1843 Advertising Mulready lettersheet : Atlas Assurance used AU 5 1843 to Dobcross, near Saddleworth with No 2 in Maltese Cross cancel, a very fine strike. Manchester transit/arrival b.s. Part of flap torn away on back. (stereo A250). Still a super item. (SG £2750 + premium for Advertising Mulready) US PH Plate 30 £1068
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1843 Advertising Mulready lettersheet : Atlas Assurance - scarce Stereo 247 from Forme 5, used in London to the British Museum. Faint "T.P./Rotherhithe" in red on front with good black MX. Minor faults. A nice item & scarce. US PH Plate 30 £222
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1839 Treasury Competition for adhesive labels etc., an essay by Charles Whiting in black and red, very fine. Identical to that illustrated on left (vertical strip type) of page 9 of SG QV Specialised Catalogue. Superb and rare. Exhibition item. Cat. £1400 US3 £545
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1840 2d blue, plate 2, CD, 4 small margins, very close at NE corner, "socked-on-nose" black MC, v.g.u. Cat. £850 PH Plate 15 £140
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1840 2d pale blue, JB, 4 close to large margins, black MC, fine used. Cat. £900 PH Plate 15 £225
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1840 1d black, plate 4, QF, 4 margins, closed tear at left, light red MC, v.g.u. Cat. £375 PH Plate 15 £75
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1840 1d black, RH, 4 small to huge margins, thinned, crisp black MC, trace of ink mark at left, good used. Cat. £300 PH Plate 14 £68
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1840 1d intense black, KE, 3 huge margins, just shaves at bottom left, light red MC, lovely white paper, very fresh, fine used. Cat. £500 PH Plate 14 £90
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1840 2d blue, LJ, 4 small to huge margins except just touches at upper right, very light black MC cancel, fresh, fine used. Cat. £700 PH Plate 15 £140
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1840 2d blue on very blued paper, plate 3, EE, 4 small margins, cancelled by crisp strike of black MC, fresh f.u. Cat. £225 £40
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1840 2d blue deep full blue plate 1, LI, 4 small to good margins, light red MC pmk, thinned on reverse, very fine appearance, f.u. Cat. £1100 PH Plate 15 £145
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1840 2d blue, plate 1, RE, 4 small margins except just touches at lower right, attractive central red MC, f.u. Cat. £800 PH Plate 15 £140
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1840 1d black, CA, 3 margins, neat light red MC, v.g.u. Cat. £350 PH Plate 14 £55
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1840 2d blue plate I, IB, 4 small neat margins, red MC cancel clear of profile, fresh colour, fine used. Cat. £800 US PH Plate 15 £285
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1840 1d black, plate 7, BE, 4 small to very good margins, trace of vertical preseed-out crease, amorphous red MC, v.g.u. Cat. £375 PH Plate 14 £100
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1840 1d black, BG, 4 huge margins, crisp black MC, thinned at top, v.g.u. Super appearance. Cat. £300 PH Plate 15 £80
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1840 1d black, RF, 4 small to very good margins, smudged black MC, sound, good used. Cat. £300 PH Plate 15 £75
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1840 2d blue, HI, 4 small margins, faint red MC, small surface abrasion at bottom, o/wise very good used. Cat. £800 PH Plate 15 £125
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1840 2d pale blue, TH, just about 3 margins, black MC, good used. Cat. £900 £80
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1840 1d grey-black, CB, 4 large even margins, neat black MC, very fine used. Wonderful margins. Cat. £425 PH Plate 14 £250
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1840 1d black, TB, 3 1/2 margins, wrinkle and thinned at edge, faint red MC clear of profile, v.g.u. Cat. £350 PH Plate 14 £48
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1840 1d black, plate 7, EC, 3+ margins, light red MC, very good used Cat. £375 US PH Plate 14 £71
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1840 1d black plate 4, lettered I-G. 4 neat clear margins, light red MX cancel, very fine. US PH Plate 14 £107
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1840 1d black, plate 9, SB, 4 neat margins, red MC has suffused through to reverse, v.g.u. Cat. £525 PH Plate 14 £125
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1840 1d black plate 1b, GG, 4 margins except just touches at bottom left, with beautiful neat BLUE Maltese Cross cancel, fine used. Clear RPS Cerificate (2009). RARE Cat. £9500 US6 PH Plate 14 £1150
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1840 1d black, plate 1b, QA, 4 margins just about clear at bottom right, on piece (to which it may not belong), red MC, v.g.u. Cat. £350 PH Plate 15 £92
