Kuwait: 1923-24 ‘KUWAIT’ overprints, mint selection with inverted overprints incl. 1/2a., 1a., 11/2a. (2, one with watermark inverted) and used, 2a. and 3a. (2, both colours) plus 11/2a. with normal overprint mint (3, two with “ANNAS” variety and other with inverted watermark). (11) (Image1)

Kuwait: 1923-24 ‘KUWAIT’ overprints, 1/2a. to 10r. set used, the high values with telegraphic cancellations with a few duplicates incl. 2a.6p affixed to Coat of Arms embossed fragment, tied by a “KOWEIT” c.d.s. (19) (Image1)

Kuwait: 1923-24 ‘KUWAIT’ overprints, 1/2a. block of four mint, the lower pair unmounted and showing double “KUWAIT’”overprint, a few millimetres clear of each other and slightly shifted left or right. A very distinct double overprint and very scarce. S.G. 1a, cat. £1,400+. Photo. (Image1)

Kuwait: 1923-24 ‘KUWAIT’ overprints, 1/2a. showing double ‘KUWAIT’ overprint mint, a few millimetres superimposed but distinctly doubled, slightly toned, also normal overprint 1/2a. vertical corner pair with additional overprint in upper margin apparently caused by shift of the sheet resulting in lowest row without overprint, both scarce varieties. Photo. (Image1)

Kuwait: 1929-37 ‘KUWAIT’ overprints, 1/2a. to 15r. set used with additional 3a. marginal pair of the 3a., mainly fine and scarce. (22) S.G. 16-29. Photo. (Image1)

Kuwait: 1929-37 ‘KUWAIT’ overprints, 5r. ?ultramarine and purple showing extended “T” variety, mint, fine and rare. Ex Donaldson. B.P.A. certificate (1981). S.G. 27a, cat. £1,600. Photo. (Image1)

Kuwait: 1929-37 ‘KUWAIT’ overprints, 15r. blue and olive, lower right corner marginal, unmounted mint, lightly toned gum otherwise fine. S.G. 29, cat. £950. Photo. (Image1)

Kuwait: 1939 ‘KUWAIT’ overprints, mint selection on leaves incl. 1/2a. to 2r. in singles and blocks of four, 2r. pairs (8) or a block of six, from different panes, mostly marginal and showing missing pearl varieties that occur in the top row plus a single with the same variety used with unoverprinted (India) 8a. and 31/2a. on a 1945 censored airmail envelope top New York, 5r. (7, incl. a marginal block of six showing the overprint shifted to the right), 10r. (7, incl. a marginal block of six) and 15r. (5, incl. an unmounted marginal block of four), mostly fine. (101 + 1 cover) (Image1)

Kuwait: 1939 ‘KUWAIT’ overprint 1/2a. to 15r. set used, also additional 5r. and 10r. with ‘Madame Joseph’ fake cancellations (handstamped on reverse), mainly fine. (15) (Image1)

Kuwait: 1945 ‘KUWAIT’ overprints, selection with sets mint (with additional 14a. in a block of four) and used, 4a. mint pair with overprint slightly shifted to the right, 31/2a. double overprint (very pale additional strike shifted to right), 14a. block of four on 1948 unaddressed airmail envelope, 1a. uprating 1947 (Oct. 23) 11/2a. stationery envelope to Bombay with wavy line cancellation, 1945 airmail envelope to London franked 2a. in combination with India unoverprinted 8a. and 4a. with double-ring “M/67” censor mark, 1946 airmail envelope to New York franked 1/2a. and 1r. pair tied by wavy line duplex (type 11). (33 stamps and 4 covers) (Image1)

