Großbritannien

Lot No. 194

A page taken from the Perkins Bacon printer's record book, measuring 200 x 315 mm, each side of the page affixed with imperforate colour trial proofs from Great Britain, New South Wales and Trinidad: the first side with Great Britain 1840 1d 'Rainbow' trials in rose-red, pale red-brown, bright blue-green and two different shades of blue; New South Wales Diadem lower value type trials (the ”postage” and value tablets blank) in reddish purple, rose-pink and yellow orange and diadem Sixpence trial in deep brown; Trinidad 1859 6d. deep green trial. The other side of the page with New South Wales Diadem lower value type trials (the ”postage” and value tablets blank) in brown-orange, dull brown, dull violett and blue, Diadem Sixpence trials in deep blue, dull carmine, bright green, deep violet-blue and orange; all of the proofs (except the Trinidad 6d) with one corner 'waxed' over leaving the area blank, each annoted alongsidewith the exact weights of the various dyes used to produce each colour, the margins vary with a few just cut-into or clipped in places, two are slightly defective and one split page fold in no way detracting from this unique and extraordinary document. The purpose of this arrangement is unclear though it seems likely, especially given the inclusion of the 'Rainbow' trials which were printed some twenty years before, that this page was produced as possible colour standards for a forthcoming issue of another colony. The Trinidad 6d. is a major rarity in itself - the unused issued stamp is catalogued at GPF 12,000 by Stanley Gibbons. (MS)

Lot No. 195

1842: Letter sheet dated 28th March 1842 from West Sandwick, Yell, Shetland Islands, to Lerwick, Shetland Islands, bearing a bisected 2d blue, plate I, paying 1d postage and tied by black Maltese Cross. The letter was subsequently forwarded Cullivoe, Yell, Shetland Islands, for which 1d postage due was charged. In generally, bisected stamps would not have been allowed to pay for postage since it was not ascertainable if the half-stamp was from an unused adhesive or from an adhesive that had been cancelled only on one half. Until now, only seven bisected 2d blue are recorded, all of the other six have been sent from Hull, England. This bisected 2d was apparently accepted by the post office at West Sandwick on the island of Yell and is one of the greatest rarities of British Philatelie! (M)

Lot No. 196

1841 Robert Hume's Comic Envelope No. 4 ”Mechanical World”. A very fine example of this amusing envelope, printed in blue on buff paper, addressed to Surrey, showing the boxed ”PAID AT ABERDEEN” (in use since April 1837) handstamp in red and dated on reverse 18th October 1841. Edinburgh and London transit marks alongside. One of only three known. (M)

Lot No. 197

1841, Partie verschiedener Besonderheiten, nur MK-Entwertungen Elfenbeinköpfe, Viererblock, zwei Sechserstreifen etc., ca. 150 Stück u. ein Brief mit vielen Pra/Kab.Stücken; 1 d. red, balance lot comprising ca. 150 stamps plus one cover including block of 4, strips, ivory heads etc., all Maltese cross cancellations, mixed quality, please inspect!

Lot No. 198

1841, Pl. 90, ungebraucht waag. Paar mit vollem Orig.G., waag. Bug; 1 d. red-brown, plate 90, horizontal pair with full orig. gum, horizontal crease otherwise very fine, SG spec. BS30, 1.200,- GBP for two singles, RPS certificate

Lot No. 199

1841, seltene Platte 107, allseits voll- b. breitrandiger Viererblock JH-KI sauber gestempelt. 1 d. red - imperf. - plate 107 block of four with clear to large margins all around, fine used, SG spec. BS32, 2.100,- GBP for four singles, RPS/London photo certificate.

Lot No. 200

1841, 1 d. rot gedruckt von schwarzer Platte; 1 d. plate 1 b, DK, printing in red, clear to broad margins, superb black MC, SG No. AS6, 350,- GBP

Lot No. 201

1841. rot von schwarzer Platte, vier Exemplare mit engen Rändern oder leicht berührt; 1 d. plate 1 b, printing in red, four examples (BG, DL, FH, TI) with close to clear margins or slightly cut in, SG No. AS6 (4), 1.400,- GBP

Lot No. 202

1841. rot von schwarzer Platte; 1 d. red plate 10, printing in red, four examples lettered FL (cut into at left) and KF, PJ, QF all with full to broad margins, fine used, SG No. AS69, 760,- GBP

Lot No. 203

1841, Platten 104-106, 108-131, Studie von insges. 75 Marken, meist voll- bis breitrandig und viele schöne Entwertungen dabei; 1 d. red plates 104-106, 108-131, very fine study lot of 75 stamps in total, except for few all with four margins, SG No. BS32, cat.value 2.875,- GBP

