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Catalogue 280: The Ing. Pietro Provera Collection (part III)
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  • Lot# : 6296 Great Britain

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    1840: 1d. black, plate 1a, two single adhesives belonging together, lettered PK & PL, early printing with clear to large margins tied by red MC to second sheet of entire letter internally dated May 14, 1840 and directed to Putney Heath. Reverse with rectangular datestamp of the same day in red. Horizontal and vertical file folds, nevertheless an interesting early May 1840 double rate cover from the first plate of the Penny Black. Signed Holcombe Gi spec = £ 3'500.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF

    Lot# : 6297 Great Britain

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    1840: 1d. black, plate 1b, lettered TG, good to large margins tied by red MC to cover, sent from Charing Cross London to Edinburgh. Reverse with despatch datestamp (June 10, 1840) and arrival cds (June 11), both in red. Vertical file fold well away from the franking, nevertheless fine cover. Opinion Holcombe (1995).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 6298 Great Britain

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    1840: 1d. black, plate 1b, lettered DA, a fine example with fair to huge margins and a large sheet margin at left showing no inscription at the height of the fourth row, merely tied by black MC to cover from Sunning Hill to Bagshot, Surrey. The obverse is struck by a superb "SUNNING HILL" handstamp without date in black, reverse with CHERTSEY transit cds (Sept 28, 1840). Horizontal file fold well away from adhesive and postmarks, an attractive usage, cert. Raybaudi (1989).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6299 Great Britain

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    1840: 1d. black, plate 3, lettered MC, a superb example with large to enormous margins all round including parts of the upper neighbouring stamp, merely tied by two strikes of MC in red to mourning cover from London to Bridgnorth, Shropshire. The obverse shows a handwritten "Above rate" and is struck by a two-line "T.P / Acton" due handstamp in black. Reverse with London despatch cds (July 23, 1840). An appealing fresh cover, opinion Holcombe (1991).
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 6300 Great Britain

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    1840: 1d. black, plate 3, lettered KA, a superb example with large margins all round from the left sheet margin, tied by red MC on cover from Driffield to Burlington. The obverse is struck by a clear two-ring DRIFFIELD cds (Dec 4, 1841) in red. Sideflaps cut away not distracting from the attractiveness of this cover.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 6301 Great Britain

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    1840: 1d. black, plate 4, lettered JA, a fine example with good to large margins from the left sheet margin, merely tied by red MC to entire letter written in Hightown near Leeds to Galashiels in the Scottish Borders region. The obverse is struck by a framed "Millbridge / Penny Post" handstamp in black, reverse with LEEDS cds (Nov 19, 1840). An attractive entire.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 6302 Great Britain

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    1840: 1d. black, plate 5, lettered PK, a fine example with good to large margins all round, tied by red MC to entire letter from Swansea to London, reverse with SWANSEA despatch cds (Sept 22 1840). 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 6303 Great Britain

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    1840: 1d. intense black, plate 7, lettered QE, with 4 good to wide margins on entire letter from Diss to Norwich  The adhesive is tied by a red MC, reverse with despatch double-ring cds (Dec 18, 1840) and arrival double-ring cds in black from the following day. Cert. KA Louis (1997).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 6304 Great Britain

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    1840: 2d. blue, plate 1, lettered IG, a fine example with fair to large margins, cancelled by black MC to entire letter from London to Manchester. Reverse with despatch cds (March 5, 1841). Two vertical file folds well away from the adhesive, nevertheless an appealing usage.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 6305 Great Britain

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    1840: 2d. blue, plate 2, lettered RG, a fine example with fair to enormous margins incl. parts of three neigbouring adhesives, tied by black MC to entire letter to Sheffield. Reverse with despatch cds (Dec 3, 1841) in black and SHEFFIELD arrival cds in red of the next day. Lightest horizontal file fold well away from the adhesive, nevertheless a desirable double rate entire.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 6306 Great Britain

