A line engraved collection including 5 penny blacks and two 1840 2d blues, a range of 1841 issues incl good Ivory Heads, an 1841 1d red-brown unused, perforated "stars" issues, then plates including some 1d reds, unused, others with very fine cds cancels, etc (see photo) (Image)

A seln of approx 160 1858 2d blues, all used, various plates, mainly fair to fine

A seln of 1841 1d reds incl strip of 4, some with MC pmks, also 1d red stars and 1870 ]d Bantam, all fair to fine used, approx 170 stamps

1840 1d black, plate 8, TK, on entire, vert fold through adhesive

1840 2d blue plate 1, 0k, variety shifted Transfer, fine used with 4 margins and black MC (photo) (Image)

1840 1d black, SJ, full margins and neat red MC (photo) (Image)

1840 2d blue, four margins, black MC (photo) (Image)

1840 1d black, plate 2, NL, a very fine example with 4 even margins and neat red MC (photo) (Image)

1840 1d black, plate 3, CF, fine used 4 margins and red MC, cat £500 (photo) (Image)

1840 1d black, ED, four margins close at D square, black MC (photo) (Image)

1840 1d black, plate 4, KD, four margins and red MC (photo) (Image)

1840 1d black, MF, four margins and neat black MC (photo) (Image)

1840 2d blue, 4 margins, close at top

1840 1d block, plate 7, four margins, thinned corner, in a special presentation wallet. Great as a gift

1840 penny black QK plate 6, 4 margin (2 are huge, one just touching top left) with clean red MX cancel, clear of the Monarch's face. Lovely example. Dealers make on reverse

1841 1d reds colln on leaves arrarently identified between plates 5 and 25, including partial reconstructions, varieties, black plates, probably around 300 stamps, all used, mostly MC cancels, mixed condition

1841 1d reds very extensive colln of identified plates from 1b to 170, many earlier with Maltese Cross pmks, approx 150 stamps, some with identified flaws. Mixed condition, but a likely source of scarce plates

1847-54 10d embossed cut square, close on 2 sides, no faults. SG 57, cat £1500 (photo) (Image)

1867-83 wmk Ancher 10s on white paper, cds used with two part cancels, a faint crease at base. SG 135, cat £4500 (photo) (Image)

1867-83 £5 orange on blued paper, with Leeds cds and boxed panel cancel, a few blunt perfs otherwise a good example of a very rare stamp. SG 133, cat £15,000 (photo) (Image)

1867-83 Maltese Cross wmk 10s greenish-grey plate 1 unused overprinted specimen, traces of gum (photo) (Image)

1878 Penny Red plates selection of different plates all with Inverted wmks, plates 141, 151, 154, 156, 158, 162, 168, 199, 201, 207, 212 and 216, in mixed condition (12)

1883-84 2/6 lilac on blued paper, fine used. Scarce stamp, SG 175, cat £1500 (photo) (Image)

1891 £1 green used, heavy cancel, SG 212, cat £800 (photo) (Image)