British Commonwealth

**Great Britain**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
1			1840, Hume's Tourist Envelope No. 1 "50 Miles Round Edinburgh & Leith", marvelous allover illustrated envelope franked with a three-margin Penny Black (plate 5) tied by a neat red Maltese Cross cancel, sent from Edinburgh to Dublin and postmarked on reverse 20 & 22 Nov 1840 with nearly intact small gold paper seal inscribed "Such is Life"; remarkably well preserved and opened out for display. Truly spectacular., with 1990 B.P.A. certificate. Estimate $10,000 - 15,000 One of only three examples recorded by Bodily, Jarvis & Hahn, only two of which bear adhesives. (Image)	Suggested Bid $10,000-15,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2	o	8, 14	1841, Queen Victoria line-engraved, 1d red brown & 2d blue, "white lines" (SG 8, 14), group of 23 1d and two 2d stamps canceled with *numbered Maltese Crosses, comprises (1d red-brown unless noted) numbers 1 (2), 2 (3), 3 (2), 5 (1), 6 (3, one a 2d), 7 (3), 8 (4), 9 (2), 10 (1), 11 (1) and 12 (3, one a 2d); both strikes and stamps range from Good to Very Fine, most somewhere in between, with a few faults scattered throughout. Scott 3-4. SG £5,970 ($9,250). Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. (Image)*	Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
3		8	1841, Queen Victoria line-engraved, 1d red brown (SG 8), plate 11, DF, o.g., exceptionally fresh with four nice, even margins; lightly corner crease at lower left and small, nearly invisible sealed scissor cut at upper right, Very Fine appearance, with 2015 R.P.S. certificate. Scott 3. S.G. Spec. AS74; £6,000 (2008) ($9,300). Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 A gorgeous example of the 1d red printed from a 1d black plate. (Image)	Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
4		8 var.	1841, Queen Victoria line-engraved, 1d red brown (SG 8 var.), plate 70, with what appear to private experimental pin-perforations on three sides (scissor cut margin at left), uncanceled on a small envelope addressed simply to "Ward Esq"; the holes appear to be quite regularly spaced (about gauge 7) but, owing to the tough nature of the gummed paper, separation along the perforations proved difficult (stationers of the time frequently used pin-perforators to create tear-off check books, the thinner paper being more easily separated), also includes a used 1d red with what appears a bit like rouletting at the bottom, but which the R.P.S. ruled was just a rough separation., with 2015 R.P.S. certificate giving no opinion as to the contemporary nature of the perforations, nor whether the stamp was attached to the envelope at the time of issue. Scott 3 var. Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Suggested Bid $200-300 SOLD for $100.00 Will close during Public Auction
5		14	1841, Queen Victoria line-engraved, 2d blue, "white lines" (SG 14), large part o.g., large margins to barely shaved at lower left; small, barely noticeable scuff on cheek, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott 4; $4,800. SG £6,250 ($9,690). Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)	Suggested Bid $500-750 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
6		40	1857, Queen Victoria line-engraved, 1d rose red, Large Crown watermark, perf 14 (SG 40), two pairs and two singles tied by London "W.C/12" ellipses on 1859 cover to Halifax, Nova Scotia, postmarked Dec 14 London-W.C circular datestamp and Dec 15 Liverpool transit, backstamped Halifax, Dec 31; horizontal file fold affecting lowest stamp, otherwise Very Fine. Scott 20. Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)	Suggested Bid $150-200 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
7		43	1864, Queen Victoria line-engraved, 1d rose red, letters in all four corners (SG 43), impressive mint group of 71 different plate numbers (also Indian Convention States plate 118 with a lightened pen cancel), nearly all have o.g. (at least three are never hinged) and, while there are a few small faults here and there, the vast majority are Fine. A nice start on the road to acquiring all 152 plate numbers, a task that is not often attempted with mint stamps. Scott 33; $3,805. Estimate $800 - 1,200. (Image)	Suggested Bid $800-1,200 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
8		49	1870, Queen Victoria line-engraved, ½d rose (SG 49), plate 20, o.g., fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Scott 58; $350. SG £350 ($540). Estimate $100 - 150. (Image)	Suggested Bid $100-150 SOLD for $60.00 Will close during Public Auction
