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1881 1d Lilac, mint and used selection with die I mint (10, six unmounted), die II imperforate plate proofs on green or buff paper, etc. (32). £160-200
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1881 1d Lilac die II, imperforate marginal Imprimaturs from plates 11, 13 and 35, marginal thins, otherwise fine and scarce. (3). Photo on Page 6. £220-260
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1881 1d Lilac die II, mint Controls comprising singles (177), pairs (33), strips (14) and blocks (2) with inverted "X" (7, including block of 18), thin and thick control letters, broken control letters, etc. (226). £300-400
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1884 2/6 Lilac on white paper, HE-IF block of four each with "CONTINENTAL NIGHT MAIL / C.S" c.d.s, unusual. S.G. 178, £1,100. Photo on Page 12. £220-260
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1884 £1 Brown-lilac, watermark Imperial Crowns, HC used with light squared circle cancels, well centred and unusually fine. S.G. 185, £3,000. Photo on Page 6. £700-800
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1888 £1 Brown-lilac, watermark Orbs, TA with frame break, used with Registered datestamps, well centred, very fine. S.G. 186a, £7,500. Photo on Page 6. £2,500-2,800
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1902 £1 Dull blue-green used with a central c.d.s cancel, well centred, extremely fine. S.G. 266. Photo on Page 6. £300-350
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1902 £1 Dull blue-green, vertical pair with upper margin, well centred, each with a central Guernsey c.d.s cancel, extremely fine. S.G. 266. Photo on Page 12. £700-800
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1902-13 KEVII Mint and used selection including piece of stamp paper with six impressions of the Imperial Crown watermark, plain perforated Imperial Crown paper overprinted "CANCELLED" (8), Jan 1 1902 First Day pieces bearing ½d or 1d block of four (minor staining), ½d, 1d and 5d imperforate plate proofs on buff paper, ½d yellow-green Specimen type 22, also various better shades, Parcel Post labels, etc. (118). £280-350
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1906 10d Dull purple and carmine on chalk surfaced paper, marginal block of four, upper margin with central guide lines, mounted in the margin only, the block superb unmounted mint. S.G. 254b. Photo on Page 12. £500-600
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1910 1/- Dull green and scarlet on chalk surfaced paper, mint block of four, minor creasing to upper right stamp, the lower pair unmounted. S.G. 259. Photo on Page 10. £200-240
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1911 KGV Downey Head 1d carmine die IB imperforate paper trial block of eight, on thick unwatermarked chalk surfaced paper with margin at base, pressed vertical fold between the two right vertical pairs, fine and scarce. S.G. £2,240. Photo on Page 12. £800-1,000
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c.1911-24 Watermarked paper, two pieces (each 208x239mm) watermarked "SPECIAL POSTAGE PAPER / LONDON" with trial perforations or roulettes; and two pieces (444x321mm or 222x250mm) both with the 1924 Block Cypher watermark. Very unusual. (4). £120-150
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1911-36 KGV Mint and used selection with Downey Head Control blocks (8); extensive Mackennal Heads with Cancelled or Specimen overprints (11), Controls (72, many strips or blocks), 1½d no watermark and other watermark varieties, plate varieties, better shades, etc.; a few Seahorses with Bradbury Wilkinson 10/- mint, 5/- (2) and 10/- cancelled "BRITISH A.P.O / CONSTANTINOPLE" c.d.s, etc. A good lot. (c.300). £800-1,000
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1912 2½d Blue, imperforate block of four each overprinted "CANCELLED" type 24, mounted mint, lower pair with horizontal crease, still an attractive and unusual proof block. S.G. £900. Photo on Page 10. £200-240
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1912-35 KGV Booklet Panes comprising Royal Cypher 1½d pane of four with adverts (Harmer Rooke, straight edge at base, S.G. £550); Block Cypher ½d and 1d panes (inverted watermarks) and 1½d pane of four with adverts (South Africa, S.G. £275); and Photogravure panes of ½d (3), 1d (6), 1½d (12) or 1½d with adverts (2), some inverted watermarks, some mounted, otherwise fine, the first two 1½d + adverts panes unmounted. (27). Photo on Page 16. £400-500
