Accumulations & collections

5447 1918 WAR TAX opt KGV 1d, opt type 41, wmk INVERTED. VF fresh MUH. SG 146aw cat £75 as M, should be at least £150 MUH (P) $80 $120

5448 1922-26 KGV set ½d to 3/-, wmk script, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 162-75s cat £250. (14). (P) $200 $300

5449 1922-26 KGV Cactus set ¼d to 3/- inc both 2/-, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 162-75s cat £250. (14) (P) $200 $300

5450 1928 KGV Cactus set ½d to 10/-, inscribed Postage & Revenue, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M, 10/- part gum. SG 176-86s cat £190. (11). (P) $120 $180

5451 1935 KGV Jubilee set ½d to 1/-, perf SPECIMEN. F-VF MLH, some tropical spots on gum. SG 187-90s cat £100. (4) (P) $50 $70

TUVA

5452 1938 Pictorial set 5k-30k with modified designs & new colours. VF MUH. Mi 123-7 cat €900+, SG 115-19 cat £1080+ for M. Scarce set. 2003 Sismondo photo-cert. (5). (P) $350 $500

5453 1943 Independence 25k slate-blue on cream full sheet of 5, perf horiz, imperf margins. VF fresh UN as issued. Mi 134 cat €300, Sc 120a cat US$450+, SG 134 cat £600+ as singles, plus large premium for sheet. (P) $300 $500

5454 1943 Independence Anniv 25k slate-blue on cream paper, full sheet of 5, with imperf margins. VF fresh UN as issued. Mi 134, Sc 120a cat US$450. SG 134 cat £600 -all as singles, plus large premium for sheet (P) $300 $450

UGANDA

5455 1896 Type-set 2a horiz pr on thick white wove paper, variety "small O in Postage" at left. VF fresh UN as issued, barely visible thin. SG 56/56a cat £129+ as singles. (P) $70 $100

5456 1896 Type-set 2a on thick white wove paper, variety "small O in Postage". VF fresh UN as issued. SG 56a cat £100. (P) $70 $100

5457 1896 Type-set 3a on thick white wove paper, variety "small O in Postage" at left. VF fresh UN as issued. SG 57/57a cat £149+ as singles. (P) $110 $150

5458 1896 Type-set 4a on thick white wove paper, variety "small O in Postage". VF fresh UN as issued. SG 58a cat £120. (P) $90 $120

5459 1896 Type-set 1R on thin darker wove paper, variety "small O in Postage". Superb UN as issued. SG 60a cat £350. (P) $250 $350

5460 1896 Type-set 5R on thin wove paper. VF UN as issued. SG 61 cat £275. Scarce top value. (P) $220 $300

5461 1896 Type-set 5R right marginal blk of 4 on thin wove paper. VF UN as issued. SG 61 cat £1100 as singles, plus premium for very rare top value blk. (P) $800 $1200

5462 1896 Type-set 5R on thin darker wove paper, variety "small O in Postage". Superb UN as issued. SG 61a cat £900. Very rare top value variety & certificate can be obtained upon request. (P) $700 $1000

5463 1902 "UGANDA" opt BEA QV ½d yellow-green, top & sides marginal blk of 12, 2nd stamp top row error opt DOUBLE (one weak as always). Superb fresh, stamps MUH. Also wmk crown CA greatly shifted so that 2 stamps inc error only show gutter wmk lines! With error stamp pristine never hinged original gum. SG 92/92c cat £2783 for M singles, should be at least double, £5566 MUH, plus premium for blk. Only several double opt errors recorded & unique as such a positional blk. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $3800 $5000

UNITED STATES

5464 1857-61 Franklin 1c blue, type I. Fresh M, horiz crease. Sc 18 cat US$2100, SG 20 cat £2000. (P) $300 $450

5465 1857-61 Franklin 30c orange. VF fresh M, original gum. Sc 38 cat US$2150, SG 42 cat £2250. Rare stamp. (P) $600 $900

