Accumulations & collections

2663 1884 QV £1 brown-lilac, wmk "3 Crowns" GU "London JY 31 90" cds full perfs (partly obscured by pmk in photo), strong colour. SG 185 cat £2800 (P) $600 $900

2664 1884 QV £1 brown-lilac, wmk 3 crowns, opt SPECIMEN (type 9). F UN, small green surface marks. SG Spec K15 cat £2800, normal M SG 185 cat £32,000. (P) $300 $500

2665 1887-92 QV £1 green. VFU, w/c, single Guernsey pmk. SG 212 cat £1200 inc SG specified 50% premium for lightly used. (P) $400 $600

2667 1902-10 KEVII £1 dull blue-green, DLR printing. F-VFU, London cds. SG 266 cat £800. (P) $300 $400

2668 1913 KGV Seahorse £1 dull blue-green. VFU. SG 404 cat £1500. Key stamp (P) $700 $1000

2669 1918-19 KGV Seahorses set 2/6 to 10/-, BW printing. VF fresh MUH. SG 415-17 cat £780 for M, should be at least double, £1560 MUH. (3) (P) $1200 $1800

2670 1918-19 KGV Seahorses 10/- dull blue BW printing. VF MUH. SG 417, SG spec N71 cat £800 MUH. RPSL photo-cert. (P) $650 $900

2671 1929 PUC KGV ½d-2½d in matching K29 control blks of 6. Stamps VF fresh MUH. SG 434-7 cat £144 as M control singles plus 5 normals, should be at least £288 MUH. (4 blks) (P) $250 $350

2672 1929 KGV PUC £1 black. VFU. SG 438 cat £550. (P) $350 $500

2673 1934-36 KGV ½d-2d wmk sideways from coils. VF fresh MUH. SG 439a-42a cat £290. (4) (P) $200 $300

2674 1936-37 Postage Due ½d, 1d & 3d, wmk E8R, bottom marginal control A37. VF fresh MUH. SG D19-20 & 22 cat £55. (3) (P) $40 $60

2675 1936-37 Postage Due 4d, bottom marginal control A36, wmk E8R. VF fresh MUH. SG D23 cat £65 (P) $40 $60

2676 1936-37 Postage Due 5d, bottom marginal control A36, wmk E8R. VF fresh MUH. SG D24a cat £150 (P) $100 $150

2677 1936-37 Postage Due 2/6 purple/yellow top value, bottom marginal with control C38, wmk E8R. Superb fresh MUH. SG D26 cat £750 for single with control. Very rare. (P) $700 $1000

2678 1937 KGVI Booklet 2/- blue, edition 393 with "Bovril" advert on front, with 10 x 1½d panes of 4 with a pr of advertisements. F-VF, stamps MUH. SG BD11 cat £900. (P) $150 $250

2679 1944 German Propaganda Forgeries. GB KGVI set ½d-3d, Hammer & Sickle plus Jewish Star in design. Mi PFa 3-8. All tied by "London Special Stamp 6 JUN 44" cds on specially prepared commemorative sheet (folded & edge splits etc) in English & Russian headed ("Special-Stamp in Memory of the First Day of Invasion"). Rare & spectacular historical item. 2013 Ceremuga photo-cert. (P) $700 $1000

2680 1951 KGVI Pictorial set 2/6-£1. VF fresh MUH. SG 509-12 cat £100. (P) $60 $80

2681 1966 Battle of Hastings 4d ordinary paper se-tenant strip of 6, error "green omitted". VF fresh MUH. SG 705-10g cat £390 as singles. (P) $325 $450

2682 1966 Battle of Hastings 4d ordinary paper se-tenant strip of 6, error "grey omitted". VF fresh MUH. SG 705-10j cat £390 as singles (P) $325 $450

2683 1966 Battle of Hastings 4d phosphor se-tenant strip of 6, error "grey omitted" normal to compare. VF fresh MUH. SG 705-710pf cat £390 as singles. (P) $325 $450

2684 1970-80s Varieties inc QEII £1 black imperf pr, Machins 3p blue (2 bands), 3p magenta "all over" & 19p bistre (centre band) -all grossly shifted horiz perfs, plus 24p brown perf 11 Postal Forgery, & finally a miscut London 1980 10p booklet. VF fresh MUH. (6) (P) $150 $250

