British Empire and Commonwealth postage stamps

Grenada 1888-91 1d on 2s orange, type 18 surcharge, horizontal pair, the right stamp showing variety wide space between 'TWO' and 'SHILLINGS', SG44...

Grenada 1888-91 1d on 2s orange, type 18 surcharge, horizontal pair, SG44. A fine mint pair with large part original gum. Couple of tones and left ...

Grenada 1888-91 1d on 2s orange, type 18 surcharge, ERROR SURCHARGE INVERTED, SG44a. A fresh and fine mint example with original gum. Choice qualit...

Grenada 1888-91 4d on 2s orange, type 16 surcharge with 5mm space, block of 4, SG42. A fine and fresh block of four with original gum. Some ragged ...

Falkland Islands Dependencies 1946-49 "Thick map" 1d black and violet, showing variety missing 'I' (R1/2) from vignette plate 1, SGG2b. A very fine...

Falkland Islands 1981 Royal Wedding 10p, variety watermark INVERTED, lower left corner example with cylinder numbers '1B' (x5) and colour dots, SG4...

Falkland Islands 1980 Birds of Prey "Crested Caracara" 15p, variety watermark Crown to left of CA (from back), SG386w. A Post Office fresh unmounte...

Falkland Islands 1979 'Airport' 11p, variety 'Watermark crown to LEFT of CA' (from back), upper left corner block of 4 with colour dots and plate n...

Falkland Islands 1979 Airport 11p, upper marginal, variety watermark Crown to left of CA (as seen from the back of the stamp), SG361w. A Post Offic...

Falkland Islands 1980 Birds of Prey "Red Backed Buzzard (Variable Hawk)" 11p, variety watermark Crown to left of CA (from back), right marginal, SG...

Falkland Islands 1979 'Airport' 3p, variety 'Watermark crown to RIGHT OF CA' (from back), upper left corner block of 4 with colour dots and plate n...

Falkland Islands 1904-12 2½d ultramarine, variety WATERMARK INVERTED, lightly cancelled by legible part "SOUTH GEORGIA" type SG1 circular date stam...

Falkland Islands 1904-12 2d purple, variety WATERMARK REVERSED, SG45ax. A fine lightly used example leaving vast majority of stamp image clear. A f...

Falkland Islands 1891-1902 2½d pale chalky ultramarine, Sept 1891 printing, SG27. A fine mint example with part original gum. Small adhesion on gum...

Dominica 1935 Silver Jubilee 11/2d ultramarine and grey, variety 'Dot by flagstaff' from vignette plate '4', R8/4, SG93h. A brilliant quality mint ...

Cyprus 1902-04 12pi chestnut and black, watermark CA, lower marginal block of 4 with plate number "1", SG57. A fine mint positional block of four w...

Cyprus 1881 (Feb) 'HALF-PENNY' on 1d red, plate 208, type 3 (18mm) surcharge, lettered 'GC', characteristic pale shade, SG7. A fine mint example wi...

Cyprus 1881 (Feb) 'HALF-PENNY' on 1d red, plate 174, type 3 (18mm) surcharge, lettered 'NG', SG7. A fine mint example with large part original gum....

Cyprus 1880 1d red, plate 217, block of 6 (3x2) lettered 'OG/PI', SG2. A very fine mint block of six with original gum, (the left pair being unmoun...

Cyprus 1880 1d red, plate 216, lettered 'IG', attractively cancelled by very fine virtually complete '942' of Larnaca, SG2. A fine used example of ...

Cyprus 1880 1d red, plate 181, lettered 'OG', used with very fine large part '975' of Limassol, SG2. A fine used example, despite some traces of to...

Cyprus 1878-80 Great Britain ½1/2d rose-red, plate 13, vertical pair (OT/PT), sharing complete '942' of Larnaca, SGZ14. Typical perforations and ce...

Ceylon 1935 Silver Jubilee 20c brown and deep blue, lower left corner block of 4 from vignette plate "2A", showing variety "Diagonal line by turret...

Ceylon 1935 Silver Jubilee 9c green and indigo, lower left corner block of 4 from vignette plate "2A", showing variety "Diagonal line by turret" on...

