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1840 Penny Black (GB) Plate 3 SUPERB four margin Tiny Envelope Contrary to Regulations
£995.00
1840 Penny Black (GB) Plate 3 SUPERB four margin Tiny Envelope Contrary to Regulations. Tiny Envelope posted on Monday the 31st of August 1840 in Liverpool to Regents Park London. Penny Black Plate 3 placed on the bottom left of the entire Post Office regulations says the stamp must be on the top right corner. This envelope written by Edwin Atherstones to his daughter Mary Elizabeth who went on to publish and edit a distinguished book named "The Dramatic works of Edwin Atherstone". Edwin Atherstone was a poet but also supported his family by dealing in Art. He was born in Nottingham in 1788 and was one of 15 children. He is described by his daughter Mary as a man of most honourable noble mind and heart. Atherstone was friend to the great John Martin who has been referred to as the most popular painter of his day. Martin supplied art for Atherstones work such as the fall of the Nineveh of which is now part of the British Museum's collection and the famous poem "A Midsummers Day Dream". Atherstone was in the same literary circle as the likes of Charles Dickens, John Hunt and William Godwin (the father of Mary Shelley). Thus, subsequently their work was part of the Romantic Movement which marked an era of change for England. A stunning piece of philatelic history.
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Australia 1915 5s grey and yellow SG30w
£1,300.00
Australia 1915 5s grey and yellow, watermark 5, variety watermark inverted, large part original gum, with lovely fresh colour and perforations and centring far above average. The watermark variety easily detectable from the face. Scarce so fine. Mint. SG 30w
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£135.00
Australia British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Japan) - 1945 (2 SEPT) cover to Devon franked with Australia 1937-49 3d brown tied by violet-black 'TOKYO (BA)Y JAPAN' circular date stamp.
Minor toning to perforations hardly detracts. This letter was probably posted aboard one of the Australian ships in harbour to receive the surrender from the Japanese. -
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Barbados 1874 Britannia 4d imperforate plate proof in black on wove SG68
£85.00
Barbados 1874 Britannia 4d imperforate plate proof in black on wove, marginal from top of sheet with large margins.
Printed by Perkins Bacon, although the issued stamps from this plate were only printed by DLR. Proof. SG 68 -
Barbados 1916-19 3s deep violet SG191y
£1,700.00
Barbados 1916-19 3s deep violet, type 14, variety WATERMARK INVERTED AND REVERSED, fresh and fine, large part original gum. A rarity. Mint. SG 191y
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Bermuda 1924-32 Script watermark 2s6d grey-black and pale orange-vermilion/grey-blue SG89h
£2,750.00
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Bermuda 1924-32 Script watermark 2s6d grey-black and pale orange-vermilion/grey-blue SG89h
£2,750.00
Bermuda 1924-32 Script watermark 2s6d grey-black and pale orange-vermilion/grey-blue, from March 1930 printing, very fine original gum. A lovely example of this rare and distinctive shade. Accompanied with British Philatelic Association certificate (2016). Unmounted Mint. SG 89h
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British Antarctic Territory 1971 Decimal currency 50p on 10s ultramarine and emerald SG37w
£150.00
British Antarctic Territory 1971 Decimal currency 50p on 10s ultramarine and emerald, WATERMARK INVERTED, unmounted original gum. scarce Unmounted Mint. SG 37w
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British Guiana 1850-51 ‘Cotton Reel’. 12 Cents Black on Blue Wove Paper SG5. A superb used cut square example initialled ‘EDW’ (ight) with Demerara 29.4.51 circular date stamp. Probably the finest example in existence. Accompanied by certificates of authenticity from the British Philatelic Association (BPA) and Peter Holcombe. -
Sold outBritish Virgin Islands SG43c
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British Virgin Islands SG43c 1899 1/2d yellow-green pair imperforated between both stamps and margin. Fine mounted mint (trivial gum creasing as normal). Fresh and very attractive. A desirable and very rare showpiece. Accompanied by Friedl Certificate of Authenticity. Stanley Gibbons catalogue price is £13,000. -
Canada 1852-57 6d slate-violet on handmade wove, three good to large margins but cut close (clear of inner frameline) at top, fresh UNUSED. Minor thin spot on reverse, but a very collectible example of this exceptionally rare stamp. Greene certificate (2002) as Scott 5. (SG catalogue price: £45,000) Unmounted Mint. SG 9
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Canada 1897 Jubilee $5 olive-green SG140
£1,400.00
Canada 1897 Jubilee $5 olive-green, fresh and well-centred, large part original gum. Seldom seen in such fine condition. Mint. SG 140
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Canada 1928-29 50c 'Bluenose', nicely centred block of 4, lightly cancelled by individual fine strikes of Montreal circular date stamps, dated '5 JUL 39'. Folded perforations (causing minor separation at top), and trivial bends, but a scarce and most attractive block of this popular stamp. Used. SG 284 -
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Cayman Islands 1932 Centenary short set of 7 to 3d in imprint blocks of 4 SG84/90
£140.00
Cayman Islands 1932 Centenary short set of 7 to 3d in imprint blocks of 4, fresh unmounted original gum. Very fine and most attractive. Unmounted Mint. SG 84/90
