1840 1d. grey-black (very worn) plate 1a HI with good to large margins, fine used with light red Maltese Cross, matched with plate 1b example in black with good margins, cancelled red Maltese Cross, and plate 1b in red-brown, close to good margins, cancelled black Maltese Cross, fine trio. S.G. Spec. AS3, AS5, AS6. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-280]
Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
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Grosvenor Auctions Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
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Lot #1327 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
Lot #1328 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. grey-black plate 1a HI (worn plate), good to large margins, used on 1840 (Oct. 30th) entire from Perth to Dunkeld, tied by neat red Maltese Cross, fine. S.G.Spec. AS2
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #1329 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 1a IH, good to large margins all round, used on 1840 (June 3rd) cover to London, cancelled by red Maltese Cross, horizontal filing fold, otherwise fine. S.G. Spec. AS2. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #1330 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. intense black plate 1a JD with good to large margins, fine used with red Maltese Cross. S.G. Spec. AS1. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1331 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. grey-black (very worn) plate 1a KH with good to large even margins, fine used with neat red Maltese Cross. S.G. Spec. AS3. Photo.
[Proposed price: £140-160]
Lot #1332 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. grey-black (moderate wear) plate 1a LF with inverted watermark, very fine used with clear to large margins, cancelled by neat red Maltese Cross, very scarce. R.P.S. certificate (1987). S.G. Spec. AS2g, cat. £4,000. Photo.
[Proposed price: £1000-1200]
Lot #1333 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. grey-black (very worn) plate 1a OG with good to large margins, used on entire from Wales to the Isle of Man, cancelled red Maltese Cross, straight line “LLANRWST” in red on reverse, light filing folds well clear of adhesive, rare destination. S.G. Spec. AS3. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-220]
Lot #1334 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. intense black plate 1a QD with good to large even margins, fine used with neat central red Maltese Cross. S.G. Spec. AS1. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-140]
Lot #1335 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. grey-black (very worn) plate 1a QE with good to large even margins, fine used with complete black Maltese Cross, with additional traces of red at foot and left, scarce. S.G. Spec. AS3f, cat. £1,100. Photo.
[Proposed price: £320-350]
Lot #1336 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. grey-black (very worn) plate 1a QH with small to large margins, used with red Maltese Cross leaving profile clear, fine. S.G. Spec. AS3. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1337 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. intense black plate 1a SJ with good to large even margins, tied to small piece by a very fine black Maltese Cross, very scarce. S.G. Spec. AS1f, cat. £1,100. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1338 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 1b AL (constant variety) with good to large margins, used with oily red Maltese Cross, tiny top right corner crease, and GI (double “I”) with good to large margins used with red Maltese Cross, light top right corner crease, handstamps on reverse, fine appearance. S.G. Spec. AS5f, j. Photo.
[Proposed price: £130-150]
Lot #1339 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 1b DF with good to very large margins showing part of adjoining impression at right, used on 1840 (Aug. 24th) part entire from London to Louth, Lincolnshire, tied by red Maltese Cross and also by “T.P./Gt.Portland St” in black, scarce. S.G. Spec. AS5. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1340 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 1b EC, clear to good margins, used with black Maltese Cross. S.G. Spec. AS5. Photo.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #1341 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 1b FG with fair to good margins, cancelled with neat near complete black Maltese Cross, light toning at upper left, otherwise fine. S.G. Spec. AS5. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1342 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 1b FH (partial recut sideline) with clear to good margins, ragged at top and left, used on 1840 (Oct. 16th) extensive entire letter (with separate enclosure) from Knaresborough to London, cancelled neat red Maltese Cross. S.G. Spec. AS5h. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #1343 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 1b group comprising FJ, GD and HL, all with four margins (GD close at one side) used with red Maltese Crosses, mostly fine. S.G. Spec. AS5. Photo.
[Proposed price: £280-300]
Lot #1344 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 1b HH with good to large margins, fine used on 1841 (Jan. 16th) entire letter from Middleham to Bedale, tied by red Maltese Cross, reverse with “Middleham/PennyPost” and Bedale arrival of Jan. 17th. S. G. Spec. AS5. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-180]
Lot #1345 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 1b IG (partial recut sideline) with good to large margins used with red Maltese Cross, handstamp on reverse, light bend, fine appearance. S.G. Spec. AS5h. Photo.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #1346 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 1b JA with good to large even margins, fine used with red Maltese Cross, matched with 1d. red-brown plate 1c showing the very faint “J”, cancelled black Maltese Cross, top left corner fault. S.G. Spec. AS5, AS7. Photo.
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Lot #1347 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 1b JK (re-entry) with close to good even margins, fine used with almost complete red Maltese Cross, also EJ with re-entry showing enlarged check letters, with good margins cancelled light red Maltese Cross, some thinning and crease but of fine appearance. S.G. Spec. AS5b, AS5c. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-180]
Lot #1348 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 1b KK with good even margins, fine used with black Maltese Cross. S.G. Spec. AS5. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1349 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 1b LB (recut left side-line) showing plate wear at foot, good to large even margins, used with a fine large part strike of the distinctive Manchester ‘fishtail’ Maltese Cross in black, fine. S.G. Spec. AS5h, ub, cat. £1,400. Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-350]
Lot #1350 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 1b ME, good to large margins, fine used with complete black Maltese Cross. S.G. Spec. AS5. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-140]
Lot #1351 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 1b MH with small to good margins, used on piece with red Maltese Cross, fine. S.G. Spec. AS5. Photo.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
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