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1080 |
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Plates 1a JI, 1b IB, 2 TF, 3 AF, 4 HA, 5 KA on small piece, 6 BK, 7 FL, 8 BB, 9 OD, 10 PF and 11 IL. The last three with black MC cancellations. Mostly three or four margined examples with some faults. |
£400 |
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1081 |
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Plates 1a (2), 1b (8, inc. severed pair on piece), 2 (4, inc. one matched in red ), 3, 4 (2), 5 (3), 6, 7 (2, inc. one matched in red), 8 and 9 (2). Ten are cancelled in black. Mostly defective three margined examples. (32). |
£340 |
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1082 |
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Plates 1a (2), 1b cancelled in black, 5 (3, inc. QA matched in red) and 7, all are used on covers. Also plate 4 LA used on a front with m/s recipients note "J Chalmers Bookseller Dundee 21st April 1841and an unplated example used on cover with faked roulettes. Mostly defective. |
£260 |
|
1083 |
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Plate 1a, FK, GE, LE with RUBY MC cancellation, LL, MG, ND, NE & NH. Three or four margined examples with faults. (8). |
£150 |
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1084 |
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Plates 1a, PF cancelled in black, 1b AA cancelled in black & another poor example, 4 RA, 5 RJ cancelled in black, 6 TI tied to small piece with a black MC, 10 PB wide margins cancelled in black. Poor to good three/four margind exampls. (7). |
£150 |
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1085 |
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Plates 1a IE, 5 NI, 6 NK cancelled in black, 7 MJ and 10 QI cancelled in black used on separate covers, also plate 1b DB tied to small piece with a black MC. Fair to fine three/four margined examples. |
£120 |
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1086 |
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Plate 1a, AF a worn impression cancelled in black, touched at top. Also plate 1b HD with inverted watermark, central cancellation, touched in places. |
£80 |
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1087 |
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Plates 1b FJ, 2 SK, 5 DE, 8 KG small thin, cancelled in black, 9 FA, 10 TL thinned, cancelled in black and 11 BB thinned, cancelled in black, all matched in red. Good four margined examples with all the "black" plates represented. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£500 |
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1088 |
|
Plate 1b, BJ cancelled in black, JC, JI (2, one with superb central black cancellation), MK, OA worn impression cancelled in black & OJ. Three or four margined examples with faults. |
£140 |
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1089 |
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Plates 1b DB cancelled in black, 2 GG cancelled in black, 6 CI-CJ (poor), CD & OK, 7 SF and 8 RI (creased) - RJ cancelled in black. Mostly three or four margined examples with faults. |
£120 |
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1090 |
|
Plate 2, PE used on local London E dated 6 th. Oct. 1840, cancelled with an experimental black MC, "TP/Cleveland. St" h.s. alongside. The four margined adhesive has a sciisor cut just touching the design at lower right. PHOTO - see plate no 9 |
£160 |
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1091 |
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Plate 2, HC, IJ, ME (poor) used on small piece with red oval "PAID SHIP LETTER/Crown/LONDON" d.s. alongside, NB cancelled in black and PB (2). Mostly fair only.
