China year sets and extras from the 1980s and 1990s filling two plastic bins, including a couple of dozen year sets as well as various commemorative folders, covers, and full sheets, o.g., n.h., very fine.

Est. $200-300

Falkland Islands mainly mint collection,>Q mounted on Scott pages, sparse among the Victorian to KEVII issues, then showing few empty spaces from 1955 through to 1996, including a complete mint set of the 1960 QEII Wildlife series; an attractive collection with much topical interest.

Est. $300-400

#1, 1840 1d black , an attractive used four-margin example, with clear strike of red Maltese Cross, position RL, appealing fresh color, very fine. (SG #1 £375). (Image)

CV. $320.00

#1, 1840 1d black, used four-margin example with red Maltese Cross cancel, position PH, fine. (SG #1; £375). (Image)

CV. $320.00

Die 2 Proof ½d Bluish green trial color, taken from the accepted Stage 5 die, second state showing the “open H”, original gum, with watermark Crown upright, cut close as typically seen, fine and rare. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Die 2 Proof 1d Royal Scarlet trial color taken from Stage 1b of the accepted die, original gum with watermark Crown upright, cut close but clear on all four sides; fine and extremely rare. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Die I & II bromide composite die in sepia-brown on glazed paper (43x65mm), showing two profiles of the King and the transition between dies, ink manuscript Old Die and New Die with “1” and “2” in pencil beside each, striking and scarce. (Image)

Est. $400-500

Minerva head dummy stamps, a selection of four die proofs by De La Rue, in brown, yellow, red, and blue, on thin glazed card, 60x92mm; very fine and attractive (Image)

Est. $400-500

Minerva head dummy stamps, a block of four in dark red, showing shading at the front of Minerva’s head on thin perforated card, trivial wrinkle to lower right stamp, very fine. (Image)

Est. $200-300

Minerva head dummy stamps,, two imperforate trial examples in olive green, from the defaced plate, showing both the solid shading and unshaded behind head varieties, original gum, both possessing four large margins, the unshaded example with natural gum crease, fine. (Image)

Est. $100-150

Minerva head dummy stamps, five imperforate trials, including examples in scarlet and carmine-pink with varying degrees of shading; three further examples being from the defaced plate, in brown, sage green, and red, all with four margins, the sage green with a sheet-margin at bottom, attractive and very fine. (Image)

Est. $500-750

Perkins Bacon essay, an imperforate lower left corner margin block of eight, taken from a sheet of 32, 4x8 32 pencil docketing in margin, printed using the Printex method, Type A, small format, in carmine-pink on thick wove paper; trivial creases, otherwise very fine and scarce. (Image)

Est. $500-750

Perkins Bacon essay, an essay for the three-quarter face head, typographed, partly cleared surround to an oval, in black on thick glazed white card, 43x49mm, fine and rare. (Image)

Est. $500-750

Perkins Bacon essay,, Type B large format, produced by the Printex method, in carmine on glazed paper,130x86mm, very fine, attractive and rarely seen. (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

J.A.C. Harrison head die proof, Stage 2a die proof in carmine-red on thick glazed proof paper,108 x 167mm, showing the die part cleared into square, very fine and scarce (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

J.A.C. Harrison head die proof, without value, printed in deep carmine on proof paper, 102 x 124mm, showing the reversed “2” figure above design, very fine and rare. (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

De La Rue Die Proof in green on thin white paper (63x66mm), showing the design adopted for use on the Post Office Savings Bank issues, creases, upper left corner trimmed; still a scarce die proof. (Image)

Est. $400-500

De La Rue Die Proof head and frame proof for the 1/- Post Office Savings Bank stamp, printed in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, very fine and scarce. (Image)

Est. $300-400

De La Rue Post Office Savings Bank, 1sh light blue and red Post Office Savings Stamp, watermark Crown, a fresh never hinged example, very fine. (Image)

CV. SG £200

1/2d green on white wove paper affixed to paper, 31x39mm, manuscript S.D. /3 at top and Green at bottom, creased at lower left, reinforced with hinges, still a scarce essay. (Image)

Est. $200-300

1d red on white wove paper 28x29mm, showing the Wreath & Lion “couchant” as used for the issued 1d stamp, slight portion of ink manuscript notation at bottom, clear of design; fine and rare. (Image)

Est. $200-300

11/2d dull violet on white wove paper 40x32mm, minor bend near bottom of design, still a fine and scarce essay (Image)

Est. $200-300

2d deep brown on white wove paper, cut close but clear of design, a challenging shade, fine and rare. (Image)

Est. $200-300

2d Yellow orange on white wove paper,, cut close but clear, slight mark near King’s ear, otherwise a fine and scarce essay. (Image)

Est. $200-300

4d Orange on white wove paper,, affixed to card, 29x44mm, ink manuscript S.D. / 16 at top and Orange at bottom, scarce. (Image)

Est. $200-300