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China 1897 (Jan) 4c on 3c deep red 'Red Revenue', ‘large’ surcharge as type 19, SG90. A fine mint example with large part original gum. A challengi...

China 1897 (Jan) set of 10 to 30c on 24ca rose-carmine small figure surcharge on 60th Anniversary of the Dowager Empress, first printing, SG37/46. ...

China 1894 set of 9 to 24ca rose-carmine 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress, first printing SG16/24. A fine mint set with large part original gum...

Great Britain 1929 £1 Postal Union Congress (P.U.C.) Specimen, SG438s. A superb unmounted mint, with full original gum, example overprinted "SPECIM...

China 1897 5ca yellow "60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress" from the unissued second printing, SG29. A fine and very fresh unused lower marginal e...

Great Britain 1966 4d British Birds (Phosphor) error, SG696/9ph. A superb unmounted mint, with full original gum, top right hand corner marginal bl...

Great Britain 1878 £1 die proof, SG129var. A very fine and fresh example printed by De La Rue in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm) with unclea...

Great Britain 1870 6d mauve Plate 9 Specimens, SG109var. A very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, right hand wing margin imperforate blo...

Great Britain 1979 11p Wild Flowers "Bluebells" error, SG1081a. A superb unmounted mint, with full original gum, left hand marginal horizontal stri...

Great Britain 1885 £1 brown lilac (I.R. Official, Watermark Three Crowns) Specimen, SGO11s. A very fine unused, with original gum, example overprin...

Great Britain 1867 1s green Plate 4, SG117. A superb unused, with original gum, block of four (lower pair are unmounted mint with full original gum...

Great Britain 1856 1s green on blue glazed paper imprimatur, SG72var. A very fine imperforate top marginal imprimatur from the first approved print...

Great Britain 1902 5d dull purple and blue (O.W. Official) Specimen, SGO34s. A superb unmounted mint, with full original gum, example overprinted "...

 Great Britain 1854 6d mauve and 6d purple Embossed Specimens, SG58/60var. Two very fine unused, with original gum, examples in mauve and purple ov...

China 1894 60th Birthday of Dowager Empress, 'Mollendorf' special printing on thick unwatermarked paper set of 9 to 24ca rose-red, SG16/24vars (Cha...

Great Britain 1963 2½d-1s3d Freedom from Hunger (Ordinary) imprimaturs, SG634/5var. A very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, set of two ...

Great Britain 1872 4d vermilion Plate 13 imprimatur, SG94var. A very fine unused, with original gum, imperforate imprimatur lettered 'AE'. Very rar...

Great Britain 1886 4d "Jubilee" head plate die proof, SG205var A very fine example printed in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm) endorsed "BEFO...

Great Britain 1983 15½p River Fish error, SG1207a. A very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, imperforate vertical gutter pair. A very sca...

China 1946 North China: Hebei-Shandong-Henan Border Area People's Republic China regular issues $1 blue mimeographed in Ji-Lu-Yu sub-district, SGNC...

Morocco Agencies 1948 Spanish Currency 1p20c on 1s brown Olympic Games error SURCHARGE DOUBLE, SG181a. A superb unmounted mint (hinged in margin on...

Great Britain 1882 £5 orange Plate 1 (blued paper) Specimen, SG133s. A very fine well centred example lettered 'AG' overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 9. ...

Cyprus 1882 '½' on ½pi emerald-green, watermark CC, type 8 surcharge, variety 'Spur on 1' from position 3 of the setting of 6, SG23c. A very fine m...

Long Island 1916 (7 May) ½d black on pale green paper, with horizontal grey lines, typewritten (top copy as always), SG4. A very fine unused exampl...

Great Britain 1876 8d purple-brown, Plate 1, SG156a. An exceptionally fine and fresh unmounted mint, with full original gum, example lettered 'JA' ...

Great Britain 1929 1½d Postal Union Congress (P.U.C.) Die Proof, SG436var. A very fine stamp size example printed in black on glazed card overprint...

China 1949 East China-North Anhui People's Republic China regular issues,$50 on $2 deep rose-red and $100 on $2 deep rose-red, handstamped in green...

Great Britain 1841 1d red brown Plate 111 imprimatur, SG8. A superb unused bottom left hand corner marginal imperforate imprimatur lettered 'TA', s...

Hong Kong 1912-21 50c black/blue-green, OLIVE BACK, SG111b. A fresh and fine mint example with original gum. A very scarce King George V stamp in u...

Great Britain 1840 2d blue Plate 2, SG5. A superb used huge four margin horizontal pair lettered 'GA-GB', each stamp neatly cancelled by a crisp bl...

Australia 1966-73 Decimal currency 5c 'Yellow-tailed Thornbill', SG386/a. An unmounted mint, with full original gum, horizontal strip of 5 with mar...

British East Africa 1895-96 5r ultramarine and violet, type 9 overprint on India ERROR OVERPRINT DOUBLE, SG63a. A fine and fresh mint example with ...

North Borneo Labuan 1880-82 8c carmine, imperforate plate proof in issued colour on thin surfaced card, complete sheet of 10 (5x2) with M/S endorse...

Great Britain 1962 3d National Productivity Year error, SG632a. A very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, right hand marginal example wit...

Great Britain 1840 2d Blue Plate 1, SG5. A superb used four margin horizontal pair lettered 'LI-LJ', beautifully tied to a clean fresh cover by cri...

Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 1b (watermark Inverted), SG2wi. A very fine used four margin example of this scarce watermark variety lettered 'K...

Great Britain 1902 10d dull purple & carmine (O.W. Official), SGO35. A very fine used example of this scarce departmental issue neatly cancelle...

Great Britain 1884 10s cobalt, SG182. A very fine used, well centred, example lettered 'LC', neatly cancelled by West Strand circular date stamps f...

Great Britain 1936 12th Nov 2½d King Edward VIII Coronation Essay, SG460var. Very fine imperforate essays of the King from the Humphrey Paget effig...

Great Britain 1892 4½d "Jubilee" Colour trial, SG206var. A very fine part perforated unused example with original gum, with head plate in purple an...

Great Britain 1840 2d blue Plate 1, SG5. A superb used close to good four margin example lettered 'RI', neatly cancelled by a complete strike of th...

China 1948 (Nov)-49 ‘Chinese Postal Administration, Guangdong Posts & Telegraphs' $100 on 4f yellow-olive, error surcharge inverted, surcharged...

China 1949 (July) Szechwan Province registration 'unit' overprint set of 8 to $5,000 vermilion and green, SG1270/7. A very fine unused set of 8, ea...

Great Britain 1884 5s rose, SG180. A very fine and fresh unused example with original gum, lettered 'KA'. Lovely vibrant colour. The design of this...

China 1897 (Jan) set of 10 to 30c on 24ca rose-carmine, small figure surcharge on Dowager Empress (1st printing), SG37/46. A fine mint set of 10, e...

Great Britain 1970 8d plum "Cambridge" Colour Trial, SG738var. A very fine unused, with original gum, example of this unadopted colour which was pr...

Cyprus 1924-28 £5 black/yellow, SG117a. A fine and fresh, well-centred, unmounted mint example with full original gum. A rare and handsome stamp of...

Great Britain 1963 6d Paris Postal Conference Centenary error, SG636a. Very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, top marginal vertical stri...