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

See below for NEW 1d STARS COVERS recently listed...

NEW STAMPS   B:1143 1840 1d Black (Slight wear) Plate 1a 'BD' EARLY PRINT, UNLISTED SHADE, FAINT BLEUTE PAPER, SUPERB £265.00 B:1144 1840 1d Grey-black (Moderate wear) Plate 1a 'BH' BLEUTE PAPER, IVORY HEAD £325.00 B:1146 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 1a 'BI' EARLY PRINT SUPERB £285.00 B:1157 1840/41 1d Intense Black/Red-brown Plate 1b 'GI' AS4f,n/AS7f SCARCE MATCHED PAIR 1d BLACK ON BLEUTE PAPER DOUBLE LETTER 'I' £385.00 B:1145 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 1a 'GF' EARLY PRINT, BLEUTE PAPER, CONSTANT VARIETY £285.00 B:1138 1840 1d Grey-Black (Very Worn) Plate 1a 'HB' RE-ENTRY & DOUBLE 'H', SUPERB £250.00 B:1165 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 1b 'GH' THIN PAPER, BASAL SHIFT, SUPERB £285.00 B:1166 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 1b 'GK' TWISTED RE-ENTRY £250.00 B:1142 1840 1d Grey-black Plate 3 'AA' CONSTANT DOTS, PULLED PRINT, SUPERB SOLD B:1001 1840 1d Black Plate 4 'SL' MANCHESTER FISHTAIL MX £395.00 B:1106 1840/41 1d Black/Red Plate 11 'CH' EXCEPTIONAL BLACK (BRANDON CERT), MATCHING RED ON COVER £2,250 B:1139 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 7 'JC' THIN PAPER SUPERB £250.00 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   RM:4384 1841 1d Red Plate 5 'BJ' LONDON II MX, CONSTANT VARIETY £40.00 RM:4415 1841 1d Red Plate 9 'SH' VERY FINE, LARGE EVEN MARGINS £55.00 RM:4062 1841 1d Red Plate 11 'BL' MANCHESTER 'FISHTAIL' MX £285.00 BL:1869 1840 2d Blue Plate 1 'OI-OK' SCARCE STRIP RED MX, UB SHIFT 'OK' £850.00 BL:1728 1840 2d Blue Plate 2 'MJ' RARE 1842 DORCHESTER TOWN CANCEL £2950.00 RM:4479 1841 1d Red Plate 11 'PH' DOUBLE LETTER 'H', RPS CERT, SUPERB SOLD RM:4456 1841 1d Red Plate 18 'CC' SCARCE PLATE, LARGE MARGINS, SCARCE CANCEL £40.00   RM:4067 1841 1d Orange-Brown Plate 26 'IK' RARE BLUE MX £195.00 RM:4418 1841 1d Red Plate 35 'TJ' SCARCE NO.12 IN MX SUPERB £120.00 RM:4357 1841 1d Red Plate 39 'MF' SCARCE WATERMARK INVERTED £125.00 BL:1899 1851 2d 'Violet'-Blue SG15aa/ES16 Plate 4 'DG' ON THICKER, LAVENDER PAPER RARE SO FINE SOLD RM:4480 1841 1d Red Plate 40 'GI' SCARCE TRANSITIONAL PLATE WITH MX, MISSING IMPRIMATUR £40.00 RM:4460 1841 1d Red Plate 44 'SG' SCARCE TRANSITIONAL PLATE WITH MX £39.50 Ri:6934 1851 1d Red Plate 107 'LB' SCARCE PLATE SOLD   BL:1841 1841 2d Blue ES11d,uf Plate 3 'JB' EDINBURGH MALTESE CROSS, IVORY HEAD, SUPERB £115.00 BL:1905 1841 2d Blue ES11a Plate 3 'LC' SCARCE WATERMARK INVERTED £225.00 BL:1846 1841 2d Deep Full Blue ES12d Plate 3 'TL' BASAL SHIFT, CONSTANT VARIETY, MISSING IMPRIMATUR SOLD BL:1902 1849 2d Blue SG14/ES14 Plate 4 'SF-FI' SCARCE STRIP OF FOUR LARGE MARGINS £225.00 BL:1882 1849 2d Pale Blue ES13 Plate 4 'DH' W RECUT, LARGE MARGINS SOLD BL:1884 1849 2d Deep Full Blue ES15q Plate 