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WE SELL...:
Specialised plated material, both on and off cover:

• 1d BLACKS, 2d BLUES of all issues, and 1d REDS

  - this last link takes you to a choice of no fewer than nine pages of 1d Reds, which together with the 1d Blacks and 2d Blues constitutes one of the most comprehensive fully illustrated stocks of these classic issues in the world...



We also have some:

• GB USED ABROAD
• QV SURFACE-PRINTED
• FOUR KINGS
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And in addition, for those extra special items:

• CONNOISSEUR'S CHOICE

PLATING AND CONSULTANCY SERVICE:
I provide this service for the modest charge of £1.25 per stamp (£1.50 for stamps on cover) - for more details, click on the 'HELP' button above... Most of my regulars also know that I supply PLATING CDs for those who wish to take the DIY route...see my 'HELP' page for details...

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PLATING SERVICE
My current backlog of plating is rising again! 300+ at this time - so please do not send any plating without speaking to me first. Because of travel and holiday commitments, nothing before SEPTEMBER will now be considered. Unsolicited plating, sent without prior contact, will be automatically relegated to the bottom of the heap, in the 'Maybe One Day' basket...

The last EBAY LIST has long since finished - hopefully I will be able to find time to load a new list soon! Just click on the link at the bottom of this page...and HAPPY HUNTING!

LATEST UPDATE: 23.9.2017

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NEW STAMPS STOCK

• A FINE selection of LATER 1d STARS on the C10-C13 page, including 40+ C11s including SCARCER plates, 20+ C12s and 20+ C13s...
• The work on the Die II Alph II 1d Stars page is nearly finished, a long overdue MAJOR RE-STOCK with a FINE selection of nearly 140 new C3-C6s including many of the RAREST PLATES, nice SHADES, and SCARCE CANCELS...30 or so more to come in due course...
• On the MISCELLANEOUS LATER ISSUES page, a useful representative selection of the SCARCE EMBOSSED ISSUES...
• And an attractive selection of new SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES, including HIGH VALUES and many other FINE AND RARE ITEMS, with examples of SG63, 71, 86, 98, 114, 129, 130, 151, 152, 183a, 185 and 212...
• Collectable examples of the RARE 'PLATE NUMBERS' PLATE 225, and the RARE ½D 'BANTAM' PLATE 9...

