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| 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 10 | |||
| 451 | |||
| Plate 11: MB, good to large margins all round, tied to part letter sheet, dated 17 April 1841, addressed to Norfolk, by two strikes of a red London Tombstone datestamp, with another strike repeated alongside and black "Cannon St. Rd./1d. PAID" below; light horizontal filing crease well clear of the adhesive, fine and rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1989). Specialised AS74vd, £20,000. Photo £10,000-12,000 |
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| 452 | |||
| Selection of 198 used examples in folder, including Plate 8 (99), Plate 9 (31), Plate 10 (65), Plate 11 (3), mixed condition, fine included £1,500-2,000 |
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| 453 | |||
| Plate 22: DC, close to large margins all round and showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at left, tied to entire dated 2 June 1843, addressed to Edinburgh, by a fine strike of the distinctive Maltese Cross of Greenock and with red boxed datestamp on reverse; vertical filing fold well clear of the adhesive, fine. Specialised B1th, £500 £80-100 |
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| 454 | |||
| Plate 31: OL, part of sheet margin at right and large margins other sides, tied by a very fine and almost upright strike of the number "1" in Maltese Cross, to wrapper, dated 19 July 1843, addressed to Halifax, dated marking on reverse; very fine and attractive. Photo £300-350 |
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| 455 | |||
| Plate 33: KD, small to good margins all round, tied by a superb, crisp and upright strike of the number "4" in Maltese Cross, to entire, dated 21 June 1843, addressed to Yeovil, dated markings on reverse; light and unobtrusive horizontal filing fold, well clear of the adhesive; rare and stunning. Photo £600-700 |
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| 456 | |||
| Plate 34: FG, good to large margins all round, cancelled by a crisp and largely complete strike of the number "12" in Maltese Cross; very fine £120-150 |
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| 457 | |||
| –– OK (double letter O), good to large margins, small corner crease in the margin at lower right, crisp and clear number "7" in Maltese Cross cancellation, on small envelope, dated 28 Aug. 1843, addressed to Ripon; fine £80-100 |
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| 458 | |||
| –– RD, good to large margins all round, tied by a fine crisp strike of the number "5" in Maltese Cross to entire, dated 14 July 1843, addressed to Sheffield, with purple "T.P/Leadenhall St." alongside, dated markings on reverse; exceptional and uncreased. Photo £200-250 |
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| 459 | |||
| Plate 39: OL, part of sheet margin at right with trace of inscription, huge margins other sides and showing portions of adjoining stamps at top and foot, black Maltese Cross cancellation. Exceptional. Photo £80-100 |
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| 460 | |||
| Plate 42: MB, close to very large margins all round, tied to piece by a clear strike of the number "11" in Maltese Cross; fine £80-100 |
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| 461 | |||
| x Plate 52, GB-GC horizontal pair, good to very large margins all round and showing some early signs of Plate wear, lightly mounted or unmounted mint. A fresh and attractive pair. Photo £400-450 |
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| 462 | |||
| Plate 57: SL, part of sheet margin at right and large to huge margins other sides, showing portions of three adjoining stamps, light barred oval cancellation, a small thin in the margin at foot hardly detracts from this phenomenal example. Photo £120-140 |
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| 463 | |||
| Plate 60: QB-QE, horizontal strip of four, large margins, tied to small piece by "575" barred oval cancellations of North Shields, QE with corner crease, otherwise fine £80-100 |
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| 464 | |||
| x Plate 105, SF (inverted "S") on evenly blued paper, good to very large margins, large part original gum; minor bend near corner. A good stamp. Specialised BS32c. Photo £150-180 |
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| 465 | |||
| Plate 107: SK (inverted "S"), good to large margins, Irish numeral cancellation, fine. Specialised BS32ca, £800. Photo £100-120 |
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| 466 | |||
| Plate 129: FL, good to large margins all round, tied by light numeral cancellation to "telegraphic despatch,/by submarine telegraph" envelope, printed in red, addressed to Bath, with "From Dover Station,/23rd. day of Feby 1852/IMMEDIATE" (with 'Dover' and dates completed by hand) at lower left. Complete with the telegraphic cross Channel message: "from-captain-bullock-to-mrs-taylor-with-affectionate-&-very-best-wishes-for-the-pleasant-journey-of-herself-&mr-taylor-to-india-&sincere-hopes-for-her-happy-re-union-with-the-dear-friends-she-leaves-in england-printed-by-submarine-telegraph-between-england-&-france-february-23-1852-9-10-am-weather-cold but-fine.". On reverse, red and blue datestamps of 24 Feb. 1852; Superb. The only recorded example of an imperforate stamp used on this form of envelope, complete with telegraphic cross-Channel message. This was sent just over 3 months after the line was opened to the public. A cover of major importance in the field of transport and communication. Photo £10,000-15,000 Note: The Submarine Telegraph Company was established in 1850 by John Walker Brett (1805-1863) and his younger brother, Jacob, to operate submarine telegraph cables between Britain and the Continent, under commissions from the French and Belgian Governments. In 1851, the Bretts engaged Thomas Crampton to lay a cross Channel cable between Dover and Calais. The line was completed on 17 October 1851, and opened to the public for the transmission of letters on 13 November. The Bretts' Submarine Telegraph between England and France was the first successful service of this kind in the world. Messages via their Patent Printing Telegraph were communicated by means of copper wire, insulated with two layers of gutta-percha. John Brett died in a Staffordshire lunatic asylum |
