1840 1d BLACKS continued...
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Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 944 |
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 PLATE 1b - ON EARLY MARCH 1841 MANCHESTER FISHTAIL CROSS COVER - 3 March 1841 E to Kendal with 1d black FB plate 1b, three margins & small nick in upper left, tied by fine strike of this distinctive cross. The
earliest known date is 1 March. SG £4500. Cross Reference: 1840s CANCELLATIONS, LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER (Image)
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Starting at £ 150
Currently...£160.00
Selling...USD 208.70
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 945 |
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 PLATE 1b - PLACED CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS - 4 July 1840 EL to Chelmsford with fine four margin 1d black, RJ plate 1b, placed centrally and tied by light crisp red MX; 2002 Brandon cert. Very attractiveCross
Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£150.00
Selling...USD 195.66
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 946 |
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 PLATE 1b - THREE COVERS INC. EXPERIMENTAL BLACK CROSS - Sep. 1840 E used in London with three margin 1d black (HG; crease, toned) tied by black experimental MX; Nov. 1840 EL from Gladsmuir with four margin 1d red
cancelled, JC, with a very oily indistinct red MX and TRANENT & Edinburgh ds on the flap; and Dec. 1840 EL from 'London Bridge' with three margin 1d black tied by red MX. (3)Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, EAST LOTHIAN (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£140.00
Selling...USD 182.62
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 947 |
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 PLATES 1b & 8 - EXPERIMENTAL LONDON BLACK CROSS COVERS - 23 Oct. 1840 EL with 1d black, GI plate 1b (at some point removed and replaced out of position), cancelled with a black MX and 'Tower St' straight line
alongside; and 23 Nov. 1840 EL with two margin 1d black, BF plate 8, tied by black MX and with green 'T.P/Newington Butts'. (2) Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, 1840s CANCELLATIONS (Image)
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Starting at £ 85
Currently...£90.00
Selling...USD 117.40
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 948 |
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 PLATE 1b - AK - PLUS PLATE 9 1d RED COVERS - good used four margin example (possible tiny thin under the left star) with interesting part offset on the back. Plus Apr. 1841 pair of ELs franked with four margin 1d
reds from plate 9, one of which has been applied to the cover using a wafer seal. (3 items) Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS, SEALS/WAFERS
(Image)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£70.00
Selling...USD 91.31
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 949 |
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 PLATE 2 - GROUP OF THREE - DJ (four margins, ink spot), HD (four margins, lightly toned) and GF (two margins); all with red MX. (3) (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£140.00
Selling...USD 182.62
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 950 |
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 PLATE 2 - COVERS PLUS RED PRINTINGS - Nov. 1840 E used in Edinburgh with three margin 1d black, JF, tied by red MX; Jan. 1841 E, poor with poor 1d black; Dec. 1841 from Blairgowrie with almost four margin 1d red,
LH; and PI (cut into, crease) & RC (four margins, crease) singles. (5 items)Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS, SCOTLAND (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£140.00
Selling...USD 182.62
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 951 |
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 PLATE 2 - ON COVER WITH ABERDEEN RUBY CROSS - 20 July 1840 E to Edinburgh with 1d black SB plate 2 (appears four margins, at least one margin expertly added) tied by a very fine crisp strike of the ruby MX;
ABERDEEN & Edinburgh ds on the top flap. This cover recorded in Rockoff & Jackson Vol. 3; SG £4500.Cross Reference: 1840s CANCELLATIONS, ABERDEEN
(Image)
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Starting at £ 120
Currently...£140.00
Selling...USD 182.62
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 952 |
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 PLATES 2 & 10 - KL plate 2 cancelled in red and HK plate 10 cancelled in black, both fine three margin examples. (2) (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£70.00
Selling...USD 91.31
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 953 |
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 PLATE 3 - ON COVER TO KENT - 5 Feb. 1841 E (spike hole, edge tear) to Deal with four margin 1d black lettered KH tied by red MC, Charing Cross ds on the flap.Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, KENT (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£140.00
Selling...USD 182.62
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 954 |
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 PLATE 4 - SCARCE USE OF THE MANCHESTER TYPE 1 CROSS IN BLACK - 27 Feb. 1841 printed notice to St Ives franked with 1d black NI plate 4, three very large margins and close or possibly just touching at left, tied by
