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General Foreign - Canada to Germany continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2621     26 imageBrunswick, 1865, 3gr brown. Beautifully tied by "Braunschweig, 4 Aug. 1866" double-circle postmark on light gray 1866 folded cover to Rostock, Extremely Fine and choice. Michel No. 20.
Scott No. 26; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)

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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$0.00
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2622     7 a B imageGermany, 1913, 5pf Germania booklet pane of 2 with 4 X labels. Tied on commemorative cover for the monument to the Battle of the Nations, with "Leipzig 18 10, 1913" special machine cancel to Halle, embossed cachet of monument at lower left, complete and unexploded, Extremely Fine, very rare, with 1997 Dr. Helmut P. Oescher certificate.
Michel No. 7 a B; €5,600 ($6,500); Estimate $500 - 750.

AN OUTSTANDINGLY RARE GERMANIA 5PF BOOKLET PANE ON COVER.

This monument was completed in 1913 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the "Battle of the Nations", which occurred in Leipzig between Oct 16-18, 1813. The combined forces of Austria, Prussia, Russia and Sweden defeated Napoleon and his allies on German soil. (Image1)

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Michel €5,600 ($6,500)
Est. $500-750
Selling for...$0.00
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General Foreign - Great Britain: Propaganda Covers
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2623     11 imageGreat Britain, Britannia Encourages the Industry of the Globe. J. Valentine design (State 7) on cover to Clun, franked with 1855, 1d red brown tied by bold "Shewsbury, My 17, 57" cds and "708" barred duplex, Very Fine and choice, this being one of three known usages of the State 7 design, ex-Hahn & Grunin, with 2024 R.P.S.L. certificate.
Scott No. 11; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1)

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2624     3 imageGreat Britain, Free Trade and Corn Law Repeal. Gold sheaves of corn border design published by John Gadsby (Hobbs State A2), on cover to Manchester franked with 1841, 1d red brown margins large to touching at bottom, tied by by black Maltese cross handstamp, reverse with well struck "Liverpool, Ap 3, 1844 origin" and "Manchester, Ap 4, 1884" receiving cds's, Extremely Fine, ex-Cooley & Jarrett, with 2022 R.P.S.L. certificate.
Scott No. 3; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

ONE OF FOUR RECORDED EXAMPLES OF GADSBY'S FREE TRADE AND CORN LAW REPEAL PROPAGANDA STATE A2 DESIGN.

The Anti-Corn Law League advocated the repeal of the 1842 Corn Law Act which had imposed an increased scale of duties on the importation of corn. John Gadsby of Manchester issued a series of Free Trade envelopes and a number of gummed wafers to promote the cause and The League also issued an envelope with an orange embossed circular seal on the reverse. (Image1)

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Est. $750-1,000
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2625     16 imageGreat Britain, Intemperance Is the Bane of Society. Allover J. Valentine design (State 2) on cover to Dover, franked with 1855, 1d red brown tied by Hammersmith London "38" bar oval handstamp, reverse with partial red London origin date stamp and blue "Dover, No 30, 1855" receiving cds; couple small cover tears, Very Fine, this being one of four recorded usage of this State 2 design, ex-Guggenheim.
Scott No. 16; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)

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2626     3 imageGreat Britain, Ocean Penny Postage. Allover J. Valentine propaganda design (Hobbs State 3) beautifully hand-colored, on cover to Stonehaven franked with 1841, 1d red brown (bottom corners slightly clipped to fit into stamp collar), tied by barred "131" handstamp, reverse with red Edinburgh "Sep 25, 1850" origin, Stockbridge transit and "Stonehaven, Se 25, 1850" receiving cds's; trivial light cover edge wear at sides, Very Fine and choice, a lovely example of this design state with the four ships right of Neptune removed to give more room for the address, ex-W. Knox & L. Grunin.
Scott No. 3; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

