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10009 8 10010 8 10011 8 10012 8 10013 8 10014 8 10015 8 10016 7 10017 10 10018 8 10019 12 10020 8 10021 8 10022 8 10023 10024 8 10025
Description Great Britain - Covers - QV - continued
1841 1d red-brown, plate 21, QC (with Double Letter Q), 4 small to good margins, tied to 1842 (Mar) Entire by black MC, alongside is WELLS SOMERSET cds struck over boxed “No. 1” in blue. SG Spec BS10b. Cat. £120 (image available online only) ................................................ £45
1841 1d red-brown, plate 21, SJ, with J flaw, 4 small to very good margins, tied to 1842 (Mar) small mourning envelope from Newbury to London by neat black MC, tone spotting on cover. SG Spec BS10f. Cat. £130 .................................................................................................... £35
1841 1d red-brown, plate 21, RG, 4 small to good margins, crisp black MC tied to 1842 (July) Entire from THRAPSTON (nice red cds on front) to Daventry. Cat. £120 (image available online only) .......................... £40
1841 1d red-brown, plate 21, LL, with corrected check letters (L over K), 4 neat margins, nicely tied by black MC to 1842 (Oct) Entire from Wigton to Stourbridge. Cat pro-rata £240. (image available online only) ..... £75
1841 1d red-brown, plate 22, IC, 4 tiny to huge margins, on 1842 (Oct) Entire from Glasgow to Hawick, tied by slightly smudged black MC. Cat. £120 .................................................................................................... £35
1841 1d red-brown, plate 24, HJ, 4 small to large margins, on envelope to Mildenhall, tied by black MC, alongside is fine ‘Southwold/Penny Post’ handstamp. Cat. £120 (image available online only) ....................... £45
1841 1d red-brown, plate 12, DD, with second D double, 4 neat margins on clean EL from Derby to Ashby de la Zouch. SG Spec BS1d. Cat. £200 (image available online only) ......................................................... £70
1841 1d red-brown, from ‘black’ plate 5, HD, 4 margins, just tied by neat black MC on EL from BRIDPORT to Dorchester, fine. Cat. £400 US (image available online only) ......................................................... £142
1841 1d deep red-brown, plate 16, MF, 4 small to good margins, lower basal shift, on 1841 (Nov) part Entire to Dublin, crisp MC but not tied. Cat. £120 ............................................................................................. £28
1841 1d red-brown, plate 22, QD, vertical guide line in NE corner, tied to 1842 EL from Weymouth to Croydon by black MC, horizontal filing crease through stamp. Cat. £120 US ............................................................... £12
1841 1d pale orange-brown, plate 20, horizontal pair GK-GL (‘K’ doubled), tied to 1842 EL from Bridport to London by black MC cancels, vertical fold away from addresses. High Cat. Value. US (image available online only) ....................................................................................... £178
1841 1d red-brown, plate 16, JE (open top to NE corner), 2½ margins, tied by black MC to 1841 (5 Dec) EL from ANDOVER to PORTSEA, light horizontal filing fold across stamp. Cat. £175 US .................................. £27
1841 1d red-brown, plate 125, QE, double left frame line in Q square, 4 good margins, tied to 1852 EL from Liverpool to Shrewsbury, fine and attractive. US ........................................................................................ £16
1841 1d red-brown (verging on orange-brown), EL (3+ margins), tied to 1842 trimmed Entire by NORWICH MALTESE CROSS, used from Norwich to Ipswich (both backstamps), fresh, v.g.u. SG Spec B1(1)ts. Cat. £1800 US (image available online only) .................................................... £245
1841 MULREADY 1d ENVELOPE, Stereo A143 Forme 2, used from MORETON-IN-MARSH to Cheltenham (31 Aug 1841), vertical fold. Cat. £525 US (image available online only) ........................................... £125
1841 1d red-brown, plate 38 or 41, TD, 4 good to large margins, slight basal shift, on 1843 part EL from Caernarvon to London, neat black MC but not tied (scarce late usage). US (image available online only) ... £31
1841 Cover to Modbury with 1d black plate VI (P-L) tied by a fine red Maltese cross with ‘dot in centre’, Dulverton udc at left, adhesive had almost 4 margins, just touching at right side. Dated inside by sender ‘Jany 12th 1841’. Lovely condition, this MX not recorded by Rockoff & Jackson. US7 (image available online only) .................................................. £260
10026 8 10027 8 10028 10 10029 8 10030 8 10031 8 10032 8 10033 8 10034 8
10035 9 10036 8
10037 8
1841 1d red-brown, plate 42, FB, 4 good to large margins on 1844 Entire from Alnwick to Berwick, with light black MC (not tied to cover), very scarce late use of MC. US (image available online only) .................. £53
1841 1d red-brown, plate 149, SF, 4 small to good margins, on 1853 envelope from Lanark to Hurlet (nice double arc namestamp on reverse), near Glasgow, slight soiling, with original contents ................................ £25
