Bids to be received by Thursday 23rd of February 2023 1:00 PM
Lots (1614)
1840 1d black (GB) with four margins and neat red MX cancel, thin closed tear otherwise sound.
1840 (29 Dec) Entire with 1d black (BA) Heysham Lodge to Wray Lancaster tied red MX cancel, stamp has top right corner tear. Contents relate to deeds and conveyance but not certain they will pay up. Arrival backstamp.
1840 2d blue (EG) two to three margin example with black MX cancel, small faults otherwise neatly cut round, nice spacefiller. Cat £975.
1840 2d blue fine used 3½ margins (FH) part black MX cancel, lovely vibrant colour. SG 5.
1840 2d blue fine used four margins (PF) part black smaller MX cancel, sound example. SG 5. Cat £975.
1840 2d blue (GC) no margin example with neat black MX cancel, torn corner and faults otherwise neatly cut round, nice spacefiller. Cat £975.
1840 2d blue x three different shades all four margin two black, pale blue is red MX cancels, mainly sound.
1841 (17 July) CRAIL Maltese Cross on wrapper to Edinburgh bearing 1d red-brown PJ from plate 9 (4 close to large margins) with fine full strike of Crail MX & boxed departure & arrival CDS backstamps.
1841 1d red plate 27 tied to a small letter sheet from HUNA to Wick (Scotland) by doubled outer line Maltese Cross cancel, reverse with boxed HUNA handstamp and WICK 1843 SE 23 arrival datestamp, minor faults and discolouration otherwise very rare example of this Maltese Cross variety. Accompanied by 2010 RPS certificate.
1841 1d red-brown block of 4 (ME-NF) heavy used Ilford 17 numeral cancels unevenly cut into with margins on two sides, other faults otherwise cat highly for block of 4.
1841 1d red-brown block of 6 (DE-EG) fine used Windsor 890 numeral cancels neatly struck with unevenly cut into with margins on most sides, other faults including torn top middle stamp and creases, otherwise scarce block with high cat value.
1841 1d red-brown imperfs collection of approx 230 stamps all with 1844 type cancels, mainly 2-3 margins, good range of numeral cancels, different papers, shades etc. Cat £8155.
