42481897-99 Postage Due vert opt Palm 3c green & rosy mauve, blk of 4, perf 14½. Superb fresh MUH. SG D14 cat £200 for M, should be at least double, £400 MUH. (P) $150$250
42491897-99 Postage Due vert opt Palm 3c green & rosy mauve, perf 15. Superb fresh MUH. SG D14 cat £50 for M, should be at least double, £100 MUH. (P) $50$80
42501899 "4 CENTS" large opt on Crocodile 12c black & dull blue, horiz pr, error IMPERF BETWEEN. VF fresh M, left marginal. SG 115a cat £850. Extremely rare as only 2 rows of 10 recorded. (P) $800$1200
42511899 "4 CENTS" large opt on Crocodile 12c black & dull blue, vert pr, error IMPERF BETWEEN. Superb fresh M. SG 115b cat £950 & under-catalogued. Extremely rare as only 1 row mint of 10 was recorded. (P) $1000$1500
42521899 surch 4 CENTS unissued set on 1c-3c, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG footnote cat £130. (3). (P) $110$160
42531901-05 British Protectorate opt Crocodile 12c black & dull blue. VF fresh MLH. SG 135 cat £65. (P) $40$60
42541902-12 Postage Due opt British Protectorate 1c, perf 14½, opt at centre, variety "AG of POSTAGE" almost totally omitted. VF fresh M. SG D37a(var) cat £325+ as normal, plus premium for variety which is unlisted & must be very rare. (P) $250$400
42551902-12 Postage Due opt British Protectorate Pictorial 2c, 3c, 4c, 6c & 10c, opt at centre, mixed perfs. VF fresh MUH. SG D38-40, 42 & 45 cat £242 for M, so at least £484 MUH. (5) (P) $300$500
42561902-12 Postage Due opt British Protectorate Pictorial 2c, 3c, 4c, 6c & 10c, opt at centre, mixed perfs. VF fresh MUH. SG D38-40, 42 & 45 cat £242 for M, so at least £484 MUH. (5) (P) $300$500
42571902-12 Postage Due opt British Protectorate Arms 6c black & bistre-brown, perf 16. VF fresh MLH. SG D42d cat £100. (P) $80$120
42581902-12 Postage Due opt British Protectorate Bear 10c brown & slate- blue. Superb fresh MUH, right marginal. SG D45 cat £110 for M, should be at least double, £220 MUH. (P) $200$300
42591904-05 surch "4 cents" set on 5c-$10. Mostly F-VF MLH. SG 146-57 cat £200. (12). (P) $130$180
42611909-23 Pictorials 2c black & brown, 3c black & bistre, 4c black & brown & 5c black & grey colour trials PROOFS with "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" opt & sm security punch. VF UN as made. SG 160-61, 164-5(p). Rare & attractive. (4) (P) $150$300
42621909-23 Pictorial 10c black & green Wild Boar colour trial PROOF with "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" opt in sheetlet of 9, ea with a small security punch hole. Superb UN as made. SG 170(p). Rare & attractive. (P) $400$700
42631909 Pictorial Arms $5 & $10 black & green colour trial composite PROOF with "Waterlow & Sons Ltd Specimen" opt in sheetlet of 9, ea with small security punch. VF fresh UN as made. SG 182-83(p). Very rare & attractive (P) $600$900
42641916 Pictorial 2c/3c, comp pane of 25 with left margin as issued inc variety "S" INVERTED (R 2/5). F-VF fresh MUH. SG 186+186a cat £830 as M, should be at least £1660 as MUH singles, plus huge premium as full pane. (25). (P) $400$700
42651916 Surch Pictorial set 2c/3c - 10c/12c. VF fresh MUH. SG 186-8 cat £110 for M, should be at least double, £220 MUH. (3). (P) $180$250
42691918-30 Postage Due opt Wild Boar 10c black & turquoise blue, opt at base, perf 14½. Superb fresh MUH. SG D63a cat £150 for M, should be at least double, £300 MUH. (P) $200$300
42701922 "Malaya-Borneo Exhibition 1922" red opt on blank paper, imperf PROOF. VF UN, as made, LL marginal. SG 253/275(p). Very rare as only 1 sheet of 25 recorded. (P) $300$500
42721922 Malaya-Borneo red opt 1c perf 14½, variety "Exhibition" with stop. VFM, sl tropicalised gum as usual. SG 253fd cat £800. Very rare! 2002 RPSL photo cert (P) $400$600
42731922 Malaya-Borneo opt Pic 4c black & scarlet, se-tenant horiz pr, right stamp variety stop after "Exhibition". VF fresh MUH, perf separation at top. SG 257/257a cat £58 for M, should be at least double, £116 MUH, plus premium for pr. (P) $80$120
