1862  1/- Green, SG 72, tied to envelope from London ADDRESSED TO "NEVIS, WEST INDIES".

1865  1/- Green, SG 101, tied to envelope from Manchester to ST KITTS, WEST INDIES", single rate showing a Handstruck '1d' in Red - postage share due to Coloney.

1866  1/- Green, SG 101, Plate 4, Pair, tied to double rate entire from London to "ST KITTS, W. I., SENT BY R.M.S.P.Co 'P. SHANNON'" showing a Handstruck '2' in Red - postage share due to Coloney.

1879  4d Sage Green, SG 153, Plate 16, tied to envelope addressed to "S^t KITTS, WEST INDIES" by a London Gracechurch S^t Late Fee 'L1' duplex.  Small fault on front of envelope, lower left, but still attractive.

1876  Envelope to Italy franked by a pair of 2½d Rosy Mauve, SG 139, Plate 2, and tied by very fine MALTA 'A25' duplex, Code B.

1859  6d Lilac, SG 70, tied to cover to London by a fine GRENADA 'A15' NUMERAL CANCELLATION.

1867  GB USED ABROAD COVER ADDRESSED TO MALTA "per P&O Cy" franked by a 1d Rose-Red, SG 43, Plate 73 and a 4d Dull Vermilion, SG 93, Plate 8, and cancelled by very fine ALEXANDRIA 'BO1' NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS.

1875  6d Grey, SG 147, Plate 14, and Four 1d Rose-Red, SG 43, Plate 146, tied to envelope to TASMANIA  by a very fine CHARING CROSS duplex.

1880  6d DEEP GREY, SG 146, PLATE 16, tied to neat envelope addressed to CAP^T. CUNNINGHAME,  "SHIP BERKSHIRE", POST OFFICE, MAURITIUS, by a very fine Haddington 171 duplex. 

1885  6d Dull Green, SG 194 and 1½d Lilac, SG 188, tied to envelope to Paris by fine London W.C.5 duplex.

1885  6d Dull Green, SG 194, tied to mourning envelope addressed to "The Dean of Melbourne", Australia, tied by a fine MIDLETON (Ireland) cds and showing a boxed 'DEFICIENT POSTAGE 6d/FINE ------- 6d/1/-' in Violet and Australian oval-framed... 

1886  5d Dull Green, SG 193, tied to envelope to Bengal, India, by a very fine NORTHAMPTON duplex.  Cat £350 on cover.

1886  2½d LILAC, SG 190, BLOCK OF FOUR tied to envelope addressed to Paris by very fine London 104 duplex.

1857  6d Lilac, SG 70, 2d Blue, SG 19, Plate 4, and 1d Rose-Red, SG 40, tied to envelope to India "Via Marseilles" by a very fine Type II CHELTENHAM Sideways duplex.  An attractive triple combination.

1873  Incoming envelope "via Brindisi" to London franked with a Pair of SG 93, Plate 13, cancelled by Foreign Office Grill cancellations; also a 1d Pink stationery envelope addressed to France from Taunton with a 'INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID" and a circular 'PD' cancelled by...

1869  2/- DULL BLUE, SG 118, PLATE 1, D-B tied to entire addressed to Peru "via S^t Nazaire - P French Mail" tied by a fine London '71' duplex and showing a British Post Office PANAMA transit cds.  A FINE DESTINATION.

1867  10d RED-BROWN, SG 112, Plate 1.  A BRILLIANT TOP RIGHT-HAND CORNER MINT PLATE BLOCK OF TWELVE OVERPRINTED 'SPECIMEN', TYPE 9, SPEC J97s, ELEVEN STAMPS UNMOUNTED.  A RARE EXHIBITION PIECE.

1899  EXPRESS SUNDAY DELIVERY "FIRST DAY OF SERVICE" FE11 FOR DELIVERY ON SUNDAY FEB 12 1899.  Mourning envelope franked by a 1/- Green, SG 211 and 4d Green & Brown, SG 205, tied by Gloucester '312' numerals addressed to London for...

1862  MAIL BOAT CANCELLATION.  Envelope posted on board the Cunard Line Boat NIAGARA which sailed from New York, called in at Boston en route to Queenstown, Ireland, where it arrived on 27th April 1862, arriving in Brighton, Sussex, two days later on 29th April 1862.  Franked by a 6d Lilac, SG70, TIED BY A VERY FINE 'A98' MAILBOAT cancellation.  RARE!

