Lamb's Navy Rum, original engraved artwork design by V.G. Pradhan of De La Rue, London, on white cardboard mounted on thick gray cardboard; an important design for the iconic Demerara rum libation produced since 1849. (Image)

1850-51 (1 July) "Cotton reel" 4c. black on pale yellow pelure paper, cut round, initialled "WHL", a used example neatly cancelled by a virtually complete Demerara cds, slightly washed colour as often seen and some ty[pical creasing (inevitable with this very thin and unsuitable paper) still a sound example of this classic rarity and superior quality to the DuPont (2014) example which had smaller margins and a tear, though realised €96,000. Cert B.P.A (2016). (Image)

1852 4c black on deep blue, four close to large margins, lightly used, some usual paper filling and colour added or emboldened, an appealing example of this rare stamp (S.G. £12'000). (Image)

1859 (Sep 9) envelope from Demerara to Ceylon franked with GB 1855-57 6d pair tied by "A03" barred ovals, reverse with Demerara despatch cds, London transit, Colombo transit and Caltura arrival cds, a unique cover from British Guiana to Ceylon; cert. BPA (1993). (Image)

1860-63 1c pale rose, mint, right sheet marginal single, gum toning and creasing (SG £275) (Image)

1935 Jubilee 24c nh with the 'Dash by turret' variety. (S.G. £500). (Image)

1865-1935 mint collection on stock sheets with 1865 1d (3) and 3d (SG 5a) unused, then a fine range of material incl 3d SG 10, 1875 1d on 3d and 1d on 1/- and the later QV issues. An impressive group of GV key types follows, with 1918 2/- x 4, 2 x 2/6d, 4/- and 2 each of 5/-, 10/- and £1, 1924 2/- x 6 incl SG 88c, 8 x 2/6d and 2 x 10/-. Also 1935 Jubilee 1/- SG 97k. A fine collection. (S.G. £5'750). (Image)