42751925-28 Pictorial 2c black & claret perf 12½ with punch hole as noted in SG footnote, distributed as UPU specimen, plus corresponding Postage Due opt. VF fresh M. SG 278(var) & D66. Both came from same archive sheets as other specimens (2) (P) $50$100
42761939 Pictorial set 1c-$5 Waterlow file stamps in issued colours, comp from ea printing, with imperf frames of 1c (4), 2c (3), 3c, 4c (3), 6c, 10c, 12c, 15c (2), 20c (2), 25c (2), 50c, $1 (2), $2 & $5, imperf comp designs of 1c (3), 2c (3), 3c, 4c (2), 6c, 8c, 10c, 12c, 15c (2),20c (2), 25c (2), 50c, $1 (2) & $5, plus perf as issued of 1c (2), 2c (3), 3c, 4c (2), 6c, 10c, 12c, 15c, 20c (2), 25c (2), 50c, $1, $2 & $5. All with security punch & 4 with printer's m/s corrections. F-VF fresh M, some creases etc as to be expected with a lot of the type. SG 303-17(p). A magnificent collection from the printer's archive. (68). (P) $1200$1500
MALAYA - SARAWAK
42771888-97 Brooke $2 green & blue, $5 green & violet, $10 green & carmine, unissued set of high values. Superb fresh MUH pristine original gum & bright colours. SG 21a-c cat £3800 for M, should be at least £7600 MUH. Greatly undercatalogued as an extremely rareset, only 1 sheet of 60 of ea having existed! Beautiful top quality set & the 3 key stamps to compa Sarawak collection. 2014 Ceremugaphoto certs (3) (P) $6000$9000
42811899-1908 Brooke set 1c-$1. VF fresh MUH. SG 36-47 cat £180 for M, should be at least double, £360 MUH & rare thus. (12) (P) $350$500
42821918 Brooke Revenue set 5c-$10 (ex 3c), all to $5 with plate control no.2 top margin tab. Stamps VF MUH. Bft 31-40. Attractive & rare, set with controls probably unique. (10). (P) $700$1000
42831934-41 Brooke set 1c-$10 (ex 3c green). VF M/MLH. SG 106-125 cat £325. (24). (P) $150$250
42851945 BMA opt Brooke set 1c-$10. VFU, almost all with 3-line 'Victoria 18 3 Labuan' or similar pmks (period of use 17 12 45 - 27 5 46) -the lines of the pmk are morse code for 'BMA'! SG 126-45 cat £750. 2015 Ceremuga photo-cert. (20). (P) $375$500
42861945 BMA opt Brooke set 1c-$10. VFU on piece, tied by "Victoria 26 12 1945 Labuan BMA" 3-line pmk, except $4 which has "31 121945" date (period of use was 17.12.45-27.05.46). Interestingly the lines in the pmk are morse code for BMA. SG 126-45 cat £750, plus premium for pmk & use in Labuan. (20) (P) $600$800
42871946 Centenary set 8c-$1, perf SPECIMEN. F-VF fresh M. SG 146-9s cat £225. (4). (P) $150$250
42881947 Monogram opt Brooke set 1c-$5 perf SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 150-64s cat £400. Rare set. (15). (P) $350$500
4290Brunei: 1942-44 s/l red-purple opt on View 8c grey-black. VFU with full "Brunei 3 Oct 1942" cds. SG J9(a) cat £900 for normal violet opt & undercatalogued, red opt seldom seen. Very rare genuine with only tiny number printed. 2013 Ceremuga photo cert. (P) $1000$2000
4291Brunei: 1942-44 1-line opt View $5 carmine on green, wmk mult crown VF MLH. SG J18 cat £1000. Rare genuine as only very small number printed -certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $800$1200
4292Brunei: 1944 3-line opt Pictorial $3/1c. F-VF fresh MLH, with unusually nice original gum. JSCA 98, SG J20a cat £11,000+. Extremely rare as only tiny number printed. Less than 10 genuine examples known. 2001 BPA photo cert. (P) $8000$11000
42951979 Federal Territory Flower 15c, no wmk, variety black printed DOUBLE, especially noticeable on text at left. VF fresh MUH. SG K12(var). $20$40
MALTA
42961903-04 KEVII set ½d to 1/-, wmk crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 38-44 cat £130. (7). (P) $90$120
42971904-14 KEVII & Pictorials set ¼d to 5/- wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 45-63 cat £300. (17). (P) $220$300
42981922 Self Government opt KGV 2/- purple & blue on blue, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MUH. SG 111 cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MUH. (P) $400$600
42991922 Self Government opt 2/6, wmk mult crown. F MUH. SG 112 cat £32 for M, should be at least £64 MUH. (P) $40$60
