 SPECIALIST IN FINE GREAT BRITAIN LINE-ENGRAVED |
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SPECIALIST IN FINE GREAT BRITAIN LINE-ENGRAVED |
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| Item No. | SG/Spec | Plate/Letters | Description | Price | Key |
RM:4552 |
8
BS1 |
12
DE |
1841 1d Red-brown Ex the stock of the late Donald FORBES-SMITH (and accompanied by his original typed descriptive tag), a VFU+ single from this rather DIFFICULT early plate, with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE even margins, cancelled with a neat black Maltese Cross. NE break, and 'D' misplaced low right. Cat.£90. | 
£26.50 |
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RM:4247 |
8
BS1 |
12
JB |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU+ single from this SCARCER early plate, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, but slight toning at NE corner, cancelled low with a part black Maltese Cross, leaving a slender CLEAR PROFILE within. NE break, and 'J' tilted W. Cat.£90. | £20.00 | |
RM:3659 |
8
BS1e |
12
JG |
1841 1d Red A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 'J' FLAW, NE break, slight basal shift, and letters misplaced low and left respectively. Cat.£100. | £30.00 | |
RM:4447 |
8
BS1d,tk |
12
KF |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single from this SCARCER early plate, with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE even margins, cancelled with a VERY FINE strike of the EDINBURGH 'SPECIAL' TYPE I 'BALLOON' Maltese Cross. DOUBLE LETTER 'K' (tilted W). Cat.£120+. |
£40.00 |
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RM:4444 |
8
BS1c |
12
QJ-QL |
1841 1d Red-brown A G-FU+ SCARCE STRIP OF THREE from this SCARCER early plate, with close(NW of 'QJ')-to-trimmed(SE of 'QL'), but otherwise good-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with what appear to be smudged 1844 SCOTS NUMERALS, suggesting an UNUSUALLY LATE USE of this plate. NE break all units, and BASAL SHIFT on 'QL' Cat.£295+. |
£60.00 |
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C:RM:1602 |
8 * BS1 |
12
SC |
1841 1d Red-brown, a VFU+ single from this DIFFICULT EARLY plate, with four clear(centre S)-to-mostly VERY LARGE margins, on ENTIRE LETTER Basingstoke to London, dated 12 July 1841, cancelled and tied with a neat black Maltese Cross. A MISSING IMPRMATUR, showing tiny NE breaks, slight basal shift, 'S' tilted W, and 'C' misplaced low. Cat.£200. | £65.00 |
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RM:3776 |
8
BS1, B1g,tr |
12
TI |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU+ MARGINAL single from this SCARCER early plate, with four LARGE-to-HUGE margins, but small marginal crease at base, cancelled with the SCARCE LEEDS 'SPECIAL' MALTESE CROSS. In STATE 1 before the later repair. NE break, slight BASAL SHIFT, VGL NE, and letters misplaced left and low respectively. Cat.£600+. | £125.00 | |
RM:4449 |
10
BS2tv |
13
BK |
1841 1d Deep Red-brown A VFU single from this SCARCE early plate, in the DEEPER shade, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a FINE strike of the LONDON II 'BROKEN POINTS' Maltese Cross. BASAL SHIFT, NE break, and letters misplaced right and low respectively. Cat.£175+. |
£50.00 |
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RM:4448 |
8
BS2c,tk |
13
CD |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single from this SCARCE early plate, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a large part strike of the EDINBURGH 'SPECIAL' TYPE I 'BALLOON' Maltese Cross. BASAL SHIFT, NE break, and letters misplaced low and right respectively. Cat.£190+. |
£60.00 |
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RM:4364 |
8
BS2tv |
13
CH |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this VERY SCARCE early plate, in a DEEPISH shade, with four close(NE)-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a neat black LONDON II 'BROKEN POINTS' MALTESE CROSS. NE break, slight BASAL SHIFT, and letters misplaced low left and high left. Cat.£175+. | £45.00 | |
RM:4362 |
8
BS2tv |
13
IF |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this VERY SCARCE early plate, with four close(SW)-to-mostly LARGE even margins, cancelled with a neat black LONDON II 'BROKEN POINTS' MALTESE CROSS. NE break, SE corner frame-line extending E, and letters misplaced low and high. Cat.£175+. | £45.00 | |
RM:3945 |
8
BS2c |
13
TB |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU+ single from this VERY SCARCE early plate, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, but rather messily cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing a BASAL SHIFT, NE break, and distinctive SQUAT 'T' tilted E. Cat.£190. | £40.00 | |
RM:4215 |
8
BS3 |
14
EF |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single from this SCARCE early plate, in a DEEPISH shade, with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE even margins, cancelled low with a part indistinct black Maltese Cross (too incomplete to identify with certainty, but probably a LEEDS 'SPECIAL'). VGL SE, NE break, and 'F' misplaced left and tilted E. Cat.£150+. | £37.50 | |
RM:4218 |
8
BS3 |
14
HH |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this SCARCE early plate, with four good even margins, lightly cancelled low right with a black Maltese Cross, leaving slender CLEAR PROFILE. NE break, blur SE, and letters misplaced high. Cat.£150. | £37.50 | |
RM:4219 |
8
BS3 |
14
HH |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU+ single from this SCARCE early plate, with four good even margins, but tiny surface scuff at SW corner, cancelled high right with a black Maltese Cross. NE break, blur SE, and letters misplaced high. Cat.£110. | £32.50 | |
RM:4450 |
8
BS3tv |
14
ID |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this SCARCE early plate, with four close(SE)-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a good large part strike of the LONDON II 'BROKEN POINTS' Maltese Cross. NE break, and 'I' misplaced low and tilted W. Cat.£150+. |
£40.00 |
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RM:4214 |
8
BS3d |
14
KK |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single from this SCARCE early plate, with four LARGE even margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. BASAL SHIFT, NE break, and W 'K' misplaced low left. Cat.£160. | £45.00 | |
RM:4213 |
8
BS3 |
14
NF |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this SCARCE early plate, in a DEEPISH shade, with four good-to-LARGE margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. HGL VALUE, VGLs NE & SE, NE break, and 'N' misplaced low, with extended serif. Cat.£150+. | £38.50 | |
RM:4223 |
8
BS3d |
14
OE |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single from this SCARCE early plate, with four mostly LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled low with a neat black Maltese Cross, leaving much of the HEAD CLEAR. BASAL SHIFT, VGLs NE & SE, NE break, and 'E' misplaced low left. Cat.£160+. | £45.00 | |
RM:3838 |
8
BS3 |
14
PE |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU+ single from this SCARCE early plate, in a deepish shade, with four well-clear(N)-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. NE break, slight BASAL SHIFT, tops of SE and SW doubled, 'P' misplaced low right, and 'E' tilted E. Cat.£150+. | £35.00 | |
RM:4424 |
8
BS3 |
14
PK |
1841 1d Red-brown A VERY SCARCE good UNUSED single from this SCARCE early plate, in a DEEPISH shade with an ORANGE tint, with three close-to-good margins, but trimmed W and NW, and with no gum. NE break, tops SE and SW double, and slight basal shift. Pretty, in spite of faults! Cat.£600. |
£50.00 |
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RM:4222 |
8
BS3d |
14
RJ |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single from this SCARCE early plate, with four clear(SW)-to-mostly VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a neat black Maltese Cross. BASAL SHIFT, BURR-RUB 'S' of 'POSTAGE, NE break, and letters misplaced right and low left respectively. Cat.£160+. | £45.00 | |
RM:3929 |
10
BS3d |
14
SB |
1841 1d Deep Red-brown A VFU single from this SCARCE early plate, in a DEEP RED-BROWN shade, with four LARGE even margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. BASAL SHIFT, VGLs NE & SE, NE break, and letters misplaced low and high. Cat.£160+. | £45.00 | |
RM:2828 |
8
BS4 |
15
BE |
1841 1d Red A VFU single from this DIFFICULT plate, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. NE void, SE corner frame-line extending E, and slight basal shift. Cat.£80+. | £17.50 | |
RM:3801 |
10
BS4d |
15
BK |
1841 1d Deep Red-brown A VFU single from this DIFFICULT plate, in a DEEP RED-BROWN shade, with four good-to-mostly VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. BASAL SHIFT, NE break, and 'B' misplaced high right. Cat.£90+. | £25.00 | |
RM:3802 |
8
BS4d |
15
FA |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single from this DIFFICULT plate, with four VERY LARGE-to-HUGE margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a smudged black Maltese Cross. BASAL SHIFT, NE break, and 'A' blind. Cat.£90. | £30.00 | |
RM:3947 |
8
BS4 |
15
