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Great Britain, 1841, 1d red brown, imperforate imprimatur, Plate 43, Lettered SF, without gum as always, incredibly fresh with ample margins all around, Very Fine. Only 17 stamps were removed from the imprimatur sheet, ex-Royal Collection; with 2004 R.P.S.L. certificate. SG No. 8 var. S.G. Spec. No. B532 var. £1,000 ($1,260).Scott No. 3 var. Estimate $300 - 400.
Current Opening Bid: $150
Lot
24
Great Britain, 1841, 1d red brown, Lettered PK, large even margins, vibrant Post Office fresh color, Extremely Fine and choice. SG No. 8.Scott No. 3 $625.
Current Opening Bid: $80
Lot
25 
Great Britain, 1841, 1d red brown, right margin inscription block of 4, o.g. with some gum skips, clear to large margins, strong bright color, vertical crease along the right edge of right stamps, otherwise Very Fine. SG No. 8.Scott No. 3 $2,500 for singles.
Current Opening Bid: $375
Lot
26
Great Britain, 1841, 1d red brown on deeply blued paper, outstanding block of 15, Plate 125, full o.g., some gum disturbance, four large margins all around, vibrant fresh color, couple light creases, lovely Extremely Fine appearance. SG No. 8.Scott No. 3 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
A WONDERFUL MINT MULTIPLE WHICH IS RARELY FOUND IN SUCH A LARGE BLOCK.
Plate 125 was registered for use on July 25, 1851.
Current Opening Bid: $1,000
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Great Britain, 1841, 1d red brown, Plate 24, Lettered B-A, black water-based Maltese Cross, large even margins & bright color, Extremely Fine, a lovely example of this distinctive cancel; with 2004 B.P.A. certificate. SG No. 8.Scott No. 3 Estimate $150 - 200.
Current Opening Bid: $80
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Great Britain, 1841, 1d red brown, Maltese cross of Dublin, Plate 37, large even margins with superb strike of this distinctive cross, rich color, Extremely Fine; with 2003 R.P.S.L. certificate. SG No. 8.Scott No. 3 Estimate $100 - 150.
Current Opening Bid: $80
Lot
29
Great Britain, 1841, 1d red brown, imperforate, the rare plate 177, die I, alphabet II, plate 177, lettered CK, o.g., large to huge margins, rich color, some light horizontal creases, Extremely Fine appearance; with 1992 R.P.S.L. certificate. S.G. Spec. No. B2(1).Scott No. 3 var. Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
A REMARKABLY RARE MINT ORIGINAL GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1841 1D RED IMPERFORATE FROM PLATE 177 - ONE OF GREAT BRITAIN'S RAREST IMPERFORATES.
In 1841 when the color of the 1d black was changed to red, some of the black plates were used for the new color but demand for the stamp was so great that very soon more plates were needed and so it was that, over the next 12 years, a total of 177 plate were prepared. In 1850 the perforation machine was put into use and at this time the run of 1d plates was up to 155 in number. As the months carried on more and more of the plates were perforated until the final few plates were laid down. Plate 174 and 175 are both very scarce in imperf condition. While Plate 176 is rarely seen imperf as 95% of all stamps were perforated. The left and last Plate 177, around 99% of all stamps were perforated. Stanley Gibbons catalog of this stamp in used condition is £1,500 and no price for mint as so few example are known. The key collections of Maximus, Daisy, Pichai & Phillips all have this space vacant and until the 1970's no imperf copies had come to light. This example originates from a block of 4 that was discovered in 1974 with the whereabouts of the other three examples are unknown.
Current Opening Bid: $2,000
Lot
30
Great Britain, 1841, 1d pale red brown, lettered AG-AH, BG-BH, top inscription block of 4, o.g., full margins, horizontal separation creases between stamps and margin, otherwise Very Fine, a lovely early mint multiple. SG No. 9 £2,700 for singles ($3,400).Scott No. 3 var. $2,500 for normal shade singles.
Current Opening Bid: $300
Lot
31
Great Britain, 1841, 1d pale red brown, Plate 115, Lettered JA-JC/KA-KC, an outstanding mint left margin block of 6 with part imprint on lovely blued paper, full o.g. with some minor gum disturbance & wrinkles, large margins with sheet margin at left, bright fresh color, Extremely Fine and attractive, a wonderful block for the specialist. SG No. 9.Scott No. 3 var. Estimate $500 - 750.
Current Opening Bid: $250
Lot
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Great Britain, 1841, 1d deep red brown, lettered DH, o.g., very lightly hinged, exceptionally fresh with beautiful color, the enormous margins, well clear on the fourth side, Very Fine. SG No. 10.Scott No. 3 var. SG £900 ($1,130).
Current Opening Bid: $200