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1301A

1850, Prince Consort Essay, Henry Archer perforation trials, 1 d. black, lettered FJ, perforation 16, no gum, extraordinarily fresh colour, strong impression, neatly centered, good perforations all round, very fine, rare example and especially so in such exceptional condition. SG DP71(3)c = £18'000.rnrn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1302

1852 1 d. red, plate 170, lettered KB, Treasury Roulette, used, cancelled by London inland "12", exhibiting the less common three wave vertical and two horizontally, attributed to the serpertine roulette revolving cutter, fine and scarce example. Cert. RPSL (1991). Gi B2aa. = £5'000. rnrnReference: "Stamp Perforation: The Somerset House Years 1848 to 1880", by R. Simpson & P. Sargent, 2006.rnProvenance: Coxon Collection, Cavendish, 13 May 2020, lot 35. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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CLOSED
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1303

1854 1 d. red, plate 187, lettered AA, top left corner plate number marginal, imperforate imprimatur, showing part inscription, four large even margins all round, extremely fresh colour, vibrant shade, folded in top margin as is usual, rare this fine.rnrnProvenance: Leonard H. Clarke Collection, Robson Lowe, 29 May 1946, lot 165; Stanley Gibbons, 1 March 1991, lot 161. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for CHF1,000.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1304

1854 1 d. yellow-brown, plate R6, die I, alphabet II, perf. 16, used, cancelled by the Irish Dublin "186" spoon in green, exhibiting the Broken Pin variety 10, state II, printed to left showing part of adjacent stamp, fine and scarce. Cert. RPSL. (2019). Gi C1vd = £550, for just a stamp with green spoon cancel. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF100.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1305

1857, 4 d. rose, used with, 1857, 1 d. red, lettered II, tied to small piece by red oval cancel "P-F." which is the 'Paid to Frontier' mark normally found on the front of covers; red cancellations of any kind are rare on line engraved and Surface Printed issues, this combination most unusual; "PF" marks are less common than the "PD" - Paid to Destination mark.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe, August 1948, lot 488; Robson Lowe, 26 February 1969, lot 1519; Cavendish, 13 June 1997. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF180.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1306

1847/1854, 1 s. pale green, embossed issue, unused, no gum, overprinted "SPECIMEN" type I in red, no watermark, Dickinson silk thread paper W.W.1, three good margins, just touching frameline at base, very fresh colour, scarce example. Cert. RPSL (2014). Gi H1s = £3'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF600.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1307

1847, Embossed, 1 s. pale green, die 3, used, cancelled by Irish diamond "62" of Belfast, touching left side otherwise clear to good margins, scarce used in Ireland. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF120.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1308

1847, Embossed, 1 s. green, horizontal pair, used, good to large margins all round, cancelled by "466" numeral of Liverpool, strong colour, fine and rare multiple.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF320.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1309

1847, Embossed, 1 s. pale green, strip of four, used, cancelled by Liverpool "446" numeral in black, left corner torn margin but not touching design, other minor defects, very rare multiple, illustrating the irregular laying down of each stamp.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe, 23 September 1986, lot 463. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1309A

1850/1854, Two covers, comprising an 1850, 1 d. red, lettered PJ, four margin, tied to cover from Dudley to Wednesbury, by blue "262" numeral, with datestamp for Dudley to reverse in the same colour dated 7 March 1850, also an embossed, 1854, 1 s. green, cut into one side, used on cover from Lambourn to Philadelphia, dated 22 March 1854, sent via Liverpool, both have some imperfection, however scarce examples and a useful duo. (Image 1)

SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1310

1848/1854, Embossed, 10 d. brown, overprinted SPECIMEN type I, three margins, unused, most part original gum, touching right side, thinned, comes with 6 d. dull lilac, two margins, SPECIMEN overprint type I, unused original gum, strong colour and embossing, scarce pair. Gi H2s and H3s = £6'800. (Image 1)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1310A

