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APRIL 2011

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A discount of at least 10% will be available for the purchase of two or more lots throughout this list and payment may be spread over a period

The following lots are priced according to condition and may not in be numerical order

JUST ARRIVED - LOTS & COLLECTIONS

The following 14 lots have been purchased recently and comprise a lovely selection of the Maltese Cross Plates 18 to 42 on hagner pages. The majority are very, very nice examples; some have faults as usual, but include many perfect 4 margin copies. Although we are not guaranteeing the plating, we did notice several unmarked varieties such as Double Letters etc and possible Distinctive Maltese Cross cancels. It would certainly be worth cross-referencing them to Ken Statham's Essential Guide. We have divided them up into suitable lots for sale and treated them for value purposes as unplated, apart from the first lot.
Z7	Maltese Cross Plates 18, 19 & 20 - 13 stamps of which 10 appear to be good 4 margin. Plate 18 (1), 19 (1), & 20 (11). Although not marked I noted several with varieties (double letters etc), Cat £800+	£100
Z8	Plate 21 - 16 stamps all appear to be 4 margin; about half have tiny faults but all look very fresh. Apparently unchecked for varieties or crosses. Cat £880 minimum	£120
Z9	Plate 22 & 23 - 15 stamps, Plate 22 (8), Plate 23 (7) all 4 M or near 4 M of which about 60% appear perfect. Interesting crosses & some apparent varieties noticed. All fresh looking. Min Cat £600+	£120
Z11	Plate 25 - 31 stamps - lovely 4 margin copies, about a third are perfect. The others in the main have fairly minor faults, a few have pinholes. Some possible varieties and crosses. Min Cat £1,700+	£160
Z12	Plate 26 – 15 stamps mainly lovely looking near or 4 margin of which about a third are perfect. Some lovely cancels & possible varieties noticed. Excellent value. Min Cat £825	£80
Z13	Plate 27 - 15 stamps - nice looking mainly 4 margin copies of which 40% are perfect. Interesting Maltese Crosses and possible varieties. Min Cat £825	£100
Z14	Plates 28 & 29 - 17 nice looking stamps Plate 28 (8), Plate 29 (9) all appear to be 4 margin with about 50% being perfect. Some interesting shades and crosses. Min Cat £1,020. Very nice lot.	£125
Z15	Plates 30, 31 & 32 - 12 stamps all nice looking 4 margin or near 4 margin, about half are perfect Plate 30 (2), Plate 31 (8), & Plate 32 (2), all but one with Maltese X. Worth careful checking. Min Cat £770	£95
Z16	Plate 33 - 9 stamps nice looking 4 margin copies about 40% perfect. Interesting crosses as well as varieties noticed. Min Cat £500	£65
Z17	Plate 34 - 16 lovely 4 margin copies about 40% perfect, all but one with Maltese Cross. Interesting crosses and possible varieties. Min Cat £960	£110
Z18	Plates 35, 36 & 37 - 13 stamps - very good looking 4 margin, all with Maltese Cross. Plate 35(5), Plate 36(5) & Plate 37(3). Nice crosses & possible varieties. Min Cat £900	£110
Z19	Plates 38 to 45 - 10 quite good copies, 6 x Maltese X, 4 x 1844 numerals, all are 4 margin or near 4 margin with about 30% perfect. Difficult plates with Maltese X. Plate 38 (4), Plate 39 (2 x MX & 1 x 1844) Plate 41 (2) with 1844, Plate 45 (1) with 1844. Min Cat £720	£60
The following six lots of 1d Red Plates come from a recent discovery of largely on paper, unplated stamps in an old time box. The better examples have been counted into packets of 100 and appear to contain a good mixture of plates, including I noticed, better catalogued ones, as well as postmarks etc. Each packet is priced at £75, but all seven can be purchased for £420 (against £525) Good hunting!
Z20	100 x Unplated 1d Red Plates	£75
Z21	Similar packet	£75
Z22	Similar packet	£75
Z23	Similar packet	£75
Z24	Similar packet	£75
Z25	Similar packet	£75
Z26	Similar packet	£75
Z28	Part Reconstructed Sheet of 1d Red Imperfs largely Alpha 1. Very good looking 156 different letterings. Virtually all 3-4 margin with something like 60% of 4 margin perfect. Any faults seem to be very small and many of the stamps appear to have been plated by Ken Statham. This makes an extremely attractive reconstruction for both the experienced and inexperience plater.	£700
Z32	1d Red Imperf Plate 34 - 19 plated copies which look to be different letterings. All have Maltese Cross cancels, checked some time ago by the late Bob Thompson who helped Fisher/Brown with the measurement books. Many 3-4 margins, most slight faults but interesting crosses noted. Cat £1,140+	£70
Z33	42 x Plated/Unplated Maltese Cross from a reconstruction which was unplated, mainly 3-4 margins with some perfect from letterings AB to EJ. Most of others have slight faults but very presentable. The stamps have now been plated and although not guaranteed are by an experienced plater. We note plates 11 (2), 17 (1), 30 (1), 37 (1), 39 (2), 40 (2), 42 (2). Huge cat. Absolute Bargain	£180
Z34	41 x Plated/Unplated Maltese Cross from a reconstruction which was unplated mainly 3 to 4 margins with some perfect from letterings EK to JG. Most of others have slight faults but very presentable. The stamps have now been plated and although not guaranteed are by an experienced plater. We note plates 17 (1), 18 (1), 19 (15), 40 (1). Absolute Bargain	£150
Z35	42 x Plated/Unplated Maltese Cross from a reconstruction which was unplated mainly 3 to 4 margins with some perfect from letterings JH to OH. Most of others have slight faults but very presentable. The stamps have now been plated and although not guaranteed are by an experienced plater. We note plates 15 (1), 17 (2), 18 (1), 19 (9), 30 (3), 41 (1) Huge cat value. Bargain	£150
Z36	41 x Plated/Unplated Maltese Cross from unplated reconstruction, mainly 3 to 4 margins with some perfect from letterings OI to TB. Most of others have slight faults but very presentable. The stamps have now been plated and although not guaranteed are by an experienced plater. We note plates 5 (1), 12 (1), 14 (1), 18 (3), 19 (11), 37 (1), 39 (1), 40 (1), 44 (1) Huge cat value. Bargain	£180
Z38	Interesting mixed mint and used lot of Edward VII to QEII on various album leaves, some printed, some well worth sorting. A quick glance reveals Edward VII to 1/- (2), 4d Orange, 5d (2), 6d Mint. GV 2/6d (6), 5/- (5) used, includes 9d Olive (2). Postage Dues to 1/- incl 1½d. PUC & Silver Jubilee sets Mint & Used. 1924 Wembley set Mint & Used (at least 2 of each), 1925 1d Wembley M (2). GVI to 10/-Used QEII 1952-54Tudor Wmk Set to 1/6d M/M (missing 3d only) but includes difficult 7d & 1/6d & Inverted Wmk M/M and Used. 1955 Edward Wmk Set to 1/6d M/M (missing 5d, 10d & 1/-), Edward Wmk Set to 1/6d M/M (again) appears complete Commemoratives1961 POSB 1/6d (4), 2 u/m, 1963 Lifeboat 1/6d (8) all u/m,1962 NPY to 1/3d blocks of 6 (4 u/m), 1961 PARL 6 sets of which 5 u/m 1953 Coronation to 1/6d in 3's but some creasing on 1/6dRegionals Guernsey - 2 pages of pre decimal incl 2½d blocks of 4 m &fu & most values Mint in blocks of 4. Festival Low Vals 1961 1st Day Redg Envelopes to Inspector in the Surrey Special Constabulary. Excellent lot should reward sorting.	£175

