Great Britain Stamps & Postal History 1840 1d BLACKS
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1477
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GROUP OF 24 UNPLATED PENNY BLACKS: Mounted on album page. All are 3 margins or less and in poor to average condition. 7 with black MX and 17 with red MX. Some with minor faults. (24 stamps) (Image)
Opening GBP 280.00
Sold...GBP 800.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1478
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PLATE 1b QC-QD - A MINT PAIR in an intense shade with redistributed gum which has tiny thins. Three close to good margins, shaved into at top. Good colour and appearance. SG £35,000. (Image)
Opening GBP 650.00
Sold...GBP 700.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1479
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PLATE 5 JK MINT with large part redistributed gum, three good margins, cut along frameline at top left. A good example. SG £12,500. (Image)
Opening GBP 480.00
Sold...GBP 500.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1480
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PLATE 5 CI close to wide margins, cancelled with a red MX. Fine. (Image)
PLATE 7 OK: Irish EL from Mallow to Rockforest dated 15 Jan. 1841 bearing fine 4 margin 1d black tied by well centred, bright red MX. (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1483
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PLATE 8 QJ unused (no gum) with three large margins showing a small portion of AJ at foot, a little cut into at top. A good intense shade. SG £20,000. (Image)
Opening GBP 340.00
Sold...GBP 440.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1484
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PLATE 8 FH cancelled with a black MX leaving corner letters clear. A fine four margined example. Matched with a three margined red which is touched at left. (2) (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 75.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1486
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PLATE 10 AH UNUSED without gum, four wide margins except upper left "star" square which is partially missing. SG £27,500. (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1487
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PLATE 10 SI with virtually complete black MX cancellation leaving corner letters clear. Just touched at one point at top, other margins well clear. An Attractive example. (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 90.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 90
1840 2d BLUES
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1488
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PLATE 1 TE PALE BLUE UNUSED without gum, a four margined example. Excellent appearance but possible repairs to margins. SG Spec. DS56 £45,000. (Image)
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 360.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1489
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PLATE 1 OK MILKY BLUE with central red MX leaving corner letters clear. Close to good margins, shaved at upper right. A sound example. SG Spec. DS 53 £3,000. (Image)
Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 130.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1490
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PLATE 2 EA - DEEP BLUE SHADE cancelled in black, just touched at upper left above the star. Corner letters well clear of the cancellation. SG £1,400. (Image)
Opening GBP 50.00
Sold...GBP 60.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 60
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1491
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PLATE 2 ML - PALE SHADE with an exceptional central black MX leaving corner letters clear. Shaved to close margins. SG £1,200. (Image)
Opening GBP 50.00
Sold...GBP 60.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 60
1841 1d REDS
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1492
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UNPLATED 1d RED BROWN - A MINT BLOCK OF FOUR -PG-QH with almost full original gum. Close to good margins on all sides. Natural light vertical crease, two tiny rust spots in top margin of PH which has a central gum thin. Most attractive. SG £3,500 as a block of four. (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 160.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1496
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BLACK PLATES with plates 1b BJ, 2 KI, 5 NE (touched at top), 8 BF, 9 QH (central cancellation, vertical bend), 10 SI and 11 MI. A good used set. SG £1,675. (7) (Image)
Opening GBP 90.00
Sold...GBP 140.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1498
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PLATE 1b PG used on 22 May 1841 EL from London to Leeds, three margins, shaved at foot. Tied by a fine MX cancellation. (Image)
Opening GBP 32.00
Sold...GBP 34.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 34
1841 2d BLUES
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1504
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PLATE 4 MH PALE BLUE UNUSED: A four margined example, a little close at top, without gum. Fine. SG £7,500. (Image)
