Lot No
10196 10197
Cat No
C6 29
Description Great Britain - Covers - QV - continued
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d red-brown, Die 2, Alphabet 2, plate 19, GK, on 1856 (Jan) Entire from Manchester to London, horizontal fold. A scarce plate, Cat £110 off-cover ............................................................ £50
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d red-brown, plate 24, block of 4 PG- QH, tied to part 1856 outer wrapper by English-type ROSCREA SPOON cancels (slightly smudged) and used to Dublin, light toning. A block of the cheapest plate catalogues at £300. Pro-rata this would Cat at £675. There is also a substantial premium for the scarce cancel. (image available online only) ....................................................................... £175
10198
10199 10200
10201
10202 10203
29
29 C6
C6
29 29
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d red-brown, plate 24, PI, a Type 1 CORK SPOON cancel (English Type) ties to 1856 Entire to Ballinasloe, ink smudges on front .................................................................................. £35
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d red-brown (toned), plate 27, BC, tied to scruffy 1857 Entire to Hawick by Liverpool Spoon cancel ....................... £18
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d red-brown, Die 2, Alphabet 2, plate 1, two examples TD and TI on 1856 cover from London to Crickhowell, ink smudges on reverse .............................................................................. £40
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d yellow-brown, Die 2, Alphabet 2, PLATE 3, GD, on 1855 (Oct) cover from London to Huddersfield, central stain, but RARE ON COVER. SG Spec C6(2). Cat £1700 off-cover. (image available online only) ....................................................................... £800
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d orange-brown, plate 38, PC, on 1857 cover to Ayr (reinforced flap tip), tied by boxed MONKTON namestamp .. £30
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d red-brown on very blue paper, plate 32, SC, centred high, tied to 1857 cover to Greenock by boxed BRIDGE/ STREET namestamp of Glasgow, area of seal on reverse has been cut out, horizontal fold ...................................................................................... £24
10204 29,34 1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d red-brown (KC) and 2d blue plate 5 (MI), on 1856 EL from London to Newcastle, Staffs, horizontal fold. Cat. £222 (image available online only) ................................................ £50
10205 10206
10207 10208
10209 10210
10211 10212
10213
10214 10215
22 29
29 29
32 29
29 29
22
29 22
1854-57 small Crown perf 4 1d red-brown, plate R2, KE, on 1855 mourning cover from Bristol to Monmouth, sideways duplex cancel, back flap removed. Cat. £160 ....................................................................... £42
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d red-brown, plate 32, FI, small NW corner stain, on 1856 cover from Leeds to Bradford, circular faint North Street namestamp on reverse ................................................................ £18
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d red-brown, plate 34, HG, on 1857 Entire to Lancaster tied by scarce Glasgow ‘Madeline Smith’ cancel in GREEN .. £40
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d red-brown, plate 35, QF, an early sideways Liverpool Spoon cancel ties to 1856 (July) small cover to Warwick ............................................................................................... £28
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d brown-rose, plate 36, AI, on 1857 Entire from York to London, horizontal fold ..................................................... £30
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d red-brown, plate 37, FK, centred to SW, lightly cancelled by Leicester sideways duplex on 1857 cover to Ashby de la Zouche, light vertical fold .................................................................. £20
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d red-brown, plate 38, ID, on 1856 (Sept) cover from Cheltenham to Bury St. Edmunds, some soiling ..................... £20
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d red-brown, plate 35, NE, centred to NW, on small neat mourning cover to Ellesmere, tied by fine Shrewsbury Spoon cancel ........................................................................................ £25
1854-57 small Crown perf 14 1d red-brown, plate 202, JI, tied to 1856 printed Inspector of Poor Notice from Glasgow to Paisley by ‘Madeline Smith’ cancellation. Vertical fold. Cat. £160 (image available online only) ................................................................................................... £50
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d red-brown, plate 40, ID, on 1856 (Oct) mourning cover from Brighton to Ecclefechan ........................................ £25
1854-57 small Crown perf 15 1d red-brown, plate 202, a horizontal strip of 6 MA-MF and a pair LE-LF, on lightweight 1855 EL (invoice from Coalport Pottery) from Ironbridge to Vienna, red circular “Per Aachen” postmark on front, a few internal splits. Scarce and valuable franking. Cat. £890 (image available online only) ......................................... £235
10216
10217 10218
10219 10220 10221 10222 10223
10224 10225 10226
10227 10228 29
(17) 21
34 29 22 26 17
17 17 23
20 35
