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QueenslandFifth Sideface Issue with White BackgroundProofs½d. perforated plate proofs in deep green, comprising watermark Cro

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Lot 2354

QueenslandFifth Sideface Issue with White BackgroundProofs½d. perforated plate proofs in deep green, comprising watermark Crown over Q pair, thick paper, watermark Crown over Q single and no watermark with blue burelé band pair, each handstamped "cancelled" with the single also having small part circle in one corner, a further stamp without the handstamp but showing small part circle in two corners and with blue crayon stroke, and 2½d. rose handstamped "cancelled" Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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QueenslandSixth Sideface Issue with Figures of Value at Foot1897 (27 Feb.) printed matter "Returns Only" letter from Brisbane

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Lot 2358

QueenslandSixth Sideface Issue with Figures of Value at Foot1897 (27 Feb.) printed matter "Returns Only" letter from Brisbane addressed locally, the stamp cancelled by octagonal datestamp and with arrival c.d.s. (27.2) on reverse; a very rare example of the printed matter rate within Brisbane. Also 1896 (27 Oct.) front (some damage) with a 1d. paying the town rate within Rockhampton. These two items represent the only two items of mail found by the owner bearing this 1d. value used alone. Photo Note: None of these stamps are recorded paying the postcard rateSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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QueenslandSixth Sideface Issue with Figures of Value at Foot1897 (2 July) double rate envelope (209x96mm.) registered from Mi

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Lot 2359

QueenslandSixth Sideface Issue with Figures of Value at Foot1897 (2 July) double rate envelope (209x96mm.) registered from Mitchell to England, bearing 1d. block of eight (2x4) with each pair cancelled by superb sunburst "80" and with "registered/mitchell." handstamp alongside, despatch c.d.s. and London Registered d.s. (9.8) below, Brisbane Registered c.d.s. (4.7) on reverse; a few small imperfections though the largest recorded used block and single franking of this stamp. Also 1897 (July) envelope (a little soiled) from Dalby to Finland bearing 1d. in combination with 1882-91 4d. and 1885-96 ½d. with light barred numerals and with c.d.s. at foot, the reverse with six transit datestamps, and 1897 (Oct.) envelope from Brisbane to Germany bearing 1d. (2) with 1885-96 2½d. and 5d. all cancelled by "R" in oval handstamps and with c.d.s. alongside; an unusual pair provenance:Ron ButlerSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Queensland1897-1908 Figures In All Four CornersIssued Stamps2d. blue perf. 12, fresh with large part original gum; fine. A ve

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Lot 2366

Queensland1897-1908 Figures In All Four CornersIssued Stamps2d. blue perf. 12, fresh with large part original gum; fine. A very rare and much undercatalogued stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (2003). S.G. 234b, £1,000. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Queensland1897-1908 Figures In All Four CornersCoversA selection of four 1d. rate items, comprising 1897 (Oct.) printed matte

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Lot 2367

Queensland1897-1908 Figures In All Four CornersCoversA selection of four 1d. rate items, comprising 1897 (Oct.) printed matter envelope from Kilkivan Junction to U.S.A. (an early use of the stamp), 1899 envelope containing "Statement Only" from Brisbane to Ipswich, and two postcard rates with 1899 from Brisbane to Sydney and 1900 from Toowong to Gympie; a scarce quartet Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Queensland1897-98 Rouletted and Perforated 1d.Roulette in black tied by Brisbane "gpo" duplex on 1910 (19 June) locally addre

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Lot 2374

Queensland1897-98 Rouletted and Perforated 1d.Roulette in black tied by Brisbane "gpo" duplex on 1910 (19 June) locally addressed envelope to Mary St.; a rare usage of this stamp on commercial town rate mail. S.G. 256 Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Queensland1908 (8 Sept.) envelope from Brisbane to Germany, bearing 9d. perf. 12x12½ Type B (marginal) in combination with 19

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Lot 2378

Queensland1908 (8 Sept.) envelope from Brisbane to Germany, bearing 9d. perf. 12x12½ Type B (marginal) in combination with 1907-11 ½d. and 3d. all cancelled "R" in oval in blue and with black registration label tied by c.d.s. in the same ink; a scarce stamp on cover Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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QueenslandThursday Island1910 (16 Mar.) envelope registered to Austria, bearing 1907-11 5/- rose cancelled "336" in oval of b

