I.F.S. SORUTH: 1864 (1a) black on greyish horizontally-laid paper, unused, a trifle soiled. SG 1, £850; Scott 1 (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1864 (1a) black on azure vertical pair on piece, on (scarcer) horizontally-laid paper. Manuscript cancellation, minor faults including an unobtrusive crease just touching the lower frame of the upper stamp. SG 1, £300; Scott 1 (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1864 (1a) black on greyish laid paper used on part cover, tied by manuscript cancel. Affixed across a crease caused by the envelope's construction, so has itself acquired an unobtrusive crease. Piece with central vertical fold. Signed Houtzamer. SG 1; Scott 1 (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1864 (1a) black on azure laid paper on part cover with manuscript cancellation, creased. SG 1; Scott 1 (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1870 typeset 1a black on azure laid paper, used on a piece with a smudged postmark, with R1/1 final character in bottom line omitted. SG 12b, £275; Scott 8a (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1875 1a red on white laid paper, imperforate, tied to reverse of large part of local cover by Type 1 seal used as cancel. Creasing. SG 13; Scott 9 (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1868-75 Type-set 1a red on white laid paper, Type 3, complete sheet of twenty (4 x 5) from Setting IVE, with imprint at foot, showing R5/1 error "First two characters in bottom line omitted", fine unused. Now very scarce as a sheet. BPA Certificate (2008). SG 13, a; Scott 9, a (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1875 type-set 1a red on white laid paper, unused without gum as issued. A fine lower left corner example with R5/1 first two characters in bottom line omitted. SG 13a, £275; Scott 9a (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1875 type-set 1a red on whilte paper, R5/1 first two characters in bottom line omitted, used with a 'smudge' cancellation. SG 13a, £300; Scott 9a (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1868 type-set 4a black on white laid paper with Devanagari numeral Type 4, fine unused, without gum as issued. SG 15, £450; Scott 10 (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1868 type-set 4a black on white laid paper with Devanagari numeral Type 4, fine unused, without gum as issued. SG 15, £450; Scott 10 (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1868 type-set 4a black on white laid paper with Devanagari Type 4 numeral used on piece, smudged cancel and creased. SG 15, £600; Scott 10

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1878 1a green from the first printing complete unused sheet of fifteen, no gum as issued. Minor bends, a rare sheet, ex Garratt-Adams. SG 16; Scott 11 (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1878-86 1a on horizontally-laid paper, two imperforate sheets of twenty (5 x 4), respectively in yellow-green (laid lines wide apart) and green (lines close together), fresh unused. Former with slightly trimmed side margins, but a fine and scarce pair. Also 1878 4a vermilion unused sheet of five (5 x 1), on thick horizontally-laid paper with watermark. SG 16, b, 17; Scott 11-12 (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1886 1a blue error of colour on horizontally-laid paper, perf 12, good used with part barred cancel. RPS cert (1986) as former SG 25a, annotated 'Ex Dawson' in pencil. SG 19e, £650; Scott 14a (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1886 1a blue on laid paper error of colour, unused without gum as issued, faults including perforations removed. SG 19e, £650; Scott 14a (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1886 1a green on wove paper, unused without gum as issued. Imperforate corner block of four and adjacent single, selvedge with a bend, otherwise fine. SG 22a; Scott 14cd (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1886 4a red on wove paper, perf 12, sheet of ten comprising two upright impressions of the plate of five (5 x 1), fine unused, without gum as issued. Very scarce as a sheet. SG 23; Scott 16 (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1886 4a red on wove paper, imperforate single with large margins at top and base, surface faults; and 1914 1a red on laid paper, thinned. Each unused, without gum as issued. SG 23a, 41c; Scott 16d, 21b (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1913 3p on 1a emerald-green perf 12 on toned wove paper, Type 8 surcharge, complete sheet of twenty (5 x 4) showing major misplacement of surcharge (divided on columns 2-4, while left column has "Thr" in margin and right column "Thr" omitted. Creases in left margin but a striking item. Also 1924 1a red on wove paper, clear impression, perf 12 (large holes), complete sheet of sixteen (4 x 4), unused. A little toned, with separation of top margin, otherwise fine. SG 33 var, 46; Scott 18 var, 23 (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1913 3p on 1a green, Type 8 surcharge, on toned wove paper, imperforate upper left corner block of four with part inscription, unused. Slight imperfections (creasing affecting lower pair, numerous pinholes in wide corner margin), still a spectacular and rare block. BPA Certificate (2006). SG 33a, £950; Scott 18c (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1913 1a on 4a red, Type 9 surcharge on toned wove paper, complete sheet (= row of five), error imperforate horizontally, very fine unused without gum, as issued. A remarkable and very rare item. SG 34 var; Scott 19 var (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1913 1a on 4a red sheet of five on toned wove paper, and another on white wove paper, all with capital 'A' in ANNA; unused without gum, as issued. SG 34b, 36c; Scott 19 var (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1913 3p on 1a emerald-green on white wove paper, overprint inverted, used on philatelic cover. Also 1949 envelope with 1a on ½a black and deep blue, Veraval CDS, showing small 'N' in REVENUE; some glue-staining. SG 35b, 58; Scott 18b, 41 (Image)

I.F.S. SORUTH: 1913 1a on 4a red, Type 9 surcharge on white wove paper, COMPLETE IMPERFORATE SHEET (= row of five), very fine unused, without gum as issued. A great rarity, unpriced in Part I, possibly unique as a sheet, although the distinction between SG 34a (toned wove, cat £1100 as a pair) and SG 36a (white wove) is not entirely clear-cut. SG 36a; Scott 19b var (Image)