1970 2½p on 6d Surcharge on National Savings H.M.S. Cilicia Issue, Alongside Missing Surcharge Variety, a mint never hinged (tiny hinge in margin only) vertical pair with sheet margin at left, with the bottom stamp showing the surcharge and the top stamp without, a very fine and attractive variety. Accompanied by a 1975 R.P.S.L. certificate. (Image)

Estimate $ 300

Virtually Complete Collection of Mint Tristan da Cunha, 1952-2021, neatly displayed in hingeless mounts on roughly 125 quadrille pages, housed in two binders. The collection is very nearly complete, with a range from Scott #1/1230, including varieties, such as a selection of watermark varieties (noting sideways and inverted), and includes roughly 100 souvenir sheets. Owner's 2014 Scott catalogue value totals $4,155, but our observation is that this value has gone up by up to 20% in some cases. A spot check indicated primarily fresh and lightly hinged stamps from the 1950s up to the 1960s, with almost exclusively never hinged material post-1970. A very clean collection that will appeal to British Commonwealth collectors, or dealers looking for stock. Very fine throughout, online photos show a sampling. (Image)

Scott $ 750