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

1d. black, seven singles, and 1d. red-brown, one single, all from plate 8, almost all with good or better margins, cancelled with Maltese Cross in either black (4) or red (4), OL (1d black) and PC (1d red) each from the Second State, lacking the "O" Flaw, some small creases or other flaws, yet a chiefly very good to fine group to further examine the intricacies of this plate. Gi = £3,915+

1d. black, plate 8, two singles and a pair, reconstructed to form a block of four, lettered IB-JC, large apparent margins all around, cancelled with neatly-struck Maltese Crosses in black, imperfections and repairs at foot in addition to reconstruction, yet of fine appearance and visual appeal. Gi. AS49 = £2,100+

1d. red-brown, plate 8, lettered AE, unused, large part original gum, three good to large margins, clear at right,rich warm shade, negligible thin mentioned for strict accuracy, otherwise fine, a rare unused example of this plate. Gi. AS51 = £11,000.rnrnProvenance:rnrnPhillips, 5-7 September, 1979, lot 294.rnStanley Gibbons, Spring 1980, lot 374.rnPhillips, 10 March, 1988, lot 115.rnrnSEND TO RPSL

1d. red-brown, plate 8, horizontal pair, lettered OK-OL, large margins all around including partial sheet margin at right with trace of inscription, showing Stage 1 "O" Flaw, cancelled with two crisp Maltese Crosses in black, a beautiful pair. Gi. AS51 = £575.

1d. red-brown, plate 8, block of eight, lettered AJ-BK, mostly good to large margins, touching at lower right and shaved along top of IC-ID, Stage 2 "O" Flaw evident in most stamps, cancelled with eight strikes of Maltese Cross in black, variously creased, faults on IA-IB-IC as can be expected for a used multiple of this size, but an important and rare multiple, the largest used example recorded for this plate in private hands. Cert. RPSL (...

1d. black, plate 9, lettered EL, four close to large margins, including sheet margin at left, with partial "PRI..." inscription and sheet watermark "PO"(STAGE), crisp red Maltese Cross cancellation, fine and attractive. Gi. AS57 = £625+

1d. black, plate 9, horizontal strip of three, lettered DJ-DL, mostly good to large margins, close but clear in places, lighter shade, showing the "O" Flaw, Stage 2, cancelled with three neat strikes of Maltese Cross in black, slight wrinkle to DL from hinge, a fine and scarce multiple from this plate. Gi. = AS57 = £2,425.rnrnProvenance (as a former strip of four):rnCollection "Victoria", Robston Lowe, 14 May, 1975, lot 35rnCollection...

1d. red-brown, plate 9, block of four, lettered PG-QH, good to large margins, touching at left of QG, unused, large part original gum, beautiful rich colour, creases and slight thins including small paper fault in "N" of PENNY on PH yet a rare multiple from the "Dublin Find".  Gi.AS59 = £25,000.rnrnLiterature:rnIllustrated in "The Dublin Find", Don Madden and Karl Louis, page 35.rnrnProvenance:rn"The Dublin Find", Plumridge & Co, 2 March...

1d. red-brown, plate 9, horizontal strip of six, lettered OA-OF, cancelled with multiple strikes of black Maltese Cross, small imperfections, OA with crease and OC with small tear at top, attractive bright shade, a rare and fine-appearing multiple, being the second largest used strip from this plate recorded in the Karl Louis Card Index. Gi. AS59 = £1,425+

1d. black, plate 10, lettered ML, mostly large margins including portion of sheet margin at right, showing ..."In Wetting the..." inscription, cancelled with black Maltese Cross, a few small marks not detracting from this appealing stamp. Gi. AS66 = £950+

1d. black, plate 10, five used singles, lettered FE, IF, IG, LB, and QE, each with four mostly good or better margins, FE just touching at right, and cancelled with Maltese Cross in black (2) or red (3), a chiefly fine and desirable group. Gi. AS66 = £4,750