Sturminster Stamps GB QUEEN VICTORIA: 1840 1d Blacks SG1-3, and 1841 1d Reds printed from 'Black' Plates SG7

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Item No.	SG/Spec	Plate/Letters	Description	Price	Key
B:397	2 AS1	1a CI	1840 1d Black: A FU+ single in a BLACK shade (most UNUSUAL for this plate - NO NOTICEABLE WEAR - a VERY EARLY print), with four LARGE margins, but tiny thin behind NW, lightly cancelled with a neat red Maltese Cross. NW 5 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, and letters misplaced high and low. Cat.£400+.	£95.00
B:424	2 AS1/AS5h	1a/1b IG	1840 1d Black: A VFU SCARCE MATCHED PAIR, the Plate 1A in a SCARCE BLACK shade - an EARLY print, both with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, but with minor marginal faults, cancelled with red Maltese Crosses. Plate 1a: NW 5 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws; Plate 1b: NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, and RECUT SIDELINES. Cat.£700+.	£195.00
C:851	3 * AS3	1a QJ	1840 1d Grey-Black: A FU single in the GREY-BLACK shade (moderate wear), with four clear-to-LARGE margins, but just touched NW, on clean ENTIRE LETTER Huddersfield to Leeds on 11 JUNE 1840 (nice EARLY DATE for such advanced wear), lightly cancelled (and just tied) with red Maltese Cross. NW 5 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws. Cat.£550+.	£135.00
B:428	2 AS5l	1b EI	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled high with a few fragments of a red Maltese Cross, leaving almost COMPLETE CLEAR HEAD. RARE WATERMARK INVERTED. CONSTANT VARIETY: mark in NW corner star, and also NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws. Cat.£1750.	£475.00
C:853	1 * AS4	1b MA	1840 1d Intense Black: A FU single in the INTENSE BLACK shade, with four clear-to-LARGE margins, close but clear NE, on folded large part London Local WRAPPER (undated), cancelled with black Maltese Cross, and nice double-lined boxed 'JERMYN ST' alongside. NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, break SW, and SE corner frame-line extending E. Cat.£475+.	£120.00
B:414	2 AS5h	1b MD	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled low right with a smudged red Maltese Cross, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. E FRAME-LINE RECUT, NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, and 'M' tilted W. Cat.£300.	£120.00
B:419	2 AS5e,A1vg	1b NI	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a heavily blotched, but very clearly ORANGE MALTESE CROSS. RETOUCHED CHECK-LETTERS, and also NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws. Cat.£300++.	£150.00
B:407	2 AS5	1b QI	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a smudged red Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETY: base of SE doubled, and also NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws. Cat.£275+.	£115.00
B:396	1 AS4ub	1b QI	1840 1d Intense Black: A FU+ single in the INTENSE BLACK shade, with four good-to-LARGE margins, but somewhat toned, cancelled with a FINE SCARCE DISTINCTIVE MANCHESTER 'FISHTAIL' MALTESE CROSS in black. CONSTANT VARIETY: base of SE doubled, and also NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws. Cat.£1,000+.	£295.00
B:437	2 AS5	1b SB	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a smudged red Maltese Cross. NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, base-line weak, and 'S' misplaced high. Cat.£275.	£120.00
C:573	2 * AS15	2 DB	1840 1d Black, A VFU single, with four clear-to-VERY LARGE margins (tiny wrinkle top NW), on neat London local WRAPPER of 10th July 1840, cancelled with FINE neat red Maltese Cross, and just tied by the final 't' of 'T.P. Greek St' in black. NW 7 o'clock Ray Flaw, VGL NE, and HGLs SE & SW. Cat.£475+.	£125.00
B:420	1 AS14	2 NG	1840 1d Intense Black: A VFU single, in the INTENSE BLACK shade, with four LARGE even margins, cancelled with a heavily blotched CRIMSON Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETY: dot outside SW, and also NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, and letters misplaced left. Cat.£375+.	£135.00
B:399	2 AS15	2 PH	1840 1d Black A FU single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, lightly cancelled low with a neat red Maltese Cross, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. Filled pinhole. NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, 'P' misplaced high right, and 'H' tilted W. Cat.£275.	£75.00
B:436	2 AS20	3 DE	1840 1d Black: A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, with four LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. Die dot, and letters misplaced right and high right. Cat.£325.	£135.00