IF |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU+ single from this DIFFICULT plate, with four well-clear(N)-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a smudged black Maltese Cross. NE break, and 'I' tilted W. Cat.£80. | £17.50 | |
RM:4451 |
8
BS4 |
15
LB |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this DIFFICULT plate, with four good-to-LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. NE break, and 'L' misplaced left and tilted W. Cat.£80. |
£20.00 |
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RM:3840 |
10
BS4d |
15
QE |
1841 1d Deep Red-brown A VFU single from this DIFFICULT plate, in a DEEP RED-BROWN shade, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. BASAL SHIFT, CONSTANT VARIETY: mark outside NW, NE break, and letters misplaced low left and right respectively. Cat.£90+. | £25.00 | |
RM:3803 |
8
BS4d |
15
RH |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this DIFFICULT plate, with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. BASAL SHIFT, VGL NE, and NE break. Cat.£90. | £23.50 | |
RM:4453 |
10
BS5tv |
16
FD |
1841 1d Deep Red-brown A VFU single from this SCARCER early plate, in a FINE DEEP RED-BROWN shade, with four good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a FINE strike of the LONDON II 'BROKEN POINTS' Maltese Cross. NE break. Cat.£110+. |
£27.50 |
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RM:2793 |
8
BS5 |
16
HD |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, with four good-to-mostly LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETY: mark NW, and also void NE, and 'D' misplaced low right. Cat.£75+. | £17.50 | |
RM:4454 |
8
BS5 |
16
KC |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this slightly SCARCER plate, with four good-to-HUGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. NE void. Cat.£75. |
£18.50 |
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RM:2755 |
10
BS5,B1tl |
16
MA |
1841 1d Red A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, in the DEEP RED-BROWN shade, with four good-to-HUGE margins, cancelled with a FINE strike of the SCARCE LEEDS 'SPECIAL' MALTESE CROSS. Void NE, basal shift, and 'M' tilted W. Cat.£600+. | £125.00 | |
RM:4112 |
8
BS5 |
16
OF |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this slightly SCARCER plate, with four good-to-mostly VERY LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. NE break, and top of SW doubled. Cat.£75. | £16.50 | |
RM:3949 |
10
BS5c |
16
PJ |
1841 1d Deep Red-brown A GU+ single from this slightly SCARCER plate, in a VERY DEEP RED-BROWN ('CHOCOLATE') shade, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, but surface scuff NE, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. BASAL SHIFT, NE void, and letters misplaced right and low respectively. Cat.£90+. | £12.50 | |
RM:4113 |
8
BS6tn |
17
DB |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single from this DIFFICULT plate, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a neat almost COMPLETE strike of the LONDON I MALTESE CROSS. HGL VALUE (faint and high - not listed Statham or Fisher/Brown), and 'D' misplaced high right. Cat.£140+. | £37.50 | |
RM:4250 |
8
BS6c |
17
FL |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single from this DIFFICULT plate, with four good-to-mostly LARGE even margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing UPPER BORDER SHIFT, blur outside NW, and letters misplaced high and low. Cat.£150+. | £40.00 | |
RM:4425 |
8
BS6 |
17
HI |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this DIFFICULT plate, with four close(SW)-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a FINE almost COMPLETE strike of the IRISH JOHNSTOWN (Kilkenny) MALTESE CROSS - unlisted SG, but illustrated by Alcock & Holland, and template kindly prepared and supplied by the late Professor David Rockoff. Letters misplaced high. Cat.£140+. |
£40.00 |
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RM:3392 |
8
BS6 |
17
KE |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this DIFFICULT plate, with four good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. Blur outside NW. Cat.£140. | £35.00 | |
RM:3846 |
8
BS6d |
17
PF |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this DIFFICULT plate, in a DEEPISH shade, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. BASAL SHIFT, and 'P' misplaced right and tilted W. Cat.£150. | £37.50 | |
RM:4229 |
8
BS6d |
17
RH-RI |
1841 1d Red-brown A G-VFU VERY SCARCE HORIZONTAL PAIR from this DIFFICULT plate, with good-to-LARGE margins all round, but tiny vertical cut in NW corner of 'RH', cancelled with black Maltese Crosses. 'RH': letters misplaced high right and high; 'RI': BASAL SHIFT, BURR-RUB 'GE' of 'POSTAGE', and letters misplaced low right and low. Cat.£300+. | £65.00 | |
RM:4455 |
8
BS6d |
17
SE |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this DIFFICULT plate, with four good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. BASAL SHIFT, and letters misplaced low and left respectively. Cat.£150. |
£37.50 |
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RM:4251 |
10
BS7b |
18
AH |
1841 1d Deep Red-brown A VFU single from this SCARCE plate, in a rich DEEP RED-BROWN shade, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with an indistinct black Maltese Cross. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing a distinct BASAL SHIFT, and letters misplaced right. Cat.£150+. | £37.50 | |
RM:4456 |
8
BS7 |
18
CC |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single from this SCARCE plate, with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled centre right with a part black Maltese Cross, and centre left with a small fragment '-ON' of a TOWN CANCEL or CDS, leaving slender CLEAR PROFILE between. A slightly WORN state of the plate, with letters misplaced left and low respectively. Cat.£140+. |
£40.00 |
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RM:3805 |
8
BS7 |
18
DA |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ MARGINAL single from this SCARCE plate, with four good-to-mostly HUGE margins, cancelled with a smudged black Maltese Cross. NOTE: the dots SW noted by Statham are not apparent, presumably because of plate wear. Cat.£140. | £37.50 | |
RM:4117 |
8
BS7c |
18
DL |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this SCARCE plate, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. BURR-RUB 'POSTAGE' and CONSTANT VARIETY: mark below 'L'; also slight basal shift, and letters misplaced right and low respectively. Cat.£160. | £40.00 | |
RM:2965 |
8
BS7 |
18
KI |
1841 1d Red A VFU single from this SCARCE plate, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. WORN plate, die dot, and letters misplaced low, with the 'I' tilted E. Cat.£140. | £35.00 |
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RM:3029 |
8
BS7 |
18
LG |
1841 1d Red A VFU single from this SCARCE plate, in a DEEPISH shade, with four good even margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. Top of SW doubled, and 'L' misplaced right. Cat.£140. | £35.00 | |
RM:3968 |
8
BS7b |
18
MH |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this SCARCE plate, with four good-to-mostly VERY LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a slightly smudged black Maltese Cross. BASAL SHIFT, NE corner frame-line extending N, and 'M' tilted W. Cat.£150. | £35.00 | |
RM:3889 |
8
BS7b,d & B1tw |
18
MJ |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU single from this SCARCE plate, with four good even margins, but ink stain on back just showing through on front inside SE corner, and tiny marginal thin above SW corner, cancelled with a FINE clear three-quarter strike of the VERY RARE WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE MALTESE CROSS. Slight basal shift, HGL SW, and 'J' FLAW. Cat.£4,500. | £1,250.00 | |
RM:3934 |
8
BS7b |
18
NK |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU single from this SCARCE plate, with four good even margins, but vertical cut in NE corner margin (not affecting design), VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. BASAL SHIFT, VGL outside SE, and 'K' tilted W. Cat.£150+. | £30.00 | |
RM:4115 |
8
BS7b |
18
QD |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU single from this SCARCE plate, with four good even margins, but minor marginal faults at base, cancelled with a neat black Maltese Cross. A WORN state of the plate, showing a clear BASAL SHIFT. Cat.£150. | £30.00 | |
RM:3039 |
8
BS8 |
19
BD |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, neatly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. HGL SE, VGL NE, and letters misplaced right and low respectively. Cat.£60+. | £16.50 | |
RM:3620 |
8
BS8g |
19
CI |
1841 1d Red A VFU+ single, with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE even margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. HGL VALUE, SE & SW. Cat.£75. | £25.00 | |
RM:4252 |
8
BS8 |
19
FL |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU MARGINAL single, with four clear(SW)-to-HUGE margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. GD SE, and letters tilted E and W. Cat.£60+. | £15.00 | |
RM:3571 |
8
BS8 |
19
GC |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good even margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. HGL BELOW BASE-LINE, VGLs NE & SE, and 'C' misplaced high. Cat.£75+. | £18.50 | |
RM:4121 |
8
BS8 |
19