2685 1971 QEII Machin 1d with 2 phosphor bands, UL cnr vertical strip of 5, error design "Missing" as upper 2 stamps & majority of 3rd are albino, with no colour, but phosphor bands comp. VF fresh MUH. SG X844(var) unlisted. Spectacular & extremely rare. (P) $500 $1000

2686 1978 "British Canals" 90p booklet, "Llangollen" cover, variety, "Selvedge at RIGHT". SG FG3B cat £550 plus FG3A to compare. Fresh MUH. $150 $250

2687 1981 QEII Machin 15½p, phosphor paper top marginal horiz pr, error totally IMPERF. VF fresh MUH. SG X948a cat £250. (P) $100 $150

2688 1982 QEII Machin 12½p, 1 centre phosphor band lower marginal pr, error totally IMPERF. VF fresh MUH. SG X898a cat £100. (P) $40 $70

2689 1993 QEII Machin 38p rosine with 2 phosphor bands IMPERF pr. VF fresh MUH. SG Y1700a cat £350. (P) $150 $250

2690 1994 Prestige Booklet £4 "The Story of our Christian Heritage" with first 13p chestnut pane of 6, all with phosphor OMITTED (SG X901ieg cat £300). Another booklet with first pane of 6 left vert strip phosphor OMITTED, right vert strip wide phosphor band SG X901ieg(var), UNLISTED!! With normal bklt to compare. (3) (P) $100 $200

2691 1999 "The Scots Connection" Prestige Booklet £5 (SG DX10var), 3rd pane fully IMPERF. Superb fresh MUH. SG S55La cat £2400. Modern UK rarity. Cost vendor $2800. $800 $1500

2692 1999 "The Scots Connection" Prestige Booklet £5 (SG DX10var), 3rd pane partly IMPERF with top row 19p & 14p fully IMPERF, middle row IMPERF at top & partly at sides, lower row normal. VF fresh MUH. SG S55La(var) cat £2400 (as completely imperf) & this partial imperf would be rarer!! Cost vendor $1500. (P) $800 $1500

2693 Great Britain: Booklets comp Prestige collection from 1972 £1 Wedgwood (cat £75) to 1998 Wildings inc £3 Wedgwood 10p pane phosphor omitted (2, cat £50 ea), plus normal (2, £16) & 1986 British Rail with STAMPEX 86 opt. Plus 2002 A Perfect Coronation & letters by artist & 1969 Stamps for Cooks. All fresh MUH. Cat £780 = A$1300. (27) $220 $300

2694 1840 Folded letter. Headed "Stratford on St Mary's Suffolk" franked QV 1d black plate 3, letters BB, 4 margins, tied by red Maltese Cross cancel, "Colchester" (July 7) b/s. SG 2 cat £700 on cover. (P) $150 $350

2695 1851 Folded letter franked QV Embossed 10d deep brown (cut square with 3+ margins) tied by barred oval "927" pmk. To Leghorn (Livorno) Italy with "Angl Calais" red cds, plus b/s of "Yarmouth- Norfolk OC 10 1851" in blue, indistinct crown in circle type in red & Livorno arrival. SG 57 cat £3000 on cover. (P) $500 $800

2696 1907-62 International Reply Coupons with 1907 UPU Rome type 2 globe with meridians 3d, w/o meridians 4d, London type 9 blue with 4d & 5d/4d, with Chinese on reverse 6d, 8d & 9d, plus Imperial 3d blue & Commonwealth 3d red. Superb fresh UN. Rare group. (9) (P) $250 $400

2697 1907-62 International Reply Coupons with 1907 UPU Rome type 2 globe with meridians 3d, w/o meridians 4d, 1930 London type 9 blue with 4d, 5d/4d & 6d/4d, then with Chinese text on reverse 6d, m/s "8" on 6d, 8d/6d, 8d & 9d, smaller text at base 8d, 9d & 1/-, plus Imperial blue 2½d, m/s "3" on 2½d, 3d/2½d & 3d, & red Commonwealth 3d & 5d. All VFU, not cashed, with range of diff cds at left. (19) (P) $250 $400

GREECE

2698 1906 Olympic set 1L-5Dr. VF M/MLH. Mi 144-57 cat €550, SG 183-96 cat £550. (14). (P) $300 $400

GRENADA

2699 1875 POSTAGE ONE SHILLING opt QV 1/- deep mauve, error "SHLLIING" for "SHILLING". Superb U, light cancel. SG 13a cat £700+. Holcombe photo-cert. (P) $550 $750

