1841-61 1d Reds used mounted by corner letters in three albums from AA to TL, mainly imperforate 1d reds but with a good number of perforated issues included, some pieces, multiples (with EA-FE block of ten) and a few covers, some inverted watermarks, re-entries and blue cancels noted. (1,000s). £1,200-1,500
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1843 Entire from London to Ash Hall, near Shelton, Staffordshire Potteries, bearing imperf 1d red (four margins) and 2d blue (cut into, some margins) each cancelled by number "9" in Maltese Cross. An uncommon cancel on the 2d value and a most unusual franking, no 3d rate theoretically existing at this date. Photo on Page 55. £200-250
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1848 Entire letter from Holywell to Italy prepaid 1/2 in cash, unusually also franked by an imperf 1d red (two margins) cancelled by red oval framed "P.D" and a light black cancel. Photo on Page 55. £240-280
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1841-62 1d Reds, the mint or unused selection with imperf 1d (large margins, no gum) and perforated 1d reds comprising S.G. C1 (no gum), C2, C3, C4 (no gum, faults), C6 (no gum) C8 (2, shades), C10 (no gum), C11 (no gum), C12, C13 (no gum) and a 1d plate 140. (13). Photo on Page 53. £700-1,000
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1841-81 Covers, entires and a few fronts with various line engraved issues including 1d red with scarce number "4" in Maltese Cross cancel; imperf 1d strip of three and block of four; 1854 registered entire from Crewe with 1d red and 2d blue strip of three; cover from Ireland to India with 1d, 2d and 6d; 1878 late fee cover to Bremen with 2d pair and two 1d reds; 1870 1/2d pairs (2) or strip of three; 1d red + 1870 1 1/2d; various cancels including spoons and sideways duplex, several undated circles, etc. Mixed condition but an interesting lot. (51). £200-240
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1850 1d Plate 96, KD with Archer perf 16 used at Dorchester, a little off-centre but otherwise fine. Also matching imperf 1d. S.G. 166, £625. (2). Photo on Page 53. £100-120
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1851 (May 6) Cover sent within London bearing Archer perf 16 1d red, JF plate 98, tied by London "23" numeral with codeless crown datestamp, recipients endorsement shows the sender to be George Hudson MP, the railway king. A fine early use. S.G. £2,600. Photo on Page 55. £400-500
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1854 (Mar 8) Cover from London to Whitehaven bearing Archer perf 16 1d red, MG plate 93, the stamp with small scrape at left edge and minor perf staining, otherwise fine. S.G. £2,200. Photo on Page 74. £160-200
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1854 (Mar 27) Printed "Stock of Postage Stamps" form completed by Mark Kennaway, distributor of stamps, listing the stock of 1d, 2d, 6d, 10d and 1/- stamps, 1d envelopes and covers and 2d envelopes then held at Exeter. A rare and interesting form. £300-350
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1854-61 Perforated 1d reds used, mounted by corner letters from AA to TL, in five albums, a mix of perf 14 and 16 stamps, both Large and Small Crown watermarks, some plates identified including reserve plates, very mixed condition but many fine. Also a few mint stamps, and books on plating the 1d red by Tonna (5), Seymour or Brown. (1,000s). £500-600
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1854-79 Perforated 1d reds used, a huge quantity in a box and in packets, very mixed condition. (1,000s). £250-300
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1855 1d Red-brown, die II alphabet III, perf 14 on blued watermark Small Crown paper, GL mint, margin at right with part inscription, fine and very scarce. Also a single used, light vertical crease and perf faults. S.G. C7, £4,500+. (2). Photo on Page 53. £800-1,000
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1855 Cover from Plymouth to Woodbury bearing 1d red perf 16, watermark Small Crown, plate 203, grossly misperforated both vertically and horizontally, the stamp cut out with scissors as a consequence. The addressees name inked out, otherwise fine, an unusual and striking variety. £100-120
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1857 1d Rose-red watermark Large Crown, perf 14, die II, 55 mint stamps (AB-EL) from plate 59, now divided into a block of 15, irregular blocks of 13 and 14 (a few split perfs), blocks of four (2), strip of three and two singles, mainly fine unmounted, various plate varieties, CI with re-entry. S.G. 40, £2,750+. (55). £300-350
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1861 1d Rose-red Large Crown die II alphabet IV, virtually complete reconstructions of plate 50 and 51 used (both just missing one stamp), some faults but many fine. Also plate 50 single (SF) and block of eight (FI-GL) mint. S.G. 42. (487). £200-250
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1858-79 1d Rose-red, AK plate 171 imperforate imprimatur, top margin showing part inscription, fine and scarce. S.G. £425. Photo on Page 61. £160-200
