PLATE 5 - A MINT MARGINAL BLOCK OF TWELVE: Plate 5 HV-KX a mint marginal block of twelve with imperforate margin at right, with "Place the Labels ABOVE and at the RIGHT HAND SID" part inscription. Some re-enforced perforations and a repaired marginal tear. Almost full gum. SG £1,320+. PHOTO - see page 40. £160
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PLATE 5 - A MINT BLOCK OF SIX: Plate 5 EA-FC a well centred mint block of six with full original wrinkled gum. SG £1,050 PHOTO - see page 40. £120
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PLATE 6 - A MINT BLOCK F TWELVE: Plate 12 RQ-TT a mint marginal block of twelve from the foot of the sheet with current number "176" and "careful not to remove the cement" part inscription. Full wrinkled gum. Fine. SG £1,440 PHOTO - see page 39. £300
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PLATE 8 - IMPRIMATUR: Plate 8 SS. A fine imprimatur without gum as issued. SG £1,500 PHOTO - see page 40. £400
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PLATE 9 - USED: Plate 9 PC centered a little to right with part duplex cancellation. Fine. SG £850 PHOTO - see page 40. £180
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PLATE 9 - USED: Plate 9 AC centered to right. Good used. SG £850 PHOTO - see page 40. £120
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PLATE 10 - A MINT BLOCK OF SIX: Plate 10 AO-CP a mint block of six, the lower block of four being unmounted. centred to left and vertical perfs between the top pair divided. A good multiple. SG £780 as singles. PHOTO - see page 40. £120
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PLATE 10 - A MINT BLOCK OF NINE: Plate 10 QA-SC a mint marginal block of nine from the right of the sheet with "PRICE 1/2d Per Label 1/-" part inscription. Some split perfs between margin and stamps, centred to right and some toned spots almost entirely confined to the selvedge. £120
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PLATE 12 - A SPECTACULAR MINT MARGINAL BLOCK OF NINETY ONE WITH SELVEDGE: Plate 12 HF-TL a mint block of ninety one with large part marginal inscription "PRICE 1/2d Per Label. 1/- Per Row of 24. £1="= Per Sheet" & Place the Labels ABOVE and at the RIGH" at foot. HF-ML centred to top, NF-TL well centred for these. Some re-enforcing and the left vertical strip with minor soiling which is hardly visible on the face. Full original wrinkled gum and good colour. SG £10,920 as singles. PHOTO - INSIDE BACK COVER. £1,700
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PLATE 12 - A MINT BLOCK OF FIFTEEN WITH INVERTED AND REVERSED WATERMARK: Plate 12 FJ-JL a fresh mint block of fifteen with inverted & reversed watermark variety. The lower block of twelve unmounted, well centred with full wrinkled gum. SG Spec G4e £4,500 as singles. PHOTO - see page 40. £460
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PLATE 12 - A SPLENDID MARGINAL BLOCK OF TWELVE FROM THE TOP OF THE SHEET: Plate 12 AG-BL a marginal block of twelve from the top of the sheet with current number "220" and "1/2d Per Label 1/- Per Row of 24. £1-"- Per Sheet" and "place the Label ABOVE and at the R" part inscription. Some divided perfs between BI-BJ. Almost full gum and excellent colour. SG £1,440 as singles. PHOTO - see page 41. £300
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PLATE 12 - A MINT BLOCK OF TWELVE: Plate 12 EF-HH a mint block of twelve with full wrinkled gum, centred very slightly high, the central block of six unmounted, re-enforced at top. Fine colour. SG £1,800+ PHOTO - see page 41. £240
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PLATE 13 - A MINT PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF TWENTY FIVE: Plate 13 AA-EE an upper left corner plate block of twenty five with "be careful not to REMOVE the Cement" part inscription. Some divided and strengthened perforation but the top block of fifteen is unmounted. S scarce multiple. SG £3,000 as singles. PHOTO - see page 18. £800
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PLATE 15 - A MINT BLOCK OF NINE: Plate 15 AD-CF a mint block of nine, centred to top, AF-CF vertical crease, minor tone spots on three. Full original wrinkled gum. SG £1,575 as singles. PHOTO - see page 41. £240
