Public Auction 281 Thursday, 20th October, 2011

2625 1840 QV 1d black, plate 7, letters KC. VFU appearance. 4 margins, tear at UL. SG 2 cat £325. Light cancel (P) $80 $120

2626 1840 QV 1d intense black, plate 7, letters QE. VFU appearance, sl thins, 4 margins, red Maltese cross pmk. SG 1 cat £450 (P) $80 $120

2627 1840 QV 2d blue, plate 1, letters MF. FU, almost 4 margins. SG 5 cat £700. (P) $150 $250

2628 1840 QV 2d blue, plate 1, letters QB. VF U, almost 4 margins, red Maltese cross. SG 5 cat £800 (P) $250 $350

2629 1840 QV 2d deep blue, plate 2, letters CK. Superb U, 4 large margins, neat black Maltese Cross pmk. SG 4 cat £1000. Unusually nice example. (P) $400 $600

2630 1841 QV 1d red-brown, imperf, letters KC. Superb M, nice original gum, 4 margins. SG 8 cat £500. (P) $200 $300

2631 1874-54 QV Embossed 1/- green, die 2, 2 silk threads 5mm apart. FU, cut square. SG 54/56 cat £850 (P) $100 $150

2632 1847-54 QV embossed 1/- green, horiz PROOF or SPECIMEN strip of 4, Die 2, 2 silk threads 5mm apart, with "CANCELLED" plus initials written across in brown ink. Fresh F-VF MLH, redistributed gum, 3-4 margins. SG Spec H1u cat £20,000 as specimen singles. SG 54/56 cat £72,000 = A$115,500+ as normal M singles plus big premium for multiple. (4). (P) $3000 $5000

2633 1847-54 QV Embossed 6d purple horiz pr plus 1/- green Die 2 horiz pr, 2 silk threads 5mm apart, on part letter, dated 16 August 1856, cancelled oval grid with diamond "42" in centre, sent to Portugal with "23-8 Lisbon" arrival pmk & "1125". VFU, all 4 margins. SG 54/56, 58/60 cat £3700++ as single stamps alone. (4). (P) $1000 $1500

2634 1847-54 QV Embossed 10d brown, Die 2, with 2 silk threads 5mm apart. VFU, 4 margins (3 huge), on piece, "39" diamond pmk. SG 57 cat £1200++. (P) $600 $900

2635 1847-54 QV Embossed 10d brown, Die indistinguishable, 2 silk threads 5mm apart. VF U appearance, small thins, 4 margins. SG 57 cat £1200 (P) $250 $350

2636 1847-54 QV Embossed 10d brown, Die 1 h/s, opt SPECIMEN type 1, 2 silk threads 5mm apart. Superb MLH, 4 margins, deep colour. SG Spec H2(s1) cat £2400, normal SG 57 cat £8000. (P) $1200 $1800

2637 1847-54 QV Embossed 6d mauve/purple wmk VR inverted & reversed, Die I. VF U, small thin at top, cut square. SG spec H3f. SG 58/60 cat £900 (P) $100 $150

2638 1847-54 QV Embossed 6d purple, die I wmk UR. VF U, almost 4 margins. SG 58/60 cat £900 (P) $150 $250

2639 1853 QV Postal Fiscal 1d light blue/blue, glazed paper, wmk anchor inverted. Superb M. SG F4 cat £75 & under-catalogued. (P) $50 $80