Great Britain and British Commonwealth Cape of Good Hope
Sale No: 369
Lot No: 12
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Cat No: 5c
1861 (April 10), Woodblock 1 d. brick-red, a fine used example with ample to large margins all round, showing the major Plate Flaw with part corner ornament missing from design at lower right, lightly cancelled by CGH triangular obliterator in black leaving the variety clear. A scarce and most unusual stamp, especially in this shade. Cert. RPSL (2019) SG 13b = £ 5'000+. Â
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Falkland Islands
Sale No: 369
Lot No: 13
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1878/79, First issue 6 pence blue-green, the complete sheet of 60 stamps with several plate flaws (diagram included), unused with original gum, 28 stamps unmounted mint. The perforation split in some places and reinforced or strengthened by hinges, still fine and attractive. An outstanding multiple of the first issue. (SG 3)Provenance: John E. du Pont (2013)
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Sale No: 369
Lot No: 14
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1891, The "De Worms" block of the bisect provisional ½ d. on half of 1 penny red-brown with upright watermark, consisting of 3 unsevered pairs and 14 bisects (reinforced by hinges), the surcharges misplaced on the 2 top right stamps. Unused with original gum/part original gum and in fine condition. One of the greatest raritites of Falkland Islands. (SG 14, 14a)Provenance: Anthony de Worms, Dr. Dudley Stone (private treaty 1941), Harmers auction (March 1949), John E. du Pont (2013), illustrated in Malcolm Barton 'The Falkland Islands', page 161
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Sale No: 369
Lot No: 15
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Cat No: 61b
1912/20, George V. 1 penny vermilion, perforated 14 (1918 printing), 7 copies including a block of 4, tied by cds. "FALKLAND ISLANDS 9 AU 19" to piece of linen paper, the lower right stamp with few clipped perf tips, otherwise in fine and fresh condition. Very rare since the majority of this printing was used for "WAR STAMP" overprints, just one further block of 4 of this stamp is recorded. Certificate BPA (1985, showing former SG no. 66a) (SG for single stamps £ 6.300,-)Provenance: John E. du Pont (2013)
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Great Britain
Sale No: 369
Lot No: 2
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1890, Stamp box in massive sterling silver with British hallmarks and additional "TIFFANY & Co. PARIS". The top of the box with 3 enamel images of Great Britain 1881, 1 pence violet and 2 values of the 1887 jubilee issue. Total weight 99,60 gram. A beautifull and rare box.
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Sale No: 369
Lot No: 4
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Cat No: FDC
1840, Mulready 1d. black envelope, stereo A158, a used example cancelled by neat red Maltese Cross,Â
with London Twopenny Post 'T.P. / Chapel St.' handstamp at right, addressed to Dorchester with reverse showing clearÂ
"C / MY-6 / 1840" First Day of Issue circular datestamp of the London Chief Office in red. Listed in 'May Dates' by Mike Jackson
FRPSL on page 243. Superb content, a delightful and rare First Day usage, Certificate Karl Louis BPP (2016) (SG ME2)
Note: Fascinating contents addressed to Miss Augusta Hardy in Portisham, Dorchester (the younger sister of Admiral ThomasÂ
Masterman Hardy who commanded HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar) stating: "My Dear Aunt, I thought you might likeÂ
to receive one of these strange new postage, which may have the advantage of oddity perhaps to recommend them if nothingÂ
else. Everybody is so disappointed that I think they must be altered & it seems that the difficulty of forgery & imitation lies not soÂ
much in the little figures of Men and Elephants etc., as in the coloured lines on the other side of the envelopes, so that in factÂ
Britannia and all the rest of it might have been spared....".
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Sale No: 369
Lot No: 5
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Cat No: Collection
1840, Mulready 1d. black envelope, stereo A139, a used example cancelled by fine red Maltese Cross,
mailed by Rowland Hill to 'M.B. Peacock, General Post Office', signed at lower left by "R. Hill", with London despatch
cds (Aug 12, 1840) and arrival (Aug 13) on reverse. Minor wear at top but a spectacular usage for the Postal Historian
- Mark B. Peacock was Solicitor to the General Post Office, employed with them from 1825 until 1862. He was deemedÂ
by Rowland Hill to be the sole high Official of the GPO not opposed to the introduction of Penny Postage and five days
before this Mulready was sent he had been instrumental in the Postal Reform Bill passing the House of Lords. Rare, most attractive andÂ
of great posted history signifiied,  certificate Karl Louis BPP (2016) (SG ME2)
Note: The Karl Louis Card Index records just three Mulready envelopes bearing Rowland Hill's signature, the above example
to M.B. Peacock, another addressed to John Rawsthorne in Manchester who was the manufacturing chemist who suppliedÂ
the gum for the 1d. black and the third example addressed to J.B. Bacon of Perkins Bacon, the printers of the 1d. black; thisÂ
last example is housed in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, leavoing just two examples available to collectors.
