1d black, Plate 8, imperf with 3 clear margins, 'M - E' check letters, used with black MC cancellation. Cat £525 (image available) {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £160.00)
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Lot #10080 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved)
1d black, Plate 1b, imperf with 4 clear margins, 'C - L' check letters, used with light red MC cancellation. Attractive. Cat £400 (image available) {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £160.00)
Lot #10081 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved)
1d black, Plate 2, imperf with 3½ margins, 'B - D' check letters, tied to a small cover (98mm x 68mm) to Braemar with red MC cancellation, 1840 red boxed transit to rear. Cat £750 (image available) {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £231.20)
Lot #10082 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved)
1d black, Plate 3, imperf with 3½ margins, 'B - J' check letters, used with red MC cancellation, thinned at NW corner. Cat £500 (image available) {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £64.00)
Lot #10083 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved) 1840
1d, RAINBOW TRIAL in red-brown, voided corner and blank letter square, fine unused. SG Spec. DP20. Scarce. Cat £2000 (image available) {E} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £1,349.60)
Lot #10084 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved) 1840
1d, RAINBOW TRIAL in green on thick laid paper, marginal with sheet watermark, v.f.u.. SG Spec. DP20. SCARCE. Cat £2500 (image available) {D} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £2,100.80)
Lot #10085 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved) 1840
1d intense black, DK, 3½ margins, small heavy thin, suffused red MC, good used. Cat £575 (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £52.00)
Lot #10086 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved) 1840
1d intense black, plate 1a (early crisp impression), SF, 4 small to very good margins, small repair on 'NE' of ONE, small part original (redistributed) gum. Super appearance. SG Spec. AS1. RARE. Cat £24000 (image available) {MH} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £1,476.80)
Lot #10087 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved) 1840
QV 1d. Black Plate 6 letters S-I intense black colour socked on the nose by central red-brown maltese cross incredibly clear corner letters and stars, magnificent margins, trace adjoining stamp N.W. catalogued £525= as normal. Hand-picked Premium Exhibition Standard. Luxus. Jumbo. Gem (image available) {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £658.40)
Lot #10088 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved) 1840
1d black, plate 1a, QF, 4 small to v.g. margins, very crisp BROWN-PURPLE MX, small repair to margin at lower right, appears to have been bleached, f.u. (image available) {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £153.60)
Lot #10089 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved) 1840
1d black, plate 1a, 3+ margins (just into at base), 'B - H', used with black MC cancellation. Cat £450 {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £107.20)
Lot #10090 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved) 1840
1d black, plate 1a, EJ, 4 small to good margins, crisp red MC, fresh, v.f.u. Cat £450 (image available) {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £113.60)
Lot #10091 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved) 1840
1d black, Plate 10, imperf with 3 margins, 'S - F' check letters, used with black MC cancellation. Cat £950 (image available) {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £196.00)
Lot #10092 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved) 1840
1d black, Plate 1b, imperf with 4 clear margins, 'C - A' check letters, used with lightly smudged red MC cancellation. Cat £400 (image available) {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £142.40)
Lot #10093 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved) 1840
1d black, Plate 10, imperf with 2½ margins, 'O - D' check letters, used with black MC cancellation, faults. Cat £950 (image available) {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £124.80)
Lot #10094 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved) 1840
1d black, plate 9, IB, 4 tiny (just clear at bottom left) to huge margins, light surface abrasion/rubbing at bottom left), m.m. RPS Cert. (2008). RARE. Cat £20000 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £3,560.00)
Lot #10095 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved) 1840
1d black, plate 5, OD, horizontal guide line in NW corner, 4 good margins, toned gum, m.m. BPA Cert. (1990). Rare. Cat £12500 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £4,966.40)
Lot #10096 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved) 1840
1d black, plate 1b, block of 4, IH-JK, with listed re-entry on JK, close at left and just shaves IJ, red MC cancels, fine used. SG Spec. A55b. RPS Cert. (1974) Cat £18000 (image available) {U} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £3,452.80)
Lot #10097 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved) 1840
1d black, plate 1b, MG, 4 tiny but clear margins, gum toning, most o.g. RARE. Cat £12500 (image available) {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £1,816.00)
Lot #10098 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved) 1840
1d black, plate 5, KL, 4 small margins, faint red MC, v.g.u. Cat £425 (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £100.00)
Lot #10099 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved) 1840
(Dec 7th) E/L to Chichester bearing a 4 margin 1d black, 'B-C' check letters, Plate 8 tied by a red M/C cancellation, cover with vertical file crease away from stamp. Cat £750 {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £240.00)
Lot #10100 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved) 1840
1d black, plate 7, II, 4 good margins, neat central red MC, very fresh, v.f.u. Cat £500 (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £220.00)
Lot #10101 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved) 1840
1d black, plate 10, PE, 4 good even margins all around, light central red MC (scarce on this plate), fresh, v.f.u. SG Spec. AS66h. Cat £1500 (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £396.00)
Lot #10102 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved) 1840
(Aug 5th) E/L London to Gloucester bearing a 2 margin 1d black, 'G-D' check letters, Plate 3 tied by a red M/C cancellation, Lombard St 6/8/40 Maltese Cross handstamp & Gloucester Aug 7th receiving cds to rear. Cat £750 {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £160.00)
Lot #10103 - Great Britain - QV (line engraved) 1840
1d black, plate 5, BB, 4 small to large margins, neat red MC, fresh, v.f.u. Cat £450 (image available) {U} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £156.00)

























