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1840-1869 2d Blues, all issues on Cover

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Item No. SG/Spec Plate/Letters Description Price Key
C:677
C:677
5
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DS5

1

DG-DH

1840 2d Blue, a F-VFU RARE HORIZONTAL PAIR, with four good-to-LARGE margins all round, except at top right corner 'DH' which is just nicked, on ATTRACTIVE LONG ENTIRE Coldstream to Alnwick on 18th February 1842 (LATE USE of the first 2d Blue), neatly cancelled with two fine black MXs, leaving much of the HEAD CLEAR on 'DH'. BOXED COLDSTREAM and Alnwick CDS on reverse. LOVELY COVER...Cat.£1250++ (for pair off-cover, or single on cover). £450.00

 

C:644
C:644
6
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DS6

1

SJ

1840 2d Pale Blue, a FU single in the SCARCER shade, with four close(but clear NW)-to-good margins, on neat clean SMALL WRAPPER Rushyford to Durham on 28th JANUARY 1842 (LATE USE of the first 2d Blue), cancelled with two smudged black MXs. Faint but legible BISHOP AUCKLAND UDC on reverse. Good colour...VERY SCARCE on cover... Cat.£1250+. £250.00
C:694
C:694
14
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ES11 & E1ug

3

EF

1841 2d Blue, a good used+ single, with four clear-to-LARGE margins, but horizontal crease, on ATTRACTIVE clean SMALL WRAPPER LEEDS to Kendal on 14th July 1843, heavily cancelled and tied with smudged but identifiable strike of the VERY SCARCE DISTINCTIVE LEEDS 'SPECIAL' MX - note strongly curved and sharply long-pointed inner cross, and closed outer cove NW of this Maltese Cross, which is VERY SCARCE on the 1841 2d Blue, and RARE ON COVER. HGL value, and SE frame-line extending below. Cat.£3000. £300.00

 

C:911
C:911
14
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ES11e,g

3

LE-LG

1841 2d Blue, a G-FU SCARCE STRIP OF THREE, with three HUGE margins, but close-to-just cut into at base, on ATTRACTIVE ENTIRE London to Macclesfield on 22 November 1845, lightly cancelled and tied with London Inland '20' numerals. 'LE' EYEBROW FLAW in STATE 2, and prominent HGL VALUE on 'LF' and 'LG'. A RARE COVER... Cat.£825++. New!

£250.00

 

C:469
C:469
14
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ES11f

3

NC

1841 2d Blue, a VFU copy, with four LARGE margins, on SMALL CLEAN COVER London to Kendal 3 February 1847, lightly cancelled with London Inland numeral in diamond. Cat.£250. £65.00

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