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  • 142023 1840 POSTAL NOTICE FROM 'GENERAL POST OFFICE, EDINBURGH, APRIL 1840' WITH MINT EXAMPLE OF PENNY BLACK SENT 'TO ALL POSTMASTERS' ADVISING OF THE ISSUE OF THE PENNY BLACK, TWOPENNY BLUE AND THE MULREADYS.

    £22,500.00

  • 135246 1964 'TENTH INTERNATIONAL BOTANICAL CONGRESS' SUPERB ARCHIVE OF ARTWORK BY THE DESIGNERS OF THIS ISSUE MICHAEL AND SYLVIA GOAMAN.
    135246 1964 'TENTH INTERNATIONAL BOTANICAL CONGRESS' SUPERB ARCHIVE OF ARTWORK BY THE DESIGNERS OF THIS ISSUE MICHAEL AND SYLVIA GOAMAN.

    £18,500.00

  • 139485 1877 4D SAGE-GREEN PL.16 EXCEPTIONAL MINT MARGINAL BLOCK OF EIGHTEEN (SG153).
    139485 1877 4D SAGE-GREEN PL.16 EXCEPTIONAL MINT MARGINAL BLOCK OF EIGHTEEN (SG153).

    £12,500.00

  • 138127 1866 4D VERMILION PL.8 (SG94) IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF BLOCK OF TWENTY.
    138127 1866 4D VERMILION PL.8 (SG94) IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF BLOCK OF TWENTY.

    £12,500.00

  • 138081 1872 10D (SG112) PAIR OF DIE PROOFS IN RED-BROWN WITH HAND STAMPS 'OLD' AND 'NEW' SHOWING DESIGNS OF ISSUED STAMP WITH LARGE WHITE CORNER LETTERS AND THE PROPOSED BUT UNADOPTED DESIGN WITH LARGE COLOURED CORNER LETTERS.

    £12,500.00

  • 135957 1885 DE LA RUE RE-JOINED 'APPENDIX' SHEET WITH ½D TO 1S LILAC AND GREEN (10) ALSO 1D LILAC AND ½D TO 1S JUBILEE ISSUE (11) WITH 'PORTSMOUTH' SQUARED CIRCLE TRIAL CANCELLATIONS JA 5 85, DOCUMENT OFFICIALLY PRODUCED TO COMPARE THESE TWO ISSUES.
    135957 1885 DE LA RUE RE-JOINED 'APPENDIX' SHEET WITH ½D TO 1S LILAC AND GREEN (10) ALSO 1D LILAC AND ½D TO 1S JUBILEE ISSUE (11) WITH 'PORTSMOUTH' SQUARED CIRCLE TRIAL CANCELLATIONS JA 5 85, DOCUMENT OFFICIALLY PRODUCED TO COMPARE THESE TWO ISSUES.

    £12,500.00

  • 141877 1850 1D PL.98 ARCHER EXPERIMENTAL PERFORATION (SG16b) EXCEPTIONAL UNMOUNTED  MINT BLOCK OF FOUR.
    141877 1850 1D PL.98 ARCHER EXPERIMENTAL PERFORATION (SG16b) EXCEPTIONAL UNMOUNTED MINT BLOCK OF FOUR.

    £9,500.00

  • 129018 1883 UNISSUED 5D GREEN WITH 'LINE UNDER d' OVERPRINTED 'SPECIMEN' TYPE 9 (SG193 SPEC K23t).
    129018 1883 UNISSUED 5D GREEN WITH 'LINE UNDER d' OVERPRINTED 'SPECIMEN' TYPE 9 (SG193 SPEC K23t).

    £9,500.00

  • 138219 1867 2S PALE BLUE ERROR IMPERFORATE PLATE ONE (SG120aa) LETTERED AA MATCHED WITH CORNER IMPERFORATE IMPRIMATUR FROM THE SECOND REGISTRATION SHEET ALSO LETTERED AA.
    138219 1867 2S PALE BLUE ERROR IMPERFORATE PLATE ONE (SG120aa) LETTERED AA MATCHED WITH CORNER IMPERFORATE IMPRIMATUR FROM THE SECOND REGISTRATION SHEET ALSO LETTERED AA.

