Postal Auction November 2023 - 339

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

Lots (2165)

Lot 1945
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

Birmingham Spoon cancels: group of five covers 1854-57 including 1854 1d star on blued p.16 tied Birmingham spoon cancel (Arundel #2) type (A1), 1855 type C3, 1856 Arundel #4, type (B1), 1857 type (B1) good strike, 1857 type (D6) (good strike), some faults as usual, useful group. (5).

Estimate £ 100.00
Lot 1946
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

Bristol Spoon cancel: 1855 (13 Jan) 1d P.16 on blued on cover tied BRISTOL L spoon (type A, good strike), on cvr to London, fine.

Estimate £ 35.00
Lot 1947
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

Collection mint & used on leaves with many useful throughout including 1840 1d black (2, one 4 margin plate 5, other one margin plate 2), 1841 1d red-brown with blue numeral cancel, 1841 2d blue (5), 1847 Embossed 10d brown, 1841 1d red-brown unused no gum, 1854-79 1d & 2d stars and plates, 1856-1880 good range of surface printed values to 5s with nice f.u. examples, plus 9d straw / bistre printings used, 1883 2/6 lilac mint, mostly identified with enormous catalogue value. Original cost to vendor in excess of £3200. Approx. 210 stamps.

Estimate £ 1750.00
Lot 1948
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

Crimean War Campaign: Two 1855 Crimean War Covers to Crimea, each paid with three 1d reds to Lt. Colonel C.L. Locks with the Coldstream Guards at Sebastopol in the Crimea. Blue envelope has a stamp with trimmed perfuse, both have creases and other minor faults. Interesting duo.

Estimate £ 120.00
Lot 1949
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

Extensive duplication collection on large Yvert printed leaves with an enormous cat value, mixed to average condition noted 1856 6d lilac (9), 1857 4d rose (32), 1s green (7), 1862 6d lilac (6), 1862 9d bistre, 1862 1s green (3), 1862 4d red (33), 1865 6d lilac (12), 1865 9d straw, 1865 1s green (3), 1865 4d vermilion (32), 1865 3d rose (20), 1867 1s green (8), 2s blue (7), 1870 chestnut (8), 6d grey (3), 1873 3d rose (26), 1873 6d grey (10), 1873 1s green (9), 1880 1s orange-brown, 1875 2½d rosy-mauve (32), 2½d blue (17), 1876 4d vermilion, 1877 4d sage-green (7), 1876 8d orange (7), 1880 3d rose (4), 4d grey-brown (6), 6d grey (3), 1880 5d indigo (5). Very mixed but Stated to Catalogued £49,000+ not including the seconds.

Estimate £ 2500.00
Lot 1950
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

FORE'S CHRISTMAS ENVELOPE - Unused hand coloured envelope (paper adhesion on reverse) Number 10, small faults but attractive early caricature envelope. Scarce.

Estimate £ 450.00
Lot 1951
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

GB Used Abroad in Egypt: Attractive assembly of 27 stamps for BO1 & BO2 cancels including BO1 Alexandria 1858 2d blue pl.9, 3d rose pl.5, 4d vermilion plates 9 (2), BO2 4d vermilion pl.11, pl.12 (3), pl.13 (4), 6d violet pl.8 (2, both with straight edge), 2½d rosy-mauve plates 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 3d rose pl.5, 4d vermilion pl.8, 10, 12, 1856 6d lilac, 6d buff pl.11 & 12. Some faults on the stamps but mostly good cancels, useful cat value. (27).

Estimate £ 225.00
Lot 1952
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

Gloucester Spoon cancel: 1855 (14 Sept) 1d P.16 on blued on cover tied GLOUCESTER F spoon to Tenby, few minor faults otherwise fine and good strike.

Estimate £ 30.00
Lot 1953
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

HULL Spoon cancels: two covers 1854-576 including 1854 1d star on blued p.16 tied Hull spoon cancel type C, 1856 full strike of Hull F, type D (good strike), some minor faults as usual. (2).

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 1954
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

Leicester sideways duplex cancel: 1855 (14 June) 1d P.16 on entire letter (invoice from snuff and cigar manufacturer to a tea merchant) tied LEICESTER double arc sideways cancel type II to Lynn, few minor faults otherwise fine and good strike. Stamp cat £240 on cover.

Estimate £ 50.00
Lot 1955
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

Line Engraved collection on large album pages incl 1841 1d red-brown imperf (few MX cancels, 56), 1858 2d blue plates (19), 1854-58 1d star (22 + 2 pairs), 2d blue (7), 164 1d plates etc, mixed but good qty and cat value.

Estimate £ 100.00
Lot 1956
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

Liverpool Spoon cancel: 1856 (16 Sept) Cover Liverpool to Mottram in Longdendale bearing 2d blue star vertical pair for 4d rate both tied Liverpool spoon cancels Arundel #59, type B5 with postmark code T5. Tear in bottom right otherwise attractive high rate cover.

Estimate £ 100.00

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