NEW STAMPS   B:837 1840 1d Grey-Black Plate 1a 'CG' MODERATE WEAR, HGL VALUE, FAINTLY BLEUTE PAPER £195.00 B:866 1840 1d Black Plate 1b 'CC' HGL VALUE, AND VGL SE £150.00 B:864 1840 1d Black Plate 4 'AL' CONSTANT VARIETY, HUGE MARGINS £165.00 B:865 1840 1d Black Plate 2 'OH' BLEUTE PAPER £250.00 B:867 1840 1d Black Plate 6 'QH' VERY FINE £150.00 BL:1387 1840 2d Pale Blue Plate 2 'KL' CONSTANT VARIETY £250.00 RM:3605 1841 1d Red 'Black' Plate 1c 'SA', RARE STATE OF PLATE, LEEDS 'SPECIAL' MALTESE CROSS, MIKE JACKSON CERTIFICATE £350.00   RM:3555 1841 1d Red 'Black' Plate 9 'HG' SCARCE NO.9 IN MALTESE CROSS £150.00 RM:3609 1841 1d Red 'Black' Plate 9 'SL' HUGE MARGINS, SUPERB £65.00 BL:1389 1841 2d Blue Plate 3 'NC' NO. 2 IN MX, HGL VALUE, VGL NE £150.00 BL:1382 1849 2d Deep Full Blue Plate 4 'SA-SC' THIN PAPER, IVORY HEADS, UPPER BORDER SHIFTS £165.00 RM:3620 1841 1d Red Plate 19 'CI' HGLs VALUE, SE & SW £25.00 RM:3623 1841 1d Red Plate 20 'LD' GREENOCK MX £65.00 RM:3622 1841 1d Red Plate 32 'LF' NO. 6 IN MX £48.00   RM:3618 1841 1d Red Plate 34 'CH' NO. 10 IN MX HGL VALUE & SE £85.00 Ri:5440 1851 1d Orange-brown Plate 111 'MK' SCARCE SHADE £65.00 Ri:5302 1852 1d Red Plate 139 'QC' VERY BLUE, THIN PAPER, HUGE MARGINS £15.00 BL:1394 1849/54 2d Blue Plate 4 'FE' SCARCE MATCHED PAIR CONSTANT VARIETY £50.00 Ri:5304 1852 1d Orange-brown Plate 141 'KL' SCARCE SHADE £55.00 Ri:5400 1852 1d Red Plate 151 'BJ' SCARCE CANCEL WATERMARK INVERTED £90.00 Ri:5540 1852 1d Red Plate 155 'PC' SCARCE STATE 2 £20.00   Ri:5544 1853 1d Red Plate 175 'QK' RARE PLATE £125.00 RP:C1:11789 1854 1d Orange- red C1(5) Plate 163 'BJ' SCARCE PLATE RARE SHADE £125.00 RP:C1:11790 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 165 'BE' RARE PLATE £225.00 BL:1378 1851 2d 'Violet'-blue Plate 4 'GL' THICKER, LAVENDER PAPER £150.00 RP:C1:11791 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 170 'NG' VERY RARE PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETY £350.00 RP:C1:11906 1854 1d Orange- red C1(5) Plate 179 'GD' RARE SHADE £100.00 RP:C2:11855 1855 1d Red C2 Plate 194 'QE' SCARCE PLATE £45.00   RP:C2:11908 1855 1d Red C2 Plate 202 'NK' VERY FINE £25.00 RP:C2:11857 1855 1d Red C2uc Plate 202 'GE' RARE GREEN DUBLIN SPOON £50.00 RP:C3:11910 1855 1d Orange- brown C3(3)wb Plate 1 'EF' SCARCER SHADE, KILMARNOCK CDS IN BLUE £85.00 RP:C3:11832 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 18 'TD' RARE PLATE, ON DATED PIECE, LATE USE ON 9 FEB 1858 PERF FAULTS £95.00 RP:C3:11940 1855 1d Deep Red- brown C3(2) Plate 11 'MD' SCARCER SHADE AND PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETY £30.00 RP:C3:11955 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 15 'AL' SCARCE PLATE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR, SHORT STAMP £65.00 RP:C3:11914 1855 1d Red C4 Plate 4 'EJ' SCARCE WREXHAM SPOON £30.00   RP:C4:11918 1855 1d Yellow- brown C4(2) Plate 5 'LC' SCARCE (AND UNDER-RATED) SHADE £22.50 RP:C4:11937 1855 1d Red C4 Plate 10 'PA' SCARCER PLATE, IRISH '263' KILCONNEL CANCEL £32.50 RP:C4:11815 1855 1d Red C4 Plate 13 'FG' RARE PLATE, SCARCE CANCEL £135.00 RP:C6:11902 1855 1d Red C6 Plate 15 'QI-RJ' SCARCE BLOCK SCARCER PLATE £95.00 RP:C6:11871 1855 1d Red C6uc Plate 4 'CL' GREEN IRISH WATERFORD SPOON £85.00 RP:C6:11876 1855 1d Red C6uc Plate 5 'LE' GREEN IRISH CORK SPOON £85.00 RP:C6:11889 1855 1d Yellow- brown C6(2) Plate 8 'JL' SCARCE (AND UNDER-RATED) SHADE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR £15.00   RP:C6:11722 1855 1d Red-brown C6 Plate 18 'KI' VERY SCARCE PLATE £45.00 RP:C7:11814 1855 1d Red-brown C7 Plate 24 'QF' RARE ABNORMAL SMALL CROWN WATERMARK, 'QUEEN STREET' SCOTS LOCAL £325.00 RP:C8:11724 1856 1d Red-brown C8 Plate 26 'KJ' SCARCE PLATE, SCARCE 'STEVENSTON' SCOTS LOCAL £18.50 BL:1410 1855 2d Blue SG23a/20a/34 Plate 5 'RE' RARE MATCHED TRIO £195.00 RP:C9:11041 1857 1d Red- Orange C9(2) Plate 37 'EF' SCARCE SHADE £50.00 RP:C9:11685 1857 1d Orange- brown C9(1) Plate 40 'ED' RARE PLATE SCARCE SHADE MIKE WILLIAMS CERTIFICATE £95.00 RP:C9:11812 1857 1d Pale Rose C9(4) Plate 49 'EC' RARE PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETY £110.00   RP:C10:11374 1857 1d Rose-red C10 Plate 36 'IL' MISSING IMPRIMATUR £7.50 RP:C10:11680 1857 1d Rose-red C10ea Plate 39 'OD', SCARCE WATERMARK TYPE II INVERTED £17.50 RP:C10:11399 1857 1d Rose-red C10 Plate 56 'AL' MISSING IMPRIMATUR SCARCE CANCEL '321' GRANTHAM RARITY 'F' £5.00 BL:1412 1857 2d Deep Blue SG36a Plate 6 'TD-TE' RARE PAIR PERF.16 £185.00 RP:C11:12028 1857 1d Rose-red C11 Plate 27 'MC' SCARCER PLATE £25.00 RP:C11:12014 1857 1d Deep Rose-red C11 Plate 52 'CL' UNLISTED SHADE, CONSTANT VARIETY £26.50 RP:C11:12040 1857 1d Deep Rose-red C11 Plate 55 'ME' UNLISTED SHADE £20.00   RP:C12:11961 1861 1d Rose-red C12 Plate 50 'CD' IRISH CLOGHAN '135' CANCEL, WATERMARK LARGE CROWN TYPE I £12.50 RP:C12:11964 1861 1d Rose-red C12 Plate 50 'EE' UNUSUAL DEEP SHADE £11.50 RP:C12:11982 1861 1d Rose-red C12 Plate 51 'TG' MISSING IMPRIMATUR, UNUSUAL LONG STAMP, MISSING PERFS AT BASE £15.00 RP:C12:11977 1861 1d Rose-red C12 Plate 51 'OC' CHELTENHAM DATED PIECE OF 13 DECEMBER 1861 £12.50 RP:C13:11995 1862 1d Rose-red C13 Plate R15 'NK' NEWLY DISCOVERED STATE 2 £25.00 RP:C13:12005 1862 1d Rose-red C13 Plate R16 'OA' FINE UNUSED (NO GUM) £45.00 BL:1384 1861 2d Blue Plate 9 'KB' UNMOUNTED MINT, WMK LARGE CROWN TYPE II £95.00   PN:351 1870 1d Lake-red G6(2)/Z56 Plate 3 'TC' SCARCE 'C30' VALPARAISO (CHILE) USED ABROAD £20.00 Misc:QV:893 1847 10d Brown Embossed SG57 VERY FINE, SCARCE £325.00 Misc:QV:908 1876 4d Vermilion SG152/Z11 Plate 15 'OJ' 'C51' ST THOMAS (WEST INDIES) USED ABROAD FINE & SCARCE £100.00 Misc:QV:879 1884 £1 Brown-lilac SG185 'LA' VERY FINE & RARE £795.00 Misc:QV:875 1874 5s Pale Rose SG127 Plate 2 'BC' FINE & VERY SCARCE £325.00 Misc:QV:878 1878 £1 Brown-lilac SG129 Plate 1 'HD' FINE & RARE £1000.00 Misc:QV:884 1884 10s Pale Ultramarine SG183a 'BG' VERY FINE & SCARCE £165.00

