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Commonwealth Individual Lots - Great Britain

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 453		Great Britain, 1840, 1d Mulready Letter Sheet, SG #ME1, red Maltese, May 28, 1840 usage from Devizes to Bristol, Forme gone from flap damage, light wrinkling, otherwise Fine. Scott #U3 $500. SG £450 ($580). Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 454		Great Britain, 1840, 1d Mulready Letter Sheet, SG #ME1, red Maltese, May 21, 1840 usage, Bath to Ipswitch, Forme 1, stereo a8, interesting content about these "new" envelopes, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #U3 $500. SG £450 ($580). Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $1,323
Lot 455		Great Britain, 1840, 1d Mulready Envelope, SG #ME2, red Maltese, May 30, 1840 cancel, to Maidstone, Forme 2, stereo a145, light wrinkles, otherwise Fine. Scott #U1 $500. SG £450 ($580). Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $196
Lot 456		Great Britain, 1840, 1d Mulready Envelope, SG #ME2, red Maltese, Forme 2, stereo a150, Harwich JU 3 1840 cancel in red on reverse, bit soiled, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott #U1 $500. SG £475 ($620). Estimate $150-170. View details and photo	Realized $138
Lot 457		Great Britain, 1840, 2d Mulready Letter Sheet, SG #ME3, unused, stereo a103, Very Fine. Scott #U4 $425. SG £375 ($490). Estimate $140-160. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 458		Great Britain, 1840, 2d Mulready Envelope, SG #ME4, unused, stereo a103, light soiling, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott #U2 $450. SG £400 ($520). Estimate $120-140. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 459		Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, Plate 1a on Cover, SG #2, close 4 margins tied to folded letter by red Maltese cross cancel, 16 Sept. 1840 usage from Prescott to St. Helens, Fine. Scott #1 $650. SG £650 ($840). Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 460		o Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, Plate 1a Watermark Inverted, SG #2e, Red Maltese, close to large margins all around, thin, Fine appearance. Scott #1c $2,250. SG £2,000 ($2,600). Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 461		o Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, Plate 1b, SG #2, red Maltese, large margins, lovely copy, almost Extremely Fine. Scott #1 $325. SG £300 ($390). Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 462		o Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, Plate 1b, SG #2, red Maltese, 4 nice margins, Very Fine. Scott #1 $325. SG £300 ($390). Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 463		o Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, Plate 2, SG #2, red Maltese, nice margins all around, Very Fine. Scott #1 $350. SG £300 ($390). Estimate $120-160. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 464		Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, Plate 2 on Cover, SG #2, close to good margins, tied to folded letter by red Maltese, 11 Nov. 1840 usage from Inverness to Edinburgh, Scotland, Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Peter Kau. Scott #1 $625. SG £600 ($780). , one of very few Inverness 1d black covers known . Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 465		Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, Plate 3 on Cover, SG #2, close to good margins, tied by red Maltese to folded letter, 12 June 1840 usage from London to Carmarthan, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #1 $725. SG £700 ($910). Estimate $180-220. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 466		o Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, Plate 4, SG #2, red Maltese cross cancel, 4 margins, sharp impression, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #1 $350. SG £325 ($420). Estimate $120-160. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 467		Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, Plate 4 on Cover, SG #2, close to large margins, tied by bold red Maltese to folded letter, 9 August 1840 usage from Roscrea to Worcester, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #1 $650. SG £625 ($810). Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 468		Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, Plate 5 on Cover, SG #2, close to good margins, tied by red Maltese to folded letter, 1 July 1840 usage from Bedford to Cambridge, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #1 $625. SG £600 ($780). Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 469		o Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, Plate 6, SG #2, red Maltese cross cancel, 4 margins, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #1 $325. SG £300 ($390). Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 470		Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, Plate 6 on Cover, SG #2, close to good margins, tied by black Maltese to folded letter, boxed 12 April 1841 cancel from Whithorn, Scotland to Kilmarnock, Scotland, vert crease, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #1 $625. SG £600 ($780). Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 471		o Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, Plate 7, SG #2, red Maltese, 4 large margins, lovely copy, Very Fine. Scott #1 $350. SG £325 ($420). Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 472		o Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, Plate 8, State 1, SG #2, red Maltese, 4 margins, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #1 $450. SG £425 ($550). Estimate $130-170. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 473		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 474		o Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, Plate 10, SG #2, black Maltese, 4 margins, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #1 $800. SG £750 ($980). Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 475		o Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, Plate 11, SG #2, bold black Maltese, 4 margins, missing from most collections, Fine to Very Fine, RPS (1983) cert. Scott #1 $4,500. SG £4,000 ($5,200). Estimate $1,500-1,700. View details and photo	Realized $1,840
Lot 476		o Great Britain, 1840 Group of 5 Different Penny Black Plates, SG #2, Maltese cancels, consists of plates #1a, 2, 3, 5 and 8 (state 2), all 4 margins, couple minor faults, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott #1 $1,875+. SG £1,775+ ($2,310). Estimate $350-450. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 477		o Great Britain, 1840, 2d Pale Blue, Plate 1, SG #6, black Maltese, 4 margins, lovely copy, Very Fine. Scott #2a $900. SG £900 ($1,170). Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 478		o Great Britain, 1840, 2d Blue, Plate 1, SG #5, red Maltese, nice margins to touching, Fine. Scott #2 $800. SG £700 ($910). Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 479		o Great Britain, 1840, 2d Blue, Plate 1, SG #5, black Maltese, close to good margins, small filled thin, Fine appearance. Scott #2 $800. SG £675 ($880). Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 480		o Great Britain, 1840, 2d Blue, Plate 2, SG #5, black Maltese cross cancel, 4 margins, Very Fine. Scott #2 $925. SG £850 ($1,100). Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $719
Lot 481		o/ Great Britain, 1841, 1d Red Brown, Printed From "Black" Plates, SG #7, consists of all plates used, plus plate 8 state 2 and 3, plate 2 and 8 (state 2) on cover, all but plate 1a clear margin copies, nice lot, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott #3 var. SG £2,390+ ($3,110). Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 482		P Great Britain, 1841, 1d Red Brown, Plate 156 "Imprimatur", SG #8, o.g., lovely 4 margin copy, fresh, Fine to Very Fine. Ex. Royal Collection. RPS (2004) cert. Scott #3. SG £475 ($620). Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 483		/ Great Britain, 1841, 1d Red Brown, Plate 70, Block of 9, SG #8, o.g. (couple n.h.), 2 vert. creases, close to good margins, scarce multiple, Fine appearance, Karl-Albert Louis (1999) cert. for block of 48. Scott #3 $5,750. SG £4,500 (as singles) ($5,850). Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $1,438
Lot 484		o/ Great Britain, 1841, 1d Red Brown Exhibit, SG #8, mounted and written up on exhibit pages, plate number 12 to 175 complete used, plus block of 6, strips of 3 (2), 4 and 2 pairs, also 13 covers, noted numerous Maltese Cross cancels in black, mostly 4 margin copies, plus reference material, lovely group to expand, generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott #3. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 485		() Great Britain, 1841, 2d Blue, "White Lines", Plate 4, SG #14, regummed, 4 margins, lovely copy, Very Fine. Scott #4 $4,000. SG £5,250 ($6,820). Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $1,035
