G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

1893 (Sep) ½d on half 1d, Surcharge in red, unsevered pair, hinge remainder, otherwise very fine mint. S.G. 7a, £500. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Sep) ½d on half 1d, Red surcharge with variety straight top to "1", used with Old Calabar River c.d.s, Stanley Gibbons handstamp on reverse....

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2d, Violet type 3 surcharge, superb mint. S.G. 9, £550. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2d, Violet type 3 surcharge, fine used with Old Calabar River c.d.s. S.G. 9, £375. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 4 surcharges in green, mint and used on small piece with violet Old Calabar River c.d.s, the mint stamp with trace of a...

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 4 surcharge in green, variety surcharge double, fine used with violet Old Calabar River c.d.s. A rare variety, with R.P...

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 4 surcharge in vermilion, fine mint. S.G. 12, £1,200. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 4 surcharge in vermilion, fine used with Old Calabar c.d.s. With B.P.A Certificate (1971). S.G. 12, £325. Photo on Page...

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 4 surcharge in carmine, gum crease, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 13, £475. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 4 surcharge in blue, tiny tone to one perf, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 14, £475. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 4 surcharge in blue, fine used with Old Calabar c.d.s. S.G. 14, £500. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 5 surcharge in vermilion, fine mint. S.G. 17, £1,300. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2d, Type 6 surcharge in violet, used with Old Calabar River c.d.s. S.G. 18, £500. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 6 surcharge in vermilion, fine mint. With B.P.A Certificate (2003). S.G. 19, £650. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 6 surcharge in vermilion, fine used with Old Calabar River c.d.s. S.G. 19, £350. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2d, Type 7 surcharge in violet, one short perf, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 20, £500. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2d, Type 7 surcharge in violet, used on piece with 1892-94 2d, cancelled by Old Calabar squared circles, the surcharge also tied ...

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 7 surcharge in vermilion, superb mint. With B.P.A Certificate (1979). S.G. 21, £400. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 8 surcharge in green, superb mint. S.G. 27, £550. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2d, Type 9 surcharge in violet, light gum creases, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 29, £550. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2d, Type 9 surcharge in violet, fine used with Old Calabar River c.d.s, Stolow handstamp on reverse. S.G. 29, £450. Photo on Page...

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 9 surcharge in vermilion, hinge remainder, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 31, £650. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 9 surcharge in vermilion, fine used with Old Calabar River c.d.s. S.G. 31, £750. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 9 surcharge in blue, superb mint. S.G. 32, £425. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 9 surcharge in blue, fine used with Old Calabar c.d.s. S.G. 32, £400. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 9 surcharge in green, fine mint. S.G. 33, £450. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 9 surcharge in green, surcharge unusually sloping upwards, superb used with an Old Calabar squared circle. S.G. 33, £40...

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 10 surcharge in green, superb mint. S.G. 35, £550. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) ½d on 2½d, Type 10 surcharge in green, tied to small piece by violet Old Calabar River c.d.s. S.G. 35, £450. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) 1/- on 2d, Surcharge in violet, fine mint. S.G. 37, £550. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) 1/- on 2d, Surcharge in violet, fine used with Old Calabar River c.d.s. S.G. 37, £500. Photo on Page 214.

1896 (Dec) 1/- on 2d, Surcharge in vermilion, fine mint. With R.P.S Certificate (1945). S.G. 38, £800. Photo on Page 214.

1893 (Dec) 1/- on 2d, Surcharge in vermilion, a couple of barely noticeable perf tones, otherwise fine used with Old Calabar c.d.s. A good looking...

1893 (Dec) 1/- on 2d, Surcharge in black, mint, tiny crease to upper left corner perfs, otherwise fine and very rare. With R.P.S (1933) and Brando...

1893 (Dec) ½d Surcharges, comprising type 5 in vermilion on 2½d used at Old Calabar River; type 7 in violet on 2d used at Old Calabar River; type ...

1894 (Jan) ½d - 1/- Set of six with additional ½d shade all in mint blocks of four, 1d, 5d and one ½d block perf 14½-15, the others all perf 13½-1...

