1875 (Dec 3) large piece with GB 1858-69 2d blue pl.14 and 1870-79 1/2d pl.15 (small scuff) tied by Beyrout "G06" numeral with cds adjacent, in combination France 40c pair cancelled by very fine strike of "5080" diamond of dots of Alexandria with partial cds adjacent, attractive and very scare combination; ex Dale-Lichtenstein. (Image)

1883 (Mar 28) 1 1/2d Foreign postcard to the USA cancelled by very fine strike of the "F87" barred oval with Smyrna despatch at lower left, London transit and New York arrivals, very fine. (Image)

1887-96 and 1902-05 80pa on 5d dull purple & blue both the with small "0" in "80" variety, the QV issue mint h.r. and fine, the KEVII issue mint n.h., light horizontal gum crease at top barely noticeable, fresh (S.G. £725). (Image)

1893 40pa on 1/2d vermilion in mint block of four, one stamp mint n.h., small pen notations on reverse very fine and fresh and a very rare multiple, thought to be the only known block of four; signed Bloch, cert. Fiecchi (1953) and BPA (2020). (Image)

1893 40pa on 1/2d vermilion mint with small part o.g., fine and fresh, this example sent via the UPU as a specimen and from the Swedish UPU collection (S.G. £450 but under-catalogued). (Image)

1906 Beyrout Provisional 1pi on 2d grey-green & carmine mint l.h. pair, very fine and scarce multiple; cert. BPA (2003) (S.G. £3'000+). (Image)

1906 Beyrout Provisional 1pi on 2d grey-green & carmine mint l.h., two tiny yellow natural paper specks showing through on face of stamp, fine and scarce with only 480 issued; cert. RPS (1915) (S.G. £1'500). (Image)

1911-13 4pi on 10d dull purple and scarlet lower left corner marginal block of four, mint n.h. (small hinge trace in the selvedge only), very fine and fresh multiple (S.G. £240+). (Image)

1912 (Apr 22) envelope sent registered to Germany with 1910 1 3/4pi on 4d pair, with left stamp showing variety "thin pointed 4 in fraction", paying the triple rate, tied by Smyrna registered oval ds with reg'n label adjacent, reverse with Salonica transit and Charlottenburg arrival, fine and scarce usage of this variety on cover. (Image)

1893ca. archive page from the Tunisia P.O. archive with 1887-96 4pi on 10d and 1893 provisional 40pa on 1/2d, both with "SPECIMEN" hs applied by the Tunisian receiving authority, unique example of the 40pa provisional with a specimen hs; cert. BPA (2015). (Image)

1913ca. archive page from the Tunisia P.O. archive with KEVII issues affixed with "SPECIMEN" hs, with 1902-05 80pa on 5d, 4pi on 10d, 12pi on 2s6d and 1909 5pi on 1s all with the horseshoe specimen; 1909 set of 6, 1910 set of 3, 1913-14 to 4pi on 10d and "LEVANT" 1911-13 Re-drawn & Sideface 1/d and 1d each handstamped with "SPECIMEN" applied by the Tunisian receiving authority, a showpiece for a Levant collector; cert. BPA (2015). (Image)

1921 45pi on 2s6d chocolate brown showing variety major re-entry to shield and upper right frame on ribbed paper (pl.2, row 1/3), mint h.r., very fine. (Image)

1921 180pi on 10s dull grey-blue showing variety major re-entry to shield and top shading (pl.1/3L, row 1/1), mint h.r., very fine and scarce; cert. BPA (2012). (Image)