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Great Britain Stamps and Postal History (Sale No. 13026)
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 5th June 2013 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing:
Monday 3 June 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Tuesday 4 June 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
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Auction Lots - Page 3
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x "Pick Pocket", envelope number 1; "Ladies School", envelope number 2; "Peg Leg Sailor", envelope number 3 (on yellow); "Pickwick", envelope number 5, Deraedemaeker reprints, also forgery of "Pick Pocket" numbered 3 £250-350
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x "Pickwick", envelope number 5, unused, coloured; a little soiled, flaps strengthened and small portions of the reverse missing. Attractive £100-150
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x "Peg Leg Sailor" envelope number 5, unused (Proof?); fine £200-250
Provenance: R.C. Alcock
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Envelopes number 1 and 4 (2), unused and uncoloured; the first soiled £100-150
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Envelopes number 2, 3, 5 and 6, Deraedemaker reprints, unused, good to fine £100-150

Spooner
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x Envelope number 1, coloured and uncoloured examples, unused, fine £200-250
107
x Envelope number 1, dated 22 Aug. 1840 and used from London to Norwich, endorsed Prepaid, rated "1" (crossed through) and "2" in manuscript, dated markings on reverse; the envelope with a variety of humorous notations on the front, roughly opened, with ink burning and the right hand flap missing. Nevertheless rare. Photo £1,000-1,200
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x Envelope number 1, franked 1840 1d. black, Plate V, SB, dated 4 Dec. 1840 and addressed to Tenbury, tied by a good strike of the red Maltese Cross cancellation and with two Morton-in-Marsh datestamps on the face (one cancelling Britannia); small perimeter tears at top and foot, the adhesive with faults, nevertheless attractive and rare. Photo £1,200-1,500
Provenance: R.C. Alcock, Charless Hahn, Louis Grunin
literature:
Illustrated in "British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century" by Bodily, Jarvis and Hahn
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x Envelopes 1, 3 and 11 coloured, 3, 10 and 11 uncoloured, chiefly good to fine £600-750
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x Envelope number 2, coloured and uncoloured examples, unused, fine £200-250
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x Envelope number 3, coloured and uncoloured examples, the second a trifle soiled, unused, fine £200-250
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x Envelope number 4, coloured and uncoloured examples, unused, the second with small faults on reverse £200-250
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x Envelope number 4, coloured, unused, a little creased and stained £100-120
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x Envelopes number 4 and 5, imitations marked 1 and 2, unused; fine £150-180
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x Envelope number 5, uncoloured, unused, fine £90-120
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x Envelope number 6, coloured and uncoloured examples, unused, fine £200-250
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x Envelope number 7, coloured and uncoloured examples, unused, fine £200-250
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x Envelope number 8, uncoloured, unused, fine £90-120
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x Envelope 9, uncoloured, unused, fine £90-120
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x Envelope number 10, coloured and uncoloured examples, unused, the first a little soiled, fine £200
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x Envelope number 11, coloured and uncoloured examples, unused, the first a trifle soiled, fine £200-250
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x Envelope number 12, uncoloured, unused, fine £120-150
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x Envelope number 12, dated 28 May 1841 and addressed to Devon, red "1" and Southampton double ring datestamp on the front, Plymouth arrival (30.5) on reverse; seal removed and some light staining, otherwise fine and extremely rare. Photo £1,500-1,800
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x Envelope number 13, uncoloured, unused, fine £150-200

Thackery
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x A print (no. 26 of 120) in black on India from a sketch said to have been made by Thackery on the back of an envelope, also a print from the defaced plate. Rare. Photo £400-500

J. Valentine
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x "The Past - The Future", Proofs of the front panel in red, in blue and in black, each on card (190x128m.), fine. Photo £300-400
Provenance: R.C. Alcock
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x Universal Brotherhood, three different unused (one printed on the reverse), fine £200-250
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x Deraedemaeker reprints, selection of eight, mostly different, unused; good to fine £350-450

Thomas White
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x The "Moll Roony" Broadsheet and the smaller envelope, unused, the first a little cut down at foot, the second with manuscript additions to the design; folded and some faults £600-800

Whitaker's Almanac
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x With "12 warwick line/london/e.c." embossed on flap, dated 8 May 1880, used from London to Royston and franked 1880-81 1d.; a little stained, fine £120-150
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x -- Two envelopes, each franked 1858-79 1d., one to Gloucester and the other to London; the second with flap and part of reverse missing, a little stained £120-150
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x -- Another two envelopes, each franked 1881 1d., one to Cavan, the other to London; the first with flap missing and a few perimeter faults £120-150

