1875  1d Pink Stationery envelope franked by a 1/- Green, SG 150, Plate 10, and 2d Blue, SG 46, Plate 14, tied by DROGHEDA '179' duplex and ADDRESSED TO SHANGHAI, CHINA "Via Brindisi".  SHOWING "HONG KONG/SHANGHAI/MARINE SORTER" cds ON THE REVERSE. A VERY ATTRACTIVE COMBINATION TO CHINA.  RARE.

1880  4d Grey-Brown, SG 160, Plate 17.  A fine used Block of Four.  Cat £500.

1872  3d Rose, SG 103, Plate 8.  A very fine used CDS Block of Four.  Cat £425.

1862  9d Bistre, SG 86wi.  A very fine used example with WATERMARK INVERTED.  Cat £700.

1884  10/- Pale Ultramarine, SG 183a, lettered B-E.  A very fine used example.

1876  6d Grey, SG 147, Plate 15, lettered I-L.  A very fine, lightly mounted mint example.

1865-68  PRE-CANCELS.  1865 'S' for Smith Elder & Co by special arrangement with the Post Office; from 1868, they were taken over by Henry King & Co with 'K' in circle.  An attractive group.

1881  16 Dot 1d Lilac, SG 172.  A very fine four-margin IMPRIMATUR from Plate 12.  Cat £250.

1887  2½d Purple/Blue, SG 201.  A very fine mint block of NINE with 'R&C' Perfin.

1887  1½d Purple & Green, SG 198.  A top marginal Block of 4, the stamps being unmounted mint.

1869  6d Mauve, SG 109, Plate 9, lettered R-J.  A fine, imperforate example, overprinted SPECIMEN, Type 6, Spec J77s.  Cat £450.

1867  10d Pale Red Brown, SG 113, Plate 1.  A very fine used block of four with SEETHING LANE circular datestamps.  A scarce and attractive block.

1898  1d Lilac, SG Z57, Block of 4, tied to piece by BURUTU [Niger Coast] cachets in Violet.

1898  5d Dull Purple & Blue, SG Z36, x 7, tied to piece by AKASSA [Niger Coast] cachets in Violet.  Scarce.

1881  2½d Blue, SG 157, Plate 23, lettered R-L.  A lightly mounted mint example.

1884  NATIONAL TELEPHONE CO. LTD.  The 1/- value was bisected due to a shortage of the 6d value for a temporary time and used in DUNDEE - two examples fine used on piece.

1872  4d Vermilion, SG 94, Plate 13, lettered A-H.  Very fine used with ST. THOMAS/PAID cds.

1897  GOVT. PARCELS, 1d Lilac, SG O69.  A lightly mounted mint example.

1900  GOV^T. PARCELS 1/- Green & Carmine, SG O72.  Fine mounted mint.  Cat £650.

1887  GOV^T. PARCELS 1½d Dull Purple & Green, SG O65, lightly mounted mint.  Cat £160.

1901  ARMY OFFICIAL 6d Purple/Rose Red, SG O45.  A lightly mounted mint example.

1867  Paper Trial, Wmk Anchor, 20 mm on Blued Paper.  A very fine interpane block of EIGHT.

1879  Tender Essays by Perkins Bacon in Rose.  A vertical strip of Five, very fine mounted mint.

1879  Tender Essay by Perkins Bacon in Green.  A four-margin mounted mint example.

1879  Tender Essays by Perkins Bacon in Black.  A horizontal strip of six, mounted mint.  Attractive.

1876  2½d ROSY MAUVE, SG 139, PLATE 3 and 2d BLUE, SG 47, PLATE 14, TIED TO TOO LATE (LATE FEE) COVER FROM LONDON TO NEW YORK SHOWING A VERY FINE BOXED 'L2' IN RED.

1882  £5 Orange, SG 137, lettered A-E, overprinted 'SPECIMEN', Type 11, Spec J128t.  Very fine lightly mounted mint.  Cat £4500.

1888  1½d BROWN PLUS 2d BLUE EMBOSSED POSTAL STATIONERY ENVELOPE FRANKED BY A JUBILEE 2½d, SG 201 and ½d VERMILION, SG 197, PLUS A 1d LILAC, SG 172, addressed to Germany and tied by London Late Fee 'L1' duplex, paying...

1855  2d BLUE, SG 23A and a very fine four-margin EMBOSSED 6d PURPLE, SG 60, tied to cover to Solingen, Prussia, by very fine London District '12' numerals.  AN ATTRACTIVE COVER.  Holcombe certificate.

1901  2½d, SG 201 and 2d, SG 200, tied to Registered envelope from Leeds to Paris.

1860  4d Rose-Carmine, SG 66, tied to entire from Glasgow to Bordeaux showing 'INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID' and oval 'PD' cancelled by the London Special Purpose '50' numeral - both in Red.

1873  Entire to Catania franked by a 4d Dull Vermilion, SG 93, Plate 13, tied by a very fine MALTA 'A25' duplex, Code B, and showing a red-boxed 'P. D./2¾' accountancy mark.  Attractive.

1856  4d Carmine on thick, blued, highly glazed paper, SG 63, PAIR (Wmk Medium Garter), tied to envelope to Frankfurt with Aachen transfer cds by London '45' numerals.  A SCARCE STAMP ON COVER AND ATTRACTIVE.

1878  COVER FROM PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI ADDRESSED TO PARIS and franked by a very fine 1/- Green, SG 150, Plate 13 and 1½d Rose-Red, SG 51, Plate 3, neatly cancelled by a PORT AU PRINCE 'E53' three-bar vertical oval numeral; also shows a PORT^.AU^.PRINCE Despatch cds.  Very Attractive.

