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1930 Cover written from the Ketch "Monsumen" to Denmark with type V "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" cachet, manuscript "50" and two Danish 25ore postage dues cancelled at Copenhagen. Two file holes at left and light vertical fold, otherwise a fine commercial cover to an unusual destination. Photo on Page 226. £150-200
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1939 Registered P&O cover to London with "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" type VII cachet in violet on the front, franked by South Africa 1/- pair and 1938 Voortrekker Commemoration 1d and 1½d pairs cancelled violet oval "SHIPPING POSTMASTER / 17 FEB 1939 / CAPETOWN" with further strikes on the front and reverse. The first cover from Tristan we have seen with the uncommon Shipping Postmaster cancels of Cape Town. Photo on Page 226. £250-300
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c.1948 Covers bearing stamps of G.B or Southern Rhodesia (2) all tied by "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" type VII cachets, the G.B franking also with Cape Town Paquebot handstamp and a G.B 1d postage due; and 1952 set of twelve fine used. (12 stamps + 3 covers). £100-120
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1951 Presentation album (40x30cm) entitled "Thomas De La Rue & Co Ltd. Stages in the Preparation of the First United Nations Postage Stamps" containing 18 large fine quality photographs showing painting of the design, engraving the plate and making the stamp size die, transferring this to a cylinder and producing a complete sheet plate, printing, perforating, checking, counting and packing sheets. Also a smaller photo of the plate being produced from the cylinder, with cachet of "Larkin Bros Ltd, 201 High Holborn W.C.1" on the reverse. An interesting De La Rue presentation album. £200-250
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Antigua. 1807 (Apr 18/May 16) Entire letter written from Antigua to Clement Tudway in London, unusually posted at Tortola with two line "TORTOLA / 19 MAY 1807", charged 2/-, very fine. £100-120
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1840-1901 Mainly used collection in an album including 1d black plates 1a-11 (12, eight with four margins, some a little close, plate 11 with fault at upper right corner) and 1d reds from black plates 1b, 2, 5, 8-11 and red plates 12-43; 1841 2d blues (6, one cancelled in blue, two with number in Maltese Cross cancels); 1855 Small Crown perf 14 2d blue BH with spectacles variety; 1855 Large Crown perf 16 2d; 1864-79 1d plates mint (17), used complete (less plate 222, small fault at base of plate 225), also inverted watermark (4); 1870 ½d, all plates used including plate 9; embossed 6d - 1/- all cut square (2 or 3 margins); Surface Printed with most 2½d - 2/- watermarks and plate numbers represented including 1855-56 Small Garter (2) and Medium Garter glazed paper 4d, 1876-80 Large Garter 4d vermilion plate 15, 4d sage-green plates 15, 16, and 4d grey-brown plate 17, 1872-73 6d pale buff plate 12, 1876 8d orange, 1862 Emblems 9d bistre and 9d straw with watermark inverted, 1867 Spray of Rose 9d (4) and 10d, 1856 and 1862 1/-, Imperial Crown 1/- orange-brown plate 13 mint; high values comprising 1867-83 Maltese Cross 5/-, Large Anchor 5/- (R.P.S Certificates states genuine, toned & faded), 1883-84 2/6, 5/- (2, one possibly blued paper), 10/-, Imperial Crown £1 brown and 1891 £1 green; 1880 1½d mint; 1883 set used; 1887 4d watermark inverted, etc. A useful collection, a few used abroad noted, some faults but containing many better stamps. (100s). Photo on Page 230. £2,000-2,400
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1840-1951 Mint and used collection in three stockbooks including 1d blacks (6) and 1840 2d blue (all cut into), 1d red plate numbers mint (26), 1870 ½d mint (3); Surface Printed with 1867-80 Spray 2/- (2), Maltese Cross 5/- (2), 10/- (heavy cancel, two short perfs), Anchor £5 orange (neat Glasgow c.d.s, pressed horizontal crease), 1884 Imperial Crowns £1 brown (neat c.d.s cancel, light blue crayon mark), 1891 £1 green (2) all used; KEVII issues with 1902 £1 mint, 7d mint block of 15, O.W Official 2d and 2½d mint and 2½d used (faults); KGV 1918 Bradbury Wilkinson 10/- mint, 1934 re-engraved set mint, 1929 PUC £1 mint, etc. Also KEVIII 2/- booklet (edition 357) and 3/- booklets (2, editions 320, 322) and a few covers and postcards including KGV lettercard franked 3d and sent express delivery, WW2 forces airletter with "FREE / XMAS / MAIL" overprint and 2½d P.O.W lettersheet to Germany with "undelivered mails which fell into the hands of the allied forces in Germany ..." cachet, etc. Mixed quality, some faults but containing some useful stamps. (100s). Photo on Page 230. £1,000-1,200
