Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History

A Q.V. surface printed collection in a Lighthouse album, arranged by value with basic issued plates complete mainly used to 2s. blue with shades, a few mint or unused incl. 1867-80 3d. plate 6, 1873-80 21/2d. plate 12, 1880-83 3d. on 3d. and 6d. on 6d., thick paper varieties, 1867-78 wmk. Maltese Cross 5s. plate 1 and 2, 10s. (creases), £1 (added corner) used, 1882-83 blued paper 10s. used (repaired), later incl. 1880-81 11/2d. mint, 1880 1d. lilac die I mint (3, shades), die II lilac on buff imperf. plate proof, 1883-84 to 10s. used, 2s.6d. (creased) and 5s. apparently on blued used, 1884 £1 brown-lilac used (faults), 1883-84 ‘lilac and green’ set mint, 11/2d. watermark inverted used, 1891 £1 green CD used (reduced crayon), etc., mixed condition, some with tone spots or other faults, some c.d.s. cancellations. (approx. 208)
[Proposed price: £2,500-3,000]