1841 1d. red-brown plate 103 EA-FB, fine used block of four, also 1841 2d. blue plate 3 TC-TF strip, used (some creasing). S.G. Spec. BS32, ES11.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
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Grosvenor Auctions Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
A specialised auction of over 1,200 lots, the property of 125 vendors, featuring an award-winning collection of Liverpool Postal History; the collection of Great Britain formed by the late Dennis Clarke; very fine line engraved and Seahorses; an excellent section of QEII commemorative errors including many great rarities; and one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of 1966 ‘Birds’ ever assembled.
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Lot #1552 - Great Britain 1841 one penny red-brown and two pence blue
Lot #1553 - Great Britain 1841 one penny red-brown and two pence blue
1841 1d. red-brown plate 106 TA-TC strip of three, good margins all round, unused with small part original gum, marks on surface, otherwise fine. S.G. 8, cat. £1,800+. Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-350]
Lot #1554 - Great Britain 1841 one penny red-brown and two pence blue
1841 2d. blue used group, incl. plate 3 HG-HJ and plate 4 EA-ED strips of four, plate 3 AB-AC pair used on cover, plate 3 LG used on cover with “5” in Maltese cross, mixed condition. (43)
[Proposed price: £350-400]
Lot #1555 - Great Britain 1841 one penny red-brown and two pence blue
1841 2d. blue group, incl. plate 4 pairs (2) and block of four, mixed condition (33)
[Proposed price: £250-280]
Lot #1556 - Great Britain 1841 one penny red-brown and two pence blue
1841 2d. blue plate 3 used collection written up on leaves, with ten examples with Maltese Cross cancellations, plus EC with number “12” in Maltese Cross, SI used on 1844 (Jan. 23rd) envelope within Ireland, tied by a neat black Maltese Cross, five singles and a pair with 1844-type cancellations, and IL used on 1847 (July 20th) entire letter from Salisbury to Cowes, range of shades, all selected examples with four mostly large margins, a fine...
Lot #1557 - Great Britain 1841 one penny red-brown and two pence blue
1841 2d. blue plate 4 fine used selection of ten selected examples, all with four mostly large margins, one with scissor cut just touching design, incl. TH showing re-entry with huge margins all round, range of shades. (10). Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-220]
Lot #1558 - Great Britain 1841 one penny red-brown and two pence blue
1841 2d. blue plate 4 BH without ‘Spectacles’ variety, with good margins, very large at foot showing part of adjoining impression, cancelled “307” numeral of Gainsborough, light vertical crease at right, of fine appearance. S.G. Spec. ES14n, cat. £1,500. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-140]
Lot #1559 - Great Britain 1841 one penny red-brown and two pence blue
1841 2d. blue plate 4 CK with good to large margins, unused with small part original gum, some thinning, fine appearance. S.G. 14, cat. £6,250. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1560 - Great Britain 1841 one penny red-brown and two pence blue
1841 2d. blue plate 4 FK-FL/GL irregular strip of three, GL just clear at left otherwise large margins all round, used on 1853 (May 11th) envelope from Cambridge to Germany, cancelled “158” numerals and FK also tied by “P.” in oval, a little staining at left and small part of the address erased otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. Spec. ES14. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1561 - Great Britain 1841 one penny red-brown and two pence blue
1841 2d. violet-blue plate 4 GC on thicker lavender tinted paper, good to large margins showing a portion of GB at left, fine used with light numeral cancellation. R.P.S. certificate (1984). S.G. 15aa, Spec. ES16, cat. £1,800. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1562 - Great Britain 1841 one penny red-brown and two pence blue
1841 2d. blue plate 4 GD-GF and JA-JC strips of three used together on 1854 (Apr. 11th) envelope from Bath to U.S.A., cancelled “53” numerals, GD-GF strip cut into at foot, JA-JC strip with large margins all round showing small part inscription at left, cover with peripheral creasing, also plate 4 AD-AE four margin pair used on 1853 (Nov. 18th) envelope from Glasgow to Paisley. S.G. Spec. DS14. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1563 - Great Britain 1841 one penny red-brown and two pence blue
1841 2d. blue plate 4 IC with inverted watermark, good to very large margins showing part of adjoining impression at left, fine used with numeral cancellations. S.G. Spec. ES14a, cat. £850. Photo.
