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  • Lot# : 1087 Great Britain

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    1840: Mulready 1 d. black envelope, stereo A139, a good used example from Tamworth to Stratford On Avon cancelled by red Maltese Cross with fine TAMOWORTH despatch cds (25 May 1840) on reverse. Slightly soiled, but opens well for display, a fine first month usage Gi = £ 525+.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1088 Great Britain

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    Mulready, 1 d. black envelope, stereo A137, locally mailed within London cancelled by black Maltese Cross with red framed datestamp Jan 6, 1841) of arrival on reverse Gi = £ 525.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1089 Great Britain

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    1840/50: Deraedemaker Comic illustrated envelopes numbers 1-6 unused, Ocean Penny Post envelopes (in white and in blue), Fores Christmas and Comic envelopes, Valentine Temperance and Industry envelopes unused etc. Generally fine and attractive group (17 items).
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1090 Great Britain

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    1841/71: Small range of stampless covers/entires (6), with 1841 entire from Madeira to London with straight line SHIP LETTER on reverse, 1843 cover from St. Kitts to London1858 cover from Madeira with circular 'GB/1F' accountancy mark and 'Plymouth / Packet Letter' cds in blue to France, 1865 entire to New York with British P.O. 'Porto-Rico / Paid' cds in red etc., also an 1871 Barbados cover franked by 1 s. grey-black tied by '1' numeral to UK.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1091 Great Britain

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    1840: 1 d. black, pl. 3, lettered PE with horizontal dash in 'P' square, a fine four margined used example cancelled by red Maltese Cross Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 1092 Great Britain

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    1 d. black, pl. 3, lettered SI, a fine used example with large margins all round, minor horizontal bend but of delightful appearance, neatly cancelled by red Maltese Cross Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1093 Great Britain

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    1 d. black, pl. 6, lettered TF, State 1 with left vertical frameline weak or missing, a fine used example cancelled by black Maltese Cross. Signed Hunziker Gi = £ 375.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1094 Great Britain

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    1 d. black, pl. 9, lettered PB, a superb large margined used example tied to small piece by complete strike of black Maltese Cross Gi = £ 625.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 1095 Great Britain

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    1 d. black, plate 1b, lettered CA-Cf, a fine horizontal used strip of six, imperceptibly touched below CC otherwise with clear to large margins on all sides, vertical cut at top of CD, all neatly cancelled by individual Maltese Crosses in black (rare on this plate). Superb appearance and a rare large multiple.

    Provenance: Collection Lady Mairi Bury (Nov 2010), lot 145.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1096 Great Britain

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    1 d. black, pl. 4, lettered CC, with vertical guide line in upper right corner square, a fine large margined used example on 1840 cover from Leeds to York tied by red Maltese Cross. Reverse with Leeds cds (Nov 13) in black of despatch. The cover with some ironed creases but an attractive usage.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1097 Great Britain

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    1 d. black, pl. 5, lettered FJ, a fine large margined used example on 1841 cover from Ivybridge, Devon and mailed to Venn, Kingsbridge, tied by Maltese Cross in black. Manuscript at top 'Missent to Venn' and 'Kingsbridge' deleted, reverse with fine 'Ivybridge' despatch cds in red (March 15). A fresh and fine cover. Cert. BPA (2015).
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1098 Great Britain

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    2 d. deep blue pl. 2, lettered SB, a fine used example with large margins all round, tied to 1841 cover from London to Sheffield by black Maltese Cross, reverse with London despatch and Sheffield arrival cds (Dec 21) in red. Cover file fold at base well away from the fine adhesive Gi = £ 2'500.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1099 Great Britain

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    2 d. blue, plate 2, lettered AJ, good to large regular margins, cancelled by black MC, fine, signed "pl.2" and Pröschold BPP Gi = £ 1.000.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1100 Great Britain

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    2 d. blue pl. 1, lettered HD, a fine used example with large margins all round, tied to small piece by complete black Maltese Cross. Cert. Ferchenbauer (1988) Gi = £ 900.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1101 Great Britain

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    1841: 1 d. red-brown, black pl. 8, a horizontal strip of four lettered GG-GJ, with large even margins on three sides, GJ just touched at top, neatly cancelled by black Maltese Crosses on 1841 cover from London to Ludlow with arrival (Sept 17) on reverse. A most attractive and scarce cover.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1102 Great Britain

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    1 d. red-brown on blued paper, unplated, lettered GK, a fine lightly used example with variety: watermark inverted Gi = £ 350.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1103 Great Britain