NE |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU+ single, with four close(S)-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a neat black Maltese Cross. Slight basal shift. Cat.£60+. | £15.00 | |
RM:3569 |
8
BS8 |
19
NF |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. HGL BELOW BASE-LINE, VGLs NE & SE, top of SE doubled, and letters misplaced low. Cat.£75+. | £19.50 | |
RM:3956 |
8
BS8d |
19
OH |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single, with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. UPPER BORDER and BASAL SHIFTS, VGLs NE & SE(f), and letters misplaced right and low left. Cat.£75+. | £22.50 | |
RM:4120 |
10
BS8 |
19
RK |
1841 1d Deep Red-brown A VFU single , in a FINE RICH DEEP RED-BROWN shade, with four good-to-LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with an indistinct black Maltese Cross. Upper E blurred, and 'K' misplaced high right. Cat.£60+. | £18.50 | |
RM:4406 |
8
BS9 |
20
AL |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single, with four VAST margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing top left NE weak and with short 7 o'clock ray, GD SE, and 'L' misplaced high right. Cat.£60. |
£18.50 |
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C:RM:1744 |
8 * BS9 |
20
CC |
1841 1d Red-brown, a SUPERB USED single, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, on neat clean ENTIRE LETTER Kington to Stourbridge, dated 18 March 1842, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled low right and tied with a black Maltese Cross, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR HEAD. Letters misplaced slightly low left. Cat.£120+. |
£40.00 |
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RM:3959 |
8
BS9h |
20
EC |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU+ single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, rather heavily cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. VOID NE, and letters misplaced low left. Cat.£75. | £16.50 | |
RM:3090 |
8
BS9 |
20
FJ |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good-to-mostly LARGE margins, neatly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 'J' tilted E. Cat.£60. | £15.00 | |
RM:4427 |
8
BS9tm |
20
NE |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four closeish(SE)-to-mostly LARGE even margins, cancelled with a slightly smudged but identifiable almost COMPLETE strike of the SCARCE GREENOCK MALTESE CROSS. E/NE weak, and 'N' misplaced high. Cat.£250. |
£60.00 |
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RM:3961 |
8
BS9 |
20
QF |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 'F' misplaced high. Cat.£60. | £18.50 | |
RM:3957 |
8
BS9 |
20
RB |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU+ single, with four LARGE-to-HUGE margins, rather heavily cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. VGL NE, and 'R' misplaced low right. Cat.£60. | £14.50 | |
RM:4230 |
8
BS9 |
20
SA |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single, with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with an indistinct black Maltese Cross. SE corner frame-line extending E, and letters misplaced low and high. Cat.£60. | £16.50 | |
RM:4124 |
8
BS9 |
20
TC |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a smudged black Maltese Cross. VGLs NE & SE, top SE doubled, and 'T' tilted W. Cat.£60+. | £16.50 | |
RM:2214 |
8
BS10 |
21
BI-BK |
1841 1d Red A good-to-VFU SCARCE STRIP OF THREE, touched SW of 'BI', but otherwise with LARGE margins all round, with faint creases in margins between, cancelled with black Maltese Crosses. NE break on all, and also VGLs NE and SE on 'BJ'. SCARCE and ATTRACTIVE in spite of faults... Cat.£220+. | £45.00 | |
RM:4127 |
8
BS10 |
21
EL |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single, with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a smudged black Maltese Cross. GD SE, SE weak, 'E' tilted W, and 'L' misplaced low. Cat.£60+. | £18.50 | |
RM:3097 |
8
BS10 |
21
HC |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, neatly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. NE break, SE and base of SW weak, 'H' weak, and 'C' misplaced left. Cat.£60. | £15.00 | |
RM:3577 |
8
BS10 |
21
OB |
1841 1d Red A VFU+ single, with four LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE within. Top of SW doubled, die dot, SE weak, and 'B' misplaced high. Cat.£60+. | £18.50 | |
RM:4081 |
8
BS10to |
21
QA |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU single, with four good-to-mostly LARGE margins, but close at upper E, lightly cancelled with a FINE almost COMPLETE STRIKE of the VERY SCARCE KELSO MALTESE CROSS (note the unusual clogged central diamond). WORN plate, in STATE 1 before the repair, with weak SE, die dot, and 'Q' misplaced high. Cat.£700. | £150.00 | |
RM:3662 |
8
BS10d |
21
TJ |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. BASAL SHIFT, NE break, guide dot SE, and 'T' misplaced low left. Cat.£75. | £18.50 | |
RM:4325 |
8
BS11tv |
22
LB |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single, with four LARGE-to-mostly VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a FINE COMPLETE STRIKE of the LONDON II 'BROKEN POINTS' MALTESE CROSS. NE break, die dot, VGL NE, and letters misplaced left and right, the DISTINCTIVE 'L' with SPLIT SERIF. Cat.£110+. | £35.00 | |
RM:4366 |
8
BS11 |
22
MG |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE even margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross, with a clear MARK IN CENTRE DIAMOND (possibly from the retaining pin or adherence of foreign material - see comments in Rockoff & Jackson p.163, and Alcock & Holland p.10). NE break, and letters misplaced low left. Cat.£60+. | £16.50 | |
RM:4367 |
8
BS11tv |
22
MK |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four LARGE even margins, cancelled with a neat black LONDON II 'BROKEN POINTS' MALTESE CROSS. NE break (slight), and letters lightly struck and misplaced low left and right respectively, with the 'K' tilted W. Cat.£110. | £27.50 | |
RM:4074 |
8
BS11tg |
22
OE |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU+ single, with four good-to-mostly VERY LARGE margins, but just touched at SE corner, and with marginal cut at SW corner clear of design, lightly cancelled with a FINE COMPLETE STRIKE of the RARE COVENTRY MALTESE CROSS. NE break. Cat.£750. | £185.00 | |
RM:4128 |
8
BS11tr |
22
QK |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU+ single, with four close(S)-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a slightly smudged strike of the SCARCE LEEDS 'SPECIAL' MALTESE CROSS. NE break, die dot, 'Q' misplaced low right, and 'K' tilted E. Cat.£600. | £125.00 | |
RM:4430 |
8
BS11sc |
22
RH |
1841 1d Red-brown A GU single, with three good-to-LARGE margins, but trimmed E and with a tiny thin, lightly cancelled with a SCARCE BLUE MALTESE CROSS. SW corner frame-line extending W, and 'H' misplaced left. Cat.£650. |
£50.00 |
|
RM:4241 |
8
BS12a |
23
DA |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross, leaving greatly CLEAR PROFILE within. UPPER BORDER SHIFT, NE breaks, and W/SW weak. Cat.£75. | £18.50 | |
RM:3581 |
8
BS12 |
23
EI |
1841 1d Red A VFU+ single, with four good-to-mostly LARGE margins, lightly cancelled low right with a part black Maltese Cross, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. NE breaks, SE weak, and 'I' tilted E. Cat.£60. | £18.50 | |
RM:4398 |
8
BS12 |
23
IG |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. NE breaks, and letters misplaced low left and high left. Cat.£60. | £15.00 | |
RM:3107 |
8
BS12 |
23
IK |
1841 1d Red A VFU+ single, with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled centre right with a black Maltese Cross, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. NE breaks, die dot, and 'I' misplaced low. Cat.£60. | £18.50 | |
RM:4075 |
8
BS12tg |
23
KC |
1841 1d Red-brown A GU single, with three good-to-LARGE margins, but close-to-trimmed E, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a good LARGE PART STRIKE of the RARE COVENTRY MALTESE CROSS. NE breaks, SE and SW weak, and 'K' misplaced very low. Cat.£750. | £80.00 | |
RM:3916 |
8
BS12sc |
23
LA |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a neat full strike of a SCARCE BLUE MALTESE CROSS. NE breaks, and letters misplaced low and high right. Cat.£650. | £175.00 | |
RM:4396 |
8
BS12 |
23
LK |
1841 1d Red-brown: A SUPERB USED single, with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE even margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a black Maltese Cross, leaving greatly CLEAR PROFILE within. NE breaks, and SE weak. Cat.£60. | £20.00 | |
RM:4461 |
8
BS12tq |
23
NA |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four close(NE)-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a FINE almost COMPLETE STRIKE of the SCARCE LEAMINGTON MALTESE CROSS. NE breaks, and letters weak. Cat.£250 (SG Spec 16th Edition). |
£60.00 |
|
RM:4431 |
8
BS12b,tg |
23
NI |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a VERY FINE almost COMPLETE STRIKE of the RARE COVENTRY MALTESE CROSS. DOUBLE LETTER 'I', NE breaks, SE weak, and letters misplaced low left and left. Cat.£750. |
£200.00 |
|
RM:4201 |
12
BS12 |
23
QB |
