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**Great Britain: Stamps and Balances continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
3017		GREAT BRITAIN, 1841, 2p Blue, Shifted Transfer (4 var, SG 13). Horizontal strip of three, MJ-ML, center stamp the shifted transfer, enormous margins all around incl. significant portions of adjoining stamps at bottom, bold strikes of "16" in barred oval cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a phenomenal multiple, SG £300 as singles with no premium for the shifted transfer position, Scott Retail as singles with no premium for the variety (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	255.00 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction
3018		GREAT BRITAIN, 1841, 2p Blue (4, SG 14). MB, large margins to clear, tied by Maltese Cross with "6" numeral, "NO 22, 1843" backstamp on folded cover to Preston, receiving backstamp of the following day, cover with clear "Whatman/Turkey Mill/1842" papermaker's watermark, fresh and Very Fine, scarce with the numeral Maltese Cross cancel (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $900.00 Will close during Public Auction
3019		GREAT BRITAIN, 1841, 2p Blue (4, SG 14). Horizontal pair, SI-SJ, huge margins to full incl. part of adjoining stamp at upper right, tied by Maltese Cross, red "OC 2, 1843" datestamp in Maltese Cross backstamp on reduced folded cover to Kendal, receiving backstamp of the following day, minor cover wrinkling well away from stamps, Very Fine-Extremely Fine pair (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $130.00 Will close during Public Auction
3020		GREAT BRITAIN, 1847, 1sh Green (5, SG 54). Huge margins to clear, bright color, neat strikes of barred oval and circular datestamp cancels, Very Fine, SG £950 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	400.00 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
3021		GREAT BRITAIN, 1847-48, 1sh Pale Green, 10p Red Brown (5, 6, SG 54, 57). Large margins to just touched at right edge of 1sh, slightly overlapping and tied by "26" in grid, "DG MR-8, 1853" backstamp on folded cover to Canton, China, endorsed "Via Marseilles" at upper left, neat "Hong-Kong 24 AP 1853" transit backstamp, 1sh stamp with vertical crease at right, cover with horizontal file fold well away from stamps and some minor wear VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE AND DESIRABLE USE OF THE ONE-SHILLING AND 10-PENCE EMBOSSED ISSUES ON A COVER TO AUGUSTINE, HEARD AND COMPANY IN CANTON, CHINA. Offered to the market for the first time in 23 years. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
3022		GREAT BRITAIN, 1847, 1sh Green (5, SG 54). Three singles, large margins to just barely in, tied by "20" in barred oval handstamps, "F.U., L.S., 26 NO 1856" in Maltese Cross backstamp on folded letter to Paris, France, two stamps also tied by Calais transit, red "PD" in oval handstamp, receiving backstamp, right stamp small magenta ink mark at upper right, cover with some wrinkling barely affecting left stamp, still Very Fine, scarce and attractive franking (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
3023		GREAT BRITAIN, 1847, 1sh Green (5, SG 54). Horizontal pair, large margins to just in at right, cancelled by numeral in barred oval handstamp, used with perforated 2p Blue, "Jersey OC 14, 1855" backstamp on folded cover to Naples, Italy, endorsed "Via London and Marseilles", Calais transit also ties pair, red "PD" in circle handstamp and red "Franco" handstamp at left, light file folds well away from stamps, Very Fine, an attractive use to Italy (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 750-1,000 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
3024		GREAT BRITAIN, 1848, 10p Red Brown (6, SG 57). Large margins, deep rich color, bold strike of numeral in grid cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, SG £1,500 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,200.00 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
3025		GREAT BRITAIN, 1848, 10p Red Brown (6, SG 57). Horizontal pair, huge margins to just touched, used with 1841, 2p Blue (4, SG 14), LG, cancelled by "19" in barred ovals, "JX FE 24, 1854" backstamp on folded letter to Shanghai, China, endorsed "Via Marseilles" at left, neat "Hong-Kong 12 AP 1854" transit backstamp, manuscript "4" debit marking at right, docketed at left, light vertical file folds barely affect stamps VERY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE FRANKING OF THE GREAT BRITAIN 10-PENCE EMBOSSED ISSUE ON A COVER TO SHANGHAI, CHINA. An attractive and colorful use. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 3,000-4,000 SOLD for $7,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
3026		GREAT BRITAIN, 1854, 6p Red Violet, Embossed (7, SG 60). Vertical pair, large margins to just touched at bottom, rich color, bold strikes of numeral in barred oval cancel, Very Fine, SG £2,000 as singles, Scott Retail as singles (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,750.00 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
3027		GREAT BRITAIN, 1854, 6p Red Violet, Embossed (7, SG 60). Large margins to just in, used with horizontal strip of four of 2p Blue, perforated and single 1p Red, cancelled by "15" in barred ovals, "F.U., L.S., AU 18, 1856" in Maltese Cross backstamp on folded letter to San Sebastian, Spain, Calais transit, red "PD" in oval handstamp, receiving backstamp, some cover wear incl. horizontal file fold away from stamps, Very Fine, an impressive franking to a scarce destination (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction

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