1859-60 1d Reddish Lake remainder stamp (see footnote after SG2), horizontal mint pair, large margins all round, fresh colours, light gum crease in one corner only, ex Baillie, cert. BPA (2009) (Image)

1881 Wmk Crown CA 1d scarlet, mint hinge remainder, very fine and of fresh colour (SG £475) (Image)

1883 4d on 6d Deep Violet, reversed wmk Crown CC, UNUSUAL diagonal surcharge instead of horizontal surcharge, somewhat irregular perfs at bottom (SG £450+) Expertise: Cert. Sismondo (Image)

1918 War Tax 1d carmine with sideways watermark variety, mint nh right marginal, small gum wrinkle, fine (SG £225) (Image)

1920 Peace 1d carmine with variety “watermark Crown to right of CA and reversed”, mint nh left marginal with plate no., couple of light gum bends, off-centre, fine (SG £375) (Image)

1920 Peace 3d deep brown with UNLISTED VARIETY “missing A from CA watermark” on top right stamp on right marginal mint nh block of four (mounted in margin only), very fine and very rare (Image)

1938-52 KGVI 1s Brownish grey and scarlet on thin striated paper, mint, very fine (SG £850) (Image)

1938-52 KGVI 1s Brownish grey and scarlet on thin striated paper, mint, very fine (SG £850) (Image)

1938-52 KGVI 5d Dull rose lilac on thin striated paper, mint, very fine example of this elusive rarity (SG £4’500) (Image)

1916 5d Black and Orange, showing OVPT INVERTED, mint, fine and fresh (SG £1’300) Expertise: Cert. BPA (1987) (Image)

COLLECTIONS: 1861-77, Small mint/unused selection incl. 1861-62 No Wmk 1d lake perf. rough 14 to 16, mint, minor stain, fine, cert. Sismondo (SG £650); 1861-62 No Wmk 4d dull rose rough perf.14 to 16, unused, very fine, cert. Rendon (SG £1’400); 1861-62 No Wmk 6d pale dull lilac, unused ng, fine, cert. BPA (SG £3’250); 1862 No Wmk 1d brown-lake perf.13, unused, very fine, cert. BPA (SG £750); 1863-77 Wmk Crown CC 1d scarlet (aniline) perf.14, mint part og, creased, very fine appearance, cert. RPS (SG £1’000); and 1863-77 Wmk Crown CC 4d dull rose perf.14, mint, very fine and fresh appearance, cert. RPS (SG £1’500) (Image)

COLLECTIONS: 1863-80 Mint selection with 1863-77 Chalon issues in various shades (1d (5), 4d (2) and 6d (3)), mixed condition (SG £1’400+ as cheapest shades) (11) (Image)

COLLECTIONS: 1884-1911, Mint selection with 1884-90 set with shades, 1902-10 set and 1906-11 set, mostly fine (28) (SG £909) (Image)