1858-1941 Shipreck Mail: Attractive specialised selection of 20 covers or cards, plus some additional documents, postcards & newspapers clippings, all…

1922-69, Outstanding fresh clean mint collection complete to 1969 on Scott pgs with all five seahorse sets much more besides with airmails, postage dues,…

1922-2003, Gorgeous complete collection to the 2000s with good Seahorses, some very fine used including the rare Thom blue black ovpts much scarcer used…

1890-95 8a imperforate sample stamp in ultramarine on thin card perforated “SPECIMEN” (Samuel B1), large margins and very fine, the only example of the…

1895 4a Yellow-Brown block of six (2×3) from the top of the sheet, neatly cancelled with Mombasa squared-circle datestamps, bottom pair rejoined, a scarce…

1895-96 3R Brown & Green, top sheet marginal single, tied by squared circle MOMBASA / 24.4.96 ds, on small neat registered cover to Germany, very fine…

1903-04 5r De La Rue die proof of the frame in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked « AFTER HARDENING » and dated « 20 MAY 03 »; very fine, plus 5r « SPECIMEN »,…

1903-04 1/2a imperf. colour trials (3) with heads in magenta, frames in orange, sage-green and bistre, fine

1903-04 1/2a imperf. colour trials (3) with heads in brown, frames in magenta, blue-green and black, fine

1903-04 1/2a imperf. colour trial in red, fine

1903-04 1/2a imperf. colour trials (2) with heads in dull purple, frames in dull purple and grey-brown (small corner crease)

1903-04 1/2a imperf. colour trials (2) with heads in blue-green, frames in magenta and grey-brown, fine

1903-04 1/2a imperf. colour trial in scarlet and sage-green, fine

1903-04 1/2a imperf. colour trial in dull green and green, fine

1903-04 1/2a to 8a frames De La Rue die proofs, each in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked « BEFORE HARDENING » or « AFTER HARDENING » (4a) and dated between…

1903-04 1a to 8a (2) and 2r to 10r each overprinted « SPECIMEN » and further handstamped « ULTRAMAR » by a Receiving Authority, no gum as usual and odd minor…

1903-04 Wmk Crown CA and CC 1/2a to 20r part set of 12, mint, light creases on top values, fine & scarce (SG £1’700)

1904-07 1r green with INVERTED WATERMARK variety, fresh with large part original gum, fine and exceptionally rare and under-catalogued as such (SG £1’100) Expertise:…

1907-08 1c De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked « BEFORE HARDENING » and dated « 5 MAR 07 »

1907-08 3c De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked « BEFORE HARDENING » and dated « 5 MAR 07 »

1907-08 6c De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked « BEFORE HARDENING » and dated « 11 MAR 07 »

1907-08 10c De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked « BEFORE HARDENING » and dated « 11 MAR 07 »

1907-08 12c De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked « BEFORE HARDENING » and dated « 28 FEB 07 »

1907-08 15c De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked « BEFORE HARDENING » and dated « 28 FEB 07 ».

1907-08 50c De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked « BEFORE HARDENING » and dated « 18 MAR 07 ».

1907-08 75c De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked « BEFORE HARDENING » and dated « 28 MAR 07 ».

1908 (18 Oct) 1a carmine postcard, additionally bearing German 10f, to Switzerland, the 1a impression cancelled with Tanga cds and both subsequently cancelled…

1912-21 1c, 6c to 75c and 1r to 5r, each handstamped « SPECIMEN » (21x3mm) in violet, fine mint. A very rare group which are believed to have been made as…

1912-21 1c to 20r and 100r, each overprinted « SPECIMEN », the De La Rue file copies each affixed to small piece with some noting the sheet size, i.e. « 240…

1922-27 1s Perforated colour trials (2) on gummed watermarked paper, both with vignette in yellow-green, the frames in grey and in bright violet, both…

1922-27 £20 Red on green overprinted SPECIMEN, very fine (SG £1’300)

1935 Silver Jubilee 20c light blue and olive-green, variety « short extra Flagstaff » unlisted by SG on this stamp, never hinged, very fine

1919 Incoming cover from Landour franked with three KGV 1/2a tied by Landour cds with KOWEIT / 22.SEP.19 arrival bs, fine and scarce

COLLECTIONS: 1923-64, Mint collection on pages incl. Airmail, Official, plus BAHRAIN, plus Indian stamps used in ADEN, scarce

1957-58, Three covers: two with British stamps ovptd and sent reg’d to Athens, scarce, plus 1957 Qatar to same addressee

1898 Postal stationery card sent via Labuan 18 & 20 March 1898 to Singapore (arrival March 24th), Gayah was burnt to the ground by pirates on 9 July 1898,…

1901-05 $2 Dull Green of North Borneo overprinted LABUAN (type 20), unused no gum, very fine for this difficult and rare adhesive (SG £3’500) Expertise:…

1884-86 1/2d dull green with manuscript « Specimen » (DMS), large part original gum, fine and exceptionally rare Expertise: Cert. BPA (2012)

1884-86 1d rose-carmine with manuscript « Specimen » (DMS), part original gum, fine and exceptionally rare Expertise: Cert. BPA (2012)

1907 (Feb) Envelope to London, bearing 1904 1d with indistinct cds and showing a superb strike of the « SALVED FROM/SS JEBBA » handstamp (Hoggarth and Gwynn…

1942 6d in marginal block of 4 with 3rd stamp showing plate variety « 2nd E of LEEWARD damaged », mint never hinged, very fine (SG £586+)

1886 2d Black « Vice-Consulate » with dot after POSTAGE (as usual thins), 1d « Consular Mail » no dot after POSTAGE, and 4d « Consular Mail » no dot after short…

1884 8c on 12c blue, fine used (SG £160)

WITHDRAWN

REVENUES: 1905-06, Three revenue documents with India and Straits Settlements frankings incl. one with Straits KEVII $5 (3), $2, 50c, 30c and 10c with…

1912-19, Collection on leaves, mostly mint hinge remainder, some never hinged, mostly very fine, (SG £570+)

Only Recorded Cover from the Penang Volunteers Force 1915 Envelope from the Kelantan Field Force to Penang franked by 9c for the 3c per 2oz local rate,…

JAPANESE OCCUPATION: 1942 Selection of DAI NIPPON overprint varieties (noted pairs & 1 block of 4) showing beautiful offsets, inverted overprints, etc.,…

1887 Envelope from Batu Gajah franked by Straits Settlements 1882 8c orange tied by KINTA cds (Type D1), KUALA KANGSAR, PENANG, MODANE A PARIS transit…

1861 Cover from Kuching to Singapore bearing the very rare POST OFFICE /SARAWAK double-ring handstamp (Proud PS1) plus date 16/10/61 ms inside, reverse…