Waterlow £1 dull blue-green, well centred, couple of tiny closed tears at bottom, steel cds and parcel cancel, fair used. [US1] (Start Price = £352.80) (Image)

Downey Head 7d small format half-tone Essay in mauve ('advance proofs'), with white background to head, on thicker paper, very fine. [US1] (Start Price = £142.40) (Image)

Downey Head 7d small format, half-tone Essay ('advance proof') in black, with white background to head, ink manuscript '7' beneath design, very fine. [US1] (Start Price = £149.60) (Image)

4d bright orange EVII issue, 'Harrison' Printing, a fine used copy with cds dated NOV 1911. [US4] (Start Price = £12.00)

to 1912 Mackennel basic issues complete (10), plus 1911-12 wmk inverted ½d and 1d, u.m. (12) [US1] (Start Price = £60.00)

to 1912 the 5 basic Mackennal sets, first two issues are never hinged, h/r, fresh m.m. (10) [US4] (Start Price = £29.60)

Die A 1d rose-pink, centred to NW, one lightly toned corner perf, o/wise very fresh and fine u.m. SG Spec. N7(6). [US3] (Start Price = £35.20) (Image)

Die B ½d bright yellow-green, watermark inverted, wrinkle, light bands of toning, u.m. Scarce. Cat. pro rata approx. £170. SG Spec. N2(4)a. [US3] (Start Price = £17.60)

Die A ½d pale green (yellow gum) and pale green, Die B ½d bright green, u.m. [US4] (Start Price = £7.20)

Die A ½d pale green and ½d green, fine and fresh, u.m. [US2] (Start Price = £5.60)

½d bluish green, Die A, with interpane at top (crease), well centred, very fresh, very fine u.m. With colour photocopy of RPS Cert. (2006) for block of 12, from which this has been taken. [US2] (Start Price = £100.00) (Image)

Downey Heads: ½d & 1d of each watermark/type mint, majority are unmounted, very fine & fresh (10) [US4] (Start Price = £28.00)

½d bluish green, Die B, fine m.m. (Start Price = £67.20)

Die B ½d bluish green, watermark inverted, very fresh, fine u.m. SCARCE. Premium of almost 3 x N. [US3] (Start Price = £104.80) (Image)

1d carmine-red, Die A, SE corner strip of 3 with control A11 (wide), perf type 2, control is never hinged, fine mint. Scarce. [US6] (Start Price = £20.00)

1d pale carmine, Die B, SE corner control pair, A11 (C), perf type 2A, fresh m.m. [US2] (Start Price = £20.00)

Die B 1d scarlet, light diagonal bend, fresh u.m. [US3] (Start Price = £18.40)

Die B 1d aniline scarlet, straight lines cancel, good used. (Start Price = £27.20)

A fine used collection from 1911-12 ½d & 1d range (6 of each), with later basic definitive sets to 1/-(3), Silver Jubilee normal & inverted watermarks, plus KEVIII used set & inverted watermark trio. Also a basice 'one of each value' page of 1914-38 postage dues to 2/6. A very useful lot. (75) [US1] (Start Price = £52.80)

1½d, with control Q21 (perf margin), h/r, fresh m.m. [US2] (Start Price = £8.80)

(Sept) 1d scarlet, booklet pane of 6, clipped perfs at top, lightly hinged at top only, three (full perfs) are unmounted, fresh u.m./m.m. SG Spec. NB5. [US7] (Start Price = £15.20)

3d, the reddish violet, dull reddish violet, bluish violet, pale violet and dull violet shades, h/r, m.m. SG Spec. N22 (1), (2), (7), (4) and (9). [US2] (Start Price = £14.40)

5d olive-brown, with control K17 (imperf margin), fresh u.m. SG Spec. N25 (4). [US2] (Start Price = £100.00) (Image)

(Sept) booklet stamps ½d and 1d, fine and fresh, u.m. [US1] (Start Price = £44.80)

(Sept) ½d green, centred to SE, fresh u.m. [US2] (Start Price = £31.20)