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1840 PENNY BLACK vertical pair LB/MB plate 8 FU with red Maltese Cross, LB is fine 4 margin stamp, MB touching at base and crease. Vertical multiples are scarce cat £1000. £200/£240
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1840 PICTORIAL envelope superb engraved with steamship, train, American Indians etc by Valentines, Deraedemaeker imprint unused, small staining. £50/£60
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1840 SOUTHGATE caricature (no 2) Deraedmaeker reprint fine unused. £40/£45
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1840 SOUTHGATE caricature no 2 an original unused example scarce gum marks and faults at top though a fine looker. £60/£80
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1840 THE WORLDS FIRST two stamps penny black and two pence blue, each collectable used with small faults and each with black Maltese Cross cat £1250. £120/£140
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1840 TWO PENCE BLUE fine used with huge margins (portion of next stamp at right) with red cancel and rather deep shade beautiful appearance, very minor imperfections cat £850. £200/£220
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1840 TWO PENCE blue SG 5 plate 1 most attractive strip of 3 lightly used with very fine red MC letters BD-BF with 3 large margins just shaving the top lovely and fresh with no faults cat £2550+ quality. £360/£400
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1840 TWO PENCE BLUE with 1844 type cancel in black (Irish diamond type) with complete 302 number, very presentable 2½ margins. Cat £2500. £100/£120
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1840 VALENTINE pictorial envelope 'Intemperance is the bane of society' unused superb illustration with a snake. £40/£50
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1841 Dorchester cds on penny red very fine cancel the stamp has 3½ margins also a 2nd penny red with boxed town cancel and MC black also 3½ margins scarce stamps cat over £2000. £100/£120
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1841 HOLLYMOUNT distinctive Maltese Cross superb full strike of this rare postmark on 1d pink envelope cut-out (cat £2800 on a penny red). £150/£180
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1841 NUMBER 3 in Maltese cross with top of spire OMITTED VFU and good strike on 4 margin 1d red blued paper very fine. £100/£120
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1841 NUMBER 7 in Maltese Cross on fine four margin penny red. A very fine centrally struck example. £70/£80
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1841 NUMBER 8 in Maltese Cross exceptional strike on an exceptional penny red imperf. £100/£110
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1841 PANNY BLACK plate 1b FK (vertical guide line) v/fine stamp tied red MC on entire with TAMWORTH cds addr to Coventry. Extensive contents. A fine Midlands usage. £130/£140
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1841 PENNY BLACK PLATE 6 BL fine four margin stamp nicely used on entire ex TOTNESS (Devon - spelt with two S's) with fine CDS addr to Kingsbridge, nice local usage. £180/£200
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1841 PENNY RED imperfs 92 stamps partial reconstruction with 4 margins with a variety of cancels unchecked for varieties. £100/£120
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1841 Penny red KE unplated outstanding used 4 margin with complete black MC, choice. £30/£35
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1841 TWO PENCE BLUES - a used selection of 20 plus one on cover, very mixed quality though some useful pickings inc inverted watermark, number 12 in Maltese Cross, a VFU 4 margin example from plate 4, a VFU pair cancelled at Sheffield,
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1841 WATERMARK inverted 2d imperf letter EE wit h4 good margins cat £850. £200/£250
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1842 COVENTRY distinctive Maltese Cross on 1d imperf (3 marg) on very fine entire (headed Coventry) tied excellent strike of this unusual cross, Halifax arrival cancel rare. Cat £2800 on cover. £250/£280
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1842 IMPERF penny red with black town cds, large part HONITON cds the stamp is four margin with shallow crease, scarce cat £800. £80/£90
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1842 Penny red imperf plate 30 letters CD state 2 fine used 4 margins close at top left cat £275. £70/£80
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1842 Penny red plate 30 (7) with black MC and 4 margins min cat £840 each different. £150/£180
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1842 SOCKED ON NOSE with outstanding crisp upright black MC 1d red (4 margin) on envelope used in London. Superb! £50/£60
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1843 ADVERTISING envelope for Drewetts Stationers, London with advert printed within flap used with 1d imperf and UPHOLLOWAY boxed hs on reverse. Reinforced, though a scarce item. £50/£60
