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Plate 32: PG (basal shift) on entire dated 24 Aug. 1843, Plate 34: BH on entire dated 27 June 1843, margins all round and both showing portions of adjoining stamps, also unplated selection of eight entires, part wrapper and a piece, all with black Maltese Cross cancellations, to Kirby Lonsdale or London, mostly with margins all round £80-100
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Plate 35: IH small to large margins all round, tied by a very fine strike of the boxed
"No. 2" of Harbertonford, with another equally fine strike alongside, to entire letter, dated 4 Jan. 1844, to Skipton, Totness d.s. of (6.1) on reverse. Superb. Believed to be the finest known example and a great rarity. Photo £8,000-10,000
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BK tied by number "9" in Maltese Cross, OG tied by number "7" in Maltese Cross, on separate entire letters, ex the same correspondence to Oswestry, good to large margins all round, fine £120-150
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HL large margins, tied by Irish "214" in diamond of bars of Enniskillen with black
"No. 6" and blue framed "Enniskillen/Penny Post" alongside, blue Enniskillen and red Dublin diamond datestamps on reverse; filing folds clear of the markings, fine £80-100
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Numbers in Maltese Cross cancellations: Set of numbers 1-12, margins all round to cut into, strikes and condition mixed but the scarce numbers 11 and 12 are fine. Cat. £3,045 £200-250
| The following ten lots are the second and final portion of an advanced study, | from an original Irish Archive, of the Dublin distinctive Maltese Cross cancellation
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Plate 18: AL, Plate 20: PJ, Plate 28: LG and Plate 36: KI, all tied to entires ex the same correspondence to Banbridge, clear to large margins all round, each with red Dublin diamond and blue Banbridge datestamps on reverse; filing folds well clear of the adhesives, fine, £500-600
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Plate 19: TF, large margins all round, tied to entire letter to Banbridge, dated 9 Dec. 1843, a superb and practically upright strike, Dublin diamond and blue Banbridge datestamps on reverse; horizontal filing fold well clear of the adhesive, fine. Specialised BS8tf. Photo £250-300
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Plate 21: QK, small to good margins all round, tied to entire letter by a superb upright strike of the Maltese Cross, dated 12 May 1843, to Banbridge, red Dublin diamond and blue Banbridge date stamps on reverse; filing fold well clear of the adhesive, fine. Specialised BS10 £150-180
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Plate 28: OE, large margins all round, tied by an extremely fine strike of the Maltese Cross on entire letter, dated 28 Jan. 1843, on reverse red Dublin diamond and blue Banbridge datestamps; horizontal filing fold well clear of the adhesive, fine. Specialised BS 17 £200-220
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Plate 33: CA, small to large margins all round, tied by a very fine strike of the Maltese Cross, to entire letter, dated 17 April 1843, on reverse red Dublin diamond and blue Banbridge datestamps; horizontal filing folds clear of the adhesive, fine. Specialised BS22 £150-180
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Plate 36: QA-QB horizontal pair, touched to large margins and showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at right, tied by three good strikes of the Maltese Cross to entire letter, dated 14 Dec. 1843, on reverse red Dublin diamond and blue Banbridge datestamps; horizontal filing fold well clear of the adhesive, fine. Specialised BS25. Photo £300-350
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Plate 37: SE-SH horizontal strip of four, clear to large margins all round, tied by four fine to superb strikes of the Maltese Cross to large part of entire letter, dated 16 Jan. 1844, to Banbridge, on reverse red Dublin datestamp, SF affected by vertical filing fold; fine. A scarce multiple from this plate with Maltese Cross cancellations, more so with the Dublin 'special'. Specialised BS26. Photo £1,000-1,200
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Plate 38: LI, good to large margins all round and showing a trace of the adjoining stamp at foot, tied by a good strike of the Maltese Cross, to entire letter, dated 17 Feb. 1844, on reverse red Dublin diamond and blue Banbridge datestamps; vertical filing fold, well clear of the adhesive, fine and scarce from this plate with Maltese Cross cancellation. Specialised BS26A £100-120
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Plate 39: IC, clear to huge margins all round and showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at top, tied by a fine, crisp strike of the Maltese Cross to entire letter, dated 22 April 1844, on reverse red Dublin diamond and blue Banbridge datestamps; light filing fold well clear of the adhesive. Fine and scarce use of the Maltese Cross on this Plate. Specialised BS26B. Photo £200-220
