General Foreign Stamps and Covers continued...

Great Britain

Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
222		1687 Folded Letter from Edinburgh to London with black "Inspector's Crown" handstamp, rate change in ms. alongside handstamp, "AU/19" in circle Bishop Mark on reverse, Fine and seldom seen (Image)	E. 400-500 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
223		1840, 1p Black (1, SG 2). Plate 1a, J-A, ample to huge margins including trace of marginal imprint at left, attractively cancelled by a so-called "purple brown" Maltese Cross, Extremely Fine (SG £250) (Image)	250.00 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction
224		1840, 1p Black (1, SG 2). O-A, large to huge margins including left sheet margin, light red Maltese Cross cancellation, Extremely Fine, SG £250 (Image)	260.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
225		1840, 1p Black (1, SG 2). E-F, Large margins, bright paper and intense shade, red Maltese Cross cancel, Extremely Fine (Image)	260.00 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
226		1840, 1p Black (1, SG 2). Horizontal strip of three, JI-JK, clear to large margins, each with neat red Maltese Cross cancellation, center stamp light crease, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, SG £750 (Image)	780.00 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
227		1840, 1p Black (1, SG 2). Horizontal strip of four from Plate 5, DA-DD, large margins to just in, neat strikes of Maltese Cross cancels, folded vertically at center mostly between stamps, few toned spots, otherwise Fine, attractive multiple, SG £1,000 as singles (Image)	1,040.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
228		1840, 1p Black (1, SG 2). 24 used examples, clear to large margins, Fine to mostly Very Fine lot, SG £6,000	6,240.00 SOLD for $4,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
229		1840, 1p Black (1, SG 2). 24 used examples, clear to large margins, Fine to mostly Very Fine lot, SG £6.,000	6,240.00 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
230		1840, 1p Black (1, SG 2). 34 used examples, virtually all clear to large margins, faults, many tiny or trivial, Fine-Very Fine appearing lot, SG £8,500	8,840.00 SOLD for $3,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
231		1840, 1p Black (1, SG 2). 13 used examples, margins virtually all around, Fine-Very Fine lot, SG £3,250	3,380.00 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
232		1840, 1p Black (1, SG 2). 189 used examples, cut in and/or faulty, Very Good-Very Fine appearance, despite quality, seldom seen in such large quantity, useful for plating study, SG £47,250	49,140.00 SOLD for $12,000.00 Will close during Public Auction