1d. (Die 4) Colour Trials, perf. 14x14, Watermark ORB in grey-blue, claret, dull-purple and brown-purple, all very fine, cat.v. £ 840 

De la Rue essays 1872 a set of 3 standard dies for revenue stamps with blank tablets at base in the nominations of 3d., 6d. and 2s.6d overprinted with Specimen all in orange-vermillion and with sheet margin, a very fine fresh group

De la Rue essays 1872 a set of 9, standard dies for revenue stamps with blank tablets at base and overprinted Specimen in the nominations of £1 (2x Specimen types 2 and 9), £2 (3x Specimen type 2 (2x) and Cancelled overprint), £3 (2x types 2 and 9), £6 (type 2) and £20 (type 9) a fine to very fine group with some small imperfections  

A group of revenue stamps (10 ex.) all with Specimen or Cancelled overprint, nominations up to £10 including Public Records, Estate Duty, Companies Registration, Probate etc., fine to very fine 

Foreign Bill, 1871 1d. to £5 set of 17 in matching bottom marginal pairs with boxed number and nomination with values below £1 with each pair sharing a single Specimen overprint (type 6) and £1 to £5 each overprinted diagonally (type 10), mainly very fine and fresh group with some dried in gum in places