Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History

Later Line Engraved: 1850 Archer perf. 16 1d. red-brown plate 98 JA, used on 1854 (Mar. 6th) envelope from London to Wem, centred high otherwise fine, R.P.S. certificate (1987), S.G. 16b, Spec. CE2, cat. £2,100, matched with an imperf. example, just cut into at top left otherwise good margins. Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-350]

Later Line Engraved: 1854 die I, alphabet II, SC16 1d. used collection written up on leaves, most plates represented with up to three of some, two covers, incl. scarce plate 157 QC on piece, plate 163 OF and OJ, plate 204 AK, range of shades, etc., mainly fine selected examples. S.G. Spec. C1. (66 items)
[Proposed price: £500-700]

Later Line Engraved: 1854 die I, alphabet II, SC16 1d. plate 155 GI-GK strip of three used with barred ovals, with an additional section at top right due to a mis-perforation, unusual. S.G. Spec. C1. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-150]

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die I, alphabet II, SC14 1d. used collection written up on leaves, with scarce incl. plate 194 QF, plate 198 RD, plate 201 GG, plate R3 CF on cover, range of shades, etc., mainly fine selected examples. S.G. Spec. C2. (16)
[Proposed price: £800-1000]

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet II, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 16 ME-MF pair used on 1855 (Aug. 4th) envelope from Durham to Nottingham, cancelled “267” numerals, MF lifted to show wmk., very scarce plate. S.G. Spec. C3, cat. (single off cover) £900. Photo.
[Proposed price: £220-250]

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet II, SC16 1d. red-brown plate 1 BL, used with neat almost complete strike of a black Maltese Cross, small top left corner crease otherwise fine, scarce late use. S.G. Spec. C4ta, cat. from £800. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-220]

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet II, LC16 1d. used collection written up on leaves, with plates complete (less plate 3) incl. scarce plate 13 BB, plate 15 OF, plate 2 with AA and AB together on piece, mainly fine selected examples. S.G. Spec. C5. (14 items). Photo.
[Proposed price: £500-700]

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 23 FL used with light numeral cancellation, a little thinning and two short perfs. at right, also plate 24 QJ used with some perf. faults, scarce. S.G. Spec. C7.
[Proposed price: £180-200]

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III SC14 1d. red-brown plate 25 OC, a fine used example. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £1,100. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-150]

Later Line Engraved: 1856 die II, alphabet III, LC14 on blued paper used collection of plated examples with plates 26, 31 (2), 32, 33 (2, one on cover), 35 (3, incl. a pair), 36 (2), 38 (2, one on cover), 40 (2), 43 (2) and 45, also with 1857 transitional issues on yellowish to cream toned paper plates 37 (3, one matched with C8 example) and 47, mainly fine. S.G. Spec. C8, C9. (22 items)
[Proposed price: £60-80]

Later Line Engraved: 1856 (Nov.) die II, alphabet III, LC14 on white paper 1d. red-brown KH used on 1856 (Nov. 25th) entire letter from Liverpool to Whalley, tied by Liverpool spoon, the cover has been turned, previously used without adhesives on Nov. 24th from London to LIverpool, a few small stain spots on front, a scarce adhesive on cover. S.G. 37, Spec. C8A, cat. £1,100. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-220]

Later Line Engraved: 1857-63 die II, alphabet III, LC14 on white paper 1d. used collection written up in an album, with plates 27 to R17 complete as listed (less plates 45 and 65) incl. scarce plate 33 JB, plate 64 EH, some plates with multiple examples showing distinctive letters, selection on covers incl. spoon cancellations, multiples incl. plate 57 DD-EE block of four, varieties with a range of re-entries incl. plate 27 AD and BD, plate...