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Auction Date: December 16th, 2024
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Lot 5016
SG
1A/1
Great Britain. Postal History. 1765 (1 Feb.), entire letter with
very ...more Great Britain. Postal History. 1765 (1 Feb.), entire letter with very fine red "Free" in circle (S.G. 1A/1), red and black Bishop marks on reverse; Exceptional (Estimate £150 - £200)
very ...more Great Britain. Postal History. 1765 (1 Feb.), entire letter with very fine red "Free" in circle (S.G. 1A/1), red and black Bishop marks on reverse; Exceptional (Estimate £150 - £200)
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110.00 GBP
(app. 131 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 131 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5017
SG
1A/3
Great Britain. Postal History. 1789 (6 May) entire to London ...more
Great Britain. Postal History. 1789 (6 May) entire to London with
"rye" and double ring free with stamper's letter "S" in brown, 1791
(24 May), entire letter (missing right flap) from London to Margate
with superb double ring "free" with stamper's letter "C"; the first
a little soiled. A scarce pair. S.G. 1A/3 (Estimate £250 - £300)
180.00 GBP
(app. 214 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 214 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5019
SG
A1/6
Great Britain. Postal History. 1791-97, four entire letters with
red ...more Great Britain. Postal History. 1791-97, four entire letters with red three circle "FREE" datestamps, letters A, C (two diamonds and six diamonds) and P; fine. S.G. A1/6 (Estimate £150 - £200)
red ...more Great Britain. Postal History. 1791-97, four entire letters with red three circle "FREE" datestamps, letters A, C (two diamonds and six diamonds) and P; fine. S.G. A1/6 (Estimate £150 - £200)
110.00 GBP
(app. 131 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 131 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5020
SG
1A/4
Great Britain. Postal History. 1791 entire (no right flap) to
Margate ...more Great Britain. Postal History. 1791 entire (no right flap) to Margate with fine red "FREE/A" with wreath in circle, 1791 entire to London with "rippon" and red "FREE/C" with wreath in circle; filing folds. A fine pair. S.G 1A/4 (Estimate £350 - £400)
Margate ...more Great Britain. Postal History. 1791 entire (no right flap) to Margate with fine red "FREE/A" with wreath in circle, 1791 entire to London with "rippon" and red "FREE/C" with wreath in circle; filing folds. A fine pair. S.G 1A/4 (Estimate £350 - £400)
240.00 GBP
(app. 286 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 286 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5021
SG
A1/5
Great Britain. Postal History. 1791 (8 Jan), entire letter to
London ...more Great Britain. Postal History. 1791 (8 Jan), entire letter to London with good hooded wreath "FREE/C" handstamp, two datestamps on reverse; fine and rare. S.G. A1/5 (Estimate £200 - £250)
London ...more Great Britain. Postal History. 1791 (8 Jan), entire letter to London with good hooded wreath "FREE/C" handstamp, two datestamps on reverse; fine and rare. S.G. A1/5 (Estimate £200 - £250)
140.00 GBP
(app. 167 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 167 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5024
SG
1A/8
Great Britain. Postal History. 1799 (27 July), entire letter
(reduced ...more Great Britain. Postal History. 1799 (27 July), entire letter (reduced side flaps) to Woodstock with red "FREE" over dotted circle datestamp, 1799 (17 Dec.), entire letter to Somerset with fine red "(Crown)/FREE" datestamp and with another datestamp on the reverse; some minor creases. Fine and a rare pair of experimental types. S.G. 1A/8 (Estimate £250 - £300)
(reduced ...more Great Britain. Postal History. 1799 (27 July), entire letter (reduced side flaps) to Woodstock with red "FREE" over dotted circle datestamp, 1799 (17 Dec.), entire letter to Somerset with fine red "(Crown)/FREE" datestamp and with another datestamp on the reverse; some minor creases. Fine and a rare pair of experimental types. S.G. 1A/8 (Estimate £250 - £300)
180.00 GBP
(app. 214 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 214 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5026
SG
A1/9
Great Britain. Postal History. 1800 (24 Feb.) and 1806 (Oct. ...more
Great Britain. Postal History. 1800 (24 Feb.) and 1806 (Oct. 13),
entire letters to London each with good to very fine strikes of the
red "Apple" Free datestamp, the first with additional "46
biggles/wade" first type mileage marking (struck just over the edge
at right); fine. S.G. A1/9 (Estimate £100 - £150)
70.00 GBP
(app. 83 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 83 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5030
SG
A1/34
Great Britain. Postal History. 1812 (21 Aug.), entire letter ...more
Great Britain. Postal History. 1812 (21 Aug.), entire letter to
Somerset with a lightly struck (as usual) red Dublin "Mermaid" FREE
datestamp. Scarce. S.G. A1/34 (Estimate £120 - £150)
85.00 GBP
(app. 101 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 101 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5119
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. BC, good to very
large ...more Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. BC, good to very large margins all round, tied by Maltese Cross in 'blood red' shade to 1840 (15 Dec.) entire letter from Beith to Ayr with boxed Beith datestamp in matching ink alongside; the reverse with additional Beith and Ayr boxed d.s. (Estimate £500 - £600)
large ...more Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. BC, good to very large margins all round, tied by Maltese Cross in 'blood red' shade to 1840 (15 Dec.) entire letter from Beith to Ayr with boxed Beith datestamp in matching ink alongside; the reverse with additional Beith and Ayr boxed d.s. (Estimate £500 - £600)
400.00 GBP
(app. 476 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 476 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5120
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. BI on bleuté ...more
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. BI on bleuté paper,
good colour, just cut into top right corner, other margins good to
large, unused without gum. Photo (Estimate £400 - £500)
280.00 GBP
(app. 333 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 333 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5121 (x)
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. BJ, intense ...more
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. BJ, intense black
