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1840s LINE ENGRAVED 1d ESSAY IN BLACK ‘GL’ (thought to be by Carmichael) on wove paper. Unusual & rare. |
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1839 TREASURY COMPETITION ‘½ OUNCE 1d’ ESSAY BY CHARLES WHITING in red & black (using Congreve Method) on wove paper. Fresh. |
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1840s LINE ENGRAVED 1d ESSAY IN ORANGE ‘GL’ (thought to be by Carmichael) on wove paper. Unusual & rare. |
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1d Pl.2 ‘ME’ (DOUBLE LETTER ‘M’) (SG 3 ‘GREY-BLACK’) MINT, fresh with tiny traces of gum, fine four margins. Scarce. (c. £14,000) |
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1d Pl.6 ‘CF’ MINT, brilliant fresh L/M with fantastic gum, four close-fine margins (just barely touched top R/H corner) tiny natural paper inclusion. Lovely colour, super appearance. (c.£7,000) |
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1d Pl.1a ‘TL’ (BASAL SHIFT) (SG 3, ‘Grey-Black’, worn plate) ‘DOUBLE-LINED’ MX IN ORANGE, brilliant upright complete central strike, four fine-large margins. Scarce & exceptional. |
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1d Pl.1a ‘FB’ (SG 3, ‘GREY-BLACK’ ‘VERY WORN PLATE’) VFU, superb upright central Red MX, four fine-huge margins. Fab plate wear. (spec. A53) |
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1d Pl.1a ‘TA’ ‘BLACK’ MX, superb upright neat strike on four good-huge marginned copy. Black MXs are very scarce on this plate. (Spec.AS2.f) |
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1d Pl.1a ‘GA’ ‘INV.WMK’ (SG 3wi, ‘GREY-BLACK’ WORN PLATE) VFU, neat red MX at top, fine four margins, lovely plate wear. Attractive & very rare. With cert. |
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1d Pl.1b ‘RD’ BRILLIANT USED, perfectly struck vivid ‘Bright-Red’ MX, four fine-mainly huge margins. Stunning & simply a thing of beauty |
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1d Pl.1b ‘GH’ BRILLIANT USED, perfectly struck crisp upright central red MX, four fine-large margins. Stunning |
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1d Pl.1b ‘QA’ (VARIETY, DOUBLE ‘Q’) superb used, crisply struck upright central black MX, four fine-large margins. (Spec. AS5.f) |
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1d Pl.1b ‘JB’ (constant variety) VARIETY, PART BLACK CDS on r/h side, light central red MX and fine four margins. Scarce combination and attractive. |
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1d Pl.1b ‘BE’ VFU, super neat complete red MX, four good-fine margins. Pretty |
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1d Pl.1b ‘AB’ ‘MANCHESTER’ MX, very fine upright strike, four good-fine margins. (spec.AS5.ub) With Cert |
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1d Pl.2 ‘AD’ RE-ENTRY ‘ DEEP-RED’ MX, superb crisp upright central strike, four fine-large margins. Fab plate corrosion at top. (Spec. AS14a) |
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1d Pl. 2 ‘TD’ VARIETY, ‘DOT’ IN CENTRE OF MX, super crisp strike in red, leaving clear Queen’s profile. |
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1d Pl.2 ‘FH’ ‘RUBY-RED’ MX, superb upright central strike, four good-mainly large margins. Fantastic colour. With cert. |
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1d Pl.2 ‘EJ’ BLUE ‘PYP.No.15’ BOX CANCEL, fine upright srtike & part red MX, four close-large margins. Pretty. Very scarce. (c. £2000) |
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1d Pl.2 (STATE 2, ‘TC’) VFU, neat red MX (Ruby tinge!), four good-large margins. Scarce. (Spec.AS17) |
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1d Pl.3 ‘AH’ (SG 3, ‘Greyish-Black’) used with ‘1844’ TYPE NUMERAL, fine clear strike of ‘498’ (MANCHESTER) & fine four margins. Rare to get a legible numeral. |
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1d Pl.4 ‘PL’ SUPERB USED, perfectly struck upright central complete red mx, four good-huge margins. Very pretty. |
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1d Pl.6 ‘FE - GE’ VERTICAL PAIR, VFU crisp neat red MXs, fine four margins. Pretty. |
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1d Pl.6 ‘MD-MF’ (SG 1 ‘INTENSE-BLACK’) STRIP OF THREE, VFU each neat ‘orange’ MX, four good-gigantic margins. A scarce shade in multiples. |
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1d Pl.6 ‘AK’ (SG 1) ‘INTENSE-BLACK’) VFU, extra light black MX leaving Queen’s head totally clear, four fine-mainly huge margins. Attractive. (Spec. AS40) |
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1d Pl.6 ‘QK’ (RE-ENTRY) (SG 3 ‘Grey-Black’), superb used extra crisp complete Black MX tying to small neat piece, four good-huge margins. Pretty. (spec. AS41a) |
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1d Pl.6 ‘OJ’ (SG 3 ‘GREY-BLACK’), superb used, crisp light black MX, four fine-large margins, unusual shade for this plate. Pretty. |
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1d Pl.8 ‘TD’ (SG 1 ‘ INTENSE-BLACK’) brilliant used, superb red MX, four large-huge margins. Fantastic colour. (S.G. do not list this plate in this shade) With cert. |
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1d Pl.8 ‘JH’ superb used, perfectly struck upright central red MX, four fine-huge margins. Exceptional of this better plate. |
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1d Pl.8 ‘EI’ (SG 1 ‘INTENSE-BLACK’) VFU, crisply struck black MX, fine four margins. IN ‘ULTRA’ INTENSE BLACK SHADE. (S.G. do not list this plate in this shade!) |
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1d Pl.9 ‘KB’ (SG 1 ‘INTENSE-BLACK’), VFU, super crisp light upright black MX, four good-huge margins (fab colour, this shade is unlisted by S.G. on this plate) |
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1d Pl.10 ‘JI’ VARIETY, ON ‘THIN-PAPER’ & ‘ ‘SCOTTISH’ MX, superb strike in black on four good-fine marginned copy. Pretty & scarce thus. (Spec. AS66.i) |
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1d Pl.10 ‘LA’ ‘RED’ MX, fine light strike on L/H side, totally clear Queen’s head & fine four margins. Very scarce with ‘Red’ MX. (c. £1,000) |
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1d Pl.11 ‘SK’ ‘GREYISH-BLACK’ VFU, super crisp light black MX, fine four margins, scarce in this quality. A lovely example. With cert. |
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