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This page, listing items of considerable rarity and/or superlative quality, is designed for the discerning collector, who appreciates Value for Money, as opposed to Value for money...as the salesman said to the prospective Rolls-Royce buyer, 'If you need to ask the price of spares, you can't afford it, sir...'. Some items, where appropriate, appear in other listings...
| Item No. | SG/Spec | Plate/Letters | Description | Price | Key |
| QUEEN VICTORIA | |||||
B:538 |
3
AS2,A1ve |
1a
MC |
1840 1d Grey-Black: A FU+ single in the GREY-BLACK shade (moderate wear), with four close(but clear NE)-to-LARGE margins, neatly cancelled with a VERY FINE strike of the SCARCE RUBY MALTESE CROSS. NW 5 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, and UNRECORDED vertical scratch upper W margin. | 
£285.00 |
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B:531 |
2
AS23,A1vi |
4
RC |
1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four LARGE even margins, cancelled with a good strike of the RARE BROWN MALTESE CROSS. SE corner frame-line extending E, and 'C' misplaced left (dots in 'O' of 'POSTAGE' illustrated in Statham are ABSENT). Cat. £2800+. |
£795.00 |
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BL:843 |
14
ES11g,E1uh |
3
GE |
1841 2d Blue, a VFU single, with four LARGE margins, but faint corner bend SW, cancelled with a good large part strike of the VERY SCARCE DISTINCTIVE PLYMOUTH MALTESE CROSS. HGL VALUE, SE corner frame-line extending E, and 'E' misplaced high. | £225.00 | |
BL:777 |
14
ES11g,h |
3
KD-LG |
1841 2d Blue, a mostly VFU RARE BLOCK OF EIGHT, with good-to-mostly HUGE margins all round, except just touched below 'LE', cancelled with London Inland '17' numerals. Free of the usual creasing and other faults associated with such large multiples. 'LE' EYEBROW FLAW in STATE 1, and also BOTH LETTERS DOUBLED on 'KD' and prominent HGL VALUE on most units. | £850.00 | |
BL:779 |
14
ES11e,g |
3
LE |
1841 2d Blue, a VFU RARE MATCHED TRIO, all with four good-to-mostly VERY LARGE or HUGE margins, cancelled with a BLACK MALTESE CROSS and English Provincial numerals. EYEBROW BLUR in ALL THREE STATES, and also prominent HGL VALUE. | £250.00 | |
RP:C6:7189 |
-
C6ub |
6
EB |
Ex WIGGINS, a VFU+ single, centred a whisker high, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a neat VERY FINE RARE LONDON DISTRICT '20' numeral in BLUE (Parmenter Rarity 'G' - 'VERY RARE'). Letters misplaced right and low left, and the 'E' tilted W. | £75.00 |
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RP:C6:7167 |
-
C6d |
13
QL |
A FU+ single, centred a whisker low right (happily!), with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a VERY RARE LONGPORT (Staffs) '555' numeral (Parmenter Maximum Rarity 'GPO' - 'NOT RECORDED IN USE'). This unit is without doubt the OUTSTANDING MAJOR RE-ENTRY of this series of plates, with a ghost image of the corner stars and 'POSTAGE' in the upper margin between 'QL' and 'PL' - happily visible because of low centering! Letters misplaced low left and low. | £75.00 |
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RP:C10:7010 |
40
C10 |
45
AI |
1857 1d Rose-red (shades) on White Paper: A SUPERB VERY RARE UNUSED single from this RARE PLATE, centred a whisker low left, with FULL PERFS. No gum, but the suggestion of a faint wrinkle on the back suggests that this was the victim of the old-time collector's habit of washing the gum off, because of the inevitable gum crinkling. A MISSING IMPRIMATUR, with CONSTANT VARIETIES: vertical scratch above 'I', and base of 'I' thick (illustrated in Tonna's 'Penny Red Stars'). | £500.00 |
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RP:C12:4405 |
42
C12 |
51
IF-KG |
1861 1d Pale Rose-red Alphabet IV A VERY FINE RARE UNMOUNTED MINT BLOCK OF SIX, off-centre low, but with FULL PERFS, and FULL ORIGINAL GUM. RARE and ATTRACTIVE... | £350.00 |
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PN:206 |
43
G1 |
192
KF-MH |
1d Rose-red A SUPERB UNMOUNTED MINT RARE BLOCK OF NINE, UNUSUALLY WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS (some minimal fraying), with FULL ORIGINAL GUM (some crinkling as is normal). | £225.00 |
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C:PN:1126 |
48 * G4 |
9
CK |
