Algeria: 1962 War Orphans Fund 1f.+9f., fine mint. Guy Du Vachat certificate (2009) S.G. 395a, cat £350. (Image1)

Ascension: 1924-33 2s. grey-black and blue on blue variety ‘cleft rock’, mint with small faults. S.G. 19c, cat. £700. Photo. (Image1)

Ascension: A mint K.G.VI to Q.E.II selection, incl. 1938-53 range of shades and perfs. to 10s., 1956 set, 1963 set, etc. (few 100s) (Image1)

Australia: New South Wales: 1893 (Apr. 6), Allts Brewing & Wine & Spirit Co., illustrated 1d. postal stationery cover, postmarked with Sydney NSW duplex, corner card and extensive advertising on reverse for Allts Brewing and Wine & Spirit Co. Ltd, advertising on back for “Old Blended Glenlivet Whisky”, and “James Watson & Cos Fine Old Scotch Whiskies”, Balmain c.d.s. arrival backstamp, some trivial scattered toning, scarce and attractive New South Wales whisky advertising postal stationery. (Image1)

Barbados: 1897-87 Jubilee white paper mint and used sets, blue paper mint set and used to 2s.6d., fine. (33) (Image1)

Bechuanaland: 1889 (Mar.) 4d. on 1/2d. vermilion, surcharge type 15, variety surcharge inverted, used, slightly soiled but rare. Only 20 known/recorded. Ex Inglefield-Watson. R.P.S. certificate (1985) S.G. 53c, cat. £4,000. (Image1)

Bechuanaland: Protectorate: 1897-1902 1/2d. to 6d. set (less 1/2d. blue-green) overprinted “SPECIMEN”, mainly fine. (Image1)

Bechuanaland: Selection with 1888 2d. on 2d. used (2, one with curved foot to “2”), 1935 Silver Jubilee 2d. mint marginal pair, upper position with extra flagstaff, 1946 Victory 1d. marginal block of four used with barbed wire flaw in one position and another in a pair on a f.d.c. also franked 2d. and 3d. pairs. (8 + 1 cover) (Image1)

Bermuda: 1918-22 Watermark Mult. Crown CA 5s. green and carmine on pale yellow, variety broken crown and scroll, fine mint. S.G. 53db, cat. £325. Photo. (Image1)

Bermuda: 1924-32 Watermark Mult. Script CA 12s.6d. grey and orange, variety gash in fruit and leaf, mint, fine. S.G. 93g, cat. £800. Photo. (Image1)

Bermuda: 1938-53 5s. (3) one perforated “SPECIMEN”, mixed condition. S.G. 118, cat. £425+. (Image1)

Bermuda: 1962-68 10s., variety watermark inverted, used, fine. S.G. 178w, cat. £750. (Image1)

British Guiana: 1858-60 4d. rose, 6d. lilac, 6d. lilac pair on piece, 1s. green cancelled with “A03” of Demerara, 1s. green cancelled with “A04” of Berbice. Not guaranteed. (Image1)

British Guiana: 1898 5c. block of four, apparently unmounted mint and fine. S.G. 219, cat. £220+. (Image1)

British Levant: 1885-88 80pa. on 5d. green, mint with some toning and thin, also 12pi. on 2s.6d. white paper, fine mint, 1887-96 4pi. on 10d. dull purple and carmine, mint. S.G. 2, 3a, 6. (Image1)

British Solomon Islands: 1914-23 Watermark Mult. Crown CA £1 purple and black on red, used, fine. S.G. 38, cat. £150. (Image1)

Canada: 1893 20c. in a horizontal pair from the right side of the sheet, some creasing otherwise fine mint. S.G. 115, cat. £600. (Image1)

Canada: 1916 (Aug.) 2c. + 1c. brown die I, large part original gum, fine. S.G. 238, cat. £450. (Image1)

Canada: Prince Edward Island: 1862-69 yellowish toned paper mint 9d. block of four, centred to left, otherwise fine mint. S.G. 19. cat. £560+. (Image1)

Cayman Islands: 1917 War Stamp type 14 11/2d. on 21/2d. variety missing stop after “STAMP” [R.1/4], in an unmounted mint top right corner plate number “5” block of 24, toned, otherwise fine. S.G. 53, b, cat. £1,350+. (Image1)

Ceylon: Telegraphs: 1892-1903 20c. strip of three dated 1-9-92 mint, fine. S.G. T124, cat. £330. (Image1)

China: 1913-33 Second Peking Printing 6c. brown, in a mint block of four from the right of the sheet. S.G. 318, cat. £260. (Image1)

Crete: Revolutionary Assembly: 1905 5l. to 1d. set in c.t.o. blocks (9 x 3), mainly fine. S.G. V1-V5. (Image1)

Cyprus: 1882 1/2 on 1/2pi. emerald-green, fine mint. S.G. 25. cat. £170. (Image1)

Cyprus: 1893 12pi. orange-brown, fine mint. S.G. 37, cat. £225. (Image1)