Ceylon 1921-32 1r purple/pale yellow, Script watermark, vertical interpane pair showing die I (upper stamp, from plate '7') and die II (lower stamp...

Ceylon 1918-19 'WAR STAMP' 1c on 5c purple, variety watermark inverted and reversed, block of 4 from upper right corner of lower right pane with pa...

£600.00 Ceylon 1918 1c on 5c purple (without 'WAR STAMP'), variety watermark inverted and reversed, upper marginal block of 4 with part centre gu...

Ceylon 1912-25 1r purple/orange-buff, watermark MCA, variety watermark inverted, SG315cw. A fine mint example with original gum. A scarce watermark...

Ceylon 1912-25 6c (pale) scarlet (a deep shade, but certainly not carmine), Watermark MCA, single plate, variety watermark inverted, lower marginal...

Ceylon 1912-25 6c pale scarlet (single plate), Watermark MCA, variety watermark sideways (to left from back), upper right corner block of 4 with pl...

Ceylon 1912-25 5c purple, Watermark MCA, variety watermark sideways, SG303a. A brilliant quality mint example with original gum. One slightly short...

Ceylon 1912-25 3c blue-green (single plate), Watermark MCA, variety watermark inverted and reversed, upper right corner block of 4 with plate numbe...

Ceylon 1885 1r 12 on 2r 50 dull rose, type 27 De La Rue surcharge, perforations 14, block of 4, SG193. A brilliant quality mint block of four with ...

Ceylon 1885 5c on 64c red-brown, type 21 local surcharge, position 12 of the setting, perforations 14 x 12½, SG173. A brilliant quality mint exampl...

Ceylon 1872-80 36c blue, variety WATERMARK REVERSED, SG129x. A fine and fresh mint example with large part original gum. Odd shortish perforations ...

Canada 1942-48 War Effort $1 blue 'Destroyer', lower right corner plate and imprint block of 4, SG388. A very fine unmounted mint positional block ...

Canada 1916 (Aug) War Tax 2c + 1c brown Coil stamp, die I, imperforate x perforations 8, SG241. A fine and fresh mint example with large part origi...

Canada 1915 War Tax 2c rose-carmine, type 46, block of 4, SG230. A fine and fresh mint block of four with original gum. A couple of short perforati...

Canada 1898-1902 'Numerals' 3c die proof in carmine (issued colour) on India paper (75x95mm) showing complete die sinkage with Die number 'F-113' a...

Canada 1898-1902 'Numerals' 3c rose-carmine, upper marginal block of 6 with complete 'OTTAWA-No-3' imprint and plate number, SG156. A brilliant qua...

Canada 1898-1902 'Numerals' 3c rose-carmine, SG156. A fine unmounted mint example with full original gum and with above average centring for this i...

£1100.00 Canada 1898-1902 'Numerals' 2c rose-carmine, die Ia, upper marginal IMPERFORATE BLOCK OF 4 with IMPRINT and PLATE NUMBER 'OTTAWA-No.-4',...

Canada 1898-1902 'Numerals' 2c rose-carmine, die Ia, SG155. A fine mint block of 4 with brilliant original gum and three stamps being unmounted min...

Cameroon 1915 4d on 40pf black and carmine, SURCHARGE TRIPLE, TWO ALBINO, SGB7b. A fine unmounted mint example with full original gum. A very rare ...

Cameroon 1915 2d on 20pf ultramarine, SURCHARGE DOUBLE, ONE ALBINO, with the albino impression 2mm below the inked impression and very clear, SGB4a...

Japanese Occupation of Burma 1942 (May) 2a carmine, type 2 peacock of Myaungmya, block of 4, centrally cancelled by "KYONPYAW" circular date stamp,...

Japanese Occupation of Burma 1942 (May) 1a purple-brown, type 2 peacock of Myaungmya, block of 4, centrally cancelled by "KYONPYAW" circular date s...

Japanese Occupation of Burma 1942 (May) 9p yellow-green, type 2 peacock of Myaungmya, block of 4, centrally cancelled by "KYONPYAW" circular date s...