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Lot 2386

QueenslandThursday Island1910 (16 Mar.) envelope registered to Austria, bearing 1907-11 5/- rose cancelled "336" in oval of bars with despatch c.d.s. alongside and "R" in oval handstamp at foot, the reverse with Brisbane (23.3) and Vienna (29.4) c.d.s.; a few small edge faults though a rare stamp on cover, particularly from this island. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Rhodesia1910-13 perf. 14 ½d. green, block of four from the right of the sheet, the third stamp the "double dot" variety, larg

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Lot 2393

Rhodesia1910-13 perf. 14 ½d. green, block of four from the right of the sheet, the third stamp the "double dot" variety, large part original gum (the variety unmounted mint); traces of a few tiny stains, fine. S.G. 119. Photo. Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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St. Lucia1860 watermark Small Star, perf 14 to 16 1d. rose-red block of four, unused with part or large part original gum, th

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Lot 2405

St. Lucia1860 watermark Small Star, perf 14 to 16 1d. rose-red block of four, unused with part or large part original gum, the lower left stamp with rounded corner, otherwise fine. S.G. 1, £400 Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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St. Lucia1863 CC perf 12½ 1d. lake, a fresh mint block of nine with watermark reversed, the centre top stamp with thin otherw

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Lot 2407

St. Lucia1863 CC perf 12½ 1d. lake, a fresh mint block of nine with watermark reversed, the centre top stamp with thin otherwise fine. The largest recorded multiple. S.G. 5ax, £630. Photo provenance:Peter Jaffé, March 2007Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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St. Lucia— 4d. indigo block of four with lower left stamp showing small plate flaw on Queen's neck, unused with mainly large

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Lot 2408

St. Lucia— 4d. indigo block of four with lower left stamp showing small plate flaw on Queen's neck, unused with mainly large part original gum, fine. S.G. 7, £520. Photo provenance:W.W. Forsyth, March 1978Peter Jaffé, March 2007Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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(x) St. Vincent1862-1971 mint and used collection in red album, hundreds including 1861 1d. (3 unused and 3 used), 6d. (unuse

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Lot 2416

(x) St. Vincent1862-1971 mint and used collection in red album, hundreds including 1861 1d. (3 unused and 3 used), 6d. (unused and 5 used), 1862-68 perf. 11 to 12½ 4d. unused and two used, 6d. unused and used, 1/- (4 used, one on piece), 1869 4d., 1/- indigo, 1/- brown (2), 1871 6d. unused and three used, 1872 1/- deep rose red, 1875 1/- lilac rose (3), 1875-78 1/- (4), perf. 11 to 12½ 4d., 1881 4d. (3, one unused), 1882-83 1d. (2 part original gum), 4d. part original gum, 1883-84 1/0 original gum and used, 1885-93 5/- (5), 1899 ½d. to 5/- (3 sets), 1902 ½d. to 5/-, 1904-11 £1, 1913-17 £1, 1916 War Stamp 4th. printing 1d. overprint double, 1921-32 £1 block of four, 1938-47 set and set in blocks of four, 1949-52 set in set to £1 in blocks of four, later issues, etc., mixed condition Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Samoa— 2½d. on 20pf ultramarine vertical pair with margin at foot, the lower stamp with variety comma after "I", fine mint. S

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Lot 2425

Samoa— 2½d. on 20pf ultramarine vertical pair with margin at foot, the lower stamp with variety comma after "I", fine mint. S.G. 104/104d, £610. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Sierra Leone1895 (19 Mar.) 1d. red card to Germany, the message headed "Per ss 'Niger'" and the stamp impression cancelled wi

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Lot 2454

Sierra Leone1895 (19 Mar.) 1d. red card to Germany, the message headed "Per ss 'Niger'" and the stamp impression cancelled with superb "paid liverpool br. packet" c.d.s. (7.4) in black, "paquebot" h.s. in sloping letters at foot and with Kiel arrival c.d.s. (9.4) at left; crease across upper right corner, otherwise fine Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Sierra Leone1897 (16 Mar.) envelope to Liverpool, bearing 1897 "2½d." (S.G. Type 12) on 6d. dull purple and green neatly canc

