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1893 Columbian Exposition $2 brown-red, small covered thin at top right. Fresh colour. Scott 242 US$ 1,150. PHOTO - see page 49. £280
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1893 Columbian Exposition $3 yellow-green, an exceptionally well centred re-gummed example. Scott US$ £1,600 as mint. PHOTO - see page 49. £280
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1893 Columbian Exposition $1 salmon, mounted mint with small central thin. Very fresh. Scott US$ 1,100. PHOTO - see page 49. £240
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1893 Columbian Exposition $2 brown-red, a fine unused (no gum) example. Scott 242 US$ 550. PHOTO - see page 49. £180
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SPANISH AMERICAN WAR - CAMPS CUBA LIBRE/CAMP ONWARD - SOLDIERS CORRESPONDENCE: 2 May 1898/21 Apr. 1899 collection of 23 internal letters at the 2c. rate (22 with original covers in worn condition & one less adhesive) from Duty Sargent W.J. Davidson Co. K, 49th Iowa Volunteer Inf. in Camp Cuba Libre Florida & later Camp Onwards Savannah Georgia to his Sister & Mother in Iowa, contents ref. (Sickness at Camp Cuba Libre (Sept 28th p.2-3) "There are so many sick going home on furlough that it is almost impossible for a well man to get one", The moving of his camp & daily life at the camps on a mixture of different camp stationery. With comments on U.S. Yellow Journalism (21 July p.5) "..A great many false reports..one of their boys shot a Spanish Spy..there was no truth in it..." the correspondence continues to the day before his departure to Cuba & two later letters on his return. (Apr. 18 1899 p.2) "Our Muster out day has been set for May 13th".. (p.3) ..I would have seen you sooner I think but the president and staff was here yesterday and we passed in review before him"..."this will be our last day in camp Onward as we have our transport Minnawaska about all loaded" (The 49th was an occupying force in Cuba till, 5 Apr. 1899, mustered out, 13 May 1899) an amazing font of historical information. A rare surviving archive. (23 Cover/4 sheets) PHOTO - see page 50. £300
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MINT QV-KEVII ISSUES: 1899-1901 set to 5r & 1904 set to 5r. Fine fresh sets. Cat £550. (32) £180
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With 1840 1d Blacks, 1840 2d Blues, 1841 1d Reds & Postal History Inc. The Bettini - Mulready Stationery/Propaganda Covers & Important Line-Engraved Covers, Etc. | Lots with the symbol ## at the end of the description contain valid mint stamps. Should the hammer price exceed the face value (stated at the end of the descriptions of such lots) then the differential between face value and the hammer price will be subject to VAT at 20%.
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WINE BOX with the large accumulation of line-engraved 1841-58 1d reds and 2d blues with many 100's of 1841 1d reds and 2d blues and a similar quantity of perforated 2d blues. A lesser number of perforated 1d reds are also present. The condition is very mixed. A small proportion have MX cancellations. (Some 1000's) £1,500
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LARGE CARTON with the extensive duplicated early to modern used stock of chiefly definitive issues. (many 1,000's) £150
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SMALL BOX: with the QV-QEII accumulation of chiefly used adhesives inc. 1d 1841 reds & 1858-79 1d reds on piece, QV & KEVII 1901-10 low values (duplication), with the odd earlier item in mixed condition. Also KGV-KGVI values to the 9d (duplication) & some later QEII. We note better postmarks & perfins throughout. (Small Qty) £100
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BOX FILE with the very untidy used accumulation inc. items culled from various collections inc. various perforated 1d reds with a 1858-64 1d plate 122 complete reconstruction 1887 10d (18), 1/- (89 a good number are perfins), 1900 1/- (113 with a few perfins) and 1902-10 4d green & brown (236, with approx. 50% being perfins.). Also a few (mainly KEVIII) covers. Very mixed condition. (Some 100's) £300
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ALBUM with the mainly used selection inc. 1840 1d (3) & 2d (poor), 1858-64 1d plates to 220. 1870 1/2d plate 9 GW. Surface printed lower values and an 1891 £1 (thinned & foxed). 1902-04 values to 5/-. Very mixed condition but worth examination. (200+) £340
