368. Auction

1 d. black, KA, plate 1A, large even margins and neatly cancelled by central red MC, very fine

1840, 1 d. black, DK, plate 2, good margins, neatly cancelled with superb strike of red MC, very fine

1 d. black, vertical pair PE-QE, plate 1A, good to large margins, tied by clear red MC to piece, very fine

2 d. blue, TL, nice large margins and neatly cancelled with central MC, very fine

1856/58, 1 d. rose-red, tied by Liverpool "466" with adjacent red "PAID LIVERPOOL BR. PACKET 11 MY 64" to small envelope from a pointer on board HMS 'Princess Royal' to Cork, Ireland with arrival mark. The 'Princess Royal' then served as flagship of Sir George St. Vincent King, commander-in-chief of East Indies and China station, very fine, certificate BPA (2018)

5 £ orange, AE, with overprint "SPECIMEN" type 9, fresh colour, gum slightly soaked in upper perfs and one short perf at left, otherwise a fine and rare stamp (SG £4.500,-)

5 £ orange, DE, fresh colour and apart from one short perf at top good perforation, used with cds. "GLASCOW MY 19 93" and boxed "C.H.B./G.P.O.", fine

1884, 1 £ brown-lilac, watermark imperial crowns, used, very fine (SG £ 3.000,-)

1884, 1 £ brown-lilac, watermark imperial crowns, used, very fine (SG £ 3.000,-)

1887/92, Jubilee 1 £ green, BE, fresh colour and good perforation, unused o.g., few slightly short tooth tips, otherwise fine, sign. Sorani with certificate (1984)

1887/92, 1 £ green, neatly cancelled, very fine

1887/92, 1 £ green, neatly cancelled, very fine, signed Pfenninger

1911, Edward VII 1£ deep-green, fresh colour and good perforation, used with clear cds. "GUERNSEY", fine, signed Senf 

1929, UPU 1£ black, used, fine

TELEGRAPH STAMPS: 1877, 1 £ brown-lilac, imperforated pair with overprint "SPECIMEN" type 9, fresh colour and good margins all around, unused with full original gum, lower stamp small thin spot, otherwise fine (SG £ 2.600,-)

TELEGRAPH STAMPS: 1877, 5 £ orange, AC, fresh colour and good perforation, used with cds. "LIVERPOOL 1 AP 78" and boxed "C.H.B./G.P.O.", fine (SG £ 2.700,-)