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