17631922-33 KGV set 1c-$5 with 25c & $5 wmk mult crown & 1c-$2 wmk script. F-VF M/MLH. SG 124-37 cat £350. (13). (P) $300$400
BRITISH LEVANT
17641893 Constantinople Provisional "40 PARAS" h/s on ½d vermilion. VFU, on piece tied by "British PO FE 25 1893 Stamboul" FDI cds which shows correct date of use for "S" not broken in "PARAS". SG 7 cat £100+. Rare as only used for 5 days. (P) $100$150
17651893 Constantinople Provisional "40 PARAS" h/s on ½d vermilion with broken "S" in paras. VFU, "British PO MR 1 1893 Constantinople" cds which shows correct date for "broken S" in PARAS. SG 7 cat £100. Rare as only used for 5 days. (P) $80$120
17661893 Constantinople Provisional "40 PARAS" h/s on ½d vermilion (2) tied by "British PO FE 28 93 "Stamboul" cds on registeredcover to Paris with "Paris 4 MAR 93 Etranger" arrival b/s. VF. SG 7 cat £200 as loose singles & "from x3" on cover. Rare & unusual usage to foreign destination. Holcombe photo-opinion. (P) $600$1000
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17671893 Constantinople Provisional "40 PARAS" h/s on ½d vermilion, error opt partly DOUBLE with "40" fully double & "PARAS" partially double, tied by oval barred "C" pmk (for Constantinople) on First Day of Issue cover to England with "British PO FE 25 93 Constantinople" & "Middlesbrough 5 MR 2 93" arrival b/s. VF. SG 7 cat £300++, plus premium for FDC & for unlisted double opt! Holcombe photo-opinion. (P) $600$1000
17681906 Beirut Provisional surch "1 Piastre" opt KEVII 2d, tied to large part cover with "Registered Beyrout 2 JY 06" oval pmk, being first day of issue! To Egypt with "Alexandria 4 VII 06" arrival b/s. Superb fresh. SG 15 cat £700++ would be & "from x3" oncover. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $900$1200
1770Eritrea: 1948-49 BMA ERITREA opt KGVI set 5c/½d to 10s on 10/-, plus postage due set 5c/½d to 1s on 1/-. VF fresh MUH. SG E1-12, ED1-5 cat £140, Sass 1-13, S1-S5 cat €325. (18). (P) $110$150
1771Eritrea: 1950 BA ERITREA opt KGVI set 5c/½d to 10s on 10/-, plus Postage due set 5c/½d to 1s on 1/-. VF fresh MUH. SG E13-25, ED6-10 cat £180, Sass 27 - 33, S6-10 cat €325. (18). (P) $150$200
1772 Somalia: 1941 Mogadisciu "British Occupation" opts on Italian East Africa Pictorials set 10c/5c-10L/5L. (These opts on Italian postage stamps, & 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). Superb 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) $2500 $3500
1773 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, & 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 listed in Italian catalogues & mentioned in Robson Lowe Encyclopedia. Sass 2/I - 7/I cat €11,000+ = A$17,000+. Very rare & almost never offered, especially MUH. 2010 Raybaudi photo cert (5). (P) $3000 $5000
1774Tripolitania: 1948 BMA TRIPOLITANIA opt KGVI set 1L on ½d - 240L on 10/-, plus Postage Due set 1L/½d - 24L on 1/-. VF fresh MUH. SG T1-13, TD1-5 cat £120, Sass 1-13, S1-S5 cat €250 (18) (P) $100$130
1775Tripolitania: 1950 BA TRIPOLITANIA opt Postage Due set 1M-24M. VF fresh MUH left marginal. SG TD6-10 cat £95, Sass S6-10 cat €150. (5) (P) $70$100