5466 1857-61 Washington 90c indigo. VFU appearance, reperfed at left & sl flts, very rare genuine red barred pmks. Sc 39 cat US$11,000, SG 43 cat £11,000. Beautiful looking example of this key stamp. 2011 Weiss APS photo-cert. (P) $2000 $3000

5467 1861 Washington 10c deep green, no grill, SG type 14A. FM, sl imperfections. Sc 62B cat US$8000, SG 55 cat £8000. Very rare stamp. (P) $1000 $2000

5468 1861 Amended designs Franklin 30c orange. F fresh MLH. SC 71 cat US$2750, SG 67 cat £2250. Photocopy of PF/NY photo-cert for blk it came from. (P) $500 $700

5469 1862-66 Washington 24c grey no grill. VFM, original gum, small inclusion spot on back. Sc 78b cat US$2900, SG 74b cat £3000. Rare stamp. (P) $800 $1200

5470 1867 Washington 24c grey-lilac, with grill 9x13mm. FM, original gum. SG 101 cat £8500, Sc 99 cat US$8500. Very rare. (P) $1200 $2000

5471 1869 Steamer 12c red brown, ESSAY, right marginal blk of 4, perf 12, with 9x9mm grill. VF fresh M/MUH. SG 119(p). Sc 117-E1e cat US$500+ as singles, plus premium for rare blk. (4) (P) $200 $300

5472 1869 Steamer 12c dull violet, ESSAY blk of 4, perf 12, with 9x9mm grill. VFM. SG 119(p), Sc 117-E1e cat US$500+ as singles, plus premium for rare blk. (4) (P) $200 $300

5473 1869 Landing of Columbus 15c blue & brown, type II, with grill 9½ x 9½mm. F-VF fresh M. SG 121 cat £3250, Sc 119 cat US$3250. Rare stamp. (P) $700 $1000

5474 1870-71 Stanton 7c vermilion "H" grill pr, nearly comp strike of "H" within circle cancel (Weiss no.RE-L3). VFU. Scott 138 cat $1050+, SG 140 cat £1000+. The only recorded strike of this rare cancel on a pr & possibly unique as such. (P) $400 $600

5475 1879 Hamilton 30c black, no grill, soft porous paper. F-VF fresh MLH, nice original gum. SG 192 cat £900. Sc 190 cat US$900. (P) $300 $450

5476 1879 Perry 90c carmine-lake, no grill, soft porous paper. FM, original gum. SG 193 cat £2000, Sc 191 cat US$2000. Rare top value. (P) $700 $1000

5477 1879 Newspaper Stamp $24 purple, ABN printing, soft porous paper, opt SPECIMEN type D in red. VF UN. Sc PR76SD cat $800, SG N247(s) cat £800, both as normals. (P) $40 $70

5478 1893 Columbian $4 carmine. F-VF fresh M, nice bright colour. Sc 244 cat US$2000, SG 249 cat £3000. (P) $800 $1200

5479 1893 Columbian $4 rose-carmine. VF fresh M, W/C & nice deep colour. Sc 244a cat US$2000, SG 249a cat £2500. (P) $1100 $1500

5480 1917-20 Franklin $2 black & carmine & $5 black & green, top 2 values. VF fresh M. Sc 527-8 cat $295, SG 527-8. (2) (P) $150 $250

5481 1929 Kansas & Nebraska opt sets 1c-10c. F-VF fresh MLH. Sc 658-79 cat US$480, SG 655-76 cat £575. (22). (P) $250 $350

5482 1981 Christmas 20c Botticelli, error horiz pr IMPERF horiz (appears totally imperf, but has blind perf indentations vertically only). Superb fresh MUH. SG 1916(var), Sc 1939a/b est cat US$750 specifically as such an example with partial blind perfs. Extremely rare error . 1990 PF/NY photo cert for blk from where it came. (P) $250 $500

5483 1897 Universal Postal Congress opt envelopes 2c green, 140x83mm on 5 diff colour stocks. Effectively a "specimen" for presentation to Congress delegates. Mostly VF-superb fresh UN. Sc U311-16S cat US$500+ & undercatalogued. Only 125 of ea printed. (5) (P) $250 $400

