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1858-1938 Mainly used stationery with P.T.P.O 1d pink envelopes, compound stampings (6, with QV 1½d + 1d used to Grenada franked 5d), ½d pink P.T.P.O postcard with coloured C&J Field Candle Works advert on reverse, registered envelopes with two KGV envelopes insured to Europe, also scarce Halfpenny Letter Post Co. advertising insert. (44). £150-180
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W.H Smith Advertising Rings. 1862-88 Wrappers (7) and pieces (53, four with two dies, 13 cut to shape), cancels include "T.01" (9), "T.02" (4). "T.06" (3), "C.68" (7) and "SS/F" precancel (14), all written up on pages. (60). £150-180
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Newspaper Wrapper Stamps. 1870 ½d Die proof (LW2) in black on white glazed card, reduced to 22x35mm, on piece cut from the De La Rue striking book endorsed "Jan 27, 120", a little rubbed; and ½d stamps type LW2 (22) or LW4 on various coloured papers all cut from Admiralty Enrolment lettersheets, used (16) or unused (7), scarce. (24). £120-150
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1922 (Aug 30) 2d Envelope with triangular handstamp "D / E.C" to show a refund of ½d was provided when rates reduced in May 1922, the envelope then valid at 1½d only. Unusually posted to Germany, registered, franked 4½d, paying the correct 6d rate (3d postage + 3d registration). Light wax seal stain, otherwise fine and scarce used abroad. £80-100
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Airletters. KGVI and QEII Airletters, mainly unused, a huge quantity in a box including KGVI 6d format AF1 (35), etc, also a few colonial airletters. (100s). £200-250
| The Neil Sargent FRPSL Collection of QV Stamped to Order Envelopes |
This fine collection, which contains many rare or unique archival items, won Gold medals at the 2013 Melbourne, 2016 New York and 2022 London stamp exhibitions
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1855 Post Office Notice bearing embossed 4d, 6d and 1/- stamps dated 7/12/55 or 8/12/55 (4d) each overprinted "SPECIMEN" (type PS3), on laid paper watermarked "JOYNSON / 1855", "EMBOSSED POSTAGE STAMPS to be struck upon / Paper and Envelopes" and "26th NOVEMBER, 1855" printed below the stamps, 131x87mm. Printed to Private Order stationery with 1d, 2d, 4d, 6d and 1/- dies were permitted from October 1855; the 1d and 2d dies already appeared on Post Office stationery, and this notice was therefore sent to Postmasters to make them aware of the three new values to be found on envelopes. Photo on Page 28. £250-300
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1859 Post Office Notice with an embossed 3d dated 21/5/59 overprinted "SPECIMEN" (PS3), "EMBOSSED POSTAGE STAMP to be struck upon / Paper and Envelopes" and "MAY, 1859" printed below the stamp, on wove paper, 139x96mm. Photo on Page 28. £150-200
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1866 Proofs prepared by De La Rue for display at the 1867 Paris Exhibition, comprising 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d and 1/- on white paper dated 8/3/66, 1d on white paper, 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d and 1/- on blue paper dated 16/3/66. These were the only dies to be embossed by De La Rue at their own premises and not at Somerset House. A fine and rare group. (12). Photo on Page 8. £800-1,000
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1888 Page ruled into squares for differing value stamps with light pencil heading "Impressed upon paper. Postage stamps supplied by De La Rue", with 1½d brown, 2d pale blue and 2½d lake stamps dated 4/12/88 each overprinted "CANCELLED / STAMP", 202x329mm. A rare page, probably impressed to test the impression of the die or check the colour against the colour standard prior to printing. Huggins & Samuel only record this overprint (PS10) used in 1888 (on three similar pages, with 4-8 dies), and state it was used by the Inland Revenue. £300-400
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1892 Colour Standard sheet with the nine embossed values from 1d to 1/-, the 1d and 10d undated, 1½d, 2d and 2½d dated 16/2/92, 3d, 4d and 1/- dated 15/2/92, the 6d dated 15/1/92 with the month unchanged presumably in error, all stamps handstamped "SPECIMEN" PS9. Vertical and horizontal folds (one through the 2d), otherwise fine and very scarce, 247x167mm. £350-400