2700 1883 QV 1d Orange with diag POSTAGE POSTAGE opts for use as bi-sects, unsevered pr. VFU. SG 29a cat £450 & under-catalogued. Holcombe photo-cert. (P) $400 $600

2701 1913-22 KGV set ½d to 10/- opt SPECIMEN, all left marginal, wmk mult crown, plus 1/- opt in black. VF fresh MUH. SG 89-101s & 98sa cat £245 for M, should be at least double, £490 MUH. (11). (P) $350 $500

2702 1913-22 KGV diff papers, 3d purple on yellow (white back), & 1/- black on green (white back), both opt SPECIMEN (1/- in red), wmk mult crown. VF fresh MUH. SG 96as, 98as cat £70 for M, should be at least double, £140 MUH. (2). (P) $100 $150

HONG KONG

2703 1874-1902 QV $2 green Postal Fiscal, perf 14. Superb fresh M. SG F4 cat £450. (P) $300 $400

2704 1879 Postcard stamp QV 5c/18c lilac variety short leg of T, affixed to Postcard. Fresh UN, stamp irregularly separated by knife or scissors. SG P2 cat £350. (P) $275 $400

2705 1891 QV Postal Fiscal $5/$10 purple on red. VF fresh M. SG F9 cat £375. (P) $220 $300

2707 1897 QV Stamp Duty $1/$2 dull bluish-green Postal Fiscal, error both Chinese h/s OMITTED. Superb fresh MLH. SG F11a cat £2000+. Very rare so nice. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1800 $2500

2708 1898 QV $1/96c grey, wmk crown CA, with Chinese h/s. VF fresh M. SG 52a cat £200 (P) $140 $180

2709 1904-06 KEVII 50c green & magenta, wmk mult crown, ordinary paper. Superb fresh MLH. SG 85 cat £100. (P) $70 $100

2710 1904-06 KEVII $1 purple & sage-green, wmk mult crown, ordinary paper. F-VF fresh MLH. SG 86 cat £190. (P) $100 $130

2711 1904-06 KEVII $2 slate & scarlet, wmk mult crown, chalk-surfaced paper. VF fresh MLH. SG 87a cat £325. (P) $230 $300

2712 1904-06 KEVII $3 slate & dull blue, wmk mult crown, chalk surface paper. VF fresh MLH. SG 88 cat £325. (P) $230 $300

2713 1904-06 KEVII $5 purple & blue-green, wmk mult crown, chalk surfaced paper. VF fresh MLH. SG 89 cat £500. (P) $375 $475

2714 1904-06 KEVII $10 slate & orange on blue, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH, nice colours. SG 90 cat £1900. Beautiful example of this top value. (P) $1500 $2000

2715 1904-06 KEVII $10 slate & orange on blue, wmk mult crown, chalk-surfaced paper. Superb fresh M. SG 90a cat £2000. Rare top value in beautiful condition. (P) $1500 $2500

2716 1912-21 KGV $5 green & red, white back, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 115a cat £600. (P) $400 $600

2717 1912-21 KGV $5 green & red, olive back, wmk mult crown. VF fresh M, part gum. SG 115b cat £1200. Very scarce. (P) $600 $900

2718 1912-21 KGV $10 purple & black on red, wmk mult crown. Superb fresh MUH, with gutter marginal stamp size tab. SG 116 cat £600++ for M, should be at least £1200++ MUH. (P) $1100 $1500

2719 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee set 3c-20c perf SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 133-6s cat £500. (4) (P) $350 $500

2720 1937 KGVI Coronation set 4c-25c, perf SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 137-9s cat £350. (3) (P) $250 $350

2721 1938-52 KGV set 1c-$10 with all colours. Superb MUH, mostly very fresh, the 1st $5 & $10 with usual dark gum as always, nice bright colours. SG 140-62 cat £1100+. Rarely seen MUH! (23) (P) $1100 $1600

2722 1938-52 KGVI $10 reddish violet & blue, chalk surfaced paper (April 1947 printing). Superb fresh MUH. SG 162a cat £200. (P) $170 $230

2723 1948 KGVI Silver Wedding set 10c & $10. VF fresh MUH. SG 171-72 cat £329. (2) (P) $250 $350

