1948 Quaiti State of Shihr & Mukalla, UPU 1sh blue, surcharge omitted, h.r., v.f. and fresh, signed Stanley Gibbons, rare as only one sheet of 60 was released without the surcharge, with 1970 Royal certificate (SG 19a) cat. £4000 (Cat No. 19a) (Image)

Cat. £4000, Est.$2,500

1949 1sh UPU, surcharge omitted, l.h., fine example of this rare stamp, with 1974 Bolaffi certificate (SG 19a) cat. £4000 (Cat No. 19a) (Image)

Cat. £4000, Est.$2,500

1897 1/2p-2sh complete, also additional shades, total of 22 different, l.h. or h.r., fresh, fine-v.f. (Cat No. SG 231-54) (Image)

Est.$200

1894 cover franked with five stationery cut squares of 1/2p, tied by Melbourne Victoria duplex and cds, addressed to Gebruder Senf in Leipzig, fine and attractive, with arrival postmark on back (Image)

Est.$150

1914 Surcharged on Marshall Islands, setting 10 (GRI and value 5 mm apart) 3d on 30pf black & orange on buff, setting 10, position 1, an unused example, surcharge inverted, h.r., fresh and well centered, v.f. (Gibbs estimates, on page 119 of his handbook, that just 5 unused examples can exist), obviously an extremely rare stamp, with 2017 BPA certificate (SG 55g, œ9,000) cat. $9000 (Cat No. 35b) (Image)

Cat. $9000, Est.$7,500

1939 1/2p-œ1, complete set, h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 212-225) cat. £1100 (Cat No. C46-59) (Image)

Cat. £1100, Est.$500

1935 Silver Jubilee, 2 1/2p variety "diagonal line by turret", also same on 2p Northern Rhodesia (SG 19f), fine-v.f., cat. £360 (Cat No. SG 142f) (Image)

Cat. £360, Est.$200

1917 War Charity, 1r red and black, overprint double, well centered, small h.r., v.f., with 2007 Brandon cert. (SG 101a) cat. £2000 (Cat No. B2a) (Image)

Cat. £2000, Est.$1,200

1897 Seal of the Colony, set of nine overprinted Specimen, l.h., fine-v.f., cat. £250 (Cat No. SG 116-24S) (Image)

Cat. £250, Est.$100

1925 Issue, overprinted or perforated Specimen, complete set of 13, fine-v.f., cat. £225 (Cat No. SG 229-39S) (Image)

Cat. £225, Est.$120

1941 overprinted "British Occupation" and surcharged in black instead of red, n.h., fresh and v.f., rare, with 2002 Raybaudi certificate, cat. €11000 (Cat No. Sass.2I/7I) (Image)

Cat. €11000, Est.$3,500

1941 overprinted "British Occupation" and "Postage" in red or black, 2L-50L Victor Emmanuel, nine different, n.h., fine-v.f., signed Diena, rare, cat. €18000 (Cat No. Sass.11-17,19-20) (Image)

Cat. €18000, Est.$4,000

1979 Opening of Ports and Harbors, prepared for use but not issued set of four values, 12s, 20s, 25s and 75s, each with the Sultan's portrait in black, n.h., v.f. One of only a few known sets (see Steven Tans catalogue No.301-304) cat. €10000 (Cat No. Mi.XVI-XIX) (Image)

Cat. €10000, Est.$2,000

1945 two registered covers, each franked with "Military Administration" overprints, complete sets of 16, one registered and used locally in Rangoon, the other addressed to Army Censor, fine-v.f., with backstamps (Image)

Est.$250

1937 George V, 3p-5r, thirteen values, n.h., some mount toning affecting lower values, fine-v.f. (SG O1-13) cat. £300 (Cat No. O1-13) (Image)

Cat. £300, Est.$150

1929-31 George V, 1/2p-œ1, perforated Specimen, horizontal strips of three, complete except for 4p, some gum disturbances and few values unused, low values separated, fine-v.f. and rare Specimens (SG 116-126s) cat. £3000 (Cat No. 54-64S) (Image)

Cat. £3000, Est.$2,000

1933 Centenary, complete set, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 127-138) cat. £4250 (Cat No. 65-76) (Image)

Cat. £4250, Est.$2,500

1933 5sh Penguin, h.r., fresh and v.f. (Cat No. 75) (Image)

Est.$500

1922 George V and Elephant, complete set, l.h., fine-v.f. (Cat No. 102-20) (Image)

Est.$150

1946 George VI, $5 and $10, two different shades of each, h.r., v.f. (SG 160,160a,162,162a) cat. £895 (Cat No. 165A,166A) (Image)

Cat. £895, Est.$400

1965 Scales, 20c black and 50c dark blue, panes of 36 (folded between), n.h., v.f. (SG D16-17) cat. £1296 (Cat No. J16-17) (Image)

Cat. £1296, Est.$600

1917 Central Provinces War Seal, 1/2a Lady Robertson, unexploded 1r booklet, n.h., two stamps removed, some cover flaws, otherwise fine (Image)

Est.$350

1990-2003 four different imperforate blocks of four, also imperf. pair n.h., plus 5r imperf. strip of four used, as well as 2003 5r block of four, double impression, fine group of errors (26 stamps total) (Image)

Est.$500

1927 (14 Feb) Stack and Leets flight from Karachi to Lahore, franked 3p (2) and 1/2a tied by the special cachet (another strike alongside), Karachi cds below, on reverse special Lahore arrival handstamp of Feb. 17, subsequently returned to Karachi with arrival datestamp of Feb 19, minor toning, mostly fine (Image)

Est.$300

1927 (14 Feb) cover addressed to Karachi, franked with 4a tied by the special cachet, Karachi cds below, on reverse special Lahore arrival handstamp of Feb. 17, subsequently returned to Karachi with arrival datestamp of Feb. 19, overall toning, otherwise fine (Image)

Est.$200