Lot 1645 o
Great Britain, 1840, 1d black, plate 4, lettered O-E, neat red Maltese cross cancel, clear margins, bold color, Very Fine and attractive; with 2004 Sismondo certificate. Scott No. 1.SG No. 2 £375 ($460).
Realized: $160
Lot 1646 o
Great Britain, 1840, 1d black, plate 7, lettered M-L/N-L, vertical pair, black Maltese cross cancels, margins mostly ample to clear, Very Fine; with 2003 Sismondo certificate. Scott No. 1.SG No. 2 £800 for singles ($980).
Realized: $350
Lot 1647 o
1840, 1d Black, plate 7, letters MH-MI, horizontal pair, black Maltese cross cancels, full margins, bold color and impression, faint crease between stamps, Very Fine. Scott No. 1.SG No. 2 £800 ($980).
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Realized: $325
Lot
1648 
Great Britain, 1840, 1d black, plate 8, lettered F-L, margins huge to a bit in on two sides, tied by red Maltese cross cancel on 1841 folded letter from Liverpool to London, with additional forwarding address to Funchal, Madeira, reverse with red Liverpool origin cds and London "15.1.41" receiver, Very Fine; with 2013 B.P.A. certificate. SG No. 2. Scott No. 1 Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
A WONDERFUL AND RARE 1D BLACK USAGE ON COVER FORWARDED TO FUNCHAL, MADEIRA ISLAND.
Lot
1649
1840, 1d Black, lettered L-H, large margins all around, neatly tied by red Maltese cross cancel on fresh October 1840 printed life assurance renewal notice to Bewdley, with printed "Law Life-Assurance Society" corner card and circular "Law Life, Assurance Society - Prepaid" handstamp, "Oc 17, 1840" backstamp, Extremely Fine, a choice usage; with 1991 E. Diena certificate. SG No. 2. Scott No. 1 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Realized: $800
Lot
1650
Great Britain, 1840, 1d black, margins large to just into frameline at lower right, tied by red Maltese cross cancel on folded letter sheet to London, reverse with "Yarmouth - Norfolk, My 29, 1840" origin cds and red London receiving postmarks; minor stamp and cover flaws, F.-V.F. appearance, a scarce first month usage. Scott No. 1 $2,050. SG No. 2 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $250
Lot
1651
1840, 1d Black, lettered PE, large margins, tied by black Maltese cross cancel on folded letter sheet to Greenock, Scotland, reverse with red "Glasgow, 17 May, 1841" origin cds and boxed "Greenock, My 17, 1841" receiving postmark, Very Fine. SG No. 2. Scott No. 1 Estimate $200 - 300.
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Realized: $325
Lot 1652 o
1840 1d Penny Black Accumulation, of 224 stamps arranged on stockpages, with the majority being 4-margin examples, mix of red and black Maltese cross cancels, many with plates identified including better plate 7 & 8 stamps, includes one pair and 16 singles with Sismondo certificates, also a Peckmore penny black die sunk reproduction; couple faults noted however the overall condition well above the norm. SG No. 2 £84,000+ ($103,320).Scott No. 1 Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.
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Realized: $20,000
Lot
1653 
1840, 1d Penny Black Covers, group of 24 covers and one partial cover, each bearing single 1d; majority 4-margin, 16 with red Maltese cross cancels and others in black, various plates noted including the scarcer plate 8, nice range of origin towns; condition generally F-VF or better. SG No. 2. Scott No. 1 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
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Realized: $3,250
Lot
1654 ()
Great Britain, 1840, 2d blue, lettered KK, regummed, margins large to in at lower left, strong bold color, faults including repaired defect at upper right, margin nick and light corner crease at bottom, about Fine appearance, still an extremely rare unused example of the 1840 Tuppenny Blue issue. Scott No. 2. SG No. 5 £38,000 ($46,740).
Realized: $600