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1929 PUC ½d - £1 Set of five and 1939-48 2/6 - £1 set of six, the 1929 £1 with small piece adhering to gum, otherwise fine mint and good appearance. S.G. £1,175. Photo on Page 10. £200-250
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1929 PUC 2½d, Watermark inverted, fine mint. S.G. £2,750. Photo on Page 6. £700-800
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1929 PUC £1 Fine mint, very lightly mounted. S.G. £750. Photo on Page 10. £200-250
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1934 Registered cover to Germany franked by 1929 PUC £1 tied by London E.C registered datestamps, endorsed "senders excess", oval Munich Rohrpost arrival datestamp. The stamp with small tone mark, otherwise fine and scarce on cover. Photo on Page 14. £300-400
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1937-47 KGVI Cylinder Blocks of six and booklet panes, comprising Cylinder blocks of the 2½d (103), 3d (3, with two examples of G14 cylinder 17 dot), 5d (20), 6d (25), 7d, 8d, 9d (6) and 1/- (5); and booklet panes comprising ½d panes of two, four (2) or six (4), 1d panes of two (2), four (4) or six (5), and 1½d panes of six (12). Also KEVIII booklet panes (2), KGVI 1d blue booklet panes with adverts (2), etc. Most mounted, otherwise fine. (201). £500-600
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1940 War Tax surcharges, ½d and 1d War Tax essay overprints in red or black on KGVI 1d (3), 1½d (2), 2d (6), 2½d (3) or 3d (4), also proofs on plain white paper (48), scarce and unusual. (66). Photo on Page 6. £1,000-1,200
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c.1940 German Propaganda Forgeries of the KGVI ½d - 3d, singles of the six values and vertical inter-panneau pairs of the ½d - 2½d all with "LIQUIDATION OF / EMPIRE" overprints for Barbados (8), Bahamas, Bermuda, St. Lucia (3), Jamaica or Singapore (2), unusual. (16). £180-220
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1953-80 Unmounted mint collection in a Marini album, largely complete, with 1955 Castles Waterlow printing, 1955-58 Wildings set, etc. (100s). £200-250
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QEII Covers and stamps including R.A.F flown covers with various signatures including Leonard Cheshire (49); 1998 Windsor Victoria Cross Exhibition covers signed by V.C winners (5) and two exhibition programmes signed by Margaret Thatcher; Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man collections complete mint and used to 1985 and G.B 1971-93 fine used collection with all Machins, Prestige and other booklet panes, also all postage dues, and WW2 propaganda forgeries (8), in five albums. £150-250
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2000-2021 Smiler sheets, approximately 800 sheets, virtually complete with 2001 Dr Who, Elvis, Victoria Cross set of six sheets (only 500 issued), Concorde, Titanic pair (only 400 issued), 2007 Scouting set of three sheets (only 250 issued), Harry Potter pair (only 250 issued), Gandhi, etc. Limited editions of 50, 100, 150, 250, 500, 750 and 1000 are included. A unique opportunity to obtain a comprehensive collection. Face value approx £10,300. PDF of full listing available upon request. £5,500-6,500
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1986-2017 Presentation Packs including 1997 high values, 1998 Diana Welsh version (4), 2003 Rugby Winners (13), 2004 Entente Cordial (12), 2005 Castles miniature sheets (7), 2007 Harry Potter (11), etc., some duplication. (c.380). £240-280
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First Day Covers. 1914 Unpaid commercial picture postcard from Croydon to Maidenhead with a 1d postage due cancelled on April 20th, the First Day of Issue, the card with two heavy creases to lower right corner, otherwise fine and a scarce non-philatelic F.D.C. Also 1911 (June 22) 1d Downey Head F.D.C posted in Chichester. (2). £120-150
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First Day Covers. 1924-2003 Covers, mainly predecimal with many illustrated covers, earlier F.D.Cs include 1924 (Apr. 23) Empire Exhibition pair with the Exhibition slogan cancel, 1929 (May 10) PUC ½d - 2½d with London c.d.s, illustrated envelopes for 1940 Stamp Centenary, 1946 Victory, 1948 Olympics, 1949 U.P.U, 1957 Parliamentary Conference, 1958 Commonwealth Games, 1961 Savings Bank, etc., a few covers signed. (245). £450-550
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First Day Covers. 1935-65 F.D.Cs including 1948 Silver Wedding pair on an illustrated F.D.C and pair on a plain F.D.C posted in Jersey, 1957 Graphite definitives set, etc., also 1948 £1 unmounted mint block of four and a single used on 1949 Philatelic Congress of G.B cover, etc. (14 + block). £180-220
