1840 1d BLACKS continued...
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Opening |
| 1081 |
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 RH - RARE ON 1846 COVER WITH NUMERAL CANCELLATION - 19 Aug. 1846 EL from 'Nether Stowey' to Trowbridge franked with a fine four margin 1d black tied by very fine 123 numeral, red STOWEY udc on the front, BRIDGEWATER and TROWBRIDGE cds on
the top flap. Very rare, SG £9000. Purchased for £300 in 1976. RPSL cert. (1943). Cross Reference: 1840s CANCELLATIONS, SOMERSET, WILTSHIRE (Image)
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Starting at £ 650
SOLD for £2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1082 |
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 SL - ON COVER MISSORTED TO SOUTHAMPTON, & WITH INSPECTOR'S MARK - 31 Jan. 1841 EL datelined 'Ampthill' to Temple franked with a very fine four margin 1d black lightly tied with a red MX leaving a clear profile, apparently missorted to
SOUTHAMPTON (light cds on the back), with London quartered circle inspector's mark on the front and London ds (2) on the back. Ex Victoria (1974). Cross Reference: BEDFORDSHIRE, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, HAMPSHIRE, INSPECTORS' MARKS (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
SOLD for £320.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1083 |
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 DF - RARE ALFORD ADDITIONAL MX COVER - 2 Apr. 1841 E to London with fine four margin 1d black tied by black MX and importantly with an additional strike of the MX below, "ALFORD/146" mileage alongside and London receiver on the flap. The
'additional MX strike' is most famously known from nearby town Spilsby, though a handful have come to light with an ALFORD UDC. We have not seen the additional Alford MX in combination with the mileage mark before. Rare. Cross Reference:
LINCOLNSHIRE, 1840s CANCELLATIONS (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
SOLD for £850.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1084 |
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 HJ - ON COVER TO BOOTH'S (GIN) DISTILLERS - neat and clean 23 Mar. 1841 E to London with fine four margin 1d black tied by black MX, LEWES and London cds on the back.Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
SOLD for £480.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1085 |
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 KA - ON COVER WITH THE MANCHESTER 'RAILWAY' HANDSTRUCK "6" - Sep. 1840 large part E (front, top flap & part of another flap) to Manchester with LIVERPOOL cds on the flap, with very fine four margin 1d black tied by neat red MX and the
scarce and fine F-rated "6" (Jay M389) applied alongside, being one of the marks associated with the 6 daily rail connections between Liverpool and Manchester.
(Image)
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Starting at £ 180
SOLD for £380.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1086 |
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 RJ - WITH DOUBLY STRUCK 'BROWN' CROSS OF LIVERPOOL - 17 Dec. 1840 E to Congleton with fine four margin 1d black tied by two crisp MX strikes in a distinct brownish shade with LIVERPOOL cds on the top flap in the same colour overstruck by
an inspector's star. Rockoff & Jackson record a few brownish crosses from this office around this date, though almost certainly the result of a batch of ink that had a propensity to discolour. Ex Victoria (1975). Cross Reference: 1840s
CANCELLATIONS, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, INSPECTORS' MARKS (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
SOLD for £440.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1087 |
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 FK - ON COVER WITH WORTHING UPP "1" APPARENTLY STRUCK IN ERROR - 12 May 1841 E to London with 1d black having four close to good margins, placed inverted at lower left against regulations, lightly tied by black MX, in addition there is
the scarce F-rated "1" UPP mark (Jay SX1327) of WORTHING (cds across the flap) possibly struck before noticing the wrongly-placed stamp(?) yet not erased, London receiver also on the front. Usual cover. Purchased for £320 in 2001. Cross
Reference: SUSSEX, UNIFORM 1d POSTAGE PERIOD (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
SOLD for £340.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1088 |
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 GK - 3 Jan. 1841 E to Usk with very fine four margin 1d intense black tied by fine red MX and with MONMOUTH cds alongside in the same colour.Cross Reference: MONMOUTHSHIRE (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
SOLD for £900.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1089 |
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 IE - SCARCE SPILSBY 'EXTRA CROSS' COVER - 31 Mar. 1841 E (internal splits, displays well) to Sheffield with 1d black having four good to large margins and tied by black MX with another strike at left, SPILSBY (2) and SHEFFIELD cds on the
