Lot No
9437 9438 9439
9440 9441
9442
Cat No
19 17 C6
17 29
20
Description Great Britain - Covers - QV - continued
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. US4 ...................................... £96
1854-57 small Crown perf 16 1d red-brown, plate 187, BH, centred to NE, on small envelope to Stranraer, poor smudged boxed DALEY handstamp on reverse, fold at bottom. US4 .......................................... £15
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d brown-rose, Die 2, Alphabet 2, plate 4, HA, with Double Letter A, lightly cancelled on 1856 EL from London to Carlisle, horizontal fold. SG Spec C6(4)f. US4 ........................................ £20
1854-57 small Crown perf 16 1d red-brown, plate 189, CJ, on 1855 cover from Broughton to London. US4 .................................................. £15
1854-57 large Crown perf 14 1d red-brown, plate 46, OE, nicely tied to lettersheet from Edinburgh to Ireland by 1857 duplex in blue. This is a scarcer plate (Cat £80). RPS Cert. (2014). US5 ...................................... £49
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 US4 ..................................................................................................... £73
9443
9444 9445 9446 9447
9448 9449 9450 9451
9452 9453 9454
9455 9456 9457
9458
9459 9460 9461 9462
9463
9464 9465
9466 9467 62b
70 39 40 40
40 39 40
(40) 41 39 39
40 40 40
40
1855 4d carmine small Garter on white paper, with large misplaced perf shift to left, on a neat August 30th entire to France tied by London numeral cancel, transit and arrival marks, scarce issue on cover and not priced by SG. US2 (image available online only) ............................. £235
1855-57 6d pale lilac (straight edge at left) on 1858 mourning cover to Newfoundland, back flap missing, faults. Cat. £225 US7 (B) ................. £11
1856-58 1d pale rose, plate 66, JH, centred to bottom, tied to 1863 cover by PEEBLES cds, light toning, horizontal fold at bottom. US ................... £9
1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 55, BB, showing re-entry, on 1861 Entire from Edinburgh to London, vertical folds. US4 ............................................... £9
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. US4 ................................................................. £14
1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 55, separated vertical strip of 4 AL-DL, on 1862 cover to Haute Saone in France, some soiling ink on stamps. US4 ............. £12
1856-58 1d pale rose, plate 57, strip of 4, QC-QF, plus TF, on 1863 Registered Entire used locally in Manchester, roughly opened. US4 ........ £29
1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 58, pair and two singles on 1860 EL from London to Paris, torn on reverse. US4 .................................................... £14
1856-58 1d rose-red, Alphabet 2, plate R16, CA, centred to NW, on 1863 cover from Hawick to Huddersfield, the envelope has been opened and written on the inside. SG Spec C13 (3). Cat. £70 US4 ............................ £16
1856-58 1d deep rose-red, plate 60, a horizontal pair (IK-IL) and a vertical pair (GJ-HJ) on 1862 EL from Manchester to Rouen, horizontal fold, a scarcer plate. US4 ...................................................................... £29
1856-58 1d pale rose, plate 39, strip of 5, TC-TG (latter with contemporary torn NE corner), on 1862 Registered Entire from Liverpool to Lancaster. Cat. £175 US4 ..................................................................................... £29
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. US4 ..................................................................................................... £26
1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 42, IH, on small 1856 cover from London to Crickhowell (cds on reverse). US4 ......................................................... £8
1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 66, KI, on 1863 cover (some damage) from Edinburgh to London, with POSTED SINCE 10 LAST NIGHT cds. US4 ..... £9
1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 52, three examples (one, TE, with corrosion dots in E square) plus 1855 6d pale lilac, on neat cover from Exeter (crisp light cancels) to India, fine. US4 ............................................................ £58
1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 63, two pairs and block of 6 (one stamp defective) on 1860 (Sept) registered cover from London to Glasgow, scruffy and damaged, but a scarce plate. SG Spec. Cat pro-rata approx £700 off-cover. US4 ............................................................................. £73
40,66a 1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 62, three examples plus 1855-57 4d rose on 1860 Entire from London to Frankfurt, horizontal fold. Scarce. US4 ........ £44
39 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. US4 ................ £18
