Stamps & Covers of the World

1971 5f on 50f multicoloured, complete mint sheet of twenty-five (5x5), one stamp with small crease (R4/3) otherwise fine unmounted og. Scarce. SG...

1939-48 set of thirteen in blocks of fifteen, the bottom three rows of the sheet with imprint in each case save the 3a block, which is also a bloc...

1976 3c on 40c New Constitution, with R5/2 3c omitted, fine unmounted o.g. SG 226a £550

'Discovery' Expedition. 1901 (14 OC) ppc (Devil's Peak and Table Mountain) from Cape Town to London, written and signed by Ernest Shackleton to hi...

‘Discovery’ Expedition. 1901 (17 Jul) handwritten letter from Ernest Shackleton on ‘National Antarctic Expedition’ headed notepaper (203 x 324mm),...

‘Nimrod’ Expedition. Collection of nine autographs from members of the 1907-09 Expedition to the South Pole under the leadership of Sir Ernest Sha...

‘Terra Nova’ Expedition. A fascinating autographed letter (with accompanying envelope) from Lawrence Edward Oates (1880-1912), written to his moth...

‘Terra Nova’ Expedition. 1911 (9 FE) cover (expedition logo on reverse) addressed in the distinctive hand of Lawrence Oates to his mother in Londo...

‘Terra Nova’ Expedition. 1913 (JA 18) registered cover (with contents) from E.G.H.R. Evans to Commander R.H. Walter at the Admiralty, London, subs...

Victoria Land. 1911-13 ½d green and 1d carmine, tied to individual sheets of Expedition stationery (125 x 203mm) by ‘BRIT. ANTARCTIC EXPD’ cds, da...

Victoria Land. 1911-13 ½d green and 1d carmine, tied to individual ‘Terra Nova’ Expedition certificates (½d tied to piece which is affixed to cert...

Victoria Land. 1908 Shackleton Expedition 1d, Waterlow printing, overprinted ‘KING EDWARD VII/LAND’ in green, small part o.g. A collectable exampl...

1813 pre-stamp entire letter addressed to England, on gilt-edged ‘’W Turner & Son'' wmkd paper, headed ‘’Antigua 23 Jany 1813'' rated at 2/- showi...

1970 Christmas 35c, printer's working plate proof of recess design (without litho background) complete imperforate sheet of 100 composed of four p...

1935 5d Silver Jubilee showing plate 2A R10/6 kite and vertical log variety fine unmounted o.g. SG 33k

1935 5d Silver Jubilee with plate 2A R10/6 kite and vertical log variety, unmounted o.g. SG 33k

1938 1½d black and vermilion perf 13½ complete sheet of sixty with toned gum, unmounted o.g., R5/1 davit flaw and 5/6 medallion re-entry. A fine m...

1949 1½dblack and carmine, perf 14 with R5/1 ‘davit flaw’ fine used SG 40ea £450

1963 set of fourteen in bottom half-sheets of thirty with Cylinder numbers, unmounted o.g.  The gum is very slightly two-toned but this is barely ...

Mainly QE range in blue binder, mostly commemoratives, but including 1956 set (2), one with 5/- and 10/- plate number examples unmounted, and 1½d ...

1850 2d indigo (Plate 11) early impression with good to large margins on all sides and neat central dumb obliterator, fine used. SG 21 £400

1850 3d yellow-green on soft yellowish wove paper with good to large margins on all sides and neat central obliterator. SG 39 £350

1862 1d dull red, no wmk, perf 14, De la Rue printing, interpane block of 8 (4x2), central 'gutter' formed by stamp wing margins, fresh mint unmou...

1855 (Ap 5) cover from Felixstow, Adelaide to the UK bearing 1855 2d 'rose-carmine' horizontal strip of three with four margins (close but clear a...

1891 De La Rue die proof for 5d in black on glazed card endorsed “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “22 SEP 91", Fine

1854 4d blue lower marginal block of six, touching to large margins, with upper right stamp showing variety ‘T’ of ‘POSTAGE’ shaved off to a point...

Mainly old-time mint and used accumulation of Australian States housed in five assorted volumes, loose album leaves and auction folders, etc, cont...

1915-27 £1 'light brown and pale blue', wmk 6, brilliant large part o.g. with exceptional centring and colour. Very scarce so fine. SG 44b var, BW...

1915-27 £2 black and rose, wmk 6, mint, brilliant o.g. A lovely example of this sought-after stamp. BPA cert (1993), SG 45, £5,000

1979 20c National Parks, right-hand marginal strip of 4, the right-hand pair imperforate. One sheet reported with only 10 pairs possible. Unmounte...

1926-30 4½d violet perf 13½x12½, perforated “O S”, block of 4 with gutter margin at right, centred to top, fresh unmounted o.g. SG O109

1907 2d black and violet, thin paper wmk vertical, type 4 'Papua.' opt at Brisbane, ERROR OPT DOUBLE, upper left corner block of 4 with guide cros...

