1864-80 COVERS - VARIOUS PLATES: A box file containing an accumulation of covers with strength in the London mail (c200 items, inc. 1871 env. to Cardiff with very rare G-rated "TOO-LATE" duplex, 1871 scarce printed Eagle Insurance advert to Lancs., c1876 E to Derby with rare "E.C/31" vert. oval, 1873 EL to Newtown Mont. marked "Over 1oz" and with circular "MORE TO/W.C./PAY" & "1d", and 1874 tiny env. (73 x 56 mm; opening faults) to Hampstead with printed bee on the flap) and Liverpool (c36 items, inc. 1876 printed notice 1d rate to USA(splits)) with the remaining c90 Scottish and provincial items inc. 1868 env. (faults) to Edin. with blue "ADMIRALTY WHITEHALL" cachet, 1870 env. to Paisley with Greenock dotted circle cancel, 1872 printed notice 1d rate to France, 1873 env. with "GALLOWAY SORTING TENDER" cds. Also nine covers franked with 1870 ½d rose-red. (c335) Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, INSECTS (Image)

COMPLETE RUN OF PLATES TO PLATE 225 - (ex 77) on Windsor album pages, condition generally better than usual, the 225 with clear plate number at left and partly trimmed perfs at top and right. (151) (Image)

PLATE 217 - mounted mint lower left plate number corner strip of three, light tone spots and a few perfs separated at left. SG £270 for the basic three stamps. (Image)