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| 5100 |
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 1840: 1d black, plate 5, lettered BD, four very good and even margins, a late usage
cancelled by '1844' type numeral obliterator in black. Fine and very rare Gi = £ 1'800. (Image
1) (Image 2)
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| 5101 |
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 1840: 2 d. blue, pl. 1, lettered AD-AE, a used horizontal pair from the top row with large
to enormous margins and showing portion of adjoining stamp at right, neatly cancelled by 1844 type barred numeral '104' of Dornoch in black. Exceptional appearance and very rare Gi DS5xc = £ 4'000.rnProvenance: Christie's, London, 18 Sept 1990,
lot 3544. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 5102 |
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 1840: 2 d. deep blue, pl. 1, lettered EG, a used example with good margins all round used on
1844 entire letter (contained an affidavit) to London tied by fine strike of "94" Boston numeral obliterator in black. Reverse with London arrival cds (July 4) in red. Two file folds well away from the fine adhesive, a rare and most appealing cover
Gi = £ 5'500.rnProvenance: Christie's, London, 13 March 1990, lot 1401. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 5103 |
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 1854: 1d red-brown "stars" wmk. small crown lettered (NE) tied by London 78 to mourning
enveloppe addressed to the dramatist and producer T.J. Serle in the hand of and endorsed on bottom left by CHARLES DICKENS. The flap of the envelope bears the distinctive garter seal and "D" of the great author, fine and rare. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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| 5104 |
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 1854: 1 d. red-brown, Die I, Alphabet II, perf. 16 on three sides, with "PERF. 7" variety on
the left, due to missing pins, tied by BRISTOL FE 3 1855 sideways duplex to entire letter to Ireland. Very rare perforation variety, with just fifteen covers recorded in the Karl Louis card index, three of which were despatched from Bristol in early
February 1855. One of the finest recorded covers with this variety Gi = £850 for single. (Image
1) (Image 2)
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| 5105 |
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 1855: 1 d. rose-red, Die II, Alphabet II, perf. 16, pl. 5, two singles lettered AD and BD
tied by bright green "186 DUBLIN" barred numeral to 1855 envelope and 1d. rose-red, die I, alphabet II, perf. 16, lettered PJ, tied by bright blue Irish "TULLAMORE" numeral to printed 1854 lettersheet to Bellinashoe Gi. = £1'750. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 5106 |
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 1854: 2 d. blue, pl. four lettered "NF", perf. 16, variety wmk. "Small Crown" inverted,
cancelled solely by rare oval PD in red. Extraordinarily rare combination of watermark variety and cancellation, possibly unique and the only such combination recorded in the Karl Louis card index. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 5107 |
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 1857: 1d. rose-red, Die II, Alphabet II, pl. 12, perf. 14, wmk. Small crown, horizontal
strip of three, lettered MG/MI, centrally cancelled "Frank Ives Scudamore/Chief Examiner" designed to void damaged sheets at Somerset House, fine Gi. = £1'200 for strip of four.rnNote: From the famous stamp find from Scudamore's descendents.
