MOSTLY 1854-58 GROUP IN A SMALL BOX - in three albums, 1d reds range inc. C1 (c340), C8 (c200), C10 (c400); 2d blue inc. plate 4 perf 16 (7), perf 14 (4), plate 5 SC14 & SC16 and plate 6 perf 16; plates series 1d red 71 to 225 (ex 77, 225 fair only), 2d blue (19, inc. plate 15 fair mint). Mixed condition, fine included. (c1200 items) (Image)

1842-70s MOSTLY 1d RED FRANKED MAIL - in a small box, good Irish interest inc. 1854 env. with rare brown "Donoughmore/Dungannon" local mark (plus in black on 1854/5 trio); many 1d red plates frankings inc. Aug. 1873 env. with plate 160 tied by fair but rare G-rated '032' 4VOS of Ffestinog and Sep. 1873 much redirected env. with plates 150 & 158 and at least one cash payment; etc. Also a few (10) pre-stamp covers inc. 1799 EL to London with BATH (probably Jay SO55) & paid '7[d]'. Mixed condition. (c200) Cross Reference: IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

1841 1d RED & 2d BLUE SCOTTISH NUMERAL GROUP INC. CANCELLED CONTRARY PAIR - mostly four margins, numeral 1 of Aberdeen on 1d red, 2d blue pairs (2, inc. just one strike) and piece with 1d red & 2d blue pair; then range of Scots numerals on 1d red (8) or 2d blue (2), plus 1845 E to Edinburgh with 1d red tied by 163 of Greenock. (15 items)Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, 1840s CANCELLATIONS (Image)

1841 RANGE ON PAGES - mostly 1d reds, inc. set of black plates (two have four margins, others inc. GA plate 5 state 2), set of 12 numbered MX (all cut into), with wmk inv (two margins), group of MX (inc. a blue MX) or London numeral cancels, etc; 2d blue group of six inc. a three margin "violet-blue" early stage. Also a few perf issues. (c127) (Image)

1841-57 1d RED GROUP - 1841 1d red covers (4, inc. 1849 E to London with four margin 1d red tied by 190 of Chichester); 1854-58 mostly blue paper range (4 pieces, 4 covers inc. 1856 envs. (2) with 1d reds tied by Birmingham spoon type C3 or B4); and C12 1d red unused (no gum, small thin on one unit) block of four KG-LH, SG £1200 for mint. (13 items)Cross Reference: SPOONS & SIDEWAYS DUPLEXES, ETC. (Image)

1844-66 1d RED FRANKED GROUP OF MAIL - 1841 1d red range (14) mostly with four margin stamps inc. QH plate 80 or DH plate 142 on 1849/53 envs. to Hungerford, GE plate 75 on 1848 London env, IC plate 140 on 1852 Edinburgh env, and TE plate 165 on London to Hungerford env, C3 1d red on 1855 env. to Dartmouth tied by PLYMOUTH s/ways, and C10 range inc. 1859/60 ELs (2) to Edinburgh with 1d reds tied by GLASGOW duplex. Generally fine and clean. (22) (Image)

1854-57 PERF RANGE ON PAGES - 1d reds inc. C1 (3), C3 (3) and C4; 2d blues inc. plate 4 perf 14 (2), plate 5 SC16 & LC16, and plate 6 perf 16. Fair to fine. (33) (Image)

1858-80 PLATE NUMBER SERIES - complete ranges of plates of the four values (ex 1d plate 77), 1d red plate 225 fair used with readable plate numbers, ½d rose-red plate 9 fine with clear plate numbers. Fair to fine. (c179) (Image)

1858-80 PLATE NUMBER SERIES SELECTION ON PAGES - ½d rose group (19, inc. 3 mint/unused), 1d red range (c180, inc. 3 mint/unused), 1½d rose (4, all poor) and 2d blue set of the eight plates. (c210) (Image)

1858-80 PLATE NUMBER SERIES GROUP OF COVERS - ½d rose range (11 covers or fronts, some with pairs), 1d red (26, inc. 1866/67 pair of envs. with OUS ovpt on plates 90/98, 1874 env. to London with "I.S" in red diamond on the back possibly a missort mark?, and 1879 env. to Ludlow with plate 222 pair), 1½d rose (2), and 2d blue range (7, inc. EB plate 7 on fine E to Leominster). Also 1858/59 pair of covers to Leominster or Ludlow with 4d rose plate 1, and 1881 env. with 1d lilac postal fiscal. (49)Cross Reference: SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES, POSTAL FISCALS, UNDERPRINTS/SECURITY OVERPRINTS (Image)