Number of results: 1537
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. old-time mainly used collection in mixed condition in a Paragon album incl. 1840 Mulready 1d. letter sheets used (2) and 2d. letter sheet unused, 1840 1d. black (31, incl. plate 1A pair with close to good margins, thirteen on cover, one with a poor quality plate 11, another apparently signed by Irish politician Daniel O'Connell), 1840 2d. (7, one on 1841 entire), range of 1841 1d. reds some with numbers in Maltese Cross cancellations, 'black' plates, later line-engraved with 1870-79 1/2d. plate 9 (2, one on 1872 wrapper), surface printed values to 2s., Officials, etc. (100s) Price Realised £4000 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. to Q.E.II accumulation in nine albums, four stockbooks, three folders, on leaves and loose, incl. range of pre-stamp entires to or from Perkins Bacon, 1840 1d. black plates 1b BK, 5 EB, 9 MH, 1840 2d. blue (4) used, 1840 1d. red-brown with 1 to 12 in Maltese Cross (less no. 4), 1855-57 4d. (5, one on cover), 6d. (3, one with inverted watermark), 1862-64 6d. used on 1864 cover to Italy, 1873-80 4d. vermilion PC used, 4d. sage-green plate 15 AJ, GH, plate 16 LL, OH, used, 1883 or 84 4d. on 1885 cover to Hawaii, 1887-92 to 1s. (both) mint, 1929 P.U.C. £1 used, 1934 re-engraved 10s. used (2), Revenues with Life Policy, Mayors Court, also a range of literature with ''The Adhesive Stamps of the British Isles'' by Wright & Creeke (1899), etc. (1,000s) Price Realised £2600 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. to Q.E.II collection of £1 values, incl. 1884 £1 QC overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9 with large part original gum, 1887-92 £1 OA overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 11 with large part original gum, MB fine used with central Sheffield c.d.s., 1902-10 £1 used with registered oval, 1913 Waterlow £1 c.d.s. used (2), 1929 P.U.C. £1 mint and used, range of Castles, etc., mixed condition. (57) Price Realised £1650 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. collection in an album, incl. a few pre-stamp covers, 1840 1d. black plates 1b LG used, 7 CA used on 1841 (Jan.) entire, 2d. blue plate 1 MJ-MK used pair (MJ just touched), 1840 2d. Mulready a198 envelope used 1840 (June), 1841 1d. red-brown AJ used with no. ''8'' in Maltese Cross on 1843 cover, 1864-79 1d. plate 102 AA-BB in a mint corner block of four with plate number, 1847-54 embossed 1s., 10d. and 6d. used, 1862-64 3d., 4d., 6d., 9d., 1s. used, 1865-67 6d. plate 5 OI mint marginal (creased), 1s. plate 4 FK mint, 1867-78 watermark Maltese Cross 5s. plate 1 ED used, 1873-80 1s. orange-brown plate 13 MB, 4d. vermilion plate 15 PI, 4d. sage-green plate 15 LL, 4d. grey-brown plate 17 QH used, 1883-84 watermark Anchor 10s. ultramarine JD, 1883 or 84 6d. mint, 1887-92 'Jubilee' to 1s. (both) mint, etc., varied condition. (100s) Price Realised £4000 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A mainly Q.V. accumulation in seven albums, incl. line engraved with 1840 1d. used (10, one on piece, one on cover), 2d. used (3), 1841 1d. unused (2 singles and repaired block of four with large part original gum), extensive used duplicated 1d. reds and 2d. blues with 1d. plate 225 used (pinhole), 1870 1/2d. plate 5 block of six with small part original gum, surface printed to 5s. (2) and 10s. used, 1867-80 2s. blue unused, 1873-80 21/2d. plate 18 unused, also some later with K.E.VII to 1s. mint and £1 used, a few Seahorses with 1913 £1 used, 1918-19 Bradbury 2s.6d. mint, 1934 re-engraved 2s.6d. (2), 5s. (2), 10s. (3) mint, 1939-48 sets (2), 1951 Festival sets unmounted mint (2), Castles with 1959 De La Rue set mint, etc., also a range of covers with 1d. reds, mixed condition. (100s) Price Realised £3500 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. to Q.E.II mainly used collection with some duplication in a stockbook incl. 1840 1d. black (5), 1841 1d. red-brown selection incl, numbered Maltese crosses (5), extensive surface printed to 5s. incl. 1862-64 watermark emblems 9d. (2), 1873-80 8d. orange (3) one perfined, 1867-80 watermark spray 10d. plate 1 (2) both overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 5 and 9, 1s. green (40) incl. 1855-57 (3), 1867-80 watermark spray plate 4 (4), 5 (15), 6 (5), 7, 1873-80 1s. green plate 13 KA overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9, 1s. orange-brown plate 13 BJ, DL, PI, 1867-83 watermark Maltese cross 5s. plate 2 GA (small thin), 1883 'lilac and green' duplicated to 9d. (2), 1s. (3), 1883-84 watermark anchor on white paper 2s.6d. (9), 5s. (3), 10s. (3), 1887-92 'Jubilee' mint to 10d. (6), 1s. green (3), 1s. green and carmine, used to 10d. (10), 1s. green (7), K.E.VII mint and used to 5s. (4) used, mixed condition but many fine. (100s) Price Realised £1750 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A