1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 68, RG, on 1864 cover from Sheffield to Penistone, torn flap, some age stains. A scarcer plate. US4 .................... £9
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. US4 ..................................................................................................... £41
40
40 C9
C9 72
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. US4 ..................................................................................................... £12
1856-58 1d rose-red, plate 37, strip of 4 EH-EK, on 1857 mourning cover from St. Albans to France. Cat. £140 US4 .............................................. £26
1857 (March) Transitional Issue on cream paper 1d orange-brown, plate 43, JG, small rub at right, tied to 1857 (Jan) EL to Lanark by ‘159’ numeral in BLUE, Glasgow cds alongside, vertical folds. SG Spec C9 (1). Cat pro- rata £340++ US4 ................................................................................ £58
1857 (March) Transitional Issue on cream paper 1d pale red, plate 42, FJ, centred to SW, on cover from Tottenham to Kings Cross, horizontal fold. SG Spec C9 (3). Cat. £140 US4 ............................................................. £24
1858 (Feb) legal envelope to Switzerland, bearing 1855-57 1s vertical pair (straight sheet edge margin) and 6d lilac, cancelled London ‘43’ numerals, oval ‘PD’ in red, London, French and arrival marks on reverse, a file crease and peripheral faults, still a scarce and atractive franking. US2 ..................................................................................................... £157
9468 9469
1858 Folded letter franked with single 1855 6d pale lilac QV issue (SG 70) tied by fine BRADFORD YKS ‘107’ sideways duplex cancel. Addressed to BARCELONA, SPAIN with framed ‘FRANCO’ in blue on front and transit & arrival marks on reverse. A lovely cover. US4 ...................................... £85
45, 94 1858 2d blue plate 9 (GC) and 1865 4d vermilion plate 8 single (EA) and strip of 3 (FA-FC) on 1867 part Entire from Dundee to Palermo, lightly cancelled. Cat. £325 US4 ..................................................................... £52
9494 9495
9496 9497 9498
136 102 109
109 48
103 9492 101 9489 9490 9491 94 97 9485 9486 9487 9488 85 93,92 43,93 44,94 9482 9483 9484 84 86 81 9480 9481 72 J70f 9479 9475 9476 72
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Lot No
9470
9471 9472 9473 9474
Cat No
44/5
45 45 45 66
Description Great Britain - Covers - QV - continued
1858-69 1d red, plate 96 (?) plus 2d blue plate 9, single (KB) and strip of four (KC-KF) on 1867 cover from London to Agra, India, cover torn at bottom, o/wise attractive. US4 .............................................................. £20
1858-79 2d blue, plate 8, EC (centred to SW), on 1860 mourning cover used locally in London SW, torn flap, a few toned perfs. US4 ................. £10
1858-79 2d blue, plate 8, BD, on 1861 Entire from London Chief Office ‘I’ to Manchester, horizontal fold. US4 ...................................................... £15
1858-79 2d blue, plate 7, horizontal pair, EE-EF, on 1859 (Feb) Entire from London to Paris, horizontal fold. US4 ............................................ £35
1859 (Nov) pretty envelope to Alexandria, Egypt, bearing 1855-57 4d rose-carmine pair (one with corner damage) and 1d red, tied Kirkcaldy duplex cancels, arrival cds on reverse. US2 ............................................ £70
1859 (July) entire letter to Milan, bearing 1855-57 6d (4) and 1s (2) tied by London ‘16’ cancels, oval ‘PD’ in red alongside, transit and arrival marks on reverse, few light age marks, still a rare 4s franking. US2 ........ £195
1860 cover from London to JUBBULPORE, India, addressed to a lieutenant in H.M. 97th Regt. (The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent) Regt.), redirected to Delhi where he was serving with 4th Seikh Irregular Cavalry, franked 1d red-brown (large Star, perf 14) pair and single plus 1855 6d pale lilac, all nicely tied, part of back flap missing, tone spotting. Cat. £300 US ..... £40
9477 9478 40 70
1860 (May) neat envelope to Paris, bearing 1d red LC14 strip of three and single tied by ‘46’ cancels of Blairgowrie, Perthshire, transit and arrival markings. US2 ...................................................................................... £19
1862 (May) neat and attractive envelope to Germany, bearing 6d lilac pair, tied London ‘89’ numeral cancels, and alongside a red FRANCO AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN cds. US2 (image available online only) ..... £94
1862 (June) attractive three colour fanked entire to Gothenburg, Sweden, bearing 1d red ‘Stars’, 2d plate 9, and 1s green, each tied ‘13’ numeral cancels, London cds on reverse in blue. US2 (image available online only) ................................................................................................... £157
1862 (Oct) neat entire to Intra, Italy, bearing 1s green (wing example) tied by Manchester ‘498’ duplex, transit and arrival marks on reverse. US2 (image available online only) .................................................. £117
