1859 No wmk pin perf. 14 1s purple-slate, fresh used and very lightly cancelled, scarce, cert. Brandon (SG £800)

1859 No wmk pin perf. 14 6d bright yellow green, a brilliantly fresh mint block of four, well centred and fine, faint horiz. wrinkle on top pair, scarce…

1880 Wmk Crown CC compound perf. 14 x 12 1/2, fine used with neat crisp numeral « 3 » cancellation, a nice example of this rare variety, cert. RPS 1950 (SG…

1882 (Sep 27) Envelope sent registered to English stamp dealers with 1876 5d green vert. pair and 1879-82 1/2d in two vert. pairs, tied by Trinidad cds…

1900 (Apr 9) Philatelic cover initially sent from Port of Spain with two strips of three 1d postage dues, with Toco Apr 10 bs, then later franked with…

COLLECTIONS: 1851-1960s, Mint collection with strength in Britannia issues incl. multiples ((1d) deep blue block of 4), 1854-57 (1d) rose-red (creased),…

1879 1d Rose, 3d blue, 6d orange, 1s green and 5s black, unused or with part original gum, short perf. on the 1s, a fine group (SG £1’645)

1879 £1 mauve, fresh unused without gum, a very scarce stamp (SG £4’250) Expertise: Cert. Ebel (1966)

1879 £1 mauve, unused, no gum, insignificant surface scuff, a scarce stamp (SG £4’250)

1891 1/2 PENNY on 4d grey, error Surcharge Double, well centred mint with large part og, fine and a rare stamp, cert. Holcombe 1987 (SG £3500)

1891 2 1/2d on 4d grey with variety DOUBLE SURCHARGE, tiny surface scuff at top left, very scarce (SG £3’500) Expertise: Cert. RPS (1933)

COLLECTIONS: 1879-96, Mint/unused selection incl. 1879 values to 5s (3 of the 5s), 1880 values incl. 6d. 1882-84 values incl. three 6d, 1886-89 1/2d on…

1930 Stampless cover addressed to Denmark, bearing double-circle TRISTAN DA CUNHA handstamp in violet, taxed upon arrival with Danish 25ö (2) postage due…

2003 William Glass mini sheet IMPERFORATE variety, discovered in 2006 with no others reported since, unique, unpriced by SG

1867-1881 1s pale-blue, 1d surcharged black 1/2d in 4 (2 types) & 1s violet surcharged black 1/2d, mint slight hinge remainders or distributed gum, scarce…

1881 1/2d on 1s pale blue type 5 surcharge (short bar), small part og, very fine with vibrant colour, scarce (SG £1’500)

1881 1/2d on 1s Violet (4) surcharged 4 different types including short thick bar, mint hinge remainders, scarce group (SG £1’135)

1881 1/2d on 1s lilac, unused, no gum, showing FRACTION BAR MISSING, fine and scarce variety (SG £600)

1881 1s Violet in vertical strip of 3 surcharged 1/2d black types 9+9+10, mint hinge remainder, scarce multiple types strip, very fine

1896 5R black with printing error « small O in POSTAGE », ungummed as issued, very fine marginal example (SG £900)

1866 1d deep green, 1d green and 6d rose imperforate proofs, good margins, cert. BPA 1998 for first

1866 St Ursula 6d, the unissued transfer complete sheet of 25 Plate Proofs with margins, in bright blue on white wove, imperforate, very fresh and rare,…

1866 St Ursula 6d rose-red on toned paper, complete sheet of 25 incl. var. « Large V » of R2/1, fine mint, mostly unmounted, scarce (SG £1715)

1867 essay overprint on 1s, with lilies and six lamps each side, thin double-lined frame at edges, imperforate, fine and rare, see Migliavacca BVI p85…

1867-70 1s on toned paper, left marginal block of four incl. R3/1 variety « Long-tailed S », mint og, small mark in margin, a scarce block (SG £1’875) Expertise:…

1867 4d Imperforate proofs on card, in mauve, dull orange, green and pale green, also a large margined example of dull orange, fine and scarce

