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Lot# 1129 - 177-180 Auction

  • Lot# : 1129 Great Britain

    1840/1901: The splendid specialised collection in 5 volumes in mixed condition with many fine to very fine, including 1840, 1d. black, 30 singles (including dark blue Maltese Cross and a 1d. black plate 11, AI, (clear RPSL cert (1973) & matched with red printing) plus two strips of three and a block of four from plate 6 (large margins, clear RPSL (2007) certificate, repair at bottom not mentioned), four covers including plate 3 devided pair on letter to Leicester,  1840, 2d blue , 6 singles, a strip of 3 and a strip of 3 on cover (K.Louis BPP certificate 2008) and a block of six (ex J.O. Griffiths collection 1982, clear RPSL cert. (2010), repair not mentioned in certificate), 1841, 1d. red including shades, multiples, blue Maltese Cross, Penny Post handstamp, London MC with number 1-12 cpl. (plus two covers), 1844 numeral '340' HARWICH in blue on cover, Ivory heads, marginal examples, plate reconstruction with mostly Maltese Crosses including local types of NORWICH (3), redirected forwarded cover from India 1846, 1841, 2d blue including London MC with number 12 (2) , pair, block of 4, strip of four FC-FF on SHIP LETTER cover to Geelong/Australia,  1854/57, 2d. blue perforated stars including plate 4, perf. 16 block of 4, 1857/63, 1d. rose red stars plate reconstruction, 1864, 1d. plate numbers incl.O.U.S. overprints (3), plate 124 mint block of 6, plate 225 used, 1870 1/2 d. plate 9 used, Embossed issues 1847/54 including 6d., 10d., and 1s. each 'cut square' on cover, Surface printed issues including a good selction of shades, plates, used abroad, unused/mint, covers, 1881, 1d. lilac mint pair with inv. wmk., high values incl. 1883/84, 2s.6d.(5), 5s. (9 plus pair), 10s., 1884, 1 Pound wmk. crowns, postal stationery incl. Mulreadys (one mint and two used) , stamped to order, Penny POstage Jubilee, a highly interesting collection and a fantastic basis to start collection GB Victorian Issues!  
    Starting bid : 18,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 23,000 CHF