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Worldwide Treasures of Philately from The Irwin Weinberg Inventory continued...

Great Britain
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2094 c ImageGREAT BRITAIN, Mulready Envelope, R.W. Hume "Nemesis". Unnumbered envelope, quite possibly a proof, one blank side, design side showing hand-drawn and colored depiction of the "Nemesis" in the Battle of Sheepo on Sept. 17, 1841 during the First Opium War, incredibly fresh colors and detailed artisanship, accompanied by sketch of the Nemesis and translation of the document from Chinese

EXTREMELY FINE. A FANTASTIC AND RARE R.W. HUME MULREADY PROOF. A WONDERFUL PIECE OF ARTWORK.

The Nemesis is known for being the first iron warship used by the British Navy which saw action during the First Opium War under Captain William Hutcheon Hall. Referred to the Chinese as the "Devil Ship", it was eventually commissioned to suppress pirates in Indonesia and the Philippines. Described in British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century by Bodily, Jarvis and Hahn. (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $2,900.00
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2095 c ImageGREAT BRITAIN, 1840, 1p Black (1; SG Spec. AS25vd). Plate 5, lettered B-J, large margins to clear at bottom showing part of adjoining stamp at top, tied by magenta Maltese Cross cancel (SG A1vd) on 1841 folded letter from Preston to Lancaster, Preston Jan. 26 backstamp, file fold clear of stamp

FINE. A RARE USE OF THE PRESTON MAGENTA MALTESE CROSS CANCELLING A PENNY BLACK ON COVER.

Rockoff & Jackson record the Preston magenta Maltese Cross use from December 1840 to February 1841. With 2015 B.P.A. certificate. SG Specialised value (Image)

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 £15,000.00

CLOSED
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2096 c ImageGREAT BRITAIN, 1840, 1p Black (1; SG Spec. AS15ve). Plate 2, lettered K-I, large to ample margins, tied by ruby Maltese Cross cancel on 1840 folded letter from Aberdeen to London, Aberdeen Aug. 8 and London Aug. 9 backstamps, trivial flap faults, cover with some cleaned stains, otherwise Fine and rare, recorded in Rockoff & Jackson (page 407), SG Specialised value (Image)

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 £4,500.00

CLOSED
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2097   ImageGREAT BRITAIN, 1840, 2p Blue (2; SG Spec DS8uf). Plate 2, lettered S-D, large margins all around, neat ruby red Maltese Cross cancel

VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 2-PENNY BLUE WITH RARE RUBY RED MALTESE CROSS CANCEL.

SG Specialised value (Image)

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 £7,000.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2098   ImageGREAT BRITAIN, 1840, 2p Blue (2; SG 4). Block of four, Plate 2, lettered RA-RB/SA-SB, large margins except just touching at bottom left and just in at right of top right stamp, tied by black Maltese Cross cancels on large part of folded letter, letter sheet with some overall wear

FINE. A RARE USED BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 1840 2-PENNY BLUE.

Just as a used block the catalogue values are $40,000.00 by Scott and £38,000 by SG Specialised (Image)

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 E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2099 ogbl ImageGREAT BRITAIN, 1841, 2p Blue (4; SG 14). Block of four, original gum, h.r. at top, margins mostly large to ample at right, deep rich color, multiple faults incl. nick at top and couple tone spots that show thru, other faults are all but unnoticeable with crease thru center margin and large vertical tear in right pair, despite the faults a Very Fine appearing block the rarity of which should not be underestimated as no more than a few exist, ex "Roxburgh", Scott Retail $42,500.00 and SG £25,000 as singles (Image)

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 E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
2100 bl ImageGREAT BRITAIN, 1847, 1sh Pale Green (5; SG 54). Block of four, ample to full margins except just touching at bottom of bottom left stamp, bright color on fresh paper, light oval grid cancels

VERY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND ATTRACTIVE USED BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 1847 ONE-SHILLING EMBOSSED.

This impressive used multiple clearly shows the incredible variance of spacing between the stamps on the sheet and why it is so challenging to find a single with four margins, let alone a block of four.

SG Specialised value (Image)

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 £7,000.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
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2101 ogbl ImageGREAT BRITAIN, 1870, 1-1/2p Dull Rose (32; SG 51). Block of 60 (6x10), plate 3, lettered A-G at top left to J-L at bottom right, part original gum which is dry and flat, split perfs which have been rejoined with hinges, some creasing and other small faults as to be expected from a multiple of this size, Fine, a scarce and attractive multiple which is rarely found in this size, ex Fraser, SG £30,000 as singles, Scott Retail $37,500.00 as fifteen blocks of four (Image)

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 E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2102 c ImageGREAT BRITAIN, 1864, 1p Rose Red (33; SG 43). Plate 74, lettered N-K, tied by "Wilmarnock AP 25, 67" and "20" duplex cancel on "Genrl. Tom Thumb, His Little Wife, Infant Daughter, Commodore Nutt & Minnie Warren, Nature's Smallest Edition of Her Choicest Works" cover to Dumfries, red on white pictorial envelope depicting various images of P. T. Barnum's most famous act, small edge tears

VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING AND RARE CIRCUS DESIGN USED BOTH IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE AS P.T. BARNUM TOURED WITH HIS FAMOUS CIRCUS.

Accompanied by CDV of Tom Thumb's wife and child (corners clipped) (Image)

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 E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
2103 S ImageGREAT BRITAIN, 1882, £5 Bright Orange on Bluish, "Specimen" Ovpt. (93S; SG 133s). Lettered A-F, original gum, h.r., radiant color, light diagonal crease, Very Fine appearance, SG value (Image)

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 £3,500.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
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2104   ImageGREAT BRITAIN, 1882, £5 Orange (93; SG 137). Lettered C-N, two neat Lombard St. Sept. 18, 1884 circular datestamps, minute corner perf crease, otherwise Very Fine, with far fewer condition issues than a majority of used examples due to its size and use on parcels, SG £4,750 (Image)

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 $ 5,000.00

SOLD for $1,200.00
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