VALENTINE CARDS continued... VALENTINE CARDS continued... Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 51 1878 (Feb 13) Printed envelope with cherubs, birds, trees and a temple in silhouette form, entitled "Fact and Fiction illustrated", addressed to "Miss Gordon Watson, Dorney House, Dorney, Windsor" with a 1d red tied by Windsor duplex, containing an attractive Dobbs Kidd & Co paperlace valentine with two stockings worn at the heels and toes, entitled "High Hose! or the inconvenience of an unmarried life, never too late to mend". A fine and unusual envelope with enclosed card. (2). Photo on Page 14. (Image1) Est. £160-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 52 Canada. 1857 (Feb 14) Embossed valentine envelope to "John H. Cronk, Wellington P.O, C.W", charged 3c with red "MOSCOW / U.C" datestamp on the front, backstamped at Odessa, Colebrook, Kingston and Wellington, a handwritten valentine poem enclosed, attractive and unusual from Canada. Est. £100-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 53 U.S.A. c.1850 Valentine envelopes, a large envelope superbly printed on both sides with flowers and patterns in gold, addressed to Albany with Louisville, Ky. c.d.s; six other embossed envelopes with enclosed embossed or paperlace cards (4) or handwritten valentine poems (2), one addressed within Philadelphia backstamped "BLOOD S / PENNY POST / PHILIDA" c.d.s (Feb 12), two posted within Springfield, Ohio with red "PAID" and Springfield c.d.s (Feb 16) or to Mt. Pleasant, Ohio handstamped "PAID", three others hand delivered, two bearing wafer seals. (7 + 4 cards). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 54 U.S.A. c.1851-63 Embossed envelopes franked imperf 3c (2), perforated 3c or 2c Black Jack (blue cancel, not tied but with 1994 Professional Stamp Expertising Certificate), two with enclosed cards. (4 + 2 cards). Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 55 U.S.A. c.1860-1910 Valentine cards (24), later postcards (5), 1914 valentine poster stamps within their original box (12), 1930 cover bearing a similar poster stamp, and 1934-35 covers with U.S Ship Valentine s day cancels, also an 1879 price list for chromolithographic scraps, two letters bearing such scraps and a few unused examples. A good lot, many of the cards very elaborate. (47+). Est. £200-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 56 U.S.A. c.1870-1903 Embossed envelopes (11), eight with enclosed valentine cards, franked 1c (5), 2c (3) or 3c (3), a fine and attractive group. (11 + 8 cards). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. CHRISTMAS CARDS CHRISTMAS CARDS Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 57 c.1860-1920 Christmas cards (77), forty four of these glued within an album dated 1871, the others including a bookmark shaped card bearing an 1874 almanac, a fine 1900 card printed for Daniel Arkell, also three victorian birthday cards. (80). Est. £80-100 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 58 c.1880 Printed coloured Christmas and New Year greetings cards, 18 differing designs, in bundles of a dozen with wrapper bands (some bands broken), all pristine, clearly unsold shop stock, untouched for c.150 years. (c.1,500) Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. GREAT BRITAIN STAMPS GREAT BRITAIN STAMPS Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 59 QV-QEII Mint and used collection in eight albums or stockbooks, mainly QEII period (no Machins), some earlier with mint Downey Heads, KGVI complete mint with all high values, 1958 De la Rue £1 and 1955 Waterlow 2/6 - £1 unmounted, etc. (1000s). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 60 1840-1902 Mainly used collection in a stockbook, including 1d blacks and 1840 2d blue (faults), 1841 1d red LK plate 8 Union Jack re-entry, 1884 Crowns £1 brown JC frame break with perfin (a few trimmed perf tips), also a few minor QEII varieties, Australia 1931-36 Specimen stamps (5) and Cape triangulars (5, with 1853 4d blue on slightly blued paper unused without gum), some faults. (c.350). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 61 1840-1951 QV - KGVI Mint and used collection in three albums including 1d blacks (6, two superb with four large margins, one on cover, also four other with faults) and 1840 2d blue, 1d Mulready used, some reasonable Surface Printed, £1 brown watermark Crowns and 1891 £1 green used, 1913 Multiple Royal Cypher ½d (3, two used) and 1d mint, 1929 PUC £1 mint, many mint Controls throughout, etc., a useful collection. (3 Albums). Photo on Pages 16 & 24. (Image1) (Image2) (All Images) Est. £1,200-1,500 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 62 1840-1951 QV-KGVI Used, some imperf Line Engraved still in a 1972 Harmers lot folder, including 1d blacks (10, three with four margins comprising TG plate 6, SK plate 7, QG plate 7 in pair with QH cut into at top) and 1840 2d blues (3, one with four margins), imperf 1d reds, a few covers, etc. (100s). Est. £400-500 