1841 1d deep red-brown, plate 20, JC, 4 small to good margins, on 1842 (Mar) part EL from Glasgow to Hawick, cover soiled, vertical fold. Cat. £120 .................................................................................................... £32
1841 1d red-brown, plate 42, MG, 4 small margins, tied by NORWICH MALTESE CROSS to 1844 (Apr) Entire to Ipswich. Very scarce. SG Spec BS26Ets. Cat. £1800 (image available online only) ......................... £500
1841 1d red-brown, plate 28, KA, 4 tiny to huge margins except just shaves at top right, tied to 1843 (Apr) Entire (used locally in Edinburgh) by crisp distinctive MC (large centre), vertical fold. SG Spec BS17ty. Cat. £220 (image available online only) ................................................ £55
1841 1d red-brown, plate 30, TK, 4 good to large margins, just tied to 1843 (Jan) EL (extremely early use) by upright black MC, from Cirencester to Warrington. Scarce on cover. Cat. £250 (image available online only) ................................................................................................... £70
1841 1d red-brown, plate 31, BC, 4 small to very good margins, very fresh, tied to Oct 1843 EL from Kidderminster to Bewdley by light MC. Cat. £120 ............................................................................................. £48
1841 1d red-brown, plate 32, PE, 4 tiny to large margins, tied to 1843 (Aug) EL from Hereford to Bewdley baby neat light MC, fresh. Cat. £120 .................................................................................................. £42
1841 1d red-brown, plate 33, ME, Double Letter E, 4 decent margins, on 1843 (Aug) EL (not tied) from Kidderminster to Bewdley, very fresh. SG Spec BS22a. Cat. £120 ......................................................................... £40
1841 1d pale red-brown, plate 25, TD, 4 small to good margins, tied to 1843 (Mar) Entire by black MC. Cat. £120 ............................................. £36
1841 1d red-brown, plate 38, JG, 4 small margins, with diagnostic coloured blur in NW corner (almost entirely obliterates the star), tied to 1844 (Jan) mourning EL from Basingstoke by two strikes of black MC. (image available online only) ......................................................... £50
1841 1d red-brown, plate 35, KK, 4 small to good margins, with listed Constant Variety, with Maltese Cross cancel on 1843 (Nov) EL from Greenwich to Bromley, alongside a straight-line ‘Greenwich’ handstamp also partially cancels the adhesive. (image available online only) ..... £50
10058 8 10059 8
10060 8 10061 8 10062
10063 8 10064 8
10065 8 10066 8
10057 8 10047 10048 8l 10 10049 8
10050 8 10051 8
10052 10 10053 8 10054 8 10055 10 10056 8 10045 8
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10038 8
Description Great Britain - Covers - QV - continued
1841 1d red-brown, plate 36, ML, 4 small to (mostly) large margins, tied to 1843 (Sept) EL from Preston to Liverpool (Warrington receiver on flap) by neat Maltese Cross, stated to be the scarce GREY-GREEN (really a dirty blue?) variety known from Preston. Some splitting. (image available online only) ....................................................................................... £75
10039 8a 10040 8 10041 8 10042 8 10043 8 10044 8a
1841 1d red-brown on very blue paper, plate 36, EL (misplaced corner letters an dot outside L square), 4 tiny to large margins, on 1844 (June) Entire from Accrington to Preston, with 1844-type cancel ...................... £30
1841 1d red-brown, plate 18, GI, 4 small to good margins, on 1842 (June) Entire to Liverpool, superbly struck Bowness/Penny Post handstamp in blue on obverse, slight ageing. A scarcer plate. Cat. £220 (image available online only) ....................................................................... £60
1841 1d red-brown, plate 34, SH, 4 small margins, with Double Letter H, just tied to 1844 (Feb) small envelope by black MC, slight tones, diagonal bend. SG Spec BS23b. (image available online only) ....................... £40
1841 1d red-brown, plate 17, HB, 4 small to large margins, with BASAL SHIFT, tied to 1842 (Jan) Entire from Oxbridge to London by neat crisp MC cancel, horizontal fold. SG Spec BS6d. Cat. £120 (image available online only) ....................................................................................... £40
1841 1d red-brown, plate 40, JK, with Roller Flaw in NE corner, 4 tiny to good margins, on small envelope, alongside is straight-line SUTTON/ COLDFIELD handstamp, and used to London. SG Spec BS26ch ............... £40
1841 1d red-brown on very blue paper, plate 39, MA, 4 tiny to large margins, with nice listed re-entry, tied by 1844-type cancel (July) on EL from Leominster to Aberystwith, fine. SG Spec BS26Bb. (image available online only) ....................................................................... £60
1841 1d red-brown, plate 34, AH (blind A, H very high in letter square), 4 small to good margins, just tied to 1844 (June) EL from Prestonkirk (boxed postmark on reverse) to Edinburgh by black MC, light vertical fold. Very late usage on 18 June, as the plate was destroyed on 25th June. Cat. £120 .................................................................................................... £45
10046 8