the common MX in black, there being only a small window for such use between introductions of black cancelling ink and of the distinctive fishtail cross. Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER, 1840s CANCELLATIONS, CORNWALL (Image)
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Starting at £ 120
Currently...£130.00
Selling...USD 169.57
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 955 |
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 PLATE 4 - ON SUNDAY COVER USED FROM IRELAND - Sunday 17 Feb. 1841 (Dublin ds across the flap) E to London with four margin 1d black, JL, just tied by black MX; very early in the black cross period for
Ireland.Cross Reference: IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
Currently...£140.00
Selling...USD 182.62
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 956 |
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 PLATE 4 - BK: Fine, 4 margin example with complete red MX cancel. (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£85.00
Selling...USD 110.87
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 957 |
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 PLATE 4 OB - Fine 4 margin (v. close at left) example with light red MX. (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£70.00
Selling...USD 91.31
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 958 |
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 PLATE 4 - DI - 14 May 1841 EL ('cleaned up' inc. with liquid paper) London to Walsall to which has been added 1d black (four margins, small repairs) that does not belong; 2004 RPSL cert. confirming. (Image)
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Starting at £ 48
Currently...£50.00
Selling...USD 65.22
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 959 |
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 PLATE 5 - ON EARLY MANCHESTER FISHTAIL CROSS COVER - 3 March 1841 E (soiled, some splitting) to Liverpool and franked with four large to close margin 1d black lettered OI, tied by fine strike of this distinctive
MX, the earliest known date of which is 1 March. SG £4500. Cross Reference: 1840s CANCELLATIONS, LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER (Image)
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Starting at £ 240
Currently...£260.00
Selling...USD 339.14
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 960 |
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 PLATE 5 - GROUP INC. CHELTENHAM 'PINK' CROSS - TD state 1 tied to front by the so-called 'pink' MX of Cheltenham (this item noted in Rockoff & Jackson Vol. 3); plus AI (four margins, small stain visible mostly on
the back), IE fair used with four margins, and SA state 1 fine three margins. (4 items)Cross Reference: GLOUCESTERSHIRE (Image)
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Starting at £ 160
Currently...£170.00
Selling...USD 221.75
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 961 |
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 PLATES 5 & 7 - EXPERIMENTAL LONDON BLACK CROSS COVERS - both used locally, 19 Sep. 1840 large part E with BH plate 5 just shaved at right and with good margins other sides, and 21 Sep. 1840 part E (side flaps and
part of another flap missing) with NF plate 7 having three good margins, both stamp tied by fine black Crosses. Early dates. (2) Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, 1840s CANCELLATIONS (Image)
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Starting at £ 110
Currently...£120.00
Selling...USD 156.53
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 962 |
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 UNIQUE REDIRECTED COVER WITH TWO PLATE 6 1d BLACKS EACH WITH THE VERY SAME LETTERING (SF); 31 Jan. 1841 EL from Wells to Bath with Plate 6 1d Black (SF; partly removed upon redirection) cancelled by orange-red MX
with FINE "bath" cds on reverse; then forwarded back to Bath with a second 1d Black (also Plate 6 and SF; v. near 4m) placed sideways across the first 1d Black and tied by a light red MX with matching fine "WELLS/SOMERSET" cds on the front. The
mathematical chances of a 1d Black cover being forwarded with a second 1d Black with the very same corner letters and from the very same Plate as the first 1d Black are very slim; 240x12 [= 2,880] to one, but the vast majority of redirected 1d Black
covers were sent either unpaid (charged 1d on delivery) or were prepaid the redirection 1d in cash, so the chances are probably nearer to 2,880,000 to one! Probably a unique 1d Black cover. Cross Reference: SOMERSET, REDIRECTED AND TURNED
MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
Currently...£220.00
Selling...USD 286.97
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 963 |
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 PLATES 6 & 7 - INC. ON COVERS - Dec. 1840 EL used in Edinburgh with OC plate 6 (three margins, tear & crease) tied by red MX; Mar.
1841 E Galashiels to Hawick with PH plate 7 (four margins, very close at right) tied by v fine black MX; and EF plate 7 single, fine with four margins. (3 items)Cross Reference: SCOTLAND (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 150
Currently...£160.00
Selling...USD 208.70
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
