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SPECIALIST IN FINE GREAT BRITAIN LINE-ENGRAVED |
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| Item No. | SG/Spec | Plate/Letters | Description | Price | Key |
C:BL:1464 |
14 * ES11f |
3
BD |
1841 2d Blue, a GU+ single, with three-and-a-half good-to-VERY LARGE margins, but just trimmed at SW corner, on empty London local envelope of 24 DECEMBER 1847, cancelled with a London District '61' numeral. VGL NE, and corners heavily recut. Cat.£350. | £45.00 | |
C:BL:1857 |
14 * ES11f,i |
3
DJ |
1841 2d Blue, a SUPERB USED single, with four good-to-mostly VERY LARGE margins, on clean PART ENTIRE LETTER (enclosed second sheet missing, wrapper only incorporates a 'P.S'.) Lockerbie to London on 15 APRIL 1845, VERY FAINTLY cancelled with a Scots numeral. 'LOCKERBY' (sic) despatch and London arrival datestamps on obverse. 'J' FLAW, VGLs NE and SE, NW corner frame-line extending W, slight UB shift NW, and NE break. SCARCE so fine on cover... Cat.£350+. | 
£125.00 |
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C:BL:1478 |
14 * ES11f,i |
3
HH-HJ |
1841 2d Blue, a F-VFU+ SCARCE STRIP OF THREE, with good-to-VERY LARGE margins all round, on large part ENTIRE LETTER (truncated left) London to Newport (Mon.) on 7 JANUARY 1845, cancelled with London Inland '5' numerals. 'HH': VGL NE, and 'HJ': 'J' FLAW. Cat.£1050+. | £225.00 | |
C:BL:1858 |
15 * ES15 |
4
TE |
1849 2d Deep Full Blue, a VFU single in a FINE DEEP FULL BLUE shade, with four good-to-mostly VERY LARGE margins, on long EMPTY WRAPPER Solihull, via Birmingham, Hockley Heath, and Tanworth-in-Arden, to Henley-in-Arden on 21 JUNE 1852, cancelled with a just-about-identifiable SOLIHUL '719' numeral (Parmenter Rarity 'D' - 'SCARCE'). Faint but clean 'Henley-in-Arden' arrival stamp on front, and large part 'HOCKLEY HEATH' UDC, and FINE 'TANWORTH' UDC on obverse. Slight UB shift, letters misplaced low right and left respectively, with the 'E' tilted W. Cat.£350+. |
£85.00 |
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C:BL:1225 |
19 * F1 |
4
BG-BH |
1854 2d Blue, a VFU HORIZONTAL PAIR, centred low, but with FULL PERFS, on neat ENTIRE from London to PARIS on 18 APRIL 1855, cancelled with London Inland '23' numerals, and with related transit and arrival stamps front and back. The stamps overlap the top edge of the cover, but are happily not damaged as a result. 'BH' shows the SCARCE SPECTACLES FLAW. A RARE COVER... Cat.£675++. | £250.00 | |
C:BL:1654 |
23a * F3 |
5
KH-KI |
1855 2d Blue, a FU VERY SCARCE partially separated HORIZONTAL PAIR from this SCARCE printing, off-centre right, but with FULL PERFS, on stained and damaged (at left) empty IRISH WRAPPER Derry to Letterkenny on 28 July 1855, cancelled with DERRY '172' numerals. Clear despatch and arrival datestamps on obverse. Blurs W, many corrosion blurs, and 'K' tilted W on 'KI'. A VERY SCARCE usage on cover... Cat.£1050+. |
£225.00 |
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C:BL:1859 |
23a * F3 |
5
MA |
1855 2d Blue, a GU+ single from this SCARCE printing, centred slightly high, and with a few 'nibbled' perfs at base, on EMPTY WRAPPER London to Birmingham on 10 NOVEMBER 1856, cancelled with a London Inland '14' numeral. Clear despatch and arrival datestamps on obverse. Blur SE and E margin, and 'A' blind and misplaced right. A VERY SCARCE usage on cover... Cat.£525. |
£55.00 |
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C:BL:1860 |
34 * F6 |
5
GB |
1855 2d Deep Blue, a FU single, off-centre low left, but with FULL PERFS, on EMPTY WRAPPER London to Redruth on 13 MAY 1857, cancelled with a London Inland '19' numeral. Clear despatch and arrival datestamps on obverse. Corrosion spots value and SW, and 'B' misplaced right. SCARCE on cover... Cat.£200+ |
£37.50 |
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C:BL:1663 |
34 * F6 |
5
OI |
1855 2d Deep Blue, a VFU single, centred a smidgeon left, with FULL PERFS, on clean IRISH ENTIRE LETTER Coleraine to Ballymoney on 28 May 1857, cancelled with a COLERAINE '149' numeral. Clear despatch and arrival datestamps on obverse. Blurs E, SE and SW, and 'I' misplaced left. SCARCE on cover... Cat.£200+ |
£55.00 |
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