B:411	2 AS23	4 BI	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four good even margins, cancelled centre right with an ORANGE-RED Maltese Cross, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. CONSTANT VARIETIES: dot SW, 'B' weak, and 'I' with missing lower right serif. Cat.£300+.	£125.00
B:410	2 AS23	4 HB	1840 1d Black: A VFU+ single, with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with TWO neat strikes of a red Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETIES: dots SE, and scratch above NW. 'H' misplaced right. Cat.£300+.	£135.00
B:438	1 AS22	4 HD	1840 1d Intense Black: A VFU single in the INTENSE BLACK shade, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, but slightly weak NW corner, cancelled slightly UNUSUALLY with a BLACK Maltese Cross. On noticeably THINNER PAPER (though perhaps not the experimental thin paper). BASAL SHIFT, SE corner frame-line extending S, and 'H' misplaced low. Cat.£375.	£125.00
B:439	2 AS23,A1ve	4 HI	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a faint but distinctly RUBY MALTESE CROSS. 'H' misplaced high right. Cat.£800.	£225.00
B:403	1 AS22	4 OC	1840 1d Intense Black A FU+ single in the INTENSE BLACK shade, with four well clear(SW)-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a light but indistinct red Maltese Cross (probably TWO strikes). CONSTANT VARIETIES: dots SE and SW, and scratch below base-line. 'O' misplaced left. Cat.£375+.	£135.00
B:406	2 AS23	4 OL	1840 1d Black A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled low right with a smudged red Maltese Cross, leaving greatly CLEAR PROFILE. CONSTANT VARIETIES: dots NE and in N margin. 'L' misplaced left. Cat.£300+.	£125.00
B:440	2 AS23	4 SB	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with an ORANGE-RED Maltese Cross. Die dot, and 'S' misplaced high. Cat.£300.	£125.00
B:402	2 AS23	4 TG	1840 1d Black A VFU single, with four well good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled low with an indistinct red Maltese Cross, leaving almost COMPLETE CLEAR HEAD. SE corner frame-line extending S, slight basal shift, and 'G' misplaced high left. Cat.£300+.	£120.00
B:408	2 AS41	6 AB	1840 1d Black: A VFU+ single, with four mostly HUGE but somewhat uneven margins, neatly cancelled with a BRIGHT ORANGE-RED Maltese Cross. Printed on THIN PAPER (UNLISTED SG on Plate 6). Letters misplaced right and high respectively. Cat.£375++.	£150.00
B:413	2 AS41	6 ND	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a heavily blotched ORANGE-RED Maltese Cross, leaving CLEAR PROFILE within. CONSTANT VARIETY: dot SE (faint), and also blur NW, and 'D' misplaced low. Cat.£275+.	£110.00
B:412	2 AS41	6 NF	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a neat red Maltese Cross. SW corner frame-line extending slightly W, and letters misplaced left (recorded mark SW absent). Cat.£275.	£100.00
B:280	2 AS41	6 PI	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four clear-to-mostly LARGE margins (close but clear above NW corner), cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETY: scratch below 'Y' of 'PENNY', and blurs in value. Cat.£275+.	£95.00
B:455	2 AS41	6 SB	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four LARGE even margins, cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. Faint VGL NE, and 'S' misplaced high and tilted slightly W. Cat.£275.	£115.00
B:375	2 AS44	7 AB	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with at least TWO and possibly THREE strikes of a red Maltese Cross. 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), and SE corner frame-line extending S. Cat.£300+.	£115.00
B:422	2 AS44	7 CE	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins (minute marginal nick in SW corner not affecting design), VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with (probably TWO strikes) of a faint PINKISH-RED Maltese Cross. 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), NE Ray Flaw, 'C' misplaced left, and 'E' tilted W. Cat.£300+.	£125.00
B:442	3 AS45d	7 CF	1840 1d Greyish-Black: A VFU single in the GREYISH-BLACK shade, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETY: mark SE, and also 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), and 'C' misplaced left. Cat.£375.	£135.00
B:447	1/7 AS46/AS47	8 CB	1840 1d Intense Black/1841 1d Red-brown: A VFU+ SCARCE MATCHED PAIR, the 1d Black in an UNLISTED INTENSE BLACK shade, both with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE even margins, cancelled with black Maltese Crosses, the 1d Black with COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), and blurs W and NW. Cat.£500+.	£175.00
