Stamps, Postal History of the World & Essays, Proofs and Reprints of the 1854 issues of India

India Used In: 1923 October envelope to London, franked with Indian KGV 2a purple, neatly tied by "SHEIKH OTHMAN" cds, London arrival backstamp da...

India Used In: 1934 October 21 envelope to India, franked with Indian KGV 1a brown, neatly tied by "SHEIKH OTHMAN" cds, from a member of the nativ...

India Used In: Six covers/pcs comprising two envelopes to the same address in Marseille the first 1897 franked with QV 2a6p vertical strip of 3, t...

Collection of Aden and States incl a few India 'used in', later issues generally present both unused and used incl 1937 Dhows to 10r olive-green w...

1921-29 Watermark Multi Crown 3d purple/pale yellow to £1 purple and black/red (SG 55/61) large part o.g., fresh and fine, cat £300

1932 Tercentenary ½d green to 5s black and chocolate (SG 81/90) large part o.g., fresh and fine, cat £225

Great Britain used in: 1912 watermark simple cypher 1d scarlet (die II), vertical strip of 3 with coil join between top and middle stamp, tied to ...

1924-33 4d grey-black and black/yellow (SG 15), block of four fresh and fine u/m, £200+

1924-33 5d purple and olive-green, lower left horizontal corner pair, pos. 1 showing "Cleft Rock" variety (SG 15dc) faint gum bends, u/m, cat £345+

1938-53 ½d to 10s (btwn SG 38b-47a), both unused (incl additional 2s6d to 10s) and used (excl a few low values), cond varies and postmarks not all...

1938-53 Perf 13 ½d to 10s (SG 38b/47a) unused and used, values to 1s (unused) showing various re-entries, cond varies and postmarks not all guaran...

1938-53 1½d black and vermilion left hand marginal vertical strip of four, stamp "2" showing the "Davit flaw" (SG 40ba) fresh and fine u/m, a love...

Small selection comprising 1934 ½d to 5s, 1948 Royal Silver Wedding pair and 1956 ½d to 10s, large part o.g. or u/m, gum toning on earlier otherwi...

Postage Dues: 1902 April 28 Philippines 1900 1c black on buff postal stationery postcard (H&G 20) used from Manilla to Raymond Terrace, Melbourne ...

1856 October 22, entire from Brisbane to London, franked two NSW 3d yellow-green "Sydney Views" bearing central '95' barred ovals of Brisbane, rev...

Wreck Mail: 1894 October 18, cover from Brisbane to Waverley, New Zealand, part of a mail carried by the Union Steamship vessel Wairarapa, which w...

1902 July 9, 1½ penny black on buff postal card sent to Austria tied by Thursday Island, Brisbane transit cds and Wien 1-9-02 arrival cds, unusual

1886-96 £1 blue perf 11½-12½ (SG 199a) poorly centred and ragged perfs, large part o.g., cat £450

Collection on pages incl 1853 4d (thin) used with '64' numeral cancellation, useful selection of imperforate and perf 'Chalon' head types from var...

1857 1d imperforate yellow-green (four good margins) and 1858 rouletted 6d bright blue (SG 41 and 73) both with disturbed/redistributed gum, lovel...

1923-24 2s maroon and £1 grey (SG 74/5) large part o.g., the 2s with usual rough perfs, the £1 with lightly toned gum and centred slightly to left...

1931-36 £2 black and rose (SG 138) u/m, perfs slightly trimmed at left, nevertheless a good example of this rare stamp, cat £4,250

1934 Macarthur Death Centenary 2d carmine-red to 9d bright purple (SG 150/2) u/m/large part o.g. marginal blocks of four, fine, cat £220+

1937? Essay for a proposed 9d pictorial, depicting the Parliament House, Canberra within a map of Australia, with the "Southern Cross" at right an...

1937-49 'Robes' 5s marginal block of four, 10s and £1 (2) on thin rough ordinary paper (SG 176a/8a), the 5s block u/m, the rest large part o.g., f...

1937 New South Wales Anniversary 2d scarlet to 9d purple (SG 193/5) u/m marginal blocks of four from the top of the sheets, fine, cat £140+

Booklet: Two 1967 50c Military Post booklets, each containing ten 5c Queen Elizabeth II stamps (SG386c) attached by left selvedge (SG MB2), fine, ...

Collection in green 'Simplex' album, unused and used issues from about 1937 to 1952 incl (unused unless stated) 1937-49 'Robes' 10s and £1 (both p...

1938-52 ½d green, ½d bluish green and ½d brown-purple each in a matching marginal block of twelve from the foot of the left pane, one stamp [R9/6]...