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TWO ALBUMS with the used QV to KGV collection inc. 1841 1d (25) & 2d (63). 1856 6d (8) & 1/- (2). 1870 1/2d (72). 1867 2/-. 1873-80 6d grey (8). 1880-81 21/2d (30). 1882-83 5/- & 10/-. KEVII to 1/-. 1918 2/6d (11), 5/- (7) & 10/- (2). Very mixed condition with a little foxing and some perfins. A real old time lot. (Few 100's) £340
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ALBUM with the mainly used collection inc. 1840 1d (4, plus one on cover) & 2d (2), and a small range of later line engraved issues with plate numbers to 224. The surface printed values to 5/- with some better lower face value issues. The "Kings" are well represented and inc. 1902-13 issues with values to 10/- and both Harrison sets, plus a small range of Seahorses. The collection concludes with a fair section of KGVI, QEII & Postage Dues. The small, but interesting mint section inc. 1887 1/2d to 1/-, 1900 1/2d to 1/-, 1902-10 values to 1/-, 1912-22 values to 1/-, 1915-18 2/6d, 1939-48 2/6d to £1, etc. Varied condition. (Few 100's) £850
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QV-KGVI MINT & USED COLLECTION: Printed album with good basic collection inc. four margin 1d black & 2d blue plus later imperfs., complete 1d plates (less 77) to pl. 225 & 1/2d bantams (less pl. 9), fine range of surface-printed to QV 5/-; KGV inc. scarcer shades & varieties, inverted wmks., control numbers, etc. 1918 Seahorses to 10/- used., KEVIII & KGVI plate blocks with some unmounted, etc. (Qty.) £360
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A used QV to KGV untidy assembly inc. 1841 1d (118 inc. a set of nos. 1 to 12 in MX - some faults) and 2d (94, inc. a set of nos 1 to 12 in MX - faults and a defective pair with v. fine central "BRIDPORT" c.d.s. - SG £7,000), some perforated 1d reds and a good range of Officials etc. Very mixed condition. (c400). £360
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KGVI-QEII - FLAWS & VARIETIES: Mint & used collection written up on album pages displaying a range of listed & unlisted flaws and minor varieties inc. 1937 Coronation 'Colon' flaw, 'Ray' flaw, 'Spur on "A", extended "E", etc. QEII mint range inc. 1980 SG 1125ea missing "p" in value, 1967 752b missing 'section' 1969 SG 784c Concorde 4d 'orange omitted', 1975 SG 981a Sailing 8p 'black omitted' and various other colour shifts, misperfs., etc. (Approx. 300) £180
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PERKINS BACON ARCHIVE - LETTERS TO THE FIRM REF. BANKNOTES, RAILWAY SEAL, ETC.; 1836-79 ELs (5) to Perkins Bacon in Fleet Street ref. an urgent Stamp Office need for "Ink for aces" (playing card tax stamps?), Apr. 1840 EL with red oval-framed "PAID/at/LEEDS" & h.s. "1d" ordering various "stamps" (tax stamped documents?) for Leeds Bankers, 21 May 1844 local London usage of the 1d Pink EL (early use) ordering a "Mr. Wyon" engraved seal for "Blackburn R[ailwa]y.", 1857 EL from Edinburgh (blue Duplex on damaged 1d Red) ref. the Bank of Scotland's continuing "investigations" and "experiments" (ref. banknotes?), and 1879 from "National Bank" ordering £1 notes for Dublin. Plus 1888 newspaper cutting ref. De La Rue printers being much cheaper than those supplied by Perkins Bacon. Intriguing lot. (6 items) PHOTO - see page 50. £150
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PERKINS BACON CORRESPONDENCE INC. LETTERS SIGNED BY "O. HILL" & "E. HILL"; c.1850-1910 group of letters (no envs.; very mixed condition - mostly damp stained) to Perkins Bacon & Co from a variety of correspondents inc. Postal History/postmark queries from collectors/authors, 1861/62 pair from "E. Hill", 1871/75 trio from "O. Hill" with one asking for some more Newfoundland stamps "with a cancel mark on them" (!), requests to see the stamp printing, 1861 from the P.O. stating that "coloured drawings of the stamps in question will suffice", etc. Intriguing lot. (17 letters) £200
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RARE DISPLACED STEREO A14 WITH SCARCE LOWER CASE LETTERING HOARES BANK IPSWICH CONTENTS: 4 Nov. 1840 usage of the Stereo A14 (displaced) 1d Mulready letter-sheet (some creasing) from Ipswich to Stowmarket with red MX and large "IPSWICH" c.d.s on reverse; inside is the scarce imprint (MA30b) "Please to Pay Barnett Hoares and Co./on account of Ipswich Bank". Seldom seen with this lettering. PHOTO - see page 50. £200
