Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1867 Sperati 2/- brown forgery 'MK' in brown, perf 16 and with faked watermark and '62' Irish diamond. A lovely example of this famous forgery. (SG 121 Var) (Ex Mike Holt) £300-350
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1867 6d deep chestnut fine mint, original gum. Brandon Cert. Cat £1300 (SG 122) £250-300
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1872 6d chestnut (plate 11) fine mint, fresh, cat £800 (SG 122a) £175-200
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1872 6d chestnut fine mint, original gum. Cat £800 (SG 122a) £150-175
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Single (Photo) (plate 12) 1872 6d pale chestnut pl 11 in fine blk of 4 with superb 'Farnham AU 2 72' cds. (SG 122b) (Ex Mike Holt) £125-150
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1872 Spray 6d grey (plate 12) a fine mint block of four MI-NJ, with wing margins at left. Fresh, short perf on MI. Superb piece. Cat £10,000. (SG 125) £1750-2000
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1872 6d grey fine used with neat 'Portadown AU 4 73' cds. Superb. (SG 125) (Ex Mike Holt) £100-125
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1867 5/- rose pl 1 fine used, centered high, neat 'Gresham House' cds. Cat £600 (SG 126 (1)) £200-275
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1867 5/- pale rose pl 2 fine used with 'Gresham House' cds. Cat £1350 (SG 127 (2)) £150-175
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1867 Maltese Cross 10/- greenish grey fine used with light oval Registered cancel. Cat £3200 (SG 128) £400-475
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1867 Maltese Cross £1 brown lilac used with neat 'Vere St FE 12 81' cds, centered to lower left, a fine example. Cat £4500 (SG 129) £800-950
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1867 Maltese Cross £1 brown lilac used, very slight toning, a fine example with light barred oval cancel. Cat £4500 (SG 129) £700-850
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1867 Maltese Cross £1 brown lilac fine used with 'London MR 9 80' cds, short perf at right, otherwise a lovely example. Cat £4500 (SG 129) £600-700
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1867 £5 orange on blued paper used with Telegraph cancel and 'Parliament AP 26 82' cds [the date authenticating the blued paper], a little faded, traces of red crayon and corner crease. Cat £15000 (SG 133) £800-950
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Single (Photo) (Front Cover) 1867 £5 orange mint, 2 tiny black marks on gum and light diagonal bend, fine, fresh appearance. Cat £14000 (SG 137) £2500-3000
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1867 £5 orange fine used with 'Glasgow' cds. Cat £4750 (SG 137) £1750-2000
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1867 £5 orange used with neat 'Manchester Accounts' double ring cds, repaired at base but a lovely looking example. Cat £4750 (SG 137) £700-850
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1873 2 1/2d rosy mauve pl 2 on blued paper fine used with neat 'A25' cancel of Malta. Scarce. Cat £1600. Brandon Cert. (SG 138 (2)) £500-600
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1873 2 1/2d rosy mauve pl 2 'LH -FL' error of lettering used with '107' numeral of Bradford, off centre but lettering nice and clear. Scarce. Cat £2600 (SG 140) (Ex Mike Holt) £350-425
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1873 2 1/2d rosy mauve pl 15 fine mint with original gum, a lovely example. BPA Cert. Cat £500 (SG 141 (15)) (Ex Mike Holt) £150-175
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1873 2 1/2d rosy mauve pl 15 fine mint. Cat £500 (SG 141 (15)) (Res. £110) £110-125
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1873 2 1/2d rosy mauve pl 6 u/m o/pt Specimen [type 9], a very fine example. (SG 141 (6)S) (Ex Mike Holt) £100-125
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1873 2 1/2d blue pl 17 fine mint. Cat £550 (SG 142 (17)) £110-140
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1873 Spray 3d rose pl 12 fine mint, original gum. Cat £500 (SG 144 (12)) (Ex Mike Holt) £100-125
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1873 Spray 6d grey pl 16 fine mint. Cat £500 (SG 147 (16)) £110-140
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1873 Spray 1/- green pl 13 u/m. Superb. (SG 150 (13)) (Ex Mike Holt) £350-425
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1873 Spray 1/- green pl 6 in wing marginal blk of 6 fine used with neat 'Mark Lane' cds cancels [unusually the '4' of '74' is positioned sideways], odd minor fault, a fine and scarce multiple. (SG 150 (9)) (Ex Mike Holt) £300-350
