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| 4012 |
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 1857: 1 d. red, plate 67, perf. 14, wmk. large crown, horizontal pair, soiled, in combination with 1864 1 d. red, plate 79, two horizontal pairs, used on a registered 'Book Post' stationery cover front, from York, dated 29
July 1865, tied by '930' York duplex in black. The rate is 2 d. book post plus 4 d. registration fee. Fault to top and torn. Vertical filing crease centrally not affecting adhesives. A scarce combination franking. Only twelve examples recorded. Comes
on an album page with a small envelope dated 6 July 1864 franked with a 1 d. penny star and a 1 d. penny plate 85, sent from Windermere to Wales. Scarce duo(Image 1)
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| 4013 |
cover |
 1871: 1 d. red, plate 146, two singles and a single bisected diagonally, used on a cover, from London to Paris, dated 30 December 1876, tied by a London E.C. '79' duplex in black. Flap is missing and one of the 1 d. reds has a
corner clipped south east. Otherwise minor soiling. Rare. Just four covers recorded in the Karl Louis card index showing the 2½ d. UPU foreign destination rate made up by the 1864/79 1 d. penny plates in a 1+1+½ stamps, accepted by the P.O. and not
taxed. Of those four examples three are to Paris and one is to Denmark. Cert. RPSL (2016)(Image 1)
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| 4014 |
cover |
 1858: 2 d. blue, plate 9, used on a registered cover in combination with 1863 4 d. pale red, plate 4, with hair lines, 1864 1 d. red, plate 73, 1865 3 d. rose, plate 4 and horizontal pair 1865 6 d. lilac, plate 5, with hyphen,
from London to Canada, dated 19 June 1865, cancelled by a London '15' upright oval in black, with red framed handstamp 'Lombard Street / A / Registered Letter' in red and London registered oval also in red alongside. To the reverse a Hamilton
circular arrival datestamp in black (28 June 1865). Correctly franked at the 1s 4d rate plus 6d registration (1s 10d). A spectacular five colour mixed franking. Rare. The largest number of different values and colours on a pre-UPU cover recorded in
the Karl Louis card index. Cert. BPA (2003) & Richter (1994). Reference: Great Britain Victorian Mixed Franking Covers, by Ray Simpson & Karl Louis, illustrated on pg. 149 (fig. 224). Provenance:Harmers, London, 29 April 2003, lot 964; David
Feldman, Geneva, 29 November to 3 December 2005, lot 31923(Image 1)
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| 4015 |
cover |
 1862: 3 d. rose, plate 2, without dots, clear spandrels, in combination with a horizontal pair 1864 1 d. red, plate 76 and 1865 6 d. deep lilac, plate 5, used on cover, from Liverpool to Albano, Italy, dated 26 May 1865, tied
by the '466' Liverpool duplex in black, with single circle 'PD' in red and Calais transit cds alongside in black (27 May). To reverse a London circular cds in red (27 May) and a faint arrival cds in black (31 May). Also has Doron Azouri Collection
owner mark. Stamps just overlap top, some perf. disturbance. Otherwise very fine and scarce. The plate 2 3 d. rose is a difficult stamp to locate on cover and especially so in a tri-clour mixed franking combination. This being one of two recorded(Image 1)
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| 4016 |
cover |
 1871: 1 d. red, plate 152, used on a registered cover in combination with 1873 3 d. rose, plate 12, 6 d. grey, plate 12 and 1 s. green, plate 8, sent from London to Madrid, Spain, dated 23 February 1874, cancelled by London
registered 'R' in upright oval in black, with Lombard Street registered single circle datestamp in red alongside and an oval 'PD' in red. Endorsed 'via France'. The 1 s. has lower corner of Wing margin clipped and cover has a vertical filing crease
well clear of adhesives. A rare registered four colour combination franking(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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| 4016A |
cover |
 1878: 1 d. red, plate 218, used on cover with 1880 1 d. venetian red, sent from Taunton, Devon to Chapel Cleeve (near Taunton), dated 13 March 1880, tied by the '776' Taunton duplex in black, redirected to Bath. To the reverse
a Washford cds in black (14 March 1880). Flap and part of back missing. Scarce. One of ten covers recorded franked with this combination; three which are philatelically inspired. Comes with an 1881 cover franked with 1 d. venetian red and 1 d. lilac
sent locally within London and used in the first month of the 1 d. lilac's issue. Scarce. Fewer than ten covers known. Reference: Great Britain Victorian Mixed Franking Covers, by Ray Simpson & Karl Louis, first cover listed on pg. 192 and second
cover illustrated on pg. 202 (fig. 307)(Image 1)
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| 4017 |
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 178: 1 d. red, plate 213, in combination with 1881 1 d. lilac, 1884 ½ d. slate-blue and 2½ d. lilac, used on cover from London to Villengen, Baden, Germany, dated 10 August 1885, three stamps tied by a London E.C. hooded
circle and one stamp (1 d. lilac) tied by London Hoster machine cancel in black. To the reverse an arrival cds in black (12 August 1885). Some tone spots, otherwise fine. Rare; only four examples of the 2½ d. lilac used in combination with
non-contemporary stamps are recorded, one of which is philatelic. Reference: Great Britain Victorian Mixed Franking Covers, by Ray Simpson & Karl Louis, illustrated on pg. 209 (fig. 319)(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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| 4018 |
cover |
 1856: 6 d. lilac, plate 1, has fault top right, in combination with 1858: 2 d. blue, plate 9 and 1862 9 d. bistre, plate 2, used on cover, from London to Amsterdam, dated 11 February 1862, tied by London '12' upright barred
oval, with 'England/Franco' itallic handstamp in blue-green alongside. To the reverse a London small cds in blue (11 February) and an arrival single circle in red (13 February 1862). A fine and scarce example. Fewer than ten examples of the 1856 6 d.