Frank Ives Scudamore was appointed Chief Examiner of the newly amalgamated offices of the Accountant General and the Receiver General in 1852. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 5108 |
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 1856: 1 d. red-brown, Die II, Alphabet III, pl. 35, perf. 14, sheet marginal vertical pair
lettered TE/TF, overprinted "SPECIMEN", large part og. fine. From the unique sheet which was separated in the 1920's Gi. = £1'500. Provenance: R. Lowe, London, 15 Oct 1947, lot 333. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 5109 |
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 1856/58: 1 d. rose-red used on complete 1858 Prices Current (largely concerning Cattle) to
Buenos Aires, Argentina tied by "Liverpool / 466" Spoon duplex (Nov. 8) in black. Some minor wrinkles but a scarce usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 5110 |
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 1857/63: 1 d. rose-red, Die II, Alphabet III, pl. 41, an unused block of 18, lettered CG/EL
and pl. 49, block of 12 lettered IA/JF, both unused without gum, some split perforations and a little toned Gi. = £1'740. Provenance Plate 49 block: Collection J.B. Seymour, R. Lowe, 11. April 1951 Lot 878. Block of 36 split into three. R. Lowe,
15 May 1974, ex lot 1251. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 5111 |
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 1857: 1 d. rose-red, Die II, Alphabet III, perf. 16, two horizontal strips of three lettered
LI-LK and MI-MK, tied by "108" Dumfries (July 29, 1858) duplex cancellations to envelope to Hamilton, Canada West, the largest franking of the 1 d. rose-red perf. 16 recorded in the Karl Louis card index, the other cover known bearing six single
stamps. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 5112 |
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 1864: 1d. rose-red, plate 96, QI/TL, an unused corner sheet block of 16 showing marginal
inscription, plate number '96‘ , perfs. with some re-enforcement, large part og. with minor crackly gum creasing, two age toned spots visible on front, but would make a fabulous corner sheet plate number block of six Gi = £ 1‘040 for
singles. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 5113 |
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 1864: 1d. rose-red, plate 102, EG/KL, an unused block of 42 showing sheet margin at right
with marginal inscription and sheet dividing 'star‘ marking between JL - KL, minor oxidisation, large part original crackly gum, some split perfs. re-enforced. As far as one can say, the block originates from a part sheet lettered EG-TL split into
four blocks: EG/KL (this block), LG/TI, LJ/PL and QJ/TL. Gi = £ 2‘730 for singles.rnProvenance: The four blocks: ex Stranack Collection, Robson Lowe auction 17 March 1955, lot 772 and 773. The block EG/KL: Harmer auction 29 Jan. 1997, lot
1176.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 5114 |
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 1864: 1d. rose-red, a glorious deep shade, plate 143, AA/BF, unused corner sheet block of
twelve showing marginal inscription, plate number '143‘ in a circle and current serial number '160‘, some minor re-enforcement or split perfs. and usual crackly large part og. Gi = £ 960 for singles.rnProvenance: R. Lowe auction 12 March
1981, lot 2382.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 5115 |
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 1864, 1d. rose-red, plate 188, RA-RC plus SA/TD, irregular unused corner sheet block of 11
showing marginal inscription, plate number '188‘ in a circle and an interesting "missing pin" perforation variety above SD and between SD-TD, some slight oxidisation, perfs. with some re-enforcement, large part og. Gi = £ 1‘045 for singles.
(Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 5116 |
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 1864, 1d. rose-red, plate 206, SA/TB, an unused corner sheet block of 4 showing marginal
inscription, plate number '206‘ in a circle, few minor age-toned spots barely visible from front, large part og. Gi = £ 300 for singles.rnProvenance: Frank E. Crawford collection, R. Lowe auction 11 Oct. 1977, lot 342.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 5117 |
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 1864, 1d. rose-red in a deep shade, plate 214, SA/TD, an unused corner sheet block of 8,
showing marginal inscription, plate number '214‘ in a circle, slight oxidisation, perfs. with some re-enforcement, large part og. Gi = £ 720 for singles. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 5118 |
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 1864, 1d. rose-red, plate 90, JC, tied by "493 – MAIDSTONE MY 5 1866" duplex to printed
TELEGRAM envelope to Canterbury. W.H. Thomas Insurance Agents imprint inside. Attached the original content, a receipt from W.H.Thomas, Maidstone, with fiscal 1d. lilac Inland Revenue (corner fault) confirming James Blaxland paid GBP 10/18s./8d. on 5
May 1866, the day of dispatch of the letter. Very unusual. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 5119 |
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 1864: 1d. rose-red, plate no. 159 used with 1881 1d. lilac, die II, 1883 3d. on 3d. lilac
(slight imperfections), 1884 2½d. lilac and fiscal stamps 1d. lilac and 1s. orange, all tied by 'LADYWOOD Rd. BIRMINGHAM NO 27 (19)13' to registered envelope to Wolfersdorf, Bohemia, Austria. Despite the late 1913 usage and the philatelically
influenced franking, a very rare mixed franking with three different 1d. adhesives.rnNote: The 1883 3d. is the latest postal use recorded in the Karl Louis Card Index. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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