Stamps and Covers of Great Britain

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Stamps and Covers of Great Britain

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Great Britain1840 MulreadyOne Penny LettersheetsA2, dated 1840 (13 May) from Warrington to Wigan cancelled by 'vivid' red Maltese Cross with Warrington 13.05.40 d.s. in matching ink on the reverse. A fine early May date. M. Jackson Certificate (2022). Spec. Me1c/va. Photo.provenance:Robson Lowe, Zurich, 1981Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 MulreadyOne Penny LettersheetsA16, with John Besemeres & Sons, Outfitters advertisement (Specialised MA412g), dated 14 Feb. 1843 and addressed to Rugby, crisp and central black Maltese Cross cancellation, dated marking on the reverse; clean and fresh, fine and exceptional. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 MulreadyOne Penny LettersheetsA18, with Scottish Provident Institution Association advertising sheet, 1840 (15 Dec.) from Dumfries to Ecclefechan, uprated with 1d. black, Plate 6, IC, with good to large margins tied by orange Maltese Cross of Dumfries with additional strike to envelope with Dumfries 15.12 boxed d.s. on reverse; re-folded at right prior to use, presumably to allow for enclosures, this fold lightly affecting the adhesive. A most attractive and rare usage. Brandon Certificate (2007). Photo.provenance:PickeringSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more in...

Great Britain1840 MulreadyOne Penny LettersheetsA19, dated 1840 (16 May), used locally in Blandford and struck with very fine bright orange Maltese Cross and with matching 'blandford/ 16my1840/ py post' on reverse; very fine and attractive. Specialised ME1vh. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 MulreadyOne Penny LettersheetsA23, dated 1840 (10 May) to London cancelled by superb brown Maltese Cross with Bristol (10.5) and London (11.4) datestamps on the reverse. Very rare, especially so used on first Sunday of issue. Brandon Certificate (2001). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 MulreadyOne Penny LettersheetsA34 (forme 3) dated 1840 (5 May) to Jersey marked "2" in manuscript denoting postage due, an item of great importance being the only known usage prior to 6th. May sent outside the mainland. Copy of B.P.A. Certificate (1998). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 MulreadyOne Penny LettersheetsA34, dated 1843 (5 Nov.) with "Atlas Assurance Company" printed advertisement, addressed to Torrington with black number "11" in Maltese Cross cancellation, with London and Torrington d.s. on reverse, envelope with some foxing and creasing though a rare cancellation. Specialised ME1wk, £2,400Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 MulreadyOne Penny LettersheetsA67, unused, together with Southgate No. 3 caricature, wonderfully hand coloured. Very fine and appealing.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 MulreadyOne Penny LettersheetsA67, dated 1840 (22 May) locally addressed within Edinburgh cancelled by superb orange Maltese Cross with transit stamp on the reverse; filing folds and a touch foxed, otherwise a superb strike of this difficult cross. M. Jackson Certificate (2022). Specialised ME1g/vh, £2,200. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 MulreadyOne Penny EnvelopesA167, dated 1840 (22 May) from Bristol to Liverpool cancelled by deep red-brown Maltese Cross with Matching Bristol d.s. on the reverse. A few faults otherwise fine. M. Jackson Certificate (2022).Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 MulreadyOne Penny EnvelopesA178, dated 1840 (25 June) from Aberdeen to Edinburgh cancelled by ruby Maltese Cross of Aberdeen with Aberdeen boxed d.s. in black on reverse and Edinburgh 25.07 receiving d.s.; some faults otherwise a sound example of this difficult cross. M. Jackson Certificate (2022). Specialised ME1j/vf, £4,000Notes: Jackson records only four Mulreadys bearing this cross.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 MulreadyTwo Pence EnvelopesA197, unused; superb, scarce so fine. S.G. ME4, £450Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 MulreadyTwo Pence EnvelopesNo Stereo, 1842 from Masham via Bedale and London to Sidmouth uprated with 1841 1d. red-brown, tied by black Maltese Cross on re-direction to Exeter though under paid hence marked "More to Pay" on arrival and charged "2" on delivery, further strike of black Maltese Cross to envelope with Sidmouth d.s. and, on reverse, "masham/penny post", Bedale, London, Sidmouth and Exeter handstamps. An extraordinary usage being one of only two recorded examples of a 2d. Mulready and 1d. red-brown cancelled by Maltese Crosses. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo.Su...

Great Britain1840 MulreadyCaricaturesMenzies envelope (state 1b) dated 1840 (16 July) sent to Mountmellick, Ireland bearing 1d. black, IG from Plate 1a. tied by red Maltese Cross with 16.07 despatch and Mountmellick 17.07 d.s. on reverse; minor peripheral imperfections though far exceeding the quality one might expect and of great visual appeal. Brandon Certificate (2018)provenance:GruninSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 MulreadyCaricaturesSouthgate number 3 "Peg Leg Sailor", number 6 "Papal", Fore's comic envelope number 1, Deraedermaeker reprints, fine to very fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 MulreadyCaricatures1879 (11 July) Mulready 'facsimile' envelope with "j.h. lacy & co. foreign stamp importers" embossed emblem on reverse flap, used from London and registered to Sigmund Friedl Esq. in Vienna, bearing 1864 1d. red and 1862-64 6d. grey tied by dumb cork cancellations, envelope with London registered d.s. and Jamaica d.s. on front and, on the reverse, 14.07 receiving d.s. Small imperfections though most unusual and interesting. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1aAD, in deep, dark shade, good to large margins all round cancelled by crisp red Maltese Cross, very fine. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1aCE, very close but clear to good margins all round, tied to entire cover from Newcastle on Tyne to London, dated 18 May 1840, by neat red Maltese Cross cancellation impressed twice, the reverse with despatch and arrival (20.5) d.s., a light archive fold not affecting the adhesive otherwise a fine and attractive May date. Specialised A1th from £2,500Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1aDB, LF, OJ and RI with three of four margins all cancelled by Red Maltese Cross cancellations, mixed condition.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1aFE, grey black shade (very worn impression), just clear at top to huge margins, tied by red Maltese Cross cancellation to printed entire letter, dated within 29 May 1840 (Friday), from London to Cambridge, with "Pall Mall" and red script "Too Late" on the front, dated markings 1 and 2 June on reverse; the Penny with tiny imperfections but a scarce and striking coverSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1aGK, HA, JF, LE and TJ, all with four clear margins, some of which very large and cancelled by good to fine Maltese Crosses, some faults though a good groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1aHD, good, even margins all round, cancelled by a wonderful blue Maltese Cross, very fine and of great rarity. B.P.A. Certificate (1987). Spec. AS1vc, £8,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1aHF four close to huge margins including part of the neighbouring stamp at right on entire letter from Hailsham to Eastbourne, cancelled by red Maltese Cross cancellation, a vertical filing fold far from the adhesive otherwise fine.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1aIK, good to very large margins, cancelled by crisp red Maltese Cross, very fine and attractive. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1aJD large balanced margins, tied to piece by a red Maltese Cross cancellation; fine and attractive. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1aJE, with appealing worn impression, small to large margins tied by lovely Maltese Cross to 1840 (10 May) entire from Liverpool to London with Liverpool and London d.s. on reverse. Fine and a rare early date. Brandon and Karl Louis Certificates (2015)provenance:Durham, 1994literature:Illustrated in "May Dates", by M. JacksonSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1aNE, worn impression, crisp red Maltese cross and good margins; 1b, LF, cancelled by clear red Maltese Cross and with good to large margins; fine and fresh examples. Photo.provenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1aNK, good to large margins, cancelled by light Maltese Cross in red, very fine and attractive. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1aOI, grey-black shade, very worn impression (creased), Plate 3: SC, Plate 5: LD, close to large margins, the first two cancelled in red, the last in black; fair to fine. An attractive trioSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1aQB, close to very large margins, lightly cancelled by red Maltese Cross, very fine. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1aQD with good to large margins tied by crisp Maltese Cross in red to (1840 25 July) entire letter locally addressed from Burnley to Townley Hall with Burnley town cancellation to face. Appealing. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1aTH, good balanced margins, lightly cancelled by red Maltese Cross, very fine. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1bAG, DG, EL, KL, PE and TG, all except AG with four clear margins, various faults though a presentable groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1bBL, recut corner and diagonal mark, good to huge margins, tied to piece by red Maltese Cross cancellation; fine. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1bDD and QK, both with clear and even margins, cancelled by red and black Maltese Crosses respectively, a fine duo. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1bEC with attractive plate wear, good, even margins, lightly cancelled red Maltese Cross, fine and appealing. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1bHI good to large margins all round, tied by a superb black Maltese Cross to entire letter to St. James Square dated 13 Nov. 1840, T.P/Chancery Lane alongside; the adhesive with a closed tear at top, but attractive and scarce usage during the period of experimental usage of the black Maltese CrossSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1bIK, good to very large margins, cancelled by crisp Maltese Cross in red, fine. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1bJD large margins, red Maltese Cross cancellation leaving the Queen's profile completely clear; extremely fine and most attractive. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1bLK with good even margins, unused and regummed over a small thin, good appearance. B.P.A. Pink Certificate (2020). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1bLL, recut side lines, part of sheet margin at right and large margins other sides, light red Maltese Cross cancellation; fine. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1bMA, good to large margins, cancelled by faint Maltese Cross in red, fine. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1bND retouched check letters, good to large margins all sides, almost complete red Maltese Cross cancellation; tiny natural paper wrinkle, fine. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1bOD, close to very large margins, cancelled by nearly complete, crisply struck upright Maltese Cross in red, very fine and appealing. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1bOF-OG, horizontal pair with watermark inverted (OF with burr rubs), intense black shade, small to huge margins, red Maltese Cross cancellations, fine. A rare and attractive multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (2006). Specialised AS4l, £4,000+. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1bOK intense black shade, good to large margins all round, tied to small piece by a complete, crisp, red Maltese Cross in a scarlet-vermilion shade; superb. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1bQL, RI and TA, cut into to four margins, QL cancelled by an apparently yellowish Maltese Cross (though not guaranteed) the others by Red Maltese Cross cancellations, mixed condition.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1bRE (burr rub), good margins all round, tied by red Maltese Cross and manuscript pen cross to 1840 (2 Sept.) entire letter from Partington to Durham, redirected to Harrogate with Durham and Partington d.s. Fine and most unusual. B.P.A. Certificate (1993)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1bSG grey-black shade showing moderate Plate wear, scarce on this Plate, small to large margins all round, tied by black Maltese Cross to entire (no side flaps) to Bishopsgate Street with "TP/Hackney" alongside and dated marking (29.6.1841) on the reverse; some staining (mostly on the reverse)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 1bTG-TH horizontal pair, cancelled by two Maltese Crosses in black, the right-hand stamp with faint vertical bend, some traces of red though an appealing pair. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2AB, intense black with good to large margins tied by extraordinary Maltese Cross in bright vermilion red shade to 1840 (13 Oct.) entire letter from St. Columb to Wellington, a stunning entire. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2AF-DF four single examples with three or four margins used together on piece, tied by red Maltese Cross cancellations and with Leamington (25.10.40) and London (26.10) c.d.s. alongside; slightly mixed condition though an uncommon piece.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2AI, BG, DE, LJ, NH, PD and IJ, all baring LJ with four margins, all but NH cancelled with red Maltese Cross, mixed condition though a good groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2BB large margins, tied by red Maltese Cross to entire to Bakewell with Manchester c.d.s. of 11 June 1840 on the reverse; light filing folds clear of the adhesive, fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2CF (constant variety) and IE, Plate 7: GH, margins all round, black or red Maltese Cross cancellations, a few minor imperfections, good appearanceSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2CL, good to large margins, tied by black Maltese Cross to entire (no side flaps) to Holborn, with red T.P/Cornhill alongside and dated marking of 6 Oct. 1840 on the reverse; vertical filing fold well clear of the adhesive, fine use of the black Maltese Cross during the experimental period. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2FD, good to large margins, unused without gum, fresh and a fine example. Photo.provenance:Spink, June 2013Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2HK good to very large margins all round, tied by superb red Maltese Cross cancellation to entire letter to Liverpool with Inverness c.d.s. of 18 May 1840 on the reverse, fine. With fascinating contents concerning ".... coffee crops.... immigration into British Guiana..... The movement of labourers in Barbados ....a voyage across the Atlantic..."., etc., fine. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2HD, small to very large margins showing a good portion of the stamp below, tied by a neat strike of a dull red Maltese cross on wrapper to Bath, the reverse bearing a fine strike of 1840 (7 May) London "E" c.d.s. with a second strike alongside. A very good cover used on the second day of issue. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2HF, intense black shade, good to large margins all round, part of black Manchester "Fish Tail" distinctive Maltese Cross cancellation; fine. The black cancellation rare on this plate, more so being the distinctive type. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2HK, good margins all round, cancelled by superb, mostly complete and upright Maltese Cross in red, attractive plate wear and a wonderful example. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2IE, close to good margins all round, cancelled by superb violet Maltese Cross, very fine and of striking visual appeal, a great rarity. R.P.S. Certificate (1972). Spec. A1vf, £12,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2II, good to large margins, crisp red Maltese cross cancellation; Plate 3, TI, good to large margins and crisp ruby red Maltese; a very fine duo. Photo.provenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2IK, three good to large margins, tied by red Maltese Cross to 1840 (25 July) entire letter from Oldham to London with Oldham double ring handstamp on face and, on the reverse, Manchester and London transit markings. Some overall foxing.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2MC, good to very large margins tied by pink Maltese Cross of Bridgewater to 1840 (17 Sept.) entire letter to Brecon with Bridgewater d.s. on face and Bristol d.s. on reverse. Fine and unusual. M. Jackson Certificate (2022)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2MD good margins all round, bold upright red Maltese Cross cancellation; fine. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2MG, large to very large margins all round, tied to envelope endorsed Stamped, addressed to the Rev. Josiah Forshall at the British Museum in London, black Maltese Cross cancellation and with T.P/Stoke Newington alongside, London datestamp of 27 July 1842 on the reverse; fine. Photonote: Josiah Forshall was an eminent Victorian Librarian who was appointed secretary to the British Museum in 1828Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2PH, close to large margins, cancelled by orange-red Maltese Cross of Chertsey to 1840 (31 May) envelope to London with "Laleham/Penny Post" handstamp in back and transit markings on reverse. Fine and unusual. M. Jackson Certificate (2022).Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2RA, good to large margins tied by red Maltese Cross and additionally by "Charing Cross" straight line handstamp in black to 1840 (17 June) entire from London to Hedow, Yorkshire; fine and rare. B.P.A. and Brandon Certificates (2010, 2022), B.P.A. mentioning "natural inclusion by chin" which is miniscule. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2SJ, large and even margins all round, cancelled by wonderful Maltese Cross in red, very fine and attractive. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 2TE, large margins, complete, central and upright red Maltese Cross in a vermilion-orange shade; very slightly toned. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 3BJ, ID, LL, OI, PH and SB, all with four margins, ranging from good to enormous, three cancelled by red Maltese Crosses, two by black Maltese Crosses, LL cleaned, some faults though some very fine.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 3GC and KK, four margins cancelled by red Maltese Cross cancellations, fine appearance but mixed condition.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 3IL, good to large margins, lightly cancelled by crisply struck Maltese Cross in red, very fine. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 3JJ, good, even margins all round, tied by crisp red Maltese Cross to 1840 (16 May) entire letter from Wigan to Milnthorpe, very fine and the earliest known usage of this plate which was put to press just seven days prior according to Nissen, a most important item. M. Jackson Certificate (2022) corroborating this.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 3FD, KC, KF, PA, TE and TK, all with four good to large margins, four with red Maltese Cross cancellation, the others in black, FD and KC with "Double letters", KF, TE and TK with "Constant Varieties", PA with "Small loop in 'P'"; also 1841 2d. blue, BK, used with barred oval with R.P.S. Certificate (1992). An interesting lot, good to fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 3SD, close to good margins tied to small piece by exceptional "marsden/lancashire" town cancel, together with entire bearing 1d. black from Marsden to London with Marsden town cancel of similar quality. B.P.A. Certificate for piece (1953). A wonderful pair. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 3SI, exhibiting appealing plate wear, good to large margins all round, cancelled by crisp and light Maltese Cross in red, very fine. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 3TH, close to large margins, tied by red-brown Maltese Cross of Manchester to 1840 (8 Dec.) entire letter to Salford with Manchester d.s. on reverse. Fine and scarce. M. Jackson Certificate (2022).Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 4AC, KI, OD and TF, all with four margins though KI close at foot, OD cancelled by black Maltese Cross, the other three all cancelled by red Maltese Cross, mixed condition but fine appearance.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 4CK, HG, HJ and TF, each with four margins, ranging from close to very large, mixed condition.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 4GA, good margins all round, tied by very clear Wotton-under-Edge" Maltese Cross in red to 1840 (5 Nov.) entire letter to Dursley with crisp "wotton-under-edge" d.s. on reverse, very fine, rare and opening superbly for display. R.P.S. and B.P.A. Certificates (1974, 2007).Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 4PJ, close to large margins, tied to 1840 (20 Aug.) entire letter from Plymouth to Cork with Plymouth despatch d.s., various transit and Cork receiving d.s. all on the reverse, fine.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 4SL, good margins all round, crisp ruby Maltese Cross cancellation; fine and a scarce coloured Maltese Cross. B.P.A. Certificate (1988). Specialised A1ve. Photo.provenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 5AJ, FH, MK, OC, RC, RE, SA and SD, each with four clear margins, one or two a little close in places, all bar RC cancelled by red Maltese Cross, some faults though many fine.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 5AL, good to enormous margins all round showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at left and part inscription at top, cancelled by Maltese Cross in red, a dramatic example. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 5BI, good to huge margins and showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at left, black Maltese Cross cancellation; fine and attractive. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 5BI, close but clear to good margins on piece tied by red Maltese Cross cancellation; fine.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 5CD, State 2, first 1840 repair, generous margins all round with appealing plate wear, large part original gum and exceptionally fine. Enzo Diena (1987 as part of pair) with traces of his signature in pencil on reverse and Karl Louis (2022) certificates, the latter remarks "One of the finest recorded in mint condition." (1987, 2022). Photo.provenance:Bertram McGowan, Robson Lowe, 15 March,1950 Maurice Burrus, Robson Lowe, 30 Oct., 1963Joseph Silkin, Harmers, 14-16 June, 1971 (The above as strips or pair)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more inf...

