1847-54 1s pale green, just touched to clear margins all round, a used example neatly cancelled by "466" in oval bars in black; fine appearance (S.G. £1'000). (Image)

1847-54 Four folded transatlantic letters with 1s dull-green or yellowish-green frankings (1850, 1853 & 1854) via 'British Packet' to New Orleans, New York, Iowa and Petersburg, all but one with octagonal cut, fine group. (Image)

1847-54 1s green die 2 in vertical strip of 3, used with London numerals, bottom adhesive with fault through opened silk thread otherwise fine and rare strip (S.G. £3'000 for 3 singles). (Image)

1847-54 6d purple, clear margins all round, a used example neatly cancelled by "466" in oval bars in black; some light toning not detracting from the fine appearance (S.G. £1'000). (Image)

1853 (Feb 28) Entire (side flaps missing) to Paris, bearing 1847-54 Embossed 10d brown, cut square and just clear at right and foot large margins other sides and showing a portion of the adjoining stamp at top, tied by "561" numeral of Newport, red Angl. Calais transit P.D in oval on the front, scarce (S.G. £3'200). (Image)

1853 (Mar 7) Entire from London to Oporto endorsed "Registered/Letter" and "via Southampton" bearing 1847-54 1s strip of four paying 3s6d postage up to one ounce by British Packet plus 6d registration, with the strip overlapping the left edge on to the reverse with the pair on reverse acting as an additional seal to the letter (neatly torn when opened), tied by London "51" numerals, tombstone despatch datestamp, an attractive franking, ex Alan Holyoake RDP FRPSL, cert. RPS (2007). (Image)

1853 (Jun 23) Entire sent registered from Liverpool to Trieste with Embossed 1s green (cut into at foot), 1841 2d blue pair (fine to huge margins) and 1841 1d red (cut into at foot), each neatly cancelled by "466" numerals, crown registered and London transit below, sent via Aachen with transit and "Recomandirt" hs, reverse with despatch and arrival cds, fine and very attractive franking. (Image)

1855 (Jun 8) Entire from Preston to Manilla, Philippines, with Embossed 1s green cut to shape and just about clear at right, tied by crisp "628" sideways duplex, reverse with London and Hong Kong transits, a scarce destination. (Image)

1855 (Oct 4) Wreck cover from Liverpool to Victoria, endorsed "per Shomberg" (sic) with Embossed 1s green, good to large margins (11mm scissor-cut at lower-right just intrudes on the design), tied by superb Liverpool spoon duplex, "1d" accountancy hs due to Victoria, reverse with Victoria Ship Letter Free arrival in red, carried per Black Ball Line "Schomberg" on her maiden voyage which ran aground off Cape Otway on 27.12.1855, with the passengers and mail transferred to "Queen", which arrived Melbourne 28.12.1855, the finest and most attractive of only five covers recorded from this famous wreck, #1 in Brian Peace's Census & illustrated p.62, ex JRW Purves and Brian Peace. (Image)

1855 (Oct 23) Envelope sent registered to Baden via Ostende bearing 1847-54 1s green die 2 (good margins just cut into at left), 6d dull lilac (margins just clear to very large) and 1855-57 4d carmine on blued paper (wmk Small Garter) tied by "890" numerals, paying 1/4d double rate (up to 1oz) plus 6d registration, with the London wide "(Crown) /REGISTERED", "P" in oval, "ENGLAND PER AACHEN" transit and boxed "Recomandirt" in red, the reverse with Windsor despatch, a rare and attractive mixed franking, ex Alan Holyoake RDP FRPSL. Note: This rare does not include the expected 3d for Prussian registration but there are other covers to German States via Belgium which are also recorded without the Prussian registration. (Image)