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1840 SG.2, PENNY BLACK black, unused mint vertical block of twelve (I) with full original gum (!), printing plate 5, letters H-G to K-I; wide margins on three sides, sligtly cut to margin on stamps HG and IG, original mint never hinged gum, only 3 stamps with hinge remnants (!), small horiz. bend and small tearing without detracting extremely attractive appearance of this scarce multiple, catalogue value at least £400.000, one of the largest mint multiples, extraordinary item for investors and advanced collectors! U:DR
1840 SG.2, PENNY BLACK black, selection of 2 stamps from plates 1a + 1b with same letters E-B (!), red and black cancel. Maltese cross; very fine pieces, c.v.. £850 U:A5
1840 SG.2, PENNY BLACK black, plate 2, letters J-B, almost complete red cancel. Maltese cross; very fine piece, c.v.. £375 U:A5
1840 SG.2, PENNY BLACK black, plate 5, letters F-B, wide margins at top with part of adjacent stamp, red cancel. Maltese cross; very fine piece, c.v.. £400 U:A5
1840 SG.2, PENNY BLACK black, plate 6, letters N-F, red cancel. Maltese cross; VF, c.v.. £400 U:A5
1840 SG.2, PENNY BLACK black, plate 8, letters I-L, light print of red cancel. Maltese cross; very fine piece, c.v.. £500, rarer printing plate U:A5
1840 SG.2, PENNY BLACK black, plate 8, letters M-E, print black cancel. Maltese cross; very fine, c.v.. £525 U:A5
1840-1841 SG.2, 7, PENNY BLACK and ONE PENNY RED, "Matched Pair", same letters K-J also same printing plate - 8 (!); very fine, c.v.. £655 U:A5
1840 SG.2, PENNY BLACK black, plate 9, letters K-B, almost whole black cancel. Maltese cross; F-VF, c.v.. £625 U:A5
1840 SG.2, PENNY BLACK black, plate 10 (!), letters I-K, light print of black cancel. Maltese cross, close margin at right; fine piece, c.v.. £950, rare printing plate! U:A5
1840 SG.2, PENNY BLACK black, letters P-I with part of red cancel. Maltese cross; F-VF U:A5
1840 SG.5, TWO PENCE BLUE blue, letters A-J; VF, with light red cancel. Maltese cross, c.v.. £975 U:A5
1840 SG.5, TWO PENCE BLUE blue, letters L-J, close, but full margins, black cancel. Maltese cross; fine, c.v.. £975 U:A5
1840 SG.5, TWO PENCE BLUE blue, letters T-H; fine, with black cancel. Maltese cross, c.v.. £975 U:A5
1840 SG.5, TWO PENCE BLUE blue, horizontal pair, plate 1, letters D-A and D-B, rarer cancel. of red Maltese cross; exceedingly fine and attractive pair in perfect quality, c.v.. £2.500++, rare U:DR
1840 SG.5, TWO PENCE blue, horizontal strip of 3, letters H-C - H-E, close to normal margins, cancel. of red MC; small reparation at upper margin, overall an attractive multiple, c.v.. £3.750+ U:A5
1864-1879 SG.43, PENNY RED (rose-red), unused block of 6 with left margin with inscription on edge "...PRICE 1d Per Label...", plate 116, letters OA-QB; stamps with original gum, minor gum faults and some peforation imperfection, c.v.. ** £1.200++, attractive multiple U:A5
1854 SG.54, horizontal pair Embossed 1Sh light green, distinct "silk threat", touched to margins horizontally; F-VF, signed Rutkovský, c.v.. £2.000 U:A5
1858 SG.55, 57, Embossed 10P brown + 1Sh green; fine, c.v.. £2.500 U:A5
1865 PLATE PROOF for SG.92, 3P in colour light brown, on stamp paper without watermark, plate 4; original paper crease in paper, very fine piece, cat. Gibbons Spec. £2.500, rare stamp! U:A5
1883 SG.137, Victoria £5 orange, wmk anchor, white paper, with oval cancel. REGISTERED 15.AP.99; very fine piece with perfect centreing and perforation, c.v.. £3.500 + 75%, favourite classic stamp! U:DR
1880-1883 SG.158-163, Victoria 3P-1Sh; very nice complete set, original gum, 2x minor faults, 1Sh very fine, c.v.. £3.450 U:A5
1888 SG.186, £1 brown lilac, with wmk "THREE ORBS", lightly used; overall F-VF, c.v.. £4.500, rare stamp U:A5
1887-1900 SG.198-214, Victoria 1½P-1Sh, 11 values from Jubilee issue, some ** i.a. 1Sh green and 9P; cat. min. £1.720, fine U:A5
1877 SG.F21, INLAND REVENUE / Victoria 1P violet marginal imperforated imprimatur and in addition 2x Colour Trials, carmine and light brown; very fine, c.v.. £800 U:A5
1822-1852 SELECTION / 8 letters, 5x pre-philatelic, from that 1x FREE FRANK (cancel. FREE 26.MY.26/1837 with crown with signature sender, on reverse posting red cancel. "double Maltese cross" (London) and rhombic arrival 3M/MV28/37 (Broughshane)), 1x THE TWO PENNY POST / pre-philatelic folded letter sent from Birmingham to London, three-line black cancel. TwoPyPost Unpaid 22314 Holborn, red cancel. 10 O´CLOCK 30.DE..., 1x BISHOP´S mark GOC/29/1827, then for example 1x red 2-lines cancel. MINORIES 1D PAID, round PAID with crown 1852 etc..; good condition U:A5
1863-1874 [COLLECTIONS] PLATE RECONSTRUCTION / SG.51, 1½P rose-red, incomplete reconstruction of plate according to letters, total 136 various combinations, various plates + SG.80-82, 4P in various shades, mainly with "hair lines" and Roman II (plate 4), wmk "Large Garter", incomplete reconstruction of plate, total 146 stamps with various combinations of letters, several pairs and "wing margins", postmark etc..; various quality, cat. only as single stamps £30.640, placed on special sheet, ONLY PERSONAL PICKUP U:A0