1854-70s GROUP OF MOSTLY SCOTS MAIL - small group (6) of blue paper frankings inc. 1855 E to Hull with fine C1, BB plate R5, then the white paper and 1864 1d plates range of mail inc. small group (5) with Edinburgh dotted circle duplexes, trio of covers to Dunoon or Portree from Broadford, Skye, 1858 env. to Ireland with blue WATTEN udc & GOLSPIE, DUBLIN & WESTPORT cds on the back, 1862 env. to London from Farnborough Station redirected to Chatham with red boxed "REDIRECTED/POSTAGE UNPAID", 1864 env. (torn) sent reg. to Plymouth from Newcastle with two pairs of 1d plates at lower left paying the reg. fee. (c84 items)Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, 1864-79 1d PLATES, INNER HEBRIDES, ARRAN, BUTE, ETC., REDIRECTED AND TURNED MAIL (Image)

MIXED LONDON FRANKINGS GROUP INC. SCARCE C11 PAIR ON COVER - inc. Aug. 1854 EL to Yeovil with C1 1d reds (2) cancelled by scarce twin 46 numerals; Nov. 1854 E to Plymouth franked with C1 1d orange-red (SG£375); Feb. 1858 env. (faults) to Colchester franked with pair of scarce C11 1d red (one stamp with missing corner but a surprisingly difficult issue on cover). Also Jan. 1854 env. (corner missing) & letter written in Smyrna and endorsed 'England, via Trieste' with the latter crossed through as apparently privately carried to GB where franked with 1841 1d red, ID plate 173 (crease). (6 items) Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS (Image)

c450 1d RED STARS ON BLUED PAPER - loose with faults from minor to major. (Image)

c7000 1d STARS ON WHITE PAPER - loose with faults from major to minor, some 1d plates included. (Image)

PLATE 157 - SCARCE PLATE PERF - three fine examples plus four with faults, scarce plate. SG £170 each. (7) (Image)

PLATE 163 - SCARCE GROUP - with RB centred slightly low else fine, plus DF, JC and QG with faults. SG £1000. (4) (Image)

PLATE 165 - VERY SCARCE PLATE PERFORATED - lettered BI and CI and both sound though off-centre. SG £1500. (2) (Image)

PLATE 165 - VERY SCARCE PLATE PERFORATED - lightly cancelled example lettered DA, horizontal crease; 2020 Williams cert. SG £750. (Image)

PLATE 170 - VERY RARE ON COVER - 3 Aug. 1854 env. to Ramsgate franked with a very rare perforated example from this plate lettered KI, tied by 688 numeral of SANDWICH (cds on the back in brown along with RAMSGATE in blue); 2020 Williams cert. Matched with a fine virtually four margin imperf. Rare, SG £1500 for off-cover. (2) Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS, KENT (Image)

PLATE 170 - VERY RARE PERFORATED EXAMPLE - lettered ED and fine used with London cancel; 2020 Williams cert. SG £1500. (Image)

PLATE 199 - VERY SCARCE PLATE - fine used example in a rich shade, lettered OI; 2020 Williams cert. SG £400. (Image)

DIE II PLATE 6 - C4 BLOCKS - FA-HC block of nine, significant perf separation with hinge reinforcement; and HK-IL (fault on IL) & JB-KC (KB missing corner) blocks of four. SG c£2000. (3 items) (Image)

DIE II PLATE 6 - C3 BLOCKS OF FOUR - DH-EI centred slightly low else fine and KK-LL (KK missing corner and a few separated perfs between KL). SG £1300. (2 items) (Image)

DIE II PLATE 12 - BLOCKS OF FOUR - C3 SJ-TK good to fine, C4 KA-LB (faults, centred low), and C6 EE-FE good used. SG £1700. (3 items) (Image)

DIE II PLATE 13 - RARE C4 BLOCK OF FOUR - GK-HL cancelled against regulations with just two Glasgow numerals, somewhat rough perfs and faults inc. perf separation. Rare; SG £2400 as singles. (Image)

DIE II PLATE 13 - PERF 14 GROUP - scarce C3 MD plus RE-RF pair, both very fine SG £275 each; and C6 group inc. AD-BE and DF-EG blocks of four, CC-CF strip of four and two covers. Mostly fine. (14 items) (Image)

DIE II PLATE 13 - RARE C5 PRINTING - lettered OC, centred to left and slightly low else fine used; 2020 Williams cert. Rare, SG £1000. (Image)

DIE II PLATE 13 - RARE C5 PRINTING - lettered EF with rough perfs (blunt perf pins) and centred to lower left and with minor tone spots on the back; 2020 Williams cert. Rare, SG £1000. (Image)

DIE II PLATES 16 & 17 - C6 GROUP - plate 16 seven singles inc. on piece with Madeline Smith cancel, 1856 env. Stourport to Bewdley and CC-CF & DC-DF strips of four (formerly a block of eight) on piece (faults); plate 17 MA-MG strip of seven plus EG-EL strip of six (Madeline Smith cancels in dark green) both with faults, sixteen singles inc. a possible plum shade and two covers. Much is fine; SG c£1700. (35 items) (Image)

DIE II PLATE 16 - RARE C3 PRINTING - fine used example lettered JJ; 2020 Williams cert. Rare, SG £1200. (Image)

DIE II PLATE 17 - RARE C3 EXAMPLES - lettered KI with one pulled perf else sound used, plus KL with two corner creases and tiny tear in the top left edge; each with 2020 Williams cert. Rare, SG £3000. (2) (Image)

DIE II PLATE 19 - C6 GROUP & C3 - C3 SH fine (SG £300); and C6 range inc. RE on very blue paper, NJ with constant scratch through N square, BC with inv wmk (SG £200) and CB on cover. SG c£830. (7) (Image)

DIE II PLATE 20 - C6 GROUP - inc. OB-OF strip of five piece with unplated alphabet III 1d red cancelled in Wakefield and with HORBURY udc and GLASGOW cds, and FJ on Feb. 1856 env. used in London. Difficult plate; SG c£1100. (7 items) (Image)

DIE II PLATE 22 - VERY SCARCE PLATE - C8 printings lettered II centred low else fine and FD with minor wrinkle and good used; each with 2020 Williams cert. SG £1600. (2) (Image)

DIE II PLATE 23 - RARE C7 PRINTING - lettered QK (Gothic K) and fine used apart from a tiny rub over the extreme top left corner of the design. SG £850. (Image)