Exciting compact collection of about 300 mint and used stamps 1840-1934 in an old stockbook, with an interesting range of first issues including two apparently mint/regummed(?) penny blacks with four margins, similarly 1840 2d blue plate 1 with four margins and again with some form of gum, faults yet attractive appearance. Also used four-margin 1d blacks (3) with red MX cancels, one with hidden creases, one with heavy crease, the third very nice. Then 1d four-corner-letter plates set used virtually all sound examples including the pl.225, 2d blue plates set used and embossed issues incl. very clean 1/-. The surface-printed includes 1883 5/- cds and 10/- sound with purple reg. cancels, 'lilac and green' sets used, mint and used Jubilee sets, two 1891 £1 examples used, followed by KEVII to £1 and a page of KGV - high values only - incl. quality mint B/W 10/- seahorse and PUC £1. A few postal history items are tipped-in as well incl. 1807 entire with Thirsk straight-line postmark. Some hidden faults particularly on the early issues, however the condition overall is well above average.