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Great Britain 1840 1d black, Plate 10, SG2. A very fine used example with four good to large margins lettered RI, cancelled by a crisp red Maltese ...

Great Britain 1840 1d black, Plate 11, SG2. A very fine used example with four good to large margins lettered HE, in the characteristic greyish bla...

An extraordinary collection of half-inch hairs from 5 flat racing legends: Nijinsky: UK Triple Crown 1970 Brigadier Gerard: 2,000 Guineas 1971, K...

Madagascar (British) 1886 4d rose, "POSTAGE" 24½mm long, with stop after value, variety WITHOUT HANDSTAMP, SG43a. A very fine unused example with f...

Iraq British Occupation 1932 New Currency 25f on 4a violet, SG114c. Horizontal pair from foot of sheet with large part Bradbury Wilkinson imprint, ...

A silk neck tie owned and worn by U.S President John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963) was the 35th President of the United States of Ame...

An official document signed by former Cuban leader and revolutionary Fidel Castro Fidel Castro (1926 – 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and poli...

A rare black and white, half-length photograph of iconic American actor Clark Gable. Clark Gable (1901 - 1960) was an iconic American film actor ...

A signed photograph of Charlie Chaplin as his character from the controversial 1947 film Monsieur Verdoux Charlie Chaplin was the biggest star of...

South Africa 1944-50 Official 'Set 23' (= 1949-50 issue) small format 2d blue and violet, SG type O6 overprint (reading upwards with 'OFFICIAL' at ...

£6500.00 Leeward Islands 1938-51 £1 violet and black/scarlet, perforations 13, VARIETY WATERMARK SIDEWAYS, SG114ca. A fine unmounted mint pristin...

£5500.00 Long Island 1916 (7 May) ½d black on pale green paper with horizontal grey lines, SG4a, typewritten (top copy as always), right marginal ...

Cyprus 1924-28 £5 black/yellow, SG117a. A fine quality mint example with original gum. Trace of gum toning as often seen for this issue. Particular...

A Madonna signed basque used during rehearsals for her famous 1990 Blonde Ambition world tour Madonna (1958-) is a globally-successful singer, t...

Falkland Islands 1938-50 5s indigo and pale yellow-brown, "Southern Sea Lion", SG161b, 1938 second printing, upper marginal BLOCK OF 4 (folded hori...

Hong Kong 1903 set of 15 to $10 slate and orange/blue, watermark CA, SG62/76. Brilliant quality with original gum. Exceptionally fresh, with only t...

Zanzibar 1895-96 5r ultramarine and violet, type 1 overprint, horizontal pair, SG21k. The left stamp includes the ERROR "Inverted r" (in conjunctio...

Zanzibar 1895-96 1a6p sepia, type 1 overprint on India, horizontal pair, SG5j. The left stamp includes the error "Zanzidar" (with second "z" and "d...

St Helena 1884-94 1s yellow-green, watermark CA, error SURCHARGE DOUBLE, upper marginal, SG45a. A brilliant quality unmounted mint example with ful...

St Helena 1961 (Oct 12) Tristan Relief Fund set of 4, SG172/75. A very fine quality set, unmounted mint with full original gum. Only 434 complete s...

Canada Official 1949 $1 purple, type O3, SGO170a, "O.H.M.S." overprint, variety Missing stop after "S" (R10/2, lower left pane), neatly cancelled b...

Barbados 1938-47 ½d yellow-bistre, SG248c/ca, perforations 13½x13, block of 28 (7x4) from left margin with part centre guide (R3-6/1-7 on the sheet...

Bechuanaland 1913-24 5s bright carmine, "King George V Seahorses" SG87, De La Rue printing, upper left corner block of 6 (2x3). Very fine unmounted...

Bermuda 1938-53 2s deep purple and ultramarine/grey-blue, SG116bc, perforations 14¼ (line) from May 1941 printing (200 sheets), showing the promine...

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....