1870  Entire to Hamburg franked by a 6d Mauve, SG 109, Plate 8 x Two, a 4d Vermilion, SG 94 and 1d Rose-Red, SG 43, all tied by 'C51' NUMERALS OF ST THOMAS WITH 'ST THOMAS-PAID CDS, alongside carried "P^r Shannon" via London to Germany.  VERY ATTRACTIVE.

1856  Entire to Boston, USA, franked by a LARGE MARGIN VERTICAL PAIR OF THE EMBOSSED 1/- GREEN, SG 54, DIE 'WW2' AND A 2d, SG 34, plus 1d, SG 29, TIED BY LIVERPOOL '466' NUMERALS.  VERY ATTRACTIVE.

1883  LATE FEE 1d Pink Stationery envelope to Thuringen franked by a 1d Lilac, SG 172 and ½d Green, SG 165, tied by superb London Hooded Circle datestamps - the 1d Lilac is also cancelled by a LATE FEE "L" IN RED, UNUSUAL.  PAREMENTER LISTS AS "RARE".

1883  ½d DEEP GREEN, SG 164 and a BISECTED 1d LILAC, SG 172, tied to envelope from London E.C. to Enfield - ½d plus Bisected 1d making up the 1d Rate.

1857  REGISTERED ENVELOPE TO BAKEWELL franked by a 1d Red-Brown, SG 29, and a 6d LILAC ON AZURE PAPER, SG 70A, tied by very fine London '24' numerals.  Very Attractive but stamps with filing crease although this is barley noticeable.  SG 70A Cat £925 off cover.

1886  Entire from London addressed to Trieste franked by a 2½d Lilac, SG 190, tied by a very fine ETHRIDGE EXPERIMENTAL MACHINE CANCELLATION.  Very Scarce.

1887  Entire from London addressed to Cognac (France) cancelled by a 2½d Purple/Blue, SG 201, and tied by a very fine London Hoster Machine cancellation.

1881  1d Lilac, 16 Dot, SG 172.  Two Control 'X' STRIPS OF THREE WITH 'X' INVERTRED, SPEC KL53A BUT NOT LISTED ON THE PERF CONTROL.  Lightly mounted mint.

1887  4d Green & Brown, SG 205.  A very fine unmounted mint Block of Four.

1900  1/- Green & Carmine, SG 214, Wmk Crown, Perf 14.  An unmounted mint example.

1887  9d Dull Purple & Bright Blue, SG 209, Spec K38(2).  Superb Unmounted Mint.

1887  5d Dull Purple & Bright Blue, SG 207A, Spec K36(2).  A very lightly mounted mint block of four - two unmounted mint.

1877  4d Sage-Green, SG 153, Plate 15, overprinted 'SPECIMEN', Type 9, Spec J64s.  A Superb Very Lightly Mounted Mint example.

1881  2½d Blue, SG 157, Plate 21, Lettered S-J.  Very fine mounted mint.

1876  6d Grey, SG 147, Plate 15, L-E.  A Superb Mounted Mint example.

1884  4d Dull Greeen, SG 192, lettered P-A.  Perforated 12 and overprinted 'SPECIMEN', Type 9, Spec K22t.  Cat £600.  A fine unused example.

1880  1½d Venetian Red, SG 167, overprinted 'SPECIMEN', Type 9, Spec K4s.  A superb, lightly mounted mint block of four, two unmounted mint.

1882  6d Grey, SG 161, Plate 18, lettered P-J.  Very fine Mounted Mint.

1881  1d Lilac PLATE PROOF, SG 172.  A VERY FINE MINT PLATE PROOF IN LILAC ON GREEN.  Cat £225.

1879  TENDER ESSAYS.  Dummy stamps by McCorquodale in Claret.  A very fine unused right-hand marginal block of Four.

1879  TENDER ESSAYS by Perkins Bacon in Brown.  Six different mint examples in two strips of three.  Some Tone Spots.

1879  TENDER ESSAYS.  A very fine Mint strip of Six in Rose Pink by Berkins Bacon Ridgeway.  There is a vertical fold between Rows 3 and 4.

1879  TENDER ESSAYS by Perkins Bacon & Co in THREE colours, Claret, Black and Grey.  Three very fine mint imperforate examples.

1879  TENDER ESSAYS by Perkins Bacon in Orange - a Mounted Mint imperforate strip of SIX.

1855  4d CARMINE, SG 62, TIED TO ENVELOPE FROM LONDON TO PARIS - the accepting Post Office omitted to cancel the stamp and later on, during transmission, the Post Office applied the Red 'PD' (Paid to Destination) as a canceller.  VERY ATTRACTIVE.  RPS Certificate.

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... 

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.

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.