1854 small piece with a very fine used block of eight 2d blue plate four with tied fine "439" numerals of #Launceston. Rare and attractive multiple. #philately #stampcollecting #collectingstamps #philatelist #gbstamps #rarestamps #stamps #queenvictoria #lookfortheshield

Four superb circa 1910 De La Rue 'Minerva Head' die proofs in brown, yellow, red and blue on matt proof paper, very fine and attractive items. #phiately #stampcollecting #stamps #philatelic #stampcollector #stunning #rarestamps #lookfortheshield

1857 die 2 1d plate 52 lettered AJ with marginal inscription in top margin. Imprimatur in a light orange-red shade on white paper with Large Crown watermark. #stampcollecting #lookfortheshield #rarestamps #stamps #stampcollecting #philately #collectingstamps #queenvictoria

Envelope Callao to London with 1d pale green Peruvian issue paying local postage, with GB 2d blue, 4d vermilion and 1s green, Fine example of the GB post office in Peru. #stampcollecting #lookfortheshield #stamps #stampcollecting #philately #collectingstamps #queenvictoria

1840 2d Mulready envelope from London to Eton College Bucks. Cancelled very fine red Maltese cross. Exhibition quality. #stampcollecting #lookfortheshield #rarestamps #stamps #stampcollecting #philately #collectingstamps #queenvictoria

1911-1912 Downey head bromides of die proof. Two stamp sized bromides of the issued design with backgrounds partly uncleared. One showing eight points of the design highlighted for correction. #stampcollecting #lookfortheshield #rarestamps #stamps #stampcollecting #philately

1641 Pre English Civil War Mail, very fine letter from Dover to #Antwerp dated 18th August 1641 and charged '1 Sch' on front. Very fine clean usage. #stampcollecting #lookfortheshield #rarestamps #stamps #stampcollecting #philately #collectingstamps #queenvictoria #postalhistory

Triangular envelope used from Tenterden to Biddenden #Kent, charged "4" Letter undated but hand stamp recorded in use 1808-1821. #philately #stampcollecting #stamps #philatelic #stampcollector #postalhistory #lookfortheshield #gbstamps

1840 1d black plate 1a lettered SH matched paid 1d black with red and black Maltese crosses. A rare matched pair #philately #stampcollecting #stamps #philatelic #stampcollector #postalhistory #lookfortheshield #gbstamps #1dblack #queenvictoria #gbstamps

1841 1d #Mulready wrapper #Dudley to #London with uprated with 1d red plate 9 (SG7). On reverse Dudley date stamp OC 13 1841 and London receiver 14 OC 1841. #philately #stampcollecting #stamps #philatelic #stampcollector #postalhistory #lookfortheshield #queenvictoria

1840 2d blue plate 2 on cover from #Newcastle on Tyne to Kendal. Very fine and scarce provincial usage of the first issue 2d blue. #philately #stampcollecting #stamps #philatelic #stampcollector #postalhistory #lookfortheshield #queenvictoria #gbstamps #2dblue

1840 1d #Mulready wrapper from #London to #Beaumaris, North Wales, with 'Jell's General and Commercial Envelope' advertisement. #philately #stampcollecting #stamps #philatelic #stampcollector #postalhistory #lookfortheshield #queenvictoria #gbstamps

1840 Fores's Original Caricature postally used in Bury St Edmunds, #Suffolk with 1d plate 200 (SG43). Unfortunately year has been erased nevertheless a very attractive and rare item. #philately #stampcollecting #stamps #philatelic #stampcollector #postalhistory #lookfortheshield

A good to fine used block of six 1842 1d plate 28 (SG8). Scarce multiple from the Maltese Cross plates. #philately #stampcollecting #stamps #philatelic #stampcollector #postalhistory #lookfortheshield #queenvictoria #gbstamps

Fine used 1867 2s in the very rare COBALT shade (SG120a) with fine colour and fine strike numeral cancellation. First example of this very rare shade. #philately #stampcollecting #stamps #philatelic #stampcollector #postalhistory #lookfortheshield #gbstamps #queenvictoria

1840 'Oxonian' boating #caricature no. 2 used front, showing a general view of #Oxford with the river, boat race and an archery meeting. #philately #stampcollecting #stamps #philatelic #stampcollector #postalhistory #lookfortheshield #gbstamps

Fine used 1847 1d red pl.75 (SG8) lettered LK, clearly showing the union jack major re-entry with re-entry marks clearly visible in upper squares and postage. #philately #stampcollecting #stamps #philatelic #stampcollector #postalhistory #lookfortheshield #gbstamps #queenvictoria

1911 First Official U.K. Aerial post/colour trial or proof in pale yellow-green postally used from #Windsor to #Nottingham. #philately #stampcollecting #stamps #philatelic #stampcollector #postalhistory #lookfortheshield #gbstamps #queenvictoria #gbstamps

What a great few days at #stampex good to see so many #philatelists enjoying the #hobby #stampcollecting #lookfortheshield #postalhistory #gbstamps

Good morning from the second day at the #york stamp & coin show, #philately #stampcollecting #stamps #philatelic #stampcollector #postalhistory #lookfortheshield #gbstamps #queenvictoria #gbstamps