Great Britain & British Empire 2025

Great Britain & British Empire December 8 & 9, 2025 at 10:00 CET

Lot n°

Symbol(s)

Estimate (£)

38 | Great Britain & British Empire

50051

F 

1840 1d black pl.6 TF with three margins on entire tied red MC from Manchester to London, then re-

directed to Dulwich with additional 1d black (RI) Pl.5, tied black MC. A scarce re-directed cover. Cert

Brandon (2005).

850 - 950

50052

C / 39

1840 1d black pl.6 CK, mint with large part original gum (toned), large balanced margins all round, fine;

cert. BPA (2019).

2’600 - 3’000

50053

F 

1840 1d black pl.6 FA/GC block of 6 with just touched to good margins on entire from Holt to Norwich

(Norfolk), tied by six fine strikes of black MC, Holt AP 21 1841 and Norwich AP 22 1841 backstamps,

light filing crease just affecting FA and FC, block excised from the cover and replaced after the Holcombe

certificate, still an important and very rare cover.

Expertise: Cert. Holcombe (1986).

Provenance: Robson Lowe sales 1949, 1947; Tes; Pichai.

7’500 - 8’500