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	1. MIDDLESEX. A good example of the 1643 map with mileage distances (130x120mm). Ex. Thomas Jenner's - A direction for the English Traviller. Scarce and attractive item for the postal historian. () (Ref 58276) £85.00*	2. LONDON DOCKWRA - GENERAL OFFICE & RECEIVER'S MANUSCRIPT. 1767 letter from Homerton (Hackney) to Staffordshire with fine to very fine strike of this Dockwra with London Bishopmark '31/JA'. On reverse manuscript 'Brown' a London receiver. () (Ref 58035) £140.00*

	3. WESTMORLAND. 1787 entire Kendal to London dated 1st May 1787. On front very fine 'Kendal' straight line handstamp (WE 183) and showing narrow 'd'. Endorsed on front in large ink '1 3/4oz 3/6'. London backstamp MA/5/87. Fine item. () (Ref 58376) £65.00*	4. OXFORDSHIRE. 1787 wrapper Oxford to Bloomsbury, London with fine strike of the '57 Oxford' first-type mileage mark (OX 167). Backstamped OC/5/87. () (Ref 58321) £65.00*

	5. LINCOLNSHIRE. 1789 entire from Ormesby to Dagenham, Essex (Massingberd correspondence). On reverse fine strike of the '137 Horn/castle' first-type mileage mark (LI 526). London datestamp SE/14/89. () (Ref 58323) £95.00*	6. CROSS POST. 1818 letter Portsea to Exeter endorsed 'X Post'. Backstamped Portsmouth AP/11/1818. Fine example of provincial mail not passing through London. () (Ref 58309) £75.00*

	7. MAIL CARRIED PRIVATELY 'BY VAN' from London addressed to 'Thomas Pickford' of Manchester and carried by him. A good example of privately carried mail without postal charge, dated 7th September 1821. () (Ref 48948) £75.00*	8. COFFEE HOUSE. 1824 letter from Brighton requesting payment addressed to 'New York Coffee House Cornhill London' with note on reverse 'Refused at the New York Coffee House Not Known'. Backstamped Brighton NO/25/1824. () (Ref 58320) £95.00*

	9. BERKSHIRE. 1837 large piece, with faults, addressed to Windsor and REDIRECTED several times with fair strike of the scarce 'REDIRECTED/FROM WINDSOR' handstamp (BR 534). () (Ref 58312) £35.00*	10. 'ARGUS Life Assurance Company/Post Paid' Circular Handstamp. 1844 letter from their office in London to their office in New Town, Montgomeryshire with very fine strike of this privately produced handstamp in black. On front London Tombstone 2/FE/1844, light fold through handstamps. () (Ref 58077) £35.00*

	11. ENGLISH & IRISH SPOON ON SAME COVER. 1857 wrapper, some soiling, from Liverpool to Wrexford with SG 40 tied Liverpool English spoon JA/16/1857 and on reverse a good to fine strike of the Wexford English-type Irish spoon JA/17/1857 struck as a backstamp. Unusual usage of the Irish spoon on reverse. () (Ref 49301) £75.00*	12. 1861 envelope Forfar (Scotland) to Victoria, Australia (via Marseilles) with 2 x 4d carmine large garter (SG 66) and 1d star (SG 40) tied Forfar duplex SP/25/61 with one of the 4d solely cancelled with cds part of duplex. Stamps paying the 9d ¬oz rate. Two stamps affected by filing folds but attractive usage. () (Ref 58294) £175.00*

	13. AZEMAR EXPERIMENTAL SECOND TRIAL. 1871 wrapper London to Newcastle-on-Tyne with 1d plate 134 (SG 43) lettered JJ tied fine to very fine strike 28/NO/71. () (Ref 57005) £90.00*	14. SLOPER EXPERIMENTAL CANCELLATION. 1873 Queen Victoria ½d purple postcard London to Worksop cancelled very fine 'Arrow' sloper cancellation. () (Ref 58379) £35.00*

	15. 1879 1d pink envelope Criccieth (Carnarvon) to Boston, USA uprated with 1d plate 221 and ½d plate 14 (SG 48) tied Criccieth cds AU/6/79 and indistinct barred numeral and 'Boston Paid' USA datestamp in red. On reverse good strike of the 'Boston MASS. Carrier/AUG 18 6pm' datestamp in blue. () (Ref 56405) £75.00*	16. THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE SIGNATURE. Envelope addressed to a 'General lying in hospital York Road Lambeth SE' signed 'Florence Nightingale' and dated by her 1/3/88. Envelope creased at top and slight soiling. Carried privately without postal markgins. Unusual and seldom offered. () (Ref 56161) £575.00*