    £8,500.00

  • 142077 1858 DIE 2 1D PL.58 PERFORATION 16 (SG36) FINE TO VERY FINE MINT BLOCK OF FOUR.
    142077 1858 DIE 2 1D PL.58 PERFORATION 16 (SG36) FINE TO VERY FINE MINT BLOCK OF FOUR.

    £7,500.00

  • 141796 1884 UNISSUED 5D GREEN WITH 'LINE UNDER d' OVERPRINTED 'SPECIMEN' TYPE 9 (SG193 SPEC K23t).
    141796 1884 UNISSUED 5D GREEN WITH 'LINE UNDER d' OVERPRINTED 'SPECIMEN' TYPE 9 (SG193 SPEC K23t).

    £7,500.00

  • 141369 1871 2D BLUE DIE PROOF CHROME-YELLOW ON THIN WHITE WOVE PAPER ENDORSED 'NEW DIE/34' (SPEC DP46b).
    141369 1871 2D BLUE DIE PROOF CHROME-YELLOW ON THIN WHITE WOVE PAPER ENDORSED 'NEW DIE/34' (SPEC DP46b).

    £7,500.00

  • 141033 1850 1D PL.98 ARCHER EXPERIMENTAL PERFORATION (SG16b) EXCEPTIONAL MINT BLOCK OF FOUR.
    141033 1850 1D PL.98 ARCHER EXPERIMENTAL PERFORATION (SG16b) EXCEPTIONAL MINT BLOCK OF FOUR.

    £7,500.00

  • 139458 1877 4D SAGE-GREEN PL.16 (SG153) MINT BLOCK OF FORTY OVERPRINTED 'SPECIMEN' TYPE 9 (SPEC J65s).

    £7,500.00

  • 139423 1883 LILAC AND GREEN ISSUE, GROUP OF 2D VALUE COLOUR TRIALS (16 ITEMS).
    139423 1883 LILAC AND GREEN ISSUE, GROUP OF 2D VALUE COLOUR TRIALS (16 ITEMS).

    £7,500.00

  • 135963 1854 2D BLUE PL.4 S.C.16 (SG19) WITH 'Frank Ives Scudamore/Chief Examiner' HAND STAMPS.
    135963 1854 2D BLUE PL.4 S.C.16 (SG19) WITH 'Frank Ives Scudamore/Chief Examiner' HAND STAMPS.

    £7,500.00

  • 141506 1883 3D LILAC IMPERFORATE HORIZONTAL PAIR (SG191a).
    141506 1883 3D LILAC IMPERFORATE HORIZONTAL PAIR (SG191a).

    £6,500.00

  • 139595 1848 10D EMBOSSED (SG57) CORNER MARGINAL MINT BLOCK OF FOUR WITH 'SPECIMEN' OVERPRINT (SPEC H2s).
    139595 1848 10D EMBOSSED (SG57) CORNER MARGINAL MINT BLOCK OF FOUR WITH 'SPECIMEN' OVERPRINT (SPEC H2s).

    £6,500.00

  • 139316 1857 2D BLUE PL.6 L.C.14 'IMPERF BETWEEN' (SG35b SPEC F7j) VERY FINE USED VERTICAL PAIR.
    139316 1857 2D BLUE PL.6 L.C.14 'IMPERF BETWEEN' (SG35b SPEC F7j) VERY FINE USED VERTICAL PAIR.

    £5,750.00

  • 141753 1880 4D GREY-BROWN PL.17 ERROR IMPERFORATE (SG154a) GOOD UNUSED.
    141753 1880 4D GREY-BROWN PL.17 ERROR IMPERFORATE (SG154a) GOOD UNUSED.

    £5,500.00

  • 136234 1840 1D BLACK PLATE 1A (SG2) IRREGULAR USED BLOCK OF EIGHT.
    136234 1840 1D BLACK PLATE 1A (SG2) IRREGULAR USED BLOCK OF EIGHT.

    £5,500.00

  • 141558 1883-4 LILAC AND GREEN PROPOSED DESIGNS BY DE LA RUE, FOURTH SCHEME.
    141558 1883-4 LILAC AND GREEN PROPOSED DESIGNS BY DE LA RUE, FOURTH SCHEME.

    £5,000.00

  • 141505 1883 3D LILAC CORNER MARGINAL ERROR IMPERFORATE (SG191a).
    141505 1883 3D LILAC CORNER MARGINAL ERROR IMPERFORATE (SG191a).

