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1840, Mulready Letter Sheet, 1d black (Scott U3), Stereo A30, sound and generally fresh, with red Maltese Cross cancel, addressed to Bristol; red origin (SEP 15, indistinct town) and black Bristol next-day receiver on back; small section of backflap originally below wax seal missing from open
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1840, Queen Victoria First Issue, 1d black (Scott 1), Plate V, position D-J, regummed, an attractive example in deep black, four-margined if tight; soiled per accompanying certificate, otherwise Very Fine, a first-class addition to any #1 collection, with 2023 R.P.S.L. certificate.
SG 2 (A
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1840, Queen Victoria First Issue, 1d black (Scott 1), position TD, a beautifully fresh, four-margined example with intense color, crisp impression, and red Maltese Cross cancel, Extremely Fine.
SG 2.
Scott $475.
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1840, Queen Victoria First Issue, 2d blue (Scott 2), position QL, fresh four-margined example on bright paper with socked-on-the-nose black Maltese Cross cancel, Very Fine, signed A. Brun.
SG 5.
Scott $1,100.
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1848, Queen Victoria (embossed), 10d brown (Scott 6), vertical pair, used with a pair of 2d blue (4), all tied by Liverpool "466" numeral cancels on a folded cover to New York; red "PAID" and "5/CENTS" (credit) handstamps, with "Liverpool/H.R.H./ AP15/ 1853/ A" c.d.s. on the reverse; the 10d
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1856, Queen Victoria, 6d pale lilac, Emblems watermark (Scott 27), o.g., fresh and fairly well centered with a wing margin at the right; top perfs just a bit blunted, Fine to Very Fine. Ex-King Carol II of Romania with requisite certificate.
SG 70; £1,350 ($1,740).
Scott $1
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1882, Queen Victoria, 5s rose on bluish paper, Anchor watermark (Scott 90), position H-E/E-H, fresh and bright, horizontal blue crayon Registry mark with central nearly face-free Registry postmark, Very Fine.
SG 130.
Scott $4,700.
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1887, Queen Victoria Jubilee, 5d dull purple & blue, Die I (Scott 118a), full o.g., exceptionally fresh and bright, Fine to Very Fine.
SG 207; £800 ($1,030).
Scott $925.
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1902, King Edward VII, De La Rue, 2s6d lilac, 5s carmine rose & 10s ultramarine (Scott 139-141), o.g., minor hinge remnants, bright fresh colors, Fine to Very Fine.
SG 260, 263, 265; £1,725 ($2,230).
Scott $1,725.
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1913, King George V "Seahorse", Waterlow printing, £1 green (Scott 176), canceled with a lt, partial Guernsey c.d.s., fresh and well centered, Very Fine.
SG 403; £1,400 ($1,810).
Scott $1,500.
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1913, King George V "Seahorse", Waterlow printing, £1 green (Scott 176), canceled with a lt, centrally struck, but illegible c.d.s., fresh and well centered, Very Fine.
SG 403; £1,400 ($1,810).
Scott $1,500.
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1929, £1 P.U.C. (Scott 209), right margin single, o.g., stamp never hinged, hinged in selvage only, Post Office fresh with near-perfect centering (right margin slightly wide); a beautiful never hinged example of this popular issue, Very Fine.
SG 438.
Scott $1,100.
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1934, King George V re-engraved "Seahorses", 2s6d to 10s complete (Scott 222-224), a choice mint set, o.g., never hinged (!), post office fresh with marvelous color, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
SG 450/2; £1,120 ($1,450).
Scott $1,210.
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1853-81, Selection of Postal-Fiscals (SG F1//F36), neatly mounted on three Scott Specialty pages; majority used, but includes several mint, on piece and one on cover; comprises (used unless noted) Gibbons #F1-F3, F4 (2, one on cover), F6 (mint and used), F8, F9 (mint and used), F12, F13, F15,
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1937, Dhow, ½a to 10r complete (Scott 1-12), a choice mint set, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. Rarely offered in a never hinged state.
SG 1/12; £1,200 ($1,550).
Scott $1,181.
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1894, Queen Victoria, 10s violet & claret on chalky paper (Scott 76d), perf 12x11, unused without gum, bright and fresh, Very Fine.
SG 278; £475 ($610).
Scott $425.
