1840 One Penny Black continued...
PLATE 5 STAMPS continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
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 LA-MC, Plate 5, a splendid full left sheet-margin
mint block of six (3 x 2), with partial inscription "Per Sheet. Place the
Labels ABOVE t", other margins very large except just a bit close at one
point at bottom left, marvelously bright and fresh, strong color and crisp
impression, full clean o.g., some minor h.r.'s, tiny scissor cut at bottom
frame line of position MB, some light creasing which is endemic to most
existing mint Penny Black multiples, tiny pinhole in margin between two
stamps, overall of very fine and exceptional appearance; one of the
premier inscription multiples from this, or any other plate, as well as
being one of the largest surviving mint multiples from Plate 5; 1994
BPA certificate; ex-Caspary, "Maximus" and Cooley. (Image) |
Est. $50,000-75,000
SOLD for $260,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
PLATE 5 COVERS
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 22 |
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 MA-MJ, Plate 5, an extraordinary horizontal strip
of ten, deep rich color, full to mostly large margins all around, MD has
small nick at top and there are a few small tears or faults also at top
(mainly in the margin), tied to large 1840 (15 Oct.) folded entire from
Dublin to Liverpool by Maltese Crosses in red, entire with couple of edge
tears, fine; a stunning ten pence rate cover and the largest recorded strip
from this plate on cover, a veritable showpiece; 1996 BPA certificate;
ex-"Daisy" and Pichai. (Image) |
Est. $15,000-20,000
SOLD for $72,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
PLATE 6 STAMPS
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 23 |
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 LC, Plate 6, select mint single, deep luxuriant
color, four large to very large margins, o.g., minor h.r., extremely fine;
1978 BPA certificate. (Image) |
Est. $4,000-5,000
SOLD for $12,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 MB-NC, Plate 6, an exceptional quality used block
of four, featuring not only uniformly large margins all around (just a bit
closer at right), but just as impressive is its wonderfully fresh color and
impression on bright paper, deep red Maltese Cross cancels, pressed out
horizontal crease in bottom pair not at all apparent from the face and not
affecting this block's extremely fine appearance; few used multiples exist
in this outstanding quality; ex-Cooley.
(Image) |
Est. $7,500-10,000
SOLD for $13,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
PLATE 6 COVERS
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 25 |
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 JA, Plate 6, three large margins, just touching
at left, tied to extremely attractive small size "Fore's Comic Envelope No.
1" Mulready caricature letter sheet by red Maltese Cross, posted from
London to Walsall, Staffordshire, "I/AU 18/1840" backstamp, in much better
condition than typically found, with only minor edge wear and the wax seal
having been cut out from reverse, very fine; a rare and eye-appealing
usage; 1996 BPA certificate. (Image) |
Est. $7,500-10,000
SOLD for $14,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 EH, Plate 6, mostly with clear to large margins,
a few slight surface abrasions, tied to 1840 (18 Oct.) entire letter (light
soiling) from Kilmarnock to Prince Edward Island, cancelled by
Maltese Cross in red, showing "Halifax/Nov 14/1840/Nova Scotia" double-ring
transit c.d.s. at left, with red boxed "Kilmarnock/OC 18/1840" (Sunday)
origin handstamp in red on reverse, various manuscript rate markings "1/-"
for transatlantic letter rate, "Cy 1n4 / 2 / 1n6" representing the total
due in currency including the inland colonial postage; an unusual and
fantastic destination - for British North America as a whole there are only
four covers recorded bearing Penny Blacks; 1992 BPA certificate;
ex-Pichai. (Image) |
Est. $15,000-20,000
SOLD for $27,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 DJ, Plate 6, single with close to ample margins,
tied to 1840 folded letter addressed to Rowland Hill, Esq./Downing
Street, the inventor of the postage stamp, black Maltese Cross cancel,
red fancy "2 An 2/DE 31/1840" handstamp on reverse, light vertical fold
just barely affecting stamp, letter itself is quite clean and fine; a
wonderful cover to begin a specialized Penny Black collection or any Great
Britain collection. (Image) |
Est. $3,000-4,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
PLATE 7 STAMPS
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 28 |
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 DK-EL, Plate 7, a fabulously fresh and choice
right sheet-margin block of four with partial "PRIC" imprint at bottom
right, other margins quite large except EK just touched at bottom, in an
incredible state of preservation and possessing a marvelous overall mint
"bloom", strong color and impression on bright paper, pristine full o.g.
