1, 1840 Penny Black, plate 1a, showing recut corners, four margins, attractive and light black Maltese cross, VF. (Scott $320). (Image)

CV. 75

1, 1840 1d Black, four attractive margins, clear red Maltese cross cancel, small pinpoint indent, Very Fine. (Scott $320; SG 2, -ú375). (Image)

CV. 75

1, 1840 Penny Black, sealed in 1995 imvestment booklet, three margins, bit heavily cancelled, possible small faults (none apparent), about Fine. (Scott $320),

CV. 50

1868 Cover to USA, mourning envelope franked with 1865 6d pl 6 (pos PI wing-margin), tied by Birkenhead No 7 1868 duplex, ms "Overland Via New York", San Francisco Dec 7 arrival cds on face, backstamped with recipient's Dec 8 dated handstamp, envelope opened at right and with bit of edge separation at top and bottom, Fine (Image)

CV. 80

74, 1878 10sh Slate, B-A, very well centered, choice Very Fine (Scott $3,250; SG 128, -ú3,200) (Image)

CV. 650

90, 1882 5sh Rose on blued paper, G-E, neat London JY 27 1883 cancel, wonderfully well centered, choice Very Fine (Scott $5,000; SG 130, -ú4,800) (Image)

CV. 800

90a, 1882 5sh Rose on white paper, C-F, well centered with fresh color, Glasgow AU 30 83 cancel, Very Fine and choice (Scott $5,000; SG 134, -ú4,200) (Image)

CV. 800

109, 1883-84 10sh Ultramarine, C-D, nicely centered, o.g., fresh and Very Fine (Scott $2,250; SG 183, -ú2,250) (Image)

CV. 450

109, 1883-84 10sh Ultramarine, F-B, partial 1901 registry oval cancel, Very Fine (Scott $550; SG 183, -ú525) (Image)

CV. 120

111-22, 126, 1887/1900 -+d-1sh Victoria, o.g., or part o.g., some with hinge remainder, F-VF (Scott $720; SG 197/211, 214, -ú710) (Image)

CV. 240

116, 1887 4d Brown and green, pane of 20, o.g., small hinge remainder in the top margin, stamps NH except for a small hinge reinforcement between stamps 13 and 14, some natural gum creases, few thin spots and some perf separations in the margin, F-VF (Scott $800 as used singles; SG 205, -ú800 as used singles) (Image)

CV. 450

127-38, 143-45, 1902/11 -+d/1sh Edward VII, 2d, 2-+d NH, others o.g. with some values h.r., F-VF (Scott $736) (Image)

CV. 240

141, 1902 10sh Ultramarine, nicely centered, creamy o.g., Very Fine (Scott $875; SG 265, -ú1,000) (Image)

CV. 150

142, 1902 -ú1 Blue green, lightly struck 1908 oval registry cancel, fresh and Fine (Scott $525; SG 266, -ú825) (Image)

CV. 120

209, 1929 -ú1 Postal Union Congress, couple light corner cancels, fresh and Fine (Scott $800; SG 438, -ú550) (Image)

CV. 200

J9/17 var, 1924/31 -+d, / 2sh6d Postage Dues, "SPECIMEN" overprints, SG type 23 or 26 (2d); -+d pair in emerald, 1d pair in carmine, 2d pair in agate, 5d pair in brownish cinnamon, 2sh6d purple on yellow, l.h., also includes the 1915 1sh Blue (Scott J8) with type 23 specimen overprint, fresh and F-VF (Image)

CV. 50

GREAT BRITAIN AREA STOCK. a high quality and highly desirable dealer stock in "102" sales cards with very little duplication and two qualities separating it from most stocks of this type - 1) cleanliness - no bold smudged or messy postmarks, no dirty stamps & very few toning and 2) the high number of stamps with SON cds (both numerals and steel cds) showing the stock was hand-picked from a much larger holding; Includes Victoria used, George V (25% mint, 75% used), Edward mostly used, Booklets (approx 40 ranging from BK 226/802), also Foreign Offices, Postage Dues mint and used, some Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey; finally GB mint and used from Scott 243/1478 and some mint Machins; Owner's cat value of $29,000 not counting premiums for quality, centering and SON cds; view to appreciate