1841 1d Orange-brown: Ex Geoffrey Mason, a SUPERB USED single, in a FINE ORANGE-BROWN shade particularly SCARCE on these earlier plates, with four LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled high right with a black Maltese Cross, leaving almost COMPLETE CLEAR HEAD. NE breaks, SE weak, die dot, and 'Q' misplaced high. Cat.£275+. | £95.00 | |
RM:3140 |
8
BS12 |
23
QG |
1841 1d Red A VFU+ single, with four LARGE-to-mostly HUGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. NE breaks, SE weak, and 'Q' misplaced high. Cat.£60. | £18.50 | |
RM:3971 |
8
BS13 |
24
DA-DB |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ SCARCE HORIZONTAL PAIR, with four close-(but-clear)SW-to-mostly HUGE margins, lightly cancelled with neat black Maltese Crosses. NE breaks on both, and 'D's misplaced low left; 'DB' VGL NE, and SE corner frame-line extending S. Cat.£160. | £45.00 | |
RM:3423 |
8
BS13 |
24
DC |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled centre right with a black Maltese Cross, leaving slender CLEAR PROFILE. Base of SE weak. (No NE breaks this lettering.) Cat.£60. | £15.00 | |
RM:3974 |
8
BS13c,sc |
24
MJ |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with an indistinct strike of a SCARCE BLUE MALTESE CROSS. 'J' FLAW, NE breaks, VGL outside NE, and 'M' weak. Cat.£650. | £165.00 | |
RM:3425 |
8
BS13 |
24
QD |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. NE breaks, and 'D' tilted E. Cat.£60. | £15.00 | |
RM:2440 |
8
BS13 |
24
QF |
1841 1d Red Ex Geoffrey MASON, a VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a smudged black Maltese Cross. NE breaks, and die dot. Cat.£60. | £15.00 | |
RM:3626 |
8
BS14 |
25
DH |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good even margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. NE breaks, VGL NE(f), and 'H' misplaced left. Cat.£60. | £15.00 | |
RM:3586 |
8
BS14 |
25
HC |
1841 1d Red A VFU+ single, with four LARGE-to-mostly VERY LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. NE breaks, VGL NE(f), and 'H' misplaced high and tilted W. Cat.£60. | £18.50 | |
RM:2708 |
8
BS14 |
25
LA |
1841 1d Red A VFU+ single, with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. NE breaks, VGL SE, and letters misplaced right. Cat.£60. | £18.50 | |
RM:3187 |
8
BS14,B1tv |
25
LH |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a good example of the LONDON II 'BROKEN POINTS' MALTESE CROSS. NE breaks, top SW doubled, and blurs SE. Cat.£110. | £27.50 | |
RM:3450 |
8
BS14 |
25
MI |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four close-but-clear(SE)-to-mostly VERY LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. NE breaks, VGL NE, SW weak, and SE recut and skewed. Cat.£60. | £15.00 | |
RM:3451 |
8
BS14 |
25
OK |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with an indistinct black Maltese Cross. NE breaks, and VGL NE. Cat.£60. | £15.00 | |
RM:3144 |
8
BS14,B1tg |
25
PD |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a good example of the VERY SCARCE COVENTRY MALTESE CROSS. NE breaks, and VGL SE. Cat.£750+. | £185.00 | |
RM:4130 |
8
BS14 |
25
PF |
1841 1d Red-brown A SUPERB USED single, with four good-to-mostly VERY LARGE margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. VGL NE, NE breaks, SE corner frame-line extending E, and 'P' misplaced high right. Cat.£60+. | £22.50 | |
RM:2453 |
8
BS14 |
25
QG |
1841 1d Red Ex Geoffrey MASON, a VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. NE breaks, VGL NE, and base of SE weak. Cat.£60. | £15.00 | |
RM:4088 |
8
BS14tz |
25
QL |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, but with narrow vertical marginal thin SE, cancelled with a FINE almost COMPLETE strike of the SCARCE NORWICH 'SPECIAL' MALTESE CROSS. CONSTANT VARIETY: two GDs SE. Also NE breaks, and 'Q' misplaced high. Cat.£450. | £90.00 | |
RM:3146 |
8
BS14 |
25
TJ |
1841 1d Red A VFU+ single in a DEEPISH shade, with four HUGE even margins, but cancelled with a smudged black Maltese Cross. NE breaks, GD SE, die dot, and 'T' with extended serif. Cat.£60. | £17.50 | |
RM:4408 |
8a
BS15 |
26
AI |
1841 1d Red A FU+ single, on VERY BLUE paper, with four close(E)-to-LARGE margins, cancelled high right with a black Maltese Cross, leaving almost COMPLETE CLEAR HEAD. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing void NE, 1842-43 Ray Flaws, HGL SE, base SE weak, and 'A' misplaced right. Cat.£65+. |
£15.00 |
|
RM:4409 |
9
BS15ti |
26
BK |
1841 1d Pale Red-brown A FU single in a PALE RED-BROWN shade (WORN plate), touched at SW corner, but otherwise with good-to-LARGE margins, neatly cancelled with a FINE almost COMPLETE strike of the DUBLIN II MALTESE CROSS. IVORY HEAD, void NE, 1842-43 Ray Flaws, SE weak, and 'B' misplaced right. Cat.£125+. |
£25.00 |
|
RM:4100 |
8k
BS15h,tr |
26
CA |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four LARGE even margins, but small stain (possibly bleach drop?) above 'A' square, cancelled with a VERY FINE almost COMPLETE strike of the SCARCE LEEDS 'SPECIAL' MALTESE CROSS. CONSTANT VARIETY: vertical mark inside SE. Also 1842-43, Ray Flaws, NE void, and 'A' blind. Cat.£600+. | £125.00 | |
RM:3768 |
8
BS15i |
26
DJ |
1841 1d Red-brown A SUPERB USED single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled low right with a black Maltese Cross, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. WORN plate, showing 1842-43 Ray Flaws, NE void, SW weak, and faint 'J' FLAW. Cat.£75. | £22.50 | |
RM:2461 |
8
BS15 |
26
GA |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, NE void, VGLs NE and SE, and 'G' misplaced left. Cat.£60. | £15.00 | |
RM:3765 |
8
BS15tz |
26
HK |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU+ single, with four close(-but-clear E)-to-LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a good strike of the SCARCE DISTINCTIVE NORWICH MALTESE CROSS. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, NE void, SW weak, and letters misplaced high and low. Cat.£450. | £110.00 | |
RM:4089 |
8
BS15tz |
26
IA |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU+ single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, but with slight hinge thin, lightly cancelled low right with a FINE three-quarter strike of the SCARCE NORWICH 'SPECIAL' MALTESE CROSS, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, NE void, VGL NE, and 'I' with weak serif. Cat.£450. | £110.00 | |
RM:4067 |
12
BS15sc |
26
IK |
1841 1d Orange-brown A VFU single in the SCARCE ORANGE-BROWN shade (UNUSUAL on the earlier plates), with four good-to-mostly LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a neat SCARCE BLUE MALTESE CROSS. Void NE, 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and 'K' tilted E. Cat.£650+. | £195.00 | |
RM:4144 |
8
BS16 |
27
BC |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU/GU+ SCARCE MATCHED PAIR with Maltese Cross and 1844 numeral cancels. The MX-cancelled stamp has four LARGE even margins, whereas the 1844-cancelled stamp is just clipped at the NE corner, though otherwise with large margins. The 1844 cancellation is a fine complete strike of the SCARCE IRISH GRAIG '245' numeral. Plate 27 is thought to have been taken from press sometime in July (Statham), and was defaced in OCTOBER 1843, at least 6 months before this stamp was used (April 1844 at the earliest). 1842-43 Ray Flaws, void NE, VGL SE, and 'B' misplaced low right. Cat.£120++. | £30.00 | |
RM:4399 |
8
BS16 |
27
HG |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four close(SE)-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, void NE, SE weak, and 'H' misplaced low left and tilted E. Cat.£60. | £15.00 | |
RM:4092 |
8
BS16bd,tz |
27
JL |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU single, with four close(just touched SE)-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a FINE COMPLETE strike of the SCARCE NORWICH 'SPECIAL' MALTESE CROSS. 'J' FLAW, HGL and GD SE, 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and void NE. Cat.£450+. | £110.00 | |
RM:4090 |
8
BS16tz |
27
LD |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU+ single, with four close(NE)-to-good even margins, cancelled with an unusually firm almost COMPLETE strike of the SCARCE NORWICH 'SPECIAL' MALTESE CROSS. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, void NE, HGL SW, and SE corner frame-line extending S (faint). Cat.£450. | £110.00 | |
RM:2463 |
8
BS16 |
27
MI |
1841 1d Red Ex Geoffrey MASON, a VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a slightly smudged black Maltese Cross. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, NE void, and VGLs NE and SE. Cat.£60. | £15.00 | |
RM:3151 |
8
BS17 |
28
AL |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a smudged black Maltese Cross. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing 1842-43 Ray Flaws, GD SE, and 'A' misplaced right. Cat.£65. | £16.50 | |
RM:4404 |
8
BS17 |
28
CI-CL |
1842 1d Red-brown A F-VFU SCARCE HORIZONTAL STRIP OF FOUR, with four close(SE)-to-mostly VERY LARGE margins all round, cancelled with smudged black Maltese Crosses. 1842-43 Ray Flaws on all units, plus: 'CI': VGL NE (faint), 'CL': GD SE, and letters variously misplaced, the 'J' with a weak/absent top left serif. Cat.£350+ (as TWO PAIRS). |
£85.00 |
|
RM:3117 |
8
BS17 |
28
EA |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETY: dot in margin W of SW, and also 1842-43 Ray Flaws, faint VGL NE, and VGL SE. Cat.£65+. | £16.50 | |
RM:4400 |
