COVER COLLECTION INC. UNUSUAL USAGE: Small collection of covers on display pages. Includes Sep. 1894 Regd. env. from London to NY endorsed "Special Price", unusually the 4½d adhesive used as a seal; Jul. 1887 env. from London to Glasgow with a coloured "Queen's Jubilee" emblem printed on reverse flap with ½d vermilion franking; 2 Jul. 1896 env. from Constantinople to London bearing 4 x 2½d adhesives, each optd. 40 paras local currency cancelled by "British Post Office Constantinople cds's; c.1900 unusual, small linen sack franked with pair of 6d and 2 x ½d Jubilees paying Registration fee to Edinburgh, crossed in blue crayon and having large "R" seemingly drawn in blue crayon and a probable London parcel cancel, etc, Various other examples of attractive Jubilee issue covers. Mostly fine. (10) (Image)

1887-1900 JUBILEE ISSUE with mint 1887-90 ½d (12, inc. three control pairs), 1½d to 1/-. The used comprise ½d (23), 1½d to 4½d x six of each, 5d Die I (2) & Die II (4), 6d to 1/- x six of each. 1900 ½d (6) & 1/- (5). Fair to fine. (Image)

1887-1900 JUBILEE ISSUE: 1887 ½d to 1/- and 1900 ½d (7, inc. a corner strip of six with vertical pillars at top) and 1/-. Fresh mint. Also 1887 ½d to 1/- used with cds. Plus De La Rue samples of printing in blocks of four (4). Fine. (48) (Image)

MINT RANGE: presented on album leaf ½d, 1½d, 2d, 2½d, 3d, 4d, 4½d, 5d, 6d, 9d, 10d 1/-; plus 1900 ½d and 1/- (2). Fine mint. (14) (Image)

1890 LEWIS CARROLL "WONDERLAND" CASE: An example of the "Wonderland" case together with "Wise Words" booklet and containing a used set of the 1887 Jubilee issue. Fine. (Image)

1890 LEWIS CARROLL "WONDERLAND" CASE: ½d to 1/- (less 4½d) plus 1900 ½d & 1/- mounted mint in a fine example of "The Wonderland Postage-Stamp Case with booklet. Fine. (Image)

COMPLETE HALF SHEET OF ½d VERMILION: A complete top half sheet of 120 of SG 197, hinged on a page on the 4 margins. A few split perfs on top & bottom edge margins & stamps but otherwise sound & complete. Cat. £300. (Image)

MINT 1887-92 JUBILEE ISSUE TRIO: 10d dull purple & carmine (SG 210); 1/- dull green (SG 211) and 1/- green & carmine (SG 214). All mounted (one heavily). (3) (Image)

1887-92 JUBILEE ISSUE: ½d to 1/- and 1900 ½d & 1/-. Fine used examples. Also 1891 £1 green, JD with part boxed telegraphic cancellation and "BIRMINGHAM M.T.O." cds. Fine. (15) (Image)