Folder 1858 1d red pl 181 in marginal blk of 50 [with full inscription and ornament], fine condition for a multiple this size, a magnificent piece and not one of the commoner plates. (SG 43 (181)) £1500-1800
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1858 1d red pl 225 mint, some [quite typical] gum wrinkling. Scarce. Cat £3200 (SG 43 (225)) £750-900
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1858 1d red pl 225 fine used, a lovely example. Cat £800 (SG 43 (225)) (Ex Mike Holt) £200-250
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Folder 1858 2d blue plates, an extensive accumulation untidily presented on pages, approx 25 x pl 7, 40 x pl 8, 120 x pl 9 [+ 10 mint or unused], 60 x pl 13, 75 x pl 14 and 50 x pl 15 [+ 9 mint or unused]. Mixed condition but plenty of fine examples, ideal for reconstructing. Cat £20,000+ (SG 45/7) £700-850
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1870 1/2d rose red pl 4 in fine mint blk of 4. Cat £550 (SG 48 (4)) (Ex Mike Holt) £100-125
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1870 1/2d rose red pl 9 on piece tied fine strike of '878' cancel of Wigan. Cat £850 (SG 48 (9)) (Ex Mike Holt) £125-150
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Album 1870 extensive accumulation of 1/2d plates on pages, mixed condition but plenty of fine examples with 750 or so used examples [with 200 x pl 1 and 100 pl 8], also around 160 mint or unused examples. Untidy lot but good value! Cat £70,000+ (SG 48/9) £2000-2500
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Folder 1870 1/d plates complete set from 1 to 20 fine used on 2 pages, the pl 9 very fine, pl 20 in strip of 3 and pl 3 on cover. Cat £1600+ (SG 48/9) (Ex Mike Holt) £250-300
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1870 1/2d rose pl 9 'BC' mint, centered to left, a little toning and corner crease. Cat £6000 (SG 49 (9)) £400-475
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Folder 1870 1 1/2d rose accumulation on pages, 18 mint or unused examples [+ one o/pt Specimen], 60 or so used, many fine. Cat £15,000+ (SG 51/2) £500-600
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1870 1 1/2d rose red used lettered 'OP - PC', a fine example of the scarce error of lettering. Cat £1900 (SG 53) £400-475
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1870 1 1/2d rosy mauve mint, a little toning and regummed. Cat £8500 (SG 53a) £600-700
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1847 Embossed 1/- pale green with large to enormous margins [sheet margin at base], fine used with neat '33' London numeral of Mortlake. Superb. (SG 54) (Ex Mike Holt) £300-350
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1847 Embossed 6d mauve with 3 good to clear margins [just touching at top] with inverted and reversed wmk, o/pt Specimen [without gum as is often found with these as most emanate from the Post Master's notice. Cat £3800 (SG 58s) (Ex Mike Holt) £450-550
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1855 Small Garter 4d carmine mint, the gum is not original but this is a wonderfully fresh example. Cat £8500 (SG 62) £800-950
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1855 Large Garter 4d rose carmine mint, a fine example with Brandon Cert. Cat £2000 (SG 66) £400-475
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1855 Large Garter 4d carmine mint, an attractive example [centered to lower left] without gum. Cat £2000 (SG 66) £80-100
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1855 Large Garter 4d rose mint, a fine and fresh example. Cat £1700 (SG 66a) £250-300
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1855 Emblems 6d lilac mint, fine and fresh, original gum, slightly disturbed. Cat £1350 (SG 70) £175-200
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1855 Emblems 6d lilac fine mint with inverted and reversed wmk, a scarce item, listed but unpriced. BPA Cert [signed Robson Lowe]. (SG 70wk) (Ex Mike Holt) £400-475
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1855 Emblems 1/- deep green with inverted wmk fine used with superb '14' London cancel of Leyton. Superb! (SG 71wi) (Ex Mike Holt) £200-250
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1860 [circa] H Bender Private Delivery Label in black. Bender owned a bookshop in Leicester Square and is believed to have applied labels to some of the books delivered from his shop. A most unusual and scarce item [Mike Sartori letter accompanies]. (SG -) (Ex Mike Holt) £200-250
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1861 De La Rue 'King of Portugal' essays, 4 examples in olive grey, lilac, orange and pale carmine, small imperfections but mostly fine and a scarce group [see page 180 in SG QV]. (SG -) (Ex Mike Holt) £400-475
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1862 Emblems 9d bistre mint, an attractive example, regummed. Cat £5250 (SG 86) (Ex Mike Holt) £200-250
