Number of results: 97
536
| Sale number: 54 Breaks to Inner Cross Arm: A selection showing breaks to the inner arm of the Maltese Cross, similar to the Settle breaks, comprising two on covers and eight on loose stamps, one with Brandon certificate (1995) stating 'Settle distinctive Maltese Cross', condition varies. (10). Price Realised £260 |
537
| Sale number: 54 Dots in Maltese Crosses: A selection of covers bearing 1841 1ds. showing dots in various positions of the cross, with 1842 covers from Lockerby, Nass and Tamworth with Maltese Crosses showing single dots in outer loop, 1842 (Nov.) envelope from London to Waterford most unusually bearing three single 1ds. tied by two strikes of Maltese Cross with single dot between outer and inner crosses, and 1843 (Aug. 22nd) letter from Bicester to Chipping Norton with 1d. NG-NH pair cancelled by three strikes of Maltese Cross with single dot in outer loop, condition varies. (5 items). Price Realised £380 |
538
| Sale number: 54 Multiple Strikes of the Maltese Cross: 1841 1d. red-brown J(?)H tied by two distinct bold London Maltese Crosses to 1842 (June 14th) cover to Clitheroe, the adhesive additionally tied by ''CLITHEROE/JU 15/1842'' double arc c.d.s., 1d. plate 19 LB tied by three clear strikes of the Maltese Cross to 1842 (Feb. 17th) entire letter from Cardigan to Aberystwyth, and 1d. DF tied by four strikes of a black Maltese Cross to 1844 (April 6th) entire letter from Dundee to London, adhesive with just clear to large margins except J(?)H just touched at upper right corner. A most unusual trio. Photo. Price Realised £450 |
539
| Sale number: 54 Multiple Strikes of the Maltese Cross: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 29 ID fine used with clear to very large margins except just touched at top right corner, most unusually tied by five strikes of a black Maltese Cross and red ''BIRKENHEAD/JA 31/184(3)'' c.d.s. on clean entire letter to Chester. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
540
| Sale number: 54 Multiple Strikes of the Maltese Cross: Spilsby: 1841 (April 22nd) ) cover from Spilsby to Epsom with full margined 1841 1d. plate 9 HH tied by a very fine strike of the Spilsby Maltese Cross in black (with minute dot in centre) and with a further very fine strike alongside (typical of this office), redirected from Epsom to London with mss. '1', horizontal filing fold crosses adhesive, otherwise fine and full of character. Illustrated on page 85 of Danzig & Goldsmith. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
541
| Sale number: 54 Alexandria: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 28 CI very fine used with good margins and tied by a fine strike of the distinctive Alexandria Maltese Cross in water based black ink on 1843 (Dec. 23rd) cover to Stirling with straight-line ''ALEXANDRIA'' handstamp in red on front. Rare, Rockoff & Jackson record only six covers (of which this is one) in the 'Encyclopaedia of The Maltese Cross', vol. 2, page 184. S.G. Spec. BS17taa, unpriced. Photo. Price Realised £1150 |
542
| Sale number: 54 Arbroath: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 35 NH exceptionally fine used with good to large margins and tied by indentation by a superb virtually complete strike of the 'Post Road' Maltese Cross of Arbroath to clean and neat 1844 (June 16th) cover to Edinburgh. S.G. Spec. BS24. Photo. Price Realised £130 |
543
| Sale number: 54 Arbroath: 1841 2d. blue plate 3 TE fine used with ample to good margins except just barely touched at upper left corner, tied by indentation of a superb upright strike of the 'Post Road' Maltese Cross of Arbroath, the finest we have seen, to 1842 (July 4th) letter to Edinburgh, unusually endorsed 'Express' alongside adhesive, most attractive. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
544
| Sale number: 54 Ballantrae: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 8 EF very fine used with ample to large margins, tied to 1841 (March 18th) cover by a very fine complete strike of the short-sided Maltese Cross of Ballantrae, the Cross also showing the striations normally indicative of being cloth covered when struck, most unusual. S.G. Spec. AS47. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
545
| Sale number: 54 Barnard Castle: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 29 BE fine used with good margins and tied by a fine strike of the most unusual partialy debris filled Maltese Cross with empty centre of Barnard Castle, to 1843 (May 13th) entire letter to Leek. Striking and rare, Rockoff & Jackson list and illustrate only three examples of which this is the earliest. S.G. Spec. BS18. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
546
| Sale number: 54 Barnard Castle: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 31 PL fine used with very large margins and with a fine strike of the most unusual partialy debris filled Maltese Cross with empty centre of Barnard Castle, to clean and neat 1843 (May 16th) entire letter to Kirby Stephen. Rare, Rockoff & Jackson list and illustrate only three examples of which this is the second, also 1841 1d. red-brown plate 11 KG with good or very large margins except at upper right and with the normal Barnard Castle Maltese Cross on 1841 (May 4th) cover to Sheffield. S.G. Spec. BS20 & AS74. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
547
