British Guiana. 1850-51 medium wove paper 'Cottonreel' 12c. black on blue, thick rule, type A, cut square, just touching at foot; lightly cancelled by "demerara/29 oc/1850" c.d.s. and with initials "WHL" of clerk W.H. Lortimer. A superb example of this classic first issue rarity. R.P.S. (1959) and Ceremuga (2019) Certificates. S.G. 5, £35,000
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Est. £13,000-16,000

British Guiana. 1853-59 original printing 1c. vermilion, Type IV with flat '8' in upper right corner, neatly cancelled by part "demerara/oc 23/1855"; good to large margins all round with tiny trace of a thin in the upper margin mentioned only for the sake of total accuracy otherwise fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1984). S.G. 11, £1,700
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Est. £350-400

British Guiana. 1857-59 lithographic transfers by Waterlow, Second Stone 1c. brownish red, Type A, neatly cancelled by part double arc Berbice date-stamp and complete single ring Demerara 14.01.60 date-stamp.; good to very large margins all round. Fine. S.G. 13, £2,750
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Est. £800-1,000

British Guiana. 1853-55 4c. (paler) blue used, cancelled by part Berbice double-arc c.d.s 30.07.58; good to large margins all round. B.P.A. Certificate (1960). S.G. 19, £800
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Est. £300-350

British Guiana. 1853-55 4c. pale blue used, cancelled by part Berbice double arc 30.12.58 datestamp; spacious margins all round and with flaw below the 'P' of 'Postage'. Fresh colour and very fine appearance. S.G. 20, £700
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Est. £300-350

British Guiana. 1853-55 4c. pale blue used, cancelled by part Demerara double-arc datestamp (30.10.56); some tiny peripheral thins as to be expected. R.P.S. Certificate (2017). Scarce. S.G. 20, £700
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Est. £250-300

Sale No: 2106
Lot No:48
Symbol:Cat No:29

British Guiana. 1860-83 1c. pale rose, Type A; part original gum. A fine example with good colour. S.G. 29, £3,500
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Est. £800-1,200

Sale No: 2106
Lot No:49
Symbol:Cat No:37

British Guiana. 1860-63 24c. grey-lilac; large part original gum with light paper adhesions along left hand side. Fresh and fine with lovely colour and centring. S.G. 37, £1,000
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Est. £300-400

Sale No: 2106
Lot No:50
Symbol:Cat No:111

British Guiana. 1875-76 6c. ultramarine, perf. 15; large part original gum with fresh appearance. Signed A.D (iena). S.G. 111, £1,400
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Est. £400-500

British Guiana. 1882 perforated 'specimen' issue, two masts 1c. magenta (2) and 2c. yellow (2) and three masts 1c. magenta (2) and 2c. yellow (2), all perforated diagonally right, reading downwards, each type with one normal and one inverted 'specimen'; unused without gum generally fine though the three mast 2c. stamps with faults. S.G. 162-165, £710+
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Est. £200-300

Sale No: 2106
Lot No:52
Symbol:Cat No:175-189

British Guiana. Revenues. 1888-89 Provisional Inland Revenue set of fifteen from 1c. to $5, the 4c. in a horizontal pair, the right hand stamp with large figure '4' variety; large part original gum mostly fine with some even gum toning throughout as to be expected. S.G. 175-189, £2,000
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Est. £500-600

Sale No: 2106
Lot No:53
Symbol:Cat No:O9

British Guiana. Officials. 1877 6c. brown; large part original gum with the merest trace of a hinge; very fresh. Superb. R.P.S. Certificate (1968). S.G. O9, £5,500
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Est. £1,200-1,500

Sale No: 2106
Lot No:54
Symbol:Cat No:O11

British Guiana. Officials. 1877 prepared for use, but not issued 12c. pale violet, 24c. green; large part original gum, both values with traces of toning to one or two perfs. otherwise fine and very fresh. S.G. O11, O12, £4,050
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Est. £1,200-1,500