PENNY RED 'STARS' & 'PLATES' ACCUMULATION: Small box containing qty. of 1854 1d red 'stars', all with perf faults and 1864-79 1d red 'plates (71-125), all with perf. faults. (Many 100s)Cross Reference: 1864-79 1d PLATES (Image)

1855 SC16 Die 2, Alphabet 2 on blued paper, a horizontal strip of four NI-NL handstamped "Frank Ive Scudamore/Chief Examiner" inverted. NI-NJ divided perfs and NI natural creasing. Fresh colour. SG from £1,200 for a strip of four. (Image)

1855 SC16 Die 2, Alphabet 2 perf. 16, plate 6 a mint marginal vertical pair with "Frank Ives Scud(amore)/Chief Examiner" overprint. M Jackson Cert (2013). Also a pair BH-BI with part of the same overprint. Fine (4) (Image)

1d STARS WITH SINGAPORE OR DANISH NUMERAL CANCELS; c.1863 1d Red (KH; gum wrinkles etc.) with mainly very fine strike of the octagonal "B/172" Numeral cancellation of Singapore; plus c.1864 1d Red (DK; closed tear at foot) with a very fine Danish 3-ring "25" Numeral of Horsholm (a small town about 20 miles north of Copenhagen). The first presumably from a Soldier's 1d Concession Rate cover, the other not yet explained and very rare. (2) [Ex Vandervelde] Cross Reference: DENMARK, MALAYA - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS (Image)