Britain. Used. A very beautiful and well written up and presented collection of the 1841 penny reds and 2d blue, maltese cross cancels only, beginning with the first page with..Read more
Britain. Used. A very beautiful and well written up and presented collection of the 1841 penny reds and 2d blue, maltese cross cancels only, beginning with the first page with 20 examples including numbers 2, 6, 7, 8 and 10 in cross, as well as no doubt the most beautiful penny red on bluish paper maltese cross that we have ever seen with margins from 5 other stamps! Then various postal history 1841 penny reds, the substantial part of the collection inc Balmore, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dumbarton, Falkirk, Thurso on cover as well as a exceptional O.H.M.S. cover from Rothesay to Inverary on government business, ending with a delightful 1841 four margined 2d blue single usage maltese cross, rich colour from Greenock to the same addressee as the O.H.M.S., a collection that will thrill the GB specialist, especially those seeking Scottish postal history, a most impressive range. The entire lot is presented at www.philea.se. Show less
Britain. Used. An outstanding range of perf-ins with for example, 'Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank', 'crown' perf-ins among many many others, neatly organised alphabetically with..Read more
Britain. Used. An outstanding range of perf-ins with for example, 'Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank', 'crown' perf-ins among many many others, neatly organised alphabetically with at least 80x 3d on 3d lilac SG #159, cat £160 each £12,800 and at least 88 examples on the 6d on 6d lilac SG #162 cat £150 i.e. £13,200 making a total £26,000+ Perf-ins are far scarcer and are becoming extremely popular collecting areas today. All in all at least 50 different departments/governmental agencies, securities markings, companies at the height of the British Empire, all well worth researching. It will be a long time before such a collection of QV comes on the market again, viewing highly recommended. Show less