2724 1937 Coronation set 4c-25c tied by "Registered / GPO Hong Kong / 12 MY 37" cds on special registered FDC to Enlgland with arrival b/s. Yang cat HK$600. Very clean. $50 $80

HONG KONG - POs IN CHINA

2725 1917-21 Opt KGV 1c-$1, wmk mult crown. VF fresh M. SG 1-13 cat £320. (13) (P) $220 $300

2726 1917-21 Opt KGV $2 red & black, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 14 cat £225. (P) $170 $230

2727 1917-21 Opt KGV $3 green & purple, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 15 cat £1000. Key stamp of set. (P) $850 $1200

2728 1917-21 Opt KGV $5 green & red on green, wmk mult crown. VF fresh M. SG 16 cat £375. (P) $275 $375

2729 1917-21 Opt KGV $10 purple & black on red, wmk mult crown. VF fresh MLH. SG 17 cat £950. Very scarce top value. (P) $750 $1000

2730 1916 CHINA opt KGV 1c brown Postcard. VF UN. H&G 1, Yang P32 (P) $150 $250

2731 1916 CHINA opt KGV 1c+1c brown double reply Postcard. Superb UN. H&G 2, Yang P33. Very rare (P) $350 $500

2732 1916 CHINA opt KGV 4c red Postcard. VF UN. H&G 2, Yang P35. Rare (P) $250 $400

2733 1916 CHINA opt KGV 2c green Wrapper. Superb fresh UN. H&G E1, Yang NW5. Rare so nice (P) $400 $600

2734 1917 CHINA opt KGV 10c Registered Envelope (size F). Superb fresh UN. H&G C1, Yang R48. Very rare (P) $350 $500

2735 1917 CHINA opt KGV 10c Registered Envelope (size G). Superb fresh UN. H&G C1a, Yang R49. Very rare (P) $300 $500

2736 1917 CHINA opt KGV 10c Registered Envelope (size H). Superb fresh UN. H&G C1b, Yang R50 (P) $350 $500

2737 1918 CHINA opt KGV 1½c orange Postcard. Superb UN. H&G 4, Yang P34. Extremely rare (P) $700 $1000

2738 1918 CHINA opt KGV 1½c on 1c brown Postcard. Superb UN. H&G 5, Yang P36. Very rare (P) $300 $450

2739 1918 CHINA opt KGV 6c/4c red Postcard. Superb UN. H&G 6, Yang P37. Extremely rare (P) $1000 $1300

HONG KONG - JAPANESE OCCUP

2740 1945 "Governor General" opt Japan 5Y/5s. VF fresh MLH. SG J3 cat £900. Genuine mint examples are rather rare. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $800 $1100

HUNGARY

2741 1918 "REPULO POSTA" opt airmail set 1K50f/75f & 4K50f/2K, both IMPERF. Superb fresh MUH, 4 lge margins, bottom marginal with sheet value. SG 271-2(var), Mi 210-2ZU unpriced imperf (2) (P) $250 $350

2742 1871 Franz-Joseph 5k Envelopes diff types inc type 5 used Alt-Moldava, 6 Bezdan, 10 Namas, 11 Debreczin, 12 Arad, 13 Debreczin & type 15 used at Almas. Generally F-VFU, being 7 of the 15 diff types. Extremely rare in U condition. Ex Gary Ryan collection. (P) $3500 $5000

ICELAND

2743 1873 Numeral 3sk grey. Superb M, perfect centring. SG 5 cat £350, Mi 2B cat €450, Facit 5 cat 4200Kr. Scarce so nice (P) $180 $250

2744 1897 "prir" opt 5a green, small letters. Superb U, w/c & light cds. SG 40 cat £375+, Fa 3b cat Kr5000, Mi 19II cat €450+. Exp Roumet. (P) $200 $300

2745 1897 "prir" opt 5a green, lge letters. Superb U, w/c, light cds. SG 41 cat £600, Fa 37 cat Kr7000, Mi 19I cat €650. Exp Roumet (P) $300 $450

INDIA

2746 1854-55 QV 4a blue & red, head die 2, frame die 1, almost 4 margins & very light pmk, plus 1866 thick Postage opt on cut-down 6a revenue, "Service Postage" opt on cut-down 2a Foreign Bill stamp & on 1a Receipt stamp. The last G-FU, O16 flts, other 2 very sl flts. SG 19, 66, O16 & O19 cat £1900. Rare group. (4) (P) $400 $700

