19271918-22 KGV £1, wmk mult crown CA, UL cnr plate no.1, variety "break in scroll". Stamp superb fresh MUH. SG 55a cat £850+ for M, should be at least double, £1700+ for MUH, plus premium for control. (P) $800$1200
19281924-32 KGV 12/6, variety "gash in chin", wmk script CA. VF MLH. SG 93g cat £800. (P) $550$700
19291955 QEII 6d blackish-green Aerogramme PROOF in uncut horiz pr, lines of instruction 95mm long, no wmk or gum. Fresh UN. Fold along top edge & some wrinkling, o/w superb. Ex printers archives & only example we have ever seen. $425$700
BOLIVIA
19301863 GARCIAS POST 1R & 2R blue, se-tenant, blk of 4, with 2 x 1R top & 2 x 2R at bottom. This post was set up by Justiano Garcia after he won the government contract on 18 March 1863. The post was short lived as it was cancelled on 29 April 1863. Most stamps were issued in black, the blue ones being twice as scarce. Superb fresh MLH, nice original gum & all 4 margins. Scott cat $600+++ as singles plus extra for very rare se-tenant multiple. 1960 RPS photo-cert. (4) (P) $900$1500
19391845-46 Inclinado 180R black, yellowish paper. FU, small thin at left, red pmk. SG 14A cat £900, Yv 8 cat €1800. Very rare (P) $300$600
19401850-66 Numeral range inc 1850 black set to 600r plus 60r vert pr on yellow paper. Also perf range inc 10r blue, 30r, 60r, 90r, 180r, 300r & 600r. These were perforated at the Rio de Janeiro PO as required. Mostly F-VF, all imperfs 4 margins & generally F-VF M/U. SG cat £1814 = A$3000+ (P) $500$700
19411854-61 Numeral 280R Vermilion. VF M, 4 large margins. SG 27 cat £160, Yv 21 cat €200 (P) $80$120
1948 1891-95 BCA opt Arms £10 top value, with part of papermakers wmk. Superb fresh M. SG 17 cat £4000+, plus premium for the wmk. Extremely rare genuine example of this important top value. 2006 BPA photo-cert. (P) $3000 $4500
19491895 Arms £1 black & orange, no wmk. F-VF fresh MLH. SG 29 cat £1100. Rare stamp! (P) $700$1000
19501896 Arms £10 black & orange, wmk crown CC, opt SPECIMEN, variety broken frame at UR. VF fresh M. SG 41s cat £190+ (normal cat £8000). (P) $150$200
19561890-95 Light & Liberty 4a brown & 1R carmine IMPERF, were together on same cover. VFU with "Mombasa 28 MR 92" pmk,4 large margins. SG 9a & 14a cat £1300+. Only 2 imperf sheets (120 stamps) of ea issued. (P) $600$900
19571890-95 Light & Liberty 4a grey imperf. VF UN, 4 margins, trace of blue crayon line across top. SG 10 cat £1200 for M, or £1400 for U. Rarest stamp of the issue. (P) $500$700
19581894 Surch set 5a/8a & 7½a on 1R. VF fresh M. SG 27-8 cat £140. (2) (P) $110$150
19591894 Opt Light & Liberty 5a/8a & 7½a on 1R. VF MLH. SG 27-28 cat £140. (2) (P) $100$150
19601895 BEA h/s opt Light & Liberty 1a green. FU, with MOMBASA squared circle pmk. SG 34 cat £120. (P) $70$100
19611895 BEA h/s opt Light & Liberty 2½a black/bright yellow. VF U, with MOMBASA squared circle pmk. SG 36 cat £60. (P) $45$60
19621895 BEA h/s opt Light & Liberty 3a black/dull red. VF U. SG 37 cat £55. (P) $40$60
19631895 BEA h/s opt Light & Liberty 3R slate-purple. VF U, with MOMBASA squared circle pmk. SG 45 cat £140. (P) $100$150
19641895 BEA h/s opt Light & Liberty 5R grey-green. VF U, with MOMBASA squared circle pmk. SG 47 cat £275. (P) $200$300
19661897 BEA opt on Zanzibar 2½ on 1a, (no stop) surch type 14. VFM. SG 88 cat £140. (P) $110$150
19671897 BEA opt on Zanzibar 2½ on 3a, (with stop), surch type 14. VF fresh M. SG 91 cat £140. (P) $110$150
1968 1903 Registered cover franked QV comp ½a-20R (the 1R is bright ultramarine) tied by "Mombasa 21 AP 1903" with h/s reg label-cachet & "Foreign Registration Department Mombasa" cds, to England with oval "Registered London 14 MY 03" & similar b/s for Brighton. Superb fresh. Although obviously philatelic still a spectacular multicolour high value franking & almost certainly UNIQUE. SG 65-79 & 92-8 cat £4340+++ as loose stamps & "from x12-15" times that on cover. Beautiful showpiece. (P) $5000 $8000
BRITISH GUIANA
19691881 OFFICIAL opt Ship 1c/48c red-brown. VF fresh M. SG 154 cat £180. (P) $110$150
19701881 OFFICIAL opt Ship 2c/12c violet (surch type 23) with "2" DOUBLE. VFU, has full perfs that are obscured by the opt or pmk. SG 155b cat £475 & way undercatalogued as a very rare error. BPA photo cert. (P) $500$800
1971 1888-89 "Inland Revenue" opt set 1c-$5 inc 4c, 6c & $4 with both opt types of which the $4 is particularly rare. F-VF M/MUH. SG 175-89 cat £3430+. Very rare as a full set. (18). (P) $1800 $2500
BRITISH HONDURAS
19721877-79 QV 3d chestnut, wmk crown CC, perf 14. VF fresh M. SG 13 cat £160. (P) $70$100
19731918 WAR large opt KGV 3c, wmk inverted & reversed. Superb fresh MUH. SG 120y cat £200, should be at least £400 for MUH. (P) $200$300
19751955 QEII Aerogramme 10c perf SPECIMEN through stamp, & opt SPECIMEN in red, flaps gummed, numbered "95" on reverse of UL cnr. Ex printer's archives. Extremely rare, only several recorded (P) $450$700
BRITISH LEVANT
19761886-90s Express D'Orient deep rose & black locals issued to pay the extra fees on letters, both from later printings. F-VF MUH, sl blemishes, both 4 margins. Very scarce. (2) (P) $130$200
19771902 KEVII 4Pi/10d dull purple & carmine, chalk paper, variety no cross on crown. VF fresh M. SG 10ba cat £90. (P) $60$90
19781905-12 KEVII opt set ½d to 1/- with all "a" numbers inc the three Harrison ½d. VF M/MLH. SG L1-11b cat £375. (20) (P) $250$350
19791913-14 opt KGV set 30pa on 1½d - 5Pi on 1/- bistre-brown. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 35-40 cat £70. (6) $50$65
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BRITISH OCCUP OF ITALIAN COLS
1980 Somalia: 1941 Mogadisciu "British Occupation" opts on Italian East Africa Pictorials set 10c/5c-10L/5L. (These opts on Italian postage stamps, plus also on revenue stamps, were prepared on orders of the South African forces that had captured the region. But due to objections from London were never issued & most of the stock was destroyed). VF MUH. Unlisted in SG but fully listed in Italian catalogues & mentioned in Robson Lowe Encyclopedia. Sass 1-9 cat €5000+ & underpriced as it is a very rare set. Almost never offered, especially MUH. 1957 Alberto Diena AIEP & 2011 Ceremuga photo-certs. (9) (P) $3500 $5000
1981 Somalia: 1941 Mogadisciu "British Occupation" opts on Italian East Africa Pictorials set of BLACK opts 20c/10c-2L/1L, as normal set has red opts on these vals. (These opts on Italian postage stamps, plus also on revenue stamps, were prepared on orders of the South African forces that had captured the region. But due to objections from London were never issued & most of the stock was destroyed). VF MUH. Unlisted in SG but fully listed in Italian catalogues & mentioned in Robson Lowe Encyclopedia. Sass 2/I - 7/I cat €10,500. Very rare & almost never offered, especially as MUH, & much rarer than the normal opt set. 2010 Raybaudi photo-cert. (5) (P) $4000 $6000
1982 Somalia: 1941 Mogadisciu "British Occupation / POSTAGE" opts on Italian Africa Colonies Revenues 2L - 40L. (These opts on Italian revenue stamps, plus also on normal postage stamps, were prepared on orders of the South African forces that had captured the region. But due to objections from London were never issued & most of the stock was destroyed). VF fresh MUH. Unlisted in SG but fully listed in Italian catalogues & mentioned in Robson Lowe Encyclopedia. Sass ex11-19 cat €7000. Very rare & almost never offered, especially the 40L high value. 2011 Ceremuga photo-certs. (8) (P) $4000 $6000
1983Tripolitania: 1948 opt Postage Due set 1m on ½d to 24m on 1/-. VF fresh MUH left marginal. SG TD1-5 cat £50. (5) (P) $50$70
1985 1906 opt Crown 2c/3c, error BRUNEI opt DOUBLE, 2nd opt characteristically shifted upwards. U with "Brunei 7 Nov 1906" cds, flts but superb appearance. SG 12a cat £2500. Extremely rare error. 2009 BPA photo-cert. (P) $1000 $1500
19861922 Malaya Borneo opt 25c (short N variety). FU, with 20mm "Brunei Feb 17 23" cds. This pmk type not listed Proud. SG 58c cat £225. Interesting specialist item. (P) $50$100
19871922 Malaya Borneo opt $1. FU, with 17mm Brunei (date not readable) cds. This type of cancel not listed Proud, probably bogus. SG 59 cat £190. Interesting specialist item. (P) $50$100
19881922 Malaya Borneo opt set -3c, 4c, 5c, 25c & $1 all with "Broken N" in opt. SG 51-59c cat £331. Typical gum. F-VF M. (9) (P) $120$200
1989Japanese Occupation: 1942 s/line opt 5c brown in UR cnr blk of 6 with BLUE opt (instead of violet) with "retouched 5" on UL stamp. Superb MUH. SG J6/6a (var) cat £170+++ for violet opt plus premium for blk, while blue opt at least 10 times rare than violet. 2011 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $375$600
1990Catalogue: SG Brunei, Malaysia &, Singapore inc Labuan, Sarawak, British PO Bangkok, India used in Malaya, Thai used in & Occup issues. Current 2010 edition. 220 pgs in colour. $50$60
1991Japanese Occupation opts in sheets with Brunei sheets of 50 for 8c red (SG cat £350) & 5c brown (£360) inc "retouch", then opt on Japan 1c-15c comp in sheets of 100 (£10,000+). Mostly VF MUH, most with interleaving adhering to a greater or lesser extent, as usual for these. Total cat £10,700+ = A$16,000 plus premium for sheets. An amazing estate find offered at a low reverse. (1000 in 11 sheets) $1000$2000
19991942 Henzada Peacock black opt on KGV 4a greenish-blue, with SERVICE opt, peacock worn late impression position 3. F-VF MUH. JSCA 1B58, SG J36 cat £1000+. Extremely rare genuine example as only part of 1 sheet printed. 2009 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $800$1200
20001942 Henzada II black Peacock h/s opt on KGV 6a, opt SERVICE. VF MUH. This value unlisted & an important new discovery from an old-time accumulation. Has to be valued at least as high as the other rare listed values such as the 9p which is in Singer cat US$600, & in JSCA cat Y55,000. Very rare! (P) $250$400
20011942 Henzada II black Peacock h/s KGV 4a, opt SERVICE. VF MUH. This value unlisted & an important new discovery from an old-time accumulation. Very rare! (P) $400$700
20021942 Henzada II black Peacock h/s opt on KGVI 3p. VF MUH. Formerly SG J38, listed in Singer 82 cat US$70, & in JSCA 1B39 cat Y8,000. Very scarce! (P) $50$80
20031942 Henzada II black Peacock h/s opt on KGVI 1½a. VF MUH. Formerly SG J41, listed in Singer 85 cat US$425, & in JSCA 1B42 cat Y45,000. Very rare! (P) $180$275
20041942 Cents surch on Japan 3c/3s blue opt for use in Shan States. VFU, bilingual cds. JSCA 2B34a cat Y25,000, SG J67c cat £120 (P) $70$100
CANADA
20051852-57 Beaver 3d red, imperf plate proof on India paper, mounted on card. Superb fresh UN as made. Unitrade 1P cat C$300. SG 5(P) cat £2000 as normal. (P) $250$350
2006 1852-57 QV 7½d deep yellow-green. Superb fresh UN, 4 margins, amazingly deep bright colour. Unitrade 9a cat C$12,500 = A$13,000, SG 12 cat £10,000++ = A$16,000++. A classic rarity in really premium condition. 1974 RPSL & 2010 Greene AIEP photo-certs. (P) $5500 $8000
20071852-57 Cartier 10d blue, imperf plate proof, vert opt SPECIMEN in carmine. VF UN as made. Unitrade 7Pi cat C$300. SG 14(P) cat £10,000 as normal. (P) $200$300
20081852-57 Cartier 10d blue imperf on thin paper. VF U, UL cnr crease superb appearance with light pmk & 4 margins. Unitrade 7 cat C$1250, SG 14 cat £1500 (P) $500$700
2009 1852-57 QV ½d with variety major "re-entry", imperf. Superb fresh M with pristine original gum, 4 huge margins. SG 17a cat £2750+++. Unitrade 8ii cat C$8000+. Extremely rare in such beautiful condition, impossible to find one better. 2010 Greene Foundation AIEP photo-cert. (P) $3000 $4000
20101864 QV 2c claret, imperf colour trial proof on India paper, mounted on card. Superb fresh UN as made. Unitrade 20TCi cat C$275. SG 44(P) cat £600 as normal. (P) $120$160
20271994 Christmas 52c error of value (issued stamp was 50c). Prepared in anticipation of a rate increase that did not occur, it was never issued. VF fresh MUH. Very few exist. (P) $100$150
20281846 Folded letter with 2 strikes of Crowned Circle h/s "Paid at Quebec LC" in red, plus "Quebec JU 27 1846" cds, to New York. SG CC1 cat £150++ for single strike (P) $400$600