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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...but see my note below about large consignments! 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***

THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY: We wish to reassure our customers that we are complying with all Government instructions regarding personal hygiene and social distancing at this difficult time. We are still in good health and have every intention of remaining so! In the meantime, with your favourite stamp fairs long since cancelled, and most auctions solely on-line, KEEP LOOKING ON OUR WEBSITES, because lots of new stock is being loaded all the time - KEEP SAFE AND BUY ON LINE!

LOCKDOWN 3! Hopefully we will (may?) be coming out of lockdown Mark 3 soon. However for the foreseeable future (at least until we have our second jab - hopefully in early May!), we shall be continuing to be very careful. So for the time being, most standard non-'Signed For' despatches will go into the postbox a couple of hundred yards from our house, and will be 'self-certified' by us. We shall still keep Post Office visits ('Signed For' packages only) to a minimum. In the meantime, we'll spend our time at home constructively, and load as much new delicious material as we can fit in to our busy schedule....you know, essential shopping (gin, tonic, etc etc), exercise (half-an-hour's perambulation around the garden - about 8 circuits), and work - commute across the hall! Naturally, all within the rules!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS: Because of GDPR regulations, I can no longer receive card details through my Secure Server. Accordingly I have modified the Order Form to delete that option. With immediate effect (unless you know that I already have the relevant details) you will need to phone me on 01258 472720 in order to pass that information.

PLATING SERVICE
With regret, because of the considerable (and relatively uneconomic) drain on my time, I have decided not to take on any more large consignments with immediate effect. I already have a significant backlog, but I may be able to accept very small consignments (1-20 or so) from JUNE 2021. However please contact me before sending first! Otherwise packages are liable to languish indefinitely in the sorting office! Unsolicited plating, sent without prior contact, will be automatically relegated to the bottom of the heap, in the 'Maybe One Day' basket...large consignments will be returned.

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: 12.4.2021

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THE NEW SPECIALISED CATALOGUE...
The more observant of my customers may notice that some of the most recent additions have the new reference numbers - 1d Red plates beyond Plate 37 are a case in point. In addition, there have been significant changes to catalogue values, and to some listings (notably the 1857 Transitional 1d Stars). It will take some considerable time to work through my extensive stock in order to bring my listings in line with the new catalogue - but it will be done...eventually!

NEW STAMPS STOCK

A LOVELY batch of PENNY BLACKS, including a VERY FINE PLATE 11, and some BEAUTIFUL 1840 TWOPENNY BLUES, including a VERY FINE UNUSUALLY DEEP shade of the SCARCE STEEL BLUE...

A POSITIVE CORNUCOPIA OF COVERS! See below for more details of another FIFTY OR SO new covers added in the last few weeks...including a stunning group of C1 PLUMS on cover...

