Cancellations continued...
| Lot |
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Descrip |
Opening |
| 251 |
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1841 (Jan 12) Entire letter from Portsmouth to London franked 1d black, BB plate 4 with good to large margins tied by a Maltese Cross in an unusual and distinctive pink colour, Portsmouth c.d.s alongside, the cover toned with internal repairs to
folds.
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Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 252 |
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 1841 1d Red, four small to good margins, cancelled by "241" numeral cancel of Denbigh in a superb violet colour, reverse signed in pencil by H.C.V Adams. S.G. £3,000. Photo on Page 12. (Image1)
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Est. £250-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 253 |
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 1841 1d Reds, QD with four margins cancelled by straight line "(B)REA" in blue, also RF (two margins) with partial straight line "(OL)LABERR(Y)", scarce Shetland Islands local cancels. (2). Photo on Page 12. (Image1)
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 254 |
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1842 (Nov 9) 1d Pink envelope to Oxford cancelled by "EXETER" double arc datestamp, "Lympstone / Penny Post" in the lower corner, an unusual use of a town datestamp as a cancellation.
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Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 255 |
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 1842 (Aug 21) Entire from Biggar to Hamilton franked 1d red (three margins) cancelled by the Biggar distinctive Maltese Cross, Biggar, Edinburgh and Hamilton backstamps. Fine and scarce, four month earlier than the first of
just three other covers recorded by Rockoff & Jackson. S.G. £3,000. Photo on Page 34. (Image1)
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Est. £400-500
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 256 |
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 1843 (June 9) Cover from Dundee to Brechin bearing a 1d red, good to large margins, tied by the distinctive Dundee Maltese Cross with a dot in the central diamond. Not listed by Rockoff & Jackson, who record 21 other covers
with this cancel, six of which show the central dot. Small nick at right edge, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 34. (Image1)
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Est. £150-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 257 |
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 1843 (Nov 7) Entire from Nuneaton to London franked 1d red (four margins) cancelled by the distinctive Maltese Cross of Coventry, Nuneaton undated circle and Coventry datestamp on reverse. S.G. £2,200. Photo on Page
34. (Image1)
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Est. £250-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 258 |
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1843 (Nov 8) Entire letter from Brighton to East Grinstead bearing a 1d red, four good margins, tied by Brighton distinctive Maltese Cross, despatch and arrival backstamps, small corner fault at lower right, otherwise fine. Not listed by Rockoff &
Jackson, who record fifteen other covers with this cancel. S.G. £750.
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Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 259 |
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Ireland. c.1843-44 Entires (2) and large piece with 1d reds cancelled by Maltese Crosses in blue, at Athy, Aughnachloy (2 margins) or Dromore West (piece). (3).
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Est. £150-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 260 |
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1844 (Mar 4) Entire from London to Alvaston franked 1841 2d EA plate 3 (four margins) cancelled by no.11 in Maltese Cross. S.G. £2,800.
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Est. £250-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 261 |
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1844-51 Entire letters and entires with coloured numeral cancels comprising "240" of Derby in brown (2), "241" of Denbigh in green (2), "312" of Gloucester in green (crossed by heavy file fold), the last three light strikes. (5).
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Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 262 |
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 1845 (Aug 19) Entire letter from Kirkby Stephen to Cartmel bearing 1d red, SF plate 57 with four good to large margins, cancelled by numeral cancels "423" of Kirkby Stephen and "530" of Milnthorpe, the second applied in
transit because the original cancel was a little underinked, Kirkby Stephen and Milnthorpe backstamps, unusual and scarce. Photo on Page 36.
(Image1)
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Est. £150-200
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 263 |
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 1845 (May 27) Part entire (side portions removed) posted from Greenock to Edinburgh, with a 1d red EJ plate 48 (four good to huge margins) incorrectly cancelled by boxed "GREENOCK / MY 27 / 1845" datestamp then overstruck with
the correct "163" numeral, redirected to Bridge of Allan with a second 1d paid in cash, backstamped with a second strike of the boxed Greenock datestamp, and at Edinburgh. An unusual error, seen and corrected at the office of posting resulting in a
unique combination of cancels. Photo on Page 36. (Image1)
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Est. £300-400
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 264 |
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1845 (Oct 2) Tiny cover (82x53mm) to Leeds with a 1d red (four margins, just touched by scissor cut at upper left) cancelled by "383" error of type numeral of Harrogate with five horizontal bars at either side, Low Harrogate undated circle on
reverse, Leeds c.d.s on the front.