with only a light hinge mark, in fact the superb bottom right stamp is
never hinged and could easily qualify as the finest quality never
hinged Penny Black in existence, DK with small surface rub in D square,
overall very fine; an enormously rare block, especially in this outstanding
condition; 1996 BPA certificate; ex-Shaida, "Daisy". (Image) |
Est. $40,000-50,000
SOLD for $130,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 AF-BH, Plate 7, a magnificently fresh and
eye-arresting top sheet-margin block of six (3 x 2), showing "Addrefs and
towards the RIGHT HAND SIDE of the" large part of the inscription, mostly
large margins on other three sides, superb color and impression on
brilliantly white paper, pristine full o.g. that is never hinged,
small natural paper inclusion in the margin below position BH, light
vertical filing bend/crease just just clips AF-BF in right margins, but not
at all affecting this incredibly rare block's sensational overall
appearance, very fine; 1972 BPA certificate; ex-Wills, Shaida and
"Tes". (Image) |
Est. $50,000-75,000
SOLD for $260,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 FA-GF, Plate 7, an absolutely spectacular left
sheet-margin block of twelve (6 x 2) on experimental thin paper, showing
"Back be careful not to remove the Cem" partial inscription in the full
sheet selvage, other margins quite large and magnificently balanced,
possessing an extraordinary overall freshness and brilliance that must be
seen in person to fully appreciate, superb color and impressions, pristine
o.g., all but one or two stamps never hinged, some light natural gum
wrinkling and two or three negligible tone specks that are of no
significance, extremely fine; a fantastic multiple of tremendous beauty and
rarity; signed in the sheet margin by both A. Diena and G. Bolaffi, as well
as being accompanied by a 1996 BPA certificate; ex-"Daisy". (imagea)
(Image) |
Est. $200,000-300,000
SOLD for $400,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 MJ-PL, Plate 7, a phenomenal right sheet-margin
mint block of twelve (3 x 4) on experimental thin paper, with full
inscription "In Wetting the Back be careful not to remove the Cement" in
full sheet selvage at right, other margins large to very large, having been
extracted from the famous mint block of twenty-eight from the incomparable
Seymour collection sold in a series of sales by Robson Lowe in 1951-52,
this being the finest and most impressive portion of that remarkable
multiple, marvelously bright and fresh, deep luxuriant color and crisp
impressions, full o.g., lightly hinged, there is some minor and quite
typical creasing in the right hand vertical strip (also just catching
position PK), overall very fine; one of the great classic multiples of
the world and a stunning exhibition piece; signed on the reverse in
pencil by, G. Bolaffi, A. Diena and E. Diena, as well as being accompanied
by 1959 Giulio Bolaffi, 1991 Enzo Diena and 1981 BPA certificates;
ex-Seymour, "Maximus" and Shaida.
(Image) |
Est. $200,000-300,000
SOLD for $400,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
PLATE 7 COVERS
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 32 |
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 BG, Plate 7, select four margin example tied to
very scarce 1841 registered folded letter to Antrim, Ireland,
superbly cancelled by a central strike of a black Maltese Cross, red double
boxed "PAID/AP27/1841" handstamp alongside, with manuscript endorsement
"No. 134/Registered Letter" at top left, red octagonal "Paid
at/Liverpool/AP 26 1841" marking at bottom left, backstamped "Antrim/AP
28/1841" on reverse, all markings and endorsements wonderfully strong, and
the folded letter is quite clean overall with a couple usual file folds,
very fine and choice: among the finest of the very few recorded
registered covers bearing a Penny Black; 1985 RPS certificate. (Image) |
Est. $7,500-10,000
SOLD for $200,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
PLATE 8 STAMPS
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 33 |
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 OE, Plate 8, an attractive mint single, well
clear to large margins on all four sides, black color is intense with a
razor-sharp impression, o.g., h.r., a fresh and very fine original gum
example from this scarcer plate; 1997 Brandon certificate. (Image) |
Est. $4,000-5,000
SOLD for $10,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 RG-TH, Plate 8, an extremely rare and desirable
bottom sheet-margin mint block of six (2 x 3), showing "ards the RIGHT HAND
SIDE of the" partial inscription in the wide sheet selvage, other margins
ample to quite large, extraordinarily fresh, strong rich color and crisp
detailed impressions, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, both the RG-RH and
TG-TH pairs with diagonal crease, neither of which affects its impressive
overall extremely fine appearance; any mint multiple from this elusive
plate is a major rarity, as very few of any size are known, particularly
being an inscription multiple; 1995 BPA certificate.
