Sturminster Stamps GB Queen Victoria 1854-63 1d Reds Perf 'Stars' SG16b-42 (Spec.CE2, C1-C13) on Cover

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Item No.	SG/Spec	Plate/Letters	Description	Price	Key
C:C1:989	17 * C1	169 FF	1854 1d Red-brown, a VFU single, reasonably WELL-CENTRED for these, with FULL PERFS, on neat small envelope Cambridge to Birmingham on 6 July 1854, lightly cancelled with a Cambridge '158' numeral. W 'F' with extended serif. Cat.£50+.	£15.00
C:C1:1103	17 * C1	173 JE	1854 1d Red-brown, a VFU single, unusually WELL-CENTRED for these, with FULL PERFS, on clean entire Halifax to Ripponden on 25 November 1854, lightly cancelled with a RARE HALIFAX '330' numeral, of a 3HOS type only in use for a few weeks (Parmenter RARITY 'F' - 'RARE'). In STATE 2, with E frame-line firm, and baseline weak. Cat.£50++.	£17.50
C:C1:1099	17 * C1	178 CL	1854 1d Red-brown, a VFU single, VERY WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, on neat small envelope Burton-on-Trent to Leicester on 27 November 1855, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with an indistinct numeral. BURTON-UNDER-NEEDWOOD UDC in green on reverse. Letters misplaced low left and low. Cat.£50+.	£15.00
C:C1:1040	17 * C1	179 CI	1854 1d Red, a VFU+ single, VERY WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, on entire letter Chesterfield to Sheffield on 12 February 1855, lightly cancelled low right with a Chesterfield '186' numeral, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. NE corner frame-line extending NE (faint and slight), and 'C' misplaced low. Cat.£50+.	£15.00
C:C1:1033	17 * C1(3)	179 OE	1854 1d Brick-red, a FU+ single in a FINE BRICK-RED shade, centred somewhat low left, with FULL PERFS, on entire letter Kirkcaldy to Leslie on 26 July 1855 (a relatively LATE USE for a C1), lightly cancelled with a Scots Kirkcaldy '210' numeral. Neat SCARCE PATHHEAD UDC and GREEN BOXED 'MARKINCH' on obverse. Letters misplaced low. Cat.£50++.	£17.50
C:C1:1065	17 * C1	179 QF	1854 1d Red-brown, a VFU single, off-centre high, but with FULL PERFS, on clean entire letter Chesterfield to Sheffield on 19 February 1855 (a relatively LATE use), lightly cancelled with a Chesterfield '186' numeral. Letters misplaced low left and low right, the 'Q' blurred, and the 'F' with extended serif. Cat.£50+.	£13.50
C:C1:1035	17 * C1	183 GE	1854 1d Red-brown, ex FOLKARD, a VFU single, WELL-CENTRED for these, with FULL PERFS, on somewhat scruffy envelope Denbigh to London on 14 December 1854, cancelled with a VERY SCARCE DENBIGH '241' numeral (Parmenter RARITY 'F' - 'RARE'). NE corner frame-line extending E (slight), and letters misplaced low left and low right. Cat.£50++.	£17.50
C:C1:1036	17 * C1	184 NK	1854 1d Red-brown, ex FOLKARD, a VFU single, centred somewhat low, with FULL PERFS, on entire letter Brighton to London on 22 September 1854, cancelled with a Brighton '132' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. W weak, and letters misplaced low left and low. Cat.£50+.	£13.50
C:C1:473	17 * C1	189 LB	1854 1d Red-brown, ex FOLKARD, a VFU single, on neat envelope Rugby to London on 5th November 1854, cancelled smudged English Provincial numeral in black, with the Rugby datestamp on the back in the RUGBY GREEN. Cat.£50++.	£17.50
C:C1:1102	17 * C1	R3 SH	1854 1d Red-brown, a FU+ single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, on neat small entire London to Settle on 16 May 1855, rather heavily cancelled with a London Inland '19' numeral. 'H' tilted E. Cat.£50+.	£12.50
C:C1:426	17 * C1	R5 HG	1854 1d Red-brown, a VFU WELL-CENTERED single in a slightly ORANGEY shade, on grubby wrapper Ludlow to Leintwardine on 13th January 1855, faintly cancelled with indistinct numeral. Cat.£50+.	£12.50
C:C2:1091	22 * C2	R4 IA	1855 1d Red-brown, a VFU single, centred slightly left as usual for these, with FULL PERFS, on neat small local Tunbridge Wells entire of 24 May 1855, lightly cancelled with a Tunbridge Wells '820' numeral. This issue VERY SCARCE on cover. SE recut and extending E, and letters right and low right. Cat.£140+.	£35.00
