1851 1p carmine Laureate Pair Jeffryes' Forgery, mint no gum, scarce hand engraved forgery by the infamous forger (member of the "London Gang" also spelt Jeffreys) with a watermark of double lined "1". Very few forgers had the skill to hand engrave forgeries and even fewer sourced their own watermarked paper.  Note the margin lines that when trimmed down gives the impression of adjoining stamps. He was sentenced to 6 months hard labour for his nefarious activities. A nice item for the specialist, superb. (Image)

Est. $ 200

1856 1p vermilion Queen Victoria Diadem Proof. by Perkins Bacon and Co., SG 107, with 2006 Sismondo certificate. Small tear lower left corner mostly affecting the margin, else fine. (Image)

Est $ 100