used Q.V. collection on leaves, incl. 1840 1d. and 2d. (both four margins), 1847-54 embossed 6d., 10d. and 1s., range of surface printed with 1867-80 2s. brown (straight edge), 1867-83 10s. (2), 1883-84 to 10s., 1883-84 'lilac and green' set, 1887-92 'Jubilee' to both 1s., 1888 watermark Orbs £1 (repaired), etc., mixed condition. (110) Price Realised £1150 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A line engraved collection on leaves, incl. 1840 Mulready 2d. envelope a196 unused, 1840 1d. black (5, one possibly unused), 2d. blue (4), 1847-54 embossed 1s. (10) and 6d. (3), most used on pieces, 1858-76 2d. plate 13 RA-SA mint pair, 1870 11/2d. rose plate 3 CK-CL mint pair, etc., mixed condition. (198) Price Realised £2800 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A line engraved and surface printed used collection in a Lindner binder incl. 1840 1d. black plate 8 GD tied to piece by red Maltese cross, 1841 1d. red-brown incl. ten examples cancelled by numbers in Maltese crosses, 1d. plates to 224, 1847-54 6d. purple with upright watermark inverted, 1855-57 1s. unused reperforated example, 1867-80 3d. plates 4 to 10, 9d. PK, 10d. CJ, 1s. plates 4 to 7, 2s. deep blue, 2s. pale blue, 1872-73 6d. grey plate 12 SK, 1873-80 to 1s. (5), 2s. orange-brown plate 13 QC, watermark large garter 4d. grey-brown plate 17 RB, 8d. orange plate 1 CG, 1883-84 2s.6d., 5s. (2), 10s., lilac and green less 9d., 'Jubilee' to both 1s. and with £1 green EA, mixed condition. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: Q.V. to Q.E.II mint and used collection in two albums incl. 1840 1d. black, 1847-54 10d. brown, surface printed used to 2s.6d., 5s., 10s., 'Jubilee to 1s. (both), K.E.VII used to 5s., extensive mint Q.E.II decimal and pre-decimal commemoratives, regionals, postage dues, etc., fair to fine. (100s) Price Realised £600 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: An accumulation of imperf. and perf. 1d. Stars in a stockbook, incl. shades, cancellations with many Maltese Crosses, multiples, some plated, etc., varied condition. (many 100s) Price Realised £4200 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A K.E.VII to Q.E.II duplicated accumulation in a stockbook and loose in a small carton, incl. range of K.E.VII to K.G.VI used, mint incl. 1912 die 2 wmk. Crown 1d. control block of 36, 2s.6d. Seahorses incl. Waterlow (2) and De La Rue (2), Q.E.II commemoratives incl. early phosphor sets, presentation packs (many without cellophane) with German editions (6), Japanese insert cards (17), German insert cards (29), 1954-55 and 1955-57 postage due sets, decimal Machins to £5 and regionals in blocks, duplicated Machin cylinder blocks to 50p., miniature sheets, duplicated postage due sets to £5, booklets incl. 1959 (July) 5s. graphite, decimal stitched booklets apparently complete (less one 10p.), etc., varied condition. (100s) Price Realised £700 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. to K.G.V selection on leaves, incl. 1855-57 1s. (2) used on separate entires to New York, 1867-83 watermark Maltese Cross 5s. plate 1 BF, DD, HI, plate 4 CB, 10s. GE and HH, £1 EG (very poor), watermark Anchor £1 EF (bad crease), Officials, 1929 P.U.C. £1 mint (thinned and creased), 1934 re-engraved set in used blocks of four, etc., very mixed condition. (few 100s) Price Realised £1200 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A used line engraved collection on Lindner leaves incl. 1840 1d. black plate 2 BH, 3 KJ, 5 MJ, 6 GB, 2d. blue plate 1 EJ, OA, 1841 2d. blues (11) incl. plate 3 HA cancelled by ''10'' in Maltese cross, plate 4 OE-PE vertical pair, 1858-80 1d. plates near complete to 224, mainly good to fine. (222) Price Realised £600 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A used collection of perforated 1d. Stars in an album, majority plated (by collector), incl. 1854 1d. SC16 plates 175 to 200 almost complete, 1d. die II alphabet II SC 14 plate 3 (4), 10 (4), 1 (4), SC 16 plate 3 (7), etc., varied condition. (few 100s) Price Realised £1350 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. to K.G.V selection on leaves, stockleaves and loose, incl. 1840 1d. black (3, poor), 1847-54 embossed 1s. (2), 10d. (2), 6d. (3), 1867-78 watermark Maltese Cross 5s. plate 1 FJ, plate 2 GE used, some railway stamps, Officials, etc., mixed condition. (100s) Price Realised £880 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. to K.G.VI collection in an album and stockbook, incl. 1855-57 6d. used (5), 1887-92 Jubilee set mint, 1912-24 watermark Royal Cypher set mint, Officials, stationery cut-outs, etc. (many 100s) Price Realised £680 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. selection, incl. 1847-54 embossed 1s. used, 1855-57 1s. green used with ''C'' in barred oval of Constantinople, 1862-64 3d. EA used, 6d. plate 3 ME unused part original