OTHER NEW ADDITIONS FOR THE NEW AUTUMN SEASON! A massive amount of wonderful new stock, including 1d Blacks, 2d Blues, 1841 1d Reds with Maltese Cross, 1844 1d Reds, Archer Perfs and lots more...and not to forget a couple of lovely £1 Seahorses... Notable items: a MATCHED PAIR in black and red of the SCARCE PLATE 10, several DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSSES, a few nice NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS, a couple of SIGNIFICANT BLOCKS of 1d Reds, including a VERY RARE BLOCK OF SIX on LAVENDER PAPER, and a selection of ARCHER PERFS including one ON COVER. 2d BLUES include nice examples from most issues, with a SPECTACULAR BLOCK OF FOUR cancelled with EDINBURGH SPECIAL MALTESE CROSSES. Enjoy!

NEW STAMPS   B:902 1840 1d Black Plate 1b 'IJ' CONSTANT VARIETY, SUPERB £195.00 B:917 1840 1d Intense Black Plate 2 'LI' SCARCE BLACK MX £250.00 B:918 1840 1d Black Plate 3 'TC' SCARCER PLATE ORANGE MX SUPERB £250.00 B:912 1840 1d Black/1d Red-brown Plate 10 'RL' MATCHED PAIR SCARCE PLATE IN BLACK 'P' CONVERTED TO 'R', BASAL SHIFT £495.00 B:921 1840 1d Black Plate 4 'LF' CONSTANT VARIETY SUPERB £225.00 B:925 1840 1d Black Plate 6 'LB' CONSTANT VARIETIES £165.00 B:928 1840 1d Black Plate 8 'NK' SCARCER PLATE HGL VALUE £200.00   BL:1521 1840 2d Plate 1 'BF' RED MX, 'TWO' FLAWS £325.00 B:930 1840 1d Black Plate 9 'PL' SCARCER PLATE HGL VALUE AND SE £285.00 BL:1426 1840 2d Blue Plate 1 'FD' LARGE MARGINS SCARCE £200.00 C:B:1532 1840 1d Greyish-Black/1d Red-brown Plate 11 'BL' RARE MATCHED PAIR BLACK ON COVER DOUBLE LETTER 'L' (NEW DISCOVERY) £3750.00 BL:1424 1840 2d Deep Blue Plate 2 'KB' SCARCER PLATE AND SHADE, HGL VALUE £325.00 B:931 1840 1d Black Plate 10 'LC' VERY SCARCE PLATE, THIN PAPER £365.00 BL:1429 1840 2d Deep Blue Plate 2 'QC' SCARCER PLATE AND SHADE, HUGE MARGINS £325.00   RM:3800 1841 1d Red Plate 12 'SG' SCARCER PLATE, GREENOCK MALTESE CROSS £85.00 BL:1554 1841 2d Blue Plate 3 'SH' SUPERB SOLD RM:3661 1841 1d Red Plate 13 'DB' SCARCE PLATE, DOUBLE LETTER 'D' £35.00 BL:1522 1840 2d Deep Full Blue Plate 1 'KG-KH' SCARCE PAIR £475.00 RM:3749 1841 1d Deep Red-brown SG10 Plate 13 'SG' SCARCE PLATE £48.50 BL:1518 1841 2d Blue Plate 3 'KE' HGL VALUE, VGL NE, SCARCE NO.12 IN MX SUPERB £185.00 RM:3801 1841 1d Deep Red-brown Plate 15 'BK' BASAL SHIFT £25.00   RM:3806 1841 1d Red Plate 18 'GC' BASAL SHIFT SCARCE PLATE £39.50 BL:1530 1841 2d Blue Plate 3 'SF' EDINBURGH 'SPECIAL' TYPE 2 'BALLOON' MX £100.00 RM:3623 1841 1d Red Plate 20 'LD' GREENOCK MX £65.00 BL:1519 1841 2d Deep