: Collection
PLATES 105 & 107 - INVERTED 'S' GROUP - plate 105 complete set of the twelve S-row units showing this variety (4 just shaved at one point; the others all with four margins, one with small thin) plus Apr. 1851 EL to BLACKBURN (cds on the back, along with SELBY) franked fine four margin 1d red, SF plate 107, tied by 695 numeral. SG £2340. (13 items)Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE (Image)
Opening GBP 1,200.00
Sold...GBP 1,200.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:28:38 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1181
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PLATE 139 - '(C)I-C(H)' - ON COVER - Oct 1852 printed billhead (filing crease through stamp) to MONMOUTH (cds on the back, along with BRISTOL and GLOUCESTER) franked with a grossly mis-cut 1d red resulting in about one-third of stamp CI (double letter I) and two-thirds of stamp CJ, tied by neat 134 numeral. An extraordinary use, possibly indicating some sort of mechanical separation? Purchased in 2010 for £320. Also another superb large margin 1d red, KI plate 130, for comparison. (2)Cross Reference: BRISTOL (Image)
Opening GBP 260.00
Sold...GBP 260.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:29:01 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1182
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PLATE 161 - SE - RARE, WITH 'TREASURY' ROULETTE ON COVER - Oct. 1853 env. to Windsor franked 1d red, rouletted top & sides leaving a somewhat 'narrow' stamp, straight edge at base as often seen on these, tied by light indistinct numeral, AMESBURY, SALISBURY and WINDSOR cds on the back. SG £15000. RPSL cert. (1976) 'Genuine as far as one can say'. Cross Reference: WILTSHIRE (Image)
Opening GBP 3,800.00
Sold...GBP 3,800.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:30:33 EST
Sold For 3800
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1183
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PLATE 162 - OA-QD BLOCK OF TWELVE, 'CANCELLED CONTRARY' - attractive block with almost four margins, cancelled contrary to regulations with just eight numeral strikes and showing the prominent plate scratch between OC and OD, a couple of very faint pressed creases do not detract from this impressive piece. (Image)
Opening GBP 2,000.00
Sold...GBP 2,000.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:32:04 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1184
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PLATE 169 - QH - ON COMBINATION IMPERF/PERF 1d RED COVER - Dec. 1854 mourning env. to Old Aberdeen franked unplated C1 1d red tied by London numeral, then redirected to Bromley with 1d red imperf, very close to four margins, placed over most of the original stamp and tied to it and the env. by indistinct Scots numeral, London (2) and "OLD ABERDEEN" cds on the back. Very scarce combination of imperf and perf issues. Cross Reference: 1854-65 1d REDS, REDIRECTED AND TURNED MAIL, SCOTLAND, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
Opening GBP 650.00
Sold...GBP 650.00
Closed..Oct-06-2021, 10:32:50 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 840
Lot No: 1185
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UNPLATEABLE! - RARE, APPARENT/POSSIBLE SUCCESSFUL POSTAL FRAUD FROM ISLE OF MAN - July 1848 env. to Newton Stewart franked with a grossly cut-into 1d red, no checkletters or left star etc, tied by light 407 numeral and with "DOUGLAS-ISLE-OF-MAN" and LIVERPOOL cds on the back. Possibly the stamp has been trimmed of a prior cancel to facilitate re-use. Also another 1d red, AA plate 5 state 3 with large margins (small thin), for comparison. (2 items)Cross Reference: ISLE OF MAN POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
