42261840 QV 2d pale blue no lines, plate 1, letters HA. Superb M, gum part redistributed, 4 large margins & nice colour. SG Spec DS6, SG 6-PL1 cat £48,000. Extremely rare in genuine unused condition. 2015 Scheller photo-cert. (P) $10000$17000
42271847-54 QV Embossed 1/- pale green, Die 2, variety with 1 silk thread at right (instead of 2). VFU, cut square, 3 large margins & lightcancel. SG 54(var) cat £1000+ as normal. SG Spec H1(a)ca listed but unpriced. Extremely rare variety. (P) $500$1000
42281847-54 QV Embossed 1/- pale green, Die 2, with 2 silk threads 20mm apart (instead of 5mm). FU, cut square, 2 large margins, barred diamond "44" pmk. SG 54(var), SG Spec H1(1)c cat £1700. (P) $220$330
42291847-54 QV Embossed 1/- green, opt SPECIMEN in red type 1 in red, 2 silk threads 4½mm apart. F-VF UN, cut square, almost 4 margins. GS Spec H1s, SG 54s cat £3000. (P) $1000$1500
42301847-54 QV Embossed 1/- green, Die 1, with 2 silk threads 5mm apart. VFU, cut square, almost 4 margins barred oval "83" pmk. SG 54 cat £1100. (P) $200$300
42311847-54 QV Embossed 1/- green, Die 1, with variety 2 silk threads 20mm apart. VFM with original gum, cut square, bottom marginal with all 4 margins, nice deep colour. SG 55(var) cat £22,500 for normal, SG Spec H1(2)c variety unpriced M, used variety cat +70% soest cat for M is £38,000+. Beautiful example of this rare mint stamp, which we are reserving just for the value of the basic stamp, whilethe rare variety will be a free "bonus" for the new owner. Brandon photo-cert. (P) $11000$15000
42321847-54 QV Embossed 10d brown, Die 3, with 2 silk threads 5mm apart. VF fresh MLH, cut square with 3 margins, LL cnr marginal, unusually nice original gum. SG 57 cat £11,500. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $4500$6000
42331847-54 QV Embossed 10d brown, opt SPECIMEN type 1 in black, 2 silk threads 4mm apart. F-VF M, original gum with some adhesions, cut square, 3 margins, 1mm cut in margin. SG Spec H2S, SG 57s cat £3000. (P) $1000$1500
42341847-54 QV Embossed 10d brown, variety only 1 silk thread (at left, instead of 2). F-VFU, cut square with 3 margins, barred numeral pmk. SG 57(var) normal cat £1500++, SG Spec H2ca unpriced & should be at least double, normal so £3000+. Rare specialist item. (P) $400$600
42351847-54 QV Embossed 10d brown, Die 2, with 2 silk threads 5mm apart. FU, cut square with close margins. SG 57 cat £1500. (P) $150$250
42381847-54 QV Embossed 6d purple, opt SPECIMEN type 1. F-VF MLH with original gum, cut square, 3 margins. SG Spec H3S, SG 60/62s cat £3900. (P) $1200$1800
42391847-54 QV Embossed 6d dull lilac, variety with INVERTED & REVERSED. F-VF M with sl tropicalized original gum, cut square. SG Spec H3(3)e, SG 60w, cat £18,500. Extremely rare in genuine mint condition & certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $3500$5000
42401850 QV 1d red-brown, Die I, alphabet 1, plate 98, wmk small crown with Henry Archer trial perf 16. VFM. SG Spec CE2m, SG 16b cat £3500. Very rare. RPSL photo-cert. (P) $2000$3000
42411856-58 QV 1d red, stars in top cnr, comp sheet reconstruction of all letters AA-TL, wmk large Crown, perf 14, white paper. Mostly G-VFU. SG 37/41 cat £2880 as cheapest shades. Beautifully presented & fantastic for display. (240) $400$800
42421860 QV 1½d rosy mauve, plate 1, letters EB, prepared for use but not issued. VF fresh M, partial redistributed gum. SG Spec G5, SG53a cat £8500. Very rare stamp. (P) $4000$6000
