REST OF THE WORLD, GREAT BRITAIN, GENERAL

Lot 542		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $380 1840 1d Black Plate 1b pair lettered 'QD-QE' cancelled by red Maltese Cross, good margins all round and very fine
Lot 543		Estimate: $350 Realised Price : $340 1840 1d Black Plate 2 pair lettered 'AA-AB', close to large margins all round, tied by black Maltese Crosses to 1841 (20 Apr) outer from Burton-on-Trent to London. Two vertical filing creases, one through centre of pair but not adversely affecting appearance, otherwise fine
Lot 544		Estimate: $200 1841 1d Red-brown Imperf Plate 40 lettered 'HD' (good to large margins all round) tied by two strikes of No. '9' in Maltese Cross obliterator on 1844 (12 Jan) entire to Dunfermline, Scotland. Two vertical filing creases, otherwise very fine
Lot 545		Estimate: $275 1847-54 Embossed 10d Brown Die 2 horizontal pair cancelled London '23' obliterator touched or cut into on all sides, but fine appearance. SG 57, cat £3000
Lot 546		Estimate: $1,400 Realised Price : $1,050 1867-80 QV 2/- Brown Watermark Spray of Rose, fine used with London duplex. SG 121 cat £4200
Lot 547		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $85 1873-80 3d Rose Plate 19 lettered 'FK', 6d Grey Plate 15 lettered 'EG' and 1/- Green Plate 13 lettered 'IF' affixed to small piece, each cancelled by 'B01' obliterator used for cancellation experiments and with attempts to clean postmarks. Cut from a De La Rue Appendix Sheet, unusual and scarce
Lot 548		Estimate: $100 1883-84 Watermark Anchor White Paper 2/6d Lilac ('ID') and 5/- Crimson ('IH') both fine with parcel cancels, SG 178, 181 (2)
Lot 549		Estimate: $150 1883-84 Watermark Anchor 10/- Ultramarine on White Paper lettered 'DB' cancelled Northampton squared circle ds fine apart from slight soiling at top. SG 183, cat £525
Lot 550		Estimate: $150 1883-84 Watermark Anchor 10/- Ultramarine on White Paper lettered 'IB' cancelled central Belfast cds, well-centred and fine apart from some minor soiling. SG 183, cat £525
Lot 551		Estimate: $100 1883-84 Watermark Anchor 10/- Ultramarine White Paper lettered 'IH', centred left and shortish perfs at top, neat Manchester/Telegraphs cancellation. SG 183, cat £525
Lot 552		Estimate: $1,000 1888 £1 Brown-lilac Watermark Orbs lettered 'DD', cancelled boxed 'C.H.B./G.P.O.' and with portion of 'MANCHESTER/TELEGRAPH' cds NO 30 88. A very attractive example of this stamp free of any defects. SG 186, cat £4250
Lot 553		Estimate: $80 1902-10 King Edward VII 2/6d U (4) in distinctive shades, two with dated cancels, two with parcel post cancels, fine appearance with good colour (4)
Lot 554		Estimate: $175 1902-10 King Edward VI 2/6d Lilac (2 - shades) and 5/- Carmine fine used (3)
Lot 555		1918-19 KGV Seahorses, Bradbury Wilkinson Printing, 2/6d Chocolate (marginal) and 5/- Rose Red (few blunt perfs) overprinted \'CANCELLED\' Specimen Type 24. SG 414,416 cat £2200 (2)
Lot 556		Estimate: $40 Realised Price : $30 1939-48 King George VI 2/6d Brown, 2/6d Yellow-green, 5/- Red, 10/- Dark Blue, 10/- Ultramarine and £1 Brown fine used set (6)
Lot 557		Estimate: $75 1959-68 Watermark Multiple Crowns Castles 2/6d - £1 De La Rue printings, 2/6 and 5/- (from lower right corner with two dots) lightly hinged, 10/- and £1 MUH. SG 595-598, cat £195
Lot 558		Estimate: $90 1985-91 Harrison & Sons Ltd presentation folders, each containing a set of commemorative stamps, some minor foxing around the edges of some (44 folders)
Lot 559		Estimate: $275 Perfins: KGV Seahorses (Bradbury Wilkinson printings) with 'C OF A' perfins as used by Australia House in London, comprising 2/6d (3, with upright, inverted and inverted and reversed punctures) and 5/- (3, with upright, inverted and inverted and reversed punctures), all with parcel cancels, a couple of insignificant faults, but fine for these and a scarce group (6)
Lot 560		Estimate: $250 I.R. Officials: 1902-04 1/- Dull Green and Carmine KEVII cancelled oval Registered ds, surface thin at upper right. SG O24, cat £900