CV. 4,000

SOLID GREAT BRITAIN COLLECTION to 1995 including FOREIGN OFFICES. starts with a couple of used Penny Blacks and continues through to modern issues, strong majority used line-engraved and surface printed issues incl some duplication with shades or different plate numbers, handful of high values incl 1883/84 2/6, 5sh used, KE VII mixed mint and used with some shade varieties and incl 1902/11 2/6-10sh used, KG V mixed mint and used incl assorted used 2/6-10sh "Seahorses", mostly mint definitives, KG VI mostly complete mint, same for QE II with many NH, also note Offices in Africa, Morocco, Turkey, usual mixed condition in pre-1920s issues with majority F-VF, view to appreciate

CV. 2,000

GREAT BRITAIN COLLECTION, 1841/1970. in a Lighthouse hingeless album, starts with strong Queen Victoria including a mint 4-margin #3, a plate collection of the #33 (missing only plate #s 77, 133, 211, 220 and 223-225), used 6-7 (both with deep shades and embossing), a plate collection of #58 (missing only plate #s 1, 4, 8 and 9), 46-56, 98-107, 142, etc., appears complete (for regular issues) from 1930 to the end composed of a mix of mint and used, and contains many more high value stamps than usual, usual mixed condition but an overall very attractive collection with high catalogue value and worthy of inspection to fully appreciate; owner's Scott about $18,000

CV. 900

LARGE ROYAL MAIL PRESENTATION PACK ACCUMULATION. begins in 1970 and continues through about 2012, largely complete but note some gaps (high denoms present), arranged more or less sequentially, also note a binder full of mint booklets and an album with specialized Machins, apparently all NH, difficult to calculate face value but certainly well into the four-figures

CV. 500

GREAT BRITAIN POSTAGE DUES COVER COLLECTION. 60+ covers from "precursors" through 1950s neatly arranged on quadrille pages in a binder, includes "MORE TO PAY" marking, circled "1" redirection fee marking, "TOO LATE", etc. plus marked postage due (nice assortment of markings) on incoming covers and cards with British dues affixed incl incoming 1949 from Tristan Da Cunha with SG type C11 cachet, assorted British auxiliary markings incl framed "Liable to Letter Rate", "Not To Be Found", "Postage Not Paid", etc. plus some "return to sender" covers, usual mixed condition but over all a Fine and fascinating collection for the specialist.

CV. 300

GREAT BRITAIN 1970s/90s MINT COLLECTION. in two volumes, in addition to a large amount of loose stamps, ranging from about the 1970s through the 90s, the majority gutter pairs or booklets, additionally a smattering of FDCs and five Royal Mail yearbooks from about 1984/91 (with mint stamps), apparently all NH, generally Very Fine, Face Value -ú400+ not counting nondenominated stamps

CV. 200

MODERN GB STAMPS AND COVERS. nice assortment of modern British in two cartons on album pages and year sets and a nice run of First Day and Commemorative covers in several binders, generally Very Fine, high face value, should be inspected

CV. 200

GREAT BRITAIN 1970-75 POSTAGE DUE ISSUE COLLECTION. neatly arranged on quadrille pages and incl full set in NH cylinder no blocks of six plus an array of uses on 39 covers, F-VF, ideal for continuation

CV. 180

GREAT BRITAIN BALANCE. four groups - six retired APS sales books with about $215 remaining of mostly used; manila stock pages of mostly used 20th century with duplication, manila stock sheets of used Machin issues with duplication and an owner's Scott value of $1,100+; finally a mostly used collection of 100s on homemade pages, usual mixed condition, VG-VF

CV. 90