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

1854, 1 d. red-brown, plate 201, lettered AF, Imprimatur, margins all round, top marginal showing inscription and Type 3 pin marks correctly engraved, small crown wmk., no gum as issued, top margin folded horizontally as is the norm, very attractive. SG Spec. C1 = £850.rnReference: "Stamp Perforation: The Somerset House Years 1848 to 1880", by R. Simpson & P. Sargent, illustrated on page 141 & plate 4. rnProvenance: Ex. The Board of...

1849, 1 d. red, plate 88, lettered AF-BG, top marginal block of four, unused, with original gum, four close to very large margins, without pin marks between AF-AG, thus printed before 25 November 1849; this being the first plate to which pin marks were added after printing began, this example is a key piece, because the plate 88 specimen now in the German Postal Museum in Bonn, was sent to the Prussian Government in January 1850 and clearly...

1854, 1 d. red, plate 185, lettered TE-TF, die I, alphabet II, small crown wmk., perf. 16, unused, no gum, bottom marginal pair, with part of inscription below and full selvedge, very fresh, bright colour, showing the Type 2 vertical pin mark at extreme right edge of TF into margin, also has part of the bottom marginal of TD, stain in margin under TE-TF, otherwise very fine and attractive. Comes with part top marginal of plate 189 with...

1854, 1 d. red-brown, plate 204, lettered AF-BG, perf. 16, die I, alphabet II, small crown wmk., unused, top marginal block of four, with part inscription and showing Type 3 pin marks, one of seven plates originally engraved with this type, original gum, perf. separation in places has been reinforced by hinges, some tone marks top, small diagonal crease in marginal, just the odd perf. pulled, very appealing and rare, especially with selvedge...

1855, 2 d. blue, plate 4, lettered TG (late printing from the repaired state of the plate), die I, alphabet I, small crown wmk., perf. 14, bottom marginal, 'SPECIMEN', strong colour, small part original gum, showing the Type 2 pin mark adapted to Type 3, fresh stamp, minor soiling in margin, attractive and scarce example. SG23 Spec. F2s = £1'700. rnRemarks: The neighbouring stamp lettered TH  is in the N.P.M. London, Philips Collection. All...

1873, 1 d. red, plate 172, lettered AA-EH, top marginal unused block of forty, original gum, top showing the "experimental pinning cross" above and between AF-AG, which was ordered by Ormond Hill, the imperforate top margin indicates that continuous feed apparatus was not engaged until the sheet was properly positioned under the punches, the odd perf. separation reinforced by hinges, gum wrinkles, very minor folds down perf. columns, a...

1857, Provisional use of perf 16 gauge, 1 d. rose-red, three singles and one pair, used on a Registered cover with 1855 2 d. blue, plate 5, perf 16, trimmed part of base, from Liverpool to Manchester, dated 19 February 1858, tied by the "466" Liverpool Spoon duplex, with scarce Registered with Crown in red, arrival to reverse dated 20 February 1858, horizontal filing crease centrally clear of stamps, soiled, very scarce example, according to...

1857, Provisional use of perf 16 gauge, 1 d. rose-red, study mounted and written-up on an album page, including a scarce used block of four from plate 27 tied to small piece, additionally twenty used examples from all C11 plates, including the valuable plates 38, 45, 49, all fine no faults, 58 which has one short perf., these four accompanied by Mike Williams certificates confirming the plating and condition (2019), condition in the main is...

1855, 1 d. red, plate 11, lettered TF, perf. 14, used in combination on redirected cover with 1 d. red, plate 4, lettered EL, perf. 16, sent from Halstead to Southampton redirected to London, dated 24 September 1855, is stained and soiled, with part of back missing, however a rare combination from Die II perf. 14 and perf 16., being the only example of this combination recorded, additionally comes with two 1855 covers franked with Die I perf...

1854, 2 d. blue, plate 4, lettered LC, perf. 16, used on cover in combination with 1855, 1 d. red, plate R4, lettered KH, perf. 14, from London to Hull, dated 24 February 1855, arrival on reverse 25th, soiled, however a scarce cover, there being eighteen mixed franking covers recorded featuring 2 d. perf 16 and 1 d. perf. 14, fourteen which originate from the Crimea War mail, only three internal mail covers are recorded.rnReference: "Mixed-...

1854, 2 d. blue, plate 4, lettered RC, perf 16, used on cover combined with 1855 2 d. blue plate 4, lettered GB, perf 14, from London to Paris, paying single rate postage, dated 24 July 1855, tied by London Inland "28" cancel in black, with "PD" oval in red and Calais transit dated 25 July 1855 alongside, arrival to back dated the same day, part of flap missing, otherwise a fine cover, a very rare mixed-franking cover used during the...

1854/1855, 2 d. blue, plate 4, lettered JG, perf 16, used on cover combined with 2 d. blue plate 4, lettered AG-BG, vertical pair, perf 14, from Dursley to Chester, dated 27 July 1855, tied by indistinct English numeral, arrival to reverse dated 28 July 1855, envelope is a linen-reinforced type which suggests there might have been coins enclosed accounting for the additinal weight, vertical filing crease running through lower part of AG, not...