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

1848, Private Perforations, 1 d. red, lettered MH, with large margins all round and part of MI to right, used, cancelled by a Scottish numeral in black, with some type of private perforation approx. gauge 11.5 to three side, comes with 1 d. red, plate 86, lettered GE-HE, vertical pair, unused, gum, with rough private perforations to three side, possibly pin or some other improvised perfs., cut into top, unusual examples, sold as is.

1841: 1 d. red-brown, a single example, lettered AH, imperceptibly touched at left and with three huge margins showing portions of adjoining stamps at top (with part marginal imprint) and at base, tied to 1841 entire letter from Dublin to Bordeaux by black Maltese Cross. Reverse with Dublin despatch datestamp (Sept 21) in red and London transit cds. Manuscript at left and at right '10' (pence and décimes) left unpaid and the adhesive tied in...

1841 (Jan 15): 2 d. deep full blue, Small Trial Proof Plate of twelve impressions (4 x 3) with white lines and without corner lettering, produced as the March 1841 2 d. was yet to be fully prepared and the Trials were required to be distributed for the announcement for the forthcoming issue; the complete sheet with watermark upright, tiny nick in upper margin reported for complete accuracy only and not detracting from the appearance, of...

1841 (March 13): 2 d. blue, pl. 4, lettered TL, an unused example from the lower right corner of the sheet with large margins all round and portion of adjoining stamp at left, fresh colour and very fine, large part og. A delightful stamp Gi ES14 = £ 5'000.rnProvenance: Phillips, London, 5 Sept 1996, lot 310. As a horizontal pair, TK with faults.

1849 2 d. blue, plate 4, lettered BJ, four large margins, used, tied to piece by the special event exhibition cancel "Penny Postage Jubilee - South Kensington" in dark violet, dated 2 July 1890, very attractive and scarce example.

1848, 1 d. red, plate 71, lettered PJ, Henry Archer Roulette Trial, approx. gauge 11.5, unused, with part gum, four good margins all round, very minor toning spot to upper west side, otherwise very fine, rare and attractive item. Cert RPSL (1946). Gi CE1 = £15'000. rnProvenance: Robson Lowe, 29 November 1946, lot 336; John Leask Collection, Robson Lowe, 14 April 1954, lot 316; Harmers, 26 January 1994, lot 659; Ex. Coxon Collection, Cavendish...

1850, 1 d. red, plate 97, lettered FG, Archer Trial Perf. 16, small crown,  die I, alphabet I, well centered, fine used example, comes with a plate 98, lettered ML, used, very nicely centered, which has small thin, a scarce duo. Gi SG16b = £1'100 as two singles.

1854 1 d. red, plate 187, lettered AA, top left corner plate number marginal, imperforate imprimatur, showing part inscription, four large even margins all round, extremely fresh colour, vibrant shade, folded in top margin as is usual, rare this fine.rnrnProvenance: Leonard H. Clarke Collection, Robson Lowe, 29 May 1946, lot 165; Stanley Gibbons, 1 March 1991, lot 161.

1857, 4 d. rose, used with, 1857, 1 d. red, lettered II, tied to small piece by red oval cancel "P-F." which is the 'Paid to Frontier' mark normally found on the front of covers; red cancellations of any kind are rare on line engraved and Surface Printed issues, this combination most unusual; "PF" marks are less common than the "PD" - Paid to Destination mark.rnrnProvenance: Robson Lowe, August 1948, lot 488; Robson Lowe, 26 February 1969,...

1847, Embossed, 1 s. pale green, die 3, used, cancelled by Irish diamond "62" of Belfast, touching left side otherwise clear to good margins, scarce used in Ireland.

1850/1854, Two covers, comprising an 1850, 1 d. red, lettered PJ, four margin, tied to cover from Dudley to Wednesbury, by blue "262" numeral, with datestamp for Dudley to reverse in the same colour dated 7 March 1850, also an embossed, 1854, 1 s. green, cut into one side, used on cover from Lambourn to Philadelphia, dated 22 March 1854, sent via Liverpool, both have some imperfection, however scarce examples and a useful duo.

1848, Embossed, 10 d. brown, top marginal, unused, with gum, very large to close margins, slight surface disturbance giving the impression of a dry printing, small scissor cut bottom left margin well clear of design, thinned and a closed thread split centrally, however a scarce unused marginal example. SG57 H2(1) = £11'500.