1910 ‘Hentschel’ 3d half tone essays, four pieces of proof paper (measuring approximately 40 x150mm each), each with two widely spaced examples in shades of brown (3), orange, green (3) and blue, all with a manuscript reference number above each design, numbered from W/17 to W/24. The four pieces hinged together to recreate the original larger piece. Fine and scarce, spectacular  (Image)

1910 3d Hentschel colour essay. Very fine example printed in deep purple-brown on white wove paper (70 x 53mm) with handstruck "SP/84" above design and manuscript "Special Ruby Brown Stamp" below. Most attractive and scarce. (Image)

1910 4d Hentschel colour essay. Very fine example printed in sage-green on white wove paper (60 x 51mm) with handstruck "MB/82" above design and manuscript "Sage Green 220" below. Most attractive and scarce. (Image)

1910 6d Hentschel essay in bright blue green on white wove paper, (44x105mm), with handstruck ‘’SP/40'' above desgin and m/s ‘’green'' at foot, attractive and scarce.  (Image)

1910 8d Hentschel essay in violet on white wove paper, (31 x 44mm) with m/s ‘’MB/97'' above design and ‘’Violet'' at foot, attractive and scarce.  (Image)

1911 10d Hentschel essays. Very fine set of four imperforate colour trials printed in mauve, grey green, pearl green & payne grey (Manders Bros ink No.12, 46, 92 & 94 respectively) on white unwatermarked paper, endorsed at foot "Mauve 21641", "Grey green no.20836", "Pearl Green no.22191" and "Payne Grey no 22199". Very scarce. (Image)

1911 ½d Green plate proofs (Die 1b). Very fine unmounted o.g. imperforate bottom left hand corner marginal A11(c) control block of six printed on multiple cypher watermarked paper. Rare, the unique control piece. (Image)

1911 3d Engravers Sketch Die for the unissued value (Die II head), cut down proof, for use as a colour trial in reddish purple on thick white wove paper, with shaded background to head and upper corners solid, rare. GB Specialised Vol.II fig 23b  (Image)

1911 3d Engraver's sketch die of the unissued value. Superb die proof with the die 2 head with white background and upper corners shaded. Printed in rose-red on white proof paper. Very rare. (Image)

1911 Engraver's sketch of the unissued 3d value as cut-down die proof on thick white wove, in pale red-brown, using the Die 2 head with shaded background to head and upper corners, very rare. See Specialised Vol.2 catalogue pg. 79 fig. 23. (Image)

1912 ½d Deep green (Die 2, Wmk Crown). Very fine unused o.g. block of four, bottom pair unmounted o.g. showing "No cross on crown" variety. Spec N4(3). (Image)

1912 ½d green and 1d scarlet both in horizontal imperforate pairs, large part o.g. SG 346b, 350b/Spec. N6f, N13e (Image)

1912 1d Bright scarlet (Die 2, Wmk. Multiple cypher). Superb scarlet on buff coil leader (Code E) with 11 stamps attached, showing coil join between the 10th and 11th stamps. Scarce. (Image)

1912 1d l/l corner marginal single with design offset on reverse, ½d r/h marginal horizontal pair with large part and part offset on reverse, plus 1941 2½d with light offset on reverse. Good to fine o.g. (3)  (Image)

1912 1½d Red-brown (No watermark). Very fine unmounted o.g. example of this difficult watermark variety. Spec. N18(1)a. (Image)

1912 1d Aniline Scarlet (Wmk. Crown, Die 2), Superb unmounted o.g. B12(w) control block of six, perf type 2a. Scarce. Spec. N11(5) 1971 RPS Cert. (Image)

1912 1d Bright scarlet (Die 2, Wmk. Crown). Superb scarlet on buff coil leader (Code A) with four stamps attached, stamps 1 and 3 showing "No cross on crown" varieties. N11(2)b. (Image)

1912 1d Carmine (Paper Trial). Very fine unused imperforate block of four printed on John Dickinson extra superfine very white paper. Scarce multiple so fine. Wove paper trial Spec.(a). (Image)

1912-24 ½d green with pre-printing diagonal paper fold creating a most unusual variety, part o.g. SG 351var (Image)

1912-26 watermark Royal Cypher ½d green overprinted 'SPECIMEN' (Type 26) (RPS Certificate, 1977), large part o.g. and 1½d red-brown 'PENCF' error in pair with normal, unmounted o.g.; also 1924-26 1½d red-brown, watermark inverted, booklet pane of six (selvedge missing), overprinted 'CANCELLED' (Type 33) and punched (some faults), large part og. Fair to fine. SG 351s, 362a, NB14ax (Image)

1912 1d Pink (Wmk. Royal Cypher). Very fine unused o.g. example of this scarce distinctive shade. Spec. N16(10). (Image)

1912 1d Scarlet (Die 2, Wmk. Multiple Cypher). Very fine unused o.g. left hand marginal block of nine, showing "No Cross on Crown" variety on stamps 3, 5 & 8. The bottom two varieties unmounted o.g. Spec N13(1)f. 1960 BPA Cert. (Image)

1912 2d Orange (Wmk. Royal Cypher, Die I). Superb unmounted o.g imperforate tête-bêche pair of imprimaturs with "BPMA" handstamps on reverse. Scarce. (Image)

1920 2 1/2d Indigo blue. Superb unmounted o.g. bottom left hand corner marginal control “P 20“ horizontal strip of three. A magnificent and rare control piece of this difficult shade. Spec. N21(14). 2010 RPS Cert. (Image)

1920 2½d indigo-blue shade, brilliant full unmounted o.g. very fine example of this rare KGV shade, RPSL Certificate (2011) SG 373 £4,500  (Image)