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1840-1958 Mainly used collection in two albums, with some covers, including 1840 1d black (8) comprising singles all with four margins (4, plates 1a, 1b, 5, 6), plate 7 pair (one touched at base, the other just four margins), plate 5 used on 1840 wrapper from Boston (just touched at right, two red Maltese crosses) and plate 2 used on 1840 (May 19) wrapper from London (fine with four margins); 1840 2d blue singles (2, both just touched at one corner) and a fine pair with good margins; 1864-79 1d red plates complete; 1847-54 embossed set all cut square (10d touched on two sides, 6d and 1/- touched on one side), also 1855 entire letter to Switzerland bearing 1841 2d and embossed 6d (cut square, two margins) with "MISSENT TO / BIRMINGHAM" handstamp, and an entire letter to USA bearing embossed 1/- (cut square, three margins); Surface Printed with 1855-57 1/- (2), 1862-64 3d - 1/-, 1865 Emblems 1/-, 1867-80 9d, 10d, 2/- pale blue, 1876 8d, 1880 Emblems 1/- orange-brown, Large Garter 4d green plate 16 and 4d brown plate 17, 1883-84 5/-; 1911 (Sep 11) London to Windsor Aerial Post emergency printing envelope in green with Sep 18 arrival backstamp; KGV Seahorse issues with Waterlow 5/- (2), 10/- (2) and a superb £1 (well centred and light c.d.s cancel); 1929 PUC £1; KGVI ½d - 3d German propaganda forgeries (6), etc. (100s). Photo on Page 230. £1,800-2,000
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1840-1973 Mainly used collection in an album including a poor 1d black, surface printed issues to 5/-, also 1983 Royal Mail Special Stamps year book. £80-100
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1840-2010 Mint and used collection in four S.G. Great Britain albums including 1840 1d black (TL, plate 6, four margins) and 2d blue (three margins, just touched at lower left), 1897 Jubilee set to 1/- (both 1/- colours) and KEVII set to 1/- both mint, QEII issues with commemoratives and miniature sheets apparently complete unmounted. (100s). £300-350
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1840-1978 Mint and used collection in two albums including 1d black (plate 5, four margins) with red Maltese Cross, issues from 1924 mainly mint with corner marginal PUC £1 unmounted, etc. (100s). Photo on Page 238. £500-600
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1840 1d Black, GE plate 4 mint with large part original gum, four margins, close at lower right and light crease at upper right corner, with 2019 B.P.A Certificate which states "Genuine unused with part original gum, has been repaired - a shallow thin towards foot filled and the gum respread". Good appearance and a useful space filler. S.G. £12,500. Photo on Page 232. £100-120
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1840 1d Black, SC plate 4 with re-entry, four margins, mint with part original gum. With Brandon Certificate (2019). S.G. AS23a, £14,000. Photo on Page 232. £2,800-3,200
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1840 1d Intense black, OK plate 5, three good margins close at left, mint with large part original gum. With Brandon Certificate (2019). S.G. AS24, £18,000. Photo on Page 232. £2,800-3,200
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1840 (May 6) Entire letter, the enclosed letter from "Cloak Lane" in London, clearly dated 6 May, also with recipients endorsements showing it was received on May 7th and answered on May 8th, bearing a 1d black, TG plate 1a with four good wide margins tied by a red Maltese Cross, addressed to Aylesbury, Bucks. The addressees name cut out from the entire, since repaired with a piece inserted bearing a name in writing matching the original address portion, strangely without any datestamps, the reverse with "Guaranteed May 6th 1840, Robson Lowe" in pencil. With B.P.A Certificate (1966 and 2005) issued before the address panel was repaired, both stating it is a genuine May 6th cover. S.G. £160,000. Photo on Page 229. £15,000-18,000
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1840 1d Black, EK plate 2 with good to large margins, used with a red Maltese Cross cancel, very fine. Photo on Page 232. £120-140
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1840 1d Black, TD plate 4, lower marginal single with four large to enormous margins, very fine used with a red Maltese Cross. With Brandon Certificate (2018). Photo on Page 232. £240-260
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1840 1d Black plate 4, LC - LH strip of six, LH very close at right, otherwise full margins, LE thinned at top and a horizontal crease through the entire strip, still an attractive multiple with red Maltese Cross cancels. Photo on Page 232. £400-500
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1841 (Jan 30) Entire letter from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh bearing a 1d black, GK plate 4 (with defective foot of "K"), four margins, tied by a red Maltese Cross, fine and attractive. £120-140
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1840 (Nov 6) Entire (part bill enclosed, side flaps removed) from London to Montrose bearing a 1d black, MB plate 8, four good margins, tied by a red Maltese Cross with red "a" inspectors mark on the front. £120-140
