Surface Printed: 1883-84 ‘lilac and green’ 1/2d. (2), 11/2d., 21/2d., 3d., 4d., 5d., 6d., 9d. and 1s., with part gum, slightly varied condition. Photo. (Image1)

Surface Printed: 1883-84 ‘lilac and green’ 11/2d. die proof without corner letters, in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) dated “4 AUG 83” and stamped “BEFORE HARDENING”, fine. Photo. (Image1)

Surface Printed: 1883-84 ‘lilac and green' 11/2d. CF colour trial, perf. 14 on unwatermarked paper, with gum, crease, otherwise fine. B.P.A. certificate (1973). Photo. (Image1)

Surface Printed: 1883-84 ‘lilac and green’ 21/2d. AH green on buff colour trial, perf. 14 on unwatermarked paper, minor gum creases, otherwise fine with large part original gum. B.P.A. certificate (1968). Photo. (Image1)

Surface Printed: 1883-84 ‘lilac and green’ 3d. IG and 1s. KE, fine c.d.s. used. S.G. 191, 196, cat. £425. Photo. (Image1)

Surface Printed: 1883-84 ‘lilac and green’ 6d. dull green block of eleven ER-GT, HS-HT individually cancelled with strikes of framed “270” telegraphic cancellations, some adherences on reverse, HT with faint corner crease and small red ink mark. The fourth largest multiple believed to have survived. Cat. £2,920+. Ex Ffooks. Photo. (Image1)

Surface Printed: 1883-84 ‘lilac and green’ 1s. dull green KE-OF used block of ten with circular “1469” cancellations, faint creasing in left column and small ink mark on reverse of two. A scarce multiple, single blocks of twelve, sixteen and twenty being the only larger surviving examples. Ex Ffooks. Cat. £4,350+. Photo. (Image1)

Surface Printed: 1883-84 ‘lilac and green’ 1s. dull green NC, perf. 12 overprinted “SPECIMEN” type 9, fine with gum. S.G. Spec. K26t, cat. £625. Photo. (Image1)