Lot 403 Great Britain #1 1840 1d Black Queen Victoria Imperforate, Plate 4, used with a red Maltese Cross cancel, from plate position OE. The stamp has four clear margins, clear at top right, very fine. Accompanied by a 2004 Sergio Sismondo certificate. SG Spec. #AS23, £400. Scott CV U$400, sold for C$325.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
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Lot 428, Great Britain 1902-11 five shilling carmine rose King Edward VII mint and fresh
Lot 428 Great Britain #140 1902-11 5sh Carmine Rose King Edward VII, mint lightly hinged, very fresh with bright colour, well centered and extremely fresh. A gorgeous stamp. Scott CV U$400.
Lot 392, Great Britain 1850 one penny Prince Consort essay, surface printed
Lot 392 Great Britain 1850 One Penny Prince Consort Essay, surface printed imperforate in black, with original gum and full margins all around, very fine and fresh with crisp impression. These were produced for Henry Archer, with letters FJ, believed to be the initials of Ferdinand Joubert, who designed Britain’s first surface printed postage stamp. A rare offering. SG Specialized #DP71, £4,500. Estimate $500.
Lot 419, Great Britain one and a half pence rosy mauve Queen Victoria on blued paper, part o.g., Fine
Lot 419 Great Britain #31 1850 1½d Rosy Mauve Queen Victoria on Blued Paper, Plate 1, mint, with part original gum, fresh and fine. Accompanied by a 1966 R.P.S.C. certificate. A rare stamp as most of the printed stock was destroyed, the first we have encountered. S.G. #53a, £7,000. Scott CV U$8,750.
Lot 841, Great Britain 1865 Folded Letter From Scotland to Chile Via Panama
Lot 841 Great Britain #48 1865 Folded Letter From Scotland to Chile Via Panama, mailed at Dundee OCT.16.1865 and franked with a pair of Scott #48 (1sh green QV issues) from plate 4, positions AC and AD. Has a nice Panama transit datestamp on front and no Chile receiver, but red London transit on back of OCT.17. Horizontal fold on front and some white paper adhered to the back, otherwise very fine and attractive. Scott CV U$625.