SPECIALISING IN FINE G.B. LINE-ENGRAVED STAMPS

A sample of the sort of material I stock on this Premium Quality website...

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

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NEW STAMPS STOCK

A REMARKABLE selection of some THIRTY+ 1841 2d BLUES from PLATES 3 & 4, including some PLATE 3 MATCHED PAIRS with MX & 1844 NUMERALS, a very pretty STRIP OF THREE from the early stage LAVENDER PAPER printing, several SUPERB HUGE-MARGINED singles from both plates, and TWO RARE INVERTED WATERMARKS...

NEW STAMPS £50.00   B:1084 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 2 'IF' NO RAY FLAWS £225.00 B:1001 1840 1d Black Plate 4 'SL' MANCHESTER FISHTAIL MX £395.00 B:1031 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 5 'CL' CONSTANT VARIETY £165.00 B:1111 1840 1d Black/1841 1d Red-brown Plate 5 'RC' MATCHED STATES, INCLUDING RARE PRE-PROVISIONAL RED IN STATE 1 HGL VALUE £495.00 B:1004 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 6 'EB' LARGE MARGINS £225.00 B:1064 1840 1d Black Plate 8 'CL' VGL NE SUPERB £235.00 B:1123 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 9 'TA' SUPERB, CONSTANT DOT SE, VGLs NE/SE, HUGE MARGINS £375.00   B:1121 1840 1d Greyish- Black Plate 11 'EC' VERY FINE & RARE, RPS CERT £1,950.00 RM:4244 1841 1d Red Plate 1b 'BA' SCARCE PLATE £75.00 RM:4237 1841 1d Red Plate 2 'KA' SCARCE PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETY £85.00 B:1106 1840/41 1d Black/Red Plate 11 'CH' EXCEPTIONAL BLACK (BRANDON CERT), MATCHING RED ON COVER £2,250 RM:4384 1841 1d Red Plate 5 'BJ' LONDON II MX, CONSTANT VARIETY £40.00 RM:4297 1841 1d Red Plate 5 'DI' FINE & SCARCE £35.00 BL:1743 1840 2d Pale Blue Plate 1 'FH' SCARCER SHADE, ORANGE MX SOLD   BL:1728 1840 2d Blue Plate 2 'MJ' RARE 1842 DORCHESTER TOWN CANCEL £2950.00 RM:4276 1841 1d Red Plate 10 'EB' RARE BLUE MALTESE CROSS £375.00 RM:4062 1841 1d Red Plate 11 'BL' MANCHESTER 'FISHTAIL' MX £285.00 BL:1731 1840 2d Blue Plate 1 'FJ-FK' SCARCE PAIR RED MX, VGLs NE £585.00 RM:4396 1841 1d Red Plate 23 'LK' LARGE MARGINS SUPERB £20.00 RM:4067 1841 1d Orange-Brown Plate 26 'IK' RARE BLUE MX £195.00 RM:4376 1841 1d Red Plate 32 'DE' SCARCE SMALL NO.1 IN MX £20.00   RM:4379 1841 1d Red Plate 34 'RI' BASAL SHIFT SUPERB £22.50 RM:4357 1841 1d Red Plate 39 'MF' SCARCE WATERMARK INVERTED £125.00 Ri:6180 1847 1d Red Plate 74 'KC' WATERMARK INVERTED, RARE CANCEL £95.00 BL:1784 1849 2d Blue SG14/ES14n,o Plate 4 'BH' RARE MATCHED PAIR 'SPECTACLES' FLAW STATES 1 & 2 £500.00 Ri:6570 1847 1d Red Plate 75 'QJ' WATERMARK INVERTED, SCARCER PLATE £95.00 Ri:6603 1849 1d Red Plate 94 'NC' DEEP SHADE, LARGE MARGINS, SUPERB £11.50 Ri:6585 1851 1d Red Plate 109 'NJ' DIFFICULT PLATE £15.00   BL:1836 1841 2d Deep Full Blue ES12uf Plate 3 'HI' EDINBURGH MALTESE CROSS £95.00 BL:1841 1841 2d Blue ES11d,uf Plate 3 'JB' EDINBURGH MALTESE CROSS, IVORY HEAD, SUPERB £115.00 BL:1846 1841 2d Deep Full Blue ES12d Plate 3 'TL' BASAL SHIFT, CONSTANT VARIETY, MISSING IMPRIMATUR £45.00 BL:1812 1849 2d Deep Full Blue ES15a,e Plate 4 'OD' RARE WMK INVERTED, UB SHIFT, HUGE MARGINS, SUPERB £325.00 BL:1851 1849 2d Blue ES14 Plate 4 'FJ' HUGE MARGINS, SUPERB £35.00 BL:1795 1849 2d Blue ES14q Plate 4 'NI' THIN PAPER, HUGE MARGINS, SUPERB £85.00 BL:1810 1849 2d Blue ES14 Plate 4 'SK' LARGE MARGINS, SUPERB £35.00   Ri:B2:6181 1853 