#1, 1840 1d Black, right part imprint sheet-margin single from Plate 6, showing partial towards the RIGHT HAN"D imprint in the selvage, other margins large to just touching at left center, intense color, Maltese Cross cancel, fine and scarce with the imprint (Scott $325.00+; S.G. #2; £375+). (Image)

Est. $200-300

#1, 1840 1d Black, Plate 6, four mostly large margins, tied to 1840 folded letter to Birmingham by red Maltese Cross, matching "YARMOUTH I.W." in arc handstamp alongside, Lymington and London transit backstamps, very fine Isle of White usage (Scott $640.00; S.G. #2; £750). (Image)

Est. $150-200

#2, 1840 2d Blue, large margins to in at right, small fault at right from placement at cover edge, tied by Maltese Cross cancel to 1841 cover addressed to the Duke of Wellington, cover faults but an interesting usage (Scott $2,250.00; S.G. #5; £2,500). (Image)

Est. $300-400

#3, 1841 1d Red brown, lot of twelve stamps each bearing a Maltese Cross cancel with numeral in center, being a complete set of all twelve numbers, a couple with three margins or tiny fault, most are sound four margin examples (Scott $3,120.00; S.G. #8; £3,045). (Image)

Est. $400-500

#3f, 1841 1d Red brown on deeply blued paper, block of four, large margins to touching top left stamp and at bottom center, tied by four strikes of Maltese Cross cancel of Whitechurch, Shropshire on cover to Shreswsbury, backstamped on arrival on September 9th, 1843, Whitechurch datestamp at upper left, very fine and scarce; this distinctive Maltese Cross cancel in not listed in S.G. Specialized but we are told it will be in the 2019 edition (Scott $1,100.00+; S.G. #8a). (Image)

Est. $300-400

#4, 1841 2p Blue, three large margins, tied by "3" in Maltese Cross cancel to 1844 folded letter to Newtown, with "Newtown/My 11, 1844" backstamp, very fine; this is a later date of the use of the "3" in Maltese Cross than recorded by Rockoff & Jackson, who only recorded five covers with this combination (Scott $725.00 for off cover; S.G. #14; £2,250). (Image)

Est. $200-300

#26, 1857 4d Rose on white, watermarked large garter, fresh mint horizontal pair, lovely bright color, full original gum, fine and scarce (Scott $3,500.00; S.G. #66a; £3,500). (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

#49P, 1873 3d Rose, die proof in black on white 60x93mm glazed card, endorsed "Nov 1, 1873" and "BEFORE HARDENING", fresh and very fine (S.G. 143P). (Image)

Est. $500-750

#136d, 1911, 9d Blue and dull reddish purple, Somerset House printing, spectacular mint pane (E) of twenty from plate H2c/D1, prior to being severely damaged and subsequently replaced by pane "A" from head plate 1, o.g., n.h., very fine (Scott $2,500.00 as singles, S.G. #307; £2,500 as singles) (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

#140a, 1902 5/- Deep bright carmine, DLR printing, wonderfully fresh, deep rich color, o.g., never hinged, very fine (Scott $600; S.G. #264; £900). (Image)

Est. $200-300

S.G. Spec. N72t, 1913 £1 Green, Waterlow printing, handstamped "SPECIMEN" Ty. 26, without gum, excellent centering, extremely fine (S.G. £3,000). (Image)

Est. $500-750

#175a, 1915 10/- Light blue, De La Rue printing, post office fresh mint example, well centered, full and even perforations, pristine o.g., never hinged, very fine (Scott $4,500.00; S.G. #413; £4,250). (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

#175b, 1915 10/- Blue, De La Rue printing, bright and fresh, o.g., several h.r.s, very fine (S.G. #412; £3,250). (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

#209, 1929 £1 P.U.C., fresh and well centered, neatly cancelled, very fine (Scott $800.00; S.G. #438; £550). (Image)

Est. $300-400

S.G. #536a-39a, 1958 2/6 to £1 Castles, De la Rue printing cplt., sheet-margin singles, o.g., n.h., extremely fine set; 1982 Diena certificate for the set (S.G. £600). (Image)

Est. $200-300

S.G. #BA1, 1904 2/- Black on red booklet containing four panes of 1d KEVII stamps, fresh and intact, back cover with opening fold at the staple, otherwise very fine (S.G. £500). (Image)

Est. $150-200

S.G. #BB1, 1911 2/- Black on red booklet containing ½d (2) and 1d (3) George V panes of six (S.G. #325, 329), the two ½d and one 1d with inverted watermarks, very fine and choice (S.G. £1,600). (Image)

Est. $400-500

S.G. #BB13, 1929 2/- U.P.U. Blue on buff booklet, containing ½d, 1d and 1½d (2) panes of U.P.U. issue (S.G. #434-36), edition 103, very fine (S.G. £500). (Image)

Est. $150-200

S.G. #BB17, 1935 2/- Black on blue booklet containing ½d, 1d and 1½d (2) panes of George V photogravure issues, edition 336, ½d and 1d with inverted watermarks, fresh and very fine (S.G. £600). (Image)

Est. $150-200

S.G. #BB25, 1929 3/- U.P.U. Red on buff booklet, containing ½d, 1d and 1½d (6) panes of six of U.P.U. issue (S.G. #434-36), edition 169, very fine (S.G. £450). (Image)

Est. $150-200

S.G. #BB33, 1931 5/- Black on green booklet containing ½d, 1d and 1½d (6) panes, edition 1, front cover with ms. notation at base, otherwise very fine and rare (S.G. £6,250). (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

S.G. #BD12, 1938 2/- Black on blue booklet containing ½d, 1d and 1½d (2) George VI panes, the ½d with inverted watermark, edition #434, fresh and very fine. (Image)

Est. $300-400

S.G. #BD15, 1940 2/6 Black on green booklet containing panes of six of ½d, 2d and 2½d George VI, edition #34, fresh and very fine (S.G. £975). (Image)

Est. $300-400

S.G. #BD26, 1942 5/- Black on buff booklet containing ½d, 2d and 2½d (3) George VI panes of six printed in paler shades, edition #31, very fine and scarce (S.G. £2,000). (Image)

Est. $500-750

Great Britain collection to 2012 in mounts housed in a bulging Minkus album, mostly used to 1883 then mainly mint, starts with pleasing examples of 1840 1d Black and 2d Blue, then many other line engraved issues, 1847 1/- and 1854 6d embossed issues, both with excellent margins, the surface printed issues are nicer than normal and include 1857 5/- and 1882-83 5/- and 10/- wmked anchor, these three having nice c.d.s. cancels, then mostly mint with 1883-84 ½d to 1/- complete, 1884 5/-, 1887-92 Jubilee complete, Edward VII complete to 1/-, plus numerous shade and printing varieties and the perf. 15x14 set, 1912 ½d pair with no cross on crown (S.G. #340a) with RPS certificate, 1913 ½d and 1d coils, postage dues complete, officials with mint Scott #O2, O6, O12, O38, O43, O44-45, O46 (creased), O61, O63-64, O67-68 and O76 and used O8 and O49, some of which may not be genuine, George VI complete, then QEII pretty much complete, with Wilding wmk, tagging and graphite varieties, phosphor commemoratives and 1975 8p Sailing with black omitted, in addition there is a separate album with Regionals, Alderney Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man, plus a half dozen large envelopes with new issues up until quite recently, some small faults mostly among the nineteenth century, but nicer than usual with many fine-very fine to be found throughout.

Est. $2,000-3,000