1902 1d. "Transvaal" essay, type 2 in black and purple with Crown and value tablets touched in by hand in Chinese white and with thin line hand painted around the oval; pasted on card; fine and rare. (Image)

1902-10 De La Rue Issues. 1901 4d composite "paste-up" essay of the Victorian "Jubilee" 4d, with a lithographed quarter face portrait of King Edward VII inserted facing left, affixed to small piece of very thick card, a magnificent exhibition piece, believed to be one of only two or three examples in private hands. (Image)

1901 "small head" die proof in black on white glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed "After hardening" in black manuscript, as used for the 1 1/2d, 3d, 4d, 9d, 10d and 1s values. Scarce. (Image)

1902-10 1/2d Dull blue green mint l.h. with watermark inverted variety, showing large part of "TA" of "POSTAGE" and the top of the Crown, minor bends, fine and scarce (S.G. £2'750). (Image)

1906 1d Colour trial in carmine-red on Crown watermarked paper, perf.14, printed from a special plate of 20 electros, mint n.h., very fine. (Image)

1906 1d carmine red colour trial on gummed watermarked crown paper, made from a special plate of 20 electros, very fine and scarce. (Image)

1906 1d. carmine-rose imperf. colour trial on crown watermarked paper, printed from a special plate of 20 electros. Scarce. (Image)

1906 1d carmine red imperforate colour trial from the right of the sheet, mint o.g., printed from a special plate of 20 electros, very fine and scarce. (Image)

1906 1d. colour trial in blue-geranium, a very fine and fresh example printed on Imperial Crown watermarked paper from a special plate of twenty electros. Scarce. (Image)

1909 2d Colour trial in green on yellow gummed Crown wmk paper, produced for the propped mono-colour issue that was subsequently abandoned on the death of the King, pulled perfs at top left, nevertheless very rare with no more than two or three examples of each colour recoded in private hands, ex "Aurelius" and "Minorou". (Image)

1901 4d De La Rue die proof of the head plate in black on white glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed "BEFORE HARDENING" and dated "28 Nov. 01", scarce. (Image)

1910 4d colour trial in yellow-orange from the mono-coloured plate, on Crown wmk paper, no gum, natural paper impurity at top otherwise (S.G. from £9'000). (Image)

1901 10d De La Rue die proof of the head plate in black on white glazed card (92x60mm), scarce. (Image)

1901 2s6d De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card, 90x60mm, stamped "AFTER HARDENING" in black and dated "12 Nov. 01" in blue, very fine and rare. (Image)

1902 2s6d De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card (92x60mm), without additional markings, a superb example. (Image)

1902 2s6d lilac, 5s bright carmine, 10s ultramarine & £1 dull blue green, each overprinted "SPECIMEN" horse shoe type 17, the 5s with rebuilt top right corner and the £1 with light vertical crease, never the less a unique set with this elaborate overprint type, with the 5s believed to be unique and the 2s6d one of two recorded in private hands, a superb and rare set. (Image)

1902-10 De La Rue 10s ultramarine mint n.h. from the the right of the sheet, mounted in the margin, very fine. (Image)

1902-10 De La Rue 1s pair and £1 green, neatly tied to small piece by good strikes of "JERSEY/NO 11/05", attractive. (Image)

1901 £1 die proof in black on glazed card 90x60mm., stamped "BEFORE HARDENING" in black and dated "16 Dec. 01" in blue, very fine and rare. (Image)

1911 Harrison & Sons Issues. 1911 Harrison 1d rose-red, perf.15x14, mint n.h. right marginal block of six with double gum variety, faint gum bends, fine and fresh, photocopy of cert. Hendon when it was in a larger block (S.G. £480 as six normal singles). (Image)

1911-13 Somerset House Issues. 1911 6d deep plum in mint n.h. upper corner marginal pair (mounted in margin) with "no cross on Crown" variety, cert. Hendon. (Image)

1911-13, 2s6d greyish purple, a magnificent mint n.h. block of six, lovely fresh colour, a very rare multiple in this shade; cert. RPS (1974). (Image)

1911-13 Somerset House 5s carmine, mint l.h., very fine (SG £425). (Image)

1911-13, 10s Blue mint lower right corner marginal with only the slightest hint of a hinge on the stamp, very fine and fresh example (S.G. £1'100+). (Image)

1911, £1 deep green mint n.h. example from the foot of the sheet, very fine and fresh (S.G. £3'000 for mint n.h.). (Image)