1923 1/2a green, 1a chocolate, 1 1/2a chocolate, 2a red violet, 3a ultramarine, 3a orange, singles, also 1/2a green and 3a orange, blocks of four, all with overprints inverted; 3a blue, overprint partly omitted "wait" (of "Kuwait") in pair with normal, fine (Cat No. SG 1/7var,20var) (Image)

Est.US$250

1923 1/2a green, double overprint, horizontal pair, also single double overprint inverted, top sheet margin strip of three overprint inverted, plus 1a overprint inverted, plus used 1 1/2a and 3a each overprint inverted, additional varieties of 1 1/2a "T" of "Kuwait" malformed and 2sh6p horizontal pair, right stamp with "T" of" Kuwait" malformed, h.r. or n.h., occasional minor thins, mostly fine-v.f., interesting lot (Cat No. SG 1a/5var) (Image)

Est.US$500

1923 1/2a green, double overprint, top sheet margin example, n.h., fine, with undated photocopy of a BPA certificate (catalogued as hinged) cat. £350 (Cat No. SG 1a) (Image)

Cat. £350, Est.US$150

1923 1/2a green, vertical pair, bottom stamp without overprint, n.h., v.f., with 2013 Sismondo certificate (catalogued as hinged) cat. £1800 (Cat No. SG 1b) (Image)

Cat. £1800, Est.US$750

1939 10r purple & claret, extended "T" in Kuwait, also a different shade, double overprint, both n.h., v.f., cat. £3200 (Cat No. SG 50a,50b) (Image)

Cat. £3200, Est.US$1,000

1939 10r purple & claret, double overprint, used, closed tear at top, fine appearance, with Murray Payne 2009 certificate (Cat No. SG 50a) (Image)

Est.US$150

1948 2 1/2a on 2 1/2a light ultramarine, variety showing overprint shifted to right, upper left sheet corner margin block of four, also block of six (2x3), n.h., penciled positions on back, fine-v.f. (Cat No. SG 68var) (Image)

Est.US$500

1948 2r and 5r surcharges of 2sh6p and 5sh Waterlow George V high values, intact panes of 50, folded between stamps, n.h., v.f., with 1988 Royal certificates. Each sheet shows varieties and re-entries of the basic stamps, extremely rare, cat. £1050 (Cat No. SG 72-73) (Image)

Cat. £1050, Est.US$500

1948 £1 Silver Wedding, surcharged "Kuwait 15 Rupees", left pane of 16, showing variety "short bars" (R3/4), folded between stamps, perf. separations at right, v.f., cat. £820 (Cat No. SG 75,75a) (Image)

Cat. £820, Est.US$500

1950 original pencil drawings, showing frame, center, value tablet and additional frames for a 3As stamp, v.f., ex-Neil Donaldson, at the time Postal Superintendent in Kuwait (Image)

Est.US$500

1952 2 Rupees on 2sh6p green, extra bar in the center variety, pos.2 in irregular block of 12, used, apparently the largest recorded multiple, ex-Francis Kindle, cat. £800 (Cat No. SG 90a) (Image)

Cat. £800, Est.US$500

1952 2 Rupees on 2sh6p green, extra bar in the center variety, h.r., also overprint type II, n.h., both v.f., cat. £1900 (Cat No. SG 90a,90b) (Image)

Cat. £1900, Est.US$500

1952 5 Rupees on 5sh red, extra bar at top variety, n.h., v.f., cat. £1100 (Cat No. SG 91a) (Image)

Cat. £1100, Est.US$300

1957 Type II surcharges on Great Britain Castles 2r on 2sh6p brown, 5r on 5sh rose carmine and 10r on 10sh ultramarine, unfolded sheets of 40, n.h., v.f., spectacular and very rare set, cat. £14000 (Cat No. SG 107a-109a) (Image)

Cat. £14000, Est.US$5,000

1933 3a blue of India Air Mail, stamp with double impression, overprinted "Kuwait" in black, h.r., small thin, signed Sanabria, etc., also set of four, l.h., except 4p watermarked sideways n.h., with 1988 BPA certificate, cat. £1180 (Cat No. SG 31-34,32var) (Image)

Cat. £1180, Est.US$250

1933 3a blue of India Air Mail, stamp with double impression, overprinted "Kuwait" in black, top sheet margin vertical pair, n.h., penciled initials on back, fine, signed Diena (Donaldson Handbook, Page 120 "Exceedingly Rare"), cat. £2000 (Cat No. SG 32var) (Image)

Cat. £2000, Est.US$1,000

1933 3a blue of India Air Mail, stamp with double impression, overprinted "Kuwait" in black, used, fine, cat. £1000 (Cat No. SG 32var) (Image)

Cat. £1000, Est.US$250

1923 1a chocolate, 1r brown & green, 5r ultramarine & violet, each double overprint, one albino, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., 1r with 1977 BPA certificate, cat. £540 (Cat No. SG O2a,O10b,O12a) (Image)

Cat. £540, Est.US$250

1923 5r ultramarine & violet, double overprint, one albino, h.r., v.f., with 1977 BPA certificate, cat. £200 (Cat No. SG O12a) (Image)

Cat. £200, Est.US$100

1913 (13 Apr) India 1/2a stationery entire envelope additionally franked with pair of 1a carmine, tied by KOWEIT (SG Z1) departure pmks, sent via Bombay to New York, violet "Passed Censor 14 Bombay" hs, staple holes at left, still a v.f. cover (Cat No. SG Z5) (Image)

Est.US$250

1923 1 1/2a chocolate, variety type B, horizontal pair, used in combination with 3a orange brown on registered cover (24 June 26) from Kuwait to Bombay, India, with Registration label No.166 at bottom left, fine usage, with 10 July arrival pmk on back, 1996 Royal certificate (Cat No. SG 3var) (Image)

Est.US$500

1926 (11 Aug) registered cover franked with 1a chocolate, overprint inverted, used in combination with pair of 2a6p ultramarine, paying 6a rate from Kuwait to Bombay, with arrival (31 Aug) pmk, roughly opened with small piece missing from back, only a few covers known with this error (Image)

Est.US$250

1926 (11 Aug) registered cover from Kuwait to Bombay, franked with pairs of 1/2a green, overprint inverted and 2a6p ultramarine, large boxed "Kuwait" registry label, some toning, with Bombay (31 Aug) arrival pmk on back, fine and quite scarce, only a few covers known with inverted overprints (Image)

Est.US$500

1926 (11 Aug) registered cover from Kuwait to Godra, India, franked with two copies of 3a ultramarine, one with overprint inverted, Godra (30 Aug) arrival on back, fine, very few commercial covers with inverted overprints are known (Donaldson Handbook, Page 110) (Image)

Est.US$500

1929 10r green & scarlet, used on flown cover from Kuwait (2 July 38) to England, v.f., stated to be the only recorded postal (non-telegraphic) usage of 10r George V on cover, cat. £2200 (Cat No. SG 28) (Image)

Cat. £2200, Est.US$750