Opening GBP 180.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1506
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PLATE 4 RARE STRIP OF THREE INVERTED WMK: Almost 4 full margins. Very close at top right. Rare as a strip of three. SG 14wi cat. £2,600 as singles. (Image)
Opening GBP 170.00
Sold...GBP 190.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1507
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PLATE 4 VIOLET BLUE OA lightly cancelled, clear to large margins, cut along frameline at foot. A scarce shade. SG 15aa £1,500. Also plate 5 RF with perfs. removed unused. (2) (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 85.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 85
1854-61 2d BLUES
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1510
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1854 - SC16 DIE I - ALPHABET I - PLATE 4 DK mint with part gum, centred to left, perfs. a little trimmed at right. SG Spec. F1 £5,500. (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
Sold...GBP 80.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1511
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1855-57 SC14 plate 4 EI & plate 5 IO. LC16 plate 5 JL (2). Good used examples. SG23, 23a & 27. £1,475. (4) (Image)
Opening GBP 85.00
Sold...GBP 90.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1513
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1855 SC14 2d BLUE DIE 1 - ALPHABET 1 PLATE 4: TC - a remarkable used example clearly showing the dramatic worn plate variety at foot. Scarce. SG Spec. F2h £375. (Image)
Opening GBP 50.00
Sold...GBP 55.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 55
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1514
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1855 LC16 2d BLUE - DIE I - ALPHABET II - PLATE 5: EE, FJ, HD & MD. Four good used examples. Also SC16 2d blue, plate 5 KE (vertical crease) used on 1 Jan. 1856 printed env. from Enniscorthy to Dublin. (Image)
Opening GBP 90.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
1854-65 1d REDS
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1508
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Cat No: Collection
ACCUMULATION INC. PART RECONSTRUCTION: Large stock book housing an accumulation of 1d red 'stars' inc. small booklet with an attempted mixed plates reconstruction. Mostly fine to very fine with barred numeral cancels. (c.870 stamps) (Image)
Opening GBP 70.00
Sold...GBP 140.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1509
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1856 DIE II, LC16 1d PLUM IJ on blued paper, centred to lower left. Fine used. SG 31 £900. (Image)
Opening GBP 48.00
Sold...GBP 50.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 50
1858-69 2d PLATES
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1525
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PLATE 15 MINT PAIR: OJ-OK with almost full gum, well centred and fresh. OK natural bend. SG 47 £1,050. (Image)
Opening GBP 50.00
Sold...GBP 55.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 55
1864-79 1d PLATES
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1519
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Cat No: Collection
ACCUMULATION OF 1d RED 'PLATES': Large stock book holding an apparently random accumulation of used plates. Mostly fine. (c.2,380 stamps) (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 480.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 480
1870 1½d PLATES
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1527
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1870-74 1½d GROUP INC. THE FAMOUS OP-PC ERROR: Plate 1 IK & SC mint and three used. Plate 3 IE & TL plus OP-PC error of lettering (SG -£2,000) and two more. 16 April 1878 E from Liverpool to Paris with plate 3 MC and a 1d TE. Fine. (11 items) (Image)
Opening GBP 130.00
Sold...GBP 400.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 400
1883-84 LILAC & GREEN ISSUE
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1555
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1884 3d COLOUR TRIAL/TRIAL CANCELLATION: Very fine used example lettered CA, printed in purple on pale blue unwatermarked paper. Neatly tied to small piece by L.P.S. Controller's Office cds for 22 Jul. 1884. Attractive item. SG 191var. £850 Cross Reference: COLOUR TRIALS (Image)
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 240.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
1887-1892 JUBILEE ISSUES
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1556
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4½d GREEN & DEEP BRIGHT CARMINE:A fine lightly mounted mint example of this rare shade. SG 206a £750. RPSL Cert. (1979). (Image)
Opening GBP 85.00
Sold...GBP 90.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1557
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1/- GREEN BLOCK OF FOUR ON PIECE tied by four strikes of the oval "GAMKIRK/STATION/CAL.RL" hs in dark purple. Very slight wrinkle but scarce. (Image)
Opening GBP 18.00
Sold...GBP 20.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 20
ALBUMS & STOCKBOOKS
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1450
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Cat No: Collection
