1880 (April 1): 1 d. red, plate 196, lettered GG, an unused example of fresh colour, large part og. A scarce plate Gi = £ 700.rnrnNote: Plate 196 does not exist used. The sheet from this Plate was sold intact to Stanley Gibbons.rnrnProvenance: Collection W.L.E. Miller, RL, Basel VI, 28 Oct 1977, lot 2277.rnrn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1880 (April 1): 1 d. red, plate 216, lettered IJ-IL, an unused horizontal strip of three, marginal from right of sheet with part imprint "the Labels ABOVE the", overprinted SPECIMEN (Type GB9) in black. Typical light gum wrinkles, fresh and fine, large part og. A scarce and most attractive multiple.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Aphrodite', Spink, London, 24 Feb 2009, lot 10. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1880 (April 1): 1 d. red, plate 196, lettered AK-AL / BK-BL, an unused block of four, marginal from top right corner of sheet with part imprint "(ca)reful not to remove the Cement" and full Plate Number. Typical light gum wrinkles, fresh and fine, large part og. A very rare and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 2'800+.rnrnNote: Plate 196 does not exist used. The sheet from this Plate was sold intact to Stanley Gibbons.rnrnProvenance: Collection W.L.E. Miller, RL, Basel VI, 28 Oct 1977, ex lot 2273. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1880 (April 1): 1 d. red, plate 220, lettered DE-DF / EE-EF, an unused block of four, in a fine rosy shade, fresh and very fine, large part og with lower pair unmounted og. A rare and most attractive multiple. Signed Brun Gi = £ 1'400+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1880 (April 1): 1 d. red, plate 208, lettered CB-CC / DB-DC, an unused block of four, the vertical pair at right showing thicker "C" in CYPRUS, fresh and very fine, large part og. A scarce multiple Gi = £ 520+.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Aphrodite', Spink, London, 24 Feb 2009, lot 41. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1880 (April 1): 1 d. red, plate 220, lettered SH-SL / TH-TL, an unused block of ten (5 x 2), marginal from lower right corner of sheet with part imprint "(HA)ND SIDE of the Letter. In Wetting the Back be careful not to remove the Cement" and full Plate Number with requisition number 262 below. Typical light gum wrinkles, fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. A very rare and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 3'500+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1880 (April 1): 1 d. red, plate 215, lettered AA-AD / DA-DD, an unused block of sixteen (4 x 4) marginal from top left corner of sheet with part imprint "PRICE 1d. Per Label. 1/- Per Row of 12. £1 Per Sheet. Place the L(abel)" and full Plate Number with '257' requisition number above. Typical light gum wrinkles, fresh and fine but for one rounded perf., large part og. with most unmounted og. A very rare and most attractive multiple Gi = £ 360+.rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1880 (April 1): 1 d. red, plates 181, 201 (single and pair), 215, 216, 217, 218 (single and a block of eight) and 220; all unused and of generally fine appearance, the block of eight with minor splitting but a scarce group with large part og. Gi = £ 1'250+. (Image 1) (Image)

1880 (April 1): 1 d. red, plate 174, lettered HF, a used example from this scarce plate, cancelled by part obliterator in black Gi = £ 1'400.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Aphrodite', Spink, London, 24 Feb 2009, lot 34. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1880 (April 1): 1 d. red, plate 218, lettered PK-PL, a used horizontal pair sharing a complete strike of the Larnaca "942" obliterator in black. Scarce so fine Gi = £ 140. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1880 (April 1): 3 d. rosy-mauve, plate 14, lettered GL, a used example on 1880 cover to Florence, Italy tied by bold "942" obliterator with crisp strike of LARNACA / CYPRUS cds alongside (July 20, 1880) in black. Reverse with Brindisi transit cds (July 28) and Firenze arrival (July 29). Minor imperfections but a scarce stamp on letter. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1880 (April 1): 4 d. sage-green, plate 16, lettered BI, an unused example of excellent centering and colour, overprinted SPECIMEN (Type GB9) in black, slightest of ink splashes from overprint, tiny thin, superb large part og. A rare stamp: just one sheet was overprinted thus.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Aphrodite', Spink, London, 24 Feb 2009, lot 13. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1880 (April 1): 4 d. sage-green, plate 16, lettered CC-CE, an unused horizontal strip of three, of lovely fresh colour, third stamp with dry print in the CYPRUS overprint leaving the "Y" partially printed, third stamp with minor gum bend, large part or unmounted og. Scarce Gi = £ 420+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1880 (April 1): 6 d. grey, plate 16, lettered PA-PD / TA-TD, an unused complete pane of twenty, with full imprints at top "PRICE / 6 Pence per Label / 2 Shillings per Row of 4 / 1 Pound per Sheet of 40", slight crease through imprints, and Plate Number 16 at base with 'Crown / Postage / 6d" in red at left, extra horizontal row of perforations at base through the Plate number, of wonderful colour and freshness but for some minor nibbed perfs. in wing margin at right, superb large part or unmounted og. A magnificent multiple for the connoisseur of philately Gi = £ 10'000.rnrnProvenance: Collection J.C. North, RL, London, 2 May 1956; Stanley Gibbons, London, 23 Nov 1973, lot 40.rnrn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1880 (April 1): 6 d. grey, plate 16, lettered GB-GC / IB-IC, a used block of six (2 x 3), of fine colour and appearance, lightly cancelled by obliterator handstamps in black. Minor ironed crease affects one stamp but an extremely scarce and attractive multiple Gi = £ 3'900.rnrnProvenance: Collection W.L.E. Miller, RL, Basel VI, 28 Oct 1977, lot 2305. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