B:446	2 AS46	8 FD	1840 1d Black: A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, with four good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with an ORANGE-RED Maltese Cross. 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), and die dot. Cat.£350.	£125.00
B:405	2 AS46	8 GA	1840 1d Black A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, with four good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a FINE strike of the DISTINCTIVE LONDON II 'BROKEN POINTS' MALTESE CROSS (UNLISTED SG on the 1d Black). 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), HGL value, SE corner frame-line extending S, base of SE doubled, and 'G' misplaced high left. Cat.£350++.	£150.00
B:265	2 AS46	8 GL	1840 1d Black A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins (tiny frayed marginal area at top does not detract), VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with red Maltese Cross. 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), CONSTANT DOT below SE, die dot, and letters misplaced W. Cat.£350.	£110.00
B:236	2 AS46	8 JH	1840 1d Black A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, with four good-to-LARGE but somewhat uneven margins, neatly cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), NE Ray Flaw, and 'H' misplaced high right. Cat.£350.	£110.00
B:382	1 AS46	8 MK	1840 1d Intense Black A FU single from this SCARCER plate, in an INTENSE BLACK shade UNLISTED on Plate 8, with four close margins, cancelled with the DISTINCTIVE LONDON II 'BROKEN POINTS' MALTESE CROSS (UNLISTED SG on the 1d Black). 'O' Flaw and NE Ray Flaw NOT VISIBLE - an OVER-INKED copy, hence INTENSE BLACK shade. Cat.£375++.	£85.00
B:448	3/7 AS46/AS47	8 SB	1840 1d Grey-Black/1841 1d Red-brown: A VFU/FU+ SCARCE MATCHED PAIR, the 1d Black in an UNLISTED GREY-BLACK shade, with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE even margins, the 1d Red just touched NE and SE but otherwise with good margins, cancelled with black Maltese Crosses. 'O' Flaw (Stage 1), VGL NE, and 'S' misplaced high left and tilted W. Cat.£500+.	£150.00
B:453	3/7 AS72/AS74	11 EF	1840 1d Greyish-Black/1841 1d Red-brown: A GU++ MATCHED PAIR from this RARE plate, both with four good-to-LARGE even margins, but both with small vertical cuts, the 1d Black into the NW corner, and the 1d Red into the 'T' of 'POSTAGE', cancelled with black Maltese Crosses. Both in STATE 1 (this unit later repaired), with NE break, NE 7 o'clock Ray Flaw, and 'F' misplaced high. (Note also matching 'EF' in Red-brown on cover.) Cat.£3900+.	£650.00
1d RED-BROWN PRINTED FROM 'BLACK' PLATES
RM:2518	7 AS6	1b KC	1841 1d Red A GU+ single from this SCARCEST of the 'Black' plates, with four close-to-VERY LARGE margins, but just trimmed at the SW corner, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETY: mark over 'K' (Statham suggests slightly DOUBLE), and also NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, NE and NW weak, and faint HGL SE. Cat.£300+.	£35.00
RM:2522	7 AS18f	2 KC	1841 1d Red A VFU single from this VERY SCARCE plate, with four good-to-HUGE margins, neatly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. NO RAY FLAWS this lettering, and letters misplaced high and high left. Cat.£275+.	£85.00
RM:2521	7 AS18f	2 GJ	1841 1d Red A FU single from this VERY SCARCE plate, with four good even margins, but thin W, cancelled with TWO black Maltese Crosses. NO RAY FLAWS this lettering, and letters misplaced high. Cat.£275+.	£45.00
RM:2519	7 AS18	2 RC	1841 1d Red A FU+ single from this VERY SCARCE plate, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, but minute slight thin behind 'Y' of 'PENNY', lightly cancelled with a neat black Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETY: oval central dots in stars, and also NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws. Cat.£275+.	£65.00
RM:2520	7 AS18	2 TH	1841 1d Red A GU single from this VERY SCARCE plate, with margins close-to-touching all round, neatly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. In STATE 2 of the 1840 repair, with letters and NE star thinned. NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws. Cat.£275+.	£27.50
RM:2117	7 AS47,A2vc	8 HF	1841 1d Red-brown: A GU+ single, with three-and-a-half good-to-LARGE margins, but just trimmed at top NE and with diagonal crease, cancelled with a LOVELY NEAT strike of a VERY SCARCE LIGHT BLUE MALTESE CROSS. 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), NE Ray Flaw, and SE corner frame-line extending E (faint). Cat.£1200.	£75.00
