Gift ideas under £250

Cyprus 1894 6pi olive-grey, watermark CA, die II, SG36. A fine and fresh mint example with original gum. There were only 2,400 issued in total and ...

Cyprus 1882 (22 May) '30 PARAS' on 1pi rose, type 9 surcharge, horizontal pair from positions 1-2 of the setting (confirmed by watermark line at le...

Dominica 1916 (Sept) 'War Tax' ½d on ½d deep green, type 12 surcharge in red, variety 'Watermark sideways reversed', SG55x. A fine and fresh unmoun...

Gambia 1912-22 ½d green, watermark MCA, variety 'Split A' from left pane, R8/3, SG86c. A fresh and fine mint example with large part original gum. ...

Gibraltar 1906-12 6d dull and bright purple, new colours on chalk-surfaced paper, with complete 'ULTRAMAR' handstamp, applied in Gibraltar by postm...

Gibraltar 1890 (MY 29) 20c red registered Postal Stationery envelope (size G), used to England, uprated with 1889-96 25c ultramarine, SG26 (x3, inc...

Hong Kong 1882-96 10c purple/red, watermark CA, variety watermark REVERSED, SG38x. A fine used example with part Hong Kong circular date stamp, whi...

1948 Royal Silver Wedding 15r on £1 blue, lower right corner block of 4, the upper left stamp (R3/4) showing normal (3.75mm) bars, SG75. A pristine...

New Zealand 1864 2d pale blue (Plate 1 worn), watermark 'NZ', imperforate, SG98. A fine used example with close to mostly very large margins showin...

Uganda 1977 (80c) on 60c bananas, error SURCHARGE OMITTED, SG198a. A pristine unmounted mint right hand marginal example with full original gum. Ac...

Batum British Occupation 1920 (21 Feb) 25r on 20(k) on 14k deep carmine and blue, type 6 surcharge in black, horizontal pair, tied to piece by larg...

Batum British Occupation 1920 (1 Apr) 25r on 25k orange-yellow, type 7 surcharge in black, horizontal strip of 5 (transfer types FDEFD), SG43. A ve...

Ceylon 1872-80 36c blue, SG129. A lovely pastel shade and brilliant quality mint example with original gum. Typical centring as normally seen for t...

Fiji 1912-23 £1 purple and black/red, Die II, SG137a. A fine mint example with original gum of this attractive high value King George V stamp issue...

Fiji 2006-08 Local provisional "Birds" 1c on 6c, type IIc surcharge, error SURCHARGE INVERTED, interpane block of 4 with 'Enschede' imprint, SGF131...

Fiji 2006-08 Local provisional 20c on 6c 'Birds', type Ic surcharge, error SURCHARGE INVERTED, left marginal block of 4, SGF1331a. A Post Office fr...

St Lucia 1921-30 set of 15 to 5s, Script watermark overprinted 'SPECIMEN', SG91s/105s. A fine mint set with large part original gum. Odd minor blem...

Samoa 1877-80 "EXPRESS" 9d orange-brown, state IV, position 8 on sheet, SG20. A fine used example with very light but discernible strike of APIA ci...

Seychelles 1917-22 2r25 yellow-green and violet, watermark MCA, tied to piece by nearly complete "VICTORIA" circular date stamp, dated "JA 23 19". ...

Seychelles 1938-49 12c reddish violet, lower marginal block of 4 with full 'Harrison' imprint, SG139. A fine and fresh positional block with origin...

Somaliland Protectorate 1903 King Edward VII ½a green, type 1 overprint, variety "SOMAL.LAND", from lower pane R6/7 or R7/5, SG25d. A fine mint exa...

South West Africa 1930 (11 APR) black/blue printed bilingual linen-lined "Returned Postal Packet" registered O.H.M.S. cover from Windhoek to Pretor...

South Africa 1925 'Air Mail' 9d green, lower left corner block of 4, with lower right stamp (R12/8) showing "Broken R" in "SUIDAFRIKA" (Reference: ...

Trinidad & Tobago 1913-23 £1 grey-green and carmine, watermark MCA, SG156. A brilliant quality mint example with original gum. The "Sitting Bri...

Falkland Islands Dependencies 1954-62 'Ships' set of 15 to £1, SGG26/40. Pristine quality set, unmounted mint with full original gum and difficult ...

Malta 1922 'SELF-GOVERNMENT' 2s purple and blue/blue, watermark MCA, SG111. A fresh mint example with large part original gum. In 1922, stamps from...

Malta 1949 Royal Silver Wedding 1d green and £1 indigo, marginal blocks of 4, SG249/50. Very fine blocks of four, unmounted mint, with full origina...

China 1883 3ca pale red 'Candarins, thicker paper 2½mm, spacing SG8a A fine used example other than a few short perforations at top, used by large ...

Niger Coast 1894 (10 Aug) ½d on 2½d blue, type 17 surcharge, Old Calabar provisional, tied to small piece by 'OLD CALABAR' squared circle with 'F' ...

Seychelles 1938-49 20c blue, "Fishing Pirogue", lower right corner block of 4, SG140. A lovely fresh positional block, unmounted mint with full ori...

Ireland 1922 2d orange, die II, type 2 Thom overprint in blue-black, variety watermark inverted and reversed, SG34y. A brilliant mint example with ...

Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika 1948, Royal Silver Wedding 20c orange and £1 scarlet, marginal blocks of 4, SG157/8. Exceptional quality unmounted min...

Nauru 1916-23 1d carmine-red, type 1 overprint, from 'N19' printing, DOUBLE OVERPRINT ONE ALBINO, SG2cb. A fine mint example with large part origin...

Swaziland 1948 Royal Silver Wedding 1½d ultramarine and 10s purple-brown, SG46/7. Pristine marginal blocks of 4 of this fine stamp issue, unmounted...

Swaziland 1962-66 12½c carmine and grey-olive "The Pink Arum", variety WATERMARK INVERTED, lower marginal block of 4 from a left pane with sheet ma...

Swaziland 1968 Independence ½c black, brown and yellow-brown, type 42 ALBINO overprint (the impression detectable across the lower shield), lower m...