Postage Stamps

China 1865 (Shanghai) 4ca yellow (III), Antique numerals, Candareens in the plural, wove paper, SG3. A fine and fresh unused example with four larg...

China 1949 Sun Yat-sen (14th issue), Hwa Nam printing, silver yuan set of 9 to 500c scarlet, SG1348/56. A fine and fresh unused set. The top two hi...

China 1878-83 5ca yellow 'Candarins', thin paper, 2mm spacing, SG3a. A fine used horizontal pair by two part Shanghai seals in black. A scarce mult...

China 1899 (9 Jan) Shanghai Wei Hai-wei Courier Post 2c dull scarlet, SG3. A fine and very fresh block of four with large part original gum. A few ...

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...

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...

China Taiwan 1948-49 $100 on $20 scarlet Sun Yat-sen seventh issue, SG73. A fine and fresh unused example. One of the scarcest Taiwan stamps of whi...

Great Britain 1890 10d dull purple and deep dull carmine, SG210a. A very fine unused example with original gum of this scarce colour shade, exhibit...

Great Britain 1911 ½d pale bluish green, SG270a. A very fine and fresh unmounted mint, with full original gum, booklet pane of five plus St. Andrew...

Great Britain 1861 1d rose red Plate 51 (Alphabet IV), SG42. A very fine and fresh unused, with original gum, block of four lettered 'NG-OH'. Lovel...

Great Britain 1870 1½d rose red Plate 3, SG51. A very fine and fresh unmounted mint example, with full original gum, lettered 'TL'. Very rare to fi...

Great Britain 1841 1d red brown, SG8. An exceptionally fíne close to large margin unmounted mint, with full original gum, horizontal pair lettered ...

Great Britain 1874 1s green Plate 8, SG150. A superb well centred unmounted mint, with full original gum, example lettered 'QF'. An absolute stunne...

Great Britain 1966 4d British birds (Ordinary) error, SG696ag. A very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, block of four with bright blue o...

Great Britain 1901 ½d Die proof, SG215var. A very fine example printed in black on reduced white glazed card (43 x 30mm). A very scarce King Edward...

Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 1a, SG2. A very fine used close to huge four margin example lettered 'FB', neatly tied to a clean entire letter (...

Great Britain 1911 3d purple/lemon (Perforations 14), SG277var. A very fine and fresh unused, with original gum, right hand marginal block of nine ...

Great Britain 1878 (26th September) 10s greenish grey Plate 1, lettered 'HC', watermark Maltese Cross, perforations 15½x15, SG128. A very fine mint...

Great Britain 1847 1s pale green, on Dickinson silk thread paper, (Embossed Die II), SG54. A magnificent mint example with original gum and, except...

Great Britain 1850 10d brown Die II Embossed, on Dickinson paper with silk threads, SG57. A very fine mint example with original gum.and, exception...

Great Britain 1883 10s greenish grey Plate 1, white paper, watermark Large Anchor, perforations 14, lettered 'ED'', SG135. One of the finest mint e...

Great Britain 1882 £1 brown-lilac Plate 1, white paper, watermark Anchor, perforations 14, SG136. A superb mint example with original gum and lovel...

Great Britain 1840 1d black plate 2, block of eight lettered 'QI-RL', beautifully tied to a small piece, each stamp with a crisp and perfectly stru...

Great Britain 1884 5s rose, blued paper, watermark Anchor, perforations 14, SG176. A superb mint example with original gum and vibrant colour. A ve...

Great Britain 1840 1d black, plate 1a, SG2 - The "Sandeman Port" penny black first day cover. May 6th, 1840, the first day of issue, "Sandeman Port...

Great Britain 1840 1d black, plate 1a, SG2 - penny black second day of issue cover. May 7th, 1840, the second day of issue, lettersheet sent from K...

Great Britain 1840 1d black, plate 1a, SG2, May Date "9th May" cover. A superb entire letter sent from Bristol to Stourbridge bearing a large four ...

Great Britain 1840 1d intense black, plate 1a, SG1, May Date "25th May" cover. A very fine cover bearing a four margin 1d intense black, plate 1a, ...

Great Britain 1840 1d grey-black (worn plate), plate 1a, SG3, "May Date" 23rd May cover. A superb quality neat and clean cover bearing a four margi...

Great Britain 1840 1d black, plate 1a, SG2, May Date "17th May (Sunday)" cover. An entire letter sent from Burton to Kendal on Sunday May 17th and...

Great Britain 1840 1d black, plate 1a, SG2, May Date "31st May (last Sunday)" cover. An entire letter sent from Loughborough to Leicester on Sunda...

Great Britain 1840 1d grey-black (worn plate), plate 1a, SG3, May Date "10th May (Sunday)" cover. An entire letter from Darlington on first Sunday ...

Great Britain 1840 1d black, plate 1b used block of four, SG2. A superb quality block of four penny blacks with full margins, lettered "IA-JB" show...

Great Britain 1854 6d mauve Embossed on paper watermarked V R in single-lined letters, SG58. A superb mint example with original gum and, exception...

Great Britain 1854 6d purple Embossed on paper watermarked V R in single-lined letters, SG60. A superb mint example with original gum and, exceptio...

Great Britain 6th May 1840 (first day of issue) hand coloured 1d Mulready envelope Stereo A179, SGME2b to Ipswich cancelled by a red Maltese Cross,...

Great Britain 1878 2½d rosy mauve Plate 10 imprimatur, SG141var. A very fine unused imperforate top marginal imprimatur, with original gum, lettere...

Great Britain 1841 1d red brown Plate 11 (Dickinson silk thread paper trial), SG16. A superb unused four margin top marginal example lettered 'AD',...

Great Britain 1862 3d rose Plate 3 (with white dots), SG78a. A very fine and fresh unused imperforate example with original gum of this rare "abnor...

Great Britain 1915 2s6d yellow brown "Seahorses" (Watermark Reversed), SG406wj. A superb, perfectly centred unmounted mint with full original gum l...

Great Britain 1878 £1 brown-lilac Plate 1, SG129. A very fine used example lettered 'HD', neatly cancelled by a Glasgow circular date stamp for 'JA...

China 1914-19 $20 black and yellow "Entrance Hall of Classics, Peking (first Peking printing), SG308. A fine used example by central Peking bilingu...

China 1967-68 People's Republic China (PRC) general issues Poem's of Mao Tse-tung set of 14, SG2372/85. A very fine and fresh unmounted mint set wi...

Great Britain 1856 1d red brown Plate 28 imprimatur, SG29var. A superb unused top left hand corner marginal imperforate imprimatur lettered 'AA', s...

Great Britain 1877 £5 Telegraphs colour trial, SGT18var. A very fine unused imperforate example with original gum printed in gold lettered 'DI', ov...

Great Britain 1901 £1 die proof, SG266var. A very fine example printed in black on white glazed card (92x 60mm), dated "19 DEC 01" and endorsed "AF...

Great Britain 1867 1d black Paris Exhibition Proof P1ate 103, SG DP38. A very fine unused imperforate left hand marginal example lettered 'MA' prin...

China 1952 People's Republic China (PRC) general issues Gymnastics by Radio set of 40 to $400 pale blue,  SG1543a/52a. A stunning set of 40 origina...