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£120 |
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1092 |
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Plate 2, CK + DK a severed vertical pair used on E from London to Lancaster, CK creased but clear margins, DK wide margis with sciir cut at upper right. Recipients notes on address panel.PHOTO - see plate no 9 |
£100 |
|
1093 |
|
Plate 2, IB, LE cancelled in black, LF, QL & SA cancelled in black. Three or four margined examples with some faults. |
£80 |
|
1094 |
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Plate 2, MD four margins, neatly cancelled. Fine. |
£60 |
|
1095 |
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Plate 4, CC & NK plus plate 5 MJ, NE, OA and TB. Three are cancelled in black. Three and four margined examples with faults. |
£120 |
|
1096 |
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Plate 5, BLOCK OF FOUR OA-PB State 2, three clear to wide margins, cut into at left. A few small faults but a scarce multiple. Spec. AS27 & AS28. PHOTO - |
£400 |
|
1097 |
|
Plate 5, PB State 1, fine & State 2 cancelled in black, clear to wide margins, creased at top. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£100 |
|
1098 |
|
Plate 5, PA State 1 close to good margins, State 2 cancelled in black, small even margins, matched with a similar example in red. |
£100 |
|
1099 |
|
Plate 5, OA State 1, good margins, thinned, Stae 2 cancelled in black, good margins, matched in red, close to
good margins. |
£100 |
|
1100 |
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Plate 5, PB State 1 used on E from Edinburgh to Meigle, neatly cancelled with a black MC, good but ragged margins. |
£70 |
|
1101 |
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Plate 5, PB State 1, good margins and PA State 2 cancelled in black, clear margins but thinned. |
£60 |
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1102 |
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Plate 6, FJ on small piece, ID, II, LF, LL, MC & ML. Five are cancelled in black. Three or four margined examples with faults. |
£140 |
|
1103 |
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PLATES 6 AND 8 USED ON IRISH DOUBLY USED COVER: Plate 6, TH used on E from Limerick to Nenagh, three wide margins, cut into at foot. the cover was "turned" and used from Nenagh to Dublin with a clear to wide margined plate 8 NI (corner faults). The cover is stained and repaired but an unusual item. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£140 |
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1104 |
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Plate 6, MB with three wide margins, cut into at right. Mint with part gum. Some faults. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£120 |
|
1105 |
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Plate 6, HK used on part E containing ink darwings of various size rivetts used from Manchester to Bolton. Fine. |
£60 |
|
1106 |
|
Plates 7 OB, 8 DK & MG (2), 9 EJ, FE, LK, OH & SH AND 10 RF. Seven are cancelled in black. Mostly three margined with faults, but a few are better. |
£180 |
|
1107 |
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Plate 7, TB good to wide margins and plate 8 LJ with a part strike of the so called "fish tail" MC of Manchester in black. |
£70 |
|
1108 |
|
Plate 9, CJ used on part E from Leicester to Ashby, three wide margins, touched at right. Also red plate 9 EA (three margins) used on EL from Bradford to Keighley with framed "TOO-LATE" struck below. |
£70 |
|
1109 |
|
Plate 10, DB with central red MC cancellation. Fine. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£120 |
|
1110 |
|
