British Empire and Commonwealth postage stamps

South Africa 1935-49 10s blue and sepia Official, horizontal pair, type O3 overprint (with "OFFICIAL" at left), SGO29. A fine and fresh pair with l...

South Africa 1949 75th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union 3d bright blue, horizontal pair, left stamp (R2/19) showing variety 'Lake in East...

South Africa 1949 75th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union 3d bright blue, left marginal horizontal pair, left stamp (R1/1) showing variety '...

South West Africa 1973-79 Succulents 5c, error BLACK OMITTED, SG245a. A very fine unmounted mint example with full original gum. Presented with the...

St Lucia 1921-30 set of 15 to 5s, Script watermark overprinted 'SPECIMEN', SG91s/105s. A fine mint set with large part original gum. Odd minor blem...

Fiji 2009 Local provisional 5c on 23c 'Fruit dove', type IIIa surcharge, error SURCHARGE INVERTED, interpane block of 8 (4x2) with gutter strip sho...

Batum British Occupation 1920 (30 Jan) 50r on 3k carmine-red, imperforate with good to large margins, type 6 surcharge, SG38. A fine mint example w...

Antigua 1949 Royal Silver Wedding 5s grey-olive, lower right corner block of 4 with '1a' plate number, SG113. A very fine unmounted mint positional...

Malta 1965-70 4d ‘Knights of Malta‘, error ‘KNIGHTS OF MALTA‘ (SILVER) OMITTED, SG336a. A very fine unmounted mint example with full original gum....

Mauritius 1935 Silver Jubilee 20c brown and deep blue, variety 'Dot to left of chapel' from vignette plate '2B', R8/3, SG247g. A fine and fresh mi...

Lesotho 1986-88 Provisional 35s on 25s 'Malachite kingfisher', '1981' imprint date, type 167 surcharge, lower marginal horizontal pair, the right s...

Hong Kong 1921-37 2c grey, Script watermark, upper right corner block of 4 from a lower right pane (without plate number) showing 'Q2101' requisiti...

Cyprus 1881 6pi olive-grey, Watermark CC, attractively cancelled by very fine virtually complete '974' numeral of Kyrenia, SG15. A fine quality use...

Trinidad & Tobago 1913-23 5s dull and purple and mauve, watermark MCA, upper marginal example, SG155. A fine and fresh mint positional example...

Tonga 1923-24 2d on 10d black and lake, type 27 surcharge in blue, watermark upright (inverted), block of 4, positions 6-7/16-17 on the sheet, show...

Swaziland 1968 Independence 3c on 2½c black and vermilion, type 42 overprint, variety WATERMARK INVERTED, lower left corner block of 4, SG146w. A ...

Swaziland 1968 Independence 1c yellow-orange and black, type 42 overprint, variety WATERMARK INVERTED, right corner block of 4, SG143w. A very fin...

Swaziland 1968 Independence ½c black, brown and yellow-brown, type 42 ALBINO overprint (the impression detectable across the lower shield), upper r...

Swaziland 1937 Coronation of King George VI set of 3, perforated 'SPECIMEN' (type B9), SG25s/7s. A fine mint set with large part original gum to or...

New Zealand 1915-33 1½d slate, watermark 43, complete folded sheet of 240 (24x10) with sheet number 'J103412', SG437. A fine unmounted mint complet...

Bahrain 1955-60 2r on 2s6d black-brown, De La Rue printing, type III surcharge, complete folded sheet of 40 (4x10), left pane with guide mark in le...

Virgin Islands 1887-89 4d chestnut, watermark CA, complete sheet of 24 (8x3), SG35. A brilliant mint complete sheet with original gum and with most...

Malta 1965-70 1s 'Maltese Corps', upper marginal vertical strip of 8, showing variety LEFT AND SLIGHTLY DIAGONAL SHIFT OF BLACK CENTRE resulting in...

New Zealand 1915-27 6d carmine Official, upper left corner block of 42 (6x7) with plate number '23', the top four rows perforations 14x13½, the bot...