Postal Auction November 2023 - 339

Bids to be received by Monday 6th of November 2023 1:00 PM

Lots (2165)

Lot 1753
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1847 Embossed 1s pale green in a superb block of four fine used incomplete barred numerals neatly cancelled, margins are clear on three sides touching into along the top, extremely scarce multiple, SG 54. Rated £6000+ as block of 4.

Estimate £ 1500.00
Lot 1754
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1847-54 6d purple watermark inverted fine used example with three margins and only touching on right side, neat 2 numeral cancel diamond and barred oval, sound. SG 60wi Cat £1000.

Estimate £ 150.00
Lot 1755
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1848 Charles Whiting Composite Essay for Beaufort House, embossed and engraved sheet 220mm x 283mm with four designs taken from the Art Union Journal. Reverse with red and green printed panel ' For Protection Against Forgery'. A few bends and creases along the edges otherwise mainly fine, scarce complete page of Whiting's work.

Estimate £ 350.00
Lot 1756
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1848 (Feb 3) boxed INVERNESS datestamp on obverse of an re-enforced part entire to Aberdeen. '1' chargemark in red crayon.

Estimate £ 12.00
Lot 1757
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1848 Unstamped Entire Letter Glasgow to Langholme with red chargemark and two red PAID or GLASGOW cds's in red on obverse, arrival backstamp in black.

Estimate £ 30.00
Lot 1758
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1849 2d blue plate 4 attractive block of 4 (OG-PH) with good margins all round cancelled 36 numeral postmark showing recut sideline on PG, and burr on left of PH, scarce multiple, SG ES14h.

Estimate £ 225.00
Lot 1759
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1852 (1 April) Entire Letter written in French from London to France bearing Embossed 10d red-brown (split and cut along the top) cancelled but not tied and red PD oval, usual transit ANGL Calais, Paris and arrival arrival backstamps, faults incl stains and toning, Cat £3200 on cover.

Estimate £ 125.00
Lot 1760
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1852 (29 March) Entire Letter Rutherglen (Glasgow) to Paisley bearing 1d red-brown tied 159 square barred cancel with RUTHERGLEN faint undated arc, large GLASGOW / A cds in red and Paisley arrival backstamp. Contents relate to death of father killed in an industrial accident with two boys and mother 'sometime deceased' enquiring of mothers and fathers estate and to put the boys to trade at the former employer of the father due the death caused by a defect in the machinery.

Estimate £ 25.00
Lot 1761
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1854 (18 March) Entire Letter Bristol to Macclesfield bearing 1841 1d red-brown (2 margins unevenly cut into) tied BRISTOL 131 spoon cancellation, arrival backstamp, small faults, scarce.

Estimate £ 150.00
Lot 1762
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1854 (8 Nov) Cover bearing two 1d red-brown cancelled (not tied) by two 523 numeral cancels of Merthyr Tydvil in black with red dated arc on reverse, few minor marks Cat £120 on cover. SG 17.

Estimate £ 30.00
Lot 1763
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1854 Commercial covers each bearing 1d red-brown star mainly from 1854 printings mainly blued and even a pair on E.L, wide range of postmarks and dated town arcs on reverse, very mixed but good quantity and cat value in excess of £4800 on cover. (c80),

Estimate £ 480.00
Lot 1764
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1854 Commercial covers each bearing 1d red-brown star mainly from 1854 (4 cat £60 each), 1855 (9 Cat £110 each), 1856 (10 cat £40 each), some blued and wide range of postmarks and dated town arcs on reverse, very mixed but good quantity and cat value in excess of £1600 on cover. (c24),

Estimate £ 160.00

Lots (2165)