Y219	Amazing Stock of Spec C8 perforated issues largely unplated (apart from Gothic K's) consisting of 1618 handpicked stamps with an extra146 with Gothic K's including the more difficult plates 23(13), 24(4), 25(6) and 26(6). Set out in letterings in old style brown stockbook and must have been selected from thousands of stamps with probably at least 95% disguarded. All appear well centred with neat cancels and with letter squares apparently clear. Some letterings better represented than others (probably due to centering) Unchecked for varieties, shades, postmarks etc. and should reward careful inspection and plating. Minimum Cat plated £18 each but likely to be much higher average per stamp as range is up to £75 (Plate 47), £600 (Plate 22) and £1,200 (Plate 48) and Gothic K's Cat from £30 each. Once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire a Magnificent Lot in Fabulous Condition which is unlikely to come along again.	£18000
Y235	A Very Good Used set of 1d Red Plate Numbers 71 to 224 (except 77!). Very Neatly set out and displayed on 5 Davo album leaves. Most appear to be really good quality including the more difficult plates. Many nice postmarks as well.	£350

Y412	Very Good/Fine Used set of the 1870 ½d SG48/49 & 1½d SG 51/52 Plates from the same collection neatly set out on a Davo Album page. Plate numbers very clear including the difficult Plate 9 with cancel neat and well to one side. ½d Plates 5,6,10,11,12,13,15,19 & 20 and 1½d Plates 1 and 3 all with CDS. Total Cat £1381 without allowance for extra 200% on ½d and 125% on 1½d. Super Value at	£400
The following 2 reconstructions of 1d White Paper Stars Spec C10 come from a very large collection. They are set out beautifully for display purposes on 8 yellow album pages. We have not looked at the stamps individually or checked the plating. The overall condition is excellent and some of the varieties are very clear and obvious (for instance Plate 27 AD/BD) There are numerous interesting postmarks, so although some may need upgrading they will provide good value:-
Y220	Plate 27 240 Stamps Cat £3,600	£400
Y221	Plate 47 240 Stamps Cat £3,600	£400

JUST ARRIVED - LOTS & COLLECTIONS – continued

Y2	1841 2d Blues Imperfs Plates 3 and 4. A black Hagner with 14 singles and goodish strip of 4. The strip has margins all round just some creasing on QJ and good 930 York numerals. 6 of the singles are 4 margin, one stamp shows parts (large) of 2 stamps and one shows 3. All are unplated. Minimum cat £1,350 ignores extra for strip. Nice lot	£195
Y102	A lovely page of 1d Red Imperfs with a full set of Numbers in Cross beautifully set out for display purposes. Stamps have been chosen for condition and all crosses except 11 (as usual) are upright or nearly upright, including a brilliant number 4. Many of the stamps have 4 margins or virtually 4 margins, including 1, 2, 3, 4 (just touched above NE corner), 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12. As usual some could be improved upon 5 and 9, although 9 has wide left margin (lettered FA). A lovely visual set and page cat £2,270	£600

Y712

Unusual mixed collection of Line Engraved through to KGVI. Quite strong in Line Engraved & Surface Printed. Many interesting stamps noted, including 3 x 1841 2d Blues (3 nice), 1d Red Imperf No 9 in Cross on good 3M Imperf cat £135, some nice Imperfs with Maltese Cross & numeral cancels, nice 2d Blue Plate 8 (cat £35) Perf 1d and 2d Stars, Surface Printed values incl 3d SG76, 6d SG70, 6d SG 147 Plate 16, 1½d SG 167, GV to 2/6d Seahorse. This lot needs very careful sorting, 70 notable stamps from the Line Engraved and Surface Printed periods for these alone, average just £2 each. Huge catalogue value and bargain at

£140

1d RED IMPERFS

The following 11 lots came from an experienced plater and reconstructor who has cross-referenced the plating to the photographs of the Imprimatur sheets, the Brown Fisher reference book and Ken Statham's Essential Guide. The condition varies from poor (a few) to 3 margin to 4 margin. Plenty of shades, varieties and possible Distinctive Crosses. The majority are different letterings with little duplication. They should represent a good basis for expansion: -
Y104	Plate 16 – 80 stamps majority if not all seem to be different letterings. Mostly 3 margin or better with very few having obvious flaws. Looks unchecked for Distinctive Maltese Cross and includes several stamps which have varieties such as Basal Shifts. Good lot. Minimum Cat £5,200 at just	£500
Y105	Plate 17 – 64 stamps all appear different letterings. Many 3 margins or better. Appears unchecked for Distinctive Maltese Cross, includes varieties such as FA re-entry. Good lot. Minimum Cat £4,480	£475
Y106	Plate 18 – 36 stamps from this difficult plate. Condition not quite so good as others but understandable as this is a very difficult plate. Some possible Distinctive Crosses and varieties. Minimum Cat £4,320	£325
Y107	Plate 19 – partial reconstruction of 121 stamps with majority appearing to be different letterings. Many are 3 margin or better and several have Distinctive crosses and varieties. Huge Minimum Cat £7,260. Great lot to establish a reconstruction	£480
Y108	Plate 21 – 86 stamps which appear to be different letterings. Majority are 3 margin or better with many varieties and several appear to have Distinctive Crosses. Min Cat £4,700	£400
Y109	Plate 22 - 99 stamps mostly different letterings. I noticed some Distinctive Crosses and some varieties. For this plate the Imprimatur sheet does not exist but well plated. Minimum Cat £5,500+	£475
Y110	Plate 23 - 116 stamps virtually all different letterings and including Distinctive Crosses and varieties. Minimum Cat £6,300	£485
Y112	Plate 25 - 126 stamps good part reconstruction with many 3 margin or better. Distinctive cancels noticed as well as possible varieties. Minimum Cat £7,000+	£495
Y113	Plate 26 - 79 stamps mainly 3 margin or better. Obviously unchecked for Distinctive Crosses as clear Norwich (AL) and good chance of varieties. Appears to be different letterings. Minimum Cat £4.700+	£300
Y114	Plate 39 - 41 stamps, 24 Maltese Cross and 17 1844 cancels. Several nice looking copies and interesting crosses including Dublin. Not a particularly early plate. Minimum Cat £2,980+	£180
The following six lots come from an experienced plater, and from what we can see are: - a. Mainly perfect 4 margin b. Not marked up for varieties c. Unchecked for Distinctive cancels d. Very reasonably priced e. Exceptional value
Y115	Plate 16, 17, 18 and 19 – 17 plated copies 4 Plate 16, 2 Plate 17, 4 Plate 18 and 7 Plate 19. All appear 4 margin mostly good copies, although a couple of tiny faults noticed on the Plate 18's. All different & enormous Cat value at £1,280. EXCELLENT Lot at this price	£250
Y116	Plate 21 and 22 – 20 Plated copies, 12 x Plate 21 and 8 x Plate 22. All appear to be 4 margin, different letterings and includes varieties such as Double Letters.	£125
Y117	Plate 23 – 9 singles and a strip of 3 all plated and with margins all round. Strip of 3 very unusual colour, which makes this little lot extremely attractive. Different letterings.	£90
Y118	Plate 24 – 19 x 4 Margin plated copies, although some a little close in places, appear to be different letterings and unchecked for Crosses.	£125
Y119	Plate 25 & 26 – 12 singles, 1 pair and 1 trio being 13 plated copies of 25 and 3 from 26. Virtually all 4 margin, although trio touched at top and pair rated as a single. All different letterings. Good little lot.	£85
Y124	1d Red Imperf Plate 76 A partial reconstruction of 227 stamps with 75 duplicates. Plating not checked but it is one of the easier plates to check as Statham lists 92 varieties including many re-entries. Stamps mainly 3-4 margin & mixed condition, offset by the many varieties. Some will need improving but a good basis for a reconstruction and includes nice Strip of 4 (TC-TG) and Many Postmarks	£275

