251. G.B. UNDER/OVERPRINTS. Fine selection comprising O.U.S. (incl. two on cover), Boyd, Smith and Copestake - the latter on ½d to 2d values. Also G.E.R., Fore Street and a page of perfins. Good lot. (*) (Ref 55991) £475.00

252. TORQUAY '805' SIDEWAYS DUPLEX IN BLUE. 1856 1d star plate 40 (SG 29). Good used lettered IB, centred to lower left. (*) (Ref 55409) £15.00

253. 1855 die II plate 20 L.C.14 (Spec. C6). A good used example lettered TJ, centred to upper right and several short perfs. Fine used cats. £70.00. (*) (Ref 52634) £20.00

254. 1856 die II 1d star red-brown plate 30 (SG 29). A very fine o.g. example lettered KF with excellent colour and showing the DISTINCTIVE GOTHIC 'K' (Spec. C8j). (*) (Ref 44226) £175.00

255. 1856 die II plate 35 red-brown on blued paper (SG 29). A fine group of 26 mostly fine to very fine used examples in a good variety of red-brown shades. Cat. £468.00+. (*) (Ref 59310) £225.00

256. BANKING CORRESPONDENCE. 1857 envelope Farringdon (Berks) to Chippenham with die II 1d star plate 40 in pale brown-rose (SG 32) on very blued paper tied '293' of Farringdon. Backstamped Farringdon MY/5/1857. Inside flap with fine printed banking receipt. (*) (Ref 55613) £40.00

257. 1857 die II plate 44 (SG 29). A good to fine large part o.g. example lettered FB in an attractive shade of red-brown on mottled blue paper, slightly off-centre and light gum bend but attractive. (*) (Ref 55437) £175.00

258. 1857 1d star plate 46 (SG 40). A very fine used example with Dublin cancellation AU/25/1860. (*) (Ref 38863) £40.00

259. 1863 envelope London to Dewsbury with fine die II alp IV plate 50 (SG 42) lettered DA tied London duplex JY/6/63 clear of check letters. (*) (Ref 61207) £25.00

260. 1857 die II plate 55 L.C.14 (SG 40). A good used example lettered IA, centred to left, showing light RE-ENTRY MARKS in value and 'A' square. (*) (Ref 51029) £5.50

261. 1862 envelope London to Paris with a single and a strip of 3 1d star alp IV plate 51 (SG 42) lettered BC and BD-BF tied neat London 'W22' duplex' AU/18/62, BD a very fine dated copy. (*) (Ref 56799) £125.00

262. 1857 die II plate 55 USED BLOCK OF 4 (SG 40). Good used block lettered KB/LC, minor imperfections, cancelled Blackburn duplex JA/27/64 with LC showing very fine re-entry. (*) (Ref 48287) £45.00

263. 1857 1d star (SG 40) and 2d star (SG 35) COMBINATION PIECE. Small piece bearing 1d plate 56 lettered JJ and 2d plate 6 lettered LA tied London '19' numerals. (*) (Ref 51574) £25.00

264. 1859 envelope Liverpool to Windermere with very fine SG 40 plate 58 lettered TJ tied neat Liverpool duplex JY/20/59 clear of Queen's profile. (*) (Ref 53057) £5.00