Great Britain, 1840, Queen Victoria 1st Issue, 1d intense black (SG 1), plate 4, OL, large balanced margins and bold red Maltese cross cancel, Extremely Fine.
Scott 1a; $325.
SG £525 ($810).
Estimate $200 - 300.
Auction #693 - Flagship US, British and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
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Daniel F. Kelleher Auctions Auction #693 - Flagship US, British and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Kelleher's "Flagship" auction 693 features:
U.S. postal history
U.S. stamps, classics onwards, including the "Conti" Collection of premium, and extensive plate blocks and booklet panes
U.S. Possessions including Hawaii
The Gillander Collection of British Mail to the Orient, the US and Hawaii
Other British Empire, including the "William John " Collection of Great Britain and Canada
Europe and Colonies, including important France and Colonies
Other Worldwide
Sale Sessions:
Session 1: British Empire. Lots 1-671
Session 2: General Foreign. Lots 672-969
Session 3: US Part1. Lots 970-1284
Session 4: 10:AM EDT US Part 2. Lots 1285-1954
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Lot #201 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Lot #202 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1840, Queen Victoria 1st Issue, 2d deep full blue (SG 4), plate 1, EE, full margins to just clear at lower right with a pretty central black Maltese cross cancel; horizontal crease at bottom, Fine to Very Fine appearance.
Scott 2b; $1,000.
SG £1,150 ($1,780).
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #203 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1840, Queen Victoria 1st Issue, 2d blue (SG 5), plate 1, PB—PJ, strip of 9, black Maltese cross cancels, bright color, good margin virtually all the way across bottom and at right, touching at left, top mostly just in; vertical crease between PF/BG and in PJ, small cut into bottom of PG, Very Good to Fine appearance. A very rare large multiple.
Scott 2; $8,100 as singles.
SG £6,300 as singles ($9,760)....
Lot #204 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1841, Queen Victoria, 1d red brown (SG 8), canceled large part 1844-type numeral cancel in red likely 466 of Liverpool, large, well balanced margins, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott 3; $10,000.
SG £9,500 ($14,720).
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
A choice example of this very rare colored cancel.
Lot #205 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1841, Queen Victoria, 1d red brown (SG 8), canceled somewhat smudgy 1844-type numeral cancels in red likely 466 of Liverpool, ample to enormous margins with bit of adjacent stamp visible at left, Very Fine.
Scott 3; $10,000.
SG £9,500 ($14,720).
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
If not for the heavy cancel, quite an exceptional stamp.
Lot #206 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1841, Queen Victoria, 2d blue, "white lines" (SG 14), large part o.g., large margins to barely shaved at lower left; small, barely noticeable scuff on cheek, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Scott 4; $4,800.
SG £6,250 ($9,690).
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #207 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1841, Queen Victoria, 2d blue, "white lines", plate III (SG 14), lettered IA - IB, horizontal pair, o.g., sharp and bright color and impression within nicely balanced margins; soiled and stained with closed tear at top of right stamp leaving the left stamp completely sound, otherwise Very Fine, SG Victorian Specialized ES 11, with 2015 R.P.S. L. certificate.
Scott 4; $15,000.
SG £12,500 as two singles ($19,...
Lot #208 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1841, Queen Victoria, 2d deep full blue, "white lines" (SG 15), block of 6, indistinct numeral cancels, clear to large margins all around; some staining on reverse virtually invisible on face, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott 4b; $2,625.
SG £2,550 ($3,950).
Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot #209 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1855, Queen Victoria, 2d blue on bluish, Large Crown watermark, perf 16 (SG 27), regummed, fresh and reasonably well centered, Fine, with 1992 R.P.S. certificate as "unused".
Scott 15; $14,000 for o.g.
SG £17,500 for o.g. ($27,120).
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.
Lot #210 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1855, Queen Victoria, 2d blue on bluish, Large Crown watermark, perf 14 (SG 34), plate 5, exceptionally bright and fresh, Fine.
Scott 17; $2,500 with o.g.
SG £2,850 with o.g. ($4,420).
Estimate $350 - 500.