| Sale number: 54 Belfast: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 40 CF with good to very large margins except just touched at upper left, tied by a superb strike of the distinctive Belfast Maltese Cross to 1844 (April 20th) cover to Downpatrick. S.G. Spec. BS26Ctc, cat. £550. Photo. Price Realised £60 |
548
| Sale number: 54 Biggleswade: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 12 QC (?) fine with good even margins and tied by almost complete solid (debris filled) Maltese Cross on 1841 (Oct. 9th) cover to Baldock, backstamped ''BIGGLESWADE/OC 9/1841'' c.d.s. in red and with three strikes of ''BALDOCK'' c.d.s. in black on front, two dated ''OC 9'' one which overstrikes one with ''OC 6'' date error. Photo. Price Realised £210 |
549
| Sale number: 54 Birmingham: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 23 SH (double ''H'') fine with good to large margins and tied by a Birmingham Maltese Cross with inner Cross and diamond solid (debris filled) to large part 1842 (Aug. 12th) cover to Redditch, most unusual, illustrated in Rockoff & Jackson. Ex. Frank Tyler. S.G. Spec. BS12c. Photo. For Birmingham 'cloth covered' Maltese Cross see lot (4299) Price Realised £280 |
550
| Sale number: 54 Birmingham: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 33 MJ fine used with clear to good margins and tied by a fine impression of the distinctive small Maltese Cross of Birmingham on 1843 (Dec. 13th) cover to Bakewell, filing folds not affecting adhesive. Ex Alcock. S.G. Spec. BS22. Photo. Note, a similar example is illustrated on page 83 of Danzig & Goldsmith, Rockoff & Jackson note that they believe 'this to be a distorted Type 1 cross', given that this cross is considerably smaller than the type 1 cross, this would seem most unlikely. Price Realised UNSOLD |
551
| Sale number: 54 Bishop Auckland/Westmorland: 1841 1d. red-brown BC fine used with good margins and tied by two strikes of a completely empty centred Maltese Cross with thickly inked outer on 1843 (Nov.) cover to Darlington backstamped ''WESTMORLAND'' double arc undated circle and ''BISHOP AUCKLAND'' and ''DARLINGTON'' circular datestamps for Nov. 4th, most unusual. Illustrated in Rockoff & Jackson (vol. 1, page 53). Photo. Price Realised £650 |
552
| Sale number: 54 Brighton: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 34 SE very fine used with good to large margins and a clear light strike of the distinctive Brighton Maltese Cross on neat 1843 (Nov. 18th) cover to London, stamp not tied but undoubtedly belongs, filing folds not detracting. S.G. Spec. BS23tb, cat. £800. Photo. Price Realised £130 |
553
| Sale number: 54 Brighton: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 38 ID fine used with just clear to good margins and with a very fine light neat strike of the distinctive Brighton Maltese Cross on neat 1843 (Nov. 16th) local envelope. R.P.S. certificate (2004) states 'is genuine as far as one can tell as stamp is not tied', in our opinion the stamp definitely belongs. S.G. Spec. BS26Atb, cat. £800. Photo. Price Realised £170 |
554
| Sale number: 54 Brynmaur: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 14 BG with good margins on three sides, tied by an exceptionally fine strike of a delicate water based Maltese Cross in black with a distinct brownish hue to 1841 (July 23rd) entire letter to Newport, Mon., ''BRYNMAUR'' u.d.c. in the same ink on reverse, adhesive crossed by heavy filing crease, otherwise fine. B.P.A. certificate (2004) states 'black water-based Maltese Cross'. S.G. Spec. BS3. Photo. Price Realised £160 |
555
| Sale number: 54 Channel Islands: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 25 SA with ample to good margins on three sides, touched at left, cancelled by a clear light large part strike of the distinctive Channel Islands Maltese Cross. Rare. R.P.S. certificate (2006). S.G. Spec. BS14tc, cat. £7,000. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
556
| Sale number: 54 Channel Islands: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 39 DK with good margins at foot and right, cut into other sides, tied by a light clear strike of the distinctive Channel Islands Maltese Cross to 1844 (May) cover to Brighton, endorsed 'Via Southampton' and 'Free', backstamped at London (May 8th) and Brighton (May 9th). Very scarce. B.P.A. certificate (1973). S.G. Spec. BS26Btc, cat. £50,000. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
557
| Sale number: 54 Coleshill: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 33 EF with good margins on three sides, touched at right, tied by a fine strike of the well known almost solid clogged Maltese Cross of Coleshill to small neat 1844 (March 12th) envelope to Warwick. Rare, Rockoff & Jackson record only three similar covers from this office. S.G. Spec. BS22. Photo. Price Realised £900 |
558
| Sale number: 54 Cork: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 38 EH with good margins and an almost complete strike of the distinctive Cork Maltese Cross on 1843 (Dec. 5th) cover to Dublin, vertical filing fold passes under left of stamp and just affects, not detracting from appearance, otherwise fine. S.G. Spec. BS26Atd, cat. £1,000. Photo. Price Realised £90 |
559
| Sale number: 54 Coventry: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 24 CD very fine used with good to large margins and a clear light strike of the distinctive Coventry Maltese Cross on clean and neat 1842 (Dec. 29th) entire letter to Ashby de la Zouch, attractive. Ex Daisy. S.G. Spec. BS13te, cat. £2,200. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