	17. 1890 GUILDHALL EXHIBITION. A fine example of the 1d blue envelope from London to San Marino uprated with 1d lilac and 3 x ½d vermilions tied very fine London squared circles DE/1/91. Backstamped Rimini - a most unusual destination. () (Ref 58377) £125.00*	18. ROYALTY. 1892 envelope with printed imprint 'Royal Yacht Squadron' from Cowes to Scotland with 1d lilac cancelled Cowes squared circle MY/19/92. Envelope imperfections but first example we have seen. () (Ref 58370) £35.00*

	19. MARITIME/KENT. 1899 UPU 1d scarlet postcard to Limbach, Saxony with Limbach datestamp 9/1/99. Postcard with manuscript cancellation 'Ramsgate Harbour 7/JAN/1899', presumably cancellation had been lost. () (Ref 58318) £65.00*	20. KEdVII/REGISTERED MAIL. 1908 envelope Norwood to Germany with KEdVII 1½d and 3d tied Crystal Palace cds' JU/30/08. () (Ref 57140) £30.00*

	21. ADVERTISING. 1929 illustrated envelope from Newport, Mon. to Germany with KGV ½d x 2 (PUC) and 1½d cancelled Newport 17/SEP/1929. At left fine advert for 'Bladete' Safety Shaving Blades. () (Ref 58382) £35.00*	22. POSTAGE DUE. 1931 envelope Burslem (Staffs) to Czechoslavakia with KGV 1½d cancelled Burslem 30/AP/31, postage underpaid with Czech 2k postage due cancelled 4/5/31. Unusual usage. () (Ref 58324) £35.00*

	23. 1939 envelope Saxilby, Lincoln to Malta with KGVI 6d (SG 470) cancelled Saxilby 11/SP/39. () (Ref 58340) £6.50*	24. 1939 envelope Saxilby (Lincoln) to Malta with KGVI 1d (SG 463) and 5d (SG 469) cancelled Saxilby 13/SP/39. () (Ref 58341) £10.00*

	25. 1939 envelope Pevensey (Sussex) to Malta with KGVI 9d (SG 473) and 2 x 3d violet (SG 467) cancelled Pevensey 24/OC/39. () (Ref 58342) £10.00*	26. KGVI BISECT. 1945 envelope Maida Hill, London to Rotherham with KGVI 2d pale orange (SG 488) and another example bisected well tied by Maida Hill cancel 13/AUG/1945. Boxed '1d To Pay' handstamp and 1d postage due added cancelled 14/AU/45. Unusual. () (Ref 58373) £55.00*

	27. HELICOPTER MAIL. Twelve covers 1st June 1948 Peterborough to Norfolk - 'FIRST HELICOPTER AIRMAIL PETERBOROUGH TO WELLS'. Each £6.50 as a lot £50.00. () (Ref 58349) £50.00*	28. 1950 envelope Tunbridge Wells (Kent) to Prague with KGVI 4d (SG 508) cancelled Tunbridge 12/OC/1950 with Czech customs label and resealing tape. () (Ref 58347) £17.50*

	29. POSTAGE DUE. 1954 postcard New York to Belfast with 1c and 3c United Nations stamps cancelled UN New York OC/13/1954. Postage underpaid with '4d' handstamp and postage due added. () (Ref 58372) £10.00*	30. POSTAGE DUE. 1966 envelope Harrow to Switzerland with 4d wilding cancelled 17/NOV/1966, postage underpaid with Swiss 5c and 50c dues cancelled 'T' handstamps. () (Ref 58306) £12.50*

	31. THE SIGNATURE OF WILLIAM MULREADY. 1828 receipt, for £75.00, signed at foot 'Wm. Mulready'. Fine item for the Mulready collector. () (Ref 58332) £495.00*	32. 1d MULREADY ENVELOPE USED MAY 6th 1840 - FIRST DAY OF ISSUE. A good used example (Stereo A149), Kingston to Farnham vertical crease and other imperfections including repaired tears, cancelled superb red M.C. with 'T.P/Petersham' receiver in red and clearly backstamped Kingston MY/6/1840. Listed in Jackson. In fine condition cat. £12,000.00. (*) (Ref 58387) £3500.00