OTHER 1d RED IMPERFS

The following 13 lots represent a fantastic opportunity to add Reds from the Black Plates (plus the scarce

Plate 18) to your collection. Several are from the Ken Statham Collection and these have been kept separate for identification purposes. All of them have been crossed referenced to the Imprimatur photo, the Nissen Plating Photographs (for all the Black Plates), the Brown Fisher measurement guide and Ken Statham's Essential Guide. As a consequence, we think that the plating is likely to be near enough 100% accurate. In addition, the collector has been very fair with his pricing, which has allowed us to: -

1. Shows our valuation as well as the price for an individual lot purchase
whilst

2. Still leaving us room for a discount if you wished to purchase more that one lot;
and

3. Allow a spread of payment by credit card for larger purchases.

Hopefully this will be an attractive opportunity to add some of the more difficult early plates to your collection.

Y32	Plate 2 – 21 stamps, mainly 3 margin but 6 appear to be 4 margin. Most have faults but the 4 margin are actually better copies. Others, good plating examples. Minimum Cat £5,040 Valuation £1,200	£975
Y33	Plate 2 ex Ken Statham – 21 stamps, mainly good plating quality but does have 3 and 4 margin copies. Includes some nice looking examples and interesting crosses. Minimum Cat £5,040 Valuation £600	£500
Y34	Plate 5 ex Ken Statham – 32 stamps, 28 different letter positions, several ¾ margin copies with at least one perfect 4 margin. Includes a couple of States (DA & DB). Minimum Cat £4,800 Valuation £650	£550
Y35	Plate 5 – 30 stamps from 20 letter positions, some 3 margin or better, at least one State, although mainly plating quality, several better copies noted and interesting Distinctive Maltese Cross potential. Minimum Cat £4,500 Valuation £550	£400
Y36	Plate 8 ex Ken Statham – 44 stamps from about 40 letter positions, several ¾ margin copies. Appears to include very orange shade and several possible Distinctive Maltese Crosses. Minimum Cat £6,600 Valuation £800		£650
Y37	Plate 8 – 70 stamps from about 50 different letter positions. Mainly quite good plating quality with many 3 to 4 margin examples. Usual faults, but several possible Distinctive cancels. Worth closer study. Minimum Cat £10,500 Valuation £1,250		£975
Y38	Plate 9 ex Ken Statham – 62 stamps from about 53 different letter positions, although usual faults. Several 3 to 4 margin copies and quite a few interesting, possibly Distinctive Maltese Crosses. Minimum Cat £9,300 Valuation £1,100		£950
Y39	Plate 9 – 86 stamps, approximately 63 different letter positions, mainly ¾ margin with faults but good plating examples. It does not look as though checked for Distinctive Crosses. Some worn Plates etc. Minimum Cat £12,900 Valuation £1,500		£1,200
Y40	Plate 10 ex Ken Statham – 21 copies from this rather difficult Plate. All good plating quality or better, faults as usual but some 3 to 4 margin copies and seems unchecked for Distinctive Crosses. Catalogued £150 each but actually more difficult than Plates 8 and 9. Minimum Cat £3,150 Valuation £450		£400
Y41	Plate 10 – 28 stamps, little if any duplication. Majority arrangement 3 to 4 margin with faults but generally good plating quality from this difficult Plate. Does not appear to have been checked for Crosses. Catalogue misleading at £150 each in relation to Plates 8 and 9. Total Minimum Cat £4,200 Valuation £600		£450
Y42	Plate XI – 85 stamps, some slight duplication noticed, mainly 3 margin or better, with faults but appears unchecked for Distinctive Maltese Crosses/Shades etc. Sometimes regarded as the first Red Plate and catalogued at £100 each reflects this. A nice basis for expansion. Total Minimum Cat £8,500 Valuation £1,000		£800
Y43	Plate XI – 137 stamps in a range of margins up to 4 margin. Majority are good to better plating copies with faults as usual. Appears unchecked for Crosses, likely to include Varieties and obvious Shades. A difficult Plate to assemble. Good basis to work from. Minimum Cat £13,700 Valuation £1,700		£1,300
Y44	Plate 18 – 80 stamps from this very difficult Plate. Mostly different letterings and majority appear to be 3 margin or better with many 4 margin noticed. Usual faults for this number but offset by Shades and possible Distinctive Crosses. Hopefully includes Varieties and maybe States. Minimum Cat £8,800. Good lot. Valuation £1,250		£975

The following 3 lots of Unplated 1d Red Imperfs with Maltese Cross come from some attempted reconstructions we recently purchased. Majority are 3 to 4 margin with about 20% being perfect. Most of the others have slight faults but still very presentable and platable. Nowadays it is unusual to find such a quantity of Maltese Cross stamps where little or no attempt has been made at plating. One further attraction to us was that it is almost certain that no attempt has been made to identify the Crosses, with very many interesting ones seen throughout. A new publication recently expanded the potential for wider study, although at the moment the first part of the publication deals with the A to L Districts and Towns. Set out on Black Hagners, each lot has little if any duplication amongst the letterings listed in the description. Have fun!
Y57	1d Red Imperf Plate 34 – 37 stamps AA-SI Cat £2,200	£90
Y58	1d Red Imperf Plate 36 – 47 stamps AE to TK including 5 from the Folkard Collection. Total catalogue from £2,700. Good value	£135
Y62	Plate 36 52 stamps AD-SF from the Folkard Collection. Total min Cat £3,120. Good value, approximately 5% of Cat.	£130

Y65	Plate 30 x 13 stamps – almost all 4 margin, Plate 31x 33 stamps Total minimum catalogue from £3,385 bargain at approximate 5%	£175
Y66	56 1d Red Imperf Stamps, all different letterings of which 44 appear to have 4 margins, the others are 3 margin +. The stamps have been plated by a reconstructor, and of the 44, 43 are good examples. From accompanying list only 12 plates missing between 132 and 173. Includes at least one 173. Plating not guaranteed	£375
Y67	26 1d Red Imps,said to be from Plate 21 appear to be different letterings. 10 are 4 margin or better. The others are 3 margin or better. Some interesting cancels enhance the value	£125
Y73	100 1d Red Imperfs all of which appear to have different identifiable numeral cancels. Mainly good non-4 M copies, many of which are platable.Difficult to find in quantities.	£250