shade, large to very large margins all round, tied to piece by a
crisp red Maltese Cross cancellation; very fine (Estimate £150 -
£200)
75.00 GBP
(app. 89 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 89 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5122
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. BK, good margins ...more
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. BK, good margins all
round, tied by dull magenta Maltese Cross to 1840 (8 June) entire
letter from Glasgow to Paisley with boxed Glasgow and Paisley d.s.
and boxed "24" d.s. on reverse; adhesive lightly affected by filing
fold otherwise very fine and a superb example of this rare cross.
B.P.A. Certificate (1999). Specialised AS2vd, £8,500 (Estimate
£1600 - £1800)
1500.00 GBP
(app. 1785 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 1785 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5123 (x)
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. CD (double letter ...more
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. CD (double letter D)
and FA (double letter F), margins all round, red Maltese Cross
cancellations, CD is a slightly worn impression with a brownish red
Cross; fine (Estimate £200 - £300)
140.00 GBP
(app. 167 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 167 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5124
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. CG, grey-black ...more
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. CG, grey-black shade
showing moderate Plate wear, large balanced margins all round, tied
by a superb and upright red Maltese Cross cancellation, which
leaves the Queen's profile completely untouched, to entire (no side
flaps and insignificant closed spike hole) to London, dated 14th.
May 1840. A fabulous looking cover, one of the most beautiful May
dates in existence. Photo (Estimate £1000 - £1200)
700.00 GBP
(app. 833 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 833 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5125
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. EA, constant
variety, ...more Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. EA, constant variety, unused without gum, with watermark misplaced to left and showing parts of watermark letters, small to huge margins, very fresh and fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2006) (Estimate £2000 - £2500)
variety, ...more Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. EA, constant variety, unused without gum, with watermark misplaced to left and showing parts of watermark letters, small to huge margins, very fresh and fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2006) (Estimate £2000 - £2500)
1400.00 GBP
(app. 1666 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 1666 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5126
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. FB, Plate 1b: ...more
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. FB, Plate 1b: DL,
Plate 2: TA, Plate 3: GJ, Plate 4: AF, Plate 5: IE and PK, Plate 6:
EB, IK and P?, four with red Maltese Cross cancellations, the
others cancelled in black, close to huge margins all round, chiefly
fine. A scarce group (Estimate £600 - £700)
420.00 GBP
(app. 500 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 500 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5127 (x)
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. FB, large margins
all ...more Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. FB, large margins all round, tied to lettersheet (reduced) sent on 7th May 1840 by two strikes of red-brown Maltese cross and on the reverse boxed 'pd/ my 7/ 1840' in red and circular datestamp with the same date; a fine usage on the second day of issue. Brandon Certificate (2006) (Estimate £700 - £900)
all ...more Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. FB, large margins all round, tied to lettersheet (reduced) sent on 7th May 1840 by two strikes of red-brown Maltese cross and on the reverse boxed 'pd/ my 7/ 1840' in red and circular datestamp with the same date; a fine usage on the second day of issue. Brandon Certificate (2006) (Estimate £700 - £900)
700.00 GBP
(app. 833 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 833 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5128
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. FK, small to ...more
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. FK, small to large
margins, practically complete red Maltese Cross cancellation in a
vermilion shade; fine and attractive (Estimate £150 - £200)
110.00 GBP
(app. 131 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 131 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5129 (x)
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. GG and JL, close ...more
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. GG and JL, close to
very large margins all round, red Maltese Cross cancellations, JL
showing moderate Plate wear and with part of sheet margin at right;
fine to very fine (Estimate £250 - £300)
180.00 GBP
(app. 214 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 214 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5130
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. HK with good to
large ...more Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. HK with good to large even margins, cancelled by a pale red Maltese Cross centred to the right leaving a clear profile. Fresh and attractive. Photo (Estimate £150 - £200)
large ...more Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. HK with good to large even margins, cancelled by a pale red Maltese Cross centred to the right leaving a clear profile. Fresh and attractive. Photo (Estimate £150 - £200)
80.00 GBP
(app. 95 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 95 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5131
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. JH in a pale ...more
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. JH in a pale shade
showing some plate wear, large even margins, cancelled by a central
and neat strike of a bright orange-red Maltese Cross. Fresh and
fine. Photo (Estimate £250 - £300)
140.00 GBP
(app. 167 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 167 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5132
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. JL in black, ...more
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. JL in black, very
large even margins all round, showing early signs of plate wear,
cancelled by a light strike of plate carmine-red Maltese Cross.
