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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 273		/o Great Britain, Mulready Envelope, 1840 1d, 2d, #U1-U2, 1d used with red Maltese with Tonbridge AU 15 cds and advert., 2d mint, mixed condition. SG £1,000+. Scott $975. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 274		Great Britain, 1840 Caricature "Fores's Comic" Broadsheet N.1, SG #2, Caricature inspired by a Mulready Letter Sheet, bearing tied copy 1840 1d by blurred red strike Maltese Cross with double split ring dispatch of Liverpool October 10, 1840 with transit of October 12 to Dumfriesshire in Scotland, partially reinforcing small edge tears. Illustrated page 26 of British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century by Ritchie Bodily, Ex Robson Lowe 1967 auction. 2017 Sismondo cert. Scott #1, British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century book records a total of 20 used examples of the Fores's Comic Envelope, at least 5 are fronts, another 5 have adhesives missing or replaced), most existing copies have some repairs or small faults . Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 275		Great Britain, 1d, Plate 1b on Cover, SG #2, good to large margins all round (showing part of E-J above), tied by black Maltese Cross, Newburgh to Edinburgh 19th Oct 1841, scarce on this pl., Very Fine. Scott #1 $640. SG £750. Very late usage . Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 276		Great Britain, 1d, Plate 2 on Cover, SG #2, 4 good margins, written in NY Oct 28, 1840, hand-carried across the Atlantic and posted in Liverpool 27th Nov, where the 1d was applied, vert. fold, Fine to Very Fine. Interesting letter from the Kennedy correspondence. Scott #1 $640. SG £750. Rare . Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 277		Great Britain, 1d, Plate 2 Two Copies on Cover, SG #2, Separated vertical pair with close to good margins, just tied by red Maltese Crosses 1 Jan 1841 from Edinburgh to Dunfermline, 2 vert folds, Fine. Scott #1 $960+. SG £1,125+. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 278		Great Britain, 1d, Plate 3 on Cover, SG #2, 4 close margins, from London (Charing Cross) to Dublin, tied to unfolded env. by black Maltese, red wax seal on reverse, tear flap, Fine. Scott #1 $640. SG £750. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 279		Great Britain, 1d, Plate 4 on Cover, SG #2, 4 close to large margins all round, tied by red-brown Maltese, Ware to London, 20 Jan 1841, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #1 $640. SG £750. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 280		Great Britain, 1d, Plate 5 on Cover, SG #2, State 1, 4 close to large margins all round, tied by black Maltese, Bristol local, April 1st 1841, #7 receiving house mark, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #1 $640. SG £750. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 281		o Great Britain, 1840, 1d, Plate 6, SG #2, black Maltese, crisp color, excellent margins all round, Extremely Fine overall. Scott #1 $325. SG £375. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 282		Great Britain, 1d, Plate 6 on Cover, SG #2, 4 close to large margins all round showing some pl. wear, tied by black Maltese, 5 March 1841 entire Cardiff to Bristol, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #1 $640. SG £750. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 283		Great Britain, 1d, Plate 7 on Cover, SG #2, 4 even margins all round, tied by slightly smudged black Maltese, unfolded entire Bath to London 15 Dec 1842, a Very Fine cover. Scott #1 $640. SG £750. Very late usage . Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 284		Great Britain, 1d, Plate 8 on Cover, SG #2, 4 close to nice margins, tied by black Maltese to local London usage 14 May 1841, TP Mile-End strike, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #1 $640. SG £750. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 285		Great Britain, 1d, Plate 9 on Cover, SG #2, 4 close to nice margins, tied by black Maltese to 28 April 1841 usage York to Brentwood, Essex with receiver of Apr 30, horiz. fold, Fine. Scott #1 $640. SG £750+. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 286		Great Britain, 1d, Plate 10 on Cover, SG #2, 4 good to large margins, tied by black Maltese to 3 May 1841 usage Winchester to Tenby, slight crease through stamp from fold, Fine. Scott #1 $850+. SG £950+. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 287		o Great Britain, 1840, 1d Group of 2, SG #2, one with 4 full margins red Maltese cancel pos. TJ, other 3½ margin with red Maltese cancel pos. BC, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #1 $640. SG £750. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 288		o Great Britain, 1840, 2d Blue, SG #5, four full margins with black Maltese, pos. MF, Very Fine. Scott #2 $700. SG £900. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 289		o Great Britain, 1848, QV (Embossed), 10d, SG #57, four clear margins, bold strike of numeral in grid cancel, Very Fine, 1988 PF cert. Scott #6 $1,500. SG £1,500. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 290		o Great Britain, 1878, QV, 10/-, Maltese Cross Watermark, SG #128, used, centered bottom, fresh, sound. Scott #74 $3,250. SG £3,200. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 291		Great Britain, 1882, QV, £5 Orange, SG #137, Never Hinged, "several vertical gum creases" (light), excellent color, well centered, Choice Very Fine, P.T.S. 2017 cert (for pair). Scott #93 $14,000 (hinged). SG £14,000 (hinged). , very rarely seen never hinged, from pair (see next lot) . Estimate $5,000-7,000. View details and photo	Realized $7,188
Lot 292		Great Britain, 1882, QV, £5 Orange, SG #137, Never Hinged, "several vertical gum creases (light)…scuffing at bottom right" and slightly at top right, excellent color, centered, handsome Very Fine appearance, P.T.S. 2017 cert copy (for pair). Scott #93 $14,000 (hinged). SG £14,000 (hinged). , very rarely seen never hinged, from pair . Estimate $3,500-4,500. View details and photo	Realized $4,888
Lot 293		Great Britain, 1884, QV, £1 Brown Lilac, Imperial Crowns Watermark, SG #185, "Part o.g., toned….partially reperforated", nice appearance, scarce with original gum, 1989 Richter, 2013 B.P.A. certs. Scott #110 $32,500. SG £32,000. Estimate $3,500-4,500. View details and photo	Realized $4,600
Lot 294		o Great Britain, 1891, QV, £1 Green, SG #212, used, sound. Scott #124 $800. SG £800. Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 295		o Great Britain, 1891, QV, £1 Green, SG #212, oval registry cancel. Scott #124 $800. SG £800. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 296		o Great Britain, 1902, Edward VII, £1, SG #266, oval registry cancel, and red crayon mark, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #142 $825. SG £825. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $127

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