Antigua 1922: £1 purple & black on red, a fresh and fine adhesive of superb appearance with vibrant colour, unmounted og. Gi = £ 275 as hinged. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1984: Clipper Ship 'Sobraon' 75 c. multicoloured, a Printer's Proof block of fifty (5 x 10), lithograpahed at the Cambec Press in Melbourne, a quarter of the sheet, reduced to 43% of the issued size, with perforating 13½ x 14 applied sideways and reverse with full and extensive printing instructions printed in black. A splendid and rare Proof.rn (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Commonwealth of Australia 1850/1940: Collection several hundred stamps used/unused from New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia as well as Confederation of Australia,, noteworthy some better imperf. issues, various cancellations, colour shades, officials, 'Specimen' overprints, few high values up to £ 1., few fiscals, Kangaroos up to 5 s., at the end few stamps with 'N.W. Pacific Islands' overprint up to £ 1., good to mixed condition but the unused semi-modern section of very fresh appearance, mounted on album pages. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37) (Image 38) (Image 39) (Image 40) (Image)

1919 (Dec): £2 black and rose, Die II, Watermark narrow crown over A, a well centred example of this scarce stamp with full unmounted og. Certs. Holcombe (1996) and RPSL (1976) Gi = £ 5'000. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1934 (June): £2 black & rose, Die II, watermark Crown C of A perf. 12, a lower marginal example of this very scarce stamp in fresh and fine condition with full original unmounted gum. A most attractive adhesive, cert Holcombe (1999) Gi = £ 4'250 as hinged. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1879 (Feb 10): Envelope from Barbados to London bearing horizontal pair 1875-81 Britannia 1 s. purple watermark Crown CC perf. 14 tied by BARBADOS datestamp with LONDON PAID datestamp (Feb. 28) in red alongside. Tear at top and part of backflap missing, nevertheless a fine and attractive double rate cover, cert. Holcombe (1991). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1855/1930c: Lot hundreds used/unused states from British Colonies incl. Australian States, New Zealand, Cape triangles, west Indies issues, Canada, India, and Gibraltar. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image)

1860/1950: Stock British Commonwealth in an album and on some album pages. Notable areas include Indian States, Canada including Nova Scotia 1890 reprints, Rhodesia double heads to 5d (2). A further Album contains stamps of the Dutch Colonies (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image)

1880/1940: Collection 520 stamps used/unused covering British Possessions in Borneo, incl. better values and full sets from Brunei, Labuan, North Borneo and Sarawak, with better values up to $ 10 but used copies mostly cancelled to order as usual, good quality and nicely mounted on album pages. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image)

1840/1966c.: British Colonies Collection with Great Britain 1840 1 d. black used (2), 1883 5 s. rose used with 'Newport / Mon' cds, 1902/12 Edward VII high values with 10 s. unused and used (3), £ 1 unused and used (2), Re-engraved Seahorse 1934 10 s. indigo unused and two used sets of three, Antigua 1903/07 set of ten values to 5 s. unused, Dominica 1903 set of ten unused, 1907 set of ten unused, Gibraltar 1903 8 s. dull purple & black on blue used, £ 1 dull purple & black on red used, Hong Kong with 1904 $ 3 slate & dull blue, wmk. Multiple Crown CA used, Montserrat 1903/08 with values to 5 s. used and 5 s. black scarlet unused, Natal 1902 £1 10 s. green & violet used (2), 1908 10 s. and £ 1 used, Newfoundland 1897 Discovers set of 14 unused, New Guinea 1935 Airmail £ 2 violet (2) and £ 5 emerald used, 1939 Airmail 10 s. pink and £ 1 olive-green used, Somaliland 1904 set of 13 to 5 r. unused and 3 r. and 5 r. used, Tasmania 1899 Pictorial set of eight unused, Victoria 1901 £ rose and £ 2 deep blue cto used, etc. Many further Commonwealth countries represented with full sets etc. incl. a range of South Africa, a highly catalogued assembly with much of interest. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37) (Image)

1840/1940: A fantastic collection with several thousand stamps covering the whole range of the British Empire from Aden to Zululand, containing a wealth of better single stamps as well as full sets, for example ten Cape traingulars, £1. values of KE VII and KG V, surcharged values, bisects, cancellation interest and much more, mostly in very good condition and the colours of very fresh appearance, mainly mounted by first hinge, a lot that needs very careful inspection to find the hidden treasures, attractively arranged in three Schaubek albums. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37) (Image 38) (Image 39) (Image 40) (Image)

British P.O. in Constantinople 1862 (March 26): Cover from Constantinople to Stirling Scotland bearing Great Britain 1857 1 d. rose-red on white paper die II perf. 14, three horizontal pairs lettered AA-AB, BA-BB & CA-CB, each stamp tied by neat strike of the "C" in bars obliterator. Reverse with "BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE MR 26 1862" despatch cds in red and "STIRLING AP 5 62" arrival cds in blue. Vertical filing fold just touching BB, some toning at left, nevertheless an interesting and attractive franking to pay the 6 d. rate via Marseilles with a French packet in the 1857 rate. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