	33. MULREADY WRAPPER/MAY DATE. A used example (Stereo A66) London to Belmont House, Clifton cancelled red M.C. with 'TP/Camden Town' local receiver. Backstamped 16/MY/1840. Mulready some creasing and faults on reverse but early usage. () (Ref 58375) £150.00*	34. MULREADY ENVELOPE USED MAY 18TH 1840. A fine to very fine example (Stereo A178) from Birmingham addressed to Manchester College, York cancelled very fine red M.C. with very clear Birmingham backstamp MY/18/1840. Very clean and attractive usage. (*) (Ref 58330) £550.00

	35. 1d Mulready wrapper 'STAMP & TAX OFFICE' advert from York (Spec. MA253b). A very fine wrapper (Stereo A51) from York to Knaresborough cancelled superb strike of black M.C. (not York distinctive), backstamped York SE/21/1842. Very fine. () (Ref 58401) £450.00*	36. 1d Mulready wrapper London to Stamford with Economic Life advert (Spec. MA111a), some soiling and other imperfections, cancelled very fine black M.C. with 1d red affixed cancelled black M.C. which is not tied and probably does not belong. Backstamped London FE/20/1843 and Stamford FE/21/1843. () (Ref 58403) £375.00*

	37. MULREADY WRAPPER/NUMBER '4' IN MALTESE CROSS. A very fine example (Stereo A19), small surface rubs, from Boro Bank to London & County Banking Co. Hadham(?) cancelled superb strike of the London number '4' in M.C. Backstamped NO/30/1843. Exhibition quality. () (Ref 58331) £1750.00*	38. 1844 2d Mulready envelope (Stereo a201) with rear flap evidently replaced before posting and some strengthening from London to Norwich cancelled London number '10' Inland Office and 'R.L' handstamp in black advising that the letter was to be handed to a letter carrier for local delivery. 'RL' - Ride Letter. Unusual. () (Ref 58409) £575.00*

	39. WHITAKER'S ALMANACK ENVELOPE. A used example from London to Sevenoaks with 1d plate 170 (SG 43) lettered RH tied London duplex 6/NO/77. Envelope rear flap missing, damage at top and some soiling - normal retail £125.00. () (Ref 58424) £40.00*	40. MULREADY FACSIMILE. A very fine printed card with excellent reproduction of the original design sent registered mail from Manchester to Switzerland with KGVI 2½d and 3d photogravures cancelled 'Registered-Manchester' 17/SP/36. Unusual. () (Ref 58293) £135.00*

	41. FORES'S HUNTING ENVELOPE. A fine unused example of the Dereaedemaeker reprint in yellow. () (Ref 58422) £75.00*	42. THE MENZIES CARICATURE. A good to fine example of the Deraedemaeker reprint in white depicting Britannia as an old woman in a washing tub, with references to the Orient and on reverse is depicted a 'man of letters'. Very slight soiling. () (Ref 58423) £130.00*

	43. PICTORIAL. A good unused Ocean Penny Postage envelope by Bradshaw & Blacklock without publisher's imprinted printed in grey. A good original - collector's handstamp within. () (Ref 58357) £95.00*	44. TRANSATLANTIC USAGE OF OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE ENVELOPE by Valentine State I. A good used example from Oxford to Michigan prepaid '1/-' in cash with Oxford datestamp JA/27/1851 at upper right and US arrival handstamp. On reverse Liverpool handstamps - slight toning but a rare usage. () (Ref 58420) £1400.00*

	45. THE DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSS OF STIRLING. 1844 1d pink envelope from Stirling to Culross with very fine to superb strike of this distinctive and very scarce M.C. Backstamped Stirling JN/6/1844 - Alcock records latest usage April 1844. Very fine and attractive usage. () (Ref 51283) £350.00*	46. PICTORIAL ENVELOPE. Circa 1870 unused printed envelope depicting horse and cart with country yokels outside the 'Queens Head' and space within Inn sign to put a stamp, apparently drawn by Henry Cheesewright. () (Ref 58354) £65.00*

	47. ILLUSTRATED CARD. 1902 printed card Shoreham, Sussex to Chester with fine printed invite with illustration of a Grenadier with drum and a trumpeter 'Bring the whole Regiment let em all come'. Unusual. () (Ref 58278) £75.00*	48. 1840 1d 'V.R.' (SG V1). A very fine unused example (i.e. no gum) lettered JH with four close to large margins. Fine fresh colour. With gum cats. £25,000. RPS cert. 108538. () (Ref 58484) £7500.00*