5484 1897 Universal Postal Congress opt envelopes 2c green, 150x85mm on 5 diff colour stocks. Effectively a "specimen" for presentation to Congress delegates. Mostly VF fresh UN. Sc U311-16S cat US$500+ & undercatalogued. Only 125 of ea printed. (5) (P) $250 $400

5485 1897 Universal Postal Congress opt Postcard 1c black. Effectively a "specimen" for presentation to Congress delegates. Superb fresh UN. Sc UX12S cat US $600. Only 125 printed! (P) $375 $500

5486 1897 Universal Postal Congress opt Postcard 2c blue. Effectively a "specimen" for presentation to Congress delegates. Superb fresh UN. Sc UX13S cat US $600. Only 125 printed! (P) $375 $500

USA - POs & TERRITORIES

5487 China: 1919 "SHANGHAI CHINA" opt $1/50c & $2/$1, top 2 values. F-VF fresh M. Sc K15-16 cat US$1025, SG 15-16 cat £1200. (2) (P) $300 $450

5488 Phillipines: 1899 Soldiers cover (tape repairs) franked USA 2c red tied by "Mil Sta No 1 Philippine Is San Francisco Jan 18 1899" cds. To USA with b/s of "Boise & Nampa Feb 18 1899 RMS" duplex pmk. Rare usage. $60 $100

URUGUAY

5489 1928 Olympic Football Victories set 2c-8L, in FULL SHEETS of 20 (2 panes of 10), with sheet numbers 328, 325 & 337. Mostly VFU, 5c repaired tear through 3 stamps. SG 581-583 cat £700, Yv 371-73 cat €900 both as singles, plus huge premium for very rare sheets. (3 sheets of 20). (P) $500 $700

5490 1928 Olympic Football Victories set 2c-8c, in FULL SHEETS of 20 (2 panes of 10), with sheet numbers 364, 076 & 081. VF fresh MUH. Yv 371-73 cat €1050 for M, so €2100 as MUH singles. SG 581-83 cat £920 as M singles, should be at least double, £1840 MUH, plus huge premium for rare sheets. (3 sheets of 20). (P) $1200 $1800

5491 1929-30 Pegasus Airmail 3p red, printer's sample proof (in issued colour) opt "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" with sm security punch. VF fresh UN as made. SG 632(p). Rare! (P) $40 $70

5492 1930 Independence Anniv 8c green "Torchbearer" printer's sample proof (instead of scarlet) opt "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" with sm security punch. VF fresh UN as made. SG 644(p). Rare! (P) $40 $70

VANUATU

5493 1984 Ausipex set 25c-100c & M/Sheet, all IMPERF, affixed in Walsall Security Printer's folder. SG 390-MS393(p). Attractive & only a couple made. $170 $275

5494 1987 Fish 15, 35, 40, 50, 20, 45, 100 & 55, 65, 300, 500v all IMPERF, affixed in 3 House of Questa printer's folders. SG ex464-78(p). Rare & very attractive, only a couple of ea made. (11). $200 $300

5495 1987 QEII 40th Wedding Anniv opt 35v error INVERTED opt in gutter pr. VF fresh MUH. SG 488(var). $35 $50

5496 1989 Anniv of Moon Landing set 45v-120v, all IMPERF affixed in House of Questa Security Printer's card. SG 530-33(p). Rare, only a couple made. $80 $150

5497 1991 70th Birthday of QEII & 65th Birthday of Prince Phillip gutter strip of 5 prs, IMPERF, affixed in House of Questa proof folder. SG 576-7. Attractive & rare, only a couple made. $120 $200

VATICAN

5498 1934 Provisional surch set 40c/80c - 3L70/10L, all 1st printing. Superb U with "11.4.35" cds. SG 35-40 cat £1500+, Sass 35-40 cat €2000+. Key set! All exp Vossen with cert. (6). (P) $500 $700

5499 1940 Registered cover franked surch 3.70/10L (2nd printing) & Death of Pope Pius 25c, tied by "Citta del Vaticano 19 4 40" cds, with reg label. To Switzerland, with PO label on reverse & "St Gallen" b/s. SG 40(var), Sass B40 cat €3250+. Extremely rare proper postal usage! 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $1500 $2500