560
| Sale number: 54 Coventry: 1841 2d. blue plate 3 GE with good to large margins and a good part strike of the distinctive Coventry Maltese Cross, small corner creases, otherwise fine and very scarce. S.G. Spec. ES11uo, unpriced. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
561
| Sale number: 54 Delph: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 31 PL exceptionally fine used with good to large margins and a superb complete strike of a black Maltese Cross with break to outer cross at top and short left side, on 1843 (July 14th) entire letter to Halifax with ''DELPH'' undated circle in black on front, most attractive. S.G. Spec. BS20. Photo. Price Realised £380 |
562
| Sale number: 54 Dorking: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 24 IC with ample to good margins except touched in a couple of places, cancelled by Maltese Cross with apparent small serifed number ''1'' in centre on 1843 (July 8th) cover from Dorking to London, recipients manuscript notes on front at left and a few small stain spots, otherwise fine. Illustrated on page 81 of Danzig & Goldsmith. Photo. Price Realised £170 |
563
| Sale number: 54 Dublin: 1841 1d. red-brown, ten used examples with Dublin type I or II Maltese Crosses, poor to good. Price Realised UNSOLD |
564
| Sale number: 54 Dublin: 1841 1d. red-brown plates 34 BH, 35 II and 43 DJ tied by very fine to superb strikes of the distinctive Dublin Maltese Cross to separate 1843-44 covers, the last two showing small dots between inner and outer crosses, good margins except BH a little cut into at right and II with scissor cut into lower right corner square, otherwise fine and most attractive. S.G. Spec. B1tf, cat. £825. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
565
| Sale number: 54 Dublin: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 31 SA with ample to very large margins cancelled distinctive Dublin Maltese Cross with a large dot between inner and outer crosses, on 1843 (June 2nd) entire letter to Cork, file bend crosses adhesive which has been lifted and replaced slightly out of position, but not detracting from appearance, also 1d. plate 27 AB with good margins except cut into at top left tied by cross showing similar but different dot on neat 1843 (Feb. 20th) envelope to Killucan. Both illustrated on page 92 of Rockoff & Jackson. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
566
| Sale number: 54 Dublin: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 27 OI exceptionally fine used with large or very large margins and a very fine strike of the distinctive Dublin Maltese Cross, and plate 32 OE (re-entry and double ''O'') very fine used with good margins and a neat large part strike of the Dublin Maltese Cross showing constant break to outer arm. S.G. Spec. BS16tf & BS21aatf. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
567
| Sale number: 54 Dublin: 1841 1d. red-brown HL with good to large margins on three sides, cut into at right, on 1843 (Sept. 24th) entire letter from Ballina to Dublin cancelled Ballina Maltese Cross and overstruck by the distinctive Dublin Maltese Cross, also 1d. TD with similar margins on 1843 (March 21st) letter (part of upper flap missing) from Dublin to Wick, cancelled distinctive Dublin Maltese Cross overstruck by a fine Scots type Maltese Cross, a most unusual pair, the former ex T.E. Field. Photo. Price Realised £260 |
568
| Sale number: 54 Dublin: 1843 (March 3rd) entire letter from Taunton to Dublin bearing three margined 1841 1d. LL, redirected from Dublin to Maryborough with good to large margined 1d. BK tied by a very fine upright strike of the distinctive Dublin Maltese Cross, an attractive cover. Photo. Price Realised £240 |
569
| Sale number: 54 Dumfries: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 31 FL very fine used with ample to large margins and tied by a fine clear lihgt strike of the distinctive Dumfries Maltese Cross to 1844 (Jan. 27th) cover to Kirkudbright with boxed ''TOO LATE'' handstamp in black alongside, filing folds well clear, very scarce. Ex Stillwell. S.G. Spec. BS20tfa, unpriced. Photo. Price Realised £260 |
570
| Sale number: 54 Dunmore East/Waterford: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 22 JA tied by a virtually complete slightly overinked impression of the 'waterbound' black Maltese Cross of Dunmore East or Waterford to 1842 (Sept. 8th) cover to Sheernes with straight-line ''(D)UNMORE EAST'' in the same ink and double arc ''WATERFORD/SE 8/1842/E'' c.d.s. in black, Dublin and London transit d.s.'s and ''SHEERNESS/SE 11/1842'' arrival c.d.s. in red on reverse, central wax seal stain on address panel, otherwise fine and very scarce. Illustrated on page 98 of vol. 1 of Rockoff & Jackson. Photo. Price Realised £580 |
571
| Sale number: 54 Dursley: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 34 JK with ample to good margins except just touched at lower right, tied by a fine strike of the Dursley Maltese Cross on part 1843 (Oct. 20th) cover to Ireland, the adhesive place contrary to regulations at upper left, also a piece bearing 1d. plate 18 PJ-PK pair with large margins on three sides, cut into at foot, tied by neat black M.C.'s and with ''DURSLEY/FE 25/1842'' c.d.s. below. Despite controversy over the Dursley Maltese Cross we believe these items show clear distortion to the Maltese Cross, former with R.P.S. certificate (1996) and ex. Frank Tyler. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
