Saint Helena: 1861 clean-cut perf. 6d. blue, neat red cork cancellation, hint of peripheral tones nevertheless attractive, and 1861 Rough perf. 6d. blue, part original gum, horizontal bends but attractive. S.G. 2, 2a, cat. £725. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1911 prepared but not issued 1d. red overprinted “SPECIMEN”, and 1912-16 Watermark Mult. Crown CA 1/2d. to 3s. set overprinted “SPECIMEN”, with gum, large paper hinges, otherwise fine. S.G. 71s-81s, cat. £800. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1922-37 selection comprising 1/2d., 1d., 11/2d., 2d., 3d., 4d., 6d., 8d. and 2s.6d. all variety ‘broken mainmast’ [R. 2/1], mint, slightly varied condition. (9)

Saint Helena: 1922-37 Watermark Mult. Script CA 2d., 3d., 6d. (toned gum) and 8d. broken mainmast varieties [R. 2/1] good to fine mint. S.G. 100a, 101a, 104a, 105a, cat. £790. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1922-37 Watermark Mult. Script CA 1s.6d. variety ‘broken mainmast’ [R. 2/1] mint, some hinge remains but otherwise fresh, also 1s. ‘cleft rock’ mint. S.G. 107a, 106c, cat. £825. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1961 Tristan Relief Fund, proof of the “ST. HELENA/Tristan Relief/3d +” overprint, pair on white wove paper with small part “SINGLE/CROWN/STANDARD” watermark at right, [R. 2/3-4] from the only known sheet, fine. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1961 Tristan Relief Fund 21/2c.+3d. to 10c.+1s. set, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 172-175, cat. £8,000. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: ?1961 Tristan Relief Fund 21/2c.+3d. to 10c.+1s. set used on local cover, tied by individual “ST.HELENA/C/OC 12/61” first day c.d.s’s. S.G. 172-75. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1965 I.C.Y. 6d. variety watermark inverted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 200w, unpriced. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1965 I.C.Y. 6d. variety watermark inverted, fine mint. S.G. 200w, unpriced. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1968 1/2d. Road Construction and 5s. Agricultural Training imperf. horizontal pairs with full gum, both creased but rare. S.G. 226, 238 vars. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: A group of modern unmounted mint varieties, incl. 1969 Uniforms 6d. watermark inverted, 1972 Wedding 16p. watermark inverted, 1979 Rowland Hill 5p. watermark inverted, 1982 21st Birthday of Princess of Wales 29p. watermark inverted, 1986 Royal Wedding 10p. and 40p. watermark inverted, 1987 Royal Wedding 15p. marginal strip of three with top stamp overprint omitted, etc. (9 items)

Saint Helena: 1987 Royal Ruby Wedding 15p. cyl. 1A upper left corner block of six (2 x 3) and cyl. 1B upper right corner vertical strip of three, the stamps from upper row showing silver overprint omitted (three pairs in total), unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 515, a, cat. £420+.

Saint Helena: A Q.V. to K.G.VI collection on stockleaves, incl. 1856 6d. unused (2) and used (2), 1861 6d. used, 1863 4d. unused (2), 1908-11 10s. mint, 1903 set mint, 1922-37 to 7s.6d. mint (2), 1938-44 set mint, etc., varied condition. (236)

Saint Helena: A small group of early issues incl. 1856 6d. unused (3), 1861 6d. used (2), etc., varied condition. (9)

Saint Helena: A Q.V. to early Q.E.II selection in an album, mint and used, incl. much cancellation interest, range of Chalons, etc. (100s)

Saint Helena: Covers and Cancellations: 1790 entire sent by James Crichton from London to Scotland immediately upon his return from St Helena (and China), rated “9”(d.) and with “JY/31/90” Bishop mark on reverse, 1828 entire letter from midshipman Peter Grieve on board “H.C.S. Bridgewater at Sea/March 11th 1828” returning from China, addressed to his mother in Scotland showing stepped “WEYMOUTH/SHIP LETTER” and faint framed cross-border additional “1/2”, ?1838 entire letter to U.S.A. headed from “St. Helena/30th Decr. 1838”, written by Agnes Brookhouse to Mrs. Mary Sampson in Utica and redirected to Augusta with first ms. ratings deleted, 1868 early incoming cover from England to the small garrison “Via the Cape”, addressed to Capt. Oliver of the Royal Artillery and bearing on the reverse remarkable 1d. pl. 85 NE-OJ block of twelve cancelled by “F” barred ovals, 1879 (Feb. 19) envelope to London franked 1s. deep green perf. 14 x 121/2, soiled and other faults, 1880 (Apr. 23) Government House crested envelope sent stampless and rated “1/-” in black with despatch and May 3 receiving c.d.s’s, and 1918 (Sept. 30) very late use of rectangular framed “PASSED BY/CENSOR” type 1 cachet without initials on envelope to Wigan, Lancashire franked by “WAR TAX/ONE PENNY” 1d.+1d.

Saint Helena: Covers and Cancellations: Anglo-Boer War, 1900, 1901 five incoming covers from Cape Colony or Boer republics addressed to P.O.W’s on the island, all censored, one with local uninitialled type 1, and 1902 underpaid incoming mourning envelope to Broadbottom Camp showing fine strike double triangle “PASSED/PRESS/CENSOR” in violet with “AWP” initials of unidentified censor in red, sent (Oct. 23) from Wellington, Cape Colony bearing 1d. with ms. “T”, octagonal tax mark and charged “2d” in blue, poor to fine.

Saint Helena: Covers and Cancellations: 1911, The Earliest Recorded Example of the “T....c” (Mabbett type 5) tax marking, with ms. “5”, on Union Castle Line picture postcard of the “German” used to England, bearing 1902 1/2d. tied by Nov. 4 c.d.s., and also showing British “1D./I.S./A.” tax mark. Ex Heijtz. A very scarce tax marking, three examples only recorded by Mabbett. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: Covers and Cancellations: Official Mail, 1917 to 1961, seven stampless O.H.M.S. envelopes variously addressed to England (2), U.S.A. (3), Canada or Ireland, five with framed “OFFICIAL/PAID” marking incl. scarce type 3 (but without full stop), types 4 (large full stop after “PAID”) and 5 (one with “THE CASTLE” datestamp), the others with “POST OFFICE/(crown)/ST. HELENA” in black or violet, also 1918 (Feb. 1) long blue O.H.M.S. envelope registered to Norwood, unusually bearing three pairs of “WAR TAX/ONE PENNY” 1d.+1d. with Apr. 17 arrival backstamp. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: Covers and Cancellations: 1919 to 1949, range of incoming mail all (except one) with receiving c.d.s., incl. covers from Argentina, Austria (three registered), Ceylon and France to Fred Bartlett at Cambrian House, 1930 ‘Smye’ printed matter rate cover bearing scarce G.B. 1929 P.U.C. 1/2d. watermark sideways and attractive range of six large 1949 ‘Coro’ covers to Governor Joy and his wife from Boston, Mass. bearing wide range of U.S. adhesives, poor to fine. (18 items)