1862 (Jan) a pretty THREE COLOUR FRANKING printed OHMS envelope to Major Kent, 77th Regiment at Hazenbagh, India, and bearing 2d blue plate 8, 4d rose carmine and 6d lilac (watermark INVERTED, lifted and hinged back in place), tied Weymouth ‘873’ duplex cancels, transit and arrival marks on reverse. Some staining though still a lovely cover. US2 (image available online only) ......................................................... £157
1863 (June) entire Glasgow to Albacete (Spain) endorsed ‘Spain via France’, bearing 1d red and 6d lilac, oval ‘PD’ in red, transit and arrival marks on reverse. US2 .......................................................................... £59
1863 (June) entire to RIGA (Latvia), bearing 9d bistre (wiung example) and 1d red tied Hull ‘383’ duplex, alongside are red ‘PD’ and ‘FRANCO AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN’ cds, tranist marks on reverse, a scarce issue on cover. US2 (image available online only) ................................... £235
1864 (Nov) envelope registered London to Wheatley, Oxon, bearing 1d red plate 79 pair and 4d bright red (Hair lines), tied ‘836’ numeral cancels of Wangford, oval Registered London in red, transit and arrival markings, small tear to upper edge clear of stamps. US2 (image available online only) ................................................................................................... £70
1865 (Feb) entire letter to Cadiz, Spain, bearing 1862-64 6d lilac (Hair lines) horizontal strip of three tied London numerals, alongside circular cachet of Preeston & Co London, and other markings. US2 ................... £141
1865-73 3d rose, plate 4, QI, plus 1d red plate 97, separated irregular block of 3, on 1866 EL from London to Andalucia, horizontal fold affects 3d stamp, but scarce (Cat £500) on cover. US4 ..................................... £52
1865-73 4d dull vermilion, plate 7 (well centred) and 1858 1d red plate 84 strip of 4 AI-AL, on 1865 EL from London to Bordeaux, franked on 7th July, which was the 4th DAY OF USE OF 4d, horizontal fold, scarce and attractive. US4 ..................................................................................... £64
1865-73 4d vermilion, plate 12, and 1858 1d lake-red, plate 142 (Paying Late Fee charge), on 1871 Entire from London to Geneva, a few short perfs at bottom of 4d, horizontal fold, fresh. US4 .................................. £30
1866 (Aug) large part entire to ALGERIA, bearing 2d blue plate 9 (2) tied by Birmingham duplex, oval ‘PD2 in red, transit TPO and arrival marks. US2 ..................................................................................................... £39
1866 (Dec) envelope Rugby to Switzerland, bearing 1d red plate 91 and 4d vermilion plate 8, tied by ‘659’ duplex, circular ‘PD’ in red, transit and arrival markings. US2 PH Plate 61 ...................................................... £59
1867 (Oct) entire letter to Madrid, bearing 6d lilac in two horizontal pairs, tied London ‘49’ numeral cancels, alongside two line ‘INSUFFICIENTLY STAMPED’, and red ‘4R’, neat and attractive. US2 (image available online only) ....................................................................................... £137
1867 (June) entire registered London to Italy, bearing 4d vermilion plate 9, 6d lilac plate 6, and 1s plate 4 (2) tied by London barred cancels, Registered Lombard St and overlapping circles Registered PD London ech in red, arrival mark on reverse, a lovely 2/10d rate cover. US2 (image available online only) ....................................................................... £195
9493
1867 Entire from Leith to St. Andrews, franked 1d red (plate 90) and 2d blue (plate 9), redirected to Edinburgh after having another 1d red (plate 171) and 2d blue (plate 9) affixed, two vertical folds, one affecting one 2d. US .................................................................................................. £22
1868 (Aug) entire letter to FINLAND, bearing 3d deep rose plate 5 horizontal strip of three, tied London ‘48’ numerals, boxed ‘Franco’ and oval framed ‘PD’ in red, ‘Aus England Per Aachen Franco’ cds in blue and boxed ‘Ank 24/8’, arrival cds on reverse, file crease. US2 ....................... £70
1869 EL from London to LISBON, franked 6d mauve, plate 9, horizontal pair, AJ-AK, neat duplex cancel, various markings incl. boxed ‘LI’ in red (for payment of late Fee), light horizontal fold, fresh and fine. Cat. £230 US .. £58
1869 (Aug) neat envelope to Hamburg, bearing 6d mauve plate 8, tied by London ‘W43’ duplex, arrival mark on reverse. US2 ............................... £43
1870 ½d rose-red, plate 3, LI, centred to left, on 1872 Entire to Edinburgh, tied by GLASGOW cds, vertical fold. US4 ............................................... £30
1870 (Aug) entire letter Liverpool to France, bearing 3d rose plate 3, tied by ‘466 N’ duplex, transit and arrival marks. US2 .................................. £32
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