British Commonwealth

**Great Britain**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
2001			Great Britain, 1840, Hume's Tourist Envelope No. 1 "50 Miles Round Edinburgh & Leith", marvelous allover illustrated envelope franked with a three-margin Penny Black (plate 5) tied by a neat red Maltese Cross cancel, sent from Edinburgh to Dublin and postmarked on reverse 20 & 22 Nov 1840 with nearly intact small gold paper seal inscribed "Such is Life"; remarkably well preserved and opened out for display. Truly spectacular., with 1990 B.P.A. certificate. Estimate $5,000 - 7,500 One of only three examples recorded by Bodily, Jarvis & Hahn, only two of which bear adhesives. (Image)	Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2002	o	U1	Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Envelope, 1d black (Scott U1), Stereo A156, used from Davenham to Dublin with red Maltese cross and (on reverse) undated Davenham rimless circle, red "NORWICH/ JU 3/ 1840" c.d.s. and red Dublin diamond "2E/ JU 4/ 40"; minor wax seal damage on reverse, Very Fine. S.G. Spec. ME2; £500 ($780). Scott $525. Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) (Image2)	Suggested Bid $250-350 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
2003		U1-U2, U4	Great Britain, 1840, Mulready, 1d black, 2d blue Envelopes and 2d blue Letter Sheet (Scott U1-U2, U4), unused; light toning/soiling, minor flaws, otherwise Fine. Scott $1,250. Estimate $250 - 350. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)	Suggested Bid $250-350 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
2004		U1	Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Envelope, 1d black (Scott U1), stereo A178, cancelled with red Maltese cross, addressed to Dunham University, red "LIVERPOOL MY 6 1840 F" First Day postmark on reverse; entire with minor age wrinkling, otherwise a Very Fine usage, an extremely scarce example of the One-Penny Mulready used on the First Day of Issue. S.G. Spec. ME2. S.G. Spec. £18,000 ($27,900). Estimate $5,000 - 7,500. (Image) (Image2)	Suggested Bid $5,000-7,500 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2005		U2	Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Envelope, 2d blue (Scott U2), Stereo A199, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $450. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Suggested Bid $200-300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2006	o	U3	Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Letter Sheet, 1d black (Scott U3), Stereo A34, used within London from Moorgate Street to City Road with red Maltese cross and light straightline "TP/ MoorgateSt", bold red octagonal "PD, MY 15, 1840, 6E^V" on reverse; no contents, slight internal wax seal damage and mounting damage on back, Fine to Very Fine, a scarce mid-May usage. S.G. Spec. ME1; £1,200+ ($1,860). Scott $500+. Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2)	Suggested Bid $500-750 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2007	P		Great Britain, 1840s, Queen Victoria, engraved portrait of the young Queen, die-sunk on 114 x 209 mm card, "Toppan Carpenter & Co." in pencil at bottom of card; light foxing, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)	Suggested Bid $150-200 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2008	E		Great Britain, ca. 1840, multicolor surface printed "engine-turned" design, elaborate design in four different color combinations on white wove paper, each an overall 255 x 122 mm, pencil-numbered 1-4 (we cannot say when), Fine to Very Fine, would make a most attractive display. Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)	Suggested Bid $500-750 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2009		1	Great Britain, 1840, Queen Victoria 1st Issue, 1d intense black, experimental black Maltese cross cancel usage (SG 1), plate 4, RJ, large margins all around, tied by *experimental Maltese Cross in black* on folded letter from Perth to Arbroath (both Scotland), postmarked clear boxed "PERTH/ OC 4/ 1840" [the black Maltese Cross did not go into general use until Feb 1841]; additionally, Oct 4 was a Sunday; stamp with tiny scissors cut in lower left corner, clear of design, Very Fine, the letter concerns a proposed railway line between Crief and Perth., with 2016 R.P.S.L. certificate. Scott 1a. S.G. Spec. A1um; £9,000 ($13,950). Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. (Image) (Image2)	Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2010	o	2	Great Britain, 1840, Queen Victoria 1st Issue, 1d black (SG 2), plate 1A, red Maltese cross cancels, large balanced margins, Very Fine, with 2016 P.F. certificate. Scott 1; $320. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)	Suggested Bid $300-400 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2011	o	4	Great Britain, 1840, Queen Victoria 1st Issue, 2d deep full blue (SG 4), plate 2, QD, neat Maltese cross cancel, 3+ large margins, just clear at lower right; tiny vertical scissor cut at upper left right at frame line, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott 2b; $1,000. SG £1,150 ($1,780). Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)	Suggested Bid $300-400 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2012		8	Great Britain, 1841, Queen Victoria line-engraved, 1d red brown (SG 8), three large margins, in at left, tied by two strikes distinctive Manchester Maltese Cross on folded letter from Manchester to Oxford, clear red Manchester circular datestamp, 8 Apr 1841 on reverse, along with Oxford receiver the next day; Maltese Cross is clearly identifiable, though neither strike is complete, Fine to Very Fine. Scott 3. S.G. Spec. £1,100 ($1,700). Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Suggested Bid $200-300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2013		8	Great Britain, 1841, Queen Victoria line-engraved, 1d red brown (SG 8), three margins, well in at top, tied by excellent upright strike "12" in Maltese Cross on folded letter from London to Oxford, clear brown London "F" circular datestamp, 1 Aug 1843, on reverse, along with Oxford receiver the next day; sealed filing pin tear above address, otherwise Very Fine. Scott 3. S.G. Spec. £1,100 ($1,700). Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Suggested Bid $200-300 SOLD for $120.00 Will close during Public Auction
2014		45	Great Britain, 1858, Queen Victoria line-engraved, 2d blue, letters in all four corners, "thick lines" (SG 45), plate 12, PF, o.g., wonderfully fresh, incredibly deep color, about Fine, a very nice mint example from the rarest of the four plates used. Scott 29; $3,000. SG £3,000 ($4,650). Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)	Suggested Bid $500-750 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2015		58	Great Britain, 1854, Queen Victoria (embossed), 6d mauve (SG 58), two 2-margin singles tied by Liverpool "166" duplexes, 9 May 1856, on folded letter to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, red manuscript "1d" and "Registered", endorsed "Per [steamer] ‘Canada’" with Halifax exchange office oval (20 May) on front and red Yarmouth receiver (23 May) on reverse; light vertical file fold slightly affects right stamp, otherwise Very Fine. Scott 7c; $3,000. SG £2,900 ($4,500). Estimate $600 - 800. (Image)	Suggested Bid $600-800 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2016		28	Great Britain, 1856, Queen Victoria, 1s green, Emblems watermark (Scott 28), a Fine horizontal pair tied by Folkestone "303" duplexes, 1 Sep 1864, on folded letter to Valparaiso, Chile; British Panama transit c.d.s. (23 Sep) on front, red London (2 Sep) on reverse, Very Fine, DeVoss. SG 72. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Suggested Bid $200-300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2017	()	127	Great Britain, 1867, Queen Victoria, 5s pale rose, Maltese Cross watermark (SG 127), plate 2, regummed, lovely fresh color, Fine to Very Fine, a very nice example of this rare unused high value, with 2016 P.F. certificate. Scott 57a; $17,500. SG £18,000 ($27,900). Estimate $3,500 - 5,000. (Image)	Suggested Bid $3,500-5,000 SOLD for $1,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
2018	()	74 var.	Great Britain, 1878, Queen Victoria, 10s greenish gray, Official reproduction (Scott 74 var.), imperforate on unwatermarked paper, Very Fine. SG 128 var. Estimate $500 - 750 Gibbons Specialised states that "An official reproduction was made of this stamp" . (Image)	Suggested Bid $500-750 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2019	o	137	Great Britain, 1882, Queen Victoria, £5 orange on white paper (SG 137), perfectly struck Derby c.d.s., 24 Nov 1899, bright, fresh and perfectly centered, Extremely Fine. The Gibbons catalog value includes their suggest premium of 75% for "well-centered, lightly used" examples. Scott 93; $5,000. SG £8,300 ($12,860). Estimate $2,500 - 3,500 As fine a used example of this iconic British high value as we can recall seeing. (Image)	Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500 SOLD for $3,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2020	o	137	Great Britain, 1882, Queen Victoria, £5 orange on white paper (SG 137), canceled neat "High Holborn W.C./ D.O." c.d.s. (7 Sep 1889) and boxed "C.H.R./ G.P.O." telegraph cancel with usual blue crayon mark, bright, fresh and well centered, Very Fine, an exceptional example of this highly sought-after high value. Scott 93; $5,000. SG £4,750 ($7,360). Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (Image)	Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000 SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction