U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
December 19-20, 2017
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #644 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1p black, lettered H-F, light red distinctive Maltese Cross (possibly Stonehaven) cancel, fresh and v.f. A beautiful stamp O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #645 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 1p black, lettered R-H, light red distinctive Maltese Cross (possibly Greencock) cancel, fresh and v.f. and splendid example of Penny Black O Catalog #1 | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #646 GREAT BRITAIN 1840 2p deep full blue, blue, two distinct shades, each with a black MC cancel, each with margins all around, good colors, v.f. (SG 4,5) O Catalog #2 Catalog Value £2,050 | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #647 GREAT BRITAIN 1841 1p red, 2p blue and 10p Embossed, each with margins all around, distinct numeral cancels, fresh colors and v.f. (SG 8,14,57) O Catalog #3,4,6 Catalog Value £1,625 | Unsold |
 | Lot #648 GREAT BRITAIN 1847 Embossed, 1sh pale green, horizontal pair, ample margins showing portion of adjoining stamp at left, little close at top and right, used in combination with 1841 1p red brown, blue paper, on 1851 (Feb 1) FL from Liverpool to St. John's N.B., endorsed "P. Africa", with blue St. Andrews NB and St. John's arrival pmks on back  Catalog #3,5 | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #649 GREAT BRITAIN 1847 Embossed, 1sh green, horizontal pair, reasonable margins to just in or touching at left, tied by "466" duplex pmks on outer FL from Liverpool (Dec 11, 1852) to Philadelphia, endorsed "Canada" , with "5 Cents" and "Boston Packet Dec 26" arrival pmks, filing folds away from the stamps, fine Catalog #5 | Unsold |
 | Lot #650 GREAT BRITAIN 1847 Embossed, 1sh pale green and 10p red brown, the former right sheet margin example, large margins other sides, the latter just in at top, with portion of adjoining stamp at bottom, duplex cancels on outer FL from Liverpool (7 March 1853) to Calcutta, 15th April docketing, transit and arrival markings on back, fine usage (catalogue value for 10p on cover, SG 57) Catalog #5,6 Catalog Value £3,200 | Unsold |
 | Lot #651 GREAT BRITAIN 1847 Embossed, 1sh green, large margins all around, duplex cancel on small mourning cover to Philadelphia, with red FEB 2 Br.Packet "5 Cents" on arrival, endorsed "By Steamer Liverpool" at bottom, Jan 17 and "Ja 18" departure datestamps, fine and extraordinary cover (SG 54) Catalog #5a Catalog Value £1,900 | Unsold |
 | Lot #652 GREAT BRITAIN 1854 Embossed, 6d dull purple, bottom sheet margin single, ample at top, with small scissor cut at upper left, well outside design, portion of adjoining stamp at right, duplex cancel and circular "D", used in 1855 (2 May) on small cover (with letter of contents) from Knotsford to Bombay, India, with departure pmk, along with red August 5 arrival datestamps on back, fine (SG 59) Catalog #7 Catalog Value £1,900 | Unsold |
 | Lot #653 GREAT BRITAIN 1854 Embossed, 6p red violet, large margins all around, including portion of adjoining stamp at left, tied by "583" and Nottingham March 12, 1855 pmk on outer FL to "Portland Canada", endorsed "Via Liverpool by Canadian Mail Packet", red "Paid" and Portland, Maine 11 April arrival pmk Catalog #7 | Unsold |
 | Lot #654 GREAT BRITAIN 1856 1p rose red, 2p blue and pair of 1sh green, tied by numeral "159" and Glasgow 31.12.57 duplex pmks on FL sent via London to Mexico, with "2" (reales) due marking, filing fold well away from the stamps, fresh and attractive three-color franking to Mexico, with 2007 BPA certificate (SG 35,40,72) Catalog #20,21,28 | Unsold |
 | Lot #655 GREAT BRITAIN 1856 4d rose horizontal pair and single 1d rose red, tied by "171" barred numerals on cover used in 1857 from Haddington (24 Aug) to Colombo, sent "via Marseilles" and Suez, per "Valetta" and "Bentinct" steamers (arriving on 25th September), some backflap mending, otherwise a fine cover to Ceylon Catalog #20,25 | Unsold |
 | Lot #656 GREAT BRITAIN 1856 4p rose, tied by "80" duplex and London July 8, 61 departure pmk on FL to France, red "Insufficiently Prepaid" and barred "50" (amount paid) handstamps, also "Calais a Paris", Paris, Marseilles transit and Millau arrival pmks, charged "19" (decimes), filing fold and cover tears away from the stamp, fine Catalog #25 | Unsold |
 | Lot #657 GREAT BRITAIN 1856 1sh green, horizontal pair (right stamp with wing margin), tied by "159" and Glasgow departure March 5, 1862 cds on complete FL sent via London, Marseilles and Smyrna to Beirut, Syria, endorsed "pr French Packet", some filing folds, fine cover to uncommon destination Catalog #28 | Unsold |
 | Lot #658 GREAT BRITAIN 1856 1sh green, single tied by "12" numeral cancel on outer FL from London, November 8, 1860 to Buenos Aires, charged "2" in red crayon, endorsed "p. Magdalena", fine usage to Argentina (SG 72) Catalog #28 | Unsold |
 | Lot #659 GREAT BRITAIN 1856 1sh green, tied by "S 21" duplex and London Mar 18, 61 departure cds alongside, on printed "British Association for the Advancement of Science" FL, via Belgium to their correspondent, Dr. N. Nordenskjold in Finland, Russia, charged 7 1/2d with red Prussian transit markings below, boxed "ANK 29/3" (Finnish) and Cyrillic "Polucheno 14 Mar Utro" (received 14 March morning) arrival pmks on back (note difference between Julian and Gregorian calendars), fine cover to uncommon destination (SG 72) Catalog #28 | Price Realized $210.00 |
 | Lot #660 GREAT BRITAIN 1856 1sh green, single tied by barred oval "10" on cover from London, via Marseille to Calcutta, with Charing Cross departure and red arrival pmks on back, fine cover to India (routed via Channel Packet to Calais and Express Train to Marseilles, from there via Packet to Alexandria, then by train to Suez and another Packet to Bombay, from there by train to destination) Catalog #28a | Unsold |
 | Lot #661 GREAT BRITAIN 1859 (30 Aug) FL from Glasgow to Mexico, paid 2sh3p with pair of 1sh green and single 1p and 2p, tied by cds, routed via Panama to St. Thomas and from there by "Teriot" to Vera Cruz, charged "2" Reales due in Mexico, filing fold away from the stamps, incredibly fresh, signed Holcombe | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #662 GREAT BRITAIN 1862 1sh green, Plate 1, horizontal pair (JB, JC), tied by "159" numeral and Glasgow Sep 16, 64 cds on outer FL, via London to Lima, with "Panama Oct 9" and Lima arrival pmks, filing fold away from the stamps, fine cover to Peru (SG 90) Catalog #42 | Price Realized $200.00 |
 | Lot #663 GREAT BRITAIN 1865 1sh green, Plate 4, used in combination with 1p (plate 94) and 6p (plate 5), on complete FL from London (October 17, 65) to Madrid, with departure and arrival pmks on back, fine three-color franking to Spain (SG 44,97,101) Catalog #33b,45,48 | Unsold |
 | Lot #664 GREAT BRITAIN 1865 9p straw, Plate 4, tied by "E.C. 73" duplex, with London June 1, 67 cds alongside, on cover "via Belgium" to St. Petersburg, "Aus England Per Aachen" on front and "Eydtkuhnen" transit on back, various charge markings and endorsements, filing folds away from the stamp, scarce single franking to Russia, with arrival pmk (SG 98) Catalog #46 | Unsold |
 | Lot #665 GREAT BRITAIN 1865 1sh green, Plate 4 (JL), tied by "28 W.C." duplex, with Charing Cross, London cds alongside on May 9, 66 complete FL to Cape of Good Hope, with Cape Town arrival cds alongside, "Per Steamer Norseman" endorsement, fine and clean cover to Cape Town (SG 101) Catalog #48 | Unsold |
 | Lot #666 GREAT BRITAIN 1867 6p red violet, horizontal pair Plate 9 (GK, GL), tied by London 14 Dec, 1870 duplex cancels on complete FL to Udderwalla, Sweden, charged "6" in red crayon, with 18 December arrival pmk on back, filing folds away from the stamps, fine cover to uncommon destination Catalog #51 | Unsold |
 | Lot #667 GREAT BRITAIN 1867 5sh pale rose, plate 1, Maltese Cross watermark, well centered, h.r., natural inclusion on back, fine, with small handstamped "RR" guarantee mark (SG 127) * Catalog #57 Catalog Value £11,000 | Price Realized $2,600.00 |