43001922 Self Govt opt 10/- black, top value. VF fresh MUH. SG 121 cat £140 for M, should be at least double, £280 MUH. (P) $220$300
43011922-26 Allegorical £1 black & carmine-red, wmk script sideways. VF fresh MUH. SG 139 cat £150 for M, should be at least double, £300 MUH. (P) $250$350
43021922-26 Allegorical £1 black & bright carmine, wmk script upright. VF fresh MUH. SG 140 cat £110 for M, should be at least double, £220 MUH. (P) $200$300
43031965-70 Pictorial 3d error "gold windows omitted". VF fresh MUH. SG 335a cat £100. (P) $60$90
43081973 Def 4m "History", error gold "Storja" etc omitted, with normal to compare. VF fresh MUH. SG 487a. (2). $30$50
43091941 cover with KGV ½d green (5) tied by Valletta cds (30 Apr), label with naval flag inscr "Malta Is Grateful to the Royal Navy & the Royal Force for the Safe Arrival Of This Letter", to USA with censor label "Opened by Examiner 22 Malta" (LTM #L68-rated 10), "4" within circles & triangular No.61 censor h/s in violet. Attractive. (P) $400$500
MAURITIUS
43101847-59 QV 1d+2d sheet of 32 in blue, the top 3 rows being the Post Office 1d, Post Paid 1d or Sherwin 1d types, the bottom row an unissued 2d type, being early forgeries from 19th century, with ea impression sl diff to the other. VF UN as made. SG would cat £10,000,000+ if genuine! Very scarce as a comp sheet. (P) $250$400
43111847-59 QV 2d sheet of 32 in blue, ea row being the Post Office 2d, Post Paid 2d early or worn impressions & Lapirot 2d, all early forgeries from 19th century, with ea half of sheet the same, but with all diff impressions in ea half. VF UN as made. SG would cat £10,000,000+ if genuine! Very scarce as a full sheet. (P) $130$200
43121848 QV "Post Paid" 2d indigo-blue on greyish/bluish paper, EARLIEST IMPRESSION (position 10). Superb UN, 4 margins from small to very large, amazing deep colour. SG 4 cat £65,000++ & undercatalogued as only tiny number of unused earliest impressions exist. Another example (with 4 even margins) sold in Europe in September 2015 for €150,000+ = A$220,000+! Very important classic stamp. No unused examples of the "Post Office" issue remain in private hands, so the "Post Paid" earliest impressions are in effect the 1st stamps for a serious unused collection of Mauritius. Beautiful example of this classic rarity. Provenance is the famous Ferrary collection -this was lot 80 of 1st auction of June 1921. 2014 Brandon photo-cert, while another new cert can be obtained on request. (P) $60000$90000
43131848-59 QV Post Paid 2d blue, on bluish paper, intermediate impression. VFU, light blue pmk "1" in concentric circles, 4 margins. SG 14 cat £3500. Very attractive. (P) $2000$3000
43141848-59 QV Post Paid 2d blue, on bluish paper, worn impression. Superb U, 4 margins, very light pmk so will also look great in mintcollection. SG 22 cat £10,000 for UN & £1600 for U. (P) $1200$1800
43151848-59 QV Post Paid 2d blue, on bluish paper, worn impression. VFU, numeral concentric circle pmk, 4 margins. SG 22 cat £1600. (P) $800$1200
43161848-59 QV Post Paid 1d red, latest impression, on greyish paper. VFU, concentric circle pmk, 4 margins. SG 23 cat £800. (P) $500$700
43311903 "EXPRESS DELIVERY (INLAND) 15c" opt La Bourdonnais 15c ultramarine, error "A" of "INLAND" INVERTED. F-VF M, sl tropicalised. SG E2a cat £1700. Very rare error. 2015 Brandon photo-cert. (P) $700$1000
43321910 KEVII 10R green & red on green, top value. VF fresh M. SG 195 cat £170. (P) $130$170
43331913-22 KGV 1R Die II, wmk mult crown, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 201bs cat £50. (P) $35$50
43341913-22 KGV 10R Die II, wmk mult crown, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 204ds cat £70. (P) $50$70
43351921-26 Arms set 1c-20c, opt SPECIMEN, wmk script. VF MUH with darker gum (ex 8c orange MLH). SG 205-221s cat £475 for M, should be at least double, £950 MUH. (17). (P) $400$700