OTHER RECENT ADDITIONS:

• A comprehensive selection of 2d Blues from 1840 to 1861, including a STRIP OF THREE, a SCARCE NO.2 IN MALTESE CROSS and a USEFUL batch of SIX DIFFERENT NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS (including the RARE NO.9), several MATCHED PAIRS, and some FINE examples of the SCARCEST PERF STARS...
• Some FINE 1d Reds, both from the MALTESE CROSS PLATES, and the later 1844 CANCEL PLATES, including HUGE-MARGINED singles, a COMPLETE SET of NUMBERS in MALTESE CROSS, and a couple of other singles, lots of VARIETIES, and some COLOURED CANCELS...
• A lovely selection of SCARCE and RARE 1d Stars, including C1s AND C2s from the RARE PLATES 163, 165, 170, 196 & 199, C3 TO C6 including most of the RAREST plates, and a selection of the SCARCEST C11 PLATES...
• And a FINE selection of SCARCE and RARE C9 TRANSITIONAL PLATES, including 35, 40, 45, 48, 49 and 52...

NEW COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY STOCK

• A small batch of interesting earlier 1d 'STARS' COVERS, including COLOURED CANCELS, SPOONS, SHADES and SCARCE C5s...
• A FINE batch of 1d BLACK COVERS, including a RARE ABERDEEN RUBY MALTESE CROSS cover (Mike Jackson Certificate), two RARE PLATE 10s on cover, and a very fine SCARCE PLATE 2 RED on cover...