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 5FL, good margins all round, cancelled by a delicate Maltese Cross in red, trace of thin at top otherwise fine. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 5HB, clear margins all round, tied by superb maroon Maltese Crosses to 1840 (2 Dec.) entire letter from Epsom to London with d.s. on reverse, very rare and a delightful item. B.P.A Certificate (2003). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 5KE, good to large margins all round, crisp red Maltese Cross cancellation; fine.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 5PK, intense black shade, good to large margins, crisp, practically upright and complete black Maltese Cross cancellation; superb. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 5SL, large to very large margins, cancelled by red Maltese cross; fine. Photo.provenance:Chartwell, December 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 6AB, good margins all round, tied by red Maltese Cross with additional pen cross cancellation to 1840 (13 Nov.) entire letter from Hoole to Banbury, redirected to Leamington where on the entire has been marked "1" in same ink as pen cross, with Banbury and Chester d.s. Fine and most unusual. B.P.A. Certificate (2022)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 6CI, clear margins all round, tied by magenta Maltese Cross to entire from Strathaven to Edinburgh with "strathaven" straight line handstamp in matching ink, Glasgow and London d.s. on reverse. Fine and rare. Brandon Certificate (1998). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 6DC, close to large margins, tied by experimental London Maltese Cross in black to 1840 (Sept.) entire (trimmed) with "t.p./croydon h. st" handstamp. Scarce.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 6DL, good to very large margins, cancelled by lightly struck Maltese Cross in red, tiny corner bend not detracting from fine appearance. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 6FD large margins and showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at upper right, tied by red Maltese Cross to entire to Largs with Isle of Man c.d.s. of 10 Sept. 1840 on the reverse; fine. With interesting contents including ".... much we see here reminds me of Scotland - all children without shoes & stockings - the Manx language sounds much like Gaelic...." and much more in the same vein. A very rare use of the Penny Black from the Isle of Man. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 6HB, HC, HD, IA, IC and IH, six single examples with three or four margins used together on piece tied by red Maltese Cross cancellations, slightly mixed condition though an unusual piece. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 6IC, good to large margins, very lightly cancelled by Maltese Cross in red, very fine. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 6JH, good to enormous margins showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at top, very lightly cancelled by red Maltese Cross, faint trace of a bend at foot otherwise a wonderful example. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 6KI, good to large margins all round on piece tied by crisp red Maltese Cross cancellation; fine.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 6NF, large to very large margins and cancelled by crisp red Maltese Cross; fine. Photo.provenance:Chartwell, December 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 6SG, good margins all round tied by red Maltese Cross to 1840 (25 Dec.) entire letter from Aberdeen to Huntly with seven Free Trade / Corn Law wafer seals affixed to face and boxed Aberdeen d.s. on reverse. Rare and most appealing. Brandon Certificate (2002). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 6SI, good to huge margins and showing just a trace of the adjoining stamp at top, on cover (no side flaps) to Westminster, black Maltese Cross cancellation and with red framed "t p/lo mitcham" (Lower Mitcham Two Penny Post Office) alongside, dated marking (23.2.1841) on the reverse; the adhesive affixed slightly overlapping the edge at rightSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 7DF, DG, EH and RA, all with four clear margins, cancelled by red Maltese Cross except RA which is cancelled in black, one or two faults otherwise a good group.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 7DK-DL horizontal pair, good to very large margins all round, fine red Maltese Cross cancellations. A very attractive pair. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 7LG-LH, horizontal pair with good margins all round, large part original gum and of fine impression. Rare. Brandon Certificate (2005). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 7NB, good to very large margins, cancelled by a bright red Maltese Cross; Plate 8 SK, large to very large margins with portion of adjoining stamp visible at left and cancelled by black Maltese Cross; fineprovenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 7OL, close to very large margins with sheet margin at left with part inscription "..to remove the.." cancelled by very light Maltese Cross in black, very fine. Photo.provenance:Spink, 12th July, 2012Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 7TK, good to very large margins showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at left, cancelled by red Maltese Cross, very fine. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 8AG and TK, close to large margins, both cancelled in black, TK with practically clear profile, each with small faultsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 8EA, EB(?) and IK, each with clear margins, some very large, generally fine and an appealing trioSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 8EC, small to good margins, tied by superb black Maltese Cross cancellation to cross written entire letter to St. Helier, Jersey, on reverse and opening well for display "blandford/15 ap 1841/py post"; a clean and uncreased cover to a scarce destination. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 8FF, small to good margins, placed at the lower left of cover (contrary to Post Office instructions) to Waterloo Place, practically complete and upright black Maltese Cross cancellation and with red "Broad St. Gn. Square" alongside, dated marking (8.3.1841) on the reverse; filing fold and no side flaps. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 8GK, good to very large margins including part of neighbouring stamp at foot, on piece tied by black Maltese Cross cancellation and showing Stroud (23.5.41) c.d.s. and nailsworth alongside, a couple of aged points nevertheless an attractive piece.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 8GK, good to large margins all round black Maltese Cross cancellation, a couple of ink marks at top otherwise fine.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 8KA and IL, good margins all round, both cancelled by red Maltese Crosses, a fine duo. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 8KI and LA two single examples with four close to large margins used together on piece tied by black Maltese Cross cancellations, fine and attractive. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 8KC, good to very large margins all round, tied to entire (no side flaps) to Oxford St. by a red Maltese Cross of Manchester in a red-brown shade and with matching c.d.s. of 15 Jan. 1841 on reverse (Rockoff & Jackson record six examples used between December 1840 and February 1841); the entire with closed spike hole, fine and attractive. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 8LA, good to enormous margins all round with part inscription at left "....ce the Labels above", tied by Maltese Cross in red to 1840 (7 Dec.) entire letter to Exeter with Lombard St. 7.12 d.s. on reverse. Very fine and attractive. B.P.A. Certificate (1997). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 8OD, no apparent "O" flaw (not State 2, a well inked printing), good to large margins all round, bold and practically complete black Maltese Cross cancellation; fine and scarce. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 8QI good to large margins all round, tied by black Maltese Cross to entire letter to St. Helier, Jersey, upright Bridport c.d.s. of 25 May 1841 alongside; light vertical filing fold well clear of the adhesive, fine. An attractive cover to a scarce destination. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 9AH, large to very large margins and with significant portion of adjoining stamp at left, lightly cancelled by black Maltese Cross; Plate 10 IG, good balanced margins and crisp black Maltese Cross cancellation; fine examplesprovenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 9CC, good to large margins all round, unused without gum, fine and rare. R.P.S. Certificate (2019). Photo.provenance:Chartwell, Spink 2013Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 9LG, good to large, if somewhat irregular margins all round, tied by two red Maltese Cross cancellations in an orange-red shade to entire letter addressed to Bridgewater, Somerset, on reverse Birmingham c.d.s of 27 Jan. 1841; clean and uncreased, fine. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 9QJ, good to large margins, unused without gum, very fine and rare. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 10DD-DG strip of four with ED-EE in a deep shade, generally good to very large margins, just touching at foot of DF and DG, cancelled on piece by black Maltese Cross with open-circle "ashton on humber" 1841 (19 June) c.d.s. A fine and appealing piece. Photo.provenance:Chartwell, Spink 2012Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 10JH, "J" flaw, close to good margins, tied by superb Wotton-under-Edge Maltese Cross in black to 1841 (24 Feb.) entire with Wotton-under-Edge 24.02 d.s. on reverse. A superb example of this difficult cross, opening well for display. Mike Jackson Certificate (2022)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 10TH, good to very large margins, cancelled by crisp Maltese Cross in black, very fine.provenance:Spink, 25th. January, 2012Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 11DD (double first "D"), good to large margins all round, tied to piece by a crisp black Maltese Cross and with two "farnham" datestamps of 29 Aug. 1841 alongside; fine. A most attractive example of this rare plate; of exhibition quality. Photo.provenance:Spink, 28th. February, 2011Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 11DH, good to very large margins at top and bottom, lifted for examination and hinged to 1841 (12 Feb.) entire with part enclosure from Brighton to London, lightly cancelled by red Maltese Cross. A superb example of this plate. P.E.G.B. (1995) and Brandon (2007) Certificates. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 11HE, good to large margins and typical greyish-black impression, tied by black Maltese Cross to 1841 (22 Aug.) envelope from Wimbourne to Wexford, Ireland with Wimborne d.s. on face and with transit markings on reverse. A wonderful example of this plate on cover. R.P.S. Certificate (1987). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 11MD, clear margins all round, cancelled by crisp, upright Maltese Cross in black, very fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1975). Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackPlate 11TD (original re-entries), good to very large margins, tied to immaculately clean and uncreased entire letter to St. Helier, Jersey, by a crisp and practically upright black Maltese Cross cancellation, which leaves the re-entries clear, and with a superb, upright Wimborne c.d.s. of 21 May 1841 alongside. The entire is written from a convent and headed + The Holy Will of God. A spectacular new discovery from a volume of original correspondence. Perhaps the finest known cover bearing a single Plate 11 Penny Black. Exhibition quality. Photo.Subject to 20%...

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackMixed PlatesThirteen examples from plates 1a to 9 excluding 8, each with four margins ranging from good to very large, some minor faults though a very good groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackMixed PlatesNine examples: BJ, DG, FB, IL, MA, MF, NC, PD, PG, all with for margins ranging from close to very large cancelled by red Maltese Cross (5) and black Maltese Cross (3), another cleaned to simulate an unused stamp; mixed condition though a good group.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackMixed PlatesPlate 1b, RK, Plate 5, Ed, Plate 6, RA and TL, Plate 7, PG; each cancelled by Maltese Cross in red (3) and black (2), with four clear margins, some minor faults though generally a good group.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackMixed PlatesA used selection (7, three on covers), including Plate 2, IB, small to good margins, touching at lower right, Plate 6, ML, RB, IA, all except IA with four margins, Plate 6, JF, entire letter to East Bourne, 1840 (Sept 28.), BL, entire letter from Leeds to Bradford, 1840 (Oct 29.), both with four margins, Plate 5, CA, with faults, entire letter from Leeds to Bradford, 1840 (Nov 6.), entire group cancelled by either black or red Maltese Cross. Mixed condition though an interesting group.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information plea...