1894-98 Mint and used collection, both 1894 sets and 1897-98 Crown CA issue to 2/6, many collected for their cancellations including scarce oval R...

1894 (Sep 11) Registered front to England bearing 1892 2d, 1894 (Jan.) 1d and vertically bisected 2d, and 1894 (May) diagonally bisected 1d; and p...

1894 Opobo River ½d provisional surcharges on bisected 1d blue stamps, surcharges on left half of 1d dull blue or right half of perf 14 1d pale bl...

1894 Opobo River 1d provisional surcharge on bisected 2d, right half tied to piece by Old Calabar c.d.s. S.G. 59, £375. Photo on Page 214.

1894 Opobo River ½d provisional surcharge in violet on diagonally bisected 1d vermilion, tied to piece by Opobo River c.d.s (OC 29 94). S.G. 63, £...

1894 Opobo River ½d provisional surcharge in violet on vertically bisected (left half) 1d vermilion, used with Opobo River c.d.s (OC 1 94), with B...

1894 Opobo River ½d provisional surcharge in blue on vertically bisected (right half) 1d vermilion, used with Opobo River c.d.s (OC 7 94). S.G. 64...

1894 ½d on 2½d Surcharge issued at Old Calabar, three used examples all with Old Calabar squared circle cancels, two on pieces, one in combination...

1897 2½d Slate-blue, perf 14½, variety watermark reversed, fine used, very scarce. S.G. 69w, £350. Photo on Page 216.

1898 10/-, Deep violet shade overprinted "SPECIMEN" and superb used with 1898 (SP 12) Bonny River c.d.s, perf 14 bright violet pair used on piece ...

1892-1901 Postal stationery postcards including 1893 Oil Rivers 1d card cancelled scarce "BENIN" parcel handstamp with Benin River c.d.s on the fr...

Forgeries. Selection including forged Niger Coast or Niger Co. Territories cancels on G.B stamps (16), Lagos 5/- with forged crowned circle cancel...

1900 ½d - 10/- Set of nine overprinted "SPECIMEN" and the issued set of nine, all mint, both sets superb. S.G. 1/9, £825. (16). Photo on Page 214.

1902-12 Specimen stamps comprising 1902 sets (2), 1910 set (additional ½d, 1d with broken "M" variety) and 1912 set (also additional stamps, six w...

1900-12 Mint and used collection with 1900 set mint and ½d - 1/- used, 1902 set mint and used (with additional 2/6, 10/-), 1905 set mint, 1910 set...

1912 KGV ½d - £1 Sets mint and used. S.G. 40/52, £600. (26).

1901-1912 Specimen stamps, all sets complete, also 1907 3d and postal stationery (3), the 1912 2d, 1/-, 1/6 with paper adhering to reverse, otherw...

1901-07 Specimen stamps, comprising 1901 and 1903-04 sets, and 1907 3d, fine mint. S.G. 1/20s, 25s, £627. (21).

1901-12 Stamps complete mint, some additional shades, fine. S.G. 1/56, £2,225. (64). Photo on Page 214.

1901-12 Mint and used selection including 1901 set (additional ½d - 5/-), 1903 ½d - 10/-, 1907 and 1908 ½d - 10/- all mint with additional values,...

1903-04 ½d - £1 Set overprinted "SPECIMEN" and the issued set, both fine mint. S.G. 10/20, £1,025. (22). Photo on Page 214.

1903-12 Mint selection including 1904-09 £1 (4, both head dies) and 1912 ½d - £1 set of twelve, also some Specimen stamps (a few faults), the mint...

1914-32 Specimen sets complete, the 1914-29 ½d - £1 set of twelve with both white and coloured reverses for the 3d, 4d, 1/-, 5/- and 10/-, and 192...

1914-46 Specimen sets comprising 1914-29 ½d - £1 (no 1d), 1935 Silver Jubilee set, 1936 ½d - £1 set of twelve, 1937 Coronation set, 1938-51 ½d - 5...