213. 1856 die II 1d star plate 31 in a shade of pale brown-rose (SG 32var). Slight perf imperfections cancelled '449' of Leicester. (*) (Ref 51869) £5.00

214. 1856 1d star plate 33 on blue paper (SG 29). A superb used example lettered QA cancelled clear of profile (constant variety only appears on the later white paper issues). (*) (Ref 59502) £25.00

215. 1857 die II plate 33 L.C.14 ON WHITE PAPER. A good to fine used example lettered MC, centred to left, lightly cancelled almost clear of Queen's profile. A rare plate on white paper which cats. £600.00. RPS cert. 159789. (*) (Ref 59521) £350.00

216. 1856 1d star plate 37 (SG 29), fine used lettered AB tied to small piece by Edinburgh numeral within stars in BLUE-GREEN and most oddly showing DOUBLE PERFORATIONS AT RIGHT ONLY. First such example of this perf variety we have seen. (*) (Ref 36665) £125.00

217. 1856 piece bearing a fine used die II 1d star plate 42, slightly off-centre but an attractive red-brown shade on mottled blue paper, lettered BL, tied to piece by good strike of the Aberdeen type I experimental duplex AU/22/1857. (*) (Ref 51544) £15.00

218. 1857 die II plate 43 pale orange-brown on very lightly blued/transitional paper (SG 33Var). A fine used example lettered IC cancelled '570' numeral of Northampton. (*) (Ref 59499) £35.00

219. 1857 die II plate 44 (SG 29). A good to fine large part o.g. example lettered FB in an attractive shade of red-brown on mottled blue paper, slightly off-centre and light gum bend but attractive. (*) (Ref 55437) £175.00

220. 1857 1d TRANSITIONAL SHADE BLOCK OF 4/WARRINGTON SPOON. A fine used block from die II plate 44 lettered OA/PB in pale red on cream toned paper (Spec. C9(3)) cancelled Warrington spoons AP/28/1857. Very scarce multiple. (*) (Ref 56149) £250.00

221. 1858 die II plate 45 perf 16 (SG 36). A good to fine used example lettered SB, centred slightly low, cancelled London '78'. Very scarce printing which cats. £750.00. RPS cert. 155135. (*) (Ref 59489) £395.00

222. 1856 die II plate 46 in orange-brown on lightly blue paper (SG 29/33). An attractive used example lettered DA with neat '131' Scots cancellation of Edinburgh in blue. (*) (Ref 59503) £45.00

223. 1857 wrapper Bradford, Yorks to Spalding with very fine die II 1d star pale rose on cream toned transitional paper (Spec. C9) plate 49 lettered CE tied Bradford, Yorks duplex JU/19/1857. RPS cert. 200284. Fine transitional usage. (*) (Ref 55808) £400.00

224. 1861 die II alp IV plate 50. A good to fine used block of 4 lettered AK/BL cancelled '387' numeral of Huddersfield. Cat. £225.00. (*) (Ref 59422) £125.00

225. O.U.S. OVERPRINT ON COVER. 1863 envelope Oxford to Halifax (Yorks) with fine die II alp IV plate 50 (SG 42) lettered KC with 'O.U.S.' overprint in red reading upwards (Spec. PP149). Stamp tied Oxford duplex AP/25/63. (*) (Ref 55599) £175.00

226. 1862 envelope London to Paris with a single and a strip of 3 1d star alp IV plate 51 (SG 42) lettered BC and BD-BF tied neat London 'W22' duplex' AU/18/62, BD a very fine dated copy. (*) (Ref 56799) £150.00

227. 1857 1d star plate 55 (SG 40). Fine to very fine used lettered BB cancelled neat datestamp JA/18/1862. (*) (Ref 36956) £35.00

228. STOKE ON TRENT SPOON. Small piece bearing very fine used SG 40 plate 58 lettered SD tied very fine and complete strike of this RARE SPOON AU/6/1858 Code C. ( On cover retails £475.00) (*) (Ref 36759) £140.00

229. 1859 die II plate 62 IMPRIMATUR (SG 40Var). A very fine imperforate example lettered IG. Cat. £1200.00. (*) (Ref 59333) £950.00

230. 1863 small piece with die II 1d star from reserve plate 16 (SG 40b) lettered PH tied Hull duplex AU/7/63. Stamp in the pale rose-red shade. (*) (Ref 59424) £12.50