1903 Stampless envelope from the Somaliland campaign, from Berbera to Chakrata, India, showing manuscript “Stamps Unobtainable” with extremely rare horseshoe BASE OFFICE BERBERA /DUE / ONE ANNA hs in black used in combination with normal black boxed due mkg but erroneously, an amazing array of bs, a wonderful campaign item, only a few such cover recorded (Image)

1903 Legal size registered cover from Berbera to Germany, franked 1r red & green, three singles, one showing long “T” and short “1”, each neat tied by BERBERA cds with boxed registered cachet alongside, fine & scarce (Image)

1903 (Ovpt at top) 3r brown and green (5) with varieties incl. short tail to “S” in “BRITISH”, short “I” in “BRITISH”, dropped “AND”, broken “S” in “BRITISH” and broken “A” in “SOMALILAND”, fresh and fine mint, a scarce group (Image)

1903 (Ovpt at bottom) 2 1/2a, 6a, 12a and 1r mint blocks of four, one or two in each showing variety thick “D” in “SOMALILAND”, and other minor type varieties (Image)

1903 (Ovpt at bottom) 1r green and aniline carmine, variety “BR1TISH”, mint, fine (SG £475) (Image)

1903 (Ovpt at bottom) 3r brown and green, variety curved overprint, fresh and very lightly mounted mint (SG £900) (Image)

1903 (Ovpt at bottom) 3r brown and green, variety curved overprint, used with part cds at right, fine and very rare thus, unpriced used Expertise: Signed Holcombe (Image)

1903 5r Ultramarine & Violet (ovpt at bottom) with “SUMALILAND” variety, mint og, fine (SG £900) (Image)

1903 (Ovpt at bottom) 1/2a, 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a and 8a horizontal pairs, one in each showing variety thin “O”, fine mint

1903 (Ovpt at bottom) 1a carmine horizontal pair, the right-hand stamp with variety “BRIT SH” and short “I” in SOMALILAND”, part original gum, fine (SG £350+) (Image)

1903 (Ovpt at bottom) 1a (showing “SUMALILAND” variety), 2a, 3a, 4a and 8a, each handstamped “ULTRAMAR” by a Receiving Authority, a scarce group (Image)

1904 1/2a frame die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “27 NOV. 02” (Image)

1904 1/2a, 2a, 2 1/2a, 4a and 1905-11 2a (3 with a pair), 2 1/2a (3 with a corner pair with sheet number “25”) and 8a, all marginal with plate number, good to fine mint (Image)

1904 1/2a to 5r set of thirteen and 1909 1a (2), all overprinted “SPECIMEN”, fresh mint (Image)

1904 1a Frame die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “18 JUN. 03” (Image)

1904 2a frame die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “19 JUN. 02” (Image)

1904 2 1/2a frame die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “19 JUN. 03” (Image)

1904 3a frame die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “23 JUN. 03” (Image)

1904 4a frame die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “23 JUN. 03” (Image)

1904 5a (unissued) frame die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “23 JUN. 03” (Image)

1904 6a frame die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “26 JUN. 03” (Image)

1904 8a frame die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “26 JUN. 03” (Image)

1904 12a frame die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “23 JUN. 03” (Image)

1904 1r frame die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “9 DEC. 02” (Image)

1904 2r frame die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), marked “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “6 JUN. 03” (Image)