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    2 d. blue, plate 5, watermark Large Crown, perf. 14, the attempted plate reconstruction comprising 141 stamps, very few duplicates, condition varies with many fine to very fine, a very good base to complete! Mi11B, Gi = £ 9'870.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1104 Great Britain

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    1847/54: Embossed 1 s. pale green, a fine large margined used example with neat London '24' obliterator in black Gi = £ 1'000.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1105 Great Britain

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    Embossed 1 s. pale green, a fine cut square example used with cut round 6 d. mauve on 1855 registered cover to France tied by Birmingham '75' obliterators in black with cds at left (Nov 12) and 'Crown / Registered' in red. French CHARGÉ applied in black on arrival. Small imperfections but a scarce franking. Signed Jamet.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 210 CHF

    Lot# : 1106 Great Britain

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    Embossed 1 s. deep green, Die 2, a fine unused example with huge margins on two sides and close but clear at top and at right, a trifle soiled and minute embossing split at base but of excellent rich colour and appearance, with part original gum. A very rare stamp. Signed Calves. Cert. G. Renon (1989), E. Diena (1992), BPA (2015) Gi = £ 24'000.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1107 Great Britain

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    Crimean War POW mail 1854 (May): Cover from Odessa, Russia to Cashel, Ireland without content, struck on despatch with "ODESSA" oval handstamp of the harbour PO in black, framed "AUS RUSSLAND" on front, reverse with Russian "Porto", faint Russian carantine handstamp, faint TPO and London transit cds's in red (May 30) as well as Cashel arrival cds in red (May 31). Various manuscript rates including "3" (Silbergroschen) in blue, "7½" and "11½", the latter probably being the amount due on delivery. An extraordinary cover almost certainly from a prisoner of War , the only category of mail to be sent between the two warring countries at that time. The POW could have been member of the HMS 'Tiger', a steam frigate of the British Royal Navy, which was lost on May 12, 1854 after grounding near Odessa.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1108 Great Britain

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    1856: Covers (3) with 1856 6 d. lilac used to Genoa from London, 1863 cover franked by 1862 6 d. lilac tied by Falmouth / 290 duplex also to Genoa, 1865/67 3 d. rose pl. 4 in horizontal pair on 1865 cover to Naples tied by Bradford duplex; also 1948 RSW £ 1 deep blue unm. og., 1963 Red Cross phosphor set of three in unm. og. blocks of four (Gi = £ 260), 1943 Jersey set mint etc.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1109 Great Britain

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    1858: 1 sh. green in mixed franking with 4 d. rose-carmine and 1 d. rose-red, all fresh and fine, tied by '62' duplex "BELFAST FE 20 1858" to registered entire letter to Trieste with British and Austrian registration marks as well as "P" in oval in red on front, transit mark (22 FE) on reverse, Aachen transit (23/2) in red on front, and framed "TRIEST Recommandirt 26-2" arrival datestamp on reverse. An attractive item.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 600 CHF

    Lot# : 1110 Great Britain

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    1876 (March 1): 4 d. vermilion, pl. 15, wmk. Large Garter, lettered KA, a splendid used example cancelled by large part 'Stratford On Avon' cds (Nov 15, 1876) in black. Scarce so fine Gi = £ 500.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1111 Great Britain

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    1919: YMCA, Cairo imprinted cover franked by 1912 1 d. scarlet, stuck down with glue, with type-written overprint B. E. FORCE / AEGEAN / ISLANDS. in violet, used to London and cancelled in transit by Plymouth machine cancellation (Nov 24) in black. Envelope with some aging, a most unusual usage.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1112 Great Britain

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    1929: PUC £ 1 black, a superb used example cancelled by 'Guernsey' cds in black Gi = £ 550.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 1113 Great Britain

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    1840: 'VR' Official 1 d. black, a fine unused example lettered TK, ample to huge margins all round, marginal from base of sheet with part imprint "(Ca)reful not to rem(ove the cement)" in margin. Of fresh aspect in a rich shade, regummed but an extremely rare stamp and of delightful appearance. Signed A. Diena, Matl. Cert. Holcombe (1986), BPA (2015) Gi = £ 32'000.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 7,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1114 Great Britain

