1872 ¼a. black unused without gum as issued, four small to large margins, a closed tear at lower central nevertheless a rare stamp, SG 1 £1,800; Scott 1 (Image)

1872 ¼a black with double frame lines, imperforate, used with manuscript cancel (as normally found) on small piece, top right corner just clipped. SG 1, £1100; Scott 1 (Image)

1872 ½a red with double frame lines unused sheet of twenty with R3/1 BFGAM, 2/2 and 4/4 BEGAN and R4/5 EGAM, without gum as issued. SG 2, a-c, £646 as singles; Scott 2, a-c (Image)

1872 ½a red with double frame lines. Unused (no gum, as issued) block of four, lower right stamp with R2/2 error BEGAN, embossing sideways on all 4 stamps. SG 2, b; Scott 2, c (Image)

1878 ½a brown imperforate on wove paper, unused (without gum, as issued), R5/2 JAHN for JAHAN. SG 9a, £300; Scott 8c (Image)

1886 ½a yellow (similar to SG 22) on laid paper with circular embossing. An unused example, and a used pair with some faults; not officially issued although a few used are known; Scott 26 var. (Image)

1889-90 2a blue on toned wove paper unused sheet of twenty-four, without gum as issued. R1/2 and 4/2 varieties. Second row creased. SG 31, a, b; Scott 38, a, b (Image)

1895 ¼a black lettered EEGAM on laid paper, unused without gum as issued, R4/2 'NAW B'. Small thin on reverse, an elusive stamp. SG 45a, £550; Scott 63 var. (Image)

1895 ¼a black lettered EEGAM on laid paper, perforated, used on piece with R4/2 NAW B. SG 45a, £180; Scott 63 var. (Image)

1884 ¼a blue-green imperforate on laid paper, unused marginal example, no gum as issued. SG 50, £300; Scott 21 (Image)

1894 ¼a green imperforate on wove paper, on local envelope with indistinct cancel. SG 61; Scott 53 (Image)

1898 ¼a pale green imperforate on wove paper, well tied to local cover by an unusual diamond-shaped cancel. Light toning. SG 64; Scott 73 (Image)

1890 8a slate-green with single line frame to each stamp on wove paper, imperforate, R3-5/1HAH for SHAH. SG 67a, £120; Scott 40 (Image)

1890 8a slate-green, single line frame to each stamp on thin laid paper, imperforate, without gum as issued. Left marginal example with R3-5/1 HAH for SHAH. SG 69a, £140; Scott 50 (Image)

1898 8a black with irregular lettering on wove paper, unused imperforate top marginal pair, without gum as issued. R1/2 reversed 'E' in BEGAM. SG 75, a, £205; Scott 60 (Image)

1902 imperforate set of seven, unused without gum, as issued. SG 79-88, £550; Scott 76-82 (Image)

1903 2a blue imperforate on laid paper with circular embossing, unused without gum as issued. SG 94a, £250; Scott 87a (Image)

1903 4a yellow imperforate on wove paper, with circular embossing, complete unused sheet of eight, no gum as issued. A couple of small inclusions. SG 96, £160; Scott 88 (Image)

1903 4a yellow, imperforate on vertically-laid paper with circular embossing, used. SG 96a, £160; Scott 88a (Image)

1903 1r rose imperforate on wove paper with circular embossing, unused without gum as issued. SG 98, £120; Scott 90 (Image)

1903 1r rose on laid paper, used. A rare stamp, B.P.A. Certificate (2006) stating 'discoloured'. SG 98a, £2500; Scott 90a (Image)

1903 8a green-black imperforate, overprinted with 11mm initial (scarcer than the 6mm overprint) of the new Begam in red, inverted. Toned, used. SG 99a, £700; Scott 83a (Image)

1903-08 1a. blue imperforate plate proof in unissued colour, block of nine, mounted on sunken card, a couple of toning spots, ex John Dickinson's sample book (Image)

1908 1a in scarlet-vermilion, imperforate block of nine inset in printer's sample card (145 x 150mm), numbered 'D. 017.' For SG 100; Scott O2 var. (Image)

1908 1a in deep blue, imperforate block of nine inset in printer's sample card (143 x 150mm), card slightly discoloured and with a couple of trivial creases. Numbered 'D 185'. For SG 100; Scott O2 var. (Image)