1855-1900 ACCUMULATION ON PAGES - mostly used duplicated range, inc. 1855-80 4d group (17), 1856-81 6d (15) & 1/- green or orange-brown (22) etc; 1884 lilac & green range; jubilees duplicated range of all values with a few lower values mint; official ovpt range inc. GOVT. PARCELS on 6d purple/rose & 1/- orange-brown plate 13 (SG£600, damaged). Huge SG though condition is very mixed many with trimmed perfs, other faults, heavy cancels etc. (c420) (Image)

1855-80 USED SELECTION ON TWO HAGNERS - inc. 1855-80 4d range (6), 1856/69 6d plates 1 & 9, 1/- green between plates 1-13 (10, inc. 2 pairs), 3d rose plates 2-16 selection (11), 8d orange, 9d straw plate 4 wmk spray, 1/- orange-brown plate 14 (2), etc. Most have been chosen for neat cancel inc. some cds. (76) (Image)

1867-84 MINT SELECTION - inc. 1867 3d rose plate 4 wmk spray (SG103 £1850), 6d lilac plate 6 wmk spray (SG104 £1900, faults), 1872 4d vermilion plate 13 (SG94 $650, creased); 1880/81 1½d venetian red, 2d pale rose & 5d indigo (SG167-69 £1325, generally poor/no gum), 1881 1d lilac die I (SG170 £225, crease), 1882 6d grey plate 18 (SG161 £400, crease), and 1883 3d on 3d (virtually no gum) & 6d on 6d lilac (SG159/162 £1325). SG £7600+. (15) (Image)

1879 PERKINS BACON ESSAYS FOR THE 1880 TENDER - imperf ungummed 1d progressive proofs without corner letters and side rosettes matched positional blocks of four in black or blue each with frame varieties in the top two units; perf gummed ½d black and 2d black (2, different types); and 1911 reprints on light card of the 1d proof in red (single plus block of four), blue, black and green. (10 items) (Image)

1880 PROVISIONAL ISSUE GROUP INC. COVERS - inc. SPECIMEN ovpt on ½d green, 2d rose and 5d indigo; covers inc. 1881 mourning env. to India franked 5d indigo (SG £275) and 1885 OHMS env. used in Dumfries franked ½d green 'I.R./OFFICIAL' pair. Also small group of unused stat. mainly QV PCs, plus 1902 OHMS env. with 'ADMIRALTY WHITEHALL' cachet. (29)Cross Reference: SPECIMENS, OFFICIALS - INLAND REVENUE, INDIA, OFFICIAL MAIL (Image)

1855-64 COLLECTION ON PAGES - 1855 4d rose (9, various printings), 1856 6d lilac (2) and 1/- green (3); 1862-64 3d rose (3), 4d red plates 3 (2) & 4 (2), 6d lilac plates 3 (2) & 4, 9d straw/bistre plate 2 (3) and 1/- green plate 2 (2). Generally good to fine; huge SG list price. (29) (Image)

1855-65 FINE USED RANGE ON PAGES - 1855 4d carmine (6, various printings), 1856 6d lilac (2) & 1/- green (4, inc. on Sheffield s/ways piece); 1862 3d rose plate 2 (3 plus a strip of four), 4d red plates 3 & 4 (2 of each), 6d lilac plates 3 (2) & 4, 9d straw (2) and 1/- green plate 2 (2). Huge SG; good used or better. (30) (Image)

1862/64 6d LILAC PLATES 3 & 4 - plate 3 an attempted sheet reconstruction, plus 12 examples from plate 4. Very mixed condition. (c140) (Image)

1862-76 1/- GREEN GROUP - plate 2 deep green and green, plate 4 wmk emblems, plate 4 wmk spray (2, inc. with "C" of Constantinople in grey-blue), plates 5 (2, inc. reperfed at right), 6 (2), 7, 8 (2) and 9 to 13. Two have a trimmed wing margin, occasional small faults, fine inc; SG89-90/101/115-7/148-50 c£2700. (17) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS (Image)

1865-80 FINE USED RANGE ON PAGES - 1865 3d rose plate 4 single & strip of four, 4d vermilion plates 7 to 14 plus plate 12 strip of three & plate 9 on 1868 reg. env. to Weston-Super-Mare, 6d lilac plates 5 & 6, and 9d straw & 1/- green both plate 4; 1867 3d rose plates 4 to 10, plus plate 8 block of four and plate 6 SPECIMEN, 6d lilac plates 6 (4), 8 (2) & 9 (single & pair), 1867 9d straw/pale straw plate 9, 10d red-brown (3) and 1/- green plate 4 to 7 plus a reconstructed pane of 20 from plate 5 (incs. a strip of four). Very high SG and generally very fine. (71) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS (Image)

1865-1900 COLLECTION ON PAGES - inc. 1865 3d rose plate 4, 4d vermilion plates 8 to 14, 6d lilac (4), 9d straw plate 4 & 1/- green plate 4; 1867 3d rose plates 4 to 10, 6d lilac etc plates 6, 8 & 9, 9d straw (2), 10d red-brown (4), 1/- green plates 4 to 7 and 2/- blue (6, shades); 1872 6d buff/grey etc plates 11 to 18, 2½d rosy mauve/blue plates 1 to 23 plus plate 1 possibly on blue paper, 3d rose plates 11 to 21, 1/- green plates 8 to 13, 1/- orange-brown wmk spray (fair only); 1876-80 4d vermilion plate 15 & sage-green plates 15 & 16, 8d orange, & crown wmk range; 1880/83 provisional/lilac & green sets, 1881 1d lilac inc. die I (2), and Jubilee values range inc. shades. Fair to fine; High SG list price. (c200 items) (Image)

1865-73 - 4d VERMILION PLATES 7 to 14 COLLECTION ON PAGES - part sheet recons. with plates 7 (82), 8 (106), 9 (95), 10 (38), 11 (142), 12 (100), 13 (63) and 14 (45). Very mixed condition. (c670) (Image)

1867/83 SPECIMEN OVPT TRIO - 1867 9d straw plate 4 wmk spray, 1883 3d lilac and 1883 9d dull green 'GOVT PARCELS', all fine. SG £810. (3)Cross Reference: SPECIMENS (Image)

1867-83 SELECTION - 1867 10d red-brown fine used, 1872 3d deep rose very fine used with cds cancel, 1876 4d light sage imperf. colour trial with 2002 RPSL cert, 1876 8d orange fair used, 1881 1/- orange-brown & 1883 3d on 3d lilac tied to small piece, 1883 6d dull green fine used with lovely true colour. SG c£1670. (6 items) (Image)

1867 10d RED-BROWN & 1880/1 1/- ORANGE-BROWN GROUP - 10d range of four in various shades, 3 are reperfed on at least one side, the other is fair only; and 1/- orange-brown plate 13 wmk spray (reperfed at right to remove the wing) and wmk crown (2, inc. used in Malta), & plate 14. SG112/151/163 £2600. (8) Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS (Image)

1867 2/- BLUE RANGE OF SHADES PLUS WITH SPECIMEN OVPT - five fine used examples from deep to pale blue (pale blue with 2008 RPSL cert. noting 'slightly discoloured') plus with SPECIMEN ovpt type 5 (some gum, vert. crease). SG c£1800. (6) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS (Image)

1876-83 FINE USED GROUP ON PAGES - 1876 4d vermilion plus with SPECIMEN ovpt, also imperf colour trial in pale red-brown, 1877 4d sage-green plates 15 & 16 plus plate 15 SPECIMEN ovpt, 1880 4d grey-brown wmk garter, and 1876 8d orange; 1881 2½d blue plates 21 to 23, 3d rose plates 20 & 21 plus each on covers to Paris or Southampton, 4d grey-brown plates 17 & 18, 6d grey plates 17 & 18, 1/- orange-brown plates 13 & 14, and 1883 3d on 3d & 6d on 6d lilac. High SG, generally very fine. (23) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS (Image)

1880 2/- BROWN - used with very fine appearance though the left side reperforated to remove the wing, also a tiny corner crease. SG121 £4250. (Image)

1880 2/- BROWN - cancelled lightly in blue ("C40" of Coquimbo is discernible using Retroreveal), with repaired tear at right and minor perf faults, still presentable. SG £4250, or £2250 for use abroad.Cross Reference: G.B USED ABROAD STAMPS & COVERS (Image)

1867/74 5/- ROSE PLATE 1 & PALE ROSE PLATE 2 - fine and fresh, plate 1 centred to lower left and plate 2 centred slightly left. SG126/127 £2175. (2) (Image)

1867/74 5/- ROSE/PALE ROSE PLATES 1 & 2 - plate 1 very fine used, plate 2 very fine used appearance with light corner with near cds cancel. SG126/7 £2175. (2) (Image)

1867-78 HIGH VALUES TRIO - 5/- rose plate 1 (light cancel, corner creases) and plate 2 (repaired top right corner, lightly toned), and 1878 10/- greenish grey wmk MX with neat ABERDEEN cds cancel (centred to upper right, mostly minor perf faults). SG 127/8 £5375. (3) (Image)

1867/74 5/- ROSE PLATES 1 & 2 - plate 1 with MANCHESTER cds and of fine appearance though small tear in the top edge, plate 2 with blue Birmingham numeral and centred to the lower left otherwise fine. SG127 £2175. (2) (Image)

1878 10/- GREENISH GREY WMK MALTESE CROSS - fine used with blue part oval cancellation. SG128 £3200. (Image)

1878 10/- GREENISH GREY WMK MALTESE CROSS - fair used, tiny tear in the top edge. SG128 £3200. (Image)