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Commonwealth Individual Lots - Great Britain 1841 Issue to 1911 Issue

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 500		o Great Britain, 1841, 1d Red Brown, Numeral Cancels, SG #8, all on piece, #2, 6 and 8 in black Maltese cross, all 3+ margin copies, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #3 $350. SG £355. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $104
Lot 501		o Great Britain, 1841, 2d Blue, "White Lines", Strip of 3, SG #14, numeral "300" cancel (Terrybridge, Yorks.), "Ivory Head" copies, just touching to large margins, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #4 $260+. SG £225+. Estimate $80-100. View details and photo	Realized $86
Lot 502		Great Britain, 1864, 1d Rose Red, Plate 225, SG #43, full crackly o.g. (light wrinkling of paper), very rare plate, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #33 $2,750. SG £2,500. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $805
Lot 503		o Great Britain, 1864, 1d Rose Red, Plate 225, SG #43, used, Fine. Scott #33 $1,500. SG £700. Estimate $200-220. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 504		o Great Britain, 1864, 1d Reconstructed Pane of 240, SG #43, used, pos. AA to TL, various plate numbers, mounted and framed for display, wonderful addition to a collector's "stamp den", generally Fine. Scott #33 $600 ++. SG £600 ++. Estimate $75-100. View details	Realized $46
Lot 505		o Great Britain, 1870, ½d Rose, Plate 9, SG #49, used, scarce item, Fine. Scott #58 $750. SG £700. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 506		o Great Britain, 1847, 1s Pale Green, SG #54, used, margins around, lovely item, Very Fine. Scott #5 $800. SG £750. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 507		Great Britain, 1847, 1s Green, on Cover, SG #55, 4 clear margins, tied to envelope by Scottish 171 cancel of Haddington (Haddington Cathedral seal in blue on reverse), sent June 23, 1854 via Liverpool and New York, faint Packet 24 in red and 21 cents, to Seales Plantation in Harrisburgh, Miss., interesting destination, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #5 $1,100. SG £1,100. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 508		o Great Britain, 1867, 5/- Rose, Maltese Cross Watermark, SG #126, used, tiny corner crease, Fine. Scott #57 $650. SG £600. Estimate $120-140. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 509		o Great Britain, 1878, 10s Greenish Gray, Maltese Cross Watermark, Cover Used in Ireland, SG #128, Cork, DE 9 82 s.o.n. cancel, tiny perf. tip crease, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #74 $2,900. SG £2,700. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $805
Lot 510		o Great Britain, 1878, £1 Brown Lilac, Maltese Cross Watermark, SG #129, s.o.n. cancel, small thin upper right, Fine appearance. Scott #75 $4,000. SG £3,800. Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $834
Lot 511		o Great Britain, 1882, 5s Rose, Anchor Watermark, SG #134, used, sound, Fine. Scott #90a $3,250. SG £3,000. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 512		o Great Britain, 1882, 5s Rose, Anchor Watermark, SG #134, used, reperfed left, light pressed out crease, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott #90a $3,250. SG £3,000. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 513		o Great Britain, 1882, £5 Orange, SG #137, oval registry cancel, sound, Very Fine. Scott #93 $5,000. SG £4,500. Estimate $3,000-3,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,300
Lot 514		o Great Britain, 1882, £5 Orange, SG #137, lovely c.d.s., clipped perforations top and side, tiny sealed tear at left, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott #93 $5,000. SG £4,500. Estimate $750-1,000. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 515		Great Britain, 1883, 6d on 6d Lilac, SG #162, o.g. (h.r.), Fine to Very Fine. Scott #95 $525. SG £550. Estimate $200-220. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 516		Great Britain, 1881-1892, 1d, ½d, 2½d on 2 "Paquebot" Covers, SG #172, 197, 201, both with Naples straightline "Paquebots", h.s. in black, one to Germany, one to England, nice pair, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #89, 111, 114. Estimate $110-130. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 517		Great Britain, 1883, 2/6 Lilac, Anchor Watermark, SG #178, l.h., reperfed at bottom, fresh color, Very Fine appearance. Scott #96 $475. SG £500. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $109
Lot 518		Great Britain, 1883-84, 5/-, 10/-, 1887-92 1/- on Part Parcel, SG #180, 183, 211, FE 27 92 registered cancels, couple minor wrinkles, fresh colors, attractive piece, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #108-109, 122 $1,290. SG £1,195. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $322
Lot 519		o Great Britain, 1884, £1 Brown Lilac, Imperial Crowns Watermark, SG #185, used, fresh, Fine. Scott #110 $2,600. SG £2,400. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $661
Lot 520		Great Britain, 1887-92, ½d-1/- Victoria Jubilee, SG #197/211, o.g. (h.r.), 4½d few soiled perf. tips, fresh colors, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #111-122 $541. SG £473. Estimate $150-180. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 521		o Great Britain, 1891, £1 Green, SG #212, registry cancels, couple soiled perf. tips at right, Fine. Scott #124 $700. SG £650. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 522		o Great Britain, 1891, £1 Green, SG #212, oval registry cancel, few stain spots at left, vert. crease, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott #124 $700. SG £650. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 523		Great Britain, 1891, £1 Green (4) on Parcel Tag To Mexico, SG #212, 4 copies cancelled London OC 4 01, from the foreign office, addressed to His Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Mexico, lovely black seal, couple corner creases in top 2 copies, still attractive and scarce, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott #124 $2,800+. SG £2,800+. Estimate $1,000-1,200. View details and photo	Realized $3,105
Lot 524		Great Britain, 1902, 2/6 Dull Purple, De La Rue Watermark, SG #262, o.g. (small h.r.), chalky paper, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #139 var $260. SG £225. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $104
Lot 525		Great Britain, 1902, 5/- Deep Bright Carmine, De La Rue Watermark, SG #264, very l.h., Very Fine. Scott #140a $400. SG £350. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $207
Lot 526		S Great Britain, 1902, 10/- Ultramarine, Specimen Overprint, SG #265S, Unused, type 16, slight soiling on reverse, tiny crease, Very Fine appearance. Scott #141S. SG £350. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $92
Lot 527		Great Britain, 1902, 10/- Ultramarine, De La Rue Watermark, SG #265, o.g., Very Fine. Scott #141 $775. SG £850. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 528		Great Britain, 1902, £1 Dull Blue Green, De La Rue Watermark, SG #266, o.g., light crease and gum bends, fresh color, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott #142 $2,000. SG £1,750. Estimate $600-700. View details and photo	Realized $633
Lot 529		Great Britain, 1902, £1 Dull Blue Green, De La Rue Watermark, SG #266, o.g., light vert. crease, fresh color, Very Fine appearance. Scott #142 $2,000. SG £2,000. Estimate $500-600. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 530		o Great Britain, 1902, £1 Dull Blue Green, De La Rue Watermark, SG #266, used, 2 small perf. faults at bottom, small marginal crease at left, Fine to Very Fine appearance. Scott #142 $750. SG £650. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 531		o Great Britain, 1911, £1 Deep Green, Somerset Watermark, SG #320, light 1913 Guernsey c.d.s., rich color, Very Fine. Scott #142b $800. SG £750. Estimate $300-350. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 532		o Great Britain, 1911, £1 Deep Green, Somerset Watermark, SG #320, used, small filled thin, fresh color, Fine appearance. Scott #142b $800. SG £700. Estimate $100-120. View details and photo	Realized $115

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