1848, Embossed, 10 d. brown, top marginal, unused, with gum, very large to close margins, slight surface disturbance giving the impression of a dry printing, small scissor cut bottom left margin well clear of design, thinned and a closed thread split centrally, however a scarce unused marginal example. SG57 H2(1) = £11'500. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1311

1848: 10d. brown Embossed, Die 3, a superb example in combination with 1854-57 1d. brown-red on bluish, Die I, a single example and a horizontal pair, overall fresh and fine adhesives (one nearly unnoticeable tear), tied by barred oval '5' numeral handstamp, two adhesives tied in addition by part strike of "5 CENTS" in arc handstamp in red, to second page of entire letter directed to New York. Reverse with indistinct June 1854 transit cds. Some wear and tear, nevertheless a most interesting item with 1s. paying the fully prepaid rate and 1d. late fee. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF360.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1312

1854, Embossed, 6 d. purple, used, cancelled by the scarce Crimea War "OxO", used for the Officer's rate, clear to touching margins which is exceptional for this value, surprisingly well clear left and top, fine and rare example of this cancellation on an 6d embossed issue; which there are about a dozen singles recorded in the Karl Louis Card Index.rnrnProvenance: Harmers, London, 27 October 1941, lot 145. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1313

1857: 4 d. rose, wmk. Large Garter used in combination with 1862 4 d. pale red, plate 4 with hairlines and 1858 2 d. blue, plate 9 on 1864 cover endorsed "via Kattowitz" to Pilica, Poland tied by London SE/17 duplexes (March 17) in black. Circular "PD" in red and Aachen transit in red, reverse with Sosnowiece cds (March 20). Some aging and trivial tone spot on the Line Engraved 2 d. but a remarkable combination showing both the first 4 d. values on the same cover: just three 4 d. combination frankings recorded by Simpson & Louis (page 143) all of which were carried at the 8 d. rather than this 10 d. rate. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF460.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1314

1856: 1 s. green, two examples, and single 1862/64 4 d. bright red, used on 1862 entire letter to Constantinople endorsed "Via Calais, Vienna, Kustendje", all tied by London "12" numeral oblitzerators in black. Calais transit (Sept 17) on obverse and Vienna transit (Sept 19) on reverse with "CONSTANTINOPEL" Austrian P.O. arrival in blue. Opens well for display, a fine entire. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF850.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1315

1856: 1 s. pale green, plate 1, Wing margin, used on cover, from Bradford to Venice, dated 6 April 1861, tied by the "107" duplex in black which has a date slug error year inverted "16", endorsed "via France", with "INSUFFICIENTLY / PREPAID" in black alongside, the "PD" mark being overstruck with a London Inland "50", both in red to signify it was not paid to destination, French transit Calais dated 8 April, the London transit to reverse with a Paris datestamp 9 April 1861 and Venice arrival 12th in black, a horizontal filing crease well clear of stamp, some wrinkles to wrapper, with just a few short perfs, otherwise a fine and scarce usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1316

1862/64: 3 d. rose-carmine, a horizontal pair used on 1864 underpaid cover to Constantinople endorsed "Via Vienna and Kustendje" at top, tied by "London / 85" duplexes (Sept 2) and by two line "INSUFFICIENTLY / STAMPED" in black. Reverse with scarce "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN / FRANCO" datestamp in magenta ink (short period of use), Vienna cdsa (Sept 5) and "Constantinopel" arrival of Austrian P.O. A scarce and interesting cover thatopens well for display. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF240.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1317

1860, 1 1/2 d. rosy mauve, plate 1, lettered QB, blued paper, unused, original gum, large crown wmk., prepared for use but not issued, a fine example of this rare stamp. Gi = £8'500. (Image 1) (Image 2)

CLOSED
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM

1318

1861, 3 d. rose, plate 2, state I, with shaded spandrels, lettered IE-IF, left side Wing margin, horizontal pair, original gum, overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 6 in black, short and dulled perfs. down the Wing margin, remains impressive, scarce plate. Gi = £1600. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF340.00
Closing..Nov-28, 11:59 PM