572
| Sale number: 54 Edinburgh: 1843 (June-December) covers (6), all bearing 1841 1ds. with very fine strikes of the delicate 'special' Maltese Crosses of Edinburgh, the adhesives with full margins or nearly so. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
573
| Sale number: 54 Fushiebridge: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 24 HL very fine used with full margins and a light neat strike of the Fushiebridge Maltese Cross on clean and uncreased 1843 (June 5th) entire letter to Edinburgh with boxed ''FUSHIEBRIDGE/JN 5/1843'' datestamp on reverse, an extremely scarce office. S.G. Spec. BS13. Photo. Price Realised £110 |
574
| Sale number: 54 Glasgow: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 26 ME fine used with just clear to large margins and tied by clearly water based black Maltese Cross of Glasgow to 1842 (Sept. 29th) entire letter to Irvine with indistinct boxed Receiving Office handstamp in the same ink on reverse, very scarce. This example illustrated in Rockoff and Jackson. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
575
| Sale number: 54 Greenock: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 25 LH very fine used with good to large margins, tied by a clear neat strike of the distinctive Greenock Maltese Cross on clean 1843 (Oct.) entire letter to Edinburgh. Ex Stillwell. S.G. Spec. BS14th, cat. £450. Photo. Price Realised £120 |
576
| Sale number: 54 Greenock: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 10 QG-QH pair with good to very large margins except QG touched at left, tied by three strikes of the distinctive Greenock Maltese Cross to 1841 (Sept. 25th) cover to London with fine ''GREENOCK/SE 25 A/1841'' boxed datestamp overstruck by red London c.d.s. on reverse. S.G. Spec. AS69uj (single cat. £1,200 on cover). Photo. Price Realised £150 |
577
| Sale number: 54 Hollymount: 1841 1d. pale red-brown (worn plate) plate 38 SH with ample to very large margins except NW corner frame line just touched at side, tied by a very fine strike of the empty centre Hollymount Maltese Cross on 1844 (June 5th) cover to Dublin with fine ''HOLLYMOUNT/JU 5/1844'' double arc c.d.s. in blue on front, filing folds not affecting adhesive, very scarce. S.G. Spec. BS26A, tha, cat. £12,000. Photo. Note, this cover is not recorded in Rockoff & Jackson and is a month later than the latest recorded there (May 5th, 1844). Price Realised £2600 |
578
| Sale number: 54 Hollymount: 1841 1d. pale red-brown (worn plate) plate 38 SL with ample to large margins, tied by a very fine strike of the Hollymount Maltese Cross showing traces of the central segment, to piece evidently from the same correspondence as the previous lot with fine ''HOLLYMOUNT/JU 9/1844'' double arc c.d.s. in blue, filing fold crosses adhesive but not detracting from appearance, otherwise fine. S.G. Spec. BS26A, tha, cat. £2,500. Photo. Note, this piece is also not recorded in Rockoff & Jackson and is over a month later than the latest recorded there (May 5th, 1844). Price Realised UNSOLD |
579
| Sale number: 54 Kelso: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 21 TC-TH exceptional strip of six with ample to very large margins except TE touched at top, tied by fine to very fine strikes of the distinctive Kelso Maltese Cross to 1842 (Oct. 26th) cover to Edinburgh, a few slight wrinkles and TD crossed by vertical filing fold not detracting from appearance, otherwise fine and a most attractive and unique item. S.G. Spec. BS10ti. Photo. Price Realised £2200 |
580
| Sale number: 54 Kelso: 1843 (Aug. 29th and 31st) covers from Edinburgh to Kelso with 1841 1d. KG and AL respectively cancelled by the delicate Edinburgh Maltese Cross, each redirected from Kelso to Spittal (Lerwick) with 1d. EG and CK respectively, each tied by the neat distinctive Maltese Cross of Kelso, the adhesives mainly with three margins, some slight age staining, otherwise fine, a most unusual and probably unique pair of covers. S.G. Spec. B1ti/ty (the Kelso Cross cat. £2,500 on cover). Photo. Price Realised £420 |
581
| Sale number: 54 Kendal: 1841 1d. red-brown plates 19 NI and 38 KA, each fine with good margins on separate 1842 (July 11th) cover to Kirby Lonsdale and 1844 (Jan. 27th) entire letter to Liverpool, both from Kendal and with good strikes of the Kendal Maltese Cross showing the distinctive break to the outer cross. S.G. Spec. BS8 & BS26A. Photo. Price Realised £110 |
582
| Sale number: 54 Kilmarnock: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 34 CL with ample to good margins and a fine (for this) strike of the distinctive Kilmarnock Maltese Cross on 1844 (March 28th) entire letter to Edinburgh, vertical filing fold crosses adhesive not detracting from appearance, otherwise fine and very scarce. S.G. Spec. Bstj, cat. £5,000. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
583
| Sale number: 54 Kimbolton: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 5 SA state 2 fine used with good margins and a light clear strike of a thin lined, almost Scots type Maltese Cross on 1841 (June 9th) cover from Kimbolton to London. S.G. Spec. AS33. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
584