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Lot 2459

Sierra Leone1897 (16 Mar.) envelope to Liverpool, bearing 1897 "2½d." (S.G. Type 12) on 6d. dull purple and green neatly cancelled with Freetown c.d.s., Paid Liverpool Br. Packet c.d.s. (6.4) at left; the envelope with a couple of ink blobs clear of the adhesive and the reverse with flap and seal missing, nevertheless a scarce stamp with only one example represented in the setting of thirty, and very rare on cover. S.G. 62. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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South Australia1855 London print 1d. dark green, unused with traces of gum, good to large margins on three sides, cut-into at

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Lot 2464

South Australia1855 London print 1d. dark green, unused with traces of gum, good to large margins on three sides, cut-into at left though a presentable example of this rare stamp. Rendon Certificate (1995). S.G. 1, £8,500. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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South Australia1856-58 imperforate 1d. yellow-green, good to large margins showing portion of adjoining stamp at top; fine. S

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Lot 2467

South Australia1856-58 imperforate 1d. yellow-green, good to large margins showing portion of adjoining stamp at top; fine. S.G. 6, £650. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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South Australia— 2d. orange-red, horizontal pair, good to very large margins all round and showing a trace of the adjoining s

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Lot 2468

South Australia— 2d. orange-red, horizontal pair, good to very large margins all round and showing a trace of the adjoining stamp at right, cancelled by "23" diamond of Salisbury; fine and attractive. S.G. 7 Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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South Australia— 1/- brown with "postage" and value in red-brown, mint; faint blue offset on reverse. An attractive example o

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Lot 2474

South Australia— 1/- brown with "postage" and value in red-brown, mint; faint blue offset on reverse. An attractive example of this scarce stamp. S.G. 275c, £1,000. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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(x) South West Africa— 1d. rose red, block of twelve (6x2, six bi-lingual pairs) from the foot of the sheet with plate number

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Lot 2495

(x) South West Africa— 1d. rose red, block of twelve (6x2, six bi-lingual pairs) from the foot of the sheet with plate number "6", the last stamp variety "Af.rica" [R20/6], the variety unmounted mint; fine. S.G.2c, £180+ Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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VictoriaHalf Lengths1850-53 Fifth printing "white veils" ,1d. bright pinky red interpanneau horizontal pair with Barred Oval

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Lot 2552

VictoriaHalf Lengths1850-53 Fifth printing "white veils" ,1d. bright pinky red interpanneau horizontal pair with Barred Oval "37" of Forrest Creek; touched in places, vertical crease in the left margin of the right-hand stamp terminating in a split. Very rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2009). S.G. 12a. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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VictoriaHalf Lengths1850-53 Seventh Printing, 2d. deep grey with clear to very large margins on three sides showing portion o

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Lot 2555

VictoriaHalf Lengths1850-53 Seventh Printing, 2d. deep grey with clear to very large margins on three sides showing portion of adjoining stamp at left, neatly cancelled by Barred Oval "2". S.G. 16a.. Photo provenance:Gary DiffenSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Victoria1854-1913 unused/mint collection with a good representation of issues and including 1854 Woodblock 6d., 1856-58 Queen

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Lot 2556

Victoria1854-1913 unused/mint collection with a good representation of issues and including 1854 Woodblock 6d., 1856-58 Queen on Throne 1d. and 6d. (2), a few Emblems and Beaded Ovals with 6d. black, Laureates range with values to 5/- including 10d., 1884-96 Stamp Duty range with values to £10 (not all guaranteed), 1884 2/6d., later 19th. Century with 1897 and 1900 Charity sets, and Commonwealth Period to 5/-; condition a little mixed in places though of generally good to fine appearance and a good basis upon which to build Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Victoria1854-1913 used collection with a comprehensive range of issues, including Woodblocks to 2/- with rouletted 10-10½ 6d.

