1867-83 £5 orange on white paper. A wonderful lower right corner example with full original gum, hinged very lightly on the selvedge only. A rare stamp in this condition, with Certificates from Raybaudi (2002; "ottimo stato di conservazione") and Ceremuga (2015). SG 137 (Image)

1881 2½d blue Plate 21, unmounted o.g. SG 157 (Image)

1881 2½d blue Plate 22, fine large part o.g. SG 157 (Image)

1881 2½d blue Plate 23, unmounted o.g. SG 157 (Image)

1881 3d rose Plate 20, part o.g. with a patch of gum missing. SG 158 (Image)

1881 3d rose Plate 21, unmounted o.g. SG 158 (Image)

1883 3d on 3d lilac, large part o.g. SG 159 (Image)

1880 4d grey-brown Plate 17, unmounted o.g. SG 160 (Image)

1883 6d on 6d lilac overprinted SPECIMEN Type 9, top left corner example lightly hinged on the selvedge only, leaving the stamp unmounted o.g. Light overall toning. SG 162s, K8Bs (Image)

1881 1/- orange-brown Plate 13, unmounted o.g. Small lightly-foxed patch on the reverse, not affecting fine appearance. SG 163 (Image)

1884-1888 complete "Before and After the Stamp Committee" Presentation Book. Original binding and three card pages with sunk-mounted stamps, the pages separated to facilitate display. The first page headed "Series Superseded by the Issue of April 1884." comprising line-perforated 14 Imprimaturs including the two key values of 9d straw, Plate 5 and 1/- purple, Plate 14 plus 1880 ½d - 5d provisional issue, 1881 1d lilac 16 Dots, 1881 2½d blue Plate 22, 3d rose Plate 21 and 4d grey-brown Plate 18. The second page is headed "Series Issued April, 1884." comprising 1883 ½d - 1/- with printed details of Committee and De La Rue officials on the reverse. The third page is headed "Series Determined Upon by the Stamp Committee and Issued January, 1887.", comprising the 1887 Jubilee original eleven values from ½d - 1/-. A very rare complete book, ex Manzi, Baillie and Bertsimas 36 copies of the books were prepared and presented to officials and dignitaries, including the Queen. It is believed that fewer than half the books contained the 1/- purple, the only source of this stamp. (The book in the Royal Collection has the 1/- purple separated.) The remainder of the books contained the 1/- orange-brown. The 9d straw was also not included in most of the books. (Image)

1881 1d lilac (14 dots), unmounted o.g. SG 170 (Image)

1881 1d pale lilac (14 dots), unmounted o.g. SG 171 (Image)

1881 1d lilac (16 dots) th four Concise-listed shades including the bluish lilac, unmounted o.g., also the inverted watermark (unused, no gum). The bluish lilac with Hendon Certificate (2015) for a large block. SG 172, Wi, a, 173-4

1891 1d deep lilac on blued paper, unmounted o.g., with copy of Brandon Certificate (2006, when in a block of six). SG 173g (Image)

1883-4 2/6d lilac on white paper, unmounted o.g., well centred and with excellent colour. SG 178 (Image)

1883-4 ½d - 1/- 'lilac and green' set of ten, unmounted o.g. The occasional bend and some slightly darker gum, but a very good set of this difficult issue, rare in this condition. SG 187-196 (Image)