Sale 45: The Winter Sale

Lot 1975 o   

Great Britain, 1840, 1d black. Position OK, red Maltese cross cancel, large well balanced margins, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. 1.
SG No. 2    £275 ($445).

Realized: $220

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Lot 1976    

Great Britain, 1840, 1d black. Letters NE, full even margins, tied by red Maltese cross cancel on 1d Mulready envelope addressed to Suffolk, reverse with partial Wollpit cds; small part of backflap missing from wax seal removal and central file fold not affecting stamp, otherwise Very Fine; with 1984 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1.
SG No. 2    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $3,750

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Lot 1977    

Great Britain, 1840, 1d black. Position HA, clear to large margins, tied by Maltese cross cancel on 1840 cover to Bath, reverse with red "Drumsna" straight line origin postmark (Ireland), Dublin and London transit backstamps; couple small cover tears at bottom, F.-V.F. Scott No. 1.
SG No. 2    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $210

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Lot 1978    

Great Britain, 1847, 1s green. Ample margins to just touching, tied by numeral barred oval handstamp on cover to Boston, Mass., red "5 cents" over "2" rate handstamps, red "Br. Packet Boston Paid" handstamp., Very Fine and attractive. SG No. 55.
Scott No. 5    $1,100.

Realized: $220

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Lot 1979 ()   

Great Britain, 1864, 1d rose red. Plate 114, tied by "Bristol, De 20, 69" duplex postmark on locally addressed front with hand painted allover scenic design; vertical fold creasing stamp, otherwise Very Fine. SG No. 43.
Scott No. 33    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $105

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Lot 1980    

Great Britain, 1864, 1d rose red. Tied by "London, 23 AU, 72" Azemar Machine postmark on folded letter to Edinburgh, Very Fine. SG No. 43.
Scott No. 33    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $95

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Lot 1981    

Great Britain, 1862, 4d bright red. Tied by mostly clear strike of "International Exhibition, Au 7, 62" duplex cds on folded letter to Landes, France, Calais and Paris transit postmarks, Very Fine, very scarce. Scott No. 34 var.
SG No. 79    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $425

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Lot 1982

Great Britain, 1878 Lord Beaconsfield (Benj. Disraeli) ALS. Bold autographed letter signed "Beaconsfield" while prime minister and datelined "10, Downing Street, Whitehall", on black bordered notepaper; dated "May 13, 78"; carte-de-visite accompanies captioned "Earl of Beaconsfield, K.G."; letter with fold, photo with corner faults, still Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $375

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Lot 1983    

Great Britain, 1884, 2½d lilac. Tied by "London, Nov 25, 1886" Ethridge Machine Postmark on cover to France; small cover tone spots, a Very Fine strike, very rare. Scott No. 101.
SG No. 190    Estimate $500 - 750.

The American Postal Machines Company of Boston, Massachusetts, furnished the British Post Office in London with one of their "Ethridge" steam-powered postmarking machines for testing in 1886. The Post Office rejected the machine because of its size, its high cost and little or no advantage compared to Hoster Machines being concurrently tested.

Realized: $290

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Lot 1984    

Great Britain, 1887, 1½d dull purple & pale green. Top margin block of 8, o.g., never hinged, fresh color, vertical pair on right with light hinge marks, Very Fine. SG No. 198 £120 ($194).
Scott No. 112    $128 for hinged.

Realized: $160

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