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THE BIRMINGHAM CONNECTION - 1d & 2d LETTER SHEETS: 1840 (7 June) 1d letter sheet Stereo A 21 used from Birmingham to London dated 7 June 1840. A little reduced and soiled. Also 2d letter sheet Stereo a97 (right flap missing) used from Warwick to Birmingham dated 10 June 1840. (2 items) PHOTO - see page 50. £240
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LATE USE OF 1d LETTER SHEET FROM LEEDS MISSENT TO RETFORD - PLUS ADVERTISEMENT: 21 July 1846 usage of 1d Mulready letter sheet Stereo A26 with "447" cancellation of Leeds, blue "RETFORD" c.d.s. proceeded by m/s "Mifsent/to" and "WORKSOP" arrival c.d.s. On reverse is a very fine "LEEDS" c.d.s. in blue. The letter sheet contains printed Edinburgh Life Assurance Company advertisement. (M118a) A scarce combination. . PHOTO - see page 50. £300
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A QUADRUPLE RARITY - 1d MULREADY UPRATED WITH 1D RED - TIED BY "2" IN MX - SUBSTITUTED STEREO A31 - CONTAINING A SELDOM SEEN ADVERTISEMENT: 7 Oct. 1843 usage of substituted Stereo A31 1d black Mulready letter sheet uprated with 1841 1d red plate 37 FH (three margins, shaved at right) tied by number "2" in MX with another smudged strike over Britannia; used from London to Leith. Contains a rare printed "Bot. of Samuel Hanson & Son ...No Bags will be allowed ....(last line - SG Spec MA435b). Some small faults but a very rare item One other Mulready recorded in Rockoff/Jackson as being uprated with 1d red and cancelled "2" in MX. Ex Yates, Fox & Meroni. RPSL Cert (2001) PHOTO - see page 5. £2,000
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RARE SUBSTITUTED STEREO A31 USED FROM LONDON TO LEEDS: Oct. 21 1841 usage of the rare substituted Stereo A31 from London to Leeds with a fine black MX and "LEEDS" c.d.s. Vertical fold. PHOTO - see page 50. £140
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LONDON USE OF 1d LETTER SHEET WITH "T.P. Cornhill" + MX CANCELLATIONS: 22 June 1840 usage of A64 1d letter sheet to Holborn with a fine orange red MC and matching "T.P./Cornhill" alongside. Usual creases but fresh. PHOTO - see page 50. £140
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USED 1d LETTER SHEET AND 1d ENVELOPE ETC: 23rd Feb 1840 usage of 1d Mulready letter sheet from Melksham re-directed within Bath with a partially struck black MX. 2d Mulready letter sheet Stereo a95 unused. 1d Mulready env. Stereo A163 used from Towcester to Northampton dated 26 July 1841 with red MX, stained. Plus an unused 1d env Stereo A138, toned. (4 covers). £200
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LOCAL CHIPPENHAM USE OF 1d LETTER SHEET: 4 Aug. 1841 usage of 1d letter sheet Stereo A241 from Chippenham to the nearby village of Tytherton. Fine with black MX. PHOTO - see page 50. £120
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1d ENVELOPE TO WALES: 1840 29 Jan. used of 1d Mulready Stereo A144 from London to Clydach Iron Works, Nr. Abergavenny cancelled with a type I London MX. PHOTO - see page 50. £120
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8th MAY 1840 - 3rd-DAY USAGE OF 1d ENVELOPE: 1d Mulready env from London to Dungannon with a clear red MX cancellation and with "G/MY-8/1840" on left flap. Repaired tears, flap damage due to removal of wax seal, some stains reduced. A good early date. PHOTO - see page 51. £300
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1d ENVELOPE USED WITHIN THE WEST MIDLANDS: 1840 (16 Sept) 1d Mulready env. Stereo A174 used in Walsall to Wolverhapton. With the Small repair to the top flap but a good example. PHOTO - see page 50. £120
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RARE 2d ENVELOPE USED FROM EDINBURGH TO LIVERPOOL: 1840 (6 July) 2d Mulready envelope Stereo a203 cancelled with an exceptional red MX used from Edinburgh to Liverpool. A few minor faults but a very desirable example. PHOTO - see page 51. £400
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MULREADY 1d LETTER-SHEET USED FROM FRANCE TO SWITZERLAND; Remarkable 29 June 1840 usage of the Stereo A16 1d Black Mulready letter-sheet (sealed with small silver dove/olive branch wafer seal; two vertical creases, overall slight toning, a couple of small stains and some wear to folds) from "MARINES/(72)" (v. fine and partial c.d.s.'s on the front) addressed to Miss "Kitty Bovet at Ste Croies, Canton de Vaud", without postal charges or other transit marks. Marines is a small town just north of Paris and St. Croix (Vaud) is just over the Swiss border near Geneva. Either the French and Swiss P.O.s did not know how to handle this item, or it was cancelled to order (possibly for the addressee herself) at this small French P.O. One of only a handful of recorded contemporary overseas usages of the Mulready. Exhibition Item. See front cover. £750
