1901 2d composite "paste-up" essay of the Victorian "Jubilee" 2d, with a lithographed three quarter portrait of King Edward VII inserted facing left, affixed to stamp sized piece of card. A magnificent exhibition piece, believed to be one of only two or three examples in private hands, cert BPA (1989). (Image)

1901 10d composite "paste-up" essay of the Victorian "Jubilee" 10d, with a lithographed quarter portrait of King Edward VII inserted, affixed to stamp sized piece of card, a magnificent exhibition piece, believed to be one of only two or three example sin private hands, ex Stothert. (Image)

1902-10 De La Rue Issues. 1911 1d Colour trial in rose red for the proposed colour of the Georgian issue, imperforate example printed on gummed unwatermarked paper (25x35mm), very fine and very rare (SG £5'500). (Image)

1901 1d Colour trial by DLR from a small plate of twenty electros in purple on red paper, perforated, mint og, fine and scarce. (Image)

1906 1d mint n.h. perforated colour trial in blue-geranium on imperial crown water marked paper from a special plate of 20 electros, fine and scarce. (Image)

1906 1d carmine red colour trial on gummed watermarked crown paper, made from a special plate of 20 electros, very fine and scarce. (Image)

1906 1d. carmine-rose imperf. colour trial on crown watermarked paper, printed from a special plate of 20 electros. Scarce. (Image)

1906 1d carmine red imperforate colour trial from the right of the sheet, mint o.g., printed from a special plate of 20 electros, very fine and scarce. (Image)

1909 2d Colour trial in green on yellow gummed Crown wmk paper, produced for the propped mono-colour issue that was subsequently abandoned on the death of the King, pulled perfs at top left, nevertheless very rare with no more than two or three examples of each colour recoded in private hands, ex "Aurelius" and "Minorou". (Image)

1909 2d black on pink "Colour Trial" for Inland Revenue, large part gum, very fine and rare trial (S.G. £9'000). (Image)

1902-10 De La Rue 5s bright carmine mint n.h., very fine and fresh. (Image)

1902-10 De La Rue 10s ultramarine mint n.h., fine. (Image)

1902-10 De La Rue 10s ultramarine mint n.h., tiny tone spot, very fine (S.G. £2'000). (Image)

1902-10 De La Rue 10s ultramarine with "SPECIMEN" type 17 overprint, mint lh, very fine (SG Spec M53(1)t, £2'500) (Image)

1911 Harrison & Sons Issues. 1911 1d rose-carmine, perf 14, mint, bottom marginal block of eight, strong vibrant shade, well positioned, a very fine example, cert. Hendon (2021) (S.G. £800). (Image)

1911-13 Somerset House Issues. 1913 6d dull purple, printed on Dickinson coated paper, mint n.h. and used examples, the mint is has slightly toned gum, cert. BPA (1978) when the mint examples was part of a block of four (S.G. £440). (Image)

1913 10d dull reddish-purple and aniline pink, mint, hinge remains, fresh stamp, cert. Hendon (2021) (S.G. £280). (Image)

1911 1s deep green and scarlet with variety no Crown watermark, mint n.h. top marginal, extremely rare, believed to be one of only 4-5 examples in private hands (S.G. Spec M47(2)a, £12'000). (Image)

1911-13 Somerset House 2s6d dull reddish purple mint n.h., fine. (Image)

1911-13 Somerset House 5s carmine, mint n.h., very fine (SG £875). (Image)

1936 1d scarlet imperforate imprimatur tête-bêche pair, mint n.h., reverse with "NPM IMPRIMATUR" handstamp, very fine and very rare, ex NPM archive sales. (Image)

1936 1 1/2d red-brown imperforate imprimatur tête-bêche pair, mint n.h., reverse with "NPM IMPRIMATUR" handstamp, very fine and very rare, ex NPM archive sales. (Image)

1936 (Sep 7) 1 1/2d set of four Coronations essays of the King in the uniform of the Welsh guards (design type B) printed in green, red, brown and blue on gummed watermarked paper, each essay mounted on thin card as they were presented to Posted Office and the Royal Arts commission, very rare with only six sets released. (Image)

1936 (Sep 7) 1 1/2d set of four Coronations essays of the King in the uniform of the Welsh guards (design type C) printed in green, red, brown and blue on gummed watermarked paper, each essay mounted on thin card as they were presented to Posted Office and the Royal Arts commission, very rare with only six sets released. (Image)