1840 1d. black plate 2 QC, good to large even margins, fine used on 1841 (Jan. 14th) entire letter from Edinburgh to London, tied by neat reddish orange shade Maltese Cross, horizontal filing fold well clear of adhesive, attractive. S.G. Spec. AS15. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-180]
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 #1377 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
Lot #1378 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 2 QJ with good even margins, very large at foot, fine used with black Maltese Cross, scarce on this plate. S.G. Spec. AS15m. Photo.
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Lot #1379 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 2 RA with enormous margins, fine used with scarlet shade Maltese Cross. S.G. Spec. AS15. Photo.
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Lot #1380 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 2 SB (shifted transfer) with good margins, fine used with red Maltese Cross. S.G. Spec. AS15b. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1381 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 2 SL (shifted transfer) with good to very large margins, fine used with bright red Maltese Cross, also SA (re-entry and shifted transfer), clear at foot to very large margin at left, used with almost complete bright red Maltese Cross, some thinning at foot, fine appearance. S.G. Spec. AS15a, AS15b. Photo.
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Lot #1382 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. grey-black (worn) plate 3 BH unused with part original gum, close at right to good margins, thinned but of good appearance. S.G. Spec. AS21, cat. £20,000. Photo.
[Proposed price: £450-500]
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Lot #1383 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 3 EA used with red Maltese Cross, four margins, small tear, otherwise fine, and plate 3 EB used on cover, just touching at base, otherwise good. S.G. Spec. AS20.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1384 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 3 GG, close at top right otherwise good to large margins, tied to small piece by neat upright red Maltese Cross. S.G. Spec. AS20. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #1385 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. grey-black (worn) plate 3 GH, good to large margins, fine used with red Maltese Cross. S.G. Spec. AS21. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1386 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 3 IC with good to large margins, used with somewhat smudged red Maltese Cross. S.G. Spec. AS20. Photo.
[Proposed price: £70-80]
Lot #1387 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 3 JL, good to very large margins, used on 1840 (July 6th) entire letter from Lancaster to Manchester, cancelled by a fine neat red Maltese Cross. S.G. Spec. AS20. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-180]
Lot #1388 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 3 KI with good margins, very large at top showing part of adjoining impression, very fine used with black Maltese Cross. S.G. Spec. AS20. Photo.
[Proposed price: £160-180]
Lot #1389 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. grey-black (worn) plate 3 LA, close at left otherwise good margins, fine used with neat red Maltese Cross. S.G. Spec. AS21. Photo.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #1390 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 3 MF with good margins, fine used with complete red Maltese Cross, also KG with close to good margins cancelled black Maltese Cross, of fine appearance but with small lower left corner crease and trace of thinning in top margin. S.G. Spec. AS20. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-180]
Lot #1391 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 3 PJ with good to large even margins, used with red Maltese Cross. S.G. Spec. AS20. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-140]
Lot #1392 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 3 QD with good even margins, fine used with light red Maltese Cross, also 1d. grey-black (worn) QL, close at foot otherwise large margins, used with red Maltese Cross, a little thinning at foot, of fine appearance. S.G. Spec. AS20, AS21. Photo.
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Lot #1393 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 4 mint examples comprising CE, HE, ME, with three margins and OC (with ink mark at upper right) with clear to large margins, fair to good with part to large part original gum. (4)
[Proposed price: £800-1000]
Lot #1394 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 4 AB, good to very large margins, used with complete red Maltese Cross. S.G. Spec. AS23. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1395 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 4 AE with good to large even margins, fine used with distinctive Manchester ‘fishtail’ black Maltese Cross, scarce. S.G. Spec. AS23ub, cat. £1,400. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-280]
Lot #1396 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 4 CE with good to large margins, fine used on 1840 (Sept. 18th) entire letter from Stranraer to The Earl of Stair, Culhorn House, cancelled by a neat scarlet Maltese Cross, with Stranraer datestamp on reverse, central vertical filing fold, listed in Rockoff and Jackson, scarce and attractive. S.G. Spec. AS23. Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-350]
Lot #1397 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. intense black plate 4 CK with good to large margins, fine used with red Maltese Cross. S.G. Spec. AS22. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-140]
Lot #1398 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 4 CL with good margins, tied to piece by red Maltese Cross with Maidstone datestamp alongside. S.G. AS23. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1399 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 4 DB-DC pair, most attractive with good to large margins and red Maltese Crosses on cross-written 1840 (Aug. 18th) entire letter from Liverpool to Kirkudbright, pressed vertical filing fold crosses DC not detracting from appearance, otherwise fine. S.G. Spec. AS23. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-180]
Lot #1400 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 4 DG with good to large even margins, fine used with light red Maltese Cross, collector’s handstamp on reverse. S.G. Spec. AS23. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1401 - Great Britain 1840 one penny black and two pence blue
1840 1d. black plate 4 DH, pressed vertical crease, otherwise fine with four margins, and FD, fine with two margins, both used with red Maltese Crosses. S.G. Spec. AS23. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
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