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British Commonwealth Individual Lots - Great Britain 1840 Issue to 1880 Issue
 
 
Lot Photo Description Realized
Lot 540
Great Britain, Mulready, 1840, 1d Mulready Envelope, Unused, forme #1, #a139, soil spots on face, otherwise fine, Fine.
Scott #U1 $300.
SG £325.
Estimate $120-140.
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Lot 541
Great Britain, Mulready, 1840, 2d Envelope, unused, #a202, fresh, Very Fine.
Scott #U2 $375.
SG £400.
Estimate $150-200.
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$322
Lot 542
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Great Britain, 1d, Plate 1b, SG #2, black Maltese, nice balanced 4 margins, Very Fine.
Scott #1 $275.
SG £275.
Estimate $130-150.
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$150
Lot 543
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Great Britain, 1d, Plate 2, SG #2, red Maltese, margins 3 sides to touching right middle, mark on reverse, sharp impression, Fine.
Scott #1 $275.
SG £275.
Estimate $100-120.
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Lot 544
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Great Britain, 1d, Plate 3, SG #1, red Maltese, good to large marginal copy, pinhole, deep color, Very Fine or better appearance.
Scott #1a $375.
SG £375.
Estimate $80-100.
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$161
Lot 545
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Great Britain, 1d, Plate 4, SG #2, red Maltese, good to large margins all round, light corner crease, overall Very Fine.
Scott #1 $300.
SG £300.
Estimate $100-120.
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$92
Lot 546
Great Britain, 1840, Plate 6 on 1841 Cover, SG #2, good margins to large at top (showing border of upper adhesive) tied by red Maltese on Feb. 1841 folded from Durham to Hartlepool, horiz. fold otherwise clean cover, Fine usage.
Scott #1.
Estimate $180-200.
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$403
Lot 547
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Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, Plate 9, "Manchester Fishtail" Cancel, SG #2, Maltese Cross in black, 3+ margins, scarce item, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #1.
SG £1,000.
Estimate $300-350.
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Lot 548
Great Britain, 1840, 1d Plate 9 on 1841 Cover, SG #2, large margins to close at bottom right, tied by black Maltese on Feb. 1841 folded letter from Chard, Somerset to Bridport, clean cover, Fine usage.
Scott #1 $475+.
SG £475+.
Estimate $150-200.
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$276
Lot 549
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Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, 1842 1d Red Matched Plates 2, SG #2, 7, matched L-C, red or black Maltese cancels, margins all around on both, lovely pair, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #1, 3a $415.
SG £515.
Estimate $200-250.
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$265
Lot 550
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Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, 1842 1d Red Matched Plates 2, SG #2, 7, matched T-K, red or black Maltese cancels, margins all around on both, lovely pair, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #1, 3a $415.
SG £515.
Estimate $200-250.
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$230
Lot 551
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Great Britain, 1840, 2d Blue, SG #5, red Maltese cancel, small corner crease upper left in margin to design, large to huge margins, Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott #2 $700.
SG £700.
Estimate $200-250.
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$575
Lot 552
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Great Britain, 1841, 2d Blue, "White Lines", Plate 3 and Plate 4, SG #14, first, strip of 5 with black Maltese cancels, irregular margins, 2nd, strip of 3, touching to clear margins, Fine.
Scott #4 $1,290+.
SG £1,350+.
Estimate $250-300.
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Lot 553
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Great Britain, 1841, 2d Blue, "White Lines", Plate 4, Strip of 3, SG #14, 1844 type cancel, close to large margins all round, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott #4 $225+.
SG £225+.
Estimate $100-120.
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$173
Lot 554
  
