Key to Surface-printed Issues 1855-1883

Lot number 3901 Quality: 0

N° 66, 66a (2x), 72, 84, 85, 103, 109 (2x) and 141 (2x) Accumulation of Queen Victoria stamps, cancelled wo. n° 141, twice plate 17, very rare, vf (S.G. +++£2,020)

Lot number 3902 Quality: (*)

N° 87 '1862 nine pence straw' regummed, to be checked (SG £ -3,250)

Lot number 3903 Quality: 0

N° 126 (2x) "5/- rose" plate 1 with watermark "Maltese cross" cancelled, vf (S.G. £1,350)

Lot number 3904 Quality: 0

N° 127 "1874, 5 Shillings pale-rose" heavily cancelled, lower left corner slightly damaged but scarce stamp, f/to be checked (SG £1,100) (Yv N° 40, €1,000)

Lot number 3905 Quality: **/*/(*)

Accumulation of 4 stamps, n° 152 "4d. vermilion" plate 15 with watermark "LARGE GARTER" unused and without gum, n° 157 "2.5d. blue" plate 23, n° 190 "2.5d. lilac" and n° 206 "jubillee issue 4.5d. green and carmine" in block of four, lower stamps from sheet of margin, postfresh, rare, vf/f (S.G. ++£3,745)

Lot number 3906 Quality: ✉

1855/1863 Two letters, one franked with n° 19 "Two pence white lines" with perf 16, vertical pair sent from London to Lyon/France and the other letter franked with n° 42 "Penny red", strip of 3 and 2 loose stamps on "Irish cover" registered letter sent from Oranmore to Dublin, rare, vf

Lot number 3907 Quality: ✉

1862/1881 Accumulation of 12 letters franked with various loose stamps n° 80, 82, 97, 103, 104, 139, 143, 147, 150 or 157, n° 157 (PERF-IN), various destinations including France, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Mexico and Russia, vf/f

Lot number 3908 Quality: ✉

1864 N° 90 "1/- green" Plate 1 with watermark 'Emblems' used on 1864 letter from London to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, beautiful in all respects and rare letter to rare destination for this period in British philately, vf (S.G. £450)

Lot number 3909 Quality: ✉

1866 N° 101 "1/- green" plate 4 with watermark 'Emblems' horizontal pair used on 1866 letter from London to Mexico with mark '6' on front, splendid ex. and rare for this period, vf (S.G. £450 for a stamp on letter)

Lot number 3910 Quality: ✉

1869 N° 94 "4d. vermillion" accumulation of 3 letters between 1867/1869 from Dublin to Bordeaux/France from Liverpool to Paris, this letter with stamp plate 10, the other 2 from plate 2, vf

Lot number 3911 Quality: ✉

1869 N° 110 "9d. straw" plate 4 with watermark 'Spray of Rose' with corner piece on 1869 letter from Hull to Jacobstad, Finland, very nice in all respects and with various transit and arrival postmarks on front and back, rare letter and equally rare destination, vf (S.G. £525)

Lot number 3912 Quality: ✉

1876 N° 141 "2,5d. rosy mauve" with watermark "ORB", accumulation of 5 letters wo. 1 letter franked n° 141 (2x) PERF-IN, destination Sweden, Finland, Russia (3x), all letters sent from London between 1876/1879, vf.