RM:2116	7 AS54	8 HL	1841 1d Red-brown: A FU single, with four close(but clear W)-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. In the SCARCE STATE 2 of the late repair, with no 'O' Flaw, and 'L' thinned. Cat.£210.	£40.00
RM:2119	7 AS47	8 KB	1841 1d Red-brown: A FU+ single in a RICH DEEP RED-BROWN shade, with four close(but clear SE)-to-LARGE margins, neatly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), NE Ray Flaw, die dot, and 'K' tilted slightly W. Cat.£150+.	£32.50
RM:2524	7 AS54	8 PF	1841 1d Red A GU single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, but repaired tears SE and SW, neatly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. In STATE 2 of the late repair, with no 'O' flaw, and letters thinned, but NE star strong. Cat.£210.	£15.00
RM:2257	7 AS47	8 PJ	1841 1d Red-brown: A GU+ single, with four close(but clear SE/NW)-to-LARGE margins, but faint horizontal and vertical creases, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross, leaving greatly CLEAR PROFILE. In STATE 1 before the late repair, with 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), dot SE, and 'J' misplaced high left. Cat.£150.	£17.50
RM:2523	7 AS51	8 SG	1841 1d Red A FU single, with four LARGE margins, but vertical crease, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. In STATE 2 of the PROVISIONAL repair, with no 'O' flaw, and NE star thinned. Cat.£275.	£45.00
RM:2124	7 AS57a	9 EH	1841 1d Red-brown: A FU single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, but very faint (ironed out?) vertical crease, cancelled low right with a black Maltese Cross, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. FINE MAJOR RE-ENTRY, and also 'O' Flaw (Stage 2) and NE Ray Flaw. Cat.£175.	£35.00
RM:2139	7 AS65	9 GD	1841 1d Red: A good RARE UNUSED single, with almost four mostly VERY LARGE margins, but damaged at SW corner, and with no gum. In the SCARCE STATE 2 of the late repair, with no 'O' Flaw, NE Ray Flaw accentuated, and letters thinned. VGL NE, and showing strong TRL in E margin. Cat.£2250++.	£250.00
RM:2145	7 AS71	10 BA	1841 1d Red-brown: A good used single, with three-and-a-half good-to-VERY LARGE margins, but close-to-trimmed lower E, cancelled with a smudged black Maltese Cross. In the SCARCE STATE 2 of the PROVISIONAL repair, with no 'O' Flaw, NE Ray Flaw, and letters thinned. Cat.£200.	£18.50
RM:2147	7 AS71	10 CF	1841 1d Red-brown: A good used single, with four good-to-mostly LARGE margins, but close SW and toned, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. In the SCARCE STATE 2 of the PROVISIONAL repair, with no 'O' Flaw. Cat.£200.	£25.00
RM:2154	7 AS69f	10 HA-HB	1841 1d Red-brown: A good-to-FINE used SCARCE HORIZONTAL PAIR, with good-to-mostly LARGE margins all round, except close NW of 'HA' and just touched centre E of 'HB', and with a diagonal crease and damage centre S of 'HA', cancelled with two black Maltese Crosses, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE on 'HA'. PROMINENT DOUBLE LETTER 'H' on 'HA', and also 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), and NE Ray Flaw on both, and VGL NE on 'HA', and SE and SW corner frame-lines extending S on 'HB'. ATTRACTIVE and SCARCE in spite of faults... Cat.£330+.	£40.00
RM:2150	7 AS69	10 LG	1841 1d Red-brown: A FU single, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, but faint corner wrinkle SW hardly visible from the front, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), NE Ray Flaw, and E of NE weak. Cat.£150.	£28.50
RM:2143	7 AS69b	10 PK	1841 1d Red: A FU single, with four mostly LARGE margins, but just touched at one point upper W, and slight thin behind SE corner, cancelled with black Maltese Cross. MAJOR RE-ENTRY, 'O' Flaw (2), and NE Ray Flaw. Cat.£200.	£30.00
C:912	7 * AS74	11 EF	1841 1d Red-Brown: A VFU single in a DEEPISH shade, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, on large part ENTIRE (front and top back flap) Thirsk to York on 25 JULY 1841, cancelled (not tied but appears to belong) with a neat black Maltese Cross. NE break, NE 7 o'clock Ray Flaw, and 'F' misplaced high. (Note also matching lettering 'EF' on Plate 11 in black and red off cover.) Cat.£225.	£45.00
RM:2207	7 AS74a	11 TK	1841 1d Red-brown: A good used+ single, with four just touched(NW)-to-LARGE margins, but surface score through 'POSTAGE', neatly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. A useful example of this MAJOR RE-ENTRY, with almost ALL MARKS VISIBLE. Cat.£150.	£17.50