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Sale No: 369
Lot No: 6
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1840, 2 d. blue Mulready envelope, a used example sent registered in 1891 from Liverpool to the Danish Vice-Consul in Hamburg (O. Schack-Sommer (1822-1906), Knight of the Order of Dannebrog), up-rated with 1887 Jubilee 2½ d. purple on blue horizontal pair tied by ‘466' obliterators in black and by oval framed ‘R' with ‘Liverpool / N.D. / Registered' datestamp above (Jan 14). A very late usage of the Mulready envelope – accepted as Payment for the registration fee (2d.) on a double weight letter (5d.). Just five registered Mulready envelopes are recorded of which only two bear additional adhesive stamps; an exceptional usage to an overseas destination – the sole example known, certificate BPA (2010) (SG ME4b+201)Provenience: John Seybold, Syracuse (approx. 1910; handstamped on reverse)                     R.Lowe-Christie's sale (Jan. 1984)                     Shaida (approx. 1994)Â
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Sale No: 369
Lot No: 7
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1840, 1d. black, plate 8, lettered OE, mostly large to very large margins, just shaved at upper right, tied by two strikes of Maltese Cross in black to 1841 REGISTERED entire to Doncaster, with manuscript „Regst.279“ in red and 1/- Registered Fee notation in same ink which also ties the adhesive. ‚PAID – L.S. 11 MY 11 1841‘ datestamp confirming cash payment of 1s. Registered Fee at Lombard Street. Registered covers bearing the 1840 1d. black are amongst the rarest usages of the World's First postage stamp, as the option to send letters registered was only introduced at the end of the life-span of the 1d. black, just four weeks before the introduction of the 1841 One Penny Red. The fully preserved letter mentions a formerly „...enclosed Bank Post Bill payable to your order.“ Cert. RPSL (2008).(SG no.: 2; AS46)Â
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Sale No: 369
Lot No: 8
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1841, 1 d. red-brown on blued lettered TJ and 2 d. blue single and pair, lettered DB and DA/EA, large margins, only 2d EA, just touched at base, used on small registered 1853 cover to the Manager of the Provincial Bank in Limerick, all tied by Irish '353' numeral obliterators in black and by Newcastle (Limerick) despatch cds (July 29) in red. Reverse with Limerick arrival cds (same day). An attractive and scarce cover and without doubt one of the most beautiful registered covers from Ireland bearing 1841, 1d and 2d. Cert. BPA (1996) (SG 8,14)
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Sale No: 369
Lot No: 9
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1858, 1d. deep rose red, (8 examples) all tied by three strikes of the Scots Local ‚GLENDARUEL‘ handstamp (Type III) in deep blue on 10 February 1858 registered front used locally in Glasgow. Scots Local  Cancellations used on registered covers are of exceptional rarity, out of the just six recovered in Karl Louis' Card Index, five originate from the "Inspector of the Poor" office archive. Some minor imperfections mainly at the top as can be expected, nevertheless a delightful and most appealing. An Exhibition piece. (SG No. 40)Â
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Sale No: 369
Lot No: 10
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1882, 5 s. rose, on white paper, watermark Large Anchor, Plate 4, lettered GF, an unused example of fine colour, one imperceptible slightly blunted perf. at top mentioned for full accuracy only and not remotely affecting the appearance, large part og. An exceptional example of a very rare stamp. Certificate RPSL (2008) SG 134; Gi = £ 35'000)
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Sale No: 369
Lot No: 501
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Cat No: 2
1840, Victoria 1 penny black, plate 1B, horizontal strip of 4, KB-KE with variety 'recut side-line, necessitated by burr rub following re-entering - left side', nice deep colour and good to large margins, neatly cancelled by black Maltese Cross. A very fine and most attractive strip. Signed Pröschold BPP and certificate K.-A. Louis BPP (2018) (SG 2)Provenance: Stanley Gibbons Auctions Frankfurt (1974)
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Sale No: 369
Lot No: 502
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Cat No: 5
1840, Victoria 2 pence blue, plate 1, horizontal strip of 3, SH-SJ, nice deep and brilliant colour, ample to mostly large margins, lightly cancelled by black Maltese Cross, very fine. Certificate K.-A. Louis BPP (2018) (SG 5)