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Plate 40: RF, large to huge margins all round and showing portions of adjoining stamps at left and right, tied by a fine, upright strike of the Maltese Cross, on entire letter, dated 13 Feb. 1844, on reverse red Dublin diamond and blue Banbridge datestamps, horizontal filing fold well clear of the adhesive, fine and scarce use of the Maltese Cross on this Plate. Specialised BS26C. Photo £150-200
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1844-54, selection of thirty-two covers and two pieces, mostly ex the same correspondence to Kirkby Lonsdale, all with numeral cancellations, chiefly with margins all round, a good variety of origins, good to fine £100-120
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Watermark Small Crown, Perforation 16 | |
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1d. Die I GI, tied by "210" barred oval cancellation to envelope to Aberdeen with previously unrecorded green framed "Too Late" alongside, on reverse green datestamps of Colchester and Aberdeen; fine. S.G. 17 £150-200
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1d. red-brown, OI-QJ, block of six (2 x 3), unused with traces of dried gum, centred to foot, good colour. S.G. 17. Photo £250-300
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Selection of twenty entire letters/part entires franked 1d., mostly addressed to Dublin,
a variety of shades, papers, etc., English, Scottish and Irish usages, mixed condition £80-100
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1855-67 eight entires, all from London to Kirby Londsale with 2d. or 3d. frankings, comprising two 1d. (5), three 1d., 2d. Stars Plate 6 and 1858-79 2d. Plate 9; good to fine £80-100
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1d. Plate 100: PE, tied by blue "29" barred oval of Ashburton to entire ex the Fox Brothers correspondence to Wellington, dated 5 May 1851; filing fold at right, well clear of the adhesive, fine and scarce. Specialised £3,200. Photo £800-1,000
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1858-79: 2d. blue Plate 7: AC single, AD-AJ horizontal strip of seven, tied to large part of envelope, dated 23 Aug. 1859, registered to Hotley, "210" cancellations of Colchester, AG (slightly) and AH defective, faults but a very scarce franking £100-120
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1/- pale green, from the top of the sheet with margins other sides and showing portions of two adjoining stamps, "466" cancellations of Liverpool; superb appearance but thinned (mostly in the margin.). S.G. 54, £1,000. Photo £200-220
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x 1/- green, cut-square and with large margins all round, showing portions of two adjoining stamps, used with 1841 1d. and 2d., both with margins all round and also showing portions of adjoining stamps, on entire, dated 14 Sept. 1853, to Amsterdam, "107" barred oval cancellations of Bradford; horizontal filing fold clear of the adhesives; fine and a scarce three colour franking. Signed P. Holcombe. Photo £400-500
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x 10d. brown, die 2, cut square and with margins all round, fine used. Attractive.
S.G. 57, £1,500. Photo £200-250
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1862-64 9d. bistre, Plate 2: LA, large part original gum, good colour, centred to upper left, fine and a scarce stamp. S.G. 85, £5,800. Photo £600-800
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1865-67 6d. without hyphen, cut down die proof from the striking book with uncleared corner squares and plate number circles, on thick glazed card; a little rubbed, scarce. Specialised £2,000. Photo £300-350
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9d. straw, Plate 4: FB, part original gum, good colour and well centred; a trifle soiled at top. Fine. S.G. 110, £2,500. Photo £250-300
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1/- green Plate 5: FK "Stock Exchange" postal forgery, July 16 1872 cancellation; fine. Photo £250-300
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2/- milky blue, Plate 1: HH, wing margin example with "C30" (Valparaiso) barred oval cancellation; fine. S.G. 120b. Photo £300-400
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Watermark Maltese Cross | |
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10/- bistre, BA, imperforate colour trial overprinted "specimen" type 9, from the left of the sheet with inscription "tage stam", large part original gum, a little wrinkled, fine. Specialised from £2,400. Photo £600-800
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White Paper £5 orange, CH, large part original gum, good colour and perfs.,
some creases or wrinkles. A sound and attractive example of this popular stamp.