	49. 1840-1 1d BLACK PLATE 1 MATCHED TRIO lettered JC. A used plate 1a (SG 3), four margins but small nick at upper right cancelled red M.C. and showing good plate wear, with 1d black plate 1b, small thin spot cancelled red M.C. and clearly showing re-entry (Spec. AS5c) MATCHED WITH four margined 1d red (SG 7), horizontal bend, but also shows major re-entry (Spec. AS6c). () (Ref 51620) £375.00*	50. 1841 1d red plate 1b (SG 7). A superb used example lettered LK with fine margins and cancelled neat black M.C. Stamp shows 7 & 10 o'clock ray flaws. () (Ref 58431) £350.00*

	51. 1841 1d red plate 2 (SG 7). A good used example lettered DI, four close to good margins, cancelled black M.C. Stamp shows 7 o'clock ray flaw, light bend. () (Ref 58432) £85.00*	52. 1841 1d deep red-brown plate 5 (SG 7). A fine to very fine used example with good to large margins lettered HK cancelled part black M.C. Fine deep colour. () (Ref 58433) £95.00*

	53. 1840 1d black plate 8 SE STATE II MATCHED PAIR. A good used 1d black (SG 3 Spec. AS50) with close but clear four margins MATCHED WITH fine to very fine 1d red (SG 7 Spec. AS49) both black M.C.'s and show ABSENCE OF 'O' FLAW, r.c.f. flaw etc. Scarce matching. () (Ref 57315) £595.00*	54. 1841 1d red plate 8 (SG 7). A fine to very fine used example lettered FI in the FIRST STATE OF PLATE with four margins and cancelled neat black M.C. Clearly shows 'O' FLAW STATE II and slight plate wear. () (Ref 58428) £85.00*

	55. 1841 1d red plate 9 (SG 7). A fine to very fine used example lettered KF with four good to large margins cancelled neat black M.C. () (Ref 58429) £75.00*	56. 1841 1d red plate 10 (SG 7). A fine used example lettered OB with four good margins and cancelled neat black M.C. Stamp shows 'O' FLAW STATE II. () (Ref 58430) £85.00*

	57. 1841 1d grey-black plate XI (SG 3). A fine to very fine used example lettered QB with close to large margins cancelled black M.C. Stamp shows 7 o'clock ray flaw N.E. square and frameline extends lower right MATCHED WITH four margined 1d red. Rarely offered. (*) (Ref 58483) £2250.00	58. 1841 1d red plate XI (SG 7) cancelled DISTINCTIVE GREENOCK M.C. (Spec. A2uj). A very fine four margined example lettered KE cancelled superb strike. Cat. £500.00. () (Ref 58426) £375.00*

	59. 1841 1d red plate XI (SG 7). A fine used example lettered FD with four margins cancelled black M.C. () (Ref 58427) £55.00*	60. 1841 1d red plate 12 (SG 8). Superb used lettered GI with four margins cancelled very fine black M.C. Stamp shows N.E. BREAK. () (Ref 58442) £60.00*

	61. 1841 1d red plate 12 (SG 8). Fine used lettered CH with four margins cancelled black M.C. Stamp shows N.E. BREAK and DISTINCTIVE SHORT 'H'. () (Ref 58441) £50.00*	62. 1841 1d red plate 13 (SG 8). A good used example lettered MA, minor imperfections, four close to good margins, cancelled black M.C. () (Ref 58436) £45.00*

	63. 1841 1d red plate 14 (SG 8). Good used lettered FG, corner bends, four margins, stamp clearly showing N.E. BREAK. () (Ref 58437) £19.50*	64. 1841 1d red plate 16 (SG 8). Good used lettered OK with four close to good margins cancelled black M.C. Stamp shows BASAL SHIFT and N.E. BREAK. () (Ref 58439) £30.00*

	65. 1841 1d red plate 17 (SG 8). Very fine used lettered SF with four margins cancelled fine black M.C. Stamp shows BASAL SHIFT (Spec. BS6d). () (Ref 58447) £55.00*	66. 1841 1d red plate 18 (SG 8). A very fine used example lettered MJ with fine margins cancelled very fine black M.C. Stamp shows SQUARE 'J' and 'J' FLAW. Cat. £130.00. () (Ref 58448) £90.00*

	67. 1841 1d red plate 19 (SG 8). A very fine used example lettered CE with four margins cancelled superb strike of Scots M.C. Stamp shows excellent horizontal guideline through value (Spec. BS8g). () (Ref 58449) £65.00*	68. 1841 1d red plate 20 (SG 8). A fine used example lettered OI - re-entry (Spec. BS9a). Fine used with four margins cancelled black M.C. and showing re-entry marks in upper corners. () (Ref 58450) £65.00*