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PLATE 19 - A FRESH MINT BLOCK OF THIRTY NINE: Plate 19 EO-GV + HR-JV being an irregular mint block of thirty nine. Centred a little to left, full wrinkled gum and some re-enforced perforations. Very good colour for this. A scarce multiple from this elusive plate. SG £11,700 as singles. PHOTO - see page 18. £1,400
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PLATE 19 - A STRIP OF SEVEN OVERPRINTED "SPECIMEN": Plate 19 TF-TL a horizontal strip of seven overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 9. TL with small tone spot on gum, centred to foot. A scarce multiple. SG Spec. G4u from £1,575 as singles PHOTO - see page 40. £400
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PLATE 19 - A MINT BLOCK OF SIX FROM THIS SCARCE PLATE: Plate 19 KP-MQ a mint block of six mounted on the top pair only. Fine. SG £1,800 as singles. PHOTO - see page 41. £300
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PLATE 20 - A MINT BLOCK OF EIGHT: Plate 20 DH-GI a mint block of eight in a deep shade, centred a little to the right, the central block unmounted mint. Usual wrinkled gum. Fine. SG £2,800 as singles. PHOTO - see page 41. £440
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PLATE 20 - A MINT PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF FOUR: Plate 20 SW-TX a lower right corner mint with almost full gum plate number block of four with imperforate margin at right, centred to left and thin in margin. Good colour, a scarce positional piece. SG £1,400 as singles. PHOTO - see page 41. £200
1/2d. ROSE-RED COVERS TO OVERSEAS |
MAIL TO AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND; Very fine 7 Oct. 1880 env. to Auckland "Via San Francisco" with 1/2d Pair and 1/- tied by "L1/GRACECHURCH ST/G.S/1" hexagon Duplexes (double 6d rate + 1d Late Fee) with sender's "R.T. TURNBULL & Co." FAC on rear; plus 7 Aug. 1871 env. to Melbourne (overall creasing etc.) inscribed wrongly "Via Marseilles" (that route ended in 1870!) and franked for the 10d rate (had been reduced to 9d from 1871) by 2 x 1/2d, 3 x 1d and 6d (defective) tied or cancelled by "MALLOW" c.d.s. Rare usages of the 1/2d's on mail to Australia/NZ. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 48. £200
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BLOCK OF FOUR ON COVER TO FRANCE; 1 Nov. 1870 EL to Paris with Block of Four 1/2d Rose-Reds and 1d Red tied by London Duplexes (block also tied by Calais transit c.d.s) having red London "PD" in oval on the front with Paris c.d.s on face and reverse. Rare and attractive block on mail to overseas. Exhibition quality. PHOTO - see page 8. £150
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WRAPPERS/COVERS/CARD TO GERMANY/ITALY/SWITZERLAND; 1873-80 lot all to Europe inc. uprated 1/2d Newspaper wrappers to Germany (2) or Rome (from Ireland), uprated 1/2d postcard to Germany, single 1/2d's in combination with 1d Red pair to Germany for the 2 1/2d UPU rate or in combination with 6d Grey on registered EL from Dublin to Genoa, & vertical pair with 2d Blue on mourning env. to Switzerland. (7 covers/cards) PHOTO - see page 48. £160
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MAIL TO GERMANY - STRIP OF THREE ON 1d PINK EMBOSSED ENVELOPE; Fine 7 Oct. 1876 usage of 1d Pink env. (tiny fault at lower left corner) uprated for the 2 1/2d UPU rate to Berlin (backstamp) with strip of three 1/2d Rose-Reds (Plate 12) cancelled by London Duplexes. Rare thus. Very clean and attractive; Exhibition quality. PHOTO - see page 8. £140
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RARE FRAMED "CANNOT BE SENT/EXCEEDS 1/2 OZ." ON FAILED MILITARY CONCESSION COVER TO MALTA; 26 May 1880 env. (some faults) from Glasgow to the "10th Brigade, Royal Artillery, Malta" with 1/2d Rose-Red, 2 1/2d Rosy-Mauve (defective) and 1d Venetian Reds (2) all tied by Glasgow Duplexes; this contravened the 1/2 oz. limit for a soldier's concession consequently with two strikes of the very rare Glasgow framed "CANNOT BE SENT/EXCEEDS 1/2 OZ." (both subsequently deleted prior to re-posting with the additional 3d for the 5d double UPU rate). Rare Scottish marking and an important disallowed military concession cover. [Ex Gerald Sattin Nov. 2004 realised £600 and ex Cavendish Oct. 1990 auction, lot 416, realised £313.] PHOTO - see page 2. £400
