1867-80 10d red-brown group of "SPECIMEN" overprints incl. type 2 (regummed), type 5 (without gum, perf. fault), type 8 (mint o.g.) and type 9 (mint o.g.),...

1867-80 10d red-brown with "SPECIMEN" type 2 overprint in lower marginal with 'PRICE' inscription, without gum, fine and most attractive with a complete...

1867 1s Green pl.4 PG-PH imperf. top marginal pair with "SPECIMEN" type 6 and showing inscription "4 Shillings per Row/One Pound per Sheet of 20", mint...

1872 1s green pl.5 BS Stock Exchange forgery with impossible lettering on large telegram piece, tied by Stock Exchange JY 16 72 cds, rarely seen on such...

1867-80 2s deep blue KE-KG used strip of three with neat strikes of the Lamlash (isle of Arran, Scotland) cds, a little perf. reinforcement and one tiny...

1867–80 Spray 2s Brown AE, fine used, re-perforated with wing margin at left. An attractive example (S.G. £3'000).

1867-80 2s brown TG with "SPECIMEN" type 9 overprint, mint h.r. (slightly heavy hinge), fresh colour, very fine (S.G. £3'000).

1867-83 Maltese Cross 10/- greenish grey mint with part o.g. optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), lettered AB, so a 'short' stamp, centred to upper left and some minor...

1867-83 £1 brown- lilac, Pl. 1, GG mint o.g., tiny tear at left and a couple of perfs added, a very rare stamp; cert. Brandon (S.G. £75'000).Correction...

1867-83 5s rose pl.4, a wonderfully fresh mint example with almost full O.G, a superb example.

1867-83 5s rose pl.4 on white paper, neatly used with Leadenhall St. cds, improved perf. or two at top right side, faint abrasions at foot, fine and presentable...

1867-83 10/- Greenish-grey, Pl. 1 ED mounted mint example, displaying rich colour, small surface blemish behind the neck. A great rarity being one of the...

1867-83 £1 Brown-Lilac, a superb mounted mint example of great visual appeal, a major rarity with less than 10 mint examples known and certainly one of...

1867-83 £5 orange AF with bold Edinburgh cds, crayon mark, some small creasing and toning, a very presentable example (S.G. £3'750).

1875 2 1/2d rosy mauve pl.16 AF imperforate imprimatur, mint o.g. with hinge remnant, fine.

1873-80 3d De La Rue Die proof in black on glazed card, 61x93mm, endorsed "BEFORE HARDENING" and dated "Oct 3, 1872", very fine and scarce.

1873-80 Spray 1s green "abnormal" pl. 14 TA lower left corner marginal imprimatur with part inscription, most attractive, only three examples of the used...

1877 4d sage green JA-JB pl.15 imperf. pair from the lower left of the sheet showing part inscription at foot, overprinted SPECIMEN (type 9), large part...

1873-80 4d sage-green pl.15 imperforate mint large part o.g. optd. SPECIMEN (type 9). (S.G. Spec. J64s, £525).

1873-80 8d orange group of three imperforate colour trials optd. SPECIMEN (type 11) mint with part o.g., in orange, brown-orange and orange-yellow (NH),...

1873-80 Large Garter 8d orange in upper right corner marginal block of four with marginal inscription and plate number, overprinted SPECIMEN (type 9) mint...

1880-83 2 1/2d blue pl.23 KK/LL mint corner marginal block of four, stamps mint n.h., faint natural gum bends, a superb multiple; cert. RPS (1979) (S.G....

1880-83 3d on 3d and 6d on 6d on "PARCELS POST" label from Forfar, tied by Forfar AU 16 83 cds, minor imperfections to the label which is affixed to a...

1880-83 3d on 3d lilac, two singles, plus 1s orange-brown pl.14, three singles and three other values, all neatly tied by clear strikes of the oval REGISTERED/FLEET...