	69. 1841 1d red plate 21 (SG 8). A good used example lettered SD with four margins cancelled black M.C. showing one of the best double check letters - DOUBLE 'S' (Spec. BS10aa). () (Ref 58454) £35.00*	70. LONDON NUMBER '11' IN MALTESE CROSS on 1d imperf plate 21 (SG 8 Spec. B1uk). A fine four margined example lettered RE cancelled good strike struck sideways, light bend. () (Ref 58456) £85.00*

	71. 1842 1d red plate 24 (SG 8). A fine used example lettered FJ with four margins and showing 'J' FLAW (faint) (Spec. BS13c). Cat. £60.00. () (Ref 58461) £30.00*	72. 1842 1d red plate 25 (SG 8). A fine used example lettered KE with four margins cancelled fine strike of black M.C. () (Ref 58463) £30.00*

	73. THE DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSS OF YORK (Spec. B1tx). A very fine 1d imperf (SG 8) plate 25 lettered AJ with four margins cancelled very fine almost complete strike of this very distinctive M.C. Cat. £400.00. () (Ref 58465) £300.00*	74. 1842 1d red plate 26 (SG 8). Superb used example lettered GC with fine margins and cancelled very fine black M.C. () (Ref 58466) £50.00*

	75. 1842 1d red plate 27 (SG 8). Fine used example lettered DI with four margins cancelled black M.C. Stamp shows excellent VERTICAL GUIDELINE IN S.E. SQUARE. () (Ref 58468) £30.00*	76. LONDON NUMBER '8' IN MALTESE CROSS (Spec. B1uh). A good four margined 1d red plate 28 lettered TL in State II (Spec. BS17e) with good four margins cancelled fine large part upright strike. Stamp with corner bend but shows State II characteristics - much thinner check letters. State II cats. £190.00. () (Ref 58471) £125.00*

	77. 1843 1d red plate 31 (SG 8). A superb used example lettered HK with light strike of black M.C. clear of Queen's profile. () (Ref 58480) £55.00*	78. 1843 1d red plate 31 (SG 8). A fine used example lettered BH with four close to good margins cancelled neat black M.C. and showing MISPLACED CHECK LETTERS. () (Ref 58478) £25.00*

	79. 1843 1d plate 32 (SG 8). A very fine used example lettered DB with four margins cancelled neat black M.C. Stamp shows MARKS IN 'B' SQUARE. () (Ref 58475) £35.00*	80. 1843 1d red plate 33 (SG 8). A good to fine used example lettered FK with four margins cancelled black M.C. 'F' SHOWING MALFORMED UPPER SERIF. () (Ref 58477) £22.50*

	81. 1843 1d imperf plate 40 KB RE-ENTRY State 1c (SG 8 Spec. BS26Cbb). A good used example with four margins, vertical bend, Scots cancellation clear of letter squares and value where re-entry marks and thinner check letters are clearly visible. RPS cert. 160975 which does not mention the vertical bend. () (Ref 57109) £495.00*	82. 1857 envelope Grangemouth to Falkirk with 2 x 1856 1d stars (SG 29) from two different plates. Plate 27 lettered RD and plate 31 lettered TB (creased) tied by Falkirk '139' numerals. Backstamped 15/AP/57. () (Ref 56185) £20.00*

	83. 1862 reserve plate 15 (SG 40b) USED BLOCK OF 4 ON COVER. 1863 envelope Birmingham to London with good used block lettered AI/BJ tied Birmingham duplex' AP/30/63. Stamps centred to right but a very scarce block which cats. £180.00 off cover. Scarce usage. () (Ref 57971) £170.00*	84. 1854 6d dull lilac embossed (SG 59). A good used example, margin very close but just touched at top otherwise large to enormous margins, London cancellation. Fine used cats. £800.00. (PT) (Ref 53805) £175.00

	85. 1855 4d carmine on blued paper watermark small garter (SG 62). A very fine used example with small part black cancellation in upper right corner. Stamp additionally cancelled by 'PD' in red oval handstamp. Unusual. () (Ref 57101) £275.00*	86. 1857 4d large garter (SG 66). Used pair cancelled two fine strikes of the French '3176' obliterator lozenge of dots with small figures used at St. Malo, perf imperfections but an attractive usage. () (Ref 43606) £125.00*

