great britain 1840 1d black - Stamp Auctions

Lot 40108 - great britain 1840 1d black  -  David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

Lot 40108 - great britain 1840 1d black - David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

1840 (May 25) Entire sent within Suffolk from Framlingham to Saxmunden with 1d black pl.1a SL, just cut into at foot else good margins, tied by smudgy red MC, partially indistinct despatch (MY ...5 / 1840) but clear manuscript dateline and receivers manuscript for the 25th, fine (SG £2'000)





Estimate: € 120 - € 150

David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

great britain 1840 1d black
Lot 40103 - great britain 1840 1d black  -  David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

Lot 40103 - great britain 1840 1d black - David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

1840 (May 20) Lettersheet from Greenock to Edinburgh with 1d black pl.1a FK, fine to very good margins, tied by neat red MC, clear despatch datestamp on top backflap, very fine and fresh (SG £2'800)





Expertise: Cert. RPS (2003)





Estimate: € 600 - € 800

David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

great britain 1840 1d black
Lot 40098 - great britain 1840 1d black  -  David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

Lot 40098 - great britain 1840 1d black - David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

1840 (May 16) Envelope sent within London, franked on the reverse with 1d black pl.1a KL, just touched to good margins, tied by a crisp red MC, stamp unnoticed by the post official with a "2" postage due handstamp struck on top of a red MC where the stamp should have been before being crossed out by ink when the stamp was noticed, clear despatch and arrival backstamps on the same day, opened for display, attractive (SG £3'500)





Estimate: € 1'000 - € 1'500

David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

great britain 1840 1d black
Lot 40114 - great britain 1840 1d black  -  David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

Lot 40114 - great britain 1840 1d black - David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

1840 (May 31) Wrapper from Warrington to Preston with 1d black pl.2 SH, with good to large margins, cancelled by neat red MC, with clear enough despatch backstamp, very fine and rare usage on the final Sunday of May (SG £13'000)





Expertise: Cert. Pröschold (1988)





Estimate: € 3'000 - € 5'000

David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

great britain 1840 1d black
Lot 40093 - great britain 1840 1d black  -  David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

Lot 40093 - great britain 1840 1d black - David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

1840 (May 11) Entire from London to Edinburgh with 1d black pl.1a HC, close to good margins, tied by a neat red MC, top backflap with legible despatch and clear manuscript date by sender as well as clear May 13th arrival, horizontal filing fold affecting stamp, fine (SG £3'500)





Estimate: € 700 - € 1'000

David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

great britain 1840 1d black
Lot 40109 - great britain 1840 1d black  -  David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

Lot 40109 - great britain 1840 1d black - David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

1840 (May 26) Envelope sent within London with 1d black pl.1a DE, just touched at foot else good margins tied to backflap by crisp red MC, with red further red MC where the stamp should have been placed as well as a "2" postage due handstamp due to the stamp not being noticed by the clerk, with clear despatch backstamp on left flap (opened for display), stamp with crease and some splitting and reinforcement to edges, full of character (SG £2'000)





Estimate: € 600 - € 800

David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

great britain 1840 1d black
Lot 40088 - great britain 1840 1d black  -  David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

Lot 40088 - great britain 1840 1d black - David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

1840 (May 7) Wrapper from London to Carlisle with 1d black pl.1a NB-NC pair, just touched to very good margins, tied by neat red MCs, clear despatch backstamp, very fine and attractive second day usage (SG from £20'000)





Literature: Illustrated in May Dates by Mike Jackson, p.73





Estimate: € 5'000 - € 7'000

David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

great britain 1840 1d black
Lot 40104 - great britain 1840 1d black  -  David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

Lot 40104 - great britain 1840 1d black - David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

1840 (May 21) Wrapper from London to Sudlow with 1d black pl.1a DI, fine to very good margins, tied by crisp red MC, clear enough despatch datestamp on top backflap (manuscript dateline inside confirming the year as 1840), very fine (SG £2'800)





Estimate: € 600 - € 800

David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

great britain 1840 1d black
Lot 40099 - great britain 1840 1d black  -  David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

Lot 40099 - great britain 1840 1d black - David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

1840 (May 16) Wrapper sent from Edinburgh to Glasgow with 1d black pl.1a ME, cut into to good margins, tied by neat red MCs, clear despatch and arrival backstamps on the top flap, missing lower backflap and horizontal filing fold affecting stamp (SG £3'500)





Estimate: € 300 - € 400

David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

great britain 1840 1d black
Lot 40115 - great britain 1840 1d black  -  David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

Lot 40115 - great britain 1840 1d black - David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

The Moffat Brown Maltese Cross





1840 (Nov 8) Entire from Moffat to Edinburgh with 1840 1d black pl.1b SJ tied by neat BROWN MALTESE CROSS, with good to very good margins, with matching boxed Moffatt ds on reverse, one of the finest such covers known, a wonderful example of the very rare “home-made” brown ink used by Moffatt Post Office (SG Spec AS 5vi, £9'500)





Literature: Rockoff and Jackson (p.439) record just two covers from Moffatt, one of which is this example





Expertise: Cert. Mike Jackson (2016)





Estimate: € 1'000 - € 1'500

David Feldman S.A. Spring Auction Series 2016

great britain 1840 1d black