 | Lot #668 GREAT BRITAIN 1867 5sh rose, plate 1, watermarked Maltese Cross, unused (regummed), nicely centered, v.f. (SG 127) (*) Catalog #57 Catalog Value £11,000 | Price Realized $1,200.00 |
 | Lot #669 GREAT BRITAIN 1867 5sh pale rose, plate 1, watermarked Maltese Cross, unused (regummed), fine, rare unused, with 2007 Brandon certificate (SG 127) (*) Catalog #57a Catalog Value £11,000 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #670 GREAT BRITAIN 1867 (23 Oct) FL from London to New York, franked with pair of 2sh dull blue, tied by barred oval cancels, endorsed "Per Str. via Queenstown", prepaid at the quadruple rate for up to 2 Ounces, fine usage Catalog #SG 118 | Price Realized $250.00 |
 | Lot #671 GREAT BRITAIN 1872 6p pale buff, Plate 1 (B-L), tied by "131" duplex, with Edinburgh cds alongside, on cover used Jan 10, 1873 to Norway, charged 2 1/2d, with red "PD" alongside, Christiania arrival pmk on back, some backflap irregularities, fine cover to uncommon destination Catalog #59b | Price Realized $150.00 |
 | Lot #672 GREAT BRITAIN 1873 6p gray, Plate 12, two horizontal pairs, tied by "498" duplex, with Manchester cds alongside on Nov 8 1873 complete FL to Montevideo, "Via Southampton, Per Neva St" endorsement, charged "20 Centimos" Postage Due on arrival, filing folds away from the stamps, faint toning, fine double-weight cover to Uruguay by British Packet via Southampton, uncommon destination, with 2006 Sismondo certificate (SG 125) Catalog #60 | Unsold |
 | Lot #673 GREAT BRITAIN 1873 1sh green, Plate 4, horizontal strip of three (lettered IJ-IL), tied by "101" duplex, with London cds alongside on Sep 16, 74 on complete FL to Santa Ana, Salvador, "Via Panama" endorsement, charged "8 rs", filing folds away from the stamps, fine double-weight cover to El Salvador by British Packet via Panama, uncommon destination, with 2006 Sismondo certificate (SG 150) Catalog #64 | Unsold |
 | Lot #674 GREAT BRITAIN 1876 8p orange, Plate 1, tied by "P 15" duplex, with corresponding Paddington cds on single weight cover (uneven at top) used April 27, 77 to Singapore, addressed to a "P.C.M.O." (principal Civil Medical Officer), endorsed "via Brindisi" and on back "Received May 27, 77", also faint arrival (?) pmk on red, fine usage to Straits Settlements, ex-Arthur White Catalog #73 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #675 GREAT BRITAIN 1878 10sh slate, plate 1, watermarked Maltese Cross, overprinted Specimen in black, unused without gum, fine and very rare (SG 128s) S Catalog #74S Catalog Value £4,200 | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
 | Lot #676 GREAT BRITAIN 1883 2sh6p lilac, 5sh carmine rose and 10sh ultramarine, h.r., v.f. (SG 178,181,183) * Catalog #96,108-109 Catalog Value £3,825 | Price Realized $1,800.00 |
 | Lot #677 GREAT BRITAIN 1883 2sh6p-10sh, set of three, used, fine-v.f. (SG 178/183) O Catalog #96,108-109 Catalog Value £935 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #678 GREAT BRITAIN 1883 2sh6p-10sh, set of three, used, fine-v.f. (SG 178/183) O Catalog #96,108-109 Catalog Value £935 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #679 GREAT BRITAIN 1883 2sh6p lilac, lettered H-C, well centered, h.r., v.f. (SG 178) * Catalog #96 Catalog Value £600 | Unsold |
 | Lot #680 GREAT BRITAIN 1883 1/2p-1sh, seven values (missing 4p,5p and 9p), plus 1881 1p lilac (16 dots), all overprinted Specimen in black, all hinged, few small faults noted, otherwise fine-v.f. (SG 172s,187/196s) S Catalog #98/107S | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #681 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 5sh rose, lettered B-H, sock-on-the-nose "Red Lion Sp 19, 91" cancel, well centered, v.f. (SG 180) O Catalog #108 Catalog Value £250 | Unsold |
 | Lot #682 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 5sh carmine rose, three used copies, neat cancels, fine-v.f. (SG 180) O Catalog #108 Catalog Value £750 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #683 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 5sh rose, bluish paper, part original gum, fresh, some irregular perfs at bottom, otherwise fine example of this rarity (SG 176) * Catalog #108a Catalog Value £18,000 | Price Realized $3,000.00 |
 | Lot #684 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 10sh ultramarine, lettered I-B, well centered and very fresh, h.r., v.f. (SG 183) * Catalog #109 Catalog Value £2,250 | Unsold |
 | Lot #685 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 10sh ultramarine, white paper, neat Paddington cds, owner's handstamp on reverse which slightly shows through, v.f. (SG 183) O Catalog #109 Catalog Value £525 | Price Realized $170.00 |
 | Lot #686 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 10sh ultramarine, bluish paper, overprinted Specimen in black, unused without gum, fine, with 1980 Diena certificate (SG 177s) S Catalog #109bS Catalog Value £2,750 | Price Realized $900.00 |
 | Lot #687 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 £1 brown violet, watermarked Imperial Crowns, red crayon and boxed Edinburgh cancel, fine (SG 185) O Catalog #110 Catalog Value £2,800 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #688 GREAT BRITAIN 1884 £1 brown violet, watermarked Imperial Crowns, duplex "75" numeral cancels, well centered, fine (SG 185) O Catalog #110 Catalog Value £2,800 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #689 GREAT BRITAIN 1887 5p dull purple and bright blue, Die I, h.r., slight overall gum toning, fine (SG 207) * Catalog #118a Catalog Value £800 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #690 GREAT BRITAIN 1888 £1 brown violet, watermarked "Three Orbs", neat Ambleside cds, partial boxed cancel, unusually fresh color, v.f. (SG 186) O Catalog #123 Catalog Value £4,250 | Price Realized $1,400.00 |
 | Lot #691 GREAT BRITAIN 1888 £1 brown violet, watermarked "Three Orbs", "Bath" cds and partial boxed cancel, fine (SG 186) O Catalog #123 Catalog Value £4,250 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
 | Lot #692 GREAT BRITAIN 1891 £1 green, lettered P-D, perfectly centered, heavy hinge remnant, but without the usual creases, unusually fresh and v.f. (SG 212) * Catalog #124 Catalog Value £4,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #693 GREAT BRITAIN 1891 £1 green, fine used (SG 212) O Catalog #124 Catalog Value £800 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #694 GREAT BRITAIN 1902 KEVII 2sh6p dull purple, 5sh carmine, 10sh ultramarine, three different, h.r., fresh, first one with slight perf. toning, 10sh slightly uneven printing at top, couple of tiny natural inclusions, otherwise v.f. (SG 262,263,265) * Catalog #139-141 Catalog Value £1,800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #695 GREAT BRITAIN 1902-11 2sh6p-10sh, three values used, fine-v.f. (SG 260/265) O Catalog #139-141 Catalog Value £870 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #696 GREAT BRITAIN 1902 £1 green, excellent centering, hinge removed, natural gum wrinkle, v.f., signed Brun (SG 266) * Catalog #142 Catalog Value £2,000 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #697 GREAT BRITAIN 1912-13 George V, 1/2p-1sh, set of 14 (without 9p), blocks of four, stamps n.h. (few hinged in selvage), v.f. (SG 351/395; catalogue value for hinged)  **Catalog #159-172 Catalog Value £940 | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #698 GREAT BRITAIN 1929 P.U.C., £1 black, used, well centered, fine (SG 438) O Catalog #209 Catalog Value £550 | Price Realized $180.00 |
 | Lot #699 GREAT BRITAIN 1929 P.U.C. £1 black, little toning and short perforations at top, used July 5, 1929 on "Express" Midland Bank cover from Threadneedle Street to Old Broad Street branch, endorsed "Per Express", with corresponding oval handstamp alongside, scarce single high value usage on cover (SG 438) Catalog #209 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #700 GREAT BRITAIN 1934 Seahorses, Waterlow and Sons Printing, 2sh6p-10sh, set of three blocks of four, top stamps very lightly hinged, bottom stamps n.h., one 10sh stamp creased, still v.f. (SG 450-452) */**Catalog #222-224 Catalog Value £3,150 | Price Realized $1,300.00 |
