1907 5c on 1/2d to 12p on 10s set of 11 and British Currency 1/2d to 2s6d set of 7 (both sets excl. the later 4d orange) with "SPECIMEN" horseshoe (type 17) hs, all affixed to archive ledger with ornate "Morocco Agencies" title and "15" at top right, probably from a official reference collection created by the Inland Revenue (ex Grosvenor May 2007 which had similar lots with the majority being GB which were similarly affixed to sheets with an official embossed crest). (Image)

1907-12 5c on 1/2d to 12p on 10s mint n.h. set of 12 with "SPECIMEN" horseshoe overprint (extra 15c on 1 1/2d), in hingeless mounts on album page from the National Postal Museum auction by Robson Lowe in 1984, very fine and rare as only the top two values were supplied to the U.P.U. for distribution; ex NPM Archives. (Image)

1907-12 5c on 1/2d to 12p on 10s mint group of 10 with "SPECIMEN" horseshoe overprint (missing both 40c values), the top three values mint n.h., very fine and rare as only the top two values were supplied to the U.P.U. for distribution; 1p on 10d cert. RPS (1992). (Image)

1907-10 Three complete archive pages from the Madagascar UPU collection, with one page showing five of each of 5c on 1/2d to 6p on 5s (excluding the 40c on 4d values) plus British Currency 1/2d (3), second page with three 40c on 4d green and brown and third page with three 40c on 4d orange, all tied by the "POSTES ET TÉLÉGRAPHES * MADAGASCAR * COLLECTION DE BERNE” red handstamp, and signed at lower right by the Director, numbered "920", "17" and "38" respectively at top right, some stamps with perf. faults, spectacular and highly attractive, unique. (Image)

1907-12, two pieces from the Natal UPU archive each with each stamp struck with violet "SPECIMEN." hs (type NA2), with one piece with 5c on 1/2d to 25c on 2 1/2d, and other with 40c on 4d green & brown (which also has "SPECIMEN" horseshoe hs type GB17), 50c on 5d and 1p on 10d, a unique group; ex Kiddle and Bendon; cert. BPA (1981). (Image)

1907-12 "ULTRAMAR" specimen hs by the Portuguese authorities (for UPU distribution to their colonies) on 5c on 1/2d, 10c on 1d, 15c on 1 1/2d, 20c on 2d, 25c on 2 1/2d, 40c on 4d orange (diff. type hs), 50c on 5d, 1p on 10d, 3p on 2s6d (short perf.) and 5p on 5s, with small part or no gum and a couple of colours affected which is usual, a fine and rare group. (Image)

1907-12 5c on 1/2d specialised group of mint control blocks incl. F6 in block of 4 (pl.28, perf. V2A), F6 block of 4 (pl.29, perf. V2), F6 block of 6 (pl.33, perf. V2A), F6 block of 6 (pl.36, perf. V2A), F6 block of 6 (pl.36c, perf. V2A), G7 block of 6 (pl.68, perf. V2), G7 block of 6 (pl.42A, perf. H1A), G8 block of 6 (pl.28, perf. V2A), H8 block of 4 and strip of 3 (pl.49a, perf. H1), H8 block of 6 (pl.52A, perf. V2), H8 block of 4 (pl.41B, perf. V2), J10 block of 6 (pl.41B, perf. V2), J10 block of 6 (pl.43c, perf. H1), J10 block of 6 (pl.58A, perf. V2A), plus lower right corner marginal block of 6 with marginal cut, H8 single used on piece, G7 pair on piece with Mequinez cds, and H8 (pl.41B) pair on 30c reg'd envelope to Oswald Marsh, a fantastic lot for the specialist which would be difficult to replicate. (Image)

1907-12 5c on 1/2d mint block of 50 with row 9 column 2 showing variety small "S" in "CENTIMOS", fine and great multiple for the specialist; ex Francis Kiddle. (Image)

1907-12 5c on 1/2d mint complete lower marginal strip of 12 with H8 control, pl.49A, perf.H1, some minor perf. separation, fine and scarce positional multiple; cert. RPS (1991). (Image)

1907-12 10c on 1d and 5c on 1/2d pair on large pieces with part address along with Cherifien postal negative handstamps; the former tied by B.P.O. Saffi cds with blue Tangier Cherfien post hs below (Alnis type 316, Yv. 23b €120 for cancel on piece only); and the latter tied by B.P.O. Mogador cds and by the orange Mogador Cherfien post hs (Alnis type 313, Yv. 17e €400 for cancel on piece only), very rare combination pieces with few known. (Image)

1907-12 10c on 1d specialised group of multiples and plate varieties incl. control blocks with H9 (pl.49) in block of 6 (plus partial marginal block of 4 from same plate), F6 (pl.42, perf. V2) in block of 4, F6 in block of 4 (pl.43a, perf. V2a), F6 in block of 6 (pl.9, showing pin repair below P of POSTAGE, S.G. Spec. M5ha), G7 in block of 6 (pl.36), G7 in block of 6 (pl.42), G8 in two blocks of 6 (pl.46), J10 in block of 6 (pl.62a), H9 single used on piece plus Pusterla pin flaw type 3 state 1 on postcard, Pusterla pin type P10 state 3 on piece and Pusterla pin type P5 state 2 in a mint right marginal block of 10, a great lot for the specialist. (Image)

1907-12 10c on 1d small specialised group of mint control blocks/strips with G8 in complete lower marginal strip of 12 and block of six from pl.46 perf.V2, and F6 block of six with stamp above control showing substituted cliché, very fine (Image)

