Excellent mint collection of 100s of stamps housed on album pages, with colors hardly ever exposed to light and with material often missing from collections, making a pleasing viewing. Highlights include Chamba with complete QV officials (SG#O1/O21), complete KEVII and KGV, through to KGVI with officials complete excepting the 1940 1r (#O66/67, #O69/O86), plus the last regular series complete (#108/120). Then Fardikot complete, Gwalior with QV to 5r including the scarce 1911 o/p on 3r brown and green with short 'Gwalior' (#44), KEVII and KGV both to 5r and officials complete inc. the 1927/35 Nasik printing KGV series (#O61/72) and KGVI high values (#O91/O94), followed by Jind with 1885 officials complete (#O7/O9), 1886 red o/ps complete (#13/16, #O10/O11), KGVI officials complete (#O66/O86), etc, through to Nabha strong with complete first issues to 1r slate (#1/6, all originals), 1885 red o/ps complete (#10/13), as well as complete KGV and KGVI (#49/117, #O37/O68), good Patiala, in exemplary condition as usual with this collection throughout. A highly recommended collection, please see photoplates to get an overview of the exceptional diversity and quality.

A wonderful collection housed in one album, well-filled with many 100s of predominantly mint stamps, far more comprehensive than normally encountered and with condition well above the average throughout. There is so much good material here, with some highlights being (mint unless otherwise stated) Alwar complete, Bamra with a good range of first issues and only missing a few 1890s issues for completion, Barwani from the 1/4a deep blue green #1 onwards inc. 1927 4a brown sewing machine perf (SG#23) and 4a orange brown on thick glazed paper (#31), Bhopal with over a dozen of the large Begam types through to 1890 wreaths (#67/69), 1902 Sultan series embossed complete (#89/98), as well as most of the officials inc. surcharges with the 1/4a on 4a chocolate (#O323), etc. followed by Bhor and Bijawar complete, Bundi with lots of daggers and an excellent showing of the challenging Raja issues inc. 3r gray blue and chocolate (#47a), Hindi o/p officials to 1r lilac and 'Bundi Service' o/ps with 2r brown and black (#O24) and 3r blue and red brown (#O25), etc. Then Bussahir inc. 1895 first series sewing machine perfs complete (#9/16) with the 2a orange yellow unused without monogram and probably rare as such, leading on to Charkhari only missing the 1894s and 1 anna surcharge, Cochin extensive mint and used inc. 1938 Rama Varma III litho series (#67/71) and 1946/48 Kerala Varma III series (#101/108) complete used, then back to purely mint with Dhar complete, Duttia strong with very scarce 1869 Ganesh 2a on yellow and 4a on rose (#6/7) and 1897/98 complete inc. both types of 1a, Hyderabad including a good range of 1873 officials with red handstamp o/ps inc. the 3a ocher brown (#O14), 8a deep brown and 12a blue (#O16/O17), the latter with black o/ps as well (#O16a/O17a), leading on to Indore complete regular postage inc. 1927/37 Holkar II to 5r (#16/32), Jaipur also highly complete inc. 1931 investiture complete and Man Singh 'postage &, revenue' complete (#40/57), Jhind with no empty spaces, Kishangarh 1899/1901 2r and 5r imperfs (#19/20), first Madan Singh series complete (#42/50), 1913/16s complete (#63/71) and officials inc. on 1913/16 type 8a brown (#O33), etc. We are out of space here, but on a quick flick we note Morvi, Nandgaon, Nawanagar with no empty spaces, Orchha with complete first issues, Rajasthan no empty spaces inc. 1950 o/ps series complete (#15/25), Saurasthra/Soruth with an interesting group of early imperfs to investigate through to 1948 officials complete used (#O14/O19), Travancore with every space filled, etc, etc. A remarkable collection and a delight to view. Many of the stamps here are very difficult to find, being hardly ever seen on the market, especially in such excellent quality. A highly recommended collection, please see photoplates.



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Collection of 100s of mint and used stamps housed in a Scott specialty album, including Alwar, Bhopal from 19th century onwards including a good range of officials, Bundi, Charkhari inc. 1931 views complete used, Cochin similarly beginning in the 19th century and quite well-filled on the 'maharajas' through to extensive officials. Then Faridkot classics, interesting Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur chariots with various printings perf and imperf, plus official o/ps on chariots to 2a green used, etc, leading on to Kishengarh, Morvi, Orcha, Rajasthan with 1949 Hindi/English o/ps complete mint, Sirmoor, Soruth inc. attractive #1 3p on 1a green mint block of four corner marginal with Hindi inscription, through to a useful showing of Travancore and Travancore-Cochin, etc. This collection is completely uncataloged and unchecked for better types, so please view as the specialist certainly will find sleepers present.