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OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE ENVELOPE BY BRADSHAW & BLACKLOCK: 1852 (1 March) Bradshaw & Blacklock Ocean Penny Postage env bearing a 3 margined 1d red DH used from London to Penryn, Cornwall. Scarce. PHOTO - see page 51. £180
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OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE ENVELOPE BY VALENTINES OF DUNDEE PLUS ELIHU BURRITT LEAFLETS: 1858 (14 Dec.) An example of J Valentine's Ocean Penny Postage env. bearing a LC14 1d tied by "212" numeral of Kirriemuir used to "Chaplains Quarters/South Camp/Aldershot". Part of back missing due to removal of seal and a little soiled. Also three printed campaign notices/letter from E Burritt for Ocean 1d postage. (4 items) PHOTO - see page 51. £200
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RARE KENT USE OF A SHAKESPEARE ENVELOPE: 1859 (15 Oct) a rare example of the Shakespeare printed envelope bearing LC14 1d NC tied by a Dover duplex used to Canterbury. Minor toning at top. Highly desirable. PHOTO - see page 6. £500
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RARE WELSH USE OF VALENTINE TEMPERANCE ENVELOPE: 1850 (April) J Valentine "INTOXICATING DRINKS/ARE THE/BANE & CURSE OF SOCIETY" env franked with 1d red MC used from Pwllheli to Penarth. One flap stained on reverse. A scarce Welsh use. PHOTO - see page 51. £160
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WEST COUNTRY USE OF J. VALENTINE OF DUNDEE PEACE ENVELOPE: 1852 (Aug) An example of J Valentine Peace env (State 2) bearing a lightly cancelled four margined 1d JH used from Bath via Glastonbury to Street with a fine "STREET" UDC on reverse in blue. Light vertical fold. Scarce. PHOTO - see page 51. £200
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DERAEDEMAEKER REPRINTS AND INSURANCE COMPANY COVERS: A selection of Deraedemaeker reprints with Spooner and Southgate No.5, both coloured, Southgate No. 3, Valentine's Intemperance envelope and Myer's & Co. Ocean Penny Postage. All unused. Also 1843 & 1846 used examples of the Sun Fire Office E from Bassingstoke & London. And another policy of the same company used within London. (8 items) £140
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USED ORIGINAL SOUTHGATE COMIC ENVELOPE No. 5: 1840 (24 June) Southgate Comic env. No. 5 used from London to Folkstone with small m/s "Prepaid", red "PAID" c.d.s. and a slightly faded red "Holborn-E.O/1d - PAID". Some overall toning and foxing and some internal repairs using stamp selvedge. A scarce example as less than 12 genuine used examples recorded. PHOTO - see page 7. £400
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TRANSATLANTIC USAGE OF THE 1d MULREADY LETTER-SHEET TO U.S. "PR. GREAT WESTERN" UPRATED WITH 1d BLACK; Extraordinary 20 July 1840 usage of the Stereo A19 1d Black Mulready letter-sheet (minor dusting and one flap slightly reduced but most attractive) to "Brooklyn, New York" from "PETWORTH" (Sussex; mainly v. fine c.d.s. - manuscript "2" in date - on the front) cancelled by a partly fine red Petworth Maltese Cross, uprated by a Plate 2 1d Black (BE; clear margins all round but just touched at top left) tied (and through the stamp) by a matching large part red Maltese Cross; the letter was also partly paid in cash - red manuscript "P6" also on the front - to make up the standard 8d Ship Letter rate. Endorsed "Pr. [S.S.] Great Western" beneath the address and (in a different hand - at the P.O. presumably) "Ship Letter" and "via Bristol"; there is also a partial red "NEW YORK/SHIP" c.d.s. (9 Aug.) and a black manuscript "14[c]" arrival-charge (being 2c all-up incoming Ship Letter rate + double - two sheets - 6c under 30 miles inland rate). Very rare Transatlantic Mulready usage; only a handful are recorded and very few of them have 1d Blacks. This is the only example of a Transatlantic 1d Mulready with 1d Black and 6d paid in cash that we have recorded. [Ex RL 5 June 1990 auction, lot 18; realised £2,645.] see front cover. £4,600