back. Attractive example of this practice.Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE, LINCOLNSHIRE, 1840s CANCELLATIONS (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
SOLD for £800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1090 |
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 BI - ON MANCHESTER FISHTAIL CROSS COVER - 23 Mar. 1841 E to Preston with four margin 1d black tied by black Manchester special MX, MANCHESTER and PRESTON cds on the flap. SG £2500.Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER, 1840s
CANCELLATIONS (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
SOLD for £160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1091 |
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 FJ - WITH LONDON CHRISTMAS DAY RECEIVING CDS - front plus part of two flaps, sent from Manchester (part cds on one flap, plus faint red oval fancy "PL" Manchester late mark) franked with fine four mostly large margin 1d black neatly tied
by red MX and with London receiving cds on the flap for 25 Dec. 1840. Scarce Xmas day London mark.Cross Reference: LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL, CHRISTMAS INCLUDING CANCELLATIONS, LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
SOLD for £180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1092 |
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 OC - ON 'NOT NEAR DULVERTON' COVER - 16 Feb. 1841 (file note) E to Dulverton, 'Summersett' with four margin 1d black (filing crease) just tied by black MX, with "SOUTH MOLTON" udc at lower left plus DULVERTON udc inside which has been
endorsed 'not near' with 'Try Watchett' at lower left.Cross Reference: SOMERSET, DEVON, REDIRECTED AND TURNED MAIL (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
SOLD for £440.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1093 |
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 RK - MISSENT COVER - 9 Dec. 1840 E to Abergavenny with fine four margin 1d black (contemporary ink line affects) tied by neat red MX, scarce D-rated "MISSENT TO/SHREWSBURY" (Jay SH692) on the front and matching cds on the flap. Cross
Reference: MISSENT MAIL, SHROPSHIRE, LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER (Image)
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Starting at £ 110
SOLD for £240.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1094 |
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 IB - RARE ATTEMPTED RE-USE OF A 1d BLACK - 12 Apr. 1841 EL to York with an almost four margin 1d black cancelled but not tied by black MX, after removal from an earlier letter as endorsed 'Stamp used before' and charged '2', SHEFFIELD and
YORK cds displaying well on the top flap. Rare attempt at re-use of a previously used 1d black.Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE (Image)
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Starting at £ 340
SOLD for £1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1095 |
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 GK - 29 May 1841 large part E (lower flap and one side flap missing, still presents well) to Bristol with a fine four margin 1d greyish black tied by black MX, CAMELFORD cds at left. Very scarce. SG £16000. RPSL cert. (1986). Cross
Reference: CORNWALL (Image)
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Starting at £ 650
SOLD for £1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1096 |
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 NF - 25 Apr. 1841 E to Bristol with a fine four margin 1d black tied by neat black MX, "SHEPTON MALLET" cds in blue below. Very scarce. SG £16000. Matched with a fine four margin 1d red. RPSL cert. (1984) covers both items. (2) Cross
Reference: 1841 1d REDS, SOMERSET (Image)
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Starting at £ 800
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1097 |
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 UNPLATEABLE! - VERY RARE, APPARENT/POSSIBLE SUCCESSFUL POSTAL FRAUD - Feb. 1841 E to Durham with grossly cut-into 1d black, both sides missing upper and lower corner squares, tied by red MX, CAMBRIDGE cds on the top flap. We cannot recall
seeing a 1d black this small before; the question is posed whether it was trimmed to remove a prior cancellation in a successful attempt to re-use the stamp. Very rare and of undoubted exhibit quality. Purchased in 2003 for £300. Cross
Reference: CAMBRIDGESHIRE (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
SOLD for £480.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1098 |
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 UNPLATEABLE? - RARE, POSSIBLE ATTEMPTED POSTAL FRAUD IN IRELAND - June 1840 env. to NORWICH (cds on the back, along with Dublin and London marks) franked with a heavily cut-into 1d black, left checkletter missing which possibly makes the
stamp unplateable though the general appearance seems to suggest plate 1a, tied by red MX. Possibly an attempt to trim a prior cancel, and if so successful postal fraud. Rare. Purchased in 2013 for £340. Cross Reference: IRELAND PRE-1922 -
POSTAL HISTORY (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
SOLD for £320.00
Will close during Public Auction |