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Lot 2557

Victoria1854-1913 used collection with a comprehensive range of issues, including Woodblocks to 2/- with rouletted 10-10½ 6d. and Too Late 6d., selections of Emblems, Beaded Ovals and Laureates with values to 5/-, Stamp Duty selection with values to £1.10, £10 (2), £25 and £50 (ball four cancelled-to-order), 1886 4d. lilac error (pen mark on face and corner crease), 1897 and 1900 Charity sets, Commonwealth period values to 5/- and a range Postage Dues with 1890 and 1896 sets to 5/-; generally good to fine Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Victoria1859 perf. 12 by Robinson, 2/- dull bluish green on pale yellow, unused with part original gum, a fresh example of th

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Lot 2561

Victoria1859 perf. 12 by Robinson, 2/- dull bluish green on pale yellow, unused with part original gum, a fresh example of this scarce stamp. S.G. 82, £500. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Victoria1884 Stamp Statute, perf. 13, 4d. rose with watermark inverted, unused with large part original gum; scarce. S.G. 222

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Lot 2565

Victoria1884 Stamp Statute, perf. 13, 4d. rose with watermark inverted, unused with large part original gum; scarce. S.G. 222a, var., £1,100. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Victoria1884-96 Stamp Duty, typographed, perf. 12½ 3/- maroon on blue and £1 reddish orange on yellow, unused with large part

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Lot 2568

Victoria1884-96 Stamp Duty, typographed, perf. 12½ 3/- maroon on blue and £1 reddish orange on yellow, unused with large part original gum. S.G. 259, 262b, £1,250. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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(x) Zanzibar1896 (July) pink On Sultan Government Service envelope (210x93mm., slightly truncated at one side) registered to

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Lot 2580

(x) Zanzibar1896 (July) pink On Sultan Government Service envelope (210x93mm., slightly truncated at one side) registered to Bombay, bearing 1895-96 8a. magenta cancelled by Registered c.d.s. and showing "R" in circle and oval for registration number at foot; the adhesive with defects though a scarce stamp used alone. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Great BritainThe Crimean War - Mail to the CrimeaThe Radcliffe Correspondence - The following twenty-seven lots are all addre

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Lot 2607

Great BritainThe Crimean War - Mail to the CrimeaThe Radcliffe Correspondence - The following twenty-seven lots are all addressed to Captain (later Major) Radcliffe 20th. Regiment British Army in Turkey or Crimea1855 (16 Jan.-26 July) twenty-three envelopes, mostly franked 1d. (3) but one franked 1d. (6) and another franked 1d. (2, one stamp missing), chiefly with "620" sideways duplex cancellations of Plymouth but three with "588" barred oval of Okehampton (one redirected and with "post office/british army" c.d.s. on the front) and four with "439" barred oval on Launceston; very mixed condition. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Antigua1884-87 CA perf 14, 1d. rose block of six (2x3), the top left stamp with small gum thins and the top pair with hinge r

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Lot 1004

Antigua1884-87 CA perf 14, 1d. rose block of six (2x3), the top left stamp with small gum thins and the top pair with hinge remnants, the others with large part original gum. S.G. 26, £360 Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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British Columbia and Vancouver Island1868 (21 Nov.) Vancouver Island envelope to England, bearing 1865 perf. 14 5c. blue stri

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Lot 1035

British Columbia and Vancouver Island1868 (21 Nov.) Vancouver Island envelope to England, bearing 1865 perf. 14 5c. blue strip of five tied by two post office/paid/vancouver island cancellations in blue, alongside London Paid in red, despatch and arrival datestamps; faults though an exceptional franking; British Columbia envelope to England bearing 1868-71 perf. 14 25c. and another envelope franked 5c. with another stamp cut away. Photo for first Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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(x) Cape of Good Hope1853 slightly blued paper, 1d. brick-red with well balanced margins, unused without gum; loss of blueing

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Lot 1046

(x) Cape of Good Hope1853 slightly blued paper, 1d. brick-red with well balanced margins, unused without gum; loss of blueing though an attractive example of this rare stamp. S.G. 3, £3,250. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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(x) Cape of Good Hope1855-63 White Paper1/- bright yellow-green with good regular margins, unused without gum; a presentable

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Lot 1050

(x) Cape of Good Hope1855-63 White Paper1/- bright yellow-green with good regular margins, unused without gum; a presentable example of this rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1989). S.G. 8, £3,500. Photo provenance:William Frazer, March 2004Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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(x) Cape of Good Hope1855-63 White Paper1/- deep dark green with clear to enormous margins and neatly cancelled; an unusually