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U.P.U. RATE MAIL TO SCANDINAVIA AND RUSSIA; 1876-80 covers inc. mail to Russia (2 envs - one with strip of five of the 1/2d Rose-Red), uprated Newspaper Wrapper to Copenhagen, similar to Stockholm, env. with 1d Reds Pair to Copenhagen, and similar franking on OHMS cover from the "Science & Art Museum/Dublin" to Norway. (6 covers) PHOTO - see page 48. £150
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MULREADY DESIGN ENVELOPE USED IN 1878 BY LONDON STAMP DEALER, J. LACY & CO.; 1d Mulready design env. with "J.H.LACY & Co./FOREIGN STAMP IMPORTERS/ROTHERHITHE S.E" embossing on rear flap franked by 1d Reds Pair plus 1/2d Rose-Red (Plate 14) tied by London Duplexes to USA with NY backstamp. Early and very fine philatelic trade advertising . [BPA 1994 Certificate of Genuineness.] PHOTO - see page 48. £140
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SCARCE SINGLE-FRANKING NEWSPAPER/PRINTED MATTER MAIL TO OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS; 1875-80 solo franking 1/2d Rose-Red covers/card inc. ELs to Switzerland /Sweden with "FB" or "NPB" cancels, printed matter from Manchester to Paris or Liverpool to Nova Scotia, a very scarce printed postcard (with scarce Plate 20) to USA & Newspaper Branch cancel of Glasgow (superb strike) on printed letter to "Mexico, NY". Plus 5 pieces. The majority in fine condition. (6 covers + 5 pieces) PHOTO - see page 48. £160
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MAIL TO U.S. - U.P.U. RATES WITH 1d REDS OR 21/2d ROSY-MAUVES (ONE REGISTERED); 1875-80 covers to US inc. long 31 July 1875 (1st month of UPU) env. regd. from Dublin ("NASSAU ST" c.d.s. on front) to Wisconsin franked by 21/2d Rosy-Mauves (3) with 1d Red and 1/2d Rose-Red tied by fair "186" Numerals with v. fine red octagonal "REGISTERED/DUBLIN" d.s. alongside, plus 5 others with single 1/2d's and two 1 Red (4) of 1d Venetian Reds. (6 covers) PHOTO - see page 48. £150
1/2d ROSE-RED INTERNAL COVERS |
1/2d SOLO FRANKING 1 OCTOBER 1870 FIRST DAY OF USE; Fine 1 October 1870 printed EL (with collectors typed inscription and signature on back!) for "British Asylum for Deaf and Dumb Females" (being a voting form for their Committee) franked 1/2d Rose-Red (centred upper right) Plate 4 (JR) cancelled mainly fine "LONDON N W OC 1 1870" and very fine "LONDON E/FM/OC 1/70". Rare FDC for any line-engraved stamp and the first day of the introduction of printed matter rates. Exhibition quality PHOTO - BACK COVER. £750
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1/2d SOLO FRANKINGS ON INTERNAL MAIL VARIOUSLY DISALLOWED/TAXED; 1871-80 covers inc.l. 1872 printed sealed EL Leeds to Otley taxed with h.s. "1d" and manuscript "Refused", 1873 Manchester to Liverpool part front with rare Liverpool "Closed against/inspection", 1874 large part E Leeds to London with Leeds framed "CONTRARY TO/REGULATIONS" and h.s. "1d" crossed out as possibly applied in error and 1874/80 E/part E to London both containing writing and so with framed "Contrary to Regulations/357" or "CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS/S.W". (6 covers) PHOTO - see page 48. £140
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1/2d ROSE-RED COVER WITH RARE RED HALF-MOON LONDON RLO MARKING; Fine 13 Jun. 1874 local Louth printed EL with extremely fine red half-moon framed "CONTAINS/UNAUTHORISED/WRITING/R.L.O" (due to a few handwritten words inside) with 1/2d Rose-Red cancelled Louth Duplex to Alford (c.d.s on front and rear) and manuscript "1d" due; endorsed "Not Known" on front hence sorted in London. Very attractive and rare marking. PHOTO - see page 48. £140
