Army: 1896-1901 1d lilac mint original gum with hinges and toning showing OFFICIAI for OFFICIAL variety, few blunt perfs along top otherwise sound, SG O43a Cat £240.

Board of Education: EDVII 2½d ultramarine with two double ring WDO (Western District Office) cancels. Neat example, SG O85 Cat £450.

Collection on Hagner page of used for different departments including Inland Revenue; QV ½d (4 diff), 2½d (2), 6d grey pl.18, 1887 6d, Government Parcels; 1s orange-brown pl.13 with hooded cancel (Cat £300), 9d dull green with hooded cancel and colour not too bad (Cat £1200), 1½d lilac (Cat £100), 1887 vals to 1s (both 1s good colour cat £550), EDVII 9d & 1s (good colour Cat £475), Office of Works; EDVII ½d used (Cat £180), Admiralty etc, some mixed but huge cat value in excess of £4600 (48).

Collection on Imperial printed leaves with useful including Inland Revenue 1882 ½d green, 6d grey pl.18 (Cat £140), 1902- 2½d ultramarine f.u. (Cat £280), 1s dull green and carmine light cancel but washed green (Cat £900), Office of Works 1896 ½d vermilion (Cat £150), 1d lilac (Cat £150), 5d dull purple and blue light cancel but yellowing (Cat £1400), 1902 EDVII ½d and 1d (Cat £360 sound fine used), Army Official EDVII 6d dull purple (Cat £80), Govt Parcels: 1886 6d dull green CDS used (colour slightly gone but not too bad, Cat £1400), 1s orange-brown CDS heavy (Cat £600), 9d dull green (obliterated, Cat £1200), 1887-90 set to 1s dull green (Cat £855), 1902 EDVII set to 1s (Cat £617), Admiralty EDVII 2½d (Cat £150) etc, varied condition but many useful pickings and enormous cat value. (48).

Collection on leaves with some better including Inland Revenue QV 6d grey f.u. (cat £140), 1901 QV 6d purple on rose red f.u. (cat £150), Army; 1901 QV 6d mint (cat £110), Office of Works; 1896 1d lilac vfu (cat £150), 1902 EDVII ½d f.u. (cat £180), Govt Parcels; QV 1883 1½d, 6d green (colour gone, cat £1400), 9d green (heavy used, short corner with lovely colour, cat £1200), 1s orange-brown (2, one with short corner), 1887-90 'set' used (cat £500), 6d purple on rose CDS used (cat £75), 1891-1900 'set' used (cat £630), 1902 EDVII 6d used (cat £60), 9d & 1s used (cat £535), Board of Education EDVII ½d & 1d used (cat £80), etc, taken as is, STC £6100+.

Government Parcels: 1887-90 'set' of four sound used examples 1½d, 6d, 9d & 1s dull green with excellent colour, odd tone otherwise sound, SG O65/68 Cat £498.

Govt Parcels: 1887 1½d dull purple and green. Very fine used block of 4 with Bridgwater CDS's, sound, SG 065. Cat £120.

Govt Parcels: 1900 1s green and carmine sound fine used WOOLWICH rubber CDS with excellent colour, sound, SG O72 Cat £275.

Inland Revenue: 1882 6d grey plate 18 fine hinged mint example with brownish gum overprinted Specimen type 9. Fine. SG 04.

Inland Revenue: 1888 ½d vermilion fine hinged mint example overprinted Specimen type 9. Fine. SG 013.