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| 467 | |||
x Plate 180: AJ, AK imprimatur, rejoined horizontal pair showing the marginal inscription, one with full top margin and both showing the ivory head. Fine with large margins all round. Photo £750-800Unplated |
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| 468 | |||
| AL, tied to 1843 (13 May) entire letter to Ludlow, good to large margins and tied by a neat strike of number "10" in Maltese Cross cancellation, the reverse bearing the despatch and arrival datestamps; horizontal filing crease. Fresh. Cat. £1,000. Photo £300-350 |
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| 469 | |||
| BC, tied to 1843 (15 May) envelope to Manchester, large to very large margins and tied by a light and neat strike of number 11 in Maltese Cross cancellation, fresh and attractive. Cat. £1,100. Photo £400-450 |
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| 470 | |||
| BK, tied to 1843 (4 May) entire letter to Ashby de la Zouch, good to very large margins and cancelled by an upright and central strike of number "9" in Maltese Cross, London despatch and part arrival c.d.s. on the reverse; good. Cat. £550. Photo £200-240 |
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| 471 | |||
| CE-DF block of four, just cut into at left, other margins close to very large, large part original gum; small thin, some creasing and wrinkling. Cat. £3,200. Photo £600-700 |
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| 472 | |||
| KA, very large margins, showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at right and a trace of the inscription at left, light, central and upright number "6" in Maltese Cross cancellation; fine and most appealing. Photo £80-120 |
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| 473 | |||
| KK-KL horizontal pair (cut into and faults), tied to 1848 (11 Sept.) entire letter< (with weighty enclosures) from Navan to Gloucestershire, with Irish "348" cancellations and "tara/Navan" at lower left, redirected to Warwickshire and additionally franked 1d. ME-MF horizontal pair, good to large margins all round, with crisp blue "571" barred oval cancellations of Northleach, a variety of datestamps on reverse; the flap torn, otherwise fine and an attractive redirected letter. Photo £500-600 |
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| 474 | |||
| OB-OF horizontal strip of five, good to very large margins all round and cancelled by fine strike of number "5" in Maltese Cross; vertical creases either side of OD; a very attractive and appealing strip. Photo £500-600 |
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| 475 | |||
| SA, good to large margins all round, tied to piece by a good strike of the Hollymount distinctive Maltese Cross cancellation, fine and rare. Specialised B1tha, £2,800. Photo £200-250 |
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| 476 | |||
| TE, large margins all round, tied to envelope by a superb blue "515" barred oval cancellation of South Cave, dated 7 May 1845, addressed to Scarborough, with matching undated "south cave" on reverse; the envelope with some minor perimeter faults but nevertheless fine and most appealing. Photo £300-350 |
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| 477 | |||
x Collection in a green album, 323 stamps, including a complete reconstruction, Plated examples with twenty-seven unused (Plate 16 block of six), used with Plate 28 inverted watermark, Plate 8 RG-SH block of four, Plate 102 MB-NE block of eight, etc., mixed condition £2,200-2,5001841 Two Pence BluePlate 3 |
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| 478 | |||
| CK, good to enormous margins all round showing a sizable portion of the adjoining stamp at left, Dublin distinctive Maltese Cross cancellation; an outstanding example. Specialised E1ul, £700. Photo £150-200 |
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| 479 | |||
| KC, a little close at top but large to enormous margins other sides and showing portions of adjoining stamps at left and right, number "12" in Maltese Cross cancellation; small inclusion at upper left, fine. S.G. 13f, £550 £80-100 |
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| 480 | |||
| MH, good to very large margins all round, cancelled by red "p.d." (Paid to Destination) in oval cancellation, fine. An extremely rare marking, believed to be even scarcer than the red numeral, which is priced at £28,000 by Stanley Gibbons. R.P.S. Certificate (1992). Photo £2,500-3,000 |
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| 481 | |||
| OD-OE horizontal pair, large to very large margins all round and showing a trace of the adjoining stamp at lower right, number "12" in Maltese Cross cancellations (OD clear profile), vibrant colour, light horizontal bend; fine and attractive. S.G. 13f, £1,100+. Photo £200-220 |
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| 482 | |||
RB, large margins, cancelled by a fine and crisp strike of the number "12" in Maltese Cross cancellation; fine. S.G. 12f, £550. Photo £200-220Plate 4 |