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1894 Colour Standard sheet with the ten embossed values from ½d orange to 1/-, 1d and 10d undated, 1½d, 4d and 6d with nine dot florets, 2d, 2½d, 3d and 1/- with five dot florets, each handstamped "SPECIMEN" (PS9, inverted on the 4d), royal arms embossed at left, small piece cut from right edge clear of stamps, very scarce, 273x204mm. £400-500
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1898 Colour standard sheet with two impressions each of the 1½d, 2d, 2½d, 3d, 4d and 1/- with both five and nine dot florets (no 6d as the sheet was produced after the 6d with florets with replaced by the modified design), each handstamped "SPECIMEN" PS11, 280x225mm. A rare and unusual sheet with both floret types for each stamp, the 1½d and 4d stamps with five dot floret only recorded in colour standard sheets. £400-500
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1901 Colour Standard sheet, similar to the 1898 sheet with two impressions of the 1½d, 2d, 2½d, 3d, 4d and 1/- with both five and nine dot florets, ½d green and 1d above, each handstamped "SPECIMEN" PS11, tear into the 1d stamp, otherwise fine and scarce, 256x114mm. Huggins & Samuel record two similar sheets, one in the Royal Collection. £350-400
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1901 Colour Standard sheet bearing ½d green 1d, 1½d (tear-drop replacing florets), 2d, 2½d, 3d, 4d, 6d, 10d and 1/-, the 2d, 2½d, 3d and 4d with nine dot florets, each with "SPECIMEN" type PS11 applied below the stamps, light crease through 6d stamp, a rare and spectacular colour standard sheet, 275x212mm. Photo on Page 32. £500-600
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1892 ½d Die Proof in pink on laid paper, 114x69mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 34. £120-150
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1892 ½d Colour trials in pale pink and dark rose pink, each handstamped "SPECIMEN" type PS9, on laid paper, 59x35mm. Photo on Page 38. £150-180
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1892 ½d Vermilion, three pieces showing the different types of curl to the Queens hair including one with a large and clear extension of the bunch of hair to the right, previously unrecorded and possibly an essay, the die 1a stamp with open pendant handstamped "SPECIMEN". Also ½d "Patent Security Bank Post Envelope" used from London, and ½d + ½d envelope registered from Manchester to Germany. (5). Photo on Page 8. £100-120
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1892 ½d Vermilion on light blue envelope, cut to shape but unfolded, with manuscript "Specimen", scarce. £100-120
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1892 ½d Envelopes with albino stamp impressions, unused or used within London cancelled by "E.C 147" obliterators, both with a stamp or label apparently removed from the upper left corner, otherwise fine and very unusual. (2). £100-120
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1896 (Dec 4) ½d + 10d Envelope posted from London to Rarotonga, Auckland and Cook Islands datestamps. Huggins/Baker ESC 110, previously only recorded unused, a rare envelope to an unusual destination. Photo on Page 28. £180-220
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1892-98 ½d Vermilion + 3d + 6d envelopes (3d with nine dot florets), unused or registered from London to Switzerland in 1898 franked ½d, 1d and 6d, both fine and scarce. Huggins/Baker ESC 427B, unpriced. (2). £120-150
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1879 1d Pink, die 2 dated 10/1/79, Die Proof on laid paper, 116x73mm. Photo on Page 34. £120-150
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1855 1d Pink, undated die on cut to shape envelope, unfolded thick laid paper, one of several trial printings made to test the positioning of the stamp die on various paper types, fine and scarce. £120-150
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1893 Long foolscap cover with 1d + 2½d + 1/- + 1/-, posted from London to Jamaica, handstamped "R.M.S Medway via Southampton", arrival backstamp. A scarce envelope used. Samuel/Baker 482. £150-200
