Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Specialised Great Britain Stamps and Postal History
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 14th May 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing Details in London
Monday 12 May 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Tuesday 13 May 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Private viewing by appointment only
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Auction Lots - Page 5
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CC-CD (CD double letter D) horizontal pair, close to large margins all round and showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at lower left, light red Maltese Cross cancellations; fine. Photo £250-300
202
CC and DH (roller flaw), DD touched at left, otherwise good margins all round, cancelled by black Maltese Cross cancellations on entire letter, dated 26 April 1841, black boxed beauly arrival datestamp on the front, vertical filing fold well clear of the adhesives, fine £200-250
203
CE, good to large margins all round, just tied by red Maltese Cross to entire letter, dated 18 Sept. 1840, on reverse Stranraer c.d.s.; vertical filing fold well clear of the adhesive, fine. Photo £150-200
204
CF-CI (CF burr rubs) horizontal strip of four, CI touched at foot, good to large margins other sides, tied by black Maltese Cross cancellations on entire, dated 27 March 1841, addressed to Inveraray, red boxed Campletown datestamp (unclear) on reverse, vertical filing fold affecting CF, otherwise fine. Quite attractive and scarce. Photo £400-500
Provenance: Robson Lowe sale, December 1970
205
CI-CL (CL non-coincident re-entry) horizontal strip of four, touched to large margins, crisp red Maltese Cross cancellations; attractive. Photo £200-250
206
DA-EB (DB roller flaw) block of four, good to large margins all round, red Maltese Cross cancellations; creased and repaired, fine appearance. Photo £800-1,000
207
EC and Plate 2 KA, close to large margins, on piece with red Maltese Cross cancellations, KA small surface scrape at lower left; fine £150-200
208
EC-ED horizontal pair, ED just touched at top, close to large margins other sides, tied by red Maltese Cross cancellations to entire letter, dated 9 Aug. 1840, addressed to Farnham, redirected on arrival and additionally franked Plate 1b CF (margins all round) and CI (touched or cut into at places); semicircular Farnham d.s. (12.8) on the front and a variety of datestamps on reverse. An unusual redirected double weight entire. Photo £400-500
209
EI, good to large margins all round, tied by red Maltese Cross cancellation to entire (side panels missing), dated 10 Aug. 1840, addressed to Worcester, double ring York d.s. on reverse; filing fold clear of the adhesive, fine. Photo £150-180
210
EL, good to large margins all round, crisp black Maltese Cross cancellation; fine. Photo £100-150
211
FI-FJ (FI double letter F) and FK-FL horizontal pairs, FL just touched at right, otherwise good to large margins all round, FI showing portion of the adjoining stamp at foot, on piece (to which they may not belong) with red Maltese Cross cancellations; fine. Photo £400-450
212
GH, large even margins, central, upright red Maltese Cross cancellation in an orange-red shade; fine and attractive. Photo £150-200
213
HA-HB (HB original Plate 1a re-entry) horizontal pair, close to good margins all round, black Maltese Cross cancellations; fine. Photo £200-250
214
HD-HI (HD original Plate 1a re-entry) horizontal strip of six, close at places but clear at top and with good to large margins other sides, red Maltese Cross cancellations, HD creased, HI tiny thin, otherwise fine and a rare strip. Photo £1,000-1,200
215
HJ-HL (HK non-coincident re-entry, HL recut sideline and corners) horizontal strip of three, close but clear at right, large margins other sides, creased between HJ and HK, HJ with pinhole, otherwise fine. Photo £400-500
216
IF, used with Plate 6 AF, AG and HK, two a little cut into, tied by black Maltese Cross cancellations on piece; fine and an unusual piece. Photo £400-500
217
IJ-IK (IJ recut sidelines) horizontal pair, close to large margins all round, tied to small piece (lifted and hinged to place) by crisp red Maltese Cross cancellations, scissors cut in the margin at top; fine and attractive. Photo £200-250
218
IK, large margins, fine impression, tied by a light red Maltese Cross cancellation, which leaves the Queen's profile almost untouched, to entire, dated 25 Oct. 1840 from Shoreham to London, framed "No. 1" below the adhesive and dated markings on the reverse; filing folds well clear of the adhesive, fine and attractive. Photo £250-300