Plate 10, EB tied with a red MC to EL from Rochdale to Cheltenham. Three wide margines, close but clear at left.PHOTO - see plate no 9 |
£100 |
|
1111 |
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Plate 11, OA re-entry used on EL to Wakefield, tied with a black MC, three wide margins, touched at left, nearby is a good "HORSFORTH" UDC. The cover has been repaired with adhesive tape which has left some stains in the corners of the cover PHOTO - see plate no 9 |
£300 |
|
1112 |
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Plate 11, AE cancelled in black, cut across top and other faults. BPA Cert. (1978). |
£100 |
|
1113 |
|
Plate 11, BG (badly damaged at top) used on EL used on EL to Solihull with "Tysall/Penny Post" h.s. at lower left. |
£100 |
|
1114 |
|
V.R. WITH TRIAL MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATION: AN EXAMPLE OF THE V.R. 1D ML WITH A BLACK MC CANCELLATION WHICH HAS BEEN REDUCED DURING CANCELLATION INK EXPERIMENTS. GOOD MARGINS BUT A LITTLE THINNED. SG. SPEC. VR1 CAT. £9,000. RPS CERT. (2000). PHOTO - |
£2000 |
|
1115 |
|
Plate VR, FE mounted mint with part redistributed original gum, vertical crease, three wide margins, cut into at left. SG. VR1. Cat. £7,000. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£800 |
|
1116 |
|
NISSEN - The Plating of the Penny Black Postage Stamp of Great Britain, 1840. The original issue of 1922 in two volumes bound in blue cloth-backed boards. Some inevitable light scuffing etc. to the covers but otherwise a clean copy. Despite the age of this publication the photo plates are still the outstanding reference work for plating. Scarce. |
£500 |
| 1840 2D BLUES |
|
1117 |
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Plate 1, LL with central "2" in MC cancellation. Three good to wide margins, just shaved at upper right. Thinned. (Spec. D1wl. Cat. £3,000. PHOTO - |
£260 |
|
1118 |
|
Plates 1, FC, HH, JA, KL & QG and 2 AE, EK used on local Durham env., JH & RK (2). Mostly defective three/four margined examples, seven are cancelled in black. |
£240 |
|
1119 |
|
Plate 1, BA on small piece, HB, ML, NE, NK, OH, PE-PF, QE & RK. Three are cancelled in red, cut into examples with faults. |
£220 |
|
1120 |
|
Plate 1, BD-BH a strip of five, cut into at foot and at sides. Scarce. PHOTO - |
£200 |
|
1121 |
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Plate 1 BA, CA, FG cancelled in red, KK-KL, NE & QB cancelled in red. Plate 2 AI, BK cancelled in red, JB & KC. Poor to fair examples only. (11). |
£140 |
|
1122 |
|
Plate 1, KL with central 1844 type "104" cancellation of Dornoch, cut into at foot but vey large margins on three sides, small corner crease. (Spec. D1xc). Cat. £1,100. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£120 |
|
1123 |
|
Plate 1, TE-TF cancelled in black, good margins, vertical and toned. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£100 |
|
1124 |
|
Plate 2, EK-EL, FH clear profile, GK, KB, KH, LA, LD, NE, OF, QB, QG-QH, QH, RG & TI. Mostly defective three margined examples. (16). |
£300 |
| 1841 1D REDS |
|
1125 |
|
BINDER containing the extensive used collection, all with Maltese Cross cancellations inc. Reconstruction with 17 missing, many duplicates (all plated) inc. additional examples of some of the better plates. Condition somewhat mixed, many fine. (384). |
£800 |
|
1126 |
|
MISCELLANY: Selection of examples from the early plates with Maltese Cross cancellations. Mixed condition but some very fine examples are included. (198). |
£300 |
|
1127 |
|
A used selection of Alphabet I examples with Maltese Cross cancellations (inc. three poor examples in blue). The majority are plated. Mixed condition. (160+). |
£200 |
|
1128 |
|
