Spring Auction Series 2016

1840 (May 15) Wrapper from London to Town Malling, Kent, with 1d black pl.1a SB and RF, fine even margins, tied by red MCs, clear enough despatch backstamp on top backflap, minor soiling otherwise fine (SG £3'500)





Estimate: € 700 - € 1'000

1840 (May 16) Wrapper sent from Edinburgh to Glasgow with 1d black pl.1a ME, cut into to good margins, tied by neat red MCs, clear despatch and arrival backstamps on the top flap, missing lower backflap and horizontal filing fold affecting stamp (SG £3'500)





Estimate: € 300 - € 400

1840 (May 18) Wrapper sent from Dumfries to Glasgow with 1d black pl.1a OD, close to fine margins, tied by red MC, clear despatch and arrival backstamp on top backflap, fine (SG £2'800)





Estimate: € 500 - € 600

1840 (May 20) Lettersheet from Greenock to Edinburgh with 1d black pl.1a FK, fine to very good margins, tied by neat red MC, clear despatch datestamp on top backflap, very fine and fresh (SG £2'800)





Expertise: Cert. RPS (2003)





Estimate: € 600 - € 800

1840 (May 22) Wrapper from Liverpool to Stourbridge with 1d black pl.1a OH, very close to good margins, tied by neat red MC, clear enough despatch datestamp on top backflap, very fine (SG £2'800)





Estimate: € 500 - € 600

1840 (May 24) Wrapper from Glasgow to Edinburgh with 1d black pl.1a NE, just cut into at lower left corner else good margins, tied by neat red MC, clear despatch and arrival datestamps on top backflap, minor soiling, fine and rare usage on the third Sunday (SG £14'000)





Estimate: € 2'000 - € 3'000

1840 (May 26) Envelope sent within London with 1d black pl.1a DE, just touched at foot else good margins tied to backflap by crisp red MC, with red further red MC where the stamp should have been placed as well as a "2" postage due handstamp due to the stamp not being noticed by the clerk, with clear despatch backstamp on left flap (opened for display), stamp with crease and some splitting and reinforcement to edges, full of character (SG £2'...

1840 (May 28) Entire sent within London with 1d black pl.1a IH, with fine to good margins tied by neat red MC and "T.P / Amwell St" boxed handstamp, with clear despatch datestamp on top backflap, very fine and attractive (SG £2'000)





Estimate: € 600 - € 800

1840 (May 30) Lettersheet sent within Edinburgh with 1d black pl.2 CK, just cut into at top right, tied by crisp red MC, with very clear despatch datestamp, missing sideflap, fine (SG £2'000)





Estimate: € 100 - € 150

1840 2d Blue pl.1 AL, unused with no gum, from the top right of the sheet with plate number “1” and marginal inscription "reful not to remove the Cement." extending to the left of the stamp, treated to reduced staining with some minor surface marks, an attractive and desirable positional example as very few plate number stamps survive in private hands, in any condition.





Provenance: "Chartwell"

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The Dark Green Maltese Cross of Nottingham





1843 (Aug 31) Envelope from Nottingham to London with 1841 1d red pl.35 FL cancelled by DARK GREEN MALTESE CROSS, fine to good margins, matching despatch backstamp and arrival cds on backflap opened out for display, fine and exceedingly rare coloured Maltese Cross for the specialist (SG £40'000)





Literature: Recorded in Rockoff...

1858-79 1d Red pl.215 complete sheet of 240 with margins, a little shrinking otherwise fine for such an item of this size, very rare and possibly unique for this plate





Estimate: € 15'000 - € 20'000