U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; The John Pednault Collection of Ireland; Brazil
December 1-2, 2015 and December 3, 2015

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Lot #356
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1p black, horizontal pair, lettered F-B, F-C, full to clear margins all around, black cancels, fine (SG A1)
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Catalog #1
Catalog Value £1,250
Price Realized
$220.00

Lot #357
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1p black, lettered A-D, margins all around except just touching at right, cancelled by black MC on Mulready 1p wrapper addressed to Liverpool, blue Kendal 1841 departure pmk on back, also Nov 8 arrival strike in black, the wrapper was refolded with a small extension (illustration) added, some creases and wear, otherwise a fine, presentable item, sold AS IS
Envelope
Catalog #1
Price Realized
$575.00

Lot #358
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 1p black, lettered D-H, margins all around, tied by red MC on FL from Sheffield (22 May) to London, with red Paid 25 May 1840, departure pmk on back, filing folds away from the stamp, fine
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Catalog #1
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #359
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 2p blue, plate 1, lettered R-I, large margins all around, brilliant color, red MC cancel, fresh, v.f., signed Holcombe, SG
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value £1,100
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #360
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 2p blue, lettered I-A, margins all around, tied by red MC on complete FL, with red Stratford on Avon July 21, 1840 departure pmk on back, filing fold away from the stamp, little toning, otherwise fine, SG
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value £2,500
Price Realized
$230.00

Lot #361
GREAT BRITAIN
1840 2p blue, plate 2, lettered T-J, margins all around, tied by red MC on FL from St.Aaustell to St.Ives, with Nov 5, 1840 departure pmk alongside, fine, signed Holcombe, SG
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Catalog #2
Catalog Value £2,500
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #362
GREAT BRITAIN
1841 1p deep red brown, lettered "T-L", margins all around, lightly hinged, rich color, fresh and v.f., signed Diena, etc. (SG 10)
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Catalog #3
Catalog Value £900
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #363
GREAT BRITAIN
1852 (8 Jan) outer FL franked with imperf. 1d red brown and 1sh green (embossed), the latter with full margins, except clipped corner at lower left, tied by "809" numerals, with corresponding Gateshead departure pmk on back, sent via Ostende to Amsterdam, fine combination franking, with arrival pmk, 1999 BPA certificate
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Catalog #SG 8,55
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Lot #364
GREAT BRITAIN
1847 1sh pale green, two singles (overlapping, margins touching on sides) on outer FL to New York, "446" obliterator cancels, Liverpool transit on reverse, fine, with 1989 Diena cert. (SG 54)
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Catalog #5
Catalog Value £2,800
Unsold
Lot #365
GREAT BRITAIN
1847 10d red brown, ample margins to touching at bottom and at right, showing part of adjoining stamp at left, cancelled by grids on outer FL used in 1850 from London to Florence, red "P P" and French entry cds, charged "12" (decimes), with Firenze arrival pmk on back, addressee's name obliterated by pen, fine (SG 57)
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Catalog #6
Catalog Value £3,000
Unsold
Lot #366
GREAT BRITAIN
1855 4d rose carmine, used in combination with 2d blue (pl.7) on FL from London to Genova, with 12 Oct 1858 arrival pmk, fine
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Unsold
Lot #367
GREAT BRITAIN
1855 1d red brown, 4d rose and 1sh green, used in 1859 on registered FL from Bristol to Trieste, neat Bristol cds and red London registered oval, crayon due markings, backstamped on arrival, fine three color franking, signed Raybaudi
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Catalog #11,26,28
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Lot #368
GREAT BRITAIN
1855 4p rose, used on FL from Sheffield to Paris, tied by "700" obliterator and Sheffield (Nov.7) cds, with Calais cds alongside, fine, signed Raybaudi (SG 62)
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Catalog #22
Catalog Value £750
Unsold
Lot #369
GREAT BRITAIN
1855 4p rose, vertical pair, used in 1856 on FL from London to Trieste, heavy cancellations, with large "England par Autriche" datestamp, Trieste arrival on reverse, fine, signed Raybaudi (SG 62a)
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Catalog #22
Catalog Value £1,175
Unsold
Lot #370
GREAT BRITAIN
1856 6p deep lilac, small h.r., faint natural gum crease, fresh and fine stamp, with 2013 BPA cert. (SG 69)
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Catalog #27
Catalog Value £1,800
Unsold
Lot #371
GREAT BRITAIN
1856 6d pale lilac, two horizontal pairs, paying 24 pence on cover from Southampton, sent via the British Post Office in Panama (May 22, 1862) to Guayaquil, Ecuador, cover and stamps refolded at top, minor backflap mending, otherwise fine, with Holcombe certificate
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Catalog #SG 70
Price Realized
$260.00

Lot #372
GREAT BRITAIN
1858-69 2p deep blue, selection of seven, Plates 7, 8, 9 and 12 through 15, complete as issued, mostly h.r. (Plates 8-9 unused), few minor flaws and trifle oxidized (sulphurized), few pencil signed, scarce group (SG 45,47)
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Catalog #29-30
Catalog Value £8,450
Unsold
Lot #373
GREAT BRITAIN
1860-70 1 1/2p lilac rose, Plate 1, lettered "A-B", prepared for use in 1860 but not issued, small part original gum (certificate states "traces of original gum"), nice color, fresh and fine example of this rare stamp, with 2013 BPA cert. (SG 53a)
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Catalog #31
Catalog Value £8,500
Price Realized
$4,250.00

Lot #374
GREAT BRITAIN
1860-70 1 1/2p dull rose, two singles, Plates 1 and 3, h.r., slightly oxidized, otherwise fine, pencil signed (SG 52)
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Catalog #32
Catalog Value £1,225
Unsold
Lot #375
GREAT BRITAIN
1864 1p rose red, lower right sheet corner margin "184" imprimatur, l.h., various pencil signatures, fine positional piece (SG 44)
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Catalog #33
Unsold
Lot #376
GREAT BRITAIN
1862 6p lilac, Plate 4, lettered "R-K", unused (regummed), nice color and reasonable centering, fine example of this difficult stamp, with 2013 BPA cert. (SG 85)
(*)
Catalog #39d
Catalog Value £3,000
Price Realized
$425.00

Lot #377
GREAT BRITAIN
1865 3p rose, Plate 4, lettered "E-F", unused (regummed), rich color and usual centering, fine, with 2013 BPA cert. (SG 92)
(*)
Catalog #44
Catalog Value £2,300
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #378
GREAT BRITAIN
1867 3p rose, Plate 10, winged margin at right, h.r., few natural wrinkles, otherwise fine (SG 103)
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Catalog #49
Catalog Value £875
Unsold
Lot #379
GREAT BRITAIN
1867-80 10p deep red brown, Plate 1, lettered "B-K", unused (regummed), fine example of this rare shade, with 2013 BPA cert. (SG 114)
(*)
Catalog #53a
Catalog Value £5,000
Price Realized
$1,000.00

Lot #380
GREAT BRITAIN
1867-80 1sh green, Plate 4, small h.r., slight peripheral toning, well centered and fine stamp (SG 117)
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Catalog #54
Catalog Value £975
Unsold
Lot #381
GREAT BRITAIN
1867-80 1sh green, Plate 5, l.h., beautiful color, fresh and fine, with 1989 Diena cert. (SG 117)
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Catalog #54
Catalog Value £800
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #382
GREAT BRITAIN
1867-80 1sh green, Plate 7, top sheet margin imprint block of four, heavy h.r., usual centering, fresh color, scarce positional multiple, with 1984 Diena cert. (SG 117)
Box *
Catalog #54
Catalog Value £7,750
Unsold
Lot #383
GREAT BRITAIN
1867-80 2sh pale brown, Plate 1, lettered "L-B", h.r., nice color, two tiny adhesions below ear and at base of neck, fine example of this rare unused stamp, signed Diena and Brun, with 2013 BPA certificate (SG 121)
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Catalog #56
Catalog Value £28,000
Price Realized
$8,000.00

