1867-83 High Values. 1867-83 Wmk MC 5s pale rose pl.2 DC overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 9, large part o.g., very fresh and attractive (S.G. £1'750). (Image)

1878 10s die proof without corner letters or plate numbers in black on glazed card (60 x 92mm), dated at upper left "May 2, 1878", very fine and rare. (Image)

1883 10s grey green pl.1 BA on blued paper imperforate imprimatur, overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 9, mint o.g., very fine, one of eight taken from the imprimatur sheet in January 1885 of which only five were overprinted "SPECIMEN", a magnificent example of this great rarity, ex Samuel. (Image)

1867-83 Wmk Anchor £1 brown-lilac on blued paper, unused, well centred, vert. crease at top, some cosmetic reperfing, a fine and fresh example of this GB rarity, exceedingly rare with very few offered on the market in the last 10 or 15 years, cert. PTS (2022), signed A. Brun, cert. Calves (as white paper) (SG £140'000) (Image)

1867-83 £5 orange CB on white paper, used with Edinburgh JA 6 96 cds, well positioned, good perfs, dealer mark in violet on back, a fine example (S.G. £4'750). (Image)

1867-83 Wmk Large Anchor £5 orange CD on white paper with superb central Glasgow AP 14 94 cds, faint horizontal crease not noticeable from the front, very attractive example, signed Bühler (SG £3'500). (Image)