(Image) |
Est. $40,000-50,000
SOLD for $170,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
PLATE 8 COVERS
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 35 |
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 DD, Plate 8, three large margins, close at right,
used on a fascinating and most unusual 1841 triple usage turned folded
letter, sent by the S. Lewis & Co. to Lincoln on February 3rd, using
the DD stamp and tied by a red Maltese Cross and with Lincoln c.d.s. along
side, with a HH stamp (Plate 9) applied on a preprinted return form
attached to the original letter (not cancelled and with four full margins)
so it could be returned with a subscription for a dictionary being offered,
then original recipient turned the cover and sent it on February 6th to
Brigg from Lincoln, using a DL stamp (Plate 8, re-entry position) which is
tied by a red Maltese Cross, arriving the same day, entire letter has been
refolded to accommodate displaying all three adhesives for an exhibit page,
some minor soiling and edge wear, two cancelled stamps with minor file
creases passing through them, overall fine; certainly one of the most
unusual usages of a Penny Black one will ever encounter. (Image) |
Est. $10,000-15,000
SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
PLATE 9 STAMPS
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 36 |
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 QJ, Plate 9, scarce unused example from this
elusive plate, deep rich color, four ample to mostly large margins, faint
horizontal bend and just the slightest suggestion of a thin speck, very
fine appearance; ex-Cooley. (Image) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
PLATE 10 STAMPS
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 37 |
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 TJ-TL, Plate 10, the unique unused strip of three
from the bottom right corner of the sheet showing plate number "10" and
inscription "the Back be careful not to remove the Cement." in the sizable
sheet selvages, uncharacteristically fine impression for this plate, large
to enormous margins all around, some light barely perceptible pressed
creases which are inconsequential to this wonderful and famous corner plate
number piece which ranks among one of the most important line engraved
items extant; ex-Seymour, Shaida and Pichai.
(Image) |
Est. $50,000-75,000
SOLD for $150,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
PLATE 11 STAMPS
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 38 |
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 AF-CG, Plate 11, a stunning partial top sheet
margin block of six (2 x 3) showing inscription "Addrefs and towards the
RIGHT H", ample to large margins on other three sides, intense color, full
clean o.g., lightly hinged (at least two stamps may be never hinged), some
light bends/creases (mostly confined to the margins between the stamps) and
are of little significance given this block's enormous rarity and
importance; one of the premier mint multiples among the very few that
exist from the elusive Plate 11; 1996 BPA certificate;
ex-"Daisy". (Image) |
Est. $75,000-100,000
SOLD for $320,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1840 One Penny Black "V.R." Official
IMPRIMATUR
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 39 |
P |
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 SL, imprimatur, a gem right sheet-margin example
of this rare and desirable imprimatur of the "VR" Official, taken from the
first registration sheet before hardening, large to huge margins all
around, extremely fine; ex-Dale, "Tes".
(Image) |
Est. $10,000-15,000
SOLD for $32,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
STAMP
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 40 |
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 HE, an impressive quality mint single, being the
double letter variety showing clear doubling of the check letter "H"
(S.G. Spec. #VR1b), four full and wonderfully balanced margins, crisp
detailed impression, o.g., extremely fine; mint examples of the "V.R."
Official are seldom encountered this choice; 1981 RPS certificate. (Image) |
Est. $10,000-15,000
SOLD for $30,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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