Auction UPA 102

1d intense black, plate 1b, horizontal strip of DB-DE, margins all around except just into a bottom of DD, on neat 1840 (7th Oct) EL from LONDON to LUDLOW, cancelled by red MC cancels, not tied but appear to belong, vertical fold through DE, fresh and attractive. Cat. pro rata almost £3000 as two pairs on cover. (image available) {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £1,990.40)

1d black, plate 4, vertical pair, JD-KD, margins all around except just into at lower right, tied to 1840 (1 Oct) EL from Liverpool to Wolverhampton by red MC cancels, very neat and attractive. Pair Cat. £1250 off-cover (SG Spec) (image available) {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £780.00)

2d deep full blue, plate 1, vertical pair BC-CC (margins all around except just shaved at upper right) and single SI (4 margins, tiny scissor cut at top right) large part EL from LONDON to CARLISLE, fresh and very attractive. Cat. Pro rata approx. £5200 (image available) {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £922.40)

2d blue, plate 1, AC and SF (each 4 margins except just shaved in one spot) tied by red MC cancels to 1840 (Nov) uprated and redirected EL from EDINBURGH to AYR and return printed 'Dunoon Flochart and Company, with long list of drugs/medicines etc. supplied, numerous backstamps. Scarce. Cat. pro rata approx. £4000 (image available) {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £961.60)

2d blues, plate 1, lettered MI (very close at right) and OL (decent margins) on 1843 El from BELPER to NOTTINGHAM central, vertical folds, OL is just tied by black non-MC postmark. Presumably on overweight letter containing enclosures. Scarce and attractive. Cat £3725 (image available) {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £480.80)

Mulready 1d Letter Sheet (scarce Forme 4, Stereo A78) used in May 1843 from LONDON to MAIDSTONE, message written inside, crisp NUMBER 8 IN CROSS postmark, pressed folds at edge, fine. SG Spec. ME1jwh, Cat £2250 (image available) {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £640.80)

MULREADY 2d ENVELOPE, Stereo a195, light vertical fold, good unused. Very scarce stereo. SG Spec ME4c. Cat £625 (image available) {MH} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £76.80)

2d blue, plate 3, horizontal strip of 3, GB-GD, tied to 1843 (Nov) Entire by NUMBER 1 IN CROSS cancels, tiny to good margins all around, pressed light fold just affects GC at upper right, used from LONDON to DUBLIN, very fresh and attractive. SG Spec. ES11va. Cat. pro rata £3750 (image available) {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £1,349.60)

1d red-brown, TB, 4 tiny to huge margins, tied to slightly reduced EL from OMAGH to MOY by crisp MC in DARK GREEN, 4 different serif double arc cds handstamps on reverse, fine and attractive. Brandon Cert. (2006). RARE. Currently unpriced by SG but previously £40,000. SG Spec. B1 (1) sd. (image available) {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £1,068.00)

1d red-brown, DK (4 large margins), on 1841 |(May 19) Entire from LIVERPOOL to HUDDERSFIELD, cancelled by neat upright Maltese Cross (just tied at left), backstamps include s/line LIVERPOOL; also 1d, NC (3½ margins) on 1843 part Entire from LONDON to PERTH, tied by heavy MC, SG Spec. B1 (1) sa. Cat £240 {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £34.40)

1d pale red-brown, 5 examples on 1851 Entire from BIRMINGHAM to Royal Mint in LONDON (endorsed on reverse 'with reference to Copper Banks', two stamps are upright, two are inverted and one is positioned sideways all, strangely, from different rows in sheet. Slight soiling. {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £25.60)

UNIIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD pictorial envelope used from ANNAN to EDINBURGH, red crayon 'I', fold at bottom, slight soiling, very scarce commercially used. (image available) {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £851.20)