1815-39 Coach Mail, three different stampless FLs, first two used in Edinburgh and Glasgow, latter from Lubeck to Scotland, each with "Addl 1/2" charge hs, fine-v.f.
Estimate: $300
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Lot #782 - Great Britain
Lot #783 - Great Britain
1838 (Nov) FL from Bedford to Paris, France, with Paid and "P D" in red, oval "missent to Birmingham" and London datestamp on back and framed "Paid to Oxford," fine and well traveled cover
Estimate: $150
Lot #784 - Great Britain
1840 1p black, plate 11, lettered "H-A", margins all around, with portion of adjoining stamp at top, little close, but clear at right, used on FL dated June 8, 1841, with red June 11, 1841 departure pmk on back, addressed to Edinbro, with "with £1 to Museum" endorsement at top, fine example of this scarce plate, especially on cover (SG Spec. AS73)
Cat. Val. £16,000
Estimate: $5000
Lot #785 - Great Britain
1840 1p black, lettered "F-J", South Kensington Exhibition (Feb 1872) imperf. plate proof in black on thick white card, v.f., rare (with the permission of the Exhibition, the company Perkins, Bacon prepared one such sheet from Die II, plate 27. The printer retained the sheet until 1935 when the firm was liquidated and the sheet was sold and subsequently broken up)
Cat. Val. £2,500
Estimate: $2000
Lot #786 - Great Britain
1847 1sh pale green, full to large margins all around, showing portions of adjoining stamps on three sides, used on cover from Liverpool to USA, tied by black grid and red Boston Paid cds, with matching red "Paid" handstamp alongside, transits on reverse, part of backflap missing and small marginal fault in adjoining stamp at bottom, still v.f. (SG 54)
Cat. Val. £1,900
Estimate: $500
Lot #787 - Great Britain
1855-61 correspondence of 13 FLs to Rangoon, Burma, variety of frankings incl. Embossed 6p, 10p and 1sh, all cut to shape, also cover franked with 20x1p red, another with single 1p red, diff. transit & arrival markings, usual faults, mostly fine
Estimate: $1500
Lot #788 - Great Britain
1862 9p straw, lettered Q-G, unused, reasonable centering and very nice color, close tear at top, fine appearance, with 2016 Brandon certificate ("repaired tear at top and regummed") (SG 87)
Cat. Val. £4,000
Estimate: $400
Lot #789 - Great Britain
1867 9p straw, plate 4, lettered G-A, faulty single tied by "324" duplex on flimsy envelope (with letter) from Guernsey to Bengal, India, departure Aug.18, 71 cds alongside, with London transit and Sea Post Office arrival pmk on back, fine appearance, with 2017 Brandon certificate (SG 110)
Estimate: $150
Lot #790 - Great Britain
1871 (19 July) cover from London to Padova, franked with 1p, 2p and 3p rose, tied by "N25" duplex strikes, redirected to Bologna, with horizontal and vertical pairs of 10c Italian Postage dues added once in Padova and again in Bologna, with variety of forwarding postmarks on back. Cover roughly opened on back, otherwise fine and interesting combination of double postage due taxation in Italy, with Diena certificate
Estimate: $1500
Lot #791 - Great Britain
1883-84 2sh6p, 5sh and 10sh slate, watermarked Anchor, White Paper, used, fine-v.f. (SG 178,180,183)
Cat. Val. £935
Estimate: $250
Lot #792 - Great Britain
1883 1/2p-1sh complete set of 10, unused, mostly without gum, small thins or creases, fine appearance, with 2016 Brandon certificate (SG 187-196)
Cat. Val. £5,700
Estimate: $500
Lot #793 - Great Britain
1884 £1 brown violet (watermarked Three Imperial Crowns), fine used, with Colla certificate (SG 185)
Cat. Val. £2,800
Estimate: $500
Lot #794 - Great Britain
1884 £1 brown violet, used, well centered, faint blue crayon markings, fine (SG 185)
Cat. Val. £2,800
Estimate: $500
Lot #795 - Great Britain
1891 £1 green, overprinted "Specimen" (type 11) in black, well centered and fresh, l.h., v.f., with 2016 Brandon certificate (SG 212, Specialized K17t)
Cat. Val. £1,100
Estimate: $500
Lot #796 - Great Britain
1891 £1 green, double oval registered cancels, some irregular perforations, otherwise fine, signed Diena, with cert. (SG 212)
Cat. Val. £800
Estimate: $250
Lot #797 - Great Britain
1902 KEVII £1 green, fine used (SG 266)
Cat. Val. £825
Estimate: $200
Lot #798 - Great Britain
1955-56 Castles 2sh6p-10sh cancelled 11 Sep 1956 London and used on individual letters to Italy, also £1 used locally in London (1 Sep 55, First Day of Issue), cover creases, fine-v.f. (SG 536-539)
Estimate: $250
Lot #799 - Great Britain
1971 Christmas Issue, 7 1/2p "Ride of the Magi", error "Emerald omitted", used, fine and undoubtedly very rare, with regular stamp included for comparison (SG 896c,£750 for unused)
Estimate: $150
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