1855-57 No Corner Letters. 1855-57 Wmk Medium Garter 4d carmine with "SPECIMEN" type 2 vertically, mint l.h, fine and scarce (S.G. Spec. J48(2)t, £1'050). (Image)

1855-57 Wmk Emblems (inverted) 6d deep mauve imperforate plate proof, good margins, with neat trial cancellation "KF / AP-1 / 1856" cds, very fine and scarce (S.G. £7'500). (Image)

1862-64 Small Uncoloured Corner Letters. 1862 6d lilac pl.3 BG imperforate imprimatur, mint o.g., very scarce being one of only 25 taken from the sheet. (Image)

1865-67 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Large Garter & Emblems. 1865 3d rose pl.5 AF, marginal imperforate imprimatur from the top of the sheet, rare "abnormal" that was never issued on emblems paper, being one of only 23 possible examples. (Image)

1873 4d vermilion pl.11 QK/RL, a very fine and fresh block of four with large part original gum, showing an unusual paper flaw caused by superfluous material on the printing plate, a scarce multiple; cert RPS (1989). (Image)

1865 6d lilac pl.6 TJ imperforate imprimatur, original gum, very fine and rare with only 21 possible examples; ex Dr. Serval (1976). (Image)

1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose. 1873 3d rose pl.10 BL imperforate imprimatur, mint o.g., very fine and rare, one of only 22 possible examples many of which are in institutional collections. (Image)

1867 10d red brown pl.1 JA-JC mint horizontal strip of three, large part o.g., corner crease at the lower left of JA not detracting from the very fine appearance of this magnificent multiple (S.G. £10'800 as singles). (Image)

1867 1s stamp size die proof in black on glazed card with void plate numbers and corner letters, mounted on De La Rue striking book piece with ms annotation "Dec 9th" and "no-6-330", a spectacular proof; ex De La Rue Archives. (Image)

1868 2s dull blue pl.3 AI "abnormal" imprimatur, original gum, superb and very rare. Plate 3 was never put to press and only 22 examples have been removed from the Imprimatur sheet, many of which are now in institutionalised collections. (Image)

1867-83 2s blue pl.1 imperf. corner marginal pair with "SPECIMEN" type 6 hs, showing part inscription in lower margin, unused, very fine and fresh with lovely colour (S.G. Spec J118(2)t). (Image)

1872 6d chestnut pl.11 TJ imperforate imprimatur, large part o.g., rare. (Image)

1872 6d pale buff pl.12 PJ mint n.h., exceptionally fresh, a beautiful example of this rare plate with exquisite colour. (Image)

1867-80 Large Uncoloured Corner Letters, Wmk Spray of Rose. This lot will be sold as number 40243A during the public auction.
1867-80 2s dull blue pl.1 TB-TC rejoined pair of imperf. imprimaturs, TB with lower margin showing plate number, TC with frameline just shaved at lower left, very fine and rare, the plate number example unqiue in private hands; ex Beaumont & Latto. (Image)

1867-83 High Values. 1878 10s De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, dated "Apr 30, 1878", very fine and rare. (Image)

1878 10s De La Rue die proof printed in black on glazed card (91x60mm), dated "May 2, 1878", scarce. (Image)

1878 10s De La Rue die proof printed in black on glazed card (61 x 92mm), dated "May 3, 1878", very fine and scarce. (Image)

1882 £5 Orange on blued paper, pl.1 AG, overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 9, mint o.g. with small trace of hinge, very fine; cert BPA (2002). (Image)

1867-83 £5 orange with "Specimen" overprint, part o.g., diagonal crease, scarce (S.G. £3'000). (Image)

1867-83 £5 orange, fine used with a good clean strike of the Western District office cancel, light crease in corner, fine and scarce (S.G. £3'500). (Image)

1867-83, £5 orange AE used with neat "ACCOUNT BRANCH / GLASGOW" 22 NO 92 oval cancel, a fine and attractive example (S.G. £3'500). (Image)

1867-83 £5 orange AG with very neat and central Glasgow AP 5 95 cds, very fine example (S.G. £3'500). (Image)

1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters, Wmk Small Anchor & Orbs. 1873-80, 2 1/2d rosy mauve pl.4 imperf. imprimatur, mint h.r., good margins, very fine, one of only 22 possible examples of which many are in institutional collections. (Image)

1873, 3d Rose pl.12 TC imperforate imprimatur, mint o.g., very fine and rare one of only 22 possible examples, many of which are in institutionalised collections. (Image)

1873 3d rose pl.15 TJ imperf. imprimatur with o.g., fine and very rare with only 22 examples available many of which are in institutionalised collections. (Image)