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1847 Embossed 1/- SG54 most attractive FU horiz pair with neat 466 duplexes of Liverpool very attractive multiple, faults chiefly affecting the left unit cat £2000. £100/£120
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1847 Embossed 6d cut square FU SG60 just touching the bottom frame of the stamp. £90/£100
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1848/53 TWO PENCE BLUES used on covers with Sheffield interest five entires plus one front inc superb 1853 single franking 2d Sheffield to Bakewell, front with 1d + pair 2d, 1854 business envelope to steel mill with single franking, two w
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1850/84 QV SINGLE FRANKINGS on entires 6 items all addr to France inc 1850 10d embossed (very scarce), various 2½d + 6d usages, superb 1861 wrapper franked 4d canc at Aberdeen. Very high CV. £120/£130
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1853 RECEIPT STAMPS used (fiscally) collection on pages (19 stamps) inc two dramatic DOUBLE PERFORATION ERRORS and scarce wmk, varieties, diff papers etc, good lot. £60/£80
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1854/57 EARLY LINE ENGRAVED PERFORATED ISSUES used on pages 31 stamps arranged by SG number chiefly fine and sound inc 11 x 2d blues inc 2 used pairs! Huge CV. £120/£140
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1854/58 SCOTTISH LOCAL CANCELS on penny stars 3 covers and five pieces. The five covers are cancelled Duke Street, Portland Street and boxed Charlotte Place, the pieces inc superb boxed Pitt Street. £80/£90
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1854/61 LINE ENGRAVED STARS frankings on covers 19 items with penny single frankings of diff printings, 2d SG 19 single use, 1855 2d London to Sheffield sideways duplexes (2), 1856 tow covers addr to railways etc. £80/£85
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1854/64 AN INTERESTING lot of covers on pages chiefly franked penny stars (13 items) including 1854/55 Liverpool Spoon Covers (2 diff) Sheffield interest inc local cancels, 1857 small cover franked 4 x 1d, 1857 rare Sheffield sideways dup
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1855 GEORGE CRUIKSHANK (famous cartoonist and illustrator for the likes of Dickens) autographed mourning cover locally sent within ISLE OF WIGHT franked 1d star tied NEWPORT cds. Very fine. £60/£70
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1855 PENNY RED star SG 21 superb unmounted mint, stated to be plate 14. Exceptional (ex Portfolio). £300/£360
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1855/56 CRIMEAN WAR OXO cancel on pair 1d stars (rejoined) with central strike excellent, minor faults. £70/£80
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1855/67 SURFACE PERIOD QV used on old pages and mostly all different cat £6800+ mostly collectable, sound stamps, some gap fillers (40), 1855 4d with neat Glasgow canc, 1/- thick paper, 1862 3d SG 75 + 76 both nice, 9d SG 86, 1/-, 1865 in
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1856 AZURE PAPER VARIETY 6d SG 70a fine used with Brandon cert, reperf at top. Nice neat cancel and a rare stamp cat £925. £90/£95
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1856 PENNY STARS perforated in an old reconstruction booklet 100+ different check letter with many fine cancels min cat £1200 unchecked for plates and varieties. £150/£180
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1857 PENNY STARS (2) with MALTESE CROSS cancellations BB with black cross and the 2nd with BLUE cross (good strike) though stamp extensively repaired extremely rare cat £2300. £150/£180
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1857 Registered wrapper franked 2x4d SG 66 (first year of use), neatly cancelled c£335 as a franking. £60/£70
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1857/59 EXPERIMENTAL CANCELLATIONS on QV issues 18 loose stamps and 2 covers RIDEOUT inc no 1 used on cover and superb strikes on loose 1d (2), PEARSON HILL on 1d with RPS cert, other Pearson Hills, Azemars inc on superb piece, BO3 mail s
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1858 LETTER reconstruction penny reds with better numbers 219, 224 a good used selection of 146 different stamps. £120/£150
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1858 PENNY plate collection complete (ex 77) inc all the better number plates 219, 222, 223, 224 and 225 good to fine used. £400/£500
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1858 PENNY PLATE number good to sound used with 112 different numbers on reconstruction sheet. £70/£80
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1858 PENNY PLATES on reconstruction page 112 different plates good to sound used. £80/£100
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1858 PENNY RED plate 122 regular block of 4 low stamp with unusual ink dot and one unit NHM SG 43 fresh mint. £50/£60
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1858 PENNY RED plate 223 as exceptional fresh mint block 4 (lower pair never hinged!) cat £480. £150/£170 {Photo}
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