1867-70 4d lake-red on pale rose paper, complete sheet of 25 incl. var. Broken Frame R3/1, fresh mint, usual sl. gum streaking and sl. tones on reverse,…

1867-68 1s plate proof imperforate, white paper, position 1 with top left corner margins, sl. thin on reverse, scarce

1867-68 1s with crimson frames, on white paper, a complete sheet of 20 incl. « Long-tailed S » of R3/1, « Long Sleeve » of R4/4, fresh mint, almost full streaky…

1867-68 1s with crimson frames, on white paper, a reconstructed sheet of 20 incl. « Long-tailed S » of R3/1, « Long Sleeve » of R4/4, mint, hinge reinforcing…

The Legendary Missing Virgin One of the World’s Most Iconic and Sought After Stamps 1867 1s Black and Rose-Carmine with missing black causing the…

1867-68 1s with crimson frames, on toned paper, a complete sheet of 20 incl. « Long-tailed S » of R3/1, « Long Sleeve » of R4/4, fresh mint, some hinge reinforcing…

1867 1s Crimson frame, scarce printing on bluish-grey paper with perforations reset to provide larger marginal stamps, unused, without gum as normal, slight…

1887-89 1d red, 1d rose, 1d rose-red, 4d chestnut, 6d deep violet, 1s brown, all in sheets of 24, mainly fresh and fine mint, odd small tone or wrinkle,…

1888 4D on 1s complete sheet of 20 incl. variety Long-tailed « S » of R3/1, mint with almost full original streaky gum, part right margin missing and sheet…

IN THE HOLD 1888 4D on 1s toned paper with variety surcharge double (close double with the second impression about 1mm from the original), mint with…

1899 1/2d Yellow-Green, horizontal pair with variety IMPERFORATE BETWEEN, with left sheet margin and part guide cross, also imperforate between stamp and…

1899 4d Brown with error PENCF from R 10/3, fine mint with lower margin confirming position, very scarce as this was quickly corrected (SG £750)

COLLECTIONS: 1866-1960s, Mint collection with better incl. 1866 6d large V in Virgin (2, one cert. BPA), 1867-70 6d pale rose, 1s long tailed S, 1883-84…

1896 1/2a to 5r set of fifteen together with 1899-1901 1a carmine, 4 1/2a blue-black and 1r to 5r, all overprinted « Specimen », without gum, fine

1908-09 Imperf. plate proofs of 1r, 3r, 4r and 5r in horizontal pairs and 10r, 20r and 40r in vertical pairs, all on gummed watermarked paper, fine multiples

1908-09 2r Violet block of twenty mint nh, from the left four vertical rows of the sheet with margins, fine and impressive multiple (SG £400+)

1913 20r Black and green with variety FRAME DOUBLY PRINTED, lower right corner example, mint og (toned), fine and very rare, cert. BPA (2003)

1914-22 1c, 3c and 6c each overprinted « Specimen » and additionally handstamped « Colonias » in red by the Spanish post office prior to distribution to one…

1947 & 1964 Registered covers to Sweden, first franked with 1936 issue + 1946 Victory stamps with reg’m label and arrival ds, second sent after the revolution…

POSTAGE DUES: 1933 Newspaper wrapper from London underpaid with KGV 1d red franked on arrival with Zanzibar 1930-33 6c postage due tied by Zanzibar Reg….

POSTAGE DUES: Selection incl. 1926-30 unused values to 75c (12), 1930-33 unused set plus used 1926-30 9c and 1930-33 2c, 6c and 25c, mostly very fine (SG…

FORGERIES: “The Work of Jean de Sperati”, Part IV (1954) containing ca.70 photographic reproductions of forgeries of stamps, overprints and cancellations…

1840-1920, Useful mint & used assembly incl. Samoa, Tonga, Victoria, Cyprus 1934 18pi, New Zealand 1d brown, St Vincent 1861-85, New South Wales 1860 5s…

SOLD 1840-1950, Attractive cover lot from the 1840s to later 20th century with hundreds of covers loose in box, many interesting usages incl. airs, official,…