Revenues. 1962-81 Commercial Transactions Levy 10c - 50shs set of nine in mint blocks of four with counterfoils attached, six blocks marginal, very fine, ex De La Rue archives. Barefoot 1-9 (9 blocks). £150-200
USA(Also see lots 44, 65, 90-98, 627, 628, 759, 998-1004)
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1774 Entire from Fairfield, Connecticut to The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in London handstamped "IND AND PACT / POSTAGE" charged 2/-, also rated "To pay 1/-" and "Fd 4". Backstamped with "20/SE" New York and "10/NO" London Bishop Marks and straight line "NEW YORK". £250-300
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1843 Entire letter to The Earl of Haddington, Admiralty, London, with superb straight line "BOSTON" handstamp in red, applied by the British Packet Agent. Photo on Page 55. £300-350
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Christmas Seals. 1907-85 Collection on 60 pages complete mint with some additional types and perfs, booklets panes and blocks, 1918 essay, 1921 imperf proof block of four, many progressive colour proofs and imperf proof blocks from 1927, various essays, missing colour varieties, misplaced colours, missing perforation errors, etc. A little staining though the majority are fine, an attractive collection with many unusual proofs, essays and varieties. (100s). £350-400
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Hawaii. 1896 Cover from Honolulu to New Zealand bearing 1893 Provisional Government 2c violet, 1894 1c yellow and 2c brown, a little edge staining. With enclosed letter written on S.S. "Monawai". £100-120
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LOT 356 WILL NOT BE SOLD BEFORE 1.30 P.M.
GREAT BRITAINFeaturing the fine collection formed by Mr Ron Farrage of Wiltshire.
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Literature. Books on G.B stamps and postal history including "Postage Stamps in the Making" by Melville, "College Stamps" by Cummings, "Guide Lines to the Penny Black" (reprint) by Litchfield, "The Postage Stamps of Great Britain" published by the R.P.S.L in three volumes, etc., also "Early Portraits of Queen Victoria" containing 24 prints (one other missing), number 819 of 1,000 published. (23). £150-200
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1837 London District Post 1d and 2d lettersheet essays printed by John Dickinson on silk thread paper, originally included in the Ninth Report of the Parliamentary Commission of Enquiry into the Post Office. The 1d lettersheet a little stained, otherwise both unusually fine. S.G. £2,550. (2). £250-300
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Charles Whiting Treasury Essay type 8, printed in green and red by the Congreve method with central 1 Penny value, on white wove paper, large margins, 41x43mm. Photo on Page 63. £500-600
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Charles Whiting Treasury Essay type 12, printed in red and black by the Congreve method with central inscription " 1/2 ounce 1d", on white wove paper, 39x39mm. Photo on Page 63. £400-600
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Charles Whiting Treasury Essay type 18, showing five various designs in red and black, two inscribed "Post Paid 1d" or "Post 1d VR Paid", on wove paper, large margins, 34x115mm. Photo on Page 63. £500-600
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Charles Whiting Treasury Essay type 23, in blue with embossed central coat of arms, on white wove paper, 45x48mm. Photo on Page 63. £400-600
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Charles Whiting envelope essay inscribed "Harwoods Envelopes", in brown on white wove paper, sliced horizontally into two parts near the base with a 5mm strip removed, the two remaining parts then rejoined with hinges, light vertical fold, still an attractive and uncommon essay, 234x192mm. £100-150
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Charles Whiting embossed presentation page from the June 1848 Art Union Monthly Journal with reprints of four of his essays submitted for the 1839 Treasury Competition in the centre, an embossed surround and green printed border, the reverse with a further essay "For Protection Against Forgery". A few very minor edge faults but an unusually fine example of this attractive page, the majority of which are found foxed or stained. £250-300
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1936 Reprint of the Perkins Bacon trial sheet of engine-turned backgrounds (portions of the central design being used for the Penny Black), in rose-carmine on thin wove paper, very fine. S.G. DP9b, £4,200. £400-500
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1850 Prince Consort Essay in red-brown, four good margins, fine mint, original gum. S.G. £3,000. Photo on Back Cover. £500-600
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1879 Tender essays, the collection written up on six pages with various Perkins Bacon essays for 1/2d (7), 1d (31), 1 1/2d (4) or 2d (5), De La Rue 1d essays based on the Inland Revenue design (7), McCorquodale 1d essays (11) and 1d dummy stamps (12, three blocks of four) which were probably submitted by McCorquodales as samples. Various colours, perf and imperf, some multiples. (77). £800-1,200