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1858-79 1d Rose-red, AG plate 181 imperforate imprimatur, top margin showing part inscription, fine and scarce. S.G. £425. Photo on Page 61. £180-200
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1858-79 1d Red plate 200 mint block of nine, IA-KC, with left margin showing part inscription, a few split perfs between the margin and KA strengthened by a hinge, otherwise all unmounted mint. IC with a few short perfs, otherwise fine, an attractive block. S.G. 43, £585+. £160-180
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1858-79 1d Red plate 131 mint block of 211 (AA-RG), numerous faults with fading and staining, split perfs, various edge faults and some thins, a few reasonable blocks probably salvageable. £80-100
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1858-79 1d Red plates used, partial reconstructions for every plate from 71-225 mounted in seven albums, some plates largely complete, others with many gaps, very mixed condition but many fine with some multiples. Includes plate 219 (28), 222 (29), 223 (10), 224 (11) and 225 (3, faults), also a few mint stamps including plate 130 block of four with part marginal inscription and plate 171 block of six. (1,000s). £800-1,000
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1877 Registered cover from Edinburgh to Hungary bearing 1d red plate 140 block of six, NJ-PK, and 1/2d plate 10, cover with small fault at upper left corner, otherwise fine. An unusual and attractive franking. £120-150
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1870 1/2d Plates 1, 4, 6, 10, 11, 14 and 15 unused without gum (6 and 14 with faults), plates 3, 5, 8, 12, 13, 19 and 20 mint, mainly fine. (14). £200-250
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1870 1/2d Plate 1 used on piece, cancelled on October 1st, the first day of issue, by London N.W c.d.s. £80-100
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1872 Mourning cover from Turriff to Dublin bearing 1/2d plate 9 horizontal pair, fine and scarce. S.G. £1,700 (as stamps). Photo on Page 74. £400-500
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1870 Unissued 1 1/2d rosy mauve handstamped "Specimen" type 2, no gum and perfs trimmed on all sides, a reasonable looking space filler. S.G. £2,200+. £70-100
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1870 1 1/2d Rose-red plate 3 mint, large part original gum, fine. S.G. £500. Photo on Page 53. £100-120
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1847-54 Embossed 6d, three margins and close at left; 10d with four margins, very close at two sides, corner crease; 1/- die 1, very close or touched at two sides; and 1/- die 2, fine with four good margins, all used. S.G. £4,500. (4). Photo on Page 61. £200-250
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1852 Registered entire from Liverpool to Rotterdam bearing embossed 10d and 1/- vertical pair all cut square, each with central "466" numeral cancel. The 10d just cut into at top, very close at right with huge margins on the other two sides, the 1/- pair each just touched on one side with large to huge margins on the other three sides, two vertical file folds, one passing between the 1/- pair. An unusual franking and an attractive entire. Photo on Page 74. £300-350
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1854-57 Covers and entire letters bearing embossed issues comprising registered entire from Leeds bearing 1d pair + 6d, cut square but crossed by a file fold; 1854 entire to Paris with 1d + 10d, cut to shape; and cut to shape 1/- on covers from Ireland to USA or London to France. (4). £100-120
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1855-57 No corner letters, 4d watermark Medium Garter on highly glazed paper handstamped "Specimen" type 2 vertically, and 1/- deep green overprinted "Specimen" type 4, a few short perfs at foot, otherwise both fine with original gum. S.G. £2,075. (2). Photo on Page 53. £250-300
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1855-57 No corners letters, used selection comprising 4d (5) with all three watermarks; 6d (5), one on thick paper, another with inverted watermark; and 1/- (3), one on azure paper. A fine group, the 1/- azure paper scarce. S.G. £5,000. (13). Photo on Page 53. £400-500
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1856 1/- Deep green, two used examples both with "132" cancels of Brighton, one on azure paper, fine and scarce. S.G. £2,310. (2). Photo on Page 53. £250-300
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1856-60 Covers and entire letters bearing 1855-56 no corner letters issues including 4d carmine Small Garter, single 1/- on cover to India, 4d Large Garter pairs (2), 6d pair, etc. (6). £100-150
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1862-1900 Entires, covers and cards (40), a part cover and a front, all bearing Surface Printed issues including 1862-64 small corner letters 3d, 4d, 6d (2), 9d and 1/-; 1876-77 Large Garter 4d green, 4d vermilion and 8d orange; 1880-83 Imperial Crown 4d brown on a 1d pink stationery envelope to Natal, 1/- orange-brown, 5d indigo; 1883-84 2d strip of three, 2 1/2d pair on 1d pink stationery envelope to Natal, 5d and 6d, etc., some faults. (42). £350-400
