17621937 local cover to Bridgetown franked Pictorial ¼d brown (SG 217) underpaying the ½d local rate (14 Jul), "T" within heart h/s, Postage Due ½d green (SG D1) affixed & tied on arrival. Very rare fractionals franking. (P) $600$900
BASUTOLAND
17631933 KGV Crocodile set ½d to 10/-. VF fresh M. SG 1-10 cat £300. (10). (P) $200$300
17641942 "Basutoland 10/- Revenue" opt on South Africa 2/6 Native Tax, both the English & Afrikaans stamps. VF F/C with m/s. Bft 74 cat £200. (2) (P) $90$150
BECHUANALAND
17651885-87 "British Bechuanaland" opt Hope ½d grey-black, error opt DOUBLE in both lake & black. VF fresh M. SG 1b cat £750. Brandon photo-cert. (P) $550$800
17661888 QV 2/6 green & black. Superb fresh MUH. SG 17 cat £80 for M, should be at least double, £160 MUH. (P) $150$250
1771 1888 "Protectorate" opt QV 10/- green & black top value. VF fresh MLH. SG 50 cat £5000 & undercatalogued. Very rare genuine example of this top value - 1st we have ever offered. 2000 BPA photo-cert. (P) $5000 $7000
17721913 KGV Seahorse 2/6 pale brown DLR printing. Superb fresh MUH. SG 86 cat £120 M, should be double, £240 MUH. (P) $150$250
17731932 KGV Cattle set ½d to 10/-. VF fresh M. SG 99-110 cat £475 (12) (P) $350$450
17741932 KGV Cattle set ½d to 10/-. VF fresh MLH. SG 99-110 cat £475. (12) (P) $350$450
1775 Stellaland: 1884 Arms 1d red, horiz pr, error imperf between. F-VF MUH, tropicalised gum. SG 1a cat £4250. Extremely rare with only several recorded all in same condition. 2002 BPA photo-cert. (P) $3000 $4500
17771907 KEVII opt GB ½d & 1d Postcards opt curved SPECIMEN on stamps. Superb fresh UN, sl cnr bend on ea. H&G 3(s) & 4(s). Rare & interesting specimen type. $80$120
BELGIUM
17781932 "Braine-l'Allued 17-7-33 Collegio Card Mercier" boxed opt Mercier set 10+10c-10+40Fr. VF fresh M. SG 609-17(var), Mi 333I-41I cat €2000, COB PR35-43 cat €2200. Rare genuine set & certificate can be obtained on request. (9) (P) $650$900
17791952 Culture Fund Portrait 4Fr & 8Fr, each se-tenant with a label showing a laurel wreath & premium of 9Fr. VF fresh MUH. SG footnote, Mi 947-948 cat €300. (2) (P) $70$100
BERMUDA
17801865-1903 QV 1d pale rose,wmk crown CC, perf 14. VF MLH, nice original gum. SG 2 cat £140. (P) $70$100
1781 1875 "One Penny" opt QV 2d dull blue, variety "No stop after Penny". F-VF M, tropicalised gum. SG 15a cat £25,000. Great rarity with only several recorded. BPA photo-cert. (P) $7000 $10000
17821875 "One Penny" opt QV 3d yellow-buff. F-VF fresh M. SG 16 cat £450. (P) $300$450
17831875 "One Penny" opt on QV 1/- green. F fresh M. SG 17 cat £500. (P) $200$300
17841880-1904 QV Selection inc 1880 set ½d store & 4d orange-red, wmk crown CC, 1883-1904 QV set ½d to 1/-, plus ½d, 1d, 2½d & 1/- shades & 1901 surch ONE FARTHING on 1/-. Mostly F-VF M, some tropicalised perfs. SG 19-29b & 30 cat £326. (P) $100$150
17851906-10 Dry Dock set ¼d-4d, wmk mult crown. F-VF M. SG 34-42 cat £160. (9). (P) $90$130
17861910-25 Ship set ¼d to 1/- plus ¼d, 1d, 6d & 1/- (2) shades, wmk mult crown. Also 1918 WAR TAX opt 1d & 1921-34 Ship set ¼d to 1/- plus 1/- shade, wmk script. F-VF M. SG 44-51, 56 & 77-87 cat £220. (28). (P) $100$150
17871918-22 KGV set 2/- to £1, wmk mult crown. VF M/MLH. SG 51b-55 cat £600. (6). (P) $425$600
17881918-22 KGV £1 purple & black on red top value. VF fresh MUH, bottom marginal. SG 55 cat £325 for M, should be at least double, £650 MUH. (P) $375$500
