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Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
181			Purple-maroon: 1840 (12 Dec.) entire from Newton Stewart bearing 1d. intense black Plate 6 NL (S.G. Spec. AS40), strong colour and good to large margins, cancelled by Maltese Cross in purple-maroon, extremely fine and rare distinctive colour cancellation; 1994 Brandon and 1998 RPS certificates. (Image)	Est. £1,000-1,200 Closed or SOLD for £1,000.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
182			Purple-maroon: 1840 (14 Aug.) immaculate entire to Edinburgh bearing 1d. black Plate 5 MI (S.G. Spec. AS25), rich colour, large even margins, neatly cancelled by Maltese Cross in purple-maroon (brown) and showing straight-line "Bogroy" h.s. on reverse, extremely fine and desirable; 1998 RPS certificate. (Image)	Est. £1,000-1,500 Closed or SOLD for £1,900.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
183			Blue: 1842 (25 Jan.) local entire (no side panels) bearing 1d. black Plate 1b CC (S.G. Spec. AS5vc) with especially large even margins, cancelled by Maltese Cross in blue and showing matching "Truro" double-ring d.s. adjacent, extremely fine and peerless cancellation rarity, a ravishing showpiece; 1996 BPA certificate; ex-Manzi. (Image)	Est. £5,000-6,000 Closed or SOLD for £5,250.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
184			Blue: 1841 (Mar.) entire (small tear at top) to Edinburgh (14.3) via Glasgow (13.3) bearing 1d. black Plate 6 RK (S.G. Spec. AS41vc), full margins on three sides, very close but clear at top, cancelled by distinctive Maltese Cross of Partick in fluid blue and showing matching framed "14" receiving house h.s. on reverse, very fine strike and illustrious example of this exemplary colour; 1996 BPA certificate; ex-"Daisy". (Image)	Est. £2,000-2,500 Closed or SOLD for £0.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
185			Red + Blue: 1840 (15 Dec.) "Sunday School Society for Ireland" wrapper from Loughbrickland to Dublin (16.12), bearing 1d. black Plate 7 GL (S.G. Spec. AS44), good to large margins, cancelled by Maltese Cross in red (smudged) and also in blue which matches the origin d.s. on reverse, an extraordinary combination of two different cancellation ink colours on the same stamp; accompanying 2000 RPS certificate states "cannot identify the nature of blue obliteration - not M/C Cross"; ex-Adams (lot 102) where described as "cancelled with heavy smudged red M.C. as well as a less distinct but unmistakable blue M.C.", an opinion with which we are in complete agreement. (Image)	Est. £2,500-3,000 Closed or SOLD for £0.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
186			Ruby: 1841 (16 Feb.) entire from Aberdeen to Edinburgh (16.2) bearing 1d. black Plate 8 PB-PG (S.G. Spec. AS46ve) horizontal strip of six, large to clear margins except end stamps touched (defect at foot of PG), cancelled by Maltese Cross in ruby colour, showing matching framed origin d.s. and arrival c.d.s. on reverse, the strip has been taken off the cover to remove creasing from a letter fold and then expertly replaced, nevertheless a spectacular franking and lovely coloured cancellation highlighted by the brilliant black colour of the stamps; 1995 BPA certificate. (Image)	Est. £1,200-1,500 Closed or SOLD for £1,900.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
187			Brown: 1840 (2 Dec.) entire from Haddington to Edinburgh (3.12) bearing 1d. intense black Plate 1b RI (S.G. Spec. AS4evi) re-entry, radiant impression and large beautifully balanced margins, cancelled by superb impression of the distinctive Maltese Cross in brown and showing matching origin, as well as arrival c.d.s., on reverse, extremely fine; veritable gem for this cancellation; 1998 Brandon certificate. (Image)	Est. £400-500 Closed or SOLD for £1,050.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
188			Vermilion: 1840 (30 Jan.) envelope from Bristol to Glasgow (1.2) bearing 1d. black Plate 10 SI (S.G. Spec. AS66vhb) re-entry, good to large margins, cancelled by Maltese Cross in a distinctive vermilion colour and showing "Clifton" circular undated h.s. adjacent, as well as origin and arrival c.d.s. on reverse, fine and rare coloured cancellation on this plate; 1998 Brandon certificate. (Image)	Est. £300-400 Closed or SOLD for £375.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
189			Plymouth: 1841 (25 Apr.) entire (no side panels) from Plymouth to London (26.4) bearing 1d. black Plate 3 EC (S.G. Spec. AS20uc), large margins all around, cancelled and tied by distinctive Maltese Cross in black, with origin and arrival c.d.s. on reverse, very fine; 1994 RPS certificate. (Image)	Est. £500-600 Closed or SOLD for £725.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
190			Greenock: 1841 (26 Dec.) entire from Greenock to Glasgow (27.12) bearing 2d. blue plate 2 EI/FI (S.G. Spec. DS8f) vertical pair, dazzling colour and large to enormous margins showing portions of three adjoining stamps, contrasted by superlative strikes of the Maltese Cross in red, showing origin and arrival d.s. on reverse, extremely fine; of optimum quality and overall aesthetic appeal; 1997 Brandon and 1998 RPS certificates. (Image)	Est. £1,500-2,000 Closed or SOLD for £3,750.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM

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