1840 1d Black, RH plate 4, mint with larger part original gum, four margins, a little close at lower right, otherwise good margins on all sides. S.G. £12,000. Photo on Page 7. (Image1)

1840 1d Black, GE plate 4, mint with large part original gum, four margins, close at lower right and light crease at upper right corner, good margins on other sides. S.G. £12,500. Photo on Page 7. (Image1)

1840 1d Blacks used, cancelled in red (4) or black (2), EG and OL just four margins but very close on one side, the others cut into or with other faults, three stamps plate 10. (6).

1840 1d Blacks, HE and QB both from plate 3, EC and MG both from plate 8, all fine used with four margins, MG with a black Maltese Cross, the others with red Maltese Crosses, also 1d red EC and MG from black plate 8 (both with faults). (6). Photo on Page 7. (Image1)

1840 (Nov 4) Entire letter from Wednesbury to Birmingham bearing 1d black, KK plate 7 with four margins (a little close at left, otherwise large to huge margins) tied by brown Maltese Cross, Wednesbury backstamp in the same colour and a Birmingham arrival c.d.s in red, a little minor staining, otherwise fine. S.G. £9,500. Photo on Page 11. (Image1)

1840-1969 Mint and used collection in an S.G. Minor album including 1840 1d black and 2d blue (both very poor), 1880 Spray 1/- orange-brown plate 13 used, etc., some faults.

1840-1970 Used collection (with QEII commemoratives and a few definitives mint) in an S.G. Great Britain album, the basic stamps virtually complete with some additional plate numbers and shades, including 1840 1d black plate 2 and 2d blue (both four margins), embossed 6d - 1/- (all cut square, 6d four margins, 10d and 1/- just touched one side), Surface Printed issues with 1862-64 9d straw, 1867-80 9d, 10d, 2/- blue and 2/- brown (light corner crease), 1873-80 1/- orange-brown, 4d vermilion (reperforated at right), 4d sage-green, 4d grey-brown, 8d orange, high values with 1867-83 Maltese Cross 5/-, 10/- and £1, Large Anchor 5/-, 10/-, £1 (very fine with Manchester York St c.d.s) and £5 orange (three short perfs at upper left, otherwise superb with Glasgow c.d.s), 1883-84 2/6 - 10/-, 1884 Imperial Crowns £1 brown (oval Registered datestamps, a few short perf tips at right), 1888 Orbs £1 brown, 1891 £1 green, KEVII 2/6 - £1 (small thin), KGV Seahorses with £1 green and all four 2/6 - 10/- printings, 1929 PUC £1, etc. An excellent collection, a few faults thought most are fine with many scarcer stamps. (100s). Photo on Page 9. (Image1)

1840-1971 Mainly used collection on pages including 1d black (3 margins), 1902 KEVII 5/- and £1 (torn), 1913 Waterlow 5/- and 10/- used and Bradbury Wilkinson 5/- mint, 1929 PUC £1 used, etc.

1840-1988 Collection in four albums including 1d black (4 margins), 1902 KEVII set to £1 used, 1939 10/- dark blue unmounted, 1935-88 Commemoratives complete (except phosphor issues) and most definitives all unmounted. (100s). Photo on Page 7. (Image1)

1856 Cover from London to Belgium bearing 2d + embossed 6d (cut square, just touched at top, clear on other sides with a large portion of adjoining stamp at base); and 1854 cover from Edinburgh to Switzerland bearing 1d + embossed 10d (cut to shape). A good pair, the 6d stamp unusually fine. (2).

1856 6d Pale lilac and 1862-64 4d pale red plate 4 and 1/- green mint, large part original gum, the 6d with a couple of short perfs at top, 1/- with light collectors handstamp on reverse, otherwise fine. S.G. 70, 82, 90, £6,650. (3). Photo on Page 7. (Image1)

1858-79 1d Reds and 2d blues with plate numbers all mint, comprising 1d reds plate 79 block of twelve, plate 156 single and blocks of eight and nine, 2d blue plates 9 (3), 14 and 15, and plate 15 block of four, original gum, mainly fine. S.G. £5,900. (39). Photo on Page 7. (Image1)

1867-80 Spray of Rose, 3d rose plate 6, 6d mauve plate 9, 1/- green plate 4, 2/- dull blue and 2/- deep blue all mint, both 2/- stamps with the odd short perf, otherwise fine. S.G. 103, 109, 117/9, £11,250. (5). Photo on Page 7. (Image1)

1870-1969 Mint collection in an S.G. Great Britain album including 1883 9d dull green (a little faded), 1887-1900 1/2d-1/- sets with both 1/- colours (2 sets), KEVII 1/2d - 1/-, 1934 re-engraved Seahorse set of three, 1939 10/- dark blue, 1939-69 Commemoratives complete unmounted with all phosphor sets, 1948 and 1951 £1, 1958-61 Graphite set unmounted, etc. (100s).