THE UNIQUE HAND COLORED EXAMPLE OF THE "OCEAN POSTAGE" PROPAGANDA DESIGN. (Image1)

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Est. $1,000-1,500
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2627     8 imageGreat Britain, Ocean Penny Postage, The Worlds Want and Britain's Boon. Bradshaw & Blacklock illustrated design (state 2) on cover to Somerset franked with 1841, 1d Red Brown (lovely four margin example) tied barred oval handstamp, reverse with red London "Oc 29, 1853" origin cds and several transit datestamps, Extremely Fine and choice. Scott No. 3.
SG No. 8; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image1)

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2628       imageGreat Britain, Peace and Universal Brotherhood. J. Valentine pictorial design (State 6) on cover to Ilminster, franked with 1841, 1d red brown full even margins, tied by barred oval handstamp, additional "Missent to, London" two-line handstamp, reverse with blue "Bridport, Ap 25, 1852" origin and red London "Ap 24, 1852" transit cds's; cover with tiny tear at top center, Extremely Fine, one of five known used examples of this Peace and Universal Brotherhood design from State 6, ex-Meroni, Van Elkan & Mayer.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.

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Est. $1,000-1,500
Selling for...$0.00
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2629     3 imageGreat Britain, Universal Brotherhood, Arbitration For War, Freedom of Commerce. J. Valentine all-over illustrated design (state 1, spelling error corrected) on cover to Broughty Ferry, franked with 1841, 1d red brown, lettered D-F, clear to huge margins, tied by bold "159" barred handstamp, reverse with red "Glasgow, Se 11, 1851" origin cds and and blue Dundee receiving postmark, Very Fine and choice. SG No. 8.
Scott No. 3; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS J. VALENTINE ALL-OVER PEACE PROPAGANDA ILLUSTRATED COVER. (Image1)

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General Foreign - Great Britain: Proofs
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2630 P    DP25 imageGreat Britain, 1860-71, Queen Victoria, 1d proof impression of the 1840, 1d black, die I. With additional (albino) reversed engravings "1" and "Old Original" below the impression, a later impression showing signs of wear; a few tiny marginal thins clear of design and usual faint bends, still attractive and very fresh, Very Fine, with 2001 B.P.A. certificate.
S.G. Spec. No. DP25; £12,500 ($16,620); Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Provenance:
Robson Lowe, 15 April 1975
"Tes" Collection, Christies, 5 October 1995
Gaetano Vullo Collection, Harmer, 12 November 2003. (Image1)

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S.G. Spec. £12,500 ($16,620)
Est. $2,000-3,000
Selling for...$0.00
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2631     DP33b imageGreat Britain, (1854), 1d black, so called "Secondary Die". Die II, with numeral "2" above the impression on thin yellowish-white paper; the reprint of 1890, paper split at top just into plate margin and a few corner creases clear of design, Very Fine, most attractive, with 2016 R.P.S.L. certificate.
S.G. Spec. No. DP33b; £10,000 ($13,300); Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Illustrated in "Stanley Gibbons Specialized Stamp Catalogue, Volume 1, Part 1" (2020) on page 69

Provenance:
Robson Lowe, 20 June 1956, lot 312
Robson Lowe, 21 November 19 72, lot 11
"Chartwell" Collection, Spink, 5 July 2012, lot 52
Ake Rietz Collection, 299th. Corinphila, 7 June 2023, lot 3415. (Image1)

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S.G. Spec. £10,000 ($13,300)
Est. $2,000-3,000
Selling for...$0.00
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2632     46P imageGreat Britain, 1869, 2d blue, the retouched Die II. With "New Die" and "1" uninked but faintly embossed, completed on 8 April 1858 and printed on demand for Ormond Hill in 1871, Very Fine and very rare.
SG No. 46P; £18,000 ($23,940); Estimate $4,000 - 6,000. (Image1)

