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Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
171	O		1840 2d. blue Plate 1 RG-RH (S.G. Spec. DS5), horizontal pair good to large margins all around and with a single central strike of the Maltese Cross in black, right stamp has light vertical crease, otherwise very fine and desirable. (Image)	Est. £400-500 Closed or SOLD for £1,500.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
172	O		1841 1d. red-brown plate 11 AA-AF, a magnificent used horizontal strip of six, extravagantly large margins nearly all round, close but clear at lower right corner, soft pastel colour highlighting the five (instead of the requisite six) crisp and crystal clear complete strikes of the Maltese Cross in black, central horizontal crease and vertical crease through AD, otherwise very fine and a spectacular multiple depicting a rare instance of the cancellations being applied contrary to the strict post office regulations; ex-Seymour. (Image)	Est. £300-400 Closed or SOLD for £525.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
173			Dublin: 1840 (10 Oct.) mourning entire letter from Dublin to London bearing 1d. black Plate 5 JE (S.G. Spec. AS25xb), very large margins all round showing portion of adjoining stamp, cancelled by several strikes of the Dublin "5e / OC10 / 40" diamond d.s. in red, with another strike on reverse, very fine; an extremely scarce usage of the town postmark as the cancellation device for the stamp. (Image)	Est. £3,000-4,000 Closed or SOLD for £0.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
174			Trowbridge: 1844 (23 Mar.) entire letter from Trowbridge to Salisbury bearing 1840 2d. deep blue Plate 1 KI-KJ (S.G. Spec. DS1xb) horizontal pair, KI touched and with small nick in "ce" of "Pence", KJ cancelled by Maltese Cross in black and KJ exceptionally cancelled by "Trowbridge" double-ring d.s. and showing another fine strike adjacent; a remarkable example of the 1840 Twopence blue with a town cancellation. (Image)	Est. £1,000-1,200 Closed or SOLD for £0.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
175			Cleveland Inn: 1840 (21 May) entire to London (23.5) bearing 1d. black Plate 1a HD (S.G. Spec. AS2bth) re-entry, four large margins, cancelled by Maltese Cross in red, showing straight-line "Cleveland Inn" h.s. and "Northallerton" c.d.s. in red adjacent, very fine and attractive; 2000 RPS certificate. (Image)	Est. £300-400 Closed or SOLD for £325.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
176			Red: 1841 (9 Feb.) envelope (yellow Free Trade label affixed to reverse, pinholes and lower flap at back missing) from London to Great Yarmouth bearing 1d. black Plate 11 FG (S.G. Spec. AS73e), good to large margins on three sides, very close at left, tiny tear in margin at foot, exceptionally cancelled by Maltese Cross in red and showing on reverse "P / FE-9 / 1841" c.d.s., signature of Joseph Hulme on front; a very rare cancellation in this colour on Plate 11 and an early date of use for this plate; 2000 RPS certificate. (Image)	Est. £2,500-3,000 Closed or SOLD for £3,500.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
177			Red: 1841 (10 May) entire (one side flap missing) from Glasgow to Edinburgh (11.5) bearing 1d. red-brown Plate 11 IF (S.G. Spec. AS74), mostly large margins, unusually cancelled by Maltese Cross in red, very fine and rare red cancellation on this stamp; 1996 Brandon certificate. (Image)	Est. £1,500-2,000 Closed or SOLD for £1,400.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
178			Red: 1840 (10 Nov.) William Spooner envelope (wax seal at back excised) number 2 Mulready caricature to Foxworth, showing London "Paid" tombstone d.s. in red and "Winchester" double-ring d.s., the envelope "turned" and reused to Dedham bearing 1d. black Plate 5 EC (S.G. Spec. A25) with good to large margins, cancelled by central Maltese Cross in red, showing light framed "Foxworth / Penny Post" h.s. adjacent, a very fine and most unusual usage; 1998 RPS certificate. (Image)	Est. £2,500-3,000 Closed or SOLD for £2,400.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
179			Magenta: 1840 (27 May) entire (refolded to improve appearance, one side panel missing) from Burton-on-Trent to London (28.5), bearing 1d. black Plate 3 TK (S.G. Spec. AS20vd) with huge margins all round showing portion of adjoining stamp, ideally tied by fabulous strike of Maltese Cross in magenta, showing origin and arrival c.d.s. on reverse, extremely fine and choice; 1994 BPA certificate. (Image)	Est. £2,000-2,500 Closed or SOLD for £2,200.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
180			Magenta: 1841 (15 Feb.) entire from Preston to Manchester bearing 1d. black Plate 6 GB, GE, HD, HF (S.G. Spec. AS41vd), varying margins, most with four ample to large margins, two stamps crossed by vertical filing crease, cancelled by four Maltese Crosses in magenta and showing origin c.d.s. on reverse, an appealing usage of the scarce magenta Maltese Cross; 1991 BPA certificate. (Image)	Est. £1,000-1,200 Closed or SOLD for £1,800.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM

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