1938-53 set varieties, mostly o.g. including unmounted. 46 singles, 7 blocks of up to 30, 4 pairs and a cover. Mainly unlisted constant varieties but some listed including SG 38a short perf, SG 38ba in unmounted positional pair, SG 38bb three hinged examples (one heavily mounted), SG 40da in a block and SG 43ba mint single with central hinge remainder. Unlisted varieties include 1953 1½d half-sheet with R6/6 jibstay flaw, numerous R10/2 'line on mountain' and a 1/- with fine inking flaw at right The fruit of many years hard labour with a magnifying glass! (Image)

1938 1½d black and vermilion, perf 13½. O.g. sheet of sixty, hinged on the selvedge only, creased across R1-2/6. R5/1 davit flaw, 5/6 medallion re-entry and 6/6 re-entered shed. Several folds. SG 40, a, £960

1944 1½d black and vermilion and 1953 1½d black and rose-carmine, perf 13, each with R3/1 cut mast and railings, large part o.g. SG 40bb, fb, £425 (Image)

1949 1½d black and carmine with R5/1 davit flaw, large part o.g. SG 40ea, £450 (Image)

1953 printing of the 1½d perf 13 left half-sheet of thirty, hinged on the selvedge only. R3/1 cut mast and railings, R5/1 davit flaw, showing the red and black marks on the selvedge by R6/1. SG 40f, fa, fb, £300 (Image)

1944-9 2d black and red-orange, perf 13, R4/4 'mountaineer' flaw, corner CDS. SG 41aa, £350 (Image)

1949 2d black and red-orange, perf 14, R4/4 'mountaineer' flaw, unmounted o.g. SG 41ba, £350 (Image)

1949 2d black and scarlet perf 14, R4/4 'mountaineer' flaw, unmounted o.g. SG 41ca, £275 (Image)

1944-53 4d perf 13 with R4/4 'mountaineer' flaw, large part o.g. Scarce. SG 42da, £1000 (Image)

1944 6d. blue and black & 10s. black and bright purple, (Perf 13), both showing 'Boulder flaw' variety, large part o.g., fine and fresh examples of this popular variety. SG 43ba,47ba cat £950 (Image)

1938 2/6d black and deep carmine perf 13½, CDS-used with R5/1 'davit' flaw. Scarce. SG 45b, £850 (Image)

1944-53 10/- perf 13 with R3/1 cut mast and railings, large part o.g.; scarce. SG 45cb, £2500 (Image)

1922-2017 mainly mint collection arranged in two printed albums, contained in a half carton, including 1922 overprints to 1s, 1924-33 to 3s used, 1934 to 5s, KGVI values to 10s and QEII largely complete to date. Generally good to fine. (hundreds)

1938-53 used collection (55), basic stamps complete per SG less 1938 1d, plus a few shades and varieties - we note 1938 1½d davit flaw, 1/- perf 13½ R6/4 re-entry, ½d perf 13 long 'E' and 1½d perf 13 davit flaw. A useful group, SG £964 (Image)