1840-1970 COLLECTION - mostly used to end KGVI then mostly mint. Inc. 1840 1d black (2, four or three margins, both toned), 1841 1d red (5) & 2d blue (2 with MX and 2 with numeral cancels), QV surface-printed issues to 5/- rose plate 1, later QV issues to 1884 5/-, KEVII range to 5/- carmine, KGV inc. 10/- blue Seahorse (2), etc., on pages. Generally average to poor. (100s) (Image)

QV MISCELLANY: Trio of better used incl. 1841 1d red imperf. with part c.d.s. cancel. Probably "TO" of "TOTNES". Just 4 margin. Also 1d red imperf. with good part London "2" in MX, just 4 margin and 1874 5/- rose Pl.2 lettered DJ wmk. MX used. Very small tone spot on reverse, which does not detract. SG 127 £1,500. (3) (Image)

MOSTLY IRISH CANCELS MIXED GROUP - inc. two Hagners with the selection of Irish numerals cancelling 1841 1d red imperfs (15 in blue) or 1864 1d plates issues, 1864 1d plates near complete set 72 to 224 all cancelled in Ireland, 1841-43 Scottish covers (4) all with 1d red imperfs cancelled with MX, and 1920s-60s large range of pieces collected for the Irish machine etc cancel. (c550 items) (Image)

LINE-ENGRAVED & SURFACE-PRINTED MIXTURE - line-engraved group mostly white paper 1857 1d reds inc. an attempted plate recon. plus surface-printed selection inc. 1/- green plate 4 mint (faults) and 1881 1d venetian red almost complete plate recon. of 232 units. (570+ items) Cross Reference : LINE-ENGRAVED ISSUES, SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES (Image)