C:C3:1037	24 * C3	4 FB	1855 1d Red-brown, a FU+ single, off-centre high left, but with FULL PERFS (corner perf SE is folded over, not missing!), on entire letter Sheffield to London on 23 April 1855, neatly cancelled with a Sheffield '700' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. Letters misplaced low, and 'B' tilted E. Cat.£100+.	£22.50
C:C3:74	24 * C3	7 TK	1855 1d Red-brown, a VFU single in an ATTRACTIVE light shade reminiscent of the later BROWN-ROSE shades, on neat wrapper London to Usk on 25th July 1855, neatly cancelled with London Inland '15' numeral. Cat.£100+.	£19.50
C:C3:962	24 * C3	9 FB	1855 1d Red-brown, a FU+ single in a strong Red-brown shade approaching BRICK-RED (UNLISTED on C3), centred slightly low, with FULL PERFS, on clean entire letter Dundee to Markinch on 17 October 1855, rather heavily cancelled with a Scots Dundee '114' numeral. 'C' misplaced low right. Cat.£100+.	£22.50
C:C3:907	24 * C3	9 QG	1855 1d Red-brown, a VFU single in a strong Red-brown shade approaching BRICK-RED (UNLISTED on C3), WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, on a somewhat scruffy flimsy creased London local envelope of 7th July 1855, neatly cancelled with London Inland '40' numeral, with a faint but legible UNUSUAL 'TOOLEY ST' STRAIGHT-LINE in blue on the obverse. Happily the stamp is unaffected by the creasing apart from a minute wrinkle in the NE corner perf! Blur SW, and letters misplaced low and low left. Cat.£100+.	£22.50
C:C4:961	21 * C4	2 DE	1855 1d Red-brown, a VFU+ single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, on neat envelope Dumfries to Keith (via Perth and Carlisle) on 4 September 1855, lightly cancelled with an indistinct Scots Dumfries '108' numeral. Letters misplaced low and low right. Cat.£100+.	£30.00
C:C4:527	21 * C4	2 HB	1855 1d Red-brown, a VFU single, centered slightly low, on neat envelope Bristol to London on 25th August 1855, lightly cancelled with neat Bristol '134' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. Cat.£100++.	£28.00
C:C4:729	21 * C4	6 PJ	1855 1d Red-brown, a FU+ single, centred high, on untidy entire letter Newcastle to JERSEY (UNUSUAL destination) on 9th October 1855, cancelled with neat Newcastle '545' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. Cat.£100++.	£22.50
C:C6:958	- * C6	5 LK	1855 1d Red-brown, a VFU single in a RICH DEEP shade, centered a whisker low right, with FULL PERFS, on neat envelope Arbroath to Newburgh on 1 November 1855, cancelled with a Scots Arbroath '13' numeral. W margin narrow, distinctive 'L' misplaced high left, and 'K' tilted W. Cat.£60+.	£15.00
C:C6:1088	- * C6	6 QK	1855 1d Red-brown, a VFU single in a BRIGHT shade approaching BRICK-RED, centered a whisker low, on neat envelope Glasgow to Peebles on 15 November 1855, cancelled with a Glasgow '159' numeral. Letters misplaced low left and high right, and 'K' tilted W. Cat.£60+.	£15.00
C:C6:428	- * C6	8 SG-SH	1855 1d Red-brown, a FU+ HORIZONTAL PAIR, off-centre high, on long grubby wrapper London to Ludlow on 10th March 1856, cancelled with London Inland '19' numerals, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE on 'SG'. Cat.£120+.	£18.50
C:C6:906	- * C6	19 IF	1855 1d Red-brown, a FU+ single from this SCARCE C6 plate, centred somewhat low left, with FULL PERFS, on a neat blue envelope London to Uxbridge on 20th February 1856, cancelled with London Inland '23' numeral. Letters misplaced high right and tilted E. Cat.£90++ (as single OFF COVER).	£35.00
C:C6:1089	- * C6	19 TD	1855 1d Red-brown, a FU+ single from this SCARCE plate, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, on neat envelope Stow via Edinburgh to Peebles on 24 July 1856, cancelled with a Scots numeral, and neat boxed 'Stow' on reverse. 'D' misplaced low left, and both letters tilted W. Cat.£100++ (as single OFF COVER).	£35.00
