1883-84 Anchor 10s ultramarine, two fine used singles, one showing telegraph numeral "308", fine (SG £1'050)

1883-84 10s ultramarine fine used with neat strike of Sunderland cds (S.G. £525).

1884 £1 brown-lilac AA-JA used vertical strip of 10 from the foot of the sheet, cancelled by c.d.s and box cancels in black, some hinge strengthening as...

1883-84 Imprimatur 6d dull green GT with large part o.g., good margins, fine and scarce. (S.G. Spec. £750).

1883-84 1/- dull green BG mint, a very fine example with the merest trace of a mount. (S.G. £1'600).

1899 2d Jubilee colour trial on unwatermarked paper, with the frame plate in purple and the duty plate in deep blue, couple of tiny wrinkles at top, fine.

1891 £1 green, JC frame break, ex mid to late printing after the second repair, superb Mint OG; very rare so fine.

1810 (Apr 11) entire from Liverpool to Captain Thomas Mallery in Tortola (Virgin Islands), charged 8d, backflap with British "MARTINIQUE" eight-sided framed...

1832 stampless envelope countersigned on front by Sir Thomas Hardy (Nelson's flag captain at Trafalgar and of "kiss me Hardy" fame, who had risen to First...

British Post Office Alexandria: 1856 envelope to Cork, Ireland bearing fair strike of red large crown circle Paid at Alexandria, blue double arc date...

Guadeloupe: 1868 (Mar 12) outer letter sheet to New York franked French general colony Eagles 20c and 40c with variable margins tied by large blue dotted...

1854-57 1d star, superbly tied by numeral "1" of Aberdeen, on 1855 envelope addressed to The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire,...

1857 (Jul 19) entire from Troon (Scotland) sent registered to Trieste, bearing a vertical pair of 6d. mauve, additionally bearing 2d. blue pair and 1d....

1857 (Nov 4) envelope from Windsor Registered to Baden, bearing a pair of 1/- green cancelled "890" numerals paying the double 6d. rate for postage upto...

1860 (Jun 3) envelope from Plymouth to Corfu, Via Trieste, bearing 6d. lilac, 2d. blue pl. 8, and block of four 1d. red; some toning and the 6d. defective,...

1860 (Jun 8) entire from Leeds to Naples, bearing 4d, 6d and 1/- tied by "447" duplex cancels; a colourful and attractive franking bearing the 1855-57...

1860 (Oct 5) wrapper sent registered from London to the USA with 1857 1s strip of four (trimmed wing margin at left) and 6d (trimmed wing margin), tied...

1861 (May 25) Envelope to Louisiana, USA, sent during the American Civil War when postal services to the southern states had been suspended with 1857 6d...

1865 4d. vermilion, SI, Pl. 7, on neat entire from London to Bordeaux, neatly tied by a fine strike of the red "PD" in oval, also two other covers showing...

1864 (Aug 25) envelope from Kibworth Harcourt (Leicestershire) to Bern in Switzerland, bearing 1854 2d blue and 1863 4d red pl.4 (trimmed wing margin),...

1865 (Feb 23) envelope from Birmingham to Brazil with 1862-64 9d bistre pair, tied by "75" duplexes, endorsed "pr French Steamer" and paying double the...

1868 (Aug 29) envelope from Liverpool to China with 1862-64 1s green and 4d bright red pl.3 (crease in corner), reverse with London, Hong Kong and British...

1870 1/2d rose, group of seven single and double rate frankings on cover, a fine lot.

1871 3d. rose, EK-FL, Pl. 6 pair, underpaying postage on cover Registered to France, still with the green string attached by wax seals, the rate at the...

1874 (Feb 10) Entire from London to Spain with 1873-80 1s green pl.8 wing marginal cancelled by red "PD" in oval only, with further strike adjacent, no...

1875-1894 Scottish Postal History: Bundle of covers, selected some years ago from a larger lot includes clear duplexes, "131 Stars" duplexes, OHMS, 1d...

1875 (Nov 3) entire from Liverpool registered to London, bearing 1873-80 2 1/2d. rosy mauve pl.2 on blued paper in pair, an attractive cover and exceptionally...

1876 (Oct 27) 1d pink postal stationery envelope sent registered from Chelmsford to London, uprated with 1873-80 4d vermilion pl.15 left wing marginal,...

1878 (Dec 29) envelope from St. Andrews (Scotland) to New York bearing 1/2d. bantam, 4d. sage green pl.16 and 8d orange (five times the 2 1/2d. letter...

1880 (Nov 6) Wrapper to Mexico with 1873-80 4d grey-brown pl.17 tied by the cds part of the Manchester duplex, endorsed "per Bothnia Via New York" (6....

1890 (Jul 2) large envelope registered to NSW, Australia, bearing 5s crimson, 1s green and 2d green and carmine, tied by oval registered datestamps and...

1890 1d. pink stationery envelope from London to Paris, uprated by 1 1/2d. jubilee issue, (No 11 90), neatly cancelled by the very rare experimental Malin...

1901 (Dec 24) envelope registered from Earls Court to Rapallo Italy, bearing 1/- green and carmine vertical pair, plus 1/2d. green, a rare multiple on...

1902 KEVII 1d blue 'ECKERLIN' printing style proofs produced in 1920s, one sheet of 25 on ungummed paper without watermark and another on gummed paper...

1902c. Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. engraved sheetlet of 25 dummy stamps in indigo, on un watermarked plain paper with a head similar to a "Canada head" issue;...

1901 De La Rue 1/2d die proof in black on glazed card, dated 22 AUG 01 and endorsed "AFTER / HARDENING", very fine.

1902 1/2d. blue-green block of four, variety watermark inverted, very fresh mint the lower pair Mint NH; a very rare multiple.

1912 1d. colour trial in bright scarlet; large part original gum; very rare being the unique adopted trial E. Cert B.P.A. (1989) Note: See S.G. Spec Vol...

1902-10 10d dull purple and scarlet on chalk surfaced paper in mint n.h. right marginal block of four, very fine and fresh (S.G. £1'040+ for mint n.h.).

1911 1d. rose red, block of four showing a spectacular mis perforated variety; large part original gum; very rare. Cert R.P.S. (1983)

1911 Harrison 1d aniline pink mint n.h., fine and fresh, a lovely example. (S.G. £1250).

1911 1d. rose-red left hand interpanneau marginal block of 48, largely mint NH (4 OG), wonderfully fresh and rare in a large multiple.

1911 4d. bright orange, Pl. 6a, corner marginal block of 30 from the lower right of the sheet, large part OG, fabulously fresh colour and rarely seen in...

1911 Somerset House 9d slate purple & cobalt blue (fluorescent ink) in mint n.h. complete pane of 20 (pos. F, from plates H2c/D1), mounted in the margins...

1911-13 Somerset House 2/6d dull greyish purple lower marginal mint, faintest trace of a mount, a very fine example. (S.G. £950).

1911-13 Somerset House 10/- blue corner marginal mint with large part o.g., a fine and most attractive example. (S.G. £1100).

1911-13 10s blue mint n.h. lower marginal, fresh and very well centred, incl. two certs from when it was in a block of four (S.G. £2'100).

1911 Somerset house £1 deep green, Pl. 1b (the upper pane), A magnificent top marginal block of eight comprising the top two rows of the pane (dot above...

1911 2d Engravers Sketch Die, die I head, printed in black on glazed proof paper (34x40mm) with uncleared surround, very fine and rare (SG Spec. fig.21).

1911 2d engravers sketch die for unissued value fully cleared die proof in black on thick white proofing paper (50x59mm), very scarce.