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c.1880 1d Lettersheet published by the "Economic Stamped Envelope Co. Ltd", second issue containing 26 various adverts from London companies, including medicines, an optician, exam coaching, trusses, tapestry restoration, a banjo studio, pianos, fridges, gas governors, tea, cocoa, printers, filters, rubber stamps, suits, iron and steel trousers for workmen, etc., some folds strengthened and blank lower sheet probably removed, nevertheless very scarce. £300-350
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1889 1d Lettersheet containing ten adverts from various London companies (five illustrated) for rum, tea, The Demon Beetle Trap, carriages, Cherry Blossom perfume, cocoa, cod liver oil, Edwards Oriental Sauce and Life Insurance, posted from London to Fort Westmoreland, Cork Harbour. Vertical fold to left flap, lower blank sheet probably removed, a very scarce postally used lettersheet probably produced by The Halfpenny Letter Post Co. Ltd. £400-500
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1893 ½d Lettersheet containing 13 adverts including vocalists, instrumentalists & bands provided for concerts and entertainments, bloaters from Great Yarmouth, electric lighting, sheet music, Mizpah brooches, "The Morning" newspaper, Scotch tweeds, mineral water, etc., published by The International Envelope Co. Ltd in London, with a preprinted address of W.H Smith & Son in Manchester. Blank lower sheet possibly removed, otherwise fine, very rare with a ½d stamp. £500-600
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Ireland. c.1880 1d lettersheet with two pages containing 21 differing adverts (ten of these printed a second time on the second page) for various Dublin companies, including a dyer and cleaner, The Torpedo Washer, hair cutting, portrait photos, hair colour restorer, musical instruments, galvanised iron roofing, baby carriages, sponges, tea, brushes, whisky, waterproof clothing, etc., published by The Halfpenny Letter Co. Ltd in London and sold through their agent Wm Hickey in Dublin. Very fine, the only recorded example. £800-1,000
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1860 1½d Rose-pink, essay dated 2/4/60 overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 2, on laid paper, 64x78mm. This 1½d stamp was prepared in 1860 due to a possible change in postal rates, but was not issued until 1872. Photo on Page 38. £120-150
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1870 1½d Rose-pink, essay dated 2/4/60 on laid paper, also bearing the unissued 1½d rosy mauve postage stamp (small faults to upper corners), both handstamped "SPECIMEN" type 2, 125x72mm, scarce. Photo on Page 34. £350-400
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1872 1½d Die Proof in rose-red, dated 12/8/72, on laid paper, 110x70mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 8. £120-150
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1873 1½d Rose-pink envelope, the stamp dated 10/5/73, cut to shape but unfolded, handstamped "TO BE / TRANSFERRED", used on stationery returned to the accounting office for a credit to be issued (because of damage, printing faults or too many items printed). Very scarce, all such stationery should have been destroyed by the Inland Revenue. £200-250
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1888 (Dec 20) Long cover with embossed 1½d + 2½d + 1/- + 3d + 2d + 1½d, posted to Montreal franked ½d + 9d pair and single. Various long foolscap envelopes commercially used to Canada are believed to have contained heavy printing plates. A very scarce six stamp compound printing envelope and a remarkable 4/2 rate for a 10oz letter, minor creasing. Photo on Page 32. £350-450
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1894 (June 27) 1½d Brown, two envelopes pasted together to give a 3d franking, registered from Stowmarket to Saxmundham, neat c.d.s cancels, unusual. £80-100
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1874 Ink recipe, "Copper Red, For 1½d Envelopes & Somerset House" bearing De La Rue dummy stamp block of four in the issued brown colour, with additional note "In Feby 1893 this ink was used for the 10d Postage Envelope and the 1½d die was printed in yellow". A unique item from the De La Rue ink recipe book, used for the 1½d and 10d envelopes. Also an issued 1891 1½d envelope without frame to the stamp. £200-250
