Great Britain: 1812 and 1813 two entire letters from Hartford College, Northwich, to Chester, both rated ‘5’, the first with “NORTHWICH/182” mileage mark and endorsed ‘To be delivered immediately’, the second with revised “NORTHWICH/183” mark, clean and attractive. (Image1)

Great Britain: 1840 (ca.) Post Magazine, an unused example with stamp removed, a little soiled, scarce. (Image1)

Great Britain: 1905 (July 19) parcel post label for “OSBORNE B.O., ISLE OF WIGHT (OS) (under Cowes)” bearing 1902-10 4d. tied by one of two Osborne B.O. c.d.s’s, small fault at top but all Osborne parcel post labels are extremely scarce. (Image1)

Great Britain: 1924 (Aug. 25) clean envelope (flap part removed) to Isle of Wight bearing Wembley 1d. (2) cancelled by Army Post Office S40 (Cologne) c.d.s’s and tied by oval  ”GENERAL STAFF OFFICE/25 AUG 1924/ BRITISH ARMY OF RHINE”. Very scarce international usage. (Image1)

Great Britain: 1929 (Mar. 28), Imperial Airways, London-India, printed first flight cover, franked 11/2d. and 6d. tied by London machine cancellation, carried to Karachi from Croydon Airport thence to Bombay via surface mail, with arrival backstamps, an impressive and uncommon flight cover. (Image1)

Great Britain: 1956 postcard depicting the Union Castle Line steamer RMS “Edinburgh Castle”, used from Cape Town to Derbyshire bearing signatures of the English cricket team, travelling to South Africa for the 1956 tour incl. Cowdrey, May, Compton, Bailey, Wardle, etc., some toning. (Image1)

Great Britain: 1971 Strike Post, selection with covers, complete sheets etc. Also a selection of Scout Post with covers, stamps, etc. (100) (Image1)

Great Britain: 1840 1d. black, plate 2, TF small to large margins, vertical crease with light toning, cancelled by 1844 Type London district office ‘61’ numeral. Spec AS14za, cat £1,800. (Image1)

Great Britain: 1840 1d. black plate 4 QJ, small to large margins, lightly cancelled by red Maltese Cross. (Image1)

Great Britain: 1857 2d. plate 6, seventeen used examples, mainly good to fine. S.G. 35. (Image1)

Great Britain: 1873-80 watermark orb 21/2d. rosy mauve, scarce plate 3 EI-EJ unused pair, colour weak and slightly toned S.G. 141, cat. £2,700. (Image1)

Great Britain: 1873-80 watermark spray 1s. green plate 12 OL mint, slight crease, fine appearance. S.G. 150, cat. £650. (Image1)

Great Britain: 1913 (Apr.) 2s. booklet, no. 20, some cover creasing but scarce. S.G. BB6, cat. £900. (Image1)

Great Britain: 1924-26 watermark block cypher 1d. on experimental paper with watermark type W.16, in a strip of three with “B 24” control, light pencil notes in margins, the centre stamp rather heavily mounted and a few split perfs., the others unmounted (one with light bend). S.G. Spec. N34a, cat. £360. Ex Walker. (Image1)

Great Britain: 1929 P.U.C. £1 black, fine used. S.G. 438. (Image1)

Great Britain: Seahorses: 1934 Re-engraved 2s.6d., 5s. and 10s., mint, 2s.6d. toned but otherwise mainly fine. S.G. 450-452, cat. £575. (Image1)

Great Britain: An accumulation of around 60 mostly Wilding booklets, incl. 1955 (Sept.) with combination TEEEEET unlisted by Gibbons, 1961 (Oct.) 10s. booklet, with mixed perfs. and not all complete, also around 60 empty booklets. (Image1)

Great Britain: 1955 Castles 2s.6d. to £1 set, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 536-539, cat. £250. (Image1)

Great Britain: 1958-65 watermark multiple crowns 4d. deep ultramarine variety double impression single, fine unmounted mint. S.G. Spec. S85b. (Image1)

Great Britain: 1959 phosphor-graphite 2d. error of watermark, in a fine unmounted mint block of four. S.G. 605a, cat. £800 (Image1)

Great Britain: Decimal Machins: 1st orange-red and 2nd bright blue self-adhesive with perf. 141/2 x 14 die-cut ‘dagger’ perfs., fine. S.G. 2039b, 2040b, cat. £450. (Image1)

Great Britain: Decimal Machins: 1st orange-red and 2nd bright blue self-adhesive with perf. 141/2 x 14 die-cut ‘dagger’ perfs., fine. S.G. 2039b, 2040b, cat. £450. (Image1)

Great Britain: Regionals: Northern Ireland: 17p. grey-blue phosphorised paper Type II, block of six, fine unmounted mint. S.G. NI43a, cat. £840. (Image1)

Great Britain: Regionals: Scotland: 1971-93 Waddington Litho 31p. bright purple, type II, PCP/PVAD, 2A 2B dot cylinder block of six, fine unmounted mint. S.G. S51a, cat. £900. (Image1)

Great Britain: Regionals: Wales: 51/2p. violet Harrison photo FCP/PVAD centre band, with lower set emblem and value (2), fine unmounted mint. S.G. W21b, cat. £360. (Image1)