4 'QJ' THIN PAPER, IVORY HEAD, LARGE MARGINS £75.00 BL:1873 1849 2d Deep Full Blue ES15 Plate 4 'QK' LARGE MARGINS, SUPERB SOLD   Ri:6927 1851 1d Red Plate 118 'HA' WATERMARK INVERTED, SCARCER PLATE W/I £125.00 Ri:B2:6181 1853 1d Lake-red B2(2) Plate 163 'AC' MISSING IMPRIMATUR RARE SHADE SOLD RP:CE2:14677 1850 1d Red CE2 Plate 97 'RE' RARE ARCHER PERF, VERY FINE £215.00 BL:1886 1849/54 2d Blue (Shades) ES14/ES15/F1(1) Plate 4 'FC' EARLY PRINT, TWO LATE PRINTS SCARCE MATCHED TRIO SHOWING PROGRESSIVE CORROSION SOLD RP:CE2:14203 1850 1d Red CE2ub Plate 99 'DK' ARCHER PERF RARE BLUE ASHBURTON '29' CANCEL, BPA CERT £950.00 RP:C1:14345 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 190 'TJ' SUPERB IMPRIMATUR £425.00 RP:C1:13830 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 199 'PL' SCARCE PLATE Ex WITHAM WORN PLATE, MW CERT £120.00   BL:1810 1849 2d Blue ES14 Plate 4 'SK' LARGE MARGINS, SUPERB £35.00 BL:1897 1854 2d Deep Blue F1(1) Plate 4 'EH' UB SHIFT, CORROSION BLURS £25.00 BL:1898 1854 2d Deep Blue F1(1) Plate 4 'HG' BURR-RUB S, CORROSION BLURS £30.00 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 BL:1896 1854 2d Deep Blue F1(1) Plate 4 'JC' UB SHIFT, CORROSION BLURS £25.00 BL:1894 1854 2d Pale Blue F1(2) Plate 4 'QD' VERY FINE £35.00 BL:1895 1854 2d Pale Blue F1(2) Plate 4 'SF' RARE WELSH CANCEL, VERY FINE £35.00   RP:C1:13279 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 204 'SG' SCARCE PLATE, FINE IMPRIMATUR £425.00 RP:C2:14425 1855 1d Red C2f Plate 201 'CI' SCARCE PLATE, RE-ENTRY £75.00 RP:C3:14149 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 18 'HA' VERY RARE PLATE, MW CERT £195.00 RP:C2:14057 1855 1d PLUM C2(4) Plate R4 'LD-LE' RARE SHADE, RARE PAIR £750.00 RP:C3:13777 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 21 'BB' RARE PLATE, EX WIGGINS MW CERT £150.00 RP:C4:14490 1855 1d Red C4 Plate 3 'BC' SCARCER PLATE £45.00 RP:C4:14472 1855 1d Dull Orange-brown C4(5) Plate 12 'HI' CONSTANT VARIETY, SCARCER PLATE, RARE SHADE £120.00   RP:C4:14150 1855 1d Red C4 Plate 15 'AL' RAREST C4 PLATE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR, MW CERT SOLD RP:C5:13475 1855 1d Red C5 Plate 13 'EF' RARE PLATE MW CERT SOLD RP:C7:13686 1856 1d Red C7 Plate 22 'TJ' RARE ISSUE, VERY RARE PLATE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR £750.00 BL:1772 1855 2d Pale Blue F2 (SG23) Plate 4 'NG-NH' SCARCE ISSUE, SCARCE PAIR SUPERB £150.00 RP:C8:14352 1856 1d Red C8 Plate 22 'HI' VERY RARE PLATE, DOUBLE 'H', MW CERT £165.00 RP:C8:14315 1856 1d Plum C8(3) Plate 28 'RK' RARE SHADE, GOTHIC 'K', IRISH SPOON SOLD RP:C8:14231 1856 1d Red C8vd Plate 31 'MI' RARE GREEN KILLARNEY '272' SPOON £145.00   RP:C8:14584 1856 1d Purple-Brown C8(8) Plate 35 'IA' SCARCE SHADE, RARE CANCEL £75.00 RP:C8:14680 1856 1d Deep Claret C8(6) Plate 36 'KF' RARE SHADE £135.00 RP:C8:14598 1856 1d Orange-brown C8(5) Plate 40 'CE' SCARCE