1880 1d red IJ pl.181 mint part o.g., a little toning, fine (S.G. £600).

1881 1/2d on 1d (18mm surcharge) group of used incl. pl.174, 181, 205, 126 and 220, fine to very fine (S.G. £1’060).

1886 wmk CC 1/2 on 1/2pi emerald-green (colour washed) with fractions approx. 8mm apart showing small “1” variety at right, used with Nikosia squared circle…

1892-94 and 1894-96 used sets incl. SG35a, fine to very fine (S.G. £1’475).

1902-10 KEVII 10pa to 2pi mostly used duplicated selection on stockcards, over 200 examples.

1921-23 £1 purple & black on red mint l.h., very fine and fresh (S.G. £1’400), plus 10s regummed and faded colour.

1923-28 mint set of 21 to £1, very fine (S.G. £550).

1928 Anniversary mint set of 10, fine (S.G. £300).

1935 Silver Jubilee mint n.h. set of four in top right corner marginals with sheet numbers, yellowish gum on three values, fine and uncommon.

Collection: 1882-1910 used accumulation of over 500 low values on Hagners with QV incl. (mixture of Die I and II), with 1/2p x 36, 2 x 30pa (+ 1 mint),…

1940s-50s, King George VI local mail group with internal printed matter 1/2d rates and two double rates, one made up by marginal, inscription block of…

1950s, KGVI post-war air mail to Europe showing various rates including second class airmail, double and triple rates, 1954 2pi stationery card uprated…

1933 incoming envelope bearing strip of three GB 4d tied by London machine cancel and carried on the second Graf Zeppelin South American flight. Red and…

1935 Silver Jubilee 2 1/2d with double flagstaff variety, neatly used with corner cancel, very fine (S.G. £500).

1938-50 Pictorials 1/2d to £1 complete mint nh set of eighteen, showing perforated SPECIMEN, fresh, exceptionally fine (SG 146s-163s, £2’500).

1912-23 10s red on green with complete South Georgia JU 7 13 cds, very fine (S.G. £1’000).

1972 Shackleton 1 1/2p Endurance mint n.h. imperforate right marginal, very fine and scarce variety, noted in Heijtz as only one sheet of 50 known and…

1949 cover with four of the “Thick Map” issue – ½d normal, 1d with “gap” variety, 2d with “missing I” variety, and 3d with “extra dot” variety – all fine,…

1874-75 VR overprints group of 24 SPERATI forgery production items incl. 8 glass clichés with the V.R. only and the complete overprint, 6 on different…

Collection: Study of postmarks on covers, mounted on leaves, mainly on early QEII issues, including mail from small villages.

1869 De La Rue 4d pale brown, lh mint with good to large margins, crisp, clear embossing, fresh and very fine (SG 2, £500).

1880-81 CC 1d maroon, mint corner sheet marginal pair and block of four, one showing plate flaw “stroke” under “o” of one, fresh and very fine pair of…

1880-81 CC 3d pale dull ultramarine, mint and mint nh complete sheetlet of fifteen, fresh, very fine and very scarce in this format (SG 14Bc, £1’050+).

SPERATI forgery of the “A26” bar cancellation trial on plastic paper, an interesting item for the specialist.

1860 (Jan 26) envelope sent to the Philippines, with GB 1856 4d, 6d and 1s tied by neat “A26” numerals and by blue Gibraltar cds, reverse with Hong Kong…

1938-51 2 1/2d carmine, perforated 14; unmounted mint, complete sheet of 50 split into two marginal blocks of 30, one with plate no. B1; some light toning…

1950 “New Constitution” 6d carmine and grey violet with overprint double variety, neatly used, very fine; cert. BPA (1987).

2000 Birds of prey, second issue mini sheet mint n.h., showing the Merlin imperf on three sides, striking and scarce (S.G. £1’500).

1976 $1 ‘The Gilbert Islands’ with double overprint mint n.h. (S.G. £500).

Postal Stationery: 1888-1902 group of eight registered letter envelopes, including 1902 2d + 1d registered envelope, 153x95mm with SPECIMEN overprint inverted…

1913-21 20s purple and black on red showing a doubling of the right hand side of the stamp (on the frameline, ornamentation and “& REVENUE”) caused by…

1859 (Jan 10) wrapper to England, franked by GB 6d lilac wing margin example paying the single rate, cancelled by “A15” numeral oval, with despatch cds…

1863-71 wmk CC 96c grey used with watermark inverted and reversed, used, fine and rare variety (S.G. £2’000).

1921-37 wmk script CA 8c orange mint with inverted watermark, very fine (S.G. £1’400).

1948 Royal Silver Wedding $10 mint lower right corner plate block of four, one stamp lightly hinged, very fine and fresh, a scarce positional multiple,…

Registered Postal Stationery: 1921 (AU 26) 10c size K envelope to New York uprated with 2c., 4c. and 10c. tied single oval Registered Shanghai date stamp,…

Shanghai: 1891 $1 on 96c purple on red (without Chinese characters) with partial Shanghae cds, very fine (S.G. £450).

Historical Irish Political and Literary Autograph Collection – 1813–1873 A leather-bound book containing a vast collection of signatures from famous and…

1858 A selection of five official letters and one cover from Rowland Hill to George Hamilton (MP for Dublin) and Assistant secretary to the treasury (later…

1829 (8.5) Folded entire from Fermoy Barracks, Co. Cork to Scotland, with despatch oval red MIDDAY MAIL/8.MY.1829, intercepted in transit at Dublin where…

1835 (10.9) Folded entire from London to Dublin, redirected Leighs Bridge, bearing clear oval red POSTAGE/NOT PAID (DF No.214), very fine and scarce

1837 (15.9) Folded entire from London to Dublin, bearing clear oval red POSTAGE/NOT PAID (DF No.214), redirected from Dublin to Foxrock, very fine and…

1774-1843 Old-time collection of 11 stampless covers neatly mounted and written-up on 10 album pages showing some early bishop mkgs, plus 15 additional…

1813-1945 Mixed lot of ten covers, mostly from the stampless period, showing Ballina and Cahir mileage mkgs in red, “1” and “2” hs’s in black on two covers,…

1816-1850 Ship Letters: Attractive group of twelve covers or part covers, showing an array of Ship Letter markings, including red crowned SHIP LETTER/DUBLIN,…

Westport Ship Letter – 1820 (December 24) Entire letter from the Portuguese Colony of Madeira, to Edinburgh, sent by private vessel and landed on the west…

Limerick Ship Letter – 1827 (April 18) Entire letter from Montevideo, Uruguay to London, landed on the west coast of Ireland and bearing on the face a…

Antrim – Templepatrick: 1826 Folded letter sheet to Dublin, paying the 8d rate at the short-lived 1826 scale for 65 to 95 miles, when Irish currency was…

Clare – Ennistimon: 1843 (21.1) Folded entire from Tomeen to Dublin, prepaid 2d in cash, showing on face ENNISTIMON/JA.22.1843 cds and italic 2-line Ennistimon/Penny…

Clare – Kilrush: 1834 Two entires both sent from Limerick to Kilkee, franked free at lower left and signed by William Roche, both showing black 2-line…