42481867-83 QV 10/- black progressive DIE PROOF, imperf, with no cnr letters or plate number on white glazed card with "May 6 1878" & "BEFORE HARDENING" inscription. Superb fresh UN as made. SG Spec J125(p) cat £3500, SG 128(p) normal cat £60,000. Important specialist item. (P) $2500$3500
42491867-83 QV £1 black progressive DIE PROOF, imperf, w/o cnr letters & plate number, on white glazed card, with "Apr 18, 1878" inscription. Superb fresh UN as made. SG Spec J126(p) cat £4600, SG 129(p) normal cat £90,000. Important specialist item. (P) $3500$5000
42501867-83 QV £1 brown-lilac, wmk Maltese Cross. FU, "Newcastle-on- Tyne" cds plus rectangular pmk (perfs bit obscured by pmk but are all intact). SG 129 cat £4500. Key stamp. (P) $1200$1600
42541867-83 QV £1 brown-lilac, wmk Anchor white paper. FU, "Paddington MY 83 London" cds, plus rectangular pmk (perfs bit obscured by pmk but are all intact). SG 136 cat £9000. Key stamp as wmk Anchor is at least 5 times rarer than wmk Maltese Cross. (P) $2200$3000
42551867-83 QV £5 Orange, top value, white paper. Superb fresh MLH, unusually nice original gum. SG 137 cat £14,500+. Extremely rare in mint condition as very few collectors could afford to buy such a high denomination stamp (= 5 gold sovereigns). Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $11000$15000
42561867-83 QV £5 orange, opt SPECIMEN. SG type 11, white paper. Superb fresh M, nice original gum, excellent centring & bright colour. SG Spec T128t, SG 137s cat from £4500 (normal cat £14,500). Actually the specimen opts on £5 white paper are probably 10 times rarer than on blued paper (while of course on normal stamps it is opposite). (P) $3000$4500
42571870 QV ½d rose, plate 1-8 & 10-20. GU-VFU in nice quality for these. SG 48/49 cat £657. (14). $100$150
42701876-77 QV Telegraph £1 brown-lilac, plate 1. FU "London JU 8 78 Western Office" cds, plus rectangular boxed cancel. SG Spec L236, SG T17 cat £950. (P) $400$600
42711876-77 QV Telegraph £5 orange, top value, wmk shamrocks. VFU, boxed GPO pmk, plus "Liverpool 2 MY 78" cds. SG Spec L237 ,SG T18 cat £3200. Much rarer than normal postage £5. (P) $1200$1800
42721878 QV Probate 5/- to £6 revenues, opt SPECIMEN types 9 & 11. Mostly F-VF M, affixed to part of archive page, some flts. Bft 26-32(s). (7). (P) $130$200
42751881 QV Public Records 6d-£1 revenues, wmk orb or script VR, opt SPECIMEN type 9 or 11, on £1 error SPECIMEN is fully DOUBLE! VFM, affixed to part of archive page. Bft 20-23(s). Probably unique £5 specimen error. (4). (P) $250$400
42761882-1901 "I.R. OFFICIAL" opt QV 5/- rose, white paper, opt with irregular inking, full perfs which may not be obvious in photo.. FU, "Belfast JY 20 95" cds. SG O9 cat £2500. Rare genuine example. PF/NY photo-cert. (P) $900$1500
42771882-1901 "IR OFFICIAL" opt QV 10/- ultramarine, white paper, but opt is forged. VFU, black squared circle pmk. SG O10 cat £3750. Negative 2015 PTS photo-cert. (P) $300$450
42781882-1901 " IR OFFICIAL" opt QV £1 brown-lilac, wmk 3 crowns. Superb M, original gum bit disturbed at top of hinge removal, excellent centring & nice original colour. SG Spec L9, SG O11 cat £75,000 & much under-catalogued compared to non-official opt issues. Great rarity of GB philately with less than 30 M/UN examples recorded, of which most of the others are no gum, regummed or with faults. So this original gum example is definitely one of the best quality examples known. Provenance is ex the famous collections of Arthur Hind & of King Carol of Romania. 1987 RPSL photo-cert, while another new certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $50000$70000
