British Guiana, 1850, Local Typeset Issue, 8¢ Black on Green, manuscript "E.D.W." (E.D. Wight, Clerk Colonial Department of Post Office) initials, cut-to-shape, affixed by wafer to small piece and tied by light town cancellation, Extremely Fine and choice, an excellent example of the rare 1850 8¢ Cottonreel issue; signed Em. Diena & Bloch, with 1968 Friedl certificate. Scott No. 4. SG No. 4  £8,500 for cut to shape ($13,760). $0 (Image)

British Guiana, 1852, Waterlow Litho Issue, 1¢ Black on Magenta, neat "Demerara, Ju 22, 1855" town cancel, full to large margins, bright with completely unrubbed surface with normally plaques this delicate issue, Extremely Fine, a wonderfully choice example of the 1852 1¢ Waterlow issue; with 1995 Holcombe certificate stating "A superb and most unusual unrubbed stamp". Scott No. 6 $6,750. SG No. 9  £4,250 ($6,880). $0 (Image)

British Guiana, Collection, 1852-1900, mostly used on album pages; starting with the rare 1852 4c black used (Sc. #7, creases and rubbed, cat $10,500), 1853-59 issues with 4 margin 4c blue values (#10-11, cat $650 & $850), 1860-62 perf'd issues with better, 1862 typesets with four different 1¢-2¢ values used (#35, 37-39, total cat $2,875, #39 with APS cert), strong showing of later Seal of Colony issues including brushed surcharges, 1889 issues to the $1 and complete later, officials with #O4 (cat $600); with condition generally above the norm overall. Estimate  $1,500 - 2,000. $0