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1862-64 Small corner letters, 3d, 4d and 1/- (2, one with inverted watermark) unused with little or no gum, 6d and 9d mint, possibly regummed, the 3d a little rubbed, otherwise all attractive looking examples. S.G. 77, 80, 84, 87, 90, £16,200+. (6). Photo on Page 53. £800-1,000
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1861 Unissued 3d rose with shaded spandrels, overprinted "Specimen" type 2 vertically, fine mint. S.G. £800. Photo on Page 53. £160-200
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1862-64 Small corner letters, used selection comprising 3d (2), 4d (3, both plates), 6d (3, both plates), 9d (3, bistre and straw shades) and 1/- (3), mainly fine. (14). £200-250
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1862-64 1/- Green KD, state 2 with variety "K" in circle, trimmed wing margin, otherwise fine used and attractive. Also KD state 1 without the variety, faults. S.G. 90a, £1,700. (2). Photo on Page 53. £200-250
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1862-83 Mint surface printed issues comprising 1862-64 9d straw, 1867-80 6d mauve plate 9, 1877 4d sage-green plate 16 and 1883 6d dull green, the 4d a little faded, otherwise all good colour, a couple of minor perf faults, all probably regummed. S.G. 87, 109, 153, 194, £6,425. (4). Photo on Page 53. £200-250
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1865-80 Large white corner letters, the mint selection comprising Large Garter 4d vermilion plate 12 (small faults), and Spray 3d rose plate 10, 6d purple plate 6, 6d mauve plate 9 (no gum), 6d pale buff plate 12, 6d grey plate 12, 9d straw plate 4 and 1/- green plate 7 (no gum), some probably regummed, otherwise mainly fine, an attractive group S.G. 94, 103, 106, 109, 110, 117, 123, 125, £11,800. (8). Photo on Page 53. £800-1,000
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1867-80 Large white corner letters, used selection comprising Emblems or Large Garter watermarks 4d (3), 6d (3, one with flaw on neck, one plate 6), 9d, 1/- (4, one unused, trimmed perfs at right), or watermark Spray of Rose 3d, 6d mauve (2, plates 8 and 9), 6d deep chestnut pair, 6d chestnut pair, 6d pale buff single and pair, 6d grey, 9d pale straw, 9d straw, 10d (4, one on piece with blue "C36" numeral of Arica, offered "as-is"), 1/- and 2/- (8, two on piece, various shades including scarce "milky blue" with Grey Town cancel, small tear). A useful lot, mainly fine, several with c.d.s cancels. (37). £300-400
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1868-76 Covers bearing 1867-80 Spray of Rose issues, comprising cover from Colchester to Rio de Janeiro franked 9d pale straw, cover from Yarmouth, Isle of Wight franked 6d Chestnut, and entire letter from London to Athens franked 10d red-brown. (3). £120-150
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1867-80 Spray of Rose 9d AC-AD corner marginal pair, 10d plate 1 and 2/- pale blue each handstamped "Specimen" type 9. The 9d AD with a few short perfs at right but otherwise a fine and attractive pair, the 10d and 2/- without gum. S.G. £1,950. (4). Photo on Page 61. £180-220
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1867-80 Spray of Rose 2/- brown, JH with wing margin at right, handstamped "Specimen" type 9, a little toning, otherwise mainly fine and scarce, mint. S.G. £3,800. Photo on Page 53. £350-450
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1867-80 Spray of Rose 2/- pale blue, two examples overprinted with "Specimen" type 5, both mint, one with minor staining, the other with 1983 B.P.A Certificate stating "regummed". S.G. £1,200. (2). Photo on Page 53. £150-200
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1867-80 Spray of Rose 1/- green plate 6, KB with double plate number at right and JC with double plate number at left, JC also showing plate cracks, both fine used in Ireland with c.d.s cancels. S.G. £800. (2). Photo on Page 53. £200-250
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1867-80 Spray of Rose 1/- green plate 5, KE-OH reconstructed block of 20, KE-KH with upper margin showing inscription "Postage One Shilling". Also plate 5 EB single, TG-TH pair and IG-JH block of four all with lower margin showing part inscriptions, and plate 6 marginal singles (3, PE, OG, OH) or a pair (PG-PH) with part inscription. A fine lot with 14 inscriptional marginal stamps, all fine used with c.d.s cancels. S.G. 117, £1,280+. (32). Photo on Page 63. £300-400
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1/- Stock Exchange Forgery, KJ plate 5 fine used on piece with 9d straw cancelled by Stock Exchange c.d.s (July 26 72). Also a further plate 5 forgery, EB, used, faults. S.G. £850+. (2). Photo on Page 61. £250-300
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1/- Stock Exchange Forgery, KJ plate 5 fine used on piece with 6d Chestnut plate 11 cancelled by Stock Exchange c.d.s (July 26 72), very fine. S.G. £850. Photo on Page 63. £250-300
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1878 10/- Die Proof in black on thick glazed card with uncleared corner letters and plate number, ink marks below the proof, reduced to 35x38mm. S.G. £3,000. Photo on Page 63. £500-600
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