Folder 1841 1d red quantity of 223 used examples, 3 or 4 margin examples, 102 of which have m/c, unchecked beyond a cursory glance. (SG 8) £125-150
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Single (Photo) (plate 23) 1841 1d red pl 46 'FA' with 4 large margins, part margin at left with inscription, on entire from Edinburgh to Aberdeen tied '131' barred numeral, crisp departure and arrival strikes on reverse, a lovely cover! (SG 8) £125-150
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Single 1841 1d red-brown 'QJ' on small envelope to Clonmel, tied by a complete strike of the distinctive Limerick m/c. The cover is somewhat soiled, but the stamp has four good to extra large margins and clear profile, with Limerick and Clonmel date stamp on reverse. Cat £1900 (SG 8l) (Ex Mike Holt) £200-250
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Single (Photo) (plate 22) 1841 1d red pl 31 'AL' with 4 very large margins and lovely strike of '7' in m/c, one of the finest I've seen! (SG 8m) £100-125
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Single (Photo) (plate 22) 1841 1d red 'NC' with good to enormous margins tied superb '9' in m/c, 'Maddox St' strike alongside, a lovely piece. (SG 8m) £60-75
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Single (Photo) (plate 23) 1841 1d red pl 164 'NB' with 4 large margins on cover to London tied '237' in blue of Dartmouth, a fine cover with RPS Cert. Cat £750 (SG 8p) £150-175
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Single 1841 1d red pl 28 'FG' with 4 margins on cover to Essex tied fine '134' in blue of Bristol. Cat £750 (SG 8p) £125-150
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Single (Photo) (plate 22) 1841 1d red pl 24 'SC' with 4 margins and black m/c, inverted wmk [much scarcer with m/c]. Cat £350+ (SG 8wi) £80-100
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Single (Photo) (plate 22) 1841 1d pale red brown pl 17 in horizontal pair 'SJ - SK' with 4 margins and lovely, crisply struck single m/c [contrary to regulations]. Superb. (SG 9) £100-125
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Single (Photo) (plate 23) 1841 2d blue in irregular block of 10, margins cut into at base of lower central pair and just touched at top of upper left pair, one stamp with thin, each with superb strike of black m/c. Multiples of any size are scarce with m/c and one such as this is a rarity. Cat [as 2 blocks of 4 and 2 singles] £12,000+. (SG 14) £800-950
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Single (Photo) (plate 23) 1841 2d blue 'QJ' with 4 margins fine used with duplex cancel, additionally with '7' in red applied in transit. Very striking and most unusual. RPS Cert. (SG 14) £200-250
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Single (Photo) (plate 23) 1841 2d blue in horizontal strip of 5 'MH - ML' with good to large margins, fine used with '897' numerals of Wisbech. (SG 14) £125-150
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Single 1841 2d blue 'KB' with 4 margins on entire to Congleton from London tied fine strike of black m/c, a fine cover. Cat £650 (SG 14) £80-100
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Single (Photo) (plate 22) 1841 2d blue group of 4 fine used examples, 'JB' and [in particular] 'IG' with gigantic margins. (SG 14) £60-75
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Single (Photo) (plate 23) 1841 2d blue in horizontal strip of 5 'AF - AJ' with clear to good margins and 5 strikes of the '4' in m/c. A fine and scarce multiple [each stamp additionally with fine 'Ivory' head]. Cat £3500+ (SG 14f) £600-700
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Single (Photo) (plate 23) 1841 2d blue in horizontal strip of 6 'IA - AF' with 4 margins all round and 7 strikes of the '12' in m/c. A little light creasing and some thin spots on 'IE - IF', lovely appearance and a scarce multiple. Cat £3300+ (SG 14f) £450-550
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Single (Photo) (plate 23) 1841 2d blue in horizontal strip of 4 with large margins all round [and enormous at either side] with 4 fine strikes of '12' in m/c, 2 tiny thins, a lovely piece! Cat £2200+ (SG 14f) £400-475
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Folder (Photo) (plate 18) 1858 1d red set of mint plates complete from 71 to 224 on pages, some are regummed and odd fault here and there but generally good condition and fine appearance [incl the better pl 88, 114 and 224]. Nice lot. Cat £14,000. (SG 43) £1750-2000
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Single (Photo) (plate 22) 1850 Archer 1d red brown pl 93 fine used. Cat £625 (SG 16b) £150-175
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Single (Photo) (plate 23) 1854 1d red brown Imprimatur from Reserve plate 1 lettered 'JL', a fine marginal example [with part inscription and ornament], margin just clear upper right, a lovely item. Cat £1500 (SG 17) £320-400
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Single (Photo) (plate 22) 1854 Small Crown P16 2d pale blue pl 4 'MK' mint, centered to lower left, a scarce stamp with 1943 RPS Cert. Cat £5000 (SG 20) £800-950
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Single (Photo) (plate 22) 1856 Large Crown p16 1d rose red used with a fine example of the very scarce 1858 Pearson Hill 'Opera Glass' machine cancel. (SG 40) £400-500
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Box 1858 1d red 'stars' and 'plates' quantity of many 1000's in box, a random sample shows many damaged but a vast quantity and ideal for sorting! (SG 43) £125-150
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Single (Photo) (plate 23) 1858 1d red pl 225 mint, some gum toning and creasing, an attractive example. Cat £3200 (SG 43 (225)) £500-600
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Single (Photo) (plate 23) 1858 1d red pl 225 fine used with neat 'London JA 30 80' boxed circle cancel, a lovely example. Cat £800 (SG 43 (225)) £200-250
