1041 ALBUM with the mint & used QV-QEII collection from a poor 1840 1d onwards including 4d vermilion Large Garter wmk. mint (some staining along perfs.), a reasonable range of "Four Kings" issues and a useful mint selection of pre-decimal QEII including Castles, Wildings, Phosphor commems., etc. (Few 100's). £150
1042 SG 'WINDSOR' ALBUM VOLUME I containing a mint & used collection from 1840 to 1970 starting with a 1d black (4 margins + red MC), a useful group of 1d reds with many different plates represented, later QV with values to 1/-, KGV inc. a mint positional block of four of 1½d chestnut with the top right stamp clearly showing the "PENCF" variety (SG.364a.), mint 1924 Wembley pair, other KGV inc. Sea horses to 10/-, KGVI with values to £1 mint (3) and 10/- used plus a more than useful & extensive range of pre-decimal QEII inc. graphites, Wilding & Machin booklet panes, mint values to £1 and used to 5/-, early mint phosphor sets, a few identified varieties and one booklet. (Several 100's). £140
1043 STOCKBOOK with the QV to QEII accumulation inc. 1880 1d venetian-red mint block of 4 (faults), 1924 Wembley 1½d used block of 4, etc. Rather haphazardly arranged but an interesting accumulation. (Few 100's). £120
1044 ALBUM with the mint & used QV-QEII collection inc. four defective 1840 1d blacks, later QV & KEVII ranges to 5/- (faults) inc. a poor 6d grey-black with "SPECIMEN" opt., 1924/25 Wembley sets used, etc. (Few 100's). £100
1045 STOCKBOOK with the early to modern largely used accumulation from a four margined but defective 1d black. Much 20th Century including sundry watermark varieties. Poor to fine but STC £3,000+. (Some 100's). £100
1046 STOCKBOOK with the early to modern mint & used collection to 1968. (Few 100's). £75
SMALLER COLLECTIONS
** 1047 MISCELLANY: A small mint and used selection mainly consisting of 1d plate numbers inc. a plate 144 mint block of four, other items inc. 1883-84 1½d mint, 1862-64 9d (faults) with "B01" cancellation and a few Officials. (Qty). £120
1048 QV-QEII ACCUMULATION with 1840 1d x 3 inc. one added to part cover & one repaired, Surface printed values to 1/- and mint 1887 Jubilee values to 9d. Very mixed condition. (100+). £80
1049 SMALL GROUP on stockcards comprising 1858-79 1d reds (SG.43/44) in a horizontal mint pair from plate 204 centred to bottom left, QV 10/- blue fine used apart from rough/pulled perfs. down right hand side, KEVII 10/- blue (SG.319) good used but having ragged perfs. at top right, KGV Silver Jubilee 2½d blue (SG.456) in a mint block of four (some separated perfs.) and QEII 2/6d Castle in a left hand marginal unmounted mint block of four with some perf. separation and pulled perf. on top left stamp. (12). £120
1050 1881-1958 The small group inc. mint 1881 14 dots 1d, 1948 RSW £1, 1951 2/6d to £1, 1957 & 1958 graphite sets and 1958 3d corner block of four with "wild" perfs. caused by a paper fold. (35). £80
** 1051 1901-35 The mint and used collection inc. 1902-10 mint values to 5d and a good range of used shades to 1/-. 1912-26 issues with used shades to 1/-, 1912-22 ½d and 2d (6) control strips of three, some watermark varieties 1924 & 1925 Wembley issues mint plus 1934-36 photogravure issues. Worth examination. (Qty.). £140
1052 1911 Harrison perf 14 ½d bright green, unmounted mint and ½d bright green, poor used. Also 1870 ½d plate 3 used pair. 1911 Crown Wmk ½ad deep green, mounted mint and ½d bluish green used on small piece. All except 1870 ½d with certs. £80
POSTAL REFORMS
1053 JAMES CHALMERS - AUTOGRAPH, BILLHEAD & HIS SON'S PAMPHLETS: 1822 Receipt for books supplied to 'The West Port Library' signed as 'settled' by the famous 'Jas. Chalmers' who submitted Treasury Essays in 1839 and whose son subsequently claimed that his father had 'invented the postage stamp', similar 1838 receipt with printed heading 'JAMES CHALMERS,/PRINTER BOOKSELLER, AND STATIONER,/ DUNDEE' and pair of 1888 printed leaflets by the aforementioned son. (3 items) £75
MULREADY STATIONERY
1054 DESIGN PROOF, April 1840: Fine example of the Mulready design proof without value or inscriptions on reverse, printed in black on laid paper, folded as letter-sheet; two slight hinge thins on reverse otherwise fine & fresh. Photo £150
