PLATE 9 - FG & LX - FG fine with one plate number obscured by the cancel, the other clear; and LX reperfed at right, clear plate numbers. SG £850. (2) (Image)

PLATE 9 - LT - cds cancelled, numbers easily discernible and of fine appearance, corner crease and tiny tear. SG £850. (Image)

PLATE 9 - MC - ON BRIGHTON COVER - Feb. 1872 large part E to London with ½d rose-red tied by BRIGHTON duplex, left plate number clear, LONDON cds (2) nicely placed on the lower flap. SG £850 for off-cover.Cross Reference: SUSSEX (Image)

PLATE 9 - MF - ON SCOTS COVER - Apr. 1872 E to EDINBURGH (cds on the top flap, along with part TRANENT cds) with fine ½d rose-red having plate numbers easily discernible, tied by numeral cancel. SG £850 for off-cover.Cross Reference: SCOTLAND (Image)

PLATE 9 - PE - clear plate numbers and part cds cancelled, very slight toning else very fine. SG £850. (Image)

PLATE 10 - QK - ON VERY RARE PONTARDAWE NUMERAL COVER - 19 May 1874 part-printed notice to London with fine ½d rose-red tied by very rare E37 numeral with very fine confirming PONTARDAWE cds alongside, boxed "CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS/S.W" so "MORE TO/S.W/·PAY·" and "1D" all struck at left. Parmenter rates the E37 numeral as 'H £100++' with only one other cover known dated June 1873.Cross Reference: WELSH POSTAL HISTORY, GLAMORGAN, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, CANCELLATIONS (Image)

COLLECTION ON SIX PAGES - three pages with the mostly used range inc. plate 1 (2), mint plate 4 block of four fair only, plate 5 with ARICA cds (trimmed), plate 8 (4 + block of four (cancelled in Oct. 1880 and possibly from the scarce third/final print of this plate)), mint plate 11, plate 12 block of four, and plate 20 (5, inc. one possibly unused with WADE perfin); plus three pages showing examples imperf. at right or left. (c88 items) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS (Image)

COPESTAKE MOORE GROUP OF UNDERPRINTS - type 14, almost full set of the listed plates, missing plates 1 and 15, plus extra examples of plates 6 and 20. SG from £975. (13)Cross Reference: UNDERPRINTS/SECURITY OVERPRINTS (Image)

1871-80 COVER RANGE ON PAGES - inc. 13 May 1871 EL to Hamilton with plate 8 tied by Glasgow cds; July 1874 printed report to Ashby de la Zouch with plate 3 tied by Hinckley duplex; and 1880 1d brown PC uprated with plate 20 to Switzerland. Also Feb. 1871 part E to South Molton with plate 8 tied by very rare London "S.E./9" Dubus 8 (rated H* by Parmenter) and with "POSTED IN PILLAR BOX/DETAINED/S.E.D.O." on the top flap. Both plate 8 uses are in the period of the first printing from this reserve plate. (8) Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, POSTAL STATIONERY, QV (Image)