Full Blue Plate 3 'HD-IE' RARE BLOCK WITH MXs, SCARCE EDINBURGH SPECIAL 'BALLOON' TYPE 6 MALTESE CROSS CANCELS VGLs NE ALL UNITS, HGL VALUE 'HE' £750.00 RM:3765 1841 1d Red Plate 26 'HK' NORWICH MX £120.00 BL:1527 1841 2d Blue Plate 3 'TJ' SUPERB SOLD RM:3807 1841 1d Red Plate 30 'CB' SCARCE PLATE SCARCE IRISH CORK MX £45.00   RM:3760 1841 1d Red Plate 30 'KB' SCARCE DUBLIN II MX, SCARCE PLATE £40.00 BL:1543 1849 2d Blue Plate 4 'MC' SUPERB SOLD RM:3808 1841 1d Red Plate 30 'SB' SCARCE NO.2 IN MX, SCARCE PLATE £50.00 BL:1548 1851 2d 'Violet'-Blue Plate 4 'TA' LAVENDER PAPER £195.00 RM:3823 1841 1d Red Plate 40 'KD' SCARCE PLATE SCARCE NO.8 IN MALTESE CROSS £50.00 BL:1541 1849 2d Blue Plate 4 'SH' MISSING IMPRIMATUR SUPERB SOLD Ri:5679 1841 1d Red Plate 68 'RH' BASAL SHIFT VERY FINE £9.50   Ri:5650 1851 1d Red Plate 121 'KB' SCARCE MOUNTED MINT, WITH GOOD GUM £125.00 Ri:B2:5653 1852 1d Red Plate 134 'LG' SCARCE PRIVATE ROULETTE? £25.00 Ri:B2:3622 1853 1d Red Plate 175 'DJ' RARE PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETY, Ex STATHAM CREASE £155.00 Ri:5682 1851 1d Red Plate 125 'NG-OI' VERY RARE BLOCK OF SIX ON LAVENDER PAPER JERSEY '409' CANCELS £225.00 Ri:B2:5655 1853 1d Red Plate 175 'MB' RARE PLATE £175.00 RP:CE2:12518 1851 1d Red CE2 Plate 100 'MJ' RARE ARCHER PERF SUPERB SOLD RP:C1:12555 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 157 'DG' SCARCER PLATE £50.00   RP:C1:12549 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 163 'RF', SCARCE PLATE £75.00 RP:C1:12557 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 164 'SG' STATE 2 SUPERB £50.00 RP:C1:12562 1854 1d Plum C1(4) Plate 173 'CL' STATE 2 RARE SHADE £225.00 Ri:B2:5649 1853 1d Red B2 Plate 163 'GD-HE' RARE BLOCK FOUR MARGINS, SMALL FAULT £85.00 RP:C1:12564 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 176 'SA' STATE 2 VERY WORN LATE USE £16.50 RP:C1:12548 1854 1d Red C1 Plate 182 'AL', MISSING IMPRIMATUR, MISSING PERF PINS £15.00 RP:12551 1854 1d Orange -red C1(5) Plate 182 'OD', SCARCE SHADE £85.00   RP:C1:12547 1854 1d Red C1yb Plate 204 'II', SCARCE PLATE, BLUE 'INNELLAN' SCOTS LOCAL £95.00 RP:C1:12558 1854 1d Plum C1(4) Plate 204 'KE', SCARCE PLATE, RARE SHADE £185.00 RP:C1:12493 1854 1d Red C1i Plate R2 'BB' SCARCE DOUBLE PERFS £50.00 RP:C4:C5:12517 1855 1d Red C4/C5 Plate 6 'MJ' SCARCE MATCHED PAIR £35.00 RP:C2:12541 1855 1d Red C2 Plate 200 'EC' SCARCE PLATE SUPERB £125.00 RP:C3:12445 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 2 'AD' RARE IMPRIMATUR Ex STATHAM £325.00 RP:C5:12531 1855 1d Red