Postage Stamps

Great Britain 1840 1d black, plate 1a, SG2 - penny black second day of issue cover. May 7th, 1840, the second day of issue, lettersheet sent from K...

Great Britain 1840 1d black, plate 1a, SG2, May Date "9th May" cover. A superb entire letter sent from Bristol to Stourbridge bearing a large four ...

Great Britain 1840 1d intense black, plate 1a, SG1, May Date "25th May" cover. A very fine cover bearing a four margin 1d intense black, plate 1a, ...

Great Britain 1840 1d grey-black (worn plate), plate 1a, SG3, "May Date" 23rd May cover. A superb quality neat and clean cover bearing a four margi...

Great Britain 1840 1d black, plate 1a, SG2, May Date "17th May (Sunday)" cover. An entire letter sent from Burton to Kendal on Sunday May 17th and...

Great Britain 1840 1d black, plate 1a, SG2, May Date "31st May (last Sunday)" cover. An entire letter sent from Loughborough to Leicester on Sunda...

Great Britain 1840 1d grey-black (worn plate), plate 1a, SG3, May Date "10th May (Sunday)" cover. An entire letter from Darlington on first Sunday ...

Great Britain 1840 1d black, plate 1b used block of four, SG2. A superb quality block of four penny blacks with full margins, lettered "IA-JB" show...

Great Britain 1854 6d mauve Embossed on paper watermarked V R in single-lined letters, SG58. A superb mint example with original gum and, exception...

Great Britain 1854 6d purple Embossed on paper watermarked V R in single-lined letters, SG60. A superb mint example with original gum and, exceptio...

Great Britain 6th May 1840 (first day of issue) hand coloured 1d Mulready envelope Stereo A179, SGME2b to Ipswich cancelled by a red Maltese Cross,...

Great Britain 1878 2½d rosy mauve Plate 10 imprimatur, SG141var. A very fine unused imperforate top marginal imprimatur, with original gum, lettere...

China 1912 (Mar) Shanghai Commercial Press Republican overprint, set of 15 to $5 myrtle and salmon, SG192/206. A fine and fresh mint set with large...

China 1942-44 Sinkiang Thrift Movement miniature souvenir sheet, handstamp type 7 in red, SG MS220. Overprinted "Limited for use in Sinkiang provin...

Great Britain 1862 3d rose Plate 3 (with white dots), SG78a. A very fine and fresh unused imperforate example with original gum of this rare "abnor...

Great Britain 1856 1d red brown Plate 28 imprimatur, SG29var. A superb unused top left hand corner marginal imperforate imprimatur lettered 'AA', s...

Great Britain 1972 2½p Christmas Angels error, SG913c. A very fine unmounted mint example with full original gum with variety deep grey omitted. A ...

China (Shanghai) 1866 4ca yellow Candareen, Modern numerals on wove 'mesh' paper (printing 72, Chan catalogue LS35). A fine mint horizontal pair, w...

China 1897 (May) 10c on 9ca grey-green 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress (3rd printing) large figure surcharge INVERTED, 1½mm spacing, SG83a. A ...

Great Britain 1912 (Sept) 2s0d Booklet red cover printed in black (Watermark Simple cypher), SG BB3. A very fine and fresh example of this difficul...

Great Britain 1872 1d Black - South Kensington Exhibition Proof (Die II, Plate 27), SGDP36. A very fine unused example printed in black on thick wh...

Great Britain 1883 9d die proof, SG195var. A very fine example printed in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm) showing plugs in place of cornerle...

Great Britain 1883 10s ultramarine, SG183. A very fine and fresh unmounted mint example with full original gum, letttered 'LH', centred very slight...

Great Britain 1851 Overseas mail to India. A superb used 1d pink postal stationery envelope addressed to Bombay, pre-paid at the single rate of 1s ...