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| 4569 |
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 1858/79: 1 d. red, pl. 116, lettered BB, Imperforate 'Cardiff Penny', an unused example with
ample margins all round, fresh colour, some creasing, large part og. A fine example of this exceedingly rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1952) Gi G1g = £ 7'500.rnProvenance: Collection Laycock, RL, London, 18 March 1953, lot 297.rnrnrn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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| 4570 |
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 1858/79: 1 d. red, pl. 72, an unused block of four, corner marginal from top left of sheet,
with Plate Number 72 and part imprint 'PRICE 1d. Per Label. 1/- Per Row of', fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 240+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4571 |
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 1858/79: 1 d. red, pl. 90, lettered GG-GL / HG-HL / IG-IL, an unused block of eighteen, well
centred and of rich deep colour, fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. Gi = £ 1'080. (Image
1) (Image 2)
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| 4572 |
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 1871 (Feb): Ormond Hill Die Proof for the 2 d. value, Die II retouched, without corner
letters, engraved directly on to thick card paper (60 x 60 mm.) - not as Gibbons state thin paper, in a resonant deep full blue shade. Extremely rare and a magnificent example of the engraver's work slightest suspicion of a thinned spot underneath
hinge remainder, quite stunning and beautiful Proof for the connoisseur Gi DP46(a) = £ 18'000. rnProvenance: Collection O'Connor; Philipps 10 Sept. 1998, lot 137. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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| 4573 |
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 1859 (July 17): 2 d. blue, pl. 8, lettered AC, an imperforate Imprimatur, clear to large
margins all round, marginal from top of sheet, with part imprint '(o)f 12. £1...Per S(heet)', in a superb deep shade, fresh and very fine unused. Rare Gi = £ 4'750.rnProvenance: Phillips, London, 11 Nov 1993, ex lot 136. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4574 |
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 1861 (March 14): 2 d. blue, pl. 9, lettered AB, an imperforate Imprimatur, close to large
margins all round, marginal from top of sheet, with part imprint '(La)bel 2/- Per Row o(f)', in a superb deep shade, fresh and very fine unused. Rare Gi = £ 4'750.rnProvenance: Phillips, London, 11 Nov 1993, ex lot 136, the adjoining Imprimatur
AA is housed in the N.P.M. in London. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4575 |
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 1871 (April 24): 2 d. blue, pl. 14, lettered AJ, an imperforate Imprimatur, large margins
all round, marginal from top of sheet with part imprint '(we)tting the Back be', in a superb deep shade, fresh and very fine unused. Rare Gi = £ 4'750.rnProvenance: Board of Inland Revenue Collection, Robson Lowe 17 Dec. 1975, lot 1637; Robson
Lowe Christies 16 July 1985, lot 183. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4576 |
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 1869: 2 d. deep blue, pl. 13, lettered BA-BF / EA-EF, an unused block of twenty-four of
excellent centering and rich colour, BA with signs of re-entry in the TWO PENCE value tablet, strengtheneing of the upper 'E' square on EB, one or two tone spots of no great significance, some perf. reinforcement for protection, large part or
unmounted og. A fresh and very fine multiple of spectacular appearance Gi Gi G3 = £ 14'400. (Image
1) (Image 2)
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| 4577 |
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 1870 (May): Perkins Bacon Die Proof for the proposed ½ d. value without corner letters, in
rose on India paper (80 x 59 mm.) printed after the head was strengthened and the Die was hardened (Stone 2b), with a wonderful clarity of impression. Just 5 Proofs were struck. Some soiling as to be expected with a working Die. An exceptional Proof
of great rarity Gi DP62b = £ 12'000.rnProvenance: Harmers 16-17 March 1982, lot 553; SG, London, 25-26 Nov 1993, lot 790. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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| 4578 |
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 1870 (Oct): Bantam ½ d. pl. 10, lettered EN-EX / ON-OX, an unused block of 121 stamps (11 x
11), of excellent colour and centering, imperforate at right, each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 9) in black. Fresh and very fine, superb large part or unmounted og. A truly astonishing block, the largest known Gi 4u = £ 27'225.rnNote: An
adjoining block of 10, CT/DX was in the Chartwell Collection (2011).rnProvenance: Dr. Douglas Latto, Aug 1985. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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| 4579 |
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 1870 (Oct): Bantam ½ d. deep rose-red, plate 9, lettered OA, a single example, imperforate
between stamp and margin showing imprint 'Cement', used on small 1872 piece tied by complete 'Glasgow' circular datestamp (Feb 16) in black. Choice and superb Gi G4g / Gi = £ 850+.rnNote: The finer of just two recorded Bantam ½ d. plate 9's
used with imperforate sheet margin and inscription. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4580 |
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 1870 (Oct): Bantam ½ d. deep rose-red, plate 9, lettered ED-EE, a used horizontal pair in a
deep shade, tied to small piece by 'Manchester / 498' duplex (Feb 10, 1872) in black. Ancient collector's graffiti below the pair 'PN9'. A rare and appealing multiple Gi = £ 1'700. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4581 |
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 1870 (Oct): Bantam ½ d. rose-red, plate 13, lettered SV-SX / TV-TX, an unused block of four,
marginal from lower right of sheet with Plate Number 13 in margin, fresh and fine, superb large part og., lower three stamps unmounted og. Gi = £ 720. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4582 |
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 1870 (Oct): ½ d. rose-red, plate 14, lettered SA-SF / TA-TF, an unused corner marginal block
of twelve, bend along central perforations and showing watermark '5', Plate Number '14' in margin and small part of imprint 'PRICE' at right. Fresh and very fine, large part or unmounted crackly og. A most appealing multiple Gi = £ 1'440. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4583 |
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 1870 (Oct 1): 1½ d. lake-red, pl. 3, lettered NC-ND / OC-OD, an unused block of four, of
fine fresh colour, each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 9) in black, large part crackly og. A scarce multiple Gi G6u = £ 1'200. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4584 |
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 1870 (Oct 1): 1½ d. lake-red, pl. 1, lettered OP-PC, error of lettering for CP-PC, a used
example of good colour, lightly cancelled by part duplex leaving the corners letters clear. Perforations a tad blunted at base but rare and of fine appearance Gi G6c = £ 2'000.rnNote: The OP-PC error of lettering was discovered by William Edwin
Imeson in 1894 and first recorded in an Americam Journal. The discovery example was sold to Harry Hilckes of Bright & Son, Bournemouth. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4585 |
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 1870 (Oct 1): 1½ d. lake-red, plate 1, lettered GJ, a single example used on 1873 cover to
Paisley tied by 'Glasgow / 131' duplex in black (Jan 28) - a scarce single franking, together with a 1½ d. lake, pl. 3, lettered DG, used on 1880 1 d. pink postal stationery envelope (1cm scissors cut on the left and roughly opened flap on reverse)
to Caddenabia, Como, Italy cancelled by 'Thornhill / 323' duplexes (May 13). A scarce and attractive pair. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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| 4586 |
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 1848 (Oct): Embossed 10 d. brown, an unused horizontal pair, marginal from left of sheet,
infintessimally touched at base and with large margins on three sides, of stunning fresh colour, applied to Postal Notice "To All Postmasters, &c., Who Obliterate Postage Stamps", issued from Francis Abbott at the GPO in Edinburgh in October, 1848,
each overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 1) applied above notice of "the Issue and Sale of Tenpenny Postage Labels, Two Specimen Stamps are enclosed...". Minor fold crossing right-hand 10d not detracting from the superb fresh appearance of a rare and
splendid.rnNotice: The much finer of just two recorded 10 d. Postal Notices from 1848.rnProvenance: Collection 'Victoriana', Spink, London 4 Oct 2007, lot 2152. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 4587 |
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 1847 (Sept 11): Embossed 1 s. pale green, Die 2, an unused example with large to huge
margins all round, marginal from left of sheet and showing portion of adjoining stamps at top and at base, of fine embossing and colour, one or two slight age spots on reverse not detracting from the appearance, large part og. A very fine example of
a very rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1989) Gi H1(1) = £ 24'000.rnProvenance: Collection Baron de Worms, Harmers, London, 9 May 1938, lot 90; Collection Harrison Cripps, SG, London, 27 Oct 1972, lot 123.rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)
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| 4588 |
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 1854: Embossed 1 s. (very) deep green, used example with clear to large margins all round,
tied to 1854 cover from Liverpool to New York, endorsed 'pr. Steamer Arabia' at left (Cunard Steamer), by "466" numeral obliterator in black. Obverse struck with PAID in red and '5 / CENTS' credit marking in red, reverse with one side flap removed,
showing 'Liverpool' despatch cds (March 3) in green. An attractive usage Gi = £ 1'900.rnProvenance: Collection Wise, 9 June 1944. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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