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February 2012

 
Item 8259

SG 2
1840 1d BLACK PLATE 9 (JF) BIRMINGHAM "75" 1844 TYPE CANCEL ON COVER WITH BPA CERT

A fine used example for plate 9, cancelled by Birmingham 1844 type numeral "75" with
Hockley Hill UDC alongside addressed to Salop. Birmingham backstamp for 17th April 1846.
A very rare cover of late use of the 1d Black.
Clean new BPA cert of authenticity for 2012 (78805).


SG Spec. AS56.za - SG Cat £15,000.00
Order Number: 8259 - £5,750.00

Recently acquired - a lovely collection of 1858/1869 2d Blues perforated plates 7 – 15.
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Order No  SG No  Description Price
Queen Victoria Line Engraved Stamp Issues
7801 7804
7801 3 1840 1d Grey Black (GC) Plate 1a. A superb 4 good to large margin example, cancelled by central strike of a bright red Maltese cross. 10 & 5 o'clock ray flaws. Showing moderate plate wear. Spec AS2. £295.00
7804 2 & 7 1840 1d Black & 1841 1d Red Brown (GH) Plate 1b. Matched pair. A fine used 4 margin black, matched with a 3 margin red, both showing 10 & 7 o'clock ray flaws. Struck by red and black Maltese crosses. Spec AS5 & AS6. £195.00
7806 7810
7806 2 1840 1d Black (PB) Plate 2. A fine used 4 margin example, very lightly struck by red Maltese cross. 10 & 7 o'clock ray flaw. Both letter squares re-cut. Top of letter "P" feint. Right line of "P" square slightly and bottom line "B" square doubled. Spec AS15d. £185.00
7810 2
+
1840 1d Black (RG) Plate 2. A good used example, 4 margins, just clear SE corner, tied to lettersheet by red Maltese cross to lettersheet from Chester - red forwarding town cancel on reverse for 20th August 1840 to Banbury - Oxon. Neat blue seal on reverse. Stamp showing 10 & 7 o'clock ray flaws, right line extends above. Spec AS15. £185.00
7812 7815 7816
7812 2 1840 1d Black (KI) Plate 3. A very fine used 4 margin example, neatly cancelled by full strike of a bright red Maltese cross. Spec AS20. £185.00
7815 2 1840 1d Black (IB) Plate 4. A fine used 4 margin example, cancelled by red Maltese cross, showing the distinctive "Dots" in letter squares. Spec AS23. £175.00
7816 2 1840 1d Black (IG) Plate 4. A fine looking 3 margin example, neatly tied to piece by full strike of the distinctive Manchester "Fishtails" Maltese cross. Manchester town cancel for March 12 1841 confirms known date range, March to June 1841. Spec AS23ub. £175.00
7817 7818
7817 1 & 7 1840 1d Intense Black & 1841 1d Red Brown (MK) Plate 5. A very fine used 4 margin matched pair, both showing vertical lies in left margin. The black is cancelled by a red Maltese cross, showing an extra line in centre, the red lightly cancelled by a black cross. Spec AS24 & AS26. £265.00
7818 2 & 7
+
1840 1d Black (JH) Plate 5. A fine used 4 close to large margin example, tied to front by red Maltese cross to Nottingham, with forwarding town cancel in red of Mansfield for "Sunday" 2nd August 1840. 3 margin Red Brown included for reference show well the weak upper part of the left side. Spec AS25 & AS26. £225.00
7820
7820 2 1840 1d Black (NB) Plates 6 State 1 & 2. A fine used 4 margin matched pair from plate 6, showing both states of repair, cancelled by red & black Maltese crosses. The frame lines on state 2 are stronger, and letters weaker. Spec AS41 & AS42. £395.00
7822 7823 7824
7822 2
+
1840 1d Black (HF) Plate 6. A fine used 4 margin example, tied to folded lettersheet by a Orange Maltese cross, in the same ink as the Ruthin - Wales, forwarding town cancel for Jan 4th 1841 on the reverse to London. Spec AS41. £425.00
7823 2 1840 1d Black (PE) Plate 7. A very fine used 4 margin example, lightly cancelled by red Maltese cross. No "O" flaw - double "E". Spec AS44b. £185.00
7824 2 1840 1d Black (LK) Plate 7. A very fine used 4 margin example, struck by full red Maltese cross, on thin experimental paper. No "O" flaw, top right ray NW square incomplete. Spec AS44c. £195.00
7825 7826
7825 2 1840 1d Greyish Black (CH) Plate 7. A fine used 4 margin example struck by red Maltese cross, with stage 2 "O" flaw, from worn plate. Spec AS45. £175.00
7826 2 & 7 1840 1d Black & 1841 1d Red Brown (PA) Plates 8. A very fine used 4 margin from State 1, showing state 1 "O" flaw, matched with a 3 margin red with very feint "O" flaw. The black has a rather brownish Maltese cross, probably mixed inks. Spec AS46 & AS47. £245.00
7827 7829
7827 2 & 7
+
1840 1d Black (CL) Plate 8, tied to folded lettersheet to Old Kent Road, by Experimental Black London Maltese Cross, for 5th September 1840. T.P King William Street cancel alongside. Matched with damaged 4 margin red for reference. Spec AS46&47. Lovely quality. £525.00
7829 2 1840 1d Black (IF) Plate 10. A fine used 4 margin example, cancelled by a red Maltese Cross. Note spot in front of neck appears to be a printing flaw, possibly from dirt on the plate. "O" flaw, feint scratches in NW square. Spec AS66h. £385.00
7831
7831 5 1840 2d Blue (QG) Plate 2. A very fine used 4 margin example, cancelled by a full red Maltese cross. Scarce on this plate. SG Cat £1200.00 £395.00
 
