1859-90 QV Issues, mint and used selection on pages with G.B 1d red cancelled "A05" (faults), 1859 imperf 1d reddish lake Specimen with horizontal ink line (horizontal crease), 1d dull lake used; 1861-62 rough perf 1d and 6d used, 4d unused no gum (thinned); 1862 perf 11½ 4d unused no gum (minor toning), 6d used; 1863-77 Crown CC 1d vermilion with "C38" cancel of British P.O at Callao, perf 12½ 1/- used (2), perf 14 1/- deep green mint; 1882 Crown CA perf 12 4d and perf 14 1d both unused no gum, some watermark varieties; 1883 4d on 6d used; 1890 6d malformed "E" mint and used with manuscript cancel; also cancels including "27" numerals, village and P.O.S.B. datestamps, forgeries. Some faults but an interesting group with some unusual stamps. (104). Photo on Page 12. (Image1)

QV-QEII Mainly mint selection in a stockbook and on pages including 1926 £1, a study of the 1938-52 KGVI set with the scarce 1/- brownish grey and scarlet on thin striated paper (S.G. 155a) and all three £1 printings, also some used and a few Specimens. (100s).

1884-90 1d - £1 Set of six (with additional 1d, 2½d shades) and 1902-07 1d - £1 set of seven, KEVII £1 with pencil number on reverse, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 47/57, 62/70, £725+. (16). Photo on Page 12. (Image1)

1901-46 Specimen stamps including 1901-03 set of four, 1919 (Mar 21) 3d War Tax overprint, 1919 (July 14) War Tax set of four, 1931 2/- and 3/-, 1937 Coronation set, 1938 4d - 8d set of three, 1946 Victory pair, 1918 Special Delivery 5d, all fine mint. S.G. £775. (23).

1912-37 KGV ½d - £1 Multiple Crown CA and Multiple Script CA sets overprinted or perfined "SPECIMEN", fine mint. S.G. 81/9s, 119/25s, £900. (20). Photo on Page 12. (Image1)

1938-46 KGVI ½d - £1 Set of fourteen perfined "SPECIMEN", fine mint, a scarce set. S.G. 149/57s, £650. (14). Photo on Page 12. (Image1)

1942 Landfall of Columbus ½d - £1 set of fourteen perfined "SPECIMEN", fine mint, a scarce set. S.G. 162/75s, £650. (14). Photo on Page 12. (Image1)

1965 Pictorial definitive issue, unadopted stamp size essays for the unissued 5d value (2) depicting Modern Dairying, and the 2/6 value (2) depicting Shipbuilding (the issued 2/6 depicting aircraft). The essays all with handpainted backgrounds (including perforations and country name, value and "Modern Dairying" on the 5d essays, "Postage" and "Revenue" on the 2/6 essays), printed cut out proofs of the vignettes and Queen's head applied, all in differing colours, the Queens Head on the 5d essay the same portrait used in the adopted designs. The 2/6 essays with the value and "Shipbuilding" handpainted on the central vignette, all with a handpainted black surround, affixed to card bearing a label "Designed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd", the essays lettered "A" to "D", the card 198x247mm. Four fine and unique essays from the papers of Bradbury Wilkinson engraver Derek Fry. (4). Photo on Page 60. (Image1)