18671932 KGV Cattle set ½d to 10/-. VF fresh MUH. SG 99-110 cat £450 for M, should be at lest double £900 MUH. (12). (P) $850$1200
18681938-52 KGVI Cattle set ½d to 10/- VF fresh MLH. SG 118-28 cat £110. (11). (P) $50$70
1869Stellaland: 1884 Arms set 1d to 1/-. VF fresh M. SG 1-5 cat £370. All exp Alberto Diena. (5). (P) $350$500
BELGIUM
18701919-20 King Tin Hat 1Fr orange, FULL SHEET of 25 (5x5), with "DEPOT 1920" cachet in margin plus inverted C perf in margin. VF fresh MUH. SG 247 cat £1500 for M, should be at least double, £3000 MUH, plus big premium for sheet, Mi 155 cat €2500 for singles. COB A76 cat €3300+ as full sheet. Very rare & attractive. (P) $800$1200
1872Congo: 1918 Red Cross Fund opt Pictorial set 5c+10c - 10Fr+10Fr. VF fresh MUH. COB 72-80 cat €400, SG 78-86 cat £120 for M, should be at least double, £240 MUH. (9). (P) $300$400
1873Ruanda-Urundi: 1918 "A.O." opt Belgian Congo Red Cross set 5+10c- 10+10F. VF MLH. COB 36-44 cat €85, SG 23-31 cat £85 (9) (P) $80$110
BERMUDA
18741875 "One Penny" opt QV 3d yellow buff. VF fresh M. SG 16 cat £450. RPSL photo cert. (P) $350$450
1876 1937 KGV 12/6 grey & orange "Revenue-Revenue" Postal Fiscal. Superb MLH, nice colours. SG F1 cat £1100. Very rare & almost never offered -previous equally nice example we had in auction 241 sold for $1750. (P) $1000 $1500
BRAZIL
18771844-46 Slanted Numeral 10r-90r range inc 10r (4), 30r (3), 60r (6) & 90r, all diff shades & papers. F-VF U. SG ex 10-16 cat £255, Yv 4-7 cat €570. (14). (P) $250$350
18951898 Internal Postage "cheque stamp" 1d vermilion & pale ultramarine, imperf, setting II, embossed control at back "28FA". VFU, "MY 21 98 BCA." cds. SG 55b cat £140. (P) $110$150
18961898 Internal Postage "cheque stamp" 1d vermilion & pale ultramarine, perf 12, setting II, embossed control on back "I10". VFU, "Zomba MY 2….98 BCA." cds. SG 57 cat £35+. (P) $30$40
18981890 BEA Co opt QV ½a on 1d purple. Fresh M. SG 1 cat £275. Only 1440 printed. (P) $250$350
18991890 BEA Co opt QV ½a on 1d purple VFU, "Mombasa JU 27 92" cds. SG 1 cat £200. Only 1440 printed. (P) $150$250
19001890 BEA Co opt QV 1a on 2d green & carmine. VF fresh M. SG 2 cat £500. Only 1440 printed & most used. (P) $450$650
19011890 BEA Co opt QV 1a on 2d green carmine.VFU on piece, "Lamu DE 20 90" cds. SG 2 cat £275+. Only 1440 printed. (P) $230$300
19021890 BEA Co opt QV 4a on 5d purple & blue. VF fresh M. SG 3 cat £600. Only 780 printed & most used. (P) $500$700
19031890 BEA Co opt QV 4a on 5d purple & blue. VFU. SG 3 cat £325. Only 780 printed. (P) $275$375
19041890-95 Light & Liberty set ½a-5R -ex 4a grey, but inc 8a & 1R greys, plus 5a & 7½a. F-VF M/MLH, some part gum. SG 4-19 & 27-8 cat £550. Rare set. (17). (P) $400$600
19051890-95 Light & Liberty ½a brown, error IMPERF. VFU, on piece with "Mombasa SP 10 96" cds. SG 4a cat ca £350. (P) $80$150
19061890-95 Light & Liberty 2a vermilion, error IMPERF. VFU, on piece with "Mombasa JY 20 95" cds. SG 6a cat ca£650. (P) $150$300
19071890-95 Light & Liberty 3a black on dull red horiz pr, error IMPERF. VFU, 4 large margins "Mombasa FE 12 94" cds. SG 8ab cat £450. Only 90 prs printed. (P) $400$600
19081890-95 Light & Liberty 3a black on dull red vert pr, error IMPERF between. VFU appearance, lower with tear, "Mombasa FE 12 94" cds. SG 8ad cat £400. Only 120 prs printed. (2). (P) $150$250
19091890-95 Light & Liberty 1R grey, part sheet wmk. VF fresh M. SG 15 cat £225. Sorani photo cert. (P) $180$250
19101894 Light & Liberty surch set 5a/8a & 7½a on 1R. VF fresh M. SG 27-8 cat £150. (2). (P) $120$160
19111895 Mombasa Provisional "½ anna TECR" m/s on Light & Liberty 3a black on dull red. F-VF fresh M, horiz crease. SG 31 cat £600 & undervalued as genuine M are rare. (P) $200$300
19121895 Mombasa Provisional m/s surch "½ anna TECR" on 3a Light & Liberty. Superb M. SG 31 cat £600. Rare genuine. (P) $500$700
1929 1948 KGVI Silver Wedding Omnibus comp Aden to Zanzibar inc all Malay States, plus South Africa & SWA se-tenant prs. VF fresh MUH. SG cat £2250. (138). (P) $1800 $2500
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BRITISH GUIANA
