The Philatelic Collectors' Series

Aden 1937 Dhow ½a. to 10r. set of twelve, fine used.

ArgentinaTierra del Fuego1891 "Poppers Post" 10c. perforated proof in black (type F) with the usual red printers cancellation, small thin, the iss...

(x) Ascension1922 on St. Helena set less 1d., 1924-33 set with additional 2d. with cleft in rock (two surface marks) and 1934 set; good to fine m...

Ascension1938-53 perf. 14 1½d. black and carmine, variety davit flaw, fine used. Rare. S.G. 40ea, £425. PhotoSubject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premiu...

Ascension1938-53 perf. 13 2/6d. black and deep carmine, variety cut mast and railings, fine used. Very rare. S.G. 45cb, £2,750. PhotoSubject to 2...

(x) Australia1913-14 ½d. to 10/- mint; a few to 1/- with hinge remains and 4d. with a thin though of generally fine appearance. S.G. 1-14, £2,266...

Australia1913-14 £2, 1915-27 £2, 1923-24 £1, 1929-30 10/- and £2, 1931-36 10/-, £1 and £2, all overprinted "Specimen" or "specimen", part origina...

Australia1948-56 ½d. orange, coil perf. vertical pair, one the "Sky retouch", fine unmounted mint. S.G. 228cb, £350Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s ...

AustraliaBritish Commonwealth Occupation Force (Japan)1946-47 set with additional 5/- on thin rough paper; fine used. S.G. J1-7, J7a, £455Subject...

(x) Bahamas1948 (Oct.) Columbus Anniversary ½d. (209), 1d. (204), 1½d. (196), 2d. (202), 2½d. (196), 3d. (118), 4d. (222), 6d. (225), 8d. (151), 1...

Barbados1894 ½d. on 1d. postal stationery envelope, uprated with 1882-86 4d. brown and 1892 ½d. on 4d., registered to London, also 1907 envelope ...

(x) Bechuanaland1888-1958 mint and used selection (210+) on stockpages, including 1888 2/-, 2/6d., 5/-, 1891 2d. grey-green and carmine block of ...

(x) Bechuanaland1932 set (½d. a pair), all from the sides of the sheets and cancelled on separate pieces by Francestown c.d.s.; fine. S.G. 99-110...

Bechuanaland1961 1r. (Type I) on 10/- black and red-brown, fine unmounted mint. B.P.A. Certificate (1965). S.G. 167, £300. PhotoSubject to 20% VA...

Bermuda1843 (13 Sept.) envelope (minor imperfections) with contents to Edward Ward, Royal Engineers, from his mother in Weymouth, with London Tom...

Bermuda1843 (1 Dec.) long cross written entire letter to Edward Ward from his sister in Weymouth, Liverpool via "Hibernia" to Halifax N.S. and fr...

Bermuda1856 (5 Dec.) entire letter from London with red Inspectors mark, Lombard St. Maltese Cross datestamp, Liverpool lozenge (6.12), the entire...

Bermuda1924-32 12/6d. grey and orange perforated "specimen", lightly mounted mint; green King Farouk handstamp on reverse. PhotoSubject to 20% VA...

Bermuda1938-53 line perf. 14¼ 5/- dull yellow-green and red on yellow horizontal pair from the lower left of the sheet with plate number, [59] wit...

Bermuda1938-53 line perf. 14¼ 10/- yellow-green and carmine on green, unmounted mint with three natural brown gum streaks. R.P.S. Certificate (1...

Bosnia and HerzegovinaMint and used collection well written-up on leaves and in a stockbook, hundreds including 1906 Pictorial issue with perf. 1...

Brazil1937-38 1000r. Iguazú Falls, Waterlow die proof in deep purple, Colombia 1917 Registration 10c. Tequendama Falls, Perkins, Bacon die proof ...

(x) British East Africa1890-95 ½a. dull brown, imperforate pairs (2), the first imperforate vertically and cancelled with triple ring squared circ...

(x) British East Africa1890-95 2½a. black on yellow-buff imperforate pair with four good margins, fine used with Mombassa squared-circle c.d.s., ...

British East Africa1890-95 8a. imperforate sample stamp in ultramarine on thin card, perforated "specimen" (B1), large margins and fine. The only...

(x) British East Africa1891 (Jan.-Feb.) Mombasa Provisional, handstamped "½ Anna" in dull violet on 2a. vermilion and with manuscript initials "A....

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British East Africa1897 2½a. on Zanzibar 3a. grey and red, special U.P.U. printing with stop after "Africa" and diagonal fraction bar, original g...

British Guiana1861 (July) mourning envelope (small imperfections) from Demerara to Bermuda, per Thames to Barbados, Teviot to St. Thomas and per ...

British Honduras1865-99 largely mint selection (58), including 1865 1d. (2), 1872-79 perf. 12½ 1d., 3d., 6d. and 1/-, perf. 14 4d., 6d. and 1/-, ...

