GB 1911 Coronation Aerial Post special p/c (brown), special London SP 15 1911 cds. Top left corner weak. Lot incl article about the flights.

GB-NZ 1938 flying boat Calpurnia crash cover: homemade greeting envelope (Xmas holly motif), GB to Hamilton, NZ, St Johns Wood pmk 23 Nov, stamp floated off. On front, fine strikes (violet) of (a) 3-line cachet "Received At Wellington In Damaged Condition" & (b) 2-line "Received In Damaged Condition Ex Flying Boat Calpurnia" (slightly overlapping). Further strike of (a) on back. The crash happened in Iraq. Minor tone. NZAMC #198.

1827-39 pre-stamp "free fronts" x 12, sent from or to Members of Parliament in London, all with red crowned "FREE" franked cds. All with MP's signature in lower left corner (noted "Hawarden", "Rigby-Mason", "Paget", "Limerick", "Knightley" etc). This privilege was widely abused.

1840 1d Black (BE), plate 2, 2 close margins, close on other 2. Very worn plate. Very light black m/s cancel. SG Spec A516j. Cat £500.

1840 1d Black (FB), plate 4, imperf, 4 margins except just touches right at top (with part of next stamp at top). Red MC cancel, nice example. SG 2. Cat £425. FU. (Image)

1840 1d Black (SE) plate 5, imperf 3 margins, rough & cut into on 4th at right, clean appearance, regummed. SG cat £12500. Mint. (Image)

1840 1d Black (EH), 3 margins, plate 9, pale red MC cancel. SG 2. Cat £625. FU. (Image)

1840 1d Black (GK), 4 margins (1 close), plate 1b, pale red MC cross. SG 2. Cat £400. GU/FU. (Image)

1840 2d Blue (LD) imperf 3½ margins, black MC cancel, thinned left side. SG 5. Cat £975. (Image)

1840 2d Blue (EA), 3 margins, bright blue, crisp black MC cancel. SG 5. Cat £975. FU. (Image)

1840 2d Blue horiz pair (imperf, both stamps 3 margins). RH stamp 5mm (patched) tear. Double black MC cancel. SG 5. Cat £1950. GU. (Image)

1841 1d red-brown imperf on lightly blued paper, 4 margins, just tied at one point to wrapper by complete (heavy) MC cancel which has 2 unusual protuberances at top. "CARNOUSTIE" good/fine rect d/s SE 30 / 1841 also on front. B/s less clear strike of partial Dundee receipt d/s. Clean.

1841 1d red-brown (QB), imperf 3 margins, blued paper, black MC cancel. SG 8L. Cat £60. FU. (Image)

1841 1d red-brown (HJ), blued paper, 2 margins, cut into at top. SG 8. Cat £600. Mint. (Image)

1847 1/- green embossed cut square, 4 good mgns, several light back thins. SG 55. Cat £1000. GU. (Image)

1848 10d brown embossed cut square 4 margins (2 very close) but 2+ corners added. SG 57. Cat £1500. GU. (Image)

1853 1d pale blue postal fiscal (inscribed "RECEIPT ONE PENNY") anchor wmk (invt), p15½ x 15. Mint (some gum bends). SG F1. Cat £50+. (Image)

1854 6d purple embossed cut square, 4 margins, wmk invtd & reversed. SG 60wk. Cat £1000. GU nearly FU. (Image)

1856 6d lilac, emblems wmk. SG 68. Cat £120. GU. (Image)

1856 1/- green, emblems wmk. SG 72. Cat £350. GU.

1857 4d rose-carmine, large garter wmk. SG 66. Cat £150. GU/FU.

1858 2d blue (thick lines), letters in 4 corners, large crown wmk, p14. Three diff plate No's: 7 (FU), 8 (GU), 9 (FU). SG 45. Cat £125. (Image)

1860s 2d blue (thin lines), letters in 4 corners, large crown wmk, p14. Three diff plate No's: 13 (GU/FU), 14 (FU), 15 (GU/FU). SG cat £47. Cat £106. (Image)

c1860s 2d blue letters in 4 corners, p14, thick lines, all plate 8. Seln of 16 on part album page. Mostly sound, many FU. SG 45. Cat c£720.

1860s 2d blue (thick lines), letters in 4 corners, large crown wmk, p14, plate 12. Scarce plate number. SG 45. Cat £140. GU. (Image)