combined with the 9 d. plate 2 are recorded(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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| 4019 |
cover |
 1858: 2 d. blue, plate 9, in combination with 1862 3 d. rose, plate 2, without dots, clear spandrels and 1865 6 d. deep lilac, plate 5, used on mourning envelope, from London to Albano, Italy, dated 26 May 1865, tied by the
'London N.W.' duplex in black, with oval 'PD' in red and Calais transit cds alongside in black (31 May). To reverse a Roma transit cds (5 June) and circular arrival in black (6 May). Part of flap missing and fault to edges. The 3 d. has two pulled
perfs top and the 2 d. a few dulled perfs at base. Otherwise a fine and rare example of a tri-colour 11 d. rate. One of two recorded examples of the 3 d. rose plate 2 used in combination with two other issues(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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| 4020 |
cover |
 1876: ½ d. rose, plate 13, in combination with 1880 ½ d. pale green, fault top, used on a printed Erasmus Smith school fees letter sheet, sent locally within Dublin, Ireland, dated 30 October 1889, tied by a '186' Dublin
duplex in black. Inside the letter sheet has a 1 d. lilac revenue stamp affixed and cancelled by a manuscript pen cancel. Soiled. A unique combination of ½ d. values. Reference: Great Britain Victorian Mixed Franking Covers, by Ray Simpson & Karl
Louis, illustrated on pg. 181 (fig. 273). Listed as a Gold Standard cover(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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| 4021 |
cover |
 1870: 1½ d. rose-red, plate 3, lettered OL, in combination with 1876 8 d. orange, plate 1, lettered OD, used on a registered envelope from London to Turin, redirected to Milan before being directed back to Turin, Italy, dated
10 April 1878, tied by a dumb circular cancel in black, with a London 'W.C. D. O.' registered cds in red alongside. To reverse, numerous transit and arrival datestamps. There is a vertical filing crease left of center, well clear of adhesives. Some
stains, otherwise fine. A scarce combination; one of less than ten recorded(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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| 4022 |
cover |
 1870: 1½ d. rose-red, plate 3, in combination with 1880 ½ d. deep green and 1887 ½ d. vermilion, used on a 2 d. blue registered stationery envelope, sent from London to Stockholm, Sweden, dated 24 March 1891, tied by London
registered 'W.C.D.O.' cds in black, with a Gt. Russell St. cds alongside also in black. To reverse an arrival small single circle in black (27 March 1891). very fine and rare even if philatelic (Heinrich Lichtenstein was a stamp daler). Comes with
three other covers, all neatly mounted and written-up on album pages including an 1870 1½ d. used in combination with an 1881 1 d. venetian red, as well as two cover with 1870 ½ d. rose used in combination with surface printed issues, one on a
stationery 1 d. pink envelope. Rare group (4). Reference: Great Britain Victorian Mixed Franking Covers, by Ray Simpson & Karl Louis, first cover illustrated pg. 183 (fig. 275). Also one of the other covers is illustrated on pg. 204 (fig.310)(Image 1)
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| 4023 |
cover |
 1856: 6 d. deep lilac, used on large part of cover in combination with 1857 1 d. red, perf. 14, wmk. large crown, seven singles, and 1862 9 d. bistre, plate 2, without hair lines, from London to Hong King, China, dated 12
March 1862, tied by London '47' twin barred oval in black, endorsed 'Via Marseilles', with manuscript 'I' in red. Part of back and top centrally missing, the latter which has been backed but clear of adhesives. However, a spectacular tri-colour
combination and a rare 1s 10d franking - 1s 6d was the rate up to ½ oz. for mail sent via Marseilles. One of six covers recorded. Reference: Great Britain Victorian Mixed Franking Covers, by Ray Simpson & Karl Louis, illustrated on pg. 141 (fig.
