Postage Stamps

Great Britain 1913 £1 dull blue green "Seahorses", SG404. A very fine and fresh well centred unmounted mint example with full original gum printed ...

1841 1d Red brown Plate 46. Very fine pre-paid entire addressed to Ballymoney as indicated by a red manuscript "1" alongside a Green "PAID AT/ COL...

Great Britain 1915 2s6d blackish brown "Seahorse", SG408var. A very fine and fresh unmounted original gum block of four printed by De La Rue, beari...

Batum British Occupation 1920 (1 Apr) 25r on 25k orange-yellow, type 7 surcharge in black, block of four on piece, centrally cancelled by '5 3.20' ...

British Indian Ocean Territory 1968 5r multicoloured "Regina Mundi Convent", type 1 overprint, upper left corner block of 4, upper right stamp vari...

Canada 1916 (1 Jan) 2c + 1c scarlet, type 47, die I, perforations 12, SG233. A fine mint example with large part original gum. Minor wrinkles do no...

Falkland Islands 1980 11p Birds of Prey 'Red Backed Buzzard' (Variable Hawk), variety watermark Crown to left of CA (from back), SG385w. A Post Off...

Malta 1965-70 4d, error 'KNIGHTS OF MALTA' (silver) omitted, lower right corner block of 6 (3x2) with plate numbers '1A' x 5 (should be 6!), SG336a...

St Helena 1935 Silver Jubilee 2d ultramarine and grey, lower left corner block of 4, lower pair showing variety 'Diagonal line by turret' (R10/1-2,...

1935 Silver Jubilee 1s slate and purple, from vignette plate "3" showing variety "Lightning conductor" (R2/5), SG146c. A fine mint example with ori...

Grenada 1888-91 4d on 2s orange, type 16 surcharge with 4mm space between "4d" and "POSTAGE", lower marginal block of 6 (3x2) with the lower left s...

Hong Kong 1904-06 $2 slate and scarlet, watermark MCA, chalk-surfaced paper, SG87a. A fine mint example with large part original gum. A few shortis...

Hong Kong 1948 Royal Silver Wedding $10 carmine, upper marginal, SG172. A very fine unmounted mint positional example with full original gum. An at...

New Zealand 1874-78 'First sideface' 2s deep rose, neatly cancelled by large part 'DUNED(IN)' circular date stamp. A fine used example. Typical cen...

New Zealand 1899-1903 2s blue-green, no watermark, perforations 11, block of 4, SG269. A fine mint block with part to large part original gum and w...

New Zealand 1899-1903 2s blue-green, Waterlow plate proof from the "colonial" plate, imperforate block of 4 on ungummed wove, no watermark, from R1...

New Zealand 1899-1903 2s blue-green, Waterlow plate proof from the "colonial" plate, imperforate horizontal pair on ungummed wove, no watermark, pl...

£1500.00 New Zealand 1902-07 2s blue-green, watermark 43, perforations 11, upper right corner block of 4, SG316a. A brilliant mint positional blo...

New Zealand 1902-09 5s deep red, watermark 43 sideways, perforations 14, SG329. A fine used example with large part Invercargill circular date stam...

New Zealand 1902-07 5s deep red, perforations 14, watermark 43 upright, well-centred, neatly cancelled by central "TE ARO" circular date stamp of "...

South Africa 1933-48 1d grey and carmine "SUID-AFRIKA" hyphenated, imperforate block of 4, SG56a. A very fine unmounted mint block of four with ful...

South Africa Orange Free State 1896 (Sept) '½d' on 3d ultramarine, type 9 surcharge (types a-g), complete lower right pane of 60 (6x10, lacking bot...

Swaziland 1937 Coronation of King George VI set of 3, perforated 'SPECIMEN' (type B9), SG25s/7s. A fine mint set with large part original gum to or...

Tonga 1923-24 2d on 10d black and lake, type 27 surcharge in blue, watermark upright (inverted), block of 4, positions 6-7/16-17 on the sheet, show...

Trinidad & Tobago 1913-23 5s dull and purple and mauve, watermark MCA, upper marginal example, SG155. A fine and fresh mint positional example...

Cyprus 1881 6pi olive-grey, Watermark CC, attractively cancelled by very fine virtually complete '974' numeral of Kyrenia, SG15. A fine quality use...

Batum British Occupation 1920 (30 Jan) 50r on 3k carmine-red, imperforate with good to large margins, type 6 surcharge, SG38. A fine mint example w...

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...

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: ...

South Africa 1935-49 10s blue and sepia Official, horizontal pair, type O3 overprint (with "OFFICIAL" at left), SGO29. A fine and fresh pair with l...

Great Britain 1864 6d Lilac Plate 4, SG85var. A very fine unused top marginal imperforate example with original gum, lettered AG with watermark upr...

Great Britain 1914 2d Postage Due die proof, SGD4var. Superb uncleared example printed in black on white glazed card (68x78mm) numbered "123" on re...

Great Britain 1968 4d-1s9d British Anniversaries, SG767/770var. Very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, imperforate set of four imprimatu...

Great Britain 1912 2d Orange (Die 1), SG366var. A very fine imperforate block of four plate proofs, printed in black from a special plate of four ...

Great Britain 1901 4d Composite "Paste Up" essay of the Victorian "Jubilee" series, SG235var. A spectacular series "B" essay with a lithographed q...

Great Britain 1951 2 1/2d-4d Festival of Britain, SG513/4var. Very fine unmounted mint set of two, with full original gum, left hand marginal imper...

Great Britain 1902 10d Dull purple & carmine (O.W. Official), SGO35. A very fine used example neatly tied to a small piece by a part circular ...

Great Britain 1884 5s Rose imprimatur, SG176var. A superb unused imperforate example with original gum, lettered CF. Very rare with only 49 possib...

Great Britain 1911 5d Engraver's sketch die (Die 2 Head). Very fine cut close example printed in light blue on proof paper. A very scarce proof. Fi...

Great Britain 1911 2d Engravers Sketch Die for Unissued Value (Die 1 head), without value. Very fine uncleared die proof printed in black on glazed...

Great Britain 1913 £1 Dull blue-green, "Seahorses", SG404var. Superb perfectly centred unmounted mint with full original gum example printed by Wa...

Great Britain 1876 8d Colour trial Plate 1, SG156var. A very fine unused imperforate example with original gum, lettered LK, printed in orange ove...

Great Britain 1884 1½d Colour trial (no watermark, imperforate), SG188var. Very fine unused original gum bottom marginal example in lilac on buff p...

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...

Estimate £625 - £725 Great Britain 1881 1d Colour trial (Die 2), SG172var. A very fine perforated example printed on white gummed Crown watermarked...

Ascension 1912-22 Great Britain 3d violet, tied to piece by complete strike of code 'B' 23mm 'ASCENSION' circular date stamp, dated 'OC 27 22'. A v...