gum, 1867-80 6d. plate 6 CI mint, 6d. plate 9 PA unused, 9d. pale straw RC used, 1872-73 6d. pale buff plate 12 TI, 1880-81 11/2d. mint, etc., mixed condition. (34) Price Realised £450 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A collection of 2d. Stars on leaves, incl. 1840 2d. plate 1 (3), plate 2 (3), 1841 2d. plate 3 with numbers in Cross ''1'', ''3'' and ''12'', 1854-57 2d. plate 4 SC16 (8), SC14 (7), plate 5 SC16 (4), SC 14 (7), LC16 (3), etc., varied condition. (158) Price Realised £880 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A used Q.V. to Q.E.II collection in a KA-BE album, incl. 1840 1d. and 2d., 1847-54 embossed 1s., 10d., 6d., 1870 1/2d. plates 1 to 20, 1855-57 4d. (3), 6d. and 1s., 1867-80 2s. brown OD wing margined example (tear in wing margin), 1873-80 21/2d. rosy mauve plates 3 to 17, Q.E.II with 1959 phosphor-graphite 2d. error, postage dues, Officials, etc., mixed condition. (100s) Price Realised £680 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. to K.G.V collection in three stockbooks, incl. 1d. stars used, 1887-92 1/2d. (96) and 21/2d. (172) used, range of Downey heads, 1912-24 and 1925-26 range of shades to 1s. mint and used, 1913 Waterlow 2s.6d. used (2), 1915 De La Rue 2s.6d. (2) and 5s. used, 1918-19 2s.6d. (6), 5s. (3) and 10s. (2) used, 1934 re-engraved 2s.6d. (4), 5s. (2) and 10s. used, K.E.VII with a range of shades and printings to 9d. mint (2) and used (6), 10d. mint (3) and used (6), 1s. mint (2) and used (7), 2s.6d. used (4), 5s. used, 10s. used and £1 used (with parcel cancellation), also 1d. with paper fold used, range of Officials, etc., mixed condition. (100s) Price Realised £380 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A line engraved selection comprising 1855 die II, alphabet II LC16 1d. unused (regummed and stained blue at top) and used (3, one with town c.d.s.), SC14 2d. blue plate 4 c.d.s. used (3), and 1857 - 63 die II alphabet III LC14 on white paper 1d. HC used with late Maltese Cross in black, slightly mixed condition. (8) Price Realised £380 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A used line engraved collection of perforated issues on leaves, incl. 1854-57 SC16 2d., SC14 2d. plate 5, LC16 1d., 2d., 1856-58 perf. 16 2d., 1864 1d. plates 71 to 225 (less 77, plate 225 with bent corner perf.), 1870 1/2d. plate 9 (rub and short perfs. at base), etc., slightly mixed condition. (100s) Price Realised £450 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. to Q.E.II accumulation in nine folders, four stockbooks, leaves and loose, incl. 1840 1d. black used, 1887-92 'Jubilee' to 1s. (both) mint, 1948 Silver Wedding set used on plain f.d.c., 1955-58 Waterlow set mint, 1969 Cooks booklet stapled, a good range of Q.E.II first day covers, etc. (1,000s) Price Realised £580 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: K.G.V to K.G.VI collection on leaves, incl. 1912-24 watermark Royal Cypher 9d. agate, 10d. and 1s. mint blocks of six, 1918-19 Bradbury 2s.6d. pair, 5s., mint, 1934 re-engraved 10s. mint corner example, 1934-36 photogravure set in mint blocks of six, 1939-48 10s. dark blue mint vertical pair, one unmounted, etc. (100s) Price Realised £2300 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: K.E.VII to Q.E.II mint and used collection on leaves incl. 1924 2d. orange watermark sideways mint, 1934-36 2d. orange watermark sideways mint pair, 1939-48 set, mainly unmounted, range of definitive and commemorative sets, Wildings incl. graphites, phosphor-graphites, sideways and inverted watermarks, Castle sets incl. 1955 Waterlow, etc. mainly good to fine. (100s) Price Realised £400 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A mostly used collection of mainly plated 1d. Stars, incl. 1855 (Jan.) 1d. die I alphabet II SC14 plates 194 and 203, 1855 (Feb.) 1d. die II alphabet II SC14 plate 2 with inverted watermark, 1855 (May) 1d. die II alphabet II LC16 plates 1, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13 and 15, shades, inverted watermarks, etc., varied condition. (160) Price Realised £350 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. to Q.E.II collection in a boxed Windsor album, incl. 1883-84 watermark Anchor 10s. ultramarine CA used, 1887-92 'Jubilee' to 1s. (both) mint, 1912-24 watermark Royal Cypher 11/2d. mint pair, one with ''PENCF'' error, 1934-36 photogravure set unmounted mint, 1939-48 set unmounted mint, 1955-58 Waterlow set unmounted mint, Q.E.II commemoratives with better phosphors unmounted mint, etc. (few 100s) Price Realised £620 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: An accumulation of 1d. Stars in album and two stockbooks, incl. 1841 1d. red-brown with part reconstruction, a range plated by vendor, pairs and strips, shades, etc., mixed condition. (100s) Price Realised £950 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A collection of