212). Provenance: Ex Gilbert Wheat Collection, Cavendish, 10 June 2009, lot 630(Image 1)
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| 4024 |
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 1854: 6 d. mauve, embossed, touching two sides and cut into right, in combination with 1856 4 d. carmine, used on small envelope from London to Coruña, Spain, dated 15 May 1856, tied by the London '22' barred oval, with large
oval 'PF' (paid to fronteir) and a Calais double circle in black alongside. A blue '4R' handstamp postage due mark being applied on arrival in Spain. To the reverse a London circular in black and a faint arrival in blue (22 May 1856). Light vertical
filing crease to left side well clear of the adhesives. A scarce combination(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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| 4025 |
cover |
 1854: 6 d. dull lilac, embossed, touching base and side otherwise good to huge margins, used on cover in combination with 1856 6 d. deep lilac, from Bristol to Greenfield, USA, dated 9 December 1856, tied by Bristol '134'
sideways duplex in black, alongside a red small type octagonal Liverpool 'L' packet mark (10 December) together with two New York handstamps, one a 'Paid/24' circular (25 December - Christmas Day arrival) and a '21/cents' mark also in red. There are
five vertical filing creases, two are not obvious and one running through the top margin of the embossed which also has a corner crease. The 6 d. deep lilac has some pulled perfs. at top otherwise a very fine cover which retains its visual appeal.
Rare. One of three covers recorded with a mixed franking of the 6 d. embossed and its 6 d. successor. Note: The content of the letter relates to delays with the construction of the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Reference: Great Britain Victorian Mixed
Franking Covers, by Ray Simpson & Karl Louis, illustrated on pg. 128. Described as a 'Gold Standard' cover(Image 1)
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| 4026 |
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 1857: 4 d. rose, defect top and top right side, used on cover with 1862 4 d. red, plate 3, without hair lines, from London to Amsterdam, Netherlands, dated 6 February 1864, tied by London E.C. '90' duplex in black, with
'England / Franco' itallic two-line handstamp in black alongside. To reverse a circular arrival datestamp in red (unclear). Stained and has a horizontal filing crease centrally well clear of adhesives. The 8 d. rate up to 1 oz. Rare example; one of
four mixed 4 d./4 d. combination franking covers known. A Gold Standard cover(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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| 4027 |
cover |
 1856: 6 d. deep lilac, plate 1, horizontal pair and one single, used on cover in combination with 1862 4 d. red, plate 3, without hair lines, from London to Paris, France, dated 7 July 1862, tied by black London '12' in barred
oval, with 'PD' oval in red and Calais transit double circle datestamp in black (8 July) alongside. To reverse a London mark and a Paris arrival in black (8 July 1862). The single 6 d. has a corner crease top right and a short perf. Otherwise fine.
The 1s 4d rate is up to 1 oz. plus a 6d late fee. Rare. Only recorded example of a 1856 6 d. used with 1862 4 d. to pay double rate to France with 6d late fee. Reference: Great Britain Victorian Mixed Franking Covers, by Ray Simpson & Karl Louis,
pg. 144(Image 1)
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| 4028 |
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 1856: 6 d. lilac, plate 1, used on cover with 1862 9 d. bistre, plate 2, lettered GA, without hair lines, from Sheffield to San Francisco, USA, dated 31 January 1862, tied by Sheffield '700' sideways duplex in black, with 'San
Francisco Paid' circular datestamp alongside (18 March 1862). To the reverse a Manchester transit cds in black (1 February) and a Doron Azouri Collection owner mark. Some minor imperfection. A rare combination. Four examples of the 6 d. and 9 d.
combined on cover are recorded in the Karl Louis card index. The 9 d. is scarce on cover SG = £ 850+(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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| 4029 |
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 1856: 1 s. green, plate 1, wmk. emblems, in combination with 1862 9 d. bistre, plate 2, lettered BQ, used on cover from London to Salkote, India, tied by undated 'WC/2' black barred circular, endorsed 'via Marseilles',
addressed to a Major in the 93rd Highlanders. To the reverse a Bombay cds (12 January 1863), a Lahore hexagon datestamp (18 January) and arrival cds alongside (19 January), all in red. Some damage apparent to envelope and flap missing. Stamps at top
have perf. disturbance and minor imperfections. A very scarce example. One of three recorded covers with the 1856 1 s. green together with the 1862 9 d. bistre in a mixed franking(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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| 4029A |
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 1862: 9 d. bistre, plate 2, without hair lines, wmk. emblems, used on a mourning cover in combination with 1865 3 d. rose, plate 4, wmk. emblems, sent from Mallow, Cork, Ireland to Melbourne, Australia, dated 17 August 1865,
tied by the Mallow '321' Irish spoon cancel in black, endorsed 'Via Southampton'. To reverse a London transit cds in blue (18 August) and a single circle arrival datestamp in blue-green (9 October). A fine and rare example, especially out of Ireland
to Australia. Only five mixed franking 9 d. covers recorded, three of which are at the 1 shilling rate with the 3 d. rose. Comes with an additional cover franked with a combination of 9 d. straw plate 4 and a 3 d. rose plate 17. Has faults.
Nonetheless rare with fewer than 10 recorded(Image 1)
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