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Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
31			QF intense black (S.G. Spec. AS1), early impression, unused, good even margins, very fine: a most attractive example of this scarce state during the first week of printing before wear became noticeable. (Image)	Est. £500-600 Closed or SOLD for £525.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
32			EC grey-black showing moderate plate wear (S.G. Spec. AS2), exemplificative colour and impression, unusually large margins, negligible tone speck in margin at top, nevertheless a very fine and choice unused example; clear 1991 BPA certificate. (Image)	Est. £800-1,000 Closed or SOLD for £600.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
33			TA-TD black (S.G. Spec. AS2), the magnificent unused horizontal strip of four from the lower left corner of the sheet showing plate number "1" and part inscription "Price 1d. Per Label. 1/- per Row of 12. £ 1.. Per Sheet. Place the", deep rich colour, only just beginning to show signs of plate wear above value tablets, exceptionally large margins all round, small part original gum, TA has small thin spot and TD has crease at top right resulting in some splitting as well as thin, overall in a fine state of conservation for this important and famous plate number piece; ex-Seymour. (Image)	Est. £20,000-25,000 Closed or SOLD for £22,000.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
34	O		TK black (S.G. Spec. AS1g) with watermark inverted, nice impression, good to large margins, neat red Maltese Cross cancellation, very fine. (Image)	Est. £100-120 Closed or SOLD for £210.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
35	O		CK grey-black (S.G. Spec. AS2f) with moderate wear, very large margins nearly all round except ample at lower left, centrally cancelled by Maltese Cross in black, very fine; 1991 RPS certificate. (Image)	Est. £60-80 Closed or SOLD for £160.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
36	O		NC grey-black (S.G. Spec. AS3), very worn impression, lightly cancelled in red, uniformly large margins, extremely fine and quite choice. (Image)	Est. £80-100 Closed or SOLD for £85.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
37			EK and and HF grey-black (S.G. Spec. AS2ta) on 1840 (6 May) letter sheet (clearly dated inside) from London to Halifax, cancelled by Maltese Cross in red and showing "B / May-6 / 1840" origin c.d.s. on reverse, EK with large to clear margins and HF has large even margins but small split at top from cover tear (also splitting at joins there), the despatch c.d.s. while distinctly dated on the official day of issue of the Penny Black has been slightly improved for appearance sake, visually a pleasing and rare first day cover, and one of only two double rate covers with multiple frankings recorded from this plate; 1998 RPS certificate. (Image)	Est. £15,000-20,000 Closed or SOLD for £14,000.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
38			JE-JH and JI-JL grey-black (S.G. Spec. AS2tf) two horizontal strips of four, both with mainly large to clear margins but just touched in a few places at top, nicely tied to 1840 (16 May) front and part back of large letter sheet (some central reinforcement) from Chichester to London, cancelled by Maltese Crosses in red, showing departure and arrival c.d.s. on reverse, the stamps have at one time been lifted and replaced; a spectacular eight pence rate cover for letters up to four ounces used during the first eleven days; 1998 RPS certificate; ex-Francis. (Image)	Est. £2,500-3,000 Closed or SOLD for £8,000.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
39			PA intense black (S.G. Spec. AS1), good to large margins, tied to 1840 (25 Sept.) shipping notice (two filing spike holes on front panel) from Belfast to Liverpool, cancelled by Maltese Cross in red and showing unframed "Liverpool / Ship Letter" adjacent, a fine and interesting usage from a private steamer which took advantage of the extended uniform penny postage for letters conveyed from one port to another within Britain. (Image)	Est. £600-800 Closed or SOLD for £500.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM
40			JJ black (S.G. Spec. AS1), ample to large margins, sealed tear at top left resulting from corner crease, nicely tied to 1840 large part entire (no side panels) from Plymouth to Paris, cancelled by Maltese Cross in red and additionally tied by London "F / Paid / 5 Ju 5 /1840" d.s. also in red, showing matching oval "P.D." h.s. and "Angl. / Calais" c.d.s. (7.6) adjacent, with "Plymouth / Py Post" d.s. also in red on reverse, rated 1/8 (10d. for cross-Channel ship rate and 10d. for internal postage); one of the earliest usages of a Penny Black to France, and of the utmost appeal; 1998 RPS certificate; ex-Levett (Image)	Est. £3,000-4,000 Closed or SOLD for £7,000.00 Closing..Mar-15, 08:00 AM

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