Postage Stamps

Australia 1948-56 ½d orange, no watermark, vertical coil strip of 7, showing the variety with prominent 'Sky retouch' (right pane, R6/8) on second ...

Australia 1937-49 6d purple-brown 'Kookaburra', perforations 13½ x 14, lower marginal inter pane-block of 8 (4x2) WITHOUT IMPRINT, SG172. A fine mi...

Great Britain 1841 1d Red brown Plate 21, SG8. Very fine used four margin example lettered BC, beautifully cancelled by a crisp red Maltese Cross. ...

China 1878 1ca green, 3ca brown-red and 5ca orange, thin paper, 2½mm spacing, SG1/3. A fine quality mint set of the first stamp issues of the Chi...

Great Britain 1937 2s6d Postage Due, SG D26var. Very fine unmounted mint with full original gum top marginal block of four imperforate imprimatur...

Cyprus 1886 (June) '1/2' on 1/2pi emerald-green, SG29 wmk CA, type 10 surcharge with 8mm space, block of 6 (3x2) with bold surcharge, o.g. (Five st...

Great Britain 1878 1d fugitive ink trial plate 191, SGDP39a. A very fine and fresh large part original gum top marginal imperforate example printed...

Great Britain 1881 2d cancellation trial, SG168var. A very fine used colour & cancellation trial, printed in pale green on imperforate white pa...

Great Britain King George V 1911 3d engravers sketch die for unissued value (die 2 head). A very fine cut down die proof used as a colour trial, pr...

Great Britain 1880 ½d Deep green (No watermark), SG164b. Superb quality unused large part original gum example of this great Victorian watermark v...

Great Britain 1878 £1 Brown-lilac Plate 1, SG129. Superb quality used example lettered FD, beautifully cancelled by a crisp London circular date s...

Great Britain 1840 1d Mulready envelope, Forme 2 stereo A151, SGME2var. Very fine used example sent from Whitely to Yarm, cancelled in error by bl...

Great Britain 1870 3d Die Proof, SG103var. Superb quality example without corner letters or plate numbers, printed in mauve on white matt card (93...

Australia King George V 1914 (March) Perkins Bacon 1d die proof, SG21, state 4 (the final approved state, with wattles now fully shaded and Emu re...

China 1897 60th Birthday of the Dowager Empress, "Mollendorf' SG16/24var printing on thicker unwatermarked paper, set of 9 to 24ca rose-red, 12ca s...

Great Britain 1885 1½d 'Jubilee Essay', SG198var. Very fine hand painted essay in dull lilac and carmine with the details of the design highlighte...

Great Britain 1891 (28.1.91) £1 Green, SG212. Very fine unmounted mint with full original gum top marginal example lettered AB. A scarce and class...

China Prc Reg Issues 1958 Unveiling of the People's Heroes Monument 8f carmine. SG1749. Imperf proof in issued colour, vert pair with excellent mar...

Great Britain 1890 10s Ultramarine (I.R. Official), SGO10. Very fine used example lettered KH, neatly cancelled by a crisp Account Branch/Glasgow ...

Great Britain 1858 2d Blue Plate 9, SG45var. Very fine unused four margin imperforate imprimatur lettered BJ. Lovely quality. Very rare, one of on...

China 1949 (Jan) Chung Ming printing. SG1146a. $100 on $50 dark blue type II, lower right corner block of 4 with sheet number '039', a trace of cre...

Great Britain 1918 3d Violet "Postal due" (Harrison printing) imprimaturs, SGD5var. Very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, bottom margin...

Great Britain 1911 1½d Henschel zinc block essay (2nd proof). Very fine imperforate example printed in maroon, mounted on card and endorsed "S.D./...

Great Britain 1964 3d Botanical congress essay, SG655var. A very fine essay depicting ferns, printed in bluish grey and black, perforated 15 x 14 o...