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Single (Photo) (plate 22) 1858 2d blue pl 9 'EK' imperforate with 4 margins, unused without gum, extremely scarce. Cat [as used only] £12,000. Brandon Cert. (SG 45a) £1250-1500
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Single (Photo) (plate 23) 1858 2d deep blue pl 13 mint, gum a little disturbed. Cat £375 (SG 47 (13)) £50-60
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Single (Photo) (plate 22) 1870 1/2d rose red in mint block of 4, centered to left, fine. Cat £550 (SG 48 (11)) £80-100
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Single (Photo) (plate 24) 1870 1/2d rose corner marginal example with Plate 1 u/m, a lovely example, very scarce. (SG 49 (12)) £250-300
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Single (Photo) (plate 22) 1870 1/2d rose pl 9 used with part 'Newmarket' cds, a fine example. Cat £850 (SG 49 (9)) £200-250
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Single (Photo) (plate 22) 1870 1/2d rose pl 9 fine used. Cat £850 (SG 49 (9)) £125-150
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Single (Photo) (plate 23) 1870 1 1/2d lake red pl 1 in fine used blk of 4, each with crisp 'Swindon FE 11 73' cds, a magnificent and scarce block! (SG 52 (1)) £250-325
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Single (Photo) (plate 23) 1870 1 1/2d rosy mauve mint, gum a little disturbed or redistributed but lovely fresh appearance, a fine example. Cat £8500 (SG 53a) £1500-1800
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Single (Photo) (plate 24) 1847 Embossed 1/- pale green with 4 margins mint, extensively repaired but an attractive space filler. Cat £22,000 (SG 54) £300-375
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Single (Photo) (plate 24) 1847 Embossed 10d brown mint with 4 margins [3 large, close, just clear at right], small part original gum, a fine, attractive example. Cat £11,000. PTS Cert [2014]. (SG 57) £1500-1900
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Single (Photo) (plate 24) 1847 Embossed 6d mauve mint with 4 margins, upright wmk, part original toned gum [decribed as 'heavily'], a fine and attractive example with PTS Cert [2014]. Cat £18,000 (SG 59wi) £1000-1250
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Single (Photo) (plate 24) 1855 Small Garter 4d carmine in horizontal pair on cover to Canada tied neat '27' London numerals, with 'Chatham' arrival strike. Small [barely noticeable] surface blemish upper left, a fine cover with 1984 BPA Cert. Cat £1175+ (SG 62) (Ex Mike Holt) £150-175
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Folder 1855 Large Garter 4d rose in pair on clean cover to Amsterdam tied neat 'Jersey 409' cancels, also a stampless 1850 entire from Jersey to New Brunswick [a little toning] with 'St. John N.B' arrival [quite scarce from Jersey?]. (SG 66) £80-100
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Single (Photo) (Back Cover) 1855 6d Plate proof in green on thin card with trial cancel, good to large margins, very scarce [the first example we have seen]. Cat £7500 (SG 70 Var) £1750-2000
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Single (Photo) (Back Cover) 1855 Emblems 1/- green on thick paper corner marginal [with inscription] mint, very fine, a superb example. Cat £3000+ (SG 72b) £700-850
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Single (Photo) (plate 24) 1862 4d pale red (plate 4, hair lines), a very fine example tied by light, crisp upright Mullingar/D/JY25/65 small cds, to small neat registered envelope from Mullingar to Rathfanham (Dublin). Cover also bears 1864 1d red plate 84 (BL), tied with well-defined strike of the 345 diamond. Spec J53(2)/G1(11). A superb and very attractive early registered envelope, cds strikes being scarce on these early surface printed issues. (SG 82) (Ex Mike Holt) £300-375
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Folder 1864/67 group of very fine postal wrappers from W.H. Smith, 1d, 2d, 3d and 4d, including used (1876 Die) 4d to India, (1887 Die) 2d to France and unused 1d (with 1878 Die) and 3d (1864 Due). 4 items (SG -) (Ex Mike Holt) £165-200
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Single (Photo) (plate 23) 1865 Large Garter 4d dull vermilion pl 7 mint, original gum, fine. Cat £650 (SG 93 (7)) £125-150
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Single (Photo) (plate 23) 1865 Emblems 6d lilac pl 5 mint, an attractive example, regummed. Cat £1100 (SG 97 (5)) £80-100
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Single (Photo) (plate 23) 1865 1d Royal reprint imperforate from pl 66 'SL' with 4 margins mint, fine and scarce. Cat £3000 (SG Dp35) £700-850
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Single (Photo) (plate 23) 1867 Spray 6d mauve pl 9 fine mint. Cat £675 (SG 109 (9)) £100-125
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Single (Photo) (plate 23) 1867 Spray 10d pale red brown fine used with 'Valparaiso' cancel. Richter Cert. (SG 113) £80-100
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Single (Photo) (plate 24) 1867 Spray 10d deep red brown fine used with superb '186' cancel of Dublin. Knopke Cert. Cat £600 (SG 114) £125-150
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Folder 1867 1/- green pl 5 on cover to Madras tied crisp 'Guernsey 324' cancel, a fine cover, also 8d orange to India [Assam] similarly tied '324' Guernsey, a little tatty. (SG 117 (5)) £80-100
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Single (Photo) (plate 24) 1867 Spray 1/- green pl 6 in marginal [with 'Postage' inscription] mint block of 4, light vertical crease on right pair and some short perfs at base, an attractive and scarce multiple. Cat £6500 (SG 117 (6)) £350-425
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