perforated 1d. Stars in three stockbooks, leaves and in packets, incl. a good range of shades, Gothic ''K'', cancellations with London District numeral, some plated, 1856-58 EG-FL and QG-RL mint blocks, much duplication, etc., mixed condition. (many 100s) Price Realised £1900 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. to Q.E.II accumulation in two stockbooks, leaves and loose, incl. range of 1841 1d.'s, 1887-97 'Jubilee' to 1s. (both) used, 1924-26 watermark block cypher set mint, etc., mixed condition. (many 100s) Price Realised £480 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. to early Q.E.II collection in two albums, incl. small range of line engraved and surface printed, 1887-92 Jubilee to both 1s. used, 1951 Festival set mint, range of Wildings and Castles, a few Officials, etc., mixed condition. (100s) Price Realised £160 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. to K.G.VI selection, incl. 1840 1d. black used (2), 1911 (Sept. 9) London-Windsor 1/2d. brown card and 1d. green envelope both used to London, 1929 P.U.C. 11/2d. booklet pane of four inverted watermark with 'Cash's' adverts without selvedge, 1935 Silver Jubilee 2s. and 3s. booklets, 1937-47 1/2d. green and 1d. scarlet booklet panes of four with margins at top, etc., varied condition. (few 100s) Price Realised £280 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. collection in a fine early Bright & Sons album (first edition), incl. 1840 1d. black plate 1a SK, 1d. grey-black plate 3 (worn) HC, 1856-76 2d. plates 9 OB unused, 13 FD mint, etc., mixed condition. (87) Price Realised £480 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. to Q.E.II mint and used collection incl. 1887-1902 'Jubilee' duplicated to 10d. mint (1) and used (7), incl. used example with variety clipped south-west corner to right value tablet, 1s. green used (20), green and carmine used (4), K.E.VII used to 1s. (5), K.G.V with unused postal stationery for the 1924 and 1925 Wembley Exhibitions, Silver Jubilee mint and used, Q.E.II incl. castle high values duplicated to £1, with Waterlow 5s., £1 both mint, decimal and pre-decimal Machins with mint and used values to £5, post office telegraphs to 1s. used, etc., mixed condition. (100s) Price Realised £230 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. to Q.E.II accumulation in three albums and a stockbook, incl. 1840 2d. blue used, 1864-79 1d. plates to 224 used, range of Q.E.II commemoratives with some minor varieties, also some India, etc. (100s) Price Realised £240 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A K.G.V to Q.E.II selection in a stockbook, incl. 1918-19 2s.6d., 5s. and 10s. mint, 1929 P.U.C. £1 mint (disturbed gum), 1939-48 set mint, etc., varied condition. (149) Price Realised £350 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A mainly Q.V. duplicated accumulation in three small books, incl. line engraved with 1870 11/2d. used (87), 1855-57 6d. (10), Officials with Government Parcels, etc., mixed condition. (100s) Price Realised £400 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A mainly Q.E.II accumulation in ten albums, in packets, bundleware and loose, incl. 1840 1d. black used (6), later line engraved, f.d.c's, heavily duplicated kiloware packets with many Wildings, covers, etc., mixed condition. (100s) Price Realised £350 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A used line engraved accumulation in a small book and on leaves, incl. 1d. Stars with part reconstructions with 1854-57 1d. SC16 (180), etc. (many 100s) Price Realised £380 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A line engraved selection on leaves, incl. 1840 1d. black (4, one possibly unused), 1856-56 LC14 1d. GC mint, etc., varied condition. (132) Price Realised £520 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. to K.G.V collection of controls in a stockbook, incl. mint and used singles, strips and blocks, etc. (100s) Price Realised £250 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: The balance of a collection with a range of pre-adhesive covers (10) incl. 1826 (Mar.) letter sheet from Glasgow to Edinburgh endorsed ''31/4 oz'' and rated ''7/7'' being 7 times single 1s.1d. rate and with ''Addl/1/2d'' handstamp on front, 1833 (Dec. 5) soldier's concessionary 1d. rate entire letter from a soldier in the Third Dragoon Guards from Birmingham to Daventry, countersigned by his commanding officer, with manuscript ''1'' in red and framed ''PAID/AT/BIRMINGHAM'' handstamp in red on front, 1839 (Jan.) free front endorsed ''Wycombe January nine 1840'' and signed ''Carrington'', with crowned ''FREE/10JA10/1840'' c.d.s. (Jan. 9 being the last day of the Uniform 4d. Post), 1857 (May) cover with 1d. star CH with unusual printing flaw on Queen's head, small range of surface printed incl. 1855 wmk. small garter 4d. fine wing marginal pair on 1855 (Dec.) cover from Edinburgh to Rouen, 1902–10 De La Rue 10d. dull purple and carmine fresh unmounted mint (gum crease). (43 items) Price Realised £190 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A collection in three albums and a stockbook incl. Wildings, Castle high values, watermark varieties, mint and used, f.d.c's from 1953 incl. early phosphors, 1965 Battle of Britain signed Douglas Bader, etc. Price Realised £200 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A heavily duplicated Q.V. to early Q.E.II accumulation in seventeen albums, mainly used, incl. K.E.VII to 1s. used, Seahorses to 10s. used, Wildings, etc., mixed condition. (100s) Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A used Q.V. to K.G.VI accumulation in a stockbook, incl. perforated 1d. reds., surface printed to 1s. (5), range of 1913-19 Seahorses to 10s. (3), etc., also a range of covers, mixed condition. (100s) Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: An imperf. line engraved selection, comprising 1840 2d. blue plate plate 1 RJ (just touched at top), plate 2 TG (crease), 1841 1d. red (5, with plates 2 KB and 11 FK), and 1841-51 2d. (3), each with four margins, mainly fine. (10) Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A K.E.VII to Q.E.II selection on leaves, incl. 1902-13 to 1s. mint, 1924-26 watermark Block Cypher set mint, etc., varied condition. (few 100s) Price Realised £150 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A used imperf. line engraved selection, comprising 1841 (Feb. 10) 1d. red plates 2 and 11 used, 1841 (late Feb.) 1d. (8, four with Maltese Crosses, one with ''7'' in Maltese cross, and three with 1844 type cancellations), 1841-51 2d. blue (3, one with Maltese Cross, one with ''6'' in Maltese cross, and one with 1844 type cancellation), all with four margins, mainly fine. (13) Price Realised £520 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A Q.V. to K.G.VI collection in an album, incl. 1840 1d. and 2d. used, surface printed to 1s. used, 1887-92 'Jubilee' to both 1s. used, K.E.VII to 1s. used, etc., mixed condition. (10s) Price Realised £110 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A small accumulation, incl. 1840 1d. Mulready letter sheet A25 used in 1841 (Feb.), 1934 Railway Air Services flown covers, 1935 Philatelic Congress labels in mint sheets, Q.E.II commemoratives in cylinder blocks, etc. (100s) Price Realised £250 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A mostly used collection of 1d. Stars, incl. 1855 (Feb.) die II alphabet II SC14 1d. SE-TF block of four on piece, 1855 (May) 1d. die II alphabet II LC16, shades, etc., varied condition. (79) Price Realised £500 |
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| Sale number: 121 Collections and Mixed Lots: A mainly used line engraved 2d. Stars selection, incl. 1854-57 2d. SC16 plate 5, SC14 plate 5, LC16 plate 5, 1856-58 LC16 plate 6, 1858-76 2d. plate 13 QA mint, etc., varied condition. (24) Price Realised £110 |
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| Sale number: 121 Miscellaneous: 1840 1d. black: An enlarged engraved reproduction of 1840 1d. black AA (55 x 66mm) with ''H.L. PECKMORE'' imprint at foot, printed on cream wove paper (147 x 228mm), unusual. Price Realised £80 |
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| Sale number: 121 Miscellaneous: Almanacs: 1830 ''THE SOVEREIGN ALMANACK'' printed in gold and black (240 x 306mm), with embossed ''ONE SHILLING AND THREE PENCE/ALMANACK'', most attractive, unrecorded other than in proof form. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
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| Sale number: 121 Miscellaneous: Cancellation Removal: 1840 (Aug. 8) complete edition of ''The Worcestershire Chronicle'' with an article on how a ''master chymist'' was able to clean a number of 1d. blacks and openly deceive the system, the article also muses on whether to ''adhere in future entirely to the Mulready system of franking with covers, which is certainly less liable to abuse than that of the Post-office stamp.'' Price Realised £190 |
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| Sale number: 121 Miscellaneous: Documents: A selection of documents, the majority relating to the Manor of Meonstoke, County of Southampton, incl. Abstract of Title, Admission, Deeds, Mortgages, some bearing embossed stamps, interesting group. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 121 Miscellaneous: Letter Headings: A selection of illustrated letter headings, embossed envelopes, etc. (22 items) Price Realised £150 |
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| Sale number: 121 Miscellaneous: Mulready: A letter written and signed by William Mulready to fellow artist Alfred Edward Chalon, ''My dear Chalon, I do not dine in Fitzroy Square, but I do thank you for your kindness'' dated ''23 dec 1858''. Photo. Price Realised £320 |