British P.O. in Smyrna 1875 (June 25): Cover from Smyrna to Liverpool, endorsed "Via Marseilles", bearing Great Britain 1864/79 1 d. rose red plate 166, four single examples lettered QG, RG, RJ, SG in combination with 1873 4 d. deep vermillion plate 14 lettered TA, tied by bold strikes of the "F87" obliterator of Smyrna. Despatch "SMYRNA JU 25 75" alogside, Loverpool arrival cds (JY 3) on reverse. Backflap missing, cover top neatly repaired, nevertheless an extraordinary combination to pay the 8 d. rate via France which came in force in December 1872 when the French transit rates were increased after the lost Franco-Prussian War. In addition sent one week prior to the establishment of the GPU when rates were lowered to 6 d. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

British P.O.'s in Egypt and Constantinople 1868/75: Lot four covers incl. 1868 Alexandria to Malta bearing 1867 1 d. & pair 2 d. blue tied by "B01" obliterator, light "Fleming Alexandria" cachet alongside, another Nov. 1871 cover from Alexandria via Brindisi to the UK showing the corresponding 8 d. rate and a 1872 cover from Suez at the same rate, the 2d. & 6d. adhesives tied by "B02" obliterator. Also 1869 cover from Constantinople to Malta at the 5 d. rate. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1894/1920: Group of 15 covers, cards and stationery items from British P.O. in Constantinople or Smyrna, incl. uprated 40 para QV stationery envelopes, frankings with British adhesives as well as some registered usages, all commercially used. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image)

British Levant 1857 (Dec 9): Prepaid Entire letter from Manchester to Constantinople endorsed "Via Marseilles per French packet" struck with despatch (Dec. 9) and London Paid transit (Dec. 10) datestamps as well as arrival "BRITISH POST OFFICE PAID DE 22 1857 CONSTANTINOPLE" cds (Gi Z6), all in red on front. A fresh and attractive entire, mailed in the first year of the British PO in Constantinople which was opened in July 1857. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1889 (Feb 12): Registered stationery envelope 2 d. blue bearing add. franking '80 PARAS' on 5 d. green, die I and a marginal example of the 'EXPRESS D'ORIENT' label in dull salmon, tied by "BRITISH OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE FE 12 89" cds. Reverse with Naumburg arrival cds's (Feb. 19). A scarce and appealing usage. Cert. Holcombe (1990).rnNote: Sent by Antoine Doursoun of the 'Chemins de fer Orientaux' agency in Constantinople and directed to Alwin Zschiesche (1843 . 1929), one of the editors of the first German periodical in German language (1863). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image)

1933/36: Lot four envelopes, all sent 'BY OVERLAND ROUTE', incl. two registered usages from Tangier and Casablanca to Germany and one to Canada. (Image 1) (Image)

British East Africa 1897-1903: Recess DLR 10 r. yellow-bistre with light red crayon mark on obverse, 20 r. pale green & 50 r. mauve, wmk. Crown CC perf. 14, a fine mint group of three fresh adhesives. Gi = £ 4'150. (Image 1) (Image)

1863/76: 2 c. orange, perf. 12½, a vertical pair used on reverse of 1864 wrapper from Belfield to Mahaicony, tied by fine strikes of "B G / E 4 C" datestamps (Jan 22) in black (Proud D2) with further strike below. Obverse with manuscript "Paid 4 cents on the back". The adhesives cut but intact on opening but not unattractive and a scarce rate and franking. Illustrated in Edition D'Or XLV on page 69.rnrnProvenance: Collection Derek Nathan, Spink, London, July 2005.rn Collection 'Foxley', Spink, London, March 2014. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1863/68: 6 c. greenish blue, perf. 12½-13, an unused example, corner marginal from upper left of sheet, thin paper typically slightly aged but with corner mis-perforation variety showing four missing perforations at top, superb large part og. Illustrated in Edition D'Or XLV on page 70 Gi = £ 250.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Foxley', Spink, London, March 2014. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1866/71: 2 c. orange, perf. 10, an unused block of six, marginal from right of sheet, of fresh colour, large part og. A most attractive and scarce multiple. Illustrated in Edition D'Or XLV on page 69 Gi = £ 450+.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Foxley', Spink, London, March 2014. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1866/71: 8 c. brownish pink, perf. 10, an unused example, marginal from upper right of sheet, well centred and of rich colour, large part og. Superb. Illustrated in Edition D'Or XLV on page 25 Gi = £ 400.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Foxley', Spink, London, March 2014. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1866/71: 12 c. grey-lilac, perf. 10, an unused example, well centred and of good colour, slightly nibbed perfs., large part og. Illustrated in Edition D'Or XLV on page 25 Gi = £ 350.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Foxley', Spink, London, March 2014. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1875/76: 24 c. yellow-green, perf. 15, an unused example of fresh colour, slightest ironed horizontal bend, part og. Centred to upper right but a scarce stamp. Illustrated in Edition D'Or XLV on page 70 Gi = £ 850.rnrnProvenance: Collection 'Foxley', Spink, London, March 2014. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)