Public Auction Sheffield May 2023 - 311

Bids to be received by Tuesday 9th of May 2023 6:00 PM

Lots (579)

Lot 505
Great Britain

1836 Part Entire Letter Kendal to Edinburgh, bearing neat Kendal / P.y Post two line h/s in blue with receiving backstamp in red. Nice strike.

Estimate £ 35.00
Lot 506
Great Britain

1839 Entire Letter Hull to Beverley (Yorkshire, 15 miles from Hull) bearing two backstamps TOO LATE boxed in blue in upper case letters. Hull 27 Feb dated arc in blue., chargemark 4 on obverse. Nice example.

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 507
Great Britain

1839 Entire Wykeham to Beverley bearing superb strike of Wykeham / Penny Post, 8 manuscript chargemark and Malton / Penny Post in blue on reverse, very scarce combination.

Estimate £ 120.00
Lot 508
Great Britain

1840 2d blue plate 1 (SC) with four close to good margins, part 1844 type horizontal numeral cancel '3' in black, high catalogue value and late use. Fine, SG 5k. Cat £1800.

Estimate £ 360.00
Lot 509
Great Britain

1840 2d blue plate 2 (HJ) with three good margins, part black MX Maltese Cross cancel, touching into along the bottom , small rub otherwise fine, SG 5. Cat £975.

Estimate £ 100.00
Lot 510
Great Britain

1840 2d blue plate 2 in a superb vertical strip of three (AJ-CJ) with good margins all round and three neat black Maltese Cross cancels, fine, SG 5. Cat £2925.

Estimate £ 450.00
Lot 511
Great Britain

1840 2d blue plate 2 (NJ) with four close to large margins, part black AU 23 1842 town postmark cancel, town not identifiable but huge catalogue value and late use. Fine, SG 5j. Cat £15000.

Estimate £ 1500.00
Lot 512
Great Britain

1840 2d blue plate 2 (TA) with four enormous to gigantic margins, part black MX Maltese Cross cancel, small rub otherwise fine, SG 5. Cat £975.

Estimate £ 250.00
Lot 513
Great Britain

1840 2d pale blue plate 1 in a superb PAIR (OC-OD) with good margins all round and two neat red Maltese Cross cancels, fine, SG 6. Cat £2200.

Estimate £ 300.00
Lot 514
Great Britain

1840-1951 Collection on leaves mint and used with useful run of material QV onwards including 1840 1d black (poor), 1870 ½d bantam (11), 1858-74 1d plates run used, 2d blue plates (6), 1856-1880 many vals to 1s (mixed), 4d verm. pl.13 Malta cancel, 1867 2s blue (few perf faults), 1867 5s rose pl.2 (faults cat £1500), 1873-83 2½d rosy-mauve (12), 2½d ultr. (6), 3d rose plates run, 4d sage-green pl.15 & 16, 4d grey-brown pl.17 & 18, 6d grey plates 13-16, 1883 to 5s, EDVII to 5s, Officials incl Board of Education EDVII 1d f.u., GV to 10s, 1948 RSW set used, etc, very mixed but ideal for expansion.

Estimate £ 275.00
Lot 515
Great Britain

1841 1d red imperfs each with number in Maltese Cross from London offices includes 1, 2 (2), 3, 4, 5 (Pair), 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12. Varying margins mostly excellent strikes, SG Cat £3305.

Estimate £ 330.00
Lot 516
Great Britain

1841 2d blue plate 3 with four close to good even margins, with sock on the nose strike of No.12 in Maltese Cross cancel in black, superb and fine, SG 14f. Cat £550. Premium example.

Estimate £ 175.00

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