Line-engraved stamps and covers in three old loose-leaf albums, starting with eleven penny blacks incl. four-margins: plate 5 FF, QA and plate 6 JF, QB; 1d red imperfs including one of the larger albums solely this period with well over 100 numbers in cross, just a handful four margins, two neat number '4' examples only just short of four margins, many other varieties incl. four-margin inverted wmk on cover (stamp lifted), 'Registered Letter' handstamp in blue on 1852 damaged cover, NB: much haphazard mis-identification as black plate printings in this volume. The other green album has perf 'stars' plated on cover including an 1860 correspondence from Lord Brougham with blocks of four etc, though oxidization and faults. Back in the red album corner-letters plates incl. range of mint with blocks of four plates 113, 196, 202, 212, 213, block of six plate 167, etc. Very mixed condition throughout however a very interesting range of material with occasional superb examples. Please inspect.