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1841 (July 3) Entire letter from Manchester to Garstang bearing a 1d black, PA plate 11 with four large margins, cancelled by a black Maltese Cross, despatch and arrival backstamps. An unusually fine and scarce plate 11 1d black cover. With B.P.A Certificate (1972). S.G. £16,000. Photo on Page 229. £4,500-5,500
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1840 2d Blue, TG plate 1, single with part margin at base, four close to enormous margins, superb used with a black Maltese Cross. With Brandon Certificate (2017). S.G. £975. Photo on Page 232. £280-320
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1840 2d Milky blue, NL plate 1, four large even margins, very fine used with a black Maltese Cross. With Brandon Certificate (2017). S.G. DS3, £3,000. Photo on Page 232. £280-320
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1840 2d Deep full blue, FL plate 1, four good margins, fine used with a black Maltese Cross. With Brandon Certificate (2017). S.G. DS1, £1,200. Photo on Page 232. £180-220
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1840 2d Blue, CL plate 2, four good to large margins, fine used with a black Maltese Cross. With Brandon Certificate (2017). S.G. £1,100. Photo on Page 232. £180-220
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1841 (Dec 5) Entire letter from Aberdeen to Wurzburg, Germany, via France, the 1/4 rate paid by an 1840 2d blue irregular strip of eight (JF-JK, KF, KK), good margins, each cancelled by a black Maltese Cross, datestamps of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, London, Calais and Forbach, charged "50". The entire has a pressed horizontal crease through JF-JK and repairs to JH, JK and KK (all with parts painted in by hand, very well done and not apparent to the naked eye), still a very rare and spectacular looking 1840 2d blue entire addressed abroad. With a pink B.P.A Certificate (2009) - "Genuine, adhesives variously repaired and painted in by hand, JH at foot, JK and KK at right, and various creases pressed". Photo on Page 234. £6,500-7,500
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1841 Postal Notice sent to Postmasters from the G.P.O Edinburgh announcing the issue of 1d envelopes, 1d red and new 2d stamps, bearing an unused 1d red, 2d blue proof from the trial plate with void corners (margin at base) and the 1d envelopes in the two sizes both handstamped "SPECIMEN". An unusually fine example of this double postal notice, not separated (as many examples are), the 1d and 2d proof both with four large margins and very good colour, framed, fine and attractive. S.G. PN3, £10,000. £3,800-4,200
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1841 2d Blue from the small trial plate with void corners, watermark inverted, four large even margins, fine unused, rare with inverted watermark. With Brandon Certificate (2010). S.G. DP43, £4,000. Photo on Page 232 £1,400-1,600
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1841 1d Red printed from black plate 10, HA used showing double letter "H", four margins; and an 1841 entire to Bewdley bearing OL used with part inscription in right margin, just touched at lower left, otherwise a fine and scarce marginal single on cover. Ex Lord Vestey Collection. S.G. £515+. (2). Photo on Page 244. £350-400
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1850 Entire letter from London to Switzerland bearing 1841 2d strip of five (touched or cut into at top and sides) each cancelled by Inland Branch "2" numeral and tied by a Calais c.d.s, endorsed "Insufficiently Paid" with red "16" charge, backstamped at Basel. A few small tone spots but an attractive and unusual entire, underpaid by 1d. Photo on Page 244. £150-180
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c.1850 Piece bearing 1d red pair (DB-DC, four margins, tiny scissor cut into DC) and 2d blue plate 4 pair (QD-QE, four margins) each cancelled by "75" numeral of Birmingham in blue. An unusual combination, very scarce with blue cancels. With Brandon Certificate (2016). S.G. £2,250. Photo on Page 238. £600-700
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1841-1939 Selection comprising 1841 1d mint with four margins and virtually full original gum; 1841 2d DF-DH strip of three with good to large margins used; 1862 Imperial Crown 4d grey-brown plate 18 mint; 1883-84 2/6 lilac mint; 1907 2d dull blue-green and carmine on chalk surfaced paper unmounted; 1942 10/- dark blue unmounted, the KEVII 2d with minor staining on reverse, otherwise all very fine. S.G. 8, 14, 160, 178, 229, 478, £2,220. (8). Photo on Page 238. £300-350
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1850 1d Prince Consort essay produced by Henry Archer, imperforate in red-brown, good to large margins, very fine. S.G. DP71, £3,000. Photo on Page 232. £500-600
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1850 1d Prince Consort essay produced by Henry Archer, imperforate in black, touched at base, good margins on the other three sides. S.G. DP71, £4,500. Photo on Page 232. £200-250