NEW STAMPS   B:999 1840 1d Grey-black (VERY WORN) Plate 1a 'MI' CONSTANT VARIETY: Mark SW SUPERB £225.00 B:1000 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 1b 'EE' BLEUTE PAPER, CONSTANT VARIETY: W 'E' XSf SUPERB £325.00 B:974 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 2 'GJ' NO RAY FLAWS, BLACK MX SCARCE ON PLATE 2 £250.00 B:1001 1840 1d Black Plate 4 'SL' MANCHESTER 'FISHTAIL' MX £395.00 B:991 1840 1d Greyish-Black Plate 3 'CF' SCARCER PLATE, CONSTANT DOT SE £195.00 B:993 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 4 'SI' SCARCER SHADE SUPERB USED £255.00 B:973 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 6 'JL' RARE BROWN MALTESE CROSS £750.00   B:980 1840 1d Black Plate 7 'MA' BLEUTE PAPER £250.00 B:997 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 8 'DC' SCARCER PLATE AND SHADE, VGL NE, SUPERB £285.00 B:958 1840 1d Black Plate 10 'OJ' VERY SCARCE PLATE, THIN PAPER DOUBLE 'J' 'J' FLAW SOLD B:982 1840 1d Grey-Black/Red-brown Plate 10 'NL' VERY SCARCE PLATE, MATCHED PAIR RED WITH MANCHESTER 'FISHTAIL' MX £350.00 B:998 1840 1d Black Plate 11 'FK' RARE PLATE SCARCER SHADE £1950.00 BL:1743 1840 2d Pale Blue Plate 1 'FH' SCARCER SHADE, ORANGE MX £250.00 BL:1659 1840 2d Blue Plate 1 'HC' RED MX SUPERB £450.00   BL:1744 1840 2d Steel Blue Plate 1 'LI' FINE RARE VERY DEEP SHADE £500.00 BL:1745 1840 2d Deep Blue Plate 2 'BJ' SCARCER RED MX £250.00 BL:1664 1840 2d Blue Plate 2 'KK' £275.00 BL:1731 1840 2d Blue Plate 1 'FJ-FK' SCARCE PAIR RED MX, VGLs NE £585.00 BL:1728 1840 2d Blue Plate 2 'MJ' RARE 1842 DORCHESTER TOWN CANCEL £2950.00 BL:1667 1840 2d Blue Plate 2 'OC' RARE 1844 NUMERAL £250.00 RM:4237 1841 1d Red Plate 2 'KA' SCARCE PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETY, HUGE MARGINS, IVORY HEAD £85.00   RM:3886 1841 1d Red Plate 2 'MJ' SCARCE PLATE £115.00 RM:3895 1841 1d Red Plate 8 'HF' DEEP SHADE £60.00 RM:3979 1841 1d Red Plate 9 'BH' IVORY HEAD £60.00 RM:4060 1841 1d Red Plate 9 'IB' LEEDS 'SPECIAL' DEBRIS-CLOGGED MX £125.00 RM:3980 1841 1d Red Plate 9 'HB' DOUBLE 'H' £75.00 RM:4051 1841 1d Red Plate 9 'MJ' HANDSWORTH PENNY POST 'PyP NO 15' in BLUE £95.00 RM:3941 1841 1d Red Plate 10 'DH' SCARCE STATE 2 £70.00   RM:4063 1841 1d Red Plate 11 'AL' MANCHESTER 'FISHTAIL' MX £225.00 RM:4062 1841 1d Red Plate 11 'BL' MANCHESTER 'FISHTAIL' MX £285.00 RM:3800 1841 1d Red Plate 12 'SG' SCARCER PLATE, GREENOCK MALTESE CROSS £85.00 RM:3976 1841 1d Red Plate 9 'NF' DUBLIN II MX SCARCE 1843 USE £120.00 RM:3884 1841 1d Red Plate 13 'FE' SCARCE PLATE £55.00 RM:4221 1841 1d Deep Red-brown Plate 14 'RC' SCARCER PLATE, BASAL SHIFT, VERY DEEP SHADE £45.00 RM:3801 1841 1d Deep Red-brown Plate 15 'BK' BASAL SHIFT £25.00   RM:3968 1841 1d Red Plate 18 'MH' SCARCE PLATE BASAL SHIFT £35.00 RM:3916 1841 1d Red Plate 23 'LA' RARE BLUE MX £175.00 RM:4067 1841 1d Orange-Brown Plate 26 'IK' RARE BLUE MX £195.00 RM:4087 1845 1d Red Plate 53 'DI' 'E' FLAW & CONSTANT VARIETY LATE USE OF BRIGHTON MALTESE CROSS £125.00 RM:3972 1841 1d Red Plate 30 'CF' SCARCE PLATE, DOUBLE LETTER 'F' NO.6 IN MX £120.00 RM:4242 1841 1d Red Plate 41 'OH' SCARCE TRANSITIONAL MALTESE CROSS £27.50 RM:4142 1841 1d Red Plate 43 'OC' SCARCE TRANSITIONAL MALTESE CROSS £32.50   RM:4119 1844 1d Red Plate 48 'FG' 'E' & 'T' FLAWS, LATE USE OF MALTESE CROSS £50.00 Ri:5760 1844 1d Red Plate 45 'GA' CONSTANT VARIETY SCARCE CANCEL £18.50 Ri:5727 1844 1d Orange-brown Plate 52 'QE' SCARCE SHADE E/W RECUT £65.00 Ri:6408 1851 1d Red Plate 129 'LB' LAVENDER PAPER £45.00 Ri:6180 1847 1d Red Plate 74 'KC' WATERMARK INVERTED, RARE CANCEL £95.00 Ri:5736 1850 1d Red Plate 95 'OC' SCARCE BLUE LONDON DISTRICT '41' SUPERB £100.00 Ri:5803 1851 1d Red Plate 110 'HL' SCARCER PLATE SUPERB £18.50   Ri:B2:6182 1852 1d Orange- brown B2(3) Plate 144 'IH' FINE SCARCE SHADE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR £65.00 Ri:B2:5800 1852 1d Red-brown Plate 153 'AG' MISSING IMPRIMATUR £12.50 Ri:B2:6181 1853 1d Lake-red B2(2) Plate 163 'AG' MISSING IMPRIMATUR RARE SHADE £200.00 RP:B1:CE2:13471 1850 1d Red B1/CE2 Plate 99 'IC' RARE ARCHER PERF, SCARCE MATCHED PAIR WITH IMPERF £175.00 RP:CE2:13473 1850 1d Red-brown CE2 Plate 100 'QK' ARCHER PERF FINE & RARE £225.00 RP:C1:12855 1854 1d Orange-red C1(5) Plate 157 'HG' SCARCE PLATE & SHADE, CONSTANT