1861 3d ROSE WITHOUT DOTS PLATE 2 STATE 1 WITH SHADED SPANDRELS - a fine four-margin imprimatur lettered SG; SG Spec J25A £9000. (Image)

1862 3d ROSE WITH DOTS PLATE 3 - UNOFFICIAL LINE PERF 14 - lettered CG, mint with part gum, tiny corner crease and possible small thin under top right corner; SG Spec J27a £14000. (Image)

1862 3d ROSE WITH DOTS PLATE 3 - USED - lettered KI, reperfed to remove the wing margin at left and a few short perfs elsewhere; SG 78/Spec J27 £17000. 1963 BPA Cert. (Image)

1862 3d ROSE WITH DOTS PLATE 3 - IMPERFORATE - lettered EK with gutter selvedge below where creased, part gum; SG 78a/Spec J27b £6750. (Image)

1877 4d SAGE-GREEN PLATE 17 - USED - good used with part Birmingham duplex cancel; SG 153/Spec J66 £20000. 1993 PEGB cert. noting "faded". (Image)

1877 4d SAGE-GREEN PLATE 17 - IMPRIMATUR - lettered TE, fine with four margins (three good and closer at left); SG 153/Spec J66 £15000. (Image)

1872 6d CHESTNUT PLATE 12 - USED - good to fine used with Newcastle duplex cancel, lettered AC; SG 124/Spec J80(3) £3800. 1982 RPSL cert. (Image)

1873 6d PALE BUFF PLATE 13 - USED - lettered LH, with part Leeds duplex cancel, reperfed at right to remove the wing margin; SG 145/Spec J82 £25000. (Image)

1876 8d PURPLE-BROWN - fine mint example of this rare unissued value, part gum and lettered BE; SG156a £9750. (Image)

1862 9d BISTRE PLATE 3 WITH HAIRLINES - USED - very fine used and lettered JA; SG 88/Spec J93 £13500. 1965 RPSL cert. (Image)

1866 9d STRAW PLATE 5 - LINE PERFORATED 14 - lettered LH with very small part gum, tiny black dot (of ink?) on the face else fine; this plate was registered but never put into production, SG Spec J95 £20000. 1860 BPA cert. (Image)

1867 10d PALE RED-BROWN PLATE - USED - lettered PG, with London cancel and part marginal inscription above, light wrinkle apparent on the back; SG 113/Spec J98 £17000. 1994 PEGB cert. (Image)

1862 1/- GREEN PLATE 3 (BEARING "2") - IMPERFORATE - lettered AF with four margins, light crease; SG 91/Spec J102 £7250. (Image)

1862 1/- DEEP GREEN PLATE 3 (BEARING "2") - IMPRIMATUR - fine example with four margins and lettered TL; SG 91/Spec J102 £13500. (Image)

1882 1/- PURPLE PLATE 14 - line perf 14 and unissued, fine; SG Spec K8C £15000. 2020 RPSL cert. (Image)

1874 5/- CARMINE PINK PLATE 4 WMK MALTESE CROSS - IMPRIMATUR - lettered BB and fine apart from a minor wrinkle, from the first registration sheet dated 1874. The only material ex this plate with this watermark is the units removed from the 1874 registration sheet, as this plate was not put to press until 1882 by which time anchor watermarked paper was in use. SG £28000. (Image)