1914-22 1s bright blue in mint F.15 control strip of three, the centre stamp mint n.h., very fine.

1914-22 1s in mint n.h. lower left corner marginal "O.19" control block of six, very fine.

1924-31 1 1/2d chestnut in mint n.h. lower left marginal "B24" control pair, very fine.

1954-55 3d violet in block of four mint n.h., very fine.

1924-40, small group of booklets incl. 1924 2/- blue booklet by Waterlow, edition 6, fine and complete, 1940 2s6d booklet without stamps but complete adverts...

1934-37 airmail label group incl. gummed imperf. plate proof in tête-bêche pair of uncut panes showing the new wings design by T Lee Elliott, printed by...

Collection: 1953-73 collection of 150 booklets from 1s to 10s booklets and decimal 10p booklets, seemingly all complete, with specialised notes about plate...

1881 Inland Revenue set of 4 different colour trials mint n.h, an attractive group (S.G. £840).

1884 De La Rue embossing trials for security printing, three die proofs endorsed "A." (depicting an angel and palm tree), "B." (Ceres offering wheat) and...

1902-10 Presentation volume entitled ''Specimens of Stamps'' with the KVII issues from 1/2d to £1 (17 values), imperforate unappropriated revenues 1d to...

CUSTOMS: 1860 Group incl. plate proof of the circular central vignette in rose on wove paper with pen line mark, 1860 1d to £10 used set of 11 incl. extra...

Collection: 1860-1901, revenues "SPECIMEN" collection on 14 pages plus extras, incl. page with 11 various each overprinted "CANCELLED" type 14, Chancery...

1881 1/2d orange pl.5 on postcard tied 'Brighton DE 2 81', accepted for postage, addressed to M.P. Castle (President of the Royal Philatelic Society of...

1881 1/2d brown stationery postcard to Brighton uprated with Telegraph 1/2d pl.5, tied 'Brighton DE 11 81' cancel, addressed to 'Moens', the famous philatelist,...

1876 (Feb 1) "No. 1" Post Office Telegraphs certificate of sending for a telegraph from London to Sherbourne, serial G(7254), with 1876-81 1d red-brown...

1877 6d grey pl.1 colour standard in complete imperf. pane of 20 with "SPECIMEN" type 9 overprints, mint n.h., very fine and fresh (S.G. £2'600 as singles).

1877 £1 colour trial in ultramarine imperforate with "SPECIMEN" type 8 overprint, mint o.g., very fine; ex Lawrie (S.G. Spec. L236s, £800).

1877 £1 brown-lilac with "SPECIMEN" type 9 overprint, mint o.g., blunt upper right corner, very fresh. (S.G. £900).

1877 £1 pale brown lilac fine used with neat 'Glasgow' cds, quite a scarce stamp in such fine condition.

Mixed lot of telegraph stamps incl. 1881 10s imperf. colour trial in dull mauve with "SPECIMEN" overprint, couple of telegram envelopes and missives,...

1890-1910, group of six different QV and KEVII telegraph forms with "SPECIMEN" handstamps (different types), plus a group of 20 QV-KGV postal stationery...

A good collection of various Islands in four well filled albums including, Alderney, Lihou, Brecqhou, Jethou, Lihou, Sark, Ailsa Craig, Anglesey, Puffin,...

1786-1848 Group of twenty-nine covers and or entires showing an array of different markings, including Penny Posts, straight line mkgs, mileage mkgs, forwarding...

1811-1961, group of approx. 70 covers, mostly 19th Century incl. three Penny Black covers (all with four margins), 1840 2d blue (full margins, crease)...

1840-1990 The Favourite Philatelic Album, attractive mint and used collection housed in four albums, showing 1840 1d black used, plus array of other line...

1840-2019, collection in 10 albums, the first album starting with two penny blacks and a 2d blue (poor quality), good range of used surface printed incl....

1840-1950s, mint & used collection mounted on pages, incl. 1840 1d black (just four margins) 1840 3d blue (3 margins), 1d red plate to 225 (which has perf....

1840 -1970 predominately used collection in green album, generally good used including, 1840 1d. blacks (1 apparently mint ) and used (14), 1840 2d. blues...

1840-1938 Black springback binder: Attractive Unused and used collection all mounted on black album pages, showing mostly Queen Victoria with line-engraved...

1840-1961 Mixed accumulation of mint & used on album pages and stockpages, with three 1d black, some useful surface printed to 5s, plus some later issues,...

1840s-70s, Letter Seals accumulation of various types of seal, illustrative or in text on reverse of mostly 1d red covers including 1843 1d posted on Christmas...

1841-83 "SPECIMEN" small group of seven mint on a page each optd. SPECIMEN, the Crown Colonies types, mixed condition but incl. 1841 2d very fine o.g....

1855-84, collection of "SPECIMEN" overprints from the no corner letter issues through to the 1883-84 5s, forty-two examples with different "SPECIMEN" types,...

A very fine Exhibition collection hosed on large double pages showing how letters and envelope types were sealed and secured, starting with examples of...

1864-79 1d. reds reconstructions of the plates in 7 albums and some loose, also including an album of 1841 1d. reds used some plated examples, though predominantly...

1867-1950s, small group of 8 stamps incl. 1867-83 5s wmk MC pl.2 used (heavy London numeral, reperfed), £1 brown-lilac wmk MC with Hoylake cds, GPO hs...

1869-1950s, mixed lot on French dealer stockcards incl. 1867-80 6d unused, 1883-84 high values used (3 sets plus a 10s), KEVII used values incl. £1 green,...

Hoster Cancellations: Finely displayed collection with covers and cards showing a variety of types starting with type III 1885 2 1/2 d cover to Switzerland,...

A mixed mint and used collection in three albums and loose on stock cards including a range of KGV mint and used KGVI including 10/- dark blue, and various...

1840, 1d black pl. 1b, lettered C/C mint example with wide and even margins all around, original gum, choice example. SG 12.500 GBP.

BATTLE OF THE BOYNE – A CONTEMPORARY DISPATCH1690 (June 20th, Julian Calendar / June 30th, Gregorian Calendar): Remarkable contemporary letter or quasi-military...

George Bernand Shaw: Envelope with Bernard Shaw signature and three US Stamps each cancelled George, Bernard, and Shaw in sequence. Framed together with...

1698 (March 5th) Small neat entire from Carlow to Dublin, bearing clear neat linear CATHERLOVGH in brown, with "MR/6" Dublin bishop arrival, both on reverse,...

1724 (April 22nd) Early folded entire from Killarney to London, bearing linear TALLOW mkg in black, with CTRY and London Bishop mkg on reverse, letter...

1734 (November 12th) Folded entire from Galway to Dillon & Sons, Dublin, bearing the fine linear abbreviated G-WAY in black, fraud was detected and hence...

1744 (June 9th) Folded entire sent from Thomas Mahon, MP for the Borough of Roscommon in Clonlyon, to Thomas Dillon in Dublin, showing a faint straight-line...

1746 (August 9th) Entire letter from Somerset Hamilton Butler, Viscount Kerrin of Kilkenny to Thomas Dillon of Dublin, showing a straight-line albino town...

1751 (October 29th) Folded entire from London to Dublin charged "1/10" and subsequently recharged "2/4, with excellent strike of the rare linear RECHARGED...

1753 (February 26th) Folded entire from Sir John Freke MP for Baltimore Co. Cork to Thomas Dillon in Dublin, showing a straight-line town mkg of LISMORE...

The Unique Framed PENNY POST PAID1774 Large part entire, retaining the complete front and one flap, addressed to Captain Taggart at the Royal Hospital,...