1907-12 15c on 1 1/2d specialised group of multiples and plate varieties, incl. mint lower right corner marginal block of 25 from plate H4D6 perf.H1 (cert. RPS), mint lower elft corner block of 18 from H5D5 showing constant break in duty tablet R20/3 plus same variety on cover in strip of three to Spain, mint top marginal block of 15, mint top right corner block of 6 from lower pane H5D5 with one stamp showing damaged frameline,mint left marginal block of 10 H3D5 (right), mint top left corner marginal block of 9 H4aD6a, two mint corner blocks of 4 H4D6, used top left corner block of 4 H4D6, and used vert. pair with one showing early plate crack. (Image)

1907-12 15c on 1 1/2d pale dull purple and green with "1" of "15" omitted on two mint h.r. examples in reconstructed left marginal block of four made of two horizontal pairs, hinge reinforcement between stamp and marin on both, with lower pair showing wmk "E" of "POSTAGE" in margin meaning these pairs come from row 2 and 3 from the lower pane of the unique sheet, a major rarity of Morocco Agencies with only nine examples discovered; cert. BPA (1986) for top pair; top pair ex Ferrari, Sampson and Rossi, lower pair ex William Fraser (S.G. £14'000+). Note: Includes letter from the Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection which says that the example in their collection is from the row below with wmk "G". (Image)

1907-12 15c on 1 1/2d pale dull purple and green with "1" of "15" omitted mint h.r. lower left corner marginal pair from the lower pane of the unique sheet, very fine and fresh unique positional multiple, a major rarity of Morocco Agencies with only nine examples discovered (of which only 8 are in private hands), with pencil notation on reverse "Only 9 W.H.P." by the dealer W. H. Peckitt who handled the original sheet; cert. RPS (2014); ex Mrs Herbert Wood (S.G. £7'000). (Image)

1907-12 20c on 2d specialised group of multiples and plate varieties, incl. mint left marginal block of 30 from H2D3 (right), mint top marginal block of 20 from H2D3 (right), mint lower left corner marginal block of four from H1D3 (cert. RPS), mint block of four with one stamp showing "rhombus flaw" (S.G. Spec. M12b, £550 for unoverprinted) and mint single with later state of the same damage to the duty tablet, used pair with duty plate variety, 5 used singles with duty plate varieties, used vert. strip of three from H4D4 with latest known use of Fez cds, and a constant damaged duty tablet on cover with strip of three 25c on 2 1/2d registered to England and damaged duty tablet S.G. Spec M12n on ppc. (Image)

1907-12 25c on 2 1/2d mint specialised group of multiples incl. complete mint lower marginal strip of 12 (plus two stamps on row above) from pl.5, plus lower left corner marginal strip of three from same plate with cut under 3rd stamp, lower left corner marginal block of 6 in ultramarine and block of 4 in pale ultramarine from pl.7 (each cert. RPS), and upper pane lower marginal block of four and lower marginal block of four with cut in Jubilee line under 6th stamp, very fine group for the specialist.

1907-12 40c on 4d green and chocolate-brown with "CANCELLED" overprint (type 19), small part o.g., fine and unique, the only known example outside the BPMA collection; ex Rossi. (Image)

1907-12 40c on 4d green and brown specialised group incl. mint "mini reconstruction of the sheet format with four corner blocks of 6 and two gutter blocks of 6, mint right marginal block of 30 and matching left marginal block of 49 showing the gutter margin (H4, D7/5), mint top right corner block of 6 and pair from H1AD8, mint lower left corner block of 35 (H4D5), plus a used block of four with one stamp showing constant flaw on duty tablet.

1907-13 40c on 4d deep green & chocolate brown in complete sheet of 240, head pate 4, duty plate 7/5, showing coextensive "Jubilee" frame lines, a little perf. separation, a great item for the specialist; ex Gawaine-Baillie (with his original page) (S.G. £1'020+).

1907-13 40c on 4d deep green & chocolate brown, two complete sheets of 240, head pate 1a, duty plate 7/5, showing continuous "Jubilee" frame lines with corners cut away and cut under 11th stamp on last row, perf. type H1, some hinge reinforcement, a great item for the specialist; ex "Aurelius"; and head plate 4 with coextensive rules, colour affected and changed from green to blue.

1907-12 40c on 4d orange specialised group of mint multiples, incl. top part sheet of 72, lower right corner marginal block of 50 (5x10), lower marginal (top pane) strip of 12+2, right marginal gutter block of 36, lower right corner block of 12 and lower right corner block of four with "10 MAR 1910" printing date in the margin, an interesting lot.

1907-12 40c on 4d orange complete top pane of 120, some perf. separation incl. complete separation between 2nd and 3rd columns, a fine multiple.

1907-12 50c on 5d specialised group of multiples and plate varieties, incl. mint top left corner marginal block of 25 from plate H3D3 (ex Count Exelllmans), mint top right corner marginal block of 8 H3D3 with R1/12 showing broken crown (cert. RPS, S.G. Spec. M29b £475 for unoverprinted) and lower corner pair from same plate, mint top left corner marginal block of four H2D4, different constant duty tablet breaks on a mint block of four, a lower marginal pair and a used single, two mint blocks of four in different shades, and used stamp with a pre-printing hair affecting the printing. (Image)

1907-12 50c on 5d mint n.h. top right corner marginal block of 15 with R1/12 showing broken crown (S.G. Spec. M29b £475 for unoverprinted), very fine and scarce positional multiple with this variety. (Image)