1902-13 THE MINT COLLECTION: 1902-10 De La Rue ½d (3, inc one yellow green with inverted watermark), 1d (2, one with inverted watermark) to 1/-, 1906 Chalk Surfaced paper 1½d to 1/-. 1911 Harrison perf 14 ½d (2, one with inverted watermark), 1d (2, one with inverted watermark), 2½d to 4d. 1911 perf 15 x 14 ½d to 4d. Mostly unmounted. (38) (Image)

1902-10 DE LA RUE PLATE PROOFS a group of imperforate plate proofs on poor quality buff paper with ½d, 1d, 4d & 10d. plus 1d green (double impression) on thin white card. Also stamp size unwatermarked perforated blank pieces of paper overprinted "CANCELLED" in red and green respectively for trial coil purposes. (7) (Image)

1902 DE LA RUE PLATE PROOFS:1d green and 6d grey, imperf. plate proof pairs on thin card, some creasing. Also 2/6d purple imperf plate proof double impression on poor quality buff paper. SG £670. (Image)

1902 DE LA RUE MINT BLOCKS:2d yellowish green & carmine, 5d slate purple & ultramarine on chalky paper, and 6d pale dull purple on chalky paper. Fine mint (some unmounted) blocks of four. SG M11 (1), M29 (2) & M32 (1). £850+. (Image)

1902-10 DE LA RUE 4d MINT:4d deep green & chocolate on chalky paper, a fine mint block of four. Also a single with unlisted two white 4's at left variety similar to the 1887 issue. (Image)

1902-10 DE LA RUE 2/6D to £1 "SPECIMEN" OVERPRINTS: 2/6d lilac, 5/- bright carmine, 10/- ultramarine and £1 dull blue-green overprinted "SPECIMEN" (type 16). The 2/6d with a small h.s. on reverse (not visible on front) other fine. SG £2,750. (4) (Image)

1902-10 DE LA RUE 2/6d LILAC & 5/- CARMINE MINT fine examples of each, lightly mounted, the 5/- with small trace of collectors h.s. SG £800. (Image)

1905 DE LA RUE CHALK SURFACED PAPER 2/6d: An unmounted mint 2/6d dull purple, trace of natural bend at top. Fine colour. SG 262 £350. (Image)

1902-10 DE LA RUE 10/- ULTRAMARINE very fine mint example. SG 265 £1,000. (Image)

1902-10 DEL LA RUE £1 DULL BLUE GREEN: A well centred mint example, natural vertical crease, thinned at right along foot. SG 266 £2,000. (Image)

1911-13 SOMERSET HOUSE MINT SET. The fresh mint set of twelve values. The £1 with one toned perf tip at lower left, others fine. (Image)

1911-13 SOMERSET HOUSE MINT SELECTION INCLUDING MULTIPLES: 1½d dull purple & green, 2d grey green & bright carmine 6d deep plum on plate glazed chalk surface paper and 7d deep slate grey. Each in a fine block of four. 1½d dull reddish purple & green, horizontal marginal strip of nine from the foot of the sheet. 5d purple & blue, a lower right corner pair with broken right hand duty plate (Spec. M30g), 7d pale-grey block of six. (Image)

1913 SOMERSET HOUSE 6d VARIETY;6d deep plum on chalky paper with no cross on Crown variety. Fine mint. SG 303a £1,250. (Image)

1902-09 + 1927 COVERS/CARDS BEARING DE LA RUE ISSUES: A selection of covers/cards inc. 30 Sept 1904 env. from Bedford to India bearing a most attractive ½d blue green strip of six; 1902 3d registered env. uprated with ½d and 4d "W D" perfin used to Leipzig; 2 July 1902 env. to Ireland with 1d tied by a fine "ARMY POST OFFICE/HARRISMITH" c.d.s.; c1902 Ceylon PPC used from Jamaica to UK with 1d tied by a v fine "AO1" numeral; 9 April 1909 PPC posted on board Brighton with 1d tied by v. fine "LONDON/M.B." c.d.s.; 1907 Prices Candles 1d env. uprated with relevant 1½d perfin used to Germany; 1927 env. registered within London bearing 4d orange plus KGV ½d; 1903 3d registered env uprated with 3d & 6d used to Italy. Mostly fine. (28 items) (Image)

1902-07 COVERS BEARING DE LA RUE HIGHER VALUES, ETC.: 1902 3d "F" size registered env. bearing ½d, 4d & 1/- "S & S/LTD perfins used from London to Italy; 1905 "G" size 3d registered env. bearing 1½d & 10d "S & S/LTD" perfins; 1 Aug 1907 env. registered from Norwood to Paris bearing 6d postal stationery cut out and 1d adhesive; 21 May 1910 KEVII mourning card (corner faults) from London to Broxbourne bearing a single 7d grey. A good quartet. (Image)

1902-1908 COVERS AT VARIOUS RATES INCLUDING REGISTERED & EXPRESS: 18 July 1902 OHMS env. registered from Hastings to Tunbridge Wells with 3d; 1 Aug. 1904 env. ("AY ARGONAUT" crest on reverse) from Hull to Brisbane bearing ½d, 1d (2) & 2½d; 19 Feb. 1908 env. registered from London to Austria with ½d, 1d (5) and 2½d; registered from London to Paris with 1d, 2d & 3d; 6 Jan. 1905 3d registered env. sent express from Sheffield to Paris with 3d & 4d plus express label; 18 Sept 1908 env. sent express within Cardiff bearing 1½d pair and 3d plus express label. A good group. (9 covers) (Image)

1911-12 COVERS BEARING HARRISON/SOMERSET HOUSE PRINTINGS: 1911-12 A group of covers (5) & cards (8) with various perf 14 Harrison ½d shades. 30 Aug 1911 env. to France with Harrison 1/2d (2) & 1d (3), and perf. 15 x 14 2½d singles on envs (2) from the same correspondence to Lyon. Also an env. from Cambridge to New Zealand with a fine Somerset House 2d. (Image)