1955-60 De La Rue, 10r on 10s dull ultramarine, type II surcharge (SG 96ab), upper left corner block of four, fine u/m a very scarce positional mu...

Unused and used collection on pages incl a few 'India used in', 1933-37 to 5r ultramarine and purple, with a few additional 1r and 2r, both 5r hav...

1938-47 1d scarlet (SG 249), top marginal horizontal pair, trivial gum toning and minor gum wrinkle, u/m, cat £550+

1938-47 4d black variety 'Flying Mane' (SG 253a) large part o.g. from the left of the sheet, a few stained perfs between the stamp and the margin ...

1938-47 4d black, left hand block of four, stamp "3" showing "Flying Mane" (SG 253a) the top pair lightly hinged o.g., the lower pair incl variety...

1938-47 4d black variety 'Curved line at top right' (SG 253b) being the upper left stamp in a block of six (3 x 2) from the right of the sheet, u/...

1938 ½d green to 10s olive-green perforated 'SPECIMEN' (SG 18s/28s) large part o.g., fine, cat £375

1938 1d scarlet variety 'Tower flaw' (SG 19a) u/m, small mark in margin at foot otherwise fine, cat £170+

1938 January 7, letter sent registered to USA , franked with 1933 ½d emerald to 10s olive-green set of ten (SG1/10), all tied by 'Maseru 7 Jan 38'...

1954-58 ½d grey-black and sepia to 10s black and maroon (SG 43/53) u/m blocks of four, fresh and fine, cat £400

1961 Surcharge inverted 2c on 2d deep bright blue and orange, S. Pinchot and Son Cert (1985), u/m, fresh and fine, cat £200

Small selection on stockcards comprising 1938 set large part o.g., 1954-58 set u/m and 1964 set u/m, fine, cat £229 (27)

1932 ½d green to 10s black and brown (SG 99/110) u/m, the four top values marginal from the sides of the sheet, fresh and fine, cat £450

1938-52 ½d green to 10s black and red-brown (SG 118/28) u/m horizontal pairs, fresh and fine, cat £220

1938-52 ½d green to 10s black and red-brown (SG 118/28) u/m matching horizontal pairs from the foot of the sheet with 'Waterlow' imprint (except 1...

1955-58 ½d green to 10s black and red-brown (SG 143/53) u/m matching blocks of four from the foot of the sheet each with 'Waterlow' imprint, fresh...

1961 1r on 10s black and red-brown with Type I surcharge (SG 167) u/m, centred slightly to left otherwise fine, cat £450

1918-22 "Keyplates" 2s purple and blue/blue variety "Damaged leaf at bottom right" (SG 51bf) fresh o.g. with just a trace of having been hinged, c...

1918-22 £1 purple and black/red (SG 55) fresh u/m, cat £325

1938-53 2s6d black and red/pale blue on ordinary paper, lower right corner marginal block of four showing plate No '1', the third stamp [R5/11] wi...

1938-53 Selection well written up on pages, many shades and printings identified (though not verified) comprising 2s (11 part o.g., 36 used incl u...

1962-68 2d 'Church of St Peter, St George's' variety "Lilac Omitted" (SG 161a) fresh and fine u/m, cat £1,000

Extensive and valuable unused collection from 1865 to 2011, in three volumes, almost all basic stamps present, together with a number of shades an...

1963-69 ½d deep blue to £1 red and brownish black (SG1/15a) u/m, fine, cat £275

1963-69 £1 red and brownish black 'H.M.S. Endurance' (SG 15a) corner marginal block of four from the lower right of the sheet showing "1 1" plate ...

1971 3p on 3d blue and 50p on 10s ultramarine and emerald, both variety 'Watermark inverted' (SG 29a, 37a) u/m, fine and scarce, cat £260

1937 Overprints on India set of 18, 3p slate to 25r orange and blue (SG 1/18), also additional 3a 6p, 10r a couple of bends, 25r odd faint perf to...

1937 10r green and scarlet overprinted type 1a (SG 16), fine large part o.g., cat £250

1937 10r green and scarlet to 25r orange and blue overprinted type 1a (SG 16-18), the colours a little dull and the gum on the 25r dry in places, ...

1947 Interim Government, selection on three stockcards incl basic set of 15 to 10r claret and violet used, 3p, 6p, 9p, 1½a, 2a, 2a 6p and 3a 6p wi...

Selection of unused complete sheets or large blocks incl 1938-40 2a carmine (320), 3a dull violet (128), 4a greenish blue (320), 8a myrtle-green (...