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d red-brown, plate 47, RC, centred to top, a few lightly toned perfs, on 1857 cover from Longton to Cheadle. A scarce plate .......................................................................................... £40
1854-57 small Crown perf 16 1d brick-red, plate 201, QF, centred to left, on 1855 mourning cover from Perth to Edinburgh ................................. £35
1854-57 small Crown perf 16 1d red-brown, Die 2, plate 8 or 12, IH, centred to SE, on 1855 (Nov) cover to Ludlow tied by fair Shrewsbury Spoon cancel, torn flap .......................................................................... £30
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 2d blue, plate 5, horizontal pair, HK-HI (off-centre) on 1856 EL from Manchester to Paris, horizontal folds, lightly cancelled. Cat. £270 (image available online only) ......................... £70
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d red-brown, plate 33, strip of 4, HI-HL, on 1857 Entire from London to Paris, usual faint transit markings, surface tear below stamps, folds ....................................................................... £32
1854-57 small Crown perf 14 1d red-brown, plate R2, FD, centred to left, tied by fine Gloucester Spoon cancel to 1856 cover to Taunton, a few tone spots ............................................................................................ £45
1854-57 large Crown perf 16 1d red-brown, plate 5, centred to SW, on 1855 (Nov) cover from York to Sheffield, slight staining, back flap removed. Cat. £240 .............................................................................. £46
1854-57 small Crown perf 16 1d red-brown, plate R3, horizontal pair SC-SD, on 1855 cover (with contents) from London (Deptford) to Shropshire .......................................................................................... £30
1854-57 small Crown perf 16 1d red-brown, plate R6, horizontal pair JA-JB (blind A), on 1855 EL from Wick to Edinburgh, vertical fold ........... £30
1854-57 small Crown perf 16 1d red-brown, plate R6, HJ, centred to NE, on 1855 cover from Cheltenham to Birmingham ................................... £23
1854-57 small Crown perf 14 2d blue, plate 4, horizontal pair, QE-QF, centred to SW, on 1855 (18th April) EL from London to Paris. Cat £600. Scarce. Cat. £600 (image available online only) .............................. £165
1854-57 small Crown perf 16 2d pale blue, plate 4, separated vertical pair GD-HD, on 1855 EL from London to Paris, usual markings. Cat. £310 (image available online only) ......................................................... £90
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 2d blue, plate 6, PF, on 1858 Mining Company of Ireland cover from Dublin to Belfast, lightly cancelled, water staining. Cat. £200 (image available online only) ............................ £48
10247 10248
10249 10250 10251
10252 10253 10254 10255 10256
10257 10258
39 40
40 39 40
40 40 41 40 40
39 40
10240 10241 10242
10243 10244 10245
10246
17 70
10239
10236 10237 10238
17 29 19
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Lot No
10229 10230 10231 10232 10233 10234
Cat No
35 34 35 17 23a 20
Description Great Britain - Covers - QV - continued
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 2d blue, plate 6, SE, with listed Major Re- entry, on 1857 EL from London to Macclesfield, fine. SG Spec F7 (d). (image available online only) ......................................................... £125
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 2d blue, plate 5, strip of 4, II-IL, on 1858 Entire from Tuscan Consulate-General in London (red seal on flap) to Paris, attractive. Cat. £410 (image available online only) ................. £140
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 2d blue, plate 6, ME, with listed Re-entry, centred to SW, on 1858 Entire from Leith to St. Andrews, scarce. SG Spec F7 (d). (image available online only) ............................................... £125
1854-57 small Crown perf 16 1d red-brown (worn plate), plate 173, TF, on 1854 Entire to Strontian, cancelled by INDIA STREET lined namestamp, some light age stains ............................................................................ £30
1854-57 small Crown perf 14 2d blue, plate 5, BH, on 1855 EL from London to Plymouth, early usage of 30th July, horizontal fold. Scarce. Cat. £525 (image available online only) ................................................ £150
1854-57 small Crown perf 16 2d pale blue, plate 4, strip of 4, RC- RF, latter with vertical guide line in ‘F’ square, on 1855 Entire from London to Amsterdam, some postmark staining. At some stage, some (contemporary?) wag has given the Queen ink moustaches. Cat. £520 (image available online only) ......................................................... £125
10235 19
1854-57 small Crown perf 16 2d deep blue, plate 4, horizontal strip of 4, HI-HL, centred to SE, with listed Major Re-entry on HK, on 1855 EL from London to Marseille, some perf staining, horizontal fold, some franking. SG Spec F1(i)f. Cat pro-rata approx £600. (image available online only) ................................................................................................... £165
1854-57 small Crown perf 16 1d red-brown, plate 171, separated pair CF and CE on 1854 cover from London to Peterborough. Cat. £95 .............. £30
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d red-brown, plate 31, DL, tied by fine Chester Spoon (upright) cancel to 1856 Entire to Yeovil ......................... £30
1854-57 small Crown perf 16 2d blue, plate 4, block of 4, RI-SJ, centred to SE, on 1855 EL from London to Lyon, usual corrosion marks in letter squares, fine. Blocks are scarce and Cat £1800 off-cover; the normal premium for used on cover is x 2. (image available online only) ...... £800