C:C8:1104	29 * C8	25 HH	1856 1d Red-brown, a GU+ single from this VERY SCARCE plate, centered slightly high right, with FULL PERFS except for rounded corner perf SW, on empty wrapper Upton-on-Severn to Worcester on 26 May 1856, lightly cancelled with an Upton-on-Severn '920' numeral. W 'H' tilted E. Cat.£70++ (as single OFF COVER).	£15.00
C:C8:747	29 * C8	32 HE	1856 1d Red-brown, a FU+ single, off-centre low left but with FULL PERFS, on slightly faded entire letter Hanley (Staffs) to Derby (via Stoke-on-Trent) on 3rd JULY 1856, cancelled with HANLEY '549' NUMERAL (FIRST type - VERY LATE USE of the 1844-type numeral, according to Parmenter only in use until 1847), and part of an indistinct BLUE CDS (probably Hanley). NE frame-line extending E and blurred, and tall 'H' and 'E'. Cat.£35++.	£15.00
C:C9:706	- * C9(4)	31 DI	1857 1d Pale Rose on Toned paper, a FU single from this SCARCE plate, from the SCARCE TRANSITIONAL issues on TONED paper, off-centre high, but with FULL PERFS, on neat wrapper London to Edinburgh on 21st May 1857, cancelled with London Inland '15' numeral. 'D' misplaced to right. Cat.£120+.	£25.00
C:C9:757	- * C9(3)	31 KL	1857 1d Pale Red on Toned paper, a VFU+ single from this SCARCE plate, from the SCARCE TRANSITIONAL issues on TONED paper, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, on entire letter Bristol to Bradford (Wilts) on 18th June 1857, lightly cancelled with neat Bristol '134' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX. Part MARGINAL ORNAMENT visible NE. GOTHIC 'K' with lower serifs meeting, short 'L', and both letters misplaced to right. Cat.£120++.	£40.00
C:C9:937	- * C9(3)	36 KB	1857 1d Pale Red on Toned paper, a FU+ single from the SCARCE TRANSITIONAL issues on TONED paper, in a strong shade approaching the SCARCE RED-ORANGE, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, but slight corner creasing SW (top right on stamp which is affixed inverted), on somewhat tatty, very flimsy entire letter London to Bradford (Wilts) on 16th July 1857 (late in the Transitional period), but sent initially to Bradford (Yorks) and redirected with red manuscript 'Wilts', cancelled with London Inland '43' numeral. 'K' slightly high. Cat.£120+.	£27.50
C:C9:762	- * C9(4)	38 OA-OB	1857 1d Pale Rose on Toned paper, a VFU SCARCE HORIZONTAL PAIR, from the SCARCE TRANSITIONAL issues on TONED paper, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, on entire letter London to Bradford (Wilts) on 30th May 1857, cancelled with London Inland '41' numeral. CONSTANT VARIETY: 'OA': base of SE doubled at left, and also lower E frame-break, and top of 'B' weak. Cat.£240++.	£50.00
C:C9:665	- * C9(4)	47 TK	1857 1d Pale Rose on Toned paper, a FU single from the SCARCE TRANSITIONAL issues on TONED paper, centered low but with FULL PERFS, on tiny MOURNING ENVELOPE London to Cromer on 4th May 1857, cancelled with London Inland '15' numeral. NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and 'T' misplaced to right. Cat.£120+.	£20.00
C:C10:269	40 * C10	34 GK	1857 1d Rose-red, a VFU single, applied upside down on neat ENVELOPE Glasgow to Edinburgh on 16th JANUARY 1860. DOUBLE LETTER 'G'. Cat.£30+.	£8.50
C:C10:1029	40 * C10	34 MK	1857 1d Rose-red, a VFU single in a BRIGHT shade, centred a whisker low, with FULL PERFS, on clean empty wrapper Liverpool to Kendal on 29 June 1858, cancelled with a neat London Inland '21' numeral, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. E margin VERY narrow, and large 'M' misplaced left. Cat.£30+.	£8.50
C:C10:1051	41 * C10(4)	36 CF	1857 1d Rose-red, ex WIGGINS and D.FORBES-SMITH, a VFU single from this slightly SCARCER plate, in the DEEP ROSE-RED shade, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, on clean Dundee local mourning envelope of 9 November 1857, cancelled with a Dundee '114' EXPERIMENTAL DUPLEX. W frame-line weak, faint blur SW, and 'C' misplaced right. Cat.£40+.	£10.00
