Public Auction Sheffield May 2023 - 311

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

Lots (579)

Lot 517
Great Britain

1841 2d blue small plate reconstruction booklet with 93 used examples mostly 1844 type cancels or London / Scottish numeral cancels in varying condition and varying margins, plenty of shades and postmarks plus a strip of 4 (poor, cut into badly), useful group circa 93 examples. Cat £8370.

Estimate £ 450.00
Lot 518
Great Britain

1841-1968 Nice original collection in Simplex springback a little jumbled from QV to QEII mint and used value in the earlier incl 1841 1d imperfs, 1884 lilac and greens to 1s (varying condition), 1858-79 run of 1d plates 71 to 224 mainly complete fine used, 1856 1d stars blk of 4, few cancels on line engraved incl Guernsey, Surface Printed incl 1862-1880 4d red / vermilion (11), 8d orange used, 1883 6d on 6d f.u., 1880 2½d rosy-mauve plates 1-17 used, 2½d ultramarine pl.17-23, 4d sage-green 15 & 16, 3d rose plates 4-21, 1s green plates 1-, 4-13, 1856 4d rose (2), 1s orange-brown pl.13 & 14, 1856 1s used 223 cancel, 1865 9d straw used straight edge, 1867 10d red-brown heavy used, 1862 9d bistre heavy used (dark shade), 6d grey plates 12-18, 4d grey-brown pl.17 & 18, 1887 to both 1s mint (or unused), Telegraphs QV 5s used, EDVII to 10d mint, GV 1924/5 Wembley sets mint, GV Seahorses to 10s, GV/GVI watermark varieties used, 1937 Coronation identified flaws used (11 diff), over 1500+ stamps, huge catalogue value. Nice original lot.

Estimate £ 1050.00
Lot 519
Great Britain

1847 Embossed 1s pale green in a superb block of four fine used incomplete barred numerals neatly cancelled, margins are clear on three sides touching into along the top, extremely scarce multiple, SG 54. Rated £6000+ as block of 4.

Estimate £ 1500.00
Lot 520
Great Britain

1848 Charles Whiting Composite Essay for Beaufort House, embossed and engraved sheet 220mm x 283mm with four designs taken from the Art Union Journal. Reverse with red and green printed panel ' For Protection Against Forgery'. A few bends and creases along the edges otherwise mainly fine, scarce complete page of Whiting's work.

Estimate £ 350.00
Lot 521
Great Britain

1849 2d blue plate 4 attractive block of 4 (OG-PH) with good margins all round cancelled 36 numeral postmark showing recut sideline on PG, and burr on left of PH, scarce multiple, SG ES14h.

Estimate £ 225.00
Lot 522
Great Britain

1854 (8 Nov) Cover bearing two 1d red-brown cancelled (not tied) by two 523 numeral cancels of Merthyr Tydvil in black with red dated arc on reverse, few minor marks Cat £120 on cover. SG 17.

Estimate £ 30.00
Lot 523
Great Britain

1855 (11 Apr) Printed OHMS - ROWLAND HILL printed form filling re a missing registered letter to America sent from London to Newton Abbot with PAID red CDS and arrival arc d/s, two printed on GPO Secretary orange embossed paper that,a full inquiry has been made in this country for the missing letter addressed to Mr Richd Tothill (part torn) refereed to in your application without success.... The American Post Office has been written to on the subject and as soon as a reply is received a further communication shall be made to you Rowland Hill (printed) and signed Mr Charles Langley, faults but interesting letter. From 1839 a missing letter branch was formed to investigate missing or stolen letters over 500 indexed cases 1854-56 were recorded, hence the form is acknowledged by the Secretary to the GPO Rowland Hill and must be very scarce.

Estimate £ 450.00
Lot 524
Great Britain

1857 4d rose fine used right wing margin with neat 131 cancel of Edinburgh. Well centred and good colour. SG 66a.

Estimate £ 30.00
Lot 525
Great Britain

1859 Part Entire Howden Pans to North Shields bearing nice single line Howden Pans h/s in black, and blue NORTH SHIELDS arrival backstamp.

Estimate £ 28.00
Lot 526
Great Britain

1864-79 1d rose-red plate 157 in a superb left marginal mint / unmounted mint block of 6 (AS-TC), some reinforced perfs on reverse, impressive multiple. SG 43. Cat £420 for mint (2 stamps U/M).

Estimate £ 180.00
Lot 527
Great Britain

1864-79 1d rose-red plate 164 in a stunning bottom marginal mint / unmounted mint block of 10 being two bottom rows of five showing inscription '[H]AND SIDE of the Letter. In Wetting the back be careful not to remove the Cement' with sheet number 195 in bottom right. Amazing positional piece, Bottom row appears unmounted mint. SG 43.

Estimate £ 500.00
Lot 528
Great Britain

1867 5s rose plate a superb fine used example with corner barred oval only slightly centred downwards, superb perfs and condition, very nice for these, SG 126.

Estimate £ 225.00

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