PRE-DECIMAL MINT & USED COLLECTION, 1840-1986: SG Windsor printed album with strength in line-engraved. Includes two 1840 1d blacks, 1840 2d blue (4 margin with shallow thin at base), 1841 2d blue Pl.3 pair TA-TB with good margins all round and Pl.4 with wide margins. Also of interest imperf. 1d red pair Pl.31 LC-LD, large margins with superb strikes of "3" in MX an 2d blue Pl.5 with Liverpool spoon cancel. Attractive trio of embossed values inc. fine 4 margin 6d, useful scattering of surface-printed issues and fine selection of KGV Sea horses inc. DLR 10/- pale blue fine used marginal SG 412 (£900) and Bradbury 10/- mint SG 417 (£425). Collection continues to early decimal era with 1960s phosphor sets present. (many 100s) (Image)
Opening GBP 340.00
Sold...GBP 400.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1451
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Cat No: Collection
PRE-DECIMAL SPECIAL ISSUES & WILDINGS: Album housing a mint & used collection of commemorative issues (no PUC £1), 1924-71, typically a mint & used set of each. Also a large stock book with a collection of duplicated, used Wildings, all identified by wmk. (few 1,000s) (Image)
Opening GBP 32.00
Sold...GBP 34.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 34
ALDERNEY POSTAL HISTORY
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 2024
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RARE "965" NUMERAL WITH MATCHING "A"-CODE BACKSTAMP ON 1d RED 'STARS' COVER TO CORNWALL; Fine 13[?] July 1861 mourning env. to Launceston with a 1d Red 'stars' tied by light but readily legible Alderney "965" numeral having a mainly fine small matching "ALDERNEY/A" cds on the side-flap (which opens out neatly for display) along with a v. fine 17 July "LAUNCESTON/A" arrival cds. The Alderney "965" is one of the most elusive of all British numerals. Exhibition Quality.Cross Reference: 1854-65 1d REDS (Image)
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 340.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 340
BOOKLETS & BOOKLET PANES
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1701
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Cat No: Collection
BAR-CODED BOOKLETS - MACHIN, RETAIL, GREETINGS, CHRISTMAS: A battered album containing an ex-dealer's stock of bklts many identified by catalogue number, variety and old retail prices. Many NVI Machins and also NVI special issues in the Greetings and Christmas bklts. Face value Machins eligible for 'swap-out' £616, special issues & Christmas £557. (91 bklts) ## Cross Reference: QEII ISSUES (Image)
Opening GBP 280.00
Sold...GBP 500.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1702
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Cat No: Collection
BAR-CODED BOOKLETS - MACHIN, WINDOW, WORLDWIDE, POSTCARD, ETC.: A carton containing an ex-dealer's stock in two albums and some loose bklts, many identified with catalogue number and historical retail prices. The albums contain a remaindered but useful range of Window (29) and Machin (56) types inc. NVI. Loose bklts inc. Postcard (10), Worldwide Air (9), Europe Air (3) Europe/Worldwide (8), 1st Class Large (6), etc. Face value £621 eligible for the Royal Mail 'swap-out' scheme. (128 bklts) ## Cross Reference: QEII ISSUES (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 360.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1703
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CHRISTMAS, GREETINGS & FOLDED BOOKLETS: Binder housing a mixture of priced Machins and both priced & NVI special issues (many Xmas types). Folded booklets are the Postal History series. Date range c.1978-2013. Face value (inc. Machins) £909 (94 bklts) ## (Image)
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 260.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1704
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Cat No: Collection
MACHIN FOLDED BOOKLETS: A carton containing an ex-dealers's stock in an album holding bklts mostly identified by catalogue no. with (old) retail prices, and loose (many identified to catalogue no.) in a plastic container. Many varieties and twenty-five values from 10p - £2.55 inc. the boxed 30p and 60p types. Only a few non-Machin types. Preponderance of 10p (84), 50p (155) and £1 (53) values. Face value Machins eligible for Royal Mail 'swap out' £377 special issues £22. (477 bklts) ## Cross Reference: QEII ISSUES (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 240.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1705
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PRESTIGE BOOKLETS 2003-2014: An album containing a complete run of bklts for the period with only the last issue for 2014, DY 11 Centenary of the First World War, missing. Excellent condition. Face value £741 of which £206 eligible for the Royal Mail 'swap out' scheme. (33) Cross Reference: QEII ISSUES (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 380.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1706
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Cat No: Collection
MACHINE VENDED & RETAIL BOOKLETS: Binder housing a collection of 1990s-2016 decimal Machin booklets. Great majority are 1st & 2nd NVI with a few priced booklets and Europe/Worldwide types. Face value (inc. Machins) £1,690 (177 bklts) ## (Image)