Great Britain1840 One Penny BlackMixed PlatesSC, Plate 4 tied by black Maltese Cross to 1841 (24 May) wrapper from Barnstable to Nottingham; also CF, Plate 7 tied by red Maltese Cross to 1841 (15 Jan) entire letter from London to Inverness. Both adhesives with four clear margins, the latter crossed by filing fold.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1AD, from the top of the sheet with part inscription and good to large margins other sides, red Maltese Cross cancellation, fine. An exceptional example. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1AH, DJ, FD and FL, all with four clear margins, in a variety of shades and cancelled by black Maltese Cross except FL which is cancelled in red, a fine group.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1AJ, good margins all round, cancelled by superb Maltese Cross in red, very fine. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1DA-DB horizontal pair, good to large margins, crisp red Maltese Cross cancellations, superb and very attractive. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1FI, good to very large margins and showing small portion of the adjoining stamp at top; cancelled by complete and upright red Maltese Cross, fine. Photo.provenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1FI in a deep, full shade with good to large margins all round, large part original gum, very fine and rare in such fine condition. Brandon Certificates (2000, 2019).Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1FL, in delightful deep shade with large to enormous margins showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at foot, tied by clear Maltese Cross in red to 1840 (June) entire letter to Alnwick marked "pp 2" with part d.s. on reverse; filing folds well clear of the adhesive and a most attractive entire.provenance:Spink, 9th. May, 2008Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1GJ good to large margins, red Maltese Cross cancellation, good colour, fine. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1HB-HC horizontal pair in a pale blue shade, small to very large margins and cancelled by two good strikes of deep orange-red Maltese Cross; light vertical crease between, otherwise fineprovenance:Chartwell, December 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1HF, good to large margins and cancelled by almost compete bright red Maltese Cross; OI, large margins tied to small piece by crisp black Scottish (large centre) Maltese Cross; a fine duoprovenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1KF in a dark shade, cancelled by complete, upright Maltese Cross in black, fine and attractive.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1KG-KI horizontal strip of three in a wonderful deep shade with good margins all round tied to piece by three superb red Maltese Crosses, very fine.provenance:Maximus, 1970Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1PA-PC horizontal strip of three, PA cut into at top left otherwise strip with good to huge margins including part of neighbouring stamps at top, on entire, neat black Maltese Cross cancellations, the reverse with Beccles (5.3.41) c.d.s., entire repaired still an attractive scarce usage.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1QA, good to large margins all round, upright red Maltese Cross cancellation, a little rubbed at lower right; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1QG, QH and QJ with three or four margins on piece and used together with 1841 1d. red EF, EG (three margins), tied by black Maltese Cross cancellations, slightly mixed condition and 1d. red with diagonal crease at top, nevertheless a very scarce combination.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1RB large margins all round and showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at left, black Maltese Cross cancellation; fine. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1RH, close to large margins, largely complete light red Maltese Cross cancellation; fine. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 1TK in a beautiful deep shade, good to very large margins, very lightly cancelled by red Maltese Cross, very fine.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 2AK, superb, even margins all round, cancelled by lightly struck black Maltese Cross, exceptionally fine and rare as such. R.P.S. Certificate (2001).Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 2BB, good to large margins, cancelled by black Maltese Cross, some minor discolouration confined to the margins, otherwise fine.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 2CH, good balanced margins and cancelled by clear red Maltese Cross; fine. Specialised D1ub, £1,750provenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 2EI-EJ horizontal pair in a beguiling, deep shade with large to very large margins all round, cancelled by two lightly struck Maltese Crosses in black, very fresh and fine.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 2LK-LL horizontal pair in a rich blue shade, large to very large margins and cancelled by two extremely faint strikes of pale red Maltese Crosses. A stunning and very attractive pairprovenance:Chartwell, December 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 2MA-MB horizontal pair with clear margins, just touching at upper right, cancelled by indistinct black Maltese Crosses, fine.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 2MB and TA, both cancelled by black Maltese Crosses, with minor faults though an attractive duo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 2PL-RL vertical strip of three in a deep, full shade from the right of the sheet with wonderful clear margins all round, unused without gum and exceptionally fine, a remarkable multiple with delightful freshness. Extremely rare.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 2QC, good to enormous margins showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at left, cancelled by near complete, upright Maltese Cross in black, very fine.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BluePlate 2QI, good margins all round in a delicate lighter shade, tied to 1840 (12 Sept.) entire letter from Plymouth to Worcester by red Maltese Cross, fine and attractive.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840 Two Pence BlueMixed PlatesFour examples off-cover, two cancelled by black Maltese Cross, one in red, the other cancelled by small part town cancel, all four margins except the latter; also 1840 (30 Oct.) entire letter from Liverpool to Halifax bearing Plate 1 GB with close to large margins tied by red Maltese Cross. Faults throughout though a good group.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841 Two Pence BluePlate 3KA with left sheet margin, other margins large to enormous, showing part of the margin inscription and showing the deckling of the sheet edge, on blued paper and cancelled by a good strike of English numeral. Stunning. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841 Two Pence BluePlate 3LA-MK, block of twenty-two (11x2), the majority with good, clear margins, each cancelled by London '21' barred numerals, variously thinned and creased though a remarkable multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (1996).Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841 Two Pence BluePlate 3ML with right sheet margin showing the deckled edge, other margins good to very large and neatly cancelled by "132" barred oval of Brighton. Fine and attractive. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841 Two Pence BluePlate 3QA-QL, entire row of twelve with good to very large margins all round, each cancelled by '12' in Maltese Cross, one or two repairs and minor faults as to be expected though a fresh and striking multiple.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841 Two Pence BluePlate 4FB, close to large margins all round, cancelled by clear red Maltese Cross, very fine and exceptionally rare, unpriced in Gibbons. Enzo Diena and Brandon Certificates (1988, 2005). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841 Two Pence BluePlate 4FE deep full blue shade, close to enormous margins showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at left, neatly cancelled by red 1844-type cancel. A remarkable example of this rarity. B.P.A. Certificate (2015). Spec. ES1(3)wc, £20,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841 Two Pence BluePlate 4FI-FK violet-blue shade, horizontal strip of three on thicker, lavender tinted paper, good to very large margins all round, each cancelled by barred numeral cancels, a superlative example of this rarity. Brandon Certificate (2006). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841 Two Pence BluePlate 4IC, good to very large margins showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at left, cancelled by blue 1844-type cancellation, very fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1987). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841 Two Pence BluePlate 4NC, inverted watermark, huge margins and showing a trace of the adjoining stamp at foot, Scottish "131" cancellation of Edinburgh; rare and outstanding. Specialised ES17a, £875. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841 Two Pence BluePlate 4RL with right sheet margin, other margins large to very large, neatly cancelled by a light strike of the Scottish numeral; fine and delightful. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841 Two Pence BluePlate 4SH violet blue, cancelled by barred numeral, very fine used and a delightful colour. B.P.A. Certificate (1956). S.G. 15aa, £1,500. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-Brown"Black" PlatesPlate 2: PK, touched at right, good to large margins other sides, tied by a fine strike of the black Jersey Maltese Cross to entire letter from St. Helier, Jersey to Dorsetshire, with a fine Jersey c.d.s. of 15 March 1841 on the reverse. A highly significant cover, being the earliest known date for Plate 2 (a cover dated 12 March has now been relegated to a footnote in Allan Oliver's volume of earliest dates), as well as the earliest recorded use of the Jersey Maltese Cross, Rockoff & Jackson citing the earliest known date as 29 March. T...

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-Brown"Black" PlatesPlate 5, ML, good to large margins, tied by superb red Maltese Cross of Hayle to 1841 (21 July) entire with Hayle alongside; very fine and rare. Brandon Certificate (2007). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-Brown"Black" PlatesPlate 8: BJ, good to large margins, tied by a crisp black Maltese Cross on entire, with Manchester c.d.s. of 27 March 1841 across flap on the reverse; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-Brown"Black" PlatesPlate 9: SL, small to good margins all round, tied by black Maltese Cross to neat entire letter to Rye with dated markings of Battle (20.12.1841) and Rye (21.12) on the reverse; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-Brown"Black" PlatesPlate 10: QC, good margins all round, large part original gum, very fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2001). Spec. AS69, £2,500. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 18: AC, cut into at lower left, close to good margins other sides, tied by small Dorchester c.d.s. of 21 Feb. 1842 to entire letter to Blanford, Plate 27: NH, cut into at left, large to very large margins other sides, tied to front with part of back flap, to Yeovil by large Dorchester c.d.s. of 6 Jan. 1843. A rare pairSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 22: KL from the right of the sheet with part inscription, cancelled by black Maltese Cross; superb. R.P.S. Certificate (1999). Specialised BS11. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 22: LG and NA singles, arranged as a pair, tied by two number "12" in Maltese Cross cancellations (struck upside down) to Horrockses Miller correspondence entire letter from Manchester to Preston, dated 27 Oct. 1843; clean and uncreased. The second rarest number in Cross. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 22: TA re-entry, good to large margins and with part of sheet margin at left, applied upside down (perhaps understandably) and tied by a Maltese Cross to printed "form of Bequest for Charities to the Blind" from London to Greenwich, with impressed receipt for 6d., dated 28 April 1842; some light staining but an interesting itemSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 23: EA-FC, block of six (3 x 2), EA barely touched at top, close to large margins other sides, cancelled by six fine strikes of the York distinctive Maltese Cross in black; some wrinkles but an extraordinary multiple and showing superb ivory heads. Specialised BS13tam, £700 for a single. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 23, NI (double letter "I"), good to large even margins, tied to piece by a slightly smudged strike of red Maltese Cross and showing a good strike of the despatch Redruth c.d.s. dated 1842 (6 June). M. Jackson certificate (2021). S.G. B12b/sb. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 23, OK with good margins all round, tied by remarkable Channel Islands Maltese Cross to 1843 wrapper to London via Southampton with "ship letter/southampton" and transit markings on reverse. A superb example of this exceptionally rare distinctive Maltese Cross.. B.P.A. Certificate (1991). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 24, NG with large to very large margins, well tied on wrapper to Dublin by a very fine strike of the distinctive Hollymount Maltese Cross dated 1843 (1 June) (day slug inverted) and the arrival datestamp on the reverse; the wrapper has been slightly reduced at sides. Brandon Certificate (2001). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 25: KF, small to large margins, tied by black Maltese Cross to entire Registered to Dublin, with red oval "paid/at/huddersfield" on the front, endorsed Registered (in black) and Letter in red; dated markings on reverse, fine and an appealing combinationSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 27: DG, close to large margins, tied by black Maltese Cross to entire letter with part Dorchester c.d.s. below and boxed "No. 5", IL margins all round, part sheet margin and inscription a right, scrape at upper left, tied by scarce number "4" in Maltese Cross to envelope to Yorkshire and with blue Hull c.d.s. of 29 March 1843 on the reverse, a little soiledSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 28: KJ, good to very large margins all round and showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at left, tied to envelope to Edinburgh by a superb number "5" in Maltese Cross cancellation; dated markings on reverse, fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 30: AD (double letter "D"), good to large margins all round, tied by superb upright number "6" in Maltese Cross cancellation to envelope to Norwich, dated markings on the reverse; fine. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 30: QE, good to large margins all round, tied to entire (side flaps missing) to Durham by a superb strike of the number "8" in Maltese Cross cancellation with "Charing Cross" alongside, re-directed to Berwick and with manuscript 1 for redirection, a variety of datestamps on reverse; fine and attractiveSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 34: AJ, good to large margins all round, tied by a fine number "7" in Maltese Cross cancellation to envelope addressed to Edinburgh with "Bridge St. Westr" alongside, dated markings on reverse; fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 35: AG, good margins all round tied by Kilmarnock special Maltese Cross to 1844 (12 March) entire to Glasgow with Kilmarnock and Glasgow boxed d.s. on reverse. Fine and very rare, opening well for display. M. Jackson Certificate (2022). Specialised. AS24tp, £5,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 35: DH, good to large margins all round, cancelled by a practically complete and crisp strike of the solid centre Welshpool Maltese Cross; exceptional and rare so fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1979). Specialised BS24taj. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 35: QG, good to large margins all round, with numeral cancellation and handstruck (Spanish pre-stamp?) "4" in red applied in transit; fine. Striking and rare. An exhibition item. R.P.S. Certificate (2006). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 38, QE-QL strip of eight and QA-QD strip of four, good to enormous margins, tied by black Maltese Crosses to wrapper from Kilbeggan to Dublin. A remarkable usage. Brandon Certificate (2001). Photo.provenance:PickeringSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 39: LI, small to huge margins showing a trace of the adjoining stamp at left, tied to entire to Manchester by a fine upside down strike of the number "2" in Maltese Cross cancellation and with "Pall Mall" alongside, dated markings on the reverse, clean vertical filing fold well clear of the adhesive, fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 43: AC, good to large margins all round, cancelled by a superb, upright and practically complete red handstruck (Spanish pre-stamp?) "2" in transit. Excessively rare and of exhibition quality. R.P.S. Certificate (2007). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 45, LJ with close to very large margins, tied by superb Leeds 13.11.46 town datestamp in blue to locally addressed entire, exceptionally fine and rare thus. R.P.S. Certificate (1986). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 111, LA-QC marginal block of eighteen with clear margins all round, full original gum with one or two hinge marks, various folds otherwise a stunning multiple. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 129, TB in a slightly orange shade, with lower sheet margin showing part of the margin inscription, other margins are small to large, part to large part original gum. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 132: Imprimatur lettered AH, from the top of the sheet with inscription "hand side of the", good margins (usual fold between the stamp and margin at top), unused without gum as always and showing a beautiful Ivory Head. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownPlate 165, NL in a lighter shade, with right sheet margin showing part margin inscription, other margins large to very large, large part original gum; there is a light diagonal bend confined to the margin. R.P.S. Certificate (2011). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownUnplatedDG good to large margins all round, tied by blue "725" barred oval of South Petherton to entire to Hayle, dated markings on the reverse, fine and attractiveSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownUnplatedDK, close to large margins, tied by a superb, upright number "4" in Maltese Cross cancellation to entire letter to Inverness with Charing Cross Maltese Cross datestamp of 15 May 1843 on the reverse; vertical crease affecting the adhesive at right but a lovely strike of the rarest number in Cross. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownUnplatedEC, good to enormous margins on three sides, just touching at left, tied by three Maltese Crosses in black to 1843 (5 July) entire letter from Paisley to Port Glasgow with "19" and Paisley and Port Glasgow boxed d.s. on reverse. A most unusual and attractive item.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownUnplatedFJ, good to large margins all round, tied to piece by a superb upright red (Spanish pre-stamp?) "7" which leaves the Queen's profile clear and with French handstruck "8" in black alongside. A wonderful piece of exhibition quality. Brandon Certificate (2005). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownUnplatedID-JI, block of twelve (6 x 2), large margins, "134" barred oval cancellations of Ellon; some creases as might be expected with a block of this size, nevertheless a fine and impressive blockSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownUnplatedIE, large to very large margins all round and showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at foot, tied by a superb upright number "6" in Maltese Cross cancellation to entire letter to Lewes dated 2 Nov. 1843; clean vertical filing fold well clear of the adhesive, fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownUnplatedJC, good to large margins, tied by green 1844-type Scottish cancellation to 1853 (6 April) entire letter from Stornaway to Edinburgh with Stornaway boxed d.s. in matching ink and transit marking on reverse. Fine and very rare. Brandon Certificate (1999). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownUnplatedSeven singles with various cancellations including blue Maltese Cross, '6' in Maltese Cross, barred numeral cancellations in blue (2), block of four cancelled by four Maltese Crosses in black, also two entires bearing 1d. red-brown, one from Cemmaes to Welshpool tied by Maltese Cross, the other from Bristol to Cardiff tied by barred numeral. Mixed condition, a good group.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownUnplatedPE, margins close to large but just cut into lower right corner initially cancelled by a grey-blue Maltese Cross and overstruck by "192" numeral of Keith in Banffshire. These double postmarks are occasionally found on Scottish mail, especially where the originating post office was small or remote, however, it is rare to find a coloured Maltese Cross. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownUnplatedA large used collection in a binder and on pages, many hundreds, including block of four tied to piece by black Maltese Crosses, single tied by Dorchester town cancellation to 1842 entire letter, tied by blue Maltese Cross to 1842 entire letter with Truro d.s. in matching blue ink, red Maltese Cross with P.E.G.B. certificate (2003), strip of four tied by black Maltese Crosses to 1843 entire letter, 1843 London Ship Letter, numbered Maltese Crosses, most plates 12-161. Mixed condition though a great group.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. F...

