Lot No
9957
Cat No
14
Description Great Britain - Covers - QV - continued
1841 2d blue, plate 4, horizontal strip of 3 PJ-PL (former with scissor cut into bottom left), into at left, plus 1841 1d pale red-brown, plate 121, separated pair FA-GA, on Registered cover front from Dover to Maidstone. Cat pro-rata approx £700+ on full cover. (image available online only) ....................................................................................... £125
9958 9959 9960 9961 9962 9963 9964 9965 15 7 7 7 7 14f 8 7
1841 2d deep full blue, plate 3, horizontal pair IB-IC, margins all around, good colour, each with corner guide lines, tied to 1844 EL from Aberayron to Aberystwith, vertical fold, fine. (image available online only) ....... £140
1841 1d red-brown, from ‘black’ plate 10, IJ, 4 margins very close at top right, very light partial MC does not quite tie to 1841 EL from London to Andover, light horizontal fold. Cat. £325 (image available online only) ................................................................................................... £90
1841 1d red-brown, from ‘black’ plate 9, OD, 4 small to large margins, on April 1841 Entire to High Wycombe, some smudges. Cat. £325 (image available online only) ....................................................................... £90
1841 1d red-brown, from ‘black’ plate 8, AE, 4 large margins, the LATE REPAIR showing non-coincident re-entry State 2, tied to NO 7 1841 EL from Dromore to Chatham, tear at top. SG Spec AS53. Scarce. Cat. £325 (image available online only) ......................................................... £160
1841 1d red-brown, from ‘black’ plate 1b, EE, 4 small to huge margins, on 19 May 1841 Entire to Inniskillen (not properly tied by black MC). Cat. £650 (image available online only) ................................................ £140
1841 2d blue, plate 3, horizontal pair, FC-FD, margins all around except just touches at upper right, each cancelled by NUMBER 4 IN CROSS, tied to 1844 EL from London to Macclesfield. Very scarce. Cat. £3000 (image available online only) .....................................................................£1000
1841 1d red-brown, plate 41, RI, 4 small to very good margins, with Double Letter ‘I’, on 1844 (May) EL from Oldham to London, tied by crisp ‘591’ numeral cancel, vertical fold. SG Spec BS26Dc .............................. £30
1841 1d red-brown, from ‘black’ plate 1b, FI, with double letter ‘F’, 4 small to good margins, tied to 23 May 1841 Entire from Rockford to Tenterden by neat black MC, on reverse is fair only ‘Southend/Penny Post’ handstamp. Central filing fold. SG Spec AS6f. Cat £650+. (image available online only) ....................................................................... £190
9966 9967 9968 9969 9970 14 15 14 8 14f
1841 2d blue, plate 3, horizontal strip of 4, CH-CK, margins all around except just shaves CJ and CK at bottom, tied to 1843 (Aug 19) EL by light indistinct MC cancels, slight creasing. Scarce. Cat pro-rata £1000++. (image available online only) ......................................................... £300
1841 2d deep full blue, plate 3, TK, 4 small to very good margins, showing plate wear/corrosion at sides and bottom, on 1847 EL to The Lady Montague at Slough. (image available online only) ................. £125
1841 2d blue, plate 3, EC, 4 small to huge margins, with guide line in corner and pronounced coloured diagonal striated marking in bottom margin, on 1848 Entire from Huddersfield to Edinburgh, fine. (image available online only) ....................................................................... £120
1841 1d red-brown, plate 26, PG, 4 mostly good margins, tied to small envelope by neat MC, used from Southport to Chester. Cat. £120 (image available online only) ....................................................................... £40
1841 2d blue, plate 3, horizontal pair (partly separated) LI-LJ, both with guide lines through value and LJ with J flaw, just tied to 1843 EL from London to Preston by NUMBER 1 IN CROSS cancels, clear margins all around except extremely close at top right, fine. Very scarce. The various combinations of well over £3000 on cover. (image available online only) .................................................................................................£1000
9971 9972 9973 9974 9975 9976 9977 9978 9979 9980 9981 9982 14 7 8 8a 14 15 15 8m 14 14 8 8m
1841 2d blue, plate 4, LK, 4 small to huge margins, with SHIFTED TRANSFER (upper shift), light cancelled on 1854 EL used locally in Edinburgh, horizontal fold. SG Spec ES14e. (image available online only) ................................................................................................... £130
1841 1d red-brown, from ‘black’ plate 10, MH, 4 good to (mostly) large margins, tied to Dec 1841 part EL from Leicester to London by black MC. Cat. £325 (image available online only) ......................................... £95