219
KA, good to very large margins all round, crisp and practically complete red Maltese Cross cancellation; very fine and highly appealing. Photo £200-250
220
LA-LC (LA and LB recut side lines) horizontal strip of three, large margins all round, red Maltese Cross cancellations in an orange-red shade; fine. Photo £500-600
221
LG-LH and ME-MF (ME recut sidelines, MF double letter F) horizontal pairs, LH cut into at foot, good to large margins other sides, tied by red Maltese Cross cancellations to long, refolded entire letter, dated 10 July 1840, from London to Stone; ME with small wrinkle, vertical filing folds clear of the adhesives, fine. Photo £500-700
222
LH-LK horizontal strip of four, LH just touched at top left, good to large margins other sides and showing a trace of the adjoining stamp at right, tied by light red Maltese Cross cancellations (lifted and hinged to place) on entire (no side flaps), dated 17 Nov. 1840, addressed to Bury, double ring Chester c.d.s. on reverse across flap, fine and attractive. Hunziker Certificate (1964). Photo £600-800
Provenance: Robson Lowe sale, January 1963
223
MA-MB, PG-PH (PG constant variety), RB-RC (RB recut side lines) and TB-TC (TC recut side lines) horizontal pairs, the first with black, the others with red Maltese Cross cancellations, MA cut into at lower left, otherwise close to large margins, some faults £250-300
224
ML, good to very large margins all round, crisp red Maltese Cross cancellation; diagonal wrinkles hardly detracting, fine. Photo £150-200
225
ML, good to huge margins all sides, tied by a bold red Maltese Cross in a scarlet shade, and with New Buckenham/Penny Post additionally tying the stamp, to entire letter, dated 5 June 1840, addressed to Norwich, on reverse red attleborough and black norwich datestamps; filing folds clear of the adhesive; fine and a most attractive entire. Photo £600-800
226
ND-NG, NH-NK (ND, NE, NF, NG, NI and NJ retouched check letters, NG also non-coincident re-entry) two horizontal strips of four, margins all round, tied by black Maltese Cross cancellations to piece dated 24 April 1841; wrinkle affecting NK, otherwise fine and an impressive and extremely rare piece. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: M. Burrus, October 1963
227
OC-RC (PC recut side lines) vertical strip of four, good to large margins all round, crisp black Maltese Cross cancellations, fine and an attractive multiple. Photo £800-1,000
228
PI-PL (PJ and PK retouched check letters) horizontal strip of four, PK very close at foot but good to large margins other sides, tied by light red Maltese Cross cancellations on entire, dated 9 Feb. 1841, addressed to Bromley, double ring doncaster c.d.s. on the front, fine. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: Robson Lowe sale, January 1967
229
QD-QE (QD burr rubs) horizontal pair, good to large margins all round, red Maltese Cross cancellations; fine. Photo £250-300
230
QE-QF (QF burr rubs and recut side lines) horizontal pair, good to large margins all round, red Maltese Cross cancellations; vertical crease between, fine. Photo £200-250
231
QF-RF (RF recut sidelines) vertical pair, QF cut into at left, good to large margins other sides and showing portions of three adjoining stamps, tied by crisp red Maltese Cross cancellations on long entire letter, dated 4 Oct. 1840, addressed to Ludlow, double ring wingham c.d.s. on reverse; the entire letter folded out of shape, fine. Photo £300-400
232
QK-QL (QL non-coincident re-entry) horizontal pair, very close at upper right, good to large margins other sides, tied by black Maltese Cross cancellations on entire, dated 30 March 1841, addressed to London, red Glasgow c.d.s. on reverse; fine. Photo £200-250
233
RC, good to large margins, heavily cancelled by red Maltese Cross cancellation, on entire letter, dated 9 Nov. 1840, from Douglas, Scotland to London, endorsed in red "above the 1/2oz" and "Paid 1d.", red Paid Tombstone d.s. on the front and framed red "douglas" on the reverse; the cover with a closed tear and filing folds, clear of the adhesive. A rare 1d. black cover with a manuscript weight endorsement. Photo £200-220
234
RC-RH (RD and RF recut side-lines, RE burr rubs) horizontal strip of six, RC touched at left, close to large margins other sides, red Maltese Cross cancellations, creases affecting RD and RG, fine and a rare multiple. Photo £1,500-2,000
Provenance: Robson Lowe Sale, January 1967
235