17891920-21 KGV Tercent set ¼d to 1/-. VFM. SG 59-67 cat £110 (9) $50$80
17901921 KGV Tercent 4d red on pale yellow, 2nd issue error wmk mult crown (sideways) REVERSED. VF fresh MUH. SG 71w cat £275 for M, should be at least double, £550 MUH. (P) $220$350
1791 1924-32 KGV 2/6 grey-black & pale orange-vermilion on grey-blue, wmk script. Superb fresh MUH, pristine never hinged original gum. SG 89h cat £2750 for M, should be at least double, £5500 MUH. Major rarity in MUH condition. BPA photo-cert. (P) $4000 $6000
17921924-32 KGV 12/6 grey & orange. VF MUH, nice colour. SG 93 cat £250 for M, should be at least double, £500 MUH. (P) $350$500
17931938-53 KGVI 2/- deep reddish purple & ultramarine on grey-blue. Superb MUH, bottom marginal. SG 116a cat £350. Very scarce shade. (P) $275$400
17941938-53 KGVI 2/- deep purple & ultramarine on grey blue, perf 14¼ line. VFM. SG 116b cat £350. (P) $160$220
17951938-53 KGVI 2/- purple & blue on deep blue, LR cnr marginal blk of 4 with plate no.1, ordinary paper, variety "broken LR scroll" on LR stamp & flaw on UR scroll on LL stamp. Superb fresh MUH. SG 116c/116ce cat £258++, plus premium for positional blk. (P) $220$350
17961938-51 KGVI 2/- Purple & blue on pale blue ordinary paper, variety "gash in chin". VF fresh M. SG 116cf cat £325. (P) $200$300
17971938-51 KGVI 2/- Purple & deep blue on pale blue ordinary paper, variety "broken LR scroll". VF fresh MLH. SG 116de cat £700 (P) $400$600
17981938-53 KGVI 2/6 black & red on grey-blue, perf 14¼ line. VFM. SG 117a cat £600. (P) $275$400
18081938-53 KGVI £1 pale purple & black on pale red, perf 14 & £1 deep reddish purple & black on pale red, perf 14. Superb fresh MUH, both marginal. SG 121b, 121c cat £150. (2) (P) $110$150
18091938-53 KGVI £1 bright violet & blackon scarlet, perf 13, variety breaks in right scroll. Superb fresh MUH, LL cnr marginal. SG 121e cat £180+, plus premium for variety. (P) $130$200
18101938-53 KGVI £1 bright violet & black on scarlet, perf 13. VF fresh MUH. SG 121e cat £180. (P) $130$200
BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY
18111963-69 QEII Pictorial set ½d to £1. VF fresh MUH. SG 1-15a cat £275. (16) (P) $180$250
BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA
18121891 Tall Arms "Revenue BCA" 2/6 lilac & red. VFU with postal cds. Bft 5 cat £75+ for F/C plus premium for pmk. (P) $100$150
18131891 Tall Arms "Revenue BCA" set 2/6-£10. Superb MUH. Bft 5-9 cat £800 for UN, should be at least double, £1600 MUH & very rare thus. (5) (P) $1800$2800
18141893 Tall Arms "Revenue BCA" surch 1/- on 10/-, 6/- on £1 & 6/- on £10. Superb MUH. Bft 12, 14 & 15 cat £535 for UN, should beat least double, £1070 MUH. (3) (P) $1000$1500
18151893 Tall Arms "Revenue BCA" 1/- on £1 blue & red. Superb F/C with postal type cds. Bft 13 cat £75 for F/C. (P) $100$150
18161895 Arms 1d to 1/- no wmk. VF fresh M. SG 21-25 cat £380. (5). (P) $300$400
18171895 Arms 1/- black & rose, no wmk. Superb fresh M. SG 25 cat £120. (P) $100$130
18181895 Arms 2/6 black & bright magenta no wmk. Superb fresh M. SG 26 cat £375. (P) $300$400
18191895 Arms 5/- black & olive, no wmk. VF fresh M. SG 28 cat £300. (P) $220$300
18201895 Arms £1 black & orange-yellow, no wmk. Superb fresh MLH. SG 29 cat £1200. Rare top value. 2003 BPA photo-cert. (P) $1100$1500
