1855 (1/2d) Yellow-Green, fair to large margins, light cancel leaving much of the design clear, fresh colour, fine (SG £700) Expertise: Cert. RPS (1975) (Image)

1857 (1/2d) Yellow-Green imperf. with fine to extra large margins, fine and fresh mint (SG £550) (Image)

1859 (Feb 27) Envelope to England with 1858 6d deep rose red, good to large margins, tied by “1” numeral, with arrival cds adjacent and on reverse along with despatch ds, fine (Image)

1861 No wmk 1s blue ERROR OF COLOUR, pen cancel removed and with some repairs as is usual with all the known examples, good appearance for this major West Indies rarity, only nine believed to have survived (SG £18’000) Note: This stamp was never put on sale in Barbados due to it having been printed erroneously in the colour of the penny value. However, a few examples were defaced and retained prior to the destruction of the rest of the 50’000 stamps sent to the colony Expertise: Cert. Philatelic Foundation (1974) (Image)

1873 5s Dull Rose with SPECIMEN handstamp, no gum, very fine (SG £350) (Image)

1878 Wmk Small Star 1d on half 5s dull rose, used, fine (SG £650) Expertise: Cert. BPA (1973) (Image)

1878 Wmk Small Star 1d on half 5s dull rose, lower label removed, showing types 3a and 3c (SG 86 & 88) in unsevered pair on fragment with Britannia 4d, used, fine and very scarce (SG £8’500) Expertise: Cert. RPS (2003) (Image)

1892-1909 Selection of 8 values with SPECIMEN overprints, noted 1903 2s6d and complete 1909 set, all mint hinge remainder, very fine (Image)

COLLECTIONS: 1852-1910, Mostly used collection from Britannia issues (19 imperf. and 41 perf., with a range of shades) onwards, incl. 1882-86 5s used, 1897-98 Jubilee mint set, mixed condition, attractive selection (110) (SG £4’500+) (Image)