8
BS17 |
28
HG |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and letters misplaced right and high respectively. Cat.£65. |
£16.50 |
|
RM:3150 |
8
BS17 |
28
PK |
1841 1d Red A VFU+ single, with four HUGE margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and 'K' tilted E. Cat.£65. | £20.00 | |
RM:4510 |
8
BS18 |
29
BI |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled low with a black Maltese Cross, leaving almost COMPLETE CLEAR HEAD. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, VERTICAL GUIDE-LINES NE & SE, HORIZONTAL GUIDE-LINE SE, and 'B' misplaced right. Cat.£65+. |
£16.50 |
|
RM:4508 |
8
BS18tv |
29
BL |
1842 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single, with four LARGE-to-HUGE even margins, cancelled with an almost COMPLETE strike of the LONDON II 'BROKEN POINTS' Maltese Cross. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, GUIDE DOT outside SE, and 'B' tilted W. NOTE: the mark in the centre of the cross may or may not be an example of the possibly accidental 'Small No.1' in centre, most often seen on London postings. Cat.£110+. |
£35.00 |
|
RM:4548 |
8a,c
BS18tr |
29
MB |
1842 1d Red-brown A GU+ single, with 3.5 good-to-LARGE margins, but close lower E-to-touched SE, cancelled with an almost COMPLETE strike of the VERY SCARCE LEEDS 'SPECIAL' Maltese Cross. WATERMARK INVERTED. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, 'M' misplaced right, and both letters tilted W. A RARE COMBINATION... Cat.£600++. |
£65.00 |
|
RM:4509 |
8
BS18tk |
29
OC |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with an almost COMPLETE strike of the EDINBURGH TYPE 4 SPECIAL 'BALLOON' Maltese Cross. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, SE corner frame-line extending E, and 'O' misplaced right. Cat.£120+. |
£30.00 |
|
RM:4432 |
8
BS18tz |
29
RC |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU single, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, but diagonal crease, cancelled with a FINE almost COMPLETE strike of the SCARCE NORWICH MALTESE CROSS. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, VGL NE (faint), and letters misplaced left. Cat.£450. |
£85.00 |
|
RM:3053 |
8
BS19 |
30
EJ |
1841 1d Red A VFU single from this slightly SCARCER plate, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a neat black Maltese Cross. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, VGL NE, and letters misplaced high left, with the 'J' round-footed. Cat.£65. | £16.50 | |
RM:4512 |
8
BS19 |
30
EL |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this slightly more difficult plate, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, VGL NE, GD outside SE, and letters misplaced high and high left, with the 'E' malformed. Cat.£65+. |
£17.50 |
|
RM:4514 |
8
BS19 |
30
KA |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this slightly more difficult plate, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETY: blur SW; also 1842-43 Ray Flaws, VGL NE, and letters misplaced low left and left, with the 'A' blind. Cat.£65+. |
£18.50 |
|
RM:4511 |
8
BS19 |
30
MA |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this slightly more difficult plate, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETY: marks inside and outside SE; also 1842-43 Ray Flaws, VGL NE, HGL SE, and letters misplaced right and high left, with the 'M' tilted W with extended serif, and the 'A' blind. Cat.£65+. |
£18.50 |
|
RM:4370 |
8
BS19 |
30
SF |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this slightly SCARCER plate, with four good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, HGL SE, and letters misplaced low and left respectively. Cat.£65+. | £16.50 | |
RM:4513 |
8
BS19 |
30
TH |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this slightly more difficult plate, with four good-to-mostly LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, GD SE, E/NE weak, and letters misplaced left. Cat.£65+. |
£17.50 |
|
RM:3262 |
8
BS20 |
31
AK |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, with 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and letters misplaced low and high right, with the 'K' tilted E. Cat.£60. | £15.00 | |
RM:2888 |
8
BS2o,B1tz |
31
AL |
1841 1d Red A FU single, with four close-but-just-clear(N)-to-good margins, cancelled with an interesting very DISTORTED strike of the VERY SCARCE NORWICH MALTESE CROSS. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing 1842-43 Ray Flaws, GD SE, and letters misplaced high left. Cat.£450+. | £75.00 | |
RM:3593 |
8
BS20 |
31
BD |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, VGLs NE and SE, and letters misplaced low right and left respectively, with the base of the 'B' weak. Cat.£60. | £15.00 | |
RM:3810 |
8
BS20 |
31
KF |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-mostly LARGE even margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. VGL NE (faint), 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and 'F' misplaced high left. Cat.£60. | £15.00 | |
RM:3811 |
8
BS20 |
31
ME |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-mostly LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and 'E' misplaced high left. Cat.£60. | £15.00 | |
RM:2486 |
8
BS20 |
31
QD |
1841 1d Red Ex Geoffrey MASON, a VFU single, with four LARGE even margins, cancelled with a smudged black Maltese Cross. 1842-43 Ray Flaws. Cat.£60. | £15.00 | |
RM:4436 |
8
BS20a,tq |
31
SD |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a VERY FINE COMPLETE strike of the SCARCE LEAMINGTON MALTESE CROSS. DOUBLE LETTER 'D', 1842-43 Ray Flaws, HGL and VGL SE (faint), N/NE recut, and letters misplaced low and high left. Cat.£250+ (16th, 2011 edition). |
£60.00 |
|
RM:3594 |
8
BS20 |
31
TH |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, GD SE, NE corner frame-line extending E, and 'T' misplaced low left. Cat.£60. | £15.00 | |
RM:4516 |
8
BS21e |
32
BE |
1843 1d Red-brown A FU+ single, with four close(SW)-to-mostly LARGE margins, but somewhat enthusiastically cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing a BASAL SHIFT, VGL SE, 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and letters misplaced right and high respectively. Cat.£70+. |
£15.00 |
|
RM:4375 |
8
BS21 |
32
HG |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four mostly LARGE even margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, NE corner frame-line extending E, and letters misplaced right and high left. Cat.£60. | £15.00 | |
RM:4373 |
8
BS21 |
32
KL |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-mostly LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with an indistinct black Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETIES: guide dot SE, and 'K' with extended serif; also 1842-43 Ray Flaws, slight BASAL SHIFT, and letters misplaced low and high left. Cat.£60+. | £16.50 | |
C:RM:1406 |
8 * BS21,B1tz |
32
LH |
1841 1d Red-brown, a VFU+ single, with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE margins, on empty wrapper Norwich to Bungay, dated 21 September 1843, cancelled and tied with a nice example of the SCARCE DISTINCTIVE NORWICH MALTESE CROSS. CONSTANT VARIETY: mark in top of 'H'. Also 1842-43 Ray Flaws, NE corner frame-line extending E, and slight basal shift. RARE ON COVER. Cat.£1250. | £450.00 |
|
RM:4515 |
8
BS21 |
32
RK |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single in a Red-brown shade with a distinct ORANGE tint, with four good-to-mostly VERY LARGE margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a faint black Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETY: dot SW; also 1842-43 Ray Flaws, 'R' misplaced low left, and 'K' tilted W. Cat.£60+. |
£18.50 |
|
RM:4374 |
8
BS21 |
32
SJ |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-mostly LARGE even margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETY: blurs SW; also 1842-43 Ray Flaws, BURR-RUB 'GE' of 'POSTAGE', NE corner frame-line extending E, and 'J' misplaced low. Cat.£60+. | £16.50 | |
RM:4520 |
8
BS22 |
33
CE |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single, with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and letters misplaced left. Cat.£60. |
£16.50 |
|
RM:4437 |
8
BS22tz |
33
DJ |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four close(SE)-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a large part strike of the SCARCE NORWICH MALTESE CROSS. CONSTANT VARIETY: dot NW; also 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and 'D' misplaced low left with extended serif. Cat.£450. |
£110.00 |
|
RM:4519 |
8
BS22 |
33
FK |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross, one of the 'POST ROAD' crosses, almost certainly ARBROATH. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, slight basal shift, and letters misplaced left and right. Cat.£60. |
£15.00 |
|
RM:3761 |
8
BS22 |
33
IA |
1841 1d Red A VFU+ single, with four VERY LARGE-to-HUGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and letters misplaced high to centre, with the 'A' nearly blind. Cat.£60. | £18.50 | |
RM:4518 |
8a,k
BS22c |
33
RE |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single, on VERY BLUE paper with a FINE IVORY HEAD, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a large part 'NUMBER IN MALTESE CROSS' of which the number is sadly unreadable, though it leaves an almost COMPLETE CLEAR HEAD. SCARCE 'P' CONVERTED TO 'R'; also 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and letters misplaced high left and left. Cat.£120+. |