1055 1d LETTER SHEET CANCELLED WITH THE "939" NUMERAL OF STAPLEHURST: 1d letter sheet with seal covering Stereo number used from Linton via staplehurst to London cancelled with a good strike of the "939" numeral of Staplehurst. On reverse is a clear "LINTON-KENT" UDC. Some soiling and thinning. Photo £120
1056 1d letter sheet with Stereo removed on opening used from London to Dublin, cancelled with a fine red MC and "Store St" h.s. A little rubbed and stained but a collectable example. £100
1057 1d letter sheet Stereo A1 used from Creiff to Edinbrough, cancelled with a black MC and containing undated County Cess Office, Perth printed notice informing the addressee that a warrant had been taken out for unpaid taxes. vertical crease.Spec MA66 but undated. £120
1058 1d LETTER SHEET CANCELLED WITH THE "180" NUMERAL OF CHESTER: 1d letter sheet Stereo A2 used from Chester to "Messrs Waterlow and Sons/Law Stationers/London cancelled with a very fine "180" numeral of Chester and containing printed English and scottish Law Fire and Life Assurance advertisement (Spec. MA 34f). Top flap partly missing and thinned. Most attractive. Photo £140
1059 1d LETTER SHEET UPRATED WITH A 1d BLACK: 1d letter sheet Stereo A5 uprated with a three margined 1d black AJ used within London, cancelled with two strikes of a black MC (one ties the adhesive) and blue "T P/Charles St West" which also just ties the adhesive. Some creasing and soiling. Photo £600
1060 1d letter sheet A5 used from Trinity College Cambridge to Easingwold, cancelled with an oily red MC. A little grubby and small tears. Also Stereo A68 (displaced) used from Preston to St Helens, cancelled with a red MC and dated 29 May 1840.Soiled and roughly opened. (2). £120
1061 1d letter sheet Stereo A10 with printed East of England Bank address and contents used from Stowmarket to Eye, cancelled with a black MC. Usual creasing. Spec. MA94a. Photo £100
1062 1d letter sheet Stereo A16, 1d env. Stereo A135, 2d letter sheet Stereo a94 (slightly toned) and 2d env. Stereo a199. A good unused "set". £120
1063 1d letter sheet Stereo A67 and A241 (contains Hallet's Postage Advertiser No3- Spec. MA11c), 2d letter sheet, Stereo a98 2d envs Stereos a198 & a199. Unused examples, some with faults. (5 items). £100
1064 1d envelope with Stereo number coversed by seal used from Windsor to Merton College, Oxford, cancelled with a black MC. Small faults. Photo £100
1065 1d envelope Stereo A141 used within London (8 May 1841), cancelled with a watery black MC. The original contents comprise a letter referring to entrance exams at Trinity and Merton colleges Oxford. Photo £120
1066 1d envelope Stereo A161 used from London to Stratford upon Avon redirected to Post Office, Barmouth N. Wales with red MC and "T.P./Judd Place" cancellations, large m/s "1" crossed out and "2" written alongside. Photo £140
1067 A SPECTACULAR REDIRECTED 2d LETTER SHEET: 2d letter sheet Stereo a98 used to South Lambeth and redirected (new address on reverse) to Blackfriars cancelled with a very fine black MC, framed red 6 FEB 1843 datestamp, "Vauxhall/2D PAID" and red "T.P./Walworth CO" Some overall soiling and a vertical stain/thin at left as a result of the item being bound with a rubber band at some time. Very few redirected 2d Mulready letter sheets have survived. Photo £340
1068 TWOPENCE ENVELOPE CANCELLED CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS CLEAR OF BRITANNIA: 2d envelope Stereo a203 used within London cancelled with a fine black MC well clear of Britannia contrary to regulations. Crudely repaired tear at top, but this does not effect the visual appearance. Photo £300
MULREADY CARICATURES
1069 SELECTION of Deraedemaeker reproductions inc. examples of Bores's Christmas env., Southgate numbers 1 & 6, Valentine's Temperance and Peace types plus Menzies env. Also unused originals inc. Valentine's Universal Brotherhood and Ocean 1d post types. Mostly fine. (10 items). £100
1070 THACKERAY CARICATURE: A cut-down example on India paper of the Mulready caricature produced by the novelist W.M.Thackeray, trimmed to the edges of the design and with hinge thinning on the reverse. Also two examples printed from the defaced block on laid paper - one full-size with slight edge faults, the other trimmed. (3 items). £120