VARIETY £50.00 RP:C1:12857 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 164 OH' SUPERB £13.50   RP:C1:12564 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 176 'SA' STATE 2 VERY WORN LATE USE £16.50 RP:C1:13353 1854 1d Plum C1(4) Plate 179 'DB' RARE SHADE £195.00 RP:C1:12551 1854 1d Orange-red C1(5) Plate 182 'OD' SCARCE SHADE £16.50 RP:C1:12832 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 194 'DK-EL' SCARCE BLOCK £125.00 RP:13276 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 201 'SG', FINE 4-MARGIN IMPRIMATUR £275.00 RP:13278 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 203 'QG', SUPERB IMPRIMATUR £350.00 RP:C1:13279 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 204 'SG' SCARCE PLATE, FINE IMPRIMATUR £425.00   RP:C2:12874 1855 1d Red C2 Plate 194 'IC' SCARCE PLATE Ex FOLKARD £85.00 RP:C2:12541 1855 1d Red C2 Plate 200 'EC' SCARCE PLATE SUPERB £125.00 RP:C3:12699 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 1 'GK' RICH SHADE BRICK-RED? £20.00 RP:C3:12833 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 20 'NG-NI' RARE PLATE VERY RARE MULTIPLE £450.00 RP:C3:12076 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 15 'IG' SCARCE PLATE £62.50 RP:C3:13477 1855 1d Deep Red-brown C3(2) Plate 20 'TG' RARE PLATE SCARCER SHADE £135.00 RP:C4:12758 1855 1d Red C4 Plate 8 'PK' NORTHWICH '574' RARITY 'H' £20.00   RP:C4:13480 1855 1d Orange- brown C4(5) Plate 15 'RK' RARE PLATE SCARCE SHADE £100.00 RP:C5:12841 1855 1d Red C5 Plate 7 'TC' SCARCE ISSUE DEEPISH SHADE £32.50 RP:C5:12840 1855 1d Red C5 Plate 8 'LG' SCARCE ISSUE SCARCER PLATE £39.50 RP:C4:13354 1855 1d Red/ C4 Plate 6 'EE-FF' SCARCE BLOCK SUPERB USED £225.00 RP:C5:12527 1855 1d Red C5 Plate 9 'GG' SCARCE ISSUE EX WIGGINS £32.50 RP:C5:12843 1855 1d Deep Red-brown C5(2) Plate 11 'FK' SCARCER PLATE AND SHADE £46.50 RP:C5:13475 1855 1d Red C5 Plate 13 'EF' RARE PLATE (MIKE WILLIAMS CERTIFICATE) £225.00   RP:C6:13485 1855 1d PLUM C6(3) Plate 20 'BD' SCARCER PLATE, RARE SHADE £265.00 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:C3:C4:C6:13505 1855 1d Red/ C3/C4ud/C6 Plate 7 'PK' RARE MATCHED TRIO C4 IRISH DUBLIN '186' CANCEL IN BRIGHT GREEN £65.00 RP:C8:12878 1856 1d Orange- brown C8(5)j Plate 27 'KD' SCARCER SHADE GOTHIC 'K' £16.50 RP:C8:12884 1856 1d Orange- red C8(7) Plate 34 'IA' SCARCE SHADE Ex WIGGINS £25.00 RP:C8:12879 1856 1d Orange- brown C8(5) Plate 36 'DF' UNUSUAL VERY PALE SHADE SUPERB £20.00   RP:C9:13246 1857 1d Orange- brown C9(1) Plate 31 'IG' SCARCER PLATE, SHADE AND CANCEL £45.00 RP:C9:13259 1857 1d Pale Red C9(3) Plate 46 'AC' CV, SCARCER PLATE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR £27.50 RP:C9:13266 1857 1d Pale Rose C9A(1) Plate 49 'HF' RARE PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETY £95.00 RP:C8:C8:C10:13111 1856/57 1d Deep Claret/ Orange-Brown/Deep Rose-red C8(6), C8(5), C10(4) Plate 36 'MJ' SCARCE MATCHED SHADES C8s EX WIGGINS £135.00 RP:C9:13325 1857 1d Rose C9A(2) Plate 52 'DH' CVs, RARE PLATE £45.00 RP:C9:13204 1857 1d Pale Rose C9A(1) Plate 55 'CG' CVs VERY RARE PLATE, SCARCE CANCEL £395.00 RP:C10:13116 1857 1d Rose- red C10 Plate 45 'MJ' RARE PLATE £125.00   RP:C11:12576 1857 1d Rose- red C11 Plate 45 'GC' VERY RARE PLATE £215.00 RP:C11:13355 1857 1d Rose- red C11 Plate 55 'PG' CONSTANT VARIETIES £30.00 RP:C11:12580 1857 1d Rose- red C11 Plate 58 'JD' SCARCE PLATE CONSTANT VARIETY £68.50 RP:C9:C11:13325 1857 1d Pale Red/Rose-red C9(3)/C11 Plate 45 'FG' VERY RARE C9/C11 PLATE, MATCHED PAIR £285.00 Misc:QV:953 1847 1s Green Embossed SG55 SCARCE £250.00 Misc:QV:954 1848 10d Brown Embossed SG57 RARE SO FINE £500.00 Misc:QV:957 1862 3d Pale Carmine-rose SG77 UNUSED (NO GUM) FAULTS BUT SCARCE £250.00   Misc:QV:958 1874 5s Pale Rose SG127 SCARCER PLATE £400.00 Misc:QV:959 1878 10s Greenish- Grey SG128 'GOLDSMITH ST' E.C. LONDON CDS 2 FEB 1883 RARE SO FINE £950.00 Misc:QV:961 1884 2s 6d Lilac SG178 'AG' 'QUEEN- SQUARE' BRISTOL CDS 10 JAN 1894 SUPERB £55.00 Misc:GV:970 1913 £1 Dull Blue-green 'SEAHORSE' SCARCE £475.00 Misc:QV:962 1884 5s Rose SG180 'DD' 'PARLIAMENT ST' S.W. LONDON CDS 21 MAY 1889 £65.00 Misc:QV:963 1884 5s Crimson SG181 'GC' 'QUEENS SQUARE' BELFAST CDS 22 NOV 1893 £85.00 Misc:QV:964 1884 10s Ultramarine SG183 'HB' LONDON E.C. CDS 27 NOV 1891 SCARCE £165.00

