1857 NO WMK. 6d PURPLE-BROWN, five examples with barred oval cancellations, inc. one on large piece to London. Good condition for these difficult stamps. SG 1 £2250. (5). (Image)

1857 NO WMK. 6d PURPLE-BROWN ON BLUED PAPER, a lightly cancelled example. Rare so fine. SG 1 £450. (Image)

1857-59 STAR WMK. 1d BLUE ON WHITE PAPER, a mint example with almost full slightly toned gum, small margins. Also 2d green on white, a mint marginal pair from the foot of the sheet, tiny toned spot on margin and suspicion of a thin on one, good margins for this and fresh colour. SG 2 & 3. BPA Cert. (1996) for the pair. SG £1400. (2) (Image)

1857-59 STAR WMK. 1d BLUE (SHADES), a selection of twenty four shades inc. a pair on piece, a strip of three ("250" numeral cancellation) and four singles with re-touches. Mostly fine four margined examples. SG 2 £1080+. (24) (Image)

1857-59 STAR WMK. 2d GREEN, twenty eight selected four margined used examples with oval of bars cancellations. A scarce assembly. SG 3 £1800+. (28) (Image)

1857-59 STAR WMK. 4d DULL ROSE. an exceptional used example of this rare adhesive. Ex Boucher. SG 4 RPSL Cert (1945). SG £4500. (Image)

1857-59 STAR WMK. 4d DULL ROSE, a neatly cancelled example just shaved at right and lower right. Rare so fine. RPSL Cert (1930). SG 4 £4500. (Image)

1857-59 STAR WMK. 5d CHESTNUT & 6d PURPLE-BROWN, three examples of each value with oval of bars cancellations. Fine four margined examples. SG 5 & 6 £870. One 6d with BPA Cert. (1960). (6) (Image)

1857-59 STAR WMK. 5d CHESTNUT, three good examples and 6d purple-brown, two examples, all with four margins except for one 5d which is cut along top frame line. All with barred oval cancellations. One 6d with BPA Cert (1953). SG 5 & 6 £730. (5) (Image)

1857-59 STAR WMK 8d BROWN, two examples with oval of bars cancellation. Just shaved to wide margins, small thins. SG 7 £3000, one with BPA Cert. (1976). (Image)

1857-59 STAR WMK. 9d PURPLE-BROWN, a fine four margined example with central oval of bars cancellation. Exceptional. SG 8 £1500. (Image)

1857-59 STAR WMK 9d PURPLE-BROWN, a close to wide margined example with oval of bars cancellation. Fine BPA Cert. (1983). SG 9 £1500. (Image)

1857-59 STAR WMK. 10d DULL VERMILION, two examples and 1/- slate-violet, five examples. All with barred oval cancellations. Above average condition for these. SG 9 & 10 £1650. (7) (Image)

1857-59 STAR WMK. 10d DULL VERMILION & 1/- SLATE-VIOLET: Two fine used examples of each with barred oval cancellations. SG 9 & 10 £1050. (4) (Image)

1857-59 STAR WMK. 10d ORANGE-VERMILION & 1/- SLATE-VIOLET: Fine used examples with oval of bars cancellations. Seldom offered so fine. BPA Cert. (1953) for the 10d. SG 9 & 10 £525. (2) (Image)

1857-64 NO WMK. GLAZED PAPER ½d REDDISH LILAC ON BLUED PAPER: A fine used example. 1858 ½d dull mauve, unused with a little gum and 1864 perf. 12½ ½d dull mauve with central oval of bars cancellation. Fine. SG 16, 17 & 18 £1070. (3) (Image)

1857-59 STAR WMK. 1/9d GREEN, an unused (no gum) four margined example. Fresh colour. RPSL Cert. (1989). (Image)

1861-64 STAR WMK., a mixed perforation group with 1d (9, inc. a pair, a single on blued paper), 2d (4), 4d (15, inc. one mint and two pairs), 6d (4), 8d, 9d (4), 10d (4), 1/- (5) and rough perf. 2/-. Mostly fine. (49) (Image)

1863-66 MAINLY USED COLLECTION with 1864 perf. 12½ 10d (7), 1863-66 soft paper perf. 11½x12 1d, perf. 12½ ½d (4, inc. two mint), 1d (7, inc. a pair), 2d green (3, inc. one mint), 4d, 5d red-brown (2), 5d green (2), 6d (11, inc. two mint and a used example with inverted wmk.), 8d (2), 9d (2), 10d & 1/-. Mostly fine. (44). (Image)

1863-66 PERF. 12½ 6d SEPIA, a lightly mounted mint pair with re-entry. Fine. SG 55 £500. (Image)

1863-66 PERF. 12 ½ 8D REDDISH-BROWN, a very fresh mint block of four. SG 56 £600. (Image)

1867-70 MAINLY USED SELECTION: 1867-70 with 1d (9), 2d (20, inc. two mint), 4d (4), 5d (6), 6d (12, inc. a block of four on piece and two pairs), 8d (4, inc. one mint), 9d (6, inc. two mint), 10d (12, inc. a pair, one on small piece with a 2d), 1/- (5, inc. one mint) and 2/- (7). A fine lot. (Image)

1868 9d BLACKISH BROWN. A fine mint block of four, the lower pair unmounted. SG 69b. (Image)

INTERESTING 1858 E MISSENT TO CONGLETON AT THE 1/1d RATE: 3 March 1858 front with two flaps ms "Via Southampton" crossed out and replaced by ms "via Marseilles" to Little Bolton, Lancs. bearing four margined 1857-59 Star Wmk. 1d & 1/- tied by oval of bars cancellations. ms "missent to" followed by a clear "CONGLETON" c.d.s. On reverse across the join (roughly torn) a readable "GALLE/SHIP LETTER" cds. (Image)

1859 A MOST ATTRACTIVE THREE COLOUR FRANKING PAYING THE 9d RATE TO SCOTLAND: 26 Oct. 1859 env. endorsed "Via Marseilles" at the 9d rate to Golspie, bearing 1857-59 1d blue, 2d green (shaved at top) and 6d purple-brown. All cancelled with barred oval cancellation and ms "1" in red below. "GALLE/STEAMER LETTER" (RL type "CA" in red and blue "GOLSPIE" c.d.s on reverse. Ex R.G. Traill (Christies RL 1990). BPA Cert. (1996). (Image)