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Auction: 26019 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 1840

(x) Great Britain
Collections and Ranges
1840-1940, a used, old time collection contained in a binder comprising 1840 1d. black (9), six with red Maltese Cross, the other with black, mostly fine with four margins though one or two faults, 1841-53 1d. red large range with 'ivory heads', varieties including re-entry, thick frame and inverted 'S', also London numbered crosses 1-5, 7-12 and other cancellations with some duplication, perforated 1d. reds, one with inverted watermark, 1840 2d. blue cancelled by black Maltese Cross with four clear margins with a range of later 2d.; Surface Printed with 1855-57 4d., 6d. and 1/-, 1867-80 3d. Plate 7 and 8 used blocks of four, 2/- cancelled by blue barred numeral, impressive 1881 1d. lilac perfin block of ninety-six used in Liverpool, 1880-83 3d. on 3d. (2) and 6d. on 6d., 1883-84 2/6d., 5/- and 10/-, QV and KEVII Jubilee values, KGV Seahorses 2/6d., 5/- (22); also a group of Used Abroad with 1855-57 4d., 1867-80 4d. and 1873-80 3d. used in Malta, 1862-64 1/-, 1873-80 2½d. (2) used in Gibraltar, 1867-83 5/- used in Constantinople, 1873-80 2½d. (2) used in Smyrna and 1864-79 1d. used in 'Stamboul' and others. Condition mixed in places though generally fine, and a pleasing old time collection.

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Estimate
£2,000 to £3,000

Starting price
£1400