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| Sale number: 121 Miscellaneous: Postal Orders: 1970 dual currency 10s. and 50p. to 19s. and 95p, all unused overprinted ''SCHOOL SPECIMEN'', fine. (10 items) Price Realised £80 |
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| Sale number: 121 Miscellaneous: Postal Reform: 1837 (Mar. 25) ''The Times'' newspaper, including an almost complete column referring to Rowland Hill's pamphlet ''Post Office Reforms, Its Importance and Practicability''. Price Realised £110 |
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| Sale number: 121 Postcards: A full set of 72 Bonzo cards from the ''R.P.S.'' series by George Studdy, unused and used, mainly fine. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 121 Miscellaneous: Replicas: A selection of different Royal Mail stamp replicas in sterling silver. (38) Price Realised £110 |
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| Sale number: 121 Miscellaneous: Stamp Boxes: A small wooden Tunbridge ware stamp box with side profile of Queen Victoria, with initials carved into base, otherwise fine. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 121 Miscellaneous: Wyon Medal: 1837 Wyon City medal in silver, somewhat tarnished, also a print of William Wyon. Photo. Price Realised £1600 |
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| Sale number: 121 No lot Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 121 Postal Fiscals: 1878 die 4 1d. imperforate colour trials (5) in brown-purple, light brown (2), yellow-ochre and rose-carmine, and 1881 die 4 1d. imperforate colour trials in grey-blue, claret, dull purple and brown-purple, all on gummed watermarked paper, fine. S.G. Spec. L122, L123, cat. £2,340. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
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| Sale number: 121 Revenue Stamps: A Q.V. selection overprinted ''SPECIMEN'', incl. General Duty 1882-84 embossed 3d. to £10, unappropriated die 1d., 2d., 3d., 6d. and 8d. imperf. plate proofs (in issued colours), appropriated Consular Service to £1 on £1, Admiralty Court 1855 to £5, Foreign Bill 1871-81 1d. to £5 as pairs, Ireland Petty Sessions 6d. (two different colours) and 2s.6d. blocks of four, etc., also a few without overprints, mainly fine. (95) Price Realised £600 |
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| Sale number: 121 Revenue Stamps: General Duty 1875-81 3d., 6d., 9d. (2, one with dates, other with florets), 1s., 1s.6d., 1s.9d., 2s., 9s., 15s., perf.121/2 and £1 imperforate, all handstamped ''SPECIMEN'' in various types, Police Courts 1875 6d., 1876 1s., 2s., 2s.6d., 5s. 10s. and 10s.6d., each overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9 and affixed to piece from proof book headed ''Police Courts'', also Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway Company 1898 larger sized 2d. rose-red unmounted mint block of six (R. de Lacy-Spencer no. 2), mixed condition. Price Realised £140 |
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| Sale number: 121 Private Telegraph Companies Stamps: The South Eastern Railway Electric Telegraph Company: Perf. 12 1s.2d. black, mint, fresh appearance, scarce. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 121 Post Office Telegraph Stamps: A small group comprising 4d. die proof in black on glazed white card (91 x 60mm), without plate number or check letters, dated ''Nov 3 1876'' without endorsement, 4d. sage-green watermark large Garter sideways plate 1 PG-QH imperforate block of four overprinted type 9 ''SPECIMEN'', with gum, and 10s. grey-green watermark Maltese Cross plate 1 GF from the top of the pane overprinted type 9 ''SPECIMEN'' with large part original gum, some light creases, otherwise fine. (3) Price Realised £190 |
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| Sale number: 121 Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 watermark Maltese Cross 5s. rose GI-HJ lower right imperf. corner block of four, overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9, near full original gum, some light creasing, small thins in margin and small spot of ink on HJ, otherwise fine. S.G. L231t, cat. £1,700+. Photo. Price Realised £450 |
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| Sale number: 121 Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 5s. rose watermark Anchor plate 3 EC, used with Glasgow c.d.s., light horizontal and corner bends, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. T15, Spec. L234, cat. £1,100. Photo. Price Realised £180 |
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| Sale number: 121 Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 watermark Maltese Cross 10s. grey-green GI-HJ lower right imperf. block of four, overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 9, near full original gum, some light creasing, otherwise fine. S.G. L235t, cat. £2,160+. Photo. Price Realised £550 |
