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LOT 2561
Victorian Penny Black with 'Dark Brown' Maltese Cross
1840 A.D.
5 7/8 x 4 in. (13 grams total, 15 x 10.2 including card).
Great Britain (GB), QV, 1d, check letters JD, plate 1b black, with 'Dark Brown' Maltese Cross cancellation stamp. SG 2vi, Cat. £3,000.00.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK philately market.
From a private UK collection.
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LOT 2561
Victorian Penny Black with 'Dark Brown' Maltese Cross
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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Collection of World Stamps in Three Large Albums
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising used and unused stamps from Great Britain, the Commonwealth and the rest of the world, over 8,700 stamps on approximately 312 album pages and three Stamp and Coins First Day Covers, plus others; albums are Tower Stamp Album, Green Loose Leaf Album, and Trans World Album. 5.5 kg total, 25 x 19 - 31.5 x 28 cm
Acquired on the UK philately market. From a private UK collection. -
Collection of Commonwealth and World Stamps
19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising 32 album pages including approximately 300 stamps from Ceylon, Canada, Bahamas, Guyana, Cypus, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, India, Jamaca, Malta, Mauritius, Newfoundland, Nigeria, Soerra Leone, Trinidad, and New Zealand including a block of 24 mint revenue stamps. 137 grams total, 25.5 x 20.5 cm
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Loose Leaf Album Pages of World Stamps
Mainly 20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including stamps from Bahrain, Iceland, with 50 album pages from Hungary; also Honduras, Haiti, and 62 pages from East and West Germany; over 1,900 stamps on 132 album pages. 1.3 kg total, 28.7 x 25 cm
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.