1848-59 Latest Impression 1d red with large to enormous margins on bluish paper with neat central PAID cancel in black circle. A superb high quality example, SG 23. GBP0 (ImageA)

1854-57 Intermediate Impressions 1d dull vermilion a superb vertical PAIR with good to huge margins all round neatly cancelled boxed INLAND vertical across the pair, horizontal creases and small closed tear on bottom stamp, scarce multiple, very attractive, SG 11, Cat £6500. GBP0 (ImageA)

1858-1968 Ex-estate lot from a lifetimes British Empire collection totally unpicked and intact, attractive mint & used assembly noted 1858 (4d) green (4 margins, cat £225 SG 27), (6d) vermilion mint pairs (Cat £140 SG 28), 1859 6d blue f.u., 1s vermilion f.u. (Cat £85), 1s yellow-green f.u. (Cat £180), 1863 to 5s used, 1878 surch set used (Cat £225), 1900 set incl 25c to 5r mint (Cat £1904 set used, 1910 set to 5r mainly mint, 1921-22 10r (2 diff) mint (Cat £150), 1921-34 to 10r mainly mint, 1938 to 10r m & u plus extras, shades, etc. Clean and valuable lot. GBP0 (ImageA)

1859 2d blue a superb fine used example with huge margins all round, barred ovals x 2, thinning and good impression, SG 43a. GBP0 (ImageA)

1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue fine used with margins in places but touching in places, small nick at the top with small part barred cancel, nice example, SG 44. Cat £950. GBP0 (ImageA)

1859 (March) 2d blue, early impression with superb & enormous four margins with neat oval barred cancellation, superb and fine for these, SG 36 position 10. Complete with Brandon 2023 certificate. GBP0 (ImageA)

1859 (March) 2d blue, early impression with superb & enormous four margins with unused without gum (Cat £24,000), SG 36 Complete with Brandon 2023 certificate stating repaired and cannot be certified as unused. Superb and fine appearance. GBP0 (ImageA)

1859 (March) 2d blue, early impression with superb & incredibly enormous four margins with slightly smudged concentric circle cancellation, superb and very fine for these, SG 36 position 6. Complete with Brandon 2023 certificate. GBP0 (ImageA)

1859 Worn Impression 2d blue on greyish paper neat fine two margin example with good strike of oval barred cancel, very sound and useful example. SG 39 Cat £950. GBP0 (ImageA)

1883-1968 mostly duplication with a few singles on 2 stockbook pages loose, nice little starter lot Approx (130). GBP0 (ImageA)

1902 12c on 36c orange and ultramarine unused without gum, slightly soiled example showing surcharge inverted variety, rub on face and paper hinges on reverse, nice original stamp, SG 163a. Cat £800 mint. GBP0 (ImageA)

1948 (18 Feb) Airmail registered cover to UK bearing 25c brown-purple right marginal block of 4, one showing IJ flaw tied PORT LOUIS CDS's. Pretty cover with positional variety, SG 259 ba. Possibly unique! GBP0 (ImageA)

1948 (5 Nov) airmail cover to Switzerland bearing Centenary 20c x 4, 12x 2, 1948 RSW 5c & 3c defin tied VACOAS cds's. GBP0 (ImageA)

1953 4c bright purple in a left sheet pane of 50 unmounted mint (some curling) with R6/2 showing dot between U & S of MAURITIUS variety, unlisted in SG Elizabethan catalogue. SG 295 var. GBP0 (ImageA)

SPECIMEN Overprints on Queen Victoria, EDVII, GV (2), postal stationery cards & envelopes. Includes Arms 6c, 10c, 12c, 12c red registered P/S env., GV 3c lilac, 20c blue registered P/S env., few tones otherwise nice group of 6 items. GBP0 (ImageA)