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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LATEST UPDATE: 6.12.2023

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NEW STAMPS STOCK

1d BLACKS, 1840-41 2d BLUES, 'BLACK' PLATE 1d REDS, early MALTESE CROSS plates, some later TRANSITIONAL PLATES, a couple of dozen of the earlier ALPHABET II plates, some C1s & C2s, a small batch of 1854 2d BLUES (SG19-20), a few C3s, including a small number of SPACEFILLERS of the RAREST PLATES 18-21, and a useful batch of a dozen or so 1855 2d Blues SG34...
Depending on take-up, remaining categories may be stocked - but this is a MAJOR WORK!! It's only worth the effort if you show your interest, and come BAG A BARGAIN!

NEW STAMPS   B:1131 1840 1d Grey-Black Plate 1b 'OG' HUGE MARGINS SUPERB £225.00 B:1001 1840 1d Black Plate 4 'SL' MANCHESTER FISHTAIL MX £395.00 B:1004 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 6 'EB' LARGE MARGINS £225.00 B:1106 1840/41 1d Black/Red Plate 11 'CH' EXCEPTIONAL BLACK (BRANDON CERT), MATCHING RED ON COVER £2,250 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:4237 1841 1d Red Plate 2 'KA' SCARCE PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETY £85.00 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 BL:1731 1840 2d Blue Plate 1 'FJ-FK' SCARCE PAIR RED MX, VGLs NE £585.00 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 RM:4417 1841 1d Red Plate 11 'HB' VERY FINE, LARGE EVEN MARGINS £45.00   RM:4397 1841 1d Red Plate 13 'AB' VERY RARE MULLINGAR MALTESE CROSS, MIKE JACKSON CERTIFICATE £150.00 RM:4396 1841 1d Red Plate 23 'LK' LARGE MARGINS SUPERB £20.00 BL:1728 1840 2d Blue Plate 2 'MJ' RARE 1842 DORCHESTER TOWN CANCEL £2950.00 BL:1784 1849 2d Blue SG14/ES14n,o Plate 4 'BH' RARE MATCHED PAIR 'SPECTACLES' FLAW STATES 1 & 2 £500.00 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:4357 1841 1d Red Plate 39 'MF' SCARCE WATERMARK INVERTED £125.00   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:1768 1851 2d 'Violet'-Blue SG15aa/ES16 Plate 4 'QG-QJ' RARE STRIP ON LAVENDER PAPER BRANDON CERTIFICATE £1500.00 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   RM:4414 1841 1d Red Plate 44 'AG' RARE IMPRIMATUR £285.00 Ri:6180 1847 1d Red Plate 74 'KC' WATERMARK INVERTED, RARE CANCEL £95.00 Ri:6570 1847 1d Red Plate 75 'QJ' WATERMARK INVERTED, SCARCER PLATE £95.00 RP:C1:14148 1854 1d Red C1(1)p Plate 173 'RH-RJ' RARE STATE 1 STRIP MW CERT £250.00 BL:1868 1854 2d Pale Blue F1(2)m Plate 4 'LK' UB SHIFT £35.00 BL:1866 1855 2d Deep Blue F2 Plate 4 'EF' SCARCE ISSUE SOLD Ri:B2:6181 1853 1d Lake-red B2(2) Plate 163 'AC' MISSING IMPRIMATUR RARE SHADE £200.00   RP:CE2:14203 1850 1d Red CE2ub Plate 99 'DK' ARCHER PERF RARE BLUE ASHBURTON '29' CANCEL, BPA CERT £950.00 RP:C1:13868 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 165 'EI' RARE PLATE MW CERT £200.00 RP:C1:13815 1854 1d Plum C1(4) Plate 178 'NI' RARE SHADE VERY FINE £325.00 RP:C2:14057 1855 1d PLUM C2(4) Plate R4 'LD-LE' RARE SHADE, RARE PAIR £750.00 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:C3:14149 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 18 'HA' VERY RARE PLATE, MW CERT £195.00   RP:C3:13777 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 21 'BB' RARE PLATE, EX WIGGINS MW CERT £150.00 RP:C4:14230 1855 1d Red C4vd Plate 11 'QI' SCARCER PLATE, SCARCE GREEN CORK SPOON £120.00 RP:C4:14150 1855 1d Red C4 Plate 15 'AL' RAREST C4 PLATE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR, MW CERT £225.00 RP:C3:14218 1855 1d Red C3va Plate 2 'SH-TI' SCARCE BLOCK DATED PIECE BIRMINGHAM SPOONS LATE USE TYPE A1 UNRECORDED CODE £165.00 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:C6:14219 1855 1d Plum C6(3) Plate 20 'MA' SCARCER PLATE, RARE SHADE, Ex WIGGINS £195.00 RP:C7:13686 1856 1d Red C7 Plate 22 'TJ' RARE ISSUE, VERY RARE PLATE, MISSING IMPRIMATUR £750.00 RP:C8:14231 1856 1d Red C8vd Plate 31 'MI' RARE GREEN KILLARNEY '272' SPOON £145.00 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:1867 1855 2d Blue SG23a/F3 Plate 5 'OB' SCARCE ISSUE, 'MADELEINE SMITH' CANCEL £85.00 BL:1865 1855 2d Blue SG34/F6c Plate 5 'ME SCARCE WATERMARK INVERTED £65.00 RP:C8A:14213 1856 1d Red-brown on White paper C8A Plate 31 'ME' SCARCE VARIETY £85.00   RP:C9:14206 1857 1d Orange-brown C9(1) Plate 27 'CH' SCARCER SHADE £35.00 RP:C9:14207 1857 1d Red-Orange C9(2) Plate 31 'NB' SCARCER SHADE £42.50 RP:C9:13605 1857 1d Bright Red C9(4) Plate 47 'KD' SCARCE SHADE, VERY RARE CANCEL £65.00 Misc:GV:989 1913 £1 Dull Blue-Green 'SEAHORSE' SPEC N72(3) SCARCER SHADE MARGINAL SELVEDGE £725.00 RP:C9A:14225 1857 1d Pale Rose C9A(1) Plate 49 'PE' SAVOY STREET PRINTING, RARE PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETIES £75.00 BL:1782 1857 2d Deep Blue SG36a/F8 Plate 6 'EG' SCARCE ISSUE £100.00 Misc:QV:979 1867 2s Milky Blue SG120b Plate 1 'MF' RARE SHADE £225.00

NEW COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY STOCK

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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:1745 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 1b 'RD' SHEFFIELD TO BUXTON, 25 AUGUST 1840 LARGE MARGINS RECUT W FRAME-LINE £250.00 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 £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: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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