	87. 1856 6d deep lilac on azure paper (SG 69a) USED ON COVER. A fine envelope from London to New Zealand with a wing-margined example very clearly showing bluing of paper tied London '23' barred numeral. On front 'Petre New Zealand' datestamp JU/1/1858 and on reverse London datestamp MR/1/58. A very fine example of the blued paper which cats. £700.00 off cover. (*) (Ref 54732) £575.00	88. 1856 1/- green (SG 73). Three used examples, one fine to very fine lightly cancelled part Dundee cds/duplex, one SG 73b thick paper and one other. (PT) (Ref 46708) £125.00

	89. 1862 4d pale red (SG 80). A fine to very fine used example lettered TH cancelled very light small part numeral and Tavistock cds MY/4/69. (PT) (Ref 47929) £95.00	90. GB USED ABROAD - 'A88' MAIL BOAT CANCELLATION. A fine used pair of 1867 6d plate 8 (SG 108), centred slightly low, with two good to very fine strikes of this very scarce handstamp 'Handed to Mr Casson for Marine service'. () (Ref 54797) £300.00*

	91. 'PARLIAMENT HOUSE' CDS. Three Q.V. 1/- plate 7 (SG 117), plate 9 (SG 150, creased) and 1/- green Jubilee (SG 211) each neatly cancelled by very fine strikes of the 'Parliament House' cds for MR/13/73. JU/30/74 and JY/24/94 respectively. Attractive and VERY SCARCE GROUP. () (Ref 46697) £175.00*	92. 1867 2/- blue (SG 118) TO ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT. 1874 wrapper Manchester to Alexandria endorsed 'via Brindisi' with fine 2/- blue tied '498' of Manchester. Backstamped Alexandria FE/6/74. Stamp paying the 1¬oz rate via Brindisi - British Packet. Filing fold clear of stamp - most 2/- blues going to South America. () (Ref 58279) £475.00*

	93. 1867 5/- pale rose plate 1 (SG 127). A fine used example lettered GB, a little off-centre and small wrinkle, cancelled neat Glasgow cds MY/10/72 and very small part duplex. Fine used cats. £550.00. (PT) (Ref 47941) £275.00	94. 1879 3d rose plate 20 (SG 144). A good used example lettered BF, imperfections, cancelled very fine Birmingham '75' numeral in blue. () (Ref 45686) £35.00*

	95. 1875 1/- green plate 12 (SG 150). Superb used lettered CJ cancelled Perth M.O.O. cds NO/20/75 (Money Order Office). (PT) (Ref 53847) £185.00	96. 1875 1/- pale green plate 12 (SG 150). Fine to very fine used lettered KG with blue cancellation. (PT) (Ref 46719) £50.00

	97. 1890 PENNY POSTAGE JUBILEE EXHIBITION. Small piece bearing 1881 2½d blue (SG 157) cancelled very fine strike of the Guildhall Exhibition handstamp 16/MAY/90. VERY SCARCE. () (Ref 44307) £95.00*	98. 1883 6d on 6d (SG 162). A superb used example lettered BC cancelled very fine Belfast cds 1883 with date slugs partially inverted. (PT) (Ref 50150) £125.00

	99. 1880 1d Venetian red ERROR IMPERFORATE (SG 166a). An unused example of this RARE ITEM lettered KE, small fault at lower right but with this lettering undoubtedly an error imperf and not an imprimatur. Fine example cats. £800.00. () (Ref 38279) £225.00*	100. 1880 1d venetian red (SG 166). A very fine top marginal IMPRIMATUR lettered AG. () (Ref 55458) £150.00*

	101. 1896 1d lilac Army Official (SG O43). Good used on small piece tied cds, several short perfs, showing the excellent variety 'OFFICIAI' (Spec. L38c). () (Ref 51982) £25.00*	102. 1883 ½d slate blue (SG 187). A very fine used example with London cds 17/DE/84. () (Ref 57369) £10.00*

	103. 1883/84 lilac & greens (SG 187-196). A good to fine used set of ten all with good colours and neat cancellations, several cds. (PT) (Ref 50152) £475.00	104. 1886 1½d lilac Govt Parcels (SG O61). Fine used horizontal pair lettered CD/CE, slight creasing, fine colour and each stamp cancelled neat Driffield cds SP/23/90. () (Ref 52240) £175.00*

	105. 1890 PENNY POSTAGE JUBILEE EXHIBITION. Small piece bearing 6d lilac (SG 194) cancelled superb strike of the South Kensington Penny Postage Jubilee Exhibition handstamp 2/JY/90. () (Ref 44854) £175.00*	106. 1885 2d registered envelope Cardiff to Austria with fine examples of the 4d and 6d green (SG 192 & 194) tied 'Bute Docks Cardiff' cds' OC/29/86. Austrian arrival mark on reverse. Stamps with good colour and a fine franking. () (Ref 58281) £275.00*