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1890, N.S.W. Centenary, 20s ultramarine, perf 12x11 (Scott 88), watermarked "20/- NSW" in Circle, o.g., Very Fine.
SG 264cb; £375 ($480).
Scott $400.
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1890, N.S.W. Centenary, 20s ultramarine, perf 12 (Scott 88b), watermarked "20/- NSW" in Circle, o.g., lightly hinged, wonderfully fresh and well centered, Extremely Fine, signed Ceres, A. Diena.
SG 264ca; £450 ($580).
Scott $475.
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1897 Consumptives Home complete (Scott B1-B2), a bright, fresh set, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine.
SG 280/1; £305 ($390).
Scott $423.
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Telegraph, 1871, 1s black & blue, 2s black & brown (SG T4, T5), o.g., lightly hinged; 2s with a few tone spots, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
SG £1,175 ($1,520).
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Telegraph, 1871, 1s black & blue, 2s black & brown (SG T6), o.g., lightly hinged, Fine to Very Fine.
SG £1,000 ($1,290).
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1860, Queen Victoria "Chalon Head", 2d blue, clean-cut perf 14 to 16 (Scott 6A), Small Star watermark, unused without gum, fresh and nicely centered, Fine to Very Fine.
SG 7; £1,100 ($1,420).
Scott $1,150.
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1853, "Van Diemen's Land", 1d blue, 1st printing (Scott 1), a fresh large-margined used single with a light, illegible numeral cancel (13?), Very Fine.
SG 2; £1,500 ($1,940).
Scott $1,600.
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1892-99, Queen Victoria, ½d to £1 complete (Scott 76-85), an exceptionally fresh mint set, o.g., few hinge remnants, Fine to Very Fine.
SG 216/225; £800 ($1,030).
Scott $1,023.
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1855, Swan (litho), 4d slate blue, imperf (Scott 3b), Swan watermark, o.g. or without gum, fresh and attractive withtwo good margins and clear to barely shaved at the top and upper left, Fine, with a 1983 R.P.S.L. certificate noting "Some gum added", which, in our opinion, is no more than a h
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1861, Swan (engraved), 6d sage green, imperf (Scott 16), Swan watermark, exceptionally fresh with large margins, a light numeral cancel (number not struck up) and two small natural paper folds, Very Fine and most unusual.
SG 28; £400+ ($520).
Scott $425+.
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1913, Kangaroo and Map, Complete 2s Booklet (Scott 1-2), 1st watermark, containing 12x ½d green (a vertical block of 12 folded in half) and 18x 1d carmine (a vertical block of 18 folded in thirds); both the panes (with interleaving) and cover are exceptionally fresh - there is only a m
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1928-30, King George V, Three different complete booklets (Scott 88, 71, 116), 1928 2s3d, and two 1930 2d booklets - both watermarks; all three with inverted watermarks, o.g., never hinged; watermarks noted in ink on two of the covers, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $1,300.
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1898, "Internal Postage", 1d vermilion & pale ultramarine, imperf, Setting II, control omitted (Scott 58 var.), unused without gum, Fine, with a 1984 R.P.S.L. certificate not mentioning the missing control.
SG 55b var.
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1903, King Edward VII, £10 gray & blue, overprinted "Specimen" (Scott 69S), Crown CC watermark, o.g., bright and fresh, Very Fine.
SG 67s; £500 ($640).
Scott $500.
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1890, Queen Victoria Overprints on Great Britain complete (Scott 1-3), a nice used set, each with a Mombasa c.d.s., Fine to Very Fine.
SG 1-3; £900 ($1,160).
Scott $965.
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1890, 4a on Great Britain 5d dull purple & blue (Scott 3), o.g., lightly hinged, unusually fresh with a tiny, inconsequential natural paper inclusion, Very Fine, with a 1984 R.P.S.L. certificate.
SG 3; £600 ($780).
Scott $600.
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1895-96, Queen Victoria, Overprints on India complete (Scott 54-71), a very nice set, o.g. except 1r gray without gum, Very Fine.
SG 49-64; £920 ($1,190).
Scott $993.
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1895, 2½ on "British East Africa" on India 1a6p sepia, "Afr1ca" for "Africa" (Scott 59c), o.g., Fine to Very Fine, with a 1977 P.F. certificate.
SG 64c; £1,800 ($2,320).