C5 Plate 10 'GE' SCARCE ISSUE £32.50   BL:1434 1855 2d Blue SG23a Plate 5 'QI' SCARCE ISSUE £85.00 RP:C6:12320 1855 1d Yellow- brown C6(2) Plate 8 'OA' DIFFICULT SHADE, CARDIFF CDS SCARCE CANCEL 27 APRIL 1856 £20.00 RP:C6:11722 1855 1d Red C6 Plate 18 'KI' VERY SCARCE PLATE £45.00 RP:C3:11827 1855 1d Red C3 Plate 13 'NE-NF' SCARCE PLATE HORIZONTAL PAIR LIVERPOOL SPOON 29 JUNE 1855 £165.00 RP:C6:12317 1855 1d Red C6 Plate 20 'OG' SCARCE PLATE CONSTANT VARIETY £27.50 RP:C8:12293 1856 1d Orange- red C8(7) Plate 32 'SA' SCARCE SHADE £30.00 BL:1431 1855 2d Blue SG27 Plate 5 'RG' VERY SCARCE ISSUE £85.00   BL:1442 1855 2d Blue SG34 Plate 5 'LG' RARE CANCEL £25.00 RP:C9:12406 1857 1d Pale Rose C9(4) Plate 27 'PE' Ex TONNA SCARCE CANCEL 'THIN AND GRITTY' INK £30.00 RP:C9:12413 1857 1d Pale Red C9(3) Plate 33 'SJ' SCARCE PLATE FAULT £15.00 RP:C8:12306 1856 1d Red C8 Plate 22 'II-IJ' RARE PLATE CONSTANT VARIETY DATED PIECE OF 11 JUNE 1856 GLASGOW 'MADELEINE SMITH' CANCEL MIKE WILLIAMS CERTIFICATE £450.00 RP:C9:11685 1857 1d Orange- brown C9(1) Plate 40 'ED' RARE PLATE SCARCE SHADE MIKE WILLIAMS CERTIFICATE £95.00 RP:C9:12489 1857 1d Orange- brown C9(1) Plate 40 'OI' RARE PLATE SCARCE SHADE CONSTANT VARIETY £125.00 BL:1448 1857 2d Blue SG35 Plate 6 'II' SUPERB £22.50   RP:C9:11812 1857 1d Pale Rose C9(4) Plate 49 'EC' RARE PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETY £110.00 RP:C11:12575 1857 1d Rose-red C11 Plate 45 'AH' VERY RARE PLATE, CONSTANT VARIETY, MISSING IMPRIMATUR, SHORT STAMP SOLD RP:C11:12581 1857 1d Rose-red C11 Plate 58 'KL' SCARCE PLATE DOUBLE 'K' SUPERB SOLD RP:C10:C11:12579 1857 1d Rose-red C10/C11 Plate 49 'BJ' VERY RARE PLATE C11 SCARCE MATCHED £200.00 Misc:QV:893 1847 10d Brown Embossed SG57 VERY FINE, SCARCE £325.00 Misc:QV:921 1855 4d Deep Carmine SG62a ON SLIGHTLY BLUE PAPER VERY SCARCE £95.00 Misc:QV:918 1856 1s Deep Green SG71 Plate 1 VERY SCARCE £135.00   Misc:QV:933 1856 1s Pale Green SG73 Plate 1 SCARCE £85.00 Misc:QV:916 1867 10d Pale Red-brown SG113/Z72 Plate 1 'SB' 'A26' MALTA USED ABROAD FINE & SCARCE £100.00 Misc:QV:908 1876 4d Vermilion SG152/Z11 Plate 15 'OJ' 'C51' ST THOMAS (WEST INDIES) USED ABROAD FINE & SCARCE £100.00 Misc:GV:947 1913 £1 Dull Blue-green 'Seahorse' SG404 VERY FINE & SCARCE £550.00 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:884 1884 10s Pale Ultramarine SG183a 'BG' VERY FINE & SCARCE £165.00

OTHER PHILATELIC MATERIAL:

NEW COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY STOCK

• 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...