YEMEN

5500 1940 Arms ½b black & green, printer's sample proof (instead of blue & orange) opt "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" with sm security punch. VF fresh UN as made. SG 28 (p). Rare! (P) $50 $100

YUGOSLAVIA

5501 1919 Bosnia Herzegovina Newspaper stamp set opt "2" on 6h-20h, imperf. VF fresh MLH, all 4 margins. SG 50-52 cat £225, Mi 27-29 cat €300. Rare genuine set as only 2500 sets printed. Ercegovic BPP & Ceremuga photo-certs. (3). (P) $150 $250

5502 1922-24 surch Soldiers Fund 15p chocolate, error "9 din" for 8 din". VF fresh MUH, left marginal. Mi 166F cat €300+, SG 186a cat £425 for M, should be at least double, £850 MUH. Exp with Ministry of Posts control guarantee h/s in margin. (P) $200 $300

5503 1928 "XXXX" opt King set 1D-30D. VF fresh MUH. Mi 212-21 cat €900, SG 233-42 cat £750 for M, should be at least £1500 MUH. Very scarce set MUH. All exp Marjanovic. (10). (P) $500 $700

5504 1933 Framed "JUGOSLAVIA" opt Postage Due 50p violet perf 9, error opt INVERTED. Superb fresh MUH. SG D293a(var), Mi D69A(var). Rare. (P) $100 $200

5505 1933 Framed "JUGOSLAVIA" opt Postage Due 5D orange, perf 11½, error opt INVERTED. Superb fresh MUH. SG D296b(var), Mi D72C(var). Rare. (P) $100 $200

5506 1933 Framed "JUGOSLAVIA" opt Postage Due 5D orange perf 10½, error opt INVERTED. Superb fresh MUH. SG D296(var), Mi D7213(var). Rare. (P) $100 $200

5507 1987 Red Cross Postal Tax 4D issue for Macedonia, error INVERTED centre/frame. VF UN as issued. SG 2371(var), Mi Z124K. Very rare as only 1 sheet recorded. 2010 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $200 $400

5508 1920 Parcel Card 10h with cyrilic opt "Kraijesvstvo cxc 12x" error opt DOUBLE, uprated Slovenia 20v, 2k(2) & 5k tied by "14 5 20 Sarajevo" boxed pmk, to Livno with 2 diff arrival b/s. Extremely rare proper postal usage of double opt error (P) $150 $300

ZANZIBAR

5509 1895-96 opt QV India set ½a-5R. Mostly VFU, 5R cnr perf flt, top 3 nice central cds. SG 3-21 cat £500. Very scarce. (15). (P) $350 $500

5510 1895-96 opt India QV 1R slate, varieties small 2nd "z" & thick "b" from diff font -occurred only on 1 stamp per sheet for only part of the printing. VF fresh M. SG 17(var) cat £130+ as normal & est cat £300 for variety. (P) $150 $250

5511 1895-98 opt 2½ on QV 2a blue, surch type 6 with inverted "1" in ½, opt with dropped small gothic 2nd "z". VFU. SG 26j cat £275. (P) $150 $250

5512 1899-1901 Sultan set ½a-5R. Superb MUH. SG 188-204 cat £325 for M, should be at least double, £650 MUH & rare thus. (17). (P) $700 $1000

5513 1908-09 View of Port 50R black & purple, wmk mult rosettes. VF fresh MLH. SG 242 cat £850. (P) $700 $1000

5514 1908-09 View of Port 100R black & steel-blue, wmk mult rosettes sideways. Stamp VF fresh MUH, left marginal, nice never hinged original gum. SG 244 cat £1300 for M, should be at least double, £2600 MUH. Rare high value especially MUH. (P) $2200 $3000

5515 1908-09 View of Port 100R black & steel-blue. VF fresh M. SG 244 cat £1300. (P) $1100 $1500

5516 1908-09 View of Port 200R brown & greenish black. Superb fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum. SG 245 cat £1800 for M, should be at least double, £3600 MUH. Rare top value. (P) $2500 $3500

