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Postal Auction March 2024 - 342

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Lot 1381
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1864 May, 4d Bright Red with Hairlines, Plate 4. Entire London to Paris dated May14th 1863. Bearing 1862-64 4d bright red SG 81 (specialised cat J53 (1). Tied numeral 4 for the London District Office of Hamstead (CBP 7/1). Obverse has a transit mark for Calais ANG 15MAI 63 AMB CALAIS and a red PD mark in an oval (CBP 9/63). Backstamped London cancel with indented corners LONDON MY14 64 and a rather indistinct receiving mark for Paris and a wafer seal.

Estimate £ 65.00
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Lot 1382
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1864-79 1d rose-red plate 125 vertical pair (HH-IH) with top stamp hinged, bottom stamp unmounted mint. SG43.

Estimate £ 80.00
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Lot 1383
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1864-79 1d rose-red plate 221 (EP-PE) hinged mint, very fine centring. SG 43.

Estimate £ 38.00
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Lot 1384
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1865 April, 4d Pale Red, with Hairlines, Plate 4. Entire sent from London to Cognac in France dated April 27th 1865. Bearing 1862-64 4d pale red SG82 (specialised cat J53 (2). Tied duplex and vertical oval with the numeral 87 for the North London District Office (CBP 7/11). The front of the cover also has a transit mark for Calais ANG 28 AVRIL 63 AMB CALAIS and a red PD mark in an oval (CBP 9/63). The back of the cover has two receiving marks one for Paris and Bordeaux with a 7 sided centre ring BORDEAUX PARIS28 AVRIL 65 and a double ring mark for Cognac COGNAC (15) 29 AVRIL 65.

Estimate £ 50.00
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Lot 1385
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1865 December, 4d Vermilion Pair, Plate 7. An entire sent from Manchester to Paris dated Dec 26th 1865. Bearing a horizontal pair of the 1865-67 4d vermilion SG94 (specialised cat J54). Tied with a duplex and circular numeral 498 and a horiz. town cancel for Manchester (CBP 7/18). The front of the cover with a transit mark for Calais ANG 27 DEC 65 AMB CALAIS and a red PD mark in a circle (CBP 9/63). Company cancel for Steinthal and Co., Manchester. Reverse has a single ring transit mark for London DE LONDON DE27 65 and a Paris receiving mark PARIS 12 (28 DEC65 1865.

Estimate £ 60.00
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Lot 1386
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1865 (July) 3d rose plate 4 (NA) entire from London to Bishop Stortford dated July 12th 1865. Bearing 1865-1867 3d rose stamp SG92 (specialised J28) tied London district cancel WC 5 for Hendon (CB7/10). Backstamps incl. single ring cancel in red LONDON ? JY12 65 and a single ring Bishop Stortford receiving cancel in black BISHOP STORTFORD ? JY13 65. Filing folds (affecting the stamp). Sent from Bartle J.L. Here, a solicitor? at 28 Lincolns Inn Fields to Gilbert Barker, Thorley, Bishop Stortford.

Estimate £ 50.00
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Lot 1387
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1865 (Nov), 1s Green, Plate 4 (HH). A front only London to Philadelphia dated November 14th 1865. Bearing 1 shilling green, Plate 4 SG101 (spec. J103). Tied London district office duplex with a numeral 77 for East Dulwich and LONDON EC ? NO 14 65. Obverse has an American PAID mark in red and a US accountancy mark of 21 CENTS in a large circle in red for the total postage. While this is just a cover front the person to whom the letter was addressed makes this item more interesting. The cover is addressed to Josiah Randall Esq. Randall was a prominent lawyer in Philadelphia and a leading Henry Clay Whig politician. He was a strong supporter of prohibition and a key figure in the original formation of the Democrat party in America.

Estimate £ 50.00
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Lot 1388
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1865-73 4d vermilion mint or regummed selection of five different examples for plate 7, plate 10, 11, 12 & 13, various gum condition from large part original gum to regummed, all nice examples except for pl.13 which is faded somewhat, huge cat value Cat £2875. (5).

Estimate £ 300.00
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Lot 1389
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1866 August 4d Vermilion, Plate 8. A wrapper sent from Glasgow to Calais dated Aug 3rd 1866. Bearing 1865-67 4d vermilion SG94 (specialised cat J55). Tied duplex & circular date stamp 5L GLASGOW AU3 66 and a numeral 159 for Glasgow (CBP 7/23). Obverse with mark in red for Calais ANGL 4 AOUT 66 AMB CALAIS and a red PD mark in a circle (CBP 9/63). Company cancel for Robinow and Majoribanks of Glasgow and a 'Via London' in script. Reverse has a single ring transit mark for London in red FY LONDON AU3 66 and a double ring Calais receiving mark CALAIS 4 AOUT 66.

Estimate £ 36.00
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Lot 1390
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1866 (Oct) 6d Lilac. An envelope sent from Liverpool to Palermo, Sicily October 25th 1866. Bearing 1865 6d lilac stamp with a wing margin SG97, Plate 5 'with hyphen' (specialised J73(2) tied 466 duplex Liverpool and a CDDD I49 LIVERPOOL OC25 66(CBP 7/20) alongside red PD in an oval (CBP 9/63) manuscript 'Sicily'. Reverse single ring transit mark in red for London IN LONDON OC-26 66 and transit mark for Genoa GENO 28 OCT 66 IS. There is a single ring receiving mark for Palermo PALERMO 1 NOV 66 12M.

Estimate £ 50.00
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Lot 1391
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1866 Plain env to Biggar with ld red PL 74 cancel good Too-Late London duplex Ja 26 66 with very fine C & G/R.P.O. in circle H/S in black below. Few creases & minor soils & London & Biggar B/S. Long closed tear on face away from stamp & cachet.

Estimate £ 20.00
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Lot 1392
Great Britain - Queen Victoria

1866 Plain env to Peebles with QV 1d red cancel good Lanark duplex De 27 66. On rear part Peebles & fine Carn-wath dated arcs & fair-good ó strike N.W.Ry.Night, 1st type star & circle H/S. Heavy horiz fold & minor soils but sound. very scarce. Small spike hole at left away from pmks.

Estimate £ 45.00
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