1890

Sale number: 15

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet II, SC14 1d. plate 6 RG-SF-TG marginal block of five bearing two impressions of the ''Frank Ives Scudamore/Chief Examiner'' handstamp, SG with pinholes, otherwise fine with gum. S.G. Spec. C3var. Photo.

Price Realised £210

1891

Sale number: 15

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 26 GI, a good example of this rare stamp, a few small stain spots and short perf. at foot, otherwise fine. S.G. Spec. C7.

Price Realised £50

2090

Sale number: 16

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 24 BJ superb used on neat piece with a very fine strike of the ''SANDPORT/STREET'' Scots local type XVIII, rare in this qality. S.G. Spec. C7. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

2091

Sale number: 16

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, LC 1d. plate 22 DI-DJ imperforate pair on ungummed paper from Neal's steam press experiment, exceptionally fine and fresh without the usual creasing. S.G. 29a, Spec. C8(1)h, cat. £3,000. Photo.

Price Realised £800

2332

Sale number: 17

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 24 BJ on neat piece with a very fine strike of the ''SANDPORT/STREET'' Scots local type XVIII, superb appearance, tiny fault at lower left. S.G. Spec. C7. Photo.

Price Realised £130

2333

Sale number: 17

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 24 PK showing gothic ''K'', lightly cancelled at Bath, minute tone spots on reverse of a few perfs. not detracting and otherwise a very fine example. S.G. Spec. C7i, cat. £550. Photo.

Price Realised £150

2334

Sale number: 17

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 24 SK showing gothic ''K'', part ''498'' numeral of Manchester, small faults, good appearance. S.G. Spec. C7i, cat. £550. Photo.

Price Realised £85

2335

Sale number: 17

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 25 KD showing gothic ''K'', fine. S.G. Spec. C7i, cat. from £550. Photo.

Price Realised £85

2336

Sale number: 17

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 26 KL showing gothic ''K'', a rare unused example, slight surface marks, pinhole and other small imperfections but fair. S.G. Spec. C7i, unpriced unused. Photo.

Price Realised £80

2337

Sale number: 17

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 27 KD showing gothic ''K'', tiny corner perf. fold, otherwise fine and rare. S.G. Spec. C7i, cat. £1,750+. Photo.

Price Realised £520

2338

Sale number: 17

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC unissued 1d. plate R20 AK (semi-gothic ''K'') top marginal imprimatur showing inscription, superb and very rare. This plate is only known from the imprimatur sheet, from which only 23 stamps have been removed, of which at least 6 are in institutional collections. S.G. Spec. C7. Photo.

Price Realised £700

743

Sale number: 22

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d., selection of 29 plated used examples, mainly fair to poor but scarce. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. stated £16,350.

Price Realised £700

375

Sale number: 24

1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. plate 22 HE, clipped at top and a few short perfs., lightly cancelled and not an unattractive example of this rare stamp. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £1,250. Photo.

Price Realised £120

376

Sale number: 24

1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. plate 22 KA, a good used example, small faults. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £1,250. Photo.

Price Realised £300

377

Sale number: 24

1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. plate 22 QG, a good used example, thin at top and slight creasing not detracting from appearance, otherwise fine. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £1,250. Photo.

Price Realised £130

378

Sale number: 24

1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. plate 22 TD, centred low and a couple of perfs. just blunted, otherwise fine. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £1,250. Photo.

Price Realised £380

379

Sale number: 24

1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. plates 23 (17), 24 (12), 25 and 26 (2) mainly fair to poor but a very scarce group. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £16,550.

Price Realised £2100

380

Sale number: 24

1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. plate 23 RD, very fine with neat ''466'' numeral of Liverpool, a few perfs. just blunted. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £500. Photo.

Price Realised £320

381

Sale number: 24

1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. plate 24 QL, fine with neat light part London ''78'' duplex, a few perfs. just blunted. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £500. Photo.

Price Realised £240

382

Sale number: 24

1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. plate 25 IC, fine. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £550. Photo.

Price Realised £420

383

Sale number: 24

1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. plate 26 IJ, fine with neat part Birmingham ''75'' sideways duplex, some irregular perforations, very scarce. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £750. Photo.

Price Realised £420

384

Sale number: 24

1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. plate 27 SK (gothic ''K''), some clipped perforations and smudged cancellation but a very scarce stamp. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £1,750. Photo.

Price Realised £600

1096

Sale number: 38

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 24 FE, fine used on 1856 (Jan. 30th) mourning envelope from Darlington to London, tied by ''233'' numeral of Darlington, scarce. S.G. Spec C7, cat £1,500. Photo.

Price Realised £1000

1097

Sale number: 38

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. orange-brown plate 26 AG on blued paper, superb used and rare, this shade not listed by S.G. for this issue. R.P.S. certificate (2001). S.G. Spec. C7. Photo.

Price Realised £950

371

Sale number: 42

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 24 DA exceptionally fine used, neatly cancelled. R.P.S. certificate (2005). S.G. Spec. C7. Photo.

Price Realised £650

372

Sale number: 42

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 26 KL (gothic ''K''), a rare unused (regummed) example, a few tiny perf. imperfections. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £2,750 (2006). Photo.

