KGV 1924 6d GREY-BLACK & BRIGHT PURPLE VARIETY "TORN FLAG": Fine mint example of the "torn flag" variety. SG 16b (£650). (Image)

KGV 1924 1/- GREY-BLACK & BROWN VARIETY "TORN FLAG": Mint example with variety "torn flag". SG 18b £400. (Image)

KGV 1935 SILVER JUBILEE 5d VARIETY: Very lightly mounted mint example of the 5d value showing 'kite & log' variety. SG 33k (£400). (Image)

1936 DR. DOLLFUSS 2nd ANNIVERSARY: 10s slate-blue, fine used on piece with special Graz First Day cancel. SG 793 £1,800. (Image)

1922-48 INDIA USED ABROAD ON COVER - MARITIME, CENSORED, ETC.: 1922/23 env. or stationery env. from Bahrain to Birmingham or Muscat with 1a pair of embossed ½a cancelled by Bahrain double circle ds; 21 Jan. 1934 env. endorsed "Overland Mail." from Bahrain to H.M.S. Duncan in Malta then redirected to R.N.H Bighi with 5 x 1a strip optd. "BAHRAIN"; 26 Mar. 1940 env. from Bahrain to New York by air with Bahrain registration label, 3p (4) & 4a (4) optd. "BAHRAIN" horizontal strips/pairs, large purple boxed "PASSED BY CENSOR/BAHRAIN"; etc. (5 covers) Cross Reference: INDIA, MILITARY - WWII, MARITIME MAIL, AIR MAIL COVERS (Image)

INDIA USED ABROAD ON COVER - 1932/3 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS FIRST FLIGHTS: 2 Nov. 1932 airmail env. from Bahrain to "THE TRAFFIC MANAGER./IMPERIAL AIRWAYS" in London with 8a & ½a cancelled by Bahrain double circle; 5 July 1933 imprinted airmail env. from Bahrain to Calcutta on the "OPENING OF THE REGULAR AIRMAIL SERVICE[...]THROUGH INDIA TO CALCUTTA" with 1a3p issue & 4a Airmail stamp cancelled by Bahrain double circle and also having v. fine boxed "KARACHI-CALCUTTA/7 JLY.33/FIRST/AIRMAIL" pictorial slogan hs. (only 20 covers carried on this first flight). (2 covers) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, INDIA (Image)

1918-22 'KEY PLATES' 'SPECIMEN' SET UMM: Superb extremely fresh set, although the 2/- has single toned perf. SG 51bs/55s £900. (Image)

KGVI 'KEY PLATES’ MINT & USED ACCUMULATION on album leaves mostly identified comprising 2/- SG 116 (2, used), 116c (5 used & 1 mint), 116d (13 used & 2 m), 116e (9 used); 2/6d SG 117 used, 117b (11 used & 2 m), 117c mint; 5/- SG 118b m, 118d (1 used & 1 mint), 118e (6 used), 118f (5 used); 10/- SG 119a & 119c both mint; 12/6d SG 120a both mint & used: £1 SG 121e mint (faded central vignette) plus fiscally used 12/6d (3) & £1. Odd gum tone but mostly fine and cat. in excess of £1800. (68) (Image)

TRISTAN DA CUNHA & FALKLAND ISLANDS: Small collections on album leaves: Tristan inc. KGV ½d green control (H16) on piece with Tristan Type III cancel and 1½ brown on piece with Type V cancel plus KGVI Coronation 1½d on cover to Blackpool having Type VII cancel; two 'Potato Stamp' facsimile sheets each signed by A.B. Crawford, KGVI 1952 optd set to 10/- unmounted mint SG 1/12, 1961 defin. mint & used sets to 1r SG 42/54 plus various other QEII sets & part sets to 1971. Lot also inc. Falklands 1938-50 mint set to £1 with several addl. shades/printings inc. 5/- value. (c.200 + 2 covers)Cross Reference: TRISTAN DA CUNHA, FALKLAND ISLANDS (Image)

INDIA USED ABROAD - FRANK GODDEN 'BURLEIGH' ALBUM WITH c.90 PAGES OF INDIA USED IN BURMA: Comprehensive 1856-1934 collection of India used in Burma (virtually all QV or KGV) on stamp, piece and 33 covers. Many scarce village cancellations, experiment & railway items. Cross Reference: INDIA (Image)

