1937 Dhow, complete set, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., cat. $825 (Cat No. 1-12) (Image)

Cat. $825, Est.US$250

1924-33 1sh brown and gray, broken "Mainmast" variety, l.h., pencil notation on gum, v.f. (SG 18a) cat. £400 (Cat No. 19var) (Image)

Cat. £400, Est.US$200

1924-33 3sh black and gray on blue, "Torn flag" variety, h.r., pencil notation on gum, fine (SG 20b) cat. £900 (Cat No. 21var) (Image)

Cat. £900, Est.US$400

1934 (32 Jan) registered cover from Bareena to England, franked with George V 3p and 2x1p, tied by cds, with special Boy Scout label alongside, fine and scarce Scout item from Australia (Image)

Est.US$150

1931 Scadta, registered and flown cover from Sydney, 14.9.31, mixed franking with Colombian stamps via San Francisco, Atlanta and Miami to Cali, Colombia, with 14.X. Barranquilla and 17.X. Cali arrival pmks, fine and very rare Scadta cover from Australia (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1901 KEVII, £1 deep rose and £2 dark blue, perf. 12 1/2, l.h., nicely centered, £1 with overall gum toning, fine-v.f. (SG 399-400) cat. £1100 (Cat No. 206,208) (Image)

Cat. £1100, Est.US$500

1914 (New Guinea), First Setting, 6mm spacing, 1p on 3pf brown, l.h., v.f., signed Champion, also Pauligk, BPP (SG1, £750) cat. $750 (Cat No. 1) (Image)

Cat. $750, Est.US$300

1914 First Setting, 6mm spacing, 1p-2 1/2p surcharges, five different, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., some signed Bloch, Hoffman-Giesecke, etc. (SG2-6, £470) cat. $520 (Cat No. 2-6) (Image)

Cat. $520, Est.US$250

1914 4d on 40pf black & carmine, 6mm spacing, Gibbs Setting 1, pos.8, surcharge double, small h.r., v.f., signed Hoffmann-Giesecke, with 2023 BPA certificate (SG 9e) cat. £4000 (Cat No. 9a) (Image)

Cat. £4000, Est.US$1,500

1914 4d on 40pf black & carmine, surcharge inverted, type 1, 6mm spacing, Setting 12, h.r., signed Peter Holcombe, Killian, etc., erroneously handstamped "falsch" on back, with brand new 2023 clear BPA certificate which states that "the blue "Falsch" handstamp on the reverse must be regarded as incorrect and superseded by subsequent research", Gibbs Setting 12, illustrated in his handbook on page 67 ("Two examples recorded, one of these was in both the Bute and Brown collections and is yet to be authenticated") (SG 9f) cat. £16000 (Cat No. 9b) (Image)

Cat. £16000, Est.US$5,000

1914 1sh on 1m carmine, h.r., slight overall gum toning, signed Champion, minute thin, otherwise v.f., with 2023 BPA certificate (SG 12) cat. £3750 (Cat No. 12) (Image)

Cat. £3750, Est.US$1,000

1914 1d on 3pf brown, surcharge Type I (5mm spacing) inverted, Setting 10, pos. 5, pencil signed, v.f., with 2023 BPA certificate, illustrated in Gibbs, page 74. A rarity, only 10(!) recorded (SG 16g) cat. £6000 (Cat No. 16d) (Image)

Cat. £6000, Est.US$2,500

1914 2d on 10pf carmine, surcharge Type I, 5mm spacing, Gibbs Setting 6, pos.4, surcharge double, small h.r., signed Holcombe, etc., v.f., with 2023 BPA certificate. A rarity, ex-Bute (SG 18g) cat. £16000 (Cat No. 18a) (Image)

Cat. £16000, Est.US$7,500

1914 2d on 20pf ultramarine, surcharge Type I (5mm spacing) double, Setting 6, pos. 2, h.r., v.f., with 2023 BPA certificate (SG 19h) cat. £3500 (Cat No. 19a) (Image)

Cat. £3500, Est.US$1,500

1914 3d on 25pf black & red, surcharge Type I (5mm spacing) double, Setting 10, pos. 1, small h.r., v.f., signed Herbert Bloch, with 2023 BPA certificate, illustrated in Gibbs, page 82. A rarity, only four examples recorded (SG 22f) cat. £11000 (Cat No. 22a) (Image)

Cat. £11000, Est.US$5,000

1914 "G.R.I. 1d" Error of Surcharge, Type I, 5mm spacing, Gibbs Setting 2, pos.10, small h.r., couple of tiny thin spots, signed Brun, with 2023 BPA certificate. A rarity, illustrated in Gibbs, page 75 (SG 22i) cat. £20000 (Cat No. SG 22i) (Image)

Cat. £20000, Est.US$7,500

1914 8d on 80pf black & carmine, 5mm spacing, Gibbs Setting 6, pos.1, surcharge double, one inverted (Setting 6, pos.5), small h.r., v.f., with 2023 BPA certificate. A rarity, only a few exist (SG 26f) cat. £8000 (Cat No. 26b) (Image)

Cat. £8000, Est.US$3,000

1914 (Marshall Islands) 1d on 5pf green, Type I, 5mm spacing, Gibbs Setting 4, pos.2, surcharge double, stain spots and small hole, fine appearance, with 2023 BPA certificate, A rarity, only "several copies recorded" according to Gibbs (SG 51f) cat. £3750 (Cat No. 31a) (Image)

Cat. £3750, Est.US$500

1914 2d on 10pf carmine, vertical pair, surcharge Type I (5mm spacing), top stamp with double surcharge, Setting 6, pos. 2, l.h., v.f., signed Holcombe, with 2023 BPA certificate. Only several copies recorded according to Gibbs, especially rare in combination with the normal stamp, ex-Bute (SG 52f) cat. £3750 (Cat No. 32a) (Image)

Cat. £3750, Est.US$1,500

1914 3d on 30pf orange on buff, Type I, 5mm spacing, Gibbs Setting 10, pos.4, surcharge inverted, l.h., v.f., with 2023 BPA certificate. A rarity, only a few recorded (SG 55g) cat. £9000 (Cat No. 35b) (Image)

Cat. £9000, Est.US$4,000

1861-62 1d lake, rough perf. 14-16, h.r., fresh and v.f., with 2000 BPA certificate (SG 4) cat. $925 (Cat No. 2) (Image)

Cat. $925, Est.US$500

1863 6p dark violet, four singles, l.h. or h.r., fresh color, usual perforations, fine (SG 31) cat. £640 (Cat No. 14) (Image)

Cat. £640, Est.US$250

1863-98 selection of 15, various cancels, perf. both 12 1/2 and 14, incl. 1p (4), 4p (4) and 1sh (7), various shades, few minor faults, mostly fine, cat. £484 (Cat No. 19/25) (Image)

Cat. £484, Est.US$150

1961 3sh, five stitched booklets, with brown purple covers, also seven 6sh stitched booklets, with green covers, n.h., fine-v.f., cat. £385 (Cat No. SG SB 2-3) (Image)

Cat. £385, Est.US$150

1932 George V, complete set, l.h. or n.h. (including top values), fine-v.f., cat. $585 (Cat No. 105-16) (Image)

Cat. $585, Est.US$200