1924-33 1 1/2d scarlet mint n.h. top marginal showing variety "broken scroll", hinged in margin only, some faint tone patches on the gum, very fine (SG £180); and 2d grey-black & grey showing variety "torn flag" with "Madame Joseph" forged cancel at top, some minor discolouration, scarce. (Image)

1911-12 Downey Head Issues. 1911 1 1/2d Engravers sketch die (die 2 head), cut close example printed in dark brown on thin card and mounted on thick card (57x81mm) showing ink manuscript "Dark Brown W/41", very fine, most attractive and rare. (Image)

1910 1 1/2d Hentschel colour essay in orange-yellow on white wove paper, 43x53mm, with handstruck "W/90" above design, most attractive and scarce. (Image)

1911 3d Engravers Sketch Die for the unissued value, cut down die proof used as a colour trial printed in red-brown on thick white paper, using the die 2 head with shaded background to head and upper corners solid, very fine and scarce (SG specialised Vol.2 pg. 79 fig. 23b). (Image)

1911 3d Engravers sketch stamp size die for unissued value (die 2 head), used as a colour trial and printed in grey on thick white paper, very rare. (Image)

1911 3d Engravers sketch die for the unissued value, cut down die proof used as a colour trial printed in rose-red on thick white paper, using the die 2 head with shaded background to head and upper corners solid, very fine and rare (See SG Spec. Vol.2 p.79 fig.23a). (Image)

1911 1/2d Downey Head die proof (Die 1a) printed in bright pink on white glazed paper (100 x125mm) with reversed "2" above design, very fine and scarce. (Image)

1911-12 1/2d green with error perf. 14 tied to picture postcard of Gorleston-on-Sea by Great Yarmouth AU 21 11 double circle ds, very fine and rare (S.G. £1'000 as used single). Note reduced estimate of £200-300 from the printed catalogue (Image)

1911 1/2d bluish-green, wmk crown, mint, bottom corner control A11 block of six, perf type 1A, fresh strong shade, beautifully positioned, mounted in margin, most attractive, cert. RPSL (2020) (S.G. £2'300). (Image)

1911-12 Downey Heads 1d plate proof (die 1b) printed in carmine on R.D. Turner plate glazed paper with Crown watermark in pair with original gum, diagonal crease on left hand stamp and faint gum wrinkle on the right, an extremely rare and attractive proof, only two pairs were originally discovered (both creased through the left hand stamp) with other pair being subsequently been split (Unpriced in SG Specialised) (Image)

1912-24 Profile Head Issues. 1912 Profile Head master die proof, stage 4, for the 1d and 2 1/2d values, printed in black on white proof paper (73x68mm), scarce. (Image)

1912 1d die proof (stage 5) in blue on thin glazed card (27x33mm), with uncleared surround from the "completed" state with stepped frame line at left, scarce. (Image)

1912-24 2 1d bright-scarlet with inverted Q for O variety in mint corner marginal control "V23" block of six, lightly mounted, a rare example of this well known variety, cert. RPS (2021). (Image)

1912 1d Scarlett-vermilion showing variety "printed on back" in mint n.h. block of six, a very scarce multiple, cert. RPS (1968) (S.G. Spec. N16(14)f). (Image)

1912 2d uncleared die proof printed in black on thin white glazed card (47x51mm) with the head in the correct position and horizontal shading to background, rare. (Image)

1912-24 2 1/2d deep bright-blue mint bottom corner control G15 pair, very fresh, and scarce, cert. RPS (1985) (S.G. N21(5), £450). (Image)

1912-22 2 1/2d indigo-blue, wmk simple cypher, mint, original gum, bottom marginal example, most attractive and rare shade, very few known, cert. RPS (2019) (S.G. Spec. N21(14), £4'500). (Image)

1912-24 2 1/2d dull Prussian-blue, wmk royal cypher, mint n.h., block of four, strong colour, fresh and crisp printing, rare, cert. Hendon (2021) (S.G. £6'000). (Image)

1913 5d Die proof in black on thin white glazed card (71x78mm), cleared surround, dated in manuscript at lower left "2.5.13", rare. (Image)

1912 5d Eve's Wreath Design bromide in black and mounted on white card (68 x 60mm) pencilled in manuscript on reverse "2-7-12" . Scarce. (Image)

1913 7d Gloriosa-blue Miller and Motley colour trial of "Eves Pillar" design, with solid shaded background to Kings Head, produced by the Printex method on white glazed thick ungummed paper, very scarce. (Image)

1922 9d olive-green imperf. imprimatur from the right of the sheet, mint n.h., the reverse with "BPMA" handstamp, very fine and scarce. (Image)

1912-24 10d turquoise-blue with inverted royal cypher wmk, mint n.h., a fresh example of this rarity (S.G. £4'000). (Image)

1920 1s Deep bronze brown mint n.h., a very fine and very scarce example of this distinctive shade, photocopy of a RPS cert. (1963) when it was in a block of four (SG Spec N32(10)). (Image)

1913-19 Seahorse Issues. 1913 Waterlow £1 Green, mint n.h., very fine and fresh (S.G. £3’750 for mint n.h.). (Image)