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1866 (Oct) 6d Lilac. An envelope sent from Liverpool to Palermo, Sicily October 25th 1866. Bearing 1865 6d lilac stamp with a wing margin SG97, Plate 5 'with hyphen' (specialised J73(2) tied 466 duplex Liverpool and a CDDD I49 LIVERPOOL OC25 66(CBP 7/20) alongside red PD in an oval (CBP 9/63) manuscript 'Sicily'. Reverse single ring transit mark in red for London IN LONDON OC-26 66 and transit mark for Genoa GENO 28 OCT 66 IS. There is a single ring receiving mark for Palermo PALERMO 1 NOV 66 12M.
1867 5s rose plate 1 with superb sock on the nose WEST HARTLEPOOL CDS cancel, slightly centred SW otherwise very fine for these, SG 127 Cat £675.
1867 5s rose Wmk MX plate 1 cancelled indistinct cancels, slightly centred right, sound, SG 126 Cat £675.
1867 February, 4d Vermilion Pair, Plate 8. Entire Liverpool to Mullhouse dated Feb 15th 1867. Bearing a vertical pair of the 1865-67 4d vermilion SG94 (specialised cat J55).Tied with a duplex 466 for Liverpool & a single horizontal town cancel L LIVERPOOL 15FE67 30 (CBP 7/20). Obverse has a transit mark for Calais ANG 16 FEVR 67 AMB CALAIS & red PD mark in a circle (CBP 9/63). Company cancel for Wichelhaus and Busch, Liverpool and a ' via Calais' in script. Reverse with transit mark in red for London CW LONDON FE15 67, a rather indistinct Paris transit mark receiving mark for Mulhouse MULHOUSE 17 FEVR 67 (66).
1867 White paper 5s rose plate 4 Wmk Anchor cancelled part registered ovals (good strikes), well centred, reperfed and slightly rubbed otherwise sound appearance, SG 134 Cat £3800.
1867 Wmk Anchor 5s rose plate 4 a sound used example very well centered with a neat heavy but clear REGISTERED GRACECHURCH.. postmark, good perfs and colour, SG 134 Cat £4200.
1867 Wmk Anchor 5s rose plate 4 cancelled by indistinct oval duplex very well centered with couple of rubs and good colour, SG 130 Cat £4000.
1867 Wmk Spray 9d pale straw fine used neat Seething Lane EC CDS, one blunt perf otherwise very fine condition, SG 111 Cat £300.
1867-80 3d rose complete set of plates 4 to 10 seven fine used examples, plate 4 the key stamp is fine used part numeral cancel, 5 is wing margins and 7-9 are CDS cancels, mainly fine, SG 103 Cat £790.
1867-80 Seven examples with plate run sound used for 3d rose plates 4 to 10, pl.7 has straight edge, mainly good strikes incl 76, 93, 466, 75, 87, 159, 89. Cat £790.
1867-83 £5 Orange (DD) a right hand marginal single, hinged mint with two light creases and minor blemishes on the margin, fabulous colour and fine appearance, SG 137 Cat £12,500. Superb opportunity to own this iconic stamp.
1867-83 Watermark Maltese Cross White Paper 5s rose plate 4, a sound used example well centred with incomplete messy barred duplex cancels, very good colour and perfs, SG 134 Cat £2800.
