Bermuda. 1865-1975 mainly mint collection in an album including 1865 set to 1/-, 1874 provisional surcharges with 3d. on 1/- (S.G. 14, with BPA Cert.) and 1d. on 3d., 1d. on 2d. and 1d. on 1/- etc., 1884 set to 1/-, later sets including Key Types with 1910 to £1, 1922-24 to 12/6d., 1938 with values to £1, most later sets complete to 1975; generally good to fine (Image1)

Est. £1,000-1,500

Bermuda. 1918-34 small mint group on a Hagner page comprising 1918-22 4/- black and carmine variety break in scroll, 1921 Tercentenary set of nine to 1/- overprinted "specimen", 1924-32 Script with 2/6d. black and carmine on pale blue with variety break in scroll, 2/6d. black and carmine on pale blue with variety broken crown and scroll, 2/6d. black and scarlet vermilion on deep blue with variety broken crown and scroll and 12/6d. grey and orange marginal from the top of the sheet (unmounted mint); a good group. S.G. 52ba, 68s-76s, 89a, 89b, 89jb and 93, £1,950 (Image1)

Est. £500-700

Bermuda. 1924-32 Script 2/6d. grey-black and pale orange-vermilion on grey-blue paper, large part original gum which a fraction toned, otherwise fine and scarce. B.P.A. Certificate (1988). S.G. 89h, £2,750 (Image1)

Est. £600-800

Ceylon. 1857-59 Imperforate. Watermark Star. 2d. yellowing green horizontal pair with clear to good margins showing small portion of the adjoining stamp to the right, large part original gum, bright colour, fine. S.G. 3a £1,000 (Image1)

Est. £400-500

Ceylon. 1857-59 Imperforate. Watermark Star. 9d. purple-brown with large margins all round heavily cancelled by black barred obliterator, fine colour. R.P.S. Certificate (1974) S.G. 8 £1,800 (Image1)

Est. £300-400

Ceylon. 1857-59 Imperforate. Watermark Star. 10d. dull vermilion with four clear margins and showing a small portion of adjoining stamp to the left, large part original gum, fresh colour and fine. S.G. 9 £950 (Image1)

Est. £300-400

Ceylon. 1857-59 Imperforate. Watermark Star. 1/-9d. green with good margins all round, lightly cancelled by oval barred cancellation, a good used example. S.G. 11 £800 (Image1)

Est. £250-350

Ceylon. 1857-59 Imperforate. Watermark Star. 1/9d. yellow-green with four clear margins, unused without gum, small tone spot at bottom otherwise fresh colour and fine. BPA Certificate (2021) and R.P.S. Certificate (1940) S.G. 11a £6,000 (Image1)

Est. £2,000-2,500

Ceylon. 1857-59 Imperforate. Watermark Star. 2/- dull blue with good to large margins, unused without gum, tiny scissor cut at top left and small thin spot at upper right otherwise with fresh colour, a good example of this difficult stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1961) S.G. 12 £6,500 (Image1)

Est. £2,000-2,500

Ceylon. 1857-59 Imperforate. Watermark Star. 2/- dull blue with good to large margins used by barred cancellation, slight vertical crease not affecting the appearance. S.G. 12 £1,300 (Image1)

Est. £400-500

Ceylon. 1863-66 perf 12½ 2d. grey-green (2), both unused with large part original gum, one example showing watermark inverted both with some short perfs nevertheless a useful and scarce duo. S.G. 50, 50ba £500 (Image1)

Est. £150-250

Ceylon. 1866-68 perf. 14 3d. carmine rose block of six with large part original gum, fresh and scarce multiple, fine. S.G. 62, £540 (Image1)

Est. £150-250

Ceylon. 1867-70 2/- deep blue horizontal strip of three, the first stamp showing re-entry lines in "O" of Postage, large part original gum, fine and attractive multiple. S.G. 72b £510 (Image1)

Est. £250-300

Ceylon. 1885 10c. on 64c. red-brown vertical pair showing variety imperforate between and at base, unused without gum and unmounted, good colour and fine appearance. S.G. 174a £7,500 (Image1)

Est. £2,500-3,500

Ceylon. 1890 5c. on 15c. showing variety overprint inverted and 'F1ve' for 'Five', a couple shorter perforations and small ink dot on a bottom perforation otherwise fine and with large part original gum, a scarce stamp. S.G. 233d., unpriced mint (Image1)

Est. £500-700

Ceylon. 1912-25 100r. grey-black, showing bottom margin, large part original gum, a fine and fresh example. BPA Certificate (2021), S.G. 321 £3,500 (Image1)

Est. £1,500-2,000

Ceylon. 1912-25 500r. dull green overprinted specimen, large part original gum, fine and fresh. S.G. 322s £800 (Image1)

Est. £300-400

Ceylon. 1912-25 500r. dull green, well centred and fresh with large part original gum, expert signature on reverse, fine and rare. BPA certificate (2021) and Diena certificate (1973) S.G. 322 £8,500 (Image1)

Est. £2,500-3,500

Ceylon. 1921-32 100r. brownish grey, showing variety broken crown and scroll, large part original gum, fine example of this scarce high value variety. S.G. 359b. £6,000 (Image1)

