Great Britain Covers continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
Est or CV / bid in C$'s |
| 976 |
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Stampless cover with blue Manchester 19 Mar 1854 CDS to MALTA. Has red crown illustrated 20 Mar London transit. F
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Estimate 40.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 977 |
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 1 (Pl 1a),
Tied by neat black MC cancel on cover with Aylesbury 19 Apr 1841 b/s addr locally to Lincoln's Inn. F, file fold slightly affects the stamp (Image)
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Estimate 200.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 978 |
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 1 (Pl 3),
Tied by black MC cancel to large portion of a folded cover to Bedford Row with fine strike of STRAND E s/l on the front and red London 17 Fe 1841 b/s. F. Cat $625
(Image)
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Estimate 350.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 979 |
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 1 (Pl 4),
Fine single tied by red MC cancel on partial cover with red Birmingham 15 July 1840 b/s to Newport Pagnell. F. Init F-E (Image)
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Estimate 250.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 980 |
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 1, Horiz
pair (Pl 4), Tied by red MC cancels on cover with neat red Castle Douglas 1 Feb 1841 rectangular backstamp, addr to Kirkcudbright. Has unusual large '8' h/s on reverse. The stamps have full margins except for one small area on the left stamp. F-VF,
file fold not affecting stamps (Image)
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Estimate 1,250.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 981 |
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 1 (Pl 5),
Tied by bold black MC cancel on cover from Hurst to London. F, missing back flap. Cat $640 (Image)
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Estimate 325.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 982 |
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 1 (Pl 6),
Tied by black MC cancel on cover from Amherst 14 My 1841 to London. Neat red wax seal on reverse. F, slight edge creases. Init H-H (Image)
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Estimate 300.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 983 |
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 1 (Pl 8,
stamp cut into at left), Tied by red Oxford MC cancel on entire 10 Feb 1841 Oxford to London. This was the official first day of use for the black cancels, and the red was used contrary to P.O. instructions. F (Image)
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Estimate 250.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 984 |
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 2, Tied by
black MC cancel on 1841 cover addr to THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON at Piccadilly in London. Unfortunately both the stamp & cover are faulty but an extremely rare addr cover. The Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) was most famous for defeating Napoleon at the
Battle of Waterloo 1815 and ranks as one of Britain's greatest military heroes. He was also an accomplished politician & served twice as Prime Minister (Image)
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Estimate 750.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 985 |
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 2 (Pl 2),
Attractive F-VF stamp tied by SON MC cancel on folded letter from Aberdeen 16 June 1841 to Edinburgh (next day rec b/s). VF, couple file folds well away from the stamp. Cat $2,500 (Image)
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Estimate 750.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 986 |
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 3, Tied by
Maltese Cross numeral '8' cancel (with another VF strike alongside) on One Penny Mulready Letter Sheet (#U3) to Colchester with 27 Sept 1843 rec b/s. Inside has printed advertisement for the "ATLAS ASSURANCE Co." which is dated June 1842. VF
condition. AN OUTSTANDING UPRATED MULREADY WITH A COMBINATION OF SCARCE PRINTING & MARKINGS CULMINATING IN AN IMPRESSIVE SHOWPIECE. The following traits tell the importance of this cover: Uprated with #3 Penny Red (SG Spec Cat £14,500); Numeral
'8' in Maltese Cross cancels (SG Cat £3,000); Printed Advertisement (SG Cat £825); and Form 5, Stereo A250 (SG Cat £750). Has 1982 BPA Certificate
(Image) (View Certificate)
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Estimate 9,000.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 987 |
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 4b, Deep
bright blue tied by oval numeral "7" diamond grid cancel on 1847 cover to Semsworth (rec b/s). Has straightline "RED LION ST" cancel on the face. F. Cat $425 (Image)
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Estimate 150.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 988 |
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 5, F-VF tied
by oval cancel on neat 1850 Trans-Atlantic cover to Wilmington Delaware with Liverpool b/s. On face has red Boston Packet CDS, '5 CENTS' in arc, and large '24'. F. Cat $1,100
(Image)
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Estimate 650.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 989 |
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 26 (wing
margin single), Tied by Leeds 1 May 1861 duplex cancel on folded entire to Lille 2 May. Has London & Calais 2 May transits. VF (Image)
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Estimate 125.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 990 |
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26 (wing margin copy), Tied by Leeds 23 Aug 1861 duplex cancel on folded entire to France. Has red London 24 Aug & Calais 24 Aug transits & Lille 24 Aug receiver. F
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Estimate 100.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 991 |
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 27, Tied by
Bodman dated 1 Jan 1861 "88" grid oval cancel on UNDERPAID Trans-Atlantic cover to Smithville, CW. Carried via closed bag to Hamilton, CW. Has red "INSUFFICIENTLY / STAMPED" h/s. "2" m/s rate & "UNPAID 5" h/s. Contains lengthy enclosure. F, bit
soiled. Interesting (Image)
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Estimate 225.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 992 |
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 27, 45 (Pl
6), 67 (Pl 12-3), Tied on 4 Trans-Atlantic covers to Quebec (2 redirected), from 1862-79. Three have enclosures. F, some edge flaws. Cat $760 (Image)
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Estimate 200.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 993 |
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 28, Tied by
oval London 11 Oct 1860 duplex on Trans-Atlantic cover to Philadelphia (red rec cancel). Has m/s "Per Steamer from Liverpool Oct 13". VG-F, minor aging. Cat $425
(Image)
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Estimate 125.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 994 |
|
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 28a, One
Shilling tied by London 8 Nov 1870 duplex on Trans-Atlantic cover to Louisville Kentucky. Has red '21 CENTS' accountancy h/s and New York Pkt Paid 23 Nov. VF (Image)
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Estimate 200.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 995 |
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 33, 45
(Pair), Tied on folded letter from London 2 July 1868 to VENICE ITALY. Intact commercial letter inside. F (Image)
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Estimate 140.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 996 |
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 33 (2), 58,
Tied by Dereham 27 Aug 1879 duplex cancels on pretty cover to France. Nice markings incl French RPO b/s. F (Image)
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Estimate 135.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 997 |
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 34, Two diff
single franking 1862 letter sheets. One is from Leeds to Lille France, the other from Newcastle on Tyne to Lyons France. Nice markings. F, second cover has some flts
(Image)
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Estimate 100.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 998 |
|
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 34c,
Hairlines pair tied by "46" grid oval cancels on folded Trans-Atlantic cover with boxed London 20 May 1865 b/s, addr to Quebec (2 June receiver). F, file fold. Scarce
(Image)
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Estimate 100.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 999 |
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 39h, VF
single of Deep Lilac neatly tied by London 5 June 1863 duplex on cover to Basel Switzerland (b/s) with French RPO on the front side. Superior condition stamp & cover. F-VF. Cat $275 (Image)
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Estimate 125.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
| 1000 |
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 43, 54,
Tied by London 18 Feb 1869 duplex cancels on cover to PATRAS GREECE (rec b/s). Has transit cancels of Calais, Marseilles & Athens. Nice markings. F (Image)
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Estimate 175.00+ $Cdn
CLOSED
Closing..Jul-26, 11:59 PM |