The following 6 lots came from an experienced plater and reconstructor who has cross-referenced the plating to the photographs of the Imprimatur sheets, the Brown Fisher reference book and Ken Statham's Essential Guide. The condition varies from poor (a few) to 3 margin to 4 margin. Plenty of shades, varieties and possible Distinctive Crosses. The majority are different letterings with little duplication. They should represent a good basis for expansion: -
Y76	Plate 12 – 65 stamps including a pair. Total catalogue from £5,820. Good value at approximately 5% of catalogue and less than £5 per stamp.	£275
Y77	Plate 14 - 33 stamps from this quite difficult plate. Catalogue £3,300. Good value at less than 7% of catalogue.	£200
Y78	Plate 15 - 51 stamps, catalogue £3,570. Good value at less than 5% of catalogue and less than £4 per stamp.	£200
Y79	Plate 38 - 31 stamps from this difficult plate with 27 having Maltese Cross cancels, which are also difficult. Catalogue £2,600+	£225
Y80	Plate 37 - 36 stamps of which 34 stamps have Maltese Cross cancels which are quite difficult on this plate. Total catalogue from £3,490 less than 6%.	£200
Y81	Plate 38 - 42 stamps from this difficult plate with 35 having the difficult Maltese Cross cancel. Catalogue value £3,450+. Good value at	£200
Y82	This lot is mainly from the Folkard Reconstructions, which have been cross-referenced to the photographs of the Imprimaturs, the Brown Fisher Plating Guide and Ken Statham's Essential Guide. They are mainly 3/4 margin & would be very useful for reconstructions Plate 37 - 11 stamps all with Maltese Cross cancels. Difficult on this plate. Plate 38 - 25 stamps with 22 having Maltese Cross some with numbers in cross. Quite difficult on this plate. Two quite difficult plates. Total catalogue £3,200+. Very good value at	£200

The following 7 lots are largely selected copies from the early Imperf 1d Red Plates which have been cross referenced to Statham, The National Postal Museum Imprimatur Photographs and the Fisher Brown Guide. On the whole they are very good copies, which include perfect 4 margin. Although plating is not guaranteed these come from a very experienced source and are very reasonably priced
Y83	1d Plate 12 - 10 stamps of which 5 appear perfect 4 margin copies CD, FJ, GK, IK and KG. The others LJ, IL, LE, RI and SG are 3 margin copies or better. Total minimum catalogue value £960	£125
Y84	1d Plate 13 - 5 stamps which are mainly 3 to 4 margin BK, GC (perfect 4 margin), QF, RI TE (almost 4 margin) Difficult Plate. Minimum catalogue £750	£100
Y85	1d Plate 14 - 14 stamps from this difficult plate, mainly 3 to 4 margin with a couple of better copies. Minimum catalogue £1,400 bargain at	£125
Y86	1d Plate 15 - 20 stamps although mostly 3 to 4 margin copies, includes many really nice looking examples which appear to be unchecked for distinctive cancels etc. No duplication. Minimum cat £1,400	£125
Y87	1d Plate 16 - 33 stamps mostly 3 to 4 margin or better, some very interesting looking copies, apparently unchecked for Distinctive Crosses and some perfect 4 margin copies. Total minimum catalogue £2,145	£165

Y88	1d Plate 17 - 132 stamps, although condition is a little bit mixed this is actually a large part reconstruction of this more difficult plate. Several very interesting Crosses and likely to include examples with varieties. Some duplication. Minimum catalogue value £9,240. Very good lot at less than 10% of catalogue.	£750
Y89	1d Plate 26, 27, 28 and 29 - 50 stamps mainly 3 to 4 margin, some interesting crosses, incl perfect 4 margin copies & varieties such as Plate 29 squat "S". Total minimum cat £2,835	£200
Y91	A very attractive reconstruction of 228 unplated 1d Red Imperf with a good spread of Maltese Cross (I noticed at least one Black Plate) Alpha I and Alpha II copies. Largely 3 margin copies or better with a good portion of Maltese Cross (at least one Black Plate) and many Alpha II and several perfect 4 margin copies. A good lot which is well worth some time spending on it for plating especially and postmark interest.	£400
Y92	A very interesting reconstruction of 228 unplated 1d Red Imperfs. Some Maltese Cross but quite a lot of Alpha II's and overall somewhere between 40 to 50 are 4 margin copies. Many of these being Alpha II. Hardly any obvious poor copies so must be worth more careful inspection and plating which should reveal some better plates.	£575
Y93	A Lovely set of 1d Red Imperfs with the 12 Numbers in Maltese Cross. Nearly all 4 margin with mostly UPRIGHT crosses. Just a few tiny faults noticed but a worthwhile set. Cat £2270. Super set at	£850
From some display books made up sometime ago we can offer some very nice plated 1d Red Imperfs (by Ken Statham) in groups at a discount to what would be their normal prices. The stamps are 4 Margin to much better with several large margin examples noted throughout. They are set out on black display cards usually 4 to 5 stamps with individual discounted prices for the card. We have now grouped these cards together in small lots and discounted the price still further. In addition we set up this display before THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE GREAT BRITAIN LINE ENGRAVED 1d AND 2d STARS 1840 –1864 was produced and so they may yield varieties as well.
Y94	Plates 1B to 11 – Reds from Black Plates with Maltese Cross. The Crosses themselves are unchecked. Total Cat £1,215. Individual priced at £500. Our further discounted price	£400
Y95	Plates 12 to 40 complete with Maltese Cross. The Crosses themselves are unchecked and we notice several Distinctive looking types. Total Cat Value £2,080. Cards individually priced at £700. Our further discounted price	£550
Y96	Plates 40 to 59 complete with 1844 Cancels. Cat £715 Cards individually priced at £300. Our further discounted price	£230
Y97	Plates 60 to 79 complete. Cat £504 Cards individually priced at £240. Our further discounted price	£190
Y98	Plates 80 to 99 complete. A lot of difficult plates in the 80s and 99 in particular. Cat £581 Cards individually priced at £275. Our further discounted price	£220
Y99	Plates 100 to 131 complete. Arguably the most difficult series to plate except for some Alphabet 2s. The High Catalogue for this set is warranted especially for Plate 107 (which in this set is a nice looking 4 Margin copy – not huge but adequate for such a scarce plate. Cat value as basic £1319 Cards individually priced at £633. Our further discounted price	£600
Y100	Plates 132 to 173 complete – 42 stamps 4 Margin or better, one of each from these Alphabet 2 Plates, some of which are Difficult to Very Difficult (155, 170 and 173 in particular). Total Catalogue Value £1,632 but not cross referenced for varieties. Individually priced at £1,070.	£900
Y101	Full set of Plates 1B to 173 L109 to L114, Cat £8,046 Individually priced at £3,718. Normal Price £3,090. Special Price	£2,800

