1841 2d BLUE SMALL TRIAL PLATE - fine and fresh four margin pair; positions 5 and 6. SG DP43 £3000. (Image)

PLATE 3 - LE, PB & QC - REPAIRED IMPRESSIONS - LE state 1 (in three margin strip of four MX cancels, and two singles with MX or numeral) plus state 2; PB state 1 with MX; QC state 1 with MX, states 2 and 4 with numeral. (8 items) (Image)

PLATE 3 - RA - MINT - small amount of gum, just touching to extremely close at left. SG £5000. (Image)

PLATE 3 - TG-TH - MINT PAIR - in a lovely deep full blue shade and with a good amount of gum, three margins, vert. crease on TH. Clearly from an early printing. SG £13000. (Image)

PLATE 3 - MALTESE CROSS CANCELLED GROUP INC. DISTINCTIVE - inc. LG-LH pair with at least four part strikes of the Cork MX, JI with York MX, HI with Norwich MX, and DG or HL with Dublin MX. Mixed margins. (8 + a pair)Cross Reference: 1840s CANCELLATIONS (Image)

PLATE 3 - STUDY ON PAGES - on six pages/part pages, inc. strips of four (2, HA-HD & MI-ML both with numeral cancels), strips of three (5, inc. RI-RK & SE-SG both with MX), square-footed J study, NH with large unprinted area over the portrait, TK three margins with full selvedge showing inscription and SK-SL pair with large part selvedge at right, etc. Generally fine four margins; good lot. (64 items) (Image)

PLATE 3 - STUDY ON PAGES INC. COVERS - on six pages/part pages, with range of double letters inc. SD in SA-SD strip, OG re-entry in pair with OH cancelled MX, study of the corrosion mark between NF-NG inc. NG on 1845 E London to Macclesfield, study of early to late printings of OA-OB inc. pair on 1847 E London to Kendal, and June 1848 reg. E to Kendal with DG-DI strip paying the postage and '6' cash for the fee PENRITH cds on the front, etc. Mixed margins, many four margins included. (27 items)Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, CUMBERLAND (Image)

PLATE 3 - BLOCKS OF FOUR - lettered LA-MB (corner creases) or OI-PJ, each block just shaved on the side of one unit. SG £3000. (2 items) (Image)

PLATE 3 - MULTIPLES, INC. A BLOCK OF FOUR - NC-OD block with three margins, insignificant wrinkle on one unit, Irish cancel; AA-AE strip of five with almost four margins, vert. crease and corner crease; and PI-PL strip of four fine three margins. SG c£2400. (3 items)Cross Reference: IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

PLATE 3 - MULTIPLES INC. ON COVER - Aug. 1843 legal EL to HEREFORD (cds on the back along with BRECON) franked TA-TB pair & TC-TE strip of three, each just touched or cut into on two sides, neatly tied by MX cancels; SJ-TL block of six with two margins; and AA-AF strip of six plus CC single all tied to piece, four margins, pressed crease on AB. Scarce trio. (3 items)Cross Reference: WELSH POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

PLATE 3 - COVER GROUP - Feb. 1844 part E to Aberdeen with five single 2d blues cancelled with Edinburgh MX, then group ex London with Oct. 1844 E to Kendal with two 2d blues, 1844/49 pair of EL/E with 2d blues tied by London District numerals, and 1845/46 pair of Es to Darlington or Plymouth (red "Too Late" on the front; stamp creased). Mixed margins and condition. (6)Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, SCOTLAND, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL (Image)

PLATE 3 - COVER GROUP ALL WITH 1d RED PAYING A LATE FEE - all ex London, 1849 E to Shaftesbury with 2d blue strip of four NG-NJ, 1847 EL to Wolverhampton with two 2d blue singles, and 1844/49 pair of Es with single 2d blues to Kendal or Edinburgh; each also with a single 1d red paying a late fee. Very mixed margins. (4)Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

PLATE 4 - AA WITH PLATE NUMBER, ETC. - AA with four margins, huge at top and left showing the plate number 4, surface fault lower left & at top; plus GA, HA, IA and JA singles all showing tiny part inscription at left. (5) (Image)

