1912-24 1/2d Green with "SPECIMEN" type 26 in mint corner marginal "B.13" control strip of three, hinged on one stamp and in the margin, very fine and a very scarce control "colour standard" item printed at Somerset House (SG Spec. N14t) (Image)

1912-24 1d Bright Scarlet on "Oswald Marsh" plain first day cover, tied by Norwood OC.8.1912 double circle ds, very fine and scarce FDC (Image)

1912-24 1d Bright scarlet control C12 tied to a plain "Marsh" first day cover by a crisp Norwood S.E. cds for OC.08.1912, most attractive and scarce FDC (Image)

1912-24 1d Deep Scarlet (varnish ink), mint nh, very fine and scarce, cert. RPS (1922) (SG Spec N16(4)g), £3'000 for mounted mint)
1912 1d Deep scarlet (Varnish ink). Very fine unmounted o.g. example of this very scarce variety accompanied by a 1992 RPS Certificate. Spec. N16(4)g. (Image)

1912 2d Unadopted essay in black on thin soft card (62x75mm), stamp size, showing an unadopted frame design, extremely attractive and rare (Image)

1912-24 2 1/2d blue overprinted "CANCELLED" type 24 in mint og lower marginal imperforate control "J 17" block of forty eight, comprising of two horizontal rows taken from the foot of a complete double sheet of 960 stamps (Two panes of 480) with annotations in sheet margin below left hand pane "New plate" and "73 000 impressions taken from this plate" below the right hand pane. This spectacular multiple illustrates perfectly some of the concerns regarding new printing plates produced for this issue, the plate wear is unusually more extreme on the new printing plate than the plate used to print over 73'000 impressions. Minor creasing and folds between impressions as to be expected on multiples of this size nevertheless a remarkable and unique showpiece (SG Spec. N21(1)v) (Image)

1912-24 Wmk Royal Cypher 2 1/2d dull prussian blue mint lh lower marginal example, very fine, a difficult shade, cert. RPS (1980) (SG £1'200 in 2019) (Image)

1912 4d Trial of Eve's wreath design die proof in black on white glazed card, slight thin at top, fine and scarce (See SG Spec. Vol.2 fig 28) (Image)

1912 4d Trial of Eve's Wreath design colour essay in purple on gummed, unwatermarked imperforate paper, mint og with hinge remnant, very fine, produced by Miller & Motley using their Printex machine (SG £1'400) (Image)

1912 4d Eve's Wreath design colour essay in grey-green on imperforate white unwatermarked ungummed paper, produced by Miller & Motley using their Printex machine, some faint discolouration at lower left, fine (Image)

1912 4d Die proof in black on white glazed card (33x38mm) with uncleared surround, very fine and rare (Image)

1912-24 Wmk Royal Cypher 6d reddish-purple with "CANCELLED" overprint (type 24) in mint nh lower marginal block of four, very fine (SG Spec N26v, £1'300+)
1912-24 6d Reddish-purple (Wmk. Royal cypher, Chalk surfaced paper). Fine unmounted o.g bottom marginal block of four example overprinted "CANCELLED" type 24. Spec. N26v. (Image)

1912-24 7d Olive with no watermark variety, mint nh right hand marginal example, very fine (SG Spec. N27(1)a, £750) (Image)

1912 8d Trial of Eve's pillar design (22mm, medal head) set of four imperforate essays printed in black on white glazed card showing the four different background variations (pencil notations "a", "b", "c" and "d" on the reserve respectively), "a" with some minor discolouration, fine and difficult set to assemble (Image)

1912 8d Trials of Eve's Pillar Design imperf. block of four printed in black on white glazed card affixed to beige card with annotation "Fine line surround 19 Mch 1913" at top, very fine and scarce
1912 8d Trials of Eve's Pillar Design. Superb block of four imperforate trials printed in black on white glazed card endorsed at top "Fine lines surround 19 Mch 1913". Fig. 33d. Scarce. (Image)

1913 8d Eve's Pillar Design essay in bistre on imperforate gummed Royal Cypher watermarked paper with "ESSAY" overprint in black, part og, very fine (See SG Spec. Vol.2. p.127, fig. 33c, £1'700) (Image)

1913 8d Eve's Pillar Design essay in magenta on imperforate example printed in magenta on gummed Royal Cypher watermarked paper, mint part og (hinge remnants), fine and scarce (Image)

1913 8d Pair of large master bromides, the first dated "30.12.12", 96x129mm, with highlights added to the King's portrait and modified letters of "POSTAGE" and "REVENUE" (the angles of the letters represented on this mock up being very close to the finished design), and the second dated "9.4.13", 100x125mm, showing these completed changes, a rare pair of working proofs giving an insight to the design process, exhibition items
1913 8d Large master design bromides. Very fine example of Eve's original artwork dated "30.12.1912" with highlights added to the King's portrait and modified letters of "POSTAGE" and "REVENUE", the angles of the letters represented on this mock up being very close to the finished design. Offered with a second bromide of these completed chages dated "9.4.1913". A rare pair of working proofs giving a unique insight into the design process. (Image)

1912-24 1s Deep bronze-brown mint nh, very fine example of this scarce shade, cert. RPS (1981) (SG Spec. N32(10), £1'200 for mint nh) (Image)

1913 Wmk Multi Cypher 1/2d Bright green mint og block of four, very fine and scarce multiple (SG Spec. N15b, £2'000) (Image)

1913 Wmk Mult. Royal Cypher 1/2d bright green & 1d dull scarlet both in mint nh right marginal blocks of four, very fine and scarce poistional multiples (SG £2'400 as singles in 2019, Spec. N15b & N17a) (Image)