(Photo) (plate 4) 1858 2d blue pl 15 mint o/pt Specimen. Cat £250 (Res. £60) £75
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1870 1/2d plate 14 u/m, Cat £100+ £50
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(Photo) (plate 4) 1870 1/2d rose pl 15 in u/m strip of 3 with complete 'Halfpenny' wmk, fine and scarce. (Res. £240) £275
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(Photo) (plate 3) 1870 1/2d rose pl 15 u/m, fine and fresh. Cat £150+ £75
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1870 1/2d rose pl 20 mint. Cat £300 £50
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(Photo) (plate 5) 1870 1/2d rose pl 5 imperforate used lettered 'EX' [the imperf at right is normal for 'X' row], margins just clear at top and base but very large at left [with part of adjoining stamp]. Scarce. Cat £3200 (Res. £625) £700
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1870 1/2d rose pl 14 on part entire to St. Andrews tied fine 'Glasgow NPB MR 24 80' oval, via Dundee. Attractive little item. £25
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(Photo) (plate 4) 1870 1/2d rose pl 9 on piece [with 1d red pl 135] tied fine 'Bradford' duplex, attractive and scarce. Cat £850 (Res. £180) £200
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1870 1 1/2d rose red pl 3 unused, no gum, Cat £400 £40
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(Photo) (plate 4) 1847 Embossed 1/- pale green in fine used strip of 3, good to large margins all round [small scissor cut in upper margins away from stamps], crisp '498' cancels, a lovely, scarce multiple. Cat £2550+. (re-offered with reduced estimate) (Res. £525) £640
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(Photo) (plate 4) 1847 Embossed 1/- pale green fine used with 4 good to large margins and neat '2' barred numeral cancel. Cat £950 (Res. £180) £200
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(Photo) (plate 4) 1847 Embossed 1/- green used with 4 margins and fine '15' Scottish numeral cancel, small thin. Cat £1000 £75
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1847 Embossed 1/- green with 4 clear to large margins used, light crease and small thin. Cat £1000 (Res. £55) £60
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(Photo) (plate 4) 1847 Embossed 1/- deep green fine used with 3 margins. Cat £1050 £75
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(Photo) (plate 4) 1847 Embossed 10d deep brown mint, 3 good margins [just touched at top], small faults [light crease horizontally at base], an attractive and fresh example. Cat £15000 £800
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(Photo) (plate 4) 1847 Embossed 10d brown fine used with 3 margins, large at left and base, enormous [upper margin] at top. Striking! Cat £1500 (Res. £220) £250
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(Photo) (plate 4) 1847 Embossed 6d dull lilac with inverted and reversed wmk mint, regummed, a most attractive 4 margin example. Cat £18,000 (Res. £450) £500
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1847 Embossed 6d purple with reversed wmk fine used, 3 margins. Cat £1000 £75
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(Photo) (plate 4) 1855 Small Garter 4d carmine fine used with neat '14' barred numeral cancel and inverted wmk. Cat £1200 (Res. £220) £250
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1855 Medium Garter 4d pale carmine on blued fine used, with (slightly heavy) circular postmark (scarce on these early issues). Cat £475+ (Res. £80) £100
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(Photo) (plate 4) 1855 Small Garter 4d deep bright carmine lightly used, one blunt perf at left, an attractive and striking shade. Cat £525. SG J47[1]. £75
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(Photo) (plate 4) 1855 Medium Garter 4d deep rose [specially prepared ink] on cover to Paris tied '15' barred diamond cancel [and 'Craven Hill' straight line on reverse], striking stamp, scarce on cover. Cat £600 (Res. £150) £175
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(Photo) (plate 4) 1855 Large Garter 4d rose mint, a fine and fresh example. Cat £1700 (Res. £240) £275
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(Photo) (plate 4) 1855 Large Garter 4d rose fine used with full strike of 'Liverpool 7 SP 58' cds a lovely item. (Res. £90) £100
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(Photo) (plate 4) 1855 Large Garter 4d rose mint with inverted wmk [tiny thin], fresh, attractive and scarce. Cat £4500 (Res. £400) £450