Scott $1,600.
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1897, Queen Victoria "Widow Weeds", 1r-10r (Scott 102-107), in incredibly bright, fresh set, o.g., lightly hinged; 2r with a small thin ($140), otherwise Very Fine, 10r signed Bolaffi.
SG 92-97; £1,930 ($2,490).
Scott $1,815.
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1897, Queen Victoria, 20r pale green (Scott 108), wonderfully fresh and well centered, o.g., lightly hinged; tiny thin speck, Extremely Fine appearance, signed Bolaffi.
SG 98; £1,200 ($1,550).
Scott $1,200.
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1932 Assembly Centenary complete (Scott 69-80), a spectacular mint set, post office fresh and and beautifully centered, o.g., never hinged (!), Extremely Fine.
SG 84/95.
Scott $1,250.
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1903-04, King Edward VII ½a-10r (Scott 1-14), an exceptionally fresh set, o.g., Fine to Very Fine.
SG 1/14; £1,250 ($1,610).
Scott $1,252.
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1903, King Edward VII, 20r gray & stone (Scott 15), Crown CC watermark, o.g., fresh and rather well centered, Very Fine.
SG 15; £1,000 ($1,290).
Scott $850.
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1907, King Edward VII, 20r gray & stone (Scott 30), Multiple Crown CA watermark, a choice mint example, o.g., lightly hinged, remarkably fresh and beautifully centered, Extremely Fine.
SG 32; £900 ($1,160).
Scott $875.
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1907, King Edward VII, 50r gray & red brown (Scott 30A), Multiple Crown CA watermark, o.g., exceptionally fresh with rich color, Very Fine. An outstanding example of this rare high value Edward.
SG 33; £3,000 ($3,870).
Scott $2,750.
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King George V, 1912, 20r black & purple on red and 1918, 20r purple & blue on blue (Scott 55, 56), Multiple Crown CA watermark, incredibly bright and fresh, o.g., Fine to Very Fine, both signed bolaffi, the latter also signed A. Diena.
SG 59, 60; £1,025 ($1,320).
Scott $1,075.
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1912, King George V, 500r green & red on green, overprinted "Specimen" (Scott 59S), Multiple Crown CA watermark, an extraordinary example of this rare Specimen, o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and perfectly centered, Extremely Fine.
SG 63s; £1,600 ($2,070).
Scott $1,400.
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1929-36, Whale & Penguins, ½d-£1 complete, perforated "Specimen" (Scott 54S-64S), bright colors, o.g., hinged; 2½p tiny ink mark at bottom left, Fine to Very Fine.
SG 116s/126s; £1,000 ($1,290).
Scott $1,100.
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1933, Centenary, ½d-£1 complete, perfined "SPECIMEN" in arc (Scott 65-76), o.g., hinged (partly toned as often), Post Office fresh colors and wonderfully centered throughout; ½d (#65) thin, still Very Fine and appealing.
SG 127S/38S; £4,250 ($5,490).
Scott $4,5
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1933, Centenary, 5s black & yellow orange (Scott 74a), harshly described as "with central bend and a little toned", o.g. (sweated), attractive Very Fine appearance, a handsome mint example of the scarce 1933 5sh Centenary yellow orange color variety, with 2011 B.P.A. certificate.
SG 136a;
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1938-46, King George VI, ½d-£1 complete (Scott 84-93, 94a, 95-96), the 5s is the rare yellow brown & indigo shade, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine.
SG 146-151, 153-155, 157-160,161b, 162-163; £1,305 ($1,680).
Scott $1,525 Estimate.
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1938-46, King George VI, ½d-£1 complete, perforated "Specimen" (Scott 84S-96S), rich colors, large part o.g., Fine to Very Fine.
SG 146s//163s; £2,500 ($3,230).
Scott $2,500.
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1938, King George VI Views Issue, Photographic Essays, 5 photographic reproductions of George Roberts' essays from signed negatives for the 1sh, 2sh6d, 5sh, 10sh and £1 denominations, stamp sized and imperforate, mounted on 7.25 x 5.25 in. fancy brown board that is signed "G. Roberts 19
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1869, Queen Victoria, Embossed, 4d brown (Scott 1a, 2a), unwatermarked, o.g., both bright and fresh with large balanced margins, Very Fine.
SG 1, 3.