1870 ½d Rose-red 'Bantam', a VFU single from this RARE plate, centred slightly to the left, with FULL PERFS, on clean printed mourning entire Bath to Dursley, Glos., on 24 January 1872, neatly cancelled with a Bath '53' duplex. Plate number on right obscured by postmark, but the one on the left is clearly visible (see high res scan). RARE ON COVER. | £395.00 | |
PN:233 |
48
G4 |
9
CU |
½d Rose-red 'Bantam' A VFU single from this RARE plate, centred slightly high right, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled with a Scots Peterhead '281' numeral. Plate numbers clearly visible on both sides. |
£175.00 |
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Misc:QV:419 |
80
J52(2) |
3
KA |
QV 1862 4d Pale Red A FINE MOUNTED MINT single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS (tips slightly trimmed upper E), with some residual gum. RARE... | £225.00 | |
Misc:QV:428 |
98
J94 |
4
SL |
QV 1865 9d Straw A VFU single, off-centre high, but with FULL PERFS, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with an English Provincial numeral. RARE... | £125.00 | |
Misc:QV:437 |
114
J97(3) |
1
LA |
QV 1867 10d Deep Red-brown A VFU+ single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, cancelled centre right with a London District 'E.?.15' numeral, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. RARE SHADE... | £135.00 | |
Misc:QV:441 |
120b
J118(5) |
1
EG |
QV 1867 2s Milky Blue A FU+ single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, but toned, somewhat heavily cancelled with a London duplex. A VERY RARE stamp in this shade... | £300.00 | |
UA:72 |
127
J122 |
2
HC |
1874 5s Pale Rose, a FU+ copy from this SCARCER plate, off-centre low but with FULL PERFS, cancelled with 'C38' numeral, used in CALLAO (Peru). A RARE use abroad of a VERY SCARCE stamp. | £225.00 | |
Misc:QV:389 |
130a
J123a |
4
AD |
QV 1882 5s Rose (White Paper) A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, lightly cancelled low right with a neat EDINBURGH CDS of 15 MAY 1884, leaving greatly CLEAR PROFILE. Small faint red crayon mark upper W. A RARE stamp... | £675.00 | |
Misc:QV:390 |
135
J125a |
1
ED |
QV 1883 10s Greenish-grey (White paper) A FU+ single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, but cancelled with a smudged London duplex. A very much better than average copy of a RARE stamp... | £750.00 | |
Misc:QV:454 |
154
J67 |
17
AG |
QV 1880 4d Grey-brown (WMK LARGE GARTER) A VERY FINE LIGHTLY MOUNTED MINT single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, and FULL ORIGINAL GUM. Hint of a very faint diagonal corner bend SE. A VERY RARE stamp... | £375.00 | |
Misc:QV:462 |
163
J116 |
13
QG |
QV 1881 1s Orange-brown A FINE LIGHTLY MOUNTED MINT single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, and FULL ORIGINAL GUM. Faint diagonal crease. RARE... | £125.00 | |
Misc:QV:48 |
183
K14 |
-
FE |
QV 1884 10s Ultramarine A VFU copy (with slight wrinkle lower left), WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with FINE SCARCE GUERNSEY DOUBLE-LINE UDC. ATTRACTIVE copy of a SCARCE stamp. | £95.00 | |
Misc:QV:397 |
183a
K14(3) |
-
FG |
QV 1884 10s Pale Ultramarine A VFU+ single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, neatly cancelled with a central BIRMINGHAM CDS of 8 APRIL 1892. A SCARCE stamp... | £150.00 | |
| KING EDWARD VII | |||||
Misc:KEVII:377 |
265
M53(1) |
-
- |
KEVII 1902 10s Ultramarine A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with slightly smudged THREADNEEDLE STREET 21 NOVEMBER 1902 Registered Oval. SCARCE... | £115.00 | |
Misc:KEVII:378 |
265
M53(2) |
-
- |
KEVII 1902 10s Deep Ultramarine A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, but slightly toned in places, cancelled with a neat LIVERPOOL 1 AUGUST 1910 Registered Oval. SCARCE... | £100.00 | |
Misc:KEVII:370 |
315
M50(1) |
-
- |
KEVII 1911 2s 6d Dull Greyish Purple A FINE MOUNTED MINT single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, and ORIGINAL GUM. Unobtrusive horizontal crease. SCARCE SOMERSET HOUSE printing, in the RAREST shade... | £100.00 | |
Misc:KEVII:379 |
319
M54(2) |
-
- |
KEVII 1912 10s Blue A VFU single, WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, but slightly grubby, lightly cancelled with slightly smudged SHAFTESBURY AVENUE CDS 2 APRIL 1912. SCARCE SOMERSET HOUSE printing... | £125.00 | |
| KING GEORGE V | |||||
Misc:GV:356 |
403
N72(2) |
-
- |
KGV 1913 £1 Deep Green 'Seahorse' A VFU single of this VERY SCARCE stamp, in the SCARCEST DEEP GREEN specialist shade, UNUSUALLY WELL-CENTRED, with FULL PERFS, cancelled with a light indistinct CDS. | £495.00 | |
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