1850-54 KREUZER VALUES, USED COLLECTION: Mostly fine used accumulation on Hagner sheets, almost all are 4 margin examples. Includes 1k yellow (4, one damaged), 2k black (type I & type III), 3k red (7), 6k brown (9) and 9k blue (16). SG between 1 & 10. Lot also inc. 1863 Newspaper stamps (2) fine used SG N44 and 1863 5k rose fine used SG 41. (Total 38 stamps) (Image)

ISSUES FOR LOMBARDY & VENETIA: 1854-57 'Arms' types, a mostly very fine used group inc.10c black (1 used, 1 unused), 15c red (12), 30c brown (8) and 45c blue (11). All stamps are 4 margin examples with a range of fine postmarks. (34) (Image)

1858 TRIESTE TO VIENNA EL: Beautifully written letter in Italian dated 26 Mar. 1858, privately carried from Trieste (with agent's mark) to Vienna for posting at local (2k) rate. 1854 2k grey-black type III (SG 7a) cancelled by lozenge type mark of Vienna. Good margins. SG Cat. £475. (Image)

1859 EL from Tetschen a/Elbe to Aussig franked with 1858-59 2k yellow and 3k black. (SG cat. £800+ on cover). A very fine franking. (Image)

1860 Thin Paper unwmkd 1d Dull Lake corner marginal block of nine mint, few tone spots in lower margin and seven units unmounted plus 1863/77 wmk Crown CC perf. 12½ 1d unused and 6d mint (rough perfs.). (11) (Image)

THREE SMALL STOCK BOOKS with the balance of the collection. Diverse range of early material with some unusual items but also some stamps without gum or other imperfections. Amongst the Br. Empire highlights are QV Antigua mint & used range (17), COGH 3d blue unused, QV 1857-70 Ceylon range used and unused plus 96c drab SG 132a wmk. inverted unused (no gum) but unpriced in SG (£250 as used), British Levant 1893 local opt. 40pa on ½d vermilion used on piece (2) but not guaranteed SG 7 (see note in SG); Bahamas 1938 ½d green in mint vert. pair var. elongated "E" SG 149a (£200 x 2); St. Kitts QV pair of coloured proofs of an unissued design (?) one in deep blue green, other in grey-black; Egypt die proof in black on glossy white card of the 1879 5 para design, etc. Better foreign issues include early imperf. Portugal, Montevideo 'Suns', early imperf. issues of Spain, Greece, Holland, etc. Also issues for Wenden, Russian Levant imperf. (incl. strip of 4), Tierra del Fuego, etc. and a group of early Worldwide postal stationery items. (Few 100s plus c.12 cards/covers) Cross Reference: EGYPT, ST. CHRISTOPHER/ST. KITTS NEVIS (Image)

1849 "EPAULETTES" FIRST ISSUE USED RANGE ON HAGNER SHEET: Very fine used assembly of 1849 imperf. issues, all but one or two stamps having 4 margins. Includes 10c brown (3) and 20c blue (11) shades. SG 1 & 2. Cat. min £1,240 (14) (Image)

1849 FIRST ISSUES ON COVER: 21 Aug 1849 EL from Bruges to Ostend bearing 10c brown shade SG 1 (used only 7½ weeks after issue) and 29 Dec. 1849 EL from Brussels to Thourout bearing 20c blue shade SG 2. Attractive pair, both stamps with 4 margins. (2 covers) (Image)

1851-61 "MEDALLIONS" ISSUE IMPERF. USED RANGE ON HAGNER SHEET: Includes 1c green, 10c brown (6, incl 2 pairs), 20c blue (10) and 40c red (2). All stamps in the lot are fine, 4 margin examples. (19) (Image)

EARLY COVER GROUP: 1855-70 group of covers inc. Nov. 1855 EL from Namur to France franked with 2 x 20c blue imperf. types, c.1858 (dates unclear) env. from Leuzk to Brussels bearing 2 x 10c brown imperfs., Aug. 1855 part cover from Namur to Lancaster franked with 20c blue and 40c red imperf. types and Jan. 1858 wrapper from Antwerp to London with single 40c red imperf. franking and having on reverse "Ambulant Ouest No. 1" cds Lot also inc. Jul. 1863 wrapper from Antwerp to Paris franked with two 20c blue perforated types and May 1870 env. from Ostend to Montreal via London & endorsed "per Allan Line", with 1865-66 40c carmine and 1870 30c orange buff combination paying postage. (6 covers) (Image)

EARLY IMPERF. SELECTION INC. "BULL'S EYE": Stock page with a mostly used range of 1843-61 imperf. types. Includes fine, lightly cancelled 1843 60r "Bull's Eye", trio of 1844-46 Numeral types being 10r unused on thin paper, 60r used on thin paper and 90r used on thick, yellowish paper, SG 9 (£750). Also a duplicated range of 1850 types being 30r (11), 60r (6 + a pair), 180r (3), 300r (2) and 600r (3) and the later coloured types 10r blue (2), 30r blue (2) and 280r (red). Fine to very fine throughout. High catalogue value. (35 plus pair) (Image)

1860-1890 CARIBBEAN MINT & USED GROUP: Range inc. British Virgin Islands 1899 1d Brick-Red plate proof on stiff white card, St. Lucia 1860 mint 1d Rose-Red (SG 1 £100), St. Vincent 1880 used 1d on half 6d Deep Blue-Green (SG 28 £375), 1888 mint 5/- (creased but only visible from rear) with spectacular misplaced wmk. spanning vertical perf lines & centre of stamp with vertical wmk. 'tram lines' (SG 53var), Turks & Caicos Islands 1883 mint 1d Orange-Brown wmk. normal (not reversed, SG 55x £190), etc. Plus Antigua & Barbados. (12) Cross Reference: ST. VINCENT, TURKS AND CAICOS, ST. LUCIA, BISECTS (Image)

1852-57 ½d DEEP ROSE superb used with large to enormous margins and neat target cancel. SG17 £600. (Image)

1852-57 3d RED "BEAVER" GROUP: Nine imperf. four margin examples (various shades), and a 3d perf. example. Mainly lightly cancelled. A fine group. (10) (Image)

1852-57 3d RED lightly cancelled wide margined strip of three. A scarce multiple. (Image)

1852-57 3d BEAVER VERTICAL PAIR used with concentric rings cancellations. Wide margins and fresh appearance. (Image)

1852-57 6d GREENISH-GREY with seven ring target cancellation. Four margins. SG9 £1400. (Image)

1852-57 6d SLATE-VIOLET with extremely light cancellation. Four margins, clean white paper. SG9 £1100. (Image)

1852-57 6d SLATE-VIOLET with central seven ring target cancellation, tip of top left corner creased. Four margins. SG9 £1100. (Image)

1852-57 7½d DEEP GREEN large margined example with three ring "21" cancel. Very attractive. SG12 £2500. Greene cert. (2018). (Image)

1852-57 10d BLUE with seven ring target cancellation. Four margins (left margin 'jagged'). SG13 £1800. (Image)

1852-57 10d BLUE very light cancellation. Four margins. SG13 £1800. (Image)

1852-57 10d BLUE a cancelled (smudged ink) example with clear to large margins. Fine. (Image)

1859 1c ROSE PROOF & USED: A lightly hinged plate proof and two lightly cancelled used examples (design within perfs.) of SG29/30. (3) (Image)

FANCY CANCELS: A stock sheet with a nice display of 19 fine cancellations on Small Queens (mainly - 1c, 3c, 6c & 10c) and Large Queens (1c & 15c), some on piece. (21 stamps) (Image)