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.