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North Borneo Labuan 1892 2c on 40c ochre, SG49

£1950.00 North Borneo Labuan 1892 (Dec) 2c on 40c ochre, type 11 surcharge, sheet of 10 (5x2) with left and right margins removed, showing the co...

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Kuwait 1923-24 10r green and scarlet Official, SGO13

Kuwait 1923-24 10r green and scarlet Official, watermark large star, SGO13. A brilliant quality mint example with original gum. Stamps from India w...

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Kuwait 1950-4 5r on 5s red variety, SG91a

Kuwait 1950-54 5r on 5s red, upper left corner block of 4 showing variety "Extra bar at top" on R2/2, SG91a. A very fine mint positional block with...

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Kuwait 1939 set of 13 to 15r, SG36/51w

Kuwait 1939 set of 13 to 15r (watermark inverted), SG36/51w. A fresh and fine mint set with large part original gum to full original gum. Lovely fr...

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KUT 1960-62 set of 16 to 20s, SG183/98

Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika 1960-62 set of 16 to 20s "Flowers, Animals and Local Motives", SG183/98. A superb unmounted mint set with full origina...

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KUT 1948 Royal Silver Wedding 20c and £1, SG157/8

Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika 1948, Royal Silver Wedding 20c orange and £1 scarlet, marginal blocks of 4, SG157/8. Exceptional quality unmounted min...

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JAMAICA 1917 3d purple/yellow 'WAR/STAMP' error, SG75d

Jamaica 1917 (March) 3d purple/yellow, type 21 'WAR/STAMP.' overprint. Error with overprint SIDEWAYS (reading up), SG75d. A spectacular quality exa...

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Jamaica 1916 War Stamp ½d yellow-green error, SG68b

Jamaica 1916 (Apr-Sep) "WAR STAMP" ½d yellow-green, type 19 overprint, error OVERPRINT DOUBLE, SG68b. A fine and fresh mint example with original g...

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IRELAND 1922-23 10s dull grey-blue "Seahorse" variety, SG66b

£4500.00 Ireland 1922-23 10s dull grey-blue "Seahorse", type 5 Thom overprint in blue-black, right marginal horizontal pair, right stamp (R7/4) s...

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IRELAND 1922-23 6d reddish purple variety, SG60a

Ireland 1922-23 6d reddish purple, type 5 overprint by Thom, right marginal vertical strip of 3, the centre stamp variety 'Accent inserted by hand'...

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IRELAND 1922 3d violet variety, SG36y

Ireland 1922 3d violet, Thom overprint type 2, horizontal pair with sheet margin at right, variety WATERMARK INVERTED AND REVERSED, SG36y. A very f...

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IRELAND 1922 2d orange variety, SG34y

Ireland 1922 2d orange, die II, type 2 Thom overprint in blue-black, variety watermark inverted and reversed, SG34y. A brilliant mint example with ...

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IRELAND 1922 1d scarlet variety, SG31b

Ireland 1922 1d scarlet, type 2 Thom overprint in blue-black, variety Reversed 'Q' for 'O' (R15/9), SG31b. A fine used example by large part '26 NO...

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INDIA 1925 2a 'Delhi Specimen' essays

India 1925 2a 'Delhi Specimen' essays, printed as samples of stamp production in India before the opening of the Nasik press. A range of 10 horizon...

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HONG KONG 1948 Royal Silver Wedding 10c and $10, SG171/2

Hong Kong 1948 Royal Silver Wedding 10c violet and $10 carmine, SG171/2. Very fine unmounted mint examples with full original gum. An attractive an...

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Hong Kong 1935 Silver Jubilee 5c green and indigo variety, SG134c

Hong Kong 1935 Silver Jubilee 5c green and indigo, upper right corner block of 4 with sheet number "32545" from vignette plate "3", showing variety...

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HONG KONG 1921-37 8c grey, SG122

Hong Kong 1921-37 8c grey, script watermark, upper right corner block of 4 showing plate number '1' and 'M 218' requisition number, January 1921 pr...

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Hong Kong 1891 new colours surcharges set of 3 to $1 Specimens, SG45as/7s

Hong Kong 1891 new colours surcharges set of 3 to $1 on 96c, overprinted "SPECIMEN" for Universal Postal Union (UPU) distribution, SG45as/7s. A ver...

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Grenada 1938-50 10s slate-blue and carmine-lake, SG163d

Grenada 1938-50 10s slate-blue and carmine lake, "Seal of the Colony", "dry" printing with wide frame, perforations 14, block of 4, SG163d. A very ...

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Grenada 1888-91 4d on 2s orange, SG41b

£325.00 Grenada 1888-91 4d on 2s orange, type 16 surcharge with 4mm space between "4d" and "POSTAGE", block of 4, lower right stamp variety wide ...

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Grenada 1883 Set of 7 to 1s TETE-BECHE PAIRS, SG 30a/36a

£2250.00 Grenada 1883 Set of 7 to 1s, tête-bêche vertical pairs, SG30a/36a. An exceptionally fine and fresh mint set with original gum. The 1d va...

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Gold Coast 1921-24 15s dull purple and green Specimen, SG100as

Gold Coast 1921-24 15s dull purple and green, script watermark, die II, overprint ‘SPECIMEN’, SG100as. A fine mint example with part original gum. ...

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GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS Christmas Island 1914-38 10c local

Gilbert and Ellice Islands Christmas Island 1914-38 10c local "CENTRAL PACIFIC COCOANUT PLANTATIONS LTD", fourth issue (denominations in blue), per...

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GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS 1922-27 10s green and red/emerald, SG35

Gilbert and Ellice Islands 1922-27 10s green and red/emerald, script watermark, right marginal example, SG35. A brilliant quality positional piece,...

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