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| Sale number: 121 Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 watermark shamrocks £1 slate-blue DN imperf. colour trial overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 8, large part original gum, a few tone spots, otherwise fine. Cat. £800. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 121 Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 watermark Shamrocks £1 brown-lilac DB, a good used example with Cardiff Docks c.d.s. and box cancellation. S.G. T17, cat. £950. Photo. Price Realised £60 |
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| Sale number: 121 Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 watermark shamrocks £5 brown-lilac BB imperf. colour trial overprinted 'SPECIMEN'' type 8, with full original gum, a few light gum wrinkles, otherwise fine. S.G. Spec. L237, cat. £1,300. Photo. Price Realised £750 |
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| Sale number: 121 Post Office Telegraph Stamps: 1877 watermark shamrocks £5 gold BB imperforate colour trial without ''SPECIMEN'' overprint, an exceptionally fresh example with large part original gum, vertical crease at right from folding of the sheet barely apparent from front. It was estimated that the cost of production of the £5 in gold would be between 4d. and 6d. per stamp, for this reason the colour was abandoned. Cat. £5,000. Ex Young. Photo. Price Realised £1550 |
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| Sale number: 121 Circular Delivery Company Stamps: A comprehensive collection in two albums, stockbook and stockleaves with mint or unused singles and multiples, imperf. and perf. issues, range of shades, incl. Edinburgh & Leith Circular Delivery Company 1866 1/4d. grey-lilac mint sheet (11 x 6), Edinburgh & Leith Parcel Delivery Company 1866 3d. red-brown mint reconstructed sheet (11 x 6), Glasgow Circular Delivery Company, Liverpool Circular Delivery Company 1867 1/2d. slate-lilac unused block of four with one blank impression (water damaged), London & Metropolitan Circular Delivery Company 1866 imperforate 1/2d. dull purple complete mint sheet (11 x 6), London & Districts Circular Delivery Company 1867 1/2d. yellow-green perf. 13 mint bock (10 x 6), 1/4d. error of colour claret mint strips of five (2) and a pair, National Circular Delivery Company, range of forgeries, etc. (100s) Price Realised £1000 |
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| Sale number: 121 College Stamps: A selection on leaves and stockleaves, incl. Balliol College 1885 (1/2d.) mint vertical pairs (2), Exeter College 1882 (1/2d.) salmon red mint block of four, Keble College (1/2d.) magenta mint strip of three, Lincoln 1877-84 1d. mint (2), Merton College (1/2d.) deep blue unused (2), St. John's College Cambridge 1884 (1/2d.) in a mint sheet (6 x 8), etc., mixed condition. (216) Price Realised £5500 |
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| Sale number: 121 College Stamps: All Souls, Oxford: 1884 (1/2d.) Napier reprinted die proof in black on thin card (112 x 70mm), fine. Photo. Price Realised £260 |
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| Sale number: 121 College Stamps: Keble, Oxford: 1876 (1/2d.) Napier reprinted die proof in black on thin card (112 x 70mm), fine. Photo. Price Realised £270 |
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| Sale number: 121 College Stamps: Keble, Oxford: 1879 (1/2d.) ultramarine, affixed to locally addressed envelope (with college crest on flap), not tied, some staining. Photo. Price Realised £160 |
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| Sale number: 121 College Stamps: Keble, Oxford: 1882 (1/2d.) complete mint sheet of 48, showing constant cracked plate variety [R. 4/1], some toning and creasing. S.G. Spec. CS10. Photo. Price Realised £170 |
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| Sale number: 121 College Stamps: Merton, Oxford: 1883 (1/2d.) mauve, affixed to locally addressed envelope dated ''13/3/83'' at lower left, not tied, slight staining. Photo. Price Realised £290 |
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| Sale number: 121 Railway Stamps: A collection of issues from preserved railways in an album and stockbook, incl. Ffestiniog, Vale of Rheidol with range of complete sheets, commemorative covers, timetables, etc. (few 100s) Price Realised £180 |
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| Sale number: 121 Literature: ''Godden's Gazette'' volumes 1-7 (1933-70), hardbound in four volumes with embossed spines, a scarce and valuable work. Price Realised £110 |
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| Sale number: 121 Literature: H.R. Harmer's ''Annual Resume'' (1925-74) London, New York and Sydney, a complete run of 50, incl. the American edition (1972-73), a valuable reference work. Price Realised £80 |
