1815 (31 Mar) FL docketed London, addressed to Paris, with red "Angleterre Par Calais" entry hs, ms "12" and "5" (decimes) due markings, with "Arrive a Calais" courier endorsement and red April 6, 1815 arrival pmk, fine and scarce usage during the 100 Days of Napoleon's rule after leaving Elba (Image)

Est.US$150

1838 (Nov) FL from Bedford to Paris, France, with Paid and "P D" in red, oval "missent to Birmingham" and London datestamp on back and framed "Paid to Oxford," fine and well traveled cover (Image)

Est.US$150

1840 1p black, lettered "F-J", South Kensington Exhibition (Feb 1872) imperf. plate proof in black on thick white card, v.f., rare (with the permission of the Exhibition, the company Perkins, Bacon prepared one such sheet from Die II, plate 27. The printer retained the sheet until 1935 when the firm was liquidated and the sheet was sold and subsequently broken up) (SG Spec. DP36, £2,500) (Cat No. 1P) (Image)

Est.US$2,000

1847 1sh pale green, full to large margins all around, showing portions of adjoining stamps on three sides, used on cover from Liverpool to USA, tied by black grid and red Boston Paid cds, with matching red "Paid" handstamp alongside, transits on reverse, part of backflap missing and small marginal fault in adjoining stamp at bottom, still v.f. (SG 54) cat. £1900 (Cat No. 5) (Image)

Cat. £1900, Est.US$500

1855-61 correspondence of 12 FLs to Rangoon, Burma, variety of frankings including Embossed 6p, 10p and 1sh, all cut to shape, also cover franked with 20x1p red, another with single 1p red, different transit & arrival markings, usual faults, mostly fine (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1870 (28 Nov) cover from London to Nantes, franked with 3x1p red, tied by departure cds, red "PD" in oval alongside, with "Ang. Cherbourg" (29 Nov) transit and Nantes 2 December arrival on back, fine "diverted letter" (due to Franco-Prussian War) (Image)

Est.US$150

1871 (19 July) cover from London to Padova, franked with 1p, 2p and 3p rose, tied by "N25" duplex strikes, redirected to Bologna, with horizontal and vertical pairs of 10c Italian Postage dues added once in Padova and again in Bologna, with variety of forwarding postmarks on back. Cover roughly opened on back, otherwise fine and interesting combination of double postage due taxation in Italy, with Diena certificate (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1882 Queen Victoria, £5 bright orange, Plate 1, h.r., nicely centered, fresh color, v.f. and beautiful stamp, signed Diena (SG 137) cat. £12500 (Cat No. 93) (Image)

Cat. £12500, Est.US$4,000

1883-84 Queen Victoria, 2sh6p lilac, 5sh carmine rose and 10sh ultramarine, 5sh small h.r., other two l.h., fresh colors, v.f. (SG 178/183) cat. £3825 (Cat No. 96,108-109) (Image)

Cat. £3825, Est.US$1,000

1883-84 Queen Victoria, 2sh6p lilac, 5sh carmine rose and 10sh ultramarine, small h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 178/183) cat. £3825 (Cat No. 96,108-109) (Image)

Cat. £3825, Est.US$1,000

1883-84 2sh6p, 5sh and 10sh slate, watermarked Anchor, White Paper, used, fine-v.f. (SG 178,180,183) cat. £935 (Cat No. 96,108-109) (Image)

Cat. £935, Est.US$250

1884 £1 brown violet, used, well centered, faint blue crayon markings, fine (SG 185) cat. £3000 (Cat No. 110) (Image)

Cat. £3000, Est.US$500

1891 £1 green, lettered "A-M", h.r., fresh color, creases, v.f. appearance (SG 212) cat. £3500 (Cat No. 124) (Image)

Cat. £3500, Est.US$500

1902-11 KEVII, 5sh carmine rose, 10sh ultramarine, l.h., nicely centered, v.f. (SG 263,265) cat. £1450 (Cat No. 140-141) (Image)

Cat. £1450, Est.US$500

1913 £1 green, used, well centered, fresh color, v.f. (SG 403) cat. £1400 (Cat No. 176) (Image)

Cat. £1400, Est.US$500

1929 P.U.C., £1 black, bottom margin single, n.h., slight overall gum toning, otherwise v.f., signed Sorani, cat. $1100 (Cat No. 209) (Image)

Cat. $1100, Est.US$300

1955-56 Castles 2sh6p-10sh cancelled 11 Sep 1956 London and used on individual letters to Italy, also £1 used locally in London (1 Sep 55, First Day of Issue), cover creases, fine-v.f. (SG 536-539) (Image)

Est.US$250

1971 Christmas Issue, 7 1/2p "Ride of the Magi", error "Emerald omitted", used, fine and undoubtedly very rare, with regular stamp included for comparison (SG 896c, £750 for unused) (Cat No. 663var) (Image)

Est.US$150

1931 (24 Apr) second experimental flight from England to Australia, (crashed at Akyab) cover signed by pilot, with 11 May Melbourne arrival, signed Field (Image)

Est.US$150

1883 Govt Parcels, 9d green, heavily hinged, small thin and tiny black spot at top, otherwise fine, with 2014 BPA certificate (SG O63) cat. £2750 (Cat No. O29) (Image)

Cat. £2750, Est.US$400

1840 Mulready, 1p black and 2p blue, unused letter sheets, usual slight age staining, otherwise v.f. (SG ME1-3) cat. £775 (Cat No. U3-4) (Image)

Cat. £775, Est.US$250

1918 (25 Aug) picture postcard, free-frank from Archangel to England, hs "Received from H.M.Ship no charge to be raised", London arrival pmk, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$150

1916 1/2p green and 1p carmine, overprinted "Levant", bottom sheet margin imprint "F 15" and "E 14" strips of three, h.r., couple of minor thins, fine and extremely rare positional multiples, 1/2p with 1973 Royal certificate (Cat No. SG S1,2) (Image)

Est.US$750

1916 1/2p green, vertical pair, top stamp without "Levant" overprint, h.r., bottom stamp n.h., v.f., with 1980 BPA certificate, cat. £2250 (Cat No. SG S1b) (Image)

Cat. £2250, Est.US$2,000

1916 1/2p green, vertical pair, bottom stamp without "Levant" overprint, canceled on piece by "Field Post Office C", 2 Mar 16 cds, fine, extremely rare actually used variety, one of only a few recorded, with 1959 BPA certificate, cat. £3000 (Cat No. SG S1b) (Image)

Cat. £3000, Est.US$2,000