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 63 1840-1974 Mint and used collections on pages including 1d black AH plate 3 and 1840 2d deep blue IF plate 2 both with four margins, 1840 2d blue EG-FG vertical pair both just touched at right all used, 1847-54 6d (2), 10d and 1/- (2) cut square used (faults), 1939-46 2/6 - £1 set of six and 1948-51 high values all superb unmounted, QEII in nine albums or stockbooks with many unmounted blocks, 1962-71 booklets (c.320), etc. (1000s). Est. £500-700 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 64 1840-c.2000 Mint and used accumulation including 1840 1d black (faults) and 1840 2d blue (close or just touched at two corners), 1d reds with numbers in Maltese Cross cancels (21, all numbers), 1841-79 1d reds and 2d blues, Surface Printed with 1883-84 2/6 and 5/-, KEVII - QEII mint with a quantity of decimal face, etc. (1000s). Est. £400-500 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 65 1839 Wyon Essay "Post Office Permit ½ ounce 1d" in red and black, printed by the Congreve method, on white wove paper, outer frame just touched at left, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 16. (Image1) Est. £100-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 66 1840 1d Rainbow Trial with upper sheet margin, state 2 printed in lilac-rose dipped in prussiate of potash, good to large margins, fine and scarce. S.G. DP20a, £3,500. Photo on Page 18. (Image1) Est. £800-1,000 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 67 1840 Grey-black IC plate 1a (worn plate) used, cancelled with a Maltese Cross in red and part Penny Post handstamp in black, good to large margins, fine and scarce. With Philatelic Expertising Certificate (2000). S.G. £1,200. Photo on Page 12. (Image1) Est. £200-240 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 68 1840 1d Black, IK plate 1a, four small to large margins, tied to piece by a fine magenta Maltese Cross, probably from Glasgow sub-offices. With R.P.S Certificate (2012) describing the cancel as watery purplish-red. S.G. £2,250. Photo on Page 12. (Image1) Est. £500-600 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 69 1840 1d Black, LL plate 1b used with a magnificent complete deep red Maltese Cross, very large even margins, an exceptional stamp. Photo on Page 12. (Image1) Est. £220-260 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 70 1840 1d Black, CI-CJ plate 1b pair used with red Maltese Crosses, CJ close but clear at upper right, otherwise good to large margins on all sides, an attractive pair. Photo on Page 12. (Image1) Est. £180-220 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 71 1840 (Nov 1) Entire letter from Maryport to Carlisle, franked 1d black NK plate 1b with good to enormous margins, tied by a fine red Maltese Cross, Maryport datestamp on the upper flap, horizontal file fold, an unusually fine 1d black on cover. Est. £160-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 72 1840 1d Black, SI-SJ plate 2 pair, small to large margins, each with a distinctive Manchester fishtail Maltese Cross cancel in black, fine and attractive. S.G. £1,800 as singles. Photo on Page 12. (Image1) Est. £500-600 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 73 1840 (Sep 29) Entire posted within London bearing a 1d black DG plate 2 (clear double letter "D", four good margins) cancelled by Maltese Cross in black, used during the experimental black ink period, red "Blackmore St" alongside and datestamp on reverse. Very fine, cancellations were changed from red to black ink in February 1841. With R.P.S Certificate (1996). Photo on Page 14. (Image1) Est. £400-500 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 74 1840 1d Black, KA plate 3 used with a red Maltese Cross, huge even margins, an exceptional stamp. Photo on Page 12. (Image1) Est. £220-260 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 75 1840 1d Black, QG plate 3 mint, three good margins, cut into at top, light vertical crease, hinge remainders and possibly regummed, a very reasonable looking stamp. Photo on Page 12. (Image1) Est. £300-500 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

---

StampAuctionNetwork® is a registered trademark of Droege Computing Services, Inc | StampAuctionCentral and StampAuctionNetwork® are Copyright © 1994-2026 Droege Computing Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved. | Mailing Address: 20 West Colony Place, Suite 120, Durham NC 27705 | If you want to talk to me about anything other than selling your stamps, call 919-403-9459 and ask for Tom Droege, or email support@stampauctionnetwork.com We can help you evaluate or sell your collection so... Click here for help selling your Collection. Once you follow the instructions we can talk. But first we have a process. Sign up for a paid or free membership | Lost your Links? Return to StampAuctionNetwork® | Instructional Videos - Master StampAuctionNetwork® | Sign up for our Newsletter | Terms and Conditions.