524. 1857 die II plate 60 (SG 40). Fine used lettered OC showing good RE-ENTRY marks. (*) (Ref 63776) £15.00

525. 1857 die II plate 60 (SG 40). A good to fine o.g. block of 9 lettered AA/CC, small thin spot but fine colour and showing deep engraving and strongly struck letters associated with this plate. (*) (Ref 63805) £275.00

526. 1857 die II plate 61. A good to fine right marginal large part o.g. block of 10 lettered IH/JL with good colour and marginal inscription and part marginal ornament. JJ-JL missing Imprimatur letterings and JK with good constant variety SPOT ON NOSE. (*) (Ref 63788) £475.00

527. 'OXFORD UNION SOCIETY' UNOFFICIAL OVERPRINT Type 45 in red reading upwards (Spec. PP148). A fine used 1857 1d star plate 61 lettered JB (SG 40). Very fine overprint. (*) (Ref 60258) £35.00

528. 1857 die II plate 61. A very fine o.g. strip of 3 lettered PD-PF in the DEEP ROSE-RED SHADE (SG 41), PD light wrinkle but very fresh and most attractive colour. (*) (Ref 63789) £375.00

529. 'J & C BOYD & CO 7 FRIDAY STREET' UNOFFICIAL UNDERPRINT Type 5 in VIOLET (Spec. PP11Var). A fine used 1857 1d star (SG 40) plate 62 lettered BL with fine underprint - previously unrecorded in violet (only known in red). Underprint also unrecorded on plate 62 which shows weak frame over Postage. (*) (Ref 60283) £275.00

530. 1860 die II plate 64 (SG 40) TD CO-INCIDENT RE-ENTRY. A used example, one short perf, cancelled '708' numeral of Shrewsbury showing BURR MARKS IN VERTICAL MARGINS and THINNED CHECK LETTERS. Rare. (*) (Ref 63818) £450.00

531. 1861 die II plate 65 L.C.14 (SG 40). A good large part o.g. example lettered OI, one short perf and centred to foot. Very rare in mint condition and the first example we have offered for many years. RPS cert. 169990. (*) (Ref 63786) £1500.00

532. 1858 die II plate 65 IMPRIMATUR (SG 40Var). A fine imperforate example with close but clear good margins lettered IG in rose-red on white paper. Rare plate. (*) (Ref 63779) £1500.00

533. 1865 die II plate 65 (SG 40). A good used example from this VERY RARE PLATE lettered RJ cancelled 'WC13' London numeral. Very small pin hole. This stamp actually illustrated in the Wiggins & Tonna plating book. (*) (Ref 63785) £275.00

534. 1861 die II plate 65 (SG 40). A good used example from this VERY RARE PLATE lettered GA, centred to lower left, with light Irish numeral. This stamp actually illustrated in the Wiggins and Tonna plating book. (*) (Ref 63782) £500.00

535. 1865 'ROYAL' REPRINT IN BLACK from die II plate 66 (SG 40Var Spec. DP 35). A very fine example in black imperforate with watermark large crown inverted lettered QB. Cat. £3000.00. (*) (Ref 63777) £1750.00

536. 1862 die II plate 68. A fine used example lettered NC in the rose-pink shade (SG 40 Spec. C10(6)) showing fine RE-ENTRY cancelled neat '59' Irish numeral of Bandon (Cork). (*) (Ref 63769) £25.00

537. 'OXFORD UNION SOCIETY' UNOFFICIAL OVERPRINT Type 45 in red reading upwards (Spec. PP148). Fine used 1857 1d star plate 68 lettered KD (SG 40). Very fine overprint. (*) (Ref 60260) £40.00

538. Die II reserve plates 15, 16 & 17 - Fine used example from each plate lettered QH (SG 40/40b). Unusual trio. (*) (Ref 63798) £45.00

539. Die II reserve plates 15, 16 & 17. Fine used examples from each plate lettered QK (SG 40/40b). Unusual trio. (*) (Ref 63799) £45.00

540. 1862 die II reserve plate 15 QA RE-ENTRY (SG 40b Spec. C13f). Fine used, Scottish numeral, clearly showing re-entry marks. Cat. £50.00. (*) (Ref 63796) £30.00

541. 1862 die II reserve plate 17 JF RE-ENTRY (SG 40). A fine used example cancelled London 'NW17' numeral showing fine re-entry marks. (*) (Ref 63797) £20.00

542. 1878 PERKINS BACON DIE PROOF for LIGHTER AND MORE FUGITIVE COLOURS (DP 30). A good to fine imperforate example on yellowish white wove paper in rose red watermark small star sideways. Fine margins, small fault at right. RPS cert. 200069. EX. THE ROYAL COLLECTION. Very rare. Exhibition quality. Cat. £45,000.00. Retail £25,000.00 (*) (Ref 63841)