| Sale number: 54 Kinkardine O'Neil: 1841 (Nov.) entire letter to Aberdeen bearing 1841 1d. red-brown plate 8 JI with good margins except cut into at upper left, tied by a superb strike in black water based ink of the Maltese Cross with a blurred strike of straight-line ''KINKARDINE O'NEIL'' in the same ink on reverse together with boxed ''ABERDEEN/NOV 17/1841'' datestamp, also 1843 (May 1st) entire letter from the same office to Aberdeen bearing almost three margined 1d. CD tied by similarly water based Maltese Cross and with a better impression of the straight line handstamp in the same ink on reverse. A very scarce pair. Photo. Price Realised £240 |
585
| Sale number: 54 Kinross: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 8 PL fine used with good to huge margins and tied by a most unusual strike of the Kinross Maltese Cross with the outer segment largely solid (debris filled) and the central diamond missing, to 1841 (Sept. 23rd) cover to Glasgow with single circle ''KINROSS/23 SE/1841'' c.d.s. on reverse, also 1842 (May 16th) cover bearing 1d. plate 23 KH with full margins except just touched at lower right, tied by partly debris filled and partly double lined strike of the Kinross Maltese Cross. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
586
| Sale number: 54 Kinsale: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 10 TI with good margins except just touched at right, tied by a superb strike of the Kinsale Maltese Cross on 1841 (March 9th) entire letter to Cork with very fine ''KINSALE'' c.d.s's for March 9th and 10th, filing folds well clear of adhesive. Brandon certificate (2003). S.G. Spec. AS69. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
587
| Sale number: 54 Knighton: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 11 tied by the finest known example of the solid (debris filled) Maltese Cross of Knighton to clean and neat 1841 (April 22nd) entire letter to Ludlow, ''KNIGHTON'' undated circle on front at lower left, most unusual. Ex Pickering and illustrated on page 82 of Danzig & Goldsmith. S.G. Spec. AS74. Photo. Price Realised £1500 |
588
| Sale number: 54 Leamington: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 20 IJ with good margins and an almost complete upright strike of the distinctive Leamington Maltese Cross on 1842 (Sept. 24th) cover to Laurencekirk with upright strike of ''LEAMINGTON/SE 24/1842'' alongside adhesive and boxed ''LAURENCEKIRK/SE 27/1842'' also on front, small imperfections not detracting from appearance, otherwise fine. Ex Stilwell. S.G. Spec. BS9tk, cat. £700. Photo. Price Realised £110 |
589
| Sale number: 54 Leeds: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 9 EG with very large margins on two sides, touched or just cut into elsewhere, cancelled by an exceptionally fine complete strike of the distinctive Leeds 'Special' Maltese Cross on 1841 (May 24th) entire letter to Otley with very fine ''LEEDS/MY 24/1841/G'' double arc c.d.s. on reverse. S.G. Spec. AS57ua, cat. £3,000. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
590
| Sale number: 54 Leeds: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 12 MC with large to enormous margins used on 1841 (June 25th) entire letter from Leeds to Ironbridge, cancelled with two blurred strikes of the distinctive Leeds Maltese Cross in black, Ironbridge datestamp below, fine. Brandon certificate (2002). S.G. Spec. BS1tl, cat. £1,800. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
591
| Sale number: 54 Leeds: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 22 QL fine used with good margins except just touched at tip of NE corner, tied by a complete bold strike of the distinctive thick lined Leeds Maltese Cross with large central diamond to 1842 (Sept. 11th) cover to Bridlington Quay, backstamped at Leeds and Hull. Rare, Rockoff & Jackson record only four covers with this cross. Ex Frank Tyler. R.P.S. certificate (1982) with handwritten note signed by Martin Willcocks stating 'This is not the recognised Leeds local cross, but was definitely locally made and not a normal cross overinked'. Photo. Price Realised £700 |
592
| Sale number: 54 Leith: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 24 MH fine used with good to very large margins and tied by a complete strike of the Leith Maltese Cross with centre almost solid (debris filled) and the outer segment clear, to 1842 (Dec. 19th) cover to Kilmarnock, also 1842 (March 12th) and 1843 (Nov. 24th) entire letters with 1ds. cancelled by normal strikes of the Leith Maltese Cross. (3 items). Photo. Price Realised £210 |
593
| Sale number: 54 Limerick: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 8 LJ with good margins on three sides, tied by a fine neat strike of the Limerick Maltese Cross to 1841 (April 4th) cover to Dublin backstamped at Limerick (4th) and Dublin (5th). S.G. Spec. AS47tm (not listed on 'black' plates). Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
594
| Sale number: 54 Manchester - 'Fishtail': 1841 1d. red-brown plate 5 BF with good margins and tied by an exceptionally fine strike of the distinctive Manchester 'fishtail' Maltese Cross to 1841 (March 13th) cover to Edinburgh, adhesive with small imperfections at foot, otherwise fine. Ex Stillwell. A very early use of this distinctive cross on the 1841 issue, Rockoff & Jackson record only two earlier, March 3rd in the Fletcher collection in the British Library, and March 9th. S.G. Spec. AS26ub, cat. £2,200. Photo. Price Realised £400 |
595
