1880 1/2d Rose pl.15 mint og block of four, usual gum crazing, fine multiple (SG £460) (Image)

1880 1/2d Rose PLATE 19 used with light cancellation, fine and scarce (SG £700) (Image)

1880 1d Red plate 174 unused, fine, a scarce plate (SG £1'400) (Image)

1880 1d Red plate 193 mint og right marginal pair with inscription "Per Row of 12. £1...", tear in margin and slightly sweated gum, attractive pair from a scarce plate (SG £1'600+) (Image)

1880 1d Red plate 196 mint nh right marginal pair with inscription "Per Row of 12. £1...", usual gum crazing, attractive pair from a scarce plate (SG £1'400+) (Image)

1880 1d Red pl.217 in right marginal mint block of six, usual gum crazing, a few tone spots, a fine multiple (Image)

1880 1d Red plate 218 with double overprint, mint og (usual gum crazing), very fine and rare variety, cert. BPA (1976) (SG £4'250) (Image)

1880 1d Red plate mint/unused selection incl. pl.181 (surface abrasions), 201, 205, 208, 215, 216 (2), 217, 218 and 220, mostly fine (Image)

1880 2 1/2d Rosy Mauve group of mint blocks: pl.14 lower right corner marginal block of 12, pl.14 top marginal block of 12, pl.14 irregular block of 45 with top and bottom margins, pl.14 irregular block of 5, pl.15 AA/HB top marginal block of 16 and pl.15 top marginal block of 6, attractive group showing the different marginal inscriptions and wmk and great for the ovpt flaws specialist

1880 6d Grey pl.16 in lower right corner marginal strip of four with "POSTAGE SIX PENCE" inscription, cancelled by "942" numerals, couple of light creases affecting the stamps and minor faults in the margin, a rare and attractive multiple, ex Crutwell (SG £2'600+) (Image)

1880 1s Green used block of four with "942" numerals, very fine and rare multiple, cert. RPS (1950) (SG £1'900+) (Image)

1880 Mint/unused selection incl. 2 1/2d with large thin C variety pl.14 mint & 15 ng, 4d top left corner wing marginal and unused single, fine 6d mint hr and 1s (2, both unused with minor faults), mixed condition (11) (Image)

1881 1/2d (18mm) on 1d Red PK plate 220 showing surcharge misplaced, mint large part og, fine, ex Aphrodite (SG £325) (Image)

1881 1/2d (18mm) on 1d Red mint /unused selection incl. pl.174, 181, 201 (3), 205 (2), 208 (3), 215 (gum creasing), 216 (2), 217 (looks forged), 218 (small corner crease) and 220, incl. some "PENHY" or "PENXY" varieties, mixed condition (SG £3'350 excl. pl.217) (Image)

1881 1/2d (16 or 16 1/2mm) on 1d Red selection incl. pl. 201 (2, one slightly toned) and pl.216 mint og, plus pl.216 with part Larnaca cds (possibly not a genuine cancel and sold as is), some gum crazing, mostly fine (Image)

1881 1/2d (13mm ovpt) on 1d red pl.215, with double surcharge, mint og, slightly oxidised colour, fine, cert. PF (1995) (SG £450) (Image)

1881 1/2d (13mm ovpt) on 1d red pl.215, with triple surcharge variety, mint og, fine, signed Raybaudi (SG £800) (Image)

1881 1/2d (13mm) on 1d Red mint/unused selection incl. pl. 205, 215 (2), 217 and 218 (2), some gum crazing, mostly fine (SG £840) (Image)

1881 30pa on 1d red pl.216 mint og block of four, some perf. separation between right vert. pair, fine (SG £600+) (Image)

1881 30pa on 1d mint/unused selection incl. 201, 216 (3, one ng), 217 and 220 (ng), mostly fine (SG £1'000) (Image)

1880-81 GB overprinted issues with 1880 2 1/2d to 1s mint group incl. 2 1/2d pl.14 (2), pl.15 (2, one average, one with large thin C with tone spot), 4d (2), 6d and 1s part og, mostly fine (SG £1'820+); 1881 mint/unused group incl. 18mm 1/2d on 1d pl.201, 205 & unused 220, 16mm 1/2d on 1d pl.201 lower marginal, 13mm 1/2d on 1d pl.205 (SG £400), 215 (2), pl.215 with treble overprint mint og (SG £800), pl.218 (2) and 30pa on 1d red pl.220 (2 unused) (SG £1'665), mostly fine to very fine, a useful group (Image)

1880 Group of 4 mint blocks incl. 4d sage-green (heavy hinge causing bend on top pair), 1d red pl.217 (minor toning), 1/2d (16 or 16.5mm) on 1d pl.201 irregular block of 5, and fine 1/2d (13mm) on 1d pl.215 (SG £1'376+) (Image)