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 21
One Penny Black - 25th December 1840 cover with single from Plate 6 (RA) well tied by Durham Maltese Cross. An extremely scarce Christmas Day local delivery 1840 - One Penny Black - 25th December 1840 cover with single from Plate 6 (RA) well tied by Durham Maltese read all
Starting price: £ 350 | Estimate : £ 450 - 550
Lot 22
One Penny Grey-Black - Cover letter sample from Plate 7 1840 - One Penny Grey-Black - Cover letter sample from Plate 7 (F-L), with four margins white gray-black shade and red Maltese Cross displaying very significant plate wear. Fine. (S.G. n. 3)
Starting price: £ 120 | Estimate : £ 150 - 200
Lot 23
One Penny Black - Plate 8 (RE) Inverted Watermark, 1840 - One Penny Black - Plate 8 (RE) Inverted Watermark, with four margins. Very scarce variety on this particular plate. (S.G. Spec. n. AS49d)
Starting price: £ 1.000 | Estimate : £ 1.250 - 1.750
Lot 24
One Penny Black - Vertical strip of four from Plate 8 (KD-ND) on cover from Camelford, Cornwall to Plymouth, Devon 1840 - One Penny Black - Vertical strip of four from Plate 8 (KD-ND) on cover from Camelford, Cornwall to Plymouth, Devon - All good four margin read all
Starting price: £ 1.000 | Estimate : £ 1.250 - 1.750
Lot 25
One Penny Black - Horizontal pair from Plate 8 (IK-IL) on cover posted Lombard Street, London to Brighton, Sussex 1841 - One Penny Black - Horizontal pair from Plate 8 (IK-IL) on cover posted Lombard Street, London to Brighton, Sussex - Clean entire letter headed read all
Starting price: £ 400 | Estimate : £ 500 - 700
Lot 26
One Penny Black - Single on cover from Plate 10, 1840 - One Penny Black - Single on cover from Plate 10, (H/L) with four margins and cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. Scarce on this plate. (S.G. Spec. n. AS66j)
Starting price: £ 350 | Estimate : £ 450 - 550
Lot 27
One Penny Black - Collection of twenty-five covers, part covers and fronts in an album. Three with May dates. Five items with 2d rate frankings. 1840/1841 - One Penny Black - Collection of twenty-five covers, part covers and fronts in an album. Three with May dates. read all
Starting price: £ 6.000 | Estimate : £ 7.500 - 10.000
Lot 28
One Penny Black - Collection of forty-two covers, part covers and fronts in an album. Two with 2d rate frankings. Four later Line-Engraved covers also included 1840/1877 - One Penny Black - Collection of forty-two covers, part covers and fronts in an album. Two with 2d read all
Starting price: £ 6.000 | Estimate : £ 7.500 - 10.000
Lot 29
One Penny black - Group of thirteen unplated used examples 1840/1841 - One Penny black - Group of thirteen unplated used examples - Mostly fine to very fine four margin examples. One with margins just touched. Minor faults noted on two examples. Useful group for the read all
Starting price: £ 1.000 | Estimate : £ 1.250 - 1.750
Lot 30
Line-Engraved issues - Range of 1840 & 1841 imperforate issues, 1840/1850 - Line-Engraved issues - Range of 1840 & 1841 imperforate issues, mostly in an old-time approval booklet. Variable condition. The lot includes an unplated four margin 1840 One Penny Black on read all
Starting price: £ 160 | Estimate : £ 200 - 250