Lot No. 204

1841, MC, allseits breitrandiges Kab.Stück dieser seltenen Platte; 1 d. red plate 107 with gorgeous margins all around, a beautiful example of this scarce plate, SG No. BS32, 525,- GBP

Lot No. 205

1841, 1 d. rot von schwarzer Platte; 1 d. red plate 11, FF, printing in red, repaired impressions (state 2). Very fine four margined example, SG No. AS75, 375,- GBP

Lot No. 206

1841, Platten 168-175, 17 Werte inkl. Pl. 173, 174 jeweils voll- b. breitr. Exemplar, Pl. 175 mit kopfsteh. Wasserzeichen (unten angeschnitten); 1 d. red plates 168-175, study lot of 17 stamps, all plates represented incl. plate 172 (block of 3), plate 173-174 four margin copies and plate 175 cut into at foot but inverted watermark (SG 1.000,- GBP for normal), SG No. B2, cat.value 2.200,- GBP ++

Lot No. 207

1841, RF, 1 d. rot von schwarzer Platte; 1 d. red plate 2, RF (recut letter square), printing in red, with three wide margins (right margin just in) tied to piece by complete black MC, attractive, SG AS18d, 450,- GBP

Lot No. 208

1841. rot von schwarzer Platte; 1 d. red plate 8, printing in red, six examples lettered AA, AB, AF, AG, AJ, AL fine used, some odd faults here and there but generelly of fine appearance, SG No. AS47 (6), 1.140,- GBP

Lot No. 209

1841, 1 d. rot von schwarzer Platte; 1 d. red plate 9, printing in red, three very fine four margin examples, shades, lettered GF, ID, JJ, SG No. AS57 (3), 570,- GBP

Lot No. 210

1841. rot von schwarzer Platte; 1 d. red plate 9, printing in red, four examples just clear margins or slightly cut into, lettered FC, FD (2), II fine used, including 'FD' items 1st and 2nd repair, SG No. AS57, AS61 (2), AS63, 1.565,- GBP

Lot No. 211

1841, Studie von 48 Werten, fast ausnahmslos voll- bis breitrandig; 1 d. red plates 96-103, very fine study lot of 48 stamps in total, all plates represented, with a few exceptions all full to large margins, SG No. BS31-BS32, cat.value 1.780,- GBP

Lot No. 212

1854, gestempelt, teils leicht berührt, aber farbfrisch und sauber gestempelt, Pracht! SG No. 59, 1.000,- GBP

Lot No. 213

Mi.Nr. 6 Briefstück, farbfrischer Wert mit zentralem ”13”, einseitig vollrandig, Mi. 800,- Euro

Lot No. 214

1850/1854, 1d. red brown, Die I, Alphabet I, wmk small crown, perf 16 by Henry Archer, plate 97. Perf faults at left o/w fine used example of the of the experimental from of separation, SG CE2, 650,- GBP. RRS, London photo cert.

Lot No. 215

1852-74, vier Briefe und eine Vorderseite an George Cruickshank (1792-1878), berühmter Karikaturist (er illustrierte Bücher von Dickens u. a.), mit Vermerken und kleinen Federzeichnungen des Künstlers. (M)

Lot No. 216

1854/1862, small balance lot of 1 d. reds ex SG No. 17-42, 75 stamps with a variety of cancellations including 2x 'Brunswick star', colour shades etc. plus three covers incl. a registered bearing 3x 2 d. + 1 d., very fine

Lot No. 217

1856, ”1 P. rotbraun” mit bedrucktem Bogenrand als EF auf Briefhülle mit kleinen Einschränkungen, anhängende Bogenränder gebraucht, sind sehr selten

Lot No. 218

1861 Sailors letter from Japan to Stonehaven. A small sailors envelope complete with original letter ”From James Dixon, Cooper, H.M.Ship Vulcan” in Japan dated for 1st January, addressed to his brother in Stonehaven bearing an 1857 1d rose-red issue beieng tied by the ”A86” mailboat numeral in black ink, bearing on front in red the transit mark ”CR” for Caledonian Railway and dated on reverse for Mr 22 1861. H.M.S. Vulcan was a troopship and Kames Dixon writes of leaving Hong Kong full of provisions with the weather being very cold. From August 1850 sailors serving overseas could send letters home at the privilege rate of 1d prepaid by the addition of a postage stamp and countersigned by the commanding officer. Letters from ordinary ratings at this time are rare. (M)