Mint on stock cards including 1911 to 2s6d, 1916 to 10s, 1917 to 1d on 2s6d, 1932 to £1, mainly fine. (63) SG 84/145

1914-15 5d on 50pf black and purple on buff, 6mm spacing from Setting VI, pos. 3, tied to piece by light RABAUL cds, dated "1 JA 15" (in error for...

Mint on stockcard including 1915 9d violet, 10s grey and pink, 1915 values to 5s, 1918 to 10s, mainly fine. (24) SG 74/117

1935 Air £5 emerald-green, well centred block of four, mint unmounted o.g. Slight gum toning as often, still exceptional appearance with wonderful...

1937 Coronation set to 1s on cover tied Rabaul cds "20 JUL 38"  the 5d showing major re-entry, Plate 2A R5/2, offered with normal for comparison. ...

Mint on stock cards including 1925 to £1, 1931 Air to £1, 1931 Air with type 15 overprint, 1932 to 10s, 1932  to £1 with type 15 overprint, 1939 t...

1925-4 selection of fifty-one covers housed in a green album including 1932 Ironmonger registered from Gasmata to Bristol, 1935 registered from Ed...

1938-46 ½d blocks with long ‘E’ varieties.  ½d green block of eighteen, ½d blue-green corner block of four and ½d myrtle-green corner block of fou...

1938-52 panes, unmounted o.g., mostly with lightly toned gum.  ½d blue-green LP with R9/6 ‘E’; ½d brown-purple LP with R9/6 ‘E’ (2, one with good ...

1952 ½d brown-purple top five rows from left pane with Plate 2 and sheet number, unmounted o.g. R4/2 shows St Edward's Crown in watermark error. G...

1952 ½d brown-purple left pane with Plate 2 and sheet number, unmounted o.g.  R7/2 shows St Edward's Crown in watermark error, and R9/6 has the el...

1938-41 2d grey top three rows of right pane, from the 1940 printing, with sheet number 4436. R3/6 with the short 'T' variety, a fine positional b...

1941 5/- lilac and blue on thin striated paper, large part creamy o.g.  Ex Moreton Black, KG VI Expertising Certificate (2008).  SG 156a, £5500

1942 Landfall ½d corner block of twelve with sheet number, R1/5 RP ‘accent’ flaw and 2/6 bulge on frame behind head, unmounted o.g.  SG 162c, £550

1942 Landfall 4d light blue and red-orange with R5/2 COIUMBUS flaw, large part rather toned o.g.  SG 168a, £1000

1942 Landfall 6d olive-green and light blue positional block of sixteen, top right stamp with R5/2 COIUMBUS flaw. Unmounted o.g,, rather toned. SG...

1942 Landfall 8d ultramarine and scarlet marginal block of twenty-five, the second stamp with R5/2 COIUMBUS variety, unmounted o.g.  The gum is a ...

1863 to 1926 mint range on stock card including 1863-77 4d dull rose, 1883 4d on 6d, 1884-90 to £1, 1902 to £1, 1906-11 to 6d, 1911-19 to 3s, 1912...

1907 1907 1d on 2d in block of 6, surcharge inverted, the upper left stamp surcharge double, both inverted with Holcombe certificate (1990), fine ...

1988 50c cricket, interpanneau right-hand marginal block of 4 with error of portrait, E. Lawson Bartlett for Herman C. Griffith, four of just 101 ...

1961 ½c on ½d grey-black and sepia, error SURCHARGE DOUBLE, horizontal strip of 3 from right of sheet, the right pair with slightly greater displa...

1961 New Currency surcharge 10c on 1s bronze-green and purple, type II, marginal unmounted og. Also Postage Due 1933-51 1d deep carmine on chalk-s...

1961 10c on 1/- bronze-green and purple Plate 1A-1 block of four, unmounted o.g., gum evenly toned.  SG 64a, £1000

Official. 1934 (1 MAY) OHMS cover addressed to Sir Godfrey Lagden KCMG, England, franked at 2d rate by 1934 “OFFICIAL” opt ½d emerald (x2) and 1d ...

1885 to 1s, 1888 to 10s, 1888 1d on 1d to 1s on 1s, 1888 ½d on 3d, 1891 to 1s, 1893 1d and 2d. Mainly good to fine. (36) SG 1/39

Mint on stockcard including 1888 to 2s6d (1s fault), 4d on 4d, 1889 4d on ½d, 1890 ½d “Protectorate” inverted,  and ½d “Protectorate” 19mm, 1897 t...

Mint on stock card including 1904 to 1s, 1913 to 1s, 2s6d (2) and 5s seahorses, 1925 to 1s, 1932 to 10s, 1935 Silver Jubilee, 1926 dues to 2d, 193...

1883 (27 JAN) 50c DLR die proof in black on card (92x60mm), endorsed “Before Hardening” and dated in blue at upper left. Fine. SG 66var.