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| 4549 |
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 1841: 2 d. blue on blued paper, pl. 3, lettered TE, a used example with good to large
margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at left, tied to 1843 cover from London to Kendal by good strike of London "No. 5" in Maltese Cross in black. Reverse with London despatch cds (June 24) and double arc Kendal arrival (June 25) in blue.
A scarce and very fine cover Gi E1ve = £ 2`800. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4550 |
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 1841: 2 d. blue on blued paper, pl. 3, lettered KG, a used example with good margins all
round, neatly tied to 1843 cover from London to Preston (Horrocks Miller correspondence) by good strike of London "No. 6" in Maltese Cross in black. Reverse with London despatch cds (Dec 5) and double arc Preston arrival (Dec 6) in dull blue. Scarce
and attractive cover Gi E1vf = £ 2`250. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4551 |
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 1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued paper, lettered SK, a used example with large margins on three
sides, just grazed at base, tied to 1843 cover from London to Aberdeen by London "No. 10" in Maltese Cross struck in black. Reverse with London despatch in red (Oct 19), Edinburgh cds and Aberdeen arrival (Sept 21) in black. An attractive and scarce
cover Gi B1uj = £ 1`000. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4552 |
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 1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued paper, lettered BF, a used example with ample to large margins
all round and showing portions of adjoining stamps at right and at left, used on 1843 entire letter from London to Sheffield tied by bold strike of London "No. 12" in Maltese Cross in black. Despatch datestamp on reverse (July 21) and Sheffield
arrival both in black. Tiny closed tear at top of entire not affecting the superb appearance Gi B1ul = £ 1`400. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4553 |
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 1841: 2 d. blue on blued paper, pl. 3, lettered KH, a used example with good margins all
round, scissor cut in margin only at base, neatly tied to 1843 cover from London to Preston (Horrocks Miller correspondence) by good strike of London "No. 12" in Maltese Cross in black. The stamp shows a complete horizontal guideline running though
the value tablet at base and the H square. Reverse with London despatch cds (Nov 17) and double arc Preston arrival (Nov 18) in dull blue. Scarce and attractive cover Gi E1vl = £ 1`600. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4554 |
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 1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued paper, lettered GI, a used example with good to large margins
all round, on 1851 cover from Salcombe to Plymouth tied by fair strike of "418" numeral obliterator struck in blue with double arc KINGSBRIDGE cds on reverse, alongside undated circle of Salcombe in black and Plymouth arrival cds (May 31) in blue.
File fold at left but scarce Gi B1xb = £ 650. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4555 |
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 1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued paper, lettered BI, a used example with ample to large margins
all round and portion of adjoining stamp at right, used on 1846 entire letter from Rawtenstall to London tied by fine strike of "501" numeral obliterator struck in blue with double arc RAWTENSTALL cds adjacent (Sept 23). Reverse with double arc
Manchester cds in red and London arrival cds of the following day in red. A fine and scarce cover Gi B1xb = £ 650. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4556 |
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 1841: 1 d. red-brown on blued paper, lettered HC, a used example with ample to large margins
all round, on 1851 entire letter written from Cledbury Paper Mill to Derby tied by fair strike of "68" numeral obliterator struck in blue. Reverse with two line "Cledbury / Penny Post" in black, BEWDLEY double arc cds in blue (May 1) and Derby
arrival cds of the following day. File fold well away from stamp, a fine and scarce cover Gi B1xb = £ 650. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4557 |
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 1854 (Feb 24): 1 d. red-brown on very blued paper, Die I, wmk. Small Crown, perf. 16,
lettered AA-AL / CA-CL / DA-DK / EA-EG plus EJ-EK, the irregular re-joined block of fifty-six of good rich colour, all struck by italic "Frank Ives Scudamore / Chief Examiner" handstamps in black, top right stamp with diagonal crease but largely
fresh and fine, with soiling on large part og. A rare and extraordinary large multiple.rnNote: Frank Ives Scudamore (1823-1884) served with the Post Office from the age of 18. When the Offices of Accountant-General and Receiver-General were combined
in 1852 Scudamore was appointed Chief Examiner of the combined new Department at Somerset House. He applied his handstamps as a method of defacement, normally to sheets of stamps that had been mis-perforated by Perkins Bacon. The above block ably
demonstrates this.rnReference: AI/DK is illustrated in 'The Philatelist - P.J.G.B., March/April 1988, page 77.rnProvenance: A new find, Sotheby's 9 May 1988. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4558 |
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 1855 (Feb 22): 1 d. red-brown, Die II, Alphabet II, wmk. Small Crown, perf. 16 plate 7,
lettered AE, constant variety: "dot in 'o' of one, an unused example of good colour, minor pre-printing paper fold, large part og. Gi C4 = £ 550. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4559 |
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 1855 (June): 1 d. red-brown on lightly blued paper, Die II, Alphabet III, plate 34, wmk.