Scott $1,275.
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1859, Lapirot issue, 2d blue on bluish, worn impression (Scott 14Bd), unused without gum (as listed), cut to frame line or just in all around, Very Good. Rarely offer in an unused state., with a 1988 P.F. certificate as former Scott #14c.
SG 39; £12,000 with o.g. ($15,490).(page)
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1917, Baghdad overprints with 5-point star, 2a on 1pi blue (Scott N9), vertical pair with a Baghdad double circle datestamp; bit of oily staining, most noticeably on the top stamp, otherwise Very Fine.
SG 38; £24,000 for two singles ($30,980).
Scott $17,000 for two singles.
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1902, King Edward VII, £1 10s green & violet (Scott 97), Crown CC watermark, o.g., very lightly hinged, Very Fine.
SG 143; £650 ($840).
Scott $600.
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1902, King Edward VII, £20 red & green, overprinted "Specimen" (Scott 100S), Crown CC watermark, o.g., very lightly hinged, fresh, bright color, Very Fine.
SG 145bs; £700 ($900).
Scott $550.
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1878, Queen Victoria "Side Face", 2s deep rose & 5s gray, perf 12 x 11½ (Scott 59-60), N Z and Star watermark, 2s light crease, small part o.g., 5s regummed, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
SG 185-186; £825 ($1,060).
Scott $1,550.
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1979, 10¢ Queen Elizabeth II, imperforate (Scott 648 var.), block of 4, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine.
Campbell Paterson PA10a(Z).
Campbell Paterson $1,500 ($1,180).
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1893, Old Calabar provisional, ½d on 2d gray green & carmine, violet surcharge (Scott 20), o.g., fresh and nicely centered, otherwise Very Fine, signed Bloch, with a 1977 P.F. certificate.
SG 9; £550 ($710).
Scott $550.
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1893, Old Calabar provisional, ½d on 2½d purple on blue, blue surcharge (Scott 24), o.g., lightly hinged, exceptionally well centered; lightly toned (visible mostly on the reverse), otherwise Very Fine, signed Bloch, with a 1977 P.F. certificate.
SG 14; £450 ($580).
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1918, Red Cross "Four Cents" surcharges, 1¢-$10 complete (Scott B31-B47), an outstanding used set, each tied on a small piece by a Jesselton, B.N.B. c.d.s., May 19, 1919, Very Fine.
SG 235/252; £1,200 ($1,550).
Scott $1,213.
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1900, Queen Victoria, ½d-10s complete (Scott 1-9), o.g., lightly hinged, exceptionally fresh, Very Fine.
SG 1/9; £600 ($780).
Scott $641.
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1925, King George V, ½d-20s complete (Scott 1-17), a fresh mint set, o.g., Fine to Very Fine.
SG 1/17; £800 ($1,030).
Scott $922.
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1908, King Edward VII, ½d to £1 (Scott 1-10), an exceptional mint set, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine.
SG 72/81; £950 ($1,230).
Scott $1,105.
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1904, Arms, ½d yellow green, imperf vertically (Scott 59b), horizontal pair, o.g., fresh and bright, Very Fine.
SG 75aa; £850 ($1,100).
Scott $975.
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1910, George V "Double Head", 5d purple brown & ocher, color error (Scott 107a), o.g., hinge remnant, exceptionally fresh and beautifully centered, Extremely Fine, with a 1983 Friedl Committee certificate.
SG 141ab; £650 ($840).
Scott $725.
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1910, George V "Double Head", 6d brown & mauve, perf 15 (Scott 108a), o.g., very lightly hinged, fresh and nicely centered, Fine to Very Fine, with a 1987 P.F. certificate.
SG 176; £900 ($1,160).
Scott $1,000.
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1910, George V "Double Heads", 1s-£1 (Scott 111-117, 118a), a bright, fresh set of high values, o.g., Fine to Very Fine.
SG 151//165; £3,440 ($4,440).
Scott $3,923.
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1922, George V "Admiral", £1 black & magenta, Head Die IIIB, perf 14 (Scott 138a), o.g., hinge remnant, fresh and perfectly centered, Extremely Fine.
SG 311; £700 ($900).
Scott $950.
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1923, George V "Admiral", £1 black & deep magenta, Head Die IIIB, perf 14 (Scott 138a var.), o.g., very lightly hinged, incredibly fresh with deep, unmistakable color, Very Fine.
