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

1d. black, plate 6, lettered AA, good margins on two sides, clear at lower right, with partial sheet margins at left and top, showing partial "...PRICE 1d Per L..." inscription and trace of plate number "6" at upper left, fresh deep colour, cancelled with black Maltese Cross, despite two tiny rebacked tears at right a lovely stamp. Gi. AS41 = £375+rnProvenance: Harmers, 4-5 July, 1938, lot 406; J.B. Seymour Collection, Robson Lowe, 6 June,...

1d. black, plate 6, lettered TF, four clear to large margins including sheet margin at foot, showing partial "...Address and tow..." inscription, deep colour, cancelled with red Maltese Cross, lovely and fine. Gi. AS41 = £375.

1d. black, plate 6, vertical pair, lettered EA-FA, clear to large margins, cancelled with red Maltese Crosses, fine. Gi. AS41 = £1,250

1d. black, plate 6, block of four, lettered DG-EH, margins mostly clear to very good, just touching in places, cancelled with black Maltese Crosses, a few light wrinkles, crease to EG with small split near centre, also showing vertical and horizontal guidelines in upper right square, a fine-appearing multiple. Gi. AS41 = £18,000.rnrnProvenance:rnCollection Seymour, Robson Lowe, 11 April 1951, lot 230.rnStanley Gibbons, 28 June, 1974, lot 503...

1d. black, plate 6, lettered QL, tied by red Maltese Cross to folded entire, with partially printed contents from the Dissenters General LIfe & Fire Insurance Office in London, to Abingdon, Berkshire, November 7 1840 c.d.s. backstamp, the odd light tone spot, else fine. Gi. AS41 = £775.

1d. black, plate 7, block of four, lettered CK-DL, unused, without gum, mostly good to large margins including sheet margin at right, touched at upper left, showing "O Flaw" Stage 2, fresh colour, an exceptional and rare multiple of great beauty. Cert PTS Expertising Ltd. (2013).  Gi. AS46 = £100,000.rnrnProvenance:rnRobson Lowe, 7 May, 1958, lot 17, originating from "an outstanding collection made by a well-known Fellow of the RPSL."rnRobson...

1d. black, plate 7, group of thirteen singles, mostly four-margin examples, lettered EA, FJ, HB, JA, KG, LD, LL, NJ, PJ, QA, RB, TI, and TL, a couple with signs of plate wear, without "O" Flaws, cancelled with red (10) or black (2) Maltese Cross, the occasional small fault, stain, or touched margin, overall very good to fine. Gi. AS46/7 = £5,200+

1d. black, plate 7, horizontal strip of three, lettered GB-GD, mostly good to large margins, close at foot of GC, cancelled with slightly smudged Maltese Crosses in red, fine. Gi. AS46 = £1,800+

1d. black, plate 7, block of four, lettered RG-SH, large even margins all around, which have been enhanced with repair to upper left stamp, each stamp neatly-cancelled with red Maltese Cross, stamps showing no "O" Flaw, a rare multiple, of great visual appeal. Cert. RPSL (2023). Gi. AS46 = £20,000.rnrnProvenance:rnHarmers, 18 November, 1986, lot 15.rn 

1d. grey-black, plate 7, lettered CA, margins clear to large, showing signs of plate wear and doubling of "C", tied to folded entire by bold Maltese Cross, superb Salisbury c.d.s. despatch strike on front, light horizontal filing fold through adhesive, a quite fresh and most attractive cover. Cert. RPSL (1997). Gi. AS47b = £825+

1d. black, plate 8, imperforate imprimatur, lettered TJ, unused, without gum, as always, four good to large margins, showing the major re-entry,  pleasing deep colour, one of only twenty three examples removed from the registration sheet, particularly desirable with the re-entry, very fine and rare. Cert RPSL (1974) (Photocopy, also showing the stamp from position TK). Gi. = £18,000+.rnProvenance: J.B. Seymour Collection, Robson Lowe, 11...