9		52	1870, Queen Victoria line-engraved, 1½d lake red (SG 52), plate 3, large part o.g.; light natural gum crease, Fine to Very Fine. Scott 32a; $600. SG £600 ($930). Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)	Suggested Bid $150-200 SOLD for $120.00 Will close during Public Auction
10		70	1856, Queen Victoria, 6d pale lilac, Emblems watermark (SG 70), o.g., paper hinge remnant, fresh; cut from sheet with scissors resulting in clipped perfs at left and a few at lower right, otherwise Fine. Scott 27; $1,400. SG £1,350 ($2,090). Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Suggested Bid $200-300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
11		72, 90	1856-62, Queen Victoria, 1s green (SG 72, 90), four covers, 1858-65, from England to the U.S.; all addressed to "Miss D[orothea] L. Dix" in Trenton N.J., three franked with the 1856 1/-, the fourth with the 1862; nice markings, all with top flap missing, otherwise Fine. Scott 28, 42; $1,750. Estimate $300 - 400 Dorothea Dix was the Union Army's Superintendent of Nurses during the American Civil War, who has lately been made famous as "Miss Dix" in the PBS television series, Mercy Street. [The lot includes a short biography of Dix.] . (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)	Suggested Bid $300-400 SOLD for $170.00 Will close during Public Auction
12		72	1856, Queen Victoria, 1s green, Emblems watermark (SG 72), tied by Stourbridge "750" duplex, Aug 14, 1857, on small cover to Corpus Christi Texas, red "Boston 21 Br. Pkt./ Paid/ Aug 27" exchange office circular datestamp with red "5/Cents" credit handstamp, Fine and attractive. Scott 28; $425. SG £425 ($660). Estimate $100 - 150. (Image)	Suggested Bid $100-150 SOLD for $60.00 Will close during Public Auction
13	()	92	1865, Queen Victoria, 3d rose, Emblems watermark (SG 92), unused without gum, incredibly well centered with lovely pastel color, wing margin at left, Extremely Fine. Scott 44; $2,350. SG £2,300 ($3,560). Estimate $350 - 500. (Image)	Suggested Bid $350-500 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
14	o	121	1880, Queen Victoria, 2s brown, Spray of Rose watermark (SG 121), canceled clear (inverted) "C4(?)" — either C40 of Coquimbo, Chile (SG Z52, £2250) or C41 of Guayaquil, Ecuador (SG Z30, £2500), fresh; tiny thin spot, Fine appearance. Scott 56. Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)	Suggested Bid $300-400 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
15	()	153	1877, Queen Victoria, 4d sage green, Large Garter watermark (SG 153), plate 18, unused without gum, bright color, Fine to Very Fine. Scott 70; $1,350. SG £1,400 ($2,170). Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Suggested Bid $200-300 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
16		157	1881, Queen Victoria, 2½d blue, Imperial Crown watermark (SG 157), plate 23, o.g., paper hinge remnant, bright color, Fine to Very Fine. Scott 82; $425. SG £425 ($660). Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)	Suggested Bid $150-200 SOLD for $80.00 Will close during Public Auction
17		159	1883, Queen Victoria, 3d on 3d lilac, Imperial Crown watermark (SG 159), o.g. with just the barest trace of hinging, bright and fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Scott 94; $625. SG £625 ($970). Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)	Suggested Bid $200-300 SOLD for $110.00 Will close during Public Auction
18	()	163	1881, Queen Victoria, 1s orange brown, Imperial Crown watermark (SG 163), plate 14, unused without gum, beautifully centered with fresh, rich color, Very Fine. Scott 87; $700. SG £700 ($1,080). Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)	Suggested Bid $150-200 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
19	o	166	1880, Queen Victoria, 1d Venetian red, Imperial Crown watermark (SG 166), plate reconstruction: reconstructed sheet from "A" to "T", missing nine positions, a tough plating to complete, please inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Scott 79; $2,800. Estimate $750 - 1,000.	Suggested Bid $750-1,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
20		174a	1881, Queen Victoria, 1d mauve, Die II (16 dots), imperf (SG 174a), o.g., exceptionally fresh, three ample margins, close to barely shaved at right, Fine. Scott 89b; $7,250 for a pair. SG £7,250 for a pair ($11,240). Estimate $300 - 400. (Image)	Suggested Bid $300-400 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction