Lot n°
Symbol(s)
Estimate (£)
48 | Great Britain & British Empire
50090
50088
50088
F
1841 (Jul 19) entire to Preston, endorsed “Registered/No 58/ 1/-” in red manuscript (fee paid in cash),
bearing 1840 2d blue pl.2 AJ-AK (just cut into at upper right), neatly cancelled by black Maltese
crosses; an attractive and extremely rare registered usage; cert. BPA (2020) and Mike Jackson (2020).
2’000 - 2’400
50089
H / 47
1840 2d blue pl.2 CB with a very fine strike of a blue Maltese Cross, close to very large margins, faint
diagonal bend at top left not detracting from the superb appearance of this rare coloured cancellation
(S.G. Spec. £15’000).
900 - 1’400
50090
F
1840 2d deep blue pl.2 FD-FF horizontal strip of three, close to good margins, on cover to Poole, dated
‘’11 NO 40’’ and tied by neat strikes of red MC. A most attractive cover, particularly scarce with a red
Maltese Cross on plate 2. Cert. RPS (1994).
2’000 - 2’400
50091
H
1840 2d blue pl.2 IH with four good margins and full strike of the London “12” in MC, of a particularly
deep, rich shade, a magnificent example; cert. BPA (1996) (S.G. Spec D1wl, £9’000).
1’700 - 1’900
50092
50093
50094
50092
H
1840 2d blue pl2 IK-IL used pair, fine to very good margins, cancelled by two crisp black MCs, very fine.
300 - 400
50093
H
1840 2d deep blue pl.2 OE-OF in horizontal pair with good to large margins and two crisp strikes of
black MC, shallow hinge thin and OE with small corner crease, a spectacular looking pair; cert. BPA
(2024) and Brandon (2020) (S.G. Spec DS7, £2’500+).
420 - 460