2747 1865-76 QV range with 1865-68 ½a, 8p, 1a, 2a, 4a, 6a8p & 8a, all opt thick CANCELLED 13x2mm, 1874-76 9p, 6a, 12a & 1R, all opt thin CANCELLED 14 x 2½mm, all wmk elephant. Plus on 1867-73 "Service" opt ½a, 1a, 2a, 4a & 8a, all opt thick CANCELLED, & 1874-82 "On H. M. S." opt ½a & 1a both opt thin CANCELLED. From De La Rue archives being from colour sample proof sheets. Mostly VF fresh MUH. SG ex54-59, ex69-72, 73, 77-82, exO20-30 & O31-32 cat £575 for M, should be at least double, £1150 MUH as normals & much rarer with opt. (18) (P) $600 $900

2748 1866-72 "Service" opt on QV 2a orange, wmk elephant head. Superb fresh MLH. SG O11 cat £350+. Rare stamp. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $250 $400

2749 1866-72 "Service" opt QV 4a green, wmk elephant head. VFM, tropicalised gum. SG O13 cat £450. Rare. Copy of Holcombe photo-cert of blk it came from. (P) $300 $450

2750 1866-72 "Service" opt QV 4a green, UR marginal blk of 4, wmk elephant head. VFM, tropicalised gum. SG O13 cat £1800 as singles plus premium for blk. Rare. Copy of Holcombe photo-cert of larger blk it came from. (4). (P) $1200 $1800

2751 1909 On HMS opt KEVII high value set 2R-25R. VF fresh M/MLH. SG O68-72 cat £425. Scarce set. (5). (P) $400 $600

2752 1911? KGV 2a grey-green & red-brown Delhi ESSAYS with "SPECIMEN" in design. VF MUH, sl gum tones. (2) $40 $60

2753 1911? KGV 2a grey-green & red-brown Delhi ESSAYS with "SPECIMEN" in design, blks of 4. VF fresh UN. (8) (P) $100 $200

2754 1912-13 SERVICE opt KGV high value 1R-25R opt 21½mm, wmk single star. VF fresh M/MLH. SG O91-6 cat £660. (6). (P) $650 $900

2755 1929 Airmail set 2a-12a. Superb fresh MUH. SG 220-25 cat £42 for M, should be at least £84+ MUH. (6) (P) $80 $120

2756 1937-40 KGVI & Pictorial set 3p-25R. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 247-64 cat £550. (18). (P) $300 $400

2757 1937-40 KGV & Pictorial set 3p-25R. VF fresh MUH. SG 247-64 cat £550+. (18). (P) $600 $800

2758 1948 Gandhi set 1½-10R. Lower vals adhered together, 10R MUH with gum toning. SG 305-08 cat £375. (P) $100 $150

2759 1936 India - Germany "Scipio" crash cover use of KGV 1a envelope -stamps floated away, with "Gurukula-Kandri 17 AUG 36" cds & Lahore b/s. To Germany, explanatory typed label in French affixed on arrival in Italy, with "Brindisi 2 9 36" b/s, plus addressee arrival cachet. Some ink transfer of contents to cover when wet. Crashed near Crete. (P) $300 $500

2760 1952 Nagpur crash registered cover franked Pictorial 1R with Madras reg label. Badly burnt & with wax seal melted from another cover obscuring the addressee, so returned to sender in a Dead Letter Office printed "ambulance" cover, 3-line "Salvaged Mails Protected Nagpur 19-2-52", with boxed "DLO Nagpur" h/s at LL, reverse with DLO Nagpur wax seal & boxed pmk, plus Madras arrival cds. DC3 crashed at Sonnegar Airport. Rare. (P) $500 $1000

2761 1974 Panama Airmail cover franked 1972 Carnival 3c & 1971 Gandhi 10c, tied by "Panama DEC 14 1974" cds. To USA. VF. SG 1012 & 1025. Cost vendor €600 in a European auction. $200 $400

INDIAN STATES & POs ABROAD

2762 China Exped Force: 1900 opt QV set 3p-1R. VF fresh MUH. SG C1-10 cat £70 for M, should be at least £140 MUH. (9). (P) $130 $180

2763 China Exped Force: 1905-11 opt KEVII set 3p-1R. VF fresh MUH. SG C12-20 cat £80 for M, should be at least £160 MUH. (9) (P) $150 $200

