1840, 1d. black, single copy "A-B" and horiz. strip of three "T-A, T-B, T-C" (centre stamp vertical fold and pin hole), fresh colour, full to large margins, on piece clearly oblit. by red MC. Rarely seen quadruple franking, despite mentioned faults attractive! (Image)

1840, QV 1d canc. red maltese cross on entire folded letter from "GLASGOW SEP 29 1840" (on reverse) to Newcastle. (Image)

1840, 2 d. blue, AG, good to wide margins all around, used with black MC, very fine

1840, 2 d. blue horizontal pair "FK+FL", fresh colour and wide margins on two sides, used with two clear black MC

1853, 10 d brown, Die 3, cut square, even to full margins at three sides, at bottom slightly touched, tied by numeral bar cancel "625", single franking on cover (part of the backside removed) from PORTSEA, AU 5 1853, to Montfermeil in France. On the frontside red oval "PD" and french transit dater ANGL./2/CALAIS, 7 AOUT 53. Fine condition. (Image)

1867, 9d. straw wm Emblems (slight imperfection in upper left corner), single franking on PD lettersheet from Dundee to Pernau/Estonia/Russia, oblit. with 114 duplex "JY 31 67", transits London 1.8. and blue Prussian 2.8., Russian receiver 24.7. (Julian calendar) on reverse. Rarely seen on cover, attractive entire! (Image)

1873, QV 3d (5 inc. horizontal strip-4) tied duplex "39+LONDON MR 21 73" to entire folded letter via "HONG KONG AP 27 73" to Yokohama/Japan w. blue arrival of BPO "YOKOHAMA A MY 5 73" on reverse.
For this lot an additional 7% for Import Expenses (Taxes) will be charged. (Image)

1872, 2s. deep blue, horiz. pair, fresh colour and well perforated, on front of cover (cleaned) from Manchester to Bogota/Colombia, clearly oblit. by oval barred "498" and red c.d.s. "MANCHESTER 9 JAN 72" alongside, endorsed "p. North German Lloyd St." and ms. markings "W22" and "50c.", certificate Richter. Attractive entire! (Image)

1878, QV 10s. greenish grey with Maltese Cross wmk. from Plate 1 lettered 'D-A' handstamped SPECIMEN, unused without gum, scarce stamp! SG. from £ 4.200 (Image)

1882, QV 5 Shilling rose on bluish paper with WM Anchor, plate 4 lettered AF, cancelled with oval cds "LONDON REGISTERED EASTCHAP.. E.C. 24 FEB ..", minor horizontal crease and small perforation shortage, otherwise a fine and very rare stamp with certificate Basel, SG: 4.800,- GBP (Image)

1882 QV £5 orange, overprinted "SPECIMEN" in Type 9, unused without gum, lightly stained otherwise fine. Signed by Gebr. Senf, Leipzig and Raybaudi certificate (2005) (SG Spec. from £3500) (Image)

1882. Revenue stamp for bankruptcy used as postage.
For this lot an additional 7% for Import Expenses (Taxes) will be charged.

1883/1884, 2s.6.d. lilac on white paper, well perforated, mint with large part of o.g., slightly toned, certificate BPA. (Image)

1884, pair 2 1/2 d 1883 issue on cover from London to "Comtess Eleonore Seyn-Wittgenstein" in Paris. Could not be delivered and was with 25 C. Alleorie redirected to Weimar. (Image)

1883, QV 2½ d. dull violett on cover sent from "LONDON JA 20 86 =S.W.55=" to Rotterdam without street-adress, there opened and re-sealed again with two different boxed postman-canc.

1891, QV £1 green with wmk. Three Imperial Crowns lettered 'DI' used with three part oval 'Registered Gracechurch' pmks., small tonespot in centre, scarce stamp! SG. £ 800 (Image)

1902 King Edward VII, 1d black ECKERLIN DIE PROOF ESSAYS (with 3x GB 1d and Imperial Russia 7 Kop Romanov) printed in 1924 on ungummed WATERMARKED paper as sample in the hope of selling Dr. Eckerlin's rotary press process for intaglio printing (developed by Herbst & Illig in Germany) to the British Post. Very fine. A VERY RARE TWO COUNTRY ESSAY.
Photocopy of RPS CERTIFICATE (2018) for similar item of same origin included.

1902 King Edward VII, 1d blue ECKERLIN PLATE PROOF ESSAYS printed in 1924 on ungummed paper as sample in the hope of selling Dr. Eckerlin's rotary press process for intaglio printing (developed by Herbst & Illig in Germany) to the British Post. A very fine strip of three. A VERY RARE ESSAY. Photocopy of RPS CERTIFICATE (2018) for similar item of same origin included. (Image)

1902 King Edward VII, 1d black ECKERLIN DIE PROOF ESSAYS (reversed design) printed in 1924 on ungummed paper as sample in the hope of selling Dr. Eckerlin's rotary press process for intaglio printing (developed by Herbst & Illig in Germany) to the British Post. Very fine. A VERY RARE ESSAY. Photocopy of RPS CERTIFICATE (2018) for similar item of same origin included. (Image)

1902 King Edward VII, 1d red ECKERLIN DIE ESSAYS (horizontal crease otherwise fine) printed in 1924 on ungummed paper as sample in the hope of selling Dr. Eckerlin's rotary press process for intaglio printing (developed by Herbst & Illig in Germany) to the British Post. A VERY RARE ESSAY.
Photocopy of RPS CERTIFICATE (2018) for similar item of same origin included.

Similar essay are known from Canada, these are described in an October 2002 articles of Maple Leaves: "Dr. Eckerlin, was director of Herbst & Illig of Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. In 1928, Dr. Eckerlin contacted Treadway for purposes of promoting a proprietary rotary intaglio printing process that was faster and cheaper than steel engraved printing..." (Image)

1911 KEVII. 4d. bright orange, printed by Harrison & Sons, block of four, mint never hinged, a creased bottom right corner perf, fresh and fine. (SG Spec. M26: £1100) (Image)

1913, Seahorses £1 green used with little smudged 'London 23 Jan 17' pmk., small repairs incl. reperf., very difficult stamp! SG. £ 1.400 (Image)

1924, 2d. orange, without watermark, mint o.g. previously hinged. SG spec. N36a, £1800 (Image)

1924, 4d. grey-green, PRINTED ON THE GUMMED SIDE and WATERMARK INVERTED, hinged on ungummed side (thin spots). SG spec. N39b/a, £4.000++.

1958, 3 d Elisabeth deep lilac mnh strip of six with Téte-Béche pair in the middle. (Image)