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1879 Tender Essays engraved by Ridgeway and printed by Perkins Bacon, a perforated sheet in blue comprising 1/2d (12), 1 1/2d (6) and 2d (6) essays with six horizontal se-tenant pairs, unmounted mint, fine and attractive. £300-400
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1840 1d Blacks, plates 1 (both 1a and 1b) - 10 all superb used, good to large margins, all with Maltese Crosses in various shades of red, brown or pink, plate 10 SI with re-entry. A fine group. (11). Photo on Page 53. £1,200-1,400
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1840 1d Blacks fine used with good to huge margins, comprising BG plate 4 on piece with violet-brown Maltese Cross, IA plate 9, KH plate 1a and QL plate 7 on piece with black Maltese Cross. (4). Photo on Page 53. £400-500
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1840 1d Blacks used (6) including HL plate 1b showing recut corner with frame break, small to good margins, with black Maltese Cross; RB plate 3 worn state, small to large margins; RF plate 1b, close to large margins; others with three margins (3); also six forgeries. (12). £200-240
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1840 1d Black, HG plate 1a, very large margins, superb used with red Maltese Cross. An exceptional example. Photo on Page 53. £200-250
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1840 1d Black AE, plates 1a and 1b both showing the letter "E" double, good to large margins, used with red Maltese Crosses, plate 1a on piece from Wakefield. (2). £180-220
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1840 1d Black, HH plate 1b with a vertical pre-printing paper fold, large margins, fine used with a black Maltese Cross. An unusual and striking variety. Photo on Page 53. £250-300
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1840 1d Black SD plate 1b with large margins on all sides tied to piece by red Maltese Cross, a fine stamp. £100-120
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1840 1d Black plate 2, three used examples with small to large margins comprising AC with guide line in lower margin, CE with double letter "E" and PA with double letter "P", all fine with red Maltese Crosses. (3). Photo on Page 53. £300-350
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1840 1d Black, QC plate 2 with good margins, small scissor cut in lower margin clear of the design, used with fine Manchester fishtail Maltese Cross in black. S.G. £1,400. Photo on Page 53. £180-220
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1840 1d Black, TH plate 3 with a large horizontal pre-printing paper fold, small to large margins, fine used with a red Maltese Cross. An unusual and very striking variety. Photo on Page 53. £300-400
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1840 1d Black, BG plate 5 showing distinctive scratches in the "B" square, two used examples with small to large margins, one with red Maltese Cross, the other with a black Maltese Cross. An attractive pair. (2). Photo on page 53. £200-240
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1840 1d Black HE plate 5 showing double letter "H", good to large margins, very fine used with a red Maltese Cross. Also a 1d red HE plate 40 with large margins, fine used with number "2" in Maltese Cross. (2). Photo on Page 53. £120-150
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1841 (Jan 2) Piece from Taunton bearing a 1d black, KK plate 7 showing a clear re-entry in both letter squares, large margins, tied by a red Maltese Cross. A fine stamp. £120-150
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1840 (May 6) Entire from Wincanton to Exeter, posted on the day of issue of the 1d black but prepaid in cash with red handstruck "1" and a superb Wincanton datestamp. Small hole in the centre of the address panel, otherwise fine and attractive. £60-80
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1840 (May 14) Entire letter from Bridgewater to Hinton St. George bearing a 1d black, CE plate 1a with good margins cancelled by a red Maltese Cross with a Bridgewater datestamp below. An attractive May use. S.G. £3,500. Photo on Page 55. £200-250
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1840 (Oct 2) Entire from Chippenham to London bearing a 1d black, JK plate 3, good margins, tied by a red Maltese Cross. £100-120
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1840 (Oct 6) Long entire letter from St. Albans to London bearing a 1d black, PD plate 6, small to large margins, unusually tied by four red Maltese Crosses. Photo on Page 55. £200-250
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Front bearing a 1d black, TK plate 5, three margins, cancelled a Maltese Cross in red and straight line "Charing Cross" in black. Also 1840-41 entire letters from Sunderland or Beauly with 1d blacks, both three margins. (3). £100-120
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1841 (June 25) Entire letter from Blandford to Hinton St. George bearing a 1d black HA plate 11, three small to huge margins, just cut into at lower left corner, tied by black Maltese Cross. Backstamped at Blandford with a red Crewkerne arrival datestamp alongside the stamp. Also a 1d red HA from black plate 11 used. A good example of plate 11 on cover. S.G. £16,000. Photo on Page 55. £600-800