42791882-1901 "IR OFFICIAL" opt QV £1 green. VFU, "Aberdeen OC 6 94" cds, some irregular perfs at base. SG O16 cat £3375 inc SG specified +35% premium for lightly used. Very nice genuine example. Exp Pfenniger. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1300$2000
42811883-84 QV 5/- pale rose, BLUED paper, wmk Anchor. VF fresh M, small thin at top, very nice original gum & excellent pale rose colour characteristic of genuine blued paper examples. SG Spec K9 SG176 cat £18,000 = A$37000+. Extremely rare stamp. 2015 Scheller photo-cert. (P) $6000$9000
42821883-84 QV 10/- cobalt, white paper. Superb U, "Dundee FE 3 85" cds. SG Spec K14(1), SG 182 cat £12,375 = A$24,000 inc SG specified 50% premium for lightly used. Very rare shade that is almost never seen in such nice condition. 2014 Hendon/Harris AIEP photo-cert. (P) $4000$7000
42831883-84 QV 10/- ultramarine, white paper. Superb fresh M. SG 183 cat £2250. (P) $1000$1500
42841883-84 QV ½d slate-blue, opt SPECIMEN type 9 in top marginal blk of 4. Superb fresh MUH. SG Spec K17As, SG 187s cat £200+ as M, should be at least £400+ as MUH singles, plus premium for blk. (4) (P) $130$200
42851883-84 QV set ½d to 1/- opt SPECIMEN type 9. VF M/MLH, all nice original colours, SG Spec K17A-26 cat £1790, SG 187-96 normals cat £5397. Rare set in unusually nice condition for these (10) (P) $800$1200
42861883 QV 3d Lilac strong original colour. FM, part gum. SG 191 cat £280. (P) $75$100
42871883 QV 4d dull green strong original colour, M part gum with adhesion on rev. SG 192 cat £580. (P) $120$150
42921884 QV £1 black progressive DIE PROOF, w/o cnr letters, imperf, on white glazed card, with "17 SEP 83" & "AFTER HARDENING" inscription. Superb fresh UN as made. SG Spec K16(p) cat £4250, SG 185(p) normal cat £32,000. Important specialist item. (P) $3000$4500
42971888 QV Transfer Duty set 3d to 10/- green & black, h/s SPECIMEN type 9. Mostly VFM, affixed to piece of an archive page. Bft 1-8(s). (8). (P) $130$200
42981896-1902 O.W. OFFICIAL opt QV 1d lilac, Die II, variety large stop after "O". VF MLH. SG O33(var), SG Spec L33a cat £625. (P) $300$400
42991896-1902 O.W. OFFICIAL opt QV 1d lilac, Die II, variety large stop after "O". VFU, light pmk. SG O33(var) SG Spec L33a cat £225 inc the SG specified 25% premium for lightly used. (P) $100$150
43001902-10 KEVII 1d scarlet, DLR printing, opt SPECIMEN type 15. Superb fresh MUH. SG Spec M5s cat £180 for M, should be at least double, £360 MUH. Specimens of the KEVII low values are many times rarer than of the top vals! 2011 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $250$350
43051902 R.H. OFFICIAL opt KEVII ½d blue-green. VF fresh M. SG O91 cat £375. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $220$300
43061902 R.H. OFFICIAL opt KEVII set ½d blue-green & 1d scarlet. VF fresh MUH, pristine original gum. SG O91-92 cat £700 for M, should be at least double, £1400 MUH & very rare thus. Both exp, plus Raybaudi photo cert. (2). (P) $1100$1500
43081911 KGV ½d very deep green Die B. VF fresh MLH. SG 325(var), SG Spec N2(7) cat £650. Rare shade. RPSL photo-cert. (P) $450$650
43091913 KGV 1d dull scarlet, wmk mult Cypher. Superb fresh MUH. SG 398 cat £225 for M, should be at least double, £450 MUH. (P) $200$300