Fresh and a superb example. Photo (Estimate £250 - £300)
180.00 GBP
(app. 214 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 214 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5133 (x)
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. KD, intense ...more
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. KD, intense black
shade, unused without gum, good to large margins, very fine and
fresh appearance. Rare (Estimate £2000 - £3000)
1400.00 GBP
(app. 1666 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 1666 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5134
SG
AS1vd
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. KJ in a deep ...more
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. KJ in a deep shade,
small to large margins and cancelled by a neat strike of a
distinctive purple-brown Maltese Cross; small corner crease at top
right. P.T.S. Certificate (2012) which mysteriously describes this
as "light brown Maltese Cross". S.G. Spec. AS1vd. Photo (Estimate
£400 - £600)
280.00 GBP
(app. 333 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 333 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5135 (x)
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. LK, clear to ...more
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. LK, clear to large
margins, tied to entire letter from Wrexham to Oswestry by red
Maltese cross, used on 30th. May 1840 with very clear 'wrexham'
double-arc datestamp; a fine example used in the first month of
issue (Estimate £500 - £600)
500.00 GBP
(app. 595 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 595 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5136
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. MH, good to ...more
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. MH, good to large
margins tied by orange-red Maltese Cross to 1840 (23 May) entire
letter sent from Blandford to Dorchester, with a matching
straight-line despatch d.s. on reverse. A fine and attractive May
date. Photo. (Estimate £600 - £800)
420.00 GBP
(app. 500 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 500 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5137 (x)
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. NG-NH horizontal
pair, ...more Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. NG-NH horizontal pair, touched at foot, close to good margins other sides, tied by three red Maltese Cross cancellations to entire letter to Birmingham, red London c.d.s. of 28 May 1840 on the reverse, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1995). Photo. (Estimate £300 - £400)
pair, ...more Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. NG-NH horizontal pair, touched at foot, close to good margins other sides, tied by three red Maltese Cross cancellations to entire letter to Birmingham, red London c.d.s. of 28 May 1840 on the reverse, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1995). Photo. (Estimate £300 - £400)
230.00 GBP
(app. 274 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 274 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5138
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. OE, grey black
shade, ...more Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. OE, grey black shade, very worn impression, very large margins all round, tied to piece by an almost upright red Maltese Cross cancellation which leaves the Queen's profile untouched. Superb (Estimate £400 - £500)
shade, ...more Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. OE, grey black shade, very worn impression, very large margins all round, tied to piece by an almost upright red Maltese Cross cancellation which leaves the Queen's profile untouched. Superb (Estimate £400 - £500)
280.00 GBP
(app. 333 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 333 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5139
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. PJ, grey-black ...more
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. PJ, grey-black shade
showing moderate Plate wear, good to large margins all round,
placed, contrary to Post Office instructions, near the centre of
entire from Cambridge to London, dated 13 May 1840, tied by a crisp
red Maltese Cross cancellation, dated markings on reverse; filing
fold clear of the adhesive, fine. A good May date cover from the
second week of use. Specialised AS2tf, £3,250 (Estimate £300 -
£350)
211.00 GBP
(app. 251 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 251 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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Lot 5140
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. QA, double letter ...more
Great Britain. 1840 One Penny Black. Plate 1a. QA, double letter Q
and marks in left of A square, grey-black shade showing a worn
impression, good to very large margins all round, tied by a red
Maltese Cross to entire letter, with another strike alongside, from
Preston to Manchester; dated markings on the reverse, fine
(Estimate £250 - £300)
180.00 GBP
(app. 214 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
(app. 214 EUR) 12/16/2024 09:00 GMT
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