Three medals, with one 1935 celebrating King George V's Silver Jubilee, 1936 commemorating King Edward VIII's abdication and 1937 celebrating King George VI's coronation, an attractive trio. (Image)

1939-48 High Values 2s6d brown, 2s6d yellow-green, 5s and 10s dark blue all in strips of three affixed to pieces with SPECIMEN (type 23) ovpts and "SPÉCIMEN / COLLECTION / MAURITANIE" three line hs, some very minor foxing around some stamps, unique items from the UPU specimen archive. (Image)

1939-48 High Values 10s ultramarine in strip of three with SPECIMEN (type 23) ovpt, mint n.h. but with some light offset from different stamps, very fine and scarce multiple. (Image)

1941-42 1/2d, 1d, 2d, 2 1/2d and 3d in strips of three (2d vert.) affixed to 2 pieces with "SPÉCIMEN / COLLECTION / MAURITANIE" three-line hs, unique items from this UPU specimen archive. (Image)

1940 Stamp Centenary group of six original sketches and ink drawings of unadopted designs by the well-known British stamp designer H. Nelson, incl.: - Preliminary sketches of six different designs, three in horizontal format and three in vertical, signed below by the artist.- 1 1/2d incomplete design of the frame in ink and pencil, horizontal format, showing ovoid space for the King's head with crown at top, waves below, with two winged staffs either side with "1840" at left, signed by the artist.- 2 1/2d partial design in pencil of the frame in a vertical format, exploring the details of the ornaments with further sketches alongside, signed by the artist.- 2 1/2d partial design in pencil of the frame and complete head in a vertical format, with left half of the frame with more detail than the right, signed by the artist, toned spots.- 2 1/2d partial design in pencil of the frame in a horizontal format, with left half of the frame with more detail than the right but showing two different options for the space either side of the portrait, signed by the artist, toned spots.- Undenominated design in ink and watercolour of the frame with "1840-1940" at foot, showing Welsh daffodil, Irish clover, English rose and Scottish thistle at sides, signed by the artist. A unique and important group of essays for the centenary of the first postage stamp. (Image)

1940 Postage Stamp Centenary set in vert. strips of three affixed to piece with "SPÉCIMEN / COLLECTION / MAURITANIE" three line hs, very fine, unique items from the UPU specimen archive. (Image)

1941-42 1/2d, 1d, 1 1/2d and 2d with AMOSTRA hs in green applied by the Portuguese postal authorities in Lisbon, slightly toned mint o.g. (2d no gum), fine, cert. BPA (1992). (Image)

1941-41 1/2d to 3d Definitives (pale colours) set of six imperforate imprimaturs, mint n.h., each with "NPM IMPRIMATUR" hs on reverse, very fine and very rare, being one of only six sets released for the NPM Archive sales. (Image)

1944 Propaganda forgeries, seven George VI 1/2d to 3d values, overprinted "Liquidation of Empire Singapore", six cancelled with "London Special Stamp" cds, one mint, all marginal examples, attractive and fine. (Image)

1948 Silver Wedding £1 with CANCELLED ovpt and three punch holes to deface the stamp, mint og, fine. (Image)

1938-53 Specialised group incl. 1 1/2d black & vermilion perf.13 and 1 1/2d rose-carmine perf.13 showing varieties in matching mint n.h. top left corner marginal blocks of 15, the vermilion block showing "Davit flaw" and rose-carmine showing both "Davit flaw" and "cut mast and railings" (SG 500+); 1/2d black & bluish violet perf.13 mint n.h. complete sheet of 60 from 1953 printing (showing variety "long centre bar to E" on R/23 and re-entry R2/2) and 2d black & orange-red perf.13 complete sheet of 60 showing early state of the central vignette before the "mountaineer flaw" appeared; 1d green & black perf.13 1/2 mint n.h. lower marginal block of four with De La Rue printer's imprint, some faint gum toning, fine (SG £180+); 1s black & sepia perf. 13 1/2 showing variety "re-entered right frame" on pos.R6/4, in mint right marginal block of 9, very fine (SG £198 as normal single stamps); and 1/2d black & bluish violet showing variety "torpedo flaw" in mint n.h. right marginal strip of three, small paper impurity on reverse at top of variety, very fine (SG £150+), 1 1/2d black & rose-carmine perf.13 variety "Davit flaw" on top left stamp of mint n.h. lower left corner marginal block of 12 (SG £150+), a great lot for the specialist (S.G. £1'300+).

1938-53 1/2d Black & Violet perf. 13 1/2 showing variety "Long centre bar to "E" of "Georgetown" (R2/3) in mint n.h. top marginal block of four, very fine positional multiple (SG £325+). (Image)

1938-53 1 1/2d black & vermilion, perf. 13 1/2, mint o.g. showing "David flaw" variety, toned gum, fine, cert. PFoSA (2014) (S.G. £400). (Image)

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1938-53 4d Black & Ultramarine perf.13 1/2 mint n.h. complete sheet of 60, some minor peripheral bends affecting one stamp, a rare item (SG £1'080+).

1938-53 2s6d Black & Deep Carmine perf.13 showing variety "Davit flaw" in mint n.h. left marginal block of six, lower stamps with perfs toned on the gum side, folded vert. perfs between 1st and 2nd stamp, otherwise very fine and desirable positional multiple (SG £1'560+). (Image)

1938-53 2s6d Black & Deep Carmine perf.13 showing variety "Davit flaw", mint l.h., slightly yellowish gum, very fine and scarce (SG £1'400). (Image)