	107. 1883 6d dull green (SG 194). A superb o.g. example lettered KJ. Cat. £450.00. () (Ref 56657) £295.00*	108. 1885 1/- dull green I.R. OFFICIAL (SG O7). A good used example lettered OH, usual colour loss but cancelled with the '498' numeral of Manchester in blue - one of THE places from where genuine examples are known to have been used. Fine used cats. £1200.00 . () (Ref 50566) £350.00*

	109. 1887 3d Jubilee (SG 202). Fine o.g. example with the scarcer 'Specimen' overprint type 12 (Spec. K32s). () (Ref 43240) £40.00*	110. 1892 4½d Jubilee green & carmine (SG 206) variety BISECT. Small piece with bisect clearly tied by London squared circle FE/13/04. Very unusual. () (Ref 56250) £85.00*

	111. 1900 1/- Jubilee green & carmine (SG 214). A fine to very fine used example with Shrewsbury cds FE/15/02. Cat. £125.00. () (Ref 56249) £75.00*	112. KEBLE COLLEGE OXFORD DIE PROOF. A superb example of the March 1897 Napier reprint on very thick soft 'cartridge paper' of the 1879 issue (CS 9) showing the full impression of the die. Most attractive. () (Ref 54020) £495.00*

	113. 1881 3d telegraph plate 5 IMPRIMATUR (Spec. L210). A very fine example lettered BJ, very seldom offered. () (Ref 56436) £250.00*	114. TELEGRAPH 3/- COLOUR TRIAL (L 229). A very fine unused (no gum) corner marginal vertical pair lettered FG/FH in pale ultramarine imperforate and overprinted 'Specimen' type 8, marginal inscription at left. With gum cats. £200.00. () (Ref 57262) £75.00*

	115. TELEGRAPH. 1877 10/- grey-green telegraph. A good large part o.g. example lettered FE, slight imperfections with several soiled perforations, overprinted 'Specimen' type 11 (Spec. L235s). Cat. £250.00. () (Ref 57264) £95.00*	116. 1877 10/- TELEGRAPH (Spec. L235). A used example lettered BH, small violet stain at top, cancelled Manchester cds DE/13/77. () (Ref 27682) £48.00*

	117. 1877 £1 telegraph. An unused example lettered BB, small corner fault and without gum, overprinted 'Specimen' type 9 (Spec. L236s). Fine condition cats. £600.00. () (Ref 56430) £150.00*	118. 1877 £1 telegraph brown-lilac (Spec. L236). A good to fine used example lettered CJ with part boxed 'GPO' handstamp and Parliament St' cds MR/16/81. Fine colour. Cat. £550.00. () (Ref 57105) £225.00*

	119. 1881 1d purple POSTAL FISCAL Type L20 die 4 watermark orb (SG F23). A fine example of the imperforate IMPRIMATUR with very fine o.g. Also issued stamp. () (Ref 40848) £55.00*	120. COURT BUREAU REVENUE. A very fine mint example of the 1890 1d red with very fine original gum used by the Court Bureau - a service used to express mail to the railway stations. Rare. () (Ref 50419) £150.00*

	121. CIRCULAR DELIVERY. 1865 Edinburgh & Leith C.D.C. farthing slate blue imperforate. A very fine imperforate example, lightly hinged. (CD 7 variety) () (Ref 55786) £75.00*	122. EDINBURGH & LEITH PARCEL DELIVERY COMPANY. 1866 3d brown-red imperf (CD 18). A good o.g. vertical pair, corner bend. () (Ref 56317) £12.00*

	123. CIRCULAR DELIVERY COMPANY. 1866 London Circular Delivery Company one farthing deep blue pin perf 10½-11 (CD 31) ERROR IMPERF BETWEEN (vertical pair). A good o.g. vertical pair, small tear but a rare new discovery. Normal retail £375.00. () (Ref 56130) £225.00*	124. 1905 1½d Slate Purple & Bluish Green (SG 224). An exceptional o.g. block of 4, three unmounted, well centred and very fresh colour. (Ref 11669) £110.00


	125. 1912 6d dark purple (SG 300). A very fine unmounted o.g. example. () SG #. Spec ]. (Ref 29519) £25.00*	126. 1902 6d Army Official (SG 050). A good UNMOUNTED o.g. block of 4, tone spot,lower two creased. Scarce multiple. Cat £600.00 () (Ref 19996) £300.00*

