1951 Official "S.G." mint part set of 15 (excluding 10p with black opt) to 50pi overprinted "SPECIMEN", fine. (Image)

Stationery: 1pi ''SOUDAN'' overprinted postal stationery envelope, additionally overprinted ''EXPRESS'', with inverted watermark, scarce. (Image)

1921-23 1m to 15m set of seven imperforate colour trials in issued colours on watermarked paper, the 4m with camels white neck flaw, each handstamped "SPECIMEN" (DS2), mostly gummed, a fine and very rare set. (Image)

1921-23 5m olive-brown and black with "SPECIMEN" (D16) in double pane of 120 from the top of the sheet with pillar margins at foot, showing a few minor type varieties, a few faults in places though an exceptional multiple, being the only known large multiple with stamps thus overprinted. (Image)

1931 First Flight Malakal to London, franked Airmail 10m & 2pi tied MALAKA/8.III.31 cds, showing First Flight cachet alongside, very fine (Image)

1931 First Flight England to Africa, franked Airmail 2pi tied KHARTOUM/12.III.31 cds, showing ASWAN/14.MR.31 cds alongside, very fine. (Image)

1931 First Flight Khartoum to Cape Town, franked Airmail 5m, 10m and 2pi tied KHARTOUM/12.XII.31 cds, showing First Flight cachet alongside, very fine. (Image)

1931 First Flight Halfa to Cape Town, franked Airmail 5m block of four, 5m and 2pi tied WADI-HALFA/12.XII.31 cds, showing First Flight cachet alongside, very fine example of the Special Xmas flight. (Image)

1932 (Jan.) Field Imperial Airways flight envelopes (4), one from Juba to Mbeya, Tanganyika and three from Malakal to Mbeya, Johannesburg and Victoria West, two with manuscript "Unknown return to sender", and 1935 Africa Orientale envelope from Khartoum to Berbera, Somaliland; a scarce group; also a selection of commercial flight envelopes (12) to a variety of destinations and illustrating a range of frankings (17).

1935 General Gordon set of 9 to 50pi on cover tied by "KHARTOUM 26 JA 35" first day cancels, a fine and attractive cover, very scarce, being one of only two recorded. (Image)

1935 Airmail Surcharges 15m on 10m and 2 1/2pi on 3m, mint selection of varieties neatly written up on two pages, incl. small "1/2" in "2 1/2", overprint flaw on 8/3 on 15m, missing dots on 3/3 on 15m, several misplaced surcharges on the 15mm, and lower marginal strip with imprint and block of 10 showing differing sizes of the stamp, a nice lot for the specialist.

1935 Airmail 2½p on 5m black and green horizontal strip of five from the top of the sheet with full sheet margins, variety surcharge inverted, [46] showing variety small ½ and [49] variety missing Arabic "wow", fresh mint. A wonderful showpiece from the sole sheet of fifty stamps with this variety that is known to exist, the missing Arabic "wow" variety unique; cert. BPA (1949). (Image)

1936-46 2p. to 50p. with additional 4p. on ordinary paper and 1948 1m. to 15m., all in mint n.h. blocks of four, mostly marginal or corner with some low values showing double plate numbers, a fine group.

1941 Tuli Island 1m. to 20p. set of fifteen, all in strips of three with each cancelled by one or more strikes of the "SPECIMEN / COLLECTION / MAURITANIE" handstamp in magenta and affixed to large piece; minor imperfections as usual for these though generally of fine appearance. A colourful and unique group. (Image)

1962 6p cattle, 15m folk art straw cover, two original artworks for issued stamps made by V.G. Pradhan who worked at De La Rue, London. These artworks were developed in the preparation process for the Sudan stamps, and beside it are issued stamps of value 15m (x2), 6p, 55m with light blue SPECIMEN overprint. Unique production elements for the Sudan stamp. (Image)

1962 10p sailboat, original artwork for the stamp made by Mr Pradhan who worked at De La Rue, London. This artwork was developed in the preparation process for the Sudan stamp, and beside it is the issued stamps with blue SPECIMEN overprint. Unique production element for the Sudan stamp. (Image)

Postal Stationery: 1907 2m on 3m lilac, three examples overlapping one another and affixed to archive piece cancelled with strikes of the "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES / COLLECTION / DE / BERNE / MADAGASCAR" handstamp in red.

Postal Stationery: 1908 1½p size G registered envelope handstamped "SPECIMEN" twice in two different sizes, one across the stamp impression, together with 1908 2m wrapper with large "SPECIMEN" handstamp, three examples of each overlapping one another and cancelled with strikes of the "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES / COLLECTION / DE / BERNE / MADAGASCAR handstamp in red, affixed to archival ledger piece; some toning and perimeter faults, unique.

Postal Stationery: 1908 1½p. size G registered envelope handstamped "SPECIMEN" twice in two different sizes, one across the stamp impression; very fine. Also 1906 5m. red Official envelope with typed "O.S.G.S." overprint on stamp impression, fresh unused; scarce with no examples recorded used. (Image)

Postal Stationery: 1910 4m red, three examples overlapping one another on Madagascar archive page, cancelled with strikes of the "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES / COLLECTION / DE / BERNE / MADAGASCAR" handstamp in red, affixed to piece marked "3 cartes postales de 4 milliemes envoi du 13 december 1910"; unique.

1897-1950s, accumulation in a small stockbook of mint & used stamps incl. 1897 ovpt 5m and 1pi in mint blocks of 12, various camel issues, airmails with mint n.h. blocks of four, commemorative sets, Military Telegraphs and more than 120 postage due sets, high catalogue value.

1897-1935 mint range on stock pages with the 1897 set (2 x 10p), 1898 and 1902 to 10p, 1927 set with paper types, Airs, 1935 Gordon set etc. Also O1 Official in block of 4 (3, one inverted), 1927 set to 10p, 1906 Army to 2p etc. (S.G. £2000).