1d Lake-red B2(2) Plate 163 'AC' MISSING IMPRIMATUR RARE SHADE £200.00 RP:C1:13805 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 163 'HE' SCARCE PLATE Ex PAUL WITHAM £60.00 RP:C1:13868 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 165 'EI' RARE PLATE MW CERT £200.00 BL:1768 1851 2d 'Violet'-Blue SG15aa/ES16 Plate 4 'QG-QJ' RARE STRIP ON LAVENDER PAPER BRANDON CERTIFICATE £1500.00 RP:C1:13815 1854 1d Plum C1(4) Plate 178 'NI' RARE SHADE VERY FINE £325.00 RP:C1:13831 1854 1d Orange-red C1(5) Plate 184 'LH' SCARCE SHADE RARE CANCEL £100.00 RP:C1:13827 1854 1d Plum C1(4) Plate 193 'KC' RARE VERY DEEP SHADE £150.00   RP:C1:13832 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 199 'OH' SCARCE PLATE Ex WITHAM LONG STAMP (MW CERT) £125.00 RP:C1:13830 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 199 'PL' SCARCE PLATE Ex WITHAM WORN PLATE (MW CERT) £120.00 RP:C1:13279 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 204 'SG' SCARCE PLATE, FINE IMPRIMATUR £425.00 RP:C2:14057 1855 1d PLUM C2(4) Plate R4 'LD-LE' RARE SHADE, RARE PAIR £750.00 RP:C2:14054 1855 1d Red C2 Plate 196 'BB' RARE PLATE (MW CERT) £125.00 RP:C2:13782 1855 1d PLUM C2(4) Plate 202 'AI' RARE SHADE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR £350.00 RP:C3:13585 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 16 'AG' RARE PLATE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR, SHORT STAMP, (MW CERT) £325.00   RP:C3:13645 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 18 'EE' VERY RARE PLATE, EX WIGGINS £200.00 RP:C3:13477 1855 1d Deep Red-brown C3(2) Plate 20 'TG' RARE PLATE SCARCER SHADE SOLD RP:C3:13777 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 21 'BB' RARE PLATE, EX WIGGINS (MW CERT) £150.00 BL:1771 1854 2d Deep Blue SG19/F1p,Z7 Plate 4 'PF-PH' RARE STRIP USED IN CRIMEA 'O*O' CANCELS ON DATED PIECE UNPRICED SG £850.00 RP:C4:13778 1855 1d Red C4 Plate 15 'LE' RAREST C4 PLATE, (MW CERT) £225.00 RP:C5:14108 1855 1d Red C5c Plate 5 'FD' VERY RARE WATERMARK INVERTED (EX CHILD) SOLD RP:C5:13475 1855 1d Red C5 Plate 13 'EF' RARE PLATE (MW CERT) £225.00   RP:C5:14056 1855 1d Red C5 Plate 15 'FF' RAREST C5 PLATE (MW CERT) £425.00 RP:C6:13772 1855 1d Dull Orange- brown C6(5) Plate 20 'JD' SCARCE SHADE, SCARCER PLATE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR, EX WIGGINS £50.00 RP:C7:13686 1856 1d Red C7 Plate 22 'TJ' RARE ISSUE, VERY RARE PLATE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR £750.00 BL:1772 1855 2d Blue SG23/F2 Plate 4 'NG-NH' SCARCE ISSUE SUPERB RARE PAIR £150.00 RP:C9:13605 1857 1d Bright Red C9(4) Plate 47 'KD' SCARCE SHADE, VERY RARE CANCEL £65.00 RP:C9:13266 1857 1d Pale Rose C9A(1) Plate 49 'HF' RARE PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETY £95.00 RP:C11:12576 1857 1d Rose- red C11 Plate 45 'GC' VERY RARE PLATE £215.00   RP:C11:13850 1857 1d Rose- red C11 Plate 60 'FI' SCARCER PLATE £22.50 BL:1782 1857 2d Deep Blue SG36a/F8 Plate 6 'EG' SCARCE ISSUE £100.00 Misc:QV:953 1847 1s Green Embossed SG55 SCARCE £250.00 Misc:GV:986 1913 £1 Deep Green 'SEAHORSE' SPEC N72(2) SCARCER SHADE £725.00 Misc:QV:979 1867 2s Milky Blue SG120b Plate 1 'MF' RARE SHADE £225.00 Misc:QV:959 1878 10s Greenish- Grey SG128 'GOLDSMITH ST' E.C. LONDON CDS 2 FEB 1883 RARE SO FINE £950.00 Misc:QV:981 1886 6d Dull Green SGO62 'HJ' 'GOVT PARCELS' OFFICIAL RARE PTS CERT £300.00