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Single 1862 Emblems 9d bistre [a little toning on upper perfs] on neat little mourning cover to Melbourne tied 'Tiverton 800' duplex, a lovely cover. Cat £875 (SG 86) £150-175
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1862 Emblems 9d bistre fine mint wing margin o/pt Specimen. Cat £725 (SG 86s) (Ex Mike Holt) £150-175
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1862 Emblems 9d bistre fine used wing margin with '947' of Hartlepool and inverted wmk, lovely quality. Cat £650 (SG 86wi) (Ex Mike Holt) £150-175
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1862 Emblems 9d straw fine used with superb strike of the scarce '37' London District numeral of Brompton in blue, off centre but a rare item. (SG 87) (Ex Mike Holt) £200-250
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Single (Photo) (Front Cover) 1862 Emblems 9d bistre [with hair lines] 'Abnormal' 'SJ' fine used with neat '75' cancel of Birmingham. RPS Cert, a rare item and without doubt one of the finest of the 46 recorded used examples. Cat £13000 (SG 88) (Ex Mike Holt) £4000-4750
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1865 Emblems 3d rose pl 4 fine mint wing margin with original gum. Cat £2300 (SG 92) (Res. £350) £350-400
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1865 Large Garter 4d dull vermilion pl 14 in fine mint blk of 4, 2 are u/m, a lovely multiple. Cat £3750+ (SG 93 (14)) (Ex Mike Holt) £1000-1200
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1865 Large Garter 4d dull vermilion pl 13 fine used with inverted wmk and part cds. A lovely item, with inverted wmk unlisted by SG on this plate. (SG 93wi) (Ex Mike Holt) £150-175
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1865 Large Garter 4d vermilion pl 12 fine mint, original gum. Cat £575 (SG 94 (12)) £125-150
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1865 Emblems 4d vermilion plate 8 fine mint, cat £600 (SG 94 (8)) £125-150
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1865 Large Garter 4d vermilion pl 12 marginal [with part inscription] fine mint with inverted wmk, original gum, a superb example of a particularly rich colour. (SG 94wi) (Ex Mike Holt) £200-250
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Single 1865 Emblems 6d lilac pl 5 mint, centered high, original gum. Cat £1100 (SG 97 (5)) £200-250
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1865 Emblems 9d straw mint, a fine looking example, original gum, heavy hinges. Tough stamp. Cat £4500 (SG 98) £600-750
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1865 Emblems 9d straw mint, centered to lower left, a fine example with original gum, Brandon Cert [missing the photo]. Cat £4750 (SG 98) £600-700
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1867 Spray 3d deep rose pl 8 in blk of 4 with fine strikes of the 'Mevagissey' [Cornwall] cds. (SG 103 (8)) (Ex Mike Holt) £125-150
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1867 Spray 9d pale straw fine used with lovely 'Streatham' cds. (SG 111) (Ex Mike Holt) £100-125
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1867 Spray 10d red brown fine used with inverted wmk. Cat £1000 (SG 112wi) (Ex Mike Holt) £200-250
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1867 Stock Exchange Forgery 1/- green 'FL' 'used', a little paper adhesion, fine. Cat £850 (SG 117 Var) £300-350
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1867 1/- green 'Stock Exchange Forgery' pl 5 'DJ', a very fine example. Cat £850 (SG 117 Var) (Ex Mike Holt) £300-350
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1867 Spray 2/- pale blue mint wing marginal example, sweated, redistributed gum, a fine and attractive example. Cat £4700 (SG 120) £500-600
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1867 Spray 2/- cobalt used, a good example of this scarce shade. Philatelic Exp. Cert. Cat £3000 (SG 120a) £600-700
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1867 Spray 2/- milky blue fine mint with 'A and BS' perfin, original gum, lovely fresh appearance, most unusual. Cat [as mint] £20,000 (SG 120b) £500-600
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1867 Spray 2/- milky blue fine used. Cat £1900 (SG 120b) £300-350
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Single (Photo) (Front Cover) 1867 Spray 2/- brown 'OF' mint, centered to upper right, a lovely, fresh example, the gum appears to be original [possibly a little 'sweated'] but is not guaranteed. Cat £28,000 (SG 121) £3000-3500
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1867 Spray 2/- brown 'MB' fine used with part oval barred cancel. Cat £4200 (SG 121) £600-700
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1867 Sperati Forgery Die Proof in black [45 x 51mm], signed in pencil and with 'Reproduction Interdite' h/stamp, also BPA '267' cachet on reverse. Scarce. Ex Baillie. (SG 121 Var) (Ex Mike Holt) £500-600
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