43101913 KGV Seahorses 2/6 sepia brown, Waterlow printing, opt "CANCELLED" diag between 2 lines (SG Spec type 27) as used at the Customs & Excise Government Laboratory, on stamps for cancellation removal experiments & other forensic tests. Fresh M, small repair in LL cnr, VF appearance. SG 400(var), SG Spec N63(3)U cat £2200+, & under-catalogued. Extremely rare as only several recorded & most with condition problems due to the official testing etc. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1100$1500
43111913 KGV Seahorses 10/- indigo-blue, opt SPECIMEN (type 26), Waterlow printing. Superb fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum. SG Spec N69+, SG 402s cat £1200 for M, should be at least double, £2400 MUH. Very rare as MUH. (P) $1100$1500
43121913 KGV Seahorses £1 green. VF fresh MLH, nice colour. SG 403 cat £3500. Beautiful example of this key stamp. (P) $2300$3000
43171914-22 Postage Due 2d agate blk of 4, opt SPECIMEN type 26, wmk simple cypher sideways. VF fresh MUH. SG D4s, SG Spec R4T cat £160 for M, should be at least double, £320 MUH. (P) $100$150
43181914-22 Postage Due 2d, colour trials in carmine, brown & green, opt SPECIMEN type 23, wmk simple cypher sideways. Superb freshMUH. SG D4s(p), SG Spec R4 SP1, SP6, SP9 cat £450 for M, should be at least double, £900 MUH. (3) (P) $500$800
43241929 KGV UPU set ½d-1½d, wmk block cypher SIDEWAYS. VF fresh M. SG 434a-36a cat £210. (3). (P) $100$150
43251929 KGV PUC £1 black, opt SPECIMEN in red, type 32. Fresh MLH, small thin, but superb appearance. SG Spec N21S, SG 438s £3250. Very rare. (P) $1000$1500
43261934-36 KGV Photogravure set ½d-2d, wmk SIDEWAYS, from coils. VFM. SG 439a-442b cat £165. (4). (P) $80$120
43271934-36 KGV 1½d red-brown photogravure horiz IMPERF pr. F-VF fresh M, both 3+ margins. SG Spec N51(1)b, SG 441a cat £1250.RPSL photo-cert. (P) $500$700
43281936 KEVIII 1½d red-brown, LR cnr marginal horiz pr, error IMPERF. MLH, left stamp vertical crease, original gum with some aging,but 4 huge margins & superb appearance. SG spec P3d, SG 459b cat £40,000 = A$80,000. Great GB rarity with only several in existence. 2015 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $7000$10000
43291944 German Propaganda Forgery of KGV Silver Jubilee ½d green with Stalin in place of KGV, inscribed "This is a Jewsh War (Jewish mis-spelt) with Jewish Star & Soviet hammer & sickle in design. F-VF U, "London AAAU 6 JUNE 1944" cds. Mi PFa1. Scarce & interesting historical item. (P) $130$200
43301944 German Propaganda forgery of KGVI Coronation 1½d showing KGVI with Stalin, inscribed "SSSR Britannia", & with Jewish Star plus Soviet hammer & sickle in design. F-VF UN as made. Mi PFa2. Scarce & interesting historical item. (P) $130$200
43311944 German Propaganda Forgeries. GB KGVI Coronation 1½d showing KGVI with Stalin, inscribed "SSSR Britannia", & with Jewish Star, plus Soviet hammer & sickle in design, plus GB KGV Silver Jubilee ½d with Stalin in place of KGV, inscribed "This is a Jewsh War (Jewish mis-spelt), with Jewish star & Soviet hammer & sickle in design. Mi PFa 1-2. All tied by "London Special Stamp 6 JUN 44" cds on specially prepared commemorative sheet in English & Russian headed "Special-Stamp in Memory of the FirstDay of Invasion". Sheet folded, but unusually fresh nice condition. Rare & spectacular historical item. 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert (P) $900$1500