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LOT 3700
Victorian Penny Black with 'Dark Brown' Maltese Cross
1840 A.D.
4 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. (6.5 grams total, 11.5 x 6.7 cm including card).
Great Britain (GB), QV, 1d, check letters NI, plate 1b black, with 'Dark Brown' Maltese Cross cancellation stamp. SG 2vi, Cat. £3,000.00. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3700
Victorian Penny Black with 'Dark Brown' Maltese Cross
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Group of Cards and Letter Fronts Including USA Via Airship Mail
1924-1952 A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
U.S.A. - Bermuda, Via Los Angeles Air Mail, via airship 'Los Angeles' from Lakehurst, N.J., 15 April 1925; Flugpos, Switzerland, 1st Flight Basel-Bern, this was organised on the closing day of the swiss fair of Basel production, this card was printed specifically for this flight, 27 May 1924; Senegal - Niger, Premier Voyage d'essai de liaison postal rapide Ch. de fer-AVION-Auto DAKAR ZINDER, 29 December 1925; Switzerland - Iran, Premier volpostal Zurich-Teheran, 31 January 1925; Spain, XXXV congreso Eucaristico International de Barcelona, premier dia circulation, 26 May 1952. 13 grams total, 15.7 x 9.5 cm including card
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Mixed Group of Mint Railway Stamps with Post Cards and Literature
20th century A.D.Estimate: £10 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Seven packs of mint commemorative 'Locomotive Philatelica' stamps with associated cards and information. 468 grams total, 31 x 21 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
CANADA - QV Stamp Group
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A group of 19 Victoria Commonwealth stamps from Canada on three stock cards. 15.6 grams total, 11.5 x 6.7 cm including card
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