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Lot 1051

(x) Cape of Good Hope1855-63 White Paper1/- deep dark green with clear to enormous margins and neatly cancelled; an unusually large example of this scarce stamp. S.G. 8b, £550. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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(x) Cape of Good Hope1861 Woodblock Issue1d. vermilion, unused, margins in places; a sound example of this rare stamp. S.G. 1

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Lot 1062

(x) Cape of Good Hope1861 Woodblock Issue1d. vermilion, unused, margins in places; a sound example of this rare stamp. S.G. 13, £17,000. Photo provenance:William Frazer, March 2004Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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(x) Cape of Good Hope1861 Woodblock Issue1d. carmine, unused, just clear to good margins; small repair at top, otherwise soun

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Lot 1063

(x) Cape of Good Hope1861 Woodblock Issue1d. carmine, unused, just clear to good margins; small repair at top, otherwise sound. An attractive example of this very rare stamp. Friedl Certificate (1968). S.G. 13a., £30,000. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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(x) Cape of Good Hope1861 Woodblock Issue4d. pale milky blue, unused, close to good margins; some wrinkling and light stainin

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Lot 1064

(x) Cape of Good Hope1861 Woodblock Issue4d. pale milky blue, unused, close to good margins; some wrinkling and light staining, otherwise a good example of this rare stamp. Holcombe Certificate (1998). S.G. 14, £25,000. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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(x) Cape of Good Hope1863 (July) mourning envelope from Cape Town to Chelmsford, bearing 1863-64 1/- bright emerald-green wit

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Lot 1065

(x) Cape of Good Hope1863 (July) mourning envelope from Cape Town to Chelmsford, bearing 1863-64 1/- bright emerald-green with good to very large margins mainly all round, shaved at lower left, indistinct cancellation, manuscript "11" in red crayon at foot alongside London Paid c.d.s. (22.7), despatch and arrival (22.7) datestamps on reverse. A scarce stamp on cover. E. Diena Certificate (1981). Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Cayman Islands1907 (Nov.) "1d" on 5/- salmon and green block of four, unused with large part original gum, the lower left sta

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Lot 1070

Cayman Islands1907 (Nov.) "1d" on 5/- salmon and green block of four, unused with large part original gum, the lower left stamp with slight surface rubbing, otherwise fine. A scarce multiple. S.G. 19, £1,100. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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(x) Ceylon1857 Blued PaperCover1857 (14 Oct.) envelope to Aberdeen, marked "viâ Marseilles", bearing 6d. purple-brown pair on

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Lot 1082

(x) Ceylon1857 Blued PaperCover1857 (14 Oct.) envelope to Aberdeen, marked "viâ Marseilles", bearing 6d. purple-brown pair on blued paper (good margins) with 1857-59 1d. deep turquoise-blue and 2d. green (touched to good margins), each cancelled by neat strikes of the barred circle cancellations, the 1d. tied by London Paid transit c.d.s. in red (14.11), the reverse with Kandy Post Paid and Kandy Steamer Letter c.d.s. plus part Aberdeen arrival in green; a fragment of the flap and top left corner missing and some light toning at foot. A cover of great visual appeal. R.P.S. Certificate (2003) which states, "the stamps have been lifted and replaced". An unexpected rate which should be 6d. via Southampton or 9d. via Marseilles. Photo Note: The certificate makes a further qualification, "a further 6d. adhesive is missing, probably from the top left corner." However, there is no evidence of any stamp missing and a further 6d. would be a very unusual rateSubject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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(x) Ceylon1857-59 White PaperIssued Stamps5d. chestnut, margins just touched to large showing traces of the stamp at right, u

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Lot 1091

(x) Ceylon1857-59 White PaperIssued Stamps5d. chestnut, margins just touched to large showing traces of the stamp at right, unused and regummed; some light discolouration. S.G. 5, £1,600. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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(x) Ceylon1857-59 White PaperIssued Stamps10d. dull vermilion, two unused examples in pale shades, one with good margins, tin

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Lot 1095

(x) Ceylon1857-59 White PaperIssued Stamps10d. dull vermilion, two unused examples in pale shades, one with good margins, tiny thin at foot, the second just touched at right though showing a fragment of the stamp at left. S.G. 9, £1,800 Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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(x) Ceylon1857-59 White PaperIssued Stamps2/- dull blue, unused without gum, margins from just touching the top frame line to

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Lot 1098

(x) Ceylon1857-59 White PaperIssued Stamps2/- dull blue, unused without gum, margins from just touching the top frame line to very large and showing a fragment to the left stamp; small defect in the upper right corner. R.P.S. Certificate (1969) which states "soiled". S.G. 12, £6,500. Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Cook IslandsPenrhyn Island1902 (5 May) thin hard Cowan paper, mixed perfs. 1d. carmine, unused with part original gum; a few

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Lot 1156

Cook IslandsPenrhyn Island1902 (5 May) thin hard Cowan paper, mixed perfs. 1d. carmine, unused with part original gum; a few minor faults though a presentable example of this scarce stamp. Brandon Certificate (2004). S.G. 15, £800. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Fiji1875 (20 Nov.) 2d. on Gothic 12c. on 6d. rose, unused; small rubbing and mark at "Cents", otherwise sound. A rare stamp.

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Lot 1178

Fiji1875 (20 Nov.) 2d. on Gothic 12c. on 6d. rose, unused; small rubbing and mark at "Cents", otherwise sound. A rare stamp. S.G. 26, £2,750. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Gambia4d. brown with just clear to large margins all round (small fault at lower right corner) neatly cancelled with "gambia/

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Lot 1198

Gambia4d. brown with just clear to large margins all round (small fault at lower right corner) neatly cancelled with "gambia/b/paid" c.d.s. on 1882 (22 Mar.) envelope from Bathurst "Per Stretha" to Auburndale, Mass., U.S.A., "3" accountancy mark in red crayon, showing a further superb strike of the despatch c.d.s. at left and, on reverse, London (11.4), New York Paid All (22.4) and arrival (24.4) c.d.s. A very rare stamp on cover. S.G. 5. Photo provenance:Dale Lichtenstein, 1990Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Gambia1886-93 1/- aniline violet, large part original gum, usual slight colour suffusion though of good colour, sharp embossi

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Lot 1213

Gambia1886-93 1/- aniline violet, large part original gum, usual slight colour suffusion though of good colour, sharp embossing and fine. A rare stamp. S.G. 36b, £1,100. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Gold Coast1884 (8 Dec.) envelope to Accra, bearing 1876-84 4d. magenta quartered and neatly cancelled with "winnebah" Code C

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Lot 1232

Gold Coast1884 (8 Dec.) envelope to Accra, bearing 1876-84 4d. magenta quartered and neatly cancelled with "winnebah" Code C c.d.s. (Type 2) with a further superb strike at lower left corner and "accra" Code C c.d.s. (Type 2, 8.12) at top centre; the adhesive and cover with a few small faults though the sole example of this stamp shortage franking on cover recorded by John Sacher. R.P.S. Certificate (1976). S.G. 7b. provenance:G.H. Boucher, 1949J.R. Whitfield, 1978Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Gold Coast1894 (16 Nov.) 2d. F size registered envelope, uprated with 1891 2½d., from Accra to Germany, the stamp cancelled w

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Lot 1239

Gold Coast1894 (16 Nov.) 2d. F size registered envelope, uprated with 1891 2½d., from Accra to Germany, the stamp cancelled with oval of bars (Type 7) and showing, at foot, a superb strike of the scarce "too-late" h.s. (Type H2), "accra" code A c.d.s. (Type 2) at left, Liverpool (7.12) and London (8.12) Registered oval d.s. alongside the adhesive, arrival c.d.s. (9.12). S.G. 14. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Grenada1875 watermark Large Star, perf 14 1d. green block of sixteen (4x4), unused with mainly large part original gum, the t

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Lot 1249

Grenada1875 watermark Large Star, perf 14 1d. green block of sixteen (4x4), unused with mainly large part original gum, the top left stamp with diagonal crease, otherwise fine. S.G. 14, £1,360. Photo provenance:Peter Jaffé, October 2006Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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India1854 IssueFeaturing a range of lots from the E.A. Smythies collectionIssued StampsFour Annas2nd. PrintingA selection of