1841 1d red-brown, plate 14, DL, with double letter L, 4 margins, used on 1841 (July) EL to The Editor of the Naval and Military Gazette from its correspondent in Devonport (grumpy comments about accuracy of his information not being believed). SG Spec BS3b. Cat. £200 (image available online only) ....................................................................... £65
1841 1d red-brown, plate 25, SF, 4 tiny to large margins, tied to part EL by BLUE TRURO MALTESE CROSS, scarce. Vertical fold. Cat. £650 (image available online only) ....................................................................... £180
1841 1d deep red-brown, plate 13, CD, with Basal Shift at bottom, 4 margins, nicely tied to July 1841 envelope from Southampton to London, light horizontal fold just affects bottom of stamp, attractive. Scarce on cover. Cat. £320 (image available online only) ................................ £90
1841 1d red-brown, plate 13, QA, 4 small to good margins, tied to 1841 (Sept) Entire, light tone patches and light creasing. Cat. £320 (image available online only) ....................................................................... £70
1841 1d red-brown, plate 14, GC, 4 small to good margins, on part EL to Worcester. Cat. £200 (image available online only) ......................... £60
1841 1d red-brown, plate 15, HB, 4 small to large margins, on 1841 EL from St. Austell to Cardiff, light horizontal fold. Cat. £135 (image available online only) ....................................................................... £48
1841 1d deep red-brown, plate 15, QB, 4 neat margins, on 1842 EL from Barnsley to Sheffield (not properly tied), filing creases. Cat. £135 ........... £30
1841 1d red-brown, plate 27, TD and RA slightly overlapping on 1843 (June) EL from Kendal to London, latter just touches at right, horizontal fold. Cat. £180 ..................................................................................... £50
1841 1d red-brown, plate 36, AD, 4 margins, tied to 1844 (Dec) EL by 1844-type cancel, at side is fine Gisburne/Penny Post handstamp, horizontal fold. (image available online only) .................................. £40
1841 1d deep red-brown, plate 54, RF, 4 tiny to huge margins, on clean Entire used locally in Newport, shows recut left frame line. SG Spec BS27l ................................................................................................... £25
1841 1d red-brown, plate 69, AL, small to huge margins, with constant variety ‘large coloured spot above ‘GE’ at top, on 1848 small envelope from London to Peterborough (seal removed from flap, alongside (and partly overstruck) is straight-line Fleet St. E.O. handstamp), a few tone spots .................................................................................................... £24
1841 1d red-brown, plate 99, strips of 6 MA-MF and NA-NF (split into two strips of 3) on overnight Entire from Bristol to Falkirk, NC is damaged from original (torn) separation and others affected by creasing/refolding owing to its size. Remarkably, clear margins all around except NF is just shaved at lower right. Water stain (?) at right. A scarce franking. (image available online only) ....................................................................... £90
1841 1d red-brown, plate 56, DC, 4 small to (mostly) large margins (with ‘E’ flaw), lightly cancelled on cover front, at side is fine Southwold/Penny Post handstamp .................................................................................... £20
1841 1d red-brown, plate 56, AL, 4 small to huge margins, prominent ‘E’ flaw, extremely fresh, lightly cancelled on 1845 EL from Stony Stratford to Coventry, vertical fold, fine ................................................................ £30
1841 1d red-brown, plate 154, NB, 4 small to very good margins, on 1853 envelope from Warwick to Coventry, good colour, fine .................. £32
1841 1d red-brown, plate 111, DG, 4 small margins (just clear at NW corner), tied to 1851 EL from Chatham to Stratford le Bow, vertical fold £28
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1841 1d prang-brown, plate 57, JI, 4 small to huge margins, with listed major re-entry, tied to 1846 envelope from Bakewell to Halifax by dark blue 1844-type postmark, light tone patches on cover. Scarce. Cat £750++ on cover. (image available online only) ............................. £185
1841 1d red-brown, plate 58, LA, 4 tiny to large margins, lightly cancelled n 1846 EL from Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy (sic), vertical fold, light central water stain ........................................................................................... £24
1841 1d red-brown, plate 59, EB, 4 small margins, good colour, on 1845 EL from Highgate London to Sheffield, on front is red M/NR in circle denoting a travelling sorting tender ....................................................... £28
1841 1d red, plate 60, horizontal pair PI-PK and single NK (3 margins), on 1845 Entire from London to Stratford-on-Avon, slight smudging ....... £26
1841 1d red-brown, plate 107, DH, 4 small to (mostly) large margins on 1851 EL from Leith to Dumfries, small tear at top, v.g.u. A RARE PLATE, especially on cover. Cat. £525 (image available online only) ............ £250
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