1867: Perkins Bacon Die Proofs (3) for the 1 d., 6 d. and 1 s. values, all engraved in black on India paper and affixed to cards (circa 35 x 40 mm). Exceptional and of great rarity.rnProvenance: Collection Morris Ludington, Spinks, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1641.rnrn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1867 (April 4): First Issue 1 d. dull rose, 6 d. black and 1 s. dull blue, no. wmk. perf. 11-12½, unused examples, largely fresh and fine, 6 d. and 1 s. large part og., the 1 s. signed A. Diena Gi = £ 285. (Image 1) (Image)

1873/79: 1 d. dull rose-lake, wmk. Small Star upright, perf. 11-12 x 14½-15½, an unused block of four, positions 14-15 / 24-25 on the sheet of thirty subjects, with position 24 showing "Throat Flaw", fresh and fine, superb large part og. Gi = £ 390+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1873/79: 1 d. dull red, wmk. Small Star sideways, perf. 11-12 x 14½-15½, an unused block of four, positions 13-14 / 23-24, lower pair with marginal lines watermark and fourth stamp showing the "Throat Flaw", of fine colour and appearance, fine large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 430+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1873/79: 1 s. lilac, wmk. Small Star sideways, perf. 11-12 x 14½-15½, a used example on small part piece, well tied by "TI" obliterator in black. The adhesive of excellent colour, slightly rounded corner at top right but an appealing example of this very rare stamp. Signed Thier. Cert. BPA (1929) Gi = £ 2'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. dull blue, Setting 7, surcharge Type 6, an unused example, well centred and of fine colour, large part og. A rare stamp. Signed Holcombe Gi = £ 1'200.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 8 Oct 1997, lot 1146. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 4-7, surcharge Type 4, an unused example, of good rich colour, perfs. somewhat blunted as usual but well centred for the issue, showing variety "Surcharge Double", of fine appearance, unused without gum. Rare. Signed Schlesinger Gi = £ 4'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 6, surcharge Types 4, 5 and 6, an unused vertical strip of three showing the full setting of three vertically, of fresh colour and reasonable centering for this issue, perfs. scissor cut at base as usual, third stamp showing variety "No Fraction Bar", fresh and fine, large part og. A rare strip Gi = £ 1'135+.rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 6, surcharge Type 4/Type 5/Type 6, an unused vertical strip of three, marginal at top, of good colour for this issue but for small age stain between second and third stamps, the lower stamp with variety "Without Fraction Bar", large part og. Scarce and not unattractive Gi = £ 1'135+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 d. dull red, Setting 10, surcharge Type 9, an unused example with variety "Surcharge Double", of good colour and fine, large part og. A very rare stamp. Cert. RPSL (1960) Gi = £ 6'500.rnProvenance: Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1872. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 d. dull red, Setting 10, surcharge Types 9 and 10, an unused complete sheet of thirty in two blocks of fifteen subjects, top two horizontal rows surcharged "½" Type 9 in black (Gi 17), third horizontal row surcharged Type 10 in black (Gi 18), position 24 showing "Throat Flaw" (Gi 18b), of fresh colour, without sheet margins but fine large part og. or unmounted og. Scarce and attractive Gi = £ 2'400+. (Image 1) (Image)

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 s. dull blue, Setting 10, surcharge Type 9, an unused example centred to left, of fine fresh colour and large part og. An exceptionally scarce stamp in the foremost quality for this rarity. Signed Holcombe, Köhler. Cert. Holcombe (1996) Gi = £ 12'000.rnProvenance: SG, London, 19 May 2000, lot 248. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 6 d. black, Setting 2, surcharge Type 16, the unused horizontal pair, variety "Imperforate Between Vertically", well centred for this issue, fresh and very fine, large part og. Extraordinarily rare, the sole example in private hands. Signed A. Diena. Cert. A. Diena (1964) Gi = £ 42'000.rnProvenance: Collection Baron Ferrari de la Renotière, Druout, Paris, Sale 5, 15-17 Nov 1922, lot 562; Collection Maurice Burrus, RL, London, 29 Nov 1962, ex lot 914; Collection Peter Jaffê, Spink, 4 Oct 1999, lot 1845. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 6 d. black, Setting 4, surcharge Type 18, an unused example with straight edge at top, variety "Surcharge Double", lower half of the stamp with gum, a fine example of this exceedingly rare stamp. Cert. BPA (1936) Gi = £ 17'000.rnProvenance: Provenance: Collection C.J.L. Snowden, RL; London, 24 June 1953, lot 145; Spink, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1686.rnrn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 5, surcharge Type 19, an unused corner block of fifteen, the right half of the sheet with margins on two sides, showing five complete settings of three stamps, many of the stamps showing the characteristic lack of fraction bar associated with this surcharge, of lovely delicate colour, the lower row attached by hinges as virtually severed by scissors, protective hinges on large part og. A magnificent block for the connoisseur Gi = £ 8'250.rnProvenance: Collection W.A. Frazer, Spink, London, 30 Oct 2003, lot 1887. (Image 1) (Image)