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1892 1½d Yellow dated 27/10/92, on a folded sheet of laid paper, probably a presentation sample, fine and scarce, 202x254mm. £120-150
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1891 1½d Yellow Die Proof on wove paper, the stamp dated 20/2/91 (a year before the stamp was issued in this colour), overprinted "SPECIMEN" PS9, affixed to card, 35x38mm, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 6. £150-180
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1895 (July 19) 1½d Yellow (nine dot florets) + 10d brown envelope registered from London to Rarotonga, franked ½d, Auckland backstamp, an unusual destination. Huggins/Baker ESC 221. £100-120
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1866 2d Light blue Die Proof on laid paper, the stamp dated 19/12/66, overprinted "SPECIMEN" (type PS3, which was used on 1855 Post Office notices), 38x43mm, affixed to card endorsed "Inland Revenue". A unique item from the Somerset House proof book, 76x114mm. Photo on Page 36. £400-500
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1855-87 Ink recipes from the De La Rue ink recipe book, all for blue but using differing ingredients, all headed "For Somerset House 2d blue envelope", also ink recipe "47 - White - for general use" which was a major component of the original blue recipe, the second and third recipes with the additional note "This ink was abandoned for this postage envelope and the maroon ink recipe No. 351 used instead". The three blue recipes with paper samples attached (now discoloured), other recipes on reverse, one for an Italy 2c stamp. A unique group. (4). £400-500
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11892 2d Lake, Die Proof dated 16/2/92 (three months before the stamp was issued), on wove paper, handstamped "SPECIMEN" PS11, 27x30mm. Photo on Page 8. £120-150
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1892 Ink recipe "Maroon, For Somerset House 2d Postage Envelope" with a sample attached, manuscript note "This ink is the same as that used for the old 2½d postage envelope". From the De La Rue ink recipe book, unique. Also the issued 2d envelope. £140-160
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1892 2d Lake dated 27/10/92, on a folded sheet of laid paper, 202x254mm, probably a presentation sample, fine and scarce. £120-150
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1876 2½d Pale lake, Die Proof without date plugs (white holes for the three date plugs), cut to shape and affixed to card dated "14 FEB 76", small surface scrape well away from the proof, otherwise superb and unique, 72x113mm. Photo on Page 36. £400-500
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1876 2½d Deep lake, colour trial on a lightweight envelope, 120x93mm, the stamp with month plug only, blank day and year plug ink filled circles, scarce and unusual. Photo on Page 28. £200-250
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1892 2½d Grey Die Proof, the stamp dated 16/2/92, on wove paper overprinted "SPECIMEN" PS11, 29x32mm. The issued stamps were first dated a month later in March 1892. Photo on Page 6. £120-150
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1892 2½d Proof impressed into red wax, the date plug holes cut out, on card, mounted with a thick card surround, 92x100mm, fine and very rare. £400-500
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1891 2½d Colour trials on envelopes, the stamps dated 23/2/91, in yellow on 139x119mm laid paper envelope or vermilion on 139x119mm lightweight envelope, both with the upper left corner removed; and in yellow, vermilion or lake on 120x93mm lightweight envelopes, the yellow trial endorsed "Quality A, Size B", a superb group, very rare, possibly unique. (5). Photo on Page 44. £800-1,000
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1892 2½d Grey, the stamp dated 27/10/92, on a folded sheet of laid paper, 201x253mm, probably a presentation sample, fine and scarce. £120-150
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1859 3d Deep Carmine Die Proof, the stamp dated 27/5/59 (three months before the issue date), on wove paper, overprinted "SPECIMEN" (type PS4, also used on the 1859 Post Office notices), affixed to card endorsed "Inland Revenue", 76x113mm. A unique proof from the Somerset House proof book. Photo on Page 40. £400-500
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