S.G. #PF1, 1896 (-) Black, first issue, horizontal pair, pos. 2 and 3 from the horizontal sheet of five with selvages at top and bottom, o.g., l.h., thinned in the top selvage only, the stamps fresh and very fine; rare and quite undercataloged as very few examples appear to have survived. (Image)

CV. £500

S.G. #PF2, 1898 (-) Black, second issue, top right corner sheet-margins single, being pos. 2 in the sheet of four, lightly disturbed o.g., thinned in the top selvage only, the stamp very fine and scarce. (Image)

CV. £170

S.G. #PF2, 1898 (-) Black, second issue, pos. 1 showing not stop after"V", tied to small piece by "BE" in barred oval cancel, just a hint of foxing at bottom, otherwise fine and rare. (Image)

CV. £225

S.G. #PF2, 1898 (-) Black, second issue, an exceedingly rare full sheet of four, pos. 1 showing no stop after "V", pos. 2 showing broken base to "O", pos. 3 with broken left serif to "V", and pos. 4 showing no special features, full clean o.g. with a hint of toning, piece of selvage missing above pos. 2 which also has a light crease, and small thin in selvage below pos. 3, otherwise very fine; an essential multiple for plating this issue. (Image)

CV. for singles £680

S.G. #PF2, 1898 (-) Black, second issue, five used examples mounted and described on album page, being one from each of the four positions and an extra copy from pos. 3, each with town cancel, two initialed, each with a fault, fine-very fine appearance; used examples are rare in any condition.

CV. £1,125

S.G. #PF3, 1899 (-) Black on yellow, third issue, a most remarkable and exceedingly rare full sheet of twelve, with imperforate margins at right, top and bottom and perforated margin at left as produced, pos. 1 and 3 with no stop after "V" (S.G. #PF3a), full o.g., h.r. reinforcements of some perf. separations, pos 10 with sealed tear, otherwise fine-very fine; with each stamp showing the distinctive characteristics of its position this is an essential multiple for the plater and is of course the largest known multiple. (Image)

CV. £2,500

S.G. #PF3, 1899 (-) Black on yellow, third issue, group of eight singles and a horizontal pair, each being from a different position, comprised of pos. 1 and 3 both showing the variety no stop after "V" (S.G. #PF3a), pos. 4-5, pos 7-9 and pos 11, with the pair being pos. 11-12, somewhat mixed condition with some small faults or no gum, five are sound, three of which have o.g. (Image)

CV. £2,220