Auction 20 - Specialised British Commonwealth

Aden. 1936 bromide of proposed design for a KE VIII ½a, similar to the 1937 Grenada ¼d with the addition of Arabic script, an appealing item .....

Aden. 1936 bromide of proposed design for a KE VIII 1r, similar to the preceding lot ...[more]

Aden. 1937 Dhow set of twelve, used. Values to 2r with First Day cancels, the 5r the aniline printing with colour suffused. SG 1-10, 11a, 12 (£78...

Aden. 1937 2r, 5r and 10r Dhows, fine mint. SG 10-2/CW 10-12 ...[more]

Aden. 1937 Coronation to 1951 surcharges, used with extra shades of 1939 set, mainly fine. 48 stamps. SG 13-46 (£187)/CW 13-36, S1-11 ...[more]

Aden - Kathiri State of Seiyun. 1942-51 fine used collection of 27, complete. SG 1-27 (£212)/CW 2-20, S1-8 ...[more]

Aden - Shihr and Mukalla. 1942-51 fine used collection of 27, complete. SG 1-27 (£140)/CW 2-20, S1-8 ...[more]

Antigua. 1937-51 used collection of 31, including some shades. 1½d lake-brown with an inkmark and the Wedding 5/- lightly postmarked. SG 95-119 (...

Ascension. 1937-49 used collection of 53, per printed album with numerous extras, nearly all perfs and shades but no second 10/-. SG btw. 35-55 (...

Ascension. 1944 1½d black and vermilion, perf 13. Fine used horizontal pair, the left stamp with R5/1 `davit` flaw. SG 40ba (£170)/CW 17a ...[m...

Ascension. 1949 1½d black and carmine, perf 14 with R5/1 `davit` flaw, corner cancel. A rare stamp used. SG 40ea (£400)/CW 29ca ...[more]

Ascension. 1953 registered envelope to Durban with 2d scarlet, 3d and 2/6d to 10/- (the 2/6d and 5/- perf 13½) on the front; ½d and 1½d on revers...

Ascension. 1938 2/6d black and carmine perf 13½, fine used with R5/1 `davit` flaw. SG 45b (£800)/CW 11a ...[more]

Ascension. 1945-53 10/- perf 13, fine used with R5/4 `boulder` flaw. SG 47a var./CW 25b ...[more]

Australia - B.C.O.F. 1946-7 set of seven on three pieces with Army PO CDSs of 17 OC 47, the 5/- on thin paper. SG J1-7a (£275)/CW J1-7a ...[mor...

Bahamas. 1942 Landfall 3/- slate-purple and myrtle-green with R2/12 stop after `COLUMBUS`, mint, apparently unmounted but with a small foxed area...

Bahamas. 1948 Eleuthera set of sixteen in unmounted mint CBNC imprint/Plate blocks of four, odd bend. SG 178-93 (£300)/CW S20-35 ...[more]

Bahrain. 1938-41 set of sixteen, good to fine used. SG 20-37 (£425)/CW 1-16 ...[more]

Bahrain. 1938-41 1r, 2r, 5r, 15r and 25r in unmounted mint blocks of ten, gum creamy. SG 32-4, 36w-37 (£2635)/CW 11-13, 15a-16 ...[more]

Bahrain.1940 12a; 1942-5 White Background set (9p faked postmark); 1948-9 set, the 10r in a block of four with R1/7 `blueberry` flaw; 1948-9 Wedd...

Bahrain.1955 2r on 2/6d Type III surcharge, a fine used block of four with 29 MR 55 registered oval cancels; scarce multiple. SG 77b (£560)/CW 48...

Barbados. 1937-52 used collection with most perfs and useful Dues (1937 3d, 1950 1ct and 6ct ordinary paper, 1951-3 chalky papers). Some machine ...

Basutoland. 1937-49 used collection (45), the 1938 set with shades of all values except 3d, plus 1d Postage Dues ordinary and rough paper, 2d ord...

Basutoland.1938-52 1d scarlet with part Mazenod Institute CDS, R2/4 `tower flaw`. SG 19a (£250)/CW 2b ...[more]

Bechuanaland. 1937-49 used collection (57), the 1938 set with shades to 1/- (not the 1/- grey-black shade) plus commemoratives, and Postage Dues ...

Bechuanaland. 1938-44 set of eleven in unmounted mint blocks of four, plus shades of the ½d and 6d. All fine except the first 6d block with some ...

Bermuda. 1943 (Mar.) 2/- purple and deep blue on pale blue paper, top marginal mint, hinged on front of selvedge only. HPF #1 `blank scroll`, a s...

Bermuda. 1943 (Mar.) 2/6d black and dull red on pale blue paper, fine used with HPF #60 broken lower right scroll. SG 117be (£650)/CW 12bA ...[...

Bermuda. 1941 (May) 5/- line perf, mint block of four (#s 11-24) with streaky gum as usual. Shows the scarce and major HPFs # 12a, 12c, 23 and 24...