1071 W.H. MASON "PALMERS TUN" CARICATURE: c1840 A front of the scarce W>H. Mason "Palmers Tun" design bearing a three margined 1d KL tied by a black MC used to the Bank at Ballinasloe. Stuck to a part page from a scrap book. Creased and soiled but scarce. Photo £120
LINE-ENGRAVED COLLECTIONS
1072 1841-57 The used plated selection of 1d reds with 1841-54 1d (56), 1854 SC16 Die 1, Alphabet II (26), 1855 SC16 Die II, Alphabet II (9). 1855 LC14 Die II, Alphabet II (12), 1856 (Jan) LC14 Die II, Alphabet III (18) and on white (21). Good to fine examples. £160
IMPORTANT LINE-ENGRAVED COVERS
1073 RARE COVER REDIRECTED WITH TWO 1d BLACKS TIED BY RED & BLACK MALTESE CROSSES; Exceptional 7-11 Jan. 1841 EL posted from London ("TP/Regents Park") to Hendon with 1d Black (KA; Plate V, 3 good margins) tied by a fine Black Maltese Cross, redirected twice; first to Southampton with correct manuscript "1" charge, and then again from Southampton back to London with second 1d Black (FJ; Plate Ib, 4 margins but some creasing) tied by a second (Southampton) Maltese Cross in red. Rare example of a cover with two 1d Blacks being cancelled by Maltese Crosses of different colours:- the London 'Experimental' black Maltese Cross and the 'normal' red Southampton Maltese Cross. [With RPS 200 Cert. of Genuineness.] Photo £400
1840 1D BLACKS
1074 UNPLATED: Seven unplated examples, BD, HJ, IK, JH, KL with a ruby shade of the MC cancellation, MD & PL. All except BD (touched at upper right & thinned) with four margins. Fair examples. £300
1075 UNPLATED: Six unplated examples inc. one cancelled in black, defective four margined examples. Also 1840 2d x 2 (poor), 1841 2d JJ unused (stained) and a used strip of three, MJ-ML. (12). £200
1076 Unplated examples OL and QC with black MC cancellations. OL with small faults. (2). £80
1077 Plate 5 GB matched in red. Fine. £100
1078 Plate 6 KI used on EL from the Stamp Office Romsey to the Stamp Office Winchester, good margins and tied by a very fine MC. RPS Cert. (1999). Photo £70
1840 2D BLUES
1079 NUMERAL CANCELLATION ON THREE AND A HALF MARGINED EXAMPLE: An attractive example (NF) with three good margins (cut into at right) with numeral cancellation in black. Photo £200
1080 Plate 1 DK & 2 AE both with MC cancellations, DK with corner crease but good four margined examples. Also 1841 1d PAIR AG-AH with MC cancellations and 2d plate 3 pair PG-PH (soiled). £120
1081 Plate 4 AK violet blue on slightly lavender tinted paper. Fine used. SG spec. ES17/ RPS Cert (2005). £70
1841 1D REDS
1082 STOCKBOOK with the used accumulation of three and four margined shades, the majority with numeral cancellations but a good number with MC cancellations are present. Worth examination. (1,800+). £1200
1083 STOCKBOOK with the unplated accumulation of shades with many on small pieces, all with numeral cancellations. A good proportion are fine. (280). £360
1084 UNPLATED: An unused group of shades inc. a pair. Mostly three margined examples. (10). £100
1085 Plate 1b SK a four margined example used on EL from New Romney to London, superbly cancelled, boxed "No2" struck nearby. Also plate 5 TB, a fine example used on EL used within London, "TP/MOORGATE ST" struck alongside.Photo £140
1086 Plate 5 SA State 2, 11 LA & OK, 17 KI (creased), 23 DD, 65 CD and unplated MA and a pair LK-LL used on separate covers. Mainly fine. £60
1087 Plates 12 to 16, 18 to 22, 24 to 26, 28 to 30, 33 to 45, 47, 50 to 56, 58-62, 64-66, 68 to 71, 74 to 81, 83 to 85, 87 to 103, 105 to 18, 110 to 119, 121 to 126, 130 and 132 to 173. Mostly good to fine four margined examples. £300
1088 Plates 12 BF State 3 & EE, 26 EH cancelled "8" in MC, 34 FD cancelled "5" in MC, 34 LA cancelled "7" in MC, 71 SD & DE, 72 JC, 80 IH & QB, 81 EI, FJ & JF, 88 CJ, 89 NF & SG, 91 SB, 92 LC, 94 LF,95 BK, 99 CK & IJ, 104 MA, 111 QK, 124 HJ, 129 OG & LE, 131 BB & SD, 134 FG, 135 SD, 148 GL, 152 II, 157 CF, 158 EF, 160 GB, 161 OD, 162 PE, 163 IC, 164 TH, 166 JD, 170 GC, 173 OK and an unplated SI cancelled "8" in MC. Mostly four margined examples used on covers. £140
TREASURY ROULETTES & ARCHER PERFS.
