British Empire and Commonwealth postage stamps

Tonga 1942-49 set of 9 to 5s, script watermark, perforated "SPECIMEN" (type D21), exceptionally in horizontal (½d, 6d, 2s6d) or vertical pairs, SG7...

Tonga 1923-34 2d on 1s black and red-brown, type 27 surcharge, watermark upright, vertical pair showing variety "No hyphen before TAHA" on upper st...

Tonga 1923-24 2d on 1s black and red-brown, type 27 surcharge, SG67. A fresh mint example with large part original gum. Some gum wrinkles, which ar...

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...

Tonga 1922(c.) De La Rue imperforate printer's samples on thick wove, the 'set' of 4 comprising the 1897 ½d in orange, 6d in brown, 2s6d in purple ...

Tonga 1895 5d blue "King George II", perforations 11 all round, SG34c. A fine and fresh mint example with original gum (minor gum disturbance from ...

Tonga 1895 (20 June) 7½d on 2½d vermilion (type 12a), upper right corner block of 9 from right pane (positions 4-6/16-18), showing varieties "Missi...

Tonga 1895 (20 June) ½d on 2½d vermilion (type 12a), lower left corner block of 4 from left pane (positions 13-14/19-20), SG29. A fine mint positio...

Tonga 1892 8d bright mauve "King George I", imperforate plate proof horizontal pair, SG13. A fine quality pair with large margins except close at r...

Tonga 1892 "King George I" 8d, five die proofs in grey-blue, violet-blue, grey-lilac, black and chestnut, on yellowish wove (c. 25x27-30mm). SG13. ...

Tonga 1892 2d plate proof in black on vertically laid paper, imperforate horizontal strip of 3, SG11. A fine quality strip of this rare printer's p...

Tonga 1892 1d pale rose "Arms of Tonga", imperforate plate proof horizontal pair, SG10. A fine quality printer's plate proof with good to large mar...

Tonga 1891 (10 Nov) 8d on 2d violet, type 4 surcharge, horizontal pair, the right stamp showing variety "Short T in EIGHT", SG6a. A fine and fresh ...

Tobago 1879 6d orange, type 1, watermark (CC), variety watermark inverted, SG3w. A fine and fresh mint example with large part original gum. From t...

Australia Tasmania 1853-55 4d orange, plate II, position 17 on the sheet, SG10. A very fine used example with large margins, neatly cancelled by "1...

£1250.00 Australia Tasmania 1853 1d blue on soft yellowish paper, position 14 on the sheet, SG2. A fine used example with good to very large marg...

Australia Tasmania 1853 1d pale blue on soft yellowish paper, position 2 on the sheet, SG1. A fine used example with good to large margins, lightly...

Swaziland 1989 Red Cross 2e, variety watermark Crown to right of CA (as seen from back), upper left corner block of 4 with '1A' (x5) plate numbers,...

Swaziland 1968 Independence 3c on 2½c black and vermilion, type 42 overprint, variety WATERMARK INVERTED, upper marginal block of 4, SG146w. A very...

Swaziland 1968 Independence 2½c black and vermilion, type 42 overprint, variety WATERMARK INVERTED, SG145w. A Post Office fresh unmounted mint exam...

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

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

Swaziland 1968 Independence ½c black, brown and yellow-brown, type 42 overprint, error BROWN OMITTED, lower marginal with sheet marking proving pos...

Swaziland 1962-66 25c black and bright blue, "Swazi Warrior", variety WATERMARK INVERTED, SG102w. A pristine unmounted mint example with full origi...