1840 Charles Whiting Beaufort House Congreve composite essay sheet, from the 1848 Arts Journal, with four different essays, one embossed in very pale pink, two Beaufort House designs and Royal Cypher in fancy engine-turned background, the whole page in a fancy embossed design within a green frame, the reverse panel with "For Protection Against Forgery", some toning and marginal tears, otherwise fine (Image)

Est.US$150

1840 Charles Whiting Beaufort House Congreve composite essay sheet, from the 1848 Arts Journal, with four different essays, one embossed in very pale pink, two Beaufort House designs and Royal Cypher in fancy engine-turned background, the whole page in a fancy embossed design within a green frame, the reverse panel with "For Protection Against Forgery", fine and beautiful composite essay (Image)

Est.US$150

1840 Charles Whiting Beaufort House Congreve 1p blue & orange red, also another in red & black, two Essays, each with large margins all around, fresh and v.f., rare (Image)

Est.US$750

1840 Charles Whiting Beaufort House Congreve 1/2 Ounce 1d red & black, Essay with large margins all around, fresh and v.f., rare (Image)

Est.US$300

1840 1p black, lettered I-K, also 2p blue, lettered S-G, each with red MC cancel, margins all around, fresh and v.f., cat. $1325 (Cat No. 1,2) (Image)

Cat. $1325, Est.US$500

1840 1p black, lettered T-G, ample margins all around, canceled by red MC on FL to Norwich, with Oct.14, 1840 (London) departure datestamp on back, fine (Cat No. 1) (Image)

Est.US$150

1841 2p deep blue, first stage die essay, top sheet margin single, bottom tablets blank, v.f. (SG Spec. DP4), also a used example of the finished adhesive (Image)

Est.US$500

1847 Embossed, 1sh pale green, large margins all around, neatly canceled and fresh, v.f. and exceptional stamp, cat. $900 (Cat No. 5) (Image)

Cat. $900, Est.US$250

1864 1p rose red, Plate 225, lightly canceled, good color and clear impression of the plate, minor perf. flaws, otherwise fine, cat. $825 (Cat No. 33) (Image)

Cat. $825, Est.US$150

1872 1sh green, plate 5, lettered "E-L", the so-called "Stock Exchange" forgery, neatly canceled and well centered, rebacked, fine appearance (SG £850) (Image)

Est.US$250

1878-83 10sh greenish gray and £1 brown lilac, watermarked Maltese Cross and Anchor, heavy cancels, minor creases or closed tears, overall fine appearing and affordable group of high values (Cat No. 74,75, 91,92a) (Image)

Est.US$2,000

1880 Queen Victoria, photograph mounted on "Alex Bassano" card (Image)

Est.US$150

1880 1/2d, 1 1/2d and 2d (3) essays of the 1880 Tender (tender documents were sent out 7 January 1880), engraved by William Ridgeway in blue, perforated, vertical strip of five, in blue, on gummed unwatermarked paper, fresh, with paper adhesions on back, still v.f., with Karl-Albert Louis certificate (Image)

Est.US$500

1880 1p violet brown, three different Perkins, Bacons essays, including one imperf. in mauve (no corner letters); also 1p red brown and 2p violet, three different perforated of each, all nine on ungummed paper, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$500

1882 5sh rose, bluish paper, two used singles, well centered, minute flaws, still fine and attractive, cat. $10000 (Cat No. 90) (Image)

Cat. $10000, Est.US$1,000

1882 £5 orange, lettered D-G, perfectly struck Glasgow Apr 14, 94 postmark, nice color, imperceptible perf. thin at bottom right, fresh and fine example of this popular high value, cat. $5000 (Cat No. 93) (Image)

Cat. $5000, Est.US$1,000

1884-91 £1 brown violet, watermarked Three Crowns and another watermarked Three Orbs, also £1 green, all three well centered, with perforations intact on all sides, heavy cancels and minor creases or other small flaws, otherwise fine appearing trio of high values, cat. $8200 (Cat No. 110,123,124) (Image)

Cat. $8200, Est.US$1,000

1901 KEVII 10sh ultramarine, £1 green, used, well centered, good colors, minor flaws, fine appearance, cat. $1350 (Cat No. 141,142) (Image)

Cat. $1350, Est.US$150

1913 De La Rue Seahorses, 10sh deep blue, h.r., irregular perforations at top, beautiful color, fine, cat. $3150 (Cat No. 175c) (Image)

Cat. $3150, Est.US$500

1919 Bradbury, Wilkinson 5sh carmine rose, 10sh blue, also 1934 Re-engraved, 2sh6p and 10sh dark blue, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., cat. $1070 (Cat No. 180,181,222,224) (Image)

Cat. $1070, Est.US$350

1929 Postal Union Congress, £1 black, l.h., fresh and v.f., cat. $750 (Cat No. 209) (Image)

Cat. $750, Est.US$250

1929 Postal Union Congress, £1 black, minor h.r., well centered, v.f., cat. $750 (Cat No. 209) (Image)

Cat. $750, Est.US$250

1929 Postal Union Congress, £1 black, violet cancel, well centered, fine, cat. $675 (Cat No. 209) (Image)

Cat. $675, Est.US$150

2002 Liberation of the Falklands Islands, 20th Anniversary commemorative cover, signed by Sir Rex Hunt and Margaret Thatcher, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$250

1882 I.R. Official, 10sh ultramarine, canceled Croydon Feb 27, 03, well centered, small thins, fine appearance, signed Kosack, Kohler, Proschold, BPP, cat. $3600 (Cat No. O9) (Image)

Cat. $3600, Est.US$500