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LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
651 O/CVR 1 imageGreat Britain, 1840/41, 1d black and 1d red from Black plates, Plate 10, carefully-identified by the collector and mounted on pages, with Penny Black singles (x3), two noted as being State 2, one State 3, with a further example on 1841 cover from Selby to Burnley, lettered LG, one single lettered TF in a matched pair with 1d red, of which there are thirteen examples, also sorted by State, typically two or three margin examples but of generally fresh colour and overall fine appearance. (S.G. 2/7, £6,800+) (Video) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Scott U$ 6,800

SOLD for C$550.00
Will close during Public Auction
652 O 1 image1840, 1d black, Plate 11, lettered MB, margins close to touching on all sides, cancelled with indistinct Maltese Cross in black, small imperfections, but a presentable example of the scarcest of the Penny Black plates. (S.G. 2, £4,600). (Image 1)

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Scott U$ 4,600

SOLD for C$400.00
Will close during Public Auction
653 CVR 1 image1840, 1d black, Plate 11, lettered QI, three good margins, touched at lower right, on folded letter from Liverpool to Ellesmere, Shropshire, tied by black Maltese Cross, reverse with Liverpool despatch (29 Apr) and same-day Ellesmere receiver, a fine and fresh on-cover example of this rare and desirable plate. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Scott U$ 15,000

SOLD for C$900.00
Will close during Public Auction
654 O 1 image1840/41, 1d black and 1d red, Plate 11, matched pair, lettered AI, two Reds, both from the Black plates, the Penny Black with three ample or better margins, into design at foot, the 1d reds one each with three and four margins, all struck with black Maltese Crosses in black, the Penny Black with small imperfections, fine appearance, a scarce group. (S.G. 2/7, £5,300). (Image 1)

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Estimate C$ 300

SOLD for C$475.00
Will close during Public Auction
655 O 1 image1840/41, 1d black and 1d red, Plate 11, matched pair, lettered RF, the Penny Black with three ample or better margins, touched at left, the 1d red with four clear to large margins, both struck with black Maltese Cross, the Penny Black with central thin, but a fine-appearing example of this rare plate, infrequently offered as a matched pair. (S.G. 2/7, £4,950). (Image 1)

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Estimate C$ 300

SOLD for C$425.00
Will close during Public Auction
656 O 7 image1841, 1d red from the black plates, blued paper, comprising plate 1b, with used singles lettered JL, QD, and SK, single LE on May 1841 folded cover from Belford to Alnwick with two-line "North Sunderland / Penny Post" in black, and plate 1c, State 3, lettered SA and TB, each with mixed margins and struck with black Maltese Cross, small flaws, adhesive on-cover crossed by filing fold, else overall fine appearance. (S.G. Spec AS6/7). (Image 1)

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SG £ 2,150

SOLD for C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
657 CVR   image1840 (October 23), 1d Mulready lettersheet from Ryde, Isle of Wight, to Tan-y-Bwlch, North Wales, cancelled by a red Maltese Cross with small boxed “No. 6” in black on the front, with Ryde split-ring despatch (23 Oct) and red circular receiver (24 Oct) on reverse, the printed design fresh and intact with cancellations clearly struck, wax seal excised from back as often, a very fine an uncommon usage from the Isle of Wight to Wales. (Scott U1). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate C$ 250

SOLD for C$275.00
Will close during Public Auction
658 CVR   image1846 (March 16), folded letter from London to Santiago, Cuba, struck with red "Paid / L.S." Maltese Cross datestamp on front, rated "2/3" in manuscript and endorsed "p. West India Pkt", struck with red "2", with Santiago de Cuba c.d.s. arrival backstamp, some typical toning and edge wear not affecting overall presentation, a scarce and desirable transatlantic destination from this period. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 250

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659 CVR   imageCrimean War, 1854 (August), cover from British Forces in the Black Sea to Banstead, Epsom, franked with 1854 1d red-brown on blued and 2d blue, each tied by scarce "Crown between Stars" killer in black, endorsed "per French Packet from Black Sea Fleet", struck on reverse with "POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY" double split-ring in blue, Epsom c.d.s. receiver in blue on front (18 Sep), the 2d with the lower row of perforations shifted above the value tablet, some faults typical of military mail, and sensible small repairs to this flimsy envelope, but an extremely rare early usage from Bulgaria, believed to be one of only three such recorded; ex Francois X. Piat Dewavrin Grand Prix Collection of The British Army and the Crimean War. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 2,000

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660 CVR   imageCrimean War, 1854 (August 22), military cover to the Captain William Radcliffe, 20th Regiment, British Army in Turkey, franked with 1854 1d red-brown on blued paper, perforated 16, and 2d blue plate 4, perforated 16, tied by neatly-struck "Plymouth / 620" spoon cancellations, endorsed in manuscript "Via Marseilles pr. French Steamer", reverse with London transit c.d.s (23 Aug), likely arriving in early September during the regiment’s encampment near Varna, Bulgaria, some typical imperfections, a scarce and appealing early Crimean campaign cover; Radcliffe would later distinguish himself at the Battles of Alma, Inkerman, and Balaclava, and at the Siege of Lucknow during the 1857 Indian Mutiny. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 350