C:C10:1031	40 * C10	36 IC	1857 1d Rose-red, a VFU single from this slightly SCARCER plate, in a BRIGHT shade, centred a whisker low right, with FULL PERFS, on clean empty wrapper Leeds to London on 2 June 1858, cancelled with a neat Leeds '447' duplex. Blurs NW and SW. Cat.£40+.	£10.00
C:C10:723	40 * C10	36 JJ	1857 1d Rose-red, a VFU single from this slightly SCARCER plate, on neat clean envelope Dudley to London on 30th May 1860, cancelled with part strike of the VERY SCARCE DUDLEY SPOON (Second Recut). CONSTANT VARIETY: mark in 'O' of 'POSTAGE'. Cat.£125+.	£35.00
C:C10:1052	41 * C10(4)	36 ME	1857 1d Rose-red, a VFU single from this slightly SCARCER plate, in the DEEP ROSE-RED shade, centred a whisker low left, with FULL PERFS, on neat small London local envelope of 29 September 1858, cancelled with a neat London Inland '8' numeral. Large 'M' and tall 'E'. Cat.£40+.	£10.00
C:C10:1046	40 * C10	41 TB	1857 1d Rose-red, a VFU single from this SCARCER plate, very off-centre high, but with FULL PERFS, on small clean mourning envelope Aberdeen to Glasgow on 4 July 1863, lightly cancelled with an Aberdeen duplex. Poor centering reveals part of the MARGINAL INSCRIPTION. Lower E frame-break, and 'T' misplaced right. Cat.£40+.	£10.00
C:C10:1015	40 * C10	42 IK	1857 1d Rose-red, a VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, on empty wrapper Leeds to London on 27 September 1858, cancelled with a neat Leeds '447' duplex. SW corner frame-line extending W, and 'I' misplaced right. Cat.£20+.	£7.50
C:C10:1105	40 * C10	42 KJ	1857 1d Rose-red, a FU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, but faint vertical filing crease, on long local Edinburgh entire of 7 December 1861, cancelled with a SCARCE EDINBURGH ROLLER. Lower E frame-break, and 'K' misplaced high right, with top serifs meeting. Cat.£20++.	£10.00
C:C10:1032	40 * C10	42 TB	1857 1d Rose-red, a VFU single, centred a whisker high right, with FULL PERFS, on tiny mourning envelope Cambridge to Chester on 11 April 1859, cancelled with a neat Cambridge '158' duplex. CONSTANT VARIETY: scratch below SW. Cat.£30+.	£7.50
C:C10:1014	40 * C10ub	43 HG	1857 1d Rose-red, a FU+ single, centred somewhat left, with FULL PERFS, on entire Goole to London on 3 September 1859, cancelled with a RARE GOOLE '319' numeral in DEEP BLUE. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing all serifs of 'H' meeting. Cat.£575+.	£125.00
C:C10:1030	40 * C10	48 DH	1857 1d Rose-red, a VFU single, centred a whisker low, with FULL PERFS, on clean entire letter London to Penrith on 21 June 1862, cancelled with a London Inland '4' duplex. CONSTANT VARIETIES: blur SW and mark SE. Letters misplaced low left and right respectively. Cat.£30+.	£8.50
C:C10:1012	40 * C10	48 QC	1857 1d Rose-red, a FU single, centred a whisker high right, and faint vertical crease E where stamp overhangs the cover, with FULL PERFS, on neat small envelope Northampton to Poole on 24 June 1862, cancelled with a FINE SCARCE NORTHAMPTON SPOON (1st Recut, Code 'G'). 'Q' misplaced low. Cat.£100+ (Arundel).	£25.00
C:C10:1043	41 * C10(4)	48,61 TF,FF	1857 1d Deep Rose-red, two FU singles from DIFFERENT PLATES, both WELL-CENTRED, but with minor perf faults and some oxidisation, on slightly grubby empty wrapper London to Leominster on 18 November 1862, cancelled with a SCARCE LONDON INLAND '46' TWIN numeral. Plate 48: Lower E frame-break, and NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw; Plate 61: W 'F' misplaced right, and E 'F' tilted W. MOST UNUSUAL... Cat.£70++.	£15.00
C:C10:1019	40 * C10	52 AJ	1857 1d Rose-red, a VFU single, off-centre right, but with FULL PERFS, on neat mourning envelope Worksop to London on 8 September 1862, cancelled with a neat Worksop '922' duplex, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, showing CONSTANT VARIETIES: marks SE and SW. Cat.£30+.	£7.50