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Est. £80-100
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 265 |
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 1845 (Dec 3) Entire posted within Birmingham, bearing 1d red TJ plate 60 (three margins, touched at left) cancelled by boxed "P.P 12 / PAID", Edgbaston Penny Post at left, Birmingham backstamp. Photo on Page 36. (Image1)
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Est. £250-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 266 |
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1845 1d Pink envelopes from Goole to Hull cancelled by "319" numerals, one in black, the other in blue, a fine and attractive pair. (2).
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 267 |
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1845-51 Entires and covers (4, also a single stamp) with 1d reds cancelled by the "338" error of type numeral of Harrogate with five horizontal bars at either side, also an 1845 entire letter with the correct "338" cancel with vertical side bars, all
with Low Harrogate straight line or undated circle on reverse. (6).
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Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 268 |
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1845-62 London Chief Office numeral obliterators, the written up study on covers (20), stamps and pieces (41), numbers 1-25 and 51, mainly on imperf 1d reds, including 1d block of six on cover cancelled "25", 1848 Parliamentary Proceedings wrapper
with 1d cancelled "17", 1862 wrapper to Spain paid 1/- in cash with 1d cancelled "51", various dots in cancels varieties, some stamp faults. (61).
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Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 269 |
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 1846 (June 23) Cover to Dinton Vicarage franked 1841 2d blue TF plate 3 (three margins, just touched at left) cancelled by three strikes of "AYLESBURY" double arc datestamp, a further strike on reverse, a rare cancel on a 2d
stamp. S.G. £3,000. Photo on Page 36. (Image1)
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Est. £500-600
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 270 |
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 1846 (Jan 3) 1d Pink lettersheet to Exeter with enclosed printed notice regarding the expansion of the South Devon Railway with branch railways, cancelled by straight line "Tooley St." London local post receiving office
handstamp, London and Exeter backstamps. A rare misuse of this receiving office handstamp as a cancellation. Photo on Page 36. (Image1)
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Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 271 |
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1847-49 Cover and entire posted in Scotland franked 1d, both redirected with the stamps cancelled a second time upon redirection resulting in two differing numeral cancels on the stamps, one with "131" of Edinburgh + "122" of Dunse, the other with
"131" with side stars and another unclear numeral (probably "1" of Aberdeen). Unusual combination of cancels, both stamps fine with good margins. (2).
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Est. £200-240
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 272 |
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 1847-54 Embossed 1/- green, cut square, touched at right, just clear on other sides, cancelled by two strikes of the very unusual and scarce London Chief Office "22" horizontal oval obliterator with "25" narrowly spaced thin
bars, only recorded used in 1846-47. Photo on Page 12. (Image1)
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 273 |
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1848 (Dec 15) Entire letter from Stirling to Edinburgh franked 1d red cancelled by "STIRLING / (crown) / G.P.O" intaglio mailbag seal handstamp, Stirling and Edinburgh backstamps, stamp faults but very unusual and probably unique.
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Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 274 |
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 Ireland. 1853 (Sept.) Cover posted locally to Ballynahuich Castle with a 1d red (touched at top, corner fault at lower left) cancelled by straight line "OUCHTERARE" handstamps (3 strikes) in blue, a fourth clearer strike on
reverse, recipients filing note with date. A rare coloured receiving office handstamp, intended as a backstamp only, misused as a cancel. Photo on Page 36.
(Image1)
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Est. £240-280
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 275 |
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1855-56 Cover and pieces (2) with imperf 1d reds, all fine with four margins, cancelled by sideways duplex cancels of Newcastle on Tyne (24 SP 56, cover), Uxbridge or Sheffield, scarce cancels on imperforate issues, all very fine. (3).
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Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
