1840, folded lettersheet franked with "One Penny black2 with full margins allaround with "S - J" corner letters. Boxed red mark "JU 1 40". Early use in the second month after issue on May 6 th 1840. Some satins. (Image)

1840, One Penny Black grey black, lightly touched at left, full to wide margins otherwise, red maltese cross "Edinburgh" on folded letter, horizontal crease, folded multiple times, to Banff, red arrival "DEC 22. 1840" (Image)

1840, One Penny Black with letters E/I and E/H, horizontal pair, full margins (one stamp somewhat tight, cancelled by clear red maltese cross, flawless (Image)

1841, 1d. Victoria red brown with ovpt "SPECIMEN", full to wide margins all round, flawless, certificate RPSL 09/2020 (Image)

1847, 1sh. deep green, die number illegible, cancelled with barred Irish numeral obliteration, large margins all round, very clear and sharp embossing, two corner creases, very fresh colour, certificate Louis BPP 03/2021 (Image)

1856, 6d. Victoria lilac, watermark inverted, cancelled, flawless (SG £ 400) (Image)

1856, 1s. Victoria green, cancelled, perforation partly erratic (SG £ 350) (Image)

1866, 1d. brown red (plate 92), vertical strip of three und three more copies tied by duplex "MANCHESTER OC 17 66 / 498" to Berlin, F-VF (Image)

1869, 2d. Victoria blue, thin vertical lines, plate 13, unused strip of three, both stamps to the left slightly stained, certificate RPSL 09/2020 (Image)

1862, 3d. Victoria carmine rose, cancelled, flawless (SG £ 350) (Image)

1871, 1s. Victoria dark yellow green, wmk rose, plate 5, neatly cancelled wing margin, beautiful and flawless (Image)

1876, 9d. Victoria orange, cancelled, flawless (SG £ 350) (Image)

1878, 10s. Victoria dark green grey, letter EC, plate 1, tied by black "NORWICH AP 26 82" together with red cross for registered usage, perforation at top erratic, flawless otherwise, certificate Dr. Knopke (Image)

1887, 10d. Victoria dark red carmine/dull violet, cancelled, flawless, signed Dr. Knopke (Image)

1891, 1 £ Victoria dark yellow green cancelled, fresh colour, one perf tip at bottom lightly shortened, VF otherwise (Image)

1915, 2'6s. George V and seahorses dull brown black, small perforation holes, cancelled, signed Dr. Knopke (Image)

1913, 2'6s., 5s. and 10s. George V, three unsued hinged values, fresh colours with usual perforation, flawless otherwise (Image)

1918, 2'6s., 5s. and 10s. George V, three unsued hinged value, war colours, fresh colours and well perforated (Image)

1915, 10s. George V and seahorses dark cobalt, small perf holes, cancelled, usual perforation, signed Dr. Knopke (Image)

1929, 1 £ 9th UPU congress, unused hinged, fresh colour, well perforated, flawless (Image)

1890, 5s. rose lilac on white paper with black ovp "I. R. OFFICIAL", wmk anchor, cancelled "ACCOUNT BRANCH P.O. GLASGOW, perforation lightly irregular, certificate RPSL 07/2021 (Image)

1890, 5s. rose lilac on white paper with black ovp "I. R. OFFICIAL", wmk anchor, cancelled "ACCOUNT BRANCH P.O. GLASGOW, reperforated at top, certificate RPSL 07/2021 (Image)

1903, 10d. dull purple and carmine, wmk crown, black overprint "O. W. OFFICIAL" (type L4), used, small abrasion, certificate RPSL 07/2021 (Image)

SIR ROWLAND HILL, 1835, complet letter signed by Rowland Hill plus a georgeous 19th century engraved print on card and 2 other engraves pictures from a 19th century newspaper. (Image)

1860/80 approx., QUEEN VICTORIA: large part of a parcel label sent from KRAKAU and addressed (in German) "To Her Majesty Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India, London, England" with a note in bottom left hand corner suggests that the parcel contained "Briefmarken" (postage stamps) and leads one to wonder whether this could have been a stage in the start of King George V interest in philately and a foundation of the Royal Collection, damaged and repaired (Image)