1d RED STARS BLUE & WHITE PAPER

Y204	1d Red White Paper Stars Plate 50. A lovely reconstruction of 228 stamps of which 200 appear to be good copies, with the majority well centred. Appears only to have about 14 letterings missing. The total cat value is £7,980 of which nearly £6,000 relates to better copies. This ignores the Constant Varieties of which the previous owner has identified as 18. The condition is very high and a superb basis especially as it appears unchecked for watermark types and definitely not cross-referenced to Ken Statham's Essential Guide. Our current retail for individual copies from this plate is a minimum of £8 making our price for this lot very fair, especially bearing in mind the opportunities for the watermark types and Constant Varieties, which would command a much higher retail value.		£1,000
Y201	Black stockcard with 35 x Unplated 1d Red Stars, mainly White paper but some Blue. Mainly they are in very poor condition, but at least 5 are good examples well worth plating.		£15
Y202	1d SG 36 Spec C11 LC Perf 16 White Paper. 10 x Unplated, mixed condition, all have defects but alright for plating and postmarks. Cat £600		£60
Y203	A stockcard of Scottish Experimental cancels, largely but not entirely on White Paper Stars some of which have been plated. 9 items including one pair and also includes a lovely SG17 Spec C1 lettered TD with LEITH 1856, two others with different Leith Experimental cancel. This is a nice lot well worth plating. Valued at £50		£40
Y208	Plates 22 to 68- 48 quality reduced size (242x120m) National Postal Museum photographs of Imprimatur part sheets, generally good condition. A valuable reference.	£350
Y210	1d Spec C10 Plate 37 White Paper - Partial reconstruction of 127 stamps, plating appears to be good, difficult plate. About 30% perfect, incl nice postmarks & Spoons. Cat £3,810	£250
Y211	1d SG 40 Spec C10 Plate 38 White Paper - A partial reconstruction of 89 stamps of which just over 50% (47) appear to be perfect. Plating appears to be accurate on this difficult plate. Few interesting postmarks. Cat £2,670.	£195
Y216	1d Red Blue Paper Spec C8 LC P14 Die II Alpha III. 11 examples of the Gothic "K". Variety, mainly very good examples, hardly any faults and includes Plate 25 MK (cat £70+), Plate 28 KI fresh re-entry, Plate 29 with Madeline Smith cancel, one unplated with CDS. Nice lot. Minimum catalogue £400.	£125
Y217	Spec C1 Perforated SC P16 - An interesting black stock card with 37 unplated copies of which 23 are fine, well centred copies, 7 off centre, 4 very off centre and 3 defective. Appear hand picked, completely unplated and should reward plating. Min catalogue £925	£150
Y218	1d Red Stars, a very nice lot of approximately 900 stamps set out on 11 stock book pages with a good ratio of Blued Paper as well as White. Looks unsorted for Spec C9's transitionals. Although a few stamps do seem to have been plated, most that we have quickly looked at appear unplated. Several interesting postmarks and includes some CDS, Spoons and Scottish local. In the main very good condition. Could be split into smaller lots but must be worthwhile as a whole lot to go through carefully at	£1,200
A discount of at least 10% will be available for the purchase of two or more lots throughout this list and payment may be spread over a period

1d PLATES (Letters in All 4 Corners)

The following 1d Red Plate lots came from a recent purchase of reconstructions. They are largely complete & the condition on the cheaper plates is nearly all sound. Condition on the plates cat £540 or more are rather more mixed with an appropriate allowance in the price which ignores the many useful postmarks noticed.
Y300	Plate 81	236 stamps	Cat £ 531	£120
Y301	Plate 87	235 stamps	Cat £ 470	£120
Y302	Plate 96	235 stamps	Cat £ 470	£120
Y303	Plate 97	236 stamps (235 different letterings)	Cat £ 826	£220
Y304	Plate 101	238 stamps	Cat £2,142	£300
Y305	Plate 115	234 stamps	Cat £ 526	£120
Y306	Plate 123	229 stamps (228 different letterings)	Cat £ 458	£120
Y307	Plate 124	229 stamps	Cat £ 458	£120
Y308	Plate 129	237 stamps	Cat £1,896	£400
Y309	Plate 171	220 stamps	Cat £ 440	£110
The following lots are also 1d Red Plate Reconstructions: -
Y311	1d Plate 146 - 208 many good copies in these partial reconstructions of the more difficult plates. Catalogue £1,352			£275
Y312	1d Plate 152 - 204 many good copies in these partial reconstructions of the more difficult plates. Catalogue £1,224			£250
Y313	1d Plate 190 - 171 Catalogue £1,111.50			£225
Y314	1d Plate 197 - 191 Catalogue £1,910			£395
Y315	1d Red Plate 194. A very good, large part reconstruction of this quite difficult plate with 203 apparently different letterings with nearly 75% being Good to Fine Used. Cat £8 each Total Catalogue £1,624			£500
Y316	Nice collection of 100 1d Red Plates set out in an overseas Stamp Album Stockbook. 85 are mainly different Plate nos from 74 to 217 and not all are the cheaper catalogued ones. At a quick glance I spotted 114 (cat £12), 153 (£9), 217 (£7) and several cat £6. All appear nice copies, an occasional niggle here & there but this is offset by postmark interest such as a lovely Accrington FE 1876 CDS. At the back there are some that are not so easy to plate, & the lot is rounded off by the old ditty about Plate 177 and the razor blade. Still brings a smile to my face even after nearly 40 years. (Father used to tell me these stories whilst he rocked my cradle).Total cat in exceeds £280 in view of condition etc well worth			£70
Y317	A stockbook (Flamingo Stamp Album No 505) with 149 x 1d Red Plates from 72 to 223. Some of the plating is a little doubtful and condition is mixed but stated to cat £956 and sensibly priced which ignores the extra Postmark Interest.			£80
Y318	4 black Hagner sheets with over 200 1d Red Plate numbers in what appears to be fine to very fine sound condition. Some duplication but most of the plates from 71 to 217 seem to be represented. Some CDS postmarks noted. Nice lot.			£350
Y319	An interesting lot of approximately 310 1d Red Plates set out on stockbook pages. They appear to have been collected for the postmark interest with very few apparently checked for plating. I had a look at a few for condition and plates and found that there was a good spread of plates, including ones catalogued more than £2 each. Although the condition is mixed, I think this is well balanced against the possible better plates and postmarks, as well as some pairs. Much fun to be had with this one at			£150
Y320	Lovely lot of 340 1d Red Plates on dated pieces all with Scottish numerals with CDS alongside. All have been plated & has many different plates incl scarce. Right on the top is a very nice looking Plate 219 Cat £75. Should reward a careful look for both plates & postmarks as appears to have many different numerals. Completely as received.			£950
Y321	1858-79 1d Red Plates – A full set Plates 71 to 224 (ex 77) in fine to very fine used condition. All appear handpicked for clarity of numbers and some are so fine used they almost look mint/unused. An excellent lot.			£300
Y322	1858-64 1d Red Plates - A very good set of Plates 71 to 224 (ex Plate 77). The vast majority are fine to very fine used copies with some particularly very fine. Very few of this set would need upgrading including the more difficult values.			£350
Y323	1d Red Plates in box containing the equivalent of 12 bundles of 100 each. Quality is likely to be largely defective, although a quick look at the top ones seems to imply there might be better ones. Some, not all appear to have been plated. From this source we suspect they were bought by a reconstructor, which he never sorted. Well worth a closer inspection, especially at just			£200
Y324	A lovely lot of 1d Red Plates to 222. Set out on stock sheets with the majority of the 254 stamps being fine to very fine used copies. A good basis to make up 2 complete sets as it contains 71 stamps catalogued £8 or more. Of the better plates catalogued £10 or more, I note: -101 (2), 110 (2), 113 (2), 114 (3), 116 (3), 121 (3), 131 (1), 135 (2), 136 (2), 139 (3), 141 (1), 143 (2), 144 (1), 151 (2), 153 (1), 173 (3), 188 (2), 197 (2), 203 (1), 206 (1), 207 (1), 208 (1), 209 (2), 210 (1), 211 (1), 214 (2), 215 (1), 216 (2), 221 (1), 222 (1) A really excellent quality lot of used plates ideal for either making the basis of an individual set or for reconstructing. Catalogue value of better plates in excess of £1,000.			£375

