1937 ½a to 10r, set of twelve values, large part og; some values marginal with 2r being a top right corner example. Mostly fine. SG 1-12, £1,200

1937 Dhow ½a. to 10r. set perforated "SPECIMEN", mint large part o.g., fine SG 1s/12s £800 (Image)

1937 Dhow 5r. bright aniline purple, unmounted o.g., fine, SG 11a £450 (Image)

1937 Dhow 10r olive-green, CDS-used. SG 12, £650 (Image)

1937-51 used collection (71) on leaves with Dhow set plus aniline 5r; 1939 and 1951 sets with numerous shades per CW catalogue. We also note 1½a with R7/1 'accent' flaw. SG 1-46, £1294 (Image)

1942-51 used collection (79) on leaves, basic stamps complete per SG plus shades per CW. 1951 Shihr 2/- and 5/- not counted in catalogue value due to indeterminate cancels, SG £438

1937-64 used collection on leaves with Dhow set plus aniline 5r (1r soiled), KG VI with shades and QE to 20/-. Also a few States, India used in Aden and some covers; SG £1350 (Image)

1884-2000 predominately mint collection arranged in a stockbook including 1903-07 to 5s, 1913 5s, 1921-29 Script CA to 4s, and from KGVI fairly complete to date. Mostly fair to fine. (hundreds)

1938-53 set varieties, mostly o.g. including unmounted. 46 singles, 7 blocks of up to 30, 4 pairs and a cover. Mainly unlisted constant varieties but some listed including SG 38a short perf, SG 38ba in unmounted positional pair, SG 38bb three hinged examples (one heavily mounted), SG 40da in a block and SG 43ba mint single with central hinge remainder. Unlisted varieties include 1953 1½d half-sheet with R6/6 jibstay flaw, numerous R10/2 'line on mountain' and a 1/- with fine inking flaw at right The fruit of many years hard labour with a magnifying glass! (Image)

1938 1½d black and vermilion, perf 13½. O.g. sheet of sixty, hinged on the selvedge only, creased across R1-2/6. R5/1 davit flaw, 5/6 medallion re-entry and 6/6 re-entered shed. Several folds. SG 40, a, £960

1944 1½d black and vermilion and 1953 1½d black and rose-carmine, perf 13, each with R3/1 cut mast and railings, large part o.g. SG 40bb, fb, £425 (Image)

1949 1½d black and carmine with R5/1 davit flaw, large part o.g. SG 40ea, £450 (Image)

1953 printing of the 1½d perf 13 left half-sheet of thirty, hinged on the selvedge only. R3/1 cut mast and railings, R5/1 davit flaw, showing the red and black marks on the selvedge by R6/1. SG 40f, fa, fb, £300 (Image)

1944-9 2d black and red-orange, perf 13, R4/4 'mountaineer' flaw, corner CDS. SG 41aa, £350 (Image)

1949 2d black and red-orange, perf 14, R4/4 'mountaineer' flaw, unmounted o.g. SG 41ba, £350 (Image)

1949 2d black and scarlet perf 14, R4/4 'mountaineer' flaw, unmounted o.g. SG 41ca, £275 (Image)

1944-53 4d perf 13 with R4/4 'mountaineer' flaw, large part o.g. Scarce. SG 42da, £1000 (Image)

1944 6d. blue and black & 10s. black and bright purple, (Perf 13), both showing 'Boulder flaw' variety, large part o.g., fine and fresh examples of this popular variety. SG 43ba,47ba cat £950 (Image)

1938 2/6d black and deep carmine perf 13½, CDS-used with R5/1 'davit' flaw. Scarce. SG 45b, £850 (Image)

1944-53 10/- perf 13 with R3/1 cut mast and railings, large part o.g.; scarce. SG 45cb, £2500 (Image)

1922-2017 mainly mint collection arranged in two printed albums, contained in a half carton, including 1922 overprints to 1s, 1924-33 to 3s used, 1934 to 5s, KGVI values to 10s and QEII largely complete to date. Generally good to fine. (hundreds)

1938-53 used collection (55), basic stamps complete per SG less 1938 1d, plus a few shades and varieties - we note 1938 1½d davit flaw, 1/- perf 13½ R6/4 re-entry, ½d perf 13 long 'E' and 1½d perf 13 davit flaw. A useful group, SG £964 (Image)

1915 5s. grey and yellow (Die II) type 6 Wmk, perf 12, large part o.g. few shortish perfs, otherwise fine and fresh appearance. SG 42 (Image)

1920 R. Graham Carey flight 'Velvet Soap' advertising card dropped in his flight over Melbourne, few usual light bends otherwise fine, card is signed by the pilot R. Graham Carey, also few other memorabilia of R.G. Carey including two Melbourne Air Service card signed by the pilot, a rare group being this card one of the just four known, Eustis 47c (Image)

1926 A.J.Cobham Darwin-Sydney flight, stampless cover cancelled by Darwin (3.Sep.26) cds with typed inscription "Demonstration/Air Mail/ England to Australia/ carried by Alan J. Cobham/ on De Havilland 50 Seaplane" cover is signed by Alan Cobham and numbered "10", fine condition and rare, only 10 carried. Also a signed A. J.Cobham card dated 3rd January 1927 certifying that the cover is genuine, Eustis 97 (Image)