1089 1850 SC 1d plate 96 AF perforated 16 by Henry Archer, matched with an imperforate single (corner crease). A good pair. £100
1854-61 1D REDS
1090 STOCKBOOK with the used accumulation of perforated 1d reds on blued and white paper, the majority on small dated piece. Some very fine examples are included. (500+). £400
1091 The used plated collection arranged by SG specialised catalogue number comprising C1 (55), C2 (7), C3 (21, inc a pair),, C4 (21, inc a pair), C5 (11), C6 (23, inc a block of four), C8 (27), C9 (10), C11 (31), C12 (16) and C13 (12). A good lot. £200
1092 1855 (Feb.) Die II, Alphabet II SC16 1d plate 3 used strip of 3 (ME-MG) centred to foot; 1855 (Feb.) Die II, Alphabet II on blued SC14 1d plate 1 (GD) mounted mint with much gum. Centred to foot & a a few toned perfs. (2 items). £100
1093 1856 Die II, Alphabet II LC14 1d red shades on blued (9), 1857 transitional shade BI and on white (6 inc. two pairs) used on covers. A fine group. £100
1094 1856 LC14 Die II 1d orange-red DA mounted mint, centred to lower left. 1d red-brown SG, 1869 1d plate 124 LE and 1870 1½d 3 NI. Fresh mounted mint. (4). £100
1095 1857 LC 1d orange-brown KL fine mounted mint. SG.33, Cat. £275. £60
1096 1854-57 The plated used selection with Die I, SC16 plates 155 to 167, 172 to 182, 184, 188 (5, inc. a strip of four), 189 to 197, 200 to 203, R1 to R6. Die II SC14 plates 1 to 16 & 20, SC16 plates 1 to 15, LC16 plates, 2 & 4 to 14. Lc14 plates 1 to 21 inc. plate 3 IK (centred to foot). A good selection. £400
1097 COVERS FRANKED WITH PERFORATED 1d REDS ON BLUED PAPER 1854-57 selection of covers franked with 1d reds on blued paper, cancellations inc sideways duplexes and some of the covers have printed business headings. Mixed condition with some fine examples included. (53 covers). £140
1854-61 2D BLUES
1098 1855 (18 Aug.) SC16 2d plate 4 fine used pair DA-DB with re-entry on latter. £60
1870 ½D PLATES
1099 PLATE 9 BLOCK OF FOUR: Plate 9 SV-TW block of four with multiple Brunswick star cancellations leaving plate number visible, centred a little top and stained. Scarce. belived to be one of three recorded used blocks of this plate. Photo £800
EMBOSSED ISSUES
1100 1/- Pale green, 6d lilac and 10d brown, cut square used examples. Some faults. £100
SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES
1101 1857 6d & 1/-, 1862-64 3d MG, 4d KJ, 6d SK, 9d LI & 1/- DI, 1865-67 3d plate 4 SG, 4d plate 14 BD, 6d plate 5 EC, 9d plate 4 DD (straight edge at right), & 1/- plate 4 OG. 1867-80 3d plate 5 EJ, 6d plate 6 BK, 6d plate 9 9d, 1/- & 2/- 1872 6d chestnut, plate 11 HB and 6d grey plate 12 AL., mint or unused examples with faults. Also used 1856-57 4d (3)and 1867 1/- (2) fair only. SG. Cat. £22,000+. (25). £1000
1102 1856 Large Garter Wmk 4d rose on white paper, with inverted watermark used, centred to lower left. 1856 6d lilac (marginal) used with inverted watermark. Fine. SG. Cat. £475. £75
1103 1867-80 3d pale rose plate 5 NI & 1876 4d vermilion plate 15 FG both mint examples with wing margins at the left, the latter with a few toned perforations and a small crease in the margin. SG.103 & 152; Cat. £1,750. (2). £160