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 6, surcharge Type 21, an unused example with good perforations for this issue, centred to right and of good strong colour, the fraction bar almost entirely omitted, part og. An exceptionally rare stamp with, it is believed, no more than 6 recorded examples, one of which is housed in the collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Cert. BPA (1994) Gi = £ 25'000.rnProvenance: Collection Howard & Torie Gibralter, Shreves, Dallas, 15-16 Sept 2000, lot 2268. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "½" on 1 d. dull red, Setting 8, surcharge Types 23 and 24, an unused irregular block of thirteen from the left of the sheet of thirty with sheet margins at top and at left, positions 1-5 / 11-14 / 21-24, showing the top two horizontal rows surcharged Type 23 and the third row Type 24 including position 24 with "Throat Flaw", fresh colour and very fine appearance, some old fashioned glue spots used as hinges on large part og. Fresh colour and very rare. Signed A. Diena Gi = £ 16'750+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 8, surcharge Types 23 and 24, an unused block of six (2 x 3) showing first and third stamps surcharged type 23, fifth stamp surcharge type 24; second and fourth stamp surcharge type 23 variety "Surcharge Double" and sixth stamp surcharge type 24 with variety "Surcharge Double", slightest of diagonal bends crosses the central pair but is unobtrusive and does not affect the appearance, old fashioned glue hinge on reverse of sixth stamp otherwise very fresh and fine with large part og. An extremely rare multiple in the foremost quality for the issue. Cert. BPA (1980) Gi = £ 20'900+.rnProvenance: Collection T. Charlton Henry, Harmers, New York, 4-7 April 1961, lot 1774. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 1 s. lilac, Setting 8, surcharge Type 24, an unused example of fresh delicate colour, generally fine perforations for the issue, unobtrusive horizontal bend, part og. A scarce stamp. Cert. RPSL (1976) Gi = £ 1'200.rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 59, Oct 1976, lot 4401.rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "2½" on 1 s. dull blue, Setting 9, surcharge Type 27, an unused example of rich fresh colour, wide 'margins' on three sides and generally fine perforations for the issue, minor age spots on large part og. An extremely rare stamp in the foremost quality. Cert. BPA (1974) Gi = £ 15'000.rnProvenance: Collection T. Charlton Henry, Harmers, New York, 4-7 April 1961, lot 1779. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "4" on 6 d. black, Settings 2-6, surcharge Types 29 and 30, an unused horizontal pair from base of sheet, well centred in a crisp impression, left hand stamp surcharge type 30, right hand stamp surcharge type 29, fresh and fine, large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 500+. (Image 1) (Image)

1881 (Jan 1): Locally surcharged "4" on 1 d. dull red, Settings 2-6, surcharge Type 29, an unused example of good if somewhat matt colour, typical irregular perfs. , slight horizontal bend on large part og. A rare stamp. Cert. Philatelic Foundation (1980) Gi = £ 750.rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1881 (Aug): 4 d. ultramarine, Die I, wmk. Crown CC, a used example with variety "Watermark Inverted", lightly cancelled by "TI" obliterator in black. Scarce Gi = £ 400. (Image 1) (Image)

1887/89: 6 d. yellow-brown and 1 s. sepia, wmk. Crown CA, perf. 14, unused complete sheets of 30 of both values, fresh and very fine, large part or unmounted og. Attractive pair Gi = £ 360+. (Image 1) (Image)

1893 (June 10): 'Halfpenny' Provisional surcharged at Grand Turk, "½ d." on 4 d. grey, an unused example from Setting 2, the "½ d." surcharge partially double - especially noticeable in the "d" - the gum slightly browned and with negligible thins in places, part og. An exceptionally unusual stamp.rnProvenance: Collection Baron Philippe Ferrari de la Renotière (allegedly); Collection C.J.L. Snowden, RL; London, 24 June 1953, lot 256; Collection Morris Ludington, Spink, London, 10 Nov 1999, lot 1728.rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)