1840 TO MOSTLY 1850s GROUP - inc. 1840 1d black (2 - MA plate 5 state 1 fine four margins and clear profile, the other poor), 1841 1d red range (59, inc. some very fine with four margins & interesting group of four with ms cancels), perf 1d reds on blued range (c80, inc. a good many very fine), plus smatterings of other issues. Good lot. (c190 items) (Image)

MAINLY 1850/60s CANCELLATION COLLECTION - the majority on 1857/64 1d reds, plus a small group of 1850s covers and some loose 1d reds. Mixed condition. (Few 100s) Cross Reference: CANCELLATIONS (Image)

1841-80 MOSTLY USED COLLECTION ON PAGES - 1841 1d red extensive group including a block of six and strip of four and 2d blue (54, inc. on lavender paper cancelled in blue with no margins), very few with full margins; range of later perf 1d (inc. 1d C11 block of four, small faults) and 2d values inc. a few on cover; range of 1864 1d red plates, stamps, pieces and covers all chosen for cancels. Very mixed condition. (Many 100s) (Image)

1841-64 ALPHABETS COLLECTION - an attempted 'reconstruction' of 240 letterings of each of the four alphabets plus the 1864 plate number series. Alphabets I (many with MX cancel), III, IV and the plates numbers are largely complete, Alphabet II less so with many of the imperfs being alphabet I. Interesting assembly, mixed condition. (c1100) Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS, 1854-65 1d REDS, 1864-79 1d PLATES (Image)

1841-70 USED COLLECTION ON PAGES - inc. 1841 1d red (10, inc. with blue MX & another with blue numeral plus a cut-into strip of six with MX cancels and another three on covers) and 2d blue (4, all with four margins plus a three-margin pair), later perf line-engraved inc. 2d blue plate 5 LC16 (SG27 £45, off centre else fine), almost complete run of 1864 1d red plates (missing nine plates), 1858 2d blue plates group (6, inc. with inv wmk plus two on covers), etc. Mixed condition. (c190 items) Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS, 1841 2d BLUES (Image)

1841-70 MIXED GROUP - inc. 1841 1d red (11, inc. QK plate 2 and EF plate 5, both four close to good margins, plus a pair) and 2d blue (7, inc. v fine with MX cancel), range of later perf 1d red stars, perf 2d blues inc. SG23 and SG36a, 1858 2d blue plates inc. plate 13 with inverted wmk and 1870 ½d & 1½d rose range. Generally good to fine. (62 items) (Image)

1854-70s 1d RED FRANKINGS - with strength in the 1857 1d rose-red issue usages, a few blue paper items and 23 1864 1d plates covers. (c75) (Image)

1856-c1900 GROUP OF STAMPS & COVERS - 1856-62 1d red stars group of covers (19), and 1864 1d red group with covers (20), on piece (10) and a part set of plates to 221 missing 7 plates. Also a few later inc. 2 July 1890 jubilee cover with two different purple 'TUBE POST' datestamps on the back. (c190 items)Cross Reference: JUBILEE OF 1890 (Image)

1858-70 ½d TO 2d PLATE NUMBER ISSUES COLLECTION ON PAGES - with ½d rose inc. single from plate 9 (trimmed) plus covers (3 with singles, 2 with pairs); 1d red run of plates from 71 to 222 missing four, plus five covers; 1½d rose with plate 1 (5) and plate 3 (17 plus another ovpt SPECIMEN); and 2d blue range (13 & 3 covers various plates, plus plate 7 strip of four). Nice lot. (c225 items) Cross Reference: 1864-79 1d PLATES, 1858-69 2d PLATES, 1870 ½d PLATES, 1870 1½d PLATES (Image)

1858-70 PLATE NUMBER SERIES COLLECTION - very neatly presented on pages, with 1858 2d blue group (11, inc. 2 x plate 12, plus a plate 8 cover), 1864 1d red used set of plates 71 to 224 complete plus unused selection (12), and 1870 ½d & 1½d rose groups. (180+) (Image)