British LevantExpress D'Orient labelsDie II blocks of four in rose and in black, unused blocks of four with large part original gum; the first wi...

British LevantExpress D'Orient labels1890 (1 Mar.) envelope from Constantinople to Harburg, Prussia, showing British Post Office Constantinople c...

British LevantExpress D'Orient labels1891 (2 Jan.) envelope registered from Constantinople to Oxford, showing Doursoun British Post Office cachet...

(x) British Postal Agencies in Eastern ArabiaMostly mint selection housed in a stockbook, including 1948 to 2r. on 2/6d. (4), 1948 Silver Wedding...

BruneiDuplicated mint and used collection in stockbook (ex-dealer's stock), neatly arranged in S.G. order, including 1906 overprinted issue (60) ...

(x) Brunei1947-51 perf 14 1c. chocolate, a fine unmounted mint block of six (3x2), the centre stamp in the lower row showing "a" of "ca" missing f...

(x) Brunei1949 (Sept.) Sultan's Silver Jubilee, two 8c. stamp-size handpainted essays, each on piece of paper (89x102mm), both with the basic desi...

(x) Canada1887 (Dec.) envelope from Toronto to Cocanada, India, bearing Small Queen 1c. pair and 3c. cancelled with "1" duplex and showing circul...

Canada1898-1935 mint selection on Hagner pages with 1898 20c., 1903-12 set of seven to 50c. lightly mounted, 1908 Quebec set of eight, 1911-12 se...

(x) Cape of Good Hope1853 Paper Deeply Blued1d. brick-red with attractive "outline" blueing on reverse, good to large margins, and 1855-63 white ...

(x) Cape of Good Hope1853 Paper Slightly Blued1d. brick-red, an enormous example showing large portions of two adjoining stamps, neatly cancelled...

Cape of Good Hope1853 Paper Slightly Blued1d. brick-red pair with good to large margins and two strikes of the triangular obliterator, and a sing...

(x) Cape of Good Hope1855-63 White Paper4d. blue with good to large margins and 6d. pale rose-lilac with margins all round, both neatly cancelled...

Cape of Good Hope1855-63 White Paper4d. blue with good to large margins and tied on piece by complete triangular cancellation, and 1/- yellow-gre...

(x) Cape of Good Hope1861 Woodblocks1d. brick-red with good to large margins and lightly cancelled at foot; a fine and attractive example of this...

(x) Cape of Good Hope1861 Woodblocks4d. pale milky blue, close to very large margins nearly all round and with neat cancellation, good strong col...

(x) Cape of Good Hope1863-64 De La Rue Issue1d. deep carmine-red triangular marginal block of four, fresh with large part original gum; the usual...

Cape of Good Hope1863-64 De La Rue4d. steel-blue with good to large margins, unused without gum. Scarce. S.G. 19c, £2,250. PhotoSubject to 20% VA...

(x) Cape of Good Hope1863-64 De La Rue1/- bright emerald-green with good to large margins and clearly cancelled; crease along right edge of the c...

(x) Cape of Good HopeCovers1859 (11 June) entire letter (written 8 March) from Prince Albert to the French Consul in Cape Town, bearing 1855-63 4...

(x) Cape of Good HopeCovers1859 (25 Nov.) entire ex the "Howland" correspondence from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth, bearing 4d. blue and 1/- yello...

(x) Cape of Good HopeCovers1860 (3 Feb.) entire registered from Worcester to Cape Town, bearing 1/- green with margins virtually all round and ne...

(x) Cape of Good HopeCovers1860 (17 Aug.) envelope from Villiersdorp to Weymouth, bearing slightly blued paper 1d. brick-red pair with margins al...

(x) Cape of Good HopeCovers1861 (8 Mar.) entire from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town, bearing slightly blued paper 1d. brick-red marginal block of fo...

(x) Cape of Good HopeCovers1863 (Mar.) mourning envelope from Cape Town "Per Royal Mail Steam Ship Briton" to Ireland, bearing 6d. pale rose-lila...

(x) Cape of Good HopeCovers1864 (11 Oct.) entire registered from Grahamstown to Cradock, bearing 6d. slate-lilac with large margins all round and...

(x) Cape of Good HopeCovers1866 (14 Dec.) envelope (opened-out, flap removed) from Port Elizabeth to Uitenhage, bearing 1d. rose-red with good to...

Cape of Good HopeRectangular Issues½d., two "die proofs" of unknown status on gummed paper, one in grey-blue, the other in emerald-green. Photo f...

Cape of Good HopeRectangular Issues1864-77 4d. blue, variety watermark inverted, neat triangular cancellation; a couple of shortish perfs. at foo...

Cape of Good HopeRectangular Issues1864-77 1/- green horizontal pair, variety watermark inverted, both cancelled "1"; the right-hand stamp repair...