1930 1850-51 Type-set circular "BRITISH GUIANA 4 cents" yellow, initialled E.D.W (Wright) in blue, "Cottonreel" 1st issue. FU appearance, repaired, cut round, "Demerara OC 3 1851" cds. SG 3 or 8 cat £24,000 for cut round & under-catalogued. The Du Pont collection only had 3 singles of the 4c which sold in Europe for €48,000 - €108,000 (a cut round single with tear was €96,000!!!). Famous classic rarity. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $12000 $20000
1931 1850-51 Type-set circular "BRITISH GUIANA 8 cents" green, initialled E.D.W (Wright) in black in centre, "Cottonreel" 1st issue. VFU, cut round with margins all round, "Demerara OC 18 1850" cds. SG 4 cat £16,000+, for cut round & under-catalogued. The Du Pont collection only had 2 singles (& 3 covers) which sold in auction in Europe for between €84,000 ( = A$120,000 for cut round single equivalent to this example!) to €132,000. Famous classic rarity. Exp several times. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $30000 $50000
19321862 Type-set 2c yellow, signed in centre, frame type 10 (shields). VFU, 4 large margins, barred A03 pmk. SG 119 cat £450. (P) $350$500
19331862 Type-set 2c black on yellow, frame type 10 (shield), variety wrong ornament. VFU, 4 margins, roul at top & bottom, barred"A03" pmk. SG 119b cat £800. (P) $500$700
19341907-10 Ship set 2c-12c, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 253-7 cat £45. (5). $35$45
19351931 KGV Centenary set 1c-$1. VF MUH, darker gum. SG 283-7 cat £60 for M, should be at least double, £120 MUH. (5). (P) $100$150
19391891-1901 QV Tablet 50c green & carmine. VF fresh MUH. SG 62 cat £30 for M, should be at least double, £60 MUH. (P) $40$60
19401891-1901 QV Tablet $1 green & carmine. Superb fresh MUH. SG 63 cat £95 for M, should be at least double, £190 MUH. (P) $130$180
19411891-1901 QV Table $2 green & ultramarine. Superb fresh MUH. SG 64 cat £150 for M, should be at least double, £300 MUH. (P) $220$300
19421891-1901 QV Tablet $5 green & black, top value. Superb fresh MLH. SG 65 cat £325. (P) $275$375
19431922-33 KGV set 1c-$5 with 25c & $5 wmk mult crown, 1c-$2 wmk script. VF M/MLH. SG 124-37 cat £350. (P) $300$400
19441922-33 KGV $5 Purple & black on red, wmk mult crown. Stamp superb fresh MUH, left marginal, bright intense colours. SG 125 cat £225 for M, should be at least double, £450 MUH. (P) $350$450
BRITISH LEVANT
19451886-90s Express D'Orient black local, issued to pay the extra fees on letters, from later printing. F-VFM, sl gum stain, right marginal. Very scarce. (P) $70$100
1946 1905-12 LEVANT opt KEVII set ½d to 1/- British currency issue, all opt SPECIMEN with the special GB "horseshoe" type. Superb fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum. SG L1-10(s) unpriced as specimens. Extremely rare as only several sets recorded -we previously sold a hinged set for $2385, while MUH should be worth double. 2012 Ceremuga photo-cert. (10) (P) $3000 $5000
1947 1906 Beirut Provisional surch "1 Piastre" opt KEVII 2d. VF MLH, sl tropicalised gum as usual. SG 15 cat £1500. Rare genuine as only 600 printed & most used. RPSL photo-cert. (P) $1000 $1300
19481912 Turkish currency opt KEVII 12Pi on 2/6 dull reddish-purple, opt SPECIMEN with the special GB type 22. Superb fresh MUH. SG 33(s) unpriced as specimen. Extremely rare as only several recorded -we previously sold an example for $1250. 2012 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $700$1000
1949 1916 Salonica Provisional "Levant" opts GB KGV set ½d to 1/-, issued at British Field PO Salonica (now Thessaloniki, Greece). VF fresh M/MLH. SG S1-S8 cat £1400. Rare genuine, only 360 sets printed. All exp Alberto Diena AIEP, plus 2003 Brandon photo-cert. (8). (P) $1300 $1800
BRITISH OCCUP OF ITALIAN COLS
19501942 opt KGVI 1d red, variety "sliced M" on number 10 of a blk of 18 (6x3). Superb fresh MUH. SG M 1/1a cat £210 as singles, plus premium for blk. (P) $170$250
19511942 opt KGVI 2d orange, variety "sliced M" on number 10 of a blk of 18 (6x3). Superb fresh MUH. SG M2a cat £161 as singles, plus premium for blk. (P) $120$180