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    1841: 1d. red-brown on bluish, Alphabet II, lettered .E, an exceptional example with good to enormous margins including large parts of all neighbouring stamps at left, base and right, tied by black numeral '504' in bars of Mansfield, on entire letter directed to the Midland Railway Company in Derby. Reverse with double-ring DERBY arrival cds (July 26, 1853) in blue. Two lightest vertical folds not affecting the adhesive, nevertheless an appealing usage.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 6307 Great Britain

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    1841: 1d. red-brown on bluish, plate 12, lettered FJ, an exceptional example with large to enormous margins including parts of three neighbouring stamps, cancelled by black MC, on entire letter written in Glendearg to Edinburgh. Reverse with framed GALASHIELS despatch datestamp (July 20, 1843) in red and arrival cds of the next day in black. Attractive usage.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 6308 Great Britain

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    1841: 1d. red-brown on bluish, plate 22, lettered RK, an exceptional example with good to enormous margins including large parts of all neighbouring stamps, tied by black MC to entire local letter from Kesh to Enniskillen. Obverse struck by two-line "KIS II / PENNY POST" handstamp in blue, reverse with double-ring KESH despatch (July 22, 1842) in blue and ENNISKILLIN arrival cds in black from the same day. An appealing usage within the Fermanagh county in Northern Ireland.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 6309 Great Britain

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    1841: 1d. red-brown on bluish, plate 41, lettered OB, a superb example with even enormous margins all round including large parts of all neighbouring stamps, cancelled by numeral '466' in bars of Liverpool, on entire letter directed to Dublin. Reverse with double-ring LIVERPOOL despatch cds (July 13, 1844) in black and arrival datestamp of the following day in red. A most attractive adhesive on fresh cover.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 6310 Great Britain

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    1841: 1d. red-brown on blue paper, Plate 85, lettered CL, a superb example with good to huge margins, tied by crisp numeral '784' in bars of Tenby, on envelope directed to Leicester. Reverse with double-ring TENBY despatch cds (Nov 11, 1949) in blue, red transit and blue LEICESTER arrival cds's of the next day. A gorgeous cover of utmost attractiveness, a rare 1844-type cancellation in blue, cert RPS (1987).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 6311 Great Britain

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    1841: 1d. red-brown on very blue paper, lettered JC, a superb example with large even margins, tied by numeral '233' in bars of Darlington, on cover directed to the Richmond. Reverse with double-ring DARLINGTON despatch cds (Aug 26, 1851) in blue and arrival cds of the next day in black. 
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6312 Great Britain

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    1854: 1s. green Embossed, Die 2, a fine and fresh cut-square example, large margins all round, tied by numeral '466' in bars of Liverpool, matching despatch cds, PAID handstamp in red and US '5 cents' due handstamp in red alongside, on cover to New York, the cover endorsed "p. Steamship 24th May". An appealing usage to pay the 1s. rate to the point of embarkation, the receiver had to pay 5 cents for the residual journey. Signed Goebel Gi = £ 1'900.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 6313 Great Britain

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    1848: 10d. brown Embossed from the 1862 re-issue print run, Die 2, a superb cut-square example in vivid colour, large margins at base and left, enormous top right corner sheet margin (10 & 5 mm.), cancelled by "WC / 20" in bars handstamp, on envelope with full contents, directed to Sialkot, Punjab, the cover endorsed "via Marseilles". Reverse with "CHARING CROSS WC JU 18 63" despatch, BOMBAY transit (July 9, 63) and SEALKOTE arrival (July 18, 63) cds's, all in red. Some wrinkles do not distract from this exceptional late usage of the Embossed 10d. adhesive in the June 1863 rate, in addition a splendid corner marginal example. Certs. E. Diena (1979), Vaccari (2004) Gi = £ 3'200+.rnNote: Due to change in postal rates in 1855 the 10d. adhesive was withdrawn, but with increase in demand in 1862 it was re-issued and to date only eight examples on cover are known.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 6314 Great Britain

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    1854: 6d. purple embossed, a fresh cut-square example with vivid colour and good to full margins incl. parts of thr left neighbouring adhesive in combination with 1854-57 2 d. pale blue, tied by "BRADFORD YKS JY 11 1855 / 107" duplex datestamp, framed FRANCO alongside, on cover to Amsterdam. Reverse with London transit and indistinct arrival cds's in red. Horizontal file fold well away from the adhesives, a correct and appealing franking to pay the 8d. rate to the Netherlands in effect from January 1855.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 6315 Great Britain