1776Tripolitania: 1950 BA TRIPOLITANIA opt KGVI set 1L/½d - 240L on 10/-, plus Postage Due set 1L/½d - 24L on 1/-. VF fresh MUH. SG T14-26, TD6-10 cat £235, Sass 14 -26, S6-S10 cat €300. (18). (P) $180$250
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
17771921 KGV Die II set ½d & 1d, wmk script, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 80-81s cat £85. (2). (P) $70$100
17781922-28 KGV set 3d to 5/-, wmk mult crown, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 82-5s cat £100. (4). (P) $80$110
17791922-28 KGV set ½d to 5/-, wmk script, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 86-101s cat £350. (P) $275$375
17811924-37 View set 1c-$1, wmk mult script. VF M/MUH. SG 60-78 cat £225. (19). (P) $170$230
17821941 View 2c orange wmk script unissued, almost all stock opt for Japanese occupation. F-VF MUH, bottom marginal ISC 77 cat M$650. SG footnote cat £75+. (P) $90$120
17831941 View 3c blue-green, wmk script unissued, almost all stock opt for Japanese occupation. VF MUH, bottom marginal. ISC 78 cat M$650, SG footnote cat £225+. (P) $300$450
17841941 Native Huts 6c black, wmk script unissued, almost all opt for Japanese occupation. VF MUH, right marginal. ISC 79 cat M$650, SG footnote cat £130+. (P) $150$250
17851941 Native Huts 8c red, wmk script unissued, almost all opt for Japanese occupation. VF MUH, left marginal. ISC 80 cat M$650, SG footnote cat £75+. (P) $90$150
17861941 Native Huts 15c ultramarine, wmk script, almost all opt for Japanese occupation. VF MUH, left marginal. ISC 81 cat M$650, SG footnote cat £100+. (P) $130$200
17871895 Registered cover franked Star & Local Scene 1c-10c, tied by "Brunei 22 JUL 1895 cds, plus Labuan 18c tied by "Labuan JY 23 1895" cds to pay postage to London as Brunei stamps only valid on local mail. SG 2-7 cat £165 as loose stamps & unpriced oncover while SG Labuan 71 cat £55 & "from x15" on cover. Rare & attractive. (P) $900$1500
BULGARIA
17881892 surch Arms 15/30st blk of 10. VF MUH, 1 stamp toned perf & sm natural paper inclusion. SG 61 cat £550, Mi 38 cat €500 -both as M singles, should be at least double, £1100 or €1000 MUH, plus premium for blk. (P) $250$400
17891935 Football Tournament 1L perf 10¾ LL cnr blk of 4, variety white spot at top of right grandstand on UL stamp. VF fresh MUH. SG 351a(var), Mi 274(var). (P) $80$150
17901937 King's 19th Anniv of Accession 2L M/Sheet, variety on ribbed paper (80x116mm). VF fresh MUH. SG MS387a(var), Mi Blk 1(var). (P) $150$250
17921937 BURMA opt KGV 10R green & scarlet. Superb U with Rangoon GPO cds. SG 16 cat £95. (P) $80$100
17931937 BURMA opt KGV 15R blue & olive. Superb U with Rangoon GPO cds. SG 17 cat £250+. (P) $200$300
17941937 BURMA opt KGV 25R orange & blue, top value, wmk mult star upright. Superb U with Rangoon GPO cds. SG 18 cat £550++. Unusually nice example of the key Burma stamp. (P) $550$750
17961947 Interim Govt opt SERVICE set 3p-10R. VF MUH, gum tropicalised. SG O41-53 cat £200. (13). (P) $100$130
17971947 Interim Govt opt SERVICE set 3p-10R. VFU. SG O41-53 cat £110. (13). (P) $80$100
CAMEROON - BRITISH OCCUP.
17981917 Registered cover franked CEF opts ½d/5pf, 1d/10pf & 2d/20pf, plus Lagos ½d, Sthn Nigeria 3d, Nthn Nigeria 3d & Nigeria ½d, tied by "Buea 26 7 17 Kamerun" old German cds, with "Buena" m/s reg label. To Switzerland, b/s of "Victoria Cameroons," Liverpool & Bern arrival b/s. SG B2-4 cat £42, Mi 2-4 cat €75 -both as loose stamps, would be several times that on cover as such attractive mixed franking. (P) $150$250
17991919 Registered cover franked CEF opts ½d on 5pf, 1d/10pf & 2d/20pf, plus French Occup opt 15c tied by "Buea Kamerun 18 6 19" cds, with "Buea British Kamerun" h/s reg label. To Switzerland, b/s Liverpool, London & Bern arrival. SG B2-4 cat £42, Mi 2-4 cat €75 -both as loose stamp & would be several times that on cover as such attractive mixed frankings. (P) $150$250
18001919 Registered cover franked CEF opts 1d/10pf & 2d/20pf, plus Sth Nigeria 2½d, tied by "Victoria Cameroons 14 JY 19" cds, with "Victoria Cameroons" h/s To Switzerland, b/s Liverpool & Bern arrival. SG B3-4 cat £31, Mi 3-4 cat €55 -both as loose stamp & would be several times that on cover as such attractive mixed frankings. (P) $150$250
CANADA
1801 1851 QV 12d black imperf plate proof in issued colour on India paper. Superb fresh UN as made, 4 large margins. Unitrade 3p, SG 4(p), normal cat £200,000. An absolutely fantastic stamp for collectors that cannot afford $100,000 for a normal (previous such proof we had sold for $10,500 in our auction 300). A certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $4000 $7000
1802 1851 QV 12d black imperf plate proof horiz pr on India paper mounted on card, opt SPECIMEN vert in carmine. Superb fresh UN as made, all 4 margins. Unitrade 3Pi cat C$5000+ for singles, SG 4(p) cat £400,000 for issued stamps. Beautiful classic item. (P) $3500 $5000
1804 1852-57 Prince Albert 6d greyish purple on thin laid paper (laid lines almost invisible). VFU, 4 margins, blue cancel. Unitrade 2b cat C$2500, SG 2 cat £1300+. 2010 Green Foundation AIEP photo-cert. (P) $1000 $1500
18051852-57 Prince Albert 6d greenish grey imperf. FU, almost 4 margins. Unitrade 5b cat C$1000 for this condition, SG 10 cat £1200. 2010 Greene Foundation AIEP photo cert. (P) $500$700
18061852-57 Cartier 10d blue imperf on machine made wove paper. VFU appearance, 4 large margins, expertly repaired at top. Unitrade 7 cat C$2500, SG 20 cat £2250. (P) $500$800
18071897 QV Jubilee ½c-50c. F-VF M. Unitrade 50-60 cat C$2320 for VF, SG ex 121-134 cat £933. (11). (P) $400$600
18101897 QV Jubilee $2 deep violet in a very intense shade that is strangely unlisted in catalogues. Unitrade 62(var) cat C$2000+, SG 137(var) cat £1000+ as normal (P) $900$1500
18111897 QV Jubilee $2 deep violet. VF fresh M. Unitrade 62, SG 137 cat £1000. (P) $650$850
18151897 QV Jubilee $5 olive-green top value. Superb fresh M, perfect centring. Unitrade 65 cat C$2000++ +, SG 140 cat £1400++ +. Rare so nice! (P) $1200$2000
18161897 QV Jubilee $5 olive-green, top value. VF fresh M. Unitrade 65, SG 140 cat £1400. (P) $700$1000
18171908 Quebec set ½c-20c. F-VF fresh MUH, pristine original gum. SG 188-95 cat £550 for M, should be at least double, £1100 MUH, Unitrade 96-103 cat C$2000+. Rare MUH. (8). (P) $700$1000
18181908 Tercentenary ½c King & Queen full sheet of 100 with margins & "Ottawa No.1" at top, plus re-entry at pos 5/4. F-VF fresh MUH. SG 188/188a cat £615 for M, should be at least £1230 MUH, Unitrade 96/96i cat C$4600+ for VF inc imprint blk 4, premium for full sheet. $300$500
18191922-31 KGV set 1c-$1, inc both 10c brown shades. VF fresh MUH. SG 246-55 cat £153 for M, should be at least £306 MUH. Unitrade ex 105-22 cat C$1280 for cheapest types. (11) (P) $250$350
18201924 Special Air Delivery Laurentide Air Service Ltd vignette, roulette top & bottom. VF fresh M. Unitrade CL2 cat C$150. (P) $80$120
18211927 Historical set 5c-20c. Superb fresh MUH. Unitrade 146-48 cat C$132, SG 271-73 cat £32 for M, should be at least double, £64 MUH. (3). (P) $50$70
18221928-29 KGV Pictorial set 1c-$1. VF fresh MUH. SG 275-85 cat £375 for M, should be at least £750 MUH, Unitrade 149-59 cat $C2240. (11). (P) $650$900
18261931 Cartier 10c. Superb fresh MUH. Unitrade 190 cat C$50, SG 312 cat £14 for M, should be at least double, £28 MUH. $20$30
18271932 Ottawa Conference set 3c-13c inc 6c/5c. Superb fresh MUH. Unitrade 192-94, C4 cat C$172, SG 315-18 cat £40 for M, should be at least double, £80 MUH. (4). (P) $70$100
18281935 KGV 1c green, coil strip of 4 imperf x perf 8, 2nd stamp variety "narrow left 1". VF fresh 2MLH/2MUH. SG 352/a cat £143 as M singles. (P) $110$150
18291942-43 War Effort set 1c-$1 inc airs, perf OHMS. VF fresh, mostly MUH, only 10c, 13c & $1 are MLH. Unitrade O249-62 & OC7-8, SG O137-52 cat £250 & under-catalogued. (16). (P) $180$250
18331857-64 Crown & Flowers 1d brown-purple, thick paper with mesh. VF fresh M, part gum, 4 margins. Unitrade 1 cat C$150 for UN, SG 1 cat £160. (P) $100$150
1835 1857-64 Flowers 2d scarlet-vermilion. VFU, almost 4 margins. Unitrade 2 cat C$5000 in this condition. 2010 Greene Foundation AIEP photo-cert. SG 2 cat £6500. (P) $2000 $3000
18361857-64 Triangle 3d yellowish-green, thick paper with mesh. F-VF U, barred pmk, cut close on 2 sides. Unitrade 3 cat C$400 in this condition. SG 3 cat £425. Quite a rare & often misidentified stamp. (P) $300$400
18371857-64 Crown & Flowers 5d brown-purple, thick paper with mesh. F-VF U, barred pmk, 3 margins. Unitrade 5 cat C$300 in this condition. SG 5 cat £500. (P) $150$250
1838 1857-64 Flowers 6½d scarlet-vermilion. Superb fresh UN, 4 huge margins from sheet cnr & bright colour. SG 7 cat £4250+, Unitrade 7 cat C$6000+ for UN. Exp Brun AIEP & Scheller, plus 2013 Roumet photo cert. (P) $2800 $4000
18391857-64 Flowers 8d scarlet-vermilion. VF fresh UN, 4 margins. Unitrade 8 cat C$500 for UN, SG 8 cat £375. (P) $275$375
1841 1857-64 Flowers 1/- scarlet-vermilion. F-VF U, barred pmk, 3½ margins, nice bright colour. Unitrade 9 cat C$6000 for this condition. SG 9 cat £9000. Very nice genuine example -certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $3500 $5000
18421860 Flowers 2d orange-vermilion. Superb fresh UN, 4 large margins. Unitrade 11 cat C$600 for UN, SG10 cat £550. (P) $400$500
18571862-64 Crown & Flowers 5d chocolate-brown, hand made paper, no mesh. VF fresh MUH, 4 margins. Unitrade 19b cat C$600, SG 19 cat £100 for M, should be at least double, £200 MUH. (P) $200$300
18601862-64 Crown & Flowers 5d red-brown, hand made paper, no mesh. VF fresh MUH, 4 margins. Unitrade 19 cat C$200, SG 19a cat £90 for M, should be at least double, £180 MUH. (P) $150$250
18611862-64 Crown & Flowers 5d red-brown, hand made paper, no mesh. Superb fresh MLH, 4 margins. Unitrade 19 cat C$100, SG 19a cat £90. (P) $80$110
18621862-64 Flowers 6d rose-lake. VF fresh MUH, LL cnr marginal with 4 margins. Unitrade 20 cat C$60+, SG 20 cat £35 for M, should be at least double, £70 MUH. (P) $60$90
18651862-64 Flowers 6½d rose-lake. VF fresh MUH, 4 margins. Unitrade 21 cat C$240, SG 21 cat £100 for M, should be at least double, £200 MUH. (P) $180$250
1870 1862-64 Flowers 1/- rose-lake no wmk comp sheet of 20 with huge margins all round. Stamps VF-superb fresh MUH. Unitrade 23, SG 23 cat £1000 for M, should be at least double, £2000 MUH, plus premium for full sheet. Beautiful item. (P) $1100 $2000
18711865-70 Cod Fish 2c yellowish green, thin paper, perf 12. F-VF UN. Unitrade 24a cat C$180/$60 for UN, SG 24 cat £160. (P) $60$90
18721865-70 Seal 5c brown, thin paper, perf 12. F-VF U. Unitrade 25 cat C$475/$225. SG 26 cat £180. (P) $90$120
18731865-70 Prince 10c black, thin paper, perf 12. F-VF U. Unitrade 27a cat C$150/$75, SG 27 cat £110. (P) $60$80