Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

151

RF-SG (S.G. Spec. AS69, c) block of four on small piece, check letter "P" converted into "R" by hand engraving, good to large margins, creased corner at top right, otherwise very fine. (Image)

Est. £500-600

Closed or SOLD for £500.00
Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM

152

EH red-brown (S.G. Spec. AS69), tied to 1841 (26 Feb.) entire letter from Edinburgh to Dundee, cancelled by Maltese Cross in black and showing origin c.d.s. in red on reverse, stamp damaged at right, however the earliest probable known usage of the red printing on cover; a cover for the student of the red-brown stamps; 2000 Brandon certificate. (Image)

Est. £500-600

Closed or SOLD for £0.00
Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM

153

EA red-brown (S.G. Spec. AS69) with good to large margins, tied to 1841 (2 Sept.) folded entire from Scotland to London (4.9), cancelled by Maltese Cross in black, forwarded to Milan showing "Angl. / Calais" c.d.s. (6.9) and "A.T.F." h.s. both in red adjacent and lovely petite oval "Forwarded by / Messrs. / Coutts & Co." h.s. on reverse, rated "1/7" and "56", an outstanding inland cover forwarded abroad; 2000 RPS certificate. (Image)

Est. £500-600

Closed or SOLD for £800.00
Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM

154

A selection of red-browns (S.G. Spec. AS74,bd, AS75), comprising an unused single and four used examples, mainly fine. (Image)

Est. £80-100

Closed or SOLD for £160.00
Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM

155

DC-DG/EE-EG red-brown (S.G. Spec. AS74,b) irregular block of eight, mint with much original gum (age spotting), DD with first check letter double, large margins practically all round, vertical crease between F and G rows (virtually split in two), DC has small faults, nevertheless of fine appearance and one of the largest plate 11 mint multiples still in private hands; ex-Cooley. (Image)

Est. £1,000-1,200

Closed or SOLD for £900.00
Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM

156

MI red-brown (S.G. Spec. AS74tw) with good to large margins, bearing an exceptionally fine strike of the distinctive Wotton-under-Edge Maltese Cross in black, extremely fine; 1986 RPS certificate.

Est. £100-120

Closed or SOLD for £575.00
Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM

157

1841 Dickinson silk thread paper trial 1d. red-brown on blued (S.G. Spec. DP 22), a gorgeous block of four from the right of the sheet (IK-JL) showing inscription "ce the Labels ABOVE the Address and to", good to large margins on the other sides, left vertical row has silk thread, radiant colour, usual creases, otherwise very fine; ex-"Tes". (Image)

Est. £1,000-1,200

Closed or SOLD for £1,800.00
Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM

158

QK red-brown (S.G. Spec. AS74), good to large margins, tied to 1841 (19 Feb.) entire from London to Lincolnshire, cancelled by Maltese Cross in black and showing very fine "LS / 19 FE 19 / 1841" Maltese Cross origin d.s. on reverse; believed to be the earliest known postal usage of the Plate 11 red printing, which, though made before the blacks and printed on 29-30 January, is apparently not recorded used earlier; 2000 Brandon certificate. (Image)

Est. £3,000-4,000

Closed or SOLD for £0.00
Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM

159

LH and RH red-brown (S.G. Spec. AS74), bright colour and mainly large margins except RH touched at right, tied to 1841 (5 May) registered entire from London to Edinburgh (7.5), crisply cancelled by Maltese Crosses in black, showing "Paid" tombstone d.s. in red adjacent, endorsed in manuscript "registered" with accompanying "1/-" for registration fee, a very fine early line engraved registered cover; 1998 Brandon certificate. (Image)

Est. £250-300

Closed or SOLD for £600.00
Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM

160

FE red-brown (S.G. Spec. AS74) used to pay redirection fee on 1841 (10 May) entire (no side panels) to Burnt Island, then redirected to Edinburgh (12.5) on which Plate 8 black DL (S.G. Spec. AS46a) re-entry (stamp touched at right) was used to original destination, both cancelled by Maltese Cross in black, a fine and scarce combination cover; 1998 Brandon certificate. (Image)

Est. £1,000-1,200

Closed or SOLD for £0.00
Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM