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Great Britain 1955 11d Brown-purple imprimaturs, SG553var
£4,000.00| /Great Britain 1955 11d Brown-purple (watermark St Edward's Crown) imprimaturs, SG553var. A superb Post Office fresh unmounted mint, with full origi...
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Great Britain 1912 1d Bright scarlet (Watermark Crown, Die 2), SG341B
£3,750.00| /Great Britain 1912 1d Bright scarlet (Watermark Crown, Die 2), SG341B. The unique unmounted mint with full original gum "B12" control block of six ...
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Great Britain 1914 2d Postage Due die proof, SGD4var
£4,500.00| /Great Britain 1914 2d Postage Due die proof, SGD4var. Superb uncleared example printed in black on white glazed card (68x78mm) numbered "123" on re...
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China Taiwan 1946-48 $100 on $20 scarlet, SG73
£1,100.00| /China Taiwan 1946-48 $100 on $20 scarlet, SG73, Sun Yat-sen seventh issue. A fine unused example and scarce as only 1,200 such stamps were surcharg...
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Great Britain 1951 1s Ochre (Watermark Sideways-inverted) Postage Due, SGD39wi
£2,800.00| /Great Britain 1951 1s Ochre (Watermark Sideways-inverted), SGD39wi. Superb unmounted mint with full original gum top marginal example of this rare ...
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Great Britain 1968 4d-1s9d British Anniversaries, SG767/770var
£9,000.00| /Great Britain 1968 4d-1s9d British Anniversaries, SG767/770var. Very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, imperforate set of four imprimatu...
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Great Britain 1912 2d Orange (Die 1), SG366var
£10,000.00| /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 ...
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Great Britain 1901 4d Composite "Paste Up" essay of the Victorian "Jubilee" series, SG235var
£10,000.00| /Great Britain 1901 4d Composite "Paste Up" essay of the Victorian "Jubilee" series, SG235var. A spectacular series "B" essay with a lithographed q...
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Great Britain 1951 2 1/2d-4d Festival of Britain, SG513/4var
£7,000.00| /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...
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Great Britain 1901 10s Die proof, SG265var
£3,800.00| /Great Britain King Edward VII 1901 10s Die proof, SG265var. A very fine example printed in black on white glazed card (92x60mm), dated "25 NOV 01" ...
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Great Britain 1862 4d Bright red plate 3, SG79
£2,100.00| /Great Britain 1862 4d Bright red Plate 3, SG79. Very fine and fresh unused example with original gum lettered SF. Lovely vibrant colour and a scarc...
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CHINA 1938 PRC REG ISSUES Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Area: 5c brown, SGNC5A
£4,250.00| /China People's Republic Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Area: 1938 (Feb) 'Full White Sun' 5c brown, SGNC5A. First printing on newsprint, upper right cor...
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Great Britain 1856 4d carmine on thick blued highly glazed paper Plate 1, SG63s
£4,500.00| /Great Britain 1856 4d carmine on thick blued highly glazed paper Plate 1, (Watermark Medium Garter), SG63s. A superb unmounted mint bottom margina...
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Great Britain 1854 1d red brown Plate 178, SG17var
£6,000.00| /Great Britain 1854 1d red brown Plate 178, SG17var. A superb unused top left hand corner marginal imperforate imprimatur lettered 'AA', Showing par...
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Great Britain 1915 10s Bright "Cambridge" blue "Seahorses", SG412var
£7,000.00| /Great Britain 1915 10s Bright "Cambridge" blue "Seahorses", SG412var. A very fine and fresh mint example with original gum of this rare De La Rue c...
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Great Britain 1840 1d Rainbow trial (State 3), SGDP20b
£2,250.00| /Great Britain 1840 1d Rainbow trial (State 3), SGDP20b. A very fine four margin imperforate example printed in deep blue on white wove paper. To pr...
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China 1883 3ca brown-red 'Candarins', SG8
£400.00| /China 1883 3ca brown-red 'Candarins', 2.5mm spacing on thicker paper, clean-cut perforations 12½, SG8. A fine used example by part seal in blue. ...
