Just how often does an original archive turn up these days? Looking back, I remember being on the periphery of the discovery of the ‘Corsini’ correspondence – even today when such letters turn up they seem to be avidly snapped up. But, all those tales of Solicitor’s cellars and crate-fulls of penny blacks on cover seem to be flights of fancy don’t they. Well, not any longer; I’d say this is the first original archive we’ve seen in thirty...
Sale #76 worldwide Collections
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Universal Philatelic Auctions Sale #76 worldwide Collections
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Continuing 19 years tradition of their Unique Reducing Estimate Auctions PLUS No Buyer’s Premium Universal Philatelic Auctions (UPA) presents one of their most valuable ever mail-bid sales closing at 5pm (UK Time) Tuesday 14th January 2020. In keeping with previous auctions ALL lots estimated at £1,000+ GBP ($1,364+ USD) will be offered LIVE online at the-saleroom.com 5pm (UK time) Wednesday 15th January 2020. Live bidders for £1,000+ GBP estimate lots now benefit by no charge for bidding live online.
The auction offers 20,629 lots to the value of £1,910,826 GBP comprising worldwide Collections, Sets, Singles, Covers, Proofs, High Values, Rarities, Topicals, FEO etc ... from the broadest range of regions including high quality classic Great Britain, British Empire, British Africa, British North America, India, Europe, British Asia, Asia with China, US and much more. Highlights once again include remarkable particularly strong in GB with High Values, British Empire plus exceptional Europe and overseas, with very good USA and many other countries too numerous to mention.
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Lot #9444 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1840
1d black, plate 4, GL, 4 huge margins, tied to 1840 (Oct) Entire from Dunoon to Inveraray by light red MC, vertical folds, very fine. Exceptional. (image available) [US5] (Start Price = £314.40)
Lot #9445 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1840
(Oct) Entire from London to Leeds, franked 1d black plate 7, IB, 4 tiny to good margins, guide line in NE corner, tied by red MC, central vertical filing fold. Cat £750 [US2] (Start Price = £190.40)
Lot #9446 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1840
1d black, plate 3, KI, 4 small to good margins, tied to neat 16 July 1840 EL from London to Wiltshire, fine and fresh, free from the usual creasing. Cat £900 [US2] (Start Price = £278.40)
Lot #9447 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1840
(21 Sept) 1d black, plate 4, BF, 4 tiny to good margins just tied to EL used in London, vertical filing creases. Cat £750 [US2] (Start Price = £194.40)
Lot #9448 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1840
(June 18) 1d black, plate 3, AL, tied to EL by red MC, 4 tiny to good margins, used in London, trace of boxed handstamp, back flap torn, a little toned and soiled. Cat £900 [US2] (Start Price = £125.60)
Lot #9449 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1840
1d grey-black, plate 11, PJ, 3½ (possibly just 4?) margins, tied to 1841 part EL to Sheffield by neat light black MC, with basal shift and fine lines in bottom margin, a nice item. Very scarce. Cat £16000 [US1] (Start Price = £1,316.80)
Lot #9450 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1840
2d pale blue, plate 1, JK, 4 good margins, on 1841 (Jy 16) EL from Belfast to Greenock, crisp black MC, not properly tied but appears to belong, vertical filing crease, fresh. Cat £2500 [US2] (Start Price = £395.20)
Lot #9451 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
1d intense black, plate 9, II, 4 very good margins except just shaves at lower right, just tied to EL from Liverpool to Dundee, horizontal filing crease, fresh. Scarce. Cat £1200 [US2] (Start Price = £225.60)
Lot #9452 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
1d lake-red, plate 128, QE (4 margins), on clean neat 1849 Entire from Settle to Leeds, closed tear on back flap, o/wise fine and VERY SCARCE. Off-cover. Cat £800 [US1] (Start Price = £262.40)
Lot #9453 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
2d deep full blue, horizontal strip of 4, KE-KH, very good margins all around except lower right half of KH, on 1853 EL to a Dr. Hofmeister in LEIPZIG about translation and publication of his botanical work, hinge remains on reverse. Scarce. [US1] (Start Price = £648.00)
Lot #9454 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
1d black plate 4 (E-B), four margins, on entire to Carlisle from Cockermouth (Dalton family correspondence). Black MX & Carlisle arrival cds at top, backstamped Cockermouth. Very fine Cat £260 (image available) (Start Price = £218.40)
Lot #9455 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
1d black plate 8 (Q-L), four good margins, on entire from London to Penrith, neat black MX cancel & faint Penrith cds on back. Cover filing fold, o/w v.fine (image available) (Start Price = £235.20)
Lot #9456 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
part Entire from Horncastle to Oakham, franked 1d plate 5, KG, 4 good margins, guide lines in NE corner and through value, horizontal and vertical guide lines in SE corner, nicely tied by crisp black MC, vertical fold, very fine. Cat £775 (image available) [US5] (Start Price = £209.60)
Lot #9457 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
1d red-brown, plate 16, 4 good margins, tied to clean 1841 EL by neat MC, central fold, fine. Cat £120 [US1] (Start Price = £34.40)
Lot #9458 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
1d red-brown, plate 22, TK, 4 margins just tied to cover front by black MC, v.g.u. Cat £65 [US1] (Start Price = £14.40)
Lot #9459 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
1d red-brown, plate 55, RJ (4 good to huge margins) used on 1846 local Edinburgh EL, lightly cancelled. Cat £45 [US1] (Start Price = £15.20)
Lot #9460 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
1d red-brown, plate 57, HI (4 margins) on 1846 EL from Glasgow to Rochester. Cat £45 [US1] (Start Price = £12.80)
Lot #9461 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
1d red-brown, plate 62, FB (4 margins) on 1844 EL to Edinburgh, vertical filing fold. Cat £45 [US1] (Start Price = £12.00)
Lot #9462 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
1d red-brown, plate 73, OB (4 good margins), on small 1848 cover from Halesworth to Norwich, roughly opened. Cat £45 [US1] (Start Price = £10.40)
Lot #9463 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
1d red-brown, plate 152, II (4 good margins), on neat 1852 EL from Glasgow to Manchester. Cat £55 [US1] (Start Price = £17.60)
Lot #9464 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
1d red-brown, plate 161, PJ (4 margins), on neat small 1853 EL from Stourport to Bewdley. [US1] (Start Price = £22.40)
Lot #9465 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
1d red-brown, plate 69, IK (4 tiny to huge margins), on small 1847 EL from Exeter to Sheffield, fair only Penny Post handstamp alongside. Cat £45 [US1] (Start Price = £13.60)
Lot #9466 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
1d red-brown (worn plate), 4 margins, on 1845 Entire from Ossett to Wakefield and 2d blue (oxidised), 3 margins (guide line in corner) on 1846 Entire from London to Midhurst. Cat £395 [US2] (Start Price = £28.80)
Lot #9467 - Great Britain - Covers - QV 1841
1d red-brown on very blue paper, plate 22, QC, 4 good margins, tied to 1842 EL from London to Maidstone by black MC. Cat £120 [US1] (Start Price = £29.60)
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