Kuwait: 1948 to 1949 Great Britain overprinted issues, selection on leaves incl. 1948-49 sets mint (with additional 5r. showing ‘T’ guidelines in King’s hair) and used, also additional 10r. with fake cancellation, 6a. on 6d. pair on piece, 1/2a. and 1a. blocks of four on airmail envelope to England with Anniversary label, 1a. pair used in Bahrain, 5r. block of four with scarce “AHMADI/KUWAIT” c.d.s., 1948 Royal Wedding set mint (2, one with ‘short bars’ variety) and used (2), Olympics sets mint and used (both in singles and blocks of four), 6a. on airmail envelope to England with Anniversary label, 1949 U.P.U. mint (with additional ‘lake in India’ flaw) and used (4, three sets on individual registered philatelic covers, and in blocks of four, also some unused Kuwait Anniversary labels. (111 stamps and 4 covers) (Image1)

Kuwait: 1950-55 1/2a. on 1/2d. to 10r. on 10r. sets with type II 2r. on 2s.6d. and 10r. on 10s., mint (10r. on 10s. type II with B.P.A. certificate, 1979) and used, 2r. showing unlisted short “T” in “KUWAIT” mint and used, 5r. on 5s. mint marginal block of four, one showing extra bar at top, also British Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia 2r. used in Kuwait (unusual), mainly fine. (29) Photo. (Image1)

Kuwait: 1957-58 15n.p. on 21/2d. Type II unmounted mint corner block of sixty. S.G. 125a. cat. £3,000. (Image1)

Kuwait: Q.E.II collection on leaves incl. 1952-54 set mint and used with marginal mint blocks of four, 1953 Coronation blocks of four and singles mint and used, 1955-57 high values mint (both types) and used, additional 10r. on 10s. showing a weak right corner entry to the denomination panel, mint, 1956 and 1957-58 sets mint and used with some marginal blocks showing overprint flaws, 25n.p. blue dot flasw, and a selection on pieces used in Bahrain. (186) (Image1)

Kuwait: 1958-60 Sheikh Abdullah issues: A range on annotated leaves with a complete sets mint and used incl. 1958 (Feb. 1) 5n.p., 10n.p. and 40 n.p. mint set, used set on a local F.D.C., in used blocks of four, 1959 (Feb. 1) complete issue mint and used plus used to 1r. on an unaddressed F.D.C. plus 20n.p. uprating an unused 20n.p. stationery envelope, 50n.p. on a 1959 airmail envelope to U.S.A. with framed “Weight over ‘10’ Gms/And less than ‘40’ Gms/Insufficiently Prepaid for/Transmission By Air” mark, 75n.p. and 15n.p. on an airmail envelope to Beirut with Sharq registration label affixed, 75n.p. (2) and 25n.p. (2) on a a 1960 express airmail envelope to London, 40n.p. (3) and 10n.p. uprating a 40n.p. registration envelope to London and 1960 (Feb. 25) mint, used and on a first day airmail envelope to England and a 1960 4r.80n.p booklet unstitched to display the panes and covers. (Image1)

Kuwait: 1959 (Feb.) issue, three black and white photographic essays comprising 50n.p as issued, 2r. as issued except with a different portrait of Sheikh Abdullah and 5r. alternative design depicting dhow and same portrait of Sheikh Abdullah, rejected in favour of Kuwait mosque design, each with “D.L.R - STUDIO/PHOTOGRAPHED/[DATE]” handstamped on reverse, believed unique. (3) Photo. (Image1)

Kuwait: ?1960 to 1969, collection in two binders with sets mint and used, representation of the different styles of ordinary and registered datestamps and postage dues incl. 1961 Shaikh Abdullah 8f. mint with unusual pre-printing paper-fold, 1963 aborted flight envelope intended for the Tokyo-Kuwait inaugural flight and 1963 aborted Kuwait-Frankfurt flight envelope, from the few carried by an alternative flight both due to weather conditions, 1963-68 used International Reply Coupons, 1963 KLM inaugural flight envelope to Amsterdam to Kuwait and Kuwait to The Hague, 1964 Harrison & Sons presentation card with the Shaikh Abdullah issues affixed, 1964 envelope to Egypt franked 70f. tied by early oval Abraq Khaitan registered datestamp (type 50), 1966 express airmail envelope to England franked 40f. pair and 100f. pair tied by double-oval bilingual Safat registration datestamp (type 43), 1967 airmail envelope to Jordan sent during the Arab-Israeli conflict with purple triangular Arabic censor mark on rear, 1969 airmail envelope to Prague franked 20f. and 45f. Holy Koran with missing gold (unlisted by S.G.) etc. (few 100s) (Image1)

