1860-63 NO WATERMARK ISSUE: 1d to 4d, 6d slate (tiny thin), and 9d dull purple. 1863-72 1d (2), 6d yellow green with plate number "1", 3d dull red, and 4d rose. Fresh mounted mint with large part gum. SG £2,675. (10) (Image)

1860-63 NO WATERMARK: 1d purple-brown, a mint block of four, traces of gum toning and tiny gum fault on one. SG 46 £1,700. (Image)

1860-63 USED SELECTION with 1d (4), 2d (5), 4d (4), 6d green (3), 6d slate, 9d purple (3), 1/-buff (2) and 1/- green. Mostly with "B53" cancellations. Generally fine. SG £2,120. (23) (Image)

1860-77 REMAINDERS OVERPRINTED "CANCELLED" with 1860-90 9d. 1863-72 1d brown (2), 2d (2), 3d dull red (2), 4d, 6d green, 10d, 1/- yellow and 5/- (3). 1876 ½d on 1d, 1877 ½d on 10d (4, inc. a pair) and 1/- on 5/- (3). Also with inverted watermarks ½d on 10d & 1/- on 5/- (2). Plus with inverted "CANCELLED" 1860 1d (3) and 1863-73 3d red. A fine lot. (29) (Image)

1860-72 ISSUES ETC. with 1860-63 no wmk. 1d, 2d & 9d overprinted "SPECIMEN". 1863-72 2d, 4d rose and 6d green stuck onto small pieces and with central ms "X", the pieces endorsed on reverse "Printers File Copy/Genuine in all/Respects/Robson Lowe/23 7 76" and signed "D.W. Parsons". Also an "L" shaped piece bearing stuck down 1d, 2d 4d and 6d green with ms "June 13" above. An interesting group mostly ex De La Rue. (7 items) (Image)

1863-72 CROWN CC WATERMARK - THE MINT GROUP with 1d brown (3 shades), 2d blue (2 shades), 3d rose (2, shades), 4d rose, 6d violet, 6d green (3, shades), 10d, 1/- yellow (2), 1/- blue and 5/- mauve (2 shades). The majority are fine with gum. SG c£4,340. (18) (Image)

1863-72 CROWN CC WATERMARK USED COLLECTION WITH SOME WATERMARK VARIETIES: 1d brown shades (13), 2d blue (6), 3d (8), 4d (7, inc. a strip of four), 6d violet (9), 6d green (6, inc. a strip of three), 9d green (SG £425), 10d, 1/- yellow (7), 1/- blue (7) and 5/- (6). Also INVERTED WATERMARKS with 1d (4), 2d (3), 3d (3), 4d (7, inc. a pair), 6d violet, 6d green (2), 1/- yellow (7), 1/- blue and 5/- (3). Mostly with "B53" cancellations and fine. (Image)

1863-72 IMPERFORATE IMPRIMATURS with 1d purple-brown; 4d rose (no gum); 6d dull violet; 6d green; (2 shades, one marginal with part "ENCE" inscription); 10d maroon; and 1/- orange (2, one marginal with part "E ON" inscription (one with inverted watermark, one without watermark). Some with small faults but all of fine appearance. (8) (Image)

1863-72 CROWN CC WATERMARK - INVERTED WATERMARKS, ETC.: 1d purple-brown (2, one without gum), 4d rose, 6d green overprinted "CANCELLED" watermark and 5/- rosy-mauve, unused (no gum). All with inverted watermarks. Also 2d light blue, unused (no gum) with inverted reversed watermark (unpriced in SG). An attractive group. (6) (Image)

1863-72 CROWN CC WATERMARK: 1d purple-brown, an imperforate imprimatur on gummed paper with inverted watermark. 9d green, an imperforate imprimatur of ungummed watermarked paper. Fine examples. (2) (Image)

1863-72 IMPERFORATE "CANCELLED" PLATE PROOFS on ungummed unwatermarked paper with 1d purple, 2d blue, 4d rose, 6d blue green, 10d maroon, and 1/- orange. Fine four margined examples. (6) (Image)

1863-72 IMPERFORATE "CANCELLED" MARGINAL PLATE PROOFS on unwatermarked ungummed paper with 1d purple, 2d blue, 4d rose, 6d blue-green, 10d maroon, and 1/- orange (trace of rust spotting on reverse). Good four margined examples. (6) (Image)

1863-72 CROWN CC WATERMARK 2d light blue, a mint imperforate example. Close to good margins. Fine. (Image)

1863-72 CROWN CC WATERMARK 2d light blue and 4d rose (marginal). Fresh mint blocks of four. SG 59 & 62 £680 as singles. (Image)

1863-72 CROWN CC WATERMARK 2d light blue, an imperforate example with "4" in double circle cancellation of Pamplemouses, roughly cut at right and foot. Scarce. Ex Boyd, Dale Liectenstein & Peter Ibbotson. (Image)

1863-72 CROWN CC WATERMARK 2d light blue imperforate with almost complete crisp "B53" cancellation. Fine. (Image)

1872 10d DIE PROOF on white glazed card (92 x 61 mm) dated "July 18, 1872" and handstamped "BEFORE HARDENING". Fine. (Image)

1863-72 CROWN CC WATERMARK - 5/- ROSY MAUVE: A marginal mint example with inverted watermark variety. Also another overprinted "CANCELLED". Fine SG 71w £500. (Image)

1876-77 MINT SURCHARGE ISSUES: 1876 ½d on 9d dull purple (5), ½d on 10d (3), 1d on 4d plus unissued ½d on 9d overprinted "CANCELLED". 1877 ½d on 10d (3, inc. one inverted watermark), 1d on 4d (6, inc a strip of three) and 1/- on 5/- (2). Mostly fine. (21) (Image)

1876-77 SURCHARGE ISSUES: 1876 ½d on 9d (4) and 1/2d on 10d (trimmed at right). 1877 ½d on 10d (2, inc one inverted watermark), 1d on 4d (3, inc one inverted watermark) and 1/- on 5/-. Good used examples. SG 76, 77, 79-80. c£700. (12) (Image)

1876 THE RARE UNISSUED SURCHARGES - REMAINDERS with ½d in red on 10d dull purple and ½d in black on 10d dull purple. Both overprinted "CANCELLED". Sound mint. SG 78 & 78b. (2) (Image)

1878 SURCHARGES: 2c to 2r 50c fresh mounted mint and used plus additional 50c (2) & 2r 50c. SG 83 - 91 £1,200. (Image)

1878 8c on 2d BLUE: A very fine unmounted mint block of nine (3 x 3). SG 85 £765. (Image)

1878 SURCHARGES 50c on 1/- green, two used examples with inverted watermarks. SG 99a unpriced. (Image)

1877 2c DIE PROOF on white glazed card (91 x 60 mm) dated "Oct 19 1877" and with "BEFORE HARDENING" hs. Fine. (Image)