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1850 1d Red-brown, watermark Small Crown, perforated 16 by Henry Archer, lettered PG, mint with large part original gum, very scarce. With Brandon Certificate (2017). S.G. 16b, £3,500. Photo on Page 232. £1,200-1,400
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1856 1d Red-brown die II alphabet III, watermark Large Crown perf 14, plate 35 on lightly blued paper, EA-FB marginal block of four with part marginal inscription, paper reversed showing marginal watermark "POST" reversed, each stamp handstamped "SPECIMEN" (type 2) vertically, superb mint, a very rare and attractive marginal block. With R.P.S Certificate (2001). S.G. C8s, £2,000++. Photo on Page 238. £1,200-1,400
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1860 Unissued 1½d rosy-mauve with "SPECIMEN" overprint type 6, no gum, very fine. S.G. £2,250. Photo on Page 232. £300-400
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c1878 Page removed from a book of Great Britain stamp and postal stationery proofs, apparently prepared for display at a French International Exhibition by the Inland Revenue, probably in 1878. Headed "Grande-Bretagne, 1850, Specimens", the page bears two impressions of 1½d pink embossed stationery stamp with 1860 date plugs (the P.T.P.O envelope with this stamp not issued until 1872), one of these on a large piece also having the 1860 unissued 1½d rosy-mauve affixed, all three stamps with differing "SPECIMEN" overprints, types 2 or 6 on the stationery stamps, type 7 on the 1½d rosy-mauve. A unique page, the 1½d rosy-mauve type 7 Specimen overprint unlisted by S.G. Photo on Page 292. £1,200-1,500
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1870 Colour trials of the New South Wales "Diadem" issue printed from an unfinished die with void wax covered corner, in various colours on wove paper, two very fine, nine with lower value tablet portion removed, produced in 1870 as colour trials for the halfpenny stamp. S.G. DP66. (11). Photo on Page 232. £4,000-5,000
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1870 Archival page bearing nine New South Wales "Diadem" colour trial proofs with void corners in various colours, two of these applied below other proofs, manuscript notes alongside three proofs giving the recipes for the inks used. A unique page. S.G. DP66. Photo on Page 234. £4,500-5,500
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1870 New South Wales "Diadem" colour trial with void corner in chrome-yellow applied to card showing a sunken surround (57x63mm), very unusual. S.G. DP66. Photo on Page 236. £1,500-1,800
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1870 New South Wales "Diadem" colour trial with void corner, in black on laid paper, overprinted "SPECIMEN" (type 8), very scarce. S.G. DP66. Photo on Front Cover. £2,000-2,400
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1870 ½d Die Proof struck in black from the reserve die with "No 2" above, the Queens Head showing slight differences from the original die, this proof one of two struck on card (69x56mm) in 1967, the other being in the British Postal Museum, therefore unique in private hands. S.G. DP63. Photo on Page 236. £5,000-6,000
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1870 ½d Rose plate 14 EU-GW block of nine fine unmounted mint. S.G. £1,080+. Photo on Page 238. £200-250
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1880 Cover from Hereford to Ledbury bearing 1d red plate 225, flap missing, otherwise very fine. S.G. £800 as a single stamp. Photo on Page 244. £200-250
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1854 Cover from London to France bearing embossed 10d, cut square with four margins (close at base), an unusually fine stamp on cover. S.G. £3,000. Photo on Page 244. £200-250
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1865-67 Emblems 3d rose (2) and 1/- green mint, part gum, 1/- with a little gum creasing and crease to lower right corner perf, pencil number on reverse, otherwise fine. S.G. 92, 101, £7,850. (3). Photo on Page 232. £240-280
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1867 10d Pale red-brown, watermark Spray of Rose, SE-TF right pane corner marginal block of four with "POSTAGE" inscription in lower margin, fine used, each stamp with a "SEETHING LANE B.O / E.C" c.d.s, a fine and scarce block. S.G. 113, £2,400+. Photo on Page 236. £600-800
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1867-80 Spray of Rose, damaged or doubled plate number varieties comprising 6d pale chestnut NF plate 11 with left plate number damaged, 6d grey DF plate 12 and 1/- green JC plate 6 both with left plate number doubled, 1/- green KB plate 6 with right plate number doubled (marginal), all fine used. S.G. J79d, J81d, J106a, £1,750. (4). Photo on Page 232. £180-220
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1872 1/- Stock Exchange forgery, CL plate 5 fine used with Stock Exchange E.C c.d.s (June 29), also a genuine example of the 1/- CL plate 5. S.G. £850. Photo on Page 232. £180-220
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