PROFESSOR DAVID ROCKOFF REFERENCE COLLECTION OF MALTESE CROSSES continued...
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Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1064 |
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 SKIPTON - CLOGGED CROSS GROUP INC. 1d BLACK COVER - Jan. 1841 EL to 'Hill, near Marsden' with 1d black, JF plate 1b with almost four margins (just touched at right), tied by partly solid/clogged red MX; and
1841-44 group of 5 1d red franked E/ELs all with MXs showing various degrees of clogging. (6)Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE, 1840 1d BLACKS
(Image)
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Starting at £ 110
Currently...£120.00
Selling...USD 156.53
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 1065 |
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 STIRLING - QUEEN VICTORIA'S 1842 VISIT TO STIRLING CASTLE - 9 Sep. 1d pink & 17 Sep. env. both from Stirling plus 31 Aug. env. from Shrewsbury, all to Coldstream and all with the contents, each mentioning in part
The Queen's upcoming/recent visit to Stirling Castle. Also a double-leaf (4 sides) from the Sep. 1842 Illustrated London News with mention of the upcoming visit. See R&J Vol. 2 Pg. 257. (3 covers inc. contents + a part newspaper)Cross
Reference: STIRLINGSHIRE, SHROPSHIRE, ROYALTY, NEWSPAPERS/MAGAZINES (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£140.00
Selling...USD 182.62
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 1066 |
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 STIRLING - GROUP INC. THE EARLIEST RECORDED DISTINCTIVE CROSS - all 1d red frankings, 1842 trio of Es with common MX cancels, plus 31 Aug. 1843 E to Edinburgh with four margin 1d red (filing crease)tied by a very
fine strike of the Stirling special MX (this being the earliest recorded in R&J) and June 1844 EL to Paisley with stamp (shaved two sides) similarly cancelled (the second latest recorded). (5)Cross Reference: STIRLINGSHIRE (Image)
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Starting at £ 95
Currently...£100.00
Selling...USD 130.44
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 1067 |
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 STRANRAER - GROUP INC. A MULREADY - May 1841 1d Mulready env. (faults, badly soiled) stereo A146 to Newton Stewart with black MX cancel, plus 1842 E/1843 piece and off-cover pair all with Stranraer MX having a
'peg-leg' as described by R&J. (4 items)Cross Reference: MULREADY STATIONERY & PROPAGANDA COVERS, WIGTOWNSHIRE (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£70.00
Selling...USD 91.31
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 1068 |
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 TADCASTER - THE RARE DISTINCTIVE CROSS - three off-cover 1d reds, OB four margins with small faults, KE with three margins and two nicks in the left side, and EF with two margins and badly thinned. Very few are
known, only two covers and around ten off-cover; almost certainly the rarest distinctive MX. SG £900 each. (3) (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
Currently...£260.00
Selling...USD 339.14
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 1069 |
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 TAUNTON - GROUP INC. 1d BLACK COVER TO IRELAND - Dec. 1840 E to Hollybrook, Co Mayo with four margin 1d black, OK plate 7, tied by red MX with TAUNTON cds on the front and Dublin & HOLLYMOUNT ds on the back; plus
1841-44 group (4) on 1d red franked covers inc. Oct. 1841 E with stamp additionally tied by unboxed "No. 4" rh mark. (5)Cross Reference: SOMERSET, MAYO, 1840 1d BLACKS (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
Currently...£130.00
Selling...USD 169.57
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 1070 |
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 TETSWORTH - RARE PLATE 5 PRE-PROVISIONAL 1d RED ON COVER - 20 May 1841 datelined EL to Abingdon franked with three margin (just shaved at one point) TC plate 5 state 1, rare pre-provisional print, tied by a
largely solid/clogged MX, TETSWORTH cds on the front and ABINGDON on the back. SG £750 for off-cover. Cross Reference: OXFORDSHIRE, 1841 1d REDS
(Image)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£85.00