5517 1913 Dhow 30R black & brown, opt SPECIMEN vert, wmk mult rosettes. VF fresh MLH. SG 260cs cat £90 (normal £400) (P) $70 $100

5518 1926-27 Sultan set 1c-75c, with serifed "cents", opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MLH. SG 299s-309s cat £200. (11). (P) $180 $250

5519 1926-28 Postage Due 9c, variety "cent.s" in LL vert pr with normal. VFU. SG D5/5a cat £222 as singles, premium for pr. (P) $130 $200

5520 1926-28 Postage Due 15c, variety "cent.s" in LL vert pr with normal. VFU. SG D8/8a cat £222 as singles, premium for pr. (P) $140 $180

5521 1926-28 Postage Due 18c orange, variety "cent.s" in LL vert pr with normal. VFU. SG D10/10a cat £490 as singles, plus premium for variety pr. 2006 BPA photo cert. (P) $300 $400

5522 1926-28 Postage Due 21c, variety "cent.s" in LL vert pr with normal. Stamps VFU, natural paper inclusion in upper stamp, stains in lower margin. SG D12/12a cat £300 as singles, plus premium for the variety pr. (P) $180 $250

5523 1936 Sultan & Pictorial set 5c to 10/-, perf SPECIMEN. Mostly VF fresh M. SG 310-22s cat £250. (13). (P) $220 $300

5524 1936 Sultan Jubilee set 10c-50c, perf SPECIMEN. VFM. SG 323-6s cat £120. (4). (P) $100 $150

5525 1936-52 sets comp inc 1936 Def set to 10/-, 1936 Jubilee, 1944 Al-Busaid, 1946 Victory & 1936 Postage Due set -all perf SPECIMEN, plus ordinary non-specimen sets 1948-52 Silver Wedding, UPU & long def sets. All as sent via the UPU in Berne to Tunisia & affixed to their original postal archive sheets. Mostly VFM. SG 310-32s & 333-52 cat £660. (49). (P) $500 $700

5526 1944 Al-Busaid Anniv set 10c to 1/-, perf SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 327-30s cat £120. (4). (P) $100 $150

ZULULAND

5527 1888-93 opt GB QV ½d to 1/-. F-VFU, with Eshowe cds. SG 1-10 cat £616. Only 3701 sets to 1/- sold. (10). (P) $400 $600

5528 1894-96 QV set ½d-£1, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 20s-28s cat £500. (9). (P) $450 $600

5529 1893 opt Postcard double reply ½d+½d brown with h/s SPECIMEN on ea half. UN, aged, with linen "hinge" joining the 2 cards as issued. H&G 1s. $20 $40

ACCESSORIES

5530 2 strip Lighthouse stock cards, packs of 100. New. (500) $75 $100

5531 Australia: 1966-99 Seven Seas hingeless pages in 3 binders, some toning to early 70s, then VG-excellent. New retail $450. $60 $100

5532 Davo hingeless Australia albums, volumes II & III 1966-99. New in original packing. Retail $580. (2) $150 $250

5533 Hagners: 1, 2, 4 strip. 50 ea. New. Retail $262.50 (150). $160 $200

5534 Lighthouse 32 black page s/books red, black, blue green covers with glassine strips & interleaves. Box of 10. New retail $350. $200 $250

5535 Lighthouse 32 black page s/books red, black, blue green covers with glassine strips & interleaves. Box of 10. New retail $350. $200 $250

5536 Lighthouse BLACK mounts (similar to Hawids) mixed assortment of 27½-148mm tall, 210mm long strips, blocks, M/Sheet etc. Sold by weight, 500g. New in original packet. Would cost $100s if bough separately. (210 strips). $75 $100

5537 Lighthouse BLACK mounts (similar to Hawids) mixed assortment of 27½-148mm tall, 210mm long strips, blocks, M/Sheet etc. Sold by weight, 500g. New in original packet. Would cost $100s if bough separately. (210 strips). $75 $100

