1902-10 De La Rue Issues. 1901 3d Composite "paste up" essay of the Victorian "Jubilee" series, series "A" essay with a lithographed three quarter portrait of King Edward VII mounted on thick card (77x100mm), an exceedingly rare exhibition piece believed to be one of only two or three examples known. (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)

1901 1d Colour trial imperf. horizontal pair from the lower right of the sheet, printed in black on red gummed crown watermark paper made from a special plate of 20 Electros, o.g. with small trace of a hinge, the usual light gum wrinkles, a scarce multiple. (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 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-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)

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)

1902-10 2d dull blue-green and carmine, superb mint n.h. corner marginal block of eight from the lower left corner of the sheet, printed from plates H2/D4; a lovely block. (S.G. £1'440). (Image)

1901 4d De La Rue die proof (head plate) printed in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) dated "28 NOV 01" and marked "AFTER HARDENING", very scarce. (Image)

1902 £1 dull blue green mint n.h., couple of small faint gum bends mentioned for accuracy, very fresh and fine (S.G. £3'000 for n.h.). (Image)

1902 £1 dull blue green, mint large part o.g., a fresh and well centred example. (Image)

1911-13 Somerset House Issues. 1911-13 Somerset House £1 deep green mint n.h., very fine and fresh example (S.G. £3'000). (Image)

1911 1d scarlet (die 2) colour trial in vermilion on gummed watermarked paper, very fine and scarce, offered with a normal for comparison. (Image)

1937 2 1/2d Edward VIII Coronation set of 4 imperf. essays depicting the King from the Humphrey Paget effigy (shading trials) with heavy shading to portrait and uniform background (design type Q), printed in green, red, brown & blue on gummed E8R watermarked paper, mounted on thin card as they were presented to the Post Office and the Royal Arts Commission on 27th November 1936, very rare as only four examples were released. (Image)

1936 (Sep 23) 1 1/2d Edward VIII coronation essay in green on gummed E8R (sideways) watermarked paper taken from the Humphrey Pages effigy (design type M); very rare being one of only six released. (Image)

1936 1d scarlet imperforate imprimatur tête-bêche pair, mint n.h., reverse with "NPM IMPRIMATUR" handstamp, very fine and very rare, ex NPM archive sales. (Image)

1936 1 1/2d red-brown imperforate imprimatur tête-bêche pair, mint n.h., reverse with "NPM IMPRIMATUR" handstamp, very fine and very rare, ex NPM archive sales. (Image)