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Channel Islands/Isle of Man. 1941-2008 Collections comprising Jersey complete unmounted to 2007 and used to 1983; Guernsey complete unmounted to 2006 and used to 1981; and Isle of Man complete unmounted to 2008 and used to 1983, all superb. (21 albums). £200-300
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1929 Postal Union Congress booklets, 2/- issue number 103 and 3/- issue number 172, the 3/- booklet with small paper adherence to inside front cover, otherwise both very fine. S.G. BB13, 25, £950. (2). £150-200
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1938-40 KGVI 6d Booklets with plain covers, comprising buff covers (2) with and without interleaving, pink covers (2) with and without interleaving, or pale green covers with panes of four (2, panes facing right or left, sideways watermarks), the first buff cover booklet without interleaving with both 1½d pairs inverted watermarks. S.G. BD1/3, £1,050. (6). £160-200
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1937 KGVI 2/- Booklet, issue number 393, ½d pane with inverted watermark, fine. S.G. BD11, £1,100. Photo on Page 16. £200-250
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1938 KGVI 2/- Booklet, issue number 422, all panes with inverted watermark, fine. S.G. BD12, £1,100. Photo on Page 16. £200-250
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1940 KGVI 2/6 Booklet with scarlet cover, issue number 3, fine and scarce. S.G. BD13, £1,700. Photo on Page 16. £350-450
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1940 KGVI 2/6 Booklet with blue cover, issue number 11, insignificant mark on cover, otherwise very fine and scarce. S.G. BD14, £1,700. Photo on Page 16. £300-350
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1942 (Feb) KGVI 2/6 Booklet, issue number 91, minor cover creases, otherwise fine. S.G. BD15, £975. Photo on Page 16. £150-200
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1942 (Apr) KGVI 2/6 Booklet, issue number 109, all panes with inverted watermark, front cover with date lightly written in pencil, otherwise fine. S.G. BD16, £975. Photo on Page 16. £180-220
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1942 (Dec) KGVI 2/6 Booklet with unglazed green cover, issue number 158, all panes with inverted watermarks, fine. S.G. BD17, £975. Photo on Page 16. £180-220
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1937 KGVI 3/- Booklet, issue number 334, two 1½d panes with inverted watermarks, small hinge scrapes on back cover, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. BD21, £1,900. Photo on Page 18. £350-450
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1938 KGVI 3/- Booklet, issue number 355, fine and scarce. S.G. BD22, £1,900. Photo on Page 18. £400-500
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1937 KGVI 5/- Booklet, issue number 18, one 1½d pane with inverted watermark, front cover with "20/6" written at upper left in ink, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. BD23, £2,000. Photo on Page 18. £180-220
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1938 KGVI 5/- Booklet, issue number 23, small scrape to back cover, otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. BD24, £2,000. Photo on Page 18. £400-500
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1940 KGVI 5/- Booklet, issue number 10, fine and very scarce. S.G. BD25, £2,000. Photo on Page 18. £450-550
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1942 (June) KGVI 5/- Booklet, issue number 20, very fine and scarce. S.G. BD26, £2,000. Photo on Page 18. £450-550
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1943 (June) KGVI 5/- Booklet, issue number 35 with buff cover, ½d pane and the three 2½d panes with inverted watermark, very fine and scarce. S.G. BD26, £2,000. Photo on Page 18. £450-550
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1955 (March) 2/6 Booklet containing KGVI 1d blue pane of three with "Minimum Inland Printed Paper Rate 1½d" labels (inverted watermark) and three QEII panes (1½d inverted watermark), very fine. S.G. F14, £650. £130-150
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1959 (Aug/Oct) 3/- Booklets with Graphite line panes, inverted watermarks on August 1959 1d pane and all October 1959 panes, both fine. S.G. M13g, 15g, £600. (2). £100-120
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