SMALL USED COLLECTION QV-KGV: Presented on SG "New Imperial" album pages. Includes a range of small & large Queens heads, 1897 Jubilee to 50c, Maple leaves, Numerals, etc, Quebec set to 15c, KGV sets to dollar values, etc. A useful lot. Cat. c.£3,000. (c.191 stamps) (Image)

1894 GROUP OF REGISTERED COVERS: Each cover struck with large "R" in purple and bearing various Makea values to 10d. Inc. 13 May to Saxony (R.831), 26 Apr. long env. to Hanover (R.850) and 14 Jul. cover to Bengal (R. 1106), the latter ex Floyd Fitzpatrick. Good clean trio. (Image)

1903-33 ALL FIVE DEFINITIVE SETS MINT: Comprising 1907 set of 10, 1907-08 set of 10, 1908-20 set of 10 plus a few shades with top £1 (SG 91) being umm, 1921-22 set of 8 & 1922 -33 set of 21 with £1 value umm. Generally fine & fresh with odd light tone on lower vals. Cat £1080. (59) (Image)

INDIA USED ABROAD ON 1925 COVER EX. DUBAI: 24 Nov. 1925 env. from Dubai to Philadelphia franked 2 x 1a + 2 x ½a singles cancelled by "DUBAI/PERSIAN GULF" cds's; plus 13 Sep. 1960 airmail env. (small tone spots) from Dubai to Suffolk endorsed "Lieutenant Warden R.N./ H.M.S. Redoubt/c/o G.P.O./London." franked 4 x QEII Wildings optd. 1, 9, 25 or 40 "NP". (2 covers) Cross Reference: INDIA (Image)

1912-20: Wmk. Mult Crown CA complete mint set of 11 to £1, SG 60/69, plus both ½d & 1d line perf 14, SG 60a/61a & extra shade of 6d & 1/- (2 shades). Cat £1200. (15) (Image)

1933 CENTENARY 10/- BLACK & CHESTNUT MINT PLUS PERF. 'SPECIMEN' EXAMPLE: SG 137 & SG 137s both fine with fresh colours. (2) (Image)

1933 CENTENARY 5/- BLACK & YELLOW UMM: SG 136 fine stamp. Cat £1000. (Image)

1933 CENTENARY 5/- BLACK & YELLOW: Lightly mounted mint example SG 136 £1,000. (Image)

LUNDY ISLAND - FANTASY COVERS PRODUCED BY GERALD M. KING: Group of envs. displaying facsimile copies of the Ocean Penny Postage illustrations, produced by Gerald M King during 2000-02. Inc. unused Bradshaw & Blacklock Design printed in brown on white paper with "LUNDY ISLAND/THE WORLD'S HOPE FOR/OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE" over design and printed 1d black, signed on reverse by G.M. King; similar design printed in brown on green paper postally used 23 Apr. 2007 to Canada franked 78p with Air Mail label attached at bottom right; unused Valentine Design printed in purple on cream paper with Puffin in top centre of the design and "LUNDY" underneath in the text banner, signed on reverse by GM King; plus others inc. League of Universal Brotherhood & Gilpin designs. Also inc. "Temperance" Valentine design facsimiles (2) & "Anti Slavery" Valentine design, all signed on reverse by GM King. (20 envs.) Cross Reference: LUNDY ISLAND, CINDERELLAS (Image)

1849 CERES 15c DEEP GREEN: Fresh 4-margin yellowish shade example with Paris 'star' cancellation; RPSL Cert. (1997). SG 5 £1,600. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (Image)

1852-53 PRESIDENCE ISSUE: Shades inc. 10c (3, one with faults) and 25c (3) mainly 4-margin examples; useful group. SG 37-39 £2,000+. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (6) (Image)

1853 NAPOLEON 40c ORANGE: Fresh mint with substantial brown gum; RPSL Cert. (1993) says 'creased' but seems the effect of gum crazing. SG 64 £3,500. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (Image)

1853 NAPOLEON 1f CARMINE TETE-BECHE PAIR - SPERATI FORGERY with his hand-stamp on reverse. Attractive, fresh example. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (Image)

1862 PERFORATED NAPOLEON ISSUE: 1c, 5c & 20c fresh mint examples: 1c slightly off-centre with large part gum, 5c & 20c gum almost complete, each expertised by Brun / Roumet. SG 87, 89, 93 £975. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (3) (Image)

1870 'SIEGE' ISSUE CERES: 10c, 20c & 40c fresh mm (some nibbled perfs), the 40c with Calves hand-stamp. Elusive stamps. SG 135, 137 & 140 £2,400. [Ex Ashley Lawrence] (3) (Image)