1855 Registered cover from London to Macclesfield, franked large Crown perf 14 1d red-brown vertical marginal strip of 6, AA-FA (EA with contemporary damage at left), all with blind ‘A’, plus 2d blue separated pair QJ-QK slightly overlapping (clipped top perfs on QK), usual smudging on front, a scarce and attractive franking. (image available online only) ................................................................................................... £125
1855 EL from Merthyr Tydfil to Pontypridd franked small Crown perf 16 1d, vertical fold, slight aging. Cat. £60 US3 .......................................... £10
1855-57 6d pale lilac (straight edge at left) on 1858 mourning cover to Newfoundland, back flap missing, faults. Cat. £225 US3 ....................... £21 1856 Valentine’s “Ocean Penny Postage”
illustrated envelope by
Ackermann & Co, bearing 1d red tied Carlisle sideways duplex, written at Irthington to Ashfield Hall, Wigan, with original letter; some peripheral damage, tape repair on reverse, still attractive and scarce ...................... £150
39 40 39
41
1856-58 1d pale rose, plate 39, strip of 4, QB-QE, on 1863 EL from London to Paris, horizontal fold, ANGL./AMB CALAIS cds on obverse ..... £45
1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 57, block of 4, PH-QI, centred to SE, on 1863 cover from London to Lichfield. Cat £100 off-cover ................................ £38
1856-58 1d pale rose, plate 57, strip of 4, QC-QF, plus TF, on 1863 Registered Entire used locally in Manchester, roughly opened. (image available online only) ....................................................................... £50
1856-58 1d deep rose-red (deep oxidised colour), plate 58, QL, tied to 1859 cover (with enclosure) to Shrewsbury by scarce crisp Bridgenorth Spoon cancel, vertical fold. (image available online only) ................ £40
1856-58 1d pale rose, plate 43, block of 6, CD-DF, on 1863 cover from Exeter to Madras, CF with Constant Variety on crown, slight soiling. (image available online only) ......................................................... £60
1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 52, FI, centred to SE, tied to local 1857 EL by boxed CHARLOTTE PLACE handstamp, fine. SG Spec C10 (5)ya. Cat. £70 ...................................................................................................... £30
1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 43, EF, on 1863 EL from Belfast to Marinch (Fife), fine ............................................................................................. £12
1856-58 1d pale rose, plate 43, separated pair FL and GL with added 2d blue plate 9, PF, on 1864 Entire from Liverpool to Paris, horizontal fold .. £35
1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 52, strip of 4, MG-MJ, corrosion spots in G square, tied to 1859 cover from Malvern to Brussels, light corner bend on MJ, slight soiling ................................................................................... £22
1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 56, four examples (incl. separated pair) on 1861 EL from Glasgow to Nantes, crisp postmarks, light vertical fold ..... £20
1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 42, strip of 6, SE-SJ, on 1860 crumpled cover from Oxford to Royal College of Surgeons in London, stamps toned ....... £20
1856-58 1d deep rose-red, plate 42, strip of 4, MI-ML, split into two pairs, on 1859 EL from Deptford to Paris, light folds ............................... £30
1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 42, IH, on small 1856 cover from London to Crickhowell (cds on reverse) .................................................................. £12
1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 27, block of 6, MC-NE, split up into 2 singles and 2 pairs, on 1857 (Oct) cover from Southampton to Melbourne, stained along top .................................................................................. £40
1856-58 1d pale rose, plate 52, TB, centred high, tied to local cover by poor CARTMEL cds in BLUE, tone spotting, vertical fold ......................... £30
1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 55, CA, with listed Major Re-entry, tied to 1859 Entire to Paris by London District numeral ‘50’ cancel (Victoria Docks), horizontal fold .......................................................................... £23
10259 40,66a 1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 67, two examples, plus 1855-57 4d rose, on 1862 EL from Glasgow to Venice (written in French), horizontal fold. (image available online only) ......................................................... £70
10260 10261 10262
10263 122
39 40 39
40
1856-58 1d pale rose, plate 44, strip of 6, PG-PL, on 1858 EL from London to Frankfurt, usual markings. (image available online only) .. £60
1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 37, strip of 4 EH-EK, on 1857 mourning cover from St. Albans to France. Cat. £140 ...................................................... £45
1856-58 1d pale rose, plate 48, seven examples (2 singles, pair and strip), on 1863 Entire from London to Jersey, one stamp is damaged, faults, vertical fold .......................................................................................... £24
1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 49, block of 6, RE-SG, various corrosion spots and blemishes, light toning, light London cancels, g.u. Cat. £136 ........... £35
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