£35.00 |
|
RM:4522 |
8
BS23 |
34
QK |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single, with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE even margins, neatly cancelled with a LONDON I Maltese Cross. HGLs VALUE, SE & SW, 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and letters misplaced high left and low. Cat.£60+. |
£20.00 |
|
RM:4524 |
8
BS24 |
35
CK |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single, with four VERY LARGE even margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a black Maltese Cross, leaving largely CLEAR HEAD within. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, SW corner frame-line extending S, and 'C' misplaced left. Cat.£65. |
£20.00 |
|
RM:4402 |
8
BS24 |
35
FG |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and letters misplaced low to centre. Cat.£65. |
£16.50 |
|
RM:4525 |
8
BS24c |
35
PC |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. DOUBLE LETTER 'C', HGL SW, NE corner frame-line extending N, and letters misplaced high right and low left. Cat.£85. |
£22.50 |
|
RM:4523 |
8a,k
BS24 |
35
PG |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single, on VERY BLUE paper with slight IVORY HEAD, with four LARGE even margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a black Maltese Cross, leaving largely CLEAR HEAD within. CONSTANT VARIETY: 'P' with missing serif; also 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and letters misplaced high right and left respectively. Cat.£65+. |
£20.00 |
|
RM:4527 |
8a,k
BS24tk |
35
RG |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU single, on VERY BLUE paper with a light IVORY HEAD, with four good-to-VAST margins, neatly cancelled with an EDINBURGH SPECIAL TYPE 6 Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETY: dot on 'G'; also 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and 'G' misplaced high left. Cat.£120+. |
£35.00 |
|
RM:4528 |
8a,k
BS25 |
36
AE |
1843 1d Red-brown A FU+ single, on VERY BLUE paper with a FINE IVORY HEAD, with four good-to-LARGE margins, rather messily cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing CONSTANT VARIETY: dot in E margin; also 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and letters misplaced high to centre, with the 'A' blind. Cat.£60+. |
£15.00 |
|
RM:4531 |
8a,k
BS25tk |
36
FE |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single, on VERY BLUE paper with a light outline IVORY HEAD, with four LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with an EDINBURGH SPECIAL TYPE 3 Maltese Cross. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, NE corner frame-line extending E, slight basal shift, and letters misplaced high right and high. Cat.£120+. |
£37.50 |
|
RM:4438 |
8a
BS25tt |
36
JI |
1843 1d Red-brown A GU+ single, on VERY BLUE paper with IVORY HEAD, with three LARGE-to-HUGE margins, but trimmed E, cancelled with a large part strike of the VERY SCARCE LEEDS TYPE III SPECIAL MALTESE CROSS (with small diamond). 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and letters misplaced high to cenmtre. Cat.£600. |
£65.00 |
|
RM:4529 |
8
BS25 |
36
KI |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single, with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE even margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and 'K' misplaced low right. Cat.£60. |
£17.50 |
|
RM:4532 |
8a,k
BS25f |
36
MJ |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single, on VERY BLUE paper with a good IVORY HEAD, with four LARGE even margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a black Maltese Cross, leaving virtually COMPLETE CLEAR HEAD. 'J' FLAW, HGL VALUE & SE, 1842-43 Ray Flaws, NE corner frame-line extending N, slight basal shift, and letters misplaced high and left respectively. Cat.£75+. |
£25.00 |
|
RM:4530 |
8a
BS25tf |
36
PJ |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU single, on VERY BLUE paper, with four good-to-HUGE margins, cancelled with a poor part strike of a SCARCE CORK MALTESE CROSS. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, VGL NE, NE corner frame-line extending E, slight basal shift, and 'P' misplaced high. Cat.£400+. |
£40.00 |
|
RM:4069 |
8
BS25a,tf |
36
QF |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU+ single, with four close(NE)-to-good margins, cancelled with a FINE three-quarter strike of the SCARCE CORK MALTESE CROSS. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, BASAL SHIFT, HGL VALUE, and letters misplaced high right and high. Cat.£400. | £75.00 | |
RM:4535 |
8a,k
BS26 |
37
EE |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, on VERY BLUE paper with an IVORY HEAD, with four LARGE-to-VAST margins, neatly cancelled with a London I Maltese Cross. HGL VALUE (high). Cat.£110+. |
£30.00 |
|
RM:4534 |
8a
BS26 |
37
KL |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, on VERY BLUE paper, with four close(NW)-to-mostly VERY LARGE margins, lightly cancelled low with a black Maltese Cross, leaving slender CLEAR PROFILE. GUIDE DOT OUTSIDE SE, blurs NW, SW, and E margin, and letters misplaced right and low left. Cat.£110+. |
£27.50 |
|
RM:4541 |
8a,k
BS27c |
38
GB |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, on VERY BLUE paper with a slight IVORY HEAD, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. HGL VALUE (faint and high), and letters misplaced low left and right respectively, with the 'B' tilted W. Cat.£100+. |
£26.50 |
|
RM:4233 |
8
BS27 |
38
GD |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU+ single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, with four close(SW)-to-LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 'D' misplaced low left and tilted W. Cat.£100. | £22.50 | |
RM:4070 |
8
BS27b,tf |
38
OI |
1841 1d Red-brown A GU+ single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, with 3.5 good-to-LARGE margins, but into lower E and with horizontal crease, cancelled centre right with a LOVELY neat three-quarter strike of the SCARCE CORK MALTESE CROSS, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. BASAL SHIFT, and heavy blur NW. Cat.£400. | £45.00 | |
RM:2529 |
8
BS27 |
38
QL |
1841 1d Red Ex Geoffrey MASON, a VFU single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, with four clear(NE)-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. GD SE, and 'Q' misplaced high. Cat.£100. | £22.50 | |
RM:3967 |
8a
BS27b |
38
RC |
1841 1d Red A FU+ single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, a WORN plate on VERY BLUE paper, with four close-but-clear(NE and SW)-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. BASAL SHIFT (slight), corners weak NE/NW/SW, and letters misplaced to centre. Cat.£110+. | £22.50 | |
RM:4412 |
8a
BS27b,tv |
38
RG |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, with four good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a VERY FINE neat large part strike of the DISTINCTIVE LONDON II 'BROKEN POINTS' MALTESE CROSS in its late WORN state, with the points almost completely absent. BASAL SHIFT, blur NW, and 'G' misplaced high left. Cat.£110+. |
£30.00 |
|
RM:3913 |
8
BS26Btf |
39
CC |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, with four close(E)-to-mostly LARGE margins, cancelled with a FINE three-quarter strike of the DUBLIN II MALTESE CROSS. HGL VALUE & SE, VGL NE, blur NW, and E 'C' misplaced left. Cat.£150+. | £30.00 | |
RM:4459 |
8
BS28 |
39
JD |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. Blur NW, slight basal shift, and letters misplaced high right and high. Cat.£100. |
£25.00 |
|
RM:4357 |
8
BS28,B1c |
39
MF |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, with four LARGE even margins, cancelled low left with a black Maltese Cross, leaving most of the HEAD CLEAR. SCARCE WATERMARK INVERTED. Blur outside NW, NE and SE corner frame-lines extending E (slight), and letters tilted W. Cat.£400+. | £125.00 | |
RM:3059 |
8a
BS28 |
39
ND |
1841 1d Red A VFU single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, on VERY BLUE paper, with four LARGE even margins, neatly cancelled with TWO strikes of a black Maltese Cross. Blurs NW and SW. Cat.£100. | £25.00 | |
RM:3969 |
8
BS28c,d |
39
QB |
1841 1d Red A VFU single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, with four good-to-mostly LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. BASAL SHIFT, N FRAME-LINE RECUT & EXTENDING E, and 'B' misplaced low right. Cat.£100+. | £30.00 | |
RM:4543 |
8
BS28c |
39
QE |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, with four good-to-HUGE margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. BASAL SHIFT, and letters misplaced high and right. Cat.£100+. |
£26.50 |
|
RM:4544 |
8a,k
BS28c |
39
QK |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, on VERY BLUE paper with a nice IVORY HEAD, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. BASAL SHIFT, blur NW, VGL NE(f), and 'K' misplaced high right. Cat.£100+. |
£28.50 |
|
RM:2248 |
8
BS28 |
39
RK |
1841 1d Red A VFU single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a smudged black Maltese Cross. Blurs NW and SW, and 'K' misplaced low. Cat.£100. | £22.50 | |
RM:4480 |
8
BS29 |
40
GI |