Large Crown, perf. 14, lettered KF-KH / LF-LH, an unused block of six, in a lovely delicate shade, LF showing 'C' for 'L' flaw, fresh and very fine appearance, minor gum bends on reverse on large part og. A delightful multiple Gi C8(2)+C8(2)i =
£ 2'450+.rnProvenance: SG, London, 25-26 Nov 1993, lot 830. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4560 |
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 1855 (June): 1 d. red-brown on blued paper, Die II, Alphabet III, plate 22, wmk. Large
Crown, lettered CG-CH / DG-DH, variety "Imperforate", an unused ungummed block of four, large even margins all round, produced as an experiment using the Neales Steam Press in a deep resonant shade. A fine and extremely rare multiple. Signed Holcombe
Gi C8h = £ 12'000+.rnProvenance: From the unique sheet, Harmers Auction, April 1954, lot 54; Collection Ernest Dale, SG 10/11 Nov. 1969, lot 128 (as part of a block of 39).rn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4561 |
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 1856 (Nov): 1 d. rose-red, Die II, perf. 14, lettered DD, a used example tied to 1857 entire
letter from London to Glasgow by fine strike of the Pearson Hill second Trial cancellation (code A) in black (Nov 24) with offset strike on reverse. File fold crosses the adhesive but a fine strike of a very rare marking.rnProvenance: Philipps 2 July
1992, lot 54. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4562 |
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 1861: 1 d. rose-red, Die II, Alphabet IV, pl. 50, perf. 14, lettered CG, letters engraved on
the plate instead of punched, both letters 'C' and 'G' very characteristic for alphabet IV, an unused example of excellent centering for the issue, fresh colour and fine, large part og. A very scarce stamp Gi C12 = £ 200. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4563 |
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 1861: 1 d. rose-red, Die II, Alphabet IV, pl. 50, perf. 14, lettered DH-DL / HH-HL, letters
engraved on the plate instead of punched, an unused block of twenty-five, of bright colour, fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. A rare and particularly choice multiple Gi C12 = £ 6'600.rnProvenance: Collection W.R.D. Wiggins, Robson
Lowe, London, 21-22 April 1977, lot 3017. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4564 |
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 1855 (Feb 22): 2 d. blue, Die I, Alphabet I, pl. 4, wmk. Small Crown, perf. 14, lettered CE,
a fine lightly used example showing the re-entry, especially prominent in the TWO PENCE value tablet at base. Scarce so fine Gi F2d = £ 400. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4565 |
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 1858/79: 1 d. red, pl. 89, the top and bottom of the sheet, lettered AA-AL and TA-TL,
showing the full Plate Numbers at all four corners and complete italic imprints at top and at base, (possibly) sent to South Australia in 1867 together with a perforating machine from Somerset House. Paper attached to the stamps (showing ghostly
impressions of South Australia 3d (?) adhesives) with manuscript "These borders are cut off one of the spoilt sheets of stamps, and is sent to show the mark "†" which is printed on the english sheets, the intersecting point of which lines is fitted
onto a pin in the perforating machine at Somerset House, to secure accuracy of position, a boy does this very quickly whilst the machine is working" and contemporary pencil manuscript "Top" and "Bottom". A magnificent item of great historical
interest.rnProvenance: RL, London, 12 April 1988, lot 682. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4566 |
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 1867 (April): Paris Exhibition Proof, 1 d. rose-red, plate 103, lettered IB, an Imperforate
Proof on soft white card paper, printed in rose-red, printed specially for this Exhibition. Just one block of twenty Proofs in this colour were exhibited in Paris from which this Proof was cut, slight surface wear. Rare Gi DP38 = £ 2'250. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4567 |
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 1867 (March-April): Paris Exhibition Proof for ther 2 d. printed in blue from Plate 9 after
the firdt repair of 1866, on soft cream card paper, imperforate. A block of twenty (as described in SG specialised catalogue), lettered AA-AD / EA-ED, with large margins all round. ED with small corner fault and closed tear at left in CA and three
further Proofs with thins due to original method of display, otherwise fresh and very fine, an astonishing piece: the largest recorded multiple. Unique Gi DP49 = £ 80'000.rnOn March 28th, 1867, Ormond Hill wrote to J.P. Bacon: "The Board has
decided to supply to the G.P.O. for Exhibition at Paris a proof sheet of each variety of postage stamp (...) from the newest 1d. and 2d. plates and send them to me. According to H. Osborne (in 1946) blocks of 20 in issued colours were displayed in
Paris 1867.rnNote: For further information see Dr. H. Osborne 'Two Pence Blue' page 123, copy enclosed with the lot.rnProvenance: Harmers-Craveri Auction 4 June 1994. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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| 4568 |
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 1858/79: 1 d. red, pl. 219, lettered TA, imperforate Imprimatur, corner marginal from lower
left of sheet with Plate Number 219 and imprint 'PRICE 1d. Per Lab(el)', large margins all round, fresh and fine, scarce Gi = £ 425.rnNote: the lower right corner stamp, TL, is housed in the National Postal Museum. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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