1d. black, plate 8, TH, Imprimatur with large to very large margins all round, light horizontal crease in the margin at the top not touching design, very rare, only one Imprimatur sheet taken with just 23 singles removed, many of which are in institutional collections, the formerly adjoining 1d, TG, resides in the Tapling Collection (British Library). (S.G.Cat.: GBP 18.000)

1d.black and 1d. red-brown, plate 11, two horizontal pairs  lettered DC-DD, variety  „left corner letter D shows slight doubling on DD“, both pairs with good to large margins all round, each showing trace of adjoining stamp at right, cancelled with black Maltese Crosses. The black pair with insignificant vertical crease through DD, an incredible and unique matched pair, the only such „Matched Pair of Pairs“ recorded in the Karl Louis Card...

Official Stamp (Never issued) 1840, VR 1d. black, TA, Imprimatur from the lower-left corner of the (before hardening) sheet with Plate Letter ‚A‘ , inscription and pen initials „C.P.“, slight thinning in margin and slight vertical crease, otherwise fine. One of the most important items in the history of the invention of Postage Stamps: The World’s First Postage Stamp that was prepared but not issued! For the other imprimatur (first printing...

2d. blue, plate 1, PB, large margins all round tied by red Maltese Cross to entire, „WELLINGTON SOMERSET  NO … 1840“ c.d.s. for dispatch on front with missing day-slug and year 1840 inserted inverted, to Tiverton, the 2d. with small corner crease at lower left re-affixed for protection and left side flap of entire missing, otherwise in a very fresh state of preservation. (S.G. Cat. GBP 2.500)

1840, 2d. blue, plate 2, horizontal pair, NH-NI, unused with part original gum, close but not touched at upper right corner, otherwise with large to very large margins all round, stunning vibrant colour, two slight  horizontal creases nearly invisible from the front. A magnificent and very rare mint multiple from plate 2, one of the very few recorded unused items from the 2d. plate 2 not originating from the (ungummed and very defective)...

1d. red-brown, ‚Black Plate‘ 2, LD, good to large margins all round, tied by black Maltese Cross to entire from Edinburgh „9 MAY 1841“ via London „10 MY 1841“ addressed (in error) to St. Lewes, very rare handstamp „MISSENT TO TRURO“ in blue and ms. „St.Ives“, on front „TRURO MY 12 1842“ cds. in blue on reverse. (S.G.Cat. GBP 550 (for 1d. red plate 2))

1d. red-brown, Plate 11, Trial Printing on Dickinson Silk Thread Paper, LE-LF, a magnificent unused pair without the usual heavy creasing normally seen on these rare trials, of which only one part sheet (A- to Q- rows) survived from the Rowland Hill Estate. The sheet was exhibited in London in 1881 (ref. Kohl Handbook, written by J.B. Seymour). The part sheet was  cut up before January 1892 as a pair was shown at a Manchester Philatelic...

1d. red-brown, Imprimatur, plate 33, AA, upper left corner sheet marginal with inscription and plate number ‚33‘, large margins all round, very fresh.

1d. red-brown, Imprimatur, plate 35, AA, upper left corner sheet marginal with inscription and plate number ‚35‘, large margins all round, very fresh.

1d. red-brown, Imprimatur, plate 51, AL, upper right corner sheet marginal with inscription and plate number ‚51‘, large margins all round, very fresh and attractive.

1d. red-brown, Imprimatur, plate 125, AL, upper right corner sheet marginal with inscription and plate number ‚125‘, large margins all round, very fresh.

1d. red-brown, Imprimatur, plate 146, AL, upper right corner sheet marginal with inscription and plate number ‚146‘, large margins all round, very fresh.