BRIGHT SHADE, BRISTOL SPOON £16.50 RP:C6:14302 1855 1d Red C6c Plate 14 'II-JJ' RARE BLOCK WITH INVERTED WATERMARK £400.00 RP:C8:14586 1856 1d Brick-red C8(2) Plate 46 'EA' SCARCE PLATE, SCARCE CDS £16.50 BL:1891 1855 2d Deep Blue SG20a/F4ya Plate 5 'NF' SCARCE ISSUE, SCOTS LOCAL, LONG STAMP £85.00 BL:1865 1855 2d Blue SG34/F6c Plate 5 'ME SCARCE WATERMARK INVERTED £65.00   RP:C9A:14719 1857 1d Pale Rose C9A(1) Plate 27 'JH' LEEDS SPOON SUPERB £20.00 RP:C9:14207 1857 1d Red- Orange C9(2) Plate 31 'NB' SCARCER SHADE £42.50 RP:C9:14416 1857 1d Pale Red C9(3) Plate 45 'HC' PRE-FIRE PRINTING, SCARCE PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETY £75.00 RP:C8A:14623 1856 1d Red-brown on White paper, SG37,C8A Plate 38 'QH' BELFAST SPOON SOLD RP:C9:14721 1857 1d Bright Red C9(4) Plate 46 'BB' PRE-FIRE PRINTING, SCARCER PLATE AND SHADE SUPERB £95.00 RP:C9:14405 1857 1d Pale Red C9(3) Plate 46 'HA' PRE-FIRE PRINTING, SCARCER PLATE AND SHADE £65.00 RP:C9:14407 1857 1d Pale Red C9(3) Plate 48 'KE' PRE-FIRE PRINTING, SCARCER PLATE AND SHADE £60.00   RP:C9A:14225 1857 1d Pale Rose C9A(1) Plate 49 'PE' SAVOY STREET PRINTING, RARE PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETIES £75.00 BL:1916 1857 2d Deep Blue SG36a/F8 Plate 6 'KJ' SCARCE ISSUE £85.00 RP:C10:14347 1857 1d Rose- Red C10/Z1 Plate 43 'CL' 'A10' USED ABROAD ST VINCENT, RARE USE £350.00 Misc:GV:989 1913 £1 Dull Blue-Green 'SEAHORSE' SPEC N72(3) SCARCER SHADE MARGINAL SELVEDGE £725.00 RP:C10:14725 1857 1d Rose-red C10/PP220 Plate 59 'EB' 'O.U.S' OVERPRINT £10.00 RP:C10:14672 1863 1d Pale Rose-pink C10(4) Plate 68 'BC' SCARCE SHADE, WMK LC TYPE I £15.00 RP:C11:14715 1857 1d Rose-red C11 Plate 49 'QE' RARE PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETIES, MW CERT £185.00

NEW COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY STOCK

LATEST OFFERINGS:

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:B:1803 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 1b 'AB' ENTIRE LEITH TO ABERDEEN, 8 DECEMBER 1840, ADHESIVE APPLIED WITH SEALING WAX £325.00 C:B:1793 1840 1d Black Plate 4 'BA' ENTIRE STROUD TO CANTERBURY, 24 NOVEMBER 1840, NAILSWORTH UDC, PERSONAL 'CROSS-WRITTEN' LETTER £345.00 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: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 SOLD C:C1:1816 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 179 'HH' BIRMINGHAM-BUCKINGHAM 3 JULY 1854 RARE TYPE A2 BIRMINGHAM SPOON ONLY TWO OTHERS KNOWN BOTH ON PIECE (ARUNDEL) SOLD C:C8:1807 1856 1d Plum C8(3) Plate 30 'KJ' Ramsgate to London 11 SEPTEMBER 1856 RARE SHADE GOTHIC 'K' SOLD 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 SOLD 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 SOLD 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: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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