S.G. 137, £14,000. Photo £3,000-4,000
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4d. Watermark Large Garter, imperforate colour trial horizontal pairs in turquoise blue, grey-lilac, chestnut and pale olive-bistre, original gum; fine. Specialised £2,000 £250-300
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Prepared for use but not issued 8d. purple-brown, EB, original gum, fresh colour and good perfs., centred to left as is often found, fine. A rare stamp. S.G. 156a, £9,750. Photo £1,800-2,000
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2 1/2d. blue, Plate 21: AG, imperforate imprimatur from the top of the sheet, unmounted mint (hinged and folded in the margin), fresh and fine. S.G. 157P, Specialised £2,500. Photo £300-350
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2 1/2d. blue, Plate 22: AE, imperforate imprimatur from the top of the sheet, unmounted mint (hinged and creased in the margin); fine. S.G. 157P. Specialised £2,500, Photo £300-350
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3d. rose, Plate 20: TJ, imperforate imprimatur, original gum, large margins, some wrinkles, fine. S.G. 158P, Specialised £2,500. Photo £200-250
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3d. rose, Plate 21: AK, imperforate imprimatur from the top of the sheet, unmounted mint (hinged and folded in the margin); fine and rare. S.G. 158P. Specialised £4,400. Photo £600-650
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4d. grey-brown, Plate 18: EE imperforate imprimatur, original gum, good margins, small pencil mark on reverse, fresh and fine. Specialised £2,500. Photo £500-600
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4d. grey-brown, Plate 18: EG, imperforate imprimatur, large part original gum, close at top, large margins other sides, fine. S.G. 160P. Specialised £2,500. Photo £150-200
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6d. grey, Plate 17: TI, imperforate imprimatur, large part original gum, a little creased or wrinkled, fresh colour, fine. S.G. 161P, Specialised £2,750. Photo £150-200
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6d. grey, Plate 18: TF, imperforate imprimatur, large part original gum, large margins, diagonal crease at lower right, fine. S.G. 161P, Specialised £2,750. Photo £150-200
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1/- orange-brown, Plate 13: AB, imperforate imprimatur from the top of the sheet, unmounted mint (hinged and folded in the margin), close to large margins, some wrinkles, fine and fresh. S.G. 163P, Specialised £3,800. Photo £250-300
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2/6d. lilac, HF, large part original gum, centred slightly to foot, fine and fresh.
S.G. 175, £6,750 £800-1,000
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2/6d. lilac, GH, unmounted mint, minor wrinkles, fresh and fine. S.G. 178. Photo £550-650
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10/- die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked "before hardening" and dated "19 jun.83"; fine. Specialised £3,750. Photo £800-1,000
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Watermark Crowns | |
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£1 brown-lilac, GD-GH vertical pair, part original flat gum, quite good colour, insignificant gum creases and slightly re-inforced in two places on reverse; fine. Believed to be the only mint multiple of this stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1965). £64,000+. Photo £5,000-7,000
Provenance: M. Burrus
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1 1/2d. die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), without markings; fine.
Specialised £1,600. Photo £300-400
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1 1/2d. imperforate colour trial in green on gummed and watermarked paper, part original gum, good margins, fine. Specialised from £2,100. Photo £300-400
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2d. die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked "before hardening" and dated 27 jul 83"; fine. Specialised £1,600. Photo £300-400
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