1840 1p black Queen Victoria Imperforate on Folded Entire, stamp has four margins (close at right) and is tied by a neat red Maltese Cross to this folded letter (no content), mailed at Bridgewater June 3, 1840 as evidenced by an almost complete strike of their town postmark in red. An early use of the world's first stamp, with an internal tear in the middle of the cover, still very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 640

Selection of 12 Used Queen Victoria Issues, with #1 (red Maltese Cross cancel, three margins), 7 (deep colour, cut into), 20b (small tear), 26 (very light stain on back, pulled perf at bottom), 27, 28 (reperforated at left), 42 (pulled perf and corner perf crease), 44, 48, 51 (Plate 8), 62 (Plate 17 with neat Birmingham squared circle dated FEB.24.1881 but small fault) and 65 (thin). A useful and valuable group, with catalogue value and identification as per owner. (Image)

Scott $ 5,162

1840 2p blue Queen Victoria Imperforate, used with well-centered bright red Maltese Cross cancel. Margins are well clear to large at top, from position NC, very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 925

1840 2d blue Queen Victoria Imperforate on a U2 Mulready Cover Front, addressed to Hampstead, London, manuscript rated "Pd. 4d" beside stamp (fine, 3 margin Plate 2 copy) cancelled by a Maltese cross, plus a free strike. Comes on a written-up page explaining the cross "appears to be a Dursley Goucestershire cross". Faults at right from having been glued down, still a scarce item and presentable. (Image)

Est $ 750

1840 2d deep bright blue Queen Victoria Imperforate, used with a red Maltese Cross Cancel, four margins, showing part of next stamp at right. From Plate 1, position TD. Accompanied by a 2015 Sergio Sismondo certificate stating the stamp is "repaired over thins". Still a fresh appearing stamp. (Image)

Scott $ 1,000

1841 1p red Queen Victoria Imperforate on Bluish Paper, unused (no gum) from plate position JL, with three margins (showing part of stamp at left), thin and slightly cut into at right. Fine. (Image)

Scott $ 625

1841 1p red brown Queen Victoria Collection of Numerals in Maltese Cross Cancels, mostly selected strikes, with #s 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. Stamps mostly have three or four margins and a quite presentable group. Fine-very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 1,050

1847 1sh pale green Queen Victoria Imperforate Embossed, used with light cancel. Deep embossing, with two vertical silk threads and margins are large on three sides, close at right. There is a small scissor cut in the margin at bottom left, well clear of design, very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 900

1847-1848 Queen Victoria Imperforate Embossed Issues, with a 1sh pale green (cut into frameline on 4 sides) and a 10d red brown (all margins clear, close at top, very fine but a tad soiled and a thin). Both have vertical silk threads. (Image)

Scott $ 2,400

1864 1p rose red Queen Victoria Plate Collection of 19 mint hinged stamps, with plate numbers 73, 78, 94, 94, 100, 100, 124, 134, 138, 139, 171, 171, 187, 187, 190, 193, 201, 205 and 220. A few faults here and there but mostly easily identifiable numbers, with shades, etc. (Image)

Scott $ 1,120

1864 1p rose red Queen Victoria Plate Collection, all neatly arranged and identified in a stockbook. With 151 different plate numbers, from #71 to 225, including all of the better 200 to 225 range. Plate 225 is represented on a fine, lightly cancelled stamp with a diagonal crease. We counted 430 stamps in all (including pairs and a few on piece), and each plate is represented with between 1 and 10 stamps, typically 2 to 4. This is a better than usual collection of these and took several years to assemble, with mostly clear and easily readable plate numbers, and would make an ideal collection for cancel collectors as well. Overall fine or better and does not need much to complete. (Image)

Est $ 250

1864 1p rose red Queen Victoria Plate Collection, all neatly hinged and identified onto 7 old time quadrille pages. The first part, which is off paper stamps, includes 148 stamps, all with different plate numbers, from 71 to 222, missing only #s 75 and 77 (223 to 225 are on piece). There are an additional 46 stamps on piece plus two pairs on piece, again all identified as per plate numbers with a bit of duplication. We note a lovely appearing plate 225 with socked on the nose Liverpool FEB.20.1880 squared circle, unfortunately clipped at top. Rest are overall fine or better with a variety of postmarks, shades, etc. (Image)

Est $ 150

1862 4d vermilion Queen Victoria, Watermark Large Garter, unused (no gum). Centered to bottom right, with a few nibbed perfs. (Image)

Scott $ 1,900

1862 9d straw Queen Victoria, Watermark Heraldic Emblems, used with centrally-struck light numeral 131 in bars. Fine. (Image)

Scott $ 400

1867 5sh rose Queen Victoria, Watermark Maltese Cross, used with lovely Glasgow FEB.24.1871 c.d.s. cancel, fine. (Image)

Scott $ 900

1870 ½d rose Queen Victoria Plate Collection, all hinged on an old time quadrille page, with 22 stamps in all, including 2 unused and 2 on piece. We note all plate numbers present except for #19. Overall fine or better and mostly easily identifiable numbers, with a variety of cancels and shades. (Image)

Est. $ 100

1872-73 6d gray Queen Victoria, Watermark Spray of Rose, used with D57 in bars cancel, fine. (Image)

Scott $ 250

1876 4d vermilion Queen Victoria, Plate 15, used with square numeral grid, centered to bottom right and fine. (Image)

Scott $ 500

1887-1892 ½p to 1sh Queen Victoria Set, mint hinged, with extra shades of the ½p and 3d. The 4d has a crease, else a lovely fresh set and mostly fine to very fine. Also includes #s 125 and 126, as well as two distinct shades of #89. (Image)

Scott $ 755

1902-1911 ½p to 1sh King Edward VII Group, all mint, with ½p (x2, one not counted), 1p (x4, 2 not counted), 1½d (x2), 2d (x2), 2½d (x2, one not counted), 3d (x2), 4d, 5d, 6d, 7d, 9d, 10d (x2) and 1sh (x2). Mostly hinged, colours are bright and fresh and all duplication are shades or varieties not listed in Scott, but counted as regular. A nice group, overall fine or better. (Image)

Scott $ 1,039

1902-1911 10sh ultra King Edward VII, used with neat London Chief office E.C. cancel, nicely centered, light vertical bend and tiny corner wrinkle mentioned for the record, very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 525

1912-13 1½d red brown King Gorge V, with PENCF Variety, on the right stamp of a right sheet marginal horizontal pair. Mint, the variety stamp is never hinged and stamp to left of it lightly hinged. Irregular perfs at bottom, plus an ink line, mostly in selvedge, still scarce and not often seen. (Image)

Scott $ 350

1929 £1 black St George Slaying the Dragon, used with dated oval cancel, very fine. (Image)

Scott $ 800

1903 3d violet on yellow King Edward VII Admiralty Official, used on small piece, and thus retaining full original colour, with dated squared circle cancel "POPLAR...". Fine. (Image)

Scott $ 375

June 1840 Mulready Folded Letter Sheet, used with red Maltese Cross cancel. Sent out by "the envelope select advertiser" with 29 classified ad size advertisements. Includes ads for insurance, tea, patent, medicines, etc. Some reinforcing of the folds on the inside front, a little grubby and has a vertical fold and edge tears. (Image)

Scott $ 500