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1840 2d Blue, QD plate 1, large even margins, superb used with red Maltese Cross. S.G. £850. Photo on Page 53. £150-180
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1840 2d Blue, HI plate 2, good even margins, fine used with central Maltese Cross in black. S.G. £1,300. Photo on Page 53. £150-180
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1840 (Aug 20) Entire from London to Dublin bearing a fine 2d blue, BH plate 1, four good margins, unusually tied by two red Maltese Crosses. Address panel with light tone marks near the lower edge and a light file fold, otherwise fine and very attractive. S.G. £2,500. Photo on Page 55. £300-500
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1841 (May 14) Entire from Dorchester to Bridgewater bearing an 1840 2d blue, PD plate 2, four margins, small fault at upper right corner, tied by a black Maltese Cross. £100-120
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1841 1d Reds printed from black plates 1b, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10 or 11 all with four margins, all fine used with Maltese Crosses. S.G. £1,575. (7). £200-240
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1841 1d Reds printed from black plates, an old time study on pages comprising plates 2, 8 (28 + 14 covers), 9 (251 + 3 covers with a large part sheet reconstruction), 10 (2) and 11 (21 + 7 covers, one cover redirected twice with three stamps applied), very mixed condition but many fine. A few better cancels noted including plate 9 pair with blue Maltese Cross and a single with rather overinked red Maltese Cross. A useful lot, very highly catalogued. (327). £1,000-1,500
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1840-80 Line Engraved study well written up on pages detailing the various plates, printings and shades with many varieties included, mainly used but with some mint or unused stamps. The fine lot includes 1840 1d black and 2d blues (4); 1841 1d reds mint or unused (3); 1841 2d blues with pairs, re-entries and varieties; perforated 1d reds with S.G. C1-6, C8-13, a good range of shades, many varieties, plate 27 with Gothic "K" (all 32 stamps); 1858-64 1d plates complete mint and/or used with a fine plate 225; 1870 1/2d with all plates used, plate 9 fine; various Ivory Heads; 1d Large Crown perf 14 (C10) mint strip of seven; mint blocks of the 1854-64 1d plates comprising plate 179 corner block of nine, plate 203 marginal block of 18 and plate 193 block of ten; perforated 2d blues with all perfs and watermarks; 1858-79 2d plates complete with plate 7 strip of three including the HG re-entry, etc. An interesting study, some faults, the majority however fine. £2,000-2,500
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1840-1900 Mainly used accumulation in a stockbook and on pages, mostly line engraved issues but including some surface printed, with 1d blacks (3, one just with four margins), 1840 2d (two margins), imperf 1d reds with pairs, strips and a block of four, many perforated 1d reds, Small Crown perf 14 1d deep red brown mint with original gum, etc. A useful lot. (Many 100s). £500-600
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1840-1971 Mint and used collection in three albums including 1d blacks (6, faults, one fine), various surface printed, KEVII used to 5/-, 1967 £1 unmounted mint sheet of 40, etc. (100s). £250-300
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1841-53 Imperf 1d Imprimatur, AE plate 96, in a rich red-brown on blued paper, upper margin with part inscription, superb and scarce. 22 Stamps removed from this imprimatur sheet. S.G. £1,350. Photo on Page 61. £300-400
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1841 1d Red and 2d blue both with solid centre Maltese Cross of Welshpool, both four margins, the 1d with small corner fault and light crease, small thins. A good looking pair, the 2d unpriced by S.G. with Welshpool cross. (2). Photo on Page 53. £160-200
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1841 Imperf 1d reds, plating study including black plates 1-11 (29, also a 1d black) and plates 12-90, various plate varieties, condition a little mixed but many fine with various shades, some better cancels and a few inverted watermarks. (100s). £500-600
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1841 Imperf 1d reds, old time study on pages with various re-entries (11); double letters (6); inverted watermarks (5); cancellations with blue Maltese Cross, numbers in Maltese Cross (24, numbers 1 - 12), blue numerals (7), town handstamps (2); unused or mint stamps (8), etc. Very mixed condition, some fine, an interesting lot. (72). £200-250
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1841 Imperf 1d reds used, album containing a complete reconstruction of plate 19 (247) and partial reconstructions of plates 26 (115), 27 (149), and 78 (218), very mixed condition but many fine, especially amongst plate 19. (729). £300-400
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