Lot 458
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1840 1d Black Plate 1b pair lettered 'QD-QE' cancelled by red Maltese Cross, good margins all round and very fine
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Lot 459
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1840 1d Black Plate 2 pair lettered 'AA-AB', close to large margins all round, tied by black Maltese Crosses to 1841 (20 Apr) outer from Burton-on-Trent to London. Two vertical filing creases, one through centre of pair but not adversely affecting appearance, otherwise fine
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Lot 460
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1840 1d Black Plate 6 lettered 'PJ', small to good margins, cancelled black Maltese Cross
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Lot 461
| | | Estimate: $150 | Realised Price : $145 |
1841 1d Imperf (138), mostly used on small pieces (one apparently unused, 45 cancelled with Maltese Crosses; also 1841 2d Imperf (9, incl vertical strip of 3), 1d perf 16 or 14 (57, mostly on small pieces), 2d perf (2); and letters in four corners 1d (55, mostly on small pieces) and 2d (5), few later issues, and a defective 1d Black. Some faults but many 4-margin stamps, and an old-time lot that has not had the eyes of an experienced plater cast over it (approx 270 stamps)
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Lot 462
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1841 1d Red-brown Imperf horizontal strip of 3 lettered 'PA-PC', cut into at lower left and vertical crease through right-hand unit, good colour and fine appearance with large part OG
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Lot 463
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1841 1d Red-brown Imperf Plate 40 lettered 'HD' (good to large margins all round) tied by two strikes of No. '9' in Maltese Cross obliterator on 1844 (12 Jan) entire to Dunfermline, Scotland. Two vertical filing creases, otherwise very fine
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Lot 464
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Revised Description: 1841 1d Red-brown Imperf Plate 172 lettered 'MI' tied by London '29' numeral on 1854 (13 Jan) cover to Gravesend, small to large margins, with flap tears and otherwise fine.
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Lot 465
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1847-54 Embossed 10d Brown Die 2 horizontal pair cancelled London '23' obliterator touched or cut into on all sides, but fine appearance. SG 57, cat £3000
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Lot 466
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1873-80 3d Rose Plate 19 lettered 'FK', 6d Grey Plate 15 lettered 'EG' and 1/- Green Plate 13 lettered 'IF' affixed to small piece, each cancelled by 'B01' obliterator used for cancellation experiments and with attempts to clean postmarks. Cut from a De La Rue Appendix Sheet, unusual and scarce
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Lot 467
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1883-84 10/- Ultramarine on White Paper lettered 'DB' cancelled Northampton squared circle ds fine apart from slight soiling at top. SG 183, cat £525
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Lot 468
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1883-84 Watermark Anchor 10/- Ultramarine on White Paper lettered 'IB' cancelled central Belfast cds, well-centred and fine apart from some minor soiling. SG 183, cat £525
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Lot 469
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1883-84 Watermark Anchor 10/- Ultramarine White Paper lettered 'IH', centred left and shortish perfs at top, neat Manchester/Telegraphs cancellation. SG 183, cat £525
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Lot 470
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1888 £1 Brown-lilac Watermark Orbs lettered 'DD', cancelled boxed 'C.H.B./G.P.O.' and with portion of 'MANCHESTER/TELEGRAPH' cds NO 30 88. A very attractive example of this stamp free of any defects. SG 186, cat £4250
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Lot 471
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1902-10 King Edward VII 2/6d U (4) in distinctive shades, two with dated cancels, two with parcel post cancels, fine appearance with good colour (4)
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Lot 472
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1959-68 Watermark Multiple Crowns Castles 2/6d - £1 De La Rue printings, 2/6 and 5/- (from lower right corner with two dots) lightly hinged, 10/- and £1 MUH. SG 595-598, cat £195
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Lot 473
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1985-91 Harrison & Sons Ltd presentation folders, each containing a set of commemorative stamps, some minor foxing around the edges of some (44 folders)
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Lot 474
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Perfins: KGV Seahorses (Bradbury Wilkinson printings) with 'C OF A' perfins as used by Australia House in London, comprising 2/6d (3, with upright, inverted and inverted and reversed punctures) and 5/- (3, with upright, inverted and inverted and reversed punctures), all with parcel cancels, a couple of insignificant faults, but fine for these and a scarce group (6)
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