Great Britain, 1839, 1/2 ounce 1 d., Charles Whiting, Essay in blue, with manuscript cancellation, used example previously unrecorde, possibly UNIQUE, cert. Brandon (2021), XF! Schätzpreis 12.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 12000

Great Britain, 1837, 1 d., Dickinson Envelope in yellow-buff, London District Post, unused, minor graze, scarce and fresh, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 900€. (Image)

Estimate € 900

Great Britain, 1839, 1d., printed in pink and blue with white central embossed motif, Treasury competition essay by ROBERT SIEVER, Very fine full page example, complete with his promotional narrative outlining his costs etc, Originally distributes in stiched copies of the No. 65 LONDON and WESTMINSTER REVIEW and are now extremely scarce in this full page format. Printed on soft off-white wove paper, light minor wrinkles as usually seen on these on these spectacular competition essays, see Specialisted catalogue Vol. I pg. 6, ex Verus, XF! Schätzpreis 10.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 10000

Great Britain, 1840, 2 d., Mulready envelope, sent from Revensglass via Cumbria to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg/Germany, neatly cancelled by red MC, reverse with a large red RAVENSGLASS dc and transit LONDON/AU 7 1840, the rate to Oldenburg via France at this time was 1s4d so the manuscript charge at upper left PAID 1/2 would be correct when added to the original 2d for the Mulready, however this appears to have been deleted and the letter re-rated at lower left Paid 1s/, the m/s 10 at right is the tax of 10 Silbergroschen, a magnificent and unique destination, this being the only recorded use of a 2d Mulready to Germany with proof of delivery, ex Mayflower BPA Cert 2010, SUP! Schätzpreis 65.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 65000

Great Britain, 1840, 1 d., black, plate IB, lettering K-F, cancelled by red Maltese Cross, on caricature LESAGE'S CLERICAL ENVELOPE No. 2. to Sothwell/Notts, 27.6.40 cds reverse, some staining of the stamp is of no relevance, only one other envelope is known to exist and is of equal quality and presentation, still fresh and magnificently attractive, cert BPA, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 45.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 45000

Great Britain, 1850, Mr. Albert Smith's Overland Mail envelope depicting the Ship, Camel and Railway elements of the overland mail route. One of the few surviving examples of this fine pictorial envelope posted from Tottenham Court Road and addressed in Smith's handwriting. Albert Smith, known as the Baron of Piccadilly presented dramatic dioramas on the perils of the overland mail both in London and the provinces. A very rare survival illustrated on page 317 of British Pictorial envelopes of the 19th Century by Bodily Jarvis and Hahn, cover to SWANSEA, red PAID NO 18 1850 and blue Tottenham 1 D. PAID on front as well as blue arrival cancel SWANSON NO 19 1850 on reverse, part of envelope flap missing, scarce and beautiful cover, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 8.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 8000

Great Britain, 1842, 1 d., Penny red, four margins, used with black Maltese Cross, on opened, mourning envelope from WHITBY to MULGRAVE CASTLE/Yorkshire, on reverse blue cds WHITBY AU 19 1842, exceptionally fresh and desirable, XF! Schätzpreis 2.200€. (Image)

Estimate € 2200

Great Britain, 1850, 1 d., red-brown, on Benjamin Edgington cover to KENSINGTON, tied with 68 numeral cancel of KENNINGTON, on the reverse London District red cancel JA 17 1850 and single line handstamp TOOLEY ST(REET), a beautiful and scarce cover, XF! Schätzpreis 7.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 7000

Great Britain, 1866, 1 d., lake-red, Plate 89, on very attractive pre-printed envelope depicting a bustling railway station with train carriages in the background and various people including soldiers in full uniform in the foreground, addressed to ST. LEONARDS, Sussex, a beautiful and scarce cover, XF! Schätzpreis 4.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 4000

Great Britain, 1906, 2 1/2 d., pale ultramarine, on beautiful painted cover from KENSINGTON/GB to Institute des Sourds-Muets, BOUGE LEZ NAMUR, Belgium, tied with KENSINGTON JY 19 16, the cover depicting a herd of sheep and dog, a shepherd carrying wood on the reverse, exceptional and unique cover, XF! Schätzpreis 3.500€. (Image)

Estimate € 3500

Great Britain 1840 1d black, 1840, 1 d., black, left side margin piece with imprint ND SIDE OF THE LETTER, plate 5, lettering I-A, used with black Maltese Cross, good to huge margins all around with adjacent stamps visible on lower side, minor pressed crease mentioned for full accuracy nevertheless an impressive margin piece, VF! Schätzpreis 1.800€. (Image)

Estimate € 1800

Great Britain, 1840, 1 d., black, One Penny black, plate 11, lettered G-F, superb Maltese cross cancel by a fine strike in BLUE, good to jumbo margins, on piece, an exceedingly rare and never seen gem for the specialist, cert. Brandon and PEL, XF! Schätzpreis 45.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 45000

Great Britain, 1862-4, 6 d., lilac, plate 4, perf. 14, wmk 20, MH/LPOG, hinged in the top margin, with imprint 2 SHILLINGS/PER ROW OF 4, small gum transparency at the wmk in the upper part of the margin is natural and of no relevance, desirable and very rare in this state of quality, CV £3000++, VF! Schätzpreis 3.370€. (Image)

Estimate € 3370

Great Britain, 1870, 1/2 d., rose-red, imperforated PROOF (!), plate 1, LPOG, ample margins and a magnificent copy of great rarity, certificate RPSL, XF! Schätzpreis 5.600€. (Image)

Estimate € 5600

Great Britain, 1883/84, 2 s. 6 d., lilac on BLUED paper, LPOG, very scarce and exceedingly fresh copy, certificate Holcombe and signed Diena, SUP-XF! Schätzpreis 6.600€. (Image)

Estimate € 6600

Great Britain, 1883, 9 d., dull green, MNH (left)/MH (right) lettered N-H/O-H, pair, wmk sideways INVERTED, very rare as multiple, superb rich colour and very fresh, very well centered, CV £4000, VF-XF! Schätzpreis 4.800€. (Image)

Estimate € 4800