43401935 Amelia Earhart opt airmail 20c opt MUESTRA (as a UPU specimen). VF fresh M. SG 581a(s) cat £3500, Sc C74 cat US$3250, both as normal. Only 480 printed. Key Mexico stamp. 2014 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $800$1200
43411889 use of printed Numeral 20c brown envelope with illustrated "Express Wells Fargo Y Cia" caption at left, used to San Francisco, oval "Express Wells Fargo & Co Guaymas" (19 Sep) h/s in red & arrival oval cachet in blue-black. Attractive. (P) $150$250
43431959 Mongolist Congress 40m LR cnr blk of 4, error IMPERF vertically between & at margin. Fresh MUH, tiny thin on 1 stamp. SG 164(var), Mi 164(var). Very rare. (P) $200$400
43451916-22 KGV Badge 3d purple on pale yellow, opt SPECIMEN, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MUH. SG 53as cat £30 for M, should be at least double, £60 MUH. $40$60
MONTENEGRO
43461893 Printing Anniv opt 15n ochre (1883-89 print), perf 12. VF fresh M. SG 60 cat £170, Mi 13I cat €150. With Dr Velikovic AIEP photo cert. (P) $90$150
43471894 Prince new values set 1n-2F IMPERF. VF fresh UN, 2F VF fresh M, all 4 margins. SG 45-50(var), Mi 15-20U cat €200. (6). (P) $100$150
43481896 Monastery set 1n-2F, IMPERF on thin card. Superb fresh UN as made, all top marginal with 4 large margins. SG 90-101(var), Mi 22-33U cat €300++. Rare as only 1 sheet of 50 of ea recorded. All exp Ceremuga. (12). (P) $250$400
43491896 Monastery set 1n-2F, IMPERF on thin card, UL cnr blks of 4. Superb fresh UN as made, all 4 large margins. SG 90-101(var), Mi22-33U cat €1200++. Rare set as only 1 sheet of 50 of ea recorded, thus unique positional multiples. All exp Ceremuga. (12 blks of 4). (P) $900$1500
43501896 Monastery 1n brown & blue perf 10½ blk of 4, error IMPERF vertically between. VFU. SG 90A(var), Mi 22A(var) error unlisted.An extremely rare error & a unique blk. 2007 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $650$1000
43511896 Monastery 3n imperf with INVERTED centre. Fresh UN, traces of blue crayon cancelling lines. SG 93Aa(var), Mi 25U(var). (P) $120$200
43521896 Monastery 15h light green & indigo with extra frame of 3h chestnut printed over (causing the indigo to look purple-black), blk of 4 imperf at top, left & between, perf 10½ left & base, plus 25h frame double imperf x 10½ at left. VF fresh UN. SG 95 & 97(var), Mi 27 & 29(var). Blk with Dr Velikovic AIEP photo cert. (2 items). (P) $110$170
43531902 Prince 5k brown IMPERF marginal pr, error printed DOUBLE in 2 diff shades. VF fresh MLH. SG 110(var), Mi 49(var). (P) $70$120
43541902 Acknowledgement of Receipt 25h orange & red IMPERF blk of 4. VF fresh 2M/2MUH, horiz fold between. SG A111 cat £110 for 2 imperf prs M, should be at least £165 for M/MUH prs, Mi 50 cat €100 as singles. (P) $70$120
43551905 Constitution opt 1K blue, black instead of red opt type I (small C, SG type 5). M, flts. Mi 51I(var), SG 111(var). Rare. Exp Colic (P) $50$80
43561905 Constitution opt 2h mauve, opt type I (small C, SG type 5) shifted so YCTAB partially at top & base. VFU, tied to piece by scarce "LETa ARRta PER MARE" 2-line cachet. Mi 52(var), SG 112(var). (P) $70$120
43571905 Constitution opt 1K purple-brown DOUBLE opt type I (small C, SG type 5) blk of 4. Superb fresh M/3MUH. Mi 57I(var), SG 117a cat £68 for M, the MUH should be at least double, so £120 as singles (P) $100$150
43581905 Constitution opt 2K yellow-brown, DOUBLE opt type I (small C, SG type 5), blk of 4. Superb fresh 2M/2MUH. Mi 58I(var), SG 118a cat £180 for M, should be at least £120 as singles M/MUH. Exp Dr Velickovic AIEP. (P) $130$200
43591905 Constitution opt set 1h-5K vert prs, opt type III (large C, YCTAB 11½mm, SG type IV), top stamps all variety missing 2nd "i" in Constitution, all lower variety double "t" in Constitution -these occur only on type III opts, only 2 such error prs in ea sheet. VF fresh, ea MLH/MUH. Mi 51-59III(var), SG 120-28b/ca/cb cat £2000+ for these varieties on type IV printing, plus premium for rare se-tenant prs. (9 prs). (P) $350$500