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Est. $4,000-6,000
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2633 P    DP56b imageGreat Britain, 1870, 1½d carmine rose, Ormond Hill Die Proof. On thin hard yellowish white wove paper, Very Fine, a rare and beautiful proof, with 2010 B.P.A. certificate.
S.G. Spec. No. DP56b; £18,000 ($23,940); Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

Provenance:
"Besancon" Collection, 239. Corinphila, 12 June 2019, lot 3079. (Image1)

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Est. $5,000-7,500
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2634 P    DP62b imageGreat Britain, 1870 (May) Bantam ½d die proof in rose. Taken after the engraving of the head was strengthened and the die was hardened, affixed to card, Very Fine and very rare.
S.G. Spec. No. DP62b; £12,000 ($15,960); Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

SAID TO BE ONE OF ONLY SIX PRODUCED OF WHICH SOME ARE UNAVAILABLE IN INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS & MUSEUMS.

Provenance:
"Yorkshire" Collection, Christies, 27 January 1981, lot 163
Stanley Gibbons, Dealer's List, September 1992, lot 167. (Image1)

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Est. $2,000-3,000
Selling for...$0.00
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General Foreign - Great Britain: Imprimaturs
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
2635     AS1-AS2 imageGreat Britain, 1840, Queen Victoria, 1d Black, Imprimatur. Plate 1, Lettered TD. two singles cut from the First and Second Imprimatur sheets ("Before Hardening" and "After Hardening") with large to very large margins all round, the Imprimatur from the First imprimatur sheet dated 15 April showing the sharp impression of the earliest state of the (unhardened) printing plate 1, the latter from the Second Imprimatur sheet dated 27 April showing the contrasting worn impression, Extremely Fine, each with 2009 B.P.A. certificate.
S.G. Spec. No. AS1-AS2; £30,000 ($39,900); Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.

A MAGNIFICENT MATCHED PAIR FROM THE FIRST PRINTING OF THE WORLD'S FIRST POSTAGE STAMP.

Neighbor stamps of the 1d, TD, from Second Imprimatur: TC was in the Board of Inland Revenue Reference Collection, TE is in the Tapling Collection, British Museum. (See Lot 2656 for Issued Stamp of same position).

Provenance: For the 1d, TD, First Imprimatur Sheet:
Harmer, 30 November 1954 (2500th Jubilee Sale)
Dr. & Mme. Serval Collection, Harmer, March 1976
Robson Lowe, April 1977
ex-Alan Holyoake (Mayflower) Grand-Prix Collection 2010

Illustrated in "Masterpieces of the Mail"

Provenance: For the 1d, TD, Second Imprimatur Sheet:
Christies, June 1986 (stated to be ex-Crawford Collection)
ex-Alan Holyoake (Mayflower) Grand-Prix Collection 2010. (Image1) (Image2)

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S.G. Spec. £30,000 ($39,900)
Est. $7,500-10,000
Selling for...$0.00
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2636     VR1 imageGreat Britain, "V R" Official, 1840, Queen Victoria, 1d black, Imprimatur. Lettered TA. Lower-left corner of the (before hardening) sheet with Plate Letter "A" inscription and pen initials "C.P.", slight thinning in margin and slight vertical crease, still Extremely Fine.
S.G. Spec. No. VR1; £20,000 ($26,600); Estimate $15,000 - 20,000.

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS IN THE HISTORY OF THE INVENTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS: THE WORLD'S FIRST POSTAGE STAMP THAT WAS PREPARED BUT NOT ISSUED.

Two Imprimatur sheets were registered on 15 April and 9 May 1840. From both sheets the lower left stamp (TA) has been removed, of which the other is housed in the Royal Collection of His Majesty King Charles Ill. The manuscript initials "C P" are of Charles Pressly, Secretary of the Stamp Office. He endorsed on the reverse of the First Registration Sheet, were this VR 1d black, TA was removed: "The impression of the other side of this paper of the Die or Plate, intended by the Commissioners of Stamps & Taxes in pursuance of the several powers and authorities vested in them for expressing and denoting the Stamp duty of one penny for the postage of Letters was taken in my presence and in the presence of a Commissioner the 15th. Day of April 1840, Chas. Pressly, Secy." The manuscript note proves, that this corner sheet single originates from the first printed sheet of the first (re-jected) unissued postage stamp in the world.

