GB 1840-1970 colln in Davo hingeless album with slipcase, virtually all used to 1920s then nearly all mint (MUH from c1950s). Noted used: 1d Black (3 margins) stained; reasonable range QV (no high vals) incl officials. Mint: most QEII early commem phosphors; Postage Dues apparently complete 1937-69. Some minor toning. (Image)

GB 1840-1980s mostly used colln on pages & bundle in envelopes on stockcards etc. Noted 1d black x 3, 2d blue x 2, imperf 1d reds x about 30 incl numeral MC cancel; 6d, 10d & 1/- embossed cut square; good range QV surface issues, £5 orange heavy repair; 6d & 9d green "Govt Parcels" FU (good colour); £1 Seahorses FU (expert repairs); £1 PUC (small repaired corner); about 50 Official ovpts (incl 5 x "OW" Officials), ½d & 1d Army "OFFICIAl" errors (mint). (Image)

GB 1844-93 covers x 11, interesting range of stamps, postal markings, destinations etc. Noted 1865 entire to Valparaiso (Panama) with 1/- (SG 101) but also other stamps excised; 1881 envelope to NZ, addressed to "Dry River Station, Waihenga" (near Martinborough) with 1/- brown (SG 151) etc etc. Mixed cond but interesting lot. (Image)

GB 1855-1873 comprehensive used colln of QV surface printed issues on 13 annotated & well written up hingeless pages. Noted: 1855-57 4d small, medium & large garter wmks & inverted wmk large garter; 1856 1/- x 2; 1862-64 (3d x 3, 6d plate 3 & 4 thick paper issues; 9d , 1/- x 2); 1865-67 3d x 3; 1867-80 (3d plate 4, 9d, 10 x 2, 2/- x 2 incl one with invt wmk (cat £950)) & 1872-73 6d grey x 2. SG cat £16000+. (Image)

GB 1904-1967 comprehensive colln of over 200 unused EVII to GVI era "controls" on 20 hingeless pages, mostly singles incl GV 3d royal cypher wmk with B.13 control & right-feed vert comb perf (cat £100) & 1929 PUC singles x 4 (cat £80). Also incls QEII Wilding sets, 1959-68 Castles DLR MUH set, together with (cv £395) & over 20 plate no. Wilding stamps (mostly singles) on 12 hingeless pages. (Image)

GB 1910s-1950s neat colln EVII set of 15 to 1/- mint, GV block wmk set of 12 to 1/- mint & wmk sideways mint set to 2d. PUC upright & sideways wmk set (no £1) mint, GV photo set of 11 & sideways mint. Some later. Quality much above average for mint sets. (Image)

GB 1952-c1970 QEII Wildings extensive collns/accums in 2 large s/bs & on several Hagners. Incl a few Regionals. Range of all printings, wmks incl graphites & phosphors. Some annotations, huge dupn. Noted 1½d graphite mult crowns wmk x 7, phosphor/graphite presentation pack & 35 Castles incl Tudor crown issues. Also some pre decimal & early decimal Machins. Maybe 4000 stamps. MUH (a few mint) & used. Ex Jack Thornton. (Image)

1840 1d Mulready envelope (forme A144) with red MC cancel, faults incl part flaps missing, 1d Black (Pl 1b) on entire, red MC cancel, vertical fold clear of stamp, stamp slight scuff. (Image)

1840 1d Black (FE), plate 9, 4 margins (small to large) with black MC cancel on 26 April 1841 entire to Glasgow, ex Liverpool, with black boxed GLASGOW / 27 AP 1841 / 2 PM arrival cancel on rear. SG Spec £1200. (Image)

1840 2d Blue x 7 - pl 1 x 4, pl 2 x 3. 4 are 4 margins, 3 are 3 margins, black MC cancels except red (x 1 pl 1). Condition a little mixed. SG cat £7200. (Image)

1847 1/- green embossed (die II), cut square, 4 margins. SG 55. Cat £1100. GU nearly FU. (Image)

1854 6d dull lilac embossed, cut square 4 margins except just touches at left. SG 59. Cat £1000. FU. (Image)

1854 6d purple embossed cut square, 4 margins, very close at base & right, wmk invtd & reversed. SG 60wk. Cat £1000. FU. (Image)

1858 2d deep blue (HR/RH, pl 13) 4 corner letters, thin lines, OG. SG 47. Cat £375. Mint. (Image)

1864-79 1d red 4 corner letters almost complete set of 150 (missing plates 77 & 163). Overall good condition. Plates 21, 223, 224 & 225 all reasonable, plate 223 blunt corner. GU/FU. (Image)

1867-83 high value group: 5/- rose wmk MCe, pl 1 & rose & pale rose pl 2; wmk anchor blued paper & white paper. 10/- wmk anchor white paper. Some blemishes but all sound. SG 126 x 2, 127, 130, 134, 135. Cat £15,475. GU/FU. (Image)

1877 1d red 4 corner letters - plate 201 complete sheet reconstruction of 240 stamps. All sound, virtually all with very reasonable cancels. SG cat £1440. Used. (Image)

1883 9d dull green "GOVT PARCELS" on small piece tied by nearly complete London Depot Parcels Post hooded circular stamp. Stamp good colour, small surface crease. SG O63. Cat £1200. FU. (Image)

1884 2/6d lilac, 5/- rose, 10/- ultramarine, coloured letters, white paper. SG 178, 180, 183. Cat £935. FU. (Image)

1884 high values, white paper - 2/6d lilac x 2, 2/6d deep lilac; 5/- crimson x 2; 10/- ultramarine, 10/- pale ultramarine. SG 178-79, 181, 183, 183a. Cat £1710. GU/FU. (Image)

1884 £1 brown-lilac, wmk crowns, very light surface scuffs. SG 185. Cat £3000. GU/FU. (Image)

1887-97 1½d dull purple & pale green, 1d lilac, 2d grey-green & carmine "GOVT PARCELS". SG O65, O69, O70. Cat £520. Mint. (Image)

1887-1900 Jubilee set of 14 (some MUH, 5d patchy gum). SG cat £650+. Mint. (Image)

1903 ½d, 1d, 2d, 2½d, 3d EVII "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL" ovpt wide "M", also ½d narrow "M". 2d light horiz crease. SG O101-2, O104-7. Cat £1360. Mint. (Image)

1913 £1 Seahorses green, Waterlow printing, cds, w/c. SG 403. Cat £1400. FU. (Image)