1865-69 Prevost essays (4), one from 1865 (E9), three from 1869 with Epreuve at base in three different colours, some minor toning/staining affecting two of them (Image)

1865 Prevost Essay, 10 paras vignette and overprint printed separately, on pink envelope, diagonal bend, fine (Image)

1866 Essay of Riester, four essays in green, red, brown and blue showing ornamentation at top, fine to very fine (Image)

1866 Riester essay in green with ornamentation above, couple of thins showing through (Image)

1867 Penasson Essay of Lion in front of Pyramids in brown, cert.Todd (Image)

1867 Penasson Essay of Lion in front of Pyramids, in red, fine (Image)

1867 Handpainted essay in blue with a Sphinx and Pyramid design (similar to Nile Post E28), of unknown origin but purchased by the vendor from the Byam collection, minor faults, probably unique (Image)

1867 Essay of the National Bank Note Co., 20pa orange postal stationery envelope, fine (Image)

1867 Essay of the National Bank Note Co., 1pi red postal stationery envelope, very fine (Image)

1867 Essay of the National Bank Note Co., 2pi orange postal stationery envelope, fine (Image)

1871 Essays of V. Penasson, three 1pi essays for postal stationery on pieces in yellow, yellow-green and red, the yellow-green with thin in margin, otherwise very fine (Image)

1871 Essays of V. Penasson, 1pi blue on stout white paper, fine (Image)

1871 Essays of V. Penasson, 1pi red vignette on small tinted paper envelope, very fine and scarce (Image)

1871 Essay of Charles Skipper and East, 2pi imperf. die proof in black affixed to Christmas card sent by Dr Byam, fine (Image)

1875 UPU essay by Penasson, 60pa imperf. in orange-red, some minor creasing, very scarce (Image)

1877 Westfehling of Zurich essays, 5pa in green, drab and pale lilac, various faults incl. tear to drab stamp (Image)

1900ca. Essay depicting Sphinx in re-brown with black ornate surround on pinkish gummed wove paper, of unknown origin but purchased by the vendor from the Byam collection, most alike the 1912 Pictorial issue (Image)

Withdrawn (Image)

1912 Essay by De La Rue, 50m. purple, with notations to modify the stamp, affixed on a thick card (85 x 91 mm.) and approved by the Postmaster General, unique item, NP E175 (Image)

1922 Essays of Harrison & Sons, 15m blue, small format, right sheet marginal horizontal pair, on ungummed unwmkd paper, very fine (Image)

1922 Essays of Harrison & Sons, 15m red, small format, left sheet marginal block of four, on gummed wmkd (pointing right) paper, very fine (Image)

1922 Harisson & Sons essays, 15m blue (reduced size) on imperf. thick unwatermarked paper, small wrinkle (Image)

1922 Survey Department essays, 15m in blue on card, small tone spot adjacent, fine (Image)

1922 Harisson & Sons essays, 5m dark blue essay on sheetlet, 76x85mm, very fine (Image)

1922 Harisson & Sons essays, 5m dark green essay on sheetlet, 67x70mm (slightly reduced), very fine (Image)