1840 1p black, Plate 5, lettered O-A, unused with full original gum, small h.r., deep, intense color, margins all around, fresh and very fine unused original gum Penny Black, with 1978 Royal certificate (SG 2, £12,500)
Cat. Val. $ 12,500
Estimate: $5000
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Lot #3501 - Great Britain
Lot #3502 - Great Britain
1840 1p black, Plate 1A (First State), lettered L-B, unused with full original gum, small h.r., deep, intense color, margins all around, fresh and beautiful unused and original gum Penny Black, with 1987 David Brandon certificate (SG Specialized AS2, £18,500)
Cat. Val. $ 18,500
Estimate: $7500
Lot #3503 - Great Britain
1840 1p black, lettered D-E, red Maltese Cross cancel, margins all around, fresh, v.f.,
Cat. Val. $ 320
Estimate: $150
Lot #3504 - Great Britain
1840 1p black, lettered S-C, light red Maltese Cross cancel, margins all around, fresh, v.f.,
Cat. Val. $ 320
Estimate: $150
Lot #3505 - Great Britain
1840 1p black, lettered T-B, bottom part imprint example, red Maltese Cross cancel, just in at right, attractive positional piece
Estimate: $200
Lot #3506 - Great Britain
1840 1p black, lettered D-A, P-D, two singles, light red and black Maltese Cross cancels, margins all around, fresh, v.f.,
Cat. Val. $ 640
Estimate: $250
Lot #3507 - Great Britain
1840 1p black, three singles, each with red Maltese Cross cancel, margins all around, fresh, v.f.,
Cat. Val. $ 960
Estimate: $500
Lot #3508 - Great Britain
1840 1p black, five singles, each with a red Maltese Cross cancel, margins all around, fresh, v.f.,
Cat. Val. $ 1,600
Estimate: $750
Lot #3509 - Great Britain
1840 1p black, eleven singles, mostly with a red Maltese Cross cancel, generally with margins all around, except three just in or touching in places, occasional minor flaws (small thin or light crease), otherwise fresh, fine-v.f. group of Penny Blacks,
Cat. Val. $ 3,520
Estimate: $750
Lot #3510 - Great Britain
1840 1p black, horizontal pair, lettered N-A, N-B, red Maltese Cross cancels, margins all around, v.f.,
Cat. Val. $ 1,250
Estimate: $400
Lot #3511 - Great Britain
1840 1p black, horizontal pair, lettered N-C, N-D, red Maltese Cross cancels, margins all around except just in at upper right, excellent color, fine-v.f.,
Cat. Val. $ 1,250
Estimate: $250
Lot #3512 - Great Britain
1840 1p black, Plate XI, canceled by perfectly struck black Maltese Cross, margins all around, excellent color, fresh and v.f., with 1995 David Brandon certificate. This is the scarcest of the Penny Blacks, seldom encountered in v.f. condition (SG Spec. AS 72, £1,600)
Cat. Val. $ 4,500
Estimate: $1000
Lot #3513 - Great Britain
1840 2p blue, lettered T-B, unused without gum, part imprint margin at bottom, touching at left, ample margins other sides, brilliant color and very fresh, fine unused marginal example of 2p blue (SG 5, £38,000+)
Cat. Val. $ 35,000
Estimate: $5000
Lot #3514 - Great Britain
1840 2p blue, lettered R-E, black Maltese Cross cancel, margins all around, splendid color, fresh and v.f. stamp,
Cat. Val. $ 700
Estimate: $250
Lot #3515 - Great Britain
1840 2p blue, lettered L-E, faint red cancel, margins all around, splendid color, fresh and v.f. stamp,
Cat. Val. $ 700
Estimate: $250
Lot #3516 - Great Britain
1840 2p blue, lettered R-L, black Maltese Cross cancel, margins all around, fresh and fine stamp,
Cat. Val. $ 700
Estimate: $150
Lot #3517 - Great Britain
1840 2p blue, Plate 2, lettered E-D, neat Maltese Cross cancel, margins all around, v.f., with 1985 Philatelic Federation of Southern Africa certificate (SG 5, £950)
Cat. Val. $ 700
Estimate: $150
Lot #3518 - Great Britain
1840 2p blue, horizontal pair, lettered B-B, B-C, neat Maltese Cross cancels, margins all around, v.f. (SG 5, £1,900)
Cat. Val. $ 2,100
Estimate: $500
Lot #3519 - Great Britain
1840 2p blue, horizontal pair, lettered K-E, K-F, red Maltese Cross cancels, margins all around, v.f. (SG 5, £1,900)
Cat. Val. $ 2,100
Estimate: $500
Lot #3520 - Great Britain
1841 1p red brown, block of four, lettered K-J, K-K, L-J, L-K, h.r. at top, bottom stamps n.h., margins all around, v.f. (SG 8, £2,400 as singles)
Cat. Val. $ 3,250
Estimate: $1500
Lot #3521 - Great Britain
1841 1p red brown, horizontal pair, lettered L-E, L-F, h.r., small but ample margins all around, fresh and fine (SG 8, £1,200+)
Cat. Val. $ 1,200
Estimate: $300
Lot #3522 - Great Britain
1841 1p deep red brown, deeply blued paper, lettered E-D, h.r., part original gum, margins all around, fine (SG 8)
Cat. Val. $ 725
Estimate: $150
Lot #3523 - Great Britain
1851 1p red brown, Plate 125, block of four lettered M-H, M-I, N-H, N-I, lavender-tinted paper, watermarked Small Crown, full original gum, margins all around, v.f., with 1986 Brandon certificate (SG Specialized BS32e)
Estimate: $1500
Lot #3524 - Great Britain
1841 2p blue, with lines, trial plate, horizontal pair on watermarked paper, without check letters at bottom, large margins, fresh and v.f., SG £3,600
Estimate: $1500
Lot #3525 - Great Britain
1848 Embossed, 10sh red brown on Dickenson "silk" thread paper (2 threads 5mm apart), horizontal right sheet margin pair, perfect embossing, with full original gum, h.r., margins all around, overprinted "Specimen", v.f. A beautiful and very rare multiple (SG 57S, £6,000+)
Estimate: $2500
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