• A small batch of interesting earlier 1d 'STARS' COVERS, including COLOURED CANCELS, SPOONS, SHADES and SCARCE C5s...
• 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: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:1522 1840 1d Black Plate 6 'SJ' MANCHESTER TO BOLTON, 3 SEPTEMBER 1840 LARGE MARGINS £285.00 C:B:1435 1840 1d Black Plate 10 'EB' RARE PLATE ON COVER HUDDERSFIELD TO LONDON, 1 APRIL 1841 £1250.00 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:1481 1841 1d Red-brown Plate 14 'QB' BARROW UPON HUMBER to BRIGG 21 DECEMBER 1841 SCARCE BARROW UDC MAJOR BASAL SHIFT £65.00 C:RM:1519 1841 1d Deep Red-brown Plate 15 'KL' London to Nottingham 28 SEPTEMBER 1841 SCARCER PLATE AND SHADE £30.00 C:RM:1507 1842 1d Red-brown Plate 25 'PE' Manchester to Dundee 26 SEPTEMBER 1842 EARLY USE OF SCARCE MANCHESTER TYPE II MX (ROCKOFF & JACKSON p.194) £40.00 C:BL:1478 1841 2d Blue ES11f,i Plate 3 'HH-HJ' LONDON to NEWPORT (Mon.) 2 JANUARY 1845, 'HH': VGL NE, 'HJ': 'J' FLAW VERY SCARCE MULTIPLE ON COVER £225.00   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:Ri:1495 1845 1d Red-brown Plate 63 'GB,IL' London to Carlisle 24 NOVEMBER 1845 STRAIGHT-LINE 'CLERKENWELL GREEN' LONDON LOCAL 'LATE FEE' USE? BASAL SHIFT 'GB', CONSTANT VARIETY 'IL' £25.00 C:Ri:1510 1846 1d Red-brown Plate 71 'RH' THETFORD to BIGGLESWADE 4 MARCH 1847 'POTTON PENNY POST' DOUBLE 'H', BASAL SHIFT SUPERB £25.00 C:Ri:1494 1851 1d Red-brown Plate 117 'RE' LEEDS to THIRSK 19 APRIL 1852 SCARCE PLATE £25.00   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:C2:1485 1855 1d Red-brown C2 Plate 194 'HB' Shirley (Hants) via Southampton to Godalming 3 MAY 1855 VERY SCARCE PLATE £135.00 C:C4:1467 1855 1d Brick-red C4(3)va Plate 7 'IG-IH' Liverpool-Daventry 10 MAY 1855 CANCELLED WITH LIVERPOOL SPOONS, TYPE A15, CODE X £50.00 C:C5:1520 1855 1d Red-brown C5 Plate 1 'KI', Taliesin (Wales) to London via Shrewsbury, 17 SEPTEMBER 1855 TALIESIN UDC, SHREWSBURY SPOON SCARCE ISSUE ON COVER £72.50   C:C9:1518 1857 1d Pale Rose C9(4) Plate 36 'SJ,TI' London to Halifax 8 May 1857, Savoy Street Transitional, Straight-line 'BLOOMSBURY' London local on obverse FINE & SCARCE £65.00 C:C9:1528 1857 1d Red-orange C9(2) Plate 46 'QI' Chesterfield to Bakewell 30 March 1857, Pre-fire Transitional SCARCE PLATE & SHADE £65.00 C:BL:1473 1858 2d Deep Blue SG36a Spec F8 Plate 6 'ML', London to Huntingdon 1 APRIL 1858 RARE ISSUE ON COVER £125.00 C:C11:1479 1858 1d Rose-red C11 Plate 55 'FK', Buckie to Lossiemouth, via Elgin, 12 JULY 1858 SCARCE ISSUE ON COVER, CONSTANT VARIETY £45.00

OTHER RECENT ADDITIONS:

• A VFU single from PLATE 32 on cover, cancelled with SCARCE NORWICH MALTESE CROSS...
• 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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