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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:
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***NEWS***

AWAY...
We shall be away on a choral tour of Spain and Italy from 24 September until 19 October. Last orders must therefore be received by Sunday 22 September for last despatch on MONDAY 23 SEPTEMBER. Orders received in our absence will be dealt with on our return on the usual 'First Come, First Served' basis...

PLATING SERVICE
I now have a backlog of some 200+, but because of travel and other commitments, I will have little opportunity to do any plating for some time. Accordingly please do not send any plating without speaking to me first. In any event, nothing more before late OCTOBER 2019 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: 21.9.2019

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NEW STAMPS STOCK

LATEST ADDITIONS

And a lovely example of the VERY SCARCE C9 PLATE 49...

NEW STAMPS   B:941 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 1b 'EE' VGL NE SUPERB SOLD B:947 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 2 'OK' UB SHIFT SUPERB £225.00 B:944 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 2 'TE' STATE 2 SCARCE £225.00 B:948 1840 1d Black/1d Red-brown Plate 2 'TJ' MATCHED PAIR STATES 1 & 2 HGL ABOVE NE,VGL NE PEGB CERTIFICATE £475.00 B:950 1840 1d Black Plate 3 'AH' SCARCER PLATE AND SHADE £210.00 B:951 1840 1d Black Plate 4 'EF' ORANGE MALTESE CROSS £195.00 B:952 1840 1d Black Plate 4 'IB' BASAL SHIFT CONSTANT DOTS £195.00   BL:1658 1840 2d Deep Full Blue Plate 1 'FG' VGL NE ETC RED MX £325.00 BL:1659 1840 2d Blue Plate 1 'HC' RED MX SUPERB £450.00 BL:1648 1840 2d Pale Blue Plate 1 'MJ' RED MX, 'TWO' FLAW £275.00 BL:1662 1840 2d Deep Blue Plate 2 'DK-DL' SCARCE PAIR £575.00 BL:1665 1840 2d Deep Blue Plate 2 'CB' SCARCE RED MALTESE CROSS £450.00 BL:1664 1840 2d Blue Plate 2 'KK' £275.00 BL:1667 1840 2d Blue Plate 2 'OC' RARE 1844 NUMERAL £250.00   B:925 1840 1d Black Plate 6 'LB' CONSTANT VARIETIES £165.00 B:953 1840 1d Black Plate 6 'PJ' £150.00 B:928 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 8 'EJ' SCARCER PLATE UNLISTED SHADE VGL NE £225.00 B:956 1840 1d Intense Black/1d Red-brown Plate 9 'IH' MATCHED PAIR SCARCER PLATE IN BLACK UNLISTED SHADE £325.00 B:957 1840 1d Black Plate 9 'RG' SCARCER PLATE HGL VALUE MINOR FAULTS £125.00 B:931 1840 1d Black Plate 10 'LC' VERY SCARCE PLATE, THIN PAPER £365.00 B:958 1840 1d Black Plate 10 'OJ' VERY SCARCE PLATE, THIN PAPER DOUBLE 'J' 'J' FLAW £365.00   RM:3892 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 1B 'NF' SCARCE PLATE RETOUCHED LETTERS SUPERB £150.00 RM:3893 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 2 'DK' SCARCE PLATE CONSTANT VARIETY £115.00 RM:3886 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 2 