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Great Britain 1840 1d black

Great Britain 1840 2d blue

Great Britain 1840 1d black

Great Britain 1840 2d blue

Great Britain 1840 1d black

Lot 4503

SG 2g

2,000.00 CHF

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1840: 1 d. black, Plate 6, lettered RI, a used example with large margins all round and portions of adjoining stamps at left and at top,

1840: 1 d. black, Plate 6, lettered RI, a used example with large margins all round and portions of adjoining stamps at left and at top, tied to 1840 cover from Newton Stewart to Edinburgh by Maltese Cross struck in "magenta / dull reddish purple" ink. Reverse with framed "Newton Stewart" despatch handstamp (Dec 16) in the same ink as the Cross and Edinburgh arrival in orange-red. This cover mentioned in Alcock & Holland on page 31 and listed in Rockoff & Jackson on page 442. Seal missing on reverse and two file folds well away from the adhesive but of great rarity. Cert. BPA (1989) Gi A1vd = £ 15'000

Great Britain 1840 2d blue

Lot 4504

SG 5

1,900.00 CHF

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1840: 2 d. blue, Plate 1, lettered ED, a used example with just clear margin at lower right and large margins on three sides, on 1840 local

1840: 2 d. blue, Plate 1, lettered ED, a used example with just clear margin at lower right and large margins on three sides, on 1840 local double rate "May Date" cover to Portman Square, London, tied by Maltese Cross in red. "T. P. / High Holborn EC" handstamp in red at left and reverse showing framed arrival (May 16, 1840) clearly struck in red. Ironed out vertical file fold through the adhesive and sensible small repairs to the part letter sheet, one flap missing and restored lower left corner and centrally within address, but a rare and very early usage. Listed in Rockoff & Jackson on page 143, with just three 2 d. blue covers known for this Saturday date, ex 'Besançon' Gi DS5td = £ 15'000. Provenance: Collection Francis Hugh Vallancey, Robson Lowe, London, 20 May 1942, lot 110; Robson Lowe, London, 10 Nov 1948, lot 337

Lot 4505

SG 5

260.00 CHF

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1840: 2 d. blue, Plate 2, lettered SH-SI, a used horizontal pair with ample to large margins all round, of fresh colour, neatly tied to

1840: 2 d. blue, Plate 2, lettered SH-SI, a used horizontal pair with ample to large margins all round, of fresh colour, neatly tied to small piece by fine strikes of the Maltese Cross in black. An attractive pair. Signed Ferchenbauer Gi DS8 = £ 2'000. Provenance: DF, New York, Nov 1985, lot 30067

Lot 4506

SG 5

3,000.00 CHF

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1840: 2 d. blue, Plate 2, lettered RG-RH, a used horizontal pair with large margins all round and showing portions of adjoining stamps at

1840: 2 d. blue, Plate 2, lettered RG-RH, a used horizontal pair with large margins all round and showing portions of adjoining stamps at top and at left, used on quadruple weight 1842 cover to Blandford, tied by DORCHESTER double arc datestamps (June 23, 1842) in black. The fine pair of fresh colour with RH showing the constant variety with coloured "√" in NW corner unobscured by the rare cancellation, the letter mentioning enclosures. Reverse with Blandford arrival datestamp in black. Just one other 1840 2 d. blue pair on cover cancelled by Wessex town datestamps is recorded in the Karl Louis Card Index (lettered NH-NI) which is heavily repaired. An extraordinarily rare and attractive cover, an Exhibition item of the highest calibre for the connoisseur of classic Great Britain. Cert. RPSL (1970) Gi DS8xb+DS8xbe = £ 28'000+. Provenance: RL, London, 24-25 Sept 1969, lot 1484. Christie's, 14 Sept 1994, lot 2307

Great Britain 1840 2d blue

Great Britain 1855-1900 Surface Printed

Great Britain 1840 2d blue

Great Britain 1855-1900 Surface Printed

Lot 4507

SG 5

3,000.00 CHF

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1840: 2 d. blue, Plate 2, lettered QJ-QL / RK-RL, an irregular block of five with close (QJ) to large margins all round, of fine fresh

1840: 2 d. blue, Plate 2, lettered QJ-QL / RK-RL, an irregular block of five with close (QJ) to large margins all round, of fine fresh colour, tied to 1842 cover from Norwich to Saxmundham by five strikes of the Maltese Cross in black. The cover with ironed file fold through the block and the somewhat heavy cancellation fingerprint marks reduced on QJ-QK, stamp QL showing the re-entry at top. Reverse with italic "Too Late" in black and fine "Norwich" double arc cds (Jan 22) alongside Saxmundham cds (Jan 24). Rare - the third largest block from Plate 2 recorded on cover in the Karl Louis Card Index. Provenance: Collection Bertram McGowan RDP, RL, London, 21 April 1948, lot 243; RL, London, 8 July 1959, lot 255

Great Britain 1855-1900 Surface Printed

Lot 4508

SG 14f

340.00 CHF

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1841: 2 d. blue on blued paper, pl. 3, lettered HE, a used example with ample margin at left and huge on three sides showing portions of

1841: 2 d. blue on blued paper, pl. 3, lettered HE, a used example with ample margin at left and huge on three sides showing portions of adjoining stamps at top and at right, neatly tied to 1844 entire letter from London to Edinburgh by fine strike of London "No. 10" in Maltese Cross in black. Reverse with London despatch and Edinburgh arrival (March 20) in red. File folds at left away from the fine adhesive, a very scarce entire Gi E1vj = £ 2'800

Lot 4509

SG 14

180.00 CHF

Sold

1841: 2 d. blue on blued paper, pl. 3, lettered FA and IK-IL / JK-JL / KK-KL, single and block of six, margins close to good, both used on

1841: 2 d. blue on blued paper, pl. 3, lettered FA and IK-IL / JK-JL / KK-KL, single and block of six, margins close to good, both used on small 1846 piece of cover from Liverpool to Blackburn tied by "466" numeral obliterators in black. Double arc Liverpool despatch cds in black above (Sept 2) and Blackburn arrival cds in green of the following day. A scarce multiple Gi ES11 = £ 1`800+

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