PLATE 1 BG USED ON DAY OF ISSUE: 1 Oct 1870 front and part of back from London to Mornington bearing a well centred ½d plate 1 BG tied by a fine "LONDON-E" duplex of Oct. 1st 1870 the day of issue . (Image)

PLATE 9 MINT MR & PLATE 9 USED PM - attractive mint example with small part gum, reperfed at left and possible minor imperfection at top right. Very scarce; SG £3000. Also fair used example, small edge tears. SG £850. (2) (Image)

FULL SET OF THE FIFTEEN PLATES - inc. plate 9, all have cds cancels that are generally neatly placed. Attractive group. SG £1585. (15) (Image)

PLATE 9 TM a fine example cancelled to leave Queen's head almost completely clear. SG 49 £700. (Image)

PLATE 19 TP-TR a marginal strip of three with part imprint overprinted "SPECIMEN" (type 9). Fine. SG Spec. G4u £675+. (Image)

PLATE 19 - MINT BLOCK OF FOUR - EM-FN, some perf separation, tiny gum traces. SG £1200 for singles. (Image)