'MJ' SCARCE PLATE £115.00 RM:3888 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 9 'MJ-MK' RARE PAIR VGLs NE/SE £150.00 RM:3896 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 8 'AE' STATE 2 RE-ENTRY SUPERB £115.00 RM:3887 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 8 'MJ' CONSTANT VARIETY £50.00 RM:3899 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 9 'TB' DOUBLE 'T' £75.00   RM:3903 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 10 'RH' 'P' CONVERTED TO 'R' £85.00 RM:3908 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 11 'AH' CONSTANT VARIETY SUPERB £60.00 RM:3904 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 11 'EC' CONSTANT VARIETY £35.00 B:961 1840/41 1d Black/Red-brown Plate 11 'ID' RARE PLATE MATCHED PAIR £995.00 RM:3906 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 11 'PH' DOUBLE 'H' RPS CERT SUPERB £75.00 RM:3905 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 11 'TK' RE-ENTRY £55.00 RM:3800 1841 1d Red Plate 12 'SG' SCARCER PLATE, GREENOCK MALTESE CROSS £85.00   RM:3884 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 13 'FE' SCARCE PLATE £55.00 RM:3837 1841 1d Red Plate 14 'CI' SCARCER PLATE ?DOUBLE 'I'? £35.00 RM:3801 1841 1d Deep Red-brown Plate 15 'BK' BASAL SHIFT £25.00 RM:3889 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 18 'MJ' SCARCE PLATE VERY RARE WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE MALTESE CROSS £1250.00 RM:3843 1841 1d Orange-brown Plate 16 'NE' SCARCE SHADE £60.00 RM:3765 1841 1d Red Plate 26 'HK' NORWICH MX £120.00 BL:1518 1841 2d Blue Plate 3 'KE' HGL VALUE, VGL NE, SCARCE NO.12 IN MX SUPERB £185.00   RM:3807 1841 1d Red Plate 30 'CB' SCARCE PLATE SCARCE IRISH CORK MX SOLD RM:3760 1841 1d Red Plate 30 'KB' SCARCE DUBLIN II MX, SCARCE PLATE SOLD RM:3823 1841 1d Red Plate 40 'KD' SCARCE PLATE SCARCE NO.8 IN MALTESE CROSS £50.00 Ri:5682 1851 1d Red Plate 125 'NG-OI' VERY RARE BLOCK OF SIX ON LAVENDER PAPER JERSEY '409' CANCELS £225.00 Ri:5727 1844 1d Orange-brown Plate 52 'QE' SCARCE SHADE E/W RECUT £65.00 Ri:5679 1846 1d Red Plate 68 'RH' BASAL SHIFT VERY FINE £9.50 Ri:5650 1851 1d Red Plate 121 'KB' SCARCE MOUNTED MINT, WITH GOOD GUM £125.00   Ri:B2:5695 1852 1d Orange-brown Plate 146 'OL' SCARCE SHADE, HUGE MARGINS £85.00 Ri:B2:5718 1853 1d Red Plate 161 'QF' SCARCE ISLE OF MAN CANCEL, LATE USE HUGE MARGINS £16.50 Ri:B2:5622 1853 1d Red Plate 175 'DJ' RARE PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETY, Ex STATHAM CREASE SOLD BL:1548 1851 2d 'Violet'-Blue Plate 4 'TA' LAVENDER PAPER £195.00 RP:C1:12549 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 163 'RF', SCARCE PLATE £75.00 RP:C1:12557 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 164 'SG' STATE 2 SUPERB £50.00 RP:C1:12562 1854 1d Plum C1(4) Plate 173 'CL' STATE 2 RARE SHADE £225.00   RP:C1:12564 