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4589 |
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1847: Embossed 1 s. green, a used vertical strip of three, one stamp with just shaved margin
otherwise clear to large all round another stamp crossed by file fold, on 1855 cover from and slight vertical crease through lower 1s. Liverpool to Philadelphia endorsed 'Arabia' (Cunard Steamer) by "466" numeral obliterators in black. Reverse with
'Liverpool / F.R.H' datestamp (Floating Receiving House indicating 1s. Late fee paid) in black (Jan 20). Circular 'PHILA. BR. PKT / 24 / FEB 2 / PAID' struck on arrival with manuscript '10' (cents) below the adhesives in red. Internal hinges applied
for protection, a most attractive cover.rnProvenance: RL, London, 29 Nov 1948, lot 365. (Image 1)
(Image 2) (Image 3)
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4590 |
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1847: Embossed 1 s. green, a used example with good margins all round, slight stains from
gum, on 1852 cover from Portumna to Poste Restante, New Orleans, USA endorsed 'Per first steamer starting from Liverpool', tied by "380" numeral obliterator in black. Carried on Cunard Steamer 'Canada' with circular 'BR. PACKET / BOSTON / 24' in red
(Aug 18). Struck with red PAID and '5 / CENTS' credit marking in red. On arrival at the Poste Restante struck with framed 'ADV. 1' in red (Advertised) alongside framed NOT CALLED FOR in black. Reverse with 'Portumna' cds of despatch (Aug 3) in blue,
Dublin and Liverpool (Aug 5) transits and 'New Orleans La.' datestamp (Oct 31) probably when collected. A most interesting and attractive cover Gi = £ 1'900. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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4591 |
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1854 (March 1): Embossed 6 d. purple, wmk. inverted and reversed, a used example with large
margins all round, of fine colour, neatly cancelled by "383" numeral obliterator of Hull in black. Scarce and fine Gi H3(3)f = £ 1'000. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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4592 |
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1854 (March 1): Embossed 6 d. purple, wmk. inverted, a used example with large margins all
round and nearly half of the adjoining stamp at right, of fine rich colour, neatly cancelled by near complete strike of "Burton Upon Trent / 152" Spoon duplex (Nov 9, 1857, code C) in black. Small surface rub far away from design at upper left corner
but most attractive. Signed Pröschold Gi H3(3) = £ 1'000.rnProvenance: RL, London, 2-4 March 1993, lot 2450. Described as "possibly the finest known". (Image 1) (Image 2)
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4593 |
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Crimean War 1854: Embossed 6 d. mauve, used example with margins all round, applied over
edge of 1855 mourning envelope from Lyndhurst to a Captain in the 13th Light Infantry in the Crimea, tied by "487" numeral obliterator in black, paying the Officer's rate. Reverse with 'Lyndhurst' double arc cds (July 23) of despatch in black and
London transit cds in red. Both datestamp on reverse enlanced with ink and small age stain at left and adhesive originally affixed over the edge of the envelope but an attractive and unusual cover Gi = £ 1'900. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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4594 |
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Crimean War 1855: 1 d. red-brown on blued, Die I, wmk. Small Crown, perf. 16, a used strip
of three on cover endorsed 'via Marseilles' to a Charles Dance in London, tied by scarce "Crown Between Stars" obliterator in black and by London "74" numeral obliterator on arrival. Reverse with POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY cds of despatch (Feb 26) in
greenish-blue and London arrivals (March 8) in red. Typical soiling as normal with this Campaign, a scarce cover Gi Z2 = unpriced.rnProvenance: Collection Alan Brown, Cavendish, Derby, 6 Dec 1996, ex lot 737. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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4595 |
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1856 (Oct 21): 6 d. pale lilac, wmk. Emblems, a used block of four of good colour and
centering, lower perfs. trimmed by scissors, lightly cancelled by numeral obliterators in black. A rare and most appealing multiple Gi J70(2) = £ 700. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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4596 |
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1856 (Nov 1): 1 s. green, wmk. Emblems, a used example centred to base, neatly cancelled
solely by oval "PD" in red. Rare thus Gi J100(2) = £ 350+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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4597 |
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1856 (Oct 21): 6 d. lilac on deeply blued 'azure' paper, wmk. Emblems, a rare used example
on 1856 registered cover to Aberdeen with 1 d. red-brown on blued paying the postage, tied by '131' roller cancel in black. "Registered / EDINBURGH" at left in red and reverse with Aberdeen arrival (Nov 9) in green. Unobtrusive file fold, a fine and
scarce cover. Cert. BPA (1985) Gi J70e = £ 925 off cover. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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4598 |
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1856 (Nov 1): 1 s. green on deeply blued 'azure' paper, wmk. Emblems, a used example with
trimmed wing margin and minor corner fault tied to 1858 double rate cover to Vaud, Switzerland by 'London / 72' duplex in black (April 24). Circular 'PD' in red below alongside Calais transit and reverse with Lausanne and Verney cds (April 26). An
attractive cover Gi 73a = £ 2'000 off cover / Gi J100d = £ 2'000 off cover.rnProvenance: RL, Bournemouth, 10 May 1966, lot 328; RL, Bournemouth, 25 Jan 1967, lot 1164; Phillips, London, 13 April 1989, lot 369; Collection Gilbert Wheat,
Cavendish, Derby, 10 June 2006, lot 66. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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4599 |
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1857 (Jan): 4 d. rose-carmine on white paper, wmk. Large Garter, a used horizontal pair in
combination with 1 s. green (2) on 1859 cover to Toronto Post Office, Canada West tied by 'Dundee / 114' duplexes (May 20) in black. The cover missing side flaps and with central file fold but a scarce and most unusual rate: 2/8 d. for under 2
ounces, probably carried on the Allan Line Steamer 'Hungarian'. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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4600 |
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1856 (Nov 1): 1 s. green, wmk. Emblems, two used horizontal pairs with 4 d. rose-carmine on
white paper, also in a pair, on 1858 cover to Kingston, Canada, tied by Glasgow '159' obliterators in black with manuscript '8' credit in red ink at left. Reverse with Glasgow cds, 'Liverpool' cds (Feb 3) in black and 'Kingston / U.C.' arrival (Feb
23) in black. Adhesives crossed by file fold but a scarce franking, the 4/8 d. paying the under 2 ounce rate by American Ship. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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1862 (May 1): Unissued 3 d. deep rose, Plate 2, State 1 with shaded spandrels, lettered
IE-IF / JE-JF, an unused block of four, in a deep shade, each stamp overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 6) reading up in black, lower left stamp with SPECIMEN struck reading down (inverted), fresh colour, some wrinkles on superb large part og. A fine and rare
multiple, just two blocks recorded in the Karl Louis Card Index, the other being in the National Postal Museum (Vol XXXI, page 16). Unique in private hands Gi J25s = £ 3'200+.rnNote: Not mentioned in Galland & Louis "Surface Printed Stamps", nor
in Samuel & Huggins "Specimen Postal Stamps & Postal Stationery". (Image 1) (Image 2)
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4602 |
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1862 (March 19): 3 d. bright carmine-rose, Plate 2, State 2, wmk. Emblems, lettered TI, an
imperforate Imprimatur of good colour, fresh and fine, large part og. Very rare, just 24 stamps were removed from the Imprimatur sheet Gi G26 = £ 5'500.rnProvenance: Collection K.M. Beaumont, RL, London, 7-8 Dec 1965; Stanley Gibbons, London, 16
May 1985, lot 855; Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie, Sotheby's, London, 29 Sept-1 Oct 2004, lot 234. (Image
1) (Image 2)
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4603 |
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1863 (Oct 16): 4 d. pale red, Plate 4, with Hairlines, lettered CA-CC / DA-DC, an unused
block of six, marginal from left of sheet, variety "Imperforate", good to large margins all round, fresh and very fine, superb large part or unmounted og. A magnificent block of great scarcity, the largest multiple recorded in 'Surface Printed
Postage Stamps' by Galland & Louis Gi J53(2)d = £ 22'200 / Gi 82a = £ 16'500.rnProvenance: Collection Kennedy-Kisch, Harmers, London, 2 May 1966, lot 156; Collection Dr. Douglas Latto, Phillips, London, 22 Oct 1992, lot 57. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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4604 |
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1862 (Jan 15): 4 d. bright red, Plate 3, wmk. Large Garter, lettered HH, a delightful used
example cancelled by 'Glasgow' cds (May 8, 1862) in black. Rare so fine Gi J52(1) = £ 170+. (Image
1) (Image 2)
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4605 |
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1862 (Dec 1): 6 d. lilac, Plate 3, wmk. Emblems, lettered DG, a used example, variety
"Inverted Watermark", neatly cancelled by "74" numeral obliterator of Birkenhead. Scarce Gi J71(2)e = £ 450. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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4606 |
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1861 (Nov 14): 9 d. bistre, Plate 2, wmk. Emblems, lettered SD, an imperforate Imprimatur,
large margins all round and of resonant colour, fresh and very fine, large part og. Rare, just 25 stamps were removed from the Imprimatur sheet. A lovely stamp of perfect pedigree. Cert. RPSL (2008) Gi J92 = £ 6'000. rnProvenance: Collection of
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Spink, London, 3 Dec 2008, lot 250. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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4607 |
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Abnormal 1862 (May): Unissued 9 d. bistre, Plate 3, with Hairlines, wmk. Emblems, lettered
TK, an imperforate Imprimatur, large margins all round, of excellent fresh colour, minor wrinkles on superb large part og. Rare, just 24 stamps removed from the Imprimatur sheet Gi J93 = £ 19'000.rnProvenance: Collection Colonel Bates; (1934)
Phillips, London, 10 Sept 1992, lot 365. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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4608 |
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1865 (July 4): 4 d. vermilion, Plate 12, wmk. Large Garter, lettered OI, an unused example
of fresh bright colour and large part og. Gi J59 = £ 575.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 24 March 2003, ex lot 732. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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