REST OF THE WORLD, GREAT BRITAIN, 1840-56 LINE-ENGRAVED

Lot 907		Estimate: $200 1840 1d Black Plate 4 [PF], small even margins all round, crisp black Maltese Cross cancellation, faint vertical creasing
Lot 908		Estimate: $250 1840 1d Black Plate 4 [PF] tied by crisp red Maltese Cross on 1840 (18 Jun) entire from Edinburgh to Inshie Bridge, despatch datestamp on flap which opens out well for display. Vertical filing fold, otherwise fine and attractive
Lot 909		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $230 1840 1d Black Plate 7 [PA] tied by red Maltese Cross on 1840 (1 Dec) outer from London to Derby, superb arrival datestamp in red on face, adhesive with tiny corner bend, otherwise fine
Lot 910		Estimate: $350 1840 2d Blue Plate 1 [NG], margins all round, close at lower left, with light black Maltese Cross cancellation
Lot 911		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $400 1840 2d Blue Plate 2 [RL], good margins all round, with neat black Maltese Cross cancellation clear of profile, very fine
Lot 912		Estimate: $200 1841-56 Line-engraved selection, Blued paper Imperf 1d Red-brown unused, clear to good margins except just touched at lower right, and used four margins with neat '72' cancel, 2d Blue white lines four margins used, Perf 16 1d Red-brown used, Perf 14 1d Rose-red used (2) and 2d Blue, high cat value (7)
Lot 913		Estimate: $150 1841 2d Blue Plate 3 pair [FA-FB], margins all round except cut-into top right, and single [FG] tied by Edinburgh '131' obliterators on 1845 (19 Mar) entire to Meigle, two vertical folds clear of adhesives