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 176 'SA' STATE 2 VERY WORN LATE USE £16.50 RP:12551 1854 1d Orange -red C1(5) Plate 182 'OD', SCARCE SHADE £85.00 RP:C1:12547 1854 1d Red C1yb Plate 204 'II', SCARCE PLATE, BLUE 'INNELLAN' SCOTS LOCAL £95.00 RP:C2:12540 1855 1d Red C2 Plate R5 'OG-OH' SCARCE PAIR £125.00 RP:C1:12558 1854 1d Plum C1(4) Plate 204 'KE', SCARCE PLATE, RARE SHADE £185.00 RP:C1:12493 1854 1d Red C1i Plate R2 'BB' SCARCE DOUBLE PERFS £50.00 RP:C2:12541 1855 1d Red C2 Plate 200 'EC' SCARCE PLATE SUPERB £125.00   RP:C3:12445 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 2 'AD' RARE IMPRIMATUR Ex STATHAM SOLD RP:C5:12758 1855 1d Red C4 Plate 8 'PK' NORTHWICH '574' RARE CANCEL RARITY 'H' £20.00 RP:C5:12709 1855 1d Red C5 Plate 7 'SL' SCARCE ISSUE LONG STAMP £37.50 RP:C8:12306 1856 1d Red C8 Plate 22 'II-IJ' RARE PLATE CONSTANT VARIETY DATED PIECE OF 11 JUNE 1856 GLASGOW 'MADELEINE SMITH' CANCEL MIKE WILLIAMS CERTIFICATE £450.00 RP:C5:12531 1855 1d Red C5 Plate 10 'GE' SCARCE ISSUE SOLD RP:C6:12759 1855 1d Red C6 Plate 8 'EE' 'CASTLE STREET' SCOTS LOCAL £10.00 RP:C6:12317 1855 1d Red C6 Plate 20 'OG' SCARCE PLATE CONSTANT VARIETY £27.50   RP:C7:12713 1855 1d Red C7 Plate 22 'PL' RARE ISSUE VERY RARE PLATE £650.00 RP:C7:12714 1855 1d Red C7 Plate 26 'PF' RARE ISSUE SCARCER PLATE £325.00 RP:C7:12760 1856 1d Red C8 Plate 30 'QE' SCARCE SCOTS STRICHEN '315' £8.50 RP:C8A:12745 1856 1d Red-brown on White paper C8A Plate 38 'MA' RARE MINT, FULL O.G., MOUNT MARK SELVEDGE ONLY MIKE WILLIAMS CERTIFICATE SOLD RP:C9:12413 1857 1d Pale Red C9(3) Plate 33 'SJ' SCARCE PLATE FAULT SOLD RP:C9:12762 1857 1d Orange- brown C9(1) Plate 40 'OB' RARE PLATE RARE CANCEL PAINSWICK '314' RARITY 'G' £120.00 RP:C9:12489 1857 1d Orange- brown C9(1) Plate 40 'OI' RARE PLATE SCARCE SHADE CONSTANT VARIETY £125.00   RP:C9:12670 1857 1d Pale Rose C9(4) Plate 47 'NA' RARE UNUSED (NO GUM) £110.00 RP:C9:12756 1857 1d Rose-red C10(5)ea Plate 39 'TD' SCARCER PLATE PALE SHADE WMK INVERTED £22.50 RP:C11:12574 1857 1d Rose- red C11 Plate 37 'JL' SCARCER PLATE, SCARCE CANCEL SOLD RP:C9:12674 1857 1d Pale Rose C9(4) Plate 49 'NG' RARE PLATE CONSTANT VARIETY DATED PIECE OF 25 JULY 1857 LIVERPOOL SPOON £120.00 RP:C11:12576 1857 1d Rose- red C11 Plate 45 'GC' VERY RARE PLATE £215.00 RP:C11:12580 1857 1d Rose- red C11 Plate 58 'JD' SCARCE PLATE CONSTANT VARIETY £68.50 BL:PN:1653 1868 2d Deep Blue G2/Z77 Plate 12 'AF' USED ABROAD 'C' CONSTANTINOPLE SCARCE PLATE SHORT STAMP £40.00   Misc:QV:893 1847 10d Brown Embossed SG57 VERY FINE, SCARCE £325.00 Misc:QV:921 1855 4d Deep Carmine SG62a ON SLIGHTLY BLUE PAPER VERY SCARCE £95.00 Misc:QV:918 1856 1s Deep Green SG71 Plate 1 VERY SCARCE £135.00 Misc:GV:948 1913 £1 Dull Blue-green 'Seahorse' SG404 VERY FINE & SCARCE £525.00 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 PHILATELIC MATERIAL:

A lovely batch of 1d 'STARS' COVERS from the C3-C6 GROUP, including SCARCER plates and nice cancels. Also a fine RARE PAIR OF SG27 on cover to FRANCE. Added previously a useful selection of earlier 1d 'STARS', with several C1s from PLATE 175 to R5, a RARE PAIR of C2 PLATE 200, and a further very nice selection of C3-C6 covers, including several SCARCE PLATES...

NEW COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY   C:B:1522 1840 1d Black Plate 6 'SJ' MANCHESTER TO BOLTON, 3 SEPTEMBER 1840 LARGE MARGINS £285.00 C:B:1532 1840 1d Greyish-Black Plate 11 'BL' RAREST BLACK PLATE LONDON TO NORTHFLEET, KENT 17 FEBRUARY 1841 DOUBLE LETTER 'L' MATCHING 1d RED £3750.00 C:RM:1601 1841 1d Red-brown 'Black' Plate 9 'OH' MAIDSTONE TO LONDON 11 APRIL 1841 SCARCE ON COVER £85.00 C:RM:1602 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 12 'SC' BASINGSTOKE TO LONDON 12 JULY 1841 SCARCER PLATE MISSING IMPRIMATUR £30.00 C:RM:1519 1841 1d Deep Red-brown Plate 15 'KL' London to Nottingham 28 SEPTEMBER 1841 SCARCER PLATE AND SHADE £30.00   C:RM:1606 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 34 'PJ-PK' LONDON LOCAL 1 FEBRUARY 1844 SCARCE '10' IN MX PAIR CONSTANT VARIETIES £295.00 C:Ri:1511 1843 1d Red-brown Plate 38 'TB' Leeds local wrapper of 13 JUNE 1844, SCARCE STANNINGLEY UDC SCARCE TRANSITIONAL PLATE STATE 1, BASAL SHIFT £22.50 C:CE2:1526 185 1d Red-brown CE2 Plate 99 'TG' London local cover of 23 FEBRUARY 1854 RARE ARCHER PERF ON COVER £525.00 C:C3:1588 1855 1d Red-brown C3 Plate 6 'PC' Liverpool to Machynlleth 22 MARCH 1855 FINE LIVERPOOL SPOON (TYPE B1) £30.00 C:C3:1576 1855 1d Red-brown C3 Plate 10 'FG' Bristol to Machynlleth 11 SEPTEMBER 1855 SCARCER C3 PLATE SUPERB USED £45.00   C:C3:1543 1855 1d Deep Red-brown on VERY BLUE paper C3(2) Plate 13 'RK' London-Staines 19 APRIL 1856 SCARCE PLATE AND SHADE £65.00 C:C5:1520 1855 1d Red-brown C5 Plate 1 'KI', Taliesin (Wales) to London via Shrewsbury, 17 SEPTEMBER 1855 TALIESIN UDC, SHREWSBURY SPOON SCARCE ISSUE ON COVER £72.50 C:C6:1574 1855 1d 'Red-brown' C6 Plate 9 'SI', Ottery St Mary to Exeter 18 JULY 1855 POSSIBLE SCARCE LAKE-BROWN SHADE? £20.00 C:C6:1578 1855 1d Red-brown C6 Plate 11 'LK-LL', Keswick to Penrith 30 DECEMBER 1855 SCARCE PAIR 'LK' CONSTANT VARIETIES £32.50 C:C6:1584 1855 1d Brown-rose C6(4) Plate 16 'AF', London to Manchester 26 MARCH 1856 SCARCER SHADE AND PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETIES, MISSING IMPRIMATUR, SUPERB £45.00   C:C6:1539 1855 1d Red-brown C6 Plate 18 'DB', Newcastle (Staffs) to Stafford 19 JUNE 1856 SCARCE C6 PLATE £75.00 C:C6:1551 1855 1d Red-brown C6ya Plate 20 'RH', Edinburgh local 25 JULY 1856 'PITT STREET' SCOTS LOCAL 'POSTED SINCE 7 LAST NIGHT' SCARCE C6 PLATE CONSTANT VARIETY £40.00 C:BL:1597 1855 2d Blue SG27/F5 Plate 5 'GE-GF', Bolton to Rouen, France 28-30 NOVEMBER 1855 RARE ISSUE, RARE PAIR RARE ON COVER £285.00 C:C9:1518 1857 1d Pale Rose C9(4) Plate 36 'SJ,TI' London to Halifax 8 MAY 1857 Savoy Street Transitional Straight-line 'BLOOMSBURY' London local on obverse FINE & SCARCE £65.00 C:C9:1607 1857 1d Orange-brown C9(1) Plate 48 'MC' Glasgow to Belfast (via Liverpool) 2 MAY 1857 CONSTANT VARIETY 'MADELEINE SMITH' cancel Pre-fire Transitional SCARCE PLATE & SHADE £75.00

OTHER RECENT ADDITIONS:

• A useful batch of 25 or so covers of various periods, including a couple of nice MALTESE CROSS COVERS, a goodly number of 1844+ 1d IMPERF COVERS including some interesting cancels and a SCARCE PLATE 117, and a couple of pretty later 1d 'STARS' COVERS, including a SCARCE C9 PLATE 36 COVER with two stamps...
• 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...
• A VFU single from PLATE 32 on cover, cancelled with SCARCE NORWICH MALTESE CROSS...
• 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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