Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Great Britain & British Commonwealth - Day 3

Day of Issue of the Penny Black 1840 (6 May): Stampless official entire circular letter from the Treasury Chambers to the Clerk of the Peace in Worcester, struck on front by crowned "PAID 6 MY 6 1840" datestamp in red. Rare.

1854: Unpaid entire sent from Hudderfield, England to Sira (Syros Island), Greece, dated 14 September 1854, endorsed 'Via Belgium', with Hudderfield towndated circular in blue-green to front, a number of manuscript charge marks to front, to reverse a London transit in red dated 15 September, a German Aachen mark also in red dated 16 September, Trieste (Italy) 20 September in black and a Greek mark in black, cover is stained and soiled, has...

Mulready 1 d. envelope, stereo A136, very fine used example cancelled by bold red Maltese Cross, mailed from Stratford-On-Avon with red despatch cds on reverse (Dec 9) to Derby with fine arrival datestamp of the following day on front in red Gi = £ 500.

1d. black, plate 2, lettered IH, a fine unused example, just cut into at upper left, three good to large margins, par original gum, fine, Gi = £ 12'500.rnRemark the stamp was part of a block of 10, which is documented with photocopies back to 1943.

1840: 1 d. black, plate 1a, lettered DE, with wide margins all round, used on 1840 cover from Boston (May 26) to Louth tied by two strikes of red Maltese Cross. File fold well clear of the fine adhesive. Attractive and rare letter from the first month of use

Crimean War Ingoing mail, 1855 (5 Oct.): Cover from Worcester to "Captain Norbury, The Carabineers, British Army Crimea", returned to Sherridge House, Worcester, bearing 1 d. red plate 11 lettered HE (corner fault) and 2 d. blue plate 4 lettered MG, each tied '918' numeral of Worcester. Reverse with "LEIGH SINTON" undated circular handstamp in blue, WORCESTER cds's (SP 7 / OC 8), also London datestamps from the same days during outgoing and...

1857: 1 d. rose-red on white paper, Die II, Alphabet III, wmk. Large Crown, perf. 14, plate 57, lettered AA-AC / DA-DC, an unused corner marginal block of twelve, with Plate Number 57 in margin and imprint "Price 1d. Per Label. 1/- Per Row of 12. £1....Per" at top, of frewsh and fine appearance, large part og. Rare and most attractive, the second largest unused block from pl 57 recorded in the Karl Louis card index. Gi C10. rnProvenance:...

1864/79: 1 d. rose-red, plate 206, lettered GA-GF / NA-NF, an unused block of forty-eight, sheet marginal at left with imprint "Per Row of 12 £1....Per Sheet. Place the Labels ABOVE the Address and on the RIGHT HAND SIDE of the Letter. In Wetting the Back be careful not", and the centre line ornament in full, fresh colour, large part or unmounted og with usual wrinkles. A most attractive large multple and the largest recorded multiple from pl...

Destination Faroe Islands, 1873 (Aug 18): Entire from Liverpool to Tvøroyri / Tverå at the Faroe Island of Suðuroy, endorsed "via Granton", bearing 1867 3 d. rose printed from the scarce Plate 10 and 1 d. lake-red (Pl.164), both tied with "LIVERPOOL / 466" duplex, with Edinburgh transit cds (19 Aug) on reverse. A fine letter with a very rare destination.

1863 (20 March): Cover from Aberdeen to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, bearing 2 d. blue plate 9 lettered SL, 4 d. pale red lettered EL and 6 d. lilac lettered HE tied by neat strikes of "ABERDEEN / 1" duplex datestamps. Front struck by "BOSTON BR: PKT. / 24 PAID" datestamp (5 April) and "5 CENTS" accountancy mark, both in red. Part of backflap missing, nevertheless a most attractive item.

1847/54: 10 d. brown and 1 s. green used on Nov. 1853 cover from Brighton to a military address in Bellary, India, both cut square but touching design, 1 s. with clipped corner at top right.

1859 (20 April): Registered Cover from Bridgeport to Worcester, Massachusetts USA, bearing 1 s. green and 6 d. lilac, the latter with tear paying the registration fee, both tied by '127' barred numeral with matching thimble BRIDGEPORT despatch cds alongside, also on front "CROWN / REGISTERED" handstamp of London, oval "REGISTERED / LONDON" transit datestamp, "BOSTON / PAID MAY 6" cds and '24' accountancy, all in red. Reverse with LONDON cds...