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    1864: 1d. rose-red, plate 76, lettered KS/SK, an fresh example with the vertical perforation shifted by 7 mm. to the left, scissor cut along the margin and including therefore large part of the JS/SJ adhesive. Tied by "CORK AP 23 1867 / 15" duplex datestamp to envelope directed to Weston-super-Mare. Reverse with arrival cds (April 25). An exceptional variety.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 6316 Great Britain

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    1870 (Oct): Group two printed matter entire letters sent from London abroad incl. single rate entire to Paris bearing ½d. rose-red plate 14, a fresh example tied by barred 'FB' obliterator of the London foreign branch, reverse with "PARIS POSTE-RESTANTE" arrival cds (Jan 9, 80). Also double rate printed matter entire letter directed to St. Gallen, Switzerland bearing ½d. rose plate 3 in a horizontal pair, a fine and fresh multiple tied by numeral "LONDON 1 AP 71 - 10" duplex datestamp, red PD in oval alongside, reverse with arrival cds (April 3, 1871). An attractive and interesting printed matter item, despatched by the London City Swiss Club, a society of Swiss businessmen in London.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 6317 Great Britain

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    1862-64: 1s. deep green, Plate 2, lettered KE/EK, a fine and fresh example, well perforated, tied by "LONDON W. 4 OC 22 64 / W .." duplex datestamp, PAID handstamp in red and US '5 cents' due handstamp in red alongside, on entire letter to New York, endorsed "via Queenstown". Attractive.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 6318 Great Britain

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    1867-80: 2s. dull blue, Plate 1, a fine and fresh example in a deep shade, well perforated, tied by superb "MANCHESTER NO 4 1872 / 498" duplex datestamp, on entire letter to Caracas, Venezuela, endorsed "Per Andean". Reverse with Liverpool transit cds. Horizontal file fold not distracting from the attractiveness of this entire.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 6319 Great Britain

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    1872-73: 6d. deep chestnut, Plate 12, a fresh and fine example in a deep shade, well perforated, tied by crisp "LONDON SW JU 19 72 / SW 28" duplex datestamp with PD in oval in red alongside on mourning cover to Orkedalen, Norway. The obverse was struck with CHRISTIANIA transit (June 24, 1872) and ORKEDALEN arrival (June 29) cds's in black as well as with a '3d' handstamp in red which were credited from the United Kingdom to Norway. Reverse with "CHRISTANIA OMK." cds (June 23). A very attractive cover to an astonishingly unusual destination.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 6320 Great Britain

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    1872-73: 6d. grey, Plate 12, a fresh example, tied by clear, slightly oily "LOMBARD ST NO 22 73 / LS 2" duplex datestamp, PD in oval in red alongside, on entire letter to Genova. Reverse with indistinct arrival cds. Light horizontal file fold, a fine cover.
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 6321 Great Britain

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    Ingoing 1887-92: ½d. vermillion, a fine and fresh horizontal pair, tied by oval Portuguese Shipmail's "CORREIO RES. ORIENTE 22 OCT. 99" datestamp, on cover endorsed "Posted on High Seas" and directed to Bishop's Stortford. Reverse with arrival cds (Nov 2, 1899). Interesting usage, franked for the British inland part of the journey only with one penny, presumably given to the crew of the ingoing vessel and therefore not taxed.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 6322 Great Britain

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    1887: Jubilee 4½d. green & carmine, a fine and fresh example, tied by clear "STRAND 239 B.O." cds (June 29, 1869), "LONDON REGISTERED" datestamp and "R / FEE PAID" handstamp in violet alongside, on registered cover to Lund, Sweden. An attractive, correctly franked cover with 2½d. postage and 2d. registration fee.
    Starting bid : 75 CHF
    Hammer price : 90 CHF

    Lot# : 6323 Great Britain

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    1918-19: Sea Horses 10 s. dull grey-blue, a fine and fresh example with full unmounted og. Gi = £475 for hinged.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF
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