Lot #384
GREAT BRITAIN
1867 5sh pale rose, Plate 1, lettered "H-C", perfectly centered, with small h.r., with 2013 BPA certificate which is, in our opinion, unduly harsh (stating "redistributed original gum, a little toned and soiled"), signed Alberto and Enzo Diena, etc., fine example of this rarity (SG 126)
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Catalog #57
Catalog Value £11,000
Price Realized
$2,500.00

Lot #385
GREAT BRITAIN
1873 1sh green (pl.8,9), used in 1873 and 1874 on separate FLs from Manchester and London to Madrid and Malaga respectively, fine-v.f. covers to Spain, each with arrival pmk (SG 150)
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Catalog Value £480
Unsold
Lot #386
GREAT BRITAIN
1873 1sh green (pl.12), used in 1875 on cover from London, via Brindisi to Bombay, tears including backflap, otherwise fine, with Sea Post Office arrival pmk, fine single franking on cover to India (SG 150)
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Unsold
Lot #387
GREAT BRITAIN
1873 1sh green (pl.11), horizontal pair, wing margin at left (some creases and toning), used in 1875 on FL from Manchester to Caracas, endorsed "per R.M. Str Shannon," faint arrival markings on back, fine double rate to Venezuela (SG 150)
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Unsold
Lot #388
GREAT BRITAIN
1873 4d gray brown (pl.17), used in 1880 on FL from London, via Panama to Santa Ana, Salvador, Central America, fine letter to an uncommon destination, with arrival docketing (SG 154)
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Catalog Value £1,600
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Lot #389
GREAT BRITAIN
1873 8d orange (pl.1), used in 1877 on cover from Hereford to Central India, Sea Post Office and Mhow arrival pmks, stamp with closed tear at right, rare single franking on cover to India (SG 156)
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Catalog Value £600
Unsold
Lot #390
GREAT BRITAIN
1876-80 2 1/2p ultramarine, four stamps, Plates 17 through 20, complete as issued, h.r., some minor hinge stains affecting two stamps, otherwise fine (SG 142)
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Catalog #68
Catalog Value £2,300
Unsold
Lot #391
GREAT BRITAIN
1876 4d gray brown (pl.17), lettered "R-F", tied by duplex BC pmk on outer FL from London to Brazil, departure cds alongside, Pernambuco (5 Sep) arrival pmk on back, filing fold away from the stamp, fine, uncommon destination (SG 154)
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Catalog #71
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Lot #392
GREAT BRITAIN
1876-80 8p orange, Plate 1, lettered "K-H", h.r., slightly soiled and faded color, otherwise fine, with 2013 BPA cert. (SG 156)
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Catalog #73
Catalog Value £1,800
Unsold
Lot #393
GREAT BRITAIN
1880 4d gray brown (pl.18), used in 1883 on FL sent "per French Str via St, Nazaire" from Manchester, via Calais to Caracas, with "Paris Etranger" and "Ligne A Paq Francais" markings, imperceptible toning, otherwise a fine single franking to Venezuela, with arrival docketing (SG 160)
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Unsold
Lot #394
GREAT BRITAIN
1880-81 1/2p pale green, imperforate Imprimatur single, margins all around, l.h., v.f. and rare, signed Raybaudi, with 2013 BPA cert. (SG 164)
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Catalog #78a
Catalog Value £325
Unsold
Lot #395
GREAT BRITAIN
1880-81 1p Venetian red, imperforate Imprimatur single, margins all around, l.h., v.f. and rare, signed Raybaudi, with 2013 BPA cert. (SG 166)
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Catalog #79a
Catalog Value £275
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Lot #396
GREAT BRITAIN
1880-81 2 1/2p ultramarine, two distinct shades, Plates 21-22, l.h., fine-v.f., the former with 1983 Diena cert. (SG 157)
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Catalog #82
Catalog Value £900
Unsold
Lot #397
GREAT BRITAIN
1880-81 2 1/2p ultramarine, Plate 23, block of four, n.h. and post office fresh, usual centering, pencil signed, fine-v.f. (SG 157; catalogue value for a hinged block of four)
Box **
Catalog #82
Catalog Value £2,600
Unsold
Lot #398
GREAT BRITAIN
1880-81 3p rose, Plate 20, small h.r., well centered, fresh and fine, pencil signed (SG 158)
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Catalog #83
Catalog Value £900
Price Realized
$475.00

