1852, 1c. black on magenta surface-coloured paper imperforate with very fine margins around unusually used with rural cds. 'B.G. E.C.' (23JL/1855), small surface rub to the left and on the letter 'H' of 'British' which is rather usual for these stamps, rare stamp with Holcombe certificate (1987), SG. £ 5.500,--++ (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1911, complete series of first issue (seven ovptd Fiji stamps) each tied by large circled ''Gilbert & Ellice Islands Protectorate/General Post Office/17 Jan. 1911/Butaritari Island'' d/s in violet, fine. (SG £325 for used) (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1840: 1d black "Penny Black", letters O-D, four full margins tied by black maltese cross clear strike on entire OHMS letter from "NEWPORT ISLE OF WIGHT 25 FEB 41" to Winchester. The sender - most likely the post master of Newport - orders 25 sheets of postage stamps at 1 (penny) from the Stamp office at Winchester. Certificate Bottacchi. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1840. Envelope (creases, hinges) addressed to Cork bearing SG 1, 1d black (plate 1a) tied by red Maltese Cross with adjacent Lombard Street hand-stamp '11 My 1840’. A very fine early May date One Penny Black cover. Cat 3500 plus plus. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1940, 1 Penny black plate 2 with "H - I" corner letters cancelled with red Maltese cross with large margins. Expertised Louis BPP. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1840, 1 Penny deep black canceled with a soft black maltese cross, all sides full margins and on top a part of the upper stamp (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1840, 2d. blue lettered 'GL' with good margins around used on folded entire with fine red maltese cross and backstamped in red 'SALISBURY JY2/1840', vertical bend through entrie and some tonespots, SG. £ 2.750 (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1855/1856, two printed circulars franked with 2 d Victoria sent from LIVERPOOL with different postmarks to Piemont, Italy. Attractive pair. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1867. Envelope addressed to Bathurst, Gambia bearing Great Britain SG 43, 1d rose (pair) and SG 94, 4d vermilion tied by Liverpool/466 duplex, endorsed 'per Mandingo' with hand-struck 'd 1' accountancy in red on face. Horizontal fold and a little bittoned. Very fine and rare item from Greal Britain into the Gambia. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1869, entire with margin copy 1 Sh, large corner letters aud 1 d red cancelled with duplex "HAWKHURST/427" sent to Dacca, India. Oval ship mark "SEA POST OFFICE C" on back. Attractive item. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1864. Envelope addressed to Algeria, North Africa bearing SG 43, 1d rose (2) and SG 83, 6d deep lilac tied by Birmingham/75 duplex routed via London and Marseille with French entry cachet and Mostaganem/Aigeria receiver on reverse. Very attractive franking and fine destination to North Africa. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1853/1855: A cover and a letter to India both franked by embossed 1847-55 1s. green, cut-to-shape, with 1853 cover to Mangalore via Bombay, the later letter 1855 from Exeter to Major Clarke, Dep. Commissioner, Goojranwala via Bombay. (Tax Method: Regular Taxation) (Image)

1855 Two entire letters from Exeter to "Major Clarke, Dep: Commissioner, Goojranwala, Punjab/Bombay" on his way to Srinagar, both franked with cut-to-shape singles of embossed 1s. green (both Die 2) tied by Exeter-"285" duplex d/s, and both with "BOMBAY/date/Bearing (2As)" h/s and value in m/s, respective transit datestamps on reverse. (Recomm.: Interesting family and history contents.) (Tax Method: Regular Taxation) (Image)

1858, QV 1d perforated, a horizontal strip of three JA-JC with QV 6d tied "620" w. "PLYMOUTH JU 24 1858" alongside to India and returned "Gone to England/to be forwarded by... Army Agents London" (ms. no reverse) with a host of datestamps and instructional markings inc. "INSUFFICENTLY/PREPAID", "INDIA UNPAID", vermilion "POSTAGE NOT PAID/TO LONDON" etc. Neatly mounted on page showing all the involved mail ships on the pro and thro trips and sundry details. (M) (Tax Method: Regular Taxation) (Image)

1869/1870, two covers and one cover front bearing QV 10d. red-brown used from Cheltenham, Maldon or Tiverton to Melbourne/Australia with red London transit and black arrival pmks. on reverse, several faults nevertheless an attractive and very scarcetrio (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1880, 2s. brown, lettered H-H, faulty copy, was a wing-margin stamp which has been partially reperforated, appearance as unused but possibly erased postmark. Certificate BPA (pink). As is. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1867, £5 orange, lettered "C-C", fresh colour, well perforated, neatly oblit. by London oval registered mark "...MR 94", small corner crease at lower right. Certificate BPA. SG £4750. An attractive copy of this rare stamp! (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1867, £5 orange, lettered "D-F", fresh colour, normally perforated with a few flat perfs, splendid used copy with a sole clear and full strike "3 K EDINBURGH AP 29 93", certificate RPS (1985). (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1881 ca., Two preprinted "Bookpost" envelopes and postal stationery wrapper with "DAILY MAIL" imprint, all Half Penny rate to Austria, fine trio (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1884, 10 Shilling pale ultramarine on white paper, regumed, fine (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1883, QV 10s ultramarine with oval numeral "498" cancellation, well perforated and fine stamp. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1891, illustrated letter "Beggar on London pavement" from Thornton Heath to Braintree. Mrs Butt correspondence, highly decorative and a very desirable item. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1891, 1 Pound green, well centered and perf, several cancellation. Very fine stamp (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1891, QV 1 £ green, good perforation with oval-registered-cancel +crayon mark, VF, Mi.450,- (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)

1894. Official mail envelope from the 'Office of the Town Clerk' addressed to Grimsby endorsed 'Express Post' and bearing 'Post Office/Express' label tied by Grimsby/M.O.O. date stamp. Very fine. (Tax Method: Margin System) (Image)