OTHER PHILATELIC MATERIAL:

A total of some FIFTY New Covers have been added in recent weeks, including the above batches. Previous examples include no fewer than SEVENTEEN new MALTESE CROSS 1d RED COVERS, from Plate 20 and 22 both cancelled with GREENOCK MALTESE CROSSES, a couple of Plate 25s with EDINBURGH BALLOON SPECIAL MALTESE CROSSES, Plate 29 with DISTINCTIVE SQUAT 'S', a STRIP OF THREE from the SCARCER PLATE 30, a Plate 39 cancelled with NO.9 IN MALTESE CROSS, and a nice SCARCE PLATE 40. A couple of nice later 1d RED NUMERAL-CANCEL IMPERFS include a LOVELY example of the Transitional PLATE 41, a SCARCE BLUE LONDON DISTRICT LOW-NUMBER '41' on Plate 160, and a small batch of further LATE ALPHABET II IMPERF covers. Two new 2d BLUES COVERS include a RARE PAIR of SG23a ON IRISH COVER. Finally, a small selection of 1d 'STARS' COVERS includes a LOVELY SCARCE MIXED FRANKING of C9(2) Plate 35 and SG66 4d Rose to Paris...

NEW COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY   C:PH:1728 1841 Mulready Envelope MANCHESTER LOCAL 30 APRIL 1841 £65.00 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:1602 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 12 'SC' BASINGSTOKE TO LONDON 12 JULY 1841 SCARCER PLATE MISSING IMPRIMATUR £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: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: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: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: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:C8:1734 1856 1d Orange-brown C8(5) Plate 31 'BH', Taunton to Barnstaple 27 APRIL 1857 SCARCER SHADE £25.00 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:C9A:1726 1857 1d Pale Rose C9A(1) Plate 40 'DJ-GJ' Birmingham to Coventry 9 OCTOBER 1857 Savoy Street Transitional (Late Use) SERIOUSLY RARE MULTIPLE OF A VERY RARE PLATE ON COVER MIKE WILLIAMS CERTIFICATE £750.00 C:C9A:1600 1857 1d Pale Rose C9A(1) Plate 43 'JG-JH' Liverpool to London 7 JULY 1857 Savoy Street Transitional LIVERPOOL SPOONS TYPE C3 RECUT £75.00 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

OTHER RECENT ADDITIONS:

• A useful batch of MALTESE CROSS covers includes a nice 'Black' Plate 9, a LOVELY Plate 12, a VERY SCARCE PAIR WITH NO.10 IN MX, and a RARE PLATE 42 PAIR WITH LIMERICK MALTESE CROSS...
  
  
• A lovely batch of 1d 'STARS' COVERS from the C3-C6 GROUP, including SCARCER plates and nice cancels. Also a couple of useful C9/C10 COVERS and a very nice 2d BLUE SG35 - SCARCE on cover...
  
  
• 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...

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