Lot 43 o
Great Britain, 1847, 1sh pale green, neat "498" Manchester cancel, four margins, fresh color, Very Fine, an issue that is rarely seen this nice. SG No. 54.Scott No. 5 $1,000.
Current Opening Bid: $110
Lot
44 
Great Britain, 1848, Queen Victoria (embossed), 10d brown, Die 1, o.g., lightly hinged, four ample to mostly large margins, nice embossing & color, Very Fine and rare. SG No. 57.Scott No. 6 $12,000.
AN EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE MINT 10D EMBOSSED ISSUE.
Current Opening Bid: $1,250
Lot
45
Great Britain, 1848, Queen Victoria (embossed), 10d brown, an extraordinary mint example from die 4, the scarcest of the four dies used, exceptionally fresh with uncommonly large margins and full o.g.; tiny, insignificant natural paper inclusion at top edge, Extremely Fine. SG No. 57iv £13,000 ($16,380).Scott No. 6 $12,000.
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE STAMP IN CHOICE MINT CONDITION.
Current Opening Bid: $1,250
Lot
46
Great Britain, 1848, Queen Victoria (embossed), 10d brown, Die 3, an excellent mint single, o.g., hinge remnants, clear to large margins, tiny stain & small internal crease, otherwise Very Fine. SG No. 57iii £11,500 ($14,490).Scott No. 6 $12,000.
A VERY RARE MINT STAMP WITH ORIGINAL GUM AND SHARP EMBOSSING.
Current Opening Bid: $750
Lot 47 o
Great Britain, 1848, Queen Victoria (embossed), 10d brown, exceptionally fresh with ample, beautifully balanced margins and a socked-on-the-nose London (Hendon) "5" numeral cancel, Very Fine. SG No. 57 £1,500 ($1,890).Scott No. 6 $1,500.
Current Opening Bid: $250
Lot 48 o
Great Britain, 1848, Queen Victoria (embossed), 10d brown, unusually fresh with clear to large margins and a bold Campden (Glous.) "76" barred numeral cancel plus part of a red transit Postmaster at lower left, Very Fine and choice. SG No. 57 £1,500 ($1,890).Scott No. 6 $1,500.
Current Opening Bid: $210
Lot
49
Great Britain, 1854, Queen Victoria (embossed), 6d purple, o.g., h.r., touched at bottom & right, nice color & embossing, Fine, a rare mint single. SG No. 60.Scott No. 7 $20,000.
Current Opening Bid: $500
Lot 50 o
Great Britain, 1854, Queen Victoria (embossed), 6d purple, a spectacular used single with huge margins including a sheet margin at left (and possibly bottom) and a neat London "18" numeral cancel, Extremely Fine. Exceptionally rare with margins like this. SG No. 60 £1,000 ($1,260).Scott No. 7 $1,000.
Current Opening Bid: $260
Lot
51
Great Britain, 1854, Queen Victoria (embossed), 6d dull lilac, original gum with showing strong greenish tinge which is distinctive to this stamp, small h.r., vibrant fresh color and bold embossing, nice margins for this difficult issue, Very Fine; with 1978 R.P.S.L. certificate. SG No. 59.Scott No. 7a $20,000.
A LOVELY EXAMPLE OF THIS MINT 1854 6D QUEEN VICTORIA EMBOSSED ISSUE.
The later printings of the 6d have a tinted green gum which helped the printer to distinguish the gummed side of the paper. (See Gibbons footnote after S.G. #61).
Current Opening Bid: $1,500
Lot 52 o
Great Britain, 1854, Queen Victoria (embossed), 6d dull lilac, clear to large margins with a neat Liverpool "spoon" cancel, 27 Sep, 1855, F.-V.F. SG No. 59 £1,000 ($1,260).Scott No. 7a $1,000.
Current Opening Bid: $80