1880 2s Brown with SPECIMEN ovpt (type 9), mint hr, nibbled perf. at top right otherwise very fine (SG £3’800) (Image)

1881 1d Lilac in complete sheet of 240, control X, mint nh, very good condition for such an item, only some minor creasing and tiny amount of perf. separation, scarce

1881 1d Lilac in complete sheet of 240, control W, quite a lot of perf. separation around gutter and some curling of the stamps, still scarce

1883 2s6d Lilac on blue paper, practically mint nh with only a small gum disturbance at right, faint horizontal crease, still a fine and fresh looking example (SG £9’000) (Image)

1884 1/2d slate blue in mint never hinged left margin block of 6 with SPECIMEN overprint (type 9), very fine, SG approx. £ 600 (Image)

1887-1892 1/2d, 2 1/2d, 4d, 9d, 10d and 1s all with SPECIMEN overprint, all never hinged, very fine, SG approx. £885 (Image)

1887 5d Dull Purple & Blue die I, mint nh, slightly toned gum, fine (SG £800) (Image)

1858 (Feb 24) Envelope to the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Co. at Thul Ghaut with 1856-58 1d red, 2d blue and 1855-57 6d lilac wmk Emblems tied by London “32” numeral, Bombay PAID cds adjacent and blue thimble despatch bs, minor soiling affecting stamps, attractive 3-colour franking (Image)

1863 (May 7) Wrapper from London to France with 1856-58 1d red, 1858-79 2d blue pl.9 and 1862-64 4d and 6d all tied by London “10” numerals, reverse with blue thimble despatch and Paris arrival cds, very fine and attractive 4-colour franking (Image)

1869 (Apr 5) Cover from Belfast to Barranquilla franked by 1867 1s green plate 4 tied by “62” duplex in combination with Colombia 10 centavos pen cancelled, sent via St. Nazaire on French Packet Line A Paq. No. 1 (08.04.69 bs), a unique mixed franking exhibition item Expertise: Signed Calves, cert. BPA: “The GB 1s franked the letter to the port of entry and the Colombian stamp from there to Barranquilla”. Provenance: Emerald (Image)

1894 (Mar 9) Registered envelope to GERMAN EAST AFRICA (modern day Tanzania), with 1881 1d lilac die II pair and 1887 1/2d vermilion, Aden and Dar-Es-Salaam bs, very fine and scarce destination (Image)

1901 (Mar 27) Registered envelope to the Netherlands with 1887 4d (2) and 1900 1s green and carmine tied by Langham Place cds, Amsterdam bs, opened along top and right, trivial faults, scarce with only around 50 covers known (Image)

1901 (Oct 15) Registered envelope sent insured (for value of £80) to the Netherlands with 1887 1 1/2d (2), 5d, 6d (2) and 1900 1/2d tied variously by Old Hill square circle and red London registered oval ds, Hague bs, fine and highly attractive franking (Image)