Lockdales Auction 157 14-15 July 2018

90 1929 GB 1840 1d Penny Black (R-D) identified as likely Plate 7, 3 reasonable margins but right margin virtually non- existent although design complete, fold through stamp, red MX on written entire from Cork Ireland to Sheffield Steel Works, back stamped Cork 5 NOV 1840, worn. £65 - £75 1930 GB 1840 1d Penny Black (T-K) identified as likely Plate 1b, 4 margins, no tears thins or creases, tied by red MX to part written entire to Trentham Staffordshire, town cancel alongside (Hereford?) JY 8 1840. £60 - £80 1931 GB 1840 2d Blue (F-G), just 4 margins but close at upper- left, no tears or creases, black MX. £100 - £110 1932 GB 1840 2d Blue (J-A), 3 margins, no tears or creases but thin at lower-right, red MX. £30 - £40 1933 GB 1840 d Penny Black (H-E) identified as likely Plate 6, 3.5 margins, no tears thins or creases, tied by red MX to written entire dated November 1840 from Arundel to solicitor at Horsham Sussex. £75 - £85 1934 GB 1841 1d red set with postmarks numbers 1 to 12 in Maltese Cross, variable margins, cat £3045. £160 - £180 1935 GB 1848 6d embossed stamp, fine example with 3 good margins but close at lower-right, cut square, cat £1000. £70 - £90 1936 GB 1855 1d red-brown watermark inverted, SG.21Wi, slightly misperforated through stamp design, fine used, cat £260. £45 - £55 1937 GB 1856 1s green used pair on piece with London WC25 postmark, SG.72, cat £700. £35 - £45 1938 GB 1856 1s pale green stamp, with duplex 405 postmark allocated to Ipswich, SG.73, cat £350. £30 - £40 1939 GB 1867 10d pale red-brown stamp, SG.113, used cat £400. £30 - £40 1940 GB 1867 10d pale red-brown stamp, SG.113, used in Beyrout Syria British Levant with distinctive G06 duplex postmark. £35 - £45 1941 GB 1867 2s deep blue stamp Plate 1, SG.119, cat £525. £30 - £40 1942 GB 1867 5s pale rose stamp the scarce Plate 2, SG.127 cat £1,500, with C38 duplex postmark allocated to Callao Peru, very tiny thin. £65 - £75 1943 GB 1867 5s rose stamp SG.126, with duplex 166 postmark allocated to Haltwhistle Northumberland, cat £675. £45 - £55 1944 GB 1883 10s ultramarine stamp, with Threadneedle Street London postmark, SG.183, cat £525. £50 - £70 1945 GB 1919 10s Seahorses dull grey-blue stamp SG.417 fine used cat £175. £35 - £45 1946 GB 1924 2d stamp with inverted watermark, SG.421Wi, very lightly mounted mint, cat £90. £35 - £45 1947 GB 1934 re-engraved Seahorses high values set 2s6d, 5s,10s, SG.450-2, cat £190 set. £30 - £40 1948 GB collection 1840-1951 in red Windsor album, extensive line-engraved stamps (inc ½d Plates set), extensive surface-printed range to 10s, Edward to 10s, GV to 10s (2), GVI to £1 (3) £450 - £550 1949 GB Harrison printer publicity presentation pack cards and folders. Unusual collection from 1953 (first definitives), 1958 Regionals, CEPT, NPY, Shakespeare, Churchill and range of different sets to 1970 (each pack containing unmounted mint stamps), also mailing covers used by Harrisons. Small numbers issued by the stamp printers as company publicity editions (approx 31 packs) £160 - £180 1950 GB Harrison printer publicity presentation pack cards and folders. Unusual collection range of different sets between 1971 and 1981 (each pack containing unmounted mint stamps), 10 with original compliments slips, also mailing covers and a Harrisons letter sent to St Lucia, Small numbers issued by the stamp printers as company publicity editions (approx 28 packs) £75 - £85 1951 GB Machin decimal booklets, collection housed in 2 stockbooks (FV approx £123) £70 - £90 1952 GB Machins specialised collection of unmounted mint blocks of decimal stamps (FV approx £300), also much predecimal, in 32pp stockbook. £180 - £200 1953 GB Norfolk postal history, 20th century range, covers, postcards, noted helicopter mail 1948 covers, some with postage due stamps or markings etc (approx 175 items) £30 - £40 1954 GB Officials Government Parcels 1887 1½d no dot in used pair, SG.O65a, cat £150. £30 - £40 1955 GB Officials Government Parcels 1s dull green, SG.O68 with distinctive Menstrie Scotland postmark, cat £275. £35 - £45 1956 GB Officials IR Official 1s green, SG.O15, washed colour, cat £375. £25 - £35 1957 GB Officials IR Official ½d vermilion, SG.O13 unmounted mint block of four, cat £60. £25 - £35 1958 GB Officials stamp group Government Parcels QV 2d,4½d, 6d, 9d and 1s (latter with corner damage), SG.O70, O71, O66, O67, O68, total cat £795 (5 stamps) £30 - £40 1959 GB Postal History - good selection of Victorian covers etc, some sent overseas (approx 12) £25 - £30

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