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Cancellations & Rarities
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A most attractive block of four, large margins nearly all round, from plate 106 lettered GK-HL and cancelled CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS by two strikes only of the '230' of Crewkerne. Natural paper wrinkle (no crease) on GL barely visible. | |||
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Sg/Spec:BS31 |
Price:£295 |
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A superb used four margin example cancelled by a stunning full upright BLUE CROSS - from a Cornish Collection so may be Truro. Catalogued £550++. | |||
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Letters:SE |
Sg/Spec:BS9sc |
Price:£325 |
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Fabulous looking four margin example from plate 18 cancelled superb upright strike of the rare WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE CROSS. Back looks clean but on close inspection has been rebacked to disguise some thinning. Catalogued £5,000. | |||
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Letters:RC |
Sg/Spec:BS7tw |
Price:£950 |
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A three margin example from plate 34 cancelled superb and scarce KILMARNOCK CROSS. Minute nick. Catalogued £1,500. | |||
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Letters:LG |
Sg/Spec:BS23tj |
Price:£195 |
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A very fine used four margin example from plate 131 cancelled by part 19 October 1851 BLUE BURSLEM CDS. Catalogued £1,800. | |||
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Letters:JB |
Sg/Spec:BS32vb |
Price:£545 |
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A good strike on a sound three margin example from plate 16 of the very rare MULLINGAR CROSS - missing from most collections. Catalogued £3,500. | |||
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Letters:GL |
Sg/Spec:BS5tr |
Price:£295 |
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A very fine used three margin example from plate 16 with a fine strike of the REDRUTH CDS for 3 December 1841. Very scarce cancel. Catalogued £650+. | |||
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Letters:BG |
Sg/Spec:BS5va |
Price:£135 |
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Attractive and rare matched pair with Irish '105' numerals of CARRICK-on-SUIR in BLUE on LI plate 68 and GREEN on PC plate 69. Catalogued £2,680. | |||
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Price:£375 |
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A fine used example, just about four margins, from plate 125 and cancelled upright '586' of STAPLEFORD BOWNESS in GREEN. Slight toning. Rare numeral. Catalogued £2,500. | |||
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Letters:LB |
Sg/Spec:BS32xc |
Price:£450 |
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A superb used example with four margins from plate 87 showing plate wear and cancelled fine ?35 numeral in GREEN. Catalogued £2,500. | |||
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Letters:SA |
Sg/Spec:BS29xc |
Price:£375 |
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A fine 'matching pair' with both cancelled '80' of BISHOP AUCKLAND, AK plate 70 in VIOLET (tiny faults - small thin,slight indent) and FKplate 81 in BLUE. Catalogued £3,680. | |||
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Letters: AK FK |
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Price:£450 |
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A four margin
example from plate 25 with a superb strike of the scarce YORK CROSS.
Small thin barely detracts. | |||
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Letters:QI |
Sg/Spec:BS14tx |
Price:£145 |
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A very attractive strip of four from plate 24 cancelled superb strikes of the GREENOCK CROSS. FA & FD creased otherwis fine. Catalogued £880++. | |||
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Sg/Spec:BS13th |
Price:£325 |
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The EARLIEST KNOWN DATE OF USE (21 March 1843) of the LONDON No 1 in MC. A very fine 1d plate 24 RD (just in SE) cancelled superb upright strike of the London No 1 in cross, TWO DAYS EARLIER than date of entry in the proof book (See Rockoff & Jackson : Encyclopaedia of the Maltese Cross). A Mulready is known used on the same date. Superb and unique item. | |||
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Lett:RD |
Sg/Spec:BS13ua |
Price:£1,495 |
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Four singles from plate 28 lettered DC,DE,DI and DK, two are with four margins, each cancelled by a superb strike of the NORWICH maltese cross. Lettersheet with superb YARMOUTH cds on front for 7 January 1844. Catalogued £3200++ (single x 4). Rare. | |||
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Sg/Spec:BS17ts |
Price:£795 |
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An extremely rare example of a true BROWN numeral on an 1841 1d plate 69. Superb strike of the 912 of Deddington, with matching cds, dated 9 March 1847 to Reading with black receiving cds and Woodstock transit. Unrecorded in Danzig. | |||
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Letters:PF |
Sg/Spec:BS28x |
Price:£295 |
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A superb example of a lettersheet from Milnthorpe to Preston, then redirected with a fine 1d red plate 34 and cancelled with superb strike of the BLUE PRESTON MC. Various transit marks, originally sent 16 September 1843. Extremely rare and unusual cover, full of character. | |||
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Letters:HH |
Sg/Spec:BS23sc |
Price:£595 |
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A fine and rare 3 margin example from plate 33 lettered SC and cancelled by a BLUE maltese cross overstruck with a BLACK cross. Very scarce combination hardly ever seen. | |||
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Letters:SC |
Sg/Spec:BS22 |
Price:£395 |
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Four singles from plate 25 lettered CA, RF, RJ and RL, all fine with four margins, each cancelled by a good strike of the scarce squat and misshapen cross of BIRMINGHAM. Lettersheet to Oxford dated 28 January 1843. | |||
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Sg/Spec:BS14var |
Price:£350 |
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London District Low Numbers
Some have faults etc but this is all about the cancellation, many being rare and illusive, and in these cases all good to fine strikes.
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11 of ENFIELD in BLUE on 1d Star. Very fine and VERY scarce. 'Ordinary' blue cancel catalogued £125 (Dec.2006) | |||
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Letters:OC |
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Price:£85 |
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14 of LEYTON in black on 1d imperf. Small thin patch/corner crease NW but very scarce on this issue and a very fine strike. | |||
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Letters:JC |
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Price:£75 |
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15 of HIGHBURY in BLUE on 1d Imperf. Pinhole and slight faults but very scarce indeed and a fine strike. | |||
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Letters:EF |
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Price:£79 |
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20 of GREENWICH in BLUE on 1d Imperf. Just into at top otherwise fine and attractive. | |||
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Letters:HH |
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Price:£59 |
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20 of GREENWICH in black on 1d Imperf. Fine strike on a three margin example which has a small scuff on the front. Scarcer in black. | |||
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Letters:FA |
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Price:£38 |
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20 of GREENWICH in BLUE-GREEN on 1d Star. Fine apart from short perf at base and quite scarce. | |||
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Letters:DB |
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Price:£65 |
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34 of RICHMOND in black on 1d Imperf. Very fine strike on sound 3 margin example with small scissor cut at base. Very scarce this fine. | |||
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Letters:BF |
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Price:£85 |
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35 of TWICKENHAM in black on 1d Plate. A very fine upright strike of this very scarce cancel. | |||
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Letters:EA |
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Price:£75 |
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36 of HAMPTON in BLUE on 1d Star. A fine upright strike of this very scarce cancel on a sound stamp. | |||
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Letters:TB |
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Price:£75 |
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38 of KENSINGTON in black on 1d Imperf. A very good upright strike of this very scarce cancel on a sound stamp. | |||
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Letters:EK |
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Price:£65 |
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41 of BRENTFORD in black on 1d Imperf. A fine strike on a sound stamp, scarce thus. | |||
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Letters:NI |
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Price:£75 |
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41 of BRENTFORD in BLUE on 1d Imperf. A fine strike, the stamp with small imperfections including 2 pinholes . | |||
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Letters:LK |
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Price:£65 |
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41 of BRENTFORD in black on 1d Plate. A fine strike on a good stamp - slight perf fault. | |||
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Letters:QA |
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Price:£35 |
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41 of BRENTFORD in black on 1d Plate. A very fine strike on a fine stamp. | |||
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Letters:GA |
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Price:£45 |
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42 of PADDINGTON in black, with a hint of blue, on 1d Imperf. A very fine strike, the stamp with a few faults (creasing, rubs) but still attractive and rare. | |||
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Letters:LI |
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Price:£75 |
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