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Great Britain 1902 1d Die proof, SG219var
£3,500.00| /Great Britain 1902 King Edward VII 1d Die proof, SG219var. Very fine example from the De La Rue printers striking book printed in black on white gl...
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China 1878 1ca deep green, SG1b
£800.00| /China 1878 1ca deep green, "Candarins" thin paper, 2½mm spacing, SG1b. A fine used example of the first stamp issue of the Chinese Empire with "CUS...
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Great Britain 1881 2½d Blue Plate 22 imprimatur, SG157var
£3,000.00| /Great Britain 1881 2½d Blue Plate 22, SG157var. Very fine unused part original gum line perforated imprimatur lettered EL, produced for inclusion i...
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China 1912 Commemorating the Revolution, SG242/53
£2,250.00| /China 1912 Commemorating the Revolution Sun Yat-sen set of 12 to $5 slate, SG242/53. A fine quality mint set other than a few gum bends which are f...
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China 1949 (20 Aug) 40c grey-green (Bronze Bull), SG1359/59a
£800.00| /China 1949 (20 Aug) 40c grey-green (Bronze Bull), SG1359/59a, block of 4, lower right stamp showing second and third characters of surcharge transp...
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Great Britain 1841 2d Blue Die Proof, SGDP43
£1,700.00| /Great Britain 1841 2d Blue Die Proof, SGDP43. Superb unused top left hand corner marginal example from the small trial sheet of twelve without corn...
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Zanzibar 1896 (15 Nov) '21/2' (type 6) on 1 1/2a sepia. SG29kvar
£900.00| /Zanzibar 1896 (15 Nov) '2 1/2' (type 6) on 1 1/2a sepia. SG29kvar. Variety Roman 'I' in '1/2', and additionally showing surcharge double, one albin...
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Sudan Official. 1936-46 1m black and orange, error opt double SG032a
£550.00| /Sudan Official. 1936-46 1m black and orange, error opt double SG032a. Block of 4, centrally cancelled by very light but identifiable 'Wadi Medani' ...
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Great Britain 1876 4d Vermillion colour trial. SG152var PL15.
£1,000.00| /Great Britain 1876 4d Vermillion colour trial. SG152var PL15. Very fine unused o.g. right hand marginal block of four lettered FK-GL, printed in ch...
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Great Britain 1878 10s die proof. SG128var
£3,500.00| /Great Britain 1878 10s Die proof. SG128var. Very fine progressive die proof without corner letters or plate numbers, printed in black on white glaz...
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Great Britain 1841 1d Red brown PL34. SG8m.
£700.00| /Great Britain 1841 1d Red brown PL34. SG8m. Very fine used large four margin example neatly tied to a clean unfolded cover by a crisp London No. 10...
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Great Britain 1899 2d Colour trial. SG200var
£1,000.00| /Great Britain 1899 2d Colour trial. SG200var. Superb unused o.g. example with the head plate printed in purple and duty plate in bright purple. Sca...
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Great Britain 1911 10s blue, SG319
£1,000.00| /Great Britain 1911 10s blue, SG319. A very fine unused example with original gum printed at Somerset House. GB Specialised Catalogue No: M54(2). St...
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China 1949 Szechwan Province silver yuan surcharges 1c on $20,000 red Parcels Post, SGP1332
£900.00| /China 1949 (July) Szechwan Province silver yuan surcharges, 1c on $20,000 red Parcels Post, SGP1332. A fine used example. A scarce Provincial surch...
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China 1949 Yunnan province silver yuan surcharges set of 11 to $1.20 on $100,000 sage-green, SG1333/43
£1,250.00| /China 1949 (12 May) Yunnan province silver yuan surcharges, set of 11 to $1.20 on $100,000 sage-green, including 4c on $20 and 12c on $200 chocolat...