SG 311a.
SG £1,000 ($1,290).
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1923, Sir Charles Brooke, 1¢ on 10¢ bright blue and 2¢ on 12¢, 2nd printing (Scott 77b var., 78a), closely space bars., o.g., 1¢ lightly hinged, 2¢ is a cylinder no. pair, lightly hinged in the selvage only, Very Fine.
SG 74c, 75; £360+ ($4
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1923, King George V, £2 blue & dull purple (Scott 138), Multiple Script CA watermark, an outstanding mint single, o.g., barely hinged, fresh and Very Fine.
SG 147; £950 ($1,230).
Scott $900.
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1903-04, King Edward VII, ½d-£1 complete (Scott 10-20), Crown CA watermark.
SG 10/20; £675 ($870).
Scott $732.
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1922, King George V, 15s gray & purple on blue (Scott 94), watermarked Multiple Script CA, o.g., bright and fresh, Very Fine. A nice example of this key value.
SG 113; £1,100 ($1,420).
Scott $1,100.
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1922-23, King George V & Colony Badge, 4d-£1 complete (Scott 95-99), watermarked Multiple Crown CA, a fresh, nicely centered set, o.g., Very Fine.
SG 92/96; £500 ($640).
Scott $597.
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1923, Giraffe, £1 black & yellow orange, both upright & sideways watermarks (Scott 28, 28a), o.g., upright never hinged, sideways regummed, bright, fresh and well centered, Very Fine.
SG 88a, 88; £950 ($1,230).
Scott $950.
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1922, Giraffe, £1 black & yellow orange (Scott 28a), watermark sideways, o.g. with just the barest trace of hinging, fresh and bright, Very Fine.
SG 88; £500 ($640).
Scott $500.
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1927-31, King George V 5¢-£1 complete (Scott 29-44), set of 16, a exceptional mint set, wonderfully bright and fresh, o.g., 5s, 10s & £1 are never hinged top sheet margin singles, the rest are lightly hinged.
SG 93/107; £500 ++ ($640).
Scott $568 ++.
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1881, Queen Victoria, 2½d on 1s lilac, Type 19 (Scott 21), Setting 5, Small Star watermark sideways, o.g., Very Fine, signed Bloch, with 1981 Friedl Committee (as #20) and 2023 B.P.A. certificates.
SG 29; £550 ($710).
Scott $625.
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1881, Queen Victoria, 2½d on 1s lilac, Type 19 (Scott 21), Setting 5, small part o.g., fresh and nicely centered, Very Fine, with 2023 R.P.S.L. certificate.
SG 29; £550 ($710).
Scott $625.
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1895-96, black overprint on India issues, 1a to 5r less the 6a bister (Scott 3-16), six values with small second "z", o.g., bright and fresh, Fine to Very Fine.
SG 3/20; £580 ($750).
Scott $659.
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1908, View of Port and Sultan's Palace, 20r black & yellow green (Scott 114), regummed (appears never hinged), bright, fresh and perfectly centered, Extremely Fine.
SG 240; £650 ($840).
Scott $675.
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1908, View of Port and Sultan's Palace, 40r black & orange brown (Scott 116), o.g. with just the barest trace of hinging, bright color, Very Fine.
SG 242; £950 ($1,230).
Scott $975.
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1913, Dhow, 30r black & brown, 40r black & orange (Scott 136, 137), Multiple Rosettes watermark, a marvelous, post office fresh pair of high values, o.g., never hinged (!), Very Fine, signed Roumet.
SG 260c, 260d; £1,175 ++ ($1,520).
Scott $1,175 ++.
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1892, "ZULULAND" on Great Britain 5s rose (Scott 11), o.g., lightly hinged, bright, fresh and perfectly centered, Extremely Fine.
SG 11; £750 ($970).
Scott $725.
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1894, Queen Victoria £5 purple & black on red, overprinted "Specimen" (Scott 24S), a lovely left sheet margin single, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine.
SG 29s; £475 ($610).
Scott $500.
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1917, "G.E.A." overprints on East Africa & Uganda 20r & 50r (Scott N121, N122), exceptionally bright and fresh, o.g., Fine to Very Fine.
SG 61-62; £1,075 ($1,390).
Scott $1,075.
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