Lot #399
GREAT BRITAIN
1880-81 5p deep indigo, l.h., well centered for this, v.f., with 1982 Diena cert. (SG 169)
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Catalog #85
Catalog Value £725
Price Realized
$280.00

Lot #400
GREAT BRITAIN
1883 3p on 3p violet and 6p on 6p violet, l.h., the former with faint toning, otherwise fine-v.f., signed Brun, with 1985 Diena certs (SG 159,162)
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Catalog #94-95
Catalog Value £1,300
Unsold
Lot #401
GREAT BRITAIN
1884 £1 brown violet, lettered "J-B", original gum, faint overall toning, but good color and sharp impression, fairly well centered, pencil signed Diena, etc., with clear 1989 Heinz Georg Richter certificate ("genuine and perfect"), also with 2013 BPA certificate stating "unused with part original gum, toned, partially reperforated." A fine example of this rare unused high value (SG 185)
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Catalog #110
Catalog Value £32,000
Price Realized
$10,000.00

Lot #402
GREAT BRITAIN
1887 1d (two) and 6d purple rose, used in 1889 on FL from Liverpool to Mauritius, arrival pmk on back, overall paper toning, otherwise a fine letter to an uncommon destination (SG 170,208)
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Unsold
Lot #403
GREAT BRITAIN
1891 Victoria, £1 green, l.h., well centered, v.f. (SG 212)
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Catalog #124
Catalog Value £4,000
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #404
GREAT BRITAIN
1915 Seahorses, De La Rue & Co., 2sh6p-10sh, sheet margin set of three, n.h., well centered, v.f., with 1987 Diena cert. (SG 406/411)
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Catalog #173a/175c
Catalog Value £5,000
Price Realized
$2,400.00

Lot #405
GREAT BRITAIN
1913 Seahorses, £1 green, l.h., v.f. (SG 403)
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Catalog #175
Catalog Value £3,500
Price Realized
$1,900.00

Lot #406
GREAT BRITAIN
1916 three covers to London, each with stationery cut square franking (two vertical gutter tete-beche pairs), two with triangular "H.M.H.S. 602 Master" censor handstamps, posted from a hospital ship "the Braemar Castle" (sunk in the Aegean on 21 Nov 1916 en route from Salonica to Malta, with wounded onboard), both cancelled Southampton 11 Sep 16, fine-v.f., interesting lot (in 1915 the Plymouth Battalion and the headquarters of the Royal Marine Brigade sailed on "Braemar Castle" to Gallipoli)
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Unsold
Lot #407
GREAT BRITAIN
1919 Seahorses, Bradbury, Wilkinson and Co., set of three, n.h., 2sh6p creases, otherwise fine-v.f.,
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Catalog #179-181
Catalog Value $ 1,050
Price Realized
$170.00

Lot #408
GREAT BRITAIN
1929 PUC, £1 black, sheet corner margin single, l.h., v.f., with 1987 PFC,
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Catalog #209
Catalog Value £750
Price Realized
$400.00

Lot #409
GREAT BRITAIN
1929 PUC, £1 black, slight overall gum toning, n.h., fresh and v.f., signed Diena, with his 1986 cert. (SG 438)
**
Catalog #209
Catalog Value £1,100
Price Realized
$675.00

Lot #410
GREAT BRITAIN
1929 PUC, £1 black, n.h., v.f. (SG 438)
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Catalog #209
Catalog Value £1,100
Price Realized
$750.00

Lot #411
GREAT BRITAIN
1929 PUC, £1 black, used, well centered, v.f. (SG 438)
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Catalog #209
Catalog Value £550
Price Realized
$350.00

Lot #412
GREAT BRITAIN
1935 Silver Jubilee, set of four on registered FDC to South Africa, v.f. (SG 453-456)
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Catalog #226-229
Catalog Value £600
Price Realized
$220.00

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