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Great Britain 1840 1d Mulready letter sheet from Sunning Hill, SGME1
£750.00| /Great Britain 1840 1d Mulready letter sheet from Sunning Hill to “Lt Rifle Brigade, Barracks, Weedon”, (Northants), SGME1. “CHERTSEY/SP13/1840” dou...
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Great Britain 1840 1d Mulready letter sheet from Runcorn, SGME1
£750.00| /Great Britain 1840 1d Mulready letter sheet from Preston Brook, Cheshire to Warrington used on August 6th 1840 including “RUNCORN” poststamp, SGM...
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Great Britain 1840 - May 12th 1d Mulready Letter Sheet from CHELTENHAM to LONDON
£1,500.00| /Great Britain 1840 - May 12th 1d Mulready Letter Sheet from CHELTENHAM to LONDON. Cancelled by red Maltese Cross and bearing a red Cheltenham circu...
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Great Britain 1840 1d Rainbow trial (State 3), SGDP20b
£9,000.00| /Great Britain 1840 1d Rainbow trial (State 3), SGDP20b. Very fine imperforate four margin right hand marginal horizontal pair printed in red brown ...
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Great Britain 1915 2s6d Yellow-brown "Seahorses" (Watermark Reversed), SG406wj
£5,750.00| /Great Britain 1915 2s6d Yellow-brown "Seahorses" (Watermark Reversed), SG406wj. Very fine and fresh unmounted mint with full original gum top left...
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Great Britain 1913 5d Die proof, SG381var
£6,000.00| /Great Britain 1913 5d Die proof, SG381var. Very fine example cleared example printed in black on thin white glazed card (71x78mm) dated in manuscri...
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Great Britain 1864 6d Lilac (Watermark inverted) Plate 4, SG85a
£9,000.00| /Great Britain 1864 6d Lilac (Watermark inverted) plate 4, SG85a. A superb unused original gum top right hand corner marginal imperforate pair lette...
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Great Britain 1968 4d-1s9d British Bridges Imprimaturs, SG763/66var
£9,000.00| /Great Britain 1968 4d-1s9d British Bridges, SG763/66var. Superb unmounted mint with full original gum right hand marginal set of four imperforate i...
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China 1947 PRC REG ISSUES $500 on $20 green, SGNC59
£2,500.00| /China People's Republic North China: Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Area 1947 $500 on $20 green Fuping surcharge, SGNC59. A fine lightly used example. ...
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Great Britain 1913 £1 Green "Seahorses", SG403
£3,750.00| /Great Britain 1913 £1 Green "Seahorses", SG403. A very fine unmounted mint example with full original gum. Well centred example printed by Waterlow...
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Great Britain 1902 1d Scarlet, SG219var
£4,800.00| /Great Britain 1902 King Edward VII 1d Scarlet, SG219var. A very fine unused, with original gum, bottom left hand corner marginal example showing va...
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Great Britain 1902 £1 Dull blue green Specimen, SG266var
£1,250.00| /Great Britain 1902 £1 Dull blue green, SG266var. Superb unused original gum example printed by De La Rue, overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 16. Stamps is...
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Great Britain 1881 1d Colour trial (Die 2), SG172var
£2,500.00| /Great Britain 1881 1d Colour trial (Die 2), SG172var. Very fine imperforate example printed on white gummed Crown watermarked paper in bluish green...
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Great Britain 1841 1d red brown Plate 160, SG8var
£5,000.00| /Great Britain 1841 1d red brown Plate 160, SG8var. Superb unused close to large four margin top right hand corner marginal imperforate imprimatur l...
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Great Britain 1855 4d Carmine, Plate 1 imprimatur, SG62var
£6,500.00| /Great Britain 1855 4d Carmine Plate 1, SG62var. Very fine unused top marginal imperforate imprimatur from the very first approved printing sheet. V...
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Great Britain 1862 3d Rose, Plate 3 (white dots), SG78a
£6,500.00| /Great Britain 1862 3d Rose, Plate 3 (white dots), SG78a. Very fine unused original gum good to large four margin top marginal imperforate example o...
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