384. Auction

1840, 1 d. intense black, EH, used with red MC, vf

1840, Queen Victoria 1 d. black, Plate 11 (GC), fresh colours, wide margins on three sides, cut close along the frame line at the bottom left, neatly used with a centered black Maltese Cross, fine and rare, certificate K.-A. Louis BPP (2024) (SG-Spec. AS72d)

1840, 1 d. black, GG, small to good margins, tied by red MC on letter sheet from “MANCHESTER JY.30.1840” to Derbyshire, fine

1840, 1 d. black, LK, good margins, tied by black MC on letter sheet from “COLCHESTER JY.21.1841” to London with arrival mark, fine

1840, 1 d. black, IB, good margins, tied by red MC on letter sheet from “WOODBRIDGE OC.19.1840”, fine

1841, Queen Victoria 2 d. blue, Plate 4, horizontal pair (LH-LI) and strip of three (KA-KC), mostly large to very large margins, just touched at places, together with 1 s. green (die W.W.1), frame line touched at top and cut into at bottom, neatly tied by barred numeral “723” SOUTHAMPTON to 1 d. pink Postal Stationery envelope to Giessen, transit and arrival on reverse, the envelope with slight water staining and vertical crease, otherwise fine. The sender Michael Thomas Bass was a politician and leader of the largest brewery in the world and best known brand of beer in England, the addressee Baron Liebig a famous German chemist.  

1850, Prince Consort 1 pence essay in red-brown, fresh colour and good to wide margins on all sides, unused with small rubber spot on top of front, otherwise fine, rare, certificate RPS (1969).

1848, 10 d. brown, 1862 re-issue period, fresh colours, touched framelines on three sides, tied by duplex “LONDON NO. 3 63 -90” to mourning envelope to Bombay, mis-directed to Beverley with scarce “MIDLAND/DIST. S.C.” and arrival on reverse, there re-directed with handwritten “not for Beverley” and “try Bombay via Marseilles”, finally backstamped on arrival “BOMBAY DE 10 63”. The adhesive roughly detached from the sheet as an improvised method of separation, otherwise fine. A very rare usage of the re-issued 10 d. brown, correctly paying the newly introduced reduced rate to India, a charming item, certificate K.-A. Louis BPP (2024)

1862, Queen Victoria 3 d. carmine-rose, Plate 2 Sate 2, horizontal pair with wing margin at left, tied twice by duplex "447 LEEDS 7 MR 65" to lettersheet endorsed via Ostende to Wien, adjacent blue entry cds. "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN 9 3", transit and arrival cds.; , one 3 d. with one short perf., still fine and scarce

1867/80, 10 d. red-brown, tied by Duplex "LONDON SP 26 73" to cover to Mauritius, little stained

1867, Stock Exchange Postal Forgery 1 sh. green, Plate 5 (EA), together with 3 d. rose, Plate 8 (FF), both with fresh colours, nicely centered and perfect perforations, tied by cds. “STOCK EXCHANGE JY 26 72” to a small piece, extremely fine, signed Köhler and certificate K.-A. Louis BPP (2024)

1878, 10 sh. greenish-grey, EH, fresh color and very good perforation, used wtih neat strike of cds. “STOCK EXCHANGE GLASGOW MY 29 82”, very fine and attractive, signed Bühler BPP and certificate Louis BPP (2024)

1878, 10 sh. greenish-grey, BE fresh color and very good perforation, used with barred numeral “L.S. 5”, very fine and attractive, signed and certificate Louis BPP (2024)

1882, 5 £ orange, CC, good color and perforation, used with central cds. "GLASGOW OC 4 94", very fine and attractive, signed Pfenninger and Hunziker and certificate Louis BPP (2024)

1888, 1 £ brown-lilac, watermark "Three Orbs", BC, fresh color and good perforation, used with barred London "L.S. / 8", very fine and attractive, signed Drahn, certificate Louis BPP (2023)

1929, UPU 1£ black, fresh color and good perforation, mint never hinged, very fine

1929, UPU 1£ black, fresh color and good perforation, mint never hinged, very fine

1929, UPU 1£ black, fresh color and good perforation, mint never hinged, very fine

1929, UPU 1£ black, with left sheet margin, fresh color and good perforation, mint never hinged, hinge in the margin only, very fine

1929, UPU 1£ black, with upper sheet margin, fresh color and good perforation, mint never hinged, very fine, signed in the margin

1929, UPU 1£ black, with bottom sheet margin, fresh color and good perforation, mint never hinged, very fine

1929, UPU 1£ black, used with almost central cds., very fine

1929, UPU 1£ black, used with central cds., very fine

1929, UPU 1£ black, used with almost central cds., very fine

1929, UPU 1£ black, used with almost central cds., very fine

1929, UPU 1£ black, used with central cds., very fine

1929, UPU 1£ black, with left sheet margin, used with almost central cds., very fine

1929, UPU 1£ black, from the lower left sheet corner, used with oval cds., very fine

1929, UPU 1£ black, from the upper right sheet corner, used with oval cds. “REGISTERED GUERNSEY 10 DEC 30”, very fine

1929, UPU 1£ black, tied by oval cds. “REGISTERED” to piece, very fine

1929, UPU 1£ black, tied by oval cancel “REGISTERED” to small piece, very fine

I.R. OFFICIAL 1 £ green, BC, fresh deep colour, unused with large part original gum, light corner crease and some gum bends, violet handstamp shining through slightly. An overall fine copy of this rare stamp. Certificate BPA (2024)

BOARD OF EDUCATION, 1902, Edward 5 d., neatly cancelled "KIRKHILL SP 24 03". Colour of value tablets slightly faded, still very fine. Certificate BPA (2024)

1840, "Mulready" postal stationery letter sheet 1 pence with red MC and date stamp "PD JY.3.1840" to Barnes with arrival mark, inside with printed advertisement "The Envelope Select Advertiser", i.a. for musical instruments and composers. Due to opening inside right with small missing part, otherwise fine

“C51” St. Thomas on  three 1870, 1/2d rose, plate 11, and 1875 1sh green, plate 12, 1876, on folded letter datelined Mayaguez, Porto Rico, 22 September, to Genova, Italy, blue commercial datestamp of Farbe & Co, postmarked with Mayaguez / Porto Rico / Paid c.d.s. (23 Sep), endorsed “via Inglesa” in manuscript, with red London PAID transit (16 Oct), c.d.s. arrival backstamp (18 Oct), pressed filing folds, a most attractive and scarce usage from the British Post Office in Puerto Rico via the Danish West Indies.

Provenance:

Collection Glassco, Robson Lowe, 25-7 November, 1969, lot 774

“C51” St. Thomas on 1864 1d rose red , plate 125, an horizontal strip of four 3d rose, plate 5, on 1870 folded letter, datelined St. Thomas, July 28, to Hamburg, Germany with London transit, Hamburg machine arrival backstamp (8 Aug), horizontal fold clear of adhesives, an impressive double rate letter, fine.

Provenance: André Bollen (Heinrich Köhler1983)