Great Britain1841-53 One Penny Red-BrownUnplatedA collection on pages, singles and multiples off-cover or on piece with many distinctive Crosses and coloured cancellations as identified by the collector, including Manchester Fishtail, Norwich, York, Wooton-under-Edge, Dublin, Leeds, Alexandria, Cork, Belfast, many barred numerals on multiples, a few with 'jumbo' margins, ten in coloured ink from blue to green, coloured Crosses including shades of blue and green, single with black and red Maltese Cross combination, numbered Crosses 1-12 and example cancelled by black Maltese Cross and part "pen...

Great Britain1847-54 Embossed1/- green (2), 10/- brown (3) and 6d. purple (2), all used, all cut square and majority with clear margins, minor faults though a good group.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1847-54 Embossed1/- green, very large margins, Scottish "163 cancellation of Greenock; large margins, superb. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1847-54 Embossed10d. red-brown, die II (W.W.), sheet margin at right, just touching at foot though with clear margins on all other sides, part original gum, a particularly fine example. R.P.S. Certificate (2001). S.g. 57ii, £11,500. Photo.provenance:The Royal Philatelic Collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth IISubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1847-54 Embossed10d. brown, good to very large margins all round, used, light surface rubbing otherwise a fine example with larger than usual margins. S.G. 57, £1,500. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1847-54 Embossed10d. deep red-brown on blued paper with good to large margins all round, tied by '636' barred numerals alongside 1841 1d. red to 1854 (21 March) 1d. rose postal stationery envelope from Redruth to Alexandria in Virginia, America with New York arrival mark on face and transit markings on the reverse. A superb and most unusual combination. Brandon Certificate (2021). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1847-54 Embossed6d. dull lilac part to large part original gum, with lower sheet margin; vertical crease at left which has caused two short tears which just run into the design, the left margin possibly improved. Brandon certificate (2020). S.G. 59. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1847-54 Embossed6d. purple with good to very large margins, fine used. R.P.S. Certificate (1992). S.G. 60, £1,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1854-57Watermark Small Crown, Perf. 161d., AA-EL block of sixty with 'Frank Ives Scudamore/ Chief Examiner' handstamp. Scudamore was appointed as the chief examiner by the Post Office in 1852. The handstamp was designed to render damaged sheets and stamps so cancelled unusable for postage, this being well illustrated within this block with the lower row of twelve (EA-EL) all damaged to a lesser or greater degree. Fascinating and one of the largest multiples known. Specialised CB, Page 250. Illustrated on Spink LiveSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information pl...

Great Britain1854-57Watermark Small Crown, Perf. 162d. Plate 4: QH-QJ, horizontal strip of three (some split perfs.), used with 1d. perf. 14 on long blue envelope Registered to the Directors and Guardians and the assistant overseer of the poor in the Parish of Brighthelmstone, "232" barred oval cancellations of Cuckfield, dated markings (30.6.1855) on the reverse; filing folds, fine and attractive. S.G. 19, 24Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1858-76Two Pence BluePlate 14: NL, from the right of sheet showing inscription "..Back be careful not..", usual gum cracking and two tiny thins; unmounted mint, good colour and appearance. S.G. 46/47provenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1858-76Two Pence BluePlate 15: PA-SD, marginal block of sixteen (4x4), full original gum, mounted on two stamps only leaving the remainder unmounted mint, very fine and of wonderful, fresh appearance. S.G. 47. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1864-79One Penny Rose-redPlates 71-225 (except 77) mostly well-centred and fresh colours; Plate 225 with some toned perforations, also Plates 102 (2) and 153 block of four. Generally good to fine, lightly mounted or the majority unmounted mint. S.G. 43/44provenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1864-79One Penny Rose-RedPlate 90: KH-KJ, KK-KL and LH-LL, pair, strips of three and five, tied by "B60" barred oval cancellations of Bournemouth to envelope addressed to Sydney, on reverse Bournemouth c.d.s. of 25.12. 1865 and endorsement P O Shut, transit and arrival markings, the envelope a little crumpled at places, fine. An unusual and scarce frankingSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1864-79One Penny rose-redPlate 106: AB-BL, block of twenty-three, the top two rows (less AA) with full margins, Plate numbers and current number, unmounted mint or original gum, some split and strengthened perfs., fine. A stunning block. S.G. 43/44.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1864-79One Penny rose-redPlate 170: FL-LL, vertical strip of seven from the side of the sheet with inscription, mint, ink notation in the margin on reverse; fine. S.G. 43/44Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1870-74Three HalfpencePlate 1: PA-QD, rose red marginal block of eight (4x2), imperforate Dr. Perkins "blued" paper, complete margins all round, showing the OP-PC error of lettering variety and with full original gum, lightly mounted in places, a superb multiple of upmost importance and exhibition quality. Specialised. G6g, £62,000. Photo.provenance:Adams, 1956Beresford, 1988Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1870-74Three HalfpencePlate 1: Two vertical strips and four singles tied by Manchester duplex cancellations to 1873 (3 April) entire letter from Manchester to Lisboa, Portugal with further "franca", "pd" and private cachet markings to face with Lisboa receiving d.s. on reverse. Single adhesive with small fault of the kind caused by silverfish. M. Jackson Certificate (2016). A striking usage. S.G. 52. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1870-74Three HalfpencePlate 3: AA-AB, rose-red horizontal pair with complete corner sheet margins showing plate number, sheet inscription and current number '193' superb unmounted mint with exceptionally fresh appearance. S.G. 51. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1870-74Three HalfpencePrepared for use but unissued, Plate 1, rosy mauve: RF-SH block of six (3x2), large part original gum, of wonderful fresh appearance and of the upmost rarity being the largest recorded multiple, of which only three such blocks are believed to exist in private hands, S.G. 53a, £42,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1870-79Half Penny Rose-RedPlate 1: block of four, Plate 12: blocks of four and nine, Plate 13: block of six and Plate 20: block of six, unmounted mint to small part original gum, mixed condition. S.G. 48/49, £5,400 as singlesSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1870-79Half Penny Rose-RedPlate 9: KG-LG vertical pair, tied by London duplex cancellation of 10 April 1872 to small piece, quite well centred and with the Plate numbers at left very clear; fine and a scarce piece. S.G. 48/49, £1,400. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1870-79Half Penny Rose-RedPlate 9: SS-TS vertical pair, well centred, tied by Dover "258" duplex of 12 Jan. 1872 to envelope addressed to Salisbury, arrival c.d.s. on reverse; cover tears and a little soiled. Rare. S.G. 48/49. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1848-54 Experimental Forms of Separation1850 Archer Trials1d. red-brown, Plate 92: HE, large part original gum, very fine. David Brandon Certificate (2001). S.G. 16b, £3,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainBooklets1934 2/- black on blue, No. 258, 1929 3/- red on buff, No. 172, 1935 3/- red on buff, No. 295, 1936 2/-, No. 357, also 2/6d., 3/9d. and 10/- QEII booklets; all complete with some trimmed perfs though in good condition. S.G. BB14, BB25, BB28, BC2, £1,780Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainBooklets1934 5/- black on buff, No. 8, very fine with a few trimmed perfs. though complete and rare. S.G. BB35, £2,200. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainBooklets1935-38 seven booklets including 1935 Silver Jubilee 2/- blue on buff No. 298 (2) 3/- red on buff No. 294 and exploded Silver Jubilee panes (7) cover and advertising panes (7), 1936 2/- black on blue No. 359 (2), 3/- black on red No. 332 and 1938 2/- black on blue No. 508; all complete, mixed condition though a good group. S.G. £1,770+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainCollections and Ranges1840-1967 mint and used collection on pages, including 1840 1d., 2d. (2),1864-79 1d. Plate 175 from the corner of the sheet with Plate number, 1858-76 2d. Plate 13, 1870 ½d. mint blocks of six and 8, 1½d., 1847-54 embossed 1/- (3), 10d. (3), 6d. (4), 1880-81 5d., 1887 to 1/- (both), Edwards with values to 2/6d., 5/-, 1912-24 9d. (both), 1913 ½d. and 1d., 1924-26 with values to 1/-, sideways watermark set of 4, 1925 Wembley set (2), 1929 P.U.C. £1 used, sideways watermark ½d., 1d. and 1½d., 1934-36 set, sideways watermark set, 1937-47 set, sideways and i...

(x) Great BritainCollections and Ranges1840-90 used selection arranged on a stockbook including 1840 1d. (3, two on large pieces, one on entire), 1840 2d. (6 on large pieces), 1841-53 1d. (36) including block of eight on piece, etc., mixed condition, a very interesting lot.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great BritainCollections and Ranges1911-2010, mint collection on printed album pages, including 1912-24 ½d. to 1/-, 1924-26 ½d. to 1/-, 1929 P.U.C. ½d. to £1, 1934 re-engraved set to 10/- mint (2) and used sets, 1934-36 ½d. to 1/-, KGVI marginal Bradbury Wilkinson proof block of four, 1937 2½d. colon flaw in vertical pair with normal, 1946 2½d. extra port hole in vertical pair with normal, 1949 1/- overprinted "specimen", 1937-48 ½d. to £1, 1955-57 ½d. to £1, 1958-65 ½d. to £1, QEII sets with some smaller varieties, Postage Dues 1914-23 ½d. to 1/-, 1924-31 ½d. to 2/6d., 1936-37 ½d. to 2/6d.,...

Great BritainCollections and Ranges1840-1972 mint and used accumulation in a small box, including Line Engraved with 1840 1d. black used (2), 1840 2d. blue used (3, one on large piece), 1841-53 1d. red used including a range used on covers and a stockbook of later used examples, 1883 Anchor 10/- ultramarine mint (rubbed), 1929 P.U.C. £1 mint, 1948 Silver Wedding £1 corner marginal mint, two green Stanley Gibbons albums with a range of mint and used including some KGV and KGVI complete sets, etc.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for B...

Great BritainCollections and RangesA small used selection including 1840 1d. black, four margins (2), 1867-83 watermark Maltese Cross 5/-, 1883-84 white paper 2/6d., 5/- with pair, 1887-92 Jubilee values to 1/-, 1902-10 £1 used (2), Seahorse 2/6d. (4), 10/- and 5/-, etc., mixed condition though a good groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainCollections and RangesVarious on stock pages including 1870 ½d. used on piece from newspaper (3) and entire letter, 1841 2d. blue on entire to Edinburgh, 1858 2d. blue pair on entire to France, a used range of 1864 1d. red (30) and 2d. blue (6), various surface printed values used including 1867-80 3d. on envelope to Philadelphia, 1883 2/6d. used (3) and 5/- used, KEVII 2/6d. and 5/- used, various QEII including multiples; also 1938 envelope to New Zealand with handstamp "received in damaged condition / ex flying boat calpurnia" together with ambulance cover.. Mixed condition th...

Great BritainCollections and Ranges1840-2010 mint and used collection housed in seven Davo albums etc. in two large boxes, the first album used up until 1936, mint thereafter and largely complete (no 1867 Anchor £1) including 1867 Maltese cross £1 brown-lilac, 1867 £5 orange, 1884 £1 (both), 1887 Jubilee complete to £1, 1902-10 set to £1, 1913 Waterlow £1, 1929 PUC £1 etc., also a range of stockbooks and loose in glassine packets, etc., condition a little mixed in places where used, the mint all in very fine and mostly unmounted conditionSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more inform...

Great BritainCollections and RangesSelection on pages and loose, including pre-stamp covers with 1673 entire, Ship Letters, 1840 1d. (2), 1856-76 2d. Plate 15 marginal block of four mint or part original gum, 1855-57 4d. and 6d. on entire to Milan, 6d. on envelope to Ostend, 1862-64 4d. on envelope to Paris, 1867-80 2/- blue,1880-83 4d. Plate 18 fine mint, Edwards with values to 5/- and 10/-, 1912-22 9d. agate P20 control strip of three, E.II commemorative sets, Booklets, Channel Islands, etc., mixed condition.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and...

