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LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

Estimate in AU$'s

1321

1840 Penny Black 1d black SG 2 [PB] stated to be from Plate 10, margins close to good, light Maltese Cross cancel in red, SG Specialised Cat £1500.

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1322

1840 Penny Black 1d black SG 2 [CC] from Plate 10 with Flaw on 'O' of 'ONE' (State 3), margins just touching at upper-right to good, light Maltese Cross cancel in black, Cat £950. State 3 of the 'O' Flaw is found only on the upper four rows of Plate 10 (see also next Lot).

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1323

1840 Penny Black 1d black SG 2 [BF] stated to be from Plate 10 without the 'O' Flaw, margins good to just close at lower-right, light Maltese Cross cancel in red, SG Specialised Cat £1500 for the red cancel plus a premium for being one of only six positions (of 240) without the 'O' Flaw.

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Estimate AU$400

SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1324

1840 Penny Black 1d black SG 2 [RG] from Plate 10 with Long-Tailed 'R' (Converted from 'P' by Hand) & Flaw on 'O' of 'ONE' (State 2), margins close to good at base, on small piece with light indistinct Maltese Cross cancel in black, SG Specialised Cat £1100. The 'Long-Tailed R' is found only on the eighteenth row of Plate 10.

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1325

1840 Penny Black 1d grey-black (worn plate) SG 3 [CC] stated to be from Plate 1a, margins good to close at lower-right, light Maltese Cross cancel in red, SG Specialised Cat £525. Very attractive. The illustration is above Lot 1320.

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1326

1840 Penny Black 1d grey-black (worn plates) SG 3 Plate 4 corner letters [IL], margins good to large, affixed to large piece but apparently uncancelled, very fine 'Pierce Bridge/Penny Post' cursive script handstamp alongside and 'DARLINGTON/NO11/1840' cds in blue arrival (?) partly over red wax seal remnants, light horizontal fold clear of the stamp & markings, Cat £16,500 for unused.

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Estimate AU$2,000

SOLD for AU$1,500.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1327

1840 Penny Black complete sheet reconstruction [AA-TL] most appear to be Black SG 2 but noted a few Grey-Black (worn plate) SG 3, each identified by Plate Number above the stamps and stated to comprise Plate 1a x16 including [ED] on Bleuté Paper & [QA] with Double 'Q', Plate 1b x18 including [IL] with Re-Cut Letters and wide margin at right (creased), Plate 2 x10 including two horizontal pairs [JK-JL] & [QF-QG], Plate 3 x20, Plate 4 x36 including [HA] with wide margin at left & [TL] on Bleuté Paper, Plate 5 x24, Plate 6 x36, Plate 7 x11, Plate 8 x25, Plate 9 x3, Plate 10 x39 including [EI] with Tall 'I', [MG-MH] horizontal pair and [OJ] with Double 'J' and Plate 11 x2 [CL] & [RH] the first touching on all sides, the other with margins close to touching on three sides. It appears that the majority are fine to very fine examples with full margins and all with Maltese Cross cancels in either red or black, Cat £135,000+ as identified. A remarkable achievement. [Mounted on three album pages for display] (240)

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Estimate AU$30,000

SOLD for AU$34,000.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1328

1840 Tuppence Blue 2d deep full blue SG 4 [RH], margins good to large, slightly indistinct Maltese Cross cancel in black, Cat £1200.

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$400.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1329

1840 Tuppence Blue 2d blue SG 5 [SC], margins close - at upper-left - to large, neat Maltese Cross cancel in black, Cat £975.

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1330

1840 Tuppence Blue 2d blue SG 5 [QF], good even margins, superb almost complete Maltese Cross cancel in black, Cat £975.

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Estimate AU$250

SOLD for AU$210.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1331

1840 Tuppence Blue 2d blue SG 5 [NL] with Double Letter 'N', margins close to good, neat almost complete Maltese Cross cancel in black clear of the variety, SG Specialised Cat £1100.

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1332

1840 Tuppence Blue 2d blue SG 5 [MI], margins good to just touching at lower-right, tied to small piece by light but clear Numbers in Maltese Cross '9' cancel in black, SG Specialised Cat £14,000. [Note, if the cancel was '6', the cross at the top of the impression would be evident]

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Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$1,600.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1333

1840 Tuppence Blue 2d blue SG 5 horizontal pair [BH-BI], margins close - at base of right-hand unit - to good, tied to small piece by two neat strikes of Maltese Cross cancel in red, SG Specialised Cat £2200+ for a pair plus a premium for the cancels in red (+25% for singles). Plus another small piece apparently from the same article with London 'JUN/2/1840' cds in red, which would make this a very early usage in the first month of issue.

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Estimate AU$600

SOLD for AU$625.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1334

1840 Tuppence Blue 2d pale blue SG 6 [CE], good even margins, light Maltese Cross cancel in black, Cat £1100.

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1335

1840 Tuppence Blue 2d pale blue SG 6 [JI], margins shaved - at upper-left - to good, superb almost complete strike of Maltese Cross cancel in red, SG Specialised Cat £1250+ for the red cancel plus a premium for the scarcer shade.

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Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1336

1841 Penny Red 1d red-brown on more or less Blued Paper SG 8 group with very fine almost complete Numbers in Maltese Cross cancels in black comprising '1', '2', '3' on Ivory Head horizonatal pair, '4' (superb) & '9', all a bit lacking in the margins department, SG Specialised Cat £1590. (4 singles + pair)

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Estimate AU$300

SOLD for AU$290.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1337

1841 Penny Red 1d red-brown on Very Blued Paper SG 8a [SJ], margins good to large at lower-right, large-part original gum, Cat £700.

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Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1338

1841 Penny Red 1d red-brown on Very Blued Paper SG 8a [AK], margins good to close at top & base, very fine almost complete strike of the distinctive Scottish Maltese Cross of Kilmarnock (dot in centre) in black, SG Specialised Cat £1400.

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Estimate AU$200

SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1339

1841 Tuppence Blue with White Lines complete sheet reconstruction [AA-TL], most appear to be blue SG 14 but noted a range of shades (and a few oxidised), includes pairs x27, strips of 3 x4, strips of 4 x2 [GI-GL] & [JA-JD] and a strip of 5 [HH-HL], also [AC] with part-imprint at top, some annotated varieties including Shifted Transfer in pair [PB-PC], a mixture of Maltese Cross cancels including Numbered '1', '2', '4' & '12' x2 and other Numerals including superb '736' on [AD] & Irish '141' on [LA-LB] pair, the condition a little variable but many appear to be very fine examples with full margins, Cat £27,500+. (240) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate AU$4,000

SOLD for AU$3,000.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM

1340

1864-79 Recess Printed by Plate Number comprising 1d red SG 43-44 complete from '71' to '225' (ex '77') almost all selected very lightly cancelled examples including a few apparently unused, then 2d blue SG 45-47 complete '7' to '15' plus ½d rose SG 48-49 complete '1' to '20' and 1½d red SG 51-52 un-numbered (Plate 1) & '3', centring variable as usual but generally fine to very fine, Cat £3750+. A well above-average composition. (180 approx) (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

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Estimate AU$1,000

SOLD for AU$850.00
Closing..Feb-21, 06:00 PM