SOLD for C$250.00
Will close during Public Auction
661 CVR   imageCrimean War, 1855 (September 22), military cover to Fort William, Scotland, franked with 1d red-brown vertical strip of three, affixed overtop printed "On Her Majesty’s Service" endorsement, tied in transit at London by "47" numeral cancellations, backstamped with small "POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY" double split-ring and boxed Fort William arrival datestamp, some edge wear and minor soiling as commonly found, but a scarce official-use military cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 600

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662 CVR   image1856 (February 5), stampless folded letter, Manchester to Galatz, Romania, endorsed “Via Ostend & Vienna” with red Manchester c.d.s. and PAID 6 FEB 1856 transit; red boxed AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN / FRANCO 7/2 exchange marking and large red “P” paid handstamp on face, three Anglo-French accountancy notations (red) and one in blue reflecting settlement of charges; reverse with black double-circle Hermannstadt 11/2 transit and straight-line Galatz receiver, two pages of original commercial contents enclosed, typical light wear and minor creasing, overall fine-very fine, a scarce destination. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate C$ 150

SOLD for C$275.00
Will close during Public Auction
663 CVR   image1856 (August 6), stampless folded letter from London to Port Louis, Mauritius, with contents, endorsed “Via Marseilles,” showing red Liverpool (9 Aug) c.d.s. and red “Paid” transit (Aug 1856) on front, manuscript “ppaid” with “1/2” rate and “2” accountancy markings, black double-lined oval “Packet Letter Mauritius” arrival (2 Oct 1856) on reverse, normal folds and minor edge ageing with a small hole at upper right not detracting, very fine, a well-prepared British letter carried on the Mediterranean route to the Indian Ocean. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate C$ 80

CLOSED
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664 CVR 20 image1864 (February 19), cover from Ipswich to Geneva, Switzerland, franked with a single, a pair, and a strip of three 1d red perforated, tied by four “405” barred oval cancellations with Ipswich datestamp alongside, front also showing fine double-circle “ANGL. AMB. CALAIS 21 FEVR 64” transit, reverse with London packet (20 Feb) and Paris (24 Feb) transits and faint Geneva circular marking, typical light soiling and edge wear, some small repairs, nevertheless an attractive and scarce usage to Switzerland. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 80

SOLD for C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
665 CVR 48 image1865, 1sh green Victoria on cover to Port of Spain, Trinidad, tied by London W duplex (26 Nov, 1868), reverse with Trinidad double split-ring receiver, stamp partially affixed over right edge, light horizontal fold clear of stamp, else a clean cover, fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Scott U$ 525

SOLD for C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
666 CVR   image1866 (July 2), cover from Pakenham to Singapore, franked with a wing-margin 1s green surface-printed (plate 4), tied by “288” barred oval duplex with Pakenham datestamp, reverse showing London c.d.s. (3 Jul) in red and Singapore double-circle arrival (11 Aug), blue envelope opened roughly at top with tears to back flap and some edge soiling, still a scarce cover to the Straits Settlements. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 120

CLOSED
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667 CVR 44 image1866 (September 19), double rate transatlantic letter from Dublin to Canada, franked with 3d rose horizontal pair, plate 4, tied by neatly-struck Dublin duplex, endorsed "by Canadian Packet", to Ottawa, with split-ring arrival backstamp (3 Oct), vertical file fold clear of stamps, an elusive franking and fine usage from Ireland. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 150

CLOSED
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668 CVR   image1867, cover from the H.M.S. Scout, Vancouver, British Columbia, to Monkstown, Ireland, from Midshipman Edward Henry Bayley, franked 7d for the 6d Officer's letter with the additional penny for transit via the Panama Canal, carried to Panama via the Pacific Mail Steamship Co, collected by the Tyne in Colon on June 5, transferred in St. Thomas to the Tasmanian on July 1, arriving in Southampton on July 14, despite the hazards of a yellow fever epidemic in St. Thomas, reverse with London (15 Jul), H&K Pact (15 July), and Monkstown (15 July) backstamps, fresh and fine.

Captain Edward Henry Bayley, C.B. (1849–1904), entered the Royal Navy in 1863 and rose through the ranks to Captain in 1894, serving with distinction across the Empire. His commands included HMS Mohawk on the Cape Station, where he was wounded during a landing at Dominica in 1893, HMS Pelorus, which he brought to Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee Review in 1897, and HMS Aurora on the China Station, where he and his men fought ashore during the Boxer Rebellion, for which he was made a Companion of the Bath and awarded Prussia’s Order of the Red Eagle. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 400

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669 CVR 54 image1873 (March 8), 1sh surface-printed franking on folded letter to Vera Cruz, Mexico, endorsed “pr ‘Bolivar’ Steamer from Liverpool” at top left, franked with 1sh green (plate 7) tied by “498” barred oval with Manchester despatch c.d.s. (8 Mar) and oval company handstamp at lower left, reverse with Liverpool packet c.d.s. of the same date, light age toning and edge wear but no faults, fine pre-UPU transatlantic usage to Mexico. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 120

CLOSED
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670 O 110 image1884, £1 brown-violet Queen Victoria, a neatly cancelled used example, well centred with the design clear of all four margins, fine–very fine. (Image 1)

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Scott U$ 4,375

SOLD for C$425.00
Will close during Public Auction

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