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China 1949 Sun Yat-sen (14th issue), Hwa Nam printing silver yuan set of 9 to 500c scarlet, SG1348/56. The low value 1c apple green has some creas...

Great Britain 1911 2½d Dull blue (Perforations 15x14), SG283var. Superb unused original gum, left hand marginal horizontal pair showing variety im...

Great Britain 1961 1s3d Green (Watermark Crowns, 2 Bands blue phosphor, cream paper). Superb unmounted mint with full original gum horizontal pair...

Great Britain 1840 Mulready Die Proof, SGME1var. Very fine example of the stereotype with frame lines and "W.MULREADY R.A." and "JOHN THOMPSON" i...

Great Britain 1865 6d Deep lilac plate proof Plate 6, SG96var. Very fine unused imperforate example lettered BK, printed on ungummed unwatermarked...

Great Britain 1878 10s Greenish grey Plate 1, SG128s. Very fine and fresh unused original gum example lettered FH. Overprinted 'SPECIMEN' type 9. ...

Great Britain King George V 1934 1½d 'Photogravure' essay, SG441var. Very fine vertical pair of perforated essays printed by Harrison & Sons o...

Great Britain 1840 1d Mulready envelope, Forme 2 stereo A151, SGME2var. Very fine used example sent from Whitely to Yarm, cancelled in error by bl...

Great Britain 1891 (28.1.91) £1 Green, SG212. Very fine unmounted mint with full original gum top marginal example lettered AB. A scarce and class...

China 1897 (Mar) large figure surcharge, spaced 2½mm on Dowager first printing, 30c on 24ca rose-carmine, SG56. A faint bend and a hint of toning,...

China 1893 (Dec) (Shanghai), Chungking Local Post "Pagoda and Junk" 2ca red-orange, perforations 12½, SGM1. Block of twenty comprising two comple...

Great Britain 1964 20th International Geographical Conference (Ordinary), SG651/4var. Very fine unmounted mint with full original gum imperforate ...

Afghanistan 1878-80. The Second Afghan War Medal to Private W. Hazzell, 66th Foot, killed in action at Maiwand on 27 July 1880. Afghanistan 1878-80...

China 1964 People's Republic China General Issues 15th Anniversary of the People's Republic miniature sheet, (150x114mm), SG2215a. A fine unmount...

Great Britain 1883 10s Grey green Plate 1 (blued paper), SG131. A very fine used well centred example lettered AH, neatly cancelled by a Manchest...

Great Britain King George V 1929 10s 'Seahorse' Experimental plate proof, SG417var. Very fine huge margin imperforate example of the rolled impre...

Great Britain 1956 2½d Carmine-red 'Wildings' (Watermark St Edwards Crown Sideways). Superb unmounted original gum bottom marginal imperforate im...

England, Stuart. King (reign): Anne (1702-1714) Silver Crown, Half. 1709 OCTAVO. Post Union. Ref: ESC 579;W 3604. Obverse. Draped bust left, har ...

China 1878 1ca green, 3ca brown-red and 5ca orange, thin paper, 2½mm spacing, SG1/3. A fine quality mint set of the first stamp issues of the Chi...

China 1912 Commemorating the Revolution, Sun Yat-sen set of 12 to $5 slate, SG242/53. A fine quality mint and fresh set of this popular commemora...

China 1897 (Jan) 4c on 3c deep red, 'large' surcharge as type 19, "Red Revenue", SG90. A pleasing quality example. Although rather heavily hinged...

China 1897 (Aug) Tokyo Tsukiji type foundry printing, 50c deep green error of colour, SG104b. A fine quality example with large part original gum ...

China 1913 London Waterlow printing, 1c blue vertical pair with interpane margin at left, error imperforation between, SGD334a. A fresh quality min...

Great Britain 1854 1d Red Brown Plate 1. 181, SG17a. Very fine used left hand marginal imperforate three sides horizontal pair lettered JA-JB, nea...