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(Photo) (plate 4) 1855 Emblems 6d deep lilac mint, an attractive example, regummed. Cat £1800 (Res. £110) £125
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(Photo) (plate 4) 1855 Emblems 6d lilac fine mint wing margin with [somewhat toned] original gum. Cat £1350 (Res. £220) £250
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1855 Emblems 1/- green on entire to Barcelona tied crisp '21' oval barred cancel, also 'PD' framed in circle and departure and arrival strikes, a quite superb cover! (re-offered with reduced estimate) (Res. £55) £60
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(Photo) (plate 5) 1855 Emblems 1/- pale green mint, regummed, fresh and most attractive. Cat £3000 (Res. £130) £150
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(Photo) (plate 5) 1855 Emblems 1/- green on azure paper used, a couple of blunt perfs lower left, a presentable example of this difficult item. Cat £1800 (re-offered with reduced estimate) (Res. £140) £165
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(Photo) (plate 5) 1862 Emblems 3d bright carmine fine used with inverted wmk. Cat £750. (re-offered with reduced estimate) (Res. £120) £145
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1862 Emblems 3d pale carmine used, a little toned, with inverted wmk. Cat £1000 (Res. £108) £125
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(Photo) (plate 5) 1862 Emblems 4d bright red mint, a fine example. Cat £2200 (Res. £275) £300
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1862 Emblems 6d lilac in part reconstruction x 199 different letterings used, range of different postmarks and shades, generally in collectable/good condition. Very cheap against catalogue! Cat £18,000 (re-offered with reduced estimate) (Res. £475) £540
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(Photo) (plate 5) 1862 Emblems 9d bistre mint, fresh and attractive, regummed. Cat £5250 (Res. £180) £200
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1865 Emblems 3d rose mint, regummed. Cat £2300 (Res. £150) £175
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(Photo) (plate 5) 1865 4d vermilion pl 8 imperforate Plate Proof lettered 'ME' on unwatermarked, ungummed paper, clear to good margins. Scarce [no more than 30 recorded examples]. Cat £2200 (Res. £625) £700
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(Photo) (plate 5) 1865 Large Garter 4d vermilion pl 12 mint, centered to upper right, original gum. Cat £575 (Res. £110) £125
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(Photo) (plate 5) 1865 Large Garter 4d vermilion pl 14 Imprimatur with 4 clear [slightly irregular] margins. Cat £2500 (Res. £550) £600
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(Photo) (plate 5) 1865 Large Garter 4d vermilion pl 7 u/m, fine and fresh [difficult u/m]. £350
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(Photo) (plate 5) 1865 Emblems 6d lilac pl 5 mint, regummed. Cat £1100 £75
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1867 Spray 3d rose pl 4 fine used, scarce. Wing margin with cds. Cat £250+ (Res. £60) £75
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(Photo) (plate 5) 1867 Spray 3d rose pl 5 fine mint, original gum. Cat £525 (Res. £130) £150
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(Photo) (plate 5) 1867 Spray 6d dull violet pl 8 mint, regummed. Cat £675 £75
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(Photo) (plate 5) 1867 Spray 9d pale straw mint, a fine, fresh example, regummed. Cat £2300 (Res. £130) £150
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(Photo) (plate 5) 1867 Spray 10d red brown used with inverted wmk, centered low, neat cancel. Cat £1000 (Res. £180) £200
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(Photo) (plate 5) 1867 Spray 10d deep red brown mint, centered to lower left and regummed, a striking example. Cat £5000 (Res. £180) £200
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(Photo) (plate 5) 1867 Spray 1/- green pl 4 mint, original [slightly toned] gum, fresh and attractive. Cat £975 (Res. £180) £200
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(Photo) (plate 5) 1867 Spray 2/- dull blue mint, a fine looking example, lovely colour, small thin. Cat £3800 £450
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(Photo) (plate 5) 1867 Spray 2/- dull blue fine used with superb 'Liverpool JA 20 72' cds. (Res. £70) £80
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