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Public Auction #431

Click here for pre-auction bidding, ended February 17, 2017 at 7:00pm (New York time)
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Bids updated February 17, 2017 at 7:18pm (New York time)

SINGLE COVERS — Great Britain
LotConditionDescriptionValue/Bidding
728CVGreat Britain Scott #1 cover postmark Maltese Cross on December 17, 1840 in Drogheda. Cover has original letter visible.Cat. Value: S.B. 60
Price Realized: $70.00
729CVGreat Britain Scott #1 cover postmark Maltese Cross on October 27, 1840. Mailed to Deal. Cover does not have its original letter.Cat. Value: S.B. 75
Price Realized: $65.00
730CVGreat Britain three postally used Mulready U1 covers all with black Maltese Cross cancels. Consists of one mailed to Shrewsbury which was back cancelled on March 24, 1841, another one mailed to Upper Bedford Place (probably London) cancelled on March 9, 1841 and Thayer.S red cancel on its front, and final one mailed to Dalton Square, Lancaster with no visible cancel. Covers have the usual tears and soiling.Cat. Value: S.B. 300
Price Realized: $350.00
731CVGreat Britain unused letter sheet Scott U4. Envelope is toned and has been hinged to the page but still a nice example of this issue.Cat. Value: S.B. 200
Price Realized: $85.00
732CVGreat Britain 1850 cover with Scott #4 from London to Moscow, Russia. Cover comes with a 2015 BPA certificate stating it is fake because the cancel Liverpool “466” does not belong. Still interesting.Cat. Value: S.B. 100
Price Realized: $65.00
733CVGreat Britain two covers both mailed with one #5 cut to shape stamps. Consists of one cancelled in Liverpool on April 11, 1851 and another in Liverpool on February 8, 1850 both mailed to the same person in New York City with the first one sent via “Streamer Asia.”Cat. Value: S.B. 100
Price Realized: $48.00
734CVGreat Britain three covers all cancelled in 1881 and all mailed with one each one penny tied revenue stamps. Consists of two cancelled in London and one in Folkestone with solid, clear cancels. These covers have foxing and soiling from age or storage which do not distract from their historical significance.Cat. Value: S.B. 100
Price Realized: $70.00
735CVGreat Britain awesome cover cancelled in London on May 16, 1896. It was mailed with a 3 Pence large foreign bill revenue stamp as its only franking to a London address. This cover has a slight curling at its top which does not distract from this unusual British postal history example.Cat. Value: S.B. 50
Price Realized: $75.00
736CVGreat Britain “mourning” cover cancelled in Swansea September 6, 1850. It was mailed to South Carolina. This cover was mailed with a #5 cut to shape tied with an Atlantic Packet September 22 Paid 24 cancelled. It has one small tear which was repaired with an old stamp mount as well it has old stamp mount remains on its reverse.Cat. Value: S.B. 50
Price Realized: $28.00
737CVGreat Britain neat postal history cover cancelled in London on November 7, 1874. Mailed to Turin, Italy with a strip of six 1 penny stamps. Upon arrival stamped “Insufficiently Prepaid” and two Italian postage due stamps were added. This cover has a severe tear to its back flap.Cat. Value: S.B. 50
Price Realized: $130.00
738CVGreat Britain registered cover cancelled on October 29, 1881. Mailed to Boulogne-sur-Mer, France where it was cancelled on arrival on October 30. It was mailed with an unusual tied one penny revenue stamp as well as one each three and four pence stamps.Cat. Value: S.B. 40
Price Realized: $110.00
739CVGreat Britain cover cancelled in Limerick and Listowel (Ireland) on August 25, 1868. It was mailed to the Papal States having two six pence stamps This cover has transit cancels of London on August 26 and Calais, France on August 27.Cat. Value: S.B. 40
Price Realized: $22.00