Circular Delivery Companies: 1865-67 Mint collection inc Edinburgh & Leith 1865-66 ¼d, 4 diff colours, imperf. 1866 modified design ¼d grey-lilac, imperf. 1866 Parcel Delivery Company set 2d & 3d, imperf. Clark & Co, Edinburgh (¼d) blue, Glasgow 1866 ¼d & ½d, imperf. Liverpool 1867 ¼d & ½d, perf. London 1866 ¼d & ½d, imperf & ¼d & ½d, perf. London & Districts 1867 ¼d claret, ¼d green & ½d claret. Metropolitan 1867 ¼d & ½d, perf. VF fresh M/MNH in overall nice quality. SG cat £431+, plus premium for the many MNH. Interesting classics. (21) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

Circular Delivery Companies: Collection 1865-68. Almost comp for all towns inc Aberdeen 1867 ½d in both brown & blue (SG cat £170). Clark & Co 1866 (¼d) both sizes. Dundee 1867 ¼d & ½d (£300). Good coverage of Edinburgh & Leith inc Arms 'Parcel' stamp set (¼d), (2) & (3d) (£545). Glasgow set imperf, & perf Liverpool set. London imperf & perf, plus error strip of 3 IMPERF horiz. Metropolitan ¼d (2 colours) & ½d. London & Districts imperf & perf set of 2. National set of 4. Also Delivery Company 1868 with cnr letters covering all towns ¼d-1d. National 15 Basinghall St set. Useful coverage of blks of 4 in Edinburgh & Leith, Liverpool, Glasgow, Metropolitan, National, plus Glasgow ¼d blk of 9. Then useful reference ranges of forgeries perf & imperf inc setenant strips & blks. All diff inc blks. Mostly F-VF M/MNH, few flts. SG cat £5700+ = A$11,000+, plus all the forgeries not counted. Comprehensive coverage of these classic issues. (490) (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,500

Circular Delivery Company: Edinburgh 1866 Clark & Co (¼d) blue, se-tenant blk of 4, 2 diff sizes, left stamps 25mm wide & right 23½mm. VF MNH. SG CD3 cat £140 for M, should be at least double, £280 MNH. Very scarce. (4). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

Circular Delivery Company: Edinburgh & Leith 1865 Arms ¼d slate-blue, ¼d olive-grey & ¼d dull mauve, imperf. Superb fresh MNH, all 4 large margins. SG CD7, CD9, CD10 cat £58 for M, should be at least double £116 MNH. (3) (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

Circular Delivery Company: Edinburgh & Leith 1866 Parcel Delivery set 2d yellow & 3d brown-red, imperf. Superb fresh MNH, all 4 margins. SG CD18-19 cat £40 for M, should be at least double £80 MNH . (2) (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

Circular Delivery Company: Edinburgh & Leith 1866 Parcel Delivery set 2d yellow & 3d brown-red, imperf. Superb fresh MLH, all 4 margins. SG CD18-19 cat £40. (2) (Image1)

Estimate AU$30

College Posts: 1879 Hertford College (½d) bright mauve, left marginal blk of 4. Superb fresh MNH. SG Spec CS4 cat £110 for M, should be at least double £220 MNH. (4) (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

College Posts: 1879 Hertford College (½d) bright mauve Stag Arms. VF fresh MLH, bottom marginal. SG Spec CS4 cat £22. (Image1)

Estimate AU$20

College Posts: 1879 Hertford College (½d) bright mauve, Stag Arms. Superb fresh MNH, 1 with natural paper irregularity. SG Spec CS4 cat £110 for M, should be at least double £220 MNH. (Image1)

Estimate AU$30

College Posts: 1879 Hertford College (½d) bright mauve Stag Arms, full sheet of 35 imperf. Superb UN as made, all 4 margins. SG Spec CS4 footnote cat £770, plus premium for full sheet. (35) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

College Posts: 1879 Hertford College (½d) bright mauve Stag Arms, full sheet of 35 with margins (missing only LR cnr). VF 8M/27MNH, some stains & gum disturbance. SG Spec CS4 cat £770 for M singles, the MNH should be at least double, £1364, plus premium for full sheet. (35) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

College Posts: 1879 Hertford College (½d) bright mauve, blk of 15 with margins left, right & bottom. Superb fresh MNH. SG Spec CS4 cat £330 for M, should be at least double £660 MNH plus premium for blk. (15) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

College Posts: 1879 Hertford College (½d) bright mauve Stag Arms, full sheet of 35, with almost all margins (missing on left of 1 stamp). VF 4 M/31 MNH, mostly fresh. SG Spec CSU cat £770 for M singles, MNH should be at least double, £1452, plus premium for sheet. (35) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

College Posts: 1882 Keble College (½d) ultramarine Arms, no imprint, right marginal blk of 4. VF UN. SG Spec CS10 cat £70. (Image1)

Estimate AU$40

College Posts: 1882 Keble College (½d) ultramarine Arms, no imprint. VF UN. SG Spec CS10 cat £14. (Image1)

Estimate AU$10

College Posts: 1882 Keble College (½d) ultramarine Arms, no imprint, full sheet of 48. F-VF UN, diag crease & sl fading at left. SG Spec CS10 cat £672 plus premium for sheet. (Image1)

Estimate AU$275

College Posts: 1882 Keble College (½d) ultramarine Arms, no imprint, full sheet of 48, with almost all margins (missing only 1 piece at bottom). F-VF 18 M/30 MNH, some perf tones & thin on 1 stamp. SG Spec CS10 cat £672 for M singles, should be at least double, £1092 MNH, plus premium for sheet. (48) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

Locals: (Birmingham) Parcels & General Assurance Association Ltd red on white labels, inscribed 'Exchange Buildings New St Birmingham', with control no DSP 268 & another with NPS 88, perf 12½, the other perf 11. F-VFU. (2). (Image1)

Estimate AU$90

Locals: Bradford Parcel Delivery 1874 1d black, perf 13½, Frank stamp. Fresh UN, small thin. RL 1. Extremely rare. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

Locals: Bradford Parcel Delivery 1874 2d red Frank Stamp, perf 13½. Fresh UN, sm thin. RL 2. Extremely rare. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

Locals: (Bristol) Parcel Delivery Co 1887 1d red, seated Britannia Frank stamp, perf 12. U, flts, m/s cancel. RL 2. Very rare. (Image1)

Estimate AU$90

Locals: Edinburgh & District Sutton & Co ca1880 2d red on white, perf 11. VFU, violet 'Bell & Co Contractors Blair St Edinburgh' cancel. RL unlisted! Extremely rare. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Locals: Leeds Marshall Brothers c1895 2d blue on black horse & carriage, control no.B14656. VFU, violet pencil cancel. RL unlisted. Extremely rare & impressive stamp. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

Locals: Liverpool Parcel Delivery Co ca1875 1d black on yellow, Frank stamp, inscribed 'Head Office, 20 Cases St Liverpool' with black control no.61334, perf 12½. VFU, m/s line cancel. RL1. Very rare. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

Locals: Liverpool Parcel Delivery Co ca1877 4d black on deep green Frank Stamp, inscr 'Head Office 6 Wood St', black control no.1731, perf 11½. FU, sl thins m/s line cancel. RL 10. Very rare. (Image1)

Estimate AU$90