RJ, good to large margins all round, tied by black Maltese Cross and straight line "Charing Cross" to envelope, dated 7 Nov. 1840, addressed to Lancaster Place, red London datestamp on reverse; fine. A rare envelope with "Charing Cross" cancelling the stamp and displaying experimental use of the black Maltese Cross. Photo £600-700
236
RK, RJ, used with Plate 6 LE on entire dated Oct. 1840, addressed to Lancashire; RK and LE touched or cut into at left, tied by red Maltese Cross cancellations, filing fold clear of the adhesives, a few faults but RJ fine £200-250
237
TG-TJ horizontal strip of four, close to large margins all round and showing a trace of the adjoining stamp at left, tied by light red Maltese Cross cancellations on entire letter, dated 1 July 1840, from Dumfries to Kirkculdbright; boxed datestamp on reverse, central filing fold strengthened by archival tape; fine and rare. Photo £1,500-2,000

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AA-AB horizontal pair, close or just touched at upper left, good to large margins other sides, tied by black Maltese Cross cancellations on entire, dated 20 May 1841, addressed to London, burton on trent c.d.s. on reverse, light vertical filing fold through AB, fine. Photo £200-250
239
AG, large margins and showing portions of adjoining stamps at left and right, tied by red Maltese Cross cancellation, in a reddish-orange shade, on envelope, dated 24 Sept. 1840, addressed to Montrose, on reverse red boxed Arbroath d.s., opening well for display; small portion of one of the flaps missing, otherwise fine and most attractive. Photo £500-600
240
BE, good to large margins all round, tied by two strikes of a red Maltese Cross cancellation, in a vermilion shade, to entire letter, addressed to Halesworth, dated 13 July 1840, cancellation, with double ring Beccles d.s. in the same colour on reverse; a small portion of the reverse of the entire has been cut out and replaced, nevertheless a fine, clean and uncreased cover. Photo £300-350
241
BI-BJ horizontal pair, good to large margins all round, tied by crisp black Maltese Cross cancellations, on entire, dated 25 Feb. 1841, addressed to Dornock, boxed thurso datestamp on reverse; fine. Photo £300-400
242
CF-DG (DG double letter G) block of four, CG close or just touched at upper right, good to large margins other sides, red Maltese Cross cancellations, fine. A rare block. Photo £2,000-2,500
243
DA-DB, JK-JL and SF-SG, horizontal pairs, DA cut into at foot, otherwise margins all round, the first two with red and the last with black Maltese Cross cancellations, fair to good £300-350
244
DH-DI horizontal pair close to large margins all round, tied by crisp red Maltese Cross cancellations, on entire letter, dated 9 July 1841, addressed to London; the entire letter slightly refolded, fine. Photo £300-350
245
EE-EL horizontal strip of eight, a little touched or cut into at places, EI defective, tied by red Maltese Cross cancellations on entire letter, dated 5 June 1840, stratford stoney c.d.s. on reverse, vertical filing folds affecting EH and EJ. A rare and impressive multiple. Photo £4,000-5,000
Provenance: Robson Lowe Sale, November 1964
246
GA and GB, tied by red Maltese Cross cancellations on entire, dated 30 June 1840, addressed to Kendal, GA touched at left, otherwise good to large margins all round, red Ulverstone c.d.s. on the front, attractive. Photo £200-250
247
GL, good to very large margins all round, crisp, upright and practically complete red Maltese Cross cancellation; very fine. Photo £200-250
248
IH-IK horizontal strip of four, large margins all round, red Maltese Cross cancellations, creased and thinned, good appearance and scarce. Photo £400-500
Provenance: Robson Lowe sale, April 1969
249
JG-KH block of four, JH very close or touched at right, otherwise good to large margins all round, red Maltese Cross cancellations, horizontal creases, good appearance and a scarce block. Photo £2,000-2,500
250
JG-JL horizontal strip of six, good to large margins all round, red Maltese Cross cancellations, sound and uncreased. A rare strip. Photo £2,000-2,500
Provenance: Robson Lowe sale, March 1962
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Specialised Great Britain Stamps and Postal History
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 14th May 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing Details in London
Monday 12 May 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Tuesday 13 May 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Private viewing by appointment only
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