Kuwait: 1962 Arab League Week 20f. and 45f. imperf. pairs on gummed paper and 1964 World Health Day set in possible trial printing imperf. pairs on gummed paper, the 20f. showing a double (much paler) impression and both values in marginal blocks showing the central vignette misplaced and shifted to the left and 8m. single dramatically misperforated. (17) (Image1)

Kuwait: 1970 to 1979 collection on leaves incl. 1970 Osaka Expo unissued 250f. gold foil, issued colour trials with 1974 U.P.U. Centenary imperf. marginal, 1974 Telecommunications in quadriptych (all but one in alternative colours), 1975 I.S.O. 10f. and 20f. ISO imperf marginal, 1973 5f. and 15f. imperf. pairs, 1977 16th National Day imperf marginal, 1978 Telecommunications all from the Heraclio Fournier archives, also a few covers incl. 1971 airmail envelopes to British F.P.O. 42 (Kuwait) franked G.B. 5d. or sent free and with F.P.O. 170 (Bahrain) c.d.s., one with framed bilingual “HQ Kuwait Liaison Team” datestamp etc. (few 100s) (Image1)

Kuwait: 1970 9th National Day, triptych proof with issued 16f. and 20f and. undenominated progressive print in gold, inscriptions at left and right, also 1971 Telecommunications proofs in issued colours produced by Heraclio Fournier on surfaced plain paper, each with annotated in Spanish, small filing stain at top left. (Image1)

Kuwait: 1977 Water Tower, group of progressive proofs produced by Heraclio Fournier depicting both values on each and printed on surfaced plain paper showing frame, central vignette, denominations, colour separations etc., one with ms, notations in Spanish. (9) (Image1)

Kuwait: 1979 Year of the Child/Children’s Paintings, group of proofs from the Heraclio Fournier archive, with colour separations, inscription interpanneau pairs, also issued 30f. and 80f. on embossed cards with overlay signed and dated in ms. with Moscow State printing works handstamps. (16) (Image1)

Kuwait: 1980 to 2012, a range mostly mint and very near complete incl. miniature sheets in binders (3) with range of imperf. marginal colour trials (or separations) incl. 1980 50th Anniversary, 1981 Mecca Pilgrimage, 1982 National Day, 1982 Arab Postal Union, 1983 Palestinian Solidarity, 1984 Science Club, 1984 Intelsat, 1985 Social Work, 1987 Mecca Pilgramage, 1987 Al-Quurain housing all from the Heraclio Fournier achive plus a 1981 3d. Sief Palace postal forgery (genuine cancel) and a study of the cloud pattern varieties and redrawn designs of the 1981 Sief Palace issues, mostly fine. (many 100s) (Image1)

Kuwait: 1981 Television 30f. and 80f., group of progressive proofs produced by Heraclio Fournier on surfaced plain paper with all but one in in blocks of sixteen (4 x 4) showing frame, background, central vignette, inscriptions in colour separations etc. and similar range of colour separations (4) for the 1984 30f. and 80f. Telsat issue. (14) (Image1)

Kuwait: 1981 30f. and 80f. Television issue group of progressive proofs produced by Heraclio Fournier on surfaced plain paper with all but one in blocks of sixteen (4 x 4) showing frame, background, central vignette, inscriptions in colour separations etc. and similar range of colour separations (4) for the 1984 30f. and 80f. Telsat issue. (14) (Image1)