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Sale No: 369
Lot No: 504
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Cat No: 16
1871, Beautifully hand illustrated cover from the correspondance of Lucy Flora Campbell (later L.F. Don) showing a raven carrying a letter to a tower, franked with 1864, 1 penny rose-red, tied by duplex "ENSTONE SP 2 71" to Torquay. Stamp with small scratch, envelope with reverse flap missing, some minor aging spots and about 10 mm tear at right. A most attractive item
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Sale No: 369
Lot No: 505
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Cat No: 16
1871, Another beautifully illustrated envelope from the same correspondance with a scene from "The fox and the stork", franked with 1864, 1 penny rose-red, tied by Enstone duplex, to Torquay. A light vertical fold well off the stamp and 2 small marginal tears, not detracting from the beauty of the entire
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Mauritius
Sale No: 369
Lot No: 16
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Cat No: 8
1848, 'POST PAID' 2 pence blue (pos. 5) in beautiful early impression and wonderful fresh and brilliant colour, good to mostly large margins and lightly cancelled by circle of bars, leaving most of the design free. A truly beautiful and outstanding copy of this rare stamp in superb condition. Certificate BPA (2019)
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Sale No: 369
Lot No: 509
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Cat No: 6
1859, 'Sherwin' 2 pence deep blue in vertical pair, pos. 3/6, with good to large margins and in nice deep fresh colour, used with target cancel on entire letter to Nantes, France, backstamped "GPO MAURITIUS NO 10 1859", on front red "PAYS ETA. V. SUEZ 6 DEC. 59" and on reverse French transit and arrival marks. A very fine and rare letter, just 4 entires with a pair of the Sherwin issue are recorded. A beautiful and rare letter. Signed Calves, Roumet with opinion (1971) and Alberto Diena with certificate (1971) (SG 40)
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Sale No: 369
Lot No: 510
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Cat No: 8
1859, 'Dardenne' 2 pence slate-blue in vertical pair, the lower stamp with so-called 'feather variety', used with clear "PAID" in circle to mourning envelope with reverse side crowned "MAURITIUS GPO JA 7 1860" to Bordeaux. The envelope with slight creasing and small part at bottom missing (for optical reasons backed). A fine and scarce letter. Certificate BPA (1995) and Holcombe (1996) (SG 43b, 43)
Provenance: 292. Heinrich Köhler auction (1997)
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New Republic
Sale No: 369
Lot No: 17
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Cat No: 21+ Natal 13, 53
1888 (July 17), Cover from Vryheid, franked with 1896/87, 2 d. violet on granite paper without arms, tied by clear oval violet date stamp and additionally by violet sender's cachet of J. Doiven, the Postmaster General, addressed to his father in Holland. The cover was mailed via Natal with additional franking of 1863, 6 pence violet and 1886, TWO PENCE on 3 pence green, tied by Natal cds.; adjacent "T" and "5 d". In Holland charged for the remaining postage. On reverse transit marks of Helpmekaar, Natal GPO and London as well as arrival mark (AUG 22), some faults as to be expected. A fine and rare cover, mailed just 3 days before the end of the New Republic. Certificate BPA (2000) (SG 27 + Natal 24, 105)Provenance: Illustrated on title page of Dr. G. H. Jonkers 'De Nieuwe Republiek 1884-1888'
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Trinidad and Tobago
Sale No: 369
Lot No: 18
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Cat No: 1
1847, Lady McLeod (5 cents) blue, fresh colour and good to large margins, just touched in the outer design at upper left, used with pen cross on entire letter from Port of Spain (March 5, 1848) to San Fernando. A fine and rare cover from the well-known Taylor correspondence
Provenance: C33 of the census of all existing 35 Lady McLeod letters
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Union of South Africa
Sale No: 369
Lot No: 83
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Cat No: Collection
1977, Namib Desert, original artist's paintings for all 4 values in colour on white carton (design 136:51 mm). Some marginal scrapes and 2 designs with surface breaks (one very marginal). Also included some advertising material and hand drawing for the first day cancel. A most unusual and attractive group
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