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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1175		/ Great Britain, 1840 Mulready Letter Sheet, 1d Black, SG #ME1, Unsevered pair, Forme 2, a16, a21, folds and several small chips in selvage, one sheet clean, other slightly toned from exposure, usual folds, scarce multiple, Fine. Scott #U3 $670+. SG £650+. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 1176		/ Great Britain, 1840 Mulready Envelope, 2d Blue, SG #ME4, unused, Forme a196, light soiling, Fine. Scott #U2 $450. SG £450. Estimate $140-160. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 1177		o Great Britain, 1840, 1d Plate 1a, Pair, SG #2, red Maltese cancels, 3 margins, some soiling on reverse, Fine. Scott #1 $1,300. SG £1,200. Estimate $180-220. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 1178		o Great Britain, 1840, 1d Plates 2 and 5, SG #2, both 4 margin, first red Maltese cancel with corner crease lower right, second black Maltese cancel, repaired corner lower right, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott #1 $650. SG £700. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 1179		Great Britain, 1840, 1d Plate 4 on Cover, SG #2, 4 close to huge marginal copy tied to folded letter by red Maltese cancel, Roscria AU 9, 1840 cancel and Worcester AU 11 receiving cancel on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #1 $640. SG £700. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 1180		o Great Britain, 1840, 1d Plate 7, SG #2, black Maltese cancel, 4 close to large margins, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #1 $350. SG £375. Estimate $150-170. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 1181		Great Britain, 1840, 1d Plate 8 on Cover, SG #2, 3+ margin copy tied to folded letter sheet by red Maltese cancel, Attleborough FE ? 1841 cancel in red and Norwich FE 5 1841 receiving cancel in black on reverse, Fine. Scott #1 $790. SG £850. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 1182		o Great Britain, 1840, 1d Group of 8, SG #2, used, Plates #1b (2), 3, 6-9, all are faulty to some degree, but most are presentable copies, mixed condition. Scott #1 $2,425. SG £2,775. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 1183		o Great Britain, 1840, 2d Blue, SG #5, black Maltese cross cancel, 4 close to clear margins, Fine. Scott #2 $700. SG £875. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 1184		o Great Britain, 1840, 2d Pale Blue, SG #6, black Maltese cancel, 4 close to clear margins, Fine. Scott #2a $900. SG £1,000. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 1185		o Great Britain, 1841, 1d Red Brown With Numeral Cancels, SG #8, 7 items, "1" on pair (left copy creased), "3" (crease), "5" (faults), "6" to "10" all sound, mostly strong strikes, Fine. Scott #3 $1,610. SG £1,565. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $127
Lot 1186		Great Britain, 1841, 1d Red Brown on Very Blue Paper, SG #8a, full o.g., close to large margins, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #3f $725. SG £700. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 1187		o Great Britain, 1854, 6d Purple, SG #60, nice margins around, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #7 $1,000+. SG £1,000+. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 1188		o Great Britain, 1867, 5/- Pale Rose, Plate 2, SG #127, Maltese Cross watermark, used (slightly oily cancel), otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott #57a $1,200. SG £1,350. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 1189		o Great Britain, 1878, 10/- Greenish Gray, SG #128, used, Fine overall. Scott #74 $2,900. SG £3,200. Estimate $700-800. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 1190		o Great Britain, 1882, 5/- Rose, Plate 4, SG #134, Anchor watermark, used, sealed tear at top, Very Fine appearance. Scott #90a $3,250. SG £4,200. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 1191		Great Britain, 1875, 2½d Rosy Mauve, Plate 3, SG #139, Anchor watermark, large part o.g., Fine. Scott #66 $850. SG £950. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 1192		Great Britain, 1873, 1/-, Stock Exchange Forgery, SG #148 var., "Possible lettering" B-J, plate 5, seldom seen on piece with another genuine adhesive, Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Tilles. Scott #64a var. SG £700. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 1193		Great Britain, 1883, 6d on 6d Lilac, SG #162, large part o.g., Fine. Scott #95 $550. SG £650. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 1194		o Great Britain, 1884, £1 Brown Lilac, SG #185, used, Fine for this. Scott #110 $3,250. SG £2,800. Estimate $800-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 1195		o Great Britain, 1888, £1 Brown Lilac, SG #186, Orbs watermark, used, small thin, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott #123 $4,250. SG £4,250. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 1196		Great Britain, 1882-84, ½d to £5 Vignettes on Promotional Card, crude designs in issued colors on stiff card, printed at top "Scheme showing the Designs and Colours of the Stamps that will be in used after April the 1st, 1884", unusual item, Fine. Estimate $100-200. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 1197		Great Britain, 1883, 9d Dull Green, SG #195, full o.g., Fine to Very Fine. Scott #106 $950. SG £1,200. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $316
Lot 1198		Great Britain, 1887-1900 Jubilee ½d-1/- Values, SG #197/211, specialized collection with 78 mint copies all identified by SG specialized cat., also incl. corresponding used (not been counted in cat. value), better items incl. 4½d green & deep bright carmine, 5d scarce die I, nice group, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott #111-122, 125-126. SG £4,800 ++. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 1199		Great Britain, 1902 De La Rue 10/- Ultramarine, SG #265, l.h., light natural gum wrinkles, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott #141 $775. SG £850. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 1200		Great Britain, 1902 De La Rue £1 Dull Blue Green, SG #266, o.g., few gum soaked perf tips at top, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott #142 $2,000. SG £2,000. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 1201		o Great Britain, 1902 De La Rue £1 Dull Blue Green, SG #266, Guernsey cancel, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #142 $750. SG £800. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 1202		o Great Britain, 1902 De La Rue £1 Dull Blue Green, SG #266, used, partial blue registry crayon mark, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #142 $750. SG £800. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 1203		Great Britain, 1913 Coils, ½d-1d Set, SG #397/98, Royal Cypher Multiple watermark, l.h., Fine to Very Fine. Scott #177-178 $435. SG £425. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 1204		Great Britain, 1935, £1 P.U.C. on Registered Cover to Argentina, SG #438, corner copy, tied to oversized commercial cover by registered London Chief Office 4 Jan 35 cancels, additional 1½d (2) values, via German air service (red cachet), Buenos Aires "11.1.35" receiving cancels on reverse, a lovely exhibit piece, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #209. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 1205		Great Britain, 1935, 2½d GV Silver Jubilee, Prussian Blue Color Error, SG #456a, n.h., very well centered, one slightly short perf at top right, Very Fine very desirable stamp, signed in pencil on reverse, PTS (2014) cert. (not mentioning short perf). Scott #229a $11,000. SG £12,500. 3 sheets were sent to PO in Edmonton, 4th one later located, 200 probably exist . Estimate $8,000-10,000 Original invoice from Wallace of London in 1936 for £40 ($100). View details and photo	Realized $14,375
Lot 1206		Great Britain, 1956, 3d Deep Lilac, Imperf on 3 Sides, Horizontal Strip of 3, SG #545a, n.h., tear at top of right copy (could be removed to make sound pair), scarce modern error, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #322 var. SG £2,700 (pair). Estimate $700-800. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 1207		Great Britain, 2004, £1.12 Trial Value, SG #2499 var., on backing paper, with issued 68p for comparison, mentioned in SG Concise, unusual item, Very Fine. Scott #2244e var. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 1208		() Great Britain, Official, 1840, "V R" 1d Black, SG #V1, unused, cutting at top to just clear margins, a rare item, Just Fine, BPA #81467 (cert. has become separated from stamp). Scott #O1 $35,000. SG £32,000. Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details and photo	Realized $4,025
Lot 1209		o Great Britain, Inland Revenue, Govt. Parcels; 1883, 9d Dull Green, SG #O63, used, "small tone spot at top left", otherwise Fine to Very Fine, Brandon (2008) cert. Scott #O29 $1,050. SG £1,000. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115

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