Bids to be received by Monday 6th of November 2023 1:00 PM
Lots (2165)
1840 1d black (QF) with 3½ large margins tied red MX on 1841 cover from Bury to Halesworth, stated to be plate 1b. Fine used.
1840 1d black (SA) neatly cut example with two margins and black MX cancel, slightly worn plate, fine.
1840 2d blue (PC) 3½ margin example with incomplete smudged black MX cancel, showing part of right stamp, small thin and almost full gum retained, sound. SG 5.
1840 2d blue (PD) fine used 4 margins close to good with neat multiple strikes of red MX cancels (contrary to regulations), thinning otherwise fine, SG 5 Cat £975.
1840 2d blue plate 1 (SC) with four close to good margins, part 1844 type horizontal numeral cancel '3' in black, high catalogue value and late use. Fine, SG 5k. Cat £1800.
1840 2d blue plate 2 (HJ) with three good margins, part black MX Maltese Cross cancel, touching into along the bottom , small rub otherwise fine, SG 5. Cat £975.
1840 2d blue plate 2 in a superb vertical strip of three (AJ-CJ) with good margins all round and three neat black Maltese Cross cancels, fine, SG 5. Cat £2925.
1840 2d blue plate 2 (NJ) with four close to large margins, part black AU 23 1842 town postmark cancel, town not identifiable but huge catalogue value and late use. Fine, SG 5j. Cat £15000.
1840 2d blue plate 2 (TA) with four enormous to gigantic margins, part black MX Maltese Cross cancel, small rub otherwise fine, SG 5. Cat £975.
1840 2d blue (QJ) neatly cut four very close margin example with red MX cancel. Thinning. Cat £975.
1840 2d blue (TC) neatly three very close margin example with indistinct black cancel. Very heavy thinning. Nice spacefiller. Cat £975.
1840 2d pale blue (OE) neatly cut no margin example with black MX cancel. Cat £1100.