1880-81 set to 5d indigo (with both 1/2d and 2d shades) mint o.g. optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), a fine group. (S.G. £670).

1880-81 5d indigo imperf. imprimatur from the unissued pl.3 sheet (indicated by the different position of the wmk compared to the plate 1 and plate 2 imprimatur...

1881 1d lilac collection with better items incl. die I mint singles in different shades (4), "SPECIMEN" ovpts incl. block of four and a double type 9,...

1881 1d lilac mint, mostly NH group of eight on a page optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), with four each of '14' and '16' dots, incl. both the bluish lilac shades...

1881 1d lilac die II De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card, 92x60mm, dated 22 AUG 81 and initialled "RK" at lower right, very fine and rare.

1881 1d lilac die II De La Rue striking book piece with stamp-size die proof in black on glazed card, endorsed "Mar 19 / 12 Leads" from 1886, some surface...

1881 1d lilac colour trial in orange on watermarked paper, mint part o.g., very fine and quite spectacular colour trial.

1881 1d (die II, 16 dots) colour trial in yellow on buff, unwatermarked paper, maybe a plate proof right marginal example, very rare and seemingly unrecorded...

1881 1d lilac die II with "PEARS' SOAP" underprint in blue, mint n.h. lower marginal single, very fine.

1884 "Scheme showing the Designs and colours of the stamps that will be in use after April the 1st, 1884" postal notice showing the stamp that will be...

1884 5s rose EC on blued paper mint, a wonderfully fresh example with almost full original gum, a superb example; cert. RPS (1960).

1883-84 5s rose on blued paper neatly used with London "105" numeral, thin and creases; cert. RPS (2006) (S.G. £2'500); and 2s6d on blued paper used but...

1883-84 5/- rose on blued paper mint without gum optd. SPECIMEN (type 9), slight faults (S.G. £1'600), and 1883-84 2/6d lilac on blued paper in mint pair...

1883.84 10s Ultramarine KH on blued paper overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 9 mint h.r., very fine and fresh (S.G. Specialised 16th Edition £2'750).

1883-1884 2/6 lilac fine and attractive mint with right margin, lightly hinged, with a couple of small thins (one only a gum thin, the other tiny thin...

1883-84 2/6d lilac, 5/- rose and 10/- ultramarine mint optd. SPECIMEN type 9, 5/- with corner crease otherwise very fine (S.G. £1'400).

1883-84 2/6d lilac (light gum bend), 5/- rose (very fine) and 10/- ultramarine (faint tone spot) mint optd. SPECIMEN (type 11). (S.G. £1'400).

1883-84 5s crimson mint, 10s ultramarine unused (regummed) and 10s pale ultramarine unused (regummed), elements of bluing which appear to be fraudulent,...

1883-84 10/- ultramarine fine used with neat 'Threadneedle St' cds. (S.G. £525).

1883-84 10s ultramarine NC with violet Gracechurch St registered oval ds, faint bend, and 10s pale ultramarine FG with orange-red London registered oval...

1884 wmk Crowns £1 brown-lilac BB used with indistinct London registered oval datestamps, couple of light vertical creases and tiny pinhole, useful spacefiller...

1884 wmk Crowns £1 brown-lilac FB with Birmingham JU 26 88 cds and boxed handstamp, very fine (S.G. £2'750).

1884 Crowns £1 brown-lilac mint overprinted SPECIMEN (tiny paper adhesion on gum), a fine and attractive example. (S.G. £2800).

1884 £1 Brown-Lilac, KB, with variety watermark inverted, used, small tear at top left and other small imperfects, a major rarity with only 3 examples...

1884 £1 Brown-Lilac OB, wmk Orbs, a superb lightly mounted mint example of this very rare high value; cert Brandon (S.G. £45'000).

1883-84 High values accumulation on stockcards incl. 2s6d lilac or deep lilac with thirteen used singles, one showing superb JERSEY cds (SG £2'200+), 5s...