COLLECTIONS: 1914-36, Mostly mint collection incl. 1914-29 and 1921-32 mint set incl. shades, 1936 to £1 mint (missing 10s) and 2s6d to £1 used, fine to very fine (SG £1’000+) (Image)

1914-29 1/2d to £1 set of twelve in horizontal strips of three each overprinted “SPECIMEN”, and an additional 4d strip of three, the centre stamp with broken “M” of “SPECIMEN”, affixed to four pieces and neatly cancelled by “POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES/COLLECTION/DE/BERNE/MADAGASCAR” Receiving Authority handstamps in red (Image)

1922c 3d Die II, a group of four matching proof sheetlets of six (3×2) in shades of ultramarine, printed from a special miniature plate showing Jubilee lines at right and at foot with plate number “10” centred at foot, each imperforate on gummed unwatermarked wove paper, two being on unsurfaced paper and two on chalk-surfaced paper with one of each paper type overprinted “SPECIMEN” (D16a), pencil notes at foot of each identify the papers and shades, a few trivial imperfections, a magnificent and spectacular quartet. cert. BPA (2010) (Image)

1884-86 1/2d dull green with manuscript “Specimen” (DMS), large part original gum, fine and exceptionally rare Expertise: Cert. BPA (2012) (Image)

1884-86 1d rose-carmine with manuscript “Specimen” (DMS), part original gum, fine and exceptionally rare Expertise: Cert. BPA (2012) (Image)

1907 (Feb) Envelope to London, bearing 1904 1d with indistinct cds and showing a superb strike of the “SALVED FROM/SS JEBBA” handstamp (Hoggarth and Gwynn Type 2b) in violet, the reverse with Calabar and London cds, a scarce cachet on mail from Lagos (Image)

WITHDRAWN (Image)

1894 (28 Nov) envelope registered from Old Calabar to England, bearing 1894 1d pair, 2d and 1894 (Aug) 1/2d on 2 1/2d blue all neatly cancelled by squared-circle datestamps, showing “R” handstamp, Old Calabar Liverpool (14.1) and London (14.1) oval registered datestamps, all on face, the reverse (faults on lower flap) with Dartford arrival cds (14.1); scarce and attractive (Image)

1895 (Apr 23) Envelope sent registered from Old Calabar to England, bearing 1894 1d pair, 2d and 1894 (Aug) 1/2d on 2 1/2d blue (Type 6) all neatly cancelled by squared-circle datestamps, showing “R” handstamp, Old Calabar, Liverpool and London oval registered datestamps, all on face, the reverse with Twickenham arrival cds, scarce and attractive (Image)

1901-02 1/2d imperf. colour trial in black and deep scarlet, marginal and affixed in corner to small piece, fine (Image)

1901-02 1/2d imperf. colour trials (3) with vignettes in black, frames in deep scarlet, red-brown and rose-carmine, fine (Image)

1901-02 1d frame die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “12 OCT. 00”, fine (Image)

1901-02 2d frame die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “20 OCT. 00”, fine (Image)

1901-02 4d frame die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “20 OCT. 00”, fine (Image)

1901-02 1s frame die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “30 OCT. 00”, fine (Image)

1912 1d frame die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “1 MAY 12”, fine (Image)

BOOKLETS: 1905 2/1d complete booklet, containing 1904 1d grey-black and carmine panes of six (4), very rare (Image)