A collection of mainly Alphabet I examples with numeral cancellations inc. a few on cover, a poor strip of four plate 43 with inverted watermarks, some are plated. Mixed condition. (150+). |
£200 |
|
1129 |
|
An Alphabet I partial reconstuction. Fair to fine used. (187). |
£100 |
|
1130 |
|
A used collection inc. plate 17 strip of four, QH-QK, 21 a poor strip of eight, TA-TH, plates 30 on covers with "6" in MC cancellations, plate 34 RH on cover with "8" in MC cancellation, plate 36 on cover with "1" in MC cancellation etc. (40+). |
£100 |
|
1131 |
|
A small selection (15) inc. examples cancelled with numbers 1 to 12 in MC and a cut into example with red MC Also aplate 11 1d black, creased. |
£180 |
|
1132 |
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A small used selection inc. NL with part inscription, plate 20 KJ square "J" used on cover, plate 96 TB re-entry used on cover, plate 78 SB-SC with inverted "S" used on cover. Also 2d plate 4 IA-IF a strip of six. Fair to fine. (32). |
£70 |
|
1133 |
|
Five used examples plus 1841 2d (fine), LC14 1d and 1d plate number. All with inverted watermarks. Fair only. |
£50 |
|
1134 |
|
Plates 1b to 131, the Alphabet I plates and 132 to 175 the Alphabet II plates. A good to fine used set. |
£180 |
|
1135 |
|
Plates 1b (4, inc. NI on cover), 5 (5), 8 (2), 9 (4, inc. a strip of three, LF-LH), 10 (3) and 11 (2, inc. LD on cover). Mixed condition, some fine. (19). |
£120 |
|
1136 |
|
Plate 5, State 3 non-coincident re-entry, cancelled to leave corner letter squares clear, touched in places but rare. Spec. AS32. Cat. £1,300. PHOTO - see plate no. |
£140 |
|
1137 |
|
Plate 5, PB State 3 non-coincident re-entry, a poor three margined example of this scarce adhesive. |
£60 |
|
1138 |
|
Plate 9, NJ lightly cancelled with a red Maltese Cross, three clear to wide margins, touched at upper right. Spec. B1sb. Cat. £1,200.RPS Cert. (1988). PHOTO - |
£220 |
|
1139 |
|
Plate 11, GA with a good red Maltese Cross cancellation. Three close to wide margins, touched at right. Spec. B1sb. Cat. £1,200. PHOTO - |
£250 |
|
1140 |
|
Plates 12 to 131 inc. pairs of plates 109 & 111, plates 12 to 45 with MC cancellations. Mixed condition. |
£120 |
|
1141 |
|
Plates 12 to 31 lettered DE inc. a fine plate 13 and another set lettered JK. Some with faults but a good reference group. (40). |
£60 |
|
1142 |
|
Plates 13, FD (cut into at foot), 14 OE, 16 GH + GK + IG + JL, 21 FJ x 2, 31RG, 49 SK-TL, 52 BK-BL, 59 IE-IF, 61 QH-QI, 62 TJ, 64 CL-DL, 68 ML, 72 CA-CB, 77 IK, 79 BE-BF, 83 IC-ID, 83 AG-BH, 86 HA-HB, 87 CH-DH, 88 TH-TI & RH-RI, 89 KE-KG, 89 JC-JD, 91 QF-QG, 92 EE-EF, 97 RB-RC and 156 RK. Mostly three margined examples used on covers to Ludlow. (29) |
£70 |
|
1143 |
|
Plate 14, JA tied to a small piece by a fine blood red Maltese Cross cancellation. Wide margins. Fine. RPS Cert. (1987). PHOTO - |
£400 |
|
1144 |
|
REDIRECTED AND TURNED MAIL: Plate 27, RK used on 1843 (Sept.) EL from Glasgow to Bolsover Castle, Chesterfield, redirected with plate 34 GD to Cheltenham and again redirected to Oxford with m/s "1". 1845 Oct.) E from Chard to Wincanton franked with plate 35 KH & KK redirected to Glastonbury with plate 31 KL & LK. 1846 EL from Mirfield (red UDC), to Wakefield franked with plate 58 TK turned and sent to Halifax with plate 61 DK. (3 covers). |
£100 |
|
1145 |
|
Plates 42, KA-KF, 45 AB-AG, 46 SE-SL, 77 QC-QL and 96 OI-OL. Good to fine used strips. |
£120 |
|
1146 |
|