Great BritainCollege Stamps1876-85, a mint selection (16) comprising Keble 1876 ½d. strip of four and two singles, Merton 1876-77 ½d., Lincoln 1877-84 1d., Merton 1883 ½d., St. John's 1884 ½d., Hertford 1879 ½d. block of six and two singles, one imperf., Selywn 1882 ½d., Queen's College ½d., 1884 St. John's ½d., All Souls 1884 ½d., Balliol 1885 ½d. and Exeter 1882 ½d.. Mixed condition though an interesting group.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1902-11 a small mint collection on pages including 1902-10 ½d. to 1/- (2) and 5/- with various shades, 1911-13 ½d/ to 1/- (3) with various shades. Generally fine and a useful lot. S.G. c.£6,000+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1902-10 De La RueA mint collection (76) on pages, including ½d. with St. Andrew's cross attached (4, two are inverted watermark), 1d. pin repair below "p" of "postage", blood red shade, 1½d. (8), 2d. (7, including M12(2)), 2½d. (3), 3d. (5, including M20(2)), 4d. green and brown (5, including M23(1), (3)), 4d. orange (2), 5d. (4, including M28(1), 29(1)), 6d. (5), 7d. (2, including M37(2)), 9d. (6, including M39(1-3), 40(2)), 10d. (3, including M42(1-2)), 1/- (6, including M45(1), M46(1, 2, 4)), 2/6d. (2), 5/-, chiefly unmounted mint and the majority fineSub...

Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1902-10 De La Rue½d. to 10/-, eighteen values, unmounted mint and very fine. Between S.G. 215 and 265,Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1902-10 De La Rue2d. dull blue-green and carmine, 2d. pale grey-green and scarlet, each in an unmounted mint block of four; fine. Specialised M12 (2-3), £800Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1902-10 De La Rue2/6d. pale dull lilac and dull purple shades, unmounted mint, the first from the right of the sheet (mounted in the margin) fine. S.G. 261-262, £1,325. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1902-10 De La Rue5/- bright carmine, unmounted mint, fresh colour and well centred, small violet handstamp on reverse, fine. S.G. 263, £850provenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1902-10 De La Rue5/- bright carmine, unmounted mint; fine. S.G. 263, £850. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1902-10 De La Rue5/- deep bright carmine, unmounted mint from the upper-left corner of the sheet; some small gum wrinkles and hinged in the margin, fine. S.G. 264, £900.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1902-10 De La Rue10/- ultramarine, unmounted mint from the lower left corner of the sheet, surface thin in the margin at left; fine. S.G. 265, £2,000. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1902-10 De La Rue£1 dull blue-green, overprinted "specimen", type 17, exceptionally lightly mounted, very fine and a rare Specimen type. Specialised M55(1)t, £3,800. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1902-10 De La Rue£1 dull blue-green, unmounted mint from the left of the sheet, gum wrinkles as usual, good colour, fine and scarce. S.G. 266, £3,000. Photo.provenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1902-10 De La Rue£1 dull blue-green vertical strip of four, each cancelled by "Cowes" d.s., single small tone spot otherwise fine and a striking multiple. S.G. 266, £3,300+. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1911 Harrison and Sons, Perforated 14½d. deep bright green, Control "A11" block of six (3x2) from the lower left corner of the sheet, original gum with all but two remaining unmounted mint, the upper right stamp creased, the last stamp with some tiny red marks on the front, some small faults in the margins, fine and a scarce positional piece. Specialised M3 (7). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1911-13 Somerset House10d. dull reddish purple and scarlet, block of eighteen (3x6 with interpanneau margin between rows three and four), unmounted mint, good colours; hinged in the margin, one with small gum crease. Fine and scarce. Specialised M44 (1)Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1911-13 Somerset House2/6d. dull reddish purple, unmounted mint, a few gum wrinkles, fine. S.G. 316, £625.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1911-13 Somerset House5/- carmine with lower corner margins, mounted in the margin only to reinforce some perf. splitting, the stamp is unmounted. S.G. 318. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1911-13 Somerset House5/- carmine, unmounted mint from the right of the sheet; fine and fresh. S.G. 318, £875. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1911-13 Somerset House10/- bright blue, unmounted mint, light wrinkles, good colour and well centred, fine. Specialised M54 (1), £2,100. Photo.provenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1911-13 Somerset House£1 deep green, unmounted mint, a miniscule portion of gum missing at lower-left, fine and fresh. Rare. S.G. 320, £3,000. Photo.provenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing Edward VII Issues1911-13 Somerset House£1 deep green, very faintly mounted though of wonderful fresh colour. S.G. 320, £2,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing Edward VIIICoronation Essay: Design H, oval wreath with no emblems, 1½d. in the four different trial colours, each affixed to card. Fine. Specialised Cat. £7,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainKing George VI Issues1939-48 2/6d. (both) to £1, unmounted mint and each from the corner of the sheet; fine. S.G. 476-478c, £425Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1911-24 a small group of Plate Proofs and trials comprising Downey Head ½d. green and 1d. carmine in imperforate trails in pair and block of four respectively on gummed paper, 2d. revised Hentschal colour trial in light brown on wove paper with "w/19" handstamp, 3d. trial in red-brown on yellow paper, 4d. stamp sized die proof in orange on thick paper, 7d. colour trial in olive-brown and in brown marked "4" and "6" respectively. A fine and unusual group.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1911-12 Downey Heads mint and used collection housed in four stock books or albums including Plate flaws, multiples, usages on covers and cards, hundreds sorted by shade, many showing control numbers. An interesting and valuable group, well worth careful viewing.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1911-12, Watermark Imperial Crown½d. green, corner marginal block of eighteen with control "b 11", a few gum bends, ½d. deep bright yellow-green block of six (3x2), a few split perfs otherwise fine, Hendon Certificate (2017) for the current block as part of a block of nine, ½d. bluish green from the top of the sheet with bend, R.P.S. Certificate as block of eighteen, 1d. bright scarlet strip of three, mostly unmounted and a fine group.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1912-24 Watermark Simple CypherA mint collection on pages, over 170 stamps, including ½d. olive-green (N16(12)), pale olive-green (N16(13)), blue-green (N16(14)) and cobalt green (N16(17)) shades, 1d. deep brick-red, and scarlet vermilion shades (N16(6) and (14)), 1½d. deep chocolate-brown, deep yellow-brown, bright chestnut and bright orange-brown shades (N18 (6), (11), (14), (16)), watermark reversed (vertical interpanneau pair), 2d. deep reddish orange and brown-orange shades (N19 (3), (6)), 2½d. French blue, milky blue, powder blue and violet-blue shades (...

Great BritainKing George V IssuesSelection of Seahorse issues (21), including 1913 Waterlow 10/-, 1915 De La Rue 10/- (2, one on piece with 6d., 1/- and 2/6), 1918 Bradbury Wilkinson 10/- (2), 1934 re-engraved 10/- (3), used, chiefly good to fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow2/6d. chocolate-brown, a printer's rough plate proof on thin, buff paper, a right margin block of four. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow2/6d. plate proof in blue on thin, plate-glazed paper, large margins. fresh and fine. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow2/6d. imperforate colour trial in black on wove paper; good margins, fine. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow2/6d. (re-gummed), 5/- (corner bend), 10/- and £1, the latter in appealing deeper shade, unmounted mint and very fine. S.G. £6,500+. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow2/6d. sepia-brown, 5/- rose-carmine and 10/- indigo, original gum, fresh and quite well centred; fine. S.G. 400-402, £1,925.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow2/6d. sepia-brown (2 shades), 5/- pale rose carmine and 10/- indigo, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 400-402, £2,225Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow2/6d. very deep sepia-brown (Vandyke brown), overprinted "specimen" type 26, lightly mounted and centred a little high. Fine and very scarce. Brandon Certificate (2023). S.G. N63 (1)s. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow2/6d. deep sepia-brown (Vandyke brown), unmounted mint; centred a little left. Brandon Certificate (2015). S.G. N63 (1). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow2/6d. deep sepia-brown, unmounted mint, well centred, good colour and perfs., fine. S.G. 399, £850provenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow5/- printer's rough plate proof in carmine on poor quality, thin, buff paper, a block of four from the top left corner. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow5/- deep carmine, printer's rough plate proof on thin, buff paper, a single with very wide right margin showing the edge of the printing plate; a good example.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow5/- rose-carmine, unmounted mint from the upper-left corner of the sheet (hinged in the margin); fine, fresh and well centred. S.G. 401, £1,300. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow10/- indigo-blue, block of four with left sheet margin, unmounted mint; a very fine and well centred block. Brandon Certificate (2000). S.G. 402, £7,20+. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow10/- indigo, unmounted mint, some gum wrinkles, bright colour and well centred, fine. S.G. 402, £1,800. Photo.provenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow10/- indigo, unmounted mint, centred a little to right; fine and fresh. S.G. 402, £1,800. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow10/- indigo-blue neatly cancelled by a perfectly centred strike Guernsey c.d.s.; well centred. A beautiful example of this stamp. S.G. 402. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow£1 green handstamped "specimen", long hinge at top, well centred and fresh colour. S.G. 403a, £3,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow£1 green, extremely lightly hinged, good colour and perfs., well centred and very fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1983). S.G. 403, £2,800. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow£1 green, well centred, lightly cancelled by indistinct d.s., one or two shortish perfs otherwise fine and attractive. S.G. 403, £1,400. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow£1 deep green, unmounted mint, near perfect centring and wonderfully fresh, a superlative example of this rare shade. Brandon Certificate (1999). Specialised N72(2), £6,500. Photo.provenance:David Barton, 6th. March, 2009Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow£1 dull blue-green overprinted "cancelled", block of four, unmounted mint. A well centred and exceptional block. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1913 Waterlow£1 dull blue-green, unmounted mint, good colour and quite well centred, fine. R.P.S. Certificates (1988) and (1991). S.G. 404, £3,800. Photo.provenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1915 De La Rue2/6d., 5/- and 10/- (2 shades), original gum; fine. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1915 De La Rue2/6d. pale sepia-brown, unmounted mint; quite well centred. Brandon Certificate (2023). S.G. N64 (1). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1915 De La Rue2/6d. dark brown and 5/- bright carmine from the top of the sheet; both unmounted mint, fine and fresh. Specialised N64 (4) and N67 (1), £1,800provenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1915 De La Rue2/6d. yellow-brown, unmounted mint from the left of the sheet; fine. S.G. 406, £550Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1915 De La Rue2/6d. yellow-brown (worn plate), unmounted mint from the upper right corner of the sheet (hinged and a little creased in the margin only); fine. S.G. 406, £550Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1915 De La Rue2/6d. yellow-brown variety reversed watermark in a top right corner block of four, lightly mounted in the margin only leaving the stamps unmounted mint; well centred and an attractive block. S.G. 406wj, £7,200+. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1915 De La Rue2/6d. yellow-brown, watermark misplaced and reversed, unmounted mint from the left of the sheet, fresh and fine. S.G. 406Wj, £1,800. Photo.provenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1915 De La Rue2/6d. pale yellow-brown in a top right corner block of four, unmounted mint and very well centred. S.G. N64 (7). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1915 De La Rue2/6d. brown, corner marginal block of four, the upper pair very lightly mounted, the lower pair remaining unmounted mint, fine. A block of superb quality and freshness. Brandon Certificate (2022). Specialised N64(10). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1915 De La Rue2/6d. brown with lower right corner margins, mint; well centred. Brandon Certificate (2023). S.G. N64 (10). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1915 De La Rue2/6d. reddish (chestnut) brown, lightly mounted mint; centred a little high and left. Brandon Certificate (2016). S.G. N64 (12). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1915 De La Rue5/- bright carmine, unmounted mint from the top of the sheet; good perfs. and quite well centred, fine. S.G. 409, £1,100. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1915 De La Rue5/- pale carmine (worn plate), unmounted mint from the right of the sheet; fine. S.G. 410, £1,400. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1915 De La Rue10/- deep blue, unmounted mint, well centred and good perfs., fine. S.G. 411, £5,500. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1915 De La Rue10/- deep blue (worn plate), large part original gum; centred to the right, good perfs., light even gum ageing. S.G. N70 (2), £3,750Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1915 De La Rue10/- blue, unmounted mint, good colour and perfs., fine. S.G. 412, £4,000. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1915 De La Rue10/- bright ("Cambridge") blue, cancelled by two light strikes of London c.d.s.; centred right. Brandon Certificate (2018). S.G. N70 (3). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1915 De La Rue10/- pale blue, unmounted mint, well centred, good colour and perfs., fine. S.G. 413, £4,250, Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