1953Eritrea: 1948 BMA opt Postage Due 2d lower marginal blk of 4, variety "no stop after A" at UL. VF fresh MUH. SG ED3/3a cat £121 (P) $90$120
1954 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
1955 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
1956Tripolitania: 1950 BA TRIPOLITANIA opt Postage Due set 1M-24M. VF fresh MUH left marginal. SG TD6-10 cat £95. (5) (P) $70$100
19691922 Malaya-Borneo opt View $1 black & red on blue, top value, variety "short I". VF fresh M "dried" gum. SG 59a cat £130 (P) $100$130
1970 1895 Registered cover franked Star & Scene ½c-10c tied by "Brunei 22 JUL 1895" FDI cds, plus Labuan pictorial 18c tied by "Labuan JY 25 1895" cds to pay postage to England as Brunei stamps not valid to foreign addresses, with h/s reg cachet & London transit pmk, Tottenham arrival b/s. SG 1-7 cat £177, unpriced on cover, the Labuan SG 71 cat £55, & "from x15" on cover, so Labuan stamp alone is £825 on cover! Plus value as a Brunei FDC! (P) $1000 $2000
19711927 Registered Official cover (reduced at right), franked View 4c, 5c & 30c, tied by "Brunei 30 Nov 1927" cds, with h/s reg label/cachet. To USA, with "Post Office State of Brunei" wax seal & b/s of Labuan, Singapore & Chicago arrival cds. Assume SG 44, 64 & 66 cat £19, & from x 8-10 on cover. (P) $200$400
19721935 Registered Envelope 15c blue, size G, opt SPECIMEN. F-VF UN, tones. H&G C1, Tan RE1 cat MR950 for normal. (P) $200$300
19731936 Registered cover franked View 8c grey & $1, tied by "Brunei 10 JUN 1936" cds. To Johore, with reg label & b/s of Singapore & Johore Bahru. SG 72 & 78 cat £75 & "from x8" on cover. (P) $200$400
19741936 cover franked View 1c, 2c (2), 4c & 5c, tied by "Brunei 24 JUN 36" cds. To USA, Labuan transit b/s. SG 60, 62, 65, 68. Attractive (P) $80$150
19751936 cover franked View 1c black (2), 4c orange & 6c red, tied by "Brunei 28 OCT 36" cds. To USA. SG 60, 65 & 70 cat £13 & "from x8" on cover. (P) $80$150
19761948 use of Air Mail Letter Card franked View 30c tied by "Brunei 7 JY 48" cds. To Canada with full commercial message. VF. SG 88. Scarce single franking commercial mail. (P) $80$150
19771951 Registered Airmail Special Delivery cover franked View $10, tied by "Tutong 18 SE 51" cds, with reg & air labels. To USA, with b/s of Brunei, Singapore & Elizabeth NJ. VF. SG 92 cat £30, plus premium for single franking cover. (P) $100$200
1978Postal History 1936-78 inc 1936 franked 2c, 4c & 6c, 1947 franked 1c-10c -both to USA, 1947 with set to $1, 1947 5c & 25c pr air to Scotland, 1950 franked 8c, 10c, 30c & 50c to Switzerland, 1954 12c tied s/l Paquebot cancel, 1957 with Sultans to 50c, 1960s Official covers stampless or stamped inc $1.15 to USA, 1975 Mobile PO cover, 1971-77 meter frankings (4), 1978 Aerogramme, 1978 parcel front with total franking of $21.65 inc $10 & $5, 1964 Airletters (2) franked 50c, 1967 Registered to Singapore (3), 1968 Airletter franked 9 stamps, more registered & airletters to Singapore, Sarawak, Johore etc inc various mixed frankings, 1968 $3.45 to USA, Official covers to USA from Museum Dept at $1.15 rate, printed Museum aerogramme, 1977 entire parcel wrapping from Museum to USA by seamail franked $3.15, with customs form & "US Customs Passed Free" cachet, another similar, plus lots of 1960s inwards covers, cards & aerogrammes (60) from USA, Japan, India, GB, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada etc plus some receipts & cheques with Sultans used fiscally, cards, letters, telegrams etc. Generally F-VF. (115, plus 25 other items). (P) $600$1000
BURMA
19791856-1935 Postmark collection of mainly India used in Burma. 1856-64 QV 4d with B27 (Moulamein) pmk. 1865 QV 1a pr & 2a Rangoon pmks. 1895 QV 5R Rangoon. 1902-11 KEVII to 1R with Rangoon, Toungou & Mandalay. 1911-36 KGV to 5R with Mandalay, Rangoon, Kyonpyau (Bassein) & Chauk. 1911-22 KGV 25R -4 prs on large piece with "Rangoon 26 JL 16" cds. 1929 KGV Airmail set to 12a (2) with various pmks. 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee set to 8a. Also 1937 Burma opt KGV to 12a with both heavy & light opt types. Most F-VFU. SG cat £600++ for basic stamps alone. Interesting lot. (100). (P) $500$1000