G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

1841-79 Line Engraved issues, the used collection written up on pages including 1841 2d (62, five with number in Maltese Cross cancels), 1850 1d A...

1841-1900 QV Stamps, mint and used selection including 1841 1d red with number in cross cancels (4, two fine) and 2d blue strip of three with larg...

QV-QEII Stamps including 1840 2d and 1891 £1 (both with faults), 1958 3d tete-beche strip, 1969 £1 imperf pairs (2) and block of four, also a stoc...

1840 1d Blacks, FL and GL plate 1a, the two stamps once a vertical pair, both just touched at upper right with large margins on other sides, tied ...

1840 2d Blues, plate 1 AN, CC, DJ, HG, HK with black Maltese Crosses, IF and MG with red Maltese Crosses, plate 2 EJ with black Maltese Cross, all...

1840 2d Blue, TL plate 2, two used examples, the second a late state showing clear signs of corrosion to the value and base, both with four good t...

1840 2d Deep blue, MD plate 2 used with a black Maltese Cross, a fine stamp with good to large margins. Photo on Page 6.

1840 2d Blue, TA plate 2, used with large part "DORCHE(STER)" town datestamp, also an imperf 1d red with matching TA lettering (plate 24, three ma...

1854-80 Covers with 1d reds, comprising 1854-57 issues on blued paper (56), 1857-63 issues on white paper (63) and 1864-80 plate numbers (29, with...

1855 2d Blue, perf 14, watermark Large Crown, plate 5, QH mint with large part original gum, tiny corner thin, good appearance. S.G. 34, £2,800. P...

1858-76 2d Deep blue plate 15, QA-RB mint block of four, crease to QB, usual gum creases, otherwise fine with original gum and good appearance. S....

1880-89 QV Issues, watermark Imperial Crown, all handstamped "SPECIMEN", comprising 1880-83 2½d plate 23, 4d plate 18, 6d plate 18, 1/- plate 13, ...

1883-84 1½d, 2d, 2½d, 6d and 9d Handstamped "SPECIMEN" type 9, fine mint. Also 3d and 5d Specimens with faults. S.G. 188/90, 194/5s, £900. (5). Ph...

1912-24 ½d - 1/- Royal Cypher Dandy Roll varieties, virtually all in mounted mint pairs, with missing crown, missing "G", missing "R" and broken l...

1882-1904 Mint and used selection on pages including Inland Revenue 1889 1/- green used, Office of Works 1902 ½d - 2½d used, Army issues complete ...

c.1912 Essays in pencil and indian ink for a 2d postage due stamp, the two essays similar in design but showing differences in the side details an...

1914-23 Simple Cypher Issue with Specimen overprints, comprising set of eight (both 1/- bright blue and deep bright blue shades) with type 23 over...

1914 2d Agate upper right corner marginal strip of four (left pane), watermark sideways inverted and reversed, the watermark displaced downwards r...

Manchester. 1905 (Dec. 18) Cover posted from Manchester to Leeds with QV 2d postcard cut-out tied by Manchester c.d.s, arrival backstamp, the stam...

1837-39 Front and envelope from the Bishop of Norwich, the front posted on April 30 1837 during the 27 day period between his nomination and conse...

Uniform 4d Post. 1839 (Dec 9) Entire letter from Dublin to the Royal Hospital Chelsea with Dublin "4" charge mark, crossed out upon arrival in Lon...

Admiralty. 1793-1839 Printed Admiralty (2) or Admiralty Office (6) lettersheets, two with the heading "Pursuant to Act of Parliament, Eleventh Geo...

1809 (Jan 1) Entire letter posted from Kingston Upon Thames to East Sheen charged the 3d local post charge for a country letter, redirected to Lin...

1817 (July 18) Entire letter to the Bishop of Norwich, posted within the London 2d Post with a "2" charge mark and red unframed "TO PAY / 2D / ONL...

Houses of Parliament. 1825 (Mar 10) Entire letter from Tallagh in Ireland to London, apparently sent under cover to an MP and then posted into the...

Unused Mulreadys comprising 1d lettersheet stereo A54 with English and Scottish Law Fire and Life Assurance advert printed in blue, 1d lettersheet...

1840-41 1d Envelopes, stereo A154 used from Coventry to Henley in Arden with boxed "No. 1", and stereo A152 used from Liverpool to Melrose, also 2...

1½d Charges & Due Stamps. 1921-36 Covers and cards with 1½d charges or showing the use of the 1½d brown due stamp, mainly 1921-25 period minimum c...

1841-1958 QV-KGVI Stationery envelopes (70) and postcards (3), the envelopes all with black printed mourning borders, including 1841 2d blue envel...

T.P.Os. 1847-1914 Covers and cards with T.P.O cancels or handstamps (44) including 1902 cover to USA with KEVII 2d + 2½d each cancelled "K48" and ...

1904-05 Covers franked KEVII 1d, all bearing 2d railway letter stamps, comprising Oldham, Ashton & Guide Bridge Rly (2), Highland Railway, Midland...

1853-74 Covers (6, two with letters) and entire letters (3) from Victoria (8) or South Australia, the 1851 letter from Adelaide relating how large...

