599

Sale number: 19

1841 1d. MF fine with clear to good margins and a very fine almost complete strike of a dark blue Maltese Cross, also KL on piece and JJ (faults) with double and treble strikes of black M.C.'s, and MA (small faults) with black M.C. and part additional Penny Post handstamp in black, all with full margins. (4). Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

600

Sale number: 19

Late Use: 1840 1d. black plate 5 TA with good margins, light red Maltese Cross, and with additional ''BRISTOL/FE 1/01'' double ring c.d.s. in black, small imperfections but most unusual, Queen Victoria's funeral service was held on February 2nd and she was buried on February 4th 1901. R.P.S. certificate (1989). Photo.

Price Realised £800

601

Sale number: 19

Late Use: 1840 1d. black plate 6 RH fine used with ample to good margins and tied to piece by very fine ''LONDON/NO 18/02'' double ring c.d.s., unusual. S.G. Spec. AS41var.

Price Realised £920

602

Sale number: 19

Late Use of Maltese Cross: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 52 FA fine with good to large margins and tied by an upright strike of an overinked black Maltese Cross to 1845 (June 2nd) entire letter from Llangefni, Anglesey showing fair to good ''Llangefni/Penny Post'' in black on both back and front, no dated postal markings but the letter clearly dated. S.G. Spec. BS27. Photo.

Price Realised £170

603

Sale number: 19

Maltese Cross and Numeral Cancellation Combined: 1845 (April 5th) envelope from Sanday to Lanark bearing full margined 1841 1d. RK cancelled black Maltese Cross of Sanday and ''207'' numeral of Kirkwall, light ''SANDAY/PENNY POST'' below, enclosure bend affects adhesive at right, otherwise fine and very scarce. Danzig & Goldsmith note this combination in 1852 & 1854. Photo.

Price Realised £380

604

Sale number: 19

Maltese Cross and Numeral Cancellation Combined: 1845 (June 30th) small envelope from the same correspondence from Sanday to Lanark bearing full margined 1841 1d. QG cancelled black Maltese Cross of Sanday and ''207'' numeral of Kirkwall, light ''SANDAY/PENNY POST'' at lower left, very scarce. Photo.

Price Realised £700

605

Sale number: 19

Penny Posts: Handsworth ''PYP/N°15'': 1839 (June) entire letter to Paris with a fine impression in black, 1840 1d. black plate 2 PB (recut letter squares) with an indistinct strike in blue together with a blurred red M.C., full margins but some imperfections, and 1841 1d. HA with a clear strike in blue and an indistinct black M.C. on 1842 (Feb.) entire to Newport, the adhesive touched on two sides and crossed by filing crease. (3 items).

Price Realised £320

606

Sale number: 19

Penny Posts: Haslingden: 1840 1d. black plate 7 QC tied by framed ''Haslingden/Penny Post'' handstamp and distinctive Manchester 'fishtail' Maltese Cross to small 1841(c.) entire (lower flap missing) to Pendleton, the adhesive with good margins except just shaved at upper right and shows small pre-printing paper crease at lower right. S.G. Spec. AS44ub, ya, cat. £2,500+. Photo.

Price Realised £580

607

Sale number: 19

Scottish Rectangular Datestamp: 1841 1d. red-brown EC tied by rectangular boxed ''AROS/OC 16/1848'' (Mull) datestamp in blue to entire letter to Inverary, adhesive touched or just cut into in places, otherwise fine and very scarce. Photo.

Price Realised £450

608

Sale number: 19

Seals: 1841 1d. HL and 2d. plate 4, each cancelled by inked impressed oval seals in black, full margins except 2d. just shaved at one corner, most unusual, it has been suggested that these were used in the sealing of mailbags. Photo.

Price Realised £280

609

Sale number: 19

Undated Circles: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 94 PB very fine with good margins and two overlapping strikes of undated circular ''LYTHE'' (nr. Whitby) in blue, not recorded in Danzig & Goldsmith. S.G. Spec. BS31. Photo.

Price Realised £140

610

Sale number: 19

Wessex' Type Circular Datestamps: Dorchester: 1840 2d. blue plate 2 MC very fine used with good to large margins and a clear large part strike of the ''DORCHESTER'' Wessex type c.d.s., B.P.A. certificate (1991). S.G. Spec. DS8xb, cat. £2,500. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

611

Sale number: 19

Wessex' Type Circular Datestamps: Lyme: 1840 2d. blue plate 2 HL fine with just clear to good margins and a large part strike of ''LYME/SP13/1842'' Wessex type c.d.s. S.G. Spec. DS8xb, cat. £2,500. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

612

Sale number: 19

Wessex' Type Circular Datestamps: Lyme: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 21 BB fine with clear to good margins, tied by ''LYME/JU28/1842'' Wessex type c.d.s. on entire to Yeovil, filing fold well clear, also 1843 (April) E.L. from Lyme to Wellington with 1d. DE (just touched at left) tied by black Maltese Cross. (2 items). S.G. Spec. BS10va, cat. £1,500. Photo.

Price Realised £380

613

Sale number: 19

Wessex' Type Circular Datestamps: Hayle: 1841 1d. red-brown plate 64 EA with small to good margins on three sides, just cut into at lower left, tied by a fine strike of the ''HAYLE/AP 23/1846'' circular datestamp in black, on local entire, filing crease and small cover tears well clear of stamp. S.G. Spec. BS28va, cat. £1,500. Photo.

Price Realised £200