Forgeries
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x The "Lord Holland" forgery (or reproduction) of 1d. envelope A25, also N. Evans forgery (or reproduction) of 2d. envelope, franked 1854-57 1d. Plate 42 with "53" duplex cancellation of Bath dated 27 Jan. 1863. Photo £250-300
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x The Senf forgeries of the 1d. and 2d. Letter sheets, both A23, also 2d. A25 with different inscription, from the 1866 Stamp Journal number 1; some stains and faults £150-180
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x The Senf forgeries of the 1d. and 2d. Letter Sheets, both A25; a little fragile and small faults £100-120
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x 1d. and 2d., each with "Fac-Simile" in each lower corner, Johs Ludemann forgery of 2d. a210, 2d. black forgery (front only), creased but rare £200-250
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x Selection of nine items, mostly Deraedemaeker reprints, including Valentine Universal Brotherhood envelope bearing 1d. with "352" cancellation, from Hale to London (stamp may not belong), 1901 Mulready like caricature, etc., mixed condition £600-800
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Selection of six items, including Senf forgery of 2d. Mulready letter sheet, Linton envelopes in black and in blue, Ocean Penny Postage envelope and two Southgate Deraedemaeker reprints; unused, good to fine £100-150

Line Engraved Proofs and Essays

Charles Whiting
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The complete page from the 1843 Arts Journal featuring the embossed "paid" head in pink, essays number 25 and 26 in red and blue plus the fancy engine-turned design surrounded by an elaborate colourless relief vase design with various floral motifs within a green engine turned frame; the reverse with an elaborate design printed in green and red, "printed by/charles whiting/for protection against/forgery", some perimeter faults and tear into the embossed design at right sealed by tape. Attractive and scarce £200-250
140
Beaufort House: Embossed head type F with "paid" at top, printed in rose, on card, a little stained. Photo £300-400
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x Beaufort House: 1d. essay number 10 in black and red, on soft, thick wove paper, large margins, fine. Photo £500-600
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x Beaufort House: Essay number 25 and 26, se-tenant, on thick card, fine. Photo £600-800

Rainbow Colour Trials
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x State 2 on white wove paper dipped in prussiate of potash in lilac-pink, large margins, fine. Specialised DP20a, £4,500. Photo £1,500-2,000
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x State 2, on gummed, white wove paper in reddish brown, cancelled by an experimental abraiding wheel, large margins, fine and unusual. Specialised DP20c. Photo £800-1,000
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x State 2 on thick bluish laid paper, in dull olive-green, from the lower left corner of the sheet, good margins, fine. Specialised DP20d, £4,500. Photo £1,500-2,000
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Cancellation Experiment: State 3 in red-brown [3], [4], [7] and [9] affixed to part sheet and numbered "25", "26", "27" and "28", though the corners of the stamps are with manuscript numbers two higher, with removed cushion cancellation; some wear from the removal experiment, a fine piece. Also [2] with manuscript "V" in centre (partially removed) affixed to piece, [8] and [9] affixed to piece numbered "17" and "18". A few faults but a rare group. Photo £9,000-10,000
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Cancellation Experiment: State 3 in red-brown [4], [5], with manuscript "V" in centre which has been partially removed, affixed to piece of displace sheet, [6] and [8] affixed to part page and numbered "19" and "20" with removed cushion cancellation; a few faults but a fine group. Photo £4,000-5,000
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1865 1d. black, "Royal" reprint, Plate 66, AI, watermark inverted, part original gum, clear to large margins all round, fine. Specialised DP35a, £3,500. Photo £750-850
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1867 Paris Exhibition 1d. black, Plate 103, CJ, touched at lower right, a little stained on the reverse. Specialised DP38, £3,000. Photo £700-800
150
2d. blue from the small trial plate of twelve, a single [3] with large to very large margins and postally used with London District "80" cancellation of Tottenham; the watermark is centred to the lower left where there is a natural watermark "thin", and there is a small corner nick, well away from the design. A good example of one of these rare postally used proofs. Specialised DP43, £22,000. Photo £4,000-5,000

1850 Prince Consort Essay
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Great Britain Stamps and Postal History (Sale No. 13026)
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 5th June 2013 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing:
Monday 3 June 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Tuesday 4 June 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
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