| Sale number: 54 Manchester - type 2 (small diamond): 1841 1d. red-brown plate 25 MA fine used with ample to large margins and tied by a very fine strike of the thick lined Manchester Maltese Cross with small central diamond, to 1842 (Sept. 28th) entire letter to Dundee. Very scarce, the earliest of twelve covers with this cross recorded by Rockoff & Jackson. S.G. Spec. BS14. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
596
| Sale number: 54 Minehead: 1841 1d. red-brown plates 12 DI and 20 EH tied to 1842 (Feb. 25th and Dec. 26th) covers by the distinctly watery black Maltese Cross of Minehead, each showing ''Minehead/Penny Post'' struck in the same ink on front, adhesives with good margins except DI clipped at upper left corner and EH touched at left, filing creases well clear, scarce. S.G. Spec. BS1 & 9. Photo. Price Realised £300 |
597
| Sale number: 54 Montgomery: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 27 NK with small to good margins, placed contrary to regulations at lower left of 1843 (July 15th) entire letter from Montgomery to Newton and tied by almost solid clogged Maltese Cross, the centre diamond appearing as an oval, filing crease crosses adhesive, otherwise fine. S.G. Spec. BS16. Photo. Price Realised £70 |
598
| Sale number: 54 Mullingar: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 9 EG with ample to large margins except just touched at upper left side, cancelled by an exceptionally fine virtually complete strike of the distinctive Mullingar Maltese Cross in black, very scarce. S.G. Spec. AS57tr, cat. £3,500 on later plates. Photo. Price Realised £600 |
599
| Sale number: 54 Mullingar: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 12 SK very fine used with good margins and a superb large part strike of the distinctive Mullingar Maltese Cross clearly showing the typical cuts. Brandon certificate (2002). S.G. Spec. BS1, cat. £3,500. Photo. Price Realised £1100 |
600
| Sale number: 54 Mullingar: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 13 HH with good margins on two sides, cut into elsewhere, tied by a fine clear light strike of the distinctive Mullingar Maltese Cross to 1844 (Feb. 18th) entire letter to Dublin with very fine ''MULLINGAR/FE18/1844'' c.d.s. in blue on front. S.G. Spec. BS2tr, cat. £16,000. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
601
| Sale number: 54 Mullingar: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 21 RH with good margins on three sides, cut into at right, tied by an exceptional strike of the distinctive Maltese Cross of Mullingar to large part 1842 (April) cover (lacking right side-flap) to Dublin. R.P.S. certificate (2006). S.G. Spec. BS10tr, cat. £16,000. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
602
| Sale number: 54 Mullingar: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 29 DG with a fine neat large part strike of the distinctive Mullingar Maltese Cross in blue, clearly showing the cuts, good margins except cut into at foot and just touched at one point at left, some faults but rare. Ex. T.E. Field. S.G. Spec. BS18tr, var. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
603
| Sale number: 54 Norwich: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 24 CA very fine used with good to large margins and tied by a very fine strike of the distinctive Norwich Maltese Cross to 1843 (May 16th) cover to Lynn. Ex Daisy. S.G. Spec. BS13ts, cat. £1,400. Photo. Price Realised £450 |
604
| Sale number: 54 Nottingham: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 26 RE fine with ample to good margins and tied by an unusual strike of the Nottingham Maltese Cross with symmetrical clogging to the loops between the outer and inner crosses to 1842 (Dec. 12th) small envelope to Cambridge. Illustrated on page 216 of Rockoff & Jackson. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
605
| Sale number: 54 Oxford: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 38 AE fine used with ample to good margins and tied by a superb strike of the Oxford Maltese Cross with solid centre (debris filled) Maltese Cross, to 1843 (Nov. 28th) envelope to Donnington, backstamped at Oxford (28th) and Morton in Marsh (29th), envelope with small portion missing at upper right corner. One of two covers with solid centres from this office recorded by Rockoff and Jackson (the other being in the R.M. Phillips collection). S.G. Spec. BS26A. Photo. Price Realised £450 |
606
| Sale number: 54 Perth: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 5 AD state 1, very fine used with good margins and an excellent strike of the strike of the distinctive thick-lined Maltese Cross of Perth on 1841 (May 17th) entire letter to Edinburgh with boxed ''PERTH/MY 17/1841'' and Edinburgh arrival c.d.s. on reverse, filing folds not affecting adhesive. S.G. Spec. AS26um, unpriced. Photo. Price Realised £240 |
607
| Sale number: 54 Perth: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 24 HK very fine used with good to very large margins and tied by an exceptional strike of the distinctive thick-lined Maltese Cross of Perth to 1842 (Oct. 24th) cover to Crieff, also 1841 1d. plate 36 LG fine used with clear to good margins and tied by a very fine strike of the third type Perth Maltese Cross to 1844 (June 6th, the latest date recorded by Rockoff & Jackson is May 21st) cover to Dunkeld. S.G. Spec. BS13tt, & BS25. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
