1850 1d red brown PG perf.16 by Henry Archer, large part original gum, a fresh and well centred example; cert Brandon (2017). (Image)

1850 1d red-brown pl.96 AK, wmk Small Crown, trial perf.16 by Henry Archer, mint o.g., very fine and scarce; cert. BPA (2013) (S.G. £3'000). (Image)

1854 1d red-brown perf. 16, neatly cancelled by a good strike of the black Maltese cross, fine; cert. Eichele (2010). (Image)

1854-57 2d blue pl.4 RD/SE, wmk SC, perf.14, in mint block of four, disturbed gum, light wrinkle on SE, fine and fresh appearance, a very rare multiple (S.G. Spec. unpriced). (Image)

1855, 1d orange red-brown pl.9 NG, alphabet 2, superb mint o.g. showing the merest trace of hinge on reverse, scarce so fine; copy of cert. RPS (1997) for the original strip of five it came from. (Image)

1855 2d blue pl. 5 DA/EB mint o.g. block of four showing major re-entry on DB, a very fresh, rare and attractive multiple (S.G. £16'000). (Image)

1854-57 2d blue pl.6 HE/IF, wmk LC, perf.14, in mint block of four, fine and rare multiple (S.G. Spec. £17'000). (Image)

1857, 2d deep blue pl.6 RJ-RK horizontal pair, mint large part o.g., beautifully rich fresh colour, very rarely seen so fine (S.G. £6'000 as singles). (Image)

1857 1d rose-red, pl.45, PC, fine used. Cert. R.P.S. (2020). (Image)

1854-57 1d red-brown pl. 35 EA-FB marginal inscription block of four from the left of the sheet, overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 2, large part o.g, the paper reversed as the "POST" of "POSTAGE" in the wmk. showing in reverse from the the margin, a rare block, cert. RPS (2001). (Image)

1864-79 1d. star pale red, pl. 43, DC-EE, block of six; fine mint. Scarce. (Image)

1856, Large Crown wmk 1d pale red pl.48 FH mint imperforate, cert. RPS (S.G. £5'500). (Image)

1854-57 1d red-brown pl.40 IC, die II, neatly cancelled by an almost complete upright strike of a dark blue Maltese cross, fine and very rare; cert. BPA (1990), ex Maximus. (Image)

1868-1885, Collection of the Queen Victoria line engraved penny plates written up on 100 pages, including mint as well as used stamps and covers, comprising a run of used singles from plate 71 to 225 (excluding 77, 219 and 224), the 225 well centered and fine used, as well as 5 mint blocks of four (plates 218, 208, 192, 191 and 136 - 136), two blocks of six plate 221 and 180, a rejoined block of twelve plate 177 (two blocks of six) and a superb looking plate number top marginal corner strip of four plate 146, some imperfections and the odd fault but some super examples, also 81 covers (some fronts) including a hand illustrated 1867 cover sent from Sheffield (plate 74) depicting a bearded man in a top hat wheeling a suitcase, an 1865 cover to Canada franked with 8 penny reds, an 1868 inland registered envelope from Leicester to Hinkley franked with strip of 5 plate 98, condition is mixed although mostly good to fine, many interesting covers, worth closer inspection. (Image)

1864-79 1d red pl.225 mint l.h., light gum wrinkles, very fine (S.G. £3'000). (Image)

1858-78 2d blue pl.9 AE-EJ mint o.g. block of thirty, a few tone spots though an exceptional block largely unmounted, rare. (Image)

1858-78 2d blue pl. 7 EA/FB mint block of four, showing re-entry on FB, a very rare multiple from this plate (S.G. £8'500). (Image)

1858-76 2d. blue, pl. 8, MJ; very fine mint. (Image)

1858-76, 2d blue pl.8 BB/CB block of four, neat London "16" numerals, very fine (S.G. £650). (Image)

1858 2d blue pl.7 BJ imperforate imprimatur, four margins, very fine and very rare, being one of 22 possible examples (S.G. £4'750). (Image)

1858-76 2d deep blue pl.13 TC-TD mint horizontal pair variety imperforate, rare; cert Brandon (2020) (S.G. Spec G3e £15'000). (Image)

1870, 1/2d rose red pl.11 PF-TL marginal inscription mint block of 35 (25 mint n.h.), a spectacular multiple of this size. (Image)

1870 1/2d pl.1 used on the first day of issue on "British Asylum for Deaf & Dumb females" printed cover, tied by superb OC 1 70 cds, very fine and scarce. (Image)

1870, 1 1/2d rose red pl.3 GG-KJ mint block of 20 overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 9, the lower 16 stamps mint n.h., lovely fresh colour and well centred for this issue, a scarce multiple so fine. (Image)

1870 1 1/2d rose-red (2) and vert. pair on cover, with the pair showing the variety OP-PC error, neatly tied by "86" in black diamond of bars cancels to 1874 (Mar 25) envelope from Dublin to Australia, a very rare overseas destination and even more so with the error used on cover (S.G. £7'500 for used single). (Image)