Mint selection including Bermuda 2/6 - £1 (38), G.B QEII 2/6 - £1 Castles (four St. Edwards Crown sets) and Tangier overprints, S.W.A 1942 2d Offi...

1935 Silver Jubilee, Specimen, mint and used accumulation in a stockbook, including Specimen sets for Bahamas, Bechuanaland, Antigua, Nyasaland, A...

Queensland Used in New Guinea. 1882-91 2d and 6d, and 1897 1d pair all cancelled "BNG", and 1897 1d cancelled by Port Moresby datestamp. (5).

Victoria. 1891 Reprints of the 1852 Queen on throne 2d (perforated), 1859 1/-, 1865-67 1/- and 5/-, 1874 ½d, 1884 Stamp Duty 1d (both types) and S...

1888-97 Issues handstamped or overprinted "SPECIMEN", including 1888 unappropriated die 2d - £5 (ten values, missing the 1d, 2/-), 1891 Cape 1d an...

1938 KGVI 1d - £1, the twelve values issued in 1938 all perfined "SPECIMEN", the 1d, 1½d, 2½d, 3d and 1/- with an additional "SPECIMEN" handstamp ...

1885-1921 Mainly mint selection including 1885-88 set with additional 12pi, 1887-96 set, most KEVII and KGV issues with 1902 12pi (2) and 24pi, sc...

Salonica. 1916 ½d - 1/- Set of eight mint, also additional 4d and 6d, 1d and 4d with variety overprint double one albino, the 2d, 3d, 1/- and one ...

1886-1938 Specimen and mint selection with 1898 and 1903 Specimen sets, 1889 1p Specimen strip of five, 1931-33 set of four in mint blocks of six ...

1859-1905 Covers and cards with despatch or delivery handstamps including 1873 cover from Poona with boxed "1 DESPATCH", 1866-70 covers from Madra...

1860-68 Covers via Marseille charged the deficiency + 6d, with boxed "EXCG OZ / DEFICIENT POSTAGE / BRITISH SHARE OF FINE (3)", franked 6d with 4d...

Persian Field Force. 1857 (Apr 3) Stampless entire letter to Ireland, headed "From No. 2555 Private James Ligan, No. 6 Company First Madras Fusili...

1923-46 Specimen stamps comprising 1923 Child Welfare set of three, 1929 1d - 9d set of three with additional 9d pair, 1932 2d - 6d set of three, ...

1875-1968 Mainly mint selection including watermark varieties with 1875 2/- pair and 5/- inverted watermarks, 1897 5/- block of four, 1910 3d purp...

1912-22 ¼d - 5/- Set of Twelve with additional 3d white back, 1/- white and olive backs, 5/- white back, also ¼d, 2d, 3d, 4d and 1/- pairs, ½d and...

1938-51 ¼d - £1 Set of thirteen perfined "SPECIMEN", 2d with a couple of short perfs and a little paper adhering to reverse of 1½d, otherwise fine...

1932 (Mar 2) Cover to London bearing Australia 2d on 1½d tied by "CHRISTMAS ISLAND" c.d.s type D6, backstamped at Singapore (Mar 15), an unusual a...

Setting I surcharges with 6mm spacing on New Guinea stamps, selection comprising 1d on 5pf mint and used (2, one with scarce short "1" variety, sm...

5mm Spacing Surcharges on New Guinea stamps, selection comprising 1d on 3pf mint (2, one straight serif to "1"), 1d on 5pf mint (2, one with strai...

5mm Spacing Surcharges on Marshall Islands stamps, mint selection comprising 1d on 3pf (2, one with straight serif to "1"), 1d on 5pf (2, one tone...

Used surcharges on Marshall Islands stamps, comprising 2d on 10pf unusually with a c.d.s of Samarai, Papua, 2d on 10pf and 2d on 20pf on pieces bo...

1915 Marshall Islands 1d on 2d on 10pf horizontal pair, fine used with violet oval Rabaul datestamps, left stamp with broken "I". S.G. 63, £550+. ...

1915 Marshall Islands 1d on 2d on 10f, variety small "1", mint with margin at base. S.G. 63c, £950. Photo on Page 160.

1915-33 KGV Definitives, imperforate plate proof blocks of four in black comprising ½d (2, one grey black), 1½d, 3d, 5d, 6d (2, one inverted water...

T.P.Os. 1882-1971 Covers and cards (c.100), also stamps and pieces (c.80), various T.P.O cancellations or transit datestamps, including 1882 cover...

1874-1906 Mint and used collection including 1874-75 perf 12½ 3d, 4d, 1/- (15½mm value) mint, 1876-79 perf 14 2d (2), 3d, 4d, 6d (2) mint, 1/- use...

1893-95 Covers from Old Calabar to England, comprising registered cover franked 2d + 2½d + 5d, registered cover bearing the ½d - 1/- set of six wi...

1896 (Oct 21) Registered cover from Old Calabar to Wales franked 2d + 2½d pair each cancelled by the scarce "REGISTERED" c.d.s, a further strike b...