The second volume of the collection starting at the beginning of the surface-printed period and running to the early 1950s, including an excellent range of mint 19th century. Highights are 1/- mint plate 6 (SG.117, cat. £1,200), 2/- blue shades, 1876-80 2½d rosy mauve mint plates 6 and 13 to 17 (SG.141 vars, cat. £4,300), 1879 3d rose plate 20 mint, 6d grey plates 13 to 16 mint (cat. £2,000) and plate 17 cds used, 1880-83 4d grey-brown plate 18 and 1/- orange-brown each mint and date-stamp used, 2½d blue plate 22 mint and attempted sheet reconstruction of 96 positions used, plate 23 with 36 positions, followed by 1880-81 SG.164/169 set mint and used, 5d indigo used pairs, 1d lilac 14 dots mint, 1884 £1 crowns wmk used (SG.185, cat. £3,000), 1891 £1 green mint and used, etc. Then KEVII mint to 10/- and £1 green used (small closed tear), KGV seahorses to £1 green used (SG.403, cat. £1,400), £1 PUC cds used, pristine MNH re-engraved seahorses set, etc, through to officials, some revenues, etc. While condition is mixed and close viewing advised, many of the key stamps here are highly collectable examples and discoveries likely in this very enjoyable album, offered intact as received.