    £5,000.00

  • 139310 1870 6D MAUVE PL.9 ERROR IMPERFORATE (SG109a) LETTERED AC MATCHED WITH IMPRIMATUR.
    139310 1870 6D MAUVE PL.9 ERROR IMPERFORATE (SG109a) LETTERED AC MATCHED WITH IMPRIMATUR.

    £4,750.00

  • 138819 1876 8D ORANGE (SG156) UPPER RIGHT CORNER MARGINAL IMPERFORATE BLOCK OF 20 COLOUR TRIAL IN ORANGE OVERPRINTED 'SPECIMEN' TYPE 11.
    138819 1876 8D ORANGE (SG156) UPPER RIGHT CORNER MARGINAL IMPERFORATE BLOCK OF 20 COLOUR TRIAL IN ORANGE OVERPRINTED 'SPECIMEN' TYPE 11.

    £4,750.00

  • 142229 1841 POSTAL NOTICE 'TO ALL POSTMASTERS, SUB-POSTMASTERS, AND LETTER RECEIVERS' FROM E.S.LEES 'GENERAL POST OFFICE EDINBURGH 1841' INTRODUCING THE PENNY RED (SG8), THE TWO PENNY BLUE (SG14) AND THE NEW POSTAL STATIONERY (SPEC PN8).

    £4,500.00

  • 141865 1841 MAIL BLANDFORD, DORSET TO WHITCHURCH, HANTS WITH FINE TO VERY FINE 1D GREY-BLACK PLATE ELEVEN (SG 3)(AF).
    141865 1841 MAIL BLANDFORD, DORSET TO WHITCHURCH, HANTS WITH FINE TO VERY FINE 1D GREY-BLACK PLATE ELEVEN (SG 3)(AF).

    £4,500.00

  • 141691 1841 POSTAL NOTICE 'TO ALL POSTMASTERS AND LETTER RECEIVERS' FROM E.S. LEES  'GENERAL POST OFFICE, EDINBURGH' INTRODUCING THE PENNY RED (SG8), THE TWOPENNY BLUE (SG14) AND THE NEW POSTAL STATIONERY (Spec PN8).
    141691 1841 POSTAL NOTICE 'TO ALL POSTMASTERS AND LETTER RECEIVERS' FROM E.S. LEES 'GENERAL POST OFFICE, EDINBURGH' INTRODUCING THE PENNY RED (SG8), THE TWOPENNY BLUE (SG14) AND THE NEW POSTAL STATIONERY (Spec PN8).

    £4,500.00

  • 140096 1884 5D DULL GREEN 'ERROR IMPERFORATE' CORNER MARGINAL PAIR (SG193a) GOOD TO VERY FINE UNUSED.
    140096 1884 5D DULL GREEN 'ERROR IMPERFORATE' CORNER MARGINAL PAIR (SG193a) GOOD TO VERY FINE UNUSED.

    £4,500.00

  • 139736 1855 QEII CASTLE ISSUE DIE PROOF OF WILDING HEAD WITH DIADEM IN BLACK ENGRAVED BY HAROLD BARD.
    139736 1855 QEII CASTLE ISSUE DIE PROOF OF WILDING HEAD WITH DIADEM IN BLACK ENGRAVED BY HAROLD BARD.

    £4,500.00

  • 138259 1878 10S GREY-GREEN (SG128) STUNNING UPPER LEFT CORNER IMPERFORATE PAIR COLOUR TRIAL OVERPRINTED 'SPECIMEN' TYPE 9 WITH '559' CURRENT NUMBER AND 'CROWN/POSTAGE/--- 10s 0d' REGISTRATION MARK IN RED.
    138259 1878 10S GREY-GREEN (SG128) STUNNING UPPER LEFT CORNER IMPERFORATE PAIR COLOUR TRIAL OVERPRINTED 'SPECIMEN' TYPE 9 WITH '559' CURRENT NUMBER AND 'CROWN/POSTAGE/--- 10s 0d' REGISTRATION MARK IN RED.

    £4,500.00

  • 135021 1955 QE II CASTLE ISSUE DIE PROOF OF WILDING HEAD WITH DIADEM IN ROSE-RED ENGRAVED BY HAROLD BARD.
    135021 1955 QE II CASTLE ISSUE DIE PROOF OF WILDING HEAD WITH DIADEM IN ROSE-RED ENGRAVED BY HAROLD BARD.

    £4,500.00

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