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Postal Auction August 2024 - 347

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Lot 997
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1857 P.14 Wmk LC 1d rose-red in vertical blocks of six letter QJ-SK, hinged mint, bottom left stamp is damaged, SG 40. Premium for block of 4.

Estimate £ 80.00
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Lot 998
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1858 1s green fine used on cover London to Sardinia tied W / 2 cancel with a variety of arrival or transit cancels incl SORI, Genova, red PD oval on obverse. Mainly sound, SG 72 Cat £425.

Estimate £ 85.00
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Lot 999
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1858 (23 Nov) Cover Manchester to Hamburg with 1856 2d blue & 1856 6d lilac tied 498 cancels, P in red circle with Oxford, London & German backstamps, minor flaws, nice combination. Cat £240 +.

Estimate £ 48.00
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Lot 1000
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1858 December 1s Pale Green. Cover Southampton to New York dated December 17th 1858. Bearing 1shilling pale green SG 73 (Spec. J100(3) right wing margin. At the foot of the stamp part of the sheet inscription is visible. Tied vertical numeral 723 for Southampton and a curved town cancel (CBP 7/21) SOUTHAMPTON F DE17 58. Obverse has an American PAID mark in red, A US accountancy mark 21 CENTS for the total postage and a London transit mark in the form of a black lozenge L DE18 C. Reverse has a transit mark for London in the form of a single ring in red VO LONDON DE18 58.

Estimate £ 150.00
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Lot 1001
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1858 December 1s, Pale Green, Horizontal Pair. Entire Letter London to Cadiz, Spain dated December 7th 1858. Bearing horizontal pair of 1 shilling pale green SG73 (spec. J100(3) with a wing margin on the left stamp. Tied London Distinct Office duplex with a vertical oval the number 73 for Shooter's Hill in a circle and CDDD LONDON EC 6 DE7 58. Obverse has a double ring receiving cancel in blue for Cadiz CADIZ 14 DIC 58 FRANCO and a paid handstamp in red PD in an oval (CBP 9/63). The back of the cover has a second strike of the Cadiz mark and a second indistinct receiving cancel.

Estimate £ 200.00
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Lot 1002
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1858 February 4d Rose-Carmine Horizontal Pair. Entire London to Montova in Italy dated February 26th 1858. The cover has a total postage rate of 9d consisting of a horizontal pair of 4d rose-carmine SG 66a (spec J51(1) or deep rose J51 (3) and a 1d rose red, (GA) perf 16, Large crown watermark SG 36 (spec C11). Each stamp is cancelled with a somewhat blurred London district horizontal oval with 15 in a diamond (CBP 7/1) for Woodford, Highbury. The front of the cover also has a paid hand stamp P-D in red oval mark (CBP 9/63). Backstamped single ring London cancel in blue BE LONDON FE 26-58. There is a single black receiving mark for ?Montova MONTOVA 2/3 and a commercial cachet for the Zizinia Brothers company ZINNIA BROT BS LONDON.

Estimate £ 48.00
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Lot 1003
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1859 (1 Dec) Small cover Chester to Liverpool bearing 1d rose-red p.14 tied nice strike of CHESTER 180 spoon cancel, fine appearance.

Estimate £ 100.00
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Lot 1004
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1859 February, 4d Rose, Horizontal Pair. Cover London to Paris dated February 9th 1859. The cover has a horizontal pair of 4d rose SG 66a (spec J51 (2) with the right hand stamp having a wing margin. Tied with a duplex with London Inland section LONDON 5 FEB9 59 and SW 15 in the oval. Obverse paid hand stamp PD in red oval mark (CBP 9.63). On the front of the cover this is also a transit mark for Calais ANGL AMP Calais 10 FEVR 59. There are rather indistinct arrival marks for Paris on the back of the cover and an impressive red wax seal.

Estimate £ 65.00
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Lot 1005
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1859 June, 4d Rose. Cover St. Andrews in Scotland to Paris, France dated June 11th 1859. On the 11th June 1859. Mourning cover with a 1855-77 4d rose stamp SG 66a (specialised cat. J51 (2). Tied Scottish horizontal bars (CBP 7/22) with the numeral 300 for St Andrews. Obverse double ring transit mark for Calais ANGL AMB CALAIS 13 JUN 59 and a red 'PD' mark in a red circle (CBP 9.63). Backstamped St Andrews in black ST ANDRES JU!! 1859 and a London single ring transit mark in red VY LONDON JU13 1859.

Estimate £ 45.00
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Lot 1006
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1860 1½d rosy-mauve prepared but not issued - overprinted SPECIMEN (SG Type 2) wmk large crown on blued paper mint part original gum, SG Spec. G5s Cat £2250, normal cat £7000.

Estimate £ 750.00
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Lot 1007
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1862 (1 Aug) Toned cover to India bearing scarce 9d bistre (left edge straight) tied by TUNBRIDGE WELLS / A 1862 cancel and a good array of transit and arrival backstamps in red and black including AGRA, BOMBAY & ALLYGURH, tatty flap and edges otherwise scarce franking, SG 86 Cat £1200 on cover.

Estimate £ 220.00
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Lot 1008
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1862 April, 4d Pale red, Plate 3. Cover Chatham in Kent to Boulogne Sur Mer, France dated April 21st 1862. Bearing 1862-64 4d pale red SG 80 (specialised cat J52(2) lettered JI with no hairlines from Plate 3. Tied circular and horizontal town mark Chatham numeral 173. Single obliterator numeral 12 for Bow London District (CBP 7/7). Obverse has a red paid 'PD' mark in an oval (CBP 9/63) & a receiving mark for Boulogne in red ANGL 22 AVRIL 62 BOULOGNE. Backstamped London in red LONDON.S.E B4 AP21 62. And a second , rather indistinct receiving mark for Boulogne.

Estimate £ 60.00
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