Selling...USD 110.87
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 1071 |
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 TUXFORD - 1d BLACK COVER WITH BROWNISH? CROSS - Dec. 1840 E to London with three margin 1d black, NB plate 4, tied by MX described in R&J Vol. 3 as 'brownish' though appears to be approaching magenta in
colour.Cross Reference: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, 1840 1d BLACKS (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£140.00
Selling...USD 182.62
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 1072 |
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 UXBRIDGE - OILY BLACK CROSS ON MULREADY - 1 June 1841 1d Mulready lettersheet stereo A65 (crease) to London with black MX unusually displaying an oily quality. Cross Reference: MULREADY STATIONERY &
PROPAGANDA COVERS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, MIDDLESEX (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£85.00
Selling...USD 110.87
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 1073 |
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 WADEBRIDGE TO YEOVIL GROUP - all 1d red frankings, Wadebridge MX on 1842 E to Camelford; Wakefield group (5) inc. May 1841 with four margin 1d red from plate 13; Wangford MX on 1843 EL to Birmingham; Wigton trio
inc. solid debris-filled MX on Dec. 1841 E to Cockermouth; Winchester MX on 1843 EL to Kendal; Wolverhampton MX on EL to London tying three margin 1d red from plate 10; Worcester 1842/43 pair of Es to Ludlow/London; Wiveliscombe MX on 1842 env. to
Wellington; Woburn MX on 1843/43 pair of Es; and Yeovil MX tying three margin plate 5 1d red to 1841 E to London. (18)Cross Reference: CORNWALL, YORKSHIRE, WORCESTERSHIRE, BEDFORDSHIRE (Image)
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Starting at £ 110
Currently...£120.00
Selling...USD 156.53
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 1074 |
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 WATTON - SOLID CROSS ON 1d BLACK COVER - 17 Mar. 1841 E to Lynn with 1d black, IA plate 6 only one full margin, tied by an almost completely solid MX having only a small area of void in the centre. WATTON s/line
on the flap. Most unusual.Cross Reference: NORFOLK, 1840 1d BLACKS (Image)
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Starting at £ 85
Currently...£120.00
Selling...USD 156.53
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 1075 |
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 WEST BROMWICH - GROUP INC. BRIGHT RED/DOUBLE-LINED CROSSES ON 1d BLACKS - July 1840 large piece with almost four margin 1d black, CK plate 1a (small fault on mid-left edge), tied by superb full deep bright red MX
and Nov. 1840 large piece with four margin 1d black, CI plate 1b, tied by MX in an even brighter red shade and displaying clear double-lined effect across at least half of the strike; both pieces with "WEST BROMWICH" cds in a rich red-brown shade.
Also Oct. 1841 piece with virtually four margin 1d red, ML plate 8, tied by black MX. (3)Cross Reference: 1840 1d BLACKS, STAFFORDSHIRE
(Image)
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Starting at £ 200
Currently...£220.00
Selling...USD 286.97
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 1076 |
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 YORK - GROUP INC. DISTINCTIVE CROSS - July 1842 EL (spikehole, still neat clean and attractive) to Beverley with 1d red just shaved at top, tied by very fine strike of the York distinctive MX and with YORK cds on
the flap; SG £2500. Also Oct. 1841 E to Ramsgate with 1d red pair, 1842 part E and 1842 piece all with 1d reds cancelled with York common MXs. (4 items)Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
Currently...£220.00
Selling...USD 286.97
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 1077 |
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 LATE USE OF THE CROSS ON PERF 1d STARS - SG Spec C8 1d red, CK plate 42 (some trimmed perfs) cancelled with MX in a shade of blue; 2005 BPA cert. 'not blue but bluish-black - a mixture of inks - is genuine' (we
can see no evidence of mixed inks; looks a typical grey-blue ink). Also unplated C10 1d red (thinned) with black MX. Scarce. (2) Cross Reference: 1840s CANCELLATIONS (Image)
