STAMPS AND POSTAL HISTORY
AUCTION
Thursday 24 June 2021, 10 am BST
Royal Over-Seas League, Park Place, St James's Street, London SW1A 1LR
VIEWING
From Monday 14 to Wednesday 23 June 2021, from 10am to 6pm
By appointment only
Harmers of London, 60 St. James's Street, London SW1A 1LE
Lot 11
Mulready 1d. Letter sheet used 27th December 1841 1841 - Mulready 1d. Letter sheet used 27th December 1841 - London 2d Post "TP Roehampton" receiver on the front and addressed to "Observatory, Oxford". University and historical scientific interest. Some small faults, read all
Starting price: £ 100 | Estimate : £ 150 - 200
Lot 12
Letter sheet Essay 1841 with a 1d pink stationery die cut-out 1841 - Letter sheet Essay 1841 with a 1d pink stationery die cut-out - Double sheet folded as an entire and alongside the 1d inscribed in manuscript "Look through this and observe how it is watermarked in the read all
Starting price: £ 1.250 | Estimate : £ 1.250 - 2.000
Lot 13
Treasury Essays - The "Art Journal" reprint embossed presentation sample page of Whiting stamp essays 1848 - Treasury Essays - The "Art Journal" reprint embossed presentation sample page of Whiting stamp essays - Some faults as usual with this attractive item, but read all
Starting price: £ 250 | Estimate : £ 250 - 400
Lot 14
Telegraph Forms - Group of three unused postal stationery items, including very early large format 1s green embossed form (1869) and two later 6d forms 1869/1894 - Telegraph Forms - Group of three unused postal stationery items, including very early large format 1s read all
Starting price: £ 100 | Estimate : £ 150 - 200
Lot 15
One Penny Black - 9th May 1840 cover with single from Plate 1a (IC) well tied by fine red Maltese Cross. Superb London datestamp "L/MY-9/1840" on reverse. Folds out to display well 1840 - One Penny Black - 9th May 1840 cover with single from Plate 1a (IC) well tied by read all
Starting price: £ 1.000 | Estimate : £ 1.250 - 1.750
Lot 16
One Penny Black - 30th July 1840 cover with single from Plate 1b (LB) in the greyish-black shade. Fine impression with significant plate wear. Well tied by lovely red Maltese Cross of Cambridge. 1840 - One Penny Black - 30th July 1840 cover with single from Plate 1b read all
Starting price: £ 250 | Estimate : £ 300 - 400
Lot 17
One Penny Black - Six singles from Plate 1b on re-folded cover front from Cheam, Surrey to Esher 1840 - One Penny Black - Six singles from Plate 1b on re-folded cover front from Cheam, Surrey to Esher - Some defects from filing folds as usual with high rate frankings of read all
Starting price: £ 2.000 | Estimate : £ 2.500 - 3.000
Lot 18
One Penny Black - Plate (FC) with four even margins and cancelled with a very fine strike of the brown Maltese Cross. 1840 - One Penny Black - Plate (FC) with four even margins and cancelled with a very fine strike of the brown Maltese Cross. (S.G. Spec. n. 2 vi)
Starting price: £ 500 | Estimate : £ 600 - 800
Lot 19
One Penny Black - Plate 6 1840 - One Penny Black - Plate 6 - Very fine original gum and four nice margins. Dealers marks on reverse. (S.G. n. 2)
Starting price: £ 1.000 | Estimate : £ 1.250 - 1.750
Lot 20
One Penny Black - Horizontal strip of four from Plate 6 (KC-KF) on large part cover/front to Leeds, Yorkshire. An attractive and scarce multiple in the intense-black shade, with excellent balanced margins all round 1840 - One Penny Black - Horizontal strip of four from read all
Starting price: £ 1.000 | Estimate : £ 1.250 - 1.750