5538 Lighthouse CLEAR mounts (similar to Hawids) mixed assortment of 27½-148mm tall, 210mm long strips, blocks, M/Sheet etc. Sold by weight, 500g. New in original packet. Would cost $100s if bough separately. (210 strips). $75 $100

5539 Lighthouse CLEAR mounts (similar to Hawids) mixed assortment of 27½-148mm tall, 210mm long strips, blocks, M/Sheet etc. Sold by weight, 500g. New in original packet. Would cost $100s if bough separately. (210 strips). $75 $100

5540 Lighthouse/Hawid Stamp Mounts. Over 50 opened (contents NEW) packs of strips, large blks with unknown variable quantities. Great range of sizes, in large shoebox. Opportunity plus! (50) $120 $160

5541 Lighthouse Vario pages, mixed sizes (45) new in packs of 5 (retail $67) & 65 assorted Used, VGC. Hagners size 1 (50) & 4 (40) new in packs of 10 (retail $150+). Used (140) mostly VGC. Total retail $530+. (340) $130 $180

5542 Lighthouse/hawid Mounts 210mm strip/blk packs (20) various sizes all opened with un-counted contents. All as new condition. Plus plastic bag with quantity of blks, Used appear G-VG condition. Conservative reserve, huge savings on original costs! $80 $120

5543 Lighthouse/hawid Mounts 210mm strip/blk packs (20) various sizes all opened with un-counted contents. All as new condition. Plus plastic bag with quantity of blks, Used appear G-VG condition. Conservative reserve, huge savings on original costs! $80 $120

5544 Magnifier Floor Lamp with 9.5cm 3x power magnification precision ground lens & cold-cathode wide-spectrum (glare free) bulb. Height 93cm with 63cm extended reach on 22cm base. New, retail $120. $70 $90

5545 Magnifier Floor Lamp with large 13cm lens with 6x power "bi-focal" spot lens, 12 ultra-bright glare-free LED lights & durable flex neck. Height 65cm plus 50cm fully extended reach on 21x27cm base. New. Retail $120. $70 $90

5546 Magnifier Floor Lamp with large 13cm lens with 6x power "bi-focal" spot lens, 12 ultra-bright glare-free LED lights & durable flex neck. Height 65cm plus 50cm fully extended reach on 21x27cm base. New. Retail $120. $70 $90

5547 Portugal: Lighthouse hingeless pages 1910-2013 comp in 3 large envelopes. As new, retail $2350. New binders can be purchased. $200 $400

5548 Seven Seas hingeless albums (6) with Norfolk Island 1975-88, 1982- 2000 & 1972-90. Australia 1971-95, 1980-88 & 1983-90. Some foxing/ toning, mainly on the earlier pages of some. New retail $920. $150 $200

5549 Stockbooks: Lighthouse 60 black pages, clear acetate strips & padded covers. New in un-opened box. Retail $250+. Great buying. (5) $150 $200

5550 Stockbooks: Lighthouse 60 black pages, clear acetate strips & padded covers. New in un-opened box. Retail $250+. Great buying. (5) $150 $200

5551 Tarafold Free-standing circular structure (84cm tall) with 100 display pages (2 tiers of 50) to hold 200 hagners. Used, good condition, huge original cost of $400-$500. Ideal for market/show dealer. $70 $120

5552 Thailand: Lighthouse hingeless pages 1947-2009 comp in 5 green turn-bar slipcase albums. As new, retail $3500. $700 $900

5604 Tarafold: Ex dealer's stand-up metal display stand with 30 heavy duty plastic pgs to hold 60 hagners. Ideal for fair or market tables. Now near impossible to find. VG condition, replacement cost over $300. $80 $120

CATALOGUES & LITERATURE

5553 2005 SG Stamps of the World Volumes 1-4 in colour inc M/Sheets. Current retail of 2016 edition $600. (4). $50 $100

5554 2009 SG Stamps of the World (5 vols). Inc M/sheets, in colour. VGC, 2016 version, retail $600. $70 $100

5555 2015 SG British Commonwealth 1840-1970 catalogue inc perfs, specimens, wmks & varieties. 638pgs. New. Retail is $220. $100 $140