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1840 2d deep full blue, plate 2, ED, 4 good to very large margins, slightly smudged black MC, excellent colour and freshness, very fine used. Cat. £1150 US PH Plate 15 £427
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1840 1d black plate 1a, QE, 4 good to huge margins, very fresh, red MC, on exceptionally fine used example. Cat. £400 US PH Plate 14 £356
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1840 1d black, plate 9, LE (4 margins, red MC) with matching 1841 1d red (4 margins except possibly just touches at top left, black MC) v.g.u. Cat. £700 US PH Plate 15 £178
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1840 1d black plate 1a, LE, 4 good to large margins, just tied by red mc to 1840 30th May EL from Doncaster to Edinburgh. Slight toning on stamp and cover, some splitting along folds, but quite attractive and would probably clean up quite well. All MAY dates are scarce and sought after Cat. £1750 US6 PH Plate 29 £240
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1840 1d blackm plate 2, PL, 4 neat margins, light red MC, f.u. Cat. £350 PH Plate 14 2 1840 1d black, plate 8, RG, 4 small to good margins, tied to part Entire (Dec 1840) by red MC, v.g.u. Cat. £475 US PH Plate 29 £151
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1840 1d black, plate 8, horizontal pair NI-NJ, small to large margins all around, black MC canceld, trace of faint pressed out vertical fold between the two stamps, fresh f.u. Cat. £850 PH Plate 14 £300
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1840 1d black, plate 4, CA, the distinctive "spotted" plate, 4 good margins, light red MC, at right on reverse can be seen one of the vertical sheet wmk lines, f.u. Cat. £375 PH Plate 14 £190
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1840 1d black, plate 3, JA, 4 small margins, neat read MC, fresh f.u. Cat. £450 PH Plate 14 £180
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1840 1d black, plate 2, SG, 4 neat margins, crisp light red MC, fresh, horizontal guide line at top, v.f.u. Cat. £350 PH Plate 14 £200
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1840 2d blue, plate 2, TF, 4 small to good margins, red MC, slightly diffused to reverse, fine used. Cat. £950 PH Plate 15 £240
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1840 1d black, plate 11, MK, 4 small to large margins, pressed out vertical crease towards left, partial smudged black MC, v.g.u Scarcwe Cat. £4000 PH Plate 14 £620
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1840 1d black, QL, 2 margins, showing "Q" for "O" flaw, black MC, good used. Cat. £300 £38
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1840 1d black, JF, 4 tiny (just) to good margins, red MC, horizontal crease at left, good used. Cat. £350 PH Plate 14 £68
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1840 1d black, plate 5, GK, 4 small to large margins, very firm black MC, closed tear at bottom, water stain on reverse, g.u. Cat. £300 PH Plate 14 £44
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1840 1d black, TD, 4 small to good margins, red MC, fine used. Cat. £350 PH Plate 14 £100
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1840 1d intense black, plate 8, JH, 4 small to very good margins, light corner bend, black MC, f.u. Cat. £450 PH Plate 14 £120
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1840 2d blue, plate 2, EF, 4 small margins, light red MC cancel, f.u. Cat. £950 PH Plate 15 £140
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1840 2d blue, plate 2, MA, 4 small margins except just shaves SW corner, black MC, v.g.u. Cat. £850 PH Plate 15 £125
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1840 1d intense black, plate 9, RF, just 4 margins, nice guide line in NE corner, black MC, v.g.u. Cat. pro-rata £625. PH Plate 14 £100
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1840 1d black, plate 10, EL, heavy pressed-out vertical crease, diffused red MC, 4 small margins, good used. Scarce. Cat. £750 PH Plate 14 £80
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1840 1d black, plate 1b, AC, smudged red MC, 4 good to huge margins, v.g.u. Cat. £350 PH Plate 14 £115
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1840 1d black, PD, 3 good to large margins, ink from red MC has diffused through to rear, v.g.u. Cat. £350 PH Plate 14 £70
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1840 1d black, JF, 2 1/2 margins, horizontal crease, apparently unused but a red MC cancel has been cleaned off, the chemicals leaving quite an attractive "ivory head" on reverse. PH Plate 14 £45
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1840 1d black, AB, 4 small to huge margins, appears to have red MC and indistinct black cancel, good used. Cat. £350 PH Plate 14 £68
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