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Lot 710		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $160 1840 1d Black Plate 4 [PF], good to large margins, tied by crisp red Maltese Cross on 1840 (18 Jun) entire from Edinburgh to Inshie Bridge, despatch datestamp on flap which opens out well for display. Vertical filing fold, otherwise fine and attractive
Lot 711		Estimate: $175 1841 1d Red-brown Imperf Plate 40 lettered 'HD' (good to large margins all around) 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 712		Estimate: $150 1841-57 line-engraved group comprising Imperf 1d Red-brown [AA] unused, four margins except just touching lower right, 1d Red-brown [GF] with neat '72' London numeral and 2d Blue [CF] (SG 8, 8a, 14); Perf 16 1d Red-brown [KF]? (SG 17); and Perf 14 2d Blue [TE], 1d Rose-red [FE], neat London N/17 numeral, and 1d Deep Rose [PC], neat '50' in diamond numeral (SG 34, 40, 41). Mostly fine and cat £847 (7)
Lot 713		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $105 1841 2d Blue Plate 3 pair [FA-FB] (margins all around except cut into top right) and single [FG] tied by Edinburgh '131' obliterators on 1845 (19 Mar) entire to Meigler, two vertical folds clear of adhesives
Lot 714		Estimate: $220 1870 ½d Rose Plate 10 block of 4 [IC-JD] well-centred with large part wrinkled OG, very fine. Cat £520+
Lot 715		Estimate: $2,000 1870 ½d Pale Rose Plate 11 right marginal block of 25 [KT-OX], with 'Watermark Inverted and Reversed' and showing part marginal inscription '. . . HT HAND SIDE of the Address/In. . .'. Large part OG with some perf reinforcement, some units MUH. Cat £7500+
Lot 716		Estimate: $350 1870 ½d Rose Plate 11 top marginal block of 4 [AT-BU] with 'Watermark Inverted and Reversed', part OG and very fine. Cat £1200+
Lot 717		Estimate: $220 1870 ½d Rose Plate 11 block of 6 [DP-FQ] centred left and punctured 'MBW' (Metropolitan Board of Works), large part wrinkled OG. Cat £720+
Lot 718		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 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 719		Estimate: $900 Realised Price : $675 1867-73 Watermark Maltese Cross 10/- Greenish-grey lettered FC, cancelled by light 'LS/8' barred obliterator, well-centred and very fine. SG 128, cat £3200
Lot 720		Estimate: $80 1883-84 Watermark Anchor White Paper 2/6d Lilac ('ID') and 5/- Crimson ('IH') both fine with parcel cancels, SG 178, 181 (2)
Lot 721		Estimate: $140 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 722		Estimate: $140 Realised Price : $105 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 723		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 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 724		Estimate: $900 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 725		Estimate: $500 1887-92 Jubilee Issue ½d - 1/- plus ½d Blue-green and 1/- Green and Carmine colour changes, few with gum bends and MUH or large part OG lightly hinged. SG between 197 and 214, cat £714+
Lot 726		Estimate: $60 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 727		Estimate: $140 1902-10 King Edward VI 2/6d Lilac (2 - shades) and 5/- Carmine fine used (3)
Lot 728		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1929 Postal Union Congress ½d, 1d, 1½d and 2½d (2) on first day cover addressed to Sydney, cancelled by London 10 MY 1929 datestamps. Sent partly by air and endorsed 'till Marseilles and again in Australia'. A very scarce combination of first day with early air routing
Lot 729		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1935 Silver Jubilee ½d, 1d, 1d and 2½d on plain first day cover addressed to Rotherfield, tied by Tunbridge Wells 7 MY 35 datestamps and machine cancel. Fine and very scarce
Lot 730		Estimate: $120 1941-42 KGVI 3d Pale Violet block of 4 on plain first day cover addressed to Brockworth, tied by Bristol 3 NOV 1941 machine cancel, cover with a few minor tone spots, otherwise fine and a scarce first day cover
Lot 731		Estimate: $300 Realised Price : $230 1958-65 Watermark Multiple Crowns QEII 4d Ultramarine vertical pair from top of sheet showing error 'Imperforate Between Stamp and Margin', fine MUH. SG 576 var
Lot 732		Estimate: $60 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 733		Estimate: $7,000 Realised Price : $5,250 1966 Technology 6d error 'Red (mini-cars) Omitted', fine used with similarly cancelled normal for comparison. Only two used examples are recorded. With 2007 Brandon Certificate. Pierron F256MCa, SG 702a cat £22000 mint, unpriced used
Lot 734		Estimate: $75 1985-91 Harrison & Sons Ltd Presentation Folders, each containing a set of commemorative stamps, some minor foxing around the edges of some (44 folders)