1963-4 covers with 9 x 4" airmail cover to Sweden with four stamps making 40np rate to Sweden, Type 1 CDSs of 1 OC; reg. airmail cover to NY with Type 1 CDSs of DE 23 63 (vendor states that this was the only registered cover he was able to acquire in 45 years); 1964 Forces airmail cover with 15np, Type 1 cancel; 1964 Printed Paper 10np rate (two). Nice range of cancels on stamps and pieces, on BPAEA and Abu Dhabi (values to 10r), and three Das Island covers, one opened roughly at top, but a very scarce and desirable group (Image)

1971 5f. on 50f. multicoloured, complete sheet of 25 unmounted o.g., a couple of minor imperfections otherwise fine, a difficult sheet to obtain SG 80 £4,000 (Image)

Australasian Expedition 1911-14: envelope addressed to J.J. Kinsey, Christchurch, carried by the "Aurora" to the Antarctic with "LOOSE SHIP'S LETTER/POSTEDIN/ANTARCTICA/(penguin)/S.Y. AURORA/A.A.E." handstamp, on Scott's 1910-13 Expedition by the “Terra Nova” with Victoria Land 1d tied by 1912 (3 Mar) cds, forwarded from Tasmania bearing 1d tied by Hobart 1913 (17 Mar) cds. A fine and scarce dual expedition cover (Image)

1945-65 neatly presented unmounted mint collection housed in a old-time FG album including 1946 Renner imperf sheetlets, 1950-9 Birds to 20s. Generally good to fine. (hundreds)

1934 large parcel tag bearing 3p. slate and 3a6p ultramarine lightly tied by 'Bahrain' cds dated 30 JUL 34, reverse bearing 'THE EASTERN BANK Ltd' handstamp in violet. Some creasing affecting adhesives, nevertheless a scarce and most unusual item. SG 1 & 5 (Image)

1938-41 overprints on India 3p to 25r set of sixteen. Fine unmounted mint. SG 20-37, £1,000 (Image)

1949 2½a on 2½ UPU block of four on piece of airmail envelope with central Bahrain CDS, upper right stamp with Cyl. 2 no dot, R8/2 Lake in India. Difficult in used condition. SG 47a, £300 (Image)

1951-5 2r - 10r used blocks of four. 2r Type I marginal block, Awali CDSs; 2r Type II with light registered oval cancels, 5r and 10r blocks also attractively cancelled. SG 77-9, 77a, £364 (Image)

1953 2r on 2/6d Type II, unmounted o.g. right marginal block of four; a scarce multiple. SG 77a, £640 (Image)

1953-5 2r on 2/6d yellow-green Type II and III used blocks of four, the left pair of Type III with a couple of trivial marks, a scarce pair of multiples. SG 77a, b, £780 (Image)

1955 2r on 2/6d Type III o.g., centred right, a rare stamp mint. SG 77b, £1700 (Image)

1955 2r on 2/6d Type III used with corner registered cancel, showing variety raised 'S' in RUPEES, similar to other varieties on the 1955 Festival surcharges and undoubtedly scarce. SG 77b var. (Image)

1955 2r on 2/6d Type III surcharge, used vertical pair with oval Registered cancel, the upper stamp with 'I' in BAHRAIN inverted and raised. Short perf on top stamp and the lower stamp with perf damage at lower left, overall slight water-staining, not mentioned on BPA Certificate (1976); a rare pair. SG 77b, ba, £1340 (Image)

1951 5r on 5r red, fine used with R6/1 'extra bar', full perfs and neat cancel. SG78a, £700 (Image)

1951 5r on 5r red, fine used with R6/1 'extra bar', full perfs and light, indistinct cancel. SG 78a, £700 (Image)

1952-4 set, a specialised range on leaves (138), mint and used. Includes ½a with fraction omitted, unmounted o.g. and the set in unmounted o.g. Cylinder blocks of six; 4a o.g. with Cyl. 1 stop R1/4 cheek retouch, and the 6a and 12a used with decent overprint/surcharge shifts

1853 ½a on ½d orange-red, a used example with variety "½" omitted from surcharge. SG 80a, £400 (Image)

1953 envelope to Manama with 1953 1a and (½)a on ½d with the error '½' omitted, tied by neat Muharraq S.O. Type 23 CDS of 21 NO. BPA Certificate (1959). SG 80a, £425 (Image)

1955-60 Castles specialised collection (80), mint and used, written up on leaves. Types complete mint and used less 10r Type III used, Type II also in unmounted o.g. blocks. Varieties with re-entries including 5r block with R8/1, other varieties including 2r Type I unmounted with triangular flaw out of top left stonework, 10r Type II two mint with small 'S', one 'apparently raised'; 10r Type 1 with R1/2 weak entry mint and used; 2r Type III two mint examples, one with 'B' broken and the other with the letter virtually omitted, a fine collection, STC £1315 with no premium for unlisted varieties (Image)

1955 2r on 2/6d Castle Type I, hinged o.g. with the variety 'triangular portion of stonework omitted' from the second stone at the left of the top of the stamp. This probably developed late in the printing since only a handful are known. SG 94 var. (Image)

1957 1r on 1/6d grey-blue, watermark St Edward's Crown, lightly used with overprint and surcharge double. A very rare stamp with no mint examples recorded. KG VI Expertising Certificate (2016). SG 101a, £5000 (Image)

1936 (17 Feb) 4a 3p blue registered envelope, uprated with 1933-37 3p slate and 1934-37 2a vermilion small die and used to Berlin, reverse with Berlin arrival cds for 15.3.36, some light creasing but fine and fresh for this (Image)

1939 (29 Nov) Airmail cover from Bahrain to Switzerland, franked KGV 2a vermilion, 3a carmine and 1r chocolate & green plus KGVI ½a red-brown, tied by BAHRAIN AIR cds, with fine (inverted) boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/BAHRAIN, also airmail cover to USA franked KGV 2a x3 and 2r, plus KGVI 9p green pair tied similar cds but date unclear, this with fine censor mark on reverse, former fine, latter small faults including tear at right (Image)

Censor covers. 1940-5 group of four airmail covers plus piece: 1940 to USA, apparently underpaid with 'By Air Mail' cancelled by red bars, boxed Bahrain Censor on reverse; 1941 airmail cover to American Legation in Baghdad from CASOC (ARAMCO) at 'Bahrein Island' with Saudi adhesives, cancelled KHOBAR 15.11.41, boxed Bahrain Censor and (Arabic) 'allowed to pass without censorship', scarce diplomatic mail; a similar but faulty envelope (1944-5 period) ex Aramco at Bahrein to APO 795 in NY, which was actually at Khurramshar in Iran, censored in Nigeria (the 'Horseshoe' mailing route); 1945 US Postal Stationery airmail envelope. with censor tape and cachet, cancelled by AMERICAN BASE FORCES/APO 816 CDS of FEB 25; and a piece with two Bahrain 1½a stamps tied by Base Army Post Office/4 with Cairo censorship (Image)

1947 incoming cover (an OHMS reused envelope with 'reseal' label) to the postmaster at 'Moharek', reverse with EXPERIMENTAL P.O./K-121 CDS of 1 APR 47, a rare marking (Image)