Lot #211 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1864, Queen Victoria, 1d rose red, letters in all four corners (SG 43), the rare plate 225, EH, regummed, exceptionally fresh with strong color, Fine.
Scott 33; $3,300.
SG £3,200 ($4,960).
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #212 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1864, Queen Victoria, 1d rose red, letters in all four corners (SG 43), nearly complete collection of 150 of a possible 151 plate numbers, missing only the rare plate 225 (plate 77 is not known mint); all but 17 have at least part o.g. and condition, other than a few tone spots and natural gum creases, is virtually all F-VF. A fabulous accomplishment.
Scott 33; $11,140.
SG £11,140 ($17,270).
Estimate $3...
Lot #213 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1870, Queen Victoria, ½d rose (SG 49), the rare plate 8, RK, a fresh mint example, large part o.g., Fine to Very Fine.
Scott 58; $6,000.
SG £6,000 ($9,300).
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800.
Lot #214 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1870, Queen Victoria, ½d rose (SG 49), plate 8, full, lightly hinged o.g., great color, typical centering, Fine.
Scott 58; $575.
SG £600 ($930).
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #215 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1870, Queen Victoria, ½d rose (SG 49), plate 10, block of 8, ER/FU, o.g., never hinged!; two horizontal natural gum bends (mentioned only for strict accuracy, as they are truly trivial), Very Fine. An exceptional block.
Scott 58; $1,000 ++.
SG £1,100 as 2 hinged blocks of 4 ($1,700).
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Lot #216 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1870, Queen Victoria, ½d rose (SG 49), plate 9, fresh and lightly canceled, Fine. A nice used example of this rare plate number.
Scott 58; $850.
SG £850 ($1,320).
Estimate $250 - 350.
Lot #217 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1870, Queen Victoria, ½d rose (SG 49), 13 of 15 different plate numbers (missing plates 8 & 9), o.g. (plate 14 part o.g.), plates 12, 13 & 19 are never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott 58; $2,390.
SG £2,380 ($3,690).
Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot #218 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1870, Queen Victoria, 1½d rose red (SG 51), o.g., bright and fresh, Fine.
Scott 32; $500.
SG £500 ($780).
Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot #219 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1870, Queen Victoria, 1½d rose red, error of lettering (SG 53), OP-PC for OP-PO, regummed; just a bit faded with upper right corner perf creased, Fine.
Scott 32d.
SG £28,000 ($43,400).
Estimate $3,500 - 5,000
An exceedingly rare unused example of this popular variety—Scott prices it only used.
Lot #220 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1854, Queen Victoria (embossed), 6d purple (SG 60), canceled Cardiff "162" duplex and part of red transit c.d.s., three clear to large margins, in at right, Fine, quite attractive.
Scott 7; $1,000.
SG £1,000 ($1,550).
Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #221 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1856, Queen Victoria, 4d pale carmine on thin white paper, Medium Garter watermark (SG 64), o.g., very lightly hinged, bright and fresh with pretty pastel color, Fine.
Scott 25; $8,800.
SG £12,000 ($18,600).
Estimate $3,500 - 5,000.
Lot #222 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1856, Queen Victoria, 4d pale carmine on thin white paper, Medium Garter watermark (SG 64), o.g., bright color; tiny thin, otherwise Fine, signed A. Diena, with 2016 P.F. certificate.
Scott 25; $8,800.
SG £12,000 ($18,600).
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Lot #223 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1857, Queen Victoria, 4d rose, Large Garter watermark (SG 66a), large part o.g., full, strong color, Fine.
Scott 26; $1,750.
SG £1,750 ($2,710).
Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot #224 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1856, Queen Victoria, 6d deep lilac, Emblems watermark (SG 69), o.g., lightly hinged, strong color, Fine.
Scott 27a; $1,850.
SG £1,800 ($2,790).
Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #225 - British Commonwealth Great Britain
Great Britain, 1856, Queen Victoria, 6d pale lilac, Emblems watermark (SG 70), o.g., paper hinge remnant, fresh; cut from sheet with scissors resulting in clipped perfs at left and a few at lower right, otherwise Fine.
Scott 27; $1,400.
SG £1,350 ($2,090).
Estimate $200 - 300.
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