POSTAL HISTORY: 1890-1938 (circa) box containing mixture of fronts and covers many addressed to Groves and Lindley, Huddersfield. Many better, including Postage Due usage (France, England and Italy), 1905 Official Paid (much earlier than recorded in Proud) etc. Close inspection should reward, (hundreds) (Image)

1853-59 1c vermilion imperf with 4 clear margins, fresh and fine with light Demerara cds.  BPA cert (2017),  SG 11 (Image)

1853-9 1c dull red, type B, imperforate with good to very large margins, neatly postmarked with coded cancel for 'JA 31/1860'. Very fine with lovely colour. SG 14 (Image)

1881 '2' on 12c pale violet 'OFFICIAL', type 24 surcharge (curved foot to '2'), large part og, fine, RPS cert (2007),  SG 156 (Image)

1934-51 3c scarlet, perf 12½, block of 20 (10x2), showing the wmk error 'CROWN MISSING' from the seventh vertical pair, fresh unmounted mint, RPS cert (2008). Ex Rubin, a rare and desirable item, SG 290aa (Image)

1876-1963 used collection (216) on leaves. Some very useful QV with SG 139-145, 153-5, 157, 162-5, 175-184, 193-206 with both 96c, 216-221, 223a, 240-250 less 60c, 256-269 plus 269a, 281-2, 1934 set, KG VI set to $3 (3), 1954 set plus some DLRs. Well above average (Image)

KGV-QEII collection of postal stationary and postcards, all optd SPECIMEN ( H&G various types). We note Air Mail wrapper, Newspaper wrapper (5), Postcard (2), envelopes (3), Registered envelopes (3), generally fine condition a scarce and interesting lot. (Image)