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1821 1895 Arms £10 black & orange-vermilion, no wmk. Superb MLH, redistributed gum, perfect centring & bright colour. SG 30 cat £8000. Beautiful example of very rare high value. Exp Diena. (P) $6000 $9000
18221895 Tall Arms "Revenue BCA" 6/- on £10 orange & red BISECTS, both UL & LR halves with "Port Herald" July 8 or 10 cds. Bft 15a cat £1500 on pieces. Used during a shortage of 3/- stamps in July 1895. Extremely rare. (2) (P) $700$1000
18231896 Arms 1d-6d wmk crown CA. VF fresh M. SG 32-35 cat £113. (4). (P) $70$100
18241896 Arms 2/6 black & magenta wmk crown CC sideways. VF fresh M, vert gum bend. SG 37 cat £200. (P) $130$180
18251896 Arms 5/- black & olive, wmk crown CC sideways. VF fresh M. SG 39 cat £275. (P) $220$300
18271898 Internal Postage "cheque stamp" 1d vermilion & pale ultramarine, imperf, setting II, embossed control at back "10Z". F-VFU, top marginal, "Zomba MY 21 98 BCA." cds. SG 55b cat £140. (P) $100$150
18281898 Internal Postage "cheque stamp" 1d vermilion & deep ultramarine, perf 12, setting II, embossed control at back "Z19". VFU, "Zomba JU 27 98 BCA." cds. SG 57a cat £45. $30$40
18291903-04 KEVII set 1d-£1 wmk crown CA/CC, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 59-66s cat £425. (9). (P) $375$500
18311903-04 KEVII £10 Grey & blue wmk crown CC, opt SPECIMEN. F-VF fresh M, some gum adhesions. SG 67s cat £500 (normal cat £8000). (P) $350$450
BRITISH EAST AFRICA
18321890 BEA Co opt QV ½a on 1d purple. Fresh M. SG 1 cat £275. Only 1440 printed. (P) $200$300
18331890-95 Light & Liberty basic set ½a-5R. VF M/MLH. SG ex 4-19 cat £100. (13). (P) $70$100
18341890-95 Light & Liberty 2a vermilion, error IMPERF. VFU, on piece with "Mombasa JY 20 95" cds. SG 6a cat ca£650. (P) $80$150
18351894 Light & Liberty surch set 5a/8a & 7½a on 1R. VF fresh M. SG 27-8 cat £150. (2). (P) $100$150
18361895 Light & Liberty 5a & 7½a h/s SPECIMEN. VF fresh M. SG 29-30s cat £75. (2). (P) $65$90
18371895 BEA opt Light & Liberty 2a vermilion. VFU. SG 35 cat £100. Only 1180 printed. (P) $60$90
18381895 BEA opt Light & Liberty 1R carmine. F-VF fresh MLH. SG 43 cat £65. Only 2349 printed & most used. (P) $40$60
18391895 BEA opt Light & Liberty 3r slate-purple, on cover tied by squared circle "OC 19 95 Mombasa" cds, same b/s. VF. SG 45 cat £160 as loose stamp alone, unpriced on cover, while even lower values are "from x10". Only 719 printed & rarity on cover. Holcombe photo-cert. (P) $400$700
18401895-96 BEA opt QV India set ½a-5R. Mostly F-VF M/MLH, some tropical spots etc. SG 49-63 cat £650. Very scarce set. (15). (P) $400$600
18411895-96 BEA opt QV set ½a-5R. F-VF U with nice pmks. SG 49-63 cat £900. Rare set. (15). (P) $750$1000
18451895 BEA opt QV 2½ on 1½a sepia, surch type 13 of special UPU printing. VF MLH. SG 64(var) footnote cat £225. Rare! (P) $150$250
1846 1897-1902 QV Lions High val set 1R-50R, all vert strips of 5, opt SPECIMEN. VF fresh MUH, with nice never hinged original gum & beautiful colours. SG 92S-99S cat £4400 for M, should be at least double, £8800 MUH, plus premium for strips. Unique set of high value multiples & spectacular group for exhibition. (8 strips of 5) (P) $10000 $15000
18471897-1903 QV & Lions set 1R-50R opt SPECIMEN, affixed to part of original French Colonial UPU archive page headed "Afrique Orientale Bque". VF fresh M. SG 92-99s cat £880 (normal cat £5520). Unique archival piece. (8). (P) $700$1000
