SPECIALISING IN FINE G.B. LINE-ENGRAVED STAMPS

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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...

Can't find what you want? Contact me via the 'HELP' button...

***NEWS***

We're now back from our main annual holiday - and I'm scramblimg to catch up on a huge backlog of orders - oh joy!! Lovely to be back - in reliable English weather... Rest assured the orders will be dealt with as expeditiously as possible...good excuse to stay out of the rain - the garden will have to wait!

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: 19.8.2017

Not today's date? We update most days - check you're seeing the latest version - right click in space on every page, then scroll down and left click on 'REFRESH'...

NEW STAMPS STOCK

• On the Die II Alph II 1d Stars page, a FINE selection of C3s, C4s and C5s including most of the RAREST PLATES...
• 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 BL:1387 1840 2d Pale Blue Plate 2 'KL' CONSTANT VARIETY £250.00 BL:1389 1841 2d Blue Plate 3 'NC' NO. 2 IN MX, HGL VALUE, VGL NE £150.00 B:835 1840 1d Black/Red-brown Plate 1b 'RE' MATCHED PAIR BURR-RUB AT BASE SCARCE 1d RED SUPERB USED £265.00 RM:3605 1841 1d Red 'Black' Plate 1c 'SA', RARE STATE OF PLATE, LEEDS 'SPECIAL' MALTESE CROSS, MIKE JACKSON CERTIFICATE £350.00 RM:3564 1841 1d Red 'Black' Plate 1b 'SG' SCARCE PLATE £95.00 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 RM:3568 1841 1d Red Plate 18 'OA' SCARCE PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETY SOLD RM:3620 1841 1d Red Plate 19 'CI' HGLs VALUE, SE & SW £25.00 BL:1382 1849 2d Deep Full Blue Plate 4 'SA-SC' THIN PAPER, IVORY HEADS, UPPER BORDER SHIFTS £165.00 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:5493 1846 1d Red Plate 69 'KL' RARE LODDON (NORFOLK) '578' BLUE CANCEL, BIG STAMP, SUPERB SOLD Ri:5339 1848 1d Pale Red-brown Plate 81 'TJ' VERY WORN, BASAL SHIFT, HUGE MARGINS, SUPERB £15.00 Ri:5440 1851 1d Orange-brown Plate 111 'MK' SCARCE SHADE £65.00 BL:1394 1849/54 2d Blue Plate 4 'FE' SCARCE MATCHED PAIR CONSTANT VARIETY £50.00 Ri:5445 1851 1d Red Plate 114 'NK' SCARCER PLATE, SUPERB SOLD Ri:5492 1851 1d Red Plate 115 'FB' SCARCER PLATE, BIG STAMP, SUPERB £18.50 Ri:5451 1851 1d Red Plate 121 'FF' RARE WELSH HOLYWELL '375' IN BLUE £85.00   Ri:5302 1852 1d Red Plate 139 'QC' VERY BLUE, THIN PAPER, HUGE MARGINS £15.00 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 BL:1378 1851 2d 'Violet'-blue Plate 4 'GL' THICKER, LAVENDER PAPER £150.00 Ri:5332 1852 1d Red Plate 157 'GA' DEEP SHADE, VERY BLUE PAPER, SUPERB SOLD Ri:5473 1853 1d Red Plate 175 'JH' RARE PLATE £235.00 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 RP:C1:11791 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 170 'NG' VERY RARE PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETY £350.00 RP:C2:11855 1855 1d Red C2 Plate 194 'QE' SCARCE PLATE £45.00 Ri:B2.C1:4844 1852/54 1d Red (shades) B2(2)/C1 Plate 157 'DJ' SCARCE MATCHED PAIR, IMPERF RARE LAKE-RED, SUPERB HUGE MARGINS, C1 SCARCE PLATE £300.00 RP:C2:11856 1855 1d Yellow- brown C2(2) Plate 197 'SD' RARE PLATE, LIVERPOOL SPOON