Specialised colln of well over 250 stamps from first issues to KEVII, neatly presented in an album, with well over a dozen imperfs used inc. four margins 1d blue (SG1a), 2d yellow green (SG3a) and 5d chestnut (SG5), as well as mixed condition 6d shades, 4d, 9d, 10d and 1/-. Then extensive first types identified by the various perfs, over 70 mostly used including 1d pale blue (SG19), intermediate perf and rough perf shades on the 6d and 9d, etc, smooth paper 5d (SG40), 1863/66 2d ochre (SG51), 4d rose carmine (SG52), 5d grey olive (SG54), 1867/70 lots of varieties inc. 2d olive bistre wmk inverted (SG64cw - unpriced for used). Also a good range of 1880s surcharges, 1820 5cts on 15cts inverted "s" (SG233f), KEVII with 1910/11 set complete mint to 10r, officials, postal stationery, etc. Condition varies as to be expected, nevertheless many very presentable classics here. Catalogue well over £16,500

Delightful old-time and old fashioned postmark collection written-up on album pages with 100s of stamps, entirely QV issues, organised by letter bar cancels with a range of types for each, first alphabetically, then numerals from 1 to 106, missing very few numbers. A lovely vintage collection offered intact as received with plenty of scarce village postmarks, please inspect

Sri Lanka selection of 30 varieties, some not catalogued by SG 12 including 1966 Hydro 2R SG 520 x 2 imperf pairs, 1973 Memorial Hall 15c imperf pair, inverted over prints etc. Interesting lot for specialist in small green s/bk