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Great Britain 1840 1d greyish black Plate 11 cover, SG3. A very fine used close to good four margin example lettered 'CH' with rough torn margin at...

Great Britain 1840 1d "Houses of Lords" Envelope, SGPE6. Very fine used example of this rare envelope printed in vermillion, sent to Clifton and ne...

Estimate £625 - £725 Great Britain 1881 1d Colour trial (Die 2), SG172var. A very fine perforated example printed on white gummed Crown watermarked...

Great Britain 1879 2½d colour trial Plate 15, SG141var. A very fine unused imperforate colour trial with original gum, lettered 'JD' printed in dul...

Great Britain 1900 ½d "Jubilee" Colour trial (Perforations 14, without watermark), SG213var. A very fine and fresh unused example with original gum...

Great Britain 1884 1½d Colour trial, SG188var. A very fine imperforate example printed on white gummed Crown watermarked paper in bright mauve lett...

Great Britain 1862 3d rose Plate 3 (with white dots), SG78. A fine unused imperforate imprimatur with original gum, lettered 'BJ'. Very rare as onl...

Great Britain 1884 3d colour trial, SG191var. A very fine imperforate example printed on white gummed Crown watermarked paper in deep olive lettere...

Great Britain 1856 1d red brown, Plate 45, SG37. A very fine and fresh unused example with original gum lettered NC, Printed on white paper. Scarce...

Great Britain 1890 10d Colour trial, SG210var. A superb quality unused example with original gum of the original trials for the 10d value with the ...

Great Britain 1883 5d Die proof, SG193var. A very fine and fresh example printed by De La Rue in black on white glazed card (92x60mm) without corne...

Great Britain 1865 4d dull vermillion Plate 7, SG93. A very fine and fresh unused block of four with original gum, lettered PK-QL. A very attractiv...

Great Britain 1840 2d Blue Plate 1, SG5. A very fine used closed to large four margin example lettered 'BI', neatly tied to an entire envelope by a...

Great Britain 1883 1s Die proof, SG196var. A very fine example printed in black on white glazed card (92x60mm) dated "15 AUG. 83" and endorsed "BEF...

Great Britain 1856 6d Deep Green, Plate 1, SG69var. A fine imperforate plate proof on thin unwatermarked white wove paper with trial cancellation '...

Great Britain 1902 1s green & carmine (Board of Education) Official, SGO82. A superb quality used example beautifully tied to a small piece by ...

Great Britain 1840 1d black plate 4, the cancellation removal trial of 1840, SG2 As early as January 1840 the treasury was advised that the red han...

Great Britain 1877 4d sage green Plate 15 SG153var. A very fine unused, with original gum, bottom right hand corner marginal imperforate block of e...

Great Britain 1869 6d mauve Plate 9, SG109var. Very fine unused, with original gum, top marginal imperforate imprimatur lettered AF. Very scarce, o...

Great Britain 1883 6 die proof, SG 194var. A very fine proof printed in black on white glazed card (92x60mm) without corner letters endorsed "BEFOR...

Great Britain 1879 2½d rosy mauve Plate 6, SG141. A very fine and fresh unused, with original gum, left hand marginal block of ten, lettered "EA-FE...

Great Britain 1873 9d die proof (type B), SG110var. A very fine example numbered "2" and inscribed "2 Anna" on reverse printed in orange-yellow on ...

Great Britain 1840 1d Black Plate 3 SG2. A very fine used good to large four margin example lettered LJ, neatly tied to a small piece by a crisp re...

Great Britain 1872 6d Pale buff Plate 12, SG123. A superb unused example with original gum, lettered AB. Wonderful fresh colour and gum. A rare pri...

Great Britain 1867 1s Die proof, Plate 6, SG117var. A very fine cut to size example printed in black on white glazed card with void plate numbers a...

Great Britain 1865 1d Black "Royal reprint" Plate 66 (watermark inverted), SGDP35a. A very fine unused close to large four margin imperforate block...

Great Britain 1855 2d blue Plate 5, SG34. A very fine unused block of four lettered 'KD-LE' with original gum. Tiny gum thin at top of KD, neverthe...

Great Britain 1870 ½d rose red Plate 1, (Watermark Inverted & Reversed), SG48. A very fine and fresh well centred unused, with original gum, to...

Great Britain 1874 3d rose Plate 15, SG143var. A very fine unused top marginal imperforate imprimatur, with original gum, lettered 'AK' showing pla...

Great Britain 1854 6d violet (Watermark inverted), SG61wj. A very fine used large four margin left hand marginal horizontal pair of this rare shade...

Great Britain 1875 1s green Plate 11, SG150var. A very fine unused, original gum, top corner marginal imperforate imprimatur lettered 'AL' with pla...

Great Britain 1841 1d Pink envelope. A very fine example sent from Godalming to Mooltan via Kurachee, neatly cancelled by a blue Godalming circular...

Great Britain 1840 2d deep full blue Plate 2, SG4. A very fine used large four margin example lettered 'PF', neatly tied to a clean entire envelope...

Great Britain 1879 1d Venetian red die proof, SG166var. A superb example printed by De La Rue in black on white glazed card (92x61mm) endorsed "Aug...

Great Britain 1841 2d blue Die Proof, SGDP43. A superb unused top marginal example from the small trial sheet of twelve without corner letters. Pri...

Great Britain 1884 1½d colour trial, SG188var. A very fine imperforate example printed on white gummed Crown watermarked paper in blue slate letter...