1864-1900, 17 stamps unused, including Mi.16, 18, 40 Pl.1, 41 Pl.16, 44 Pl.13, Pl.14, 46 Pl.13, 47 Pl.11, 51 Pl.17, 62, 71, 74, 76, 78, 83ax, mostly with faults, regummed, crease or repaired, still fine group

1847/54, Embossed 1 s. deep green, a used vertical pair with good margins all round and showing portions of adjoining stamp at bottom, small cut between at right, in a rich shade, tied to large piece together with 1 d. red-brown and 2 d.  blue by complete strike of "LIVERPOOL 28/DE 1854 - 466" spoon obliterator (code I 14) in black. Very fine, scarce and most attractive.

1862/64, 9 d. straw, tied by duplex "545/NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE AP 23 63" to entire letter, endorsed "via Osend" and with Hamburger transit mark, to Copenhagen. A scarce reduced rate franking. Certificate Sismondo (2002)

1870, Destination URUGUAY: 1 sh. green tied by LONDON EC X NO/21/70 -´97´ duplex to entire to Montevideo, red circle “PP” alongside, endorsed on top left ´via Bordeaux´, good perforation and fresh colour, tiny crease, otherwise fine and a scarce destination to Uruguay.

1880/83, 1 s. orange-brown, wmk. Imperial Crown, clear oct. cancelled, Perfins E.A.L., SG £ 170

1902/10, Edward £1 blue green, wm. three crowns, good perforation, light cancel, fine.

1939 (Aug 10): Crash Mail cover and content addressed from Bootle/Liverpool to St.Gallen, carried on flight from London to Zurich that crashed at Luxeuil (Haute Saône), the envelope singed by fire. The pilot, Capt. Scott landed safely and 9 passengers escaped, but the Lockheed L-14 plane caught fire and was destroyed, only part of the mail was salvaged. The letter inside was written in Sydney N.S.W. with interesting text in german about pre-...

1959, Two complete sets Bradbury and De La Rue printings, mint never hinged, very fine (Michel 335-338 I+II)

1856/1950 ca., covers/cards (60+) starting QV envelopes, registered stationery cards and envelopes, advertisings, good cancellations and air mail, postage due, few covers Malta and Gibraltar, some different

1885, I.R. Official 2½ d. lilac, lettered EB, overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 9) in black, unused regummed, otherwise fine

1892, £1 green, wmk. Crowns, lettered KA, an unused example of fresh colour, overprinted SPECIMEN (Type 11s) in black, fine and attractive, three times hinged and crease at left, tiny spot and small thin, otherwise fine, a scarce stamp, Cert.B.P.A. (2008) 

1886, Govt. Parcels 9 d. dull green, clear grid cancel, two short perfs, otherwise fine, signed Gebr. Senf (Michel 24)