Provenance:
Leonard H. Clark Collection, Robson Lowe
May 1946 "Chartwell" collection, Spink, Feb 2012
Simon Beresford-Wylie Collection, 346. Corinphila 2024

Illustrated in "Masterpieces of the Mail". (Image1)

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S.G. Spec. £20,000 ($26,600)
Est. $15,000-20,000
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2637     AS14 imageGreat Britain, 1840, Queen Victoria, 1d black, Imprimatur. Plate 2, Lettered TI. From the Second Registration sheet, large to huge margins all round, Extremely Fine and rare, with 1983 R.P.S.L. certificate.
S.G. Spec. No. AS14; £18,000 ($23,940); Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

CERTAINLY ONE OF THE FINEST 1840 1D QUEEN VICTORIA IMPRIMATUR KNOWN.

Provenance:
Robson Lowe, 21 June 1950
Ernest Dale Collection, Stanley Gibbons, June 1969
H. W. Fisher Collection, Phillips, Sept. 1983
Stanley Gibbons, Nov. 1983
Sir Gawaine Baillie Collection, Sotheby's, Sept 2004. (Image1)

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S.G. Spec. £18,000 ($23,940)
Est. $5,000-7,500
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2638     AS20 imageGreat Britain, 1840, Queen Victoria, 1d black, Imprimatur. Plate 3, Lettered TF. Ample to huge margins, bright and fresh, F.-V.F., with 1969 R.P.S.L. certificate.
S.G. Spec. No. AS20; £18,000 ($23,940); Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.

ONLY ONE IMPRIMATUR SHEET TAKEN WITH JUST 23 SINGLES REMOVED - MANY OF WHICH ARE IN INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS.

Provenance:
H.R. Harmer, Sept 1925
Robson Lowe, Nov 1958
Robson Lowe, Feb 1959
John Taylor (1969). (Image1)

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S.G. Spec. £18,000 ($23,940)
Est. $4,000-6,000
Selling for...$0.00
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2639     AS49 imageGreat Britain, 1840, Queen Victoria, 1d black, Imprimatur. Plate 8, Lettered TH. Large to very large margins all round, light horizontal crease in the margin at the top not touching design, otherwise Very Fine.
S.G. Spec. No. AS49; £18,000 ($23,940); Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

VERY RARE, ONLY ONE IMPRIMATUR SHEET TAKEN WITH JUST 23 SINGLES REMOVED, MANY OF WHICH ARE IN INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS.

The formerly adjoining 1d, TG, resides in the Tapling Collection (British Library).

Provenance:
De La Rue Imprimatur collection (1883)
Board of Inland Revenue, Robson Lowe Dec 1975
"Daisy" Collection (Henry Grand), Christies, Oct 1996
"Golden" Collection, Grosvenor, Nov. 2015
John W. Phillips Collection, Stanley Gibbons, Jul 2023. (Image1)

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S.G. Spec. £18,000 ($23,940)
Est. $5,000-7,500
Selling for...$0.00
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2640     13 imageGreat Britain, 1841, 2d deep blue, "white lines", Imprimatur. Plate 3, Lettered SH. Small to large margins all round, Very Fine and extremely fresh.
SG No. 13; £12,000 ($15,960); Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

Provenance:
Harmer, 16-19 February 19 70, lot 347
John 0. Griffiths Collection, Robson Lowe, 29 September 1982, lot 202
Christies London 1990 Rarities Auction, 9 May 1990, lot 5
Sir Gawaine Baillie Collection, Sotheby's, 29 Sept.-1 Oct. 2004, lot 132. (Image1)

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Est. $2,000-3,000
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