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STRIP OF SIX 1840 2d BLUES ON TRANSATLANTIC COVER FROM DERBY TO NEW YORK; 25 Aug. 1841 E (with some staining and wear; also with unnecessary sellotape reinforcements inside - one behind the stamps) from "DERBY" (fine c.d.s. on flap which has been slightly reduced with the loss of the year digits) to "New York" franked for the 1/- Cunard Packet rate by a Strip of Six 1840 2d Blues (BG-BL; good margins at top and foot of strip but shaved at left of BG and cut into at right of BL; BK with ironed crease) tied by mainly fine black Derby Maltese Crosses, also having a very fine red "BOSTON/SHIP/MS." c.d.s. (18 Sept.; carried by the SS Caledonia) on the front with manuscript "77[c]" arrival charge (4 times inland 183/4c rate for 150-400 miles, plus the standard 2c incoming Ship Letter rate). Rare Transatlantic usage of the 1840 2d Blues. PHOTO - see page 7. £4,000
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STRIP OF SIX + PAIR OF 1841 2d BLUES ON TRANSATLANTIC COVER FROM SCOTLAND TO NEW YORK; Very fine 8 Feb. 1843 EL from "Edinburgh" (very fine red c.d.s. on flap) to "New York" endorsed "P Great Western from Bristol" franked for the 1s-4d double 8d Ship Letter rate by a Strip of Six and Pair of 1841 2d Blues (RA-RF + QE-QF, originally an irregular Block of Eight; good margins in places, RB & RF affected by filing creases) tied by mainly very fine black Scottish-style Maltese Crosses, also having a manuscript "6[c]" arrival charge (standard incoming Ship Letter rate for mail addressed to the first port of call; the Great Western was not a contract vessel and was on the Bristol run direct to New York). Spectacular Transatlantic usage of the 1841 2d Blues. PHOTO - see page 7. £650
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MULTIPLE ADVERT 1d LETTER-SHEETS (INC. RARE "G. CROUCH" TYPE), ETC. ; Uncancelled example of the 6 June 1840 "ENVELOPE SELECT ADVERTISER" No. 2 in Blue inside 1d Black Mulready letter-sheet (Stereo A8; small stain) addressed to Doune (Scotland), 23 June 1840 local London usage of the rare "G. CROUCH" design inside 1d Black Mulready letter-sheet (SG MA4; stereo A63 - small ink fault at right of address - seldom seen) - contemporarily (?) endorsed inside "Sufficient patronage not given to Crouch to carry on this scheme", and c.2 July 1840 newspaper cutting ref. the ending of printing Mulreadies by "Clowes and Co.". (3 items) PHOTO - see page 51. £200
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LARGE RELIGIOUS PROPAGANDA WAFER ON 1d PINK ENVELOPE EX BRIDLINGTON; Remarkable 11 Apr. 1849 usage of the small 1d Pink Postal Stationery env. (opened out for display) to Norwich cancelled by a very fine Bridlington "124" Numeral, sealed by a remarkably large religious wafer seal with 12 different biblical quotes about "JERUSALEM" etc. tied by three different transit c.d.s.'s. Exceptional. [Ex Steph Stobbs & Richard Payne.] PHOTO - see page 51. £140
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1848 CHARLES WHITING BEAUFORT HOUSE CONGREVE COMPOSITE ESSAY SHEET: 1848 sheet from the Arts Journal with four different essays, one being embossed in deep carmine rose, two being square designs and one the Royal Cypher in fancy frame. The reverse panel "For Protection Against Forgery". A few faults and minor rust spotting. £200
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LARGE FOLDER containing homemade stockcards with part or complete used reconstructions of 1841-54 1d with numeral cancellations (1000+), 1854 SC16 2d plate 4 (c25). 1855 LC14 2d plate 5 (c80), 1858-71 2d plates 7 (c40), 8 (50+), 9 (c450) & 13 (c150). Also a duplicated reconstruction of the 1880 1d Venetian red. The condition is not of the highest quality but a good reference lot. (1,500++) £1,800
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PLATE 1A ON COVER TO BUCKINGHAM: Plate 1a AE (double "E") tied by a complete MX to part E from London to Buckingham lightly dated in m/s "24 May 1840", a v. fine blue "Charles St West" h.s. alongside. Good to wide margins. Fine. PHOTO - see page 51. £140
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Plate 1a EB (moderate wear). A fine four margined example. PHOTO - see page 49. £100
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Plate 1a MB three wide margins, good at foot. Tiny corner crease. PHOTO - see page 49. £80
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Plate 1a PF good to wide margins, smudged MX cancellation. Sound PHOTO - see page 49. £80
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Plate 1b pair DA-DB with black MX cancellations. Good to wide margins. Fine PHOTO - see page 49. £300
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