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| 483 | |||
| ED-EF, horizontal pair with watermarks inverted, a little close at right, large margins other sides and showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at lower left, indistinct Scottish numeral cancellation; fine. S.G. 14wi, £1,700. Photo £250-300 |
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| 484 | |||
| x HH, imprimatur in a deep shade, good to very large margins and showing slight ivory head on the reverse. Fine. Only 22 stamps were removed from the imprimatur sheet. Specialised £16,000. Photo £5,000-6,000 |
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| 485 | |||
QE, very large margins all round and showing portions of three adjoining stamps, Irish "142" cancellation of Clonmel; very fine. An exceptional example £60-80Postal Notice |
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| 486 | |||
x 1841 (April) Postal Notice from E.S. Lees, General Post Office, Edinburgh, bearing 2d. blue postal stationery envelope with large red "specimen" overprint, also another 2d. envelope and 1d. pink letter sheet similarly overprinted; the notice folded. Specialised PN4. Photo £1,000-1,2001854-57Watermark Small Crown |
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| 487 | |||
x 1d. red-brown, plate 200, AK-AL corner pair showing the plate number and margin inscription and with some of the deckling from the edge of the sheet, unused without gum. A very scarce plate number item. Photo £800-9001856-58 Die II, Alphabet III, White paperWatermark Large Crown, Perforation 14 |
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| 488 | |||
| x 1d. Plate 34: AF-AI horizontal strip of four, plate 43 IC-JE block of six (3x2), unplated DI-EJ block of four, part original gum; good to fine. S.G. 38/41 £250-300 |
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| 489 | |||
| x 1d. Plate 36: TJ, Plate 39 CD, Plate 41 AH, Plate 47 DB-BB, Plate 49 CH, Plate 52 MG, Plate 56 AF, AI-AJ, BJ and LJ-LK, Plate 57 PL, part original gum or unused, several very fine £200-250 |
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| 490 | |||
| x 1d. Plate 42: DG, EI-EL horizontal strip of four, tied by "13" in barred oval cancellations to entire, dated 15 Sept. 1863, addressed to Paris, Angl. Amb. Calais c.d.s. (16.9) additionally ties DG; some faults but good appearance and scarce. S.G. 38/41 £60-80 |
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| 491 | |||
| x 1d. Plate 42: NC-Tl, irregular block of ninety, large part original gum, a few split and irregular perfs. as would be expected with a block of this size, some slight stains on reverse but fresh colour and chiefly fine. A very scarce block. S.G. 38/41, £7,350 as 22 blocks of four and two singles £2,000-2,500 |
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| 492 | |||
| x 1d. Plate 43: EG-HH, irregular block of ten, tied to piece by "76" duplex cancellations of 20 June 1857; a little rubbed at top, fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1966). S.G. 38/41 £150-200 |
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| 493 | |||
| x 1d. Plate 49: HA, tied to envelope, dated 5 Jan. 1860, by Irish "214" Spoon cancellation of Enniskillen, with undated "kinlough" in circle alongside; fine. S.G. 38/41 £80-100 |
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| 494 | |||
| x 1d. Plate 52: RI, tied by London "3" duplex cancellation of 16 Aug. 1859, to prices current, addressed to Switzerland; filing fold clear of the adhesive, fine and a scarce 1d. rate cover to Switzerland. Van Der Linden Certificate (1997). S.G. 38/41 £100-120 |
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| 495 | |||
| x 1d. Plate 56: Cl, DF-DH horizontal strip of three, tied by "447" duplex cancellations of Leeds, to entire letter dated 25 June 1851, addressed to France; transit and arrival markings, fine. S.G. 38/41 £80-100 |
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| 496 | |||
| x 1d. Plate 56: SA-SF horizontal strip of six, tied by Leeds "447" duplex cancellations of 1 June 1860, to opened out envelope addressed to South Africa, Grahams Town arrival d.s. (19.7) on reverse; SF torn on application, otherwise fine. S.G. 38/41 £100-120 |
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| 497 | |||
| x 1d. rose-red, Plate 58: DG-FJ, block of twelve (4x3) with original gum, good fresh colour, some slight creases or wrinkles, fine and fresh. S.G. 40, £600 as singles £120-150 Provenance: Lord Steinberg, September 2011 |
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| 498 | |||
| x 1d. rose-red, plate 52: KD-KF imperforate strip of three, close or just touched to very large margins all round and well tied by Liverpool roller "466" on local Liverpool wrapper being a printed "Notice of Objection" (of the recipient remaining on the list of voters) and with Liverpool 1858 (23 Aug.) backstamp; the wrapper with some creasing and age faults, nevertheless, a major rarity from this period. S.G. 40a. Photo £8,500-9,000 |
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| 499 | |||
| x 1d. Plate 58: KE-KH horizontal strip of four, tied by Bristol "134" duplex cancellations of 30 April 1858, to long, local, envelope; vertical filing fold clear of the adhesives, a little roughly opened, fine. S.G. 38/41 £100-120 |
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| 500 | |||
| x 1d. Plate 59: DJ, tied by London "18" barred oval cancellation to printed entire letter, dated 16 July 1858, locally addressed, "D*" inspectors marking alongside, fine. S.G. 38/41 £80-100 |
| 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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