OTHER PHILATELIC MATERIAL:

A STUNNING group of THREE C1 PLUMS ON COVER: all three from the same correspondence a few days apart, from the same plate with consecutive letterings, and same centering - undoubtedly from the same sheet! LOVELY...

NEW COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY   C:PH:1728 1841 Mulready Envelope MANCHESTER LOCAL 30 APRIL 1841 £65.00 C:B:1745 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 1b 'RD' SHEFFIELD TO BUXTON, 25 AUGUST 1840 LARGE MARGINS RECUT W FRAME-LINE £250.00 C:B:1755 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 11 'PJ' IRISH LARNE TO MOIRA, VIA BELFAST, 5 JULY 1841 HUGE MARGINS CONSTANT VARIETY & BASAL SHIFT SOLD 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:RM:1651 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 42 'IA-JA' LIMERICK-LONDON 15 MAY 1844 RARE LIMERICK MALTESE CROSS BOXED 'TOO LATE' £385.00   C:C1:1681 1854 1d PLUM C1(4) Plate 178 'RL' WINKFIELD (Berks)-WEYMOUTH (via Bracknell, Farnborough Station and Dorchester) 5 OCTOBER 1854 SCARCE 'WINFIELD' (sic) UDC FINE RARE SHADE £385.00 C:C8:1737 1856 1d Deep Claret on Very Blue paper C8(6) Plate 36 'NB', Greenock to Ottery St Mary 3 MAY 1856 RARE SHADE £75.00 C:BL:1654 1855 2d Blue SG23a(F3) Plate 5 'KH-KI' IRISH Derry to Letterkenny 28 JULY 1855 SCARCE ISSUE, RARE PAIR SCARCE IRISH USE £225.00 C:C9:1639 1857 1d Pale Rose C9A(1) Plate 27 'GC' Lewes to London 9 MAY 1857 Savoy Street Transitional SCARCER PLATE £40.00 C:C9:J51:1653 1857 1d Red-orange/SG66 4d Rose C9(2) Plate 35 'AJ'/ J51 Large Garter, White paper Scarce Mixed Franking London to Paris 25 APRIL 1857 Scarce Shade/Plate Pre-fire Transitional MISSING IMPRIMATUR SCARCER RARITY 'E' CANCEL £120.00   C:C9A:1637 1857 1d Rose-red C9A(3) or C10(?) Plate 38 'AF' Burton on Trent to Ashby de la Zouch 31 AUGUST 1857 Late Savoy Street or early Fleet Street? 'BURTON ON TRENT' SPOON FIRST 1857 RECORD MISSING IMPRIMATUR £25.00 C:C10:1759 1857 1d Rose-red C10(1)c Plate 68 'EK-EL' London to Darlington 17 AUGUST 1862 RARE LONDON INLAND '46' TWIN NUMERALS SCARCER PLATE £20.00 C:C11:1767 1857 1d Rose-red C11 Plate 36 'GH' London local envelope 26 MARCH 1858 CONSTANT VARIETY SCARCE ON COVER £37.50 C:BL:1640 1857 2d Deep Blue F7 Plate 6 'KJ' IRISH Dundalk to Drogheda 20 NOVEMBER 1857 SCARCE IRISH USE £45.00 C:Misc:QV:1725 1857 1d Rose-carmine SG66/J51 London to St Etienne (Loire) via Calais and Paris 30-31 MAY 1860 Entire Letter in French £55.00

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