Bermuda. 1941 (May) 5/- line line perf, fine used with HPF #59i broken top right scroll, part Ireland Island CDS. SG 118bd (£550)/CW 19B ...[mo...

Bermuda. 1941 (May) 5/- line perf, unmounted mint corner example with HPF #60 broken lower right scroll. SG 118be (£1300)/CW 19A ...[more]

Bermuda. 1941 (Nov.) 5/- bronze-green and carmine-red on pale yellow paper, top marginal unmounted mint with HPF #4a scroll and leaf at left flat...

Bermuda. 1941 (Sept.) 10/- line perf, fine mint with FF #37 broken frame left of right value tablet. SG 119b (£550)/CW 20 ...[more]

Bermuda. 1941 (Sept.) 10/- line perf, unmounted mint bottom marginal with Plate plug and HPF #59 broken top right scroll. Characteristic gum. SG ...

Bermuda. 1941 (Sept.) 10/- line perf, fine used with HPF #59 broken top right scroll. Excellent colour. SG 119bd (£1300)/CW 20B ...[more]

Bermuda. 1937-8 12/6d deep grey and deep maize, unmounted mint. RPS Certificate (1983). SG 120 (£550)/CW 15 ...[more]

Bermuda. 1946 (Jun.) 12/6d grey and `lemon`, unmounted mint with HPFs #15a, b, c and d. RPS Certificate (2004) incorrectly identifying the stamp....

Bermuda. 1946 (Dec.) 12/6d top marginal block of four, #s 5-18, unmounted mint. HPFs #6a and b. Fine but one stamp with internal wrinkle. SG 120c...

Bermuda. 1948 (Jun.) 12/6d grey and maize on chalky paper, corner pair with `CA/R(reprint)/July 48` pencilled on selvedge. Unmounted mint, HPFs ...

Bermuda. 1941 (July) £1 pale purple and black on pale red paper, corner pair used on piece with Plate 1, tied by Paget CDS. Shows HPF #59ii repai...

Bermuda. 1943 £1 purple and black on pale red paper, unmounted mint corner example with HPF #1 `blank scroll`, an exceptional stamp. SG 121cb (£4...

Bermuda. 1945 £1 deep purple and jet-black on pale red paper, unmounted mint Plate block of four. SG 121c (£240)/CW 16c ...[more]

Bermuda. Postal Fiscal. 1937 12/6d `REVENUE/REVENUE` mint, a little extensively hinged, good colour. SG F1 (£1100)/CW PF1 ...[more]

1938-52 set of twelve in unmounted mint blocks of four. SG 308a-319b (£440)/CW btw. 5a-27 ...[more]

1937-52 used collection (44) basic issues complete plus some extras including the good $1, also the $2 and both extra $3. Mainly fine. SG 305-32...

British Honduras. 1938-47 set of twelve in unmounted corner blocks of four, fresh, a difficult set in multiples. SG 150-161 (£760)/CW 1-12 ...[...

British Levant. 1905 ½d pale yellowish green mint block of twenty (2 x 10), fourteen stamps unmounted; minor bends and one short perf, otherwise ...

British Occupation of Former Italian Colonies - M.E.F. 1942 postcard with 1d, 2d, 2½d and 3d round stops with 5d square stops, Asmara CDSs of 2.3...

British Occupation of Former Italian Colonies - Cyrenaica. 1950 Mounted Warrior set of fifteen, fine used. SG 136-48 (£180)/CW 1-13 ...[more]

British Occupation of Former Italian Colonies - Eritrea. 1948-51 fine used collection of forty-three. The 1950 BA set of thirteen and the BA ½d P...

British Occupation of Former Italian Colonies - Eritrea. 1948 5/- BMA fine mint, the `second setting` of the overprint with the bars close togeth...

British Occupation of Former Italian Colonies - Somalia. 1943-50 fine used (31) complete, all fine save the EAF 2/6d which is oily on the reverse...

British Occupation of Former Italian Colonies - Tripolitania. 1948 1/- BMA fine mint with R7/12 broken barb. SG T10 var./CW 10a ...[more]

British Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia - Muscat. 1944-55 used collection (54) 1944 Muscat Postage set (good cancels) and Service set (may be ...

Burma - 1902-11 India KE VII 25r brownish orange and blue, used with Monywa Parcels cancel of 4 MY 28. A rare usage but with a heavy vertical cre...

Burma - 1937-47 Postage issues used collection (84) with 1937 set to 10r, couple of telegraphic cancellations, thereafter complete basic stamps. ...

Burma - 1937 15r blue and olive, fine used. SG 17 (£250)/CW G18 ...[more]

Burma - 1937 25r orange and blue with upright watermark, lightly cancelled. SG 18 (£550)/CW G19 ...[more]

Burma - 1937 25r orange and blue with inverted watermark, fine used. SG 18w (£550)/CW G19a ...[more]

Burma - 1938 set of sixteen in unmounted mint blocks of four, the 10r block centred low to right; difficult multiples. SG 18b-33 (£900)/CW 1-16 ...