1874 5/- Pale rose plate 2, AA, watermark Maltese Cross with part marginal inscription, handstamped type 9 "SPECIMEN", centered left, minor gum toning, otherwise fine with original gum and good colour. S.G. £1,600. Photo on Page 7. (Image1)

1873-80 Issues with large coloured corner letters comprising 21/2d blue plates 17 (2), 18, 19, 20, 3d pale rose plate 11 and 3d rose plate 15, 6d grey plates 14 and 16, Large Garter 4d sage-green plate 16 and 4d grey-brown plate 17 all mint part gum, one 21/2d with clipped corner perf, the 3d pale rose plate 11 with a pulled perf and tiny mark on face, 3d rose plate 15 with light crease, 6d grey plate 16 with small thin, otherwise largely fine. S.G. 142/4, 147, 153/4 £8,975. (11). Photo on Page 7. (Image1)

1877 4d Sage-green plate 16 block of eleven unmounted mint (comprising BG-DI block of nine + EG-EH pair), small tone spot and light crease to EG, light vertical crease to BH/CH/DH, a couple of other minor gum creases, a rare and attractive block, superb colour and very fresh appearance. S.G. 153, 19,200+ (as two blocks + three singles, mounted mint). Photo on Page 9 (Image1)

1880-83 Imperial Crown issues comprising 21/2d plate 23, 3d rose plates 20 and 21, 4d grey-brown plate 17, 1/- orange-brown plates 13 and 14, 1880-81 2d pale rose, all mint part gum, the two 3d stamps with small thins, 4d creased, 1/- plate 13 with two pulled perfs at lower left, 2d possibly with a few thinned perfs at top, the 21/2d and 1/- plate 14 both fine. S.G. 157/8, 160, 163, 168, £4,290. (7). Photo on Page 7. (Image1)

1883-84 1/2d - 1/- Set of ten mint part gum (the 2d without gum, 11/2d apparently unmounted), generally very good colour, 1/- with a few short perf tips at top, otherwise fine. S.G. 187/96, £5,400. (10). Photo on Page 7. (Image1)

1887 Pages (2) removed from a Stamp Committee De La Rue presentation book, bearing the 1884 and 1887 issues, the first page with a little foxing (largely clear of the 4d - 1/- stamps), otherwise fine and scarce. Just 36 presentation books were produced by De La Rue.

1887-1924 Proofs (3) and mint stamps (29), small selection including KEVII plate proofs comprising 1/2d in blue-green and 6d in black both on white card, and 1d scarlet on buff paper, also 1887 1/2d - 1/- mint (no 41/2d), 1912 1/2d and 1d no cross on crown mint (S.G. 341a, 344a), etc. S.G. £1,000+. (29).

1888 £1 Brown forgery lettered QB with impressed orbs watermarks, two forged Liverpool datestamps, a well produced and unusual forgery. Photo on Page 7. (Image1)

1890 "Guildhall" Master Die Proof of the 1870 1/2d (without corner letters or plate number) in black on wove paper, 73x60mm. One of the small number of proofs of line engraved stamps printed from the original dies in connection with the Penny Post Jubilee celebrations at the Guildhall. Fine and rare. S.G. DP69, £29,000. Photo on Page 9. (Image1)

1910-11 Plewlands, Edinburgh, parcel post labels bearing KEVII 9d pair or 1/- pair, pieces cut from parcels (10) bearing KEVII stamps including 6d pair + 2/6 pair, 5/- + 1/- block of four, 5/- + three 1/- stamps, 5/- + 3d + three 1/- stamps, etc. S.G. £2,000+ as stamps. (12).

1935 (Nov 2) Air Mail cover to Sao Paulo, Brazil, bearing KGV 1/- + re-engraved Seahorse set of three (5/- creased prior to use) and PUC £1, the £1.18.6 rate for a 51/2oz letter at 3/6 per half oz, the stamps each cancelled by "LONDON F.S / AIR MAIL" c.d.s, backstamped Paris R.P Avion c.d.s. The cover reduced at left, minor creasing (with one light crease across the £1 stamp), but an attractive and scarce high commercial franking, unusual with both the PUC £1 and re-engraved Seahorse set. Photo on Page 11. (Image1)