Auction UPA 98

1d black HE Plate 2, 4 fine to very fine margins, tied to entire with very fine red MX. Birmingham 1 June 1840 despatch in red. 2 June 1840 receiving in red. File folds & minor faults well clear of black. (image available) {C} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £124.80)

1d black DH Plate 3, 3 fine to huge margins just shaving bottom, red MX. On entire which is an Auction notice for Farming stock to be sold at Draycott near Sawley, Derby by B Cheatle & Son. (The sheet opens out larger than A3). Sent by the auctioneer with a message to Arnold, Notts. Ashby Del-A-Zouch 21 Sept 1840 in red. Creased & folded with figures written on front (Sale results?) Further research required but a remarkable item of...

Entire with part contents(2nd page removed), bearing a very fine four margined 1d black plate 1a, lettered OJ. This tied by a red Maltese Cross of Stockport (cds on reverse of cover Dec 26 1840). Vertical file fold through cover, not affecting adhesive of Cat £750 (image available) {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £199.20)

MULREADY 1d letter sheet, Stereo A10 from Forme 1, used in 1843 from LONDON to ABERDEEN, with neat crisp NUMBER 6 IN MALTESE CROSS cancel, addressee's name carefully scratched out, o/wise very fine. Scarce. Cat £2250 (image available) {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £427.20)

Mulready 1d Envelope, Stereo A164 from Forme 4, odd crease/wrinkle, a few age spots, good unused. Cat £350 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £80.00)

MULREADY 2d ENVELOPE, Stereo a195, light vertical fold, good unused. Very scarce stereo. SG Spec ME4c. Cat £625 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £132.00)

1d red-brown, plate 28, DB, 4 tiny to large margins just tied to small cover to BOLTON by distinctive MANCHESTER MALTESE CROSS, work seal removed on opening. Scarce. Cat £1100 (image available) {C} [US10] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £52.80)

1d red-brown, EC, 4 tiny (just shaves at right) to good margins, just tied by MC to 1843 EL from MAYBOLE to AYR, origin and receiving boxed pmks on rear, fine. SG Spec. B1(1)sa. Cat £120 (image available) {C} [US4] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £21.60)

Original 1846 BRITISH POST OFFICE NOTICE:
Provenance: We bought this notice 11 years ago with another important Post Office Notice announcing the REGISTERED MAIL Service which was soon sold for in excess of our price today. We parked this poster on a shelf - long-forgotten until we found it this week.
This Original British Post Office Notice is obvioulsy damaged but fortunately in an open void area. Please Read the content - this...

small Crown perf 16 1d plum, plate 198, EF, recut frame at right, tied to 1855 local London legal EL by '78' numeral cancel, lightly toned perfs, horizontal fold and part of back flap missing. RARE. SG Spec. C1 (4). Cat. £1100 off-cover. (image available) {C} [US16] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.00)

1d Red on blued paper, Perf 16. on cover, bearing Liverpool Spoon cancel, AP 3 1855, open undated cds GATACRE (?, Oswestry?) on reverse, average to good condition. (image available) {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £0.99)

2d blue, plate 9 (MK), on 1862 Entire from LONDON to LEOMINSTER, horizontal fold, fair. Cat £50 {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £11.20)