\Great BritainKing George V Issues1915 De La Rue10/- deep intense bright blue, lightly mounted mint; centred a fraction high and right. Brandon Certificate (2017). Specialised N70 (5). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1915 De La Rue10/- deep intense bright blue, cancelled by a well centred strike of Jersey c.d.s.; good centring. Specialised N70 (5). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1915 De La Rue10/- bright blue good used with a rubber London c.d.s.; good centring. Brandon Certificate (2018). Specialised N70 (7). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1918-19 Bradbury, Wilkinson2/6d. pale brown, 5/- rose-red and 10/- dull blue, unmounted mint, the 5/- from the top of the sheet; fresh, good perfs. and quite well centred, fine. S.G. 415a-417, £1,665.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson2/6d. dull sepia brown, 5/- rose-carmine and 10/- steel-blue (from the right of the sheet with guide mark, margin now detached); all fine unmounted mint. R.P.S. Certificate (1986) for the 10/-. Specialised N65 (2), N68 (1) and N71 (3), £2,500provenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1918-19 Bradbury, Wilkinson2/6d. (three shades, one from the upper left corner of the sheet), 5/- (3) and 10/-, original gum, well centred and good perfs., fine. S.G. £1,50. Photo0Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1918-19 Bradbury, Wilkinson2/6d. (2 slight shades), 5/- rose-red, unmounted mint, good perfs. and well centred; fine. S.G. £1,125Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1918-19 Bradbury, Wilkinson2/6d. Experimental printing (watermark sideways and reversed) in a lower right corner block of four with very wide margins, each overprinted "cancelled" type 24, unmounted mint, fine. A very desirable positional block. Cat £3,000+. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1918-19 Bradbury, Wilkinson2/6d. olive-brown, unmounted mint block of four from the left of the sheet; exceptionally well-centred and very fine. S.G. 413a, £1,400+. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1918-19 Bradbury, Wilkinson5/- rose-red, an unmounted mint block of four from the upper right corner of the sheet; exceptionally fine and fresh. S.G. 416. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1918-19 Bradbury, Wilkinson10/- dull grey-blue, a superb unmounted mint block of four from the lower-right corner of the sheet; lovely quality. S.G. 417. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1924 Wembley1d. and 1½d. on British Empire Exhibition Harmer envelope and tied by special Exhibition first day slogan postmark. A good first day cover. Cat. £450. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1925 WembleySet in unmounted mint blocks of four from the sides of the sheets; fine. S.G. 432-433, £320+Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1925 Wembley1d. and 1½d. on individual Oswald Marsh first day covers, each tied by the special Wembley Park slogan cancellation. Cat. £1,700. (2 covers). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1929 Postal Union Congress2½d. blue, watermark inverted, unmounted mint; a superb example of this popular watermark variety. S.G. 437Wi., £3,750. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1929 Postal Union Congress2½d. blue, watermark inverted, large part original gum; fine and scarce. S.G. 437Wi, £2,750. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1929 Postal Union Congress£1 black, unmounted mint with the usual slightly creamy gum; fine. S.G. 438, £1,100. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1929 Postal Union Congress£1 black, from the left of the sheet, a very central strike of indistinct c.d.s. S.G. 438. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1929 Postal Union Congress£1 black, very lightly cancelled by indistinct postmark, very fine. S.G. 438, £600. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1934 Re-Engraved2/6d. to 10/-, two sets, very lightly hinged or original gum; fine. S.G. 450-452, £1,150Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1934 Re-Engraved2/6d. to 10/-, unmounted mint, each from the top of the sheet (hinged in the margin); fine. S.G. 450-452, £1,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainKing George V Issues1934 Re-Engraved2/6d. to 10/-, unmounted mint, the 10/- from the left of the sheet (hinged in the margin); fine. S.G. 450-452, £1,000. PhotoSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1934 Re-Engraved2/6d., 5/- and 10/-, unmounted mint, good colours, well centred and fine. S.G. 450-452, £1,000Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1934-36 Photogravure½d. to 1/- set of eleven on local Sutton Coldfield first day cover the different values tied by their neat and clear c.d.s. for each issue date. An eye-catching and rare cover. P.T.S. certificate (2020). PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1935 Silver Jubilee2½d. Prussian blue, block of four, an incredibly rare multiple of the unissued colour, the upper pair with light hinge remnants and the lower pair remaining unmounted mint; superb and of the highest exhibition calibre. B.P.A. Certificate (2009). S.G. 456a, £54,000 as singles. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George V Issues1935 Silver Jubilee2½d. Prussian blue, a superb unmounted mint example of this popular error of colour. S.G. 456a, £15,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1840-74 a used line engraved collection on pages including 1841 1d. red-brown unused with good to enormous margins, used selection with blue Maltese Cross and numbered Maltese Crosses 1-12, also TF used on locally addressed envelope from Banbridge tied by Dublin Maltese Cross, 1840 and 1841 2d. blue, 1864-79 plates 71-225 (less 77), 1858 2d. blue (8), 1870-79 ½d. plates 1-20 less 2, 7, 16, 17 and 18, 1½d. plates 1 and 3, also 1847-54 embossed set of three, the 10d. and 1/- with four good margins, 10d. with Karl Louis Certificate (2006) and "Intemperance is the Bane of Society" pri...

Great BritainLine Engraved Proofs and Essays"Rainbow" Trials1840 (Sept.) 1d. red-brown part sheet of ten impressions from the fugitive ink trials marked "No 9 plain", "Potash", Tartaric Acid", "Prussic Acid", "Creosote and "Turps" in the hand of Joshua Bacon, the top left corner marked "A1", stamps 3, 4, 7, 8, 11 and 12 additionally stamped "no 712", most unusual and exceptionally rare, only 5 such sheets are believed to remain in private handsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainLine Engraved Proofs and Essays"Rainbow" Trials1d. State 3: On white wove paper in red-brown, good to very large margins all round, very fine. Spec. DP20c, £2,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainLine Engraved Proofs and EssaysPaper Trials1840, two paper trials with manuscript notation for 20lb. and 167lb. paper weights. DP20g. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainLine Engraved Proofs and Essays1841 2d. blue horizontal pair with very large margins all round [R3/4-5] from the lower left corner of the trial sheet of twelve, ungummed on watermarked paper, small bends confined mostly to the margins otherwise fine and an impressive multiple. Specialised DP43, £3,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainLine Engraved Proofs and Essays1841 2d. blue with very large margins all round [R1/1] from the upper left corner of the trial sheet of twelve on ungummed, watermarked paper, very fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1976). Specialised DP43, £1,500. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainOfficialsInland Revenue, 1882-1901Predominantly mint group including 1880-81 ½d., 1d. and 6d., the latter used; 1884-88 ½d. and 2½d. and 1/- and 1887-1900 ¼d. and 6d.; mostly unmounted mint and fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1988) for 1/- S.G. O1, O2, O4, O5, O6, O13, O14, O15, O17 and O23, £2,835Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainOfficialsInland Revenue, 1882-1901On 1884-1888 5/- rose, CE on white paper, cancelled by Belfast 31.08.95, fine and rare. S.G. O9, £2,500. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainOfficialsInland Revenue, 1882-1901On 1884-1888 10/- ultramarine, MC on white paper, cancelled by oval accountancy d.s., two signatures on the reverse, fine and rare. S.G. O10, £3,750. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainOfficialsInland Revenue, 1882-1901On 1884-88 watermark Crowns £1 brown-lilac, ID, overprinted "specimen", type 11, part original gum with a few bends though a very rare stamp. S.G. O11s, £5,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainOfficialsInland Revenue, 1882-1901On 1887-927 £1 green, KC, very fine used, cancelled by central Aberdeen 10.05.94 d.s., rare. "Guaranteed by Stanley Gibbons" handstamp on the reverse, R.P.S. Certificate (1997). S.G. O16, £2,500. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainOfficialsInland Revenue, 1882-1901On 1887-92 £1 green, GA, cancelled by oval accountancy d.s., faint reduced mark otherwise fine and rare. S.G. O16, £2,500. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainOfficialsInland Revenue1901 (15 Aug.) King Edward VII head only die proof on thick card (60 x 90mm.) dated '15 aug 01' and endorsed 'after/ hardening' at upper right, signed 'E.K.B.' below head and with 'P.C & N.W.' and 'I. R. Original Die' at foot and 'P. 11.' alongside, some ink offset at upper left and some light soiling; probably unique. Photo.provenance:De la Rue ArchivesSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainOfficialsInland Revenue1902-04 ½d. blue-green, 1d. scarlet unmounted mint; 2½d. ultramarine, 1/- dull green and carmine both used with minor faults. S.G. O20, O21, O22, O24, £1,750+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainOfficialsInland Revenue1902-04 5/- bright carmine, lightly cancelled by registered d.s., B.P.A. Certificate (1962) mentioning "corner crease", otherwise fine and a very rare stamp. S.G. O25, £10,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainOfficialsOffice of Works1896-02 5d. used, Army Official 1896-01 ½d. to 6d., 1902-03 ½d. to 6d., Government Parcels 1883-86 6d. and 9d. both used, Board of Education 1902 5d. used, 1902-04 ½d., 1d. and 2½d., the latter used, Royal Household 1902 ½d. and 1d., Admiralty Official 1903 ½d. to 3d.; a few possible forgeries, and mixed condition otherwise a good lot.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainOfficialsOffice of Works1896-02 ½d. vermilion (R.P.S. Certificate), ½d. blue-green and 1d.; 1902-03 ½d., 1d. (Brandon Certificate) and 2d., the latter used, the remaining unmounted mint and fine. S.G. O31-O33, O36-38, £2,925Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainOfficialsOffice of Works1902-03 10d. dull purple and carmine, indistinctly cancelled, very fine and rare. Brandon Certificate (2005). S.G. O35, £2,250. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainOfficialsArmy'army/ official' cut-down die proof on white card affixed to cream coloured card (34 x 54mm.) endorsed ' April 14/ 240 leads/ mar 23/ 240 leads' in black; fine and probably unique. Photo.provenance:De la Rue ArchivesSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainOfficialsArmy1896-01 6d. purple on rose-red overprinted "specimen" (Type 15), large part original gum, very fine and rare. Wenvoe Certificate (2022). S.G. O45s. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainOfficialsGovernment Parcels1883-1900 predominantly mint group, comprising 1883-86 1½d. 1/- plate 13 and 14 (2, both used), 1887-90 1½d., 6d., 9d. and 1/-, 1891-1900 1d., 2d., 4½d. Mostly unmounted, fine and a rare group. B.P.A. Certificate (2014) for 2d. S.G. O61, O64c-O72, £4,270Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainOfficialsGovernment Parcels1883-86 6d. dull green, cancelled by part Southampton d.s., colour a touch suffused otherwise fine and rare. Wenvoe Certificate (2023). S.G. 062, £1,400Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainOfficialsGovernment Parcels1883-84 1/- orange-brown, Plate 14: HK, large part original gum, a couple of peripheral tone spots on the reverse otherwise a very fine example of this difficult departmental issue. S.G. O64c, £3,500. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great BritainOfficialsGovernment Parcels1902 1d., 2d., 6d. and 9d., unmounted mint and very fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1988) for 9d. S.G. O74-O77, £1,225Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainOfficialsGovernment Parcels1902 9d. dull purple and ultramarine, from the foot of the sheet, natural paper wrinkles though unmounted mint, very fine and attractive. S.G. O77, £650. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainOfficialsGovernment Parcels1902 1/- dull green and carmine, unmounted mint and very fine. R.P.S. Certificate (2013). S.G. O78, £1,350. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainOfficialBoard of Education1902 5d. dull purple and blue, unused with full original gum, exceptionally fine and rare in this condition. P.T.S. Certificate (2013). S.G. O81, £5,750. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainOfficialsRoyal Household1902 1d. scarlet block of four, unmounted mint and a very attractive multiple. Wenvoe Certificate (2022). S.G. O92, £1,300. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainOfficialsAdmiralty'admiralty/ official' cut-down die proof on white card affixed to cream coloured card (28 x 41mm.), dated 'Mar 26' and endorsed '240 leads' below in black; fine and probably unique. Photo.provenance:De la Rue ArchivesSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainPostal History1721-1863, a group of thirteen entire letters or envelopes, including 1721 entire letter with Penny/Post/Paid/T/FR and receiver's Davids, 1787 with "e/paid/penny/post" (S.G. 4/38), eleven envelopes all addressed to Baron du Bois de Ferrieres (Liberal M.P. for Cheltenham, 1880-85), etc., chiefly good to fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainPostal History1760-73, three entire letters addressed to the Hospital for exposed & Deserted young children, London or the Foundling Hospital, all with Dockwra type 3 handstamps, comprising 1760 payd at left, 1768 payd at left, 1773 post at left, receiver's signatures and time stamps; good to fine. A scarce trioSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainPostal History1769 (14 Nov.) entire letter to The Foundling Hospital London, on reverse and opening well for display Bishop mark "20/NO" and tunbridge (57x7mm., unrecorded in Willcocks), rare and exceptionalSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainPostal History1777 (13 Feb.) entire letter, addressed to Mr. William Brodie at Mr. Robert Donaldsons Writer to the Signet New Town, on reverse a superb strike of Williamson's Local Post "penny post not paid e" (S.G. 4/38) which opens well for display. Rare in this quality. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainPostal History1817 (26 Oct.) entire letter to Daventry with curved "silsoe" and red manuscript Mifsent to Oundle, 1827 (5 May) entire letter to St. Columb, on reverse framed "Okehanpton/5th Clause Post", 1840 (Jan. and June), two entire letters from the same correspondence to France with "blandford/py post" datestamps, the first in black, the second in red, a variety of rate markings, datestamps, etc., good to fineSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainPostal History1822 "Plan for expediting the mail from London to Edinburgh; so that it shall arrive at one o'clock on the second day (and eventually earlier)", 36 pages, privately bound; repaired hole of the last page, otherwise fine and a rare volumeSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainPostal History1823 (16 May) entire from London to Edinburgh with fine framed "missent/to/glasgow" and light red paid in the/country datestamp; the entire slightly refolded at left, fine and a most pleasing combination of markingsSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainPostal History1840 (April) Postal Notice headed "to all post masters." issued at the General Post Office, Edinburgh, bearing 1d. black, Plate 1a, OL-PL vertical pair, the notice advising of the imminent despatch of the new postage stamps and stationery envelopes; some minor foxing to edges, horizontal central fold, reinforced on the reverse and in fine condition when compared with other example. A major rarity and among the most important pieces of Great Britain philately, heralding the birth of modern postage.provenance:The Marcus Samuel Collection, retained by the family and...

Great BritainPostal History1840 (6 May) entire letter from London to Wohlen, Switzerland via France, rated "1/2" with London "paid/6 may 6/1840" red d.s. alongside "a.t.f." (Affr. Taxe Frontiere) straight line h.s. on front and, on the reverse, London 06.05 d.s. and "huninigue" d.s. on reverse. Of superb condition and most unusual being sent stampless on the first day of issue for the One Penny Black. Copy of Peter Holcombe Certificate (1997). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainPostal History1840 (29 Oct.) entire letter to Jersey with red "bristol/29 oc 1840/py post" and black Westbury on Trym/Penny Post. An interesting letter, headed Vivat + Jesus/Convent Westbury/My Dear little Friend...... I am not insensible to your just reproaches, I cannot nevertheless promise to be a much better correspondent......, fine. A scarce combination to the Channel Islands. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainPostal History1842 (30 May) 1d. pink stationery envelope from Stockton to Guisborough with Maltese Cross cancellation, 1843 (30 Dec.) 1d. pink envelope to Cornwall with number "9" in Maltese Cross cancellation and "islington" alongside; filing folds and the first with some surface marksSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainPostal History1849-95 an interesting selection of eleven covers or entires addressed to India arranged on written up pages all with different frankings including 1849 bearing 1/- embossed cut to shape, 1862 bearing 3d and 6d.,1864 mourning cover bearing 4d. and 6d., 1870 bearing 1d. and 6d. pair, 1870 bearing 1d. and 1/-, 1871 bearing 1/-, 1874 bearing 6d. (2), 1879 bearing 1d. (2) and 6d., 1880 bearing 6d., 1890 bearing 1d. (5), 1895 bearing 2½d., mixed condition, a very interesting lot for the postal historian.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please v...

