1890 CCA set optd SPECIMEN, part or large part o.g, odd gum crease, SG.51s/8s, 1902 Surcharge set of five optd SPECIMEN, large part o.g, SG.41s/5s. (13) Cat. £355 (Image)

1893 90c on 96c, M showing the 'wide O' variety, SG.21a, Cat. £400 (1) (Image)

1896-1957 range of covers (17) incl. several better usages, rates & frankings, registered & airmail, taxed & military mail, incoming mail etc. (Image)

1903 CCA set optd SPECIMEN, 1903 Surcharge set h/stamped SPECIMEN, fine M, SG.46s/56s, 57s/59s. (14) Cat. £315 (Image)

1903 CCA 6c carmine showing the 'dented frame' variety M, SG.48a, Cat. £275 (1) (Image)

1903 CCA 30c violet & dull green showing the 'dented frame' variety, fine M (trace of tiny corner crease at top right), SG.52a, Cat. £425 (1) (Image)

1903 3c on 18c sage green & carmine, VFU block of four, SG.58, Cat. £192+ (4) (Image)

1903 3c on 18c sage green & carmine, fresh UM block of four incl. variety 'dented frame', the variety has a small diagonal corner crease, SG.58/58a, Cat. £412 (4) (Image)

1906 MCCA 30c violet & dull green showing the 'dented frame' variety, M (gum toned), SG.66a, Cat. £350 (1) (Image)

1912-16 MCCA 3c green in a horizontal pair, one of which includes the 'split A' variety, M (hint of gum toning at top), SG.72/72a, Cat. £282 (2) (Image)

1938-49 45c purple brown, UM block of four, SG.143b, Cat. £300 (Image)

1938-49 KGVI Defin set perf SPECIMEN, M (some with toned gum, 45c - damaged corner) o/w a fine & rare complete SPECIMEN set, SG.135s/149s (excl. 50c bright lilac issued in 1949). Cat. £900. (24) (Image)

1942 trio of envelopes to UK all with different KGVI frankings and all tied by Victoria c.d.s's (codes A, B & C) and each with very fine or superb purple two line 'PASSED BY CENSOR/Seychelles No.1' (also registered) or 'No.2.' (3 covers) (Image)

Small group of registered covers incl. 1948 Official treasury seal on reverse of reg cover to England (attractive four-colour franking), 1956 KGVI 20c blue envelope (size H) uprated with QV 9c tied by 'ANSE ROYALE' c.d.s, 1954 KGVI 20c blue envelope (size H) uprated with 3c, 18c, 20c & 50c defins, addressed to the USA with Official wax treasury seal used to register the cover, 1962 KGVI 20c blue envelope (size H) uprated with 40c, 50c, 70c & 1r defins addressed to the USA with Official wax treasury seal used to register the cover etc. (1 reg covers plus 2 others) (Image)

Small range of covers with postage due markings/adhesives incl. 1951 cover to Mahe with 2c postage due strip of three, 1957 cover bearing 2c Sail Fish (2) & 2c Due, the defins tied by 'LA DIGUE' c.d.s, the Due cancelled at Victoria with 1916 type black 'T' tax mark additionally applied at Victoria, two other 1957 covers with 2c Sail Fish & postage due combinations each with 1916 type black 'T' tax mark, 1959 cover ex Reunion with Seychelles 3d Due plus Reunion 1f & 2f CFA Surcharges, 1959 cover ex Madagascar bearing 40c & 4f defin plus Seychelles 2c Due & black 'T' mark and several later items incl. a further example of the 'T' mark. (13) (Image)