1855-1884 Ex-estate lot from a lifetimes British Empire collection totally unpicked and intact, attractive used assembly noted M wavy line postmark on 1857 4d rose, A25 cancels 1859-84 ½d rose, 1d star, 1d plates, 2d plate (3), 2½d rosy mauve plates (8), 2½d blue (4), 1865 3d carmine-rose, 1867 3d rose (3), 1857 4d rose, 1862 4d red, 1867 plates 4d red (4), 4d grey-brown pl.18, 4d grey-brown pl.17, 1856 6d lilac, 1862 6d lilac, 1867 6d lilac pl. 5 & 6, 6d mauve pl. 8 & 9, 6d grey pl.12, 13 & 17, 1856 1s green, 1862 1s pl.1, 1867 pl.4 (2), pl.12, etc. Clean and attractive lot. (56). GBP0 (ImageA)

1859 (27 Aug) Entire Letter from Malta to Genova from Italian business bearing GB 4d rose tied full strike of MALTA A25 cancel with trade h/s, PD in black circle and crayon 1¼ mark in red. Usual folds, attractive cover. SG Z47. GBP0 (ImageA)

1863 (22 May) Entire to Holland sent via Marseilles cancelled with neat single CDS CODE B / MALTA / MY 22 / 63 on obverse alongside French AMB CDS in red, charge marks 3 (Decimes) in manuscript and nice GIUSEPPE PISANI MALTA oval cachet, Arnheim arrival backstamp. GBP0 (ImageA)

1863-1963 Ex-estate lot from a lifetimes British Empire collection totally unpicked and intact, attractive mint & used assembly noted 1863 wmk CC ½d used, 1882 Wmk CA mint (3), 1885 set used plus shades, 1886 5s rose f.u. (Cat £95), 1899 2/6 & 10s used (Cat £98), 1902 One Penny variety in mint pair, 1904-14 used to 1s (both) 5s mint (Cat £70), 1914-21 to 2s used, 2/6 & 5s mint (cat £175), 1921-22 2s mint, 1922 Self Govt to 5s mainly mint, 1922 2½d to 10s mint (tone, Cat £150), 1925 £1 black and bright carmine mint (Cat £110), 1926 Postage 2s-10s mint (Cat £90), 1926-7 set 2½d to 10s mint (Cat £185), 1928 set m & u, 1930 set 2s to 10s mint (Cat £265), etc. Clean and valuable lot. (Approx 280). GBP0 (ImageA)

1880-1998 Mint and later unmounted mint collection in three luxury DAVO printed albums, good range including 1903-04 EDVII set, 1904-11 set (toned), 1922-26 to both £1 mint (Cat £250, tones), 1926 Postage set (tones, Cat £110), 1926-27 set to 10s mint (Tones cat £160), 1928 set (Tones cat £200), 1930 set (tones Cat £250), 1938 set (Cat £75), 1948 RSW set (Cat £38), 1948 set (Cat £90), etc, good catalogue value, pity about the toning on the stamps and pages. Cheap lot. GBP0 (ImageA)

1898 S.S. Andrassy Small envelope to Messina (Italy) bearing Malta ½d green tied grey underlined Paquebot. and S.S. ANDRASSY. underneath, RIPOSTO transit cds on obverse. Very fine strike. GBP0 (ImageA)

1953-1978 Unmounted mint collection of sets and miniature sheets on stockpages with useful including 1956-8 set to £1 (Cat £130), 1965-70 long set, etc, clean lot, useful cat value. Approx 340. GBP0 (ImageA)

1953-2011 An extensive double collection in two springback binders both mint and used sets for huge ranges of issues, better including 1956 set to £1 mint (Cat £150), 1973 long set mint, 1981 History long set mint, 1991 Birds strip mint, 1991 Heritage long set m, 1999 Flowers long set mint, 2004 Mammals sheetlet mint, 2005 Insects sheet, 2006 Pets sheet, 2007 Fruits sheetlet, 2009 History of Malta long set to €5 mint, set used, 2010 Pope M/S m & u (Cat £24), 2011 Buses sheetlet mint & used (Cat £47 each), 2011 90th Anniv M/S both m & u (Cat £25), many 100s through to 2011. High cat value £1000+ and quantity in excess of 1040 stamps. GBP0 (ImageA)

2012-2014 A double collection in 22 ring binder both mint and used sets for most ranges of issues, better including 2012 George Cross M/S (Cat £25), Games M/S, 70th Anniv. Operation Pedestal x 11 different values in sheets of eight both m & u (Cat £220), 2013 Papal M/S, Preti M/S, Fountains sets, Harbours M/S, Red X M/S, Buses, up to 2014 WWI. Cat £630+. Approx 425. GBP0 (ImageA)

Collection of mint and used on FG faced leaves with good range up to 1960s sets and FDCs, better earlier incl GVI Self Govt ovpts to 5s f.u., 10s mint, 1914-22 2s mint, plus many defins from QV to 1960s. Useful balance of a good collection. GBP0 (ImageA)