2764 China Exped Force: 1905-11 CEF opt KEVII 1a, variety opt DOUBLE, 1 albino, in gutter blk of 12. VF fresh MUH. SG C13a cat £1200 for M, should be at least double, £2400 MUH, plus premium for gutter blk. Copy of 2004 RPSL photo-cert for part sheet it came from with photocopy to show position. (12) (P) $900 $1500

2765 China Exped Force: 1905-11 CEF opt KEVII 1a, variety opt DOUBLE, 1 albino. VF fresh MUH. SG C13a cat £100 for M, should be at least double, £200 MUH. Copy of 2004 RPSL photo-cert for part sheet it came from. (P) $100 $150

2766 China Exped Force: 1914-22 opt KGV 3p-12a. VF fresh MUH. SG C23-33 cat £228 for M, should be at least £456 MUH. (10) (P) $300 $400

2767 China Exped Force: 1914-22 Opt KGV set 3p-1R. VFM. SG C23-34 cat £325+ & under-catalogued as 1R is very scarce. (11) (P) $350 $450

2768 Bundi: 1941 SERVICE opt Arms set 3p-1R. VF fresh M/MLH. SG O53-9 cat £750. Rare set! (7). (P) $550 $750

2769 Chamba: 1887-98 SERVICE opt QV set ½a-1R. VF MLH/MUH. SG O1-16 cat £65+. Only 1819 sets printed! (10) (P) $150 $200

2770 Chamba: 1903-05 opt KEVII set 3p-1R. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 28-40. (10). (P) $80 $120

2771 Chamba: 1913 opt KGV set 3p-1R plus 1913-23 "SERVICE" opt set 3p-1R. VF fresh MLH/MUH. SG 43-53, O34-43. (17) (P) $100 $150

2772 Chamba: 1927-37 opt KGV set 3p-1R. VF fresh MLH. SG 62-75. (14) (P) $100 $150

2773 Chamba: 1938 CHAMBA STATE opt KGVI set 3p-25R. VF fresh M/MLH. SG 82-99 cat £1000. Rare set. (18) (P) $700 $1000

2774 Chamba: 1938-40 CHAMBA STATE SERVICE opt KGVI set 9p-10R. VF MLH/MUH, rupee values MUH, 5R tiny tones, key 1R is superb MUH. SG O66-71 cat £425. (6) (P) $300 $400

2775 Chamba: 1942-47 CHAMBA opt 1R-25R top values. VF fresh MLH. SG 102-07 cat £503. (6). (P) $300 $400

2776 Cochin: 1923-24 "ON CGS" opt Varma II 8p/9p carmine wmk umbrella sideways. VF MUH. SG O20b cat £130 for M, should be at least double, £260 MUH. (P) $150 $250

2777 Cochin: 1923-24 "ON CGS" opt Varma II 8p/9p carmine, opt w/o serif on "G", UR marginal blk of 4. Stamps VF fresh MUH. SG O21 cat £280 for M, should be at least double, £560 MUH plus premium for blk. (4). (P) $450 $700

2778 Cochin: 1923-24 "ON CGS" opt Varma II 8p/9p carmine, opt w/o serif on "G". VF fresh MUH. SG O21 cat £70 for M, should be at least double, £140 MUH. (P) $120 $180

2779 Gwalior: 1903-11 opt KEVII set 3p-2R, Gwalior 14mm long. VF fresh M/MUH. SG 46A-61A. (12) (P) $150 $250

2780 Gwalior: 1903-08 Official opt KEVII set 3p-1R, 10mm spacing. VF fresh MLH/MUH. SG O29-38. (7). $60 $80

2781 Gwalior: 1938-48 opt KGVI set 3p-25R. VF fresh MLH. SG 105-17 cat £475. Very scarce set. (13) (P) $400 $600

2782 Gwalior: 1938-48 opt on KGVI 1R-25R top values. VF fresh MUH. SG 112-17 cat £302. Very scarce. (6). (P) $250 $350

2783 Hyderabad Residency: 1913 Foreign Bill Revenues imperf black PROOF set 2a-24R on thin card. Superb fresh UN as made, 4 huge margins. K&M 401-12(p) cat US$286 (in 1983) for issued stamps. Only 1 sheet of ea believed printed. (12) (P) $100 $200