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    1808/2000: Unusual collection with cancellation interest throughout incl. some pre-stamp covers witth 1853 prepaid entire to Sweden, pages with British cancels on foreign adhesives and Paquebot covers, GB 1 d. red star cancelled by Crimean War 'OXO' obliterator, range of Line Engraved & Surface Printed with identified cancels and covers, 1870 1½ d. with 'St. Thomas / Paid', 1876/77 2½ mauve pl. 12 with 'Larnaca' 942 obliterator, 2½ d. mauve pl. 14 with fine 'Limassol' obliterator on piece, Field Post Office covers/cards from Boer War, 1946/47 POW covers from GB to Germany etc.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 1115 Great Britain

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    1840/1972c.: Collection with 1840 1 d. black used (3), 1925 Wembley sets unused (5) and used (5), 1939/48 High Values with 2 s. 6 d. brown unused (8, incl. marginal block of four with 'Gashed Crown' variety), 2 s. 6 d. yellow-green unused (14), 5 s. red unused (12), 10 s. dark blue unused (6, one with 'blob on scroll' variety), 10 s. ultramarine unused (21), £ 1 brown unused (19), 1948 Silver Wedding £ 1 unused (16), Castles sets unused, 1951 high values set of four unused (13), also some useful Australia with Sydney Bridge 5 s. used, Cyprus incl 1960 set of 15 unused, Ireland and Channel Islands Gi = £ 7'000+.
     
    Starting bid : 600 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1116 Great Britain

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    1840/2012c.: Collection with Mulready 1 d. used (5) and 2 d. envelope unused, 1840 1 d. black used (9), 2 d. blue used (5); 1841 1 d. used (80+), 1841 2 d. used (63, incl. a block of four); 1858 1 d. red pl. 76 with a complete reconstruction of 240 stamps used, 1 d. red pl. 225 used, 1847 Embossed set sets used (3), Surface Printed issues from 1855 well represented with duplication incl. some fine cds usages, 1867/83 5 s. rose used (4) and defective £ 1 brown-lilac, 1880/83 3 d. on 3 d. lilac used (3) and 6 d. on 3 d. lilac used (6), 1882 4 d. grey-brown pl. 18 used on cover to Cape Coast Castle, 1887 Jubilee set unused, Edward VII with 1902/10 2 s. 6 d. unused (2), 5 s. unused, 10 s. unused and £ 1 green used (2); George V with fine unsued range incl. Seahorse 2/6 d. unused (4), 1924 Wembleys sets unused and used, re-graved 10 s. Seahorse unused, George VI with 10 s. deep blue unused, QEII apparently complete mint to present day with sheetlets and a very extensive range of Booklets (high face value), FDC's from 1934 onwards, Official incl. used multiples, GB Used Abroad with 1867/83 5 s. cancelled C36 at Arica, Peru in blue, 4 d. sage pl. 16 cancelled by 'Colon' cds, some better sets ovptd. for use in British Europe, with fine Levant and Morocco noted etc. Viewing is essential, a good lot.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 13,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1117 Great Britain

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    1840/1984.: Collection with 1840 1 d. black (3) and 2 d. blue used, 1847/55 Embossed set of three used, range of Surface Printed incl. 1867/83 5 s. rose, 10 s. grey-green and £ 1 brown-lilac used, 1884/85 £ 1 brown-lilac used, 1891 £ 1 green used, Edward VII with 1902/10 set to £ 1 used, George V with Seahorse 10 s. used (3), 1929 PUC £ 1 black used, QE2 issues etc.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1118 Great Britain

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    1858/1963: Mint collection with 1 d. red block of four, pl. 145, block of eight pl. 169 and corner block of eight pl. 171, 1870 bantam ½ d. pl. 6, block of four; fine range of Surface Printed with 1862/64 3 d. rose and 9 d. bistre; 1865/67 9 d. pl. 4, 1867/80 3 d. rose pl. 5, 6 d. chestnut pl. 11; 1873/80 2½ d. mauve pl. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8, 2½ d. ultramarine pl. 17, 22 (2) and 23 (2), 3 d. rose pl. 17, 1 s. green pl. 12, 4 d. sage green pl. 15; 1880/83 3 d. on 3 d. lilac, 6 d. on 6 d. lilac and 1 s. orange-brown pl. 14; 1880/81 5 d. indigo, 1883 high values 2 s. 6 d. lilac (3) and 5 s. rose (3), 1883 lilac & green issue with 4 d., 5 d., 6 d. (4) and 9 d. (2); Jubilees with blocks, range of Edward VII incl. 2 s. 6 d.;  later with George V and George VI incl. 1948 RSW £ 1 blue in complete sheets of 20 (2 sheets) etc. A highly catalogued collection.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1119 Great Britain