1856 1897-1903 QV Lions 50R mauve top value. Superb fresh M. SG 99 cat £2500+ Very rare top value! 2004 Brandon photo-cert. (P) $2700 $3700
BRITISH EMPIRE
1857 1935 KGV Silver Jubilee Omnibus collection comp with Egypt, Falklands, Canada, Hong Kong, & South Africa in horiz se-tenants prs. VF MUH, most very fresh. SG cat £1400 for M, should be at least double, £2800 MUH & rarely offerred thus (250) (P) $2300 $3000
1858 1948 KGVI Silver Wedding Omnibus comp Aden-Zanzibar inc all Malay States, plus South Africa & SWA prs. VF fresh MUH. SG cat £2250+. Nice collection & scarce MUH (138) (P) $2000 $2700
BRITISH GUIANA
1859 1850-51 Type-set circular "BRITISH GUIANA 4 cents" lemon-yellow, initialled E.D.W (Wright) in blue "Cottonreel" 1st issue. FU appearance, repaired, cut round, "Demerara / 3 OC 1851" cds. SG 3 cat £24,000 for cut round & under-catalogued. The famous Du Pont collection only had 3 singles of the 4c which sold in Europe in 2014 for €48,000 - €108,000 (a cut round single with tear was €96,000!!!). Famous classic rarity. 2015 Scheller photo-cert. (P) $8000 $12000
1860 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) $20000 $30000
18611853-59 Ship 1c vermilion, original printing, imperf. FU, tiny thin, 4 large margins. SG 11 cat £1700. (P) $600$900
18621853-55 Ship 4c deep blue, imperf. VFU, 4 margins "Demerara NO 23 1853" cds. SG 18 cat £1100. (P) $700$1000
18641860 Ship 4c blue, imperf, figures in cnrs framed. VF U, almost 4 margins, "Demerara JU 26" cds. SG 21 cat £800. (P) $350$500
18651862 Type-set 2c yellow, signed in centre, frame SG type 10 (shield). VFU, 4 margins, barred pmk, nice strong colour. SG 119 cat £450. Unusually nice. (P) $350$500
18661862 Type-set 2c yellow, signed in centre, frame type 10 (shields). VFU, 4 large margins, barred A03 pmk. SG 119 cat £450. Rare classic. (P) $350$500
18671862 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
18681862 Type-set 4c blue, signed in centre, frame SG type 14 (floret). VFU, light pmk. SG 123 cat £1400+. Unusually nice example of this rare classic. Certificate can be obtained on request. (P) $1200$1800
18691878 Bar opt Official Ship (2c) on 8c rose, 2 horiz & 1 vert bar. FU, cork pmk. SG 146 cat £375. Rare stamp. (P) $150$250
18861893 Constantinople Provisional "40 PARAS" h/s on ½d vermilion (2) tied by "British PO FE 28 93 "Stamboul" cds on Registered cover 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) $500$800
18871893 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+ on cover, plus premium for FDC & for unlisted double opt! Holcombe photo-opinion. (P) $450$700
18881906 Beirut Provisional KEVII 1pi/2d. VF fresh M. SG 15 cat £1500. Rare genuine example with only 600 printed & majority used. RPSL photo-cert. (P) $1200$1600
18891906 Beirut Provisional KEVII 1pi/2d. VFU, "Registered MY 06" pmk. SG 15 cat £700. Rare genuine example with only 600 printed.RPSL photo-cert. (P) $550$750
BRITISH OCCUP OF ITALIAN COLS
18901942 opt KGVI 1d red, variety "sliced M" on number 10 of a blk of 18 (6x3). Superb fresh MUH. SG M1/1a cat £220 as singles, plus premium for blk. (P) $150$250
18911942 opt KGVI 2d orange, variety "sliced M" on number 10 of a blk of 18 (6x3). Superb fresh MUH. SG M2a cat £170+ as singles, plus premium for blk. (P) $110$150