POSTAL HISTORY: selection of mint and used postal stationery. 40 used items, including: 1934 1d KGV postcard uprated with ½d KGV issue used to the US, 1906 ½d KEVII postcard locally used to Tunapuna, 1892 ½d QV postcard used from San Fernando to Port of Spain, 1919 registered envelope from Indian Walk to Mt St. Benedict with 1d and 1d War Tax stamps, Princes Town and Tunapuna transits etc., also many mint airletters in fine condition, condition varies, viewing recommended (Image)

1863-80 6d blue-green, wmk CC, imperforate imprimatur with large to very large margins, handstamped "SPECIMEN" (type D5), large part o.g. with brilliant colour. Very fine and rare. Ex "Scarborough" and Marriott, SG 72d (Image)

OFFICIAL: 1894 short set to 6d with type O1 "O S" opt, in VERTICAL STRIPS OF FIVE, brilliant unmounted o.g. with lovely fresh colours. The odd small flaw (top 1d with diagonal crease), probably from the UPU distribution and likely the largest surviving multiples from this issue. Rare and important SG O1/5 (Image)

1944 set of six different Nazi Propaganda Forgeries overprinted " Liquidation of Empire, Trinidad", five cancelled with ''LONDON/AAA-O/-6 JUN/44/SPECIAL STAMP'' cds in violet, fine and scarce (Image)

1851-1883 selection of multiples; includes 1851 1d blue Britannia in a block of 4 and two pairs (all og), 1851 1d grey pair (og), 1859 1/- pair (og), 1876 1d scarlet pair (og), 1879-82 ½d in top right marginal strip of 4 with part of papermaker's watermark showing, 1883 ½d, 1d, 2½d QV issues in blocks of four, 1d with left hand selvedge partially attached, (all og with gum showing light yellowing), typical gum wrinkling and condition for stamps of this age, useful group (Image)

1917 Scarce 1d War Tax issue (type 23) with narrow spacing between lines of opt., in block of four, fine with large part o.g., SG 184 (Image)

1969 imperforate pairs of the 5c and 6c values, the 5c as a vertical pair, the 6c as a marginal horizontal pair, both fresh unmounted mint, scarce. SG341ac, 342b (Image)

1955-2009 mint collection in three albums including 1953, 1960 to $4.80, 1972 $2.50 watermark inverted, 1972 3c Butterflies watermark inverted, commemoratives, plus a few watermark varieties, miniature sheets, definitives etc. Condition mainly fine unmounted o.g. (hundreds) STC £1,800 (Image)

1879-1990 mixed mint and used collection arranged on album leaves including Tobago 1880 4d yellow-green, 1s, 1883 2½d all unused no gum, Trinidad selection of imperf Britannias, 1869 5s rose-lake unused no gum, 1894 'O.S' overprints to 5s (faults), used includes 1896 10s and £1, QEII and largely complete to 1986. Condition mixed with many good to fine. (hundreds) | NB: This lot is subject to 5% on the hammer price if purchased by a UK buyer (Image)