658. TELEGRAPH COLLECTION. Fine group of Post Office issues ½d - 10/- including fine used, good mint and 1886 front bearing ½d telegraph and ½d slate blue cancelled London JY/10/86. Also postal stamps including two 5/- with telegraph cancels. A good and attractive group. Individually £1658.50 as a collection £1450.00. (*) (Ref 57351) £1450.00

659. 1881 3d telegraph plate 5 IMPRIMATUR (Spec. L210). A very fine example lettered BJ, very seldom offered. (*) (Ref 56436) £250.00

660. 1876 3d telegraph plate 2 IMPRIMATUR (Spec. L206). A good imperforate example lettered BB, small surface adherance but very seldom offered. (*) (Ref 56432) £225.00

661. TELEGRAPH DIE PROOF. A superb proof black on white glazed card of the 4d value with handstamp NOV/2/1876. Cat. £600.00. (*) (Ref 57259) £375.00

662. TELEGRAPH STAMP/LINCOLNSHIRE. A good to fine used block of 4 1/- green plate 5 (Spec. L219) lettered GE/HF each cancelled Grimsby cds DE/7/77. Unusual provincial usage. (*) (Ref 62691) £95.00

663. 1876 5/- Telegraph plate 1 (Spec. L231). A good large part o.g. example lettered HE, gum slightly toned but a VERY SCARCE STAMP. Cat. £600.00. (*) (Ref 41861) £350.00

664. 1877 £1 telegraph (L 236). A good to fine used example lettered DF with excellent colour, slight perf imperfections, cancelled by Glasgow cds AP/6/81. Fine used cats. £550.00. (*) (Ref 58233) £350.00

665. 1877 £1 telegraph COLOUR TRIAL (L 236Var). A good large part o.g. example in dull mauve lettered CK overprinted 'Specimen' type 8. Slight adherence on reverse but good margins and specimen overprint does not puncture the stamp. (*) (Ref 60586) £450.00

666. 1860 6d Postal Fiscal (SG F11). A postally used example, some wrinkling and small tear at upper left, cancelled Birmingham AP/4/93. (*) (Ref 23256) £35.00

667. Small piece with fine 10/- 'Customs' revenue in deep mauve on blued paper tied to piece with very fine Liverpool squared circle MY/25/82. Attractive and very scarce. (*) (Ref 62070) £40.00

668. POSTAL FISCAL. 1867 small type Inland Revenue 1d imperforate plate proof block of 4 in black on ungummed paper watermark small anchor. A very fine example (SG Spec. L118). Cat. £1200.00. (*) (Ref 54476) £475.00

669. 1868 1d POSTAL FISCAL (SG F19). A very fine o.g. lower left corner marginal pair with plate number '20' and 'Crown/Inland Revenue --1d' registration mark in margin. Attractive item. (*) (Ref 61554) £75.00

670. REVENUE STAMPS. A fine selection of the 1884 General Duty embossed issues from 1/3d - £10.00 (12 different values) overprinted 'specimen'. Fine group. (*) (Ref 54479) £225.00

671. KEBLE COLLEGE OXFORD DIE PROOF. A superb example of the March 1897 Napier reprint on very thick soft 'cartridge paper' of the 1879 issue (CS 9) showing the full impression of the die. Most attractive. (*) (Ref 54020) £495.00

672. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE OXFORD. 1884 ½d grey-blue variety IMPERF BETWEEN (pair) (Spec. CS17a). A block of 8 showing two examples of this rare variety, unfortunately both thinned on reverse. Left vertical strip of 4 £250.00, right vertical strip of 4 £400.00. - the block of 8 £600.00. (*) (Ref 54009) £600.00