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Auction 32

Holiday 2020 Gem Sale

British Commonwealth

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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1		Great Britain, 1887, cover from London to Sydney, Australia, OC-28-87 c.d.s. ties 6d green, appropriate transit and arrival postmarks, a scarce single franking usage to Australia, Fine. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2		Great Britain, 1866, folded cover from Llanelly to Caen, France, 43a, 6d stamp tied by 5 JU 66 c.d.s. and 469 duplex, lovely Angle - Calais "Paquebot" strike, red circular PD, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3		Great Britain, 1867, folded letter from Glasgow to Bordeaux, France, 4d dull vermillion tied by 159 duplex, c.d.s. MR 1 67, red oval "PD", appropriate backstamps, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4		Great Britain, 1866, folded letter from London to Hamburg, Germany, 3d horizontal pair tied by grid ovals, London FE 6 66 transit stamp on reverse along with Hamburg receiver, Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 5		Great Britain, 1897, post card from London to Wilhelmshaven, Germany, neat postmarks, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 6		Great Britain, 1884, cover from London to Bombay, India, 5d green tied by duplex pays the UPU "B" Country 5d rate (double the normal 2 1/2d "A" Country rate) with receiver backstamp JAN 6 1885 routing via Calais + Brindisi + P & O Packet to Bombay noting a Sea Post Office transit handstamp on DEC 18/1884…original letter included…scarce single franking usage to India, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 7		Great Britain, 1885, folded letter from Liverpool to Vera Cruz, Mexico, franked with 4d dull green horizontal pair, tied by Manchester postmarks, a nice usage to Mexico with arrival docketing; filing folds away from the stamps, minor perf stains, Fine to Very Fine. Scott 103. SG 192. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 8		Great Britain, 1862, cover from London to Rotterdam, Netherlands, 4d horizontal pair tied by duplex "19" with London SW DE 17 62 and red 52 handstamp, red Rotterdam receiver on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 9		Great Britain, 1869, cover from London to New Zealand, 6d lilac tied by neat duplex cancel. A scarce destination, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 10		Great Britain, 1874, folded letter from Birmingham to Lisbon, Portugal, duplex 75 cancels and AP/2/74 c.d.s. ties 6d grey horizontal pair, arrival docketing on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 11		Great Britain, 1859, folded letter from London to Ohio, U.S., 1s green tied by duplex "81" and London FE 11 59 c.d.s. with red Boston Feb 26 receiver and red 5 cents due handstamp, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 12		Great Britain, 1866, cover from England to Boston, U.S., two 6d lilac stamps on a cover marked "per Arabia", Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 13		Great Britain, 1866, cover from Bridgewater to Chicago, U.S., 1s green duplex "123" and Bridgewater FE ?? 66 c.d.s. with red 5 cents due and red Boston receiver, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 14		Great Britain, 1866, cover from Manchester to Cambridge, Mass., U.S., 1s green tied by duplex "498" and Manchester OC 31 66 c.d.s. with red 21 cents due, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 15		Great Britain, 1868, cover from Bradford York to U.S., barred oval "107" numeral ties a left margin 10 pence with red Registered/Bradford-York May 1868 oval, red London 22 May Registered oval and red New York Paid All 6 June transit, addressed to Harlem Springs, Ohio, Fine. Estimate $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 16		Great Britain, 1869, folded letter from London to Boston, U.S., horizontal pair of 1d reds and 4d tied by duplex 106" and London JY 27 69 c.d.s. with red Boston Paid receiver and via Cork stamp, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 17		Great Britain, 1885, cover from London to New York, U.S., 5d green tied by interesting London JAN 27 85 handstamp, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 18		Great Britain, 1896, cover from London to Pennsylvania, U.S., interesting story with it for Cunard ship Lucania, Fine. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 19		o Great Britain, 1884, Queen Victoria, 5s rose on white paper, Anchor watermark (Scott 108), lovely example with large margins clear of design, 1897 town cancels, Very Fine. Scott $250. SG 180; £250 ($320). Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 20		o Great Britain, 1884, Queen Victoria, 10s ultramarine on white paper, Anchor watermark (Scott 109), lovely centering amid large margins, registry cancels, Very Fine. Scott $550. SG 183; £525 ($670). Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 21		o Great Britain, 1884, Queen Victoria, £1 brown lilac, Imperial Crowns watermark (Scott 110), nicely centered, typical cancels, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $3,000. SG 185; £2,800 ($3,570). Estimate $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 22		o Great Britain, 1902, King Edward VII, De La Rue printing, 5s bright carmine (Scott 140), London 1905 cancel, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $225. SG 263; £220 ($280). Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 23		o Great Britain, 1902, King Edward VII, De La Rue printing, 10s ultramarine (Scott 141), London cancels, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $525. SG 265; £500 ($640). Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 24		Great Britain, 1940, reprints of the 1840 issue proofs in various colors, unissued, probably private reprints. Interesting collateral material, somewhat similar to the rare "Rainbow" color trials of 1840, Very Fine. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $30
Lot 25		/o Great Britain, 1840-1978, extensive collection of mint and used, on album pages, used up to 1935 then mostly mint, about 60% n.h. and the rest lightly hinged, with plated penny reds. Includes numerous items cataloging $100 to $1000 each; some faults as would be expected, generally Fine to Very Fine, imaged in full on our web site - have a look! Scott $8,000 ++. Estimate $750 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold

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