Aden: 1937 Dhow 1/2a. to 10r. set, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 1-12, cat. £1,200. Photo. (Image1)

Aden: A used collection in a boxed album, incl. 1937 to 5r., later issues complete to 1964-65 definitives, also Kathiri States of Seiyun and Qu’aiti State in Hadhramaut (less 1963 set) complete, mainly fine. (100s)

Antigua: A group of unmounted mint Q.E.II varieties, incl. watermarks and overprints, 1972 Royal Wedding miniature sheet overprinted “SPECIMEN”, etc., fine. (16)

Ascension: 1902, four picture postcards, Attwood numbers 13, 19, 34 and an unlisted subject “Top of green mountain showing water catchments, Ascension”, also two modern cards. (6) Photo. (Image1)

Ascension: 1907-08 (ca.), two picture postcards, both with image of “Rollers, Long Beach, Ascension”, one unused, and the other used to London bearing K.G.VI 1d., unusual. Unlisted by Attwood. Photo. (Image1)

Ascension: Great Britain used in Ascension, 1902-11 1d. pair (one stamp with a few shortish. perfs), 2d., and 9d. (corner fault), used on piece with fine type Z2 1910 (July 21) c.d.s’s. Photo. S.G. Z22, Z24, Z32, cat. £864. Photo. (Image1)

Ascension: Great Britain used in Ascension, 1902-11 2d. (2) used with slightly oily type Z2 c.d.s’s on piece, one stamp with one or two minor imperfections, otherwise fine. S.G. Z24, cat. £400. Photo. (Image1)

Ascension: Great Britain used in Ascension: 1902-11 6d. and 1s. used with neat upright type Z2 c.d.s’s on piece, 1s. with shortish perf. at right, otherwise fine. S.G. Z30, Z33, cat. £550. Photo. (Image1)

Ascension: Great Britain used in Ascension: 1912-22 21/2d. pair used on 1913 (Oct. 7) cover to Harrogate with fine type Z2 Ascension c.d.s’s, flap missing. S.G. Z43, cat. £260 off cover. Photo. (Image1)

Ascension: 1935 Silver Jubilee, a group of covers, comprising set on cover with 5d. showing extensive re-entry at lower left, two sets on cover, and 2d. block of four on f.d.c. (4)

Ascension: 1935 Silver Jubilee 2d. irregular corner block of thirty, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 32, cat. £330+.

Ascension: 1937 Coronation cover on registered advertising cover to St. Helena, 1942 registered cover to Glasgow bearing 1938-53 1s. showing frame re-entry, and 1945 registered military envelope to East Africa bearing 1938-53 perf. 131/2 1d. black and green (5) and 3d. black and ultramarine (5), the latter with some staining. (3)

Ascension: 1938-53 perf. 13 1/2d. black and violet, 1d. black and green, 11/2d. black and vermilion, 2d. black and red-orange, and 3d. black and grey complete unmounted mint sheets of sixty, the 1/2d. showing long centre bar to “E”, and the 11/2d. ‘davit’ flaw, fine. S.G. 38b, ba, 39, 40b, ba, cat. £557.

Ascension: 1938-53 perf. 14 11/2d. black and rose-carmine complete unmounted mint sheets of sixty, showing ‘davit’ and ‘cut mast and railings’ flaws, fine. S.G. 40d, da, db, cat. £407.

Ascension: 1938-53 2d. black and scarlet, perf. 14 in an unmounted mint block of four, one showing ‘mountaineer’ flaw [R. 4/4], fine. S.G. 41ca, cat. £275+. Photo.
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Ascension: 1 975 Apollo-Soyuz Link 41/2p. showing OVERPRINT IN RED, RATHER THAN BLACK, unmounted mint, fine, normal stamp for comparison and photocopy of R.P.S. certificate (2015) for block of thirteen, and article from the London Philatelist Sept. 2018 reporting the background and circumstances of discovery of this modern rarity. A pane of 25 was discovered on Ascension in 1975, but only the whereabouts of thirteen are currently known. S.G. 192 var. Photo. (Image1)

Ascension: A specialised mint and used collection on leaves, issues from 1922 to 1988 with a good range of listed varieties and minor plate flaws, re-entries, shades, 1924-33 11/2d., 4d., 6d., 8d., 1s. all with ‘torn flag’ mint, 4d., 5d., 8d., 1s. ‘cleft rock’ mint, 1s. ‘broken mainmast’ mint, 1935 Silver Jubilee 11/2d. ‘kite and horizontal log’ mint (2), 5d. ‘kite and vertical log’ mint, 1938-53 perf. 131/2 1/2d. with long bar to “E” mint, 11/2d. ‘davit’ flaws (7, various printings) and ‘cut mast and railings’, 2d. ‘mountaineer’ flaw mint, large K.G.VI multiples, etc., some toning in earlier issues, slightly mixed condition. (100s)

Ascension: A mainly mint selection in a stockbook, from 1922 to 1953, incl. 1924-33 1d. grey-black and bright blue-green mint, 11/2d. ‘broken mast’ used, 6d. ‘torn flag’ used (crease), 1934 1d. and 2s. with ‘teardrops’ flaw mint, 1935 Silver Jubilee sets mint (3) and registered f.d.c’s (2), 1938-53 1/2d. black and violet blocks of four (2) and eight, 1d. black and green, 1d. black and yellow-orange corner blocks of four (2) and eight, also several mint positional blocks of various values. (100s)

Australia: 1913-14 First Watermark 5s. grey and yellow, mint, almost imperceptibly mounted, well centred, minor corner crease and one or two minor tone spots on gum, otherwise fine and fresh. S.G. 13, cat. £450. Photo. (Image1)

Australia: 1913-14 First Watermark 10s. grey and pink, unmounted mint, well centred, slightly short perf. at right and very lightly toned gum, otherwise fine. S.G. 14, B.W. 47, cat. $7,500. Photo. (Image1)

Australia: 1913-14 First Watermark 10s. grey and pink, fine used. S.G. 14, cat. £700. Photo. (Image1)

Australia: 1913-14 First Watermark £1 brown and ultramarine, unmounted mint, centred slightly to right, fine. S.G. 15, B.W. 51, cat. $17,500. Photo. (Image1)

Australia: 1913-14 First Watermark £1 brown and ultramarine, used, thinning and creasing, otherwise fine. S.G. 15, cat. £2,500. Photo. (Image1)

Australia: 1913-14 First Watermark £2 black and rose, fine used with dubious cancellation. S.G. 16, cat. £4,000. Photo. (Image1)

Australia: 1913 First Watermark £2 black and rose, Sperati forgery ‘used’, with “SPERATI REPRODUCTION” stamped on reverse with “35” in manuscript, rare. Photo. (Image1)