Opening GBP 440.00
Sold...GBP 950.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1707
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QEII STITCHED WILDING BOOKLETS: A an ex-dealer's range of bklts 1953-70 many identified (not checked) by cat. no and wmk type, apparently inc. sideways or phosphor, marked up with (old) retail prices. Lot inc. 1953 2/6 composite bklts with KGVI & QEII (2) not interleaved; 1954/56 1/- (2); 2/- range of 1963-64 lemon covers (12); 2/- range of 1965-68 Orange-Yellow covers or bklts for Christmas cards (26); 2/- range of 1969-70 grey covers (15); 4/6 purple covers (2) and blue (3); 6/- (3); 10/- ochre covers Aug. 1965 (1) or Aug. 1967 (3). (69 complete bklts) Cross Reference: QEII ISSUES (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1709
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Cat No: Collection
DECIMAL MACHIN WINDOW BOOKLETS, RETAIL BOOKLETS, ETC: Binder with a collection of booklets, 1987-1998. Great majority are NVI 1st (c.712 stamps) and NVI 2nd (c.374 stamps) plus a great variety of priced stamps between 13p-63p. All are Machins and no longer valid for postage. Face value £1,707 (Qty) ## (Image)
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 950.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 950
BRISTOL
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1940
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EARLY SHORT-LIVED LARGE "B" WITH "ris" & "tol" IN THE LOOPS ON COVER TO DEPTFORD; Fine 9 June 1742 EL from Bristol to "Deptford by way of London" charged "4[d]" with a fine strike of the scarce 1st-Type large "B" mark - with the lower case "ris/tol" in the two loops (recorded only 1736-1746) - nicely placed on the top flap. Exhibition Quality. (Image)
Opening GBP 48.00
Sold...GBP 190.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1941
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MISCELLANY INC. MISSENT, PAID AT, ETC.: 1793-1882 with 1793 EL to London with good curved BRISTOL hs (BS40); 1797 EL to Hull with fine BRISTOL hs (BS43); 1823 EL Clifton to Andover with fine boxed Bristol / Py P. hs (BS140) and boxed No.2 hs opposite; 1835 Free front Liverpool to Bury St Edmunds with fine Crown/Free ds and opposite a fine Missent / to / Bristol hs (BS174); 1836 EL Clifton to London with good PAID /AT/ BRISTOL hs (BS162), BRISTOL/(date)/PY POST ds (BS150) and weak blue No.2 hs; etc. Good variety. (20 items) (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 110.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 110
CANCELLATIONS
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1757
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1857-65 INTERESTING QUARTET OF COVERS: 13 June 1857 EL from Edinburgh to Melrose bearing LC14 1d tied by a v. fine blue "131" duplex. 26 April 1858 env. to Worcester with a fine LC14 1d plate 49 PA tied by a fine "1" Rideout duplex. 15 Feb. 1862 local env. from Edinburgh with LC 14 1d tied by a clear "POSTED SINCE 7 20 LAST NIGHT" duplex. 10 Jan. 1870 env. (creased) used within Edinburgh tied by a fine Brunswick Star. (Image)
Opening GBP 65.00
Sold...GBP 70.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 70
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1765
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MULLINGAR DISTINCTIVE MX: c.1841 small piece franked with 1d red pair JA-JB (cut into at foot), vertical crease between stamps. Cancelled with two exceptional strikes of the rare Mullingar MX. SG £6,000. (Image)
Opening GBP 190.00
Sold...GBP 240.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
CARDIGANSHIRE
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 2189
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LLANGRANOG PARCEL POST HAND STAMPER: A small rusted metal box with hinged lid lightly embossed "GPO" containing a brass hand stamper with wooden handle and a boxed rectangular rubber "LLANGRANOG/[space for date slugs]/LLANDYSULL/DYFED/PARCEL/POST" face (in very fine condition), and also a complete array of rubber month and numeral slugs to fit the stamper. A rare item. Cross Reference: EPHEMERA, PARCEL POST LABELS (Image)
Opening GBP 85.00
Sold...GBP 85.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 85
CARTONS & BOXES
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1436
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Cat No: Collection
MINT & USED MISCELLANY: Two cartons containing a cover album with 1980s Pres. Packs, stock book with 1970s mint decimal issues, a few mint Machins, collectors' packs, several stock books with mostly modern used GB, album of World Wildlife Fund covers, etc. (few 1,000s) (Image)
Opening GBP 38.00
Sold...GBP 40.00
Closed..Mar-05-2026, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 40
Sale No: 877
Lot No: 1437
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COLLECTOR'S REMAINDERS: A carton holding two cover albums & a loose quantity of Post Office illustrated addressed FDCs c.1976- 1988 with some duplication; mint & used PPCs (c.200) from c.1905-1990s & a small quantity of 1894-1982 used postal stationery. Also some Presentation Packs (Face £20). (several 100s)Cross Reference: FIRST DAY/SPECIAL EVENT COVERS (Image)