1855  4d CARMINE, SG 62.  An extremely fine PAIR tied to small envelope to Schlesien, Prussia [Germany], by two fine FALMOUTH 290 numerals.  Very Scarce and Attractive.  Single SG 62 cat £780 on cover.

1886  4d Dull Green, SG 194, tied to envelope from Newbury and addressed to COQUIMBO, CHILE "VIA LISBON TO OVERTAKE THE MAIL" addressed to "Capt Brackenbury R.N, CMG, HMS "Hyacinth".  Ex Geoffrey Osborne.  Further explanation included.

1874  2/- DEEP BLUE, SG 119, I-C.  A SUPERB EXAMPLE tied to envelope addressed to BARBADOS, WEST INDIES, by a very fine London '96' duplex; carried by the Royal Mail Steam Packet "Tasmanian" departing Southampton 2nd June, arriving St Thomas 15th June, then by R.M.S.P. "MERSEY" to Barbados 18th June...

1884  6d Dull Lilac, SG 194, tied to envelope to Australia "via Brindisi" and tied by a very fine London CDS.

1877  10/- TELEGRAPH COLOUR TRIALS, Watermark Maltese Cross.  A superb bottom row of four in GREY-GREEN, overprinted 'SPECIMEN', TYPE 8, and showing bottom marginal inscription "TELEGRAPHS    TEN    SHILLINGS.".  Stamps unmounted mint.  Spec L 235.

1856  REGISTERED ENVELOPE to Kings Lynn franked by a 1d Rose-Red, SG 40 and 6d Lilac, SG 70, and tied by TORQUAY 805 NUMERALS IN BLUE.  ATTRACTIVE.

1874  6d Grey, SG 147, Plate 13, Pair and two 3d Rose, SG 143, Plate 14, tied to cover to Lisbon, Portugal by very fine NEWCASTLE ON TYNE 545 duplex.  A VERY FINE AND ATTRACTIVE COVER.

1881  5d Indigo, SG 169, overprinted 'SPECIMEN', Type 9, Spec K6s.  A superb Unmounted Mint left-hand marginal Block of Twelve.  Cat £1920.

1875  1/- GREEN, SG 150, PLATE 11, TIED TO ENVELOPE TO CEYLON "Via Brindisi' BY A VERY FINE WINDSOR 890 duplex.  VERY ATTRACTIVE.

1883  1d Pink envelope franked by a 5d Indigo, SG 169 and 1½d Venetian Red, SG 167 with "GLYN" Perfins, addressed to Vienna and tied by LOMBARD S^T. Squared Circles.

1863  3d PALE CARMINE-ROSE, SG 77.  A very fine pair tied to small mourning envelope to Canterbury sent "Via Messina" by fine MALTA 'A25' DUPLEX, Code 'B'.  ATTRACTIVE.

1869  LATE FEE 4d ENTIRE addressed to Messina franked by a 1/- Green, SG 115, Plate 4, 6d Mauve, SG 109, Plate 8 and 4d Vermilion, SG 94, Plate 11, tied by London '26' numerals, showing a SUPERB BOXED L4 IN RED LATE FEE.  Posted at...

1883  6d ON 6d LILAC, SG 162, lettered R-B.  A Superb Unmounted Mint example.

1881  14 DOT 1d Lilac, SG 170.  A Superb Unmounted Mint marginal copy.

1882  I.R. OFFICIAL 6d Grey, SG O4, lettered D-L.  SUPERB UNMOUNTED MINT. 

1881  2½d Blue, SG 157, Plate 22, lettered F-A.  A Superb Lightly Mounted Mint example.

1887  9d Dull Purple & Blue, SG 209.  An attractive used BLOCK OF NINE with superb ELLON (Abrdeenshire) circular datestamps.

1877  4d Sage Green, SG 153, Plate 15, lettered B-K.  SUPERB USED!

1881  1d Lilac, SG 173A, Spec K8H.  PRINTED BOTH SIDES.  SUPERB UNMOUNTED MINT.

1866  4d Vermilion, SG 94, Plate 7, PAIR, tied to entire to France by fine Liverpool '466' duplex.

1870  6d MAUVE, SG 109, PLATE 8.  FOUR EXAMPLES tied to entire addressed to Portugal sent "Via France & Spain", tied by London 103 duplex.

1869  6d Mauve, SG 109, Plate 8, tied to entire addressed to Stockholm by a fine London 103 duplex, showing an oval-framed 'PD' Paid and Handstruck '3d' accountancy charge share in red.

1863  Neat envelope ADDRESSED TO COPENHAGEN, DENMARK "via Belgium" franked by a 1d Rose-Red, SG 40, and a 6d Lilac, SG 84, together with a 4d Bright Red, SG 79, all tied by London 'W/14' duplex - an attractive triple colour combination.

1858  Registered front sent from London to Saint-Peray, France, franked by a pair of 4d Rose-Carmine, SG 66, each neatly tied by RED CIRCULAR FRAMED 'PD' HANDSTAMPS and a BLACK 'CHARGE' HANDSTAMP, manuscript 'Registered' and...

1874  2/- DULL BLUE, SG 118 AND 6d GREY, SG 125, PLATE 12 tied to entire addressed to HONG KONG by fine London/74 duplex.  AN UNUSUAL FRANKING TO HONG KONG.

1883  4d Grey-Brown, SG 160, Plate 18, Pair, tied to entire to Venezuela sent "P^r French S^tr via Bordeaux" together with a ½d DEEP GREEN, SG 164, PAYING LATE FEE by fine Manchester duplex.