1866 6d lilac Pl.5 ERROR WATERMARK (three roses & shamrock) instead of emblems wmk on a cover from Edinburgh to Beyrout, Syria, tied by a fine Edinburgh duplex, adhesive with a couple of missing perfs at base, cover bears London & Calais transit d/stamps & 'PD' in red. Rare wmk variety SG.97c, Cat. £2,400 (off cover). (Image)

1872-73 wmk spray 6d chestnut Plate 11 QG/RH wing margin block of four superb used with 'Douglas/Sp.4./72/Isle of Man' c.d.s's, all upright strikes, some short perfs down right side, otherwise a lovely block. SG.122a. (4) (Image)

1867 wmk Maltese Cross 5s rose Plate 1 VFU with Liverpool c.d.s. for Mr.19.72, centred low, diagonal crease hardly detracts. SG.126. (Image)

1867 wmk Maltese Cross 5s rose Plate 2, centred to left, VFU with Gresham House c.d.s. SG.127, Cat. £1500. (1) (Image)

1867 wmk Maltese Cross £1 brown lilac superb used with fine Dublin Sorting Office double ring c.d.s. for Fe.22.79, centred to right side, excellent colour, most attractive example. SG.129, Cat. £4500. (Image)

1878 wmk Anchor £1 brown lilac, VFU example with good colour & perfs, cancelled by a 'Fleet St' c.d.s. for 'Jy.13.83', slight horizontal crease, hardly detracts from this attractive & scarce high value. SG.136. (Image)

1882 £5 orange VFU with Belfast c.d.s. for Ap.1.85, SG.137. (Image)

1877 4d sage green Pl.16 (2) U examples, lett PD good U, TI with Malta duplex (crease), SG.153. (2) (Image)

1877 4d sage-green Plate 15 mint horizontal pair IH-II, centred high slightly to right, couple pulled perfs at base of II, otherwise fresh & wonderful original colour. SG.153. RPS Cert (2001) Cat. £3200. (2) (Image)

1883 10s ultramarine, superb used with a Bradford c.d.s. for Nov.87. SG.183. Cat. £525 (1) (Image)

1884 wmk crowns £1 brown lilac TA frame unbroken FU with part c.d.s's (3) & parcel cancel, trace of blue crayon, good colour & perfs, trace of a pressed crease. SG.185. (Image)

1887 Jubilee set UM from SG.197/211, also the colour change pair, SG.213/4. (14) (Image)

1890 £1 green JA cancelled with two indistinct c.d.s's, SG 212 (Image)

1891 £1 green FA cancelled by Threadneedle St. oval registered datestamp, single missing perf at base. SG.212. (Image)