½d and 1½d PLATES (Letters in All 4 Corners)

Y400		A good black Hagner stock card of 56 ½d Plates in sound condition with high catalogue value. Ideal for a variety of purposes: Plates 4 (1), 5 (1), 6 (4), 10 (5), 12 (15), 13 (4), 14 (16), 15 (7), 19 (2), 20 (1) unplated (3). Several appear to have good postmarks including CDS's. minimum Catalogue £1,240. Excellent value at just	£140
As well as reconstructing the 1d Imperfs and Stars, the Late Ken Statham also reconstructed the 1d, 2d, ½d and 1½d plates as well! In the mid 1990s he sold us some of his later reconstructions including the ½d Plates. I recently came across some of these in the Bank Deposit so I thought it would be nice to include them on this list. Although the condition is mixed, the reconstructions include many good copies with several CDS examples. Apart from Plates 4 & 15 which are a little more difficult, the average price per lot represents just £1 per stamp compared to catalogue of £18 each i.e. about 5%. They would benefit from being re-set out and in case anyone is reconstructing all these plates I have given a price for all 9 lots.
Y401		Plate 5 98 stamps Cat £1,764	£100
Y402		Plate 6 287 stamps Cat £5,166	£280
Y403		Plate 10 321 stamps Cat £5,778	£320
Y404		Plate 11 225 stamps Cat £4,050	£225
Y405		Plate 12 238 stamps Cat £4,284	£235
Y406		Plate 13 276 stamps Cat £4,968	£275
Y407		Plate 14 278 stamps Cat £5,004	£275
Y408		Plate 15 22 stamps Cat £ 480	£30
The Eight lots Y401 to Y408 contain 1745 stamps Catalogued £31,494 at less than £1 per stamp this is a Good Lot			£1,600
Y409		Small stock card with 1870 1½d Plate 1 (3), Plate 3 (2) one of these on lovely piece. 1d Plate 105 tied to piece by London 47 Oval numeral and 4 x 1881 SG 170/171 14 Dots. Mostly really nice used. Total catalogue £543. Bargain at	£50
Y410		1870 ½d SG 48/49 - A very nice stock card of 27 stamps including 4 on piece. All very good copies with several CDS postmarks. Good representation of plates including Plate 19 and Plate 20 x 2 one on piece. Minimum catalogue £650+. Very good value at just	£95
Y411	1870 1½d SG 51/52 Plate 3. Stock card with 10 used copies, 7 of which are space fillers but including nice CDS's. Two good used copies; the one other example has very good CS LCA Perfin and is otherwise fine. Total cat £400, so very fairly priced.		£30

2d PLATES (Letters in All 4 Corners)

Y431

A lovely stock card of 21 2d Blue Plates, which includes 2 complete sets. Good to fine used copies, includes Plate 7 (3) and Plate 8 (4 including a lively copy on piece with Scottish Cancel. Total catalogue £776

£125

POSTMARKS -GB Used in Ireland

Y453	Very interesting selection of 15 stamps, 4 Line Engraved and 11 Surface Printed. All are different and cancelled by Belfast 62 numeral or CDS. Several highly catalogued items incl 1/- SG 73 cat £260, 1/- SG 90 Cat £200, 6d SG 125 cat £225 and 6d SG 109 Plate 9 a beautiful Wing Margin copy with superb Belfast B MY 1772 CDS cat £80+. Mostly fine to very fine copies with hardly any faults noticed. Total catalogue in excess of £1,200.	£195
Y451	A very nice collection of QV Surface Printed (15 stamps), Jubilees and King Edward VII (13) stamps used in Ireland. Not only does it include some good values but some interesting postmarks as well. On surface printed stamps the numerals include 114 Castledawson, 157 Queenstown, 303 Limerick, 25 Bagnalstown (scarce?), 105 Carrick-on-Suir, 112 Castlecomer, 178 Down, 304 Lisburn and 326 Middleton. Of the 6 Belfast stamps, the better include 9d SG86 Cat £450 and 3d SG143 (14) Cat £45. Later Jubilees and Edward VII are also quite interesting. The collection obviously originates from overseas (styled IERLAND) and ideal for collectors of this area.	£195
Y452	3d QV Surface Printed SG 102/3. A nice set of all 7 Plate numbers 4 to 10 with most clear Irish Diamond postmarks. A couple of slight faults but on the whole a very presentable set which includes an excellent Plate 9 with 272 for Killarney, a good Plate 4 (difficult with Spray of Rose postmark and cat £250 on its own) and Plates 6 and 10 with cancels clear of Queens profile. Total catalogue £635. Has to be good value at just	£95

GB Used In Scotland

Y454

A lovely collection of 20 Line Engraved stamps and 24 Surface Printed stamps with a variety of Scottish cancels including CDS and Dotted Circle. Many highlights including 1841 1d Imperf (4 m), 2d Imperf (almost 4 m), 6d SG122 with Edinburgh Roller Cancel, 3d SG 103 Plate 6 with Dundee Dotted Circle, 3d SG 144 Plate 16 Wing Margin copy with CDS and Edinburgh numeral, 8d SG 156 superb Wing Margin copy (scarce on this issue) with neat 221 and part Leith CDS cancel (this stamp would retain at £175 alone), 6d SG 96 Deep Lilac Plate 5 Wing Margin copy. Many more interesting stamps and cancels, Glasgow double ring registered noted. Several 1d Stars and Plates of note as well! A lovely lot which we values at £600+

£495

GB Used in Wales

Y455

A small lot of 10 stamps, including a pair. 9 stamps have the D57 numeral cancel for Cardiff Docks with 1/- SG211 having Cardiff Docks JY 20 88 CDS and slight loss of colour. Generally very good examples with particular reference to the important cancels. Total catalogue value (2009) £546 and worthy of expansion.

