Mulready 2d Letter Sheet, a contemporary 'Fac-Simile', good quality, unused. (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £32.00)
Auction UPA 91
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Lot #11326 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1840
2d deep full blue, plate 1, IB, mostly good margins on 21 JUN 1841 EL to London, tied by black MANCHESTER FISHTAIL Maltese Cross, tiny nick at bottom of B square (broken 'B' to read as 'R'), some soiling, unfolded, scarce. SG Spec. DS1vi. Cat £7000 (image available) {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £1,068.00)
Lot #11327 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1840
1d intense black, plate 2, lettering unclear, tied to 1841 part EL from Greenock to Musselburgh by 3 strikes of black MC, pressed out vertical fold through adhesive, v.g.u. SG Spec. Ai (1) uc. RARE. Cat £7000 (image available) {C} [US9] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £239.20)
Lot #11328 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1840
1d black, plate 6, OJ, 4 good margins, tied to 1841 (4 Feb) EL from WORCESTER to BEWDLEY by red MC, vertical filing creases. Cat £775 (image available) {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £123.20)
Lot #11329 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1840
1d greyish black, plate 11, AF, 4 tiny margins on small 1841 (14 April) cover to Whitchurch, tied by neat black MC, intact rear flap with nice receiving cds and unclear originating cds. RARE. RPS Cert. (1986). Cat £16000 (image available) {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £4,806.40)
Lot #11330 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1840
Mulready 1d envelope, Forme 4, Stereo A179, addressed to Bank of England, slight crumpling/creasing, good used. Cat £550 (image available) {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £112.00)
Lot #11331 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1840
Mulready 1d envelope, Forme 1, Stereo A138, used from Treasury Office to PERTH on 24th June (arrival backstamp 26 June), back flap torn/seal missing, decent appearance. Cat £550 (image available) {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £128.00)
Lot #11332 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
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} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £196.00)
Lot #11333 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
1d red-brown on very blue paper, CI, 2 x tiny margins, stuck onto small white envelope with embossed Crown in wreath over FREE, fine unused no gum. Cat £700 (image available) {MH} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £52.00)
Lot #11334 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1843
EL from York to ROTHERHAM, franked 1d red-brown, GD, 4 decent margins, tied by distinctive black MC, pre-application diagonal corner crease, some light age spots. RARE. SG Spec. B1 (1) tam. Cat £2500 (image available) {C} [US9] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £114.40)
Lot #11335 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1843
EL from County Fire Office (printed address) in London to similar in Liverpool, franked 1d red, RG, 4 small margins, tied by NUMBER 8 IN CROSS, fine and scarce. Cat £450 (image available) {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £99.20)
Lot #11336 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1843-53
CORNWALL: !d red imperfs & 1d red stars on 22 covers bearing Cornish postal markings. Incudes Week St Mary, Stratton (both these are UDC, Falmouth in blue green & another in red, Bodmin (in red & also in black with sideways check letter 'A' at base), Helston, fowey(in red), Hayle, St.Agnes, Alternan(UDC), lostwithiel(blue), Launceston, Penzamce. St Columb (in red-orange), Grampound, Liskeard, Camborne,Some cover faults, mainly...
Lot #11337 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1847
1s pale green, Die 2, 2 margins, lightly cancelled, tied to small neat EL to NEW YORK by curved red PAID, no indication of year in contents and no back-stamps, attractive. Cat £1900 (image available) {C} [US6] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £132.80)
Lot #11338 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1850-63
CORNWALL: QV 1d red covers with a fine range of Cornish postal markings, includes the following UNDATED CIRCLES: South Petherwin, St.Teath(red), Ruan High(?) Lanes, North Hill, Mean Heniot, Leland, Chapel Amble, Boyeton, Boscovey, St.Ives, Sand Place(poor strike), Alternan. Then a smilar number of town & village cds backstamps. Adhesives have barred numeral cancels, a couple - Falmout & Truro have duplex cancels. An important group...
Lot #11339 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1851-1901
CORNWALL: QV period covers with a wide range of Cornish cancels or backstamps. Includes St Issey, St Austell on cover with 2d blue plate 9, Flushing(backstamp), Boscastle, Mannan Smith (blue uds backstamp, Ruan High Lanes (B/s), St Columb(b/s), several Launceston duplex cancels or backstamps, Roche, Egloskerry(sq circle as backstamo), several other St Austell. Fowey, Grampound Road, Truro, St Keverne, Callington, Delabole, Stratton(3 types...
Lot #11340 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1854
small Crown perf 16 1d red-brown, GROSSLY MISPLACED PERFS to bottom so that POSTAGE is omitted and marginal inscription '(rem)ove the cement' appears, tied to cover by '73' duplex, which (faults) adheres at top to portion of album page. Unusual. (image available) {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £36.00)
Lot #11341 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1854-57
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} [US9] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £148.80)
Lot #11342 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1854-57
small Crown perf 14 1d pale red-brown, Die 2, OH (?), off-centre to bottom, on 1855 Entire from London to Teignmouth, light horizontal fold, clean. Cat £125 {C} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £20.00)
Lot #11343 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1856
Entire from London to Carlisle franked small Crown perf 16 1d red-brown Die 1 (2, lettered DF and EF), roughly opened, horizontal filing crease. Scarce. Cat £280 (image available) {C} [US8] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £18.40)
Lot #11344 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1864
cover from MANCHESTER to SWITZERLAND, franked 6d lilac with hair lines (no line in NW corner), TC, old Sellotape marks on front, numerous backstamps on reverse incl. Swiss AMBULANT CIRCULAIRE. Cat £350 (image available) {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £54.40)
Lot #11345 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1864-79
CORNWALL: 1d red plates on 20 covers twelve of which bear just the town numeral barred cancel on the adhesive, includes St.Ives, Stratton, Launceston, St.Germans, Grampound Road, Helston, Penryn, Fowey, Boscastle, etc. Duplex cancels include Reruth, Launceston, Truro, Liskeard, Bodmin & Hayle with some duplicates or different types. Mainly very fine (20) {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £48.00)
Lot #11346 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1865
3d rose, plate 4, EL, on 1866 mourning cover from DEVONPORT to Viscount Sidmouth in BRUSSELS, fine. Cat £500 (image available) {U} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £67.20)
Lot #11347 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1865
6d lilac, plate 5, horizontal pair, MA-MB, on 1867 cover (back flap partially missing) from EDINBURGH to NEW YORK, personal letter enclosed (slightly foreshortened), small area missing at top, o/wise very fine appearance. Cat £365 (image available) {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £54.40)
Lot #11348 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1867
6d lilac, plate 6, HF, on 16th Oct Entire from LONDON to GENES in France, horizontal fold, attractive. Cat. pro rata for this plate. (image available) {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £50.40)
Lot #11349 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1867
(21 Oct) Entire from LIVERPOOL to HAMBURG franked 6d lilac, plate 6 (RC, centred to NE), attractive. Cat. pro rata for this plate £400. (image available) {C} [US2] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £54.40)
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