Public Auction Sheffield August 2023 - 312

Bids to be received by Wednesday 30th of August 2023 6:00 PM

Lots (525)

Lot 505
Great Britain

First Day Covers accumulation Ex-Dealer's stock of 6 glassine bags each bag containing the same 40 or so mainly all different FDCs 1979 to 1983 includes better incl Havering covers (retail £10 upwards each, odd duplicated), group of Benham Great Britain Our Islands History with Palau adhs tied special cancel on gold embossed covers, 2011 Royal Engagement cvrs, special and better different postmarks, etc, mostly good condition and large qty of approx. 240 covers. High retail potential.

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 506
Great Britain

First Day Covers accumulation in 13 well filled cover albums covering mainly 1970s-1990s, huge quantity and heavy lot in three boxes.

Estimate £ 50.00
Lot 507
Great Britain

GB Used Abroad in Egypt: Attractive assembly of 27 stamps for BO1 & BO2 cancels including BO1 Alexandria 1858 2d blue pl.9, 3d rose pl.5, 4d vermilion plates 9 (2), BO2 4d vermilion pl.11, pl.12 (3), pl.13 (4), 6d violet pl.8 (2, both with straight edge), 2½d rosy-mauve plates 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 3d rose pl.5, 4d vermilion pl.8, 10, 12, 1856 6d lilac, 6d buff pl.11 & 12. Some faults on the stamps but mostly good cancels, useful cat value. (27).

Estimate £ 225.00
Lot 508
Great Britain

Gloucester Spoon cancel: 1855 (14 Sept) 1d P.16 on blued on cover tied GLOUCESTER F spoon to Tenby, few minor faults otherwise fine and good strike.

Estimate £ 30.00
Lot 509
Great Britain

HULL Spoon cancels: two covers 1854-576 including 1854 1d star on blued p.16 tied Hull spoon cancel type C, 1856 full strike of Hull F, type D (good strike), some minor faults as usual. (2).

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 510
Great Britain

Jumbled accumulation - BOXFILE with all periods, mint & used on stockcards, leaves, envelopes, loose better noted QV surface printed 3d rose plate numbers (5-11, 14, 16-18, 20), 4d vermilion plates range (7-13), 2½d rosy-mauve plates (3-12, 14-16), 1841 2d blue varying margins, Wildings Edward set U/M, 1900 1s green mint, 9d bistre wmk emblems used, 9d straw pl.4 (wmk spray), 1974 Festival of stamps Air Mail Mercury reproduction in magenta label in imperf sheet of 100 and sheet of 90 (faults), 1841 1d red-brown mint large part o.g (2 margins Cat £600), 1918 Bradbury 2/6 chocolate-brown mint (Cat £325), 1d plates on cards, postage dues, 1887 complete basic defin set to both 1s mint or U/M (high cat value), etc, useful lot, 100s.

Estimate £ 500.00
Lot 511
Great Britain

Leicester sideways duplex cancel: 1855 (14 June) 1d P.16 on entire letter (invoice from snuff and cigar manufacturer to a tea merchant) tied LEICESTER double arc sideways cancel type II to Lynn, few minor faults otherwise fine and good strike. Stamp cat £240 on cover.

Estimate £ 50.00
Lot 512
Great Britain

Liverpool Spoon cancel: 1856 (16 Sept) Cover Liverpool to Mottram in Longdendale bearing 2d blue star vertical pair for 4d rate both tied Liverpool spoon cancels Arundel #59, type B5 with postmark code T5. Tear in bottom right otherwise attractive high rate cover.

Estimate £ 100.00
Lot 513
Great Britain

Liverpool Spoon cancel: 1857 1d star on blued p.14 tied Liverpool spoon cancel Arundel #56 type (B1), addressed to Ireland and redirected to Parsonstown, recut cancel SG 40 Spec. C10.

Estimate £ 35.00
Lot 514
Great Britain

Liverpool Spoon cancels: group of five covers 1854-57 including 1854 1d star on blued p.16 tied Birmingham spoon cancel type (A15), 1855 (27 Jan) cvr with cancel type (B1, first week of use), 1856 two covers type (B9 & C3 very late use), 1857 Arundel #68, type (C3 recut code L3) good strike, some faults as usual, useful group. (5).

Estimate £ 100.00
Lot 515
Great Britain

Manchester Spoon cancel: 1858 (23 Feb) 1d P.14 on cover tied MANCHESTER spoon (type D3, good strike), on cvr to Burnley, few minor faults otherwise fine.

Estimate £ 35.00
Lot 516
Great Britain

Northampton Spoon cancel: 1858 (13 Aug) 1d star on cover tied Northampton experimental spoon duplex, original cut type, Arundel rating 'uncommon' with 5 recorded uses in August with two undated village cancels Wilby & Mears-Ashby on reverse

Estimate £ 40.00

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