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1873 Spray 1/- orange brown mint, small thin spot but fine appearance and original gum. Cat £4750 (SG 151) £300-350
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1873 Spray 1/- orange brown fine used with corner cds. Scarce. Cat £700+ (SG 151) (Ex Mike Holt) £200-250
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Single (Photo) (plate 14) 1873 Large Garter 4d vermilion mint, gum disturbance, fine appearance. Cat £2800 (SG 152) £300-350
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Single (Photo) (plate 14) 1873 Large Garter 4d vermilion fine used with 'Brighton' cds, dated 'FE 17 76' [the earliest date recorded in SG is 'MA 1 76']. Rare! (SG 152) (Ex Mike Holt) £300-350
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Single (Photo) (plate 14) 1873 Large Garter 4d vermilion fine used with 'Brighton DE 11 76' cds. Cat £500 (SG 152) £80-100
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Single (Photo) (plate 14) 1873 Large Garter 4d sage green pl 16 fine used with lovely strike of the 'Bolivar Paid' cds in red of Venezuela. (SG 153 (16)) (Ex Mike Holt) £200-250
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1873 Large Garter 4d sage green pl 15 in fine mint imperforate lower marginal pair [with part inscription] o/pt Specimen. Attractive and scarce. Cat £1050+ (SG 153 Var) (Ex Mike Holt) £300-350
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Single (Photo) (plate 14) 1873 Large Garter 4d grey brown pl 17 fine used with lovely 'Oban DE 21 80' cds. Scarce. RPS Cert. (SG 154) (Ex Mike Holt) £250-300
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Single 1880 Perkins Bacon Tender Essays, the 1/2d in 6 different colours [turquoise green, red brown, lilac, blue, brown and salmon pink], the 1 1/2d in 2 shades of brown and charcoal, also 2d in brown on pink. (SG -) (Ex Mike Holt) £150-175
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Single (Photo) (plate 14) 1880 3d rose pl 21 lower marginal fine mint. Superb! (SG 158 (21)) (Ex Mike Holt) £150-175
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1880 Surch 3d on 3d lilac in u/m top marginal strip of 3 (mounted on margin), couple of natural gum bends, cat £1800+ (SG 159) £650-800
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Single (Photo) (plate 14) 1880 Surch 6d on 6d lilac fine mint. Cat £650 (SG 162) £175-200
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Single (Photo) (plate 14) 1880 1/2d to 5d u/m o/pt Specimen [type 9], fine and not easy u/m. Cat £500+ (SG 165/9s) (Ex Mike Holt) £200-250
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Single (Photo) (plate 14) 1880 1 1/2d Colour Trial in orange yellow mint, regummed, a most striking and scarce item. Cat £3000 (SG 167 Var) £500-600
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Single (Photo) (plate 14) 1881 1d lilac u/m with a striking pre-printing paper fold. Unusual! (SG 172) £80-100
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Single (Photo) (plate 14) 1881 1d lilac lower marginal fine mint, printed on gummed side and with inverted wmk. Cat £900 (SG 172c) (Ex Mike Holt) £300-350
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Single 1883 10/- ultramarine fine used with part cds, a lovely example. Cat £525 (SG 183) £125-150
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Single (Photo) (plate 13) 1883 10/- pale ultramarine fine used with neat 'Cardiff Docks AU 22 88' cds. Cat £550 (SG 183a) £150-175
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Single (Photo) (plate 14) 1884 Crowns £1 brown lilac fine used with 'Belfast MY 9 90' cds, a lovely example. Cat £2800 (SG 185) £600-700
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Single (Photo) (plate 14) 1884 Crowns £1 brown lilac used, a good, sound example with cds and boxed Telegraph cancel plus faint diagonal reddish crayon. Cat £2800 (SG 185) £300-350
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Single (Photo) (plate 14) 1884 Crowns £1 brown lilac used, small tear at base, a fine looking example. Cat £2800 (SG 185) (Ex Mike Holt) £150-175
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Single (Photo) (plate 14) 1888 Orbs £1 brown lilac fine used, a most presentable example with light barred oval cancel. Cat £4250 (SG 186) £650-800
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Single (Photo) (plate 14) 1888 Orbs £1 brown lilac fine used with part boxed Telegraph cancel and neat 'Coventry' cds. Cat £4250 (SG 186) £600-700
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