HALF-PENNY Surcharge (18 mm.) 1881 (Feb-June): ½ d. on 1 d. red, plate 217, lettered RF, an unused example of fine colour, fresh and fine, large part og. A rare plate Gi = £ 900.rnrnProvenance: Collection W.L.E. Miller, RL, Basel VI, 28 Oct 1977, lot 2326. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

HALF-PENNY Surcharge (18 mm.) 1881 (Feb-June): ½ d. on 1 d. red, plate 220, lettered AL, an unused example of good colour and large part og. Scarce Gi = £ 325. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

HALF-PENNY Surcharge (18 mm.) 1881 (Feb-June): ½ d. on 1 d. red, plate 208, lettered QK, an unused example with variety PENXY in HALF-PENNY and broken "S" in CYPRUS, fine large part og. An unusual stamp Gi = £ 200+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

HALF-PENNY Surcharge (18 mm.) 1881 (Feb-June): ½ d. on 1 d. red, plate 208, lettered EI, a used example cancelled by large part strike of the Constantinople "C" obliterator in black. Rare - the Constantinople British Post Office killer is only known on this one plate Gi = £ 350+. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

HALF-PENNY Surcharge (18 mm.) 1881 (Feb-June): ½ d. on 1 d. red, plate 208, lettered GE-GF, an unused horizontal pair in a pale rosy shade, fresh and fine, large part og. Gi = £ 400+.rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

HALF-PENNY Surcharge (18 mm.) 1881 (Feb-June): ½ d. on 1 d. red, plate 205, lettered LF-LJ, a used horizontal strip of five, stamp LG showing the HALF-PENN for HALF-PENNY variety clearly, tied to small piece by neat strikes of the "Larnaca / Cyprus" cds (April 23, 1881) in black. The first and fourth stamps also show the 'Small second N' in PENNY variety. A charming and rare piece. Signed A.L. Pemberton Gi = £ 3'100+.rnrnProvenance: Collection Mrs. V.H. Richardson, RL, London, 6 July 1960. (Image 1) (Image)

HALF-PENNY Surcharge (16½ mm.) 1881 (Feb-June): ½ d. on 1 d. red, plate 201, lettered DJ-DL / GJ-GL, an unused block of twelve, marginal from right of sheet and showing imprint "PRICE 1d. Per Label. 1/- Per Row of 12. £1...", of fresh colour and superb large part or unmounted og. A magnificent and scarce multiple Gi = £ 1'560+.rnrnProvenance: Collection W.L.E. Miller, RL, Basel VI, 28 Oct 1977, lot 2332. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

HALF-PENNY Surcharge (16½ mm.) 1881 (Feb-June): ½ d. on 1 d. red, plate 201, lettered MD-ML / TD-TL, an unused block of seventy-two, marginal from base of sheet showing imprint "Place the Labels ABOVE the Address and towards the RIGHT HAND SIDE of the Letter. In Wetting the Back be careful not to remove the Cement" with requisition number '238' below. A multiple of extraordinary freshness showing two examples of the variety: "Double Surcharge" on stamps PL and SI and a bounce print on stamp TG. Fresh and remarkably fine for a multiple this size with large part and predominantyl unmounted og. Gi = £ 16'750+.rnrnProvenance: Stanley Gibbons, London, 18 Oct 1979, lot 65. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

HALF-PENNY Surcharge (13 mm.) 1881 (June 1): ½ d. on 1 d. red, plate 215, lettered NL, an unused example with variety: "Surcharge Treble", fresh and fine with surcharge ink from the sheet beneath on large part og. A scarce and unusual stamp Gi = £ 800. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

HALF-PENNY Surcharge (13 mm.) 1881 (June 1): ½ d. on 1 d. red, plate 217, lettered EJ-EK / FJ-FK, an unused block of four of fine centering and fresh colour, large part og. A scarce and attractive multiple Gi = £ 640+.rnrnProvenance: Spink, London, 8 Nov 2006, lot 1268. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)