Price Realised £380

373

Sale number: 42

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 27 BA, a superb used example of this rare stamp, very lightly cancelled. R.P.S. certificate (2003). S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £2,000 (2006). Photo.

Price Realised £1550

2868

Sale number: 45

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 24 NJ very fine used. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £650. Photo.

Price Realised £300

569

Sale number: 61

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 23 LJ, fine with part ''493'' sideways duplex of Maidstone, centred low. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £850. Photo.

Price Realised £250

570

Sale number: 61

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III SC14 1d. red-brown plate 25 OF, a good used example. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £950. Photo.

Price Realised £200

1459

Sale number: 62

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III SC14 1d. red-brown plate 23 CC with light ''202'' Scots numeral, tiny imperfections, otherwise fine. Ex Burgess. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £850. Photo.

Price Realised £190

1460

Sale number: 62

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, LC14 on blued paper, 1d. red-brown plate 35 JF, a brick shade, overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 2 vertically, virtually full original gum, usual gum wrinkles. Ex Burgess. S.G. Spec. C8t, cat. £450. Photo.

Price Realised £290

3810

Sale number: 66

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. plate 22 GH used with neat numeral cancel, centred left and a few short perfs. otherwise fine, rare. R.P.S. certificate (1975). S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £2,500. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

783

Sale number: 68

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 22 EB, neatly cancelled leaving profile clear, a few blunted perfs. otherwise fine, very scarce. R.P.S. certificate (1986). S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £2,500. Photo.

Price Realised £420

784

Sale number: 68

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 23 IJ, plate 24 MC and plate 25 EJ used, IJ with added corner perf., MC slightly thinned and EJ cut into at left, scarce. S.G. Spec. C7.

Price Realised £130

799

Sale number: 71

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. plate 22 QB used, some perf. imperfections, otherwise fine, rare. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £3,000. Photo

Price Realised £110

800

Sale number: 71

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 22 QJ, neatly cancelled, a few blunted perfs. at foot otherwise fine, very scarce. R.P.S. certificate (1986). S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £3,000. Photo.

Price Realised £320

801

Sale number: 71

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 23 JA-JB pair used with part “134” Bristol sideways duplex cancels, a little light toning, JA with some short perfs. at top and light diagonal crease, scarce. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £1,900. Photo.

Price Realised £210

802

Sale number: 71

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 23 QF used with neat numeral cancel leaving profile clear, a few short perfs. at top otherwise fine, scarce. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £950. Photo.

Price Realised £160

803

Sale number: 71

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 27 RB used, off-centre, a few short perfs. at top and light top right corner crease, rare. R.P.S. certificate (1989). S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £3,600. Photo.

Price Realised £500

327

Sale number: 80

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 22 AD, neatly cancelled leaving profile clear, pulled perf. lower left, otherwise fine, very scarce. R.P.S. certificate (2012). S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £3,000. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

434

Sale number: 85

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 22 MI, neatly cancelled, a few blunted perfs., otherwise fine, very scarce. R.P.S. certificate (1988). S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £3,000. Photo.

Price Realised £680

435

Sale number: 85

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 23 OD neatly cancelled, centred high, very scarce. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £950. Photo.

Price Realised £160

436

Sale number: 85

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 24 GI fine used, neatly cancelled. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £950. Photo.

Price Realised £240

437

Sale number: 85

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III SC14 1d. red-brown plate 25 OC, a fine used example. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £1,100. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

438

Sale number: 85

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 26 KJ (gothic ''K''), used, a few blunted perfs., otherwise fine and rare. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £1,500. Photo.

Price Realised £260

439

Sale number: 85

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 27 IE used, fine and rare. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £3,600. Photo.

Price Realised £900

432

Sale number: 88

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 24 EE used with neat numeral cancellation, a few perf. imperfections otherwise fine, scarce. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £950. Photo.

Price Realised £150

681

Sale number: 91

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 23 FL used with light numeral cancellation, a little thinning and two short perfs. at right, also plate 24 QJ used with some perf. faults, scarce. S.G. Spec. C7.

Price Realised UNSOLD

1592

Sale number: 96

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 23 FL used with light numeral cancellation, a little thinning and two short perfs. at right, also plate 24 QJ used with some perf. faults, scarce. S.G. Spec. C7.

Price Realised £150

1593

Sale number: 96

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 24 IH used with neat duplex cancellation, centred slightly high, otherwise fine, scarce. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £950. Photo.

Price Realised £170

1594

Sale number: 96

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III SC14 1d. red-brown plate 25 OC, a fine used example. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £1,100. Photo.

Price Realised £170

109

Sale number: 100

1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 23 JA, fresh mint with part original gum, light diagonal crease, not detracting from fine appearance, scarce. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £4,500. Photo.

Price Realised £620

588

Sale number: 125

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 22 DJ, fine used, very scarce. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £3,000. Photo. Ex Harding.

Price Realised UNSOLD

589

Sale number: 125

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 25 SL, used on small piece, scarce. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £1,100. Photo. Ex Harding.

Price Realised £140

590

Sale number: 125

Later Line Engraved: 1855 die II, alphabet III, SC14 1d. red-brown plate 26 NG, used, short perfs at base, otherwise fine, very scarce. S.G. Spec. C7, cat. £1,500. Photo. Ex Harding.

Price Realised £190