1104 1867 10d red brown EJ mounted mint with much gum, centred to lower left, reperforated on one side, and tiny tone spot. SG 113. Cat. £1,850 Photo £240
1105 1867 2/- blue marginal block of 4, RI-SJ with Liverpool "466" roller & boxed "T.M.B./G.P.O." cancellations. Small faults but a scarce multiple. £200
1106 1880 2/- brown, BG neatly cancelled to leave profile clear, one short perforation at top. SG 121. Cat. £2,500. Photo £400
1107 1867 Maltese Cross Wmk 5/- rose, plate 1 FE with central "R" in oval of bars cancellation. Centred to lower right and little soiled. SG. 126. Cat. £550. Photo £100
1108 1867 Maltese Cross Wmk. 5/- rose plate 2, AC centred to upper left. Fine used. SG.126, Cat. £550. £100
1109 1867 Maltese Cross Wmk. 10/- greenish-grey, AA with a part oval of bars "R" cancellation leaving profile almost clear. Corners a little rounded at foot. SG. 128. Cat. £2,000. Photo £200
1110 1878 Maltese Cross Wmk. £1 brown-lilac, DF with central "AVIEMORE" c.d.s. traces of a wrinkle along lower frameline and a tiny surface scuff at right of "2" of "82" in c.d.s. A most attractive example. SG. 129. Cat. £3,000. Photo £800
1111 1878 Maltese Cross Wmk. £1 brown lilac, BI with three part "EC/67" in oval of bars cancellations, lower left corner a little rounded and small tear at left. SG. 129. Cat. £3,000. Photo £300
1112 1882 Anchor Wmk. blued paper 5/- rose AD with indistinct "squared circle cancellation of London. A good sound example. Also 1882-83 Anchor Wmk white paper £1 brown-lilac, FB with barred oval "R/33" cancellation, well centred but thinned. SG 130 & 13. Cat. £8,500. Photo £500
1113 1882 Anchor wmk. on blued paper 5/- rose plate 4, CC with central "LONDON" hooded circle d.s. Thinned at top. SG.130, Cat. £3,000 as fine. Photo £200
1114 1882 £5 orange AA with large central "EDINBURGH" c.d.s., two short perforations at foot but a fine example. SG. 137. Cat. £3,500 Photo £1000
1115 1873-80 2½d plate 1 AA on blued & plate 13 KF, 2½d blue, plate 18, NK. 3d plate 17 HD, 4d vermilion plate 15 CC, 4d sage plate 15 NA, 4d grey-brown, RG, 6d grey, plate 14 GE (poor), 8d orange, KB (thinned), 1/- orange, DF centred to right without gum and 1/- green, plate 10 IK. Mint or unused examples with faults. Mostly good space filers. SG. Cat. £9,000+. (11). £400
1116 1873-80 2½d mauve.plate 1 on blued paper plus plates 1-3 & 13-17 good to fine used. Also 2½d blue plates 17-23 used. (26). £150
1117 1880-83 2½d plates 22 AE & 23 NF, 3d plates 20 IF & 21 NK, 3d on 2d FD, 4d plates 17 CI & 18 QC, 6d on 6d GF, 6d plates 17 KI & 18 ID and 1/- plate 13 HC, defective mint or unused examples. SG. Cat. £3,950. (11). £200
1118 1880-81 ½d (2 shades), 1d to 2d (2 shades) and 5d. Mounted mint. SG Cat £1,250. (7). £140
1119 1883-84 White paper 2/6d AB & DD (faded), 5/- DA and 10/- ID (creased) and LH used with some faults. Also 1884 Crowns £1 brown lilac, AB cancelled with "VICTORIA ST B.O." c.d.s., boxed telegraphic and a reduced blue crayon line resulting in the adhesive being a little rubbed. SG. Cat. £3,300+. (6). Photo £300
1120 1888 Crowns Wmk. £1 brown-lilac sound used. Heavy boxed cancel, small partially repaired hole & a few short perfs. at base. SG.185, Cat. £2,000. £200