NEW COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY   C:B:1430 1840 1d Black Plate 2 'GJ,JL' TWO SINGLES JEDBURGH TO MELROSE, 8 AUGUST 1840 NO RAY FLAWS £425.00 C:B:1437 1840 1d Black Plate 4 'QI' ABERDEEN TO MUIR OF RHYNIE, 13 NOVEMBER 1840, CANCELLED RARE ABERDEEN RUBY MALTESE CROSS (MIKE JACKSON CERTIFICATE), BASAL SHIFT £1750.00 C:B:1434 1840 1d Black Plate 9 'IF' SCARCER PLATE OXFORD TO STROUD, 22 MARCH 1841 £295.00 C:B:1435 1840 1d Black Plate 10 'EB' RARE PLATE ON COVER HUDDERSFIELD TO LONDON, 1 APRIL 1841 £1250.00 C:B:1436 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 10 'SC' RARE PLATE ON COVER UNUSUAL UNLISTED SHADE, WARWICK TO STOURBRIDGE, 7 MAY 1841 £365.00 C:RM:1406 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 32 'LH' Norwich to Bungay 21 SEPTEMBER 1843 CONSTANT VARIETY, CANCELLED NORWICH MALTESE CROSS, RARE ON COVER £450.00 C:B2:1463 1853 1d Red-brown Plate 171 'BE' SKIPTON-COLNE (VIA LEEDS) 17 APRIL 1854 SCARCER LATE PLATE £20.00 C:BL:1464 1841 2d Blue ES11f Plate 3 'BD' London local 24 DECEMBER 1847, VGL NE, CORNERS RECUT SCARCE ON COVER £45.00   C:C2:1466 1855 1d Red-brown C2va Plate 203 'DH' Chester to Liverpool 26 MARCH 1855 CANCELLED CHESTER SPOON, RETURNED FROM BIRKENHEAD 'NOT KNOWN' CANCELLED SCARCE BIRKENHEAD '74' £50.00 C:C4:1467 1855 1d Brick-red C4(3)va Plate 7 'IG-IH' Liverpool-Daventry 10 MAY 1855 CANCELLED WITH LIVERPOOL SPOONS, TYPE A15, CODE X £50.00 C:C4:1468 1855 1d Red-brown C4vb Plate 9 'JK', Tarbolton to Stranraer via Kilmarnock 12 JANUARY 1856 CANCELLED WITH KILMARNOCK '203' EXPERIMENTAL DUPLEX IN BLUE £225.00 C:C5:1470 1855 1d Red-brown C5 Plate 2 'QG', London to Wexford (Ireland) 9 OCTOBER 1855 SCARCE ISSUE ON COVER £45.00   C:C5:1469 1855 1d Red-brown C5 Plate 8 'EK', Leeds to London 17 MARCH 1856 SCARCE ISSUE ON COVER £65.00 C:C6:1471 1855 1d Brown-rose C6(4) Plate 19 'GK', sent from Cologne(Germany), addressed to Selkirk, via Earlstone where stamp applied, and cancelled with Earlstone '129' numeral, then re-directed to Fraserburgh, travelling via Melrose and Aberdeen 17-20 SEPTEMBER 1856. SCARCER PLATE AND SHADE. Interesting and much-travelled cover! £45.00 C:C9:1370 1857 1d Pale Rose C9(4) Plate 40 'NH', Newcastle to Sunderland 14 JULY 1857 CONSTANT VARIETY, RARE PLATE, RPS CERTIFICATE £225.00 C:C9:1452 1857 1d Red-orange C9(2) Plate 47 'HK', York local, 13 MAY 1857 SCARCEST SHADE, CONSTANT VARIETY, YORK SPOON £100.00

OTHER RECENT ADDITIONS:

• A VFU single from PLATE 32 on cover, cancelled with SCARCE NORWICH MALTESE CROSS...
• A couple of useful and attractive later TWOPENNY BLUE COVERS, including one with two singles from the SCARCER PLATE 8, with a LATE FEE 1d Rose-red from the SCARCER PLATE 63...
• A FINE and RARE 'ARCHER' PERF ON COVER...
• A REMARKABLE selection of FINE and SCARCE 1857 TRANSITIONAL COVERS, including examples from the RARE PLATES 40, 49 AND 52, a SCARCE VERTICAL PAIR in the RED-ORANGE shade, and a couple in an EARLY DEEP ROSE-RED shade, printed at SAVOY STREET...
  
• An interesting and varied batch of other covers: a nice 'BLACK' PLATE RED from Plate 8 in STATE 3, and a useful example of the RARE C1 PLATE 204 on cover...

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