Lot 402 Great Britain #1 1840 1d Black Queen Victoria Imperforate, Plate 8, used with a black Maltese Cross cancel, from plate position MG. The stamp has four large and even margins, very fine. Accompanied by a 2002 Sergio Sismondo certificate. SG #2, £525. Scott CV U$525, sold for C$325.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
penny black
Lot 403, Great Britain 1840 penny black, VF used with red Maltese Cross, sold for C$380
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.
Lots 474, 486 & 488: Great Britain 1840 penny black, red brown and two penny blue, all with Maltese Cross in red
Classic Great Britain philately from the John Hillson Collections.
Lot 474 Great Britain #2 Plate 4. 1840 1d black Queen Victoria Imperforate, from position LI (sloping L), with four large margins, showing part of next stamp at left, and an ideal complete Maltese Cross in red, extremely fine. S.G. CV £400
Lot 486 Great Britain #2, 7 Plate 11. 1840 1d black and 1d red brown Queen Victoria Imperforate Matched Pair, both from position DG and each having large balanced margins and moderate Maltese Cross cancels in black, very fine. Plate 11 is the scarcest, by far, of all the “Black” plates. Accompanied by a 2008 B.P.A. certificate for the matching pair. S.G. CV £4,730
Lot 488 Great Britain #5e Plate 1. 1840 2d blue Queen Victoria Imperforate, a horizontal strip of three from position II-IK, with good to large margins all around and three almost complete impressions of the Maltese Cross in red, fine-very fine. Catalogue value is for three singles only. S.G. CV £3,300
Lot 859, Great Britain 1840 penny black, VF used with red Maltese Cross, sold for C$230
Lot 859 Great Britain #1 1840 1d black Queen Victoria Imperforate, used with red Maltese Cross cancel, from plate position FF, four large to clear margins, very fine. Scott CV U$320, sold for C$200.00 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
Lot 865, Great Britain 1840 penny black on folded letter with Maltese Cross and Charing Cross straightline, sold for $1035
Lot 865 Great Britain 1 1840 1d black Queen Victoria Imperforate on Folded Letter, a four margin stamp identified by owner as plate 6 MI, tied by red Maltese Cross plus a black “Charing Cross” straightline cancel to a lovely folded letter to the Earl of Stair (with interesting contents) to Oxenfoord Castle, Scotland. Back shows despatch and receiving cancels OCT.28.1840. Very fine and scarce. Scott CV U$640, sold for C$900 plus 15% buyer’s premium.