PLATE 4 - AA, AB, AC, AD & AE - REPAIRED IMPRESSIONS, INC. PERFS TO MATCH - AA perf 16 state 1 short stamp; AB imperf late state 1, and perf 14 state 2; AC imperf two examples early or late state 1; AD imperf state 1, plus perf 16 & 14 both state 2; and AE imperf early state 1 & perf 14. Mixed margins, fair to fine. (10) Cross Reference: 1854-61 2d BLUES (Image)

PLATE 4 - AA-AD - VERY SCARCE STATE 2 STRIP - three units AB-AD all in state 2 after repair by re-entry, cut into on AA only. Very scarce multiple; SG £1000+. (Image)

PLATE 4 - AF & AI - REPAIRED IMPRESSIONS, INC. PERFS TO MATCH - AF imperf state 2 with three margins tied to 1854 piece, plus perf 14; AI imperf state 1 (2) and state 2 in pair with AH, plus perf 16 (single, plus in AG-AI strip of three (trimmed at top) tied to 1855 piece). Also AG and AJ imperfs. (9 items)Cross Reference: 1854-61 2d BLUES (Image)

PLATE 4 - AI-BJ & HF-IG BLOCKS OF FOUR - AI-BJ with four margins and pressed diag. crease, tear in base; HF-IG just into at top and clear the other sides, vert. crease. SG £2200. (2 items) (Image)

PLATE 4 - CE & HK RE-ENTRIES - CE in two pairs with CF, inc. on early-stage lavender tinted paper (fair only), plus a single and a perf 16 example; also the claimed re-entry on HK (which is really only corrosion marks) three margin imperf & perf 16 & 14 examples. Mixed condition; SG £1880. (7 items) (Image)

PLATE 4 - LA-MB & PB-QC BLOCKS OF FOUR - LA-MB three margins and scissor cut into the base of MA; PB-QC four margins and scissor cut into PB, diag. crease. SG £2200. (2 items) (Image)

PLATE 4 - QG-QJ - "VIOLET-BLUE" ON LAVENDER-TINTED PAPER - remarkable strip with very close to full margins, touched under QJ only, with fine degree of lavender apparent on the back, pressed creased in the margin between QI-QJ, lightly cancelled. 2005 Brandon cert; SG £6000 for four singles. (Image)

PLATE 4 - TB & TC - REPAIRED IMPRESSIONS, INC. PERFS TO MATCH - TA-TD state 1 three margin strip of four; TB perf 16 state 2 range (5 plus in a pair with TC); TC state 1 imperfs (4, showing corrosion development), plus state 2 perf 16 and perf 14 (toned, trimmed perfs). Also SC imperf. Fair to fine. (15 items) Cross Reference: 1854-61 2d BLUES (Image)

PLATE 4 - TD & TF - REPAIRED IMPRESSIONS, INC. PERF TO MATCH - TA-TF imperf state 1 three margin strip of six; TD imperf and perf 14, both state 1; TF imperf state 1 single plus in pair with TE. Fair to fine. (5 items) (Image)

PLATE 4 - TG & TH (RE-ENTRY) - REPAIRED IMPRESSIONS, INC. PERFS TO MATCH - TG-TK imperf state 1 three margin strip of five; TH imperf state 1 (2) and state 2, plus perf 16 single and in pair with TG; TG imperf state 1, plus state 2 perf 16 (3). Fair to fine. (10 items) (Image)

PLATE 4 - INVERTED WATERMARK GROUP - lettered IK, LK, SC and SK; all with four margins and good to fine. SG £3500. (4) (Image)

PLATE 4 - STUDY ON PAGES - six pages/ part pages, inc. shade range with TK on Sep. 1853 env. used in Scotland; range showing typical weak plate 4 baselines; study of the corrosion spots manly in letter squares; JF & JL constant varieties; CI, KD, MA & PG all matched with perf 16 or perf 14, or both, examples. Much is fine. (46 items)Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, 1854-61 2d BLUES (Image)