1841 1d red-brown, plate 37, GI, 4 decent margins, tied to 1844 (18 Feb) small envelope from Bridgenorth to Shrewsbury by neat black MC. This was from residual stock as the plate was withdrawn on 17th February. (image available online only) ......................................................... £46
1841 1d red-brown on very blue paper, plate 26, RD, 4 tiny to large margins, tied to small clean EL from Winchester to Bagshot by light black MC. Cat. £120 ...................................................................................... £40
1841 2d blue, plate 3, horizontal pair PC-PD, former with SHIFTED TRANSFER (distorted letters etc) and guide line in corner, tied to 1845 part wrapper from York to Sunderland, soiling and staining. SG Spec ES11d ................................................................................................... £60
1841 2d deep full blue, plate 4, horizontal strip of 4 JB-JE, small neat margins all around, on Registered cover front from Newcastle to Kendal, fine and attractive. Cat. £630 (image available online only) ............ £200
1841 2d deep full blue, plate 3, RE, 4 small to large margins, just tied to 1841 Entire from London to Perth by neat light black MC. Cat. £350 (image available online only) ......................................................... £120
1841 1d red-brown, plate 35, CD, 4 very good margins, crisp upright NUMBER 7 IN CROSS ties to 1843 (Aug) EL to Congleton, stain at bottom of cover. Cat. £450 (image available online only) ............................ £140
1841 2d blue, plate 4, TF, 4 tiny to good margins, with FIRST REPAIR, lightly cancelled and used on 1852 Entire from London to Darlington, light fold at bottom, fine. Scarce. (image available online only) ....... £150
1841 2d blue, plate 4, BH, 4 tiny to large margins, with SPECTACLES VARIETY (partially obscured by postmark), on 1855 Entire from Edinburgh to Dunkeld. Very scarce indeed on cover. SG Spec ES14o. Cat £1000 as stamp only. (image available online only) ....................................... £350
1841 1d red-brown, plate 42, horizontal pair FH-FI, good margins all around except into at bottom left, tied to 1844 Entire by crisp upright strikes of NUMBER 1 IN CROSS. Scarce. Cat. £730 (image available online only) ....................................................................................... £190
1841 1d red-brown, plate 41, TA (very large margins) and QE (4 tiny to very large margins, just touches at lower right), former with constant variety and letter with burr mark, tied to 1844 Entire to Basingstoke by upright NUMBER 2 IN CROSS cancels. SG Spec BS26d-Hg Cat. £730 (image available online only) ......................................................... £235
10003 14f 10004 8 10005 9 10006 8 10007 12l 10008 8 9999 10000 8m 8m 10001 7 10002 7 9986 9987 9988 9989 9990 9991
9992 9993
9994 9995 9996 9997 9998 8 8m 8 8m 14 7 8 8m 8m 8m 8m 8m 8m
Estimate
Lot No
9983 9984 9985
Cat No
8m 8m 8m
Description Great Britain - Covers - QV - continued
1841 1d red-brown, plate 42, AG, 4 tiny to large margins, with RECUT LEFT FRAME LINE, tied to 1844 EL by good upright strike of NUMBER 3 IN CROSS cancel. SG Spec BS26Ed. Cat. £550 (image available online only) ................................................................................................... £175
1841 1d red-brown, plate 32, PA, 4 small to good margins, tied to 1843 (July) EL to Dunmow by crisp NUMBER 3 IN CROSS cancel, fine. Cat. £600 (image available online only) ......................................................... £185
1841 1d red-brown, plate 30, LE, 4 small to huge margins, tied to 1843 (24 March) Entire to Stony Stratford by crisp NUMBER 4 IN CROSS cancel, horizontal fold. This was the Second Day of Issue, and is possibly the EARLIEST KNOWN DATE OF USE. This is the scarcest numbered cross on cover. Cat. £2000 (image available online only) ............................£1000
1841 1d red-brown, plate 12, SH, 4 small to good margins, on 10 Aug 1841 redirected EL from London to Callander, various postmarks. Cat. £200 (image available online only) ................................................ £60
1841 1d red-brown, plate 34, BI, close at top right o/wise large margins all around, tied to 1843 (Oct) envelope to Basingstoke by upright NUMBER 6 IN CROSS cancel, tear on back flap and hinge remains on reverse. Slight age staining to front. Cat. £450 (image available online only) ......... £120
1841 1d red-brown, horizontal pair, JB-JC, tied to 1844 Entire from West Fotheringham to London by black MC cancels, generally large margins all around, horizontal filing crease. Cat. £230 US (image available online only) ................................................................................................... £53
1841 1d red-brown, plate 32, SH, 4 good even margins, on 1843 (May) EL to Warrington, tied by upright NUMBER 8 IN CROSS cancel (early use), a couple of stains on cover. Cat. £450 (image available online only) ................................................................................................... £130
1841 2d blue, plate 4, TI, 4 small to huge margins on 1853 Entire from Edinburgh to Kelso, soiling on reverse. Cat. £350 (image available online only) ....................................................................................... £100