SOLD RP:C2:11857 1855 1d Red C2uc Plate 202 'GE' RARE GREEN DUBLIN SPOON £50.00 RP:C3:11821 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 16 'RD' VERY RARE PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETY SOLD   RP:C3:11830 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 18 'CA' RARE PLATE SOLD RP:C3:11834 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 21 'JD' VERY SCARCE PLATE, EX WIGGINS, MISSING IMPRIMATUR SOLD RP:C4:11815 1855 1d Red C4 Plate 13 'FG' RARE PLATE, SCARCE CANCEL £135.00 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:C4:11817 1855 1d Red C4 Plate 15 'ND' RARE PLATE EX WIGGINS, SUPERB SOLD RP:C5:11845 1855 1d VERY DEEP RED-BROWN C5(2) Plate 8 'QE' SCARCER SHADE AND PLATE SOLD RP:C5:11854 1855 1d Red C5 Plate 15 'AD' RAREST C5 PLATE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR, PINHOLE SOLD   RP:C6:11722 1855 1d Red-brown C6 Plate 18 'KI' VERY SCARCE PLATE £45.00 RP:C7:11704 1855 1d Red-brown C7 Plate 24 'OD' RARE ABNORMAL SMALL CROWN WATERMARK, EARLY USE OF NEWBURY SWD SOLD RP:C8:11724 1856 1d Red-brown C8 Plate 26 'KJ' SCARCE PLATE, SCARCE 'STEVENSTON' SCOTS LOCAL £18.50 BL:1379 1855 2d Blue SG27/34 Plate 5 'HK' SCARCE MATCHED PAIR £135.00 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 52 'JE' RARE PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETIES SOLD   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:1385 1857 2d Blue/Deep Blue SG35/36a Plate 6 'OF' SCARCE MATCHED PAIR £135.00 RP:C10:11496 1857 1d Rose-red C10 Plate 60 'EI' SCARCER PLATE MULLINGAR SPOON £8.50 RP:C10:11668 1857 1d Rose-red C10 Plate 67 'FA' SCARCER PLATE MISPERF IN PRINTING PROCESS £8.50 RP:C11:11784 1857 1d Rose-red C11 Plate 45 'AK' VERY RARE PLATE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR SOLD   RP:C12:11707 1861 1d Rose-red C12 Plate 50 'AH' UNMOUNTED MINT SOLD PN:358 1878 1d Lake-red G1(2) Plate 225 'HC' RARE PLATE £150.00 PN:351 1870 1d Lake-red G6(2)/Z56 Plate 3 'TC' SCARCE 'C30' VALPARAISO (CHILE) USED ABROAD £20.00 RP:C10:11502 1857 1d Rose-red C10 Plate 48 'AC' VERY RARE IMPERF, MINT WITH SOME GUM, MATCHING NORMAL C10 MIKE WILLIAMS CERTIFICATE £500.00 BL:1384 1861 2d Blue Plate 9 'KB' UNMOUNTED MINT, WMK LARGE CROWN TYPE II £95.00 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:874 1867 5s Rose SG126 Plate 1 'DC' FINE & SCARCE £150.00 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:879 1884 £1 Brown-lilac SG185 'LA' VERY FINE & RARE £795.00 Misc:QV:876 1882 5s Rose on Blued Paper SG130 Plate 4 'GB' VERY FINE & VERY RARE TO RPSL FOR CERT Misc:QV:883 1884 10s Ultramarine SG183 'KH' FINE & SCARCE £125.00 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 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:B:1462 1841 1d Red-brown 'Black' Plate 2 'RJ' WINCHESTER-ANDOVER 13 DECEMBER 1841 SCARCE PLATE SOLD 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:C7:1336 1855 1d Red-brown C7wc Plate 24 'GI' Brighton-Hertford 2 APRIL 1856 CANCELLED WITH GREEN HERTFORD RECEIVER, RARE ISSUE ON COVER RPS CERTIFICATE £1250.00 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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