1854 8a Light Blue & Red-Brown "Captain Thullier's essay", pin hole under "G", horizontal crease and ink marks by crown, scarce, cert. RPS (2010) (Spence 1, rating O3) (Image)

1854 2a Green trial lithograph vertical pair showing rectangular and octagonal designs on lighter yellowish wove paper, some foxing otherwise fine (Spence 12 and 13, rating O2) (Image)

1854 2a Green trial lithograph vertical pair showing rectangular and octagonal designs on lighter yellowish wove paper, some heavy foxing otherwise fine (Spence 12 and 13, rating O2) (Image)

1854 1a Blue "Captain Thullier's" essay, single impression on unwatermarked yellowish wove paper, without gum as prepared, toned with spots not affecting design and minor creasing, scarce, cert. BPA (2008) (Spence 28, rating R1) (Image)

1894 4a Blue and Red reprint with head die III and frame die II, marginal vertical pair (pos.R1/2 and R2/2) on unwatermarked wove paper, couple of small wrinkles at top, cert. RPS (2009) (Spence 34, rating R3) (Image)

1854 1/2a Reddish Brown "Captain Thullier's" essay, cut to stamp size on unwatermarked wove paper, without gum as issued, toned and minor surface blemish at left, scarce (Spence 68, rating O3) (Image)

1854 Assortment on old approval book pages incl. 1/2a (19), 1a (29), 2a (10) and 4a (5 cut to shape and 1 cut square), plus a few proofs/reprints plus 1873 1/2a mint marginal block of 12, mixed margins and mixed condition, a useful old-time lot (Image)

1854 4a Red & Blue with crisp "124" numeral of Aden, cut to shape with good margins, very fine (Image)

1869 1/2a Colour trials in pale blue (as issued) and pale chalky blue in blocks of 4 from lower right corner of upper right pane with part inscriptions and arabesques on ungummed wove paper, fine (Image)

1911-22 12a Die proof in black on De La Rue striking book piece with "April 14th / 256 leads", fine (Image)

1918 1 1/2a Essay in sepia, stamp size and mounted in sunken card frame with ms "3" and "14th Oct 18" at top, very fine, ex De La Rue archives (Robson Lowe 14.3.79 lot 146) (Image)

1921 "NINE PIES" group of five essays in different styles on the 1911-22 1a carmine, all hinged to a piece of laid paper, very fine, cert. BPA (2013) (Image)

1932 (Oct 1) Calcutta-Saigon airmail with KGV airmail 2a & 3a and 9p definitive tied by Calcutta cds, Saigon Cochinchine arrival bs. very fine (Image)

1936 KEVIII 1/2a photographic essay in black, fine (Image)

1948 Gandhi mint nh set of 4, very fine (SG £425) (Image)

1948 Gandhi mint nh set of 4 in corner marginal pairs (three from the upper right and one from the upper left), a few faint tone spots on the gum, very fine (SG £850+) (Image)