Mar 31, 2001, The B. H. Manuscript/Collectible/Philatelic Sale, Sale 9

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Foreign Stamps and Covers

Lot 1631 Click on photo for enlarged version
Great Britain. Hill, Rowland (1795-1879). British administrator and educator, primarily known for his development of the modern postal service in Britain, which became the model for the world.

Autograph Letter Signed ("Rowland Hill"). Three pages, quarto, London, n.d. Written at the Reform Club, on Reform Club embossed stationery. Notation in another hand at top right of first page. Small repaired sections which do not affect text and some toning. In very good condition.

Wonderful content from the "Father of the Postal Stamp" as he is preparing to make his case before Parliament and the British public! He explains: "My wish is to follow the arrangements settled when we met at Sir Thos. Wilde's chambers. When the evidence appears I shall prepare matter for the Chronicle to work up into articles...I shall at the time prepare my pamphlet. Other papers will no doubt assist, perhaps some of the reviews also...In Parliament the course proposed was to move early for certain returns and at the same time to give notice that the attention of the House will be called to the evidence on an early day. Wilde will assist on field days & I trust there will be no lack aid at all times. You were so good as to undertake the general management of the question. I don't think that more than this can be considered as settled. Does anything occur to you?" Thomas Wilde, the gentleman mentioned above, introduced Hill's plan for Postal Reform to the House of Commons and was instrumental in its success. Rowland's pamphlet, "Post Office Reform: Its Importance and Practicability" (1837) introduced his ideas to the British public and almost immediately went into second and third editions. Hill's reforms and the social and economic changes they promised (and delivered) were wildly popular. Parliament passed a bill instituting his extensive postal reform measures in September 1839. The first postage stamp ("label") was released May 1840.
Estimated Value $700-1,000,

Lot 1632
Great Britain. 1840, 1d black and 2d blue. The 1d with 3½ margins, the 2d with 4 full margins, each is fresh and free of faults, red and black Maltese Cross cancels, respectively, Fine.
Estimated Value $100-150,

Lot 1633 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1850, 12cu lilac. O.g., margins all around, fresh and free of faults, F.-V.F., a very scarce classic, signed Bloch.
Estimated Value $600-800,

Lot 1634 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1850, 6r blue. O.g., h.r., margins all around, fresh, Fine, signed Bloch.
Estimated Value $750-1,000,

Lot 1635 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1850, 10r green. Slightly disturbed o.g., ample to large margins all around, fresh, couple gum creases, otherwise Very Fine, signed Bloch.
Estimated Value $600-800,

Lot 1636 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1851, 12cu lilac. Without gum, ample margins all around, fresh, F.-V.F., signed Bloch.
Estimated Value $500-750,

Lot 1637 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1851, 2r red. Without gum, clear to large margins all around, fresh, Almost Very Fine, an attractive example of one of the great classic rarities of Spain, signed Bloch.
Estimated Value $2,500-3,500,

Lot 1638 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1851, 5r rose. O.g., hinged, ample to large margins all around, fresh color, small repaired fault, otherwise Very Fine, signed Bloch.
Estimated Value $150-200,

Lot 1639 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1851, 6r blue. Margins all around, fresh, neat spider cancellation ("araña"), F.-V.F., signed Bloch.
Estimated Value $200-300,

Lot 1640 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1852, 2r pale red. Margins all around, fresh and free of faults, neat grid cancel, F.-V.F., signed Bloch.
Estimated Value $1,000-1,500,

Lot 1641 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1852, 6r greenish blue. Without gum, nice even margins all around, fresh color, entirely free of faults, F.-V.F., signed Bloch.
Estimated Value $500-750,

Lot 1642 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1853, 1cu bronze. Ample margins all around, lightly cancelled, F.-V.F.
Estimated Value $150-200,

Lot 1643 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1853, 3cu bronze. Full o.g., hinged, margins all around, excellent color, F.-V.F., an attractive example of one of the great classic rarities of Spain.
Estimated Value $4,000-6,000,

Lot 1644 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1853, 2r vermilion. Ample to large margins all around, deep rich color, neat grid cancel, Very Fine, signed (Roumet?).
Estimated Value $750-1,000,

Lot 1645 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1853, 6r deep blue. Margins all around, quite fresh, light grid cancel, F.-V.F.
Estimated Value $100-150,

Lot 1646 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1854, 2cu green. Margins all around, deep rich color, grid cancel, F.-V.F.
Estimated Value $100-150,

Lot 1647 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1854, 5r green. Without gum, margins all around, fresh color, F.-V.F., signed Bloch.
Estimated Value $250-350,

Lot 1648 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1854, 2r dull red. Large margins all around, fresh color, grid cancel, Very Fine, signed A. Diena.
Estimated Value $200-300,

Lot 1649 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1865, 2r rose. O.g., heavy hinge remnant, typical centering, an attractive example for this issue, which comes normally off-center.
Estimated Value $350-500,

Lot 1650 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1869, 19cu brown. Unusually well centered, fresh, fairly light grid cancel, Very Fine.
Estimated Value $200-300,

Lot 1651 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1870, 1e600m dull lilac. Fresh, very light cds, F.-V.F.
Estimated Value $300-400,

Lot 1652 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1872, 10p deep green. O.g., very lightly hinged, lovely fresh color, Fine.
Estimated Value $750-1,000,

Lot 1653 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1873, 10p violet brown. O.g., very lightly hinged, quite fresh, F.-V.F.
Estimated Value $600-800,

Lot 1654 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1874, 10p black. Slightly disturbed o.g., brilliantly fresh, Fine.
Estimated Value $750-1,000,

Lot 1655 Click on photo for enlarged version
Spain, 1875, 4p dark green. O.g., h.r., deep rich color, typical centering.
Estimated Value $100-150,

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