	127. 1910 7d grey-black (SG 249). A good used block of 4, light bend, with Guernsey datestamp. () (Ref 58081) £35.00*	128. 1910 7d grey-black (SG 249). A very fine used vertical strip of 5 with inter-panneau cancelled Guernsey datestamps AU/2/11. () (Ref 58080) £125.00*

	129. 1902 5/- bright carmine (SG 263). A good to fine large part o.g. horizontal pair, lefthand stamp two shorter perfs at upper left. Fine o.g. cats £350.00 each. () (Ref 55378) £300.00*	130. 1911 KGV 'Post Office Savings Bank' stamp in blue and red showing Downey Head, two short perfs at left, cancellation at right. () (Ref 55385) £20.00*

	131. 1911 1d Downey Head PAPER TRIAL (e). A fine imperforate block of 4 on unwatermarked wove paper in scarlet on John Allen special finish very thin paper. Cat. £480.00. () (Ref 42054) £275.00*	132. 1913 10/- INDIGO BLUE SEAHORSE (SG 402). A fine to very fine used example with Guernsey cds. Very fine colour and excellent perforations. Cat. £425.00. () (Ref 29689) £300.00*

	133. KGV SEA HORSE USED IN SARK (SG 414). Fine to very fine used cancelled very fine strike of a Sark cds probably February 1920. Very rare usage with little post eminating from Sark. () (Ref 52026) £225.00*	134. IRELAND/SEAHORSE. Small piece bearing used 5/- De La Rue (SG 410) cancelled by 'Registry of Business Names/Dublin' in purple dated 12/MAR/1917. Stamp several short perfs but a very unusual usage used during W.W.I. on documents which registered companies enabling the companies to know 'who was who'. () (Ref 43804) £45.00*

	135. 1914 POSTAGE DUES COLOUR TRIALS OVERPRINTED 'SPECIMEN' TYPE 23. Three very fine o.g. examples of the 2d value in carmine, Bartolozzi brown and green. () (Ref 45075) £150.00*	136. GERMAN PROPAGANDA FORGERY OF THE 1935 ½d SILVER JUBILEE (SG 453). A very attractive 'used' example with 'D-Day cancel 6/JU/44'. () (Ref 22647) £85.00*

	137. KING GEORGE V UNAPPROPRIATED REVENUE PLATE PROOFS. A good selection with 4d, 2/- and £1 in purple and 2/- and 7/6d values in green all printed on bluish-wove paper. Scarce group. () (Ref 56942) £150.00*	138. KING GEORGE VI 'V.V.' VICTORY OVERPRINTS. A very fine group of six ½d to 3d definitives each overprinted 'V.V.'. Large part o.g. - whereas ½d and 1d values can be found, 1½d to 3d very scarce. The set of six £225.00. () (Ref 55977) £225.00*

	139. German Propaganda Forgery. A very fine unused set of 6 based on the King George VI ½d to 3d values. () (Ref 55525) £125.00*	140. GERMAN PROPAGANDA FORGERY. A fine unused example of the ½d value (SG 462Var) overprinted 'EMPIRE'S LIQUIDATION 28.11/1.12 1943 AT TEHERAN'. RARE. () (Ref 34501) £375.00*

	141. 1937 KGVI 1d scarlet (SG 463). A very fine o.g. cylinder 41 dot control G/40 block of 6 each stamp punched. Very scarce. () (Ref 57856) £275.00*	142. GERMAN PROPAGANDA FORGERY. A superb unused example of the KGVI 1d value overprinted 'Liquidation of Empire Jamaica'. () (Ref 53789) £45.00*

	143. GERMAN PROPAGANDA FORGERY. A superb 'used' example based upon the design of the KGVI 1d definitive (SG 463). () (Ref 54510) £25.00*	144. 1951 1d light ultramarine (SG 504). A fine unmounted o.g. block of 4 overprinted vertical black bars ex. Post Office Training Centre. () (Ref 58015) £30.00*

	145. 1940 2½d Centenary (SG 483). A good used example, one slightly shorter perf, but clearly showing the very scarce variety LOOP TO CROWN (Spec. QCom6c) which cats. £100.00. () (Ref 54147) £60.00*	146. 1952 2½d Wilding watermark Tudor Crown (SG 519). A fine o.g. example, light bend, overprinted 'Specimen' ex. the Mary Adshead archive, presumably sent to her as an example of the issue. () (Ref 52060) £225.00*

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