CHARLES WHITING ESSAY (number 26) with corner check letters A3/CW in blue, using the Congreve method, light corner stain. Illustrated on p. 7 of SG Specialised, Vol. 1, Fig 16 (2) [US1] (Start Price = £462.40) (Image)

CHARLES WHITING ESSAY (number 25) with corner check letters A3/CW in red and blue, using the Congreve method, fine unused. Illustrated on p. 7 of SG Specialised Vol. 1, Fig 16 (1). [US1] (Start Price = £480.80) (Image)

1d black, plate 8, RC, 4 tiny to good margins, guide line in NE corner, light black MC, fresh, fine used. [US3] (Start Price = £89.60) (Image)

1d black, plate 6, KJ, 4 good margins, neat black MC, fresh, fine used. [US3] (Start Price = £87.20) (Image)

1d black, plate 6, OI, 4 mostly very good margins except just about touches at bottom right, guide line through value, suffused red MC, v.g.u. [US3] (Start Price = £73.60) (Image)

1d black, plate 5, IB, 4 small margins, guide line in NE corner, light red MC, fine used. [US3] (Start Price = £92.80) (Image)

1d black, plate 6, PC, 4 small to large margins, red MC, fresh, fine used. [US3] (Start Price = £92.80) (Image)

1d black plate 5, 'PD', four margins and neat black Maltese cross, corner bend. [US4] (Start Price = £70.40) (Image)

1d black very fine used, four margins, large on three sides, lettered N L, red Maltese Cross [US4] (Start Price = £76.80) (Image)

1d black, plate 1a, KL, 4 small to good margins, tied to piece (June 1840) by distinctive 'double line' MC in red (couple of big smudges), fine used. [US3] (Start Price = £73.60) (Image)

1d blacks, NJ (3 margins, long closed vertical tear at bottom left) and RC (4 margins, except shaved at SE corner), red MC cancels, fair to very good used. [US3] (Start Price = £54.40)

1d black, plate 1b, NH, 4 small to large margins, red MC, fine used. [US3] (Start Price = £89.60) (Image)

1d black, plate 1b, TD, on THIN PAPER, 4 tiny to very good margins, possibly just touches at bottom right, light crisp black MC, extremely fresh, fine used. SG Spec. AS5m [US3] (Start Price = £81.60) (Image)

1d black, plate 1b, BD, 4 tiny to good margins except just shaves at top right, neat red MC, fine used. [US3] (Start Price = £71.20) (Image)

1d black, plate 8, OE, on a THICKER PAPER, 4 small to very good margins, slightly blotchy red MC, fine used. [US3] (Start Price = £92.80) (Image)

1d black plate 1b, lettered SG, 4 clear to good margins & red MX cancel. [US2] (Start Price = £96.80) (Image)

1d black, plate 8, TC, guide line in NE corner, 4 small to very good margins, neat black MC, fine used. [US3] (Start Price = £89.60) (Image)

2d blue, PB, 4 good margins, neat black MC, fine used. [US3] (Start Price = £136.00) (Image)

1d black, plate 1b, GA, with NON-COINCIDENT RE-ENTRY, a marginal example with small trimmed inscription at left, 4 tiny to huge margins except just touches at bottom left, very fresh, m.m. A super example, free from the usual gum toning. With photocopy of original 1969 Stanley Gibbons letter offering this stamp at £80 (!) plus the retail card it was sold in. I wish I could go back in time! SG Spec. AS5b. Cat. pro rata £13500. [US5] (Start Price = £796.00) (Image)

2d blue plate 1, horizontal strip of three 'SD-SF', the right stamp with full margins, other two partly into, each with black Maltese cross. [US4] (Start Price = £116.80) (Image)

1d black, plate 4, KE, 4 small to large margins, bold red MC, fine used. [US3] (Start Price = £87.20) (Image)

1d black plate 6, 'MA', four margins and neat red Maltese cross. [US4] (Start Price = £80.00) (Image)

1d black, plate 5, OL, 4 small to good margins, crisp black MC, fine used. [US3] (Start Price = £87.20) (Image)

1d black plate 5, 'IA', four clear to large margins and neat black almost full Maltese cross. [US4] (Start Price = £89.60) (Image)

1d black, plate 5, HI, 4 good margins, with DOUBLE LETTER H, neat partial black MC, fine used. SG Spec. AS25b [US3] (Start Price = £98.40) (Image)