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Lot 1305

India1854 IssueFeaturing a range of lots from the E.A. Smythies collectionIssued StampsFour Annas2nd. PrintingA selection of ten including a horizontal pair, various states and shades with the pair in indigo and deep red, one stamp in the pair and one other with four margins, one other single with wide side margins, variously cancelled; fair to fine. Cat. £8,450 Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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India1854 IssueFeaturing a range of lots from the E.A. Smythies collectionIssued StampsFour Annas2nd. PrintingBlue and red ho

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Lot 1307

India1854 IssueFeaturing a range of lots from the E.A. Smythies collectionIssued StampsFour Annas2nd. PrintingBlue and red horizontal pair, [1-2], with watermark reversed, margins nearly all round with left-hand stamp touched at top, neat diamond of dots cancellations and with small part of French datestamp in blue at lower left corner. Cat. £3,250. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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India1854 IssueFeaturing a range of lots from the E.A. Smythies collectionIssued StampsFour Annas2nd. PrintingPale blue and r

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Lot 1308

India1854 IssueFeaturing a range of lots from the E.A. Smythies collectionIssued StampsFour Annas2nd. PrintingPale blue and red horizontal pair, [1-2], with watermark reversed, margins nearly all round with left-hand stamp touched at two places, neat diamond of dots cancellations; left-hand stamp with two tiny fox marks, otherwise sound. Cat. £3,250. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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India1854 IssueFeaturing a range of lots from the E.A. Smythies collectionIssued StampsFour Annas2nd. PrintingDeep blue and r

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Lot 1309

India1854 IssueFeaturing a range of lots from the E.A. Smythies collectionIssued StampsFour Annas2nd. PrintingDeep blue and red horizontal pair, [7-8], margins nearly all round (right-hand stamp touched at top), both neatly cancelled with diamond of bars; natural horizontal paper crease below normal central row paper fold. Ca. £3,250. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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India1856-64 no watermark, ½a. blue imperforate block of forty-two (6x7), large part gum, good margins all round, a few inclu

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Lot 1319

India1856-64 no watermark, ½a. blue imperforate block of forty-two (6x7), large part gum, good margins all round, a few inclusions and the first stamp defective, otherwise fine and a most impressive multiple. S.G. 37a, £17,850 as twenty-one pairs. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Indian Feudatory StatesCochin1943 watermark Umbrella, 4p. green, marginal from the right of the sheet, fresh mint; vertical c

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Lot 1417

Indian Feudatory StatesCochin1943 watermark Umbrella, 4p. green, marginal from the right of the sheet, fresh mint; vertical creases and corner crease at upper left though a presentable example of this rare stamp. S.G. 85b, £1,800. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Indian Feudatory StatesHyderabadOfficial Stamps1930-34 4p. on ¼a. and 8p. on ½a. horizontal pairs, variety imperforate betwee

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Lot 1439

Indian Feudatory StatesHyderabadOfficial Stamps1930-34 4p. on ¼a. and 8p. on ½a. horizontal pairs, variety imperforate between, and 4p. on ¼a. vertical strip of three, variety imperforate horizontally (top stamp just touched at top), used; the first with a small thin, otherwise sound. S.G. O43b, 43d var., 44c Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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Indian Feudatory StatesHyderabadOfficial Stamps1934-44 4p. black horizontal pair, variety imperforate between, light cancella

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Lot 1440

Indian Feudatory StatesHyderabadOfficial Stamps1934-44 4p. black horizontal pair, variety imperforate between, light cancellations; left-hand stamp with a vertical crease, otherwise sound. Scarce. S.G. O46c, £700. Photo Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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(x) Indian Feudatory StatesJammu and KashmirCircular Stamps1877-78 proofs on native laid paper, comprising ½a. red pair and 4

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Lot 1463

(x) Indian Feudatory StatesJammu and KashmirCircular Stamps1877-78 proofs on native laid paper, comprising ½a. red pair and 4a. red strips of three (3, one with official Post Office seal in black and one with manuscript notation), all affixed to piece marked "part sheets if 1 anna stamp Jammu with black seal of Postmaster". A scarce and unusual lot. Sismondo Certificate (2002). Photo Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

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