Approx. 140 1/2d-1sh Die, Plate and Color proofs neatly arranged and annotated on 33 quadrille pages, includes 3d progressive die proofs (3), assortment of proofs (mostly blocks incl some blocks of 36) from the engraved plates printed Perkins Bacon in black on various ungummed watermarked (some with inverted wmk) and unwatermarked papers,, 2d-9d imperf plate proof blocks in black from recess engraved plates on watermarked gummed paper, group of imperf color trials pairs and blocks from the recess engraved plates on ungummed watermarked paper incl nice section of pairs and blocks with "COLOUR PRINT" overprints and watermark varieties, surface printed issue plate proofs pairs and blocks on various papers and incl 1 1/2d block of twelve double print, one inverted, 2d block of 36 on highly surfaced paper, booklet pane proofs in black (some shade variations) on various papers or in grey on gummed paper incl variety printed on both sides, overall Very Fine, an exceptional collection, ex-Stanley (photo)







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Approx. 120 items neatly arranged and annotated on 28 quadrille pages, includes preliminary layout, sketch and essay die print of proposed 1/2d design (probably by H. Linley Richardson), set of original essays prepared by De La Rue from which the final designs were selected (17 different mounted on 10 cards), die proofs in black on glazed white wove, die proofs in black on glazed white card "BEFORE STRIKING" and "AFTER STRIKING" for 1d, 1 1/2d, 6d and "AFTER STRIKING" only for 1/2d, 3d, 1s, two complete set of die proofs from the printer's record book in black still affixed on portions of the original sheet showing numerous manuscript endorsements, imperf plate proof blocks of four on gummed watermarked paper (full set plus some extras), set of imperf pair plate proofs cancelled by favor or in error, set with De La Rue "Specimen" handstamp and affixed on card, set of singles distributed by the UPU and handstamped "SPECIMEN" on receipt in Great Britain, various printers' samples incl unique (?) half-sheet (contains four each of 3d and 6d values) plus perf and imperf pairs and singles in various colors, few pages from printer's sample books, etc., generally fresh and Very Fine, an extraordinary collection, ex-Stanley (photo)







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A very interesting range, formed by stripping numerous collections now housed in one substantial bulging stockbook with mint and used. There are plenty of highlights and much postmark potential, beginning with the &lsquo,coat of arms&rsquo,, there are 2 x SG10 mint, the £,1 deep blue and a third example used. Also present with further high values including a £,5 sage green and a £,10 brown SG12 and SG13 both with cds cancels, they look good, you decide. Then the 1892/94 types with many dozens of pence values inc multiple, occasionally chaotically presented yet again huge potential here.Then the , scrolls series of 1896, again many dozens through to the shillings including top values etc. , Please note that there are also glassine envelopes chock- a-block, some of which we have displayed to get an idea how extensive this holding is. The 19th century continues with for example 2 x mint 4/- grey black and vermillion tucked away under a glassine. , Further scrolls of the second series of 1896 by the dozens with values to £,2 (x 10), as well as many other values again occasionally overspilling with glassine envelopes, filled to capacity stuffed to the side with many multiples. Then the Rhodesia overprints, to high values, also with plenty , varieties to explore here, followed by the study of the o/ps issues through to 1909, again by the dozens. Unfortunately there are no doubleheads as this section was sold by the then vendor a few years ago. , However the admiral heads are here by the 100s with a plethora of different dies and values to the £, - you must really spend time on this to appreciate how interesting this is &ndash, there will of course be mixed condition as well as revenue cancels, nevertheless it is overwhelmingly in good condition, with huge potential for varieties present and discoveries to be made. An important original holding, the likes of which are hardly ever available in today&rsquo,s market place, offered intact as received.

An extraordinary accumulation formed by decades of buying, not only through auction but also through a new issue service for the more modern part. Starting off with the 'coat of arms' to the shilling values, material includes admiral heads to 5/-, various side other KGV S Rhodesia to 5/-, KGVI various definitives set again complete to 5/- through to QEII inc S. Rhodesia first defin to £, ,never hinged, followed by Rhodesia and Nyasaland also to £,s. Many hundreds perhaps thousand of booklets present, packed to capacity in 3 boxes with some degree of specialization here, including different control numbers, errors etc. The new issue service also very clean with generally speaking 50 of each of most series often in sheet format, noted 2d S. Rhodesia Matabeleland with constant sheet varieties, as well as various QEII multiples to £, inc pairs, blocks etc, also other errors including dramatic shift of green in 4d emerald defins etc. Somewhat chaotic in presentation in parts, nevertheless a very interesting holding with no doubt many pleasant surprises to be discovered, completely uncataloged but clearly running into five figures when worked on. These booklets alone are very substantial in Gibbons. The more time you spend on the lot, the more to discover, a thoroughly viewing particularly for the Rhodesian specialist.

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Attractive collection in a Scott Specialty binder, virtually all mint, with useful bilingual pairs in the back of the book. The collection starts with the 1923 'Zuid-West' o/ps, followed by 1924 'Zuidwest' with second settings to the 1/-, through to 1941/45 war effort issues large and small complete pairs and units of three inc. both types on the miniature 1/- brown pairs, etc. through to 1954/60 animals and locals complete mint to 10/- elephant, complete through to the 1970s virtually all mint never hinged. The back of the book has useful postage dues inc. 1924/27 setting 5 Pretoria printings complete mint, then 1931, 1959, 1960 and 1961 issues complete mint, followed by the officials, even some Rhodesia, etc.