1840 Official QV 1d black VR, letters, letters FF. VFU, with concentric rings target cancel, which was used for cancellation trials, tiny expert repair in LL cnr basically invisible, 4 margins. SG Spec A573, SG V1 cat £35,000 & much under-catalogued. Extremely rare genuine example. RPSL photo-cert

1884-88 IR OFFICIAL opt QV £1 brown-lilac, wmk 3 crowns, letters BA-AB. Superb M, original gum bit disturbed at top of hinge removal, excellent centring & nice original colour. SG Spec L9, SG O11 cat £75,000 & much under-catalogued compared to non-official opt issues. Great rarity of GB philately with less than 30 M/UN examples recorded, of which most of the others are no gum, regummed or with faults. This original gum example is definitely one of the best quality examples known. Provenance is ex the famous collections of Arthur Hind & of King Carol of Romania. 1987 RPSL photo cert.

Board of Education: 1902-04 2½d ultramarine very fine used neat LONDON 1903 squared circle cancel, very fine for these, premium example, SG O85.

Govt Parcels: 1883 9d green key stamp heavy but sound used MACCLESFIELD rubber CDS, good colour not yet turned and slight smudges so not the prettiest example, SG O63 cat £1000.

Govt Parcels: 1883-1900 Selection including 1/- orange-brown pl.13 heavy CDS used, 1887 6d, 9d & 1/-, 1891 2d, 4½d & 1/- green and carmine with higher vals roller cancels, SG O64, 66/8, O70/2 cat £1375.

Govt. Parcels: 1902 Used trio with faults incl 6d (clipped bottom perfs), 9d crease, 1/- good colour (thin and crease) all sound spacefillers, SG Cat £555.

Inland Revenue: 1889 1/- dull green mint small part original gum and odd light tones but decent colour, SG O15 cat £900.

Inland Revenue: 1902 1/- dull green and carmine oval regd used slightly smudged cancel, expertised on reverse, slightly off colour but cat £900.

Office of Works: 1902 1d scarlet mint original gum example very fresh and clean with short NW corner otherwise superb, SG O37. Cat £575.