Great BritainPostal History1849-96 incoming mail from India redirected in Great Britain postal history trio arranged on three written up pages including 1849 from Bombay to Haddington then redirected with 1d. red to London; 1870 from Bombay to Northampton bearing 8p. (2) and 8a. (2) then redirected to Guildford with 1d. (2); 1896 2a.6. postal envelope to Catford then redirected to Allahabad! with 2½d., very mixed condition though a most unusual trio.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainPostal History1855-77, five entires, all franked 1d. Stars, including 1855 from London to Ludlow with circular "more to pay" cancelling the stamp, 1858 from London to Chepstow with private "time posted" clock marking at left, 1860 from Liverpool to London franked 1d.(4) arranged as a strip, 1877 long envelope from London to Cheltenham with colourless embossed oval containing an inscription in Greek and a lady; good to fine. An interesting groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainPostal History1857 (24 Dec.) blue envelope from Glasgow to Paisley, franked 1d. Stars with blue neilston (type III) with more to pay in the same colour alongside, dated markings on the reverse; fine. A stunning Exhibition cover. Photo.note: Illustrated on page 33 of "Scots Local cancellations illustrated 1854-1860" by R.C. AlcockSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainPostal History1861 (3 Sept.) mourning envelope, franked 1d. Stars with Scottish "41" cancellation of Biggar, with superb framed blue "missent/to/paisley" alongside, re-directed on arrival and with a variety of transit date stamps on the reverse. Attractive and very scarceSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainPostal History1877-1960, collection (29 items) relating to Bournemouth in green album, including 1892 ½d. Newspaper wrapper to Alexandria redirected to Cairo, 1893 1d. card to Hamburg, additionally franked 4d., 1899 ½d. Newspaper wrapper to Australia, 1907 1d. Registered envelope, additionally franked 2d.(2) to Chile, 1917 envelope to Port Said, much re-directed, 1924 p.p.c to Australia franked 1d. and taxed ½d. and 1d. Postage Dues on arrival, 1941 envelope Poste Restante to Cape Town, additionally franked Mozambique Co. 80c., Postage Die ½c. and 1c., 1946 Air Letter to Aden,...

Great BritainPostal History1881-1932 duo of incoming mail From India with G.B. stamps including 1881 envelope from Bombay to Bromley bearing 1d. lilac (envelope taxed), 1932 envelope to Hove bearing India 2a. and G.B. ½d. (envelope not taxed!), very mixed condition but a most unusual duo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainPostal History1894 (23 Feb.) envelope addressed to India, marked 'To be posted at London Bridge' bearing ½d. vermilion and 1d. lilac (2) cancelled by London c.d.s. in combination with 'london brighton and south coast railway' 2d. stamp cancelled by west norwood hand stamp, envelope taxed and showing overland postage due h.s., the reverse with Jamalpur (19.3) c.d.s.; the envelope with a few faults though Railway stamps to overseas destinations are rare.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainKing George VI Issues1941-42 ½d. pale green, a horizontal pair from the left of the sheet, variety imperforate, very fine unmounted mint. S.G. 485a, £8,500. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainQueen Elizabeth II Issues1948 Silver Wedding, small specialised collection comprising black and white stamp sized photographic essay on gummed paper, an archival example handstamped "cancelled" with security puncholes, the issued set both mint and used on First day Cover sent Registered to Gatooma, Southern Rhodesia, 2½d. (5) on airmail cover to Cape Town and a complete mint sheet of twenty of the £1 value; fine and fresh. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainQueen Elizabeth II Issues1955-58 first De La Rue 2/6d. to £1, each from the side or corner of the sheet and each with R.P.S. Certificate (1981). S.G. 536a-539a, £600.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainQueen Elizabeth II Issues1964 Tenth International Botanical Congress 3d. violet, blue and sage-green with sheet margin at top, variety sage-green omitted, unmounted mint, very fine and exceptionally rare, it is believed that only six examples exist. S.G. 655b, £18,000. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainQueen Elizabeth II Issues1966 World Cup Champions 6d., a small group comprising black omitted, red omitted and horizontal strip of six, the first stamp with apple-green omitted, the second with apple-green partially omitted; all unmounted mint and very fine, the latter two with B.P.A. Certificates (2008). S.G. 694a, 694b, 694c, £12,910.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainQueen Elizabeth II Issues1966 Christmas 1/6d. marginal from the foot of the sheet, variety gold (Queen's Head) omitted, unmounted mint and very fine. Brandon Certificate (2006). S.G. 714var. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great BritainQueen Elizabeth II Issues1967-70 3d. control block of twelve (3x4), the entire vertical strip at far right imperforate, comprising two vertical imperf. pairs, very fine unmounted mint. S.G. 729a, £1,900. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainQueen Elizabeth II Issues1969-99 a group of mint errors comprising 1969 Christmas 1/6d. gold (Queen's head) omitted, 1/6d. deep slate omitted, 1971 Literary Anniversaries 3p. gold (Queen's head) omitted with Brandon Certificate (2008), 1971 British Anniversaries 9p. olive-brown omitted, 1972 British Polar Explorers 3p. gold (Queen's head) omitted, 5p. block of four each with gold (Queen's head) omitted, tied to envelope, 1973 British Explorers 9p. showing brown-grey printing double with Holcombe Certificate, (1998), 1973 Christmas 3½p. grey-black omitted, 3½p. blue omitted, 3½...

Great BritainQueen Elizabeth II Issues1969 British Cathedrals 1/6d., variety black (face value) omitted, unmounted mint with minor foxing as is to be expected though very scarce, only forty-two mint examples being recorded by Pierron; together with normal for comparison. S.G. 801a, £2,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great BritainQueen Elizabeth II Issues1970 British Rural Architecture 5d. vertical strip with sheet margin at left showing plate numbers, both stamps showing variety Green omitted (cobblestones), also showing green (cylinder, IF) omitted in margin, unmounted mint and believed to be unique, a most important modern error. R.P.S. Certificate (2008). S.G. 815f, unpriced. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainQueen Elizabeth II Issues1973 Explorers 9p., variety grey-black omitted, unmounted mint, very fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2008). S.G. 927c, £3,750. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainQueen Elizabeth II Issues1973 Royal Wedding 20p. deep brown and silver, vertical strip of five with sheet margins at top and foot, the third stamp with variety missing silver (Queen's head), unmounted mint and very fine. S.G. 942a, £6,000. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainQueen Elizabeth II Issues1976 Telephone Centenary 8½p. from the top of the sheet, variety deep rose (vase and picture frame) omitted, unmounted mint and very fine. S.G. 997a, £4,750. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainQueen Elizabeth II Issues1979 Dogs 11p. vertical strip of four, the lower stamp imperforate, the stamp above partially imperforate, unmounted mint and very fine. S.G. 1077a, £3,000+. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainQueen Elizabeth II Issues1982 Christmas Carols 15½p. vertical pair and 19½p. horizontal pair, both imperforate, unmounted mint and very fine, a rare duo. S.G. 1203a, 1204a, £5,200. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainQueen Elizabeth II Issues1983 British River Fish 15½p. imperforate block of four with gutter margin between, unmounted mint, very fine and a rare multiple. S.G. 1207a, £2,800. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainQueen Elizabeth II Issues1989 Christmas, 800th. Anniversary of Ely Cathedral 15p.+1p. block of eight (4x2), the left hand block of four imperforate with sheet margin and number at left, the adjoining vertical pair at right imperforate between, unmounted mint, very fine and rare. S.G. 1464a, £3,200. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great BritainQueen Elizabeth II Issues1991 Dogs 22p. interpanneau block of six (2x3), lower pair imperforate, the adjoining pair partially imperforate; also 31p. block of eight (2x4), the upper pair imperforate, the adjoining pair partially imperforate, both unmounted mint, very fine and scarce. S.G. 1531a, 1533a, £3,200. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great BritainQueen Elizabeth II Issues1998 Comedians 30p., prepared for use but not issued for this denomination, unmounted mint, fine and a famous and striking variety offered with issued 37p. for comparison. Pierron records only thirty mint examples. See footnote after S.G. 2045, £1,800. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1855-73 a predominantly used Surface Printed collection on pages including 1855-57 4d. to 1/-, 1862-64 3d. to 1/-, 1865-67 3d. to 1/-, 4d. Plates 7-14, 1867-80 3d. to 2/- with 3d. Plates 4-10, 1/- Plates 4-7 and 5/- Plate 1 (3) and Plate 2, 1873-80 2½d. rosy-mauve Plates 3-17, 2½d. blue Plates 17-20, 3d. Plates 11-20 (less 13), 6d. Plates 13-17, 1/- green Plates 8-13 with mint example, and 1/- orange-brown, 1880-83 ½d. to 1/-, 1881 1d. Die II marginal pair overprinted "specimen", 1883 3d. on 3d. and 6d. on 6d. (both unmounted mint); mostly fine and a valuable group. S.G. c.£21,...

