Gift ideas under £10,000

Great Britain 1915 2s6d very deep brown "Seahorses" (Watermark Inverted), SG405var. A very fine unused, with original gum, right hand marginal pair...

Great Britain 1902 10d dull purple & carmine (O.W. Official), SGO40. A superb used example of this rare government departmental issue neatly ca...

Great Britain 1876 4d vermilion Plate 5 imprimatur, SG152var. A very fine and fresh unused, with original gum, imperforate imprimatur lettered 'BJ'...

Great Britain 1973 5p British Explorers (Sir Francis Drake), SG925b. A very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, example with grey-black (S...

Great Britain 1902 1d "Transvaal" essay (Type 1). A very fine unused example printed in red on gummed, unwatermarked paper. A scarce King Edward VI...

Great Britain 1841 2d pale blue Plate 3, SG13. A superb unused, original gum, four margin right hand marginal example with full deckle edge and ins...

Great Britain 1905 2s6d dull purple (C), SG262. A superb well centred unmounted mint, with full original gum, left hand marginal block of eight pri...

Great Britain 1840 1d Mulready lettersheet Forme 4, Stereo A78, SGME1. A very fine used example sent from London to Kirkcaldy and neatly cancelled ...

Great Britain 1969 British Cathedrals, SG801a. A very fine and fresh unmounted mint, with full original gum, example with black (face value) omitte...

Great Britain 1840 1d Rainbow trial (State 1), SGDP20. A very fine and fresh four margin unused example in reddish brown. A very scarce State 1 exa...

Turks Islands 1867 1d, 6d, 1s, set of three die proofs in black on India paper affixed to a card (1d 23x28mm, 6d and 1s each 29x33mm), SG1/3. A ver...

China Taiwan 1951 (19 July) Whistling Swans silver yuan surcharges, set of 4 to $50 on (-) blue-green, SG129/32. A fine and fresh unused set. A sca...

Great Britain 1840 1d Black Plate 7, SG2. A superb used large four margin example lettered 'NA', beautifully cancelled by a crisp "PAID ABERDEEN" b...

Great Britain 1840 1d Rainbow trial (20 November 1840), State 3, SGDP20d. A very fine imperforate four margin bottom marginal example printed in dr...

Great Britain 1902 5s Deep bright carmine, SG264. Very fine and fresh unmounted mint with full original gum bottom left hand interpanneau marginal ...

Great Britain 1973 3p-5p "Britain Entry into European Communities" (EEC) SG919/21var. Superb unmounted mint with full original gum right hand margi...

Great Britain 1937 2½d Ultramarine, SG466var. Superb unmounted mint with full original gum horizontal imperforate pair of imprimaturs with N.P.M. h...

An unpublished poem, handwritten by Hartley Coleridge. Hartley Coleridge (1796-1849), the eldest son of poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, is regarded a...

A fascinating collection of signatures and handwritten letters from 18th and 19th century British nobility Names include: 11th Duke of Norfolk ...

A superb collection of 80+ signatures from classic film and theatre stars, including signed photos, letters and cut signatures. Names include:...

Great Britain 1900 ½d colour trial, SG213var. A very fine unused example with original gum printed in blue-green on unwatermarked paper. A very sca...

Great Britain 1867 3d rose Plate 5, SG103var. A superb unmounted mint, with full original gum, top left hand marginal imperforate block of four let...

Great Britain 1862 1s green Plate 2 (but bears the number "1") imprimatur, SG89var. A superb unmounted mint, with full original gum, close to large...

Great Britain 1901 10s die proof, SG265var. A very fine and fresh example printed by De La Rue in black on white glazed card (92x60mm) endorsed "BE...

Great Britain 1911 1d "Downey" Plate proof, Die 1A, SG327var. A very fine imperforate plate proof printed in carmine on gummed Crown watermarked pa...

China 1968 People's Republic of China General Issues Directives of Mao Tse-tung, se- tenant strip of five, SG2397a. Unmounted mint with full origi...

Great Britain 1918 2s6d Pale brown. SG415a. A superb unmounted o.g. corner marginal vertical strip of four printed by Bradbury Wilkinson from plate...

Great Britain 1883 1 1/2d Colour trial. SG188. Very fine unused o.g. imperforate example on crown watermarked paper lettered AD, printed by DLR in ...

Great Britain 1841 2d Blue. SGDP43. Very fine unused bottom right hand corner marginal horizontal pair from the small trial sheet of twelve without...

Great Britain 1906 1d Colour trial, SG219var. A very fine unused perforated example with original gum printed in carmine-lake on Crown watermarked...

Great Britain 1883 5d Die Proof, SG193var. A very fine example printed by De La Rue in black on white glazed card (92x60mm) without corner letters...

  Great Britain 1891 £1 green, SG212var. A superb unused example with original gum lettered 'EC', overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 11. Very scarce in su...

Great Britain 1912 ½d green (Die 2, Watermark Simple Cypher), SG344var. A very fine unused B12(c) corner marginal control block of six, with origin...

Great Britain 1934 1½d "Photogravure" colour trials, SG441var. A very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, imperforate corner marginal hori...

China 1899 (9 Jan) Shanghai Wei Hai-Wei Courier Post: 5c emerald, horizontal pair imperforate between, SG4b. A fresh unused pair without gum. A few...

Great Britain 1902 £1 dull blue green, SG266. A very fine and fresh well centred unused example with original gum, printed by De La Rue. GB Special...

Great Britain 1865 6d Lilac Plate 6, SG97var. A very fine unused, with original gum, imperforate imprimatur lettered 'TJ'. Very rare, one of only 2...

China Taiwan 1947 Sun Yat-sen 'Palm trees', 30c grey and $7 50 orange, prepared for use but not issued, without surcharge. Fine and fresh unused ex...

Great Britain 1915 2s6d yellow brown "Seahorses" (Watermarked Reversed), SG406wj. A superb, perfectly centred unmounted mint, with full original gu...

Great Britain 1878 10s Die Proof, SG128var. A very fine example printed in black on white glazed card (91x60mm) dated at upper left "May 2, 1878". ...

A striking Charles Dickens signature Dickens has signed in typically handsome fashion on an off-white piece of paper (approx. 2.5 x 1 inches). I...

A handwritten and signed letter by John Steinbeck A 1950 letter handwritten by US writer John Steinbeck in pencil - the medium which Steinbeck us...

Madonna's handwritten lyrics to her 1990 song Cry Baby Madonna (1958-) is a globally-successful singer, topping the music charts internationall...

A handsome 1955 Winston Churchill typed and signed letter Winston Churchill (1874 –1965) was a politician and statesman who twice served as Briti...

Ayrton Senna signed photograph A postcard size colour photograph of F1 motor racing champion Ayrton Senna. Autographed across the lower right cor...

An official British Royal Christmas card signed and inscribed by King Charles III and Princess Diana in 1986. The marriage of the Prince & ...

Two wonderful handwritten notes from playwright George Bernard Shaw - (one signed 'GBS'). Each written at the bottom of letters from the same cor...

Marilyn Monroe signed cheque from September 1958 (when Marilyn was filming Some Like It Hot) A Marilyn Monroe cheque (approx. 6.25 x 2.75 inches)...