1858 CORNER LETTERS 2d Blues
7869 7870 7871
7869 45 1858 2d Blue (FI) Plate 8. A fine used example, cancelled by a CDS - perhaps Louth for October 3 1880. £18.50
7870 45 1858 2d Blue (QF) Plate 8. A very fine used example, neatly struck by parts Belfast Duplex. Tiny part red PD - stamp was probably on cover sideways. £29.50
7871 45  1858 2d Blue (HI) Plate 8. A superb used example, neatly struck by Dublin CDS to the right leaving profile clear. £29.50
7873 7874
7873 45 1858 2d Blue (FA/FB) Plate 8. A fine used pair, struck by Hull duplex. £19.50
7874 45 1858 2d Blue (GD/DH) Plate 8. A fine used pair, struck by Sheffield "700" cancels. Small part red PD on DG. £24.50
7877 7878 7879 7881
7877 45 1858 2d Blue (RG) Plate 9. A very fine used example, cancelled by Perth CDS for 16th July 1867. Small part red "PD" cancel. £14.50
7878 45 1858 2d Blue (NE) Plate 9. A very fine used example, neatly struck by scarce "312" Loughrea Irish cancel. £24.50
7879 45 1858 2d Blue (KI) Plate 9. A very fine used example, neatly struck by upright Glasgow CDS - part of duplex - for 26th January 1865. £17.50
7881 45 1858 2d Blue (DJ) Plate 9. A fine used example, cancelled by CDS for 5th February 1862. £9.50
7883 7885
7883 45 1858 2d Blue (QH/QI) Plate 9. A very fine used pair, neatly cancelled by a scarce London NW district duplex for 2nd May 1862. £22.50
7885 45 1858 2d Blue (OJ) Plate 12. A very fine used example, neatly struck by Glasgow "159" cancel. £22.50
7886 7887 7888 7889
7886 46 1869 2d Blue (BC) Plate 13. A very fine used example, cancelled by London CDS and part red "PD". £34.50
7887 46 1869 2d Blue (HG) Plate 13. A fine used example, cancelled by London CDS for 29th March 1870. £24.50
7888 46 1869 2d Blue (ID) Plate 13. A fine used example, cancelled by upright London CDS for 5th August 1869. £29.50
7889 46 1869 2d Blue (EB) Plate 13. A fine used example, cancelled by upright London CDS for 2nd July 1871. £24.50
7890 7891 7892
7890 46 1869 2d Blue (FJ) Plate 14. A very fine used example, neatly cancelled by London Charing Cross CDS placed low leaving profile clear. £29.50
7891 47 1869 2d Deep Blue (JH) Plate 14. A very fine used example, neatly cancelled by upright London CDS for 24th July 1872. £29.50
7892 46 1869 2d Blue (EH) Plate 14. A very fine used example, neatly cancelled by upright Liverpool CDS for 14th July 1875. £29.50
7893 7894 7895
7893 46Wi 1869 2d Blue (KJ) Plate 14. Watermark INVERTED. A very fine used example, cancelled by CDS for 18th November 1874. Scarce so fine. £165.50
7894 46 1869 2d Blue (GF) Plate 15. A fine used example, struck by scarce "324" cancellation of Guernsey. £54.50
7895 46 1869 2d Blue (KB) Plate 15. A very fine used example, neatly cancelled by upright strike of the Blackburn CDS for 20th September 1878. £29.50

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