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    1840: Collection with 1 d. black (13) and used on covers (7, one cover with two 1 d. blacks), 1840 2 d. blue (4, including a pair) used, 1840 2 d. Mulready envelopes unused (8) from stereos: a200, a201 (two examples), a202 (two examples), a203, a208, a210 (Gi = £ 3'600); 2 d. letter-sheets unused (3) from stereos a92, a97 and a99 (Gi = £ 1'275) with majority fresh and fine; 1841 2 d. blue used (29) and on covers (8), 1 d. stars with used strips of four (9), later with good range of Surface Printed issues incl. 1867/83 5 s. rose (2, one used with Valparaiso C30) and £ 1 brown-lilac, 1883/84 2 s. 6 d. unused and used (7), 5 s. rose used (5) and 10 s. used (3) and £ 1 brown-lilac; 18981 £ 1 green used (2), Edward VII with 5 s. used (5), 10 s. (2) and £ 1 green used (2), 1929 PUC £ 1 black unused; also Morocco Agencies with 1907 12 p. on Edward VII 10 s. in an unused corner marginal pair, Seahorse 3 p. on 2 s. 6d. (2), 8 p. 5 s. and 12 p. on 10 s. in unused blocks of four, MEF sets, Eritrea, Somalia, Tripolitania unused sets etc. and a few covers.
    Starting bid : 8,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 12,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1120 Great Britain

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    1840/1981c.: Largely used collection with 1840 1 d. black (4) and 2 d. blue (3), 1847/54 Embossed set of three values, 1 d. stars with near complete sheet reconstruction, 1858 1 d. reds complete excl. pl. 77 and 225, near complete range of Surface Printed issues with 1867/83 10 s. grey-green and attractive £ 1 brown-lilac cancelled by 'West Strand' cds, £ 5 orange used at Cheltenham, 1882/84 high values with £ 1 brown-lilac wmk. Orbs and wmk. Crown, 1891 £ 1 green (2, one lettered TA and showing frame break), 1887/1900 Jubilee issue unused, QV Fiscals and Postal Fiscals unused and used, Edward VII from 1902 with set to 1 s. unused and high values to £ 1 used (2), 1929 PUC £ 1 black unused, 1939 10 s. dark blue unused, QE2 with largely complete run unused through to 1981 together with some Channel Islands etc.
    Starting bid : 13,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 13,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1121 Great Britain

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    1980/2000: Lot few hundred booklets GB in mint condition, mainly containing Macchin issues incl. duplicates, still valid for postage and housed in thre plastic cases.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF

    Lot# : 1122 Great Britain

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    1942/45: Covers (100+) sent under the 'Red Cross Message Scheme' to Geneva Red Cross, all from Great Britain and franked at 5 d. or (earlier in the War) 3 d. rates, with a fine range of both Allied and German Censor labels.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1123 Great Britain

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    1765/1955c.: Collection of covers/cards (150+) with early 'Dockwra' covers, furthermore some fine pre-stamp with straight line town markings, 1840 1 d. Mulready from Gravesend with 'More To Pay' on front and '2 d.' charge in manuscript, 1843 cover with 'Falmouth / Ship Lettter' in red, 1869 cover to Hong Kong franked by 2 d. blue pl. 9 pair and 1 s. green pl. 4, 1912 card with 1911 1 d. tied by Margate Philatelic Congress cds, many postcards mostly used, condition varies but an interesting mixture.
     
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 1305 Great Britain

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    1840/1950: Collection several hundred stamps used/unused from GB and from various colonies throughout the British Commonwealth, mainly small values and incomplete sets, in good quality and mounted on a large number of hand made album pages, the whole arranged in a box.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1307 Great Britain

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    1960/2000: The important modern selection with several thousand stamps used/unused or in mint condition from GB incl. locals, partly specialized in the Macchin-issues, furthermore Ireland and Channel Islands with full sets, souvenir sheets, gutter pairs, duplicates etc. in addition a bunch of booklets, the whole in good condition, housed in eleven mostly big stockbooks and packed in a large removal box.
    Starting bid : 850 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,250 CHF

    Lot# : 1310 Great Britain

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    1850/1950: Lot 48 cards, covers and postal stationery items from GB and Colonies, incl. Cape of Good Hope, Australian States, India, Malta Shipmail, Mauritius and others, partly showing O.A.T.- cancel for airmail direction, mainly European destinations incl. Switzerland, good to mixed condition, on album pages.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF
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