1854-62 1d Red-brown & 2d Blue perforated ‘Stars’ issues. A fine study consisting of eighty eight stamps on album pages of with a small amount of unused examples, mostly used & some covers. Showing a selection of unusual cancellations, coloured cancels, re-entries and varieties on singes, pairs and blocks. An attractive lot containing stamps from SG21-36a well worth viewing, mostly unplated. (88). (Image)

1857-64 1d Rose-red. Fine group of forty eight adhesives mostly SG40's with some additional reserve plate 15 & 16 examples Spec. C13. The album pages contain two unused o.g. examples (SG 40), two covers and the remainder used mostly with cds cancellations but some experimental, used abroad and coloured cancellations included. Well worth viewing. Spec. C10 & C13. (48) (Image)

1861 1d Rose-red Pl.50-51 (Die II, Alphabet IV, Wmk Large Crown, Perf 14). Fine group of twelve including an unused o.g. example form both plates (OF Pl.50 & HL Pl.51). And ten used examples some with crisp cds's. A very attractive study from this difficult issue. SG 42, Spec C12. (12) (Image)

1866 Hand Illustrated. A spectacular cover depicting a Herald with a 1d rose-red (cut to shape to fit illustration) attached to his bugle neatly tied by a crisp London duplex for DE.7.1867. Sent to the Duchess of Somerset by Major Gen Sir Arthur Ellis equerry to the Prince of Wales. The original letter is still enclosed which explains the choice of cover. A beautiful envelope and certainly one of the finest we have handled. (Image)

1858-79 1d Rose-red “Plate Number Issue” Pl.71-225. A fine and fresh unused o.g. group from Plate 71- Plate 225 (Minus plate 77). Mainly with fine colour and gum. Scarce group so fine. (150) (Image)

1858-79 1d Rose-red “Plate Number Issue” Pl.71-225. A fine group of used mainly cds examples spanning from Plate 71- Plate 225 (Minus plate 77). Some additional cancellations and GB used abroad examples including Ponce ‘F88’, Colon ‘E88’ & a St Thomas cds pair. Pl.225 with a cds cancel clear of plate numbers. Scarce group so fine well worth inspection. (100) (Image)

1876 1d Rose-red Pl.194. Unused o.g. corner plate block of six lettered RK-TL, lightly mounted on top two stamps only showing plate number "194" and current number "231". Attractive. (Image)

1879 1d Rose-red (Deep Shape) Pl.225. Very fine used example tied to a small piec by an Edinburgh dotted duplex for JA.23.1880. Scarce plate so fine. Cat £700. (Image)

1864-79 1d “Penny Plates”. Wonderful group of eight covers including pre-printed entires, covers used abroad and to overseas destinations, Oxford “613” instead of “603” duplex and a wonderful group of three miniature envelopes from the same correspondence. Unusual and attractive (8). (Image)

C.1858-68 Protective underprints, overprints. Attractive group of six used under/overprints consisting of J & C Boyd PP16 (Pl.13), PP14 (Pl.121)- Copestake, Moore, Crampton & Co PP35 (Pl.113), PP37 (Pl.9)- WM Dawbarn & Co, Liverpool PP81 (Pl.110)- O.U.S. PP220 (SG40, C10). Cat £695. (6)  (Image)

1858-76 2d blue Pl’s.7-15. Unused part to large part o.g. group of seven plates as issued. Odd minor crease or tone otherwise well above average for this issue. SG45-47. Cat. £8600 (Image)

1870-79 ½d rose-red Pl’s.1-20. Unused part o.g. to unmounted o.g. group of 14 plates as issued (less Pl.9) usual centring and the odd tone otherwise well above average for this issue. Second example from Plate 15 included lettered DX showing variety ‘imperforate to right margin’ (Spec. G4(1)g). SG48-49. Cat. £3100 (Image)

1858-76 2d blue Pl’s.7-15. Fine used selection containing a single from each plate two Pl.13 pairs, and a Pl.14 block of 4 all with cds cancels. A Pl.13 with Smith, Elder & Co. and a Pl.14 with H.S. King & Co. pre-cancels, three covers Pl.8 (Gibraltar to Genoa) cancelled A26, Pl.9 x4 (London to Paris) & Pl.9 (London to Midhurst) and a Pl.15 single cancelled by a forged Crimean Army Post Office ‘OXO’ cancel. An interesting group. SG45-47. (Image)

1870-79 ½d rose-red Pl’s.1-20. Fine used selection including 14 singles from plates as issued (less Pl.9) most neatly cancelled by a cds, four printed matter rate covers and two single examples used abroad at St. Thomas (Pl.11, SGZ1) and Ponce, Puerto-rico (Pl.5, SGZ63). A much above average and interesting selection. SG48-49 (Image)

1871 ½d rose-red Pl.9. Very fine lightly mounted unused o.g. example lettered JO with good colour and well centred. A choice example from this scarce plate. SG48 (Image)

1871 ½d rose-red Pl.9. Very fine used example lettered NO, neatly cancelled by a crisp Glasgow cds. Good colour and well centred, a difficult plate to find this neatly cancelled. SG48. (Image)

1874 ½d rose-red Pl.11. Very used well centred example lettered QE, neatly cancelled by a black Maltese cross. Very unusual and rare late usage. Sold on its merits. SG49. (Image)

1860 1½d rosy-mauve Pl.1. Very fine large part o.g. example lettered KE, excellent colour and gum. Difficult to find in this quality. SG53a Cat. £5750. (Image)

1870 1½d rose-red Pl.1 & 1½d lake-red Pl.3. Two unused large part o.g. examples of in the two listed shades, lettered IJ and EG respectively. SG51-52. Cat.£1325 (Image)

1870 1½d rose-red Pl.1. Fine unused regummed example showing the OP-PC error of lettering, light horizontal crease nevertheless one of the finest of the very few surviving mint examples of this classic error. SG53. 2013 BPA Certificate. Cat. £20,000. (Image)

1870 1½d rose-red Pl.1. Fine used example showing the OP-PC error of lettering variety with all four check letters clearly visible, neatly tied to piece by a Hawick ‘174’ duplex for JY.12.1877. Difficult so fine. SG53. Cat. £2000 (Image)

1870 1½d rose-red Pl.1. Fine used example showing the OP-PC error of lettering variety with all four check letters clearly visible, cancelled by an indistinct part numeral. SG53. Cat. £2000 (Image)

1870 1½d rose-red Pl.1 Pl’s 1+3. Small selection containing a single example and block of four from plate 1 both with cds cancellations. A single example from plate 3 cancelled by a cds, a single example on cover to Paris used in combination with a 1d rose-red plate 200 and two examples Used Abroad at St. Thomas (C51, SGZ4) and St. Domingo (C87, SGZ18). (Image)