608
| Sale number: 54 Petworth/Tillington: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 25 CC with mainly good slightly ragged margins, just touched in a couple of places, tied by almost solid (debris filled) Maltese Cross on 1842 (Dec. 9th) cover from Tillington to London, backstamped blurred ''TILLINGTON'' u.d.c., ''PETWORTH/DE 9/1842'' c.d.s. and London (Dec. 10th). S.G. Spec. BS14. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
609
| Sale number: 54 Plymouth: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 8 BG tied by a good strike of the distinctive Plymouth Maltese Cross to 1841 (March 15th) mourning envelope to London, the adhesive touched in places and with slight ageing at edges, otherwise fine and an extremely rare cancellation on the 1841 1d., this is the earliest of the eight covers with this cross on the 1841 1d. listed by Rockoff & Jackson. R.P.S. certificate (1997). S.G. Spec. AS47uc (cat. £3,000 but presumably this refers to the Norwich cross). Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
610
| Sale number: 54 Plymouth: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 26 RC with good to large margins except just touched at one point at left, tied by a very fine strike of he distinctive Plymouth Maltese Cross on 1843 (Feb. 2nd) entire letter to Cheltenham, backstamped Plymouth (Feb. 2nd) and Cheltenham (3rd), some reinforced splitting at folds, otherwise fine and the latest and finest strike on the 1841 on the eight covers recorded by Rockoff & Jackson. S.G. Spec. BS15, the Plymouth cross not listed on this issue by Gibbons. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
611
| Sale number: 54 Romsey: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 14 QE, fine used with good to very large margins showing parts of five adjoining stamps, tied by double lined Maltese Cross with solid centre of Romsey to 1841 (Sept. 8th) entire letter from the Stamp Office in Romsey to the Stamp Office, Winchester. One of three covers recorded by Rockoff and Jackson. S.G. Spec. BS3. Photo Price Realised £280 |
612
| Sale number: 54 Ross: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 34 SI with clear to good margins on three sides, touched at top, cancelled by a very fine almost complete strike of the distinctive Ross Maltese Cross, very scarce. S.G. Spec. BS23tta, unpriced. Photo. Price Realised £120 |
613
| Sale number: 54 Ross: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 42 TK with clear to very large margins, tied by a clear partly underinked strike of the rare distinctive Maltese Cross of Ross to 1844 (May 28th) entire letter from Ross to Wexford, the adhesive lifted and replaced. Illustrated on page 99 of The Maltese Cross Cancellations of the United Kingdom by Alcock & Holland (2nd edition, the illustration with the Maltese Cross enhanced). S.G. Spec. BS26Etta, unpriced. Photo. Price Realised £820 |
614
| Sale number: 54 Saint Albans: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 34 HE tied by empty centred Maltese Cross of St. Albans to 1843 (Sept. 30th) cover to Brighton, backstamped St. Albans, London and Brighton, adhesive placed sideways and with full margins except just touched at lower right, small imperfections, otherwise fine. S.G. Spec. BS23. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
615
| Sale number: 54 Settle: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 17 FL with good to large margins and tied by the Settle Maltese Cross showing breaks to the inner cross arm to 1842 (Sept. 23rd) entire letter to Skipton with ''SETTLE/SP 23/1842'' c.d.s's in blue on reverse, insignificant small portion of cover missing at upper left and adhesive with trivial rubbing, otherwise fine. Ex Stillwell. R.P.S. certificate (1971). S.G. Spec. BS6ttb, cat. £8,500. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
616
| Sale number: 54 Shrewsbury: 1841 1d. SL and QF on separate 1841 (Sept. 4th and 18th respectively) entire letters from Shrewsbury and each with fine strikes of the unusual Maltese Cross with largely solid (debris filled) middle segment, both adhesives with three margins. Photo. Price Realised £580 |
617
| Sale number: 54 Stirling: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 32 RC with good to very large margins except touched at top left, tied by a very fine virtually complete strike of the distinctive Storling Maltese Cross to clean and neat 1844 (Jan. 26th) entire letter to Edinburgh, very scarce. S.G. Spec. BS21tu, cat. £500. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
618
| Sale number: 54 Stranraer: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 34 ED-FD vertical pair with very fine strikes of the distinctive 'peg-leg' Maltese Cross of Stranraer on 1844 (March 21st) cover to Inverary, adhesives with good margins except ED clipped at NE corner and rubbed at NW corner, FD crossed by filing crease, otherwise fine, also 1d. red-brown plate 9 LH with full margins and a good strike of the same Maltese Cross on 1841 (May 24th) entire letter but crossed by filing crease, and plate 18 RG and RH singles with full margins and indistinct strikes of the Stranraer Maltese Cross on 1842 (Feb. 2nd) entire to Wigton, both crossed by filing folds. (3 items). Photo. Price Realised £110 |
619