Great Britain, 1854, Perforate 16 1d Cover Group, SG #17, die I, 55+ pieces with many nice cancels and some mourning covers seen, not checked for plates, retail $1700+, Very Good to Fine.
Scott #8.
Estimate $300-400.
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$403
Lot 555
Great Britain, 1855, 2d Blue, Perforate 14, Strip of 3, Single, SG #23a, Plate 5, on piece with bluish green Glasgow JY 6 57 cancel, scarce piece, Fine.
Scott #13 $700+.
SG £1,100+.
Estimate $300-400.
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$230
Lot 556
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Great Britain, 1864, Perforate 14 1d Rose Red, Plate 225, SG #43, used, typical centering for this plate, Fine.
Scott #33 $750.
SG £700.
Estimate $300-350.
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$403
Lot 557
  
Great Britain, 1864, Perforate 14 1d Rose Red, Cover Group, SG #43, group of 160+ covers and fronts, many different plates and shades seen, inspection necessary as condition is mixed, Very Good to Fine.
Scott #33.
Estimate $350-450.
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Lot 558
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Great Britain, 1870, ½d Rose, Plate 9, SG #49, used, small thin, scarce number, Fine to Very Fine appearance.
Scott #58 $800.
SG £700.
Estimate $140-160.
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Lot 559
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Great Britain, 1847, 1s Pale Green, Pair, SG #54, Clear "466" cancel, margins all round to just touching at top, Fine overall.
Scott #5 $1,500+.
SG £1,500+.
Estimate $300-400.
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$230
Lot 560
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Great Britain, 1847, 1/- Green, SG #55, used, just touching to large margins, fresh, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #5a $800.
SG £800.
Estimate $300-400.
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$253
Lot 561
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Great Britain, 1847, 1/- Green, SG #55, Used, margins all round to just touching at top, small nick at top and light creasing, lovely Fine appearance.
Scott #5a $800.
SG £800.
Estimate $100-150.
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$102
Lot 562
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Great Britain, 1848, 10d Brown, SG #57, used, 3 margins to just touching, small thin, fresh, Fine to Very Fine appearance.
Scott #6 $1,000.
SG £1,000.
Estimate $200-250.
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$242
Lot 563
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Great Britain, 1854, 6d Purple, SG #60, regummed, thin, 4 margins, attractive, Fine to Very Fine appearance.
Scott #7 $6,750.
SG £7,500.
Estimate $700-800.
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Lot 564
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Great Britain, 1880, 2/- Brown, SG #121, 498 numeral cancel, small thin from hinge removal, scarce item, Fine appearance.
Scott #56 $2,900.
SG £3,250.
Estimate $650-750.
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Lot 565
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Great Britain, 1878, 10/- Greenish Gray, Maltese Cross, SG #128, used, some light toning on reverse, sound, Fine.
Scott #74 $2,500.
SG £2,700.
Estimate $700-800.
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Lot 566
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Great Britain, 1878, 10/- Greenish Gray, Maltese Cross, SG #128, used, very light crease, otherwise sound, Fine.
Scott #74 $2,500.
SG £2,700.
Estimate $650-750.
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Lot 567
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Great Britain, 1882, 5/- Rose on Bluish, SG #130, lovely c.d.s., horiz. crease, thin and short perfs. at right, attractive space filler, lovely Fine appearance.
Scott #90 $4,000.
SG £3,750.
Estimate $300-400.
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$150
Lot 568
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Great Britain, 1883, 10/- Greenish Gray, Anchor Watermark, SG #135, Used, small soil spot at bottom, well centered, Fine overall.
Scott #91a $3,750.
SG £3,700.
Estimate $500-600.
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$661
Lot 569
Great Britain, 1874, 6d Gray, Plate 17, SG #147, o.g. (h.r.), "small thin", Fine to Very Fine appearance, PF (1997) cert.
Scott #62 $675.
SG £675.
Estimate $100-120.
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$127
Lot 570
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Great Britain, 1880, 1d Venetian Red, Specialized Collection, SG #166, lovely oldtime group of mint, used and covers on homemade pages, features an Imprimatur example from sheet corner (letter A in 4 corners), about a dozen o.g. copies, 21 unused, a used reconstruction of 216 stamps letter AA-TZ, 19 covers, some with added franking and duplicates, better items throughout, well worth inspection, generally Fine.
Scott #79.
Estimate $700-800.
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