1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single from this SCARCE TRANSITIONAL plate, with four good-to-mostly LARGE even margins, cancelled with a SCARCE black Maltese Cross. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing HGL VALUE, blur E, and letters misplaced right. Cat.£140+. |
£40.00 |
|
RM:4082 |
8a
BS29ti |
40
QF |
1841 1d Red-brown on Very Blue paper A FU single from this SCARCE TRANSITIONAL plate, with four good-to-mostly HUGE margins, but close E, cancelled with a VERY FINE almost COMPLETE strike of the DISTINCTIVE DUBLIN I MALTESE CROSS. Letters misplaced high right and right, the 'F' with extended serif. Cat.£120+. | £40.00 | |
RM:4545 |
8
BS29 |
40
QG |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this SCARCE TRANSITIONAL plate, in a VERY RED shade, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. Slight BASAL SHIFT, 'Q' misplaced high, and 'G' tilted W. Cat.£140+. |
£35.00 |
|
RM:4078 |
8
BS30ti |
41
KI |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU single from this SCARCER TRANSITIONAL plate, with four close(NW)-to-mostly good even margins, cancelled with a FINE three-quarter strike of the DISTINCTIVE DUBLIN I MALTESE CROSS. 'K' misplaced right. Cat.£120+. | £32.50 | |
RM:4236 |
8
BS30h |
41
KJ |
1841 1d Red A VFU+ single from this SCARCER TRANSITIONAL plate, with four good-to-mostly VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 'J' FLAW, and letters misplaced right and high respectively. Cat.£110+. | £32.50 | |
C:RM:1651 |
8 * BS31tu |
42
IA-JA |
1841 1d Red-brown, a G-VFU SCARCE VERTICAL PAIR from this SCARCE TRANSITIONAL PLATE, 'IA' with good-to-VERY LARGE margins, 'JA' cut into at left and bottom, on flimsy ENTIRE LETTER Limerick to London on 15-16 MAY 1844 (a LATE use of the Maltese Cross even in Ireland), cancelled with two indistinct strikes of the RARE LIMERICK MALTESE CROSS. Receipted at Limerick Post Office on 14 May, but marked with boxed 'TOO LATE'. 'IA': blur SE, and letters misplaced high right and low, with the 'A' blind; 'JA': HGL VALUE, and 'A' misplaced high. Cat.£1500+ (for single stamp on cover with Limerick MX). | £385.00 |
|
RM:4073 |
8
BS31f,tb |
42
OA |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU+ single from this SCARCE TRANSITIONAL plate, with four close(NE)-to-mostly LARGE margins, cancelled high with a FINE three-quarter strike of the SCARCE BELFAST MALTESE CROSS. HGL VALUE & SE, blur round 'O', and letters misplaced right and low right. Cat.£250+. | £65.00 | |
| 1843-44 LONDON CHIEF OFFICE: NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS | |||||
RM:3640 |
8m
BS19-27,B1ua-ul |
30-38
Various |
1841 1d Red A selection of good used, mostly 3-4 margin singles, with some faults, comprising a SCARCE COMPLETE SET OF TWELVE good-to-mostly FINE legible strikes of the SCARCE LONDON NUMBERS '1-12' IN MALTESE CROSS... NO.1: Plate 30 'NJ' (SCARCE plate), NO.2: 30 'FE' (SCARCE plate), NO.3: 33 'OF', VERY SCARCE NO.4: 37 'PB', NO.5: 33 'HK', NO.6: 37 'IF', NO.7: 32 'TE', NO.8: 34 'EH', NO.9: 33 'DD', SCARCE NO.10: 38 'CK', SCARCE NO.11: 32 'BF' (a MISSING IMPRIMATUR), SCARCE NO.12: 32 'NK'. A USEFUL lot... Cat.£3045+. | £300.00 | |
RM:4415 |
8
BS24ua |
35
TL |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single, with four LARGE-VERY LARGE even margins, neatly cancelled with a SCARCE NUMBER '1' IN MALTESE CROSS. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing 1842-43 Ray Flaws, GUIDE DOT outside SE, and letters misplaced high left. Cat.£180. |
£50.00 |
|
RM:4253 |
8a
BS28c,ua |
39
TH |
1843 1d Red-brown A FU+ single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, on VERY BLUE paper with IVORY HEAD, with four just clear(S)-to-mostly LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a SCARCE NUMBER '1' IN MALTESE CROSS. BASAL SHIFT, and letters misplaced left and high respectively. Cat.£180+. | £40.00 | |
RM:3192 |
8m
BS30,B1ua |
41
RK-RL |
1841 1d Red A VFU SCARCE HORIZONTAL PAIR from this SCARCE TRANSITIONAL plate, with four good-to-HUGE margins, but some toning, cancelled with two overlapping strikes of the SCARCE NUMBER '1' IN MALTESE CROSS. 'RK': blur SW, and 'R' misplaced right; 'RL': 'L' misplaced high left. Cat.£360+. | £95.00 | |
RM:4416 |
8
BS19h,ub |
30
BC |
1842 1d Red-brown A FU single from this slightly SCARCER plate, with four close-but-clear even margins, lightly cancelled with a FINE almost COMPLETE strike of the SCARCE NUMBER '2' IN MALTESE CROSS. In the SCARCER STATE 2 after repair, showing thinned check-letters. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and 'C' misplaced left. Cat.£250+. |
£50.00 |
|
RM:4433 |
8
BS19ub |
30
EH |
1842 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this slightly SCARCER plate, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a neat almost COMPLETE strike of the SCARCE NUMBER '2' IN MALTESE CROSS. CONSTANT VARIETY: mark on the 'E'; also 1842-43 Ray Flaws, E/NE weak, and letters misplaced high left. Cat.£180+. |
£45.00 |
|
RM:4549 |
8k
BS20ub |
31
FD |
1843 1d Red-brown Ex the stock of the late Donald FORBES-SMITH (and accompanied by his original typed descriptive tag), a VFU+ single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, lightly cancelled centre right with a large part neat SCARCE NUMBER '2' IN MALTESE CROSS, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, VGL NE, and 'F' misplaced high right and tilted E. Light outline IVORY HEAD. Cat.£180+. |
£55.00 |
|
RM:3638 |
8m
BS26,B1ub |
37
JF |
1841 1d Red A FU+ single from this SCARCE TRANSITIONAL plate, with four good-to-mostly VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a slightly smudged strike of the SCARCE NUMBER '2' IN MALTESE CROSS. Blur NW. Cat.£180+. | £38.50 | |
RM:3815 |
8
BS23uc |
34
EH |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four close-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with an almost COMPLETE strike of the SCARCE NO.3 IN MALTESE CROSS. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, VGL SE, and 'E' misplaced high right. Cat.£225. | £60.00 | |
RM:4254 |
8
BS28uc |
39
SH |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, with four good-to-HUGE margins, lightly cancelled with a SCARCE NUMBER '3' IN MALTESE CROSS. Slight BASAL SHIFT, SE corner frame-line extending S, and letters misplaced left and high right. Cat.£225+. | £55.00 | |
RM:4551 |
8
BS19ue |
30
HB |
1842 1d Red-brown Ex the stock of the late Donald FORBES-SMITH (and accompanied by his original typed descriptive tag), a FU+ single from this rather DIFFICULT plate, with four good even margins, cancelled with a neat SCARCE NUMBER '5' IN MALTESE CROSS. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, E/NE weak, and letters misplaced high right and low left. Cat.£180+. |
£42.50 |
|
RM:4255 |
8
BS22ue |
33
SA |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single, with four LARGE even margins, cancelled low with a large part SCARCE NUMBER '5' IN MALTESE CROSS, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. In STATE 1 before repair, showing 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and 'S' misplaced left and tilted W. Cat.£180+. | £55.00 | |
RM:3972 |
8m
BS19a,B1uf |
30
CF |
1841 1d Red A VFU single from this slightly SCARCER plate, with four clear(NW)-to-mostly LARGE margins, cancelled with a LOVELY neat large part strike of the SCARCE NO.6 IN MALTESE CROSS. DOUBLE LETTER 'F', VGL NE, 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and letters misplaced high left and low left. Cat.£160+. | £45.00 | |
RM:4256 |
8
BS21e,uf |
32
TD |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a FINE COMPLETE STRIKE of the SCARCE NUMBER '6' IN MALTESE CROSS. BASAL SHIFT, 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and letters misplaced left and right, with the 'T' tilted W. Cat.£160+. | £40.00 | |
RM:4550 |
8
BS25b,uf |
36
BK |
1843 1d Red-brown Ex the stock of the late Donald FORBES-SMITH (and accompanied by his original typed descriptive tag), a VFU+ single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a neat large part SCARCE NUMBER '6' IN MALTESE CROSS, leaving slender CLEAR PROFILE. DOUBLE LETTER 'K', 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and letters misplaced high right and low respectively. Cat.£160+. |
£50.00 |
|
RM:2804 |
8m
BS25,B1uf |
36
LA |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled low with a large part SCARCE NUMBER '6' IN MALTESE CROSS, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, HGL value, and 'A' misplaced high. Cat.£160+. | £28.50 | |
RM:4533 |
8a
BS26uf |
37
OL |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, on VERY BLUE paper, with four good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a FINE upright, almost COMPLETE SCARCE NO.6 IN MALTESE CROSS. HGL & GD SE, BURR-RUB 'GE' of 'POSTAGE', TOP NE RECUT, and 'L' tilted W. Cat.£160+. |
£45.00 |
|
RM:4501 |
8a,k
BS17ug |
28
IH |
1842 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single from this slightly SCARCER plate, on VERY BLUE paper with a FINE IVORY HEAD, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled centre right with a neat large part strike of the SCARCE NUMBER '7' IN MALTESE CROSS, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, HGL SW, and 'I' misplaced right. Cat.£160+. |
£45.00 |
|
RM:4419 |
8
BS20ug |
31