£100

SURFACE PRINTED

Y502	Small Black Hagner Card containing a mixed condition selection of Mint/Unused. Mainly QV Surface Printed issues. Most look quite fresh and comprise: -3d SG143 (14) slight perf fault, 3d on 3d SG159 slightly toned, 1880-81 Set with ½d SG164 & 165, 1d SG166, 1½d SG167, 2d SG168A, 5d SG169 as well as ½d Army Official 2 x ½d values overprinted 4. Total cat £2,000+. At our price just 6% of Cat	£120
Y503	A small stockcard of 6 good used Surface Printed stamps which are: - 6d SG109 Plate 8, 9d SG110 Plate 4, 3d SG158 Plate 21, 3d SG191 good colour but used as a receipt, 5d SG193 lovely Charring Cross OC 27 85 CDS but a little faded and 1/- SG196 nice fine used but a little faded. Total catalogue £900 nice stockcard for just £60	£60
Y507	Partial reconstruction of 1d Venetian Red SG 166 consisting of 80 stamps, which appear to be largely Very Good Examples. Several have really nice postmarks set out very neatly leaving spaces for the missing stamps. Total catalogue £960	£100
Y506	Interesting lot of 37 stamps largely QV Surface Printed values to 5/- (SG 127 Plate 2). Includes a 6d Embossed, a little cut to shape though squarer than usual! (Cat £900). Many of the stamps do have faults. The 5/- is cut into at base and along with 6d Embossed is only a representative copy. However, many different values and total catalogue is £4,450 and so still good value at 3% of catalogue	£130
Y508	Very old time Surface Printed collection, being attempted reconstruction of the 4d, 2½ and difficult 6d values as follows: -4d SG 93/94 Plate 12 (16), 2½d SG 141 Plate 9 (20), 11 (28), 13 (13), 15 (16), 16 (10) and 6d SG 146/147 Plates 15 (9) and 16 (11). Total cat value £6,430, 123 stamps, which for valuation purposes we have treated as sub-standard, although some are perfect. Variety of postmarks & needs setting out/modernising. At our price, less than £2 per stamp & 4% catalogue. Should be good value.	£240
Y509	1887-1901 QV Jubilee Set - Superb CDS used set based on the QV Spec numbers. The 1½d to 1/- (both) and missing only 6 stamps 2d K30(1), 3d K32 (3), 4½d K34 (4), 10d K39 (2) and (3) and 1/- K40 (2). Includes some of the better values such as 4½d K34 (3). All handpicked CDS copies and checked by an independent specialist. Individual priced at £934. A very valuable and seldom offered set (35 stamps out of a possible 41)	£695
Y512	Stock card of QV Surface Printed Issues - 24 stamps to 2/6d including some better catalogued values such as 5d, 6d, 9d, 1/ (SG193/194/195 and 196). Total for these £1,036). Total catalogue value likely to be in the region of £1,500. Although very mixed condition an absolute bargain at just	£95
Y513	A very small QV Surface Printed lot of 6 very nice stamps. 1/- SG 101 Plate 4, 3d SG 103 Plate 8 Wing Margin copy, 8d SG 156 Scarce Imperf Wing Margin copy lettered TG, 1/- SG 163 Plate 14 Registered CDS, 2½d SG 190 lettered AF with a missing perf pin variety and 9d SG 209 CDS. Lovely little lot. Total catalogue £770 with stamps in mainly very fine condition. Great value at	£95

EDWARD VII TO GEORGE VI (THE FOUR KINGS)

Y601

1902-10 10 Edward VII 4d Green and Chocolate Brown SG235 to 238 50 copies on stock sheet, variety of shades and postmarks, unsorted for any varieties and condition is good. Minimum catalogue £900.

£60

QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Y631

QEII 1963 Multiple Crown Wmk High Value SG59A to 598A, 4 sets cat £11 each 1967 -68 No Wmk High Values SG750 to 762, 2 sets cat £12 each plus extra values 2/6 x 4, 10/- x 7 and £1 x 6 giving total Cat in excess of £140. All good find used would suit Stamp Club or approvals, especially at price of what was £12 now

£10

COVERS & POSTAL HISTORY

Y641	Small selection of multiples (pairs) of imperfs on entire to Carlisle. One has vertical pair Plate 33 (BI/CI) & is tied by MX. The others are said to be Plate 19 lettered SF/SG, Plate 22 lettered FK/FL and plate 150 lettered BE/BF (Alpha 2). Some nice presentable stamps, on one the Plate 150 is upside down. Multiples not all that common on covers nowadays. Plated by previous owner, not guaranteed but an experienced 'source'. High Cat value.	£50
Y642	A small selection of 10 fronts of interest to Railway, Sideways Duplex, or Plating Collectors, or all three! Includes three nice looking 1d Stars probably from the C4 issue with Derby 1855 sideways duplex cancels, 1d Star White Paper with ENR in small circle alongside and two other Sheffield sideways duplex cancels. Useful little lot.	£30
Y643	Very interesting batch of 42 x 1d Red Imperf entires, the majority from Robert Preston & Co Distillers, Importers of Wine & Foreign Sprits Liverpool and dated between 1845& 1852, addressed to Messrs W Thomas & Son Haworth. A few of the Imperfs have margins all round and an attempt has been made to plate them but overall the content is as interesting as the plating potential. Possibly carried on "Carvers Railway" (as this is how the goods were transported), one or two are from London &shows how the goods went by ship first & then train. Fascinating correspondence & very reasonably priced		£170
A discount of at least 10% will be available for the purchase of two or more lots throughout this list and payment may be spread over a period
Y644	ISLE of MAN Small lot of 4 envelopes with King Edward VII ½d & 1d values from the same correspondence with a postcard from the GV period. Of particular interest as the envelopes are all from Port St Mary to Penistone near Sheffield and appear to be from the period 1908/1909. The two with pairs of ½d value both seem to have year slug missing and are dates Ju 28 and OC 21 (possibly 08), the 2d and 1d values are Jy 25 09 and Dec 31 08. The postcard has a nice Douglas 1.O.M. machine cancel (double ring) for Aug 9 1928 tying a GV 1d value. Envelopes have been opened and some flaps are missing still a nice lot		£25

Y645	1841 1d Red Entires/Covers with Maltese Cross Cancels. A small batch of 10 covers with mainly 3 to 4 margin 1d Reds with several of interest, especially as they are not from one source. They have been plated and consist of Plate 12 FF and NA both nice 3 margin, Plate 16 TG very nice 4 margin, Plate 17 EB and PL, EB is superb virtually 4 margin just touching NE corner but very large part of adjoining stamp at left including "A" letter square, PL nice 4 margin, Plate 19 QC 3 margin but horizontal filing crease. Plate 20 AI 3 margin,Plate 22 NI 4 margin but vertical filing crease, Plate 28 CL worn Plate but vertical filing crease, possibly WATERFORD Maltese Cross, QI almost 4 margin touching towards NE corner. Destinations include BELFAST, NEWCASTLE, LONDON, MANCHESTER, WIRKSWORTH, WHITTLESEA, MITCHAM, HAWICK AND DUDLEY One or two would benefit from a clear up with the bread crumbs, and although plating not checked, Catalogued £1,230 and must be a snip at	£100
Y646	Small lot of 1d Red Plates consisting of 28 covers and 3 fronts. The majority have been plated and a quick inspection reveals some of the higher numbers (217 & 218), and better ones 131, 149, 152 and one Registered Post Office envelope with Plate 213 tied by 154 numeral and Bury C DE 31 79 Lancs alongside with full Blue Registered A 31 DE 79 BURY Lancs addressed to Dobcross Saddleworth and with superb Double Ring MANCHESTER REGISTERED cancel 42 DE 31 70 on reverse with BURY DE 31 79 LANC and 154 numeral over the Blue Registered seal 1.4.79. As far as I know this is quite an early usage of a Registered Post Office envelope and, together with the plate and other covers, makes this a very attractive lot, especially as it has a nice variety of postmarks, including Farnboro Station (stamp unfortunately defective) IRISH, SCOTTISH, ENGLISH, Rickmansworth, London, including Plate 131 with Forwarded by CRAWFORD COLVINS LONDON on front, and one stamp in bottom right hand corner. Little if any duplication of Plates, hardly any really defective apart from those mentioned. Because of the Registered cover in particular, this lot definitely has the right feel to it.	£110
Y647	A mixture of later postmarks (?), incl 7 postcards one with 1d Lilac added and addressed to Germany and headed Foreign. 6 x 1d Postage Prepaid envelopes incl nice Sideways Duplex for London 3 AU 20 59 W11. 2 x 1d Lilac covers, one marked important, nice numerals, but both stamps have defects. A good envelope with Lilac and 2½d SG190 tied to L I LUDGATE AU 19 84 with L.C.1 numeral to Berlin and with "Keyers Royal Hotel Blackfriers London" emblem on reverse. 1d Red Star, slight defect on mourning envelope tied by Sideways Duplex for London FE 16 59 W12 and early cover where the Imperf has fallen off! 18 covers & cards	£25
Y648	5 x 1854 entires all with 1d Red Imperfs on Law Life Assurance Society entires and all addressed Messrs Wills and Buridge Shaftsbury. Of particular note because one is a 4 margin stamp lettered MG from the Very Rare Plate 175 tied to entire (dated 14 Jan 1854). Cat £750 off cover. Although has been slightly affected by damp this would still make a good example on or off cover. Other plates incl 173, 162, and 127, the fifth item was not platable even by the late Ken Statham whose plating this is. A very interesting lot.	£250