Est. £2,500-3,000

Ceylon. Official. 1869 Watermark CC (small), 4d. rose-carmine with essay overprint Service and variety inverted watermark, horizontal gum crease, large part original gum, fine and very rare with only a few known examples to exist (Image1)

Est. £350-400

Great Britain. Collections and Ranges. A Surface Printed used accumulation on stockcards comprising 1870-79 ½d. (37), 1870-74 1½d. (6), 1867-80 2/- (3), 1867-83 5/- rose (3), 1883-84 2/6d. (4), 5/- (6) and 10/- (2), a number of stockcards with high catalogue value, mixed condition. (Image1)

Est. £500-600

Great Britain. Collections and Ranges. A valuable mint and used collection housed in a stockbook comprising 1840 1d. black unused (2) with four margins, used singles (54) with mixed margins, on cover (8) including entire letter to Manchester (BPA Certificate 1993), 1840 2d. blue (8) and one on cover, 1841 2d. blue, Pl. 3 unused (R.P.S. Certificate 1983), used (22) with multiples and including a 'violet blue' example (BPA Certificate 1994), 1841 1d. red unused (5) including two pairs with margins, 1854-58 1d. red unused (4), 1858-76 2d. (2) Pl. 13 (regummed) and Pl. 15, both unused, 1870 1½d. (3) unused; embossed issues comprise 1870 1/- green (3), 10d. brown (2) and 6d. (1); a range of surface printed including 1867-83 Watermark Maltese Cross 5/- rose (2), one unused, 10/ (3) and £1 (6) all used, three cancelled by Glasgow c.d.s, Watermark Large Anchor 5/ rose (1) and 10/- (2), 1883-84 2/6d. 2/6d. (8), 5/- (7) and 10/- (7), all used, also 10/- unused (2), 1883-84 up to 1/- (14) all used, 1887-92 ½d. vermilion to 1/- dull green (except 4½d. and 10d.) overprinted specimen, mint selection up to 1/- (60+) including 4½d marginal block of twenty, 1/- dull green block of four crisply cancelled by four 'Southborough' c.d.s, £1 green used (6), 1902-10 ½d. to 10/- unused (25+) comprising 2/6d. (3), 5/- (1) and 10/- (2), used includes 5/- (5), 10/- (2) and £1 (4) many cancelled in the Channel Islands; 1913-19 Seahorses unused includes 2/6d. (10), 5/- (8) including a marginal pair, 10/- (7), three with certificates, used selection to 10/- (15), 1929 UPU Congress £1 (5) with one unused, 1934 10/- (18) with block of four, all used; 1951 to £1 in mint marginal blocks of four; also QEII early sets to £1 (6), all unused a range of postal history throughout (15+) the remainder of the stockbook stacked with mostly used duplicates, mixed condition with some faults throughout as expected though a very valuable and interesting lot and well worth viewing. (Image1)

Est. £20,000-25,000

Collections and Ranges. A mint group of ex-auction lots on stockcards including Cayman Islands with 1917 1½d. War Stamp (overprinted Type 17, with Ceremuga Cert.), 1932 Centenary set to 10/-, Ceylon, Cyprus including QV 30pa. (2, mint and used) both showing damaged 'u', Gambia with QV 1d. and 3d. (2) all with malformed 's' varieties, and KEVII 7½d. with dented frame, Gibraltar, India Chamba set, K.U.T. including 1922-27 set to £1, Malta, Nauru, Niger Coast Oil Rivers including set to 1/- handstamped "specimen" and 1893 ½d. on 2d. green and carmine surcharged type 3 in violet (BPA Cert.); generally good to fine (Image1)

Est. £1,500-2,000

Collections and Ranges. A mint group on Hagner page and stockcards including Ascension with St. Helena overprint set to 3/- overprinted "specimen", Grenada including 1886 1d. on 1½d. orange used with surcharge double (RPS Cert.), India with 1854 4a. proof (Brandon Cert.), K.U.T. with 1904 50r. used with Fiscal cancel, Morocco Agencies, North Borneo, Nova Scotia, St. Kitts-Nevis with KGV set of "specimens" to £1, St. Vincent including 1881 1d. on 6d. (RPS Cert.) etc., a good to fine group (Image1)

Est. £1,000-1,500

Collections and Ranges. A used Southern Africa collection on album pages with Mafeking with a range of overprints (15) including Cape overprints 6d. on 3d., and 1/- on 4d., Bechuanaland Protectorate overprints with 6d. on 2d., 6d. on 3d., 1/- on 6d. etc. British Bechuanaland with 6d. on 3d., 1/- on 4d. and 2/- on 1/- 1900 1d. deep blue on blue and 3d. pale blue on blue, unstamped envelope to England with manuscript 'active service no/ stamps available' at upper left, Rustenburg with ½d. used and 1d. unused, Schweizer Reneke with ½d., 1d., 2d. on Transvaal used and ½d. and 1d. Cape used, Stellaland 1884 set to 1/- and Swazieland with Transvaal overprints (6) a mix of mint and used; an interesting lot sold as seen (Image1)

Est. £500-700