1841 1d red-brown, from ‘black’ plate 5, RH, 4 small to large margins, STATE 1 (Earliest State), on 1841 (7 Sept) EL from Lowestoft to Andover, small ink mark through ‘R’, tone patch on cover. Scarce. SG Spec AS26. Cat. £400 (image available online only) ......................................... £125
1841 1d red-brown, plate 27, RC, excellent margins, tied to 1843 (Aug) part EL from Cupar to Edinburgh by neat black MC. Cat. £120 ............... £40
1841 1d red-brown, plate 28, EC, tiny margin at right, just touches at top left, just tied to 1843 (?) (July) Entire to Manchester by upright NUMBER 8 IN CROSS.450 Cat. £450 (image available online only) ................ £110
1841 1d red-brown, plate 31, F(?), possible double letter ‘F’, 4 small to large margins, tied to 1843 (May) EL to Basingstoke by upright NUMBER 8 IN CROSS cancel (early use), fine. Cat. £450 (image available online only) ................................................................................................... £140
1841 1d red-brown, plate 32, RF, 4 small to large margins on 1843 (July) EL to Bewdley with upright NUMBER 9 IN CROSS cancel, slight toning in margins. Cat. £550 (image available online only) ............................ £125
1841 1d red-brown, plate 35, KK, with listed Constant Variety, 4 small margins, NUMBER 10 IN CROSS tied to 1843 (July) EL to Warwick horizontal fold. Scarce. SG Spec BS24g. Cat. £1000 (image available online only) ....................................................................................... £265
1841 1d red-brown, plate 30, ID, 4 small to good margins, tied to 1843 (May 2) Entire to Basingstoke by neat NUMBER 11 IN CROSS cancel, fine and scarce. Cat. £1100 (image available online only) ...................... £325
1841 1d red-brown, plate 33, DA, with double letter ‘D’, 4 tiny to large margins, on 1843 (June) EL to Filey tied by neat light NUMBER 11 IN CROSS cancel. Interesting contents re. the current “fight” between traditional religious ideas about the age of the earth and the “new” science of geology, Dr. Buckland is mentioned. Scarce. SG Spec BS22a. Cat. £1100 (image available online only) ....................................... £340
1841 1d red-brown, plate 35, horizontal pair PE-PF, double letter ‘E’, very close at upper left, tied to 1843 (Dec) EL to Warwick by NUMERS 12 IN CROSS cancels, vertical fold through PF. SG Spec BS24c. Scarce. Cat. £1450 (image available online only) .............................................. £365
1841 1d red-brown, plate 30, RD, with P CONVERTED TO R (hand-cut tail) variety, 4 tiny to huge margins, tied to 1843 (Aug) mourning Entire to Basingstoke by crisp NUMBER 5 IN CROSS cancel, fine. Must be very scarce on cover. SG Spec BS19d. (image available online only) ........ £240
1841 1d red-brown, from ‘black’ plate 11, separated pair BE and CE, each with 4 small to large margins, tied to 1841 (4th June) part EL from Mintlaw to Aberdeen by crisp black MC cancels, with backstamp. Cat. £480 (image available online only) ................................................ £145
1841 1d red-brown, from ‘black’ plate 5, four examples LJ, LI, LA and LB, i.e. two separate pairs, all with 4 small to good margins except LJ just shaved at lower left, the STATE 1 (EARLIEST STATE), on Entire from Fakenham, Norfolk, black MC cancels, smudged cancels/soiled on reverse, tear at bottom, a very scarce item. SG Spec AS26. Cat pro rata approx £1000+. (image available online only) ................................ £300
1841 2d blue, plate 3, EC, 4 tiny (just clear) to huge margins, tied by NUMBER 9 IN CROSS cancel to 1843 Entire to Dublin. Very scarce. Cat. £3200 (image available online only) ............................................£1200
1841 1d red-brown, plate 88, NA (traces of marginal inscription at left), blind A, 4 small to JUMBO margins, just tied to 1851 local London cover, ‘Chief Office’ handstamp on reverse in blue, fine. US ............................. £13
1841 1d pale red-brown, plate 18, OE, with BASAL SHIFT, 4 large margins, nicely tied to 1842 EL to Sheffield. SG Spec BS7d. Horizontal fold. Cat. £220 (image available online only) .................................. £60
1841 1d red-brown, plate 19, OL, 4 small to large margins, with Basal Shift, on 1842 (May) EL from London to Sheffield, tied by black MC, horizontal filing crease. SG Spec BS8d. Cat. £130 .................................. £40
1841 1d orange-brown, plate 23, PJ, completely open ‘J’ corner, 4 tiny to large margins, tied to 1842 (Apr) EL from Truro to London by BLUE MALTESE CROSS, light horizontal fold. Scarce. Cat £650++. (image available online only) ....................................................................... £250
1841 1d red-brown, plate 21, horizontal pair KG-KH, small to good margins all around, tied to 1842 (Mar) part EL by neat black MC cancels. Cat approx £200. (image available online only) .............................. £60
Estimate
118
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