Paquebots/Maritime/Perfins

Y650	A range of 16 covers and cards with a variety of paquebot markings being 4 kings (3), QEII (10) including one of which has a Russian stamp, a couple of interesting foreign. Dealer priced very, very reasonably at £56. Would make a very nice display.	£30
Y651	A lovely lot of 10 postcards, 3 letters and a Booksellers wrapper with ½d and 1d Edward VII values and a lovely variety of different perfins. Added to by some nice postcards, a machine cancel and an excellent S postmark. All in all a lovely lot for the specialist. Most of the perfins are very obvious. Nice lot of messages as well.	£50

Transitionals

Y652

8 Envelopes all addressed in the same hand from Howden to Mr Robert Wells, 37 George Street, Hull, possibly all from the same sheet. Letterings AB, AC, BB, BC, CB, QI, QJ and RI, used between 27 Ap to 10 Ju 1857, all tied by 382 Howden numeral. Catalogue £840

£250

GENERAL COLLECTIONS

Y701

Black stock sheet with QV Jubilee Set SG197 to 211 used, the 5d and 6d with perfins. 2 x 1883-84 2/6d values, one with Ipswich cancel looks like it is blued paper (cat £1,200) but this could be because the colour has run. The other is lightly cancelled but somewhat faded. Also 1902-11 Edward Set to 1/- ex 4d and 10d. Nice shade of 2/6d value, which has pen cancel and 2 x 5/-, one nice used, the other slightly heavier. Total catalogue over £1,300 (not counting the blued paper)

£100

Y702

A large, red boxed 24 page Fil & Safe Stockbook with excellent collection of Mint QV to QEII Definitives. Very much to commend itself for further expansion with QV 1d Red Stars and Plates (7) catalogued £656,Surface Printed to 2/6d, which includes 16 1d Venetian SG166, 4d SG192 (cat £425), Full 1890 Jubilee Set with 1/- Green possibly Unmounted Mint. Total catalogue for this section £1,990+. 1902 Edward VII to 10d, 1911-12 Mackennals, including SG334 & 335, 334 inverted, 336 and 337, 1912-22 GV Cypher to 1/- (2) including 2 shades of 9d Olive, 1924-26 Block Watermark to 10d, including 1d SG419A sideways,1924 Wembleys Comb and Line Perf 1925 Wembley Unmounted, Photogravure Set, including 2d SG 442b sideways 1936 Edwards VII, including ½d, 1d and 1½d inverted booklet panes of 6 1939-40 Dark Colours light colours and change colours upright, sideways and inverted mostly U/M. 1952 Tudor Upright, Sideways and Inverted U/M 1955-58 St Edmunds Upright, Sideways and Inverted U/M, 1959 2nd Dec De La Rue Set Mint, 1955-58 Postage Dues to 1/- some Unmounted Mint, including 1/- 1957 and 1959 Graphites Mint, 1963 Bradbury Wilkinson Set Unmounted Mint 1958 Crowns Set, Upright, Sideways and Inverted, 1960 Phosphor Set, Upright, includes many Sideways and Inverted, Decimal machins to 1/9d including strips and Cookbook Pane and Decimal Machins to 50p Wonderful lot to merge with an existing collection

£900

Y703	Edward VII (1902-11). Small selection of used values to 1/- includes 1½d (3), 2d (5), 2½d (5), 3d (6), 4d Orange (3), 4d Grey Brown (7), 5d (3), 6d (4), 7d (1), 9d (1), 10d (1), 1/- (2). Theoretically shaded, but not by someone who knew what they were doing! Few officials & some cut outs as well. Mixed condition but plenty of interest,modest price of	£30
The following 5 lots are pages from a hingeless Davo Album. The paged are offered separately partly because of their value but also so they can be priced according to condition which in the main is good to fine/very fine used with little if any faults noticed at all throughout.
Y706	Page 3 - 1867-80 Spray of Roses page 7 values to 5/- SG126 Plate 1 in superb condition for this. Also includes a really nice d SG 103 Plate 4 (scarce), 6d SG 105 and 9d SG 110. Also SG 117 Plate 4 and 2/- SG 118. Total catalogue value £1,530, a really good lot.	£200
Y707	Page 4 - 6 stamps 3d SG 103 Plate 6, 6d SG 147 Plate 15, 1/- SG 150 Plate 13, 1/- SG 151 Plate 13 (very scarce, very difficult & good used cat £600), 2/- SG 139 Plate 1 and 2½d SG 142 Plate 17. All very good used for these, no faults noted. Minimum catalogue £950	£195
Y708	Page 5 - 15 used stamps, 2 Mint/Unused from 1876-80, 1880-83 and 1883 issues. Two stamps are in the wrong places but include 4d SG 94 Plate 14 with CDS, 3d on 3d SG 159, 6d on 6d SG 162, 1/- SG 163 Squared Circle cancel, 2d SG 168A with Malta A25 cancel slightly defective, 3d SG 158 Plate 20 Mint a little heavily mounted. Total catalogue value in excess of £2,200. Superb page at	£250
Y709	Page 8 - Edward VII page with values to 2/6 and 5/-. 14 stamps in all, some are Mint (½d to 3d) and some are used (4d to 2/6 + 5/-). Mainly nice examples, especially the 2/6d + 5/- which alone are catalogued £340. Lovely lot for	£100
Y710	Page 9 to 13 George V section on 5 pages starting with Mackennals to Edward VIII issue. Mixed Mint and Used amongst which we notice 1912-22 5d + 8d Good Mint, Bradbury Seahorses 2/6d, 5/- x 2, 10/- Used, 1924 Block Watermark 5d x 3, 9d x 1 Mint 1924 Wembleys Used, 1925 Set Mixed Mint + Used, 1934 Photogravure 3d to 1/- Mint incl 2 x 9d and 2/6d, 5/- and 10/- Re-engraved Used. Some Mint Commemorative Sets	£125