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LOT 2564
Victorian Penny Black with 'Curious 5 Postmark'
1840 A.D.
5 7/8 x 4 in. (13 grams total, 15 x 10.2 including card).
Great Britain (GB), Queen Victoria (QV), 1d black, check letters QB, plate 1b, with 'Curious Postmark with part of figure 5' cancellation stamp in red. SG 2. Cat. £375.00+. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK philately market.
From a private UK collection.
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LOT 2564
Victorian Penny Black with 'Curious 5 Postmark'
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Old Stock Book with WWII German Stamps Featuring Hitler and Others
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: stamps, both used and unused, from German and British Guiana. 145 grams, 17.5-11.8 cm
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Great Britain (GB) Postal History, Early 19th Century Pre-Stamp Covers
King George IV-King William IV, 1826-1834 A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Letter on cover about house in Chantry Street from Honiton, Devon to Andover, Hampshire on 25th November 1826, black HONITON 159 type 176 stamp, 8d postal rate; letter on cover from Andover, Hampshire to Charles Kilpin of Worcester, Worcestershire sent on 18th December 1827, black ANDOVER 66 stamp (note line above 66), 8d altered to 7d postal rate; letter on cover from Newark, Stoke on Trent to Coles & Earle of Andover, Hampshire on 28th January 1831, black NEWARK stamp with red date stamp, 10d(?) postal rate; letter on cover local delivery to Andover, Hampshire on 3rd January 1834, red ANDOVER date stamp, 1d postal rate. 84 grams total, album page: 28.2 x 25 cm
Acquired on the UK philately market. From a private UK collection. -
Great Britain Postage Due Stamps
1914-1963 A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising sets: 1914-1923 issues with Wm. Royal Cypher; 1924-1931 Wm. Crown GvR; 1936-1937 Wm. Crown E8R; 1937-1938 Wm. Crown GviR; 1951-1952; 1954-1955 Wm. Tudor Crown E2R; 1955-57 Wm. St. Edward's Crown E2R; 1959-1963 Wm. Multiple Crowns (all unchecked). 69 grams total, 31 x 27.5 cm
Acquired on the UK philately market. From a private UK collection.