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Lot #1564 - Great Britain 1852–53 alphabet ii one penny plates 132–177
1852-53 alphabet II 1d. red-brown, a used collection written up on leaves, with examples from all plates from 132 to the scarce 174 (R.P.S. certificate, 1987), two of some, range of shades, plates 151 and 171 on covers, etc., all selected examples with four margins, a fine assembly. S.G. Spec. B2. (53)
[Proposed price: £600-700]
Lot #1565 - Great Britain 1852–53 alphabet ii one penny plates 132–177
1852-53 alphabet II 1d. red-brown plate 153 LH fine used with large to enormous margins showing parts of five adjoining stamps, “75” numeral of Birmingham, superb. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1566 - Great Britain 1852–53 alphabet ii one penny plates 132–177
1852-53 alphabet II 1d. red-brown plate 156 AJ, cut into at right otherwise large margins, tied to entire to Notting Hill by 1853 (Feb. 24th) London District “73” duplex, believed to be the earliest recorded date, cover with filing fold well clear of adhesive. R.P.S. certificate (2003). S.G. Spec. B2(1). Photo.
[Proposed price: £700-800]
Lot #1567 - Great Britain 1852–53 alphabet ii one penny plates 132–177
1852-53 alphabet II 1d. red-brown plate 175 CE with ample to large margins, tied by “139” numeral to 1854 (Mar. 15th) cover to Edinburgh, very fine, a rare plate on cover. S.G Spec. B2, cat. (off cover) £1,000. Photo.
[Proposed price: £800-1000]
Lot #1568 - Great Britain 1852–53 alphabet ii one penny plates 132–177
1852-53 alphabet II 1d. plate 175 RE, a pale lake-red shade, fine used with ample to large margins, clear profile, slight ageing on reverse. Ex. Statham. S.G. B2, cat. £1,000. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1569 - Great Britain 1852–53 alphabet ii one penny plates 132–177
1852-53 alphabet II 1d. red-brown plate 176 DG, just cut into at lower right otherwise clear to enormous margins with tiny portion of adjoining stamp at top, fine used with Manchester numeral cancellation. S.G. B2, cat. £2,900. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1570 - Great Britain 1852–53 alphabet ii one penny plates 132–177
1852-53 alphabet II 1d. red-brown plate 177 EI with good margins, fine used with London Inland Section “8” numeral, a very rare plate, S.G Spec. B2(1), cat. £4,000, matched with a fine 1854 SC16 perforated example. R.P.S. certificate (1983). S.G. Spec. B2, C1. Photo.
[Proposed price: £1000-1200]
Lot #1571 - Great Britain 1852–53 alphabet ii one penny plates 132–177
1852-53 alphabet II 1d. red-brown plate 177 OG with close to very large margins, fine used with Pewsey “618” numeral, slight ageing on reverse, a very rare plate, S.G Spec. B2(1), cat. £4,000. Photo.
[Proposed price: £600-800]
Lot #1572 - Great Britain later line engraved
Later Line Engraved: A mainly used accumulation of 1d. and 2d. Stars on stockpages, with a quantity of 1d’s incl. Archer perf. plate 97 KI, most issues S.G. Spec. C1 to C13 represented, range of shades, blued paper alphabet III LC14 wmk. inverted unused, white paper alphabet III LC14 with “O.U.S.” overprint (4), SE-TF block of four unused, alphabet IV LC14 wmk. inverted, and 2d’s (44) with S.G. Spec. F1 to F8, incl. plate 5 LC14 GA-HB block...
Lot #1573 - Great Britain later line engraved
Later Line Engraved: A collection of used 1d. Stars with examples from S.G. Spec. C1 to C13 complete, most plated (not all guaranteed) incl. C3 plate 5 SD with inverted “S” cancelled part Galway spoon in blue, scarce C7 alphabet III, SC14, plate 24 GF, matched with C8 plate 24 GF, C8 MJ in a plum shade (crease), C8A in red-brown on white paper plate 40 AI on piece (R.P.S. certificate, 1998), C11 plate 37 SC and scarce plate 58 RD-RE pair,...
Lot #1574 - Great Britain later line engraved
Later line engraved: 1854-57 1d. used collection in an album, incl. pairs and multiples, covers, etc., with a range of numeral, spoon and duplex cancellations, mixed condition (100s)
[Proposed price: £500-600]
Lot #1575 - Great Britain later line engraved
Later Line Engraved: A collection of used 2d. Stars written up on leaves, with examples from S.G. Spec. F1 to F8 complete, with plate 4 SC16 (15 plus a pair), incl. TC showing extreme wear at base, centred very high thus clearly showing the variety, SC14 (4), plate 5 SC14 (3) and SC16 (3), plate 5 LC16 (3) and LC14 (11), and plate 6 LC14 (10) and LC16 (4), incl. ED perf. 14 and perf. 16 matched pair, KE showing re-entry perf. 14 and perf. 16...
Lot #1576 - Great Britain later line engraved
Later Line Engraved: 1854-57 2d. blues collection on album leaves, incl. pairs, plate 4 with inverted watermark (straight side at left), plate 5 watermark Large Crown perf. 16 (2), also gross misperfs, singles (2) and pairs (2) on cover, etc., mixed condition (25 items)
[Proposed price: £300-350]
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