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Cyprus 1881 6pi olive-grey, watermark CC, BLOCK OF SIX (3x2) with watermark line at left, used with Larnaca squared circles dated 'AU 28 82', SG15....

Australia New South Wales 1882-85 1d orange to scarlet Official, SGO20a, watermark 40, perforations 10x13, BLOCK OF 15 (3x5), used with mostly ligh...

St Lucia 1876(?) 'Half penny' on (6d) emerald-green, type 2 surcharge, block of 30 (6x5), SG9. A rare and impressive large multiple of this stamp, ...

Antigua 1882 2½d red-brown, SG22b, watermark CA, variety large "2" in "2½" with slanting foot (R7/1 on pane, second state = type "B"). Neatly cance...

Australia 1975 45c 'wild flowers' ERROR YELLOW-GREEN (TWIGS) OMITTED lower left corner block of 10 (2x5), middle row showing error, SG609b. A stunn...

Australia 1979 National Parks 20c 'Girraween' and 'Mount Field', SG713a/ab, lower right corner block of 8 comprising four se-tenant horizontal pair...

Australia 1984 (18 Jun) 'Maximum card' franked with 55c Nudibranch showing ERROR NEW BLUE 'BENNETS NUDIBRANCH' OMITTED, tied by commemorative Glads...

Australia Postage Due 1902-04 10s dull green, type D3, perforations 11, SGD43. A brilliant quality example with large part original gum. Despite a ...

£3950.00 Bahamas 1919 (14 July) 'WAR TAX' (type 14 overprint by De La Rue) ½d green, 1d carmine and 1s grey-black and carmine, IMPERFORATE PROOFS...

£2500.00 Bechuanaland 1913-24 original set of 8 to 1s (lacking later 1½d), watermark Simple Cypher, overprinted 'SPECIMEN' (type GB23), blocks of...

Bermuda 1938-53 2s6d black and red/grey-blue, perforations 14¼ line from May 1941 printing, variety 'Broken top right scroll' (R5/11), SG117ad. Ver...

£2950.00 Bermuda 1938-53 5s dull yellow-green and red/yellow, perforations 14¼ (line), from May 1941 3rd printing (only 200 sheets), lower right ...

Bermuda 1938-53 5s bronze-green and carmine-red/pale yellow, ordinary paper, perforations 14, SG118c. A fresh and fine mint example with original g...

Bermuda 1938-53 5s pale bluish green and carmine-red/pale yellow, lower right corner horizontal pair with plate number '1'. The right stamp (R5/12)...

Bermuda 1938-53 10s yellowish green and deep carmine-red/green, ordinary paper, perforations 14 (comb), lower right corner horizontal pair with pla...

Bermuda 1962-68 2d lilac, indigo, yellow and green, "Church of St. Peter, St. George's", right marginal, error LILAC OMITTED, SG164a. The error res...

Dutch Auction Starting Price: £ British Occupation of Italian Colonies Tripolitania 1950 'B.A.TRIPOLITANIA' set of 5 to 24l on 1s POSTAGE DUES, wa...

Canada 1868-90 Large Queen 15c, IMPERFORATE HORIZONTAL PAIR in brown-purple, upper marginal with trace of imprint, SG71a. A fine quality pair with ...

Canada 1897 Jubilee 15c die proof in slate (issued colour) on India paper (65x63mm), die-sunk on large card (125x101mm) SG132. A magnificent proof ...

£2950.00 Canada 1897 Jubilee $5 olive-green, lower right corner block of 4, lightly cancelled by two strikes of 'WINNIPEG OC 13 05' violet circul...

£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 1928-29 $1 olive-green, "Parliament Buildings, Ottawa", upper right corner IMPERFORATE BLOCK OF 4 with part '82-E' plate number, SG285. Fres...

£1500.00 Canada 1930-31 10c olive-green 'Parliamentary Library, Ottawa', right marginal IMPERFORATE horizontal pair, SG299a. Fresh mint example w...

Canada 1937-38 10c rose-carmine, IMPERFORATE upper right corner plate "2" block of 4, SG363. Very fine unmounted mint block with full original gum....

Canada 1969 Christmas 6c, 'Children of the World in Prayer', error Black (inscription, value and frame) omitted, SG645a. Very fine unmounted mint w...

Canada 1982-87 Heritage Artifacts 2c 'Fishing Spear', block of eight (2x4) from the lower right corner of the sheet. Error with the lower pair impe...

Canada 1988-93 $2 'McAdam Railway Station', chalk-surfaced paper, lower left corner block of 4, ERROR IMPERFORATE, SG1278ab. A very fine unmounted ...

£5500.00 South Africa Cape of Good Hope, Vryburg 1900 (16 May) British Reoccupation 1d rose-red and green Transvaal with type 2 'V.R./SPECIAL/POS...

Cyprus 1881 (Feb) ½1/2d on 1d red, type 3 (18mm) surcharge, plate 216, lettered 'BG' and showing the 'HALF-PENN' variety (with traces of the 'Y' pr...

Cyprus 1882 '1/2'½" on ½ 1/2pi emerald-green, watermark CA, type 8 surcharge, block of 4 showing positions 3-4 of the setting, with variety 'Spur o...

Cyprus 1882 "½" on ½pi emerald-green, type 8 litho surcharge, watermark CA, right marginal BLOCK OF NINE showing repetition of types 4-6 of the set...

Cyprus 1892-94 6pi olive-grey, die II, block of 4 with interpane margin at right, SG36. A very fine positional multiple with lovely fresh colour an...

Falkland Islands 1904-12 2½d ultramarine, variety WATERMARK INVERTED AND REVERSED, horizontal pair, lightly cancelled by part type F4 circular date...

Falkland Islands 1971 5p on 1½d 'Pig Vine', ERROR OF SURCHARGE ON THE WRONG VALUE, with surcharge AT RIGHT, SG264b. Post Office fresh example, unmo...

Gibraltar 1898 2½d bright ultramarine, upper left corner block of 4 with plate number '1', variety WATERMARK INVERTED, SG42w. A fine and fresh mint...

Grenada 1944 German propaganda forgeries of Great Britain 1937-47 set of 6 to 3d, each with boxed overprint 'LIQUIDATION OF EMPIRE/GRENADA' in red ...