Auction 16 Sale of Specialised British Commonwealth

Malta 1948-53 Self-Government 6d, two unmounted mint positional pairs with R3/1 damaged `F` and the subsequent repair. SG 242 var./CW S14b, c ......

Malta 1949 £1 Silver Wedding block of four, neat central Valletta CDS of MR 8 49. SG 250 (£192)/CW S28 ...[more]

Mauritius 1900-5 set of eighteen, mint, overprinted `SPECIMEN` Type D12 or 12a. Fine set. SG 138s-55s (£400) ...[more]

Mauritius 1913-22 set of eight, mint, overprinted `SPECIMEN` Type D12, fine mint. SG 196s-204s (£300) ...[more]

Mauritius 1921-6 set of seventeen, overprinted `SPECIMEN` Type D12 or 16. Fine mint save for 10ct carmine-red, which is without gum. SG 105s-21s (...

Mauritius 1921-32 set of twenty, overprinted or perforated `SPECIMEN` Type D12, 16 or 19, mainly fine mint. SG 223s-41s (£550) ...[more]

Mauritius 1935 1/- Silver Jubilee, used with 11 OC 35 registered oval cancel, Plate 4 R8/4 dot by flagstaff. A small faintly-toned area on reverse...

Mauritius 1937 Coronation set of three, perforated `SPECIMEN` Type D20, fine mint; 5ct with some hinge remainder. SG 249s-52s (£110)/CW SP S1-3 ....

Mauritius 1943-9 3ct, two unmounted mint examples with R2-3/2 sliced `S`, one with hand-painted correction. SG 253ca (£320)/CW 2d ...[more]

Mauritius 1943-7 25ct ordinary paper, unmounted mint marginal pair with R3/6 RP `IJ` flaw. SG 259ba (£300)/CW 8ad ...[more]

Mauritius 1943-7 25ct ordinary paper, fine mint with R3/6 RP `IJ` flaw. SG 259ba (£300)/CW 8ad ...[more]

Montserrat 1938-48 set of twelve, mint, perf`d `SPECIMEN` Type D20 or 21. 10/- a trifle toned, some extensive hingeing. SG 101s-12s (£325)/CW SP ...

Morocco Agencies 1949 5/- red, mint with R5/3 part `T` guidemark in the `T` of `POSTAGE` at base; very clear and an unusual item. SG 93/CW 17 .....

Morocco Agencies 1948 30ct on 3d Olympics Cyl. 1 block of six, mint, hinged on selvedge only, R19/2 hooked `3` and 20/2 Crown flaw. SG 179a/CW S9a...

Newfoundland 1937 Coronation 3ct Die I line perf 14, unmounted mint horizontal pair imperforate between. SG 258b (£500)/CW S5c ...[more]

Newfoundland 1937 Coronation comb perf unmounted mint blocks of four. 3ct (both dies), 8ct, 10ct, 15ct, 20ct, 24ct and 25ct. Between SG 258d-266c ...

Newfoundland 1937 Coronation 3ct Die II line perf 13½, mint vertical pair imperforate between. SG 258ecb (£750)/CW S27d ...[more]

Newfoundland 1937 Coronation 8ct line perf 14, unmounted mint horizontal pair imperforate between. Scarce. SG 260b (£1200)/CW S7c ...[more]

Newfoundland 1937 Coronation 20ct line perf 13½, unmounted mint block of four, lower right stamp with R6/5 `extra chimney`. SG 264e, ec (£135)/CW ...

Newfoundland 1938 Portrait set of four in mint imperforate pairs, only the 7ct being hinged. SG 268b-71b (£570)/CW 1b-4b ...[more]

1938 3ct carmine, perf 14 line. A fine mint example. SG 269a (£850)/CW 5 ...[more]

Newfoundland 1938 4ct light blue. Fine mint horizontal pair, showing the right stamp wholly without watermark. SG 270a/CW 3a ...[more]

Newfoundland 1941 5ct violet, Die 1, perf 13½ comb (width 21mm), unmounted mint. SG 280 (£180)/CW 5A ...[more]

New Guinea 1931 Airmail £1 olive-grey Ash imprint block of four, unmounted mint. SG 176 (£600) ...[more]

New Guinea 1935 £2 bright violet and £5 emerald-green, fine mint, lightly hinged. SG 204-5 (£1100)/CW G87-8 ...[more]

New Guinea 1935 £2 bright violet and £5 emerald-green, mint, the £2 with heavily-sweated gum, the £5 with unobtrusive guarantee on reverse. SG 204...

New Guinea 1935 £2 bright violet and £5 emerald-green, fine used. SG 204-5 (£590)/CW G87-8 ...[more]

New Guinea 1939 set of fourteen, unmounted mint (the 5/- and 10/- are corner examples, hinged on the selvedge only), good gum for this set. SG 212...

New Guinea 1939 set of fourteen, mint with some being unmounted, including the £1 but the gum on this value heavily cracked. SG 212-25 (£950)/CW A...