Great Britain1855-57Watermark Small Garter4d. carmine on slightly blued paper (2) tied, alongside 1854-57 1d. red-brown, by barred numeral '17' cancellations to 1855 (31 July) entire from London to Amsterdam with boxed "franco" handstamp on face and London 31.07.55 d.s. and Amsterdam 02.08.55 d.s. on reverse, a superb first day of issue usage, unique. B.P.A. Certificate (2002). S.G. 62aSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1855-57Watermark Large Garter4d. rose, from the top of the sheet with inscription "(f)our", unmounted mint (hinged in the margin), some creases or wrinkles but fresh and very fine. S.G. 66a, £1,750+. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1855-571/- green, tied to entire to New York, endorsed Per Steamer Arabic by fine "700" sideways duplex of Sheffield (18.6.1858), with red "L/JU 19/K" at lower left "paid" and "5/cents" in the same colour alongside; fine. S.G. 71Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1862-64Small Corner Letters3d. pale carmine-rose, unused, 6d. lilac Plate 3, original gum; fine. the latter with R.P.S. Certificate (1985). S.G. 77, 84, £4,950. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1862-64Small Corner Letters6d. lilac, DC-ED, block of four from the lower right of the sheet, variety imperforate with inverted watermark, large part original gum, fine and a great rarity. Hendon Certificate (2023). S.G. 85a, £13,000. Photo.provenance:MaximusSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1865-67Large Uncoloured Corner Letters4d. vermilion Plate 8: IE and Plate 11: LE, large part original gum; fine. The first with R.P.S. Certificate (1982). S.G. 94, £1,225Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1865-67Large Uncoloured Corner Letters4d. vermilion, Plate 14: IE-IF, horizontal pair with wing margin at right, applied upside down on envelope to Alexandria, "B60" duplex cancellations of Bournemouth, transit and arrival markings on reverse; the envelope a little crumpled; fine. S.G. 95Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1865-67Large Uncoloured Corner Letters6d. lilac (with hyphen), Plate 6: PD, wing margin at right, sheet margin and inscription "per Sheet of 40" at top, original gum; fine. S.G. 97, £1,200. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great Britain1865-67Large Uncoloured Corner Letters9d. straw, Plate 4: PD, wing margin at right, sheet margin and inscription "15 Shillings/per Sheet of 20", original gum, fine. Signed A.D.(iena) and with R.P.S. Certificate (1987). S.G. 98, £4,800. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great Britain1865-67Large Uncoloured Corner Letters1/- green, Plate 4: NG, original gum; fine. S.G. 101, £2,800. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1867-80Watermark Spray6d. purple, with hyphen, Plate 6: pair and two singles (one with small fault), tied by London duplex cancellations of 17 Oct. 1868 to entire letter to Portugal endorsed Via France & Spain, red "pd" and black "franca" in ovals, arrival datestamp on reverse, fine. S.G. 106Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1867-80Watermark Spray1/- green, Plate 5: Stock Exchange forgery, without watermark, tiny trace of corner bend otherwise fine and rare. Photo.FSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1867-80Watermark Spray2/- brown, JL, cancelled by part Scottish numeral "114", good colour and an exceptionally rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (2001). S.G. 121, £4,250. Photo.provenance:Spink, Royal Philatelic Collection, 17 May, 2001Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1867-80Watermark Spray2/- brown, OA, cancelled by superb, crisply struck Southampton 27.07.80 d.s., very fine used. Karl Louis BPP Certificate (1995). S.G. 121, £4,250. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1867-80Watermark Spray1871 (23 Oct.) large envelope to Moscow bearing 3d rose Plate 6 pair, 1/- green Plate 5 pair and 2/- deep blue wing margin pairs (2) tied by Llanelly duplex, marked paid 10/6, "PD" in circle and two Moscow datestamps on the reverse; usual filing fold otherwise in a good state of preservation. Unusual mail from Wales to Russia. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1867-83Watermark Maltese Cross10/- grey-green, CE, imperforate imprimatur with large part original gum, one or two minor bends that scarcely detract from the beautiful impression of this rare imprimatur. Specialised £35,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1867-83Watermark Maltese Cross10/- greenish grey, FB, unused without gum, tiny corner bend otherwise a fine example of this exceedingly rare high value. Initialled "A.D". S.G. 128, £50,000. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1867-83Watermark Maltese Cross10/- greenish grey, DI, cancelled by central "Greenock" 31.05.82 d.s., fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1968). S.G. 128, £3,200. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1867-83Watermark Maltese Cross10/- greenish grey, EI, lightly cancelled by Stock Exchange Glasgow 29.05.82 d.s., small closed tear at top, otherwise fine and rare. S.G. 128, £3,200. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1867-83Watermark Maltese Cross£1 brown-lilac, HI, superb light, central "greenock/my 15/82" c.d.s.; fine and of stunning appearance with wonderfully fresh colour. An exceptional example of this very rare stamp. S.G. 129, £4,500. Photo.provenance:Spink, 17th. November, 2010Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1867-83Watermark Maltese Cross£1 brown-lilac cancelled by 22.04.82 d.s., central repair otherwise a presentable example of this rare stamp. S.G. 129, £4,500. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1867-83Watermark Anchor, Blued Paper10/- grey-green, GB, cancelled by very crisp "Glasgow" 16.04.83 d.s., very fine and attractive. Brandon Certificate (2000). S.G. 131, £4,500. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1867-83Watermark Anchor, White Paper5/- rose, AB, cancelled by East Strand 18.04.84 d.s. with slightly reduced crayon cancellation, otherwise fine and fresh. S.G. 134, £3,800. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1867-83Watermark Anchor, White Paper10/- greenish grey, CB, centrally cancelled by "york st/manchester" 28.09.83 d.s., a few minor imperfections otherwise a fine and very presentable example of this rare high value. Enzo Diena (1992) and R.P.S. (2008) Certificates. S.G. 135, £4,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1867-83Watermark Anchor, White Paper10/- greenish grey, CD, cancelled by Bristol 17.03.83 d.s., slight surface abrasions otherwise fine and very rare. S.G. 135, £4,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1867-83Watermark Anchor, White Paper£1 brown-lilac cancelled by Manchester, York St. 08.08.83 c.d.s., very fine and especially rare as such. S.G. 136, £7,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1867-83Watermark Anchor, Blued Paper£5 orange, AD, imperforate imprimatur, large part original gum with minor corner bend that does not detract from the beauty of the impression and its rarity. Specialised £34,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1867-83Watermark Anchor, White Paper£5 orange, DN, unmounted mint, well-centred and with fresh vibrant colour; very fine. S.G. 137, £12,500. Photo.provenance:ChartwellDesmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1867-83Watermark Anchor, White Paper£5 orange, AD, cancelled by clear Registered datestamp for Threadneedle, 1894; some slight discolouration in places otherwise a fine example. S.G. 137, £3,500. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1867-83Watermark Anchor, White Paper£5 orange, BK, cancelled by crisp and central Cambridge 15.08.99, very fine used and of superb appearance. S.G. 137, £3,500. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1867-83Watermark Anchor, White Paper£5 orange, CM, cancelled by central Reading 10.01.00 d.s., well centred, tiny central fault otherwise an attractive example of this rare stamp. S.G. 137, £3,500. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1873-80Large Coloured Corner Letters, Watermark Orb2½d. rosy mauve, Plate 10: BC imprimatur, fresh large part original gum, close to good margins, very fine and scarce with only 22 possible. S.G. 141var, £2,500. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great Britain1873-80Large Coloured Corner Letters, Watermark Orb2½d. rosy-mauve, Plate 17: EI, original gum, centred a little to upper right, fine. A fresh example from this scarce Plate. S.G. 141, £1,700. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great Britain1873-80Large Coloured Corner Letters, Watermark Orb2½d. blue, Plate 18: PK, unmounted mint, small wrinkle, fine. With photocopy of a R.P.S. Certificate (1985) for a block of four. S.G 142, £575. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great Britain1873-80Large Coloured Corner Letters, Watermark Spray3d. rose, Plate 11: AK (with marginal Plate number attached, cut to shape), Plate 18: JA from the foot of the sheet with inverted "ence" in the margin, another OE wing margin at left, from the foot of the sheet with "price" in margin, 1/- green, Plate 9: JE, wing margin at left, large part original gum; good to fine. S.G. 144, 150, £2,325Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great Britain1873-80Large Coloured Corner Letters, Watermark Spray6d. grey: Plate 17, JC-JD, horizontal pair from the lower right corner of the pane with wing margin at right and inverted "postage s" in the margin at foot, large part original gum; fine and fresh. S.G. 147, £1,900+. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1873-80Large Coloured Corner Letters, Watermark Spray1/- green PK-QL, Plate 12, block of four, from the top of the sheet; large part original gum, the lower pair remaining unmounted mint, very fresh and a scarce multiple. S.G. 150, £2,600. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1873-80Large Coloured Corner Letters, Watermark Spray1/- orange-brown, FG-GH marginal block of four from plate 13, mounted on two stamps only leaving the remaining unmounted mint, of superb quality and of significant rarity. S.G. 151, £24,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1873-80Large Coloured Corner Letters, Watermark Garter4d. sage-green, Plate 15: FI, original gum; fine and a scarce stamp. S.G. 153, £1,600. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great Britain1873-80Large Coloured Corner Letters, Watermark Garter8d. orange, TJ, large part original gum; fine and scarce. S.G. 156, £1,850. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great Britain1880-83Watermark Crown2½d. Plates 22 and 23, 3d. Plate 21, 3d. on 3d. (2), 4d. Plates 17 and 18, 6d. Plate 17 (2), 6d. on 6d. and 1/- Plate 14, large part original gum to mint, fresh colours, fine and an attractive group. S.G. £5,900Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1879-80 Perkins Bacon 1d. blue-green tender essays in a strip of three on gummed paper, each showing different designs. Fine and attractive.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1880-81 ½d. to 5d., unmounted mint, the 1½d. and 2d. from the side of the sheet; fine. Fresh and an exceptional set. S.G. 164-169, £1,275 (for mounted mint). Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1883-842/6d. die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm) marked "13 apr 83" and "before hardening"; fine. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1883-84Blued Paper2/6d. lilac, AH, a superb mint example of this rare stamp. Brandon Certificate (2016). S.G. 175, £6,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1883-84Blued Paper2/6d. lilac, crisp Bristol c.d.s. of 5 Jan. 1885; pressed horizontal crease but beautifully centred and superb appearance. S.G. 175, £1,500. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1883-84Blued Paper5/- rose, EE, a well-centred example cancelled by crisp and almost complete c.d.s. of Leith (12 Feb. 85), very fine and rare thus. Brandon Certificate (2017). S.G. 176, £4,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1883-84Blued Paper10/- ultramarine, the unique strip of three lettered CB-CD, cancelled by three crisp strikes of Glasgow c.d.s. (22 Jan. 85); superb and a handsome multiple, the largest known in existence. Alberto Diena (1963) and Brandon (2006) Certificates. S.G. 177. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1883-84Blued Paper10/- cobalt, EB, overprinted "specimen", type 9, large part original gum and of very fine, fresh appearance. S.G. 177as, £5,500 £5,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1883-84White Paper2/6d., 5/- and 10/-, unmounted mint to very lightly mounted, fine and attractive. S.G. £3,800+. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1883-84White Paper2/6d., KB, perfectly centred, unmounted mint and very fine. S.G. 178, £600 (for mounted). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1883-84White Paper2/6d. lilac, unmounted mint from the top of the sheet, slight gum wrinkles and small thin in the margin; fresh colour and fine. S.G. 178, £600 (for mounted). Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1883-84White Paper2/6d. lilac, block of four cancelled by four neat strikes of the 'queens squire/ belfast' c.d.s., fine and a scarce used multiple. S.G. 178. Photo.provenance:Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1883-84White Paper2/6d. deep lilac, 5/- crimson and 10/- pale ultramarine, original gum; fresh and fine. S.G. 179, 181, 183a, £4,300. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1883-84White Paper2/6d. deep lilac, lettered BH, on blued paper from the white paper period, unmounted mint; superb and very rare. Brandon Certificate (2018). S.G. 179a, £8,000 (for mounted). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1883-84White Paper2/6d. deep lilac, lettered NB on blued paper from the white paper period, well-centred and cancelled by almost complete and upright 'registered/ throgmorton ave.' oval for 19th December 1892; very fine. Brandon Certificate (2018). S.G. 179a, £3,600. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1883-84White Paper5/- rose, ME, well-centred, slight gum creasing; fresh colour, unmounted mint. S.G. 180, £1,100 (for mounted).provenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1883-84White Paper5/- crimson, unmounted mint, fresh colour; tiny gum wrinkles, fine. S.G. 181, £975 (for mounted)Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1883-84White Paper10/- ultramarine, BD-BH, horizontal strip of five, cancelled by five strikes of 'waterloo street/ glasgow' c.d.s, BH with light crease not affecting the appearance of this very rare multiple. S.G. 183. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1883-84White Paper10/- ultramarine, FB, cancelled by a very neat strike of Sunderland c.d.s.; fine. S.G. 183. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1884Watermark Three Imperial Crowns£1 brown-lilac, AB, lightly cancelled by '109' duplex, fine and rare. S.G. 185, £3,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1884Watermark Three Imperial Crowns£1 brown-lilac, KD, cancelled by registered ovals. Dr. Karl Knopke BPP Certificate (1993). S.G. 185, £3,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1888Watermark Orbs£1 brown-lilac,LD-PD, vertical strip of five, good colour, each twice cancelled with London E.C. hooded 1889 d.s.; OD with traces of horizontal creasing, PD severed and re-attached. A rare multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (2011). S.G. 186, £22,500. Photo.provenance:"Victoriana", Spink 2007Spink Great Britain Auction, September 2011Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1888Watermark Orbs£1 brown-lilac, QC, lightly cancelled by Green St. d.s., faint trace of central bend and light scrape otherwise fine and attractive. Initialled "A.D.". S.G. 186, £4,500. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1883 or 18845d. die proof (Die 1) in black on glazed paper (92x60mm.) dated "26 feb. 83-" and marked "before hardening". Die 1, showing line under "d" was unissued. A rare proof. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1883 or 1884½d. to 1/-, the set of ten, unmounted mint, the 2½d. and 1/- from the sides of the sheet, fresh colours and very fine. A truly exceptional set. S.G. 187-196, £5,000 (for mounted). Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

(x) Great Britain1883 or 1884½d. to 1/-, mint or large part original gum (2½d., 3d. and 5d. unmounted mint), fresh colours and fine. S.G. 187-196, £5,000+. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1883 or 1884½d. to 1/- set of ten, 1/- re-gummed though the remaining values part original gum; fine. S.G. 187-196, £5,400. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1883 or 18845d. dull green, unmounted mint, fresh and fine. S.G. 193, £580 (for mounted). Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1883 or 18845d. dull green, tied by "B60" duplex cancellation of Bournemouth (15.10 1884) to envelope to Bombay, re-directed to Karachi, a variety of transit and arrival markings on the reverse; the envelope with small age stains, fine and scarce. S.G. 193Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1887-1900 Jubilee Issue1/- colour trials, a set of composite designs with heads in purple affixed into different colour frames, each mounted on card (45x60mm), numbered 1 to 9 and dated "9 Nov.99" in ink. A magnificent and highly desirable set. Cat. £112,000. (9 proofs). Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1887-1900 Jubilee Issue½d. to 1/- set of fourteen unused with £1 green used, very fine, mostly unmounted mint. S.G. 197-212Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1887-1900 Jubilee Issue½d. to 1/- one of each value and 1900 ½d. and 1/-, unmounted mint, fresh colours and fine. S.G. 197-211, 213-214, £975Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1887-1900 Jubilee Issue5d. dull purple and blue (Die II), block of four from the foot of the sheet, 9d. dull purple and blue corner block of four and 1/- dull green marginal horizontal pair, large part original gum, the 9d. unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 207a, 209, 211, £1,158Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain9d. purple and blue overprinted "cancelled", type 14, large part original gum and of fresh appearance. Specialised K38t, £1,400. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1887-1900 Jubilee Issue9d. dull purple and blue variety watermark inverted, unused, Brandon Certificate (2022). S.G. 209Wi, £8,000. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great Britain1887-1900 Jubilee Issue£1 green, ND, unmounted mint and of upmost quality, being exceptionally fresh and fine. S.G. 212, £5,000. Photo.provenance:David Barton, 6 March, 2009Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

(x) Great Britain1887-1900 Jubilee Issue£1 green, SD, original gum; some light gum wrinkles, fresh colour and fine. S.G. 212, £3,500. Photo.Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Great Britain1887-1900 Jubilee Issue£1 green, JD, unmounted mint, vertical crease and other very minor imperfections; very fresh appearance. S.G. 212, £5,000. Photo.provenance:"Fordwater", November 2012Desmond HeywardSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainTelegraphs1876-81Die proofs in black on glazed card (90 x 62mm.) for the 4d. dated "Nov. 1, 1876", 6d. (2) dated "Oct, 27 1876" and "Nov 8 1878" and 3/- dated "Oct, 25 1876"; fine and a scarce groupSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainTelegraphs1876-81A predominantly used group on pages including 1d. (3), 3d. (2), 4d., 6d., 1/- green (2), 1/- brown-orange, 3/-, 5/- (2), 10/- and £1 overprinted "specimen". Mixed condition though a valuable group. S.G. T2-T17s, £2,600+Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Great BritainTelegraphs1876-81£5 orange, BC, cancelled by central Glasgow 05.04.78 d.s., variously soiled and with minor bend at top, rare. S.G. T18, £3,200. Photo.Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.
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259£800
260£11,000
261£1,100
262£1,200
263£380
264£2,100
265£280
266Unsold
267£500
268£300
270£2,600
271Unsold
272£850
273£95
274£800
275Unsold
276£230
277£70
278£420
279£1,300
280£600
281£100
282£220
283£850
284£1,800
285£2,000
286Unsold
287£6,000
288£480
289£350
290£2,400
291£550
292£2,000
293Unsold
294£950
295£650
296£2,200
297Unsold
298£5,800
299£1,100
300£1,500
301£1,100
302Unsold
303£220
304£320
305£420
306£750
307£900
308Unsold
309£160
310£160
311£900
311AUnsold
312£650
313£500
314Unsold
315£170
316Unsold
317Unsold
318£800
319£850
320Unsold
321£150
322Unsold
323£500
324Unsold
325Unsold
326Unsold
327£230
328£1,400
329Unsold
330Unsold
331£270
332£4,200
333£750
334Unsold
335£2,100
336£700
337Unsold
338£220
339Unsold
340Unsold
341£240
342£200
343£220
344Unsold
345Unsold
346£2,500
347Unsold
348£550
349£650
350£1,000
351Unsold
352£250
353£300
354Unsold
355£260
356£180
357Unsold
358£1,200
359£650
360£600
361£320
362Unsold
363£120
364£350
365£260
366Unsold
367£650
368Unsold
369Unsold
370£2,500
371Unsold
372£1,100
373£320
374£600
375£1,000
376Unsold
377£850
378£280
379Unsold
380Unsold
381Unsold
382£160
383Unsold
384£240
385£220
386Unsold
387Unsold
388£280
389£320
390Unsold
391£650
392£300
393£1,500
394Unsold
395£1,100
396Unsold
397£550
398£350
399Unsold
400£110
401£1,600
402£320
403£1,100
404£4,000
405£900
406£650
407£160
408Unsold
409Unsold
410Unsold
411Unsold
412£280
413£850
414Unsold
415Unsold
416£280
417Unsold
418£420
419£350
420Unsold
421£1,500
422£550
423£800
424£2,100
425£250
426£50
427£800
428Unsold
429£1,000
430£270
431£220
432£190
433£170
434£270
435£220
436£210
437£650
438Unsold
439Unsold
440£1,200
441£130
442Unsold
442A£600
443£170
444£4,500
445£3,800
446£250
447£550
448£950
449£550
450£4,200
451£700
452£1,800
453£1,700
454£420
455£700
456£450
457£850
458£600
459Unsold
460Unsold
461£550
462Unsold
463£1,000
464£700
465Unsold
466£650
467Unsold
468Unsold
469Unsold
470Unsold
471Unsold
472£2,800
473Unsold
474Unsold
475Unsold
476£520
477Unsold
478Unsold
479Unsold
480£2,800
481£650
482£2,800
483Unsold
484Unsold
485Unsold
486£650
487£500
488£750
489£650
490£2,900
491£1,000
492£1,300
493£1,400
494£450
495£150
496£3,500
497£550