1847 1sh Embossed, margins all around, close but clear at left, used in combination with a "block of three" of 1p red brown on complete FL from London, used in 1854 to the British Embassy in Paris, filing fold away from the stamps, fine cover (Cat No. 5) (Image)

Est.US$300

1854 6p red violet, Embossed, well margined example, round at lower left, canceled "1" on cover from London to Nelson, New Zealand, with London Sep 20, 1856 departure datestamp on back, endorsed "Per Mail Ship Triptree via Liverpool" (SS Triptree sailed from Southampton to Sydney, NSW and New Zealand packet to Wellington), with Wellington transit and Nelson, New Zealand arrival pmks (135 days in transit), fine usage (SG 59) cat. £1900 (Cat No. 7) (Image)

Cat. £1900, Est.US$500

1873 4p green, 6p gray and 1sh green, two FLs from Manchester to Montevideo, one with pair of 4p, other combination pair of 6p and 1sh, tied by duplex numerals and cds, each with appropriate sequence of transit markings, fine pair of covers used in 1877 and 1885 to Uruguay, one with arrival pmk (Cat No. 62,103) (Image)

Est.US$250

1873 1sh pale green, single and pair (plate 13), tied by "466" and Liverpool departure cds on 1877 FL to Callao, Peru, endorsed "Via Southampton & Panama", charged "2" in crayon, with Callao arrival pmk, fine usage to Peru (SG 150) (Cat No. 64) (Image)

Est.US$250

1876 4p olive green, horizontal pair, plate 16, tied by "498" duplex and corresponding Manchester cds on outer FL sent in 1879 via Liverpool to Vera Cruz, filing folds, also through the right stamp, otherwise fine usage to Mexico (Cat No. 70) (Image)

Est.US$200

1882 £5 orange, bottom left sheet corner margin example, lettered A-N, never hinged and post office fresh, perfectly white paper, beautiful rich color and well centered, natural gum bend, v.f., with 1974 BPA (unused corner copy, original gum) and 2015 David Brandon certificates. A beautiful £5 orange, certainly one of the finest possible (SG 137, catalogue value for a hinged single), cat. £12500 (Cat No. 93) (Image)

Cat. £12500, Est.US$15,000

1882 Queen Victoria £5 bright orange, White Paper, overprinted Specimen in black, heavy gum adhesions (part original gum), nicely centered, few perf. Flaws, still a remarkably fresh and attractive example of this popular stamp (SG 137s) cat. £3750 (Cat No. 93S) (Image)

Cat. £3750, Est.US$1,500

1883 3p on 3p violet and 6p on 6p violet, each overprinted Specimen, h.r., fine (SG 159s,162s) cat. £600 (Cat No. 94S-95S) (Image)

Cat. £600, Est.US$200

1883 2sh6p lilac, h.r., faint toned perf., fine (SG 178, £600) cat. $625 (Cat No. 96) (Image)

Cat. $625, Est.US$200

1883 2sh6p lilac, Bluish Paper, overprinted Specimen in black, h.r., creases, fine appearance (SG 175s) cat. £625 (Cat No. 96aS) (Image)

Cat. £625, Est.US$150

1883-84 Queen Victoria, 2sh6p lilac, 5sh carmine rose and 10sh ultramarine, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 178/182, £3,950) cat. £3950 (Cat No. 96,108-109) (Image)

Cat. £3950, Est.US$1,500

1883-84 1/2p-1sh, set of ten, overprinted Specimen in black, h.r. or part original gum (heavy adhesions), some small faults, otherwise fine-v.f. (SG 187s-196s) cat. £1790 (Cat No. 98-107S) (Image)

Cat. £1790, Est.US$500

1884 5sh carmine rose, overprinted Specimen in black, h.r., v.f. (SG 181s) cat. £450 (Cat No. 108S) (Image)

Cat. £450, Est.US$200

1884 10sh ultramarine, l.h., well centered, v.f., signed Diena (SG 183, £2,250) cat. $2250 (Cat No. 109) (Image)

Cat. $2250, Est.US$750

1884 10sh ultramarine, Bluish Paper, overprinted Specimen in black, h.r., fine (SG 177s) cat. £2850 (Cat No. 109bS) (Image)

Cat. £2850, Est.US$1,200

1884 £1 brown violet, watermarked Three Imperial Crowns, overprinted Specimen in black, part original gum (adhesions), creased, v.f. appearance (SG 185s) cat. £2800 (Cat No. 110S) (Image)

Cat. £2800, Est.US$750

1890 (Feb) cover from London to USA, franked with 2 1/2d violet prepaying the UPU letter rate to New York, re-directed to Philadelphia with US 2c green Banknote (pulled perf. at right) added to pay internal postage, fine "mixed franking" cover (Cat No. 114) (Image)

Est.US$250

1891 £1 green, overprinted Specimen in black, h.r., few rough perforations, still v.f. (SG 212s) cat. £1100 (Cat No. 124S) (Image)

Cat. £1100, Est.US$500

1902-11 KEVII, 2sh6p-10sh, set of three, overprinted Specimen in black, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 260s/265s) cat. £1300 (Cat No. 139-141S) (Image)

Cat. £1300, Est.US$600

1902-11 10sh ultramarine, bottom margin single, barest trace of a hinge, v.f. (SG 265, £1,000) cat. $875 (Cat No. 141) (Image)

Cat. $875, Est.US$400

1902-11 £1 blue green, overprinted Specimen in black, part original gum (heavy adhesion at top, faint toned spot, otherwise fine (SG 266s) cat. £1400 (Cat No. 142S) (Image)

Cat. £1400, Est.US$500

1906 KEVII unexploded 2sh booklet, red cover with black inscriptions, stapled at left, panes include 1/2p with green cross, ink (postmaster's?) notation on front cover, panes with some gum suffusion, otherwise fine and rare booklet, cat. £2200 (Cat No. SG BA2) (Image)

Cat. £2200, Est.US$500

1913 Seahorses, 2sh6p-10sh, set of three, overprinted Specimen in black, heavy h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 399s/402s) cat. £2800 (Cat No. 173-175S) (Image)

Cat. £2800, Est.US$1,000

1913 £1 green, used, well centered, creased, v.f. appearance (SG 403, £1,400) cat. $1400 (Cat No. 176) (Image)

Cat. $1400, Est.US$500

1913 £1 green, overprinted Specimen in black, heavy h.r., well centered, v.f. (SG 403s) cat. £3000 (Cat No. 176S) (Image)

Cat. £3000, Est.US$1,500