Lot 486		Great Britain, 1841, 2d Blue, "White Lines", SG #14, Part o.g. (paper and hinge remnants), large margins to touching, fresh color, Just Fine. Scott #4 $4,000. SG £4,250 ($5,520). Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 487		Great Britain, 1841, 2d Blue, "White Lines" on Cover to India, SG #14, strip of 3, pair and single tied to folded letter, just touching to clear margins, paying the 1/- prepaid rate, 23 August 1847 usage from Wolverhampton to Calcutta, forwarded to Allabad, 1847 Oct 25 boxed cancel on reverse, scarce usage, Fine. Scott #4. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $978
Lot 488		o Great Britain, 1855, 1d Red Brown, Reconstructed Plate, SG #29, die II, complete, A-A to T-L, in glassines, generally Fine. Scott #16 $5,040. SG £4,320 ($5,620). Estimate $300-400. View details	Realized $431
Lot 489		o Great Britain, 1857, 1d Rose Red "Star", SG #40, die II, many thousands used sorted in stockbooks by alpha, also collection in album with inverted watermarks, varieties, few blocks of 4, shades, etc., also literature, high cat., usual condition, generally Fine. Scott #20. Estimate $3,000-4,000. View details	Realized $4,140
Lot 490		o Great Britain, 1864, 1d Rose Red, Plate 225, SG #43, used, scarce, Fine. Scott #33 $750. SG £700 ($910). Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 491		Great Britain, 1864, 1d Rose Red on Illustrated Covers, SG #43, 3 covers and 6 fronts, incl. 1864 cover with advertising collar for Grant's Cherry Brandy, 1875 usage on Mulready reproduction (front), hand illustrated fronts (4 in black, 2 in color) from 1877 and 1879, most unusual group, generally Fine. Scott #33. Estimate $500-750. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 492		o Great Britain, 1870, ½d Rose, Plate 9, SG #49, used (gum on reverse), sound, Fine overall. Scott #58 $750. SG £700 ($910). Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $138
Lot 493		o Great Britain, 1855, 4d Carmine on Bluish, Inverted Watermark, SG #62, used, Fine. Scott #22 var. $400+. S.G. Spec. #J47f £1,000 ($1,300). Estimate $200-250. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 494		Great Britain, 1855, 4d Carmine on Bluish on Cover to France, SG #62, 3 singles tied to folded letter by London "15" in diamond cancels, MY 8, 1856 iron cross cancel on reverse, to Paris, Calais 9 Mai 56 transit cancel, stamp in middle has faults at upper right, otherwise Fine. Scott #22 $1,500. SG £1,400 ($1,820). Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 495		Great Britain, 1856, 1/- on Mourning Cover to Dr. Livingstone's "Zambezi Expedition", SG #72, docketed Nov 2nd, 1858 at top, Bradford NO 8, 1858 cancel on front, Devon PO NO 5 58 cancel in blue and Capetown DE 14 1858 cancel in red on reverse, addressed to Richard Thornton, lovely historical piece, Fine to Very Fine. Geologist on the expedition (1858-1864), who was later dismissed by Dr. Livingstone. Scott #28. Estimate $450-550. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 496		Great Britain, 1867, 2/- Dull Blue on Folded Wrapper to Colombia, SG #118, die II, tied by double strike London AP 2 73 and oval "33" cancel to Bogota, very clean, a Very Fine cover. Scott #55 $750. SG £700 ($910). Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 497		o Great Britain, 1872, 6d Chestnut, SG #122a, plate 11, horizontal pair, canceled by good strike of Eastbourne intaglio seal, small corner crease, still attractive, Very Fine appearance. Scott #59 $105+. SG £110+ ($140). Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $184
Lot 498		S Great Britain, 1867, 5/- Rose, Overprint Specimen, S.G. Spec. #J122a, Maltese Cross watermark, type 8, full o.g., fresh, Very Fine. Scott #57. S.G. Spec. £700 ($910). Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 499		o Great Britain, 1878, 10/- Greenish Gray, SG #128, used, fresh, nice example, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #74 $2,900. SG £2,800 ($3,640). Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 500		o Great Britain, 1882, £5 Orange, SG #137, Glasgow AP 5 94 cancel, fresh, well centered, lovely example, Very Fine. Scott #93 $5,000. SG £4,500 ($5,850). Estimate $2,000-2,200. View details and photo	Realized $2,645
Lot 501		Great Britain, 1877, 4d Sage Green, SG #153, plate 16, large part o.g., notations on reverse, couple slightly dirty perf tips, Fine or better. Scott #70 $1,100. SG £1,000 ($1,300). Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 502		P Great Britain, 1876, 8d Orange Imperf Trial Color, Overprinted "Specimen", S.G. Spec. #J91A, large part o.g., nice margins all around, Very Fine. Scott #73 var. SG #156TC. S.G. Spec. £300 (from) ($390). Estimate $100-140. View details and photo	Realized $138

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