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VARIED 1/2d ROSE-RED USAGES INC. REGISTERED, NEWSPAPER, TOO LATE ETC; 1873-77 group inc. solo frankings (Plate 3 or Plate 10) on printed matter or part newspaper (used Dundee to Edinburgh), 1877 local env. with two 1/2d's (creased) tied by two "POSTED SINCE LAST 11 NIGHT/JA 10/EDINR/77" Duplexes and an unusual registered long env. with 1/2d Rose-Red, 2d Blue and 3d Rose-Red tied by Bath Duplexes to London. (4 covers) £120
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COVERS - A SELECTION OF PLATES USED ON COVERS:A interesting range of covers franked with various 1/2d plates comprising plates 3 (3), 4 (2), 5 (10), 6 (3, inc. one on "BOOK POST" wrapper), 11 ( inc. one with 1d plate 201 pair), 12 (3, inc. one with letter signed by the social reformer and feminist Josephine E Butler), 13 (4, inc. one on Royal Naval Female School voting paper) and 15 (3, inc. one on redirected cover with plate 10 + 1d reds x 2). Plus four unplated. Some covers with faults but an interesting lot. (33 items £200
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COVERS - AN INTERESTING GROUP WITH SOME MULTIPLES: A selection of covers with plates 1 on printed wrapper to Paisley tied by an Edinburgh dotted circle - RPS Cert 2003), 3 a pair, 5 a pair, 6, 10 (4 inc. two pairs), 11 (3, inc. a pair), 12 a pair with small portion of plate number), 13 strip of three on large sales notice and a pair) and 15 a pair. Mostly fine examples (12 covers) £120
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COVERS -A COMPLETE SET LESS PLATE 19 ON COVERS:A group of covers with most plates represented with plate 1 a pair, 3, 4 on part cover only, 5 GK with "Cn Co" perfin tied to wrapper by a circular "N.P.B." cancellation. 6 on illustrated Mrs Caudle's Curtain Lectures by Douglas Jerrold wrapper. 8 on "RETURN FOR BOARD OF TRADE" wrapper, the return half bearing an unused 1d plate 142. 9 SJ well tied to local Edinburgh wrapper, centred to left. 10 on part wrapper. 11 a pair, 12, 13, 14 pair, 15 with 1d plate 191 and 20 with 1d plate 177 pair. A good lot. PHOTO - see page 48. £240
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COVERS - FINE PLATES 8 & 14 USEAGES: An undated G.N. R. wrapper used to Edinburgh with a plate 8 KJ tied by a readable strike of a circular framed "MORE/To?PAY" h.s. Scarce thus. Also plate 14 OD used on 6th Dec. Police Assessment form of Selkirk tied by a very fine central "SELKIRK" c.d.s. (2 items). PHOTO - see page 48. £100
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COVER - FROM LEEDS BEARING PLATE 9:1872 (27 March) printed part North British & Mercantile Insurance Co letter to Bradford bearing plate 9 TE tied by a very fine Leeds upright duplex. Centred a little to lower left but a fine example. PHOTO - see page 48. £240
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COVER - PLATE 9 USE FROM SCOTLAND: 17 Jan 1872 printed local Edinburgh wrapper bearing plate 9 SP tied by an Edinburgh dotted circle duplex. Very slight trace of toning below "S" square. RPS Cert (2004) PHOTO - see page 16. £280
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COVER - PLATE 9 USED ON COVER FROM LEICESTER: 1872 (4 March) printed EL from Leicester to Oxford bearing a well centred plate 9 IC tied by a good upright Leicester duplex. Some address panel faults well car of the adhesive. PHOTO - see page 48. £240
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COVER BEARING PLATE 9 PAIR: 1872 (18 July) env from Beauly to Edinburgh bearing a plate 9 vertical pair tied by a fine duplex. Centred to right and env a little roughly opened. A multiple of this plate on cover is rare. PHOTO - see page 7. £300
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COVER WITH CENTRALLY CANCELLED PLATE 9 - STUNNING: 1872 (17 May) printed EL from Glasgow to Hamilton bearing a single plate 9 OS tied by a very fine "GLASGOW" c.d.s. A most attractive item. PHOTO - see page 48. £360
1/2d ROSE-RED USED ABROAD COVERS |
DUTCH EAST INDIES - 1876 GB USED ABROAD 3-COLOUR FRANKING ON COVER FROM ST THOMAS TO GERMANY; Fine 30 Jan. 1876 E (some reinforced folds) franked for the 11/2d rate by 1/2d Rose-Red (Pl. 10), 1d Red (Pl.163) and 1/- Green (Pl.12) lightly tied by two St Thomas Duplexes, the 1d also tied by London transit c.d.s (19 Feb.) to Hamburg (20 Feb. c.d.s). Attractive Used Abroad cover; Exhibition Quality PHOTO - BACK COVER. £300
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FRANCE- 1879 ATTEMPTED USE OF BRITISH STAMPS ON COVER FROM DUNKIRK; 3 Dec. 1879 env. (faint vertical crease) with 1d Red Pair (Pl.220) and 1/2d Rose-Red (Pl.13) - all initially uncancelled but with manuscript line and "0" marking to indicate invalidity as per UPU regulations - to London with Dunkirk c.d.s at upper left and matching h.s. "T" in triangle. In the London Foreign Branch the stamps were cancelled and tied by three strikes of the h.s. "2d" marking, having a matching London "AA/F.B/DE 4/1879" c.d.s alongside; subsequently charged "2 1/2" in manuscript for the remainder of the deficiency. Extremely unusual and possibly unique example of a disallowed British franking. PHOTO - see page 3. £300
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GIBRALTAR - 1/2d ROSE-RED WITH A26 DUPLEX ON COVER TO SPAIN; Fine 11 Mar. 1878 E (faint creasing) to Madrid with 1/2d Rose-Red (2 - both Plate 10) tied by Gibraltar Duplexes with arrival c.d.s on reverse. Attractive example of the 1d concessional letter rate to Spain. Rare usage of the 1/2d Rose-Red in Gibraltar. PHOTO - see page 8. £200
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MALTA - "REGISTERED/MALTA" CDS ON COVER TO ITALY WITH 1/2d ROSE-RED + 6d GREY; 3 Oct. 1875 E (very slight faults) to Naples (faint backstamp) with 1/2d Rose-Red (Pl.6) and 6d Grey (Pl.14) each tied by "A25" Numeral also with scarce red "REGISTERED/MALTA" c.d.s on front. Registered GB Used Abroad mail from Malta is rare. PHOTO - see page 48. £240
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MALTA - GB USED ABROAD THREE COLOUR FRANKING ON COVER FROM MALTA TO ITALY; 11 Jul. 1876 E (horizontal crease and some faults) to Leghorn (backstamped) with 1/2d Rose-Red (Pl.6), 1d Red (Pl.146) and 6d Grey (Pl.15) all tied by two strikes of the Malta "A25" Duplex. Attractive example of the treble UPU rate. PHOTO - see page 8. £200
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MALTA - "REGISTERED/MALTA" CDS ON COVER TO IONIAN ISLANDS WITH 1/2d ROSE-RED + 6d GREY; Fine 4 Dec. 1877 EL (two wax-seals removed from rear) to Corfu with 6d Grey (Pl.15) and 1/2d Rose-Red (Pl.4) each tied by "A25" Numeral also with centrally placed scarce red "REGISTERED/MALTA" c.d.s on front. The rear with four transit or arrival c.d.s. Registered GB Used Abroad mail from Malta is rare; particularly to this destination. PHOTO - see page 8. £300
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1/2d ROSE-RED USED IN MALTA ON PRINTED MATTER TO THE GREEK ISLANDS; 25 Jul. 1880 EL (Prices Current in Greek, slight faults) with 1/2d Rose-Red cancelled "Malta/A25" Duplex to Siros (Greek Islands). Unusual destination. PHOTO - see page 49. £150
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SCARCE PLATE 20 1/2d ROSE-RED STRIP OF FOUR PLUS SINGLE USED ON COVER FROM MALTA TO ITALY; Attractive 15 Sep. 1880 E (horizontal file fold) to Catania with vertical strip of four and single 1/2d Rose-Red (Plate 20) all tied by two strikes of the "Malta/A25" Duplex. Very unusual franking particularly on Used Abroad mail. PHOTO - see page 3. £240
EMBOSSED ISSUES |
EXCEPTIONAL CORNER MARGINAL 10d PAIR USED WITH MARGINAL 1/- ON LARGE PART COVER; 5 June 1851 front (somewhat reduced at left) with large flap sent from "LISKEARD" (v. fine blue c.d.s. on flap) to Launceston (both in Cornwall) franked for an exceptionally high weight inland letter-rate (2s-8d, suggesting a weight of 16 ounces!) by a spectacular top left corner marginal pair of 10d Brown (huge selvedge margins top and left, clear at right, one clear and the other just shaved at foot; stain mark between the stamps clear of designs at foot and slight wrinkles due to silk threads in each stamp) and a single right marginal 1/- Green with 4 clear margins (full selvedge at right) all tied by mainly fine Liskeard "403" Numerals. Amazing as these stamps are so seldom found with clear margins, and very rarely with selvedge. [Ex Charless Hahn.] PHOTO - see page 3. £300
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