C:C10:1018	41 * C10(4)	59 FB	1857 1d Rose-red, a VFU single in the DEEP ROSE-RED shade, centred a whisker high, with FULL PERFS, on small envelope Inverness to London on 4 November 1862, cancelled with a neat Inverness '183' duplex. Lower E frame-break, 'F' misplaced high right with top sloping downwards to the right, and small 'B'. Cat.£30+.	£7.50
C:C10:1020	40 * C10	59 OB	1857 1d Rose-red, a VFU single, centred slightly low, with FULL PERFS, on empty wrapper Leeds to London on 16 February 1858, cancelled with a neat Leeds '447' duplex. CONSTANT VARIETY: dot left of 'B', also lower E frame-break, and 'B' misplaced high right. Cat.£30+.	£7.50
C:C10:1022	40 * C10	60 NH	1857 1d Rose-red, a VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, on small London local envelope of 25 January 1861, lightly cancelled with a neat London 'S.W.21' duplex. Small 'H' with top serifs meeting. Cat.£30+.	£7.50
C:C10:1042	40 * C10	62 LF	1857 1d Rose-red, a VFU single, centred a whisker low left, with FULL PERFS, on neat clean envelope Glasgow to Paisley on 11 February 1863, cancelled with a neat Glasgow '159' duplex. Tall 'L' misplaced right and tilted W, and thin 'F' misplaced high. Cat.£30+.	£7.50
C:C10:1024	40 * C10	68 EF	1857 1d Rose-red, a VFU single from this SCARCER plate, centred a whisker high, with FULL PERFS, affixed contrary to regulations at the top LEFT of a neat envelope Glasgow to London on 1 June 1863, cancelled with a neat Glasgow '159' duplex. CONSTANT VARIETY: vertical blur NE. 'F' misplaced high. Cat.£40+.	£9.50
C:C10:1044	40 * C10	68 QG	1857 1d Rose-red, a VFU single from this SCARCER plate, centred a whisker low, with FULL PERFS, on a slightly stained envelope London to Ludlow on 11 September 1863, cancelled with a London 'W.C.14' duplex. Cat.£40.	£8.50
C:C12:964	42 * C12	50 PI	1861 1d Rose-red, a VFU single from this ALPHABET IV plate, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, on clean envelope London to Shrewsbury on 2 December 1862, cancelled with a London Inland '4' duplex. Lower E frame-break, NE 1 o'clock Ray Flaw, and 'P' misplaced left. Cat.£60.	£15.00
C:C12:963	42 * C12	51 AJ	1861 1d Rose-red, a VFU single from this SCARCER ALPHABET IV plate, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, on entire London to Birmingham on 28 October 1862, cancelled with a London Inland '101' duplex. 'A' misplaced high. Cat.£70.	£17.50
C:C13:1090	- * C13	R15 BJ	1862 1d Rose-red, a VFU single from this ALPHABET II plate, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, on neat small LAUNCESTON local envelope of 16 February 1864, lightly cancelled with a Launceston '439' numeral. Letters misplaced low left. Cat.£60.	£15.00
C:C13:1101	- * C13	R16 AF	1862 1d Rose-red, a VFU single from this ALPHABET II plate, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, on neat small envelope London to Thatcham on 29 July 1863, cancelled with a London 'W.C.6' numeral. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR. 'F' misplaced high right. Cat.£60.	£15.00
C:C13:1061	- * C13	R16 RI-SJ	1862 1d Rose-red, a good-FU VERY SCARCE BLOCK OF FOUR from this ALPHABET II plate, off-centre low, but with FULL PERFS (one or two minor faults, creases etc), on a somewhat crumpled long envelope Winchester to Romsey on 24 February 1863, lightly cancelled with Winchester '888' numerals. Horizontal filing fold. 'RI': 'R' tilted E, and all letters high. Cat.£200++ (as block of four OFF COVER).	£50.00
C:C13:1053	- * C13	R16 TF	1862 1d Rose-red, a VFU+ single from this ALPHABET II plate, UNUSUALLY WELL-CENTRED for these, with FULL PERFS, on a neat clean envelope Glasgow to Paisley on 11 September 1863, lightly cancelled with a neat Glasgow '159' duplex. Horizontal filing fold does not affect stamp. Blurs NE and SW, letters misplaced high right and high, and 'F' tilted W. Cat.£60.	£16.50

GREAT BRITAIN QUEEN VICTORIA 1854-63 1d Red Perf 'Stars' SG16b-42 (Spec. CE2, C1-C13) on Cover

GREAT BRITAIN QUEEN VICTORIA
1854-63 1d Red Perf 'Stars' SG16b-42 (Spec. CE2, C1-C13) on Cover