NH |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a neat large part strike of the SCARCE NUMBER '7' IN MALTESE CROSS. CONSTANT VARIETY: mark below 'N' (tilted W); also 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and 'H' misplaced left. Cat.£160+. |
£40.00 |
|
C:RM:1841 |
8 * BS20ug |
31
PJ |
1841 1d Red-brown, a SUPERB USED single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, on clean EMPTY WRAPPER of 2 JUNE 1843, London to Blandford, cancelled and tied with a SUPERB neat strike of the SCARCE NO.7 IN MALTESE CROSS. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, SE corner frame-line extending E, and letters misplaced right and high left. Cat.£450+. |
£150.00 |
|
RM:4257 |
8
BS23ug |
34
GJ |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four clear(NE)-to-mostly LARGE even margins, cancelled with a LOVELY CRISP large part strike of the SCARCE NUMBER '7' IN MALTESE CROSS. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and letters misplaced high left and high. Cat.£160. | £40.00 | |
RM:3735 |
8m
BS21,B1uh |
32
QF |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a neat almost COMPLETE strike of the SCARCE NUMBER '8' IN MALTESE CROSS. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, blur NW, and 'Q' misplaced high. Cat.£160+. | £40.00 | |
RM:4500 |
8a
BS26d,uh |
37
DK |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, on VERY BLUE, VERY THIN paper, with four close-but-clear(W)-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a FINE almost COMPLETE strike of the SCARCE NUMBER '8' IN MALTESE CROSS. CONSTANT VARIETY: corrosion marks in value and corners; also letters thin and lightly struck, with the 'D' misplaced high. Cat.£160+. |
£40.00 |
|
RM:4553 |
8a,k
BS26uh |
37
EG |
1843 1d Red-brown Ex the stock of the late Donald FORBES-SMITH (and accompanied by his original typed descriptive tag), a FU+ single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, on VERY BLUE paper with a FINE strong IVORY HEAD, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, but tiny tone spot at SW corner, cancelled with a neat large part SCARCE NUMBER '8' IN MALTESE CROSS. A WORN styate of the plate, showing letters misplaced right and low respectively (both slight). Cat.£160+. |
£40.00 |
|
RM:4542 |
8a
BS27uh |
38
NE |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, on VERY BLUE paper, with four close-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a FINE almost COMPLETE strike of the SCARCE NUMBER '8' IN MALTESE CROSS. Blur NW, and letters misplaced left and high respectively. Cat.£160+. |
£40.00 |
|
RM:4417 |
8a
BS27uh |
38
SF |
1843 1d Red-brown A FU+ single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, on VERY BLUE paper with slight IVORY HEAD, with four close-but-clear(S)-to-mostly HUGE margins, cancelled with an almost COMPLETE strike of the SCARCE NUMBER '8' IN MALTESE CROSS. Slight BASAL SHIFT, and 'F' misplaced low left. Cat.£160+. |
£37.50 |
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RM:3084 |
8m
BS6h,B1ui |
17
AD |
1841 1d Red A FU single, a VERY LATE USE of this DIFFICULT EARLY plate, with four close(but clear SW)-to-good even margins, neatly cancelled with a large part FINE strike of the SCARCE NUMBER '9' IN MALTESE CROSS. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR in the SCARCE STATE 2 after repair, showing thinned check-letters. Cat.£275++. | £75.00 | |
RM:4428 |
8
BS10ui |
21
LC |
1841 1d Red-brown A FU single, with four mostly VERY LARGE margins, but just into at SE corner, cancelled with a light almost COMPLETE strike of the SCARCE NUMBER '9' IN MALTESE CROSS, a LATE USE of this relatively early plate. 'L' misplaced left. Cat.£180+. |
£35.00 |
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RM:4434 |
8
BS19ui |
30
IE |
1842 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a FINE three-quarter strike of the SCARCE NUMBER '9' IN MALTESE CROSS. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, N/NE recut, and letters blurred and misplaced high left. Cat.£180+. |
£45.00 |
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RM:3648 |
8m
BS25,B1ui |
36
OA |
1841 1d Red A FU+ single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a large part strike of the SCARCE NUMBER '9' IN MALTESE CROSS. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, top SE and SW doubled, and letters misplaced high and low. Cat.£180+. | £40.00 | |
RM:4439 |
8
BS26e,ui |
37
OH |
1843 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled high right with a clear half strike of the SCARCE NUMBER '9' IN MALTESE CROSS, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. CONSTANT VARIETY: marks SE; also blurs NW and SW, and letters misplaced high left. Cat.£180+. |
£45.00 |
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RM:4546 |
8
BS34ui |
45
PG |
1844 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this SCARCEST of the TRANSITIONAL plates, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled high right with a clear half strike of the SCARCE NUMBER '9' IN MALTESE CROSS, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. Letters misplaced low and high left, the 'P' with notably extended serifs. Cat.£180+. |
£50.00 |
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RM:2956 |
8m
BS22,B1uj |
33
CG |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a large part strike of the VERY SCARCE NUMBER '10' IN MALTESE CROSS. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and 'C' misplaced left. Cat.£320+. | £75.00 | |
RM:3015 |
8m
BS22,B1uj |
33
KD |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good-to-HUGE margins, cancelled with a very faint strike of the VERY SCARCE NUMBER '10' IN MALTESE CROSS (identified by the width of the inner arms, and visible under colour balance manipulation). 1842-43 Ray Flaws, slight basal shift, 'K' tilted E, and 'D' misplaced low left. Cat.£320. | £50.00 | |
RM:3618 |
8m
BS23,B1uj |
34
CH |
1841 1d Red A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a good strike of the VERY SCARCE NUMBER '10' IN MALTESE CROSS. HGL VALUE & SE, 1842-43 Ray Flaws, and letters misplaced high left, with the 'C' tilted E. Cat.£320+. | £85.00 | |
C:RM:1606 |
8 * BS23c,B1uj |
34
PJ-PK |
1841 1d Red-brown, a FU+ VERY SCARCE HORIZONTAL PAIR, with four close(just clear)S-to-VERY LARGE margins, on London local EMPTY WRAPPER, dated 1 February 1844, cancelled with two strikes of the VERY SCARCE NO.10 IN MALTESE CROSS. 'P' RECUT 'PJ' (larger loop), HGLs SE & SW (both), HGL VALUE & VGL SE 'PK', and 1842-43 Ray Flaws. Cat.£2000+. | £295.00 |
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RM:3719 |
8m
BS26,B1uj |
37
BI |
1841 1d Red A VFU single from this SCARCE TRANSITIONAL plate, with four good-to-mostly LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a neat large part strike of the VERY SCARCE NUMBER '10' IN MALTESE CROSS. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR showing PLATE DOT E, and 'B' misplaced right. Cat.£320+. | £85.00 | |
RM:3965 |
8m
BS26,B1uj |
37
RE |
1841 1d Red A VFU single from this SCARCE TRANSITIONAL plate, with four clear-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a small part indistinct but identifiable strike of the VERY SCARCE NO.10 IN MALTESE CROSS. SE corner frame-line extending E (slight), and 'E' misplaced high right. Cat.£320+. | £50.00 | |
RM:3763 |
8a,m
BS27,B1uj |
38
EA |
1841 1d Red A VFU single from this SCARCE TRANSITIONAL plate, on VERY BLUE paper, with four good-to-LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a large part strike of the VERY SCARCE NUMBER '10' IN MALTESE CROSS. Blur outside NW, and letters misplaced high and low right respectively, with the 'A' blind and tilted W. Cat.£320+. | £75.00 | |
RM:3651 |
8m
BS28d,B1uj |
39
QA |
1841 1d Red A VFU single from this TRANSITIONAL plate, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a neat large part strike of the VERY SCARCE NUMBER '10' IN MALTESE CROSS. BASAL SHIFT, TOP FRAME-LINE RECUT, and 'A' misplaced low right. Cat.£320+. | £85.00 | |
C:RM:1604 |
8 * BS33,B1uj |
44
LD |
1841 1d Red-brown, a FU single from this VERY SCARCE TRANSITIONAL PLATE, with good-to-mostly VERY LARGE margins, but just touched at NW corner, on London local ENTIRE LETTER, dated 15 APRIL 1844 (a LATE use of the Maltese Cross during its final month of use), cancelled with a FINE large part strike of the VERY SCARCE NO.10 IN MALTESE CROSS. CONSTANT VARIETY: blur on top of 'L' (not mentioned Statham but clearly visible on the Imprimatur), and letters misplaced left and high left. Cat.£1000+. | £225.00 |
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RM:2959 |
8m
BS24,B1ul |
35
BB-BC |
1841 1d Red A F-VFU SCARCE HORIZONTAL PAIR, with margins all round, close-but-clear S of 'BC', otherwise LARGE-to-VERY LARGE, neatly cancelled with TWO FINE strikes of the VERY SCARCE NUMBER '12' IN MALTESE CROSS. 1842-43 Ray Flaws on both, and VGL NE, and letters misplaced right and high respectively on 'BB'. Cat.£700++. | £195.00 | |
RM:4418 |
8
BS24ul |
35
TJ |
1843 1d Red-brown A SUPERB USED single, with four VERY LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with two neat strikes of the VERY SCARCE NUMBER '12' IN MALTESE CROSS. 1842-43 Ray Flaws, Guide Dot inside SE, and letters misplaced left and high left. Cat.£350+. |
£120.00 |
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