New Zealand 1931 `Smiling boys` pair, unmounted mint. SG 546-7 (£150; current New Zealand retail $1000) ...[more]

New Zealand 1931 `Smiling Boys` plain FDCs to different addressees, the 1d in a marginal pair; both cancelled `EDGECUMBE` 31 OCT 31, a pretty pair...

New Zealand 1935-42 Pictorial blocks of four, unmounted mint including three single watermark items (one a strip) and a nice range of multiple wat...

New Zealand 1936-42 2d multiple watermark perf 14 x 13½. Unmounted mint pair, the right stamp showing the `Tekoteko` (house ornament) partially om...

New Zealand 1941 2d multiple watermark line perf 14 mint Plate 2B block of six, hinged on two stamps. SG 580c (CP L4c[4], $480 for a block of four...

New Zealand 1941 4d multiple watermark mint perf 12½ Plate 3 block of four, hinged on one stamp and selvedge only. SG 583b (CP L7d[4], $500) ...[...

New Zealand 1941 4d multiple watermark perf 14 line unmounted mint corner pair with Plate 3 (top two-thirds of number). Rare pair. SG 583c (CP L7c...

New Zealand 1941 1/- multiple watermark perf 12½ Plate A1 block of four, hinged on one stamp and selvedge only. SG 588b (CP L12c[4], $1320) ...[m...

New Zealand 1939 2/- perf 13½ x 14, unmounted mint, centred to top. SG 589c (£300)/CW 14 ...[more]

New Zealand 1941 2d on 1½d purple-brown mint positional block of four with small part imprint, R10/10 inserted `2`, the top pair very lightly hing...

New Zealand 1941-52 3d (13), 5d (15) incomplete numbered coil pairs partial sets and 1/3d complete set 1-19, #5 with a foxed perf and #10 with a s...

New Zealand 1947-52 4d bright purple unmounted mint set of 19 coil pairs, 1-19 machine-printed in black. SG 681/CW 47 ...[more]

New Zealand 1947-52 6d carmine unmounted mint set of 19 coil pairs, 1-19 machine-printed in black. Odd wrinkle and #13 with a foxed corner. SG 683...

New Zealand 1947-52 1/- watermark sideways unmounted mint range (missing #8) set of coil pairs, #1 with one foxed perf. SG 686/CW 54 ...[more]

New Zealand. Express Delivery. 1939 6d violet, corner block of four with nice cream gum, once hinged on selvedge; the stamps with inverted waterma...

New Zealand. Officials. 1937 6d perf 13½ x 14 unmounted mint block of four. SG O127 (£200)/CW O7 ...[more]

New Zealand. Officials. 1939 2/- perf 13½ x 14, unmounted mint. SG O132b (£225)/CW O12 ...[more]

New Zealand. Officials. 1939 2/- perf 13½ x 14, unmounted mint pair, left stamp with R1/4 `COQK` flaw. SG O132b, ba (£575)/CW O12, a ...[more]

New Zealand. Officials. 1942 2/- perf 12½, R1/4 `COQK` flaw, unmounted mint. SG O132ca (£200)/CW O24a ...[more]

New Zealand. Officials. 1940 Centennial ½d to 8d (less 1½d and 7d) in unmounted mint horizontal or vertical pairs (2½d a side-marginal strip of th...

New Zealand. Officials. 1940 Centennial ½d to 8d (less 1½d and 7d) in top marginal pairs (except the 2½d, which is in a side-marginal strip of thr...

New Zealand. Life Insurance. 1947-65 set of eight in imperforate Plate Proof pairs, the ½d and 1d ungummed; the remainder unmounted mint. (For SG ...

New Zealand. Postal Fiscals. 1931-40 35/- orange-yellow, single watermark. A fine mint example of this rare stamp, with excellent colour. SG F161 ...

New Zealand. Postal Fiscals. 1935 £3/10/- rose, single watermark, fine mint. SG F165 (£1900)/CW F21 ...[more]

New Zealand. Postal Fiscals. 1935 £4/10/- deep olive-grey, single watermark, fine mint. SG F167 (£1700)/CW F23 ...[more]

New Zealand. Postal Fiscals. 1939 35/- on 35/- orange-yellow, single watermark. Fine mint. SG F186 (£800)/CW F29 ...[more]

New Zealand. Postal Fiscals. 1946 25/- greenish blue, multiple watermark upright, fine mint. SG F204 (£650)/CW F60 ...[more]

New Zealand. Postal Fiscals. 1946 30/- brown, multiple watermark upright, fine mint with minor hinge remainder. SG F205 (£425)CW F61 ...[more]

New Zealand. Postal Fiscals. 1951 £2/10/- red, multiple watermark inverted, fine mint. SG F207 (£425)/CW F64 ...[more]

New Zealand. Postal Fiscals. 1952 £3/10/- rose, multiple watermark inverted, fine mint. SG F209w (£3250)/CW F66a ...[more]

Nigeria. Lagos. 1904 set of ten overprinted `SPECIMEN` Type D12, fine mint. SG 44s-53s (£225) ...[more]