Auction 309-320 - Great Britain 1840–1841 Europe & Overseas - Day 5

1848, Embossed, 10 d. brown, die not visible, used on rare Bank of England printed official lettersheet "D", from London to Cadiz, Spain, dated 6 May 1852, four good to large margins, cancelled centrally by a London Inland cancel in black, tied by the French transit datestamp of Calais, with paid to fronteir oval "PF" in red alongside, Spanish charge mark "11.R" also in red, endorsed "via Calais", to reverse a London transit in black and...

1847, Embossed, 1 s. pale green, die 2, hoizontal pair, used on cover, from Glasgow to Valparaiso, Chile, dated 16 June 1856, just touching top of right stamp otherwise good margins all round, tied by the distinctive experimental 'Madeleine Smith' "159" Glasgow duplex cancel in black,  good to large margins all round, endorsed "p Parana", internal note indicates arrival 9 August 1856, there is a horizontal filing crease well clear of stamps,...

1856, 4 d. carmine, thick highly glazed paper, medium garter wmk., horizontal pair, used on cover, from Leeds to Kingston, Canada, dated 15 August 1856, tied by fine strike of the Leeds sideway "447" duplex, with "d1" handstamp alongside in red, endorsed "per British mail steamer / Niagara" (Cunard Line), two Liverpool marks to reverse dated 16 August, horizontal filing crease well clear of stamps, slight soiling, a fine and scarce cover.  Gi...

1857, Washington, 12 c. gray-black, horizontal pair, used on a redirected cover with, GB, 1857, 4 d. rose, from New York to Liverpool, dated 18 May 1860, the US franking tied by black large circular cancel, with "19" and circular "PD" in red alongside, on arrival in Liverpool the 4 d. applied and forwarded to Paris tied by "466" duplex dated 28 May 1860, Calais transit over the red "19", on reverse, as well as Liverpool datestamp, there is a...

1856, 6 d. lilac, plate 1, three singles, used with 1857, 1 d. red, lettered DF, and 1858, 2 d. blue, plate 8, lettered RI, on cover from London addressed to; Major Edwards, 2nd Madras Light Calvry, East Indies, dated 17 March 1860, tied by "London NW 12" duplex in black, endorsed "Via Marseilles" and "Via Bombay", with faint green "St Johns Wood" undated on reverse and smudged Bombay in red, slight stains and soiling, otherwise a fine and...

1856, 6 d. lilac, plate 1, used with, 1 s. green, plate 1, and 1858, 2 d. blue, plate 8, three singles, on Registered cover, sent from Bacup (Lancashire) via Manchester to Zurich, dated 31 May 1859, the Bacup datestamp in black lower left, tied by "498" Manchester numeral, with London registered oval alongside in red dated 1 June 1859, faint 'Crown over Registered' in red, "PD" in circle also in red, endorsed "Via Calais / Recommandée",...

1856, 1 s. green, plate 1, used with 1858, 2 d. blue, plate 7, two pairs (vertical and horizontal) and a single, sent from Falmouth to Naples, dated 26 March 1859,  tied by the "290" cancel, with 'Falmouth' datestamp alongside, a "PD" in circle in red and Calais dated 28 March in black, on reverse transits for London 28 March and Paris 29 March, horizontal filing crease centrally affecting top of the 2 d. positioned lower right, soiling and a...

1856, 1 d. red, lettered JC, die II, large crown wmk., used on cover from Perth, addressed to "Rowland Hill, secy, General Post Office, London", dated 3 November 1856, tied by very fine experimental Perth "280" duplex Scottish numeral, on reverse an orange London arrival dated 4 November, minor soiling and 1 d. is fixed by hinge having been removed albeit it definitely belongs, neat and fine small envelope sent to the famous Postal Reformer...

1867, 2 s. pale blue, plate 1, vertical block of eight, lettered BA-EB, with two singles lettered AA and EC, used on a large format Registered cover in combination with an 1867, 10 d. red-brown, plate 1, lettered HB, sent from Constantinople (British Levant) to London, dated 2 December 1868, tied by the handstruck "C" of Constantinople in black, with unframed 'REGISTERED' in red alongside, 'British Post Office Constantinople' datestamp to...

1911/18: Die Proofs by Bradbury Wilkinson (2), imperforate on part salesman's cards with 1 d. value showing Edward VII vignette and legend "Postage" at top and "Specimen" at base and perforated SPECIMEN; second item with HMS Victory vignette in bright blue with 1914-1918 at top alongside "Portsmouth's Heroes / Their Name Liveth for Evermore" and town crest. Unusual.

1913, 10 d. turquoise-blue, top marginal, original gum, overprinted "CANCELLED" type 24 in black, nicely centered, fresh colour, diagonal crease in margin above, scarce stamp. Gi = £400.