| Sale number: 54 Taibach: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 12 JC exceptionally fine used with good margins and tied by a superb strike of a most distinctive appearing Maltese Cross showing striations consistent with being cloth covered when struck, to clean and uncreased 1841 (Aug. 24th) entire letter to Cardiff with very fine ''TAIBACH/AU 24/1841'' double arc c.d.s. on reverse. S.G. Spec. BS1. Price Realised £750 |
620
| Sale number: 54 Tallow: 1841 1d. pale red-brown (worn plate) plate 12 JI very fine used with good margins and tied by a superb strike of the distinctive Tallow Maltese Cross to clean 1842 (April 5th) cover to Dungarvan. S.G. Spec. BS1tzb, unpriced. Photo. Price Realised £720 |
621
| Sale number: 54 Thrapston: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 21 FC with three margins, placed sideways and tied by unusual partially clogged Maltese Cross of Thrapstone to 1842 (Dec. 22nd) entire letter to Leeds with Thrapstone and Leeds c.d.s's on front. S.G. Spec. BS10. Photo. Price Realised £120 |
622
| Sale number: 54 Tullow: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 36 DH fine used with clear to large margins and tied by a superb strike of the Tullow Maltese Cross to 1844 (March 15th) part cover from Tullow to Dublin with fine ''TULLOW/MR 15/1844'' c.d.s. on reverse, filing fold not affecting adhesive. S.G. Spec. BS25. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
623
| Sale number: 54 Welshpool: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 12 BD exceptionally fine used with good margins and a light neat clear strike of the Welshpool solid centre Maltese Cross on clean and uncreased 1841 (June 3rd) cover to Bishop's Castle, ''WESLSHPOOL/JU 3/1841'' double arc c.d.s. on reverse. Ex Alcock. S.G. Spec. BS1tua, cat. £4,000. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
624
| Sale number: 54 Welshpool: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 19 SK with good margins on two sides and tied by an exceptional strike of the Welshpool solid centre Maltese Cross to 1842 (May 20th) entire letter, ''WELSHPOOL/MY 20/1842'' double arc c.d.s. on reverse, light vertical filing fold crosses adhesive but not detracting from apearance. S.G. Spec. BS8tua, cat. £4,000. Photo. Price Realised £320 |
625
| Sale number: 54 Whitburn: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 10 SD with good margins except at top, tied by a bold upright strike of the partially debris filled Maltese Cross of Whitburn on 1841 (Aug. 21st) cover to Glasgow, most unusual. One of two examples of this office illustrated by Rockoff & Jackson. Photo. Price Realised £380 |
626
| Sale number: 54 Whitehaven: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 14 DK with good margins and tied by a very good strike of the distinctive Whitehaven Maltese Cross to 1841 (Aug. 14th) cover to Darlington, vertical filing crease crossing adhesive, otherwise fine and rare. S.G. Spec. BS3tv, cat. £8,000. Photo. See also lot 4106 & 4342 Price Realised UNSOLD |
627
| Sale number: 54 Wincanton: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 17 PA with good to large margins, tied by a fine strike of the Wincanton Maltese Cross with large dot in outer cross loop to 1842 (Jan. 22nd) entire letter to London with ''WINCANTON/JA 22/1842'' double arc c.d.s. on front, vertical filing fold crosses adhesive, otherwise fine and very rare, one of only three covers recorded by Rockoff and Jackson. S.G. Spec. BS6. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
628
| Sale number: 54 Wotton-under-Edge: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 1b CE with a superb almost complete upright strike of the distinctive Maltese Cross of Wotton-under-Edge, good to large margins on three sides, touched at lower right and small thin at top, otherwise fine and very scarce. Brandon certificate (2008). S.G. Spec. AS6ue, cat. £6,000. Photo. See also lot ???? Price Realised UNSOLD |
629
| Sale number: 54 Wotton-under-Edge: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 8 BH state 2 fine used with ample to good margins and a very fine almost complete strike of the distinctive Wotton-under-Edge Maltese Cross. R.P.S. certificate (1990). S.G. Spec. AS54ue, cat. £6,000. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
630
| Sale number: 54 Wotton-under-Edge: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 11 DI with ample to good margins except clipped and small repair at upper right corner, tied by a fine double strike of the distinctive Wotton-under-Edge Maltese Cross to 1841 (July 21st) cover to Dursley. S.G. Spec. AS74ue (black plate unpriced on cover, but cat. £15,000 as later plate). Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
631
| Sale number: 54 York: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 20 FH exceptionally fine used with good to very large margins and tied by a superb strike of the distinctive York Maltese Cross to 1842 (Sept. 5th) local cover redirected to Leeds, the adhesive additionally tied by ''LEEDS/SP 6/1842'' arrival c.d.s., backstamped at York on Sept. 5th and 6th and Malton, most attractive. S.G. Spec. BS9tx, cat. £1,800. Photo. Price Realised £750 |
632
| Sale number: 54 York: 1841 1d. orange-brown plate 39 JJ most atttractive with good to large margins and a neat part strike of the distinctive York Maltese Cross in blue, horizontal crease not detracting from appearance, otherwise fine and most attractive and scarce. Clear R.P.S. certificate (2009). S.G. Spec. BS26B(6)tx/sc. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