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| Sale number: 121 Literature: ''The Stamp Lover'' 1908-73 volumes 1 to 65 (1908-73), in twenty bond volumes (mixed bindings) and loose, contained within three cartons, a scarce and interesting group. Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 121 Postal History and Covers: A selection, comprising 1809 (Sept. 24) entire headed ''Amphion off Fiume'' addressed to Norfolk bearing a fair strike of the rare double oval ''Ship Lre/SHEERNESS'' in red (Robertson S2), range of Royal Mint with 1833 letter only to a Mr Owen Williams (a supplier of copper to the mint) requesting price per ton, Official Paid envelopes and postcards, Jersey 1816-20 three covers, two to Guernsey, other to Neath, all bearing fair strikes of the ''JERSEY'' scroll handstamps, also a selection of Kent related literature and Kent Post journals and some ephemera with a bag seal and silver stamp boxes. Price Realised £230 |
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| Sale number: 121 Postal History and Covers: An accumulation of covers and fronts in two folders and loose, incl. a good range of Free fronts and covers, pre-stamp covers with a range of Scotland, Paids, etc. (few 100s) Price Realised £160 |
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| Sale number: 121 Postal History and Covers: An accumulation from pre-stamp incl. Bishop Marks, Scottish additional 1/2d.'s, Scots locals with straight line ''INDIA STREET'', straight line ''LONDON STREET'', boxed ''NICHOLSON STREET'', 1839 handstruck ''1'', F.P.O., 1843 cover with 1841 1d. cancelled number ''10'' in Maltese Cross, later 1d. reds, etc. (approx. 90 covers) Price Realised £180 |
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| Sale number: 121 Postal History and Covers: An accumulation of covers and cards, incl. range of pre-stamp covers, cancellations, postal stationery with a range of Q.E.II registered envelopes, also overseas covers, etc. (many 100s) Price Realised £1500 |
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| Sale number: 121 Postal History and Covers: An accumulation of mainly covers and letters, incl. range of pre-stamp items, correspondence from India, documents, etc. (few 100s) Price Realised £280 |
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| Sale number: 121 Postal History and Covers: 1571 (Apr.) entire letter from Alberto Giachi Notti to Filippo Corsini in London, financial contents. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
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| Sale number: 121 Postal History and Covers: 1596 (Dec. 22) entire letter from Jean de Lobel Zeeland Corsini in Colchester, to Bartolomeo Corsini in London, endorsed on reverse ''Colchester 1596/24 Decembre/lobel'' and initalled. Clean neat item, reinforced internal tears on letter sheet portion not detracting from very fine appearance. Very scarce. Photo. Price Realised £260 |
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| Sale number: 121 Postal History and Covers: 1766 (Apr. 8) entire letter from Lady Albinia Midleton at Peper Harow, Surrey, ''To/The Revd Dr Chinery Dean of Corke at/Midleton/Ireland'', endorsed ''Free'' and signed by her father ''T. Townshend'' (Thomas Townshend, 1701-1780, MP. for Cambridge from 1727 to 1774) with circular framed ''FREE'' (''F'' taller than ''REE'' - Jay 765 - rarity H) in red on front, circular framed ''WC'' receiver's handstamp and ''10/AP'' Bishop mark on reverse, very scarce. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
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| Sale number: 121 Postal History and Covers: 1767 entire to London with ''LINCOLN'' handstamp with both ''N''s reversed, Bishop mark alongside, fine. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
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| Sale number: 121 Postal History and Covers: 1805 to 1863 range of covers and entires incl. 1830 (Dec. 17) Soldiers letter from India to Ireland, 1839 (May 26) cover form Jersey with ''S'' (Sunday) datestamp on reverse, Late Fee, Penny Post, Straight Lines, unusual thick ''1'' handstamp, ''VICTORIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMP:/POST PAID'' oval cachet, tiny ''EC/B'' in circle, ''PAID AT'', U.P.P. mark, also an 1843 armorial design, a fascinating group. (50) Price Realised UNSOLD |
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| Sale number: 121 Postal History and Covers: 1813 to 1877 selection of covers, incl. Dublin, Greenock (2), Leeds and Norwich Maltese Crosses, Royal Agricultural Society cachets (2), Bridgewater, Chard, Helston and Nottingham mileage marks, Okehampton 5th Clause, manuscript ''Missent'' to Newton Abbot, etc. (27 items) Price Realised £240 |