Plates 44 (8), 45 (3), 46 (7), 47 (4), 48 (10), 49 (4), 50 (2), 51 (6), 52 (5), 53 (5) 54 (5), 55 (10), 56 (7), 57 (5), 58 (10), 59 (5), 60 (7), 61 (13), 62 (6), 63 (12), 64 (5), 65 (4), 66 (5), 67 (3), 68 (7), 69 (15), 70 (14), 71 (14), 72 (11), 73 (9), 74 (6), 75 (5), 76 (23), 77 (16), 78 (20), 79 (22), 80 (24), 81 (19), 82 (15), 83 (15), 84 (29), 85 (17), 86 (17), 87 (27), 88 (13), 89 (15), 90 (17), 91 (11), 92 (16), 93 (11), 94 (28), 95 (26), 96 (17), 97 (13), 98 (20), 99 (7), 100 (7), 101 (23), 102 (13), 103 (9), 104 (6), 105 (5), 106 (4), 107 (2), 108 (10), 109 (4), 110 (6), 111 (11), 112 (16), 113 (6), 114 (12), 115 (8), 116 (20), 117 (6), 118 (11), 119 (12), 120 (14), 121 (7), 122 (8), 123 (8), 124 (4), 125 (16), 126 (7), 127 (13), 128 (10), 129 (6), 130 (11) and 131 (3) included are nine on covers, a few multiples and variesties. Mixed condition. |
£300 |
|
1147 |
|
Plate 49, IH-IL used on EL from London to Geneva, ne adhesive has been removed. Plate 89 ND, GH-GJ, HH-HJ, II-IJ, FH-FI & TG-TK used together on a large front from Monmouth to London. Plate 122 GB-GG + HF-HGused on a front to Giolspie. Also six examples used on a cover from London to Edinburgh. Some faults but spectacular multiples. |
£120 |
|
1148 |
|
Plate 60, AH used on EL from Edinburgh to Dingwall dated 7 Feb. 1846 with MC cancellation (late Use). Fair. |
£50 |
|
1149 |
|
Plate 65, a interesting selection of 124 examples from the same sheet with 620 cancellations of Plymouth, also plate 66 five examples from the same sheet with tyhe same cancellations. Mixed condition, some are fine. A most unusual group which was first offered by Robson Lowe as lot 233 in November 1972. |
£100 |
|
1150 |
|
Plates 71 strips of ten IA-IJ and six KF-KK, plate 73 strip of eight, NA-NH, plate 74 strip of eight BE-BL, plate 75 strip of six IA-IF plus a poor single LK showing the "Union Jack" re-entry, plate 95 a strip of ten NB-NK. Poor to fine. |
£80 |
|
1151 |
|
Plate 75, LK the "Union Jack re-entry" used on local London EL with central "63" cancellation., blue "Turnham Green" h.s. alongside. The adhesive is creased and shaved at left. Spec. BS28c. PHOTO - see plate no 8 |
£300 |
|
1152 |
|
Plate 75, LG-LL a used strip of six inc. "LK Union Jack re-entry" with "165" numeral cancellations of Carlisle. Two wide margins, just touched at left and below LL. LJ thinned and LK creased. A rare survivor. Ex. Pinkus. PHOTO - |
£240 |
|
1153 |
|
PLATE 77 B BLANK, A CLOSE TO GOOD MARGINED EXAMPLE OF THIS POPULAR VARIETY, THINNED AND JUST TOUCHED AT FOOT OF BLANK SQUARE, CANCELLED TO LEAVE BOTH LETTER SQUARES COMPLETLY VISIBLE. SG. £5,750.RPS CERT. (1987). PHOTO - |
£600 |
|
1154 |
|
Plate 77, AE a marginal imprimatur with part marginal inscription. Some marginal surface thinning. RPS Cert. (1980). PHOTO - see plate no. |
£80 |
|
1155 |
|
Plate 77b, BA blank corrected, neatly cancelled, shaved to good margins, thinned. Spec. BS29b. Cat. £700. PHOTO - |
£200 |
|
1156 |
|
Plate 77b, AE a maginal imprimatur, some marginal thins. RPS Cert. (1980). PHOTO - see plate no. |
£80 |
|
1157 |
|
Plate 92, FC-GD + FE-GH to make a rejoined mounted mint block of twelve (6 x 2) of this "Archer" plate. Three good to wide margins, just shaved at top of FG-FH, a few gum skips but very fresh for this. RPS Cert. (1986). PHOTO - |
£260 |
|
1158 |
|
Plates 118-132 less 126 on lavender tinted paper used on seperate covers. The majirity are fine. |
£240 |
|
1159 |
|
Plates 132 (3), 133 (2), 134 (4, inc. one on cover), 135 (9), 136 (4), 137 (6), 138 (4, inc. one on cover), 139 (10), 140 (6), 141 (2), 142 (6), 143, 144 (6), 145 (5), 146 (3), 147 (11, inc. one with inverted watermark), 148 (7), 149 (10), 150 (6), 152 (4, inc. one on cover), 153 (3), 154 (10), 155 (5), 156 (5), 157 (20), 158 (8), 159 (6), 160 (13), 161 (13), 162 (13), 163 (3), 164 (9), 165 (3), 166 (4), 167 (10), 168 (20), 169 (13), 170 (13), 171 (5), 172 (7), 173 (7, inc. one on cover), 174 (5) and 175 (4). Mixed condition but many fine examples are included. |
£120 |
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