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Starting at £ 48
Currently...£50.00
Selling...USD 65.22
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 1078 |
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 MOSTLY CDS CANCELLED GROUP - DORCHESTER cds on 1d reds (3, all three margins), 1d red (just touched in two places) cancelled with
blue MX plus "Poulton/Penny Post" and another with MX plus unidentified cds, 1842/43 front/E with 1d reds cancelled with MX plus "MATLOCK BATH" or DUNSE cds/ds. Also three margin 1d black, EE plate 6, on piece with tiny part light MX apparent above
but cancelled mainly with a 'smudge' of pen ink. Interesting group. (8 items)Cross Reference: 1840s CANCELLATIONS (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 120
Currently...£130.00
Selling...USD 169.57
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 1079 |
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 MISCELLANY - CROSSES OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN, MX PLUS MANUSCRIPT CANCEL, CLOTH -COVERED MX ETC. - inc. group as listed in R&J Vol. 2 as of interest but from unknown Offices, inc. 1d black MD plate 1a with MX having
'marked asymmetry', 1840 2d blue (JI, two margins) with clogged outer cross loops, and several 1d reds with MX anomalies mostly in shape; 1d reds (2, one on piece) with dot inside one outer loop; pair of 1d reds on piece with dots inside the MXs;
1842 E to Edinburgh with 1d red (two margins, filing crease) cancelled with ms 'X' plus MX and "BURGHEAD/PENNY POST" at left, plus two off-cover 1d reds similarly cancelled; 1841? & 1843 Es apparently with cloth-covered MX cancels. (44 items) (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
Currently...£220.00
Selling...USD 286.97
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 1080 |
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 WALES MX GROUP - all 1d red frankings, Carmarthen MX on neat 1844 E to Aberystwyth; Carnarvon MX tying plate 10 1d red to 1841 E to Brighton; Knighton MX cancelling vert. strip of four 1d reds on 1841 E to Newtown
(stamps detached from cover); Llanwrst superimposed/double MX on 1841 E to Isle of Man; Presteigne highly smudged MX on 1841 E to Ludlow; and Swansea (2) inc. 1844 E with MXs tying 1d red pair. (7) Cross Reference: WELSH POSTAL HISTORY, ISLE
OF MAN POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Starting at £ 95
Currently...£100.00
Selling...USD 130.44
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 1081 |
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 IRELAND - BANAGHER, COLERAINE, DANGAN & GALWAY - all 1d red frankings, Banagher 1843 large piece to Ballinasloe with 1d red tied by three strikes of a debris-laden MX; Coleraine 1842-44 group (7) all to Ballymoney
inc. Jan. 1844 E with fine four margin QE plate 39; Dangan Oct. 1842 part E to Ballinasloe with watery MX; and Galway 22 Aug. 1841 env. to Ellington with asymmetrical MX. (10 items) Cross Reference: OFFALY, DERRY, MEATH, GALWAY (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£85.00
Selling...USD 110.87
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 1082 |
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 BELFAST - 1841-43 EXTENSIVE STUDY OF THE TYPES 1 & 2 COMMON CROSSES - inc. 16 Apr. 1841 E to Lurgan with four margin 1d red, GD plate 8; 22 Feb. 1842 E to Moy with four margin 1d red, EJ plate 2 (light filing
crease); June 1843 E to Hathersage with cut into 1d red pair; etc. Mixed margins, 11 have four margins. Many noted as ex Moxter and still on Moxter's pages. (37 covers) Cross Reference: BELFAST (Image)
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Starting at £ 240
Currently...£260.00
Selling...USD 339.14
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
| 1083 |
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 BELFAST - EARLIEST & LATEST DATES OF THE DISTINCTIVE CROSS - 19 Jan. 1844 E to Dublin with almost four margin 1d red, OG plate 40, and 16 June 1844 EL to Downpatrick with three margin 1d red, EF plate 41. (2)
Cross Reference: BELFAST (Image)
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Starting at £ 160
Currently...£170.00
Selling...USD 221.75
Closing..Mar-10, 01:00 AM EST. |
