1813-1971 THE HALF PENNY COLLECTION: Attractive and interesting collection starting with the 1/2d wheel tax then 1/2d stamps with multiples, control number marginal singles, booklet panes, perfins, officials, 1/2d usages on covers, cards, postal stationery, printer matter, postage dues etc., mixed to very fine (100s)

1840-1951 Attractive and valuable duplicated used stock showing strength in Line Engraved, Surface Printed with many of the better high values incl. the 2s6d, 5s, 10s, square and long £1 values and £5 orange, plus later Edward & George £1 values etc., mixed to very fine, a scarce assembly of used stamps (100s) (Image)

1840-1960s, Well filled collection on quadrille album pages, mostly used, beginning with 7x penny blacks, 5 are four margined of which 3 superb as well as a matched plate. Then dozen of imperf penny red and reconstructed sheets with many 100s, again followed by further line engraved 1 1/2d and 2d surface printed through key values £1 green, KEVII 10/-, mint 2/6d, various seahorse high values, KGVI 10/- dark blue £ and SW festival set complete mint and much QEII. An impressive collection

1840-1855 Early used line-engraved accumulation on 40 album pages, showing range of 1d blacks (25), 1d reds from the black plates (19), plus additional 1d red from plate 12 to 131, popular group of 1d reds with numbers in crosses (17), plus some later 1d reds, plus 1840 2d blue, two singles and a pair, plus later 2d blues, some with faults, mixed to very fine (100s) (STC £42'000 )

1840-1902, Small selection incl. two 1d black, KEVII £1 green signed A.Brun, etc., gen. fine (Image)

1840-1930s, Postal history collection of 340 covers/cards with strength in Welsh postal history, with better incl. penny black covers (7), 1840 2d blue covers (3), penny red imperfs (nearly all four margined) & perfs, Embossed incl. full margin 1s with 2d blue to Canada, India 1854 4a on incoming cover, range of Welsh picture postcards, postal stationery, etc., a useful lot (Image)

1840-1937, Mint & used collection from Penny Black onwards, noted several plate reconstructions plus a few better values, fine

1840-1971 Various covers and cards with more than 70 items, including 1840 1d black on cover, plus unused and used Mulreadys, some useful early first day covers from the 1930's to 1960's etc., mixed to very fine (70 )

1840-1974 Attractive used collection in large brown stockbook with a good deal of completion, showing strength in Line Engraved, Surface Printed with many of the better high values incl. the 2s6d, 5s, 10s, square and long £1 values and £5 orange, plus later Edward & George £1 values etc., plus much later modern used, mixed to very fine, a scarce assembly of used stamps (100s) (STC 1987 Zum.CHF 96'000 ) (Image)

1841-1875, Group of ca.130 penny red perf. & imperf. covers, mixed margins on the imperfs, some attractive usages, some multiple frankings, range of cancels, plus a few later issue frankings, mixed condition, useful for a fair dealer

1843-2008, Mint & used assembly of GREAT BRITAIN & Commonwealth in a large boxe, noted strong QV, useful GVI sets, and useful 1990-2010 stock, needs careful viewing

1851-2002 Large accumulation of mostly used duplications in six stockbook, plus a fine divers array of minor varieties mostly mint, plus mint tete-beches etc., mixed to very fine (1000's)

1881-1937, SPECIMEN accumulation (all type 9) incl. 1881 1d (12), 1883-84 Lilac & Greens with up to 10 of each value (only 4 of the 9d) with fresh colours, 1884 2s6d on blued (12), 5s (10) and 10s (8), £1 brown wmk Crowns (4, one with faults), 1887 Jubilee issue set of 10 (7 of each) and 1912 1s and 1937 1s, mostly fine with fresh appearance but a minority with faults and the odd one slightly stuck down (SG £50'000 ) (Image)

1887-1963 Attractive and valuable used stock of Officials with values to £1 incl. SG O24 (cert. BPA), O81 two singles (cert. Brandon & BPA), O82 (cert. RPS), O86 (cert. RPS), plus large duplication of postage dues, also a fine array of GB issues overprinted in Morocco Agencies, Tangier, British Levant, China, Bahrain, Kuwait & Qatar etc., mixed to very fine, a scarce assembly of used stamps (1000s)

1887-1976 Large red stockbook with mint collection, showing a good deal of completion from 1920 onwards, some better shilling and pound values, mostly mint nh, showing watermark varieties, some gum faults, generally very fine (100's) (Image)