U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
September 9-10, 2015

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #627
GREAT BRITAIN
1815-39 Coach Mail, three different stampless FLs, first two used in Edinburgh and Glasgow, latter from Lubeck to Scotland, each with "Addl 1/2" charge hs, fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$250.00

Lot #628
GREAT BRITAIN
1838 (Nov) FL from Bedford to Paris, France, with Paid and "P D" in red, oval "missent to Birmingham" and London datestamp on back and framed "Paid to Oxford," fine and well traveled cover
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #629
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1d black, lettered "K-J", margins all around, good color, tied by red MC on FL to Preston, faint cds 20 Sep 1840 on back, red "57" (non-contemporary) ink note, v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #1
Unsold
Lot #630
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1p black, plate 11, lettered "H-A", margins all around, with portion of adjoining stamp at top, little close, but clear at right, used on FL dated June 8, 1841, with red June 11, 1841 departure pmk on back, addressed to Edinbro, with "with £1 to Museum" endorsement at top, fine example of this scarce plate, especially on cover (SG Spec. AS73)
Envelope
Catalog #1
Catalog Value £16,000
Price Realized
$5,250.00

Lot #631
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1p black, lettered "F-J", South Kensington Exhibition (Feb 1872) imperf. plate proof in black on thick white card, v.f., rare (with the permission of the Exhibition, the company Perkins, Bacon prepared one such sheet from Die II, plate 27. The printer retained the sheet until 1935 when the firm was liquidated and the sheet was sold and subsequently broken up)
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Catalog #SG Spec. DP36
Catalog Value £2,500
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #632
GREAT BRITAIN
1847 1sh pale green, margins all around, tied by "4" numeral cancel on 1856 FL to Albany, NY, endorsed "By Steamer from Southampton, paid", with New York arrival, filing folds away from the stamp, fine (SG 54)
Envelope
Catalog #5
Catalog Value £1,800
Unsold
Lot #633
GREAT BRITAIN
1847 1sh pale green, full to large margins all around, showing portions of adjoining stamps on three sides, used on cover from Liverpool to USA, tied by black grid and red Boston Paid cds, with matching red "Paid" handstamp alongside, transits on reverse, part of backflap missing and small marginal fault in adjoining stamp at bottom, still v.f. (SG 54)
Envelope
Catalog #5
Catalog Value £1,800
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #634
GREAT BRITAIN
1848 10p red brown, margins all around, tied by "14" diamond and Calais cancels on outer FL to Florence (part of address obliterated), endorsed "Via France", charged 1L20c postage due on arrival, Florence arrival on reverse, v.f., with 1999 Holcombe cert. (SG 57)
Envelope
Catalog #6
Catalog Value £3,000
Unsold
Lot #635
GREAT BRITAIN
1851 1d red brown, three singles, each with a black Maltese Cross pmk, two apparently used in the Channel Islands, poor margins, but rare
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Catalog #3
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #636
GREAT BRITAIN
1861-62 (Oct) two United States Civil War Patriotic covers, each franked with 1d red, used from Birmingham to Halifax; also another cover (stamp has fallen off) used in 1862 to the same destination, as well as six unused illustrated envelopes (four in color, others black & white), some toning and ageing, unusual group
Envelope
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #637
GREAT BRITAIN
1871 (19 July) cover from London to Padova, franked with 1p, 2p and 3p rose, tied by "N25" duplex strikes, redirected to Bologna, with horizontal and vertical pairs of 10c Italian Postage dues added once in Padova and again in Bologna, with variety of forwarding postmarks on back. Cover roughly opened on back, otherwise fine and interesting combination of double postage due taxation in Italy, with Diena cert.
Envelope
Price Realized
$1,200.00

Lot #638
GREAT BRITAIN
1878 Watermarked Maltese Cross, Victoria, 10sh green gray (plate 1), lettered "C-F", neat Glasgow May 17 82 cds, fresh color, fine (SG 128)
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Catalog #74
Catalog Value £3,200
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #639
GREAT BRITAIN
1882 Watermarked Anchor, Victoria, 5sh rose white paper (plate 4), lettered "F-A", duplex postmark, well centered, v.f. A beautiful stamp (SG 134)
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Catalog #90a
Catalog Value £4,200
Price Realized
$1,300.00

Lot #640
GREAT BRITAIN
1882 Watermarked Anchor, 10sh slate, white paper, plate 1, partial registered postmark and faint red arrival cancel, well centered, fresh and v.f., signed Diena (SG 135)
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Catalog #91a
Catalog Value £4,500
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #641
GREAT BRITAIN
1882 Watermarked Anchor, 10sh slate, white paper, plate 1, part boxed cancel, well centered, v.f., signed Diena (SG 135)
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Catalog #91a
Catalog Value £4,500
Price Realized
$1,700.00

Lot #642
GREAT BRITAIN
1882 Watermarked Anchor, white paper, plate 1, £1 brown lilac, used, well centered, v.f. example of this rare stamp, with 1959 Diena cert. (SG 136)
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Catalog #92a
Catalog Value £9,000
Price Realized
$3,500.00

Lot #643
GREAT BRITAIN
1882 £5 orange, White Paper, neat "Belfast My.29.84" cancel, with lightened blue crayon markings, well centered, v.f., signed Richter (SG 137)
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Catalog #93
Catalog Value £4,750
Price Realized
$2,600.00

Lot #644
GREAT BRITAIN
1882 £5 orange, White Paper, lettered D-E, neat, sock-on-the-nose "Manchester 19 June 1893 Accounts" postmark, v.f., signed Pfenninger (SG 137)
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Catalog #93
Catalog Value £4,750
Price Realized
$2,800.00

Lot #645
GREAT BRITAIN
1883-84 2sh6p, 5sh and 10sh slate, watermarked Anchor, White Paper, used, fine-v.f. (SG 178,180,183)
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Catalog #96,108-109
Catalog Value £935
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #646
GREAT BRITAIN
1884 £1 brown violet (watermarked Three Imperial Crowns), fine used, with Colla certificate (SG 185)
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Catalog #110
Catalog Value £2,800
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #647
GREAT BRITAIN
1884 £1 brown violet, used, well centered, faint blue crayon markings, fine (SG 185)
O
Catalog #110
Catalog Value £2,800
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #648
GREAT BRITAIN
1884 £1 brown violet (watermarked Three Orbs), boxed Edinburgh cancel, minute flaws, still fine and fresh stamp, signed Diena (SG 186)
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Catalog #123
Catalog Value £4,250
Price Realized
$525.00

Lot #649
GREAT BRITAIN
1891 £1 green, double oval registered cancels, some irregular perforations, otherwise fine, signed Diena, with cert. (SG 212)
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Catalog #124
Catalog Value £800
Price Realized
$240.00

Lot #650
GREAT BRITAIN
1902 KEVII £1 green, top sheet margin single, marginal adhesions, stamp n.h. and post office fresh, fine,
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Catalog #142
Catalog Value £3,000
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #651
GREAT BRITAIN
1902 KEVII £1 green, fine used (SG 266)
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Catalog #142
Catalog Value £825
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #652
GREAT BRITAIN
1955-56 Castles 2sh6p-10sh cancelled 11 Sep 1956 London and used on individual letters to Italy, also £1 used locally in London (1 Sep 55, First Day of Issue), cover creases, fine-v.f. (SG 536-539)
Envelope
Price Realized
$230.00

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