GREAT BRITAIN USED IN: QV selection arranged on a Hagner sheet/album leaves with a range of different postmarks (not guaranteed) and normal Cyprus issues mixed mint and used with 1904 envelope franked by ½p with 'PLATRES' cds. Condition very mixed. (35 items): Estimate £150-£180 (Image)

1880 1d red, a remarkable group of five vertical marginal strips of 10, each with complete side inscription and central rosette, comprising matching 'FA-OA' from plates 201, 215, 216 and 217, and 'FL-OL' from plate 218, o.g. with lovely rich colours and most stamps unmounted. The first and last strips off-centre as often but highly attractive. Exceptional condition for such multiples, and a rare opportunity.: Estimate £700-£800 (Image)

1938-51 mint Plate block collection in blue stockbook, collected for printings so with duplicated numbers. ¼p (25 plus a pair), ½p green (9), ½p violet (4), ¾p, 1p (15), 1½p carmine (2 plus two other blocks), 1½p violet (4), 1½p green (3 plus another), 2p (16), 2½p (imprint block), 3p (18), 4p (7), 4½p (8), 6p (5 plus imprint block, Plate no pair and another block), 9p (16 plus four further blocks, two being imprints), 18p (5 including two 8.47 printings, plus four further blocks), 45p (one, plus sheet number pair and four singles), 90p (two corner blocks, top right and lower left) and £1 (unnumbered Plate block, imprint block hinged on top pair only, two different corner singles with vignette Plate 2 and a single). A dream lot for the specialist, with many blocks dated on the selvedge ex the SG reference collection, but with plenty of scope for expansion. The great majority of the blocks appear unmounted. SG 151-163: Estimate £800-£1000 (Image)

1955-60 unmounted o.g. blocks with Plate blocks of 10m (2), 15m (2, SG 177 and 177a), 20m (3), 25m, 30m, 35m and 50m (2); also non-Plate